Minutes of Proceedings. 213 



Monday Evening, Decembee, 11, 1882. 

 SiE Samuel Feeguson, q.c, il.d.. President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Frederick H. Houston and Mr. John Eraser O'Reardon, having 

 signed the Eoll, were admitted Members of the Academy. 



Mr, Thomas Grreer, m.p., was elected a Member of the Academy, 



Dr. Frazer read a Paper " On the Medals and Medallic History of 

 Ireland." Nos. 1 and 2, W. S. Mossop, Senr., and "W. S. Mossop, 

 Junr. 



Dr. Macalister read a Paper " On Additional Evidence as to the 

 existence of a Family of Horned Men in "West Africa. 



Dr. Macalister read also a Paper " On a Cranium from Lord 

 Howe's Island." 



Dr. Macalister exhibited for Miss Lily Ashley, now residing at 

 Aleik, Lebanon, Sketches of Ancient Monumental Stones from Lebanon, 

 with Inscriptions, believed to be funereal. 



Eev. J. B. Berkeley Barter presented to the Academy an ancient 

 Harp, which some generations back was the instrument used by an 

 old Irish Harper, by whom it was bequeathed to the Rev. Mr. Best, 

 a Sligo clergyman, with the history that it had been an heirloom 

 in his family. From Mr. Best it passed to a descendant, Mrs. Bestic, 

 from whom it was obtained by Mr. Barter on the occasion of the 

 Moore Centenary. It is 46 inches high, with a trunk and sounding- 

 board of red sally, with 35 bronze pegs, and a kind of handle where- 

 with the minstrel could carry it. 



The Academy accorded to the Rev. Mr. Barter a special vote of 

 thanks for his donation. 



The Secretary read the list of Donations, and the thanks of the 

 Academy were accorded to the respective Donors. 



The following Scientific Grants, recommended by the Council, 

 were confirmed : — 



£20 to Messrs. F. P. Balkwill and Joseph "Wright in aid of 

 further Researches in the Foramenifera of Dublin Bay. 



£25 to Dr. Macalister to purchase Skulls of the Peninsular and 

 Insular Races of Western Europe, for comparison with Irish Crania. 



E. I. A. MINCTES, SESSION 1882-83. L^^J 



