310 Royal Irish Academy. 



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

 Thomas Olden ; Dr. Atkinson, Todd Professor ; Mr. Louis C. Purser \. 

 Kev. Dr. B. Mac Carthy ; Eev. Denis Murphy ; Sir Samuel Perguson, 

 President; Dr. W. Prazer; Mr. G. H. Kinahan ; Mr. A, M'Henry; 

 Mr. E. T. Hardman. 



The following Grants in aid of the Preparation of Scientific Eeporta 

 have been sanctioned by the Academy : — 



£10 to Messrs. H. M. Barrington and R. P. Yowell: for a Eeport 

 on the Plora of the Shores and Islands of Lough Pee. 



£10 to Mr. H. C. Hart: for a further Eeport on the Flora of the 

 county of Donegal. 



£10 to Mr. W. F. de Y. Kane : for a Eeport on the Distribution of 

 the Lepidoptera of the South of Ireland. 



£10 to Mr. WiUiam Gray : for a Eeport on the Worked Flints of 

 the JS'orth-east of Ireland. 



£10 to Mr. S. A. Stewart : for a Eeport on the Flora of the 

 Southern Shores of the Shannon. 



£20 to Mr. Alexander M'Henry : for a Eeport on the Animal and 

 other Eemains found in the Sand-hills of Ballintoy, and the Crannoge 

 of Lough-na-Crannagh. 



£50 to Mr. A. G. More : for a Eeport on the Geographical Distri- 

 bution of Plants in Ireland. 



£10 to Mr. "W. J. Knowles : to investigate the Flint Implements of 

 the JN'orth-east of Ireland. 



£60 to Professor D. J. Cunningham: for a Eeport on the Anatomy 

 of the Chimpanzee. 



£10 to a Committee, consisting of Dr. E. P. Wright, Professor 

 Sollas, and Professor Haddon, to assist in the preparation of thc+ 

 Eecord of Zoological Literature for 1885. 



Many objects of interest have been added to the collections in 

 the Museum during the past year — including a massive penannular 

 bracelet of gold, recently found near Bantry, Co. Kerry ; a series of 

 double conical gold beads ; a cruciform silver-inlaid plaque of bronze ; 

 a large and singularly-perfect bronze spear-head, from Kuightstown, 



