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MoNBAT, May 10th, 1875. 

 Sir Eobeet Kane, LL.D., Vice-President, in the Chair, 



Minutes of last Meeting were read and signed. 



The Certificate of Alexander Lane, M. D., was read. 



The Secretary read the following letter, directed to the President, 

 from Mons. Adolphe Pictet of Geneva, acknowledging the honour con- 

 ferred on him by the Academy in electing him an Honorary Member : — 



" Geneve, 16 April, 1875. 



MONSIETJE IE PkESIDENT, 



" Je viens de recevoir, par I'entremise de Mr. Perceval Wright, 

 {Secretaire de 1' Academic Roy ale d'Irlande, I'avis de mon election 

 comme membre honoraire do cet illustre corps, accompagne du di- 

 plome qni la constate. Je m'empresse de vous en accuser reception, 

 en vous priant de vouloir bien transmettre a 1' Academic 1' expression 

 de ma gratitude pour un temoignage de distinction bien precieux pour 

 moi. II vient rejouir ma vieillesse, en me prouvant que mes modestes 

 travaux celtiques ont trouve quelque faveur en Irlande. Ce sera un 

 encouragement a Ics poursuivre encore tant que I'age me le permettra. 

 " Agreez, Monsieur le President, 1' assurance de ma haute et respec- 

 tueuse consideration. 



" Aboiphe Pictet." 



The Secretary read a Report, No. 2, by Professor M'JSTab, M. D., 

 "On the Movement of Water in Plants." 



[This Report wiR be published as Part 18, Yol. XXV., of the 

 ''Transactions."] 



Mr. G. H. Kinahan read a paper " On the Microscopical Examina- 

 tion of Ingenite Rocks." (Report No. 4.) 



[This paper will appear in the " Proceedings," Second Series, Vol. 

 II., Science, Part 3.] 



