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June 10th, 1850. 



THE REV. HUMPHREY LLOYD, D. D., President, 

 in the Chaii'. 



His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant attended the meeting of 

 the Academy. 



Rev. Dr. Todd stated that he had now to perforin a duty 

 imposed upon him by the late Professor MacCuUagh, by pre- 

 senting to the Academy the original manuscript of the Latin 

 version of the Macariae Excidium, by Colonel Charles 

 O'Kelly. The MS. was purchased by Professor MacCul- 

 lagh, and given for publication to the Irish Archfeological 

 Society, on the condition that, when printed, the MS. should 

 be deposited in the library of the Academy. The printing 

 being now completed, the time was come for fulfilling the in- 

 tentions of the donor.* 



The following Letter was read from G. W. Hemans,Esq., 

 C. E.j accompanying the presentation of seven bronze or cop- 

 per spear-heads, found in an excavation on the Midland Great 

 Western Railway : 



''June 8, 1850. 



" Dear Sir, — I have the pleasure of sending you herewith, 

 for presentation to the Academy on Monday night, seven 

 bronze or copper spear-heads, found in the excavations of the 

 Midland Great Western Railway a few days ago. They ap- 

 pear to me to have been cast in moulds, and are remarkably 

 fine specimens, from their size and the perfect state of the 

 rivets, mouldings, and cutting-edge, which latter is almost as 

 sharp as the metal is capable of being made. 



* A full account of this MS., and of the circumstances under which it 

 was purchased by Professor Mac Cullagh, will be found in the Preface to the 

 volume, as published by the Irish Archreological Society. 



