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Rey. H. Lloyd, D. D., read the second part of a paper “on 
the Meteorology of Ireland, as deduced from the observations 
made in 1851 under the direction of the Royal Irish Aca- 
demy.” 
JANUARY 9TH, 1854. 
THOMAS A. LARCOM, Esa., V.P., F. R.S., &e., 
in the Chair. 
J. Thomas Rosborough Colclough, Esq.; and J. Butler 
Pratt, Esq., were elected Members of the Academy. 
On the recommendation of the Council it was Resolved :— 
To insert the following By-Law, between Nos. 6 and 7 of 
Chap. vu. of the Statutes of the Royal Irish Academy :— 
‘* Donations received and acknowledged.” 
‘The Secretary presented, from James F. Bland, Esq., a 
very exact and beautiful model of that remarkable and curious 
ancient structure called Staig Fort, situated on the property 
of Mr. Bland, near Kenmare, county Kerry. The model was 
made of portions of stone selected from the original building, 
and constructed on the spot by Messrs. Thomas and William 
Jermyn, the tenants of the farm on which the Fort stands. 
Professor Allman read a paper on the structure of the 
starch granule obtained from the potato. 
The author combated the theory of involution recently 
proposed by Martin, and modified by Busk; he maintained 
that the conclusions to which these observers arrived were 
drawn from incorrect interpretation of the phenomena, and 
that the appearance of unrolling or unfolding of the granule 
