Report of Delegate. 41 



there was an extensive exhibition, in cases, of the relics of the 

 former inhabitants. This work also will be continued under a 

 renewed grant. 



I cannot close these discursive remarks without at least a 

 simple reference to the announcement which to-day reached 

 us of the death of that eminent man of science who, when the 

 British Association last met here, was its President — Professor 

 Tyndall. It would ill become me, so little fitted as I am to the 

 task, to enlarge upon his manifold claims to regard, respect, 

 and admiration. This will no doubt be fittingly done by many 

 qualified to do it. I shall only add that in him Ireland has 

 lost one of its conspicuous lights. 



Professor FitzGerald— With reference to Mr. Tate's report, 

 I do not know whether the members of this Society have had 

 their attention directed to some recent publications on the sub- 

 ject of the glacial epoch. A great deal of information is 

 contained in an article on the subject in the last Quarterly 

 Review. With reference to the allusion to Museums, I see 

 that the Chief Secretary has consented to receive a deputation 

 on the 15th inst., with the object of urging upon him the 

 importance of making better provision for technical education 

 in Ireland and establishing a separate department for science 

 and art in this country. 



Mr. Wm. Gray alluded to the admirable photographs sent in 

 from Belfast in connection with the geological section of the 

 British Association. Belfast was the first to co-operate with 

 the Association, and near the first to send forward ladies' work. 

 They had reason to be proud of the position they occupied. 



Mr. Douglas Lithgow read a Paper on 

 GOSSIPINGS ABOUT THE PARISH OF SAUL. 



Some time ago I intimated to my friend, Mr. Young, that it 

 was my intention to present to the Belfast Museum two old 



