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Committee of Polite Literature and Antiquities. 



Eobert Atkinson, ll.d. 

 Rev. Maxwell H. Close, m.a. 

 John T, Gilbert, ll.d., r.s.A. 

 "William Frazer, f.k.c.s.i. 

 Eev. Denis Murphy, s.j., ll.d, 

 Louis C. Purser, m.a., litt.d. 

 Most E,ev. Bishop Donnelly, d.d. 

 Lord "Walter FitzGerald. 

 Rev. J. H. Bernard, d.d. 

 John Kells Ingram, ll.d. 



On the Report of the Scrutineers, the following were declared 

 ^uly elected as Honorary Members : — 



I?i the Section of Science. 

 "William Ramsay, f.k.s. 

 Rev. Thomas George Bonney, f.e.s. 

 Sir William Flower, k.c.b., f.r.s. 



And Sir Joseph Lister, Bart., President of the Royal Society, was 

 proclaimed an Honorary Member under By-Law 14, Chapter IL 



The ballot was opened for the election of Officers, and, on the 

 Report of the Scrutineers, the following were declared duly elected : — 



Tkeasueee — Rev. M. H. Close, m.a. 



Seceetakt — Ed. Perceval "Wright, jvc.d. 



Seceetaey of the Council — Robert Atkinson, ll.d. 



Seceetaey of Foeeign Coeeespondence — Joseph P. O'Reilly, c.e. 



Libeakian — John T. Gilbert, ll.d. 



Assistant Seceetart — Robert Macalister, ll.b. 



The Academy then adjourned. 



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