Correspondence — Bombardment of Paris. xli 
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. 
'^DxiBLm, December 8, 1870. 
" SiE — I am directed by the President and Council to acknowledge 
the receipt of your communication of the 16th ult, and to state in 
reply that they will co-operate with the Eoyal Irish Academy to pre- 
serve the collections of Paris from the dangers to which they are 
exposed. 
" I remain, Sir, 
** Your obedient servant, 
" J. Stanntjs Hughes, 
" Secretary of Council. 
W,K. Sullivan, Esq,, Ph. P., 
Secretary of the Academy.'^ 
The Eoyal College of Surgeons of England, London. 
" I2th day of December, 1870. 
SiE, — I have laid before the Council of this College your letter of 
the I6th ultimo, and accompanying memorial to Her Majesty's Go- 
vernment from the President and Members of the Eoyal Irish Academy, 
and I am desired to acquaint you that the Council fully approve of the 
object sought to be attained by the memorial. 
I am. Sir, 
** Your obedient servant, 
"Edwaed Teimmee, Secretary. 
" W. K. Sullivan, Esq., 
Secretary Royal Irish Academy.'''' 
The Royal Academy of Science , Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium. 
Academic Eoyal des Sciences des Lettres 
et des Beaux- Arts de Eeligique, 
^'Beuxelles, 12 1870. 
MoNSiETJE LE Seceetaxre — Vous avicz sollicite la co-operation 
de 1' Academic a I'adresse que I'Academie royale d'Irlande a adressee 
au gouvernement de Sa Majeste Eritannique, au sujet de I'irreparable 
perte que causerait, au point de vne de la science, de la litterature et 
des arts, le bombardement de Paris. 
J'ai eu I'honneur de saisir la classe des sciences de votre com- 
munication, dans sa reunion du samedi, 3 de ce mois. La classe, en 
vous felicitant de vos louables intentions concernant les interets de la 
science, qui sont communs a tous les peuples, s'est vue, a regret, 
obligee de ne pouvoir satisfaire a votre demande, par suite de la posi- 
