Minutes of Proceedings. 
7 
Dr. Tarleton, f.t.c.d., read a Paper ^' On a IS'ew Method of finding 
the Conditions fulfilled when the Roots of the Harmonic Determinant 
Equation are Equal." 
Dr. W. Erazer read a Paper On a Bell Shrine recently purchased 
for the Museum." 
Donations to the Museum and Library were announced, and thanks 
were voted to the Donors. 
The following Letters, relative to the Academy's Address to the 
Queen, were read : — 
" Whitehall, 25th June, 1887. 
Sm, 
With reference to your letter of the 20th ultimo, I am 
directed by Mr. Secretary Matthews to inform you that he has been 
commanded by the Queen to express to you Her Majesty's regret that 
she has been unable to arrange to receive in person the Address of 
Congratulation of the Eoyal Irish Academy on the occasion of Her 
Majesty's Jubilee. 
*' If, therefore, you will be so good as to forward the Address to 
this Office, Mr. Matthews will be happy to take an early opportunity 
of laying the same before Her Majesty. 
''lam. Sir, 
" Your obedient Servant, 
E. Leigh Pemberton. 
" The Eev. The President, 
" Royal Irish Academy, 
" Dawson-street, Dublin." 
" Whitehall, 2Srd July, 1887. 
'' SlE, 
" I have had the honour to lay before the Queen the loyal 
and dutiful Address of the Members of the Royal Irish Academy on 
the occasion of Her Majesty attaining the Eiftieth Year of Her Reign ; 
and I have to inform you that Her Majesty was pleased to receive the 
same very graciously. 
" I have the honour to be, Sir, 
" Your obedient Servant, 
"Henry Matthews. 
" The Reverend the President 
" Of the Royal Irish Academy, 
" 19, Dawson-street, Dublin." 
The Todd Lecture Series, Yol. II. (Dr. R. Atkinson " On the 
Passions and Homilies from Leabhar Breac^^), was laid on the table. 
