Minutes of Proceedings. 61 



3I0XDAT EVE^TXG, DECEiTBER 9, 1878. 



Sir Saieuel FERGrso:^, LL.D., Yice-President, in the Chaii\ 



The Secretary of Council read a Paper by Ptobcrt S. Ball, LL.D., 

 &e., "On the llethod of Searching for Stars of Large Parallax, 

 which has been adopted at Dunsink." 



Donations to the Library -vrerc XDresented, and thanks voted to the 

 -donors. 



IToxDAr Etejoxg, XixrARY 13, 1879. 

 Sir Egbert KA^■'E, LL.D., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



George Dennis Blake was duly elected a ^Member of the 

 Academy. 



Eobcrt S. Ball, LL.D., P.E.S., read a Paper '-'On some Specula- 

 tions with regard to the Possible Origin of lleteorites." 



The following Grants, recommended by the Council out of the 

 Parliamentary Grant for the preparation of Scientific Eeports, were 

 adopted : — 



£10 to G. H. Eonahan, for •' Prosecution of his Studies of the 

 Constituents of Granite." 



£30 to E. W. Dary, :\I.D., and C. A. Cameron, IT.D., towards the 

 '•' Prosecution of Eesearches into the Compounds of Selenium." 



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

 donors. 



3Io^rDAT EvExixG, January 27, 1879. 

 See Egbert Ea^t;, LL.D., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Professor O'Eeilly read a Paper ' ' On the Correlation of Lines of 

 Direction on the Globe." 



G. H. Einahan read a Paper "■ On Sea Beaches, especially those 

 of "Wexford and Wicklow." [Vide Proceedings, vol. iii., ser. ii.. 

 Science, part 3.] 



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