300 Royal Irish Academy. 



On the report of the scrutineers, the President declared that 

 William Frazer, f.e.c.s.i., was elected a Member of the Council. 



The ballot was then opened for the election of a Librarian, and, 

 subsequently, the President declared Mr. William Frazer, f.e.c.s.i., 

 duly elected. 



The President, under his hand and seal, nominated and appointed 

 Prof. J. P. O'Reilly, c.e., as a Yice-President in the room of the late 

 Sir John Gilbert, ll.d. 



Mo>^DAT, June 27, li 



De. J, K. Ingeam, Vice-ProTost of Trinity College, Yice-President, 

 in the Chair, 



The following letter from Lady Gilbert was read : — 



" YiLLA XovA, Blackeock, Dublin', 

 ''Ju7ie 25, 1898. 

 " Deae De. Weight, 



*' Will you be so good as to convey to the Members of the Royal 

 Irish Academy my heartfelt thanks for their kind expression of sym- 

 pathy with me, and for the loyal manner in which they have honoured 

 him who was to the last so devoted to the Academy's interests. 



" Tours very gratefully, 



" Rosa Gilbeet. 

 " E. Peeceval Weight, ji.d,, 



" Secretary to the Royal Irish Academy." 



Rev. Bartholomew Mac Carthy, d.d., read a Paper " On the Irish 

 Paschal system." 



By permission of the Academy, Mr. G. H. Carpenter, b.sc, read 

 ** A List of the Spiders of Ireland, forming part of a Report of the 

 Fauna and Flora of Ireland Committee." 



