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adopted by the Academy (on the recommendation of the Council) on 

 the 6th of March last, and forwarded as the Eeply to Lord Sandon's 

 Letter ; nor in answer to the protest against the transfer of the Aca- 

 demy's Grant to the charge of the Science and Art Department, which 

 was forwarded to the Chief Secretary after the meeting on the 29th of 

 May. 



Since then, however, the following letter has been received : — 



" Science and Aet Department, 



" South Kensington (S.~W.), 

 " Sth June, 1876. 



"SlE, 



" I am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Council 

 on Education to state, for the information of the Council of the Eoyal 

 Irish Academy, that they have received a communication from the 

 Irish Government respecting the transfer of the charge of the Vote 

 for the Eoyal Irish Academy from the Chief Secretary for Ireland to 

 this Department ; and I am to request that, in accordance with the 

 instructions given by the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, the 

 accounts of the Royal Irish Academy from the 1st of April last may 

 be transmitted to this Department, in the same manner as has hereto- 

 fore been done to the Irish Government. 



" I am. Sir, 



''Your obedient servant, 



'' jN'oeman MacLeod. 

 "The Seceetaet, 



" Royal Ieish Academy, 

 '' BuUin:' 



The receipt of this letter has been simply acknowledged. 



The Council do not look on this letter as an intimation that the 

 protest of the Academy is to be disregarded, but rather as the official 

 action, following, without renewed instructions, upon the previous 

 correspondence. 



The Council have been desirous of laying before the Irish Govern- 

 ment the reasons which lead them to urge the reversal of the course 

 taken towards the Academy, but in the absence of His Grace the Lord 

 Lieutenant, they have not been enabled to present to him a Memorial, 



