ZOOLOGICAL AND BOTANICAL ASSOCIATION. 3 



Zoology and Botany, they still can find both time and means to elucidate 

 the Fauna and Flora of their own island. 



Your Council formed two excursions of the Members during the past 

 summer — the first, to Lough Bray and the Powerscourt Demesne. Kind 

 permission to thoroughly explore the botanical treasures of this latter 

 place was courteously granted by the Right Hon. Viscount Powerscourt, 

 through his agents, Messrs. Stewart and Kincaid. This excursion was 

 accompanied by twenty-one Members and their friends. The second was 

 by rail to Malahide, and then by special steamer to Lambay Island. 

 This excursion was attended by twenty- four Members and visitors ; and 

 your Council venture to congratulate the Association on the success of 

 these pleasant reunions, for, although, owing to the lateness of the sea- 

 son, many of the Members were out of town, the loss which fell on the 

 general funds of the Association wa3 only 10*. 



One of the last acts of your Council has been to inaugurate a move- 

 ment for presenting an address, accompanied by a testimonial, to our 

 distinguished fellow-member, Captain M'Clintock, R.K This will be 

 matter for the incoming Council to refer to ; but your Council would 

 briefly mention that, up to the present, the project has advanced most 

 cheeringly, and they feel confident it will be fully worthy of the Mem- 

 bers. 



Your Council had also the satisfaction to forward to her Majesty's 

 Government, in the course of last spring, and in conjunction with the 

 Royal and Linnean Societies in London, a very strong recommendation 

 that her Majesty's Government would see fit to grant a pension from the 

 Literary Fund to assist a most distinguished English corresponding 

 member, whose fortune had been unexpectedly lost in the failure of one 

 of the English Banks. 



Your Council have to report the resignation of the treasurership by 

 theRev.ThaddeusO'Mahony, A.M, who has held this honorary post since 

 the formation of the Association in 1852, important professional engage- 

 ments taking up so much of his time as to hinder him paying attention 

 to the rather onerous duties of the place. They recommend the Rev. 

 Eugene O'Meara, A. M., to the vacant post. 



Your Council regret that, from the heavy expense incurred in illus- 

 trating Parts 2 and 3 of the " Journal," they have been obliged to spend 

 the whole of the reserve fund which had accumulated from the pay- 

 ment of life compositions. Until they are enabled to repay this sum, the 



