Minutes of Proceedings. 85^ 



Academy, you refuse to recognize their property in the work done for 

 them by you. 



"An answer is requested from you before the next Meeting of 

 Council, which will be held on Wednesday the 9th inst., at 4 o'clock, 

 p.ii. And in the event of no reply being received by that time from 

 you, the Council must conclude that you decline to accede to this 



request. 



" Tour obedient Servant, 



" KOBEET AtKIK^SON, 



" Secretary/ of Council. 

 *' Messrs. Beowjte & Nolan." 



To this letter no answer has been received. Council is advised that 

 as the matter now stands, it is in the option of the Academy either ta 

 enforce the delivery of the work done, or to treat the behaviovir of 

 Messrs. Browne & Nolan as a rescission of the contract ab initio, and 

 to have back again the money paid on account ; and recommend that 

 Council should be authorized to proceed in that matter as it may 

 seem most for the advantage of the Academy, with power to take 

 such legal proceedings as may be necessary in that behalf, and 

 submits the foregoing as its Eeport. 



"Whereupon the following Amendment was proposed by Professor 

 Hennessy, seconded by The O'Conor Don, M.P. : — 



"That the Academy declines to authorize the Council to take 

 legal proceedings with regard to the work done by Messrs. Browne 

 & Nolan. And that a Special Committee of the Academy be ap- 

 poLuted to investigate and report upon the matter at issue. 



This Amendment, by vote of the Academy, was altered a& 

 follows: — 



" That the Academy do appoint a Special Committee of the Aca- 

 demy to investigate and report upon the matter at issue." 



A division was taken on the Amendment, which was declared lost ; 

 the original Motion was then put, and the President declared it 

 adopted. 



It was then Resolved : — 



" That the Academy do adjoum specially till Friday evening, at 

 its usual hour, to consider the remaining Reports." 



