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Saturpay, Marcu 15rn, 1856. 
THOMAS ROMNEY ROBINSON, D.D., Presipent, 
in the Chair. 
Tue Secretary of the Council read the following Report from 
the Council :— 
REPORT. 
The history of the Academy for the past year does not present 
much which calls for particular remark from the Council. 
The printing of the Transactions and Proceedings has been car- 
ried on with much regularity. 
Of the Transactions, the twenty-second Volume has been com- 
pleted, the sixth Part having been published in March last. Con- 
siderable progress has been made in the printing of the first and 
second Parts of the twenty-third Volume, and several papers passed 
by the Council for publication are in the printer’s hands. 
The Proceedings of the Academy will show that many interest- 
ing papers have been communicated to us during the past year. 
In Pure Mathematics, we have had papers from Sir William R. 
Hamilton, Rev. Dr. Graves, Rev. Mr. Salmon, and Rev. Mr. Carmi- 
chael. 
In Mixed Mathematics, from Mr. Forster, Mr. Mallet, and Mr. 
Hennessy. 
In the Sciences of Observation and Experiment, papers have 
been given us by the President, Rev. Dr. Harvey, Rev. Mr. Galbraith, 
Rev. Mr. Haughton, Dr. Aldridge, Mr. Barton, Mr. Hennessy, and 
Mr. Neville. 
In Polite Literature, we have had papers from Dr. Waller, Rev. 
Dr. Hincks, Rev. Dr. Nolan, and Rev. Dr. Graves. 
In Antiquities, from Dr. Petrie, Rev. Dr. Todd, and Mr. Smith. 
Some time since, the Council had the pleasure of announcing to 
the Academy, that, in compliance with a request addressed by the 
President to the Lord Lieutenant, the annual Parliamentary Grant 
