Minutes 0/ Proceedings. 251 



Monday, Apeii 12, 1897. 



Sir John T. Gilbert, ll.d., a Yice-President, in the Chair. 



Oeorge Bryers, Rev, Michael P. Hickey, and Edward Parnall 

 Cnlverwell, m.a., f.t.c.d., were elected Members of the Academy. 



Professor O'Heilly, c.e., read a Paper " On the constitution of the 

 * Calp ' Shale of the neighbourhood of Dublin." 



The Secretary read for Margaret Stokes, Hon. m.r.i.a., a Paper 

 "On some typical examples of the HigTi Crosses of Ireland." 



Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks were voted 

 to the Donors. 



Read the following letters : — 



" WuBZBTOG, the 2mh March, 1897. 



" To the Secretary of the Royal Irish Academy. 



"Sir, 



"Tour Academy has done me the great honour to elect me as an 

 Honorary Member in the Department of Science. 



"I take the liberty to ask you to present to the Academy my 

 warmest thanks for this election, and to add at the same time, that 1 

 I shall always be proud to range amongst the Members of your 

 distinguished scientific Corporation. 



' ' I am, dear sir, 



" Your most obedient servant, 



" Prof. Albert voisr Kolltker." 



"Paris, le 22 Mars, 1897. 

 "Monsieur, 



"Vous avez bien voulu me faire part de ma nomination 

 comma membre honoraire de la Royal Irish Academy, Section des 

 Sciences. 



" Je suis profondement flatte et honore de cette marque d'estime 



n.I.A. MINUTES, SESSION 1897-'98. L^^J 



