90 



The Treasurer reports that no change of importance has taken place 

 in the financial condition of the Academy. The amount received from 

 entrance fees, during the past year, was slightly in excess of the sum 

 received during 1860-61. After defraying all charges and liahilities, 

 a small balance remains to be carried over to the credit of the Academy 

 for the next year. 



The Academy laments, in common with the entire nation, the pre- 

 mature death of the most illustrious of its Honorary Members, the late 

 Prince Consort, who was ever as zealous in promoting the interests of 

 science and art, as he was qualified by nature and cultivation to appre- 

 ciate the efforts of their votaries. The feelings of the Academy respecting 

 this national loss have been expressed in the Address of Condolence, 

 which it has been our melancholy duty to present to Her Most Gracious 

 Majesty. 



The Academy has lost hy death during the past year thirteen 

 Ordinary Members, viz. :- — 



William Aemsthong, Esq., C. E.; elected 10th April, 1848. 

 Sir Matthew Baehington, Bart. ; elected 9th January, 1837. 

 Henhy C. Beatjchamp, M. D. ; elected 11th January, 1841. 

 David Beereton, M. D, ; elected 14th February, 1853. 

 Rev. Eobert Caemichael, M. A, ; elected 12th February, 1855. 

 Sir William Cubitt, E. R. S., «fec. ; elected 30th IN'ovember, 1833. 

 James W. Cusack, M.D. ; elected 16th March, 1829. 

 Alfred Euelongt, Esq. ; elected 24th August, 1857. 

 Philip Jones, Esq. ; elected 12th April, 1847. 

 James T. Mackay, LL. D. ; elected 25th June, 1821. 

 Alexaistdee Mac Ilveen, Esq. ; elected 14th January, 1861. 

 John O'Donovan, LL. D. ; elected 8th Eebruary, 1847. 

 Yen. Aechdeacon Rowan ; elected 28th May, 1832. 



Four of these names occur in the history of the scientific, literary, or 

 antiquarian labours of this Academy : — 



1. The Rev. Robert Carniichael was elected a Fellow of Trinity 

 College in 1852. He was the author of a treatise on the Calculus of 

 Operations, published in 1855, which was favourably received in this 

 country, and has been translated into German (Lubrock, Brunswick, 

 1857). He also edited the Rolls Sermons of Bishop Butler, with notes 

 and observations. He contributed to our Proceedings two papers, viz. 

 one "On Certain Methods in the Calculus of Finite Differences," the 

 other " On the General Theory of the Integration of JSTon-Linear Partial 

 Differential Equations." 



2. Dr. James Townsend M'Kay, having first held the office of As- 

 sistant Botanist in Trinity College, was afterwards employed to form the 

 present University Botanic Garden, of which he was appointed Curator, 

 In 1806, he published, in the fifth volume of the Dublin Society's 

 Transactions, a Catalogue of the Rare Plants of Ireland; and, in 1824, 

 communicated to this Academy a full Catalogue, with habitats, of all the 



