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Appendix. 
[Translation.] 
" COITSULATE OF FeANCE IN IeELAND, 
' ' Dublin", 4 th J %nuary, 1871. 
' ' Me. Seceetaey — I made my Government aware of the memorial 
wMcli the Boyal Irish Academy adopted at its meeting of the 14th 
November last, and which it addressed to the Government of her Britan- 
nic Majesty, with the object of protesting against the project attributed 
to Prussia to proceed to the bombardment of Paris. I have just re- 
ceived from the Count de Chaudordy, delegate of the Minister of 
Foreign Affairs at Bordeaux, a letter in which he writes, that, although 
the respective situations of the French and Prussian armies at Paris 
do not give rise, at least at present, to anxiety as regards the even- 
tuality which has alarmed the Irish Academy, the Government can- 
not but be deeply touched by the evidence of sympathy which it has 
thus given to France. M. de Chaudordy has charged me to inform 
you, Mr. Secretary, that measures have been taken by the Government 
of I^ational Defence to preserve, as far as possible, the literary, artistic, 
and scientific collections against all eventualities. He has asked me, 
at the same time, to transmit to you the expression of the sentiments 
of gratitude of the Government, and to beg of you to communicate 
them to the President and the Members of your illustrious body. In 
congratulating myself, Mr. Secretary, to be the interpreter to you 
of these sentiments, I l3eg of you to accept the assurance of my most dis- 
tinguished consideration. 
'<G. Lmo, ConsuL" 
