Minutes of Proceedings. 41 



The Grants to Mr. Tichbome, Mr. HarcTman, Mr. More, Dr. Leith 

 Adams, Eev. J. H. Jellett, and Dr. Macalister, were adopted without 

 a division ; but the recommendation of £70 to Professor Oswald Heer 

 was negatived on a division. 



It was proposed by Dr. Lyons, and seconded by Dr. M'Sweeny — 



" That it be referred back to the Council to reconsider the alloca- 

 i;ion of the sum of £70, not yet granted, in connexion with the Tertiary 

 Plora of Ireland ; and that the Council is hereby empowered to allot 

 "the Grant specified in the manner that shall now seem best to them." 



The following amendment was proposed by the Secretary of Coun- 

 cil : — 



"That the words relating to 'the Tertiary Mora of Antrim' be 

 omitted." 



The amendment having been negatived, the original motion was 

 •carried. 



The Scrutineers having duly reported, the President declared the 

 following duly elected as President and Council for the ensuing Ses- 

 sion : — 



Peesident. 



SiE EoBEET Kane, LL. D., F. E. S. 



CoinsrcrL. 

 Committee of Science. 



Edward Perceval Wright, M. D., P.L. S. ; David Moore, Ph.D., 

 T. L. S. ; John Casey, LL. D., P. E. S. ; Thomas Hayden, M. D. ; 

 Eev. J. H. JeUett, B. D., S. F. T. C. D. ; Alexander Carte, M. D., 

 F. L. S. ; "William Archer, F. E. S. ; Eev. Samuel Haughton, M.D., 

 F. E. S.; Bindon B. Stoney, M.A., C.E.; Eobert S. Ball, LL. D. 

 F. E. S. ; Edmund Davy, M. D. 



Committee of Polite Literature and Antiquities. 



John KeUs Ingram, LL. D., F. T. C. D. ; William J. O'Don- 

 navan, LL. D. ; Alexander G. Eichey, Q. C, LL. D. ; John E. Gar- 

 stin, LL. B., F. S. A. ; Very Eev. W. Eeeves, D. D. ; Eev. Thaddeus 

 O'Mahony, D. D. ; Eobert Atkinson, LL.D. ; Lord Talbot de Mala- 

 hide, F. E. S.; Samuel Ferguson, Q.C, LL.D.; J. T. Gilbert, F. S. A. 



