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by Professor Sollas, F.R.S., on ' The Making of Ireland Geo- 

 graphically Considered.' "The first lecture was given on 21st 

 March, subject, ' The Limestone Sea ' ; the second on 23rd 

 March treated of 'The Coal Forests.' Both were largely 

 attended by members. Mr. John Wallace kindly lent his fine 

 lantern and personal assistance to these lectures. 



At the request of a large number of members, it was 

 resolved to establish an Engineering Section, which was 

 successfully inaugurated on 23rd December, 1891, when the 

 President of the Section, Mr. Walter H. Wilson, M.I.C.E., gave 

 an Address on the subject of ' Recent Advances in Mechanical 

 Science.' Mr. James Maxton has arranged for abstracts of the 

 valuable papers given at the three meetings already held to be 

 published in the Society's proceedings. The number of Societies 

 holding their meetings in the Museum has been increased by 

 the addition of the Astronomical Society. Further improve- 

 ments have been made in the Museum, including the readjusment 

 of the principal doors so as to open both ways, a new case for 

 the volunteer relics in the Benn Room, and the rendering of all 

 the remaining cases air-tight. Mr. Wm. Darragh, late senior 

 curator, has been granted a retiring allowance, the proposal to 

 do which was intimated in the last report, and passed at a 

 special meeting. He was also the recipient in October last of a 

 well -merited testimonial, subscribed by a number of the Society's 

 members. 



" Your Council have noticed with much regret the decease 

 of three former members, who were connected with the Society 

 for many years. The Lord Bishop of Down and Connor, 

 Rev. W. Reeves, D.D., President R.LA., retained a warm 

 interest in the Society, dating from 1849, when he gave a lecture, 

 as an honorary member, on ' The Topography of Ireland.' Some 

 years ago he renewed his connection with the Society, and some 

 of the more valuable Irish antiquities bear labels recently 

 written by him. Professor James Thomson, F.R.S., was Presi- 

 dent of the Society in the years 1862-4, and contributed several 

 papers on the original investigations with which his name will 



