302 Roijal Irish Academy. 



Special votes of thanks were passed to the lleeves Memorial Com- 

 mittee for a copy of the " Liber Munerum Publicorum Hibernise," and 

 some other printed books and manuscripts which belonged to the late 

 Eishop Eeeves ; to Miss F. More for a copy of the Second Edition of 

 the " CybeleHibernica," and an interleaved copy of the First Edition 

 with annotations by her brother the late Alexander Goodman More, 

 M.E.I. A. ; to the Count Leon Laforge de Yitanval for a copy of his 

 " Histoire Complete du Marechal MacMahon," in three volumes ; and 

 to Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, k.c.m.g., for the originals of the last two 

 letters of Thomas Davis, written on his deathbed. 



MoiS^DAT, December 12, 1898. 

 Judge Kane, ll.d,, in the Chair. 



Mr. David McArdle read a Eeport by Eev. H. "W. Lett, m.a., and 

 himself, " On the Hepaticae of the County Kerry." 



By permission of the Academy Dr. H. H. Dixon read a Paper on 

 " Self -parasitism, Cuscuta reflexa (Roxb.)" 



Dr. H. U. Dixon read also a Paper on " The Tetrad Development 

 of ^cideospores." 



Dr. Wright exhibited some specimens of Senecio lallisianus from 

 Val della Valletta, Valdieri. 



Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks were voted 

 to the Donors. 



Monday, Jakuaey 23, 1899. 

 Mosi Eev. De. Donxellt, Bishop of Canea, in the Chair. 

 Mr. Edward J. Gwynn, m.a., f.t.c.d., read his first Todd Memorial 

 Lecture on " Portions of the Poetical Dindsenchas." 



The Secretary read a Note by Dr. Charles G. Young on " Some 

 Shell Implements from Barbadoes." 



Yarious stone and other objects recently acquired for the Academy's 

 Museum were exhibited by Mr. George Coffey. 



Donations to the Library and Museum were announced, and thanks 

 were voted to the Donors. 



