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numbers, it remained there till the end of the year, when Mr. L. pre- 

 sented it as a new year's gift to the Royal Irish Academy. 



The following donations were received : — 



An antique silver finger ring ; presented by C. Davis, M. D. 

 Two Irish MSS., containing a Life of St. Patrick, and a Collection of 

 Irish Poems ; presented by John A Nicholson, M. E. I. A. 



MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1865. 

 The Yeey Rev. Charles Geaves, D.D., President, in the Chair. 

 No papers were read. 



THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1865.— Stated Meeting. 

 The Yeey Rev. Chaeles Geaves, D*. D., President, in the Chair. 

 The Seceetaet of the Council read the following — 



Repoet oe the Council. 



Siitce the date of our last Report one paper has been printed in the 

 "Transactions," and issued to the Members of the Academy — namely, 

 that by the Rev.Dr. Reeves " On the Culdees." Three are in the hands of 

 the printers, viz. — Captain Meadows Taylor's " On the Cromlechs and 

 other Antiquarian Remains in the Dekhan;" Rev. Professor Haugh- 

 ton's, " On the Semidiurnal Tides at Cahirciveen ;" the President's, 

 " On an Undescribed Class of Monuments ;" and Mr. W. H. Hardinge's 

 " Concluding Memoir on MS. Mapped and other Townland Surveys in 

 Ireland." 



It was stated in the Report of last year that the printing of Captain 

 Meadows Taylor's paper had been completed, and that its issue was 

 prevented only by a delay in the execution of the Illustrations. The 

 Council regret that this obstacle still prevents its publication. The 

 same difficulty has also retarded the issue of the " Proceedings" of the 

 Academy. Since 16th March, 1864, one part has appeared, complet- 

 ing Vol. viii., and containing an Index to that volume. A considera- 

 ble number of additional papers are now printed ; but from the impos- 

 sibility of obtaining the necessary woodcuts from the engraver, the 

 issue of the first part of Vol. ix. is delayed. The attention of the Coun- 

 cil has been directed to these embarrassing circumstances ; and they 

 have at present under consideration the best means of securing a greater 

 promptitude in the execution of the illustrations, and, what will be the 

 immediate consequence, a speedier publication of the " Proceedings." 



Many interesting and important communications have been brought 



