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Appendiic. 
They trust that the memorial adopted by the Academy will not be 
without useful results, and they will do their best to further its objects 
in every way. 
I remain, Sir, 
<t Yery faithfully yours, 
"Joseph Buktt, 
^'JjTow. Sec. 
" TV. K. Sullivan, Esq., 
Secretary Royal Irish Academy,'*'' 
The Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire. 
^'LiYEEPOOL, December ^rd, 1870. 
" SiE, — The Council of our Society met on Thursday evening, and 
your letter, with the copy of the memorial to Her Majesty's Govern- 
ment which accompanied it, came uuder our consideration. It seemed 
to us that by your own action, and the course of events, the appre- 
hended danger had been averted. In this we greatly rejoice, believing 
with you that any injury to the matchless collections in Paris would 
be a common loss to all civilized nations. 
Yours very faithfully, 
D. Buxton, Hon. Secretary. 
The Secretary of the Royal Irish Academy.^'' 
The Royal Danish Society of Science, Copenhagen. 
A copy of the Memorial to Her English Majesty's Government, 
adopted by the Eoyal Irish Academy, at their general meeting, held on 
Monday, I^ovember 14, 1870, as well as the letter by which the Secretary 
of the Eoyal Academy solicits the co-operation of the Eoyal Danish 
Society, have been laid before this Society in their ordinary meeting, 
Friday, the 2nd December. 
''The Eoyal Danish Society, sharing the anxiety of the Eoyal 
Academy to see preserved the precious collections of Paris, cannot but 
highly appreciate the efforts of the Academy for the preservation of 
those collections and express their warmest sympathy. 
' ' However desirous of supporting the Memorial by this expression 
of sympathy, the Eoyal Society regret that they cannot do so in a 
more efficacious way, as they cannot, under the actual circumstances, 
and for reasons well known to the Academy, entertain any hope as to 
the success of a diplomatic application from our Government to that of 
Prussia. (Signed) 
' ' Japetus Steensteup, 
" Secretary R. Dan. Soc.^^ 
