268 Royal Irinh Academy. 



Part 14. '' Eeport on the Acanthology of tlie Desmosticha." 

 Part iii. Further Observations on the Acanthology of the Diade- 

 matidae. By H. W. Mackintosh, M.A. 



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

 published immediately : — 



Yol. xxviii. — Science. 

 Part 15. " On Expansion of Elliptic Eunctions." By Mr. B. W. 

 ISTicoUs. 



Of the Proceedings, part 10 of vol. iii. (Second Series) was pxxblished 

 in June, 1883, and part 1 of vol. iv. in January, 1884, both containing 

 Papers on Science ; and part 5 of vol. ii. (Second Series), containing 

 Papers on Polite Literature and Antiquities, was published in January, 

 1884. 



The contributors in the Department of Science are : — Mr. P. M. 

 Barrington ; Dr. R. S. Ball ; Pev. Dr. Haughton ; Dr. E. A. Hayes ; 

 Messrs. J. Wright and E. P. Balkwill ; Mr. A. H. Angiin ; Mr. 0. 

 Pirn ; Dr. Sigerson ; Mr. J. Davison ; Mr. H. W. Mackintosh ; Mr. 

 B. "W". McoUs ; Sir Samuel Eerguson, President ; The late Mr. T. H. 

 Corry ; Mr. S. A. Stewart ; Dr. Lyons, m. p. ; Professor O'Peilly ; 

 Mr. J. E. Gore ; Mr. W. E. de Y. Kane ; Eev. M. H. Close ; Dr. 

 E. P. "Wright. 



In the Department of Polite Literature and Antiquities : — Mr. 

 W. M. Hennessy, Todd Professor ; Mr. T. Arnold ; The late Lord 

 Talbot de Malahide ; Mr. W. J. EJiowles ; Dr. Macalister ; Sir Samuel 

 Ferguson, President ; Dr. Sigerson ; Mr. J. E. Garstin. 



The following Grants in aid of the Preparation of Scientific Eeports 

 have been sanctioned by the Academy : — 



£10 to Mr. T. H. Corry to continue the Botanical Survey of Ben 

 Bulben. 



£15 to Mr. S. A. Stewart for a Botanical Survey of Lough Allen 

 and the Slievanierin Mountains. 



£25 to Mr. W. E. de Y. Kane to investigate the Entomological 

 Eauna of the South and South-west Coasts of Ireland. 



£10 to Messrs. Wright and Balkwill for further Eesearches on the 

 Eoraminifera of Dublin Bay and neighbourhood. 



