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The President, under his hand and seal, nominated the foUoAving 

 as Vice-Presidents for 1875-6: — 



Very Eev. W. Reeyes, D.D., Dean of Armagh, 

 Eev. Samuel Haughton, IT. D., P. E. S., P. T, C. D. 

 Samuel Perguson, LL.D., Q. C. 

 Sir- Eobert Eane, LL. D., P. E. S. 



The recommendation of the Council of the 13th of March, 1875, 

 to allocate the following sums out of the Parliamentary grant, for the 

 preparation of Scientific Eeports was adopted : — 



£40, to Dr. Leith Adams, P.E. S., for Eeport On Explorations of 

 the Cave of Shandon. 



£25, to Dr. Hansdel Griffiths, for Eeport On Experiments of the 

 Effect of Certain Drugs on the Cii'culation. 



£25, to Dr. Eeuhen Harvey, for Eeport of his Eesearches on Stain-, 

 ing Eeagents used in Histology. 



£30, to Professor A. H. Church, for Eeport On the Analysis of 

 some rare Mineral Arseniates and Phosphates. 



The following resolution was passed : — 



" That it be recommended to Council to consider the rules regulat- ■ 

 ing the vote by ballot, and to draw up a set of clear and ample dii-ec- 

 tions, which shall be transmitted to each member of the Academy 

 previous to elections." 



The following additions to the Museum were announced : — 



March 16tJi, 1875. Zist of Objects purchased for Museum since last 

 Meeting of Academy. 



Two Silver Coins — ^viz., Shilling of James I., and Sixpence 

 of Elizabeth ; found in a bog adjoining Belvidere Lake, Co. 

 "Westmeath, in Pebruary, 1875. 



I^ine Stone Celts. 



Stone Hammer Head. 



Three Perforated Stone Disks. 



Stone Boss. 



Decorated Stone Eing. 



Hollow Circular Stone Object. 



Thi-ee Copper Axe-shaped Celts. 



Six Bronze ditto. 



R. I. A., MINUTES, SESSION 1874-75. 1 



