Minutes of Proceedings. 149 



By permission of the Academy, Mr. J. E. Duerden read a Paper 

 " On some new or rare Irish Polyzoa and Hydrozoa." 



Rev, Edmund Hogan, sa.-, read his third Todd Memorial Lecture. 

 Subject, "The Linguistic Value of the Latin Lives of the Irish 

 Saints." 



Prof. Atkinson, ll.b., read " A Eeview of Professor Eossi's 

 published South-Coptic Texts." 



The Secretary read the following letter : — 



"An die Eoyal Ihish Academy, 

 "ztr Dublin. 



" Sehu geehkte Heeeen, 



" Yon einer langeren Eeise Zuriickgekehrt finde ich die 

 Ernennung zum Honorary Member of the Eoyal Irish Academy vor 

 und beeile mich f iir die hohe Auszeichnung, welche mir durch diese 

 Ernennung zu Theil geworden ist, meinen ergebensten und tief- 

 gefiihltesten Dank auszusprechen. 



" Hochachtungsvollst und ergebenst, 



"De,. K. Beiigmann. 

 "Leipzig, 22 April, 1893." 



Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks were voted 

 to the Donors. 



Monday, June 12, 1893. 



Dr. George E. J. Greene signed the Eoll, and was admitted a 

 Member of the Academy. 



Eev. Dr. Haughton, f.e.s., read a Paper "On the Tides of the 

 Arctic Seas : No. Ylll.— The Tides of Lady Eranklin Bay." 



By permission of the Academy, Mr. J. E. Duerden read a Paper 

 *' On the Hydroids collected during the Eoyal Irish Academy Ex- 

 peditions, 1885, 1886, and 1888." 



Eev. Edmund Hogan, s.j., read his fourth Todd Memorial Lecture. 

 Subject, "The Linguistic Value of the Latin Lives of the Irish 

 Saints." 



