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on our Council, he carried with him the sincere esteem of his colleagues 

 and of all the members of the Academy. 



He produced many poetical pieces, which gave evidence of refined 

 taste and elegant culture. The principal of these were: — " Juvenile 

 Poems," written when he was a student of the University of Glasgow ; 

 A Translation of the First Book of Lucretius; " The Man of Age, a 

 Poem " The Battle of Trafalgar;" " The Giant's Causeway," a de- 

 scriptive and philosophical poem; " Clontarf, a Descriptive and Histo- 

 rical Poem ;" " Bruce's Invasion of Ireland ;" " The Pleasures of Bene- 

 volence;" and " Ancient Irish Minstrelsy, consisting of Metrical Trans- 

 lations, with Explanatory Notes." He was also editor of the "Auto- 

 biography of Archibald Hamilton Rowan," with additions and illustra- 

 tions, and author of several prose writings on moral and theological 

 subjects. 



He contributed the following papers to our " Transactions" or 

 u Proceedings :" — 



" Eoman Coins in Ireland." — " Proceedings," vol. vii. 

 " On the ' Exile of Erin.' " lb., vol. viii. 



" On Magnus Barefoot." Ib., vol. v. 



" An Essay on the Life and "Writings of Oppian" (" Transactions," 

 vol. xiii.) ; and "An Analysis of the Cynegetics of Oppian" (ibid). 



A Prize was awarded to Dr. Drummond, in the year 1828, for an 

 " Essay on the Authenticity of the Poems of Ossian," which is printed 

 in " Transactions," vol. xvi. 



The following Ordinary Members have been elected since March 16. 

 1865:— 



1. Rev. B. W. Adams, D. D. 



2. Rev. T, D. F. Barry. 



3. Richard R. Brash, Esq. 



4. Captain Richard F. Burton. 



5. Rev. Arthur Bruce Frazer. 



6. John Freeland, M. D. 



7. G. Hatchell, M. D. 



8. William F. DeYisme Kane, Esq. 



9. "W. Armstrong MacDonnell, Esq. 



10. Rev. Silvester Malone. 



11. "William J. O'Donnavan, 



LL.D. 



12. E. Stamer 0' Grady, M. D. 



13. Joseph O'Kelly, M. A. 



14. D. O'Sullivan, LL.D. 



15. Henry "Wilson, Esq. 



16. Rev. Richard "Wrightson, 



M. A. 



Additions to Museum of the Royal Ieish Academy, fhom Apeil 1 

 1864, to Maech 16, 1865. 



DONATIONS. 



1 . A Collection of Irish Antiquities : presented by Dr. Todd, on behalf 



of Mrs. Ogilby, of Kilcattan (70). 



2. Antiquities and Human Remains found in the county of Down in 



1780 : presented by the Earl of Granard (8). 



