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Proceedings of the Royal Society. Nos. 52, 5S. 



Supplementary Appendix to the Report of the Poor Lmo 

 Commissioners of the Medical Charities in Ireland, with In- 

 dexes. 1841. Presented by the Commissioners. 



A pamphlet entitled, " Is Selenium a true Element ?" Pre- 

 sented by Septimus Piesse. 



November 30. (Stated Meeting.) 



SIR Wm. R. HAMILTON, LL.D., President, in the Chair. 



John Anster, LL. D., was elected a member of the Com- 

 mittee of Polite Literature, in the room of the Rev. Dr. 

 Porter, who had resigned. 



Resolved, — On the recommendation of Council, — That 

 Mr. E. Curry be employed to make a Catalogue of the Irish 

 MSS. in the Library of the Academy, for the sum of £100. 



The Secretary read a letter from George Birch, Esq., 

 presenting to the Academy an ancient tombstone, from the 

 Abbey of Monahinchy, with an inscription in the Irish cha- 

 racter. 



Resolved, — That the thanks of the Academy be given 

 to Mr. Birch for his donation. 



Rev. Dr. Todd, V.P., gave the following account of the 

 Proceedings of the Committee for the purchase of the late 

 Dean of St. Patrick's collection of Irish Antiquities, which 

 had been recently presented to the Academy. 



*' It has been thought fitting that some record should appear in 

 the Proceedings of the Academy of the successful eflforts that have 

 been made under the direction of the Committee of Antiquities, for 

 raising the subscription, which has preserved from dispersion, and 



