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Secretary to the Academy. — llev. James H. Todd, D. D. 

 Secretary to the Council. — Rev. Charles Graves, A. M. 

 Secretary of Foreign Correspondence. — Rev. Samuel 

 Butcher, D. D. 



Librarian. — Rev. William H. Drummond, D. D. 

 Clerk and Assistant Librarian. — Edward Clibborn. 



Committee of Science. 

 Rev. Franc Sadleir, D. D., Provost ; James Apjohn, 

 M. D. ; Robert Ball, Esq. ; Sir Robert Kane, M. D. ; 

 George J. AUman, M.D.; Sir William R. Hamilton, LL.D.; 

 Rev. Samuel Haughton, A. M. 



Committee of Polite Literature. 



The Archbishop of Dublin ; Rev. William H. Drum- 

 mond, D. D. ; Rev. Charles W. Wall, D. D. ; John Anster, 

 LL. D; Rev. Charles Graves, A. M, ; Rev. Samuel Butcher, 

 D. D; Rev. Nicholas J. Halpin. 



Committee of Antiquities. 



George Petrie, LL. D., R. IL A, ; Rev. James H. Todd, 

 D. D ; J. Huband Smith, A. M. ; Captain Thomas A. Lar- 

 com, R. E. ; F. W. Burton, Esq., R. H. A. ; Samuel Ferguson, 

 Esq. ; Aquilla Smith, M. D. 



The President then appointed, under his hand and seal, 

 the following Vice-Presidents : 



His Grace the Archbishop of Dublin ; Rev. Franc Sadleir, 

 D. D., Provost of Trinity College ; Rev. Charles W. Wall, 

 D. D. ; John Anster, LL. D. 



The following paper was communicated by Dr. Aldridge: 

 *' In the year 1846, it was stated by Dr. Budge that 

 when the whites of eggs were treated with alcohol, and a so- 

 lution of potassa and some drops of a solution of sulphate of 



