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Wednesday Evening, May 19th, 1880. 



{^Instead of the third Monday of the Month, lohich on this occasion fell on Whit-Monday). 



Section I. — Physical and Experimental Science. 

 (With which the " Dublin Scientific Club" is associated.) 

 Chaeles Cameron, m.d., in the Chair. 

 The following Communications were laid before the Section : — 



Professor J. Emerson Reynolds, m.d. — " On a New Process for Coating 

 Metallic and other surfaces with reflecting layers of Galene." 



G. F. Fitzgerald, f.t.c.d. — "Note on Fluorescence." 

 (Proceedings, Yol. II., N.S.) 



G. F. Fitzgerald, f.t.c.d. — " On the possibility of originating Wave 

 Disturbances in the Ether by means of Electric Forces." (No. 2). 

 (Transactions, Yol. III., Part XIII.) 



G. F. Fitzgerald^ f.t.c.d. — Report on the Progress of Science — Prof. 

 Minchin's Investigations in Phototelegraphy, 



Section II. — Natural Science. 



(With which the " Royal Geological Society of Ireland" is 

 associated). 



William Ramsay M'Nab, m.d., in the Chair. 



The following Communications were laid before the Section: — 



Richard M. Barrington, ll.b. — " On the Introduction of the Squirrel 

 into Ireland." 



(Proceedings, Yol. II., N.S.) 



Y. Ball, m.a., f.g.s. — " On the Occurrence of Gold in India, with 

 special reference to the recent discoveries of it in the Madras Presi- 

 dency." 



(Proceedings, Yol. II., N.S.) 



E. T. Hardman, f.c.s. — " On a NicMeiferous Serpentine from Sligo, 

 containing a large quantity of Magnetite." 



E. T. Hardman, f.c.s. — " On a Travertine from Co. Sligo, containiug a 

 considerable amount of Strontia. " 



(Proceedings, Yol. III., N.S., Part I.) 



E. T. Hardman, f.c.s. — Exhibited part of the Skull and other bones of 

 a Pre-historic Man, discovered in a Kist-vaen at Coolaney, near Sligo, 

 with associated Food-urn ; also a second Urn found near the same 

 place. 



