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Mr. G. Sanders wished to know whether it was not irregular to 

 entertain this motion without further notice to the members ? 



Dr. Kinahan read the Rules relating to this point, from which it ap- 

 peared that due notice had been given by the Council of the proposed 

 alteration in the Rules. 



After some further discussion, it was proposed by the Rev. J. A. 

 Galbraith, and seconded by J. Kift, Esq., and — 



Resolved — That the words "to hold office for one year only" be 

 omitted from the proposed alteration. 



The Chairman then put the question — " That the Society do now 

 proceed to ballot according to the list of Officers prepared by the 

 Council," which passed unanimously. 



The ballot for Officers was then opened, during which the Chairman 

 called on Dr. Kinahan (in the unavoidable absence of Mr. Andrews, 

 Honorary Secretary) for the 



ANNUAL REPORT. 



Gentlemen, — Your Council, in laying before you this, the seven- 

 teenth Annual Report, have to congratulate you on the steady progress 

 of your Society during the past year, as evidenced both by the accession 

 of new members, and the valuable communications read at the meet- 

 ings. During the past Session the following papers were read, the ma- 

 jority of which appear in extenso in the published Journal of the Society, 

 now ready for distribution among the Members : — 



In Zoology — " On Enterolithes," and " On Malignant Disease of the 

 Rones in the Red Deer," Professor R.W. Smith ; "On the Genus Skua," 

 Dr.Farran; "On the Occurrence of the Common Bittern in the Co.Carlow," 

 and " On Lepidoptera injurious in Granaries," James Haughton, Jun., 

 Esq. ; "On the Occurrence of the Egyptian Goose' ' ( Chenalopex vulgaris) ; 

 " On Edgemoulting," and " On Albinos," R. J. Montgomery, Esq. ; 

 "Rare Birds obtained in the Co. Louth," Lord Clermont (communi- 

 cated); "On Change of Colour in Common Fowl," R. P.Williams, Esq. ; 

 " On Occurrence of Thecla hetula} and Gonypteryx Rhamni, in Kerry," 

 "William Andrews, Esq. ; "On Migration of Birds," Dr. Kinahan. 



In Botany — " On Asplenium fallax of Lowe," and " On the Eungi 

 of the West Coast of Ireland" (two papers), W. Andrews, Esq. ; " On 

 the Natural Affinities of Botrychium and Ophioglossum," and " On 

 Botrychium lunaria and its Varieties," Dr. J. R. Kinahan; " On Sa- 

 prolegniaferox, and Disease caused thereby among Goldfish in Vivaria," 

 Dr. Erazer. 



In Mineralogy — " On the Analysis of Spodumene and Killinite," 

 Rev. Professors Haughton and Galbraith. 



The donations to your Library and Museum have been numerous. 

 Among those to the latter may be particularly noted fine Irish specimens 

 of the Egyptian goose, from Lord Clermont; and of the blackcap warbler, 

 brambling, and common crossbill, from Edward Dombrain, Esq. 



