Minutes of Proceedings. 99 



[a.J 



R^RSOLVED 



" That the Eoyal Irish Academy having an interest in the Todd 

 Memorial Pund, the Council reserving all rights of the Academy, pro- 

 tests against any allocation of the Fund, other than that already 

 approved by the Subscribers, "without the consent of the said Sub- 

 scribers in public meeting assembled being first obtained." 



[b.] 



" Royal Ieish Acadejiy, 



"19, Dawson-steeet, DiJELm, 



" November, 1878. 



^^ Memorial to the late J. H. Todd, D. D. 



" SlE, 



" More than eight years have elapsed since, on my proposition, a 

 subscription was opened for a Memorial to commemorate the services 

 rendered by the late Dr. Todd towards the promotion of the scientific 

 study of the ancient historic and linguistic monuments of Ireland. 



'* It was hoped that sufS.cient funds might be received to endow a 

 Professorship of Celtic Languages in connexion with the Eoyal Irish 

 Academy, and thus advance the accurate knowledge of ancient Irish 

 Literature, and further the publication of our historical manuscripts. 



"The total fund received — with the interest to the present time 

 superadded — amounts to about £1000 — a sum totally inadequate for 

 the foundation of a Professorship; and there does not appear any 

 prospect of further contributions from private sources for carrying out 

 that project. 



" Those who were intimately associated with Dr. Todd, and in- 

 terested in his literary labours, desire that steps should now be taken 

 for a permanent and effective Memorial to him, in the form which they 

 believe would have been most gratifying to himself in his lifetime. 



" After careful consideration it appears to them that the following 

 would be the best course to adopt as ensuring a lasting literary monu- 

 ment to Dr. Todd, and, at the same time, most effectually promoting 

 the linguistic and historical studies in which he was so long engaged. 



