298 Royal Irish Academy. 



Monday Afteenoon, April 13, 1885. 



Sra Samuel Ferguson, q.c, ll.d., President, in the Chair, 



Viscount Powerscourt, k.p., signed the Roll and was admitted a 

 Member of the Academy. 



Most Eev. Nicholas Donnelly, d.d., George Ribton Crampton, m a., 

 and R. Finlay Heron, b.a., were elected Members of the Academy. 



Rev. Thomas Olden read a Paper '' On the Culebath." 



Professor Robert Atkinson read his first Todd Memorial Lecture — 

 Introductory — for the Session. 



Professor O'Reilly, in laying on the table an Alphabetical Catalogue 

 of the recorded Earthquake Shocks of Europe, read some Notes intro- 

 ductory thereto. 



Dr. E. W. Davy read a Paper " On the Nitro-prussides of the 

 more important Bases of Opium." 



Donations were announced, and thanks voted to the Donors. 



Monday Afternoon, April 27, 1885. 

 Sib Samuel Perguson, q.c, ll.d.. President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Richard M. Barrington, ll.b., signed the Roll and was admitted 

 a Member of the Academy. 



The Secretary announced that the Address voted by the Academy 

 to their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales had been 

 presented to their Royal Highnesses by the President on the 10th 

 instant. 



Read the following letter from Professor Sylvester : — 



" Athen^um Club, Pall Mall, 

 " 18th April, 1885. 

 " Sir— I beg to express, through you, to the Royal Irish Academy 

 my best thanks for the distinction they have been pleased to confer 



