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The Chairman then read the result of the ballots, that the following gentlemen 

 were unanimously elected to serve for the ensuing year : 



Council Professor Allman, F.R.S., M.R.I.A. ; Joseph Anderson, Sir Edward 

 Borough, Bart., M.R.I.A. ; Thomas F. Bergin, M.R.I.A. ; F. W. Brady, Chas. 

 Croker, M.D., M.R.I.A. ; J, R. Dombrain, Charles Farran, M.D. ; Samuel Gor- 

 don, M.D., M.R.I.A.; W. H. Harvey, M.I)., M.R.I.A.; John Hart, M.D., 

 M.R.I.A. ; Robert John Montgomery, James Edward Stopford, LL.D. : R. P. 

 Williams, M.R.I.A. ; Gilbert Sanders, M.R.I.A. 



Treasurer Robert Callwell, Esq., M.R.I.A. 



Secretaries William Andrews, M.R.I.A. ; J. R. Kinahan, M.B. 



And that Lord Talbot de Malahide, the Yen. Archdeacon West, Charles Dom- 

 ville, James M. O'Reilly, and Henry M. Barton, Esqrs., were elected members of 

 the Society. 



The meeting was then adjourned to the second Friday in December. 



DECEMBER, 8, 1854. 

 GILBERT SANDERS, Esq., M.R.I.A., in the Chair. 



The minutes being confirmed, letters were read from Professor Bell, J. O. West- 

 wood, and E. Newman, Esqrs., expressive of their gratification and thanks at being 

 nominated honorary members of the Society. 



Dr. Kinahan mentioned that Mr. E. Newman, author of the " British Ferns," 

 had sent a package of his u complete list of British Ferns" for distribution among 

 the botanical members of the Society. 



Dr. Kinahan presented to the Society some specimens of Crustacea Portunus 

 holsatus (Stenorhynchus phalangium), Crangon vulgaris, Pandalus annulicornis 

 and stated, it had been his intention to have completed the collection, as far 

 as practicable, but that circumstances had arisen within the last few days which 

 would prevent his doing so ; he hoped at some future day, however, to give the 

 Society a paper on " The Shore or Drift Crustacea of the South Coast of Dublin," 

 as from this source he had obtained nearly three-fourths of the species recorded as 

 Irish, including, amongst others, Atelecyclus heterodon, Portunus holsatus, P. pu- 

 sillus, P. variegatus, Corystes cassivelaunus, Hyas coarcatus, Cancer pagurus, 

 Carcinus masnas, Pagurus Bernhardus, P. Prideauxii. 



Thanks having been given for the donations, 



Mr. Andrews, on being called on for his paper 



ON AN ADDITION TO THE FAUNA OF IRELAND, 



Said, it was with much regret he heard this evening that the Society was 

 about to lose the services of Dr. Kinahan, who had informed him that he was 

 shortly to embark for Australia ; and as it would be some time before he would 

 again be present at the meetings of the Society, Mr. Andrews would waive the 

 priority of his paper, in order that Dr. Kinahan might have time to [record his views 

 with regard to the paper he had in the list for this evening. Mr. Andrews said he 

 would make a few remarks on some fine specimens of Crustacea, which he presented 

 to the Society, being the first of a series he intended to give towards forming a com- 

 plete set of the Irish Crustacea. These were fine specimens of Stenorynchus pha- 

 langium and tennirostris, taken in Dingle and Ventry harbours, coast of Kerry, and 

 also large specimens taken in deep water, in the trawl, in Dingle Bay, with Inachus 

 dorsettensis and Corystes cassivelaunus. He also presented several species of 

 Paguri, or hermit crabs, taken in the shells of Pleurotoma and Natica, at the depth 

 of 84 fathoms, off the Blasket Islands. Mr. Andrews mentioned that he met with 

 many minute species of Crustacea in that depth of water, taken up in a small dredge 

 with the pebbly and shelly soundings, as Pandalus annulicornis, and the common 

 prawn. Paloemon serratus was also taken at that depth, and the latter was found 

 in quantities in the stomachs of the cod fish, taken on the long lines. Mr. 

 Andrews presented specimens of Palosmon serratus thus taken. Although the 

 specimens of Crustacea in the collection of the Society were at present by no means 

 perfect, yet he would mention that very complete lists of the Irish Crustacea had 



