Minutes of Proceedings. 257 



The death of the Rev. Dr. Hatighton was announced, whereupon 

 Dr. F. A. Tarleton, f.t.c.d,, moved, and the Earl of Belmore, g.cm.g., 

 seconded : — 



" That the Academy hereby places on record its deep sense of the 

 great loss which it and Science have sustained by the death on the 

 31st of October last, of the Eev. Samuel Haughton, m.d., ll.d., d.c.l, 



"Elected a Member of the Academy fifty -three years ago. Dr. 

 Haughton was, in 1848, awarded a Cunningham Medal for a Memoir 

 * On the Equilibrium and Motion of solid and fluid Bodies.' 



" He served for over thirty years on the Council, and was elected 

 President in 1886. 



" The Academy tenders to the Members of his family its sincerest 

 sympathy in their bereavement." 



It was resolved that, " Sir Robert Ball's Paper ' On the Theory of 

 Screws,' be taken as read, and that the Academy as a mark of respect 

 to the memory of the late Rev. Dr. Haughton, do now adjourn," 



Tuesday, JSTovembee 30, 1897. 



(Stated Meeting.) 



Rt. Hon. The Eael oe Rosse, k.p., f.e.s., President, in the Chair. 



The Secretary read a letter from Sir William Kaye expressing the 

 regret of His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant that, in consequence of 

 Tirgent official business, he found himself unable to be present at the 

 Meeting. 



Rev. J. E. H. Murphy, m.a.. Rev. S. Hemphill, d.d., and Rev. 

 J. P. Mahaffy, d.d., e.t.c.d., signed the Roll, and were admitted 

 Members of the Academy. 



The President then delivered his Address : — 



In accordance with the custom which prevails in the Royal 

 Irish Academy, that the President should at some time during his 

 term of office deliver an Address, I have put together a few observa- 

 tions which seem to be appropriate to the present occasion. 



