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Monday, Apeil 10, 1899. 

 Right Hox. The Eael of Rosse, k.p., f.e.s., President, in the Chair. 



Dr. Henry Pomeroy Truell, d.l., and Rev. Henry William Lett, 

 M.A., signed the Roll and were admitted Members of the Academy. 



Mr. Josias Gilbart Smyly, m.a., f.t.c.d., was elected a Member of 

 the Academy. 



Mr. John Ribton Garstin, f.s.a., read a Paper " On an EflSgy of a 

 Fifteenth-century Archbishop of Dublin." 



Professor Friedrich Blr.ss, of Halle, hon. m.e.i.a., read a Paper on 

 " The Greek Text of St. Mark's Gospel." 



A letter from the Yice-Chancellor of Cambridge University was 

 read inviting the Royal Irish Academy to take part in the celebration 

 of the Jubilee of the Professorship of Sir George Gabriel Stokes, Bart., 

 E.E.S., on the 1st and 2nd June, 1899, and to appoint two delegates to 

 represent the Academy on that occasion. 



On the motion of Rev. Dr. Salmon, Provost of Trinity College, 

 seconded by Dr. O'Donnavan, the Earl of Rosse, k.p., f.e.s., President, 

 and Professor G. E. FitzGerald, f.k.s., were appointed the Academy's 

 delegates. 



[The delegates subsequently attended the festival and presented the 

 following Address of congratulation : — 



"ACADEMIA RegIA HrBEENICA 



" Geoegio Gabeieli Stokes, Baronetto, 

 S.P.D. 



" Cum Tu, vir doctissime, per quinquaginta annos, grande mortalis 

 aevi spatium, Scientiae Mathematicae apud Cantabrigienses summa 

 laude summaque dignitate Professor Lucasianus iam praefueris, Aca- 

 demia Regia Hibemica hoc tarn fausto die, gratulatione, honore, obser- 

 vantia Te proseqi;itur laeta lubens meritum. 



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