254 Royal Irish Academy. 



MojStdat, Jtjne 14, 1897. 



Most E.ev. De. Donnelly, Loed Bishop of Canea, a Vice-President, 



in the Chair. 



Thomas Frederick Cooke Trench, d.l,, was elected a Memher of 

 the Academy. 



Sir John Gilbert, LL.n., read a Paper, " Notes on Irish Eiblio- 

 graphy — Notices on Publications by Irish Authors, or in connexion 

 with Ireland, printed in the 17th Century." 



Dr. C. E. Browne read a Eeport by himself, Mr. Gr. Coffey and 

 Mr. T. J. Westropp, " On a prehistoric burial near Newcastle, county 

 Wicklow." 



Dr. Frazer exhibited a silver chalice from Carrickmacross Church, 

 by permission of Eev. B. W. Moffett. 



Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks were voted 

 to the Donors. 



On the motion of Mr. John Pibton Garstin, d.l., seconded by Mr. 

 E. Elrington Ball, it was resolved : — " That an address of Congratula- 

 tion to Her Majesty the Queen, Patron of the Academy, on the 

 completion of the Sixtieth Tear of Her Reign, be drawn up by the 

 Officers of this Academy for adoption by the Academy." 



The following draft was accordingly submitted : — 



To Her Most Geacioits Majesty Queen Yictoeia. 



May it please Toue Majesty, 



We, the President and Members of the Eoyal Irish Academy, 

 beg to offer to Your Majesty our most Loyal and Hearty Congratu- 

 lations on the completion of the Sixtieth Tear of Tour Eeign. 



Since His Majesty George III. founded our Academy in 1786, 

 each Reigning Sovereign of Great Britain and Ireland has been 

 our Patron. 



Established in the Kingdom of Ireland for the study of Science, 

 Polite literature, and Antiquities, we and our predecessors have 



