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our hands for the purpose of being included along with others in a Part 

 of the usual size. 



These are, in the Department of Science : — 



1. Mr. E. J. Foot, On the Distribution of Plants in Eurren, 

 County of Clare." 



2. Dr. Eobert Macdonnell, '^On the System of the Lateral Line in 

 Fishes." 



And, in Polite Literature : — - 



Mr. Denis Crofton's ^' Collation of a MS. of the Bhagavad Gita." 



Many interesting communications have been read before the Aca- 

 demy within the past year. "We have had papers on Scientific subjects 

 from Sir "W. R. Hamilton, Mr. P. J. Poot, Eev. Professor Haughton, 

 Eev. Professor Jellett, Mr. John Purser, Jun., Mr. Edward Plyth, and 

 Mr. Clibborn. In Polite Literature, from E. E. Madden, M. D. ; and 

 from Dr. Carl Lottner, who gave us the substance of some unpublished 

 researches in Celtic philology by the late Professor T. E. Siegfried. In 

 Antiquities, from the Very Eev. the President, Eev. Dr. Eeeves, Mr, 

 Samuel Ferguson, Q. C, Sir William E. Wilde, Mr. G. Y. Du IN'oyer, 

 Mr. W. H. Hardinge, Mr. W. Lane Joynt, Mr. D. H. KeUy, Mr. Hod- 

 der M. Westropp, Mr. G. H. Kinahan, a,nd Mr. J. Huband Smith. 



During the past year a few valuable additions have been made to the 

 library by purchase and donation, and a further portion of the arrears 

 of binding has been executed. 



To the Academy's collection of Antiquities there have been added 196 

 articles, of which 24 were obtained by purchase, 156 by presentation, 

 and 16 under the treasure-trove regulations. Several of the latter are 

 gold articles of great interest and value. A number of copies of the 

 Catalogue of the Museum have been sold within the year. The two 

 first parts have been bound up as Yolume 1. ; and may now be had in 

 this form by application at the Academy's house, or through the pub- 

 lishers. The price has been settled at 14^. to the public, and 1 2s. to mem- 

 bers. Some additional woodcuts have been executed for the illustra- 

 tions of the Fourth Part, which will comprise the articles of silver and 

 iron, and also such articles as have been obtained in what are called 

 finds." 



With regard to the finances of the Academy, the Treasurer antici- 

 pates that on the 31st of March, after defraying all existing liabilities, 

 a small balance will remain, to be carried over to the credit of next 

 year's account. 



It may be worth while to state here that the total number of the Mem- 

 bers of the Academy on the 1st of March, 1864, was 358; of whom, 198 

 were Life, and 160 Annual Members. Of the Life Members, 130 had 

 paid life compositions of £21, amounting in all to £2730 ; 22 had paid 

 compositions of £15 155., amounting to £346 10s. ; 43, compositions of 

 £6 65., amounting to £270 18s. ; and 3 had been admitted by vote of 

 the Academy^ without payment. 



