"240 Royal Irish Academy. 



The following Notice of Motion was handed in : — 



" Professor G. F. Fitz Gerald to move : — 



" That it be recommended to the Council to consider the 

 advisability of altering By-law 2 of Chapter IX., so that the days 

 on which ordinary General Meetings of the Academy shall be held 

 ■shall be Wednesdays, instead of Mondays, as at present." 



Monday, Decembee 14, 1896. 

 Right Hon. The Earl op Eosse, k.p., f.e.s., President, in the Chair, 



Mr. Charles J. Joly, m.a., e.t.c.d., read a Paper on "Vector 

 Expressions for Curves." 



By permission of the Academy, Mr. A. Yaughan Jenniugs, e.l.s., 

 read a Paper on "A new genus of Bacteria, showing Longitudinal 

 Fission (Astrobacteria)." 



Professor George F. Fitz Gerald, sen., f.k.s,, moved the following, 

 of "which he had given notice : — 



" That it be recommended to the Council to consider the 

 advisability of altering By-law 2 of Chapter IX., so that the days 

 on which ordinary General Meetings of the Academy shall be held 

 shall be "Wednesdays, instead of Mondays, as at present." 



The motion was seconded by Earl Belmore, g.c.m.g., and adopted. 



Monday, Januaey 11, 1897. 

 Me. John Ribton Gaestin, m.a., f.s.a., d.l., in the Chair. 



Edmond Johnson and Thomas Preston, m.a., f.k.tj.i., were elected 

 Members of the Academy. 



The Secretary read " A ISTote on the Death of Dathi, King of 

 Ireland." by Mr. H. T. Knox. 



Mr. C. J. Joly, m.a., p.t.c.d., read a Paper, "Note on Spherical 

 Xets." 



Mr. G. Coffey exhibited some recent Finds from Portstewart and 

 "WTiitepark Bay. 



The Secretary exhibited a Collection of Bronze, Iron, &c., Objects, 

 recently acquired for the Museum. 



Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks were voted 

 to the Donors. 



