Minutes of Proceedings. 161 



Monday Etening, Feeeuaey 28, 1881. 



Sir Eobert Kane, ll.d., f.e.s.. President, in the Chair. 



Three new members, Messrs. Robinson, Fletcher, and Mackintosh, 

 were admitted, having signed the Eoll. 



The Academy having given permission, Mr. Abraham proceeded 

 to read his Paper, " On a Collection of Human Crania, and other ob- 

 jects of Ethnological interest from the West Coast of Africa." 

 Mr. W. J. Doherty read a Paper on " The Abbey of Fahan." 

 Dr. Macalister exhibited two skulls artificially deformed, from 

 grave mounds in Hungary, near Pesth, resembling the Grafenegse 

 skull figured by Fitzinger. 



Dr. Macalister also exhibited the mummied head of an ancient 

 Peruvian from near Ancou. 



The Secretary read the list of Donations to the Museum and 

 Library, and the thanks of the Academy were accorded to the re- 

 spective Donors. 



The Academy adjourned. 



"Wednesday Evening, March 16, 1881. 



(Stated Meeting.) 



Sir Robert Kane, ll.d., f.e.s., President, in the Chair. 



The President declared the Ballot open for the election of Members 

 of Council. 



The Secretary of the Council brought up the 



Report op the Cotjncil for the Year 1880-1881. 



Since the date of the last Report of the Council the following 

 Parts of the Transactions have been published : — 



Vol. xxviii. — Science. 

 Parti. "On Chemical Equilibrium." By Francis Alexander 

 Tarleton, ll.d. 



