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the purpose of the delivery therein. thrice a week, of literary 
and scientific lectures to young ladies. At the request of 
the local Committee of Management your council had 
much pleasure also in placing your rooms for one evening 
in November last at the disposal of the Science and Art 
Department for distribution of prizes to the students. 
“Desirous of aiding so far as lay in their power the 
objects contemplated by the recently and successfully re- 
established school of Art at the Royal Academical Institu- 
tion, Belfast, your council had also much pleasure in 
arranging for a special lecture in the museum, on a sub- 
ject bearing on the principles of artistic design. Mr, | 
Shakspere Wood, from Rome, kindly offered to give the | 
lecture, which was accordingly delivered to a large 
audience, on the 21st November, 1870, and was entitled, 
“ Ancient Sculpture and Modern Students of Art.” 
“The treasurer’s account herewith submitted, duly 
audited by two shareholders, will show that after all the 
ordinary yearly expenses haye been met, a balance of 
£73.5s 8d is carried forward to credit of new year’s account, 
“Your council beg to report that having received in- 
timation from the Northern Counties Railway Co, that 
they wished to repay to the museum the sum of £400, 
at call with the company, your council accepted repay- 
ment, and have now invested the same sum in 43 pre- 
ference shares of the same company—scrip and certificate 
herewith exhibited. 
“During the past twelve months two vacancies have oc- 
curred in the council. These haye been caused by the 
withdrawal from Belfast, to settle in England, of Robert 
Mackey Wilson, Hsq., and by the departure to Edinburgh 
of Dr. Wyville Thomson. In consideration of the va- 
luable communications made from Dr. W. Thomson to 
this society, and the active interest which, for the last 
fifteen years he had shown in its welfare as a member of 
council, and on more occasions than one as its president, 
your council, at the last meeting of the society, 19th 
April, 1871, thought it right to present him with a fare- 
well address, expressing their appreciation of his services 
to our society, and their best wishes for his future welfare. 
“The council now beg to surrender into your hands 
the trust which you confided to them twelve months since. 
“Signed by order of the council, 
“A. O'D., Taytor, H s 
“HF. Burpey, M.D. CBee ee 
“ Belfast, 29th June, 1871.” 
Mr. R. M‘ApAm submitted statement of account, from 
