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cross known as the Sletty Cross, one of the earliest and rudest 

 kind. As the lecturer proceeded, the process of development of 

 Irish art was shown very clearly by the specimens of crosses 

 exhibited, commencing with the plain and roughly-hewn crosses 

 until the highest and most ornamental forms were reached in 

 the Crosses of Monasterboice, Kells, Clonmacnoise, and many 

 others. The processional Cross of Cong was also shown and 

 described, and before concluding a beautiful specimen of a 

 modern Irish Cross, worked upon the ancient patterns, was 

 exhibited. 



At the conclusion of the lecture, 



The President expressed the delight with which, he felt sure, 

 they had all listened to the lecture, and said they were very 

 thankful to the lecturer for having imparted to them a great 

 deal of valuable imformation. 



Wm. Gray, M.R.I.A., also spoke, and referred in terms of 

 admiration to the systematic manner in which the lecturer had 

 shown the development of art in those Crosses. 



John Vinycomb, M.R.I.A., as one acquainted more particu- 

 larly with the subject with which the lecture was commenced — 

 the art of illumination — also spoke on the subject of the lecture. 



Seaton F. Milligan, M.R.I.A., next spoke, and drew attention 

 to the danger to which our Irish Crosses are exposed at the 

 hands of tourists. 



The following new members were then elected : — August 

 Renold, S. A. Patterson, David Alderdice, and Mrs. Damant. 



19 March, 1895. 



The fifth meeting of the Session was held on Tuesday evening 

 in the Museum, when the evening was devoted largely to the 

 study of the microscope. The President, F. W. Lockwood, 

 C.E., was in the chair. The following paper on " Hullite," by 

 Grenville A. J. Cole, M.R.I.A., F.G.S., Professor of Geology in 

 the Royal College of Science for Ireland, was then read. 



