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After considerable expression of feeling, the following re- 

 solution was proposed by Mr. W. H. Patterson, M.R.I.A. : — 

 " That the Belfast Naturalists' Field Club have learned with 

 regret that it is proposed to remove the old North Gate at 

 Carrickfergus. They hope that arrangements may yet be made, 

 without unduly sacrificing the public convenience, for the pre- 

 servation of this interesting relic." 



Mr. William Gray, M.R.I.A., in seconding the resolution, 

 thought it hardly necessary to do so at such a meeting, of which 

 the chairman and several other members were prominent and 

 active members of the Royal Historical and Archaeological 

 Society of Ireland, and the tenor of which was so much in 

 harmony with the objects for which the Club was originally 

 founded. 



The resolution having been passed by acclamation, 



The Chairman hoped that the secretaries would see that it 

 reached the proper quarter, and would be supported by a depu- 

 tation, if considered necessary. 



THE OLD cross OF DROMORE. 



Another archaeological subject was also brought forward — 

 namely, the Old Cross of Dromore, County Down. 



The Secretary read a letter which appeared in the Banhridge 

 Chronicle of 6th January, to the effect that, the Dromore Town 

 Commissioners having commenced building operations in the 

 Market Square, the writer suggests that steps should be taken 

 to restore the old cross, whose remains lie at the corner of the 

 Market house. It is believed that the entire of the cross is 

 available, and that, as it seems to have formerly stood in the 

 square and been the silent witness of many stirring events 

 associated with the history of ancient Dromore, the hope was 

 sincerely expressed that so ancient a monument, to which many 

 a more populous town would be glad to point visitors with 

 pride, should no longer be allowed to continue in its present 

 state of degradation. On two occasions when the Club visited 

 Dromore the condition of the ancient cross was a subject of 



