Minutes of Proceedings. 301 



MoxDAY AFTERifoON-, Juste, 22, 1885. 

 Seb Samtjel Peegiison-, q.c, ll.d.. President, in tlie Chaii'. 



Eev. James Goodman, h.a., was elected a Member of the Academy. 



Bev. Denis Murphy, s.j., read a Paper on the " Trinmphalia 

 Chronologica Monasterii S. Crncis," an ancient MS. History of Holy 

 Cross Abbey, County Tipperary. 



The Secretary read a Paper by Mr. W. J. Knowles, " On Flint 

 Implements from the ZS'orth-east of Ireland." 



Professor Haddon, m.a., read a iNote " On an Anemone found 

 parasitic on a Thaumatias floating in Dublin Bay." 



Mr. Pigot, Y. P., took the Chair, while the President read a Paper 

 " On the Patrician Documents " (in conclusion). 



Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks voted to the 

 Donors. 



The following recommendation of the Council was adopted : — 



"That the Academy be recommended to extend the experiment 



of meeting at 4 o'Clock, p.ir., instead of 8 o'Clock, p.m., up to, but not 



including, the Stated Meeting in March, 1886." 



Pbidat Aeteenoojt, July 10, 1885. 

 (Special Meeting.) 



Sir Pobeet Kake, ll.d., f.k.s., in the Chair. 



The Pesolution of Council (July 3), directing the Special Meeting 

 to be summoned, was read, and also the notice to Members of the Aca- 

 demy convening the Meeting. 



On the motion of JoUiffe Tufnell, f.k.c.s.i., seconded by Rev. 

 W. A. Eeynell, b.d., the Officers were requested to prepare a Draft 

 Address to His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant. 



Accordingly, after a short interval the Treasurer, on behalf of the 

 Secretary of the Academy, read a Draft Address. 



