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The amount of the Annual Public Grant to the Academy is more and 

 more felt in each succeeding year to be quite inadequate for carrying out 

 properly the objects of on r institution. Not only do we find great difficulty 

 in printing and illustrating the papers brought before us, but during the 

 past year, in consequence of our inability to provide payment for an 

 adequate staff, we have been obliged, with much regret, to close to 

 the public both our Library and our Museum. The necessity for an 

 increased Grant has been strongly urged upon the Government, both 

 by memorial and by a deputation to his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant. 

 We regret to say that our application has been hitherto unsuccessful. 

 We have thought it right to prepare a statement of the requirements of 

 the Academy, setting forth the further services which with sufficient 

 means we could render to the public, but which in the present state of 

 our finances it is impossible for us to perform. This statement has 

 been already laid on the table of the Academy. 



We have lost by death within the year three Honorary Members, 

 viz. : — 



1. Yictor Cousin. 



2. George Rennie. 



3. C. J. Thomsen. 



We have also lost nine Ordinary Members, viz. : — 



1. Richard Atkinson, Esq. ; elected August 27, 1857. 



2. Edward J. Clarke, M.D. ; elected January 9, 1837. 



3. Charles Davis, M.D. ; elected March 16, 1830. 



4. Charles Haliday, Esq. ; elected January 11, 1847. 



5. William Henry Harvey, M.D. ; elected May 13, 1861. 



6. General Sir Harry D. Jones, G.C.B,; elected January 14, 1839. 



7. Rev. Richard Mac Donnell, D.D., Provost of Trinity College ; 



elected October 23, 1820. ' 



8. James Magee, Esq. ; elected February 13, 1843. 



9. Most Rev. Joseph Singer, D.D., Lord Bishop of Meath; elected 



March 16, 1813. 



Several of these names meet us in the records of the labours of the 

 Academy. The late Provost of Trinity College was for some time Se- 

 cretary of Council; the late Bishop of Meath was Secretary of the 

 Academy, and in that capacity contributed to our " Proceedings" a 

 biographical notice of our distinguished President, Bartholomew Lloyd, 

 D.D. Mr. Charles Haliday was amember of the Council, and always 

 took the warmest interest in the labours of the Academy. He read, in 

 June, 1854, a paper " On the Ancient Name of Dublin ;" and, in June, 

 1856, apaper " On the Scandinavian Antiquities of Dublin," the former 

 of which appears in our " Transactions." Dr. Clarke brought before us 

 several communication s on Electricity. William Henry Harv ey was one 

 of the most eminent botanists of his time : several papers of his appear 

 in our "Transactions" and " Proceedings"— some of them communica- 

 tions on scientific subjects, addressed to his friends at home, during a 



