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interesting in religion, legendary lore, and history, in the 
fourteenth century, at which period the book was most pro- 
bably written. 
After describing the various mutilations which the volume 
appears to have sustained, Dr. Todd proceeded to describe 
its contents, and to make some remarks on the sources of 
the different tracts contained in it. These are, Lives of 
St. Patrick, St. Columkille, St. Bridget of Kildare, St. Senan 
of Scattery Island, St. Finnen of Clonard, and St. Finnchua 
of Brigown, all in Irish of great purity and antiquity; the 
conquests of Charlemagne, taken from the celebrated ro- 
mance of the middle ages, falsely attributed to Tilpin,.or 
Turpin, Archbishop of Rheims; several legends, as the 
story of All-hallowtide, of Antichrist, of St. Canice of Agh- 
aboe, of David and Solomon, of a Christian and a Jewish 
Child, of St. Comgal of Bangor; and the history of the Lom- 
bards, from the celebrated work of Paul Warnefrid. Of this 
latter tract, which is full of strange tales and legends, Dr. 
Todd read a short portion, in an English translation. The 
reading of the remainder of the paper was deferred to the 
next meeting of the Academy. 
DONATIONS. 
Annales des Mines. Par les Ingenieurs des Mines. 
Troisiéme Série. Tome VII—X. Presented by the School 
of Mines. ; 
Journal of the Franklin Institute. Vol. XXIV. for 1839. 
Presented by the Society. 
Asiatic Researches. Vol. XIX., Part 2. Presented by 
the Asiatic Society of Calcutta. 
Flora Batava. By Jan Kops. Presented by the Author. 
Fisher's Constantinople. Presented by Rey. R. Walsh, 
LL.D., M.R.LA. 
