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had already dwelt in his Inaugural Address, namely, the confused and 
uncertain state of the Laws of the Academy, and the necessity of a sys- 
tematic revision and consolidation of the entire body of our Statutes. 
We recommended that power should be given to the Council to prepare 
a Digest of the Charter, Statutes, and By-Laws, not altering their sub- 
stance in any respect, and modifying the language only so far as might be 
necessary for the sake of clearness and connexion. The Academy hav- 
ing entrusted us with these powers, we proceeded to prepare such a 
Digest. A draft of a new edition of the Statutes, drawn up by the 
President, was laid before us; we have carefully examined and corrected 
it; and we now submit it to the Academy, and recommend that it be 
adopted as representing correctly the present state of the Laws and Re- 
gulations by which the Academy is governed. Any changes in our 
Laws, which may from time to time be thought expedient, can with- 
out difficulty be introduced into their proper places in the Digest. 
We reeret that the increasing infirmity of age renders it impossible 
for the Rev. Dr. Drummond, now for so long a period our Librarian, to 
retain that office. In retiring from the Council, of which he has been a 
member for forty years, he carries with him the sincere respect and 
esteem of his colleagues, and, we believe we can truly add, of every 
Member of the Academy. 
Fourteen Members have been elected within the past year :— 
. John G. Adair, Esq. 
. Charles A. Cameron, M. D. 
. Rev. James Graves, A. M. 
. George Meyler, Esq. 
. Viscount Monck. 
Henry Cusack, Esq. 
. Richard H. Frith, Esq., C. E. 
. Rawdon M‘Namara, M. D. 
. Alexander Mac Ilveen, Esq. 
10. James Moore, M. D. 
11. Right Hon. Sir Thomas Wyse, K. C. B. 
12. James F. Duncan, M.D. 
18. Wyville Thompson, LL. D. 
14. David Walker, M.D. - 
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No Honorary Members have been elected. 
The Academy has lost, by death, during the past year, six Mem- 
bers :— 
Samson Carter, Esq., C. E., elected December 11, 1837. 
Sir Henry Marsh, Bart., M. D., elected June 22, 1826. 
John U. Owen, M.-D., elected April 8, 1839 
Ven. Charles Strong (Archdeacon of Glandelagh), elected June 25, 
1819. 
Lord Rossmore, elected June 27, 1825. 
And one Honorary Member,—Baron C. C. J. Bunsen. 
