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Mr. J. T. Gilbert read a paper, " On the first Parliament held in Ire- 

 land under Poynings' Law ; with some Account of its Statutes which 

 were declared to have been lost." 



The President read a paper, communicated by the Rev. E. Hincks, 

 D, D., " On the Assyrio-Babylonian Measures of Time." 



The following donations were received : — 



Translation of Goethe's Faustus, Part II. : presented by John 

 Anster, LL. D. 



A copy of " Aquae Solis ; or Notices of Roman Bath," by the Rev. 

 H. M. Scarth : presented by Lord Talbot de Malahide. 



A copy of the " (Euvres Philosophiques, Historiques, &c, d'Alem- 

 bert," 18 vols., 8vo : presented by the Rev. T. Romney Robinson, D. D. 



A selection of worked flints, collected in the neighbourhood of Jub- 

 bulpore, in Central India, by the late Lieutenant Swiney : presented by 

 Mr. John Evans, on the part of Sir Charles Lyell. 



An ancient and elaborately ornamented cinerary urn, containing frag- 

 ments of bones and shells. Presented by R. E. M. St. George, Esq. 



MONDAY, APEIL 24, 1865. 

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



Dr. Henry Hudson presented vols, i., ii., and iv. of " L'Art de 

 Verifier les Dates" — thereby completing the copy of that work previously 

 presented to the Library. 



The Rev. Dr. Todd presented a copy of his work on " The Books of 

 the Yaudois." 



The Rev. Beaver H. Blacker presented a copy of his " Sketches of 

 the Parishes of Booterstown and Donnybrook." 



Edward Sellon, Esq., presented a copy of his " Annotations on the 

 Sacred Writings of the Hindus." 



Maurice Lenihan, Esq., presented two large Bombshells, found in 

 excavations made at St. John's Gate, Limerick. 



Aquilla Smith, M. D., presented seven specimens of spurious Anti- 

 quities, said to have been found in the River Thames. 



The Librarian, on the part of the French Government, presented a 

 large collection of historical and antiquarian works, printed under their 

 direction. 



The special thanks of the Academy were returned to the French 

 Government for their valuable donation ; and also to M. Livio, Consul for 

 France in Dublin. 



