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

 II., Part 3, with illustrations.] 



The Secretary read a paper by Mr. C. E. Burton, "On Observations 

 of the Zodiacal Light." 



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

 II., Science, Part 3, with illustrations.] 



Professor Downing, LL. D., read a preliminary Report "On the 

 Motion of "Water through Curved Tubes." 



Dr. E. Davy read a paper " On a ready means of detecting Com- 

 pounds of Arsenic and Antimony." 



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

 II., Science, Part 3.] 



Dr. Macalister read a paper " On Two Eemarkable Yarieties of 

 Perityphlic Pouches." 



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

 II., Science, Part 3, with illustrations.] 



Professor King read a paper " On the Superinduced Divisional Struc- 

 ture of Rocks, called Jointings, and its Relations to Slaty Cleavage." 



[This paper has been ordered for publication in Yol. XXY. of the 

 " Transactions,"] 



Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks voted to the 

 donors. 



The Secretary of the Council moved the following recommendation, 

 sent down from the Council : — 



" To recommend the Academy to grant £25 to Dr. Carte out of 

 the Parliamentary Grant for Scientific Reports, for the purpose of in- 

 vestigating the excavations in the Bog of Ballybetagh." 



The recommendation was adopted. 



The Secretary of the Council laid before the Academy the following 

 Report from the Council " On Inaccuracies of Transcription alleged 

 to exist in the Academy's Edition of ' Leabhar na-h-Uidhri.' " 



The Council of the Royal Irish Academy, at a Meeting held on 

 the 3rd May, 1875, Resolved:— 



"That it be referred to the Committee of Polite Literature 

 and AnticLuities, to examine and report on the inaccuracies of 



