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The Chairman then read the result of the ballots, that the following gentlemen 
were unanimously elected to serve for the ensuing year :— 
Council—Professor Allman, F.R.S., M.R.I.A. ; Joseph Anderson, Sir Edward 
Borough, Bart., M.R.I.A. ; Thomas F. Bergin, M.R.I.A. ; F. W. Brady, Chas. 
Croker, M.D., M.R.I.A. ; J. R. Dombrain, Charles Farran, M.D.; Samuel Gor¬ 
don, M.D., M.R.I.A.; W. H. Harvey, M.I)., M.R.I.A.; John Hart, M.D., 
M.R.I.A.; Robert John Montgomery, James Edward Stopford, LL.D. : R. P. 
Williams, M.R.I.A.; Gilbert Sanders, M.R.I.A. 
Treasurer—Robert Callwell, Esq., M.R.I.A. 
Secretaries—William Andrews, M.R.I.A. ; J. R. Kinahan, M.B. 
And that Lord Talbot de Malahide, the Yen. Archdeacon West, Charles Dom- 
ville, James M. O’Reilly, and Henry M. Barton, Esqrs., were elected members of 
the Society. 
The meeting was then adjourned to the second Friday in December. 
DECEMBER, 8, 1854. 
Gilbert Sanders, Esq., M.R.I.A., in the Chair. 
The minutes being confirmed, letters were read from Professor Bell, J. O. West- 
wood, and E. Newman, Esqrs., expressive of their gratification and thanks at being 
nominated honorary members of the Society. 
Dr. Kinahan mentioned that Mr. E. Newman, author of the u British Ferns,” 
had sent a package of his u complete list of British Ferns” for distribution among 
the botanical members of the Society. 
Dr. Kinahan presented to the Society some specimens of Crustacea—Portunus 
holsatus (Stenorhynchus phalangium), Crangon vulgaris, Pandalus annulicornis 
—and stated, it had been his intention to have completed the collection, as far 
as practicable, but that circumstances had arisen within the last few days which 
would prevent his doing so ; he hoped at some future day, how r ever, to give the 
Society a paper on “ The Shore or Drift Crustacea of the South Coast of Dublin,” 
as from this source he had obtained nearly three-fourths of the species recorded as 
Irish, including, amongst others, Atelecyclus heterodon, Portunus holsatus, P. pu- 
sillus, P. variegatus, Corystes cassivelaunus, Hyas coarcatus, Cancer pagurus, 
Carcinus msenas, Pagurus Bernhardus, P. Prideauxii. 
Thanks having been given for the donations, 
Mr. Andrews, on being called on for his paper 
ON AN ADDITION TO THE FAUNA OF IRELAND, 
Said, it was with much regret he heard this evening that the Society was 
about to lose the services of Dr. Kinahan, who had informed him that he was 
shortly to embark for Australia; and as it would be some time before he would 
again be present at the meetings of the Society, Mr. Andrews would waive the 
priority of his paper, in order that Dr. Kinahan might have time to'record his views 
with regard to the paper he had in the list for this evening. Mr. Andrews said he 
would make a few remarks on some fine specimens of Crustacea, which he presented 
to the Society, being the first of a series he intended to give towards forming a com¬ 
plete set of the Irish Crustacea. These were fine specimens of Stenorynchus pha¬ 
langium and tennirostris, taken in Dingle and Ventry harbours, coast of Kerry, and 
also large specimens taken in deep water, in the trawl, in Dingle Bay, with Inachus 
dorsettensis and Corystes cassivelaunus. He also presented several species of 
Paguri, or hermit crabs, taken in the shells of Pleurotoma and Naiica, at the depth 
of 84 fathoms, off the Blasket Islands. Mr. Andrews mentioned that he met with 
many minute species of Crustacea in that depth of water, taken up in a small dredge 
with the pebbly and shelly soundings, as Pandalus annulicornis, and the common 
prawn. Paloemon serratus was also taken at that depth, and the latter was found 
in quantities in the stomachs of the cod fish, taken on the long lines. Mr. 
Andrews presented specimens of Paloemon serratus thus taken. Although the 
specimens of Crustacea in the collection of the Society were at present by no means 
perfect, yet he would mention that very complete lists of the Irish Crustacea had 
