172 Royal Irish Academy. 



APPEIs^DIX A. 



CUNNEfGHAil FtIND, ROTAl IeISH AcADESIT. 



Order of the Master of the Rolls, dated December 18, 1878. 



Scheme for the Eegulation and Management of the Bequest of 

 £1000. made by the Will of Timothy Cunningham, formerly of 

 Gray's Inn in the county of Middlesex, dated 10th June, 1789, 

 to the Eoyal Irish Academy, for the puipose of being disposed of 

 in such Premiums as the said Academy should think proper, for the 

 Improvement of I^atural Knowledge and other objects of their Insti- 

 tution, and of the Stocks and Funds now representing such Bequest. 



1st. The said Bequest, with the interest and dividends which 

 have from time to time been added thereto, amounting to the sum 

 of £2618 95. 5c?., Government N'ew Three per cent. Stocks, now 

 standing in the Books of the Governor and Company of the Bank 

 of Ireland, in the name of the Boyal Irish Academy, after payment 

 thereout of the costs of the proceedings in this matter and order 

 herein, shall henceforward constitute and be called "The Cun- 

 ningham Bequest Fund." 



The Annual Income of said Fund shall be applied as follows: — 



1st. In Premiums of an honorary character, such as Medals and 

 other marks of distinction of a like nature, to be awarded from time 

 to time by the Council for the time being of the Eoyal Irish Aca- 

 demy to persons rendering (in the opinion of the said Council) emi- 

 nent services in the improvement of knowledge in Science, Polite 

 Literature, or Antiquities. 



2nd, In pecuniary Premiums to be awarded from time to time 

 by the said Council to the authors of the best Essays (by the said 

 Council considered worthy of such Premiums) upon subjects con- 

 nected with Science, Polite Literature, or Antiquities; such sub- 

 jects to be proposed by the said Council when, and in such manner 

 as, thev shall think fit. 



