Minutes of Proceedings. 205 



arranged and mounted, and now has transferred to the Academy 

 arranged in order. 



The President, having made some prefatory remarks, called upon 

 Mr. William M. Hennessy, the Todd Professor, to deliver his first 

 Todd Lecture on the "Mesca Uladh," or the Frenzy of the Ulster- 

 men. 



Dr. Davy read a Paper ''On a New and Expeditious Method for 

 the Determination of the Nitrites under different circumstances." 



The Secretary read the following Papers : — 



(1). "On the Clearing of Peaty Water," by Mr. Gerrard 

 Kinahan. 



(2). " A Eeport on the Botany of MacGrilly cuddy's Reeks," by 

 Mr. H. C. Hart. 



(3). "A Report on the Jointing of Rocks in relation to Engineer- 

 ing, especially the Tunnelling of the Straits of Dover," 

 by Professor King. 



The Secretary, read for Mr. G. H. Kinahan, m.r.i.a., a Paper ''On 

 Sepulchral and other Prehistoric Relics in Cos. Wexford and Wicklow." 



The Scrutineers having reported, the President declared Mr. T. N. 

 Deane elected a Member of Council. 



The Secretary read the list of Donations to the Library, and the 

 thanks of the Academy were accorded to the respective donors. 



Rev. Mr. Reynell, m.h.i.a., presented two tiles from Recti ve 

 Abbey, Co, Meath, one with the arms of Gerald, Earl of Kildare. 

 These tiles have been figured in the Frontispiece of Oldham's " Antient 

 Irish Pavement Tiles," and are described at pp. 5-6 of the same work. 



The Secretary read letters of thanks from H. Brugsch-Pascha and 

 Signer Ascoli on the occasion of their election as Honorary Members. 



Monday Evening, Mat 8, 1882. 

 SiK Samuel Feegijson, q.c, ll.b., President, in the Chair. 

 Before the reading of the Minutes Dr. Ingram proposed the follow- 

 ing resolution : — 



" That in expression of our horror and indignation at the atrocious 

 murder of the Chief and Under Secretaries to the Lord Lieutenant, and 



