Minutes of Proceedings. 337 



The following Scientific Grants, recommended by the Council, were 

 confirmed by the Academy : — 



£40 to Professor G. F. Fitz Gerald, f.e.s., to aid in making 

 Magnetic Observations at Yalentia. 



£15 to Professor O'Eeilly, c.e., to aid in a Chemical Study of 

 certain Rock Pormations about Dublin. 



£40 to Eev, Dr. Haughton, f.h.s., and Professor G. P. Pitz Gerald, 

 F.E.S., to aid in ascertaining the Amounts of Evaporation of Water and 

 other Liquids, when the same Total Amount of Heat is applied in 

 different Times. 



£25 to Professor W. J. Sollas, ll.d., to aid in the Study of the 

 Structures and Eelations of the Igneous Rocks of the Carliugford and 

 Mourne Mountain Districts. 



£25 to Mr. Y. Ball, p.e.s., to prepare a Report on the Mineral and 

 Vegetable Substances used as Drugs in India in the Middle of the 

 16th Century. 



"WEDifESDAT Atteej^oox, Maech 16, 1887. 



(Stated Meeting.) 



Rev. Dk. Hatjghtois^, e.e.s.. President, in the Chair. 



Dr. AV. Johnson Sollas and Rev. John George Birch, m.a., signed 

 the Roll, and were admitted Members of the Academy. 



The President declared the Ballot open for the election of President 

 and Council for the ensuing year, and requested Deputy-Surgeon- 

 General King and Mr. Y'illiam Archer, f.e.s., to act as Scrutineers. 



The President addressed the Academy as follows : — 



Gentlemen, Meitbees oe the Royal Ieish Acadeiit, 



I have already thanked you for the high honour you have 

 done me by electing me your President. Under the cii'cumstances in 

 which this election has taken place, it is fit that I should say a few 

 words about my predecessor in this Chair, whose lamented death has 

 caused the vacancy which you have chosen me to fill. 



K.I. a. minutes, session 1886-7. L*^ 'J 



