Minutes of Proceedings. 
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Herrn Presidenten so wie der Kgl. Akademie meinen herzlichen Dank 
dafiir aussprechen zu wollen. 
Ich ergreife diese angenehme Gelegenheit, Ihnen, Verehrter Herr 
College, meine besondere Hochachtung zu bezeugen. 
" Sachs." 
The following grant, recommended by the Council, was confirmed : 
£10 to Mr. Y. Ball, f.e.s., to assist him in completing his Eeport 
on the Mineral and Vegetable Substances used as drugs in India 
during the Middle of the 16th century. 
Transactions y Vol. XXIX., Part 7 ("Geometrical Illustrations of 
Kewlands' and Mendelejeff's Periodic Law of the Atomic Weights of 
the Chemical Elements," by Eev. Dr. Haughton), and Part 8 (" The 
Eighth Memoir on the Theory of Screws," by Sir Eobert Ball), were 
laid on the table. 
Monday, I^"ovembee 11, 1889. 
Eight Honw Sie Patrick J. Keenan, c.b., k.c.m.g., Vice-President, 
in the Chair. 
Mr. James Brenan, e.h.a., signed the EoU, and was admitted a 
Member of the Academy. 
Mr. J. Casimir O'Meagher read a Paper On St. Patrice de 
Eouen." 
Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks were voted 
to the Donors. 
Satuedat, I^'ovembee 30, 1889. 
(Stated Meeting.) 
Eev. De. Haughton, e.e.s.. President, in the Chair. 
On the motion of the Secretary, seconded by the Treasurer, 
By-law 6, Chapter IX., was suspended (to permit the reading of 
Papers and the Admission of Visitors). 
