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scenes visited during his late tour to Norway and the North 

 Cape, the resuUs of which he brought before the club during 

 the previous winter session. Mr. Charles Elcock exhibited ten 

 sketches of cromlechs, crosses, and other antiquities in North 

 Donegal, the most curious being a remarkable cup-marked 

 stone near Raphoe ; a sculptured pillar stone at Carndonagh, 

 which, it is believed was never before figured — it is probably of 

 the seventh or eighth century, and contains the germ of the 

 carved work of the Irish crosses ; also a sculptured cross at the 

 5ame spot, and possibly of the same date, and an extremely early 

 holy water receptacle from Fahan. Mr. Hugh Cochrane contri- 

 buted to the variety of the general display by a number of ex- 

 amples of Indian workmanship in silver, brass, ivory, and 

 wood, also in inlaid metal and wire work ; many of these 

 showed great skill and design, the patterns being most varied and 

 beautiful ; they excited much interest and admiration, chiefly 

 on account of the very fine and intricate work produced with 

 the very rude implements used by the natives. Mr. Robert 

 Kent also exhibited some elegant Indian metal work, and Miss 

 Darragh some very beautiful Indian jewellery. Mr. Robert 

 Graham showed one of those marvels of dexterity in carving, 

 being a series of concentric balls carved out of one solid piece 

 of ivory. Mr. Charles Langtry exhibited a collection of South 

 Sea weapons and implements, some of which are unusually 

 fine. Refreshments were supplied during the entire evening in 

 the lower room by Mr. W. J. Walker, and gave entire satis- 

 faction. 



The first ordinary meeting for the present session was held in 

 the Museum, College Square, on Tuesday, when the President, 

 Robert Young, Esq., C.E., gave a short opening address. 

 In commencing, he begged the indulgence of the members if 

 he departed from what may be termed a Presidential address, 

 such as was usually given at the opening of the winter session, 

 and instead only occupied their attention for a short time by 



