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Minutes of Proceedings. 259 



Monday Evening, IN'otembee, 12, 1883. 

 SiE Samuel Feegtjson, a.c, ll.d., President, in the Chair. 



The President announced that a portion of the Ashburnham Col- 

 lection of Irish Manuscripts was entrusted by the Treasury to the 

 Boyal Irish Academy. 



Professor Ed. Perceval Wright, m.a., ii.d., was elected to the 

 vacant place on Council. 



The Right Hon. The Earl of Arran, k.p. and Mr. Ptobert Watson 

 Erazer, ll.b., were elected Members of the Academy. 



The Secretary read, for Dr. lames Davison, a Paper " On the 

 Influences of some Conditions on the Metamorphosis of the Blow-fly 

 (Musca vomitoriay\ 



Dr. Sigerson read a Note " On the Evidence of the Existence of a 

 Subterranean Passage under the Liffey." 



Professor H. W. Mackintosh read a Paper, Report of Irish 

 Zoophytes. — Part. I. " On some Rare Sea Anemones taken at Grey- 

 stones, Co. Wicklow, with Remarks on the Marine Invertebrate 

 Eauna of that District." 



The Secretary read, for Mr. B. William McoUs, a Paper " On 

 the Expansion of Elliptic Functions. " 



The following Grants, recommended by Council, were confirmed 

 by the Academy : — 



£15 to Dr. R. Ball, for the Construction of a Model of a Cylindroid. 



£50 to Mr. H. C. Hart, for a Botanical Report in connexion with 

 the Palestine Exploration Expedition. 



£35 to Rev. Dr. Haughton, to assist in defraying the expenses of 

 Calculations of Sun-heat and Radiation. 



On the question of the Yote of £50 to Mr. Hart, a division was 

 called for, and two Members, Dr. Quinlan and Mr. Baily, were found 

 to dissent. 



The Grant of £50, for a Magnetic Survey of Ireland, granted on 

 the 26th of February to Dr. Doberck, was transferred to Mr. Coates, 

 who is carrying out the Survey. 



The List of Donations was read, and the thanks of the Academy 

 were accorded to the respective Donors. 



