160 Royal Irish Academy. 



At the Stated Meeting, on the 16th March, 1893, 



George H. Darwin, 



Baron Perd. von Richthofen, 



Edward Strasburger, 



were elected Honorary Members in the Section of Science ; and 



Karl Brngmann, 

 Eniil Hiibner, 

 Robert Munro, 



in the Section of Polite Literature and Antiquities. 



The Academy has lost by death within the year three Members : — 



John Hill, C.E., elected February 11, 1867. 



His Grace the Duke of Leinster, m.a., elected February 14, ] 876. 



George Gerald Tyrrell, elected April 10, 1876. 



The Academy has also lost by death two Honorary Members in 

 the Section of Science : — 



Jean Martin Charcot, m.d., elected March 16, 1883. 

 Alphonse De CandoUe, f.e.s., elected March 16, 1876. 



The President read the following statement : — 



With respect to inquiries made by Dr. J. J. Digges La Touche 

 relative to the work done by the Irish scribes, and to the need of a 

 Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Academy's Library, the Council 

 have taken both matters therein referred to into consideration, and 

 have directed the following statements to be placed in the hands of 

 the President to reply to Dr. La Touche : — 



" As to the preparation of a Catalogue of Mss., such as is sug- 

 gested by Dr. La Touche, the Council regret that there are no funds 

 at present available for such a work, however desirable it might be. 



"As to the work done by the help of the Irish scribes, the 

 Council state as follows, in the words of the Irish Mss. Committee, 

 who have charge of the matter : — ' The work of the scribes employed 

 by the Committee is now deposited in the Treasurer's Office, where it 

 can be seen and examined, and includes — (i.) transcripts of nearly all 



