Minutes of Proceedings. 163 



AToNDAT, Apbil 9, 1894. 



Dr. J. K. IifGKAii:, s.f.t.c.d., President, in the Chair. 



Joseph Smith signed the Roll, and was admitted a Member of the 

 Academy. 



Gerald E. H. Barrett-Hamilton, b.a., ]S"athaniel Colgan, and 

 Linnaeus Greening were elected ITembers of the Academy. 



The President received, on behalf of the Academy, a Portrait of 

 the late Sir William Eowan Hamilton (President of the Academy, 

 1837 to 1846), presented by Mr. John Eowan Hamilton 0'E.egan, 

 and a portrait of the late Ptev. Thomas Romney Eobinson, d.d. 

 (President of the Academy, 1851 to 1856), presented by his widow. 



It was proposed by Professor O'Reilly, seconded by the Rev. 

 M. H. Close, and carried unanimously : — 



" That a warm vote of thanks be given to Mr. John Rowan 

 Hamilton O'Regan for his donation to the Academy of the Portrait 

 of the late Sir William Rowan Hamilton." 



It was proposed by Professor Atkinson, seconded by Professor 

 "Wright, and carried unanimously : — 



" That a warm vote of thanks be given to Mrs. Robinson for 

 her donation of the portrait ' of her husband, the late Rev, Dr. 

 Thomas Romney Robinson." 



Professor R. Atkinson, ll.d., read a Paper "On the Subjunctive 

 Mood in Welsh." 



Mr. G. H. Kinahan, c.e., read a Paper " On Quartz, Quartz rock, 

 and Quartzite." 



Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks were voted 

 to the Donors. 



Dr. J. J. Digges La Touche handed in the following K'otices of 

 Motion : — 



''That the Council are respectfully requested to report to an early 

 meeting of the Academy the names of the documents already copied 

 by the Irish scribes, and of those proposed to be copied in the future, 



R.I. A. MINUTES, SESSION 1894-'95. [ll J 



