Minutes of Proceedings. 331 



Monday, November 8, 1886. 



Db. Ingeam, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Hugh H. Johnson signed the EoU, and was admitted a Mem- 

 ber of the Academy. 



The following Eesolution was proposed by Mr. Justice O'Hagan, 

 tmd seconded by the Rev. Dr. Jellett, Provost of Trinity College-, 

 Dublin, and passed unanimously : — 



"That this Academy desires at this its first meeting since the 

 <lecease of its lamented President, Sir Samuel Ferguson, to express its 

 deep sense of the loss it has sustained in his death, and to convey to 

 Lady Ferguson its earnest sympathy and condolence." 



[The following letter, in reply, was subsequently received : — 



" 20, NoETH Geeat Geoege's-steeet, Dublin, 



''November llth, 1886. 

 " Deae Doctoe Weight, 



" Will you allow me to thank you, and, through you, the 



Eoyal Irish Academy for the Eesolution passed at their last meeting, 



which you have this day forwarded to me. It is an inexpressible 



consolation to me to know that in. the great loss I have sustained I 



have the sympathy of all who knew and valued my late dear husband, 



and to be thus assured that his character and genius have been appre- 



•ciated by those who are so well qualified to judge of his personal 



worth and devotion to the interests of the great IN^ational Institution 



which honoured him by electing him its President. 



"Believe me, 



" Dear Doctor "Wright, 



' ' Very truly yours, 



" Maet C. Feegitson."] 



The Secretary read a Paper, by Mr. E. A. Eoberts, h.a., "On 

 Modern Mathematics." 



Professor O'Eeilly, v. p., read a Paper " On the Intervals and 

 Periods of Earthquakes." 



Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks were voted 

 to the Donors. 



