428 Royal Irish Academy. 



Monday, May 26, 1902. 



Prof. Robert Atkinson, ll.d., litt.d., President, in the Chair. 



Prof. G. A. J. Cole, f.g.s., read a Paper on " Composite Gneisses in 

 Boylogh, West Donegal. 



Donations to the Library were announced and thanks voted to the 

 Donors. 



The Treasurer read the List of Members in arrear. 



Monday, June 9, 1902. 



Prof. Egbert Atkinson, ll.d., litt.d., President, in the Chaii'. 



Eev. H. J. Lawlor, d.d., read a Paper on " The Manuscripts of the 

 Vita S. Cohimhani of Jonas." 



Mr. C. Litton Falkiner, m.a., read a Paper on "Two MS. Volumes, 

 recently acquired by the Academy, relating to the Commercial Develop- 

 ment of the City of Dublin in the Eighteenth Century." 



Eev. M. H. Close, m.a., read a Paper on " A Seal with a Legend 

 in the Old-Hebrew Script, found near Dundrum, Co. Dublin." 



The following Grants in aid of Scientific Research recommended by 

 the Council were approved by the Academy : — 



£20 to Prof. John Joly, f.r.s., to assist him in the continuation 

 of his Investigations on Eock Solutions in Salt and Fresh "Water, 

 especially on the influence of Eock Solution on Sedimentation. 



£80 to a Committee, consisting of Dr. R. F. Scharfi (Chaii'man), 

 Capt. G. E. H. Barrett-Hamilton, Mr. JN". Colgan, Prof. T. Johnson, 

 Prof. E. J. McWeeney, Mr. F. W. Moore, Mr. A. R. Nichols, Mr. R. 

 Patterson, Mr. G. Pirn, Mr. R. LI. Praeger, Mr. D. M'Ai-dle, Mr. G. H. 

 Carpenter, and Mr. R. J. TJssher, to enable them to carry on their 

 Researches into the Fauna and Flora of Ireland during the present 

 year. 



