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JJ'o. 62. — Chessmen of wali-hus tooth, representing a King, a Bishop, 

 and a Pawn; these were found in the sands on the shore of one of the 

 Orkney Islands, and are supposed to be of the 12th century. I give them 

 to illustrate the form of the sword and the pastoral crook of the period. 

 These singular relics have been described by Sir F. Madden, in the 

 Archselogia," vol. xxiv., p. 200. The objects represented in the five 

 last sheets of illustrations are preserved in the British Museum. 



'Bo. 63. — This is an original drawing by my colleague, Mr. Foot, of 

 an ornamented font in the old church of Aughtmama, near Oranmore, 

 county of Clare. It represents a combat between two stags, and is in its 

 way quite unique. Vide Portfolio. 



The marked thanks of the Academy were voted to Mr. Du Noyer for 

 this handsome and valuable donation. 



The Secretary of the Academy read the following recommendation 

 of the Council : — That the sum of £30 be placed at the disposal of the 

 Council for the purchase of antiquities during the current year;" and 

 moved that the same be adopted by the Academy. 



Whereupon it was moved and seconded, as an amendment:—'* That 

 the recommendation brought down from the Council be referred back to 

 the Council for reconsideration, the amount proposed to be voted for the 

 Museum being considerably less than ordinarily voted for many years 

 back." 



A division having been called for, the amendment was declared to 

 be lost ; and the original motion, being put, was declared to be carried, 

 — 13 members having voted for, and 6 against it. 



Donations of books were presented, and thanks voted to the donors. 

 The Academy then adjourned. 



MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1862. 

 The Yery Kev. Chaeles Gteaves, D. D., President, in the Chaii-. 

 Dr. KiNAHAN read the following— 



Synopsis oe the Species of the Families Cgangonid^ and Gala- 



THEID^ WHICH INHABIT THE SEAS AEOUND THE BeITISH IsLES. 



(Plates III.-XV.) 

 Paet I. 



The italicized genera and species are not British. 

 Family— CEA]N"GONIDiE. 

 Carapax depressus, oculi superne aperti : Antenn. extemtie filamento 

 terminantes squama lata basi praeditae. Ant. interna ad basin dilatatse, 

 pedunculo brevi, duobus filis terminantes. Maxillipedes externi subpe- 

 diformes, Chelipedes (pedes ambulatorii) paria quinque ; par piimum 

 subeheliforme, par secundum didactylum, paria tertia ad quinta acu- 

 minata. Branchiae paria septem. Genera: Crangon, Cheraphilus, JEgeon, 

 Nectocrangon. 



