Minutes of Proceedings. 147 



"48, Manoe-place, Edinburgh, 



'' March 2Uh, 1893. 

 ''Sir, 



" I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter, intimating that, 

 on the 16th inst., I was elected an Honorary Member of the Eoyal Irish 

 Academy, the Diploma of Membership thereof being received at the same 

 time. For the distinguished honour thus conferred on me, I can only 

 express my warmest thanks, and assurance that it will be my constant 

 effort in the future to advance, according to the humble means at my 

 disposal, the scientific researches in the -prosecution of which your 

 Academy is so justly celebrated. 



"I am, Sir, 



" Your obedient servant, 



" Egbert Mtjj^ro. 

 " Edward Perceval "Wright, Esq., m.d., 

 " Secretary." 



Mr. Frederick W. Moore, f.l.s., read a Paper by Mr. David 

 M'Ardle " On the Hepatic^ of the Hill of Howth." 



Professor J. P. O'Reilly, c.e., read a Paper "On the Occurrence 

 of Lithothamnion in the bed of the Liffey." 



Dr. Benjamin Williamson, f.r.s., read a Paper on "A Problem 

 connected with the Theory of Elastic Beams." 



Rev. Edmund Hogan, s.j., read the first Todd Memorial Lecture 

 for the present session. Subject, "The Linguistic Value of the Latin 

 Lives of the Irish Saints." 



Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks were voted 

 to the Donors. 



Monday, April 24, 1893. 



Rev. Dr. Haughton, f.r.s., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Robert Russell, m.a., f.t.c.d. ; Prof. Thomas Johnson, d.sc, 

 F.L.S. ; Mr. James P. Johnston, m.a., and Mr. Michael Murphy 

 signed the Roll, and were admitted Members of the Academv- 



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