APPENDIX. 



MINUTES OF THE ACADEMY 



FOR THE SESSION 1868-69. 



November 9, 1868. 



Lord Talbot de Malahide, President, in the Chair. 



The President, under his hand and seal, appointed the following Vice- 

 Presidents : — 



Sir Robert Kane, M.D., E.R.S., &c. 

 Rev. George Salmon, D.D., E.R.S., &c. 

 Rev. James H. Todd, D.D. 

 Sir William R. "Wilde, M.D. 

 The following Papers were read : — 



" On the Imaginary Roots of Numerical Equations, with an Investi- 

 gation and Proof of Newton's Rule by J. R. Young, Esq. 



"On a recently discovered Cave called ' Gillies' Hole,' near Derry- 

 gonelly, Co. Fermanagh by W. H. Wakeman, Esq. 



Donations were presented, and thanks, voted to the several donors. 



Stated Meeting, November 30, 1868. 

 Lord Talbot de Malahide, President, in the Chair. 



The following recommendation of the Council was adopted: — 



" That the security in form of Bond required from the Treasurer be 

 fixed at one thousand pounds instead of at two thousand (£2000), as 

 per Resolution of the Academy on 27th April, 1857." 



A letter from the Right Hon. the Earl of Charlemont was read, 

 offering for the acceptance of the Academy a series of seventy-four 

 Terra Cotta busts of the Roman Emperors and their families, modelled 

 after the original antiques in the Capitoline Museum at Rome by an 

 eminent Roman statuary named Simon Vierpyle. 



The special and marked thanks of the Academy were given to the 

 Earl of Charlemont for his valuable donation. 



The following Papers were read : — 



" On the Occurrence of Bones and Wood in Mineral Lodes by 

 W. K. Sullivan, Ph. D. 



" On Cromleachs and Megalithic Structures by Hodder M. West- 

 ropp, Esq. 



Donations were presented, and thanks voted to the several donors. 

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