Minutes of Proceedings. 385 



1^0 definite information as to the finding was, however, obtained in 

 the interval, and towards the close of the year the Council heard that 

 the objects had been sold to the British Museum. 



On the appearance of the volume of Archaologia, in January, 1898, 

 in which the Paper by Mr. Evans appeared, it was found that even in 

 it no definite statements were furnished as to the cii'cumstances of the 

 finding. 



Accordingly at the meeting of 



Council, 7tli February, 1898. 



It was proposed : — 



"That a Committee consisting of the officers of the Academy, 

 T)r. Bernard and Mr. Garstin, be appointed to consider the recent sale 

 of gold ornaments, found in Ireland, to the British Museum, with 

 instruction to take the advice of Counsel as to the steps most desirable 

 for the Academy to pursue, and to report to the next meeting of the 

 Council if possible." 



Amendment proposed : — 



"That the Committee of Polite Literature and Antiquities be 

 requested to report promptly to the Council with reference to the gold 

 ornaments from Ireland recently bought for the British Museum, and 

 that the officers be summoned to confer with the Committee." 



Amendment lost ; original motion carried. 



Special Conimittee, ISth February, 1898. 



" The Committee having considered all the circumstances of the 

 case, so far as they could, from an examination of all the documents 

 at their disposal bearing thereon, do not see that any advantage would 

 be derived from taking an opinion of Counsel as to the steps desirable 

 for the Academy to pursue. 



They beg, however, to report that in their judgment it is highly 

 desirable and urgent to call the attention of the Irish Government to 

 the fact that there has apparently been a breach of the arrangement 

 under which Treasui'e Trove found in Ireland comes to be placed, for 

 the pubKc benefit, in the Museum of the Eoyal Irish Academy in 

 DubUn." 



