170 Royal Irish Academy. 



The Secretary announced the reception of the specimens bequeathed 

 to the Academy by the late Mr, Thomas Matthew Eay, and moved : — 



" That the Academy hereby records its high appreciation of the 

 liberal and patriotic spirit which moved the late Mr. Thomas Matthew 

 Ray to leave his valuable collection of objects of national and general 

 interest to the Hoyal Irish Academy. Also that the Academy tenders 

 its best thanks to Miss Mary E,ay and Mr. Thomas M. Eay, the exe- 

 cutors and children of the testator, for the promptitude and accord 

 with which they carried out his intentions towards the Academy." 



The Eev. M. H. Close seconded the Eesolution, which was carried. 



The Ballot being closed, on the Scrutineers' report the Vice-Presi- 

 dent declared the following duly elected : — 



Peesidext. 

 SiE EoBEET Kane, ll.d., p.e.s,, &c. 



Council. 



Committee of Science. 



Eev. J. H. Jellett, d.d., Provost, t.c.d. 



Alexander Carte, m.d., e.l.s. 



Eobert S. Ball, ll.d., f.e.s. 



Eev. S. Haughton, M.n., s.f. t.c.d., f.e.s. 



E. W. Davy, m.a., m.d. 

 J. P. O'Eeilly, c.e. 



George F. Pitzgerald, m.a., f.t.c.d. 

 Alexander Macalister, m.d. 

 John Casey, ll.d., f.e.s. 



F. A. Tarleton, m.a., e.t.c.d. 

 Greorge Sigerson, m.d. 



Committee of Polite Literature and Antiquities {and Museum). 



A. Gr. Eichey, ll.d., q.c. 



Yery Eev. W. Eeeves, d.d. 



Eobert Atkinson, ll.d. 



Lord Talbot de Malahide, f.e.s. 



Sii' Samuel Ferguson, ll.d., q.c. 



John T. Gilbert, f.s.a. 



Eev. M. H. Close, m.a. 



