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twist as that of the Tara tores by filling the triangular spaces between 

 the fillets with lead or some other ductile metal. 



When the Tara tores were first deseribed to the Aeademy, it was 

 believed, both by antiquaries and jewellers, that the leaves or ribbons 

 of whieh they were composed were soldered together at the inner edges, 

 and then twisted; but, after the most careful examination of this Tore, 

 it is quite apparent that the process of tore-making was as I have de- 

 scribed it. 



Although no question has ever been raised with respect to the pro- 

 priety of restoring with their fragments, fossils, and also ancient statuary, 

 fictile ware, or other objects of antique art; and although some might 

 object to the restoration of articles in metal work when found in frag- 

 ments, bent, or otherwise altered from their original condition — common 

 sense, taste, the interests of antiquarian and ethnological science, as well 

 as the example of all public collections, and the necessity for preservation 

 of the articles themselves, point out the advisability of restoring, when 

 possible, articles recently cut up with a cold chisel on a smith's anvil, or 

 crushed into pieces in a jeweller's workshop. 



The Secretary read a letter from Dr. E. Keller, of Zurich, returning 

 thanks for his election as an Honorary Member of the Academy. 



The following donations were presented to the Academy: — 



A portrait of Carolan, the harper ; presented, through the Eev. Dr. 

 Todd, by the Eev. Charles Tisdall, D. D. 



Duplicate photographs of the Siieshkill, and of three Irish croziers ; 

 presented by the Commissioners of the Science and Art Department of 

 the Committee of Council on Education. 



A copy of the "Ehind Papyri," edited by Samuel Birch, LL. D. ; 

 presented by David Brewer, Esq., through Dr. Birch, of the British Mu- 

 seum. 



The thanks of the Academy were returned to the donors. 



STATED GENERAL MEETING, Monday, November 30, 1863. 



The Yery Eev. Chaeles Gkaves, D. D., President, in the Chair. 



The Seceetaey read the following communication from the Eev. 

 Professor HAUOHTOisr, accompanied by letters from the Eev. Dr. Eoein- 

 soN, of Armagh, and Mr. Mettam, of Trinity College Magnetic Observa- 

 tory :— 



On the I^on-Ctclonic Character of the Storm oe October 29, 1863. 



Trinity College^ Dublin, Nov. 30, 1863. 



Dear Dr. Eeeves, — As Mr. Foot's paper on the storm of the 29th 

 October, during which the ironclad "Prince Consort" nearly foun- 

 dered at sea, appears to have attracted the notice of some meteorolo- 

 gists, I think it may prove of some interest to lay before the Academy two 

 letters, one from the Eev. Dr. Eobinson, and the other from Mr. Mettam, 

 who keeps the records of the Magnetical Observatory of Trinity College, 



