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mond was then passed, and the vacancy in the trustee- 
ship of the Museum that arose in consequence was 
filled up by the appointment of Samuel G. Fenton, 
Esq. 
A tter some conversation relating to the best mode 
of increasing the usefulness of the Museum, a ballot 
for a new council was taken. The following gentle- 
men were elected:—Thomas Andrews, M.D.,. F.R.S.; 
J.R. Garrett, Esq.; Edmund Getty, Esq., M.R.LA.; 
G. C. Hyndman, Esq.; J. J. Murphy, Esq.; John 
Grattan, Esq.; James M‘Adam, Esq., F.G.S.; Ro- 
bert M‘Adam, Esq.; James MacAdam, jun., Esq.; 
Robert Patterson, Esq.; John Stevelly, LL.D.; Rev. 
Isaiah Steen; A. O'D. Taylor, Esq., James Thomson, 
Esq. C.E. 
The following office-bearers for the ensuing twelve 
months were chosen by the council out of their body:— 
President, Robert Patterson, Esq.; Vice-Presidents, 
Dr. Andrews, Dr. Dickie, Robert M‘Adam, Esq., 
Dr. Stevelly; Treasurer, John Grattan, Esq.; Libra- 
rian, Rey. I. Steen; Secretaries, James M‘Adam, Esq., 
F.G.8., A. O’D. Taylor, Esq.; Corresponding Secre- 
tary, James MacAdam, jun., Esq. 
Donations or Booxs.—Smithsonian Institution of 
Washington—several volumes of books. New York 
Lyceum of Natural History—several parts of its pro- 
ceedings. Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 
—parts of its proceedings. New York State Library 
—several volumes of books. Geological Society of 
London—parts of its journal. Royal Irish Academy— 
several volumes of its transactions and proceedings. 
Geological Society of Dublin—parts of its journal. 
Natural History and Philosophical Society of Armagh 
—its report. Right Hon. Lord Londesborough—eata- 
logue of ancient ornaments. Dr. Edward Hincks— 
his Papers on Assyria—Babylonian Characters. Mr. 
James Bryce—Geological Notes on the Neighbourhood 
of Belfast. Mr. MacAdam—Ditto. Mr. G. C. Hynd- 
man—seyeral yolumes of books. Mr. C. W. Dilke—Re- 
ports of Great Exhibition of 1851. Mr. Joseph Mayer, 
Liverpool—Sprott’s Chronicle and Anastatic fac-simile 
of MS. Prince of Canino—Conspectus Generum 
Avium. Mr. J. Lindsay, Cork—his work on Parthian 
Coinage. Mr. Hopkins—his address as President to 
the Geological Society of London, Historical So- 
ciety of Lancashire and Cheshire—vol. 4 of their pro- 
