Minuten of Proceedings. 189 



Monday Evening, Decembee 12, 1881. 

 Sm Samitel Peeguson, a.c, ll.b., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Donations were announced, and the thanks of the Academy voted 

 to the Donors. 



The Secretary of Council read the proposed regulations for the 

 Academy's Todd Professorship of the Celtic languages, and explained at 

 length the principle on v^hich the Council had acted in drawing up 

 the proposed regulations. 



The regulations were unanimously adopted. 



The Secretary laid on the table part 7 of vol. xxviii. of the TranS' 

 actions of the Academy — "Extension of the Theory of Screws to the 

 Dynamics of any Material System." By E. S. Ball, ll.d., e.e.s. 



Monday Evening, Januaey 23, 1882. 

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



Mr. T. ^N". Deane read a Paper " On the Remains of Quin Abbey, 

 Co. Clare." 



By permission of the Academy Mr. Davison read a Paper " On the 

 Alterations in Structure in Bones consequent on Fracture." 



Dr. Prazer exhibited a wax model made by Mossop of Lord Charle- 

 mont ; also two letters bearing on the early history of the Academy. 



The following Grants, recommended by Council, were confirmed : — 



£15 to T. H. Corry, m.a., for a Botanical Survey of Ben Bulben. 



£20 to John L. E. Dreyer, p.e.a.s., for Calculations to determine 

 the exact value of the Constant of Precession. 



£30 to Eev. "W". Green, towards exploring the New Zealand 

 Glaciers. 



£25 to W. P. De V. Kane, m.a., and E. Sinclair, for examining 

 the Entomological Fauna of the wooded districts of Ulster. 



The Secretary read the list of donations to the Academy. 



The thanks of the Academy were voted to the Donors. 



R. I. A. MINUTES, SESSION 1880-81. t^^J 



