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Part 9. '' Certain Problems in the Dynamics of a Rigid System 

 moving in Elliptic Space." By Eobert S. Ball, il.d., p.e.s. 



Part 10. "On some Deductions from MacCuUagh's Lectures on 

 Eotation." By Francis A. Tarleton, il.d., p.t.c.d. 



Part 11. "On certain Definite Integrals." By John C. Malet, 



M.A., F.U.S. 



Part 12. "On the Embryology of the Mammalian Muscular 

 System. No. 1.— The Short Muscles of the Human Hand." By 

 Bertram C. A. Windle, m.b., b.ch. 



Yol. xxvii. — Polite Literature and Antiquities. 

 Part 5. "On Sepulchral Cellse." By Sir Samuel Eerguson, 



Q. C, LL. D. 



The following Part of the Transactions is'in the Press, and will be 

 published immediately : — 



Yol. xxviii. — Science. 



Part 13. "Eeport on the Acanthology of the Desmosticha." 

 Parts ii., iii. By H. W. Mackintosh, m.a. 



Of the Proceedings, part 8 of vol. iii. (Second Series) was published 

 in May, 1882, and part 9 in December, 1882, both containing Papers 

 on Science ; and part 4 of vol. ii. (Second Series), containing Papers 

 on Polite Literature and Antiquities, was published in January, 1883. 



The contributors in the Department of Science are: — Dr. Reynolds; 

 Mr. J. C. Malet; Dr. Davy ; Mr. G. A. Kinahan ; Mr. H. C. Hart ; 

 Dr. King; Mr. H. W. Mackintosh; Mr. J. L. E. Dreyer ; Rev. 

 W. S. Green ; Dr. Macalister ; Mr. B. C. A. Windle ; Mr. J. E. Knott ; 

 Dr. BaU; Rev. J. Pearson ; Mr. T. Bayley ; Mr. "W. F. De Y. Kane. 



In the Department of Polite Literature and Antiquities : — Sir 

 Samuel Eerguson, President ; Dr. Ingram ; Mr. Gr. H. Kinahan ; 

 Mr. W. B. Smythe ; Mr. J. R. Garstin ; Mr. T. Drew ; Miss Stokes ; 

 Dr. Erazer; Rev. J. B. Berkeley Barter ; Professor Y. Ball; Dr. 

 Macalister ; Rev. T. Olden ; and the Todd Professor, Mr. William 

 Maunsell Hennessy. 



The following Grants in aid of the Preparation of Scientific Reports 

 have been sanctioned by the Academy : — 



£25 to Mr. Gerrard A. Kinahan in aid of Researches in the 

 Minerals of Ireland by means of washing. 



