Minutes of Proceedings. Ill 



Monday Evening, Mat 12, 1879. 

 Sir E-obekt Kane, il.d., p.e.s., President, in the Chair. 



Kev. Terence O'Rorke, d.d., was elected a Member. 



Professor O'Reilly read a Paper " On a Cylindrical Mass of Basalt 

 existing at Contham Head, Moon Bay, Coast of Antrim." [Vide Fro- 

 ceedings, vol. iii., series ii.. Science, part 3, p. 237.] 



The Secretary read a Series of Mathematical Notes, by Mr. Anglin, 

 which were communicated by President Sullivan. 



Professor E. W. Davy, m.d., read a Paper, "Notes on some Obser- 

 Yations on Nitrification." [Vide Proceedings, vol. iii., series ii.. Science, 

 part 3, p. 242.] 



Monday Evening, Mat 26, 1879. 

 Yeey Rev. Dean Reeves, d.d., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Stephen Tucker, Rouge Croix, and Mr. "W. J. Doherty, c.e., 

 were elected Members. 



Mr. P. C. E. Burton read a Paper "On recent Researches respecting 

 the minimum visihile in the Microscope. [Vide Proceedings, vol. iii., 

 series ii., Science, part 3, p. 248.] 



Very Rev. Dean Reeves read a communication relative to a letter 

 received from the Lord Bishop of Killaloe, from the late John Forster, 

 on a circumstance connected with his memoir of Dean Swift. [Vide 

 Proceedings, vol. ii., series ii., Polite Literature and Antiquities, 

 part 1, p. 4.] 



The thanks of the Academy were voted to the Lord Bishop of 

 Killaloe, for the donation of the letter. 



Monday Evening, June 9, 1879. 

 SiE RoBEET Kane, ll.d., f.e.s.. President, in the Chair. 



^he President announced with great regret the death of our 

 e6.;oemed Member, David Moore, ph.d., Director of the Botanic 

 Gardens at Glasnevin. 



Dr. W. Frazer read a Paper " On a Medal of the Delivery of 

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