42 Royal Irish Academy. 



Dr. Ingram having stated to the Academy his intention of resign- 

 ing his position of Secretary of the Conncil, the following Resolution 

 was passed unanimonsly : — 



" That the Academy, in accepting the resignation of Dr. Ingram, 

 desire to express their high sense of his distinguished and constant 

 services, and their sincere regret at his retirement." 



The Ballot was then opened for the election of Officers ; and th& 

 Scrutineers having reported, the President declared the following duly 

 elected : — 



Teeasueee. — John Eibton Garstin, LL. B. 



Secketaey of tbge AcADEirr. — Bobert S. Ball, LL. D. 



Seceetaet oe CoTJifcix. — Eobert Atkinson, LL. D. 



Seceetae,t oe PoEEi&if CoeeespojStdejs^ce. — AYilliam Ai'cher, F. E. S. 



LiBEAEiAis^— J. T. Gilbert, F. S. A. 



Cleek of the AcADEiiT. — Edward Clibbom, Esq. 



The following gentlemen were declared by the President, on report 

 of the Scrutineers, duly elected Honorary Members : — 



In the Department of Science. 



Louis Pasteiir, Paris. 



Sir WilKam Thomson, Glasgow. 



In the De'partment of Polite Literature and Antiqxiities. 



Dr. George Curtius, Leipsic. 

 Henry Bradshaw, Cambridge. 

 Dr. H. Kern, Leyden. 

 Charles !N"ewton, London. 



The President, under his hand and seal, nominated the following a& 

 Yice-Presidents for the year 1878-79 : — 



Samuel Ferguson, LL. D. ; Thomas Hayden, ]\I. D. ; Alexander 

 Eichey, LL. D. ; Eev. Samuel Haughton, M. D. 



A List of Donations to the Libraiy was read, and thanks voted ta 

 the donors. 



The Academy then adjourned. 



