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Macalister; Mr. H. W. Mackintosh; Mr. E. T. Hardman ; Dr. J. E. 

 Kelly ; Eev. Eugene O'Meara ; Mr. G. H. Kinahan ; Dr. C. E. C. Tich- 

 borne; Dr. E. J. Harvey; Mr. C. E. Burton; Professor M'Nab ; Dr. 

 Studdert ; Professor E. Hull ; and Mr. Thomas Plunhett. 



In Polite Literature and Antiquities : — ^by Mr. E. E. Brash ; Dr. 

 Eerguson ; the Yery Eev. Dr. Eeeves ; Mr. Grarstin ; Mr. D. Crofton ; 

 and Mr. Thomas Plunkett. 



The Literary and Scientific activity of the Academy, indicated by 

 the amount and value of the communications made to it during the 

 past year, woTild seem to be in some measure due to the promptitude 

 and regularity with which the papers read before it were published. 

 In this respect, the Academy, during the past year, has probably not 

 been surpassed by any other scientific body. All the papers in the 

 department of Science, read at the Meetings, up to the end of the 

 year 1875, 'are already in the hands of the Members ; the publica- 

 tion of the papers in Polite Literature and Antiquities is also in a 

 very advanced state ; and the total amount printed seems to exceed 

 that of any previous Academic year. 



Within the past year several antique articles in gold, silver, bronze, 

 &c., have been acquired for the Museum by purchase or donation. 

 All the bone objects in the collection have been rearranged, and the 

 greater portion placed on trays specially constructed for them in Wall- 

 case jSTo. 4, in the Long Eoom. In the Strong Eoom two horizontal 

 glazed cases have been adapted to the window recesses, and some pro- 

 gress has been made in the arrangement of objects in them. The 

 alterations in the basement storey, commenced some time since, 

 have been continued, and this portion of the Academy's House 

 is now provided with upright glass cases, and thus rendered available 

 not only for the purposes of a lapidary museum, but also for the exhibi- 

 tion of numerous miscellaneous articles. 



During the last eight years a continuous series of operations has 

 been in progress towards the arrangement of the Academy's collec- 

 tions, their protection against risk from fire, and the construction of 

 new places of deposit and exhibition. These efforts have now been 

 substantially completed, and the general result may be here briefly in- 

 dicated. 



All our more precioiis objects have been brought together in a 

 fire-proof room, and our other antiquities of a less bulky kind have 



