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as to the value of the services rendered by his Grace. A resolution to 

 this effect has been accordingly prepared, to be submitted to the Meeting. 



Your Council also feels that it cannot separate without recording its 

 thanks to the gentleman vrho, during the past two Sessions, has honoured 

 us by presiding at our meetings, well knowing that this must have been 

 done at a great sacrifice of leisure hours, at all times a great personal in- 

 convenience, but more especially so to a scientific man so occupied by 

 public duties as our respected President. 



Mr. Andrews's recommendation for President having caused a vacancy 

 in the SecTctaryship, your Council recommend the election of Mr. "William 

 Archer to that post. Your Treasurer's accounts will afford more par- 

 ticular information as regards the present prospects of the Society in a 

 pecuniary point of view. 



In conclusion, your Coimcil have to announce that from the notices 

 of papers already submitted, it has every reason to believe that the Ses- 

 sion now commencing will yield in interest to none past ; and hope that, 

 by the exertions of the Members, the incoming Council will be able to 

 report at our next Stated Meeting as great an increase of Members as 

 that which has been shown by our books at the conclusion of your last 

 four Sessions. 



Mr. William Andrews moved, Mr. Robert CaUwell seconded ; passed 

 by acclamation, nem, con. : — 



" That his Grace the Lord Archbishop of Dublin be elected as per- 

 petual Patron of the Society." 



The President moved the adoption of the Report, which passed. 



The Treasurer submitted his Report, showing that during the past 

 year the receipts amounted to £83 ; to Reserve Fund, £10; disburse- 

 ments, £95 15«. lid. — lea\ing a balance in favour of Treasurer of £12 

 15«. lid. Reserve Fund, £61. Subscriptions were due, as arrears, 

 which more than covered the deficit ; and amongst the items disbursed, 

 £16 were for old debts of the Society. 



The ballot for Officers having closed, Professor Harvey declared the 

 following duly elected : — 



Patkon. — His Grace the Archbishop of Dublin. 



President. — William Andrews, M.R.I. A., &c. 



Vice-Presidents.— William H. Harvey, M. D., M. R. I. A., F. R. S., 

 F. L. S., &c. ; Sir Edward R. Borough, Bart, M. R. I. A. ; C. P. Croker, 

 M. D., M. K I. A. ; Rev. Samuel Haughton, F. T. C. D., M. R. L A., 

 F. R, S. 



Council.— John Aldridge, M. D., M.ILI.A.; F.W.Brady; Robert 

 Callwell,M.R.I.A.; James R. Dombrain ; Rev.J. A.Galbraith,F.T.C.D., 

 M.R.I.A.; S. Gordon, M. D., M.R.I.A.; A.H. HaUday, M.R.I.A., 

 F. L. S. ; William Hodges ; Rev. Eugene O'Meara ; G. B. Owens, M. D. ; 

 Gilbert Sanders, M. R. I. A. ; E. Perceval Wright, M. B., M. R. I. A. 



