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Appendiv. 
Vol. X., Part 4, of the ^' Proceedings," lias just been completed, and 
will in a few days be in the hands of Members. 
"We have received Communications during the past year : — 
In Science — From the President ; Professor R. S. Ball ; Dr. John 
Barker ; Mr. Michael Donovan ; Dr. Apjohn ; Dr. Sullivan ; Professor 
Hennessy ; Dr. William Prazer ; Professors W. King and Rowney ; 
Dr. J. M. Purser ; Dr. Sigerson ; and Professor O'Reilly. 
In Polite Literature — Prom Rev. Dr. Hume ; Very Rev. Dr. 
Russell ; and Rev. Dr. Dickson. A Paper by the late Rev. Dr. Wills 
has also been read before the Academy. 
In Antiquities we have had Contributions from Lord Talbot de 
Malahide ; Sii' W. R. Wilde ; Mr. W. P. de Visme Kane ; Mr. G. H. 
Kinahan ; Mr. R. R. Brash ; and Mr. Eugene A. Conwell. 
In the Department of the Library, the following works have been 
executed under the direction and personal superintendence of the 
Librarian : — A Draft Catalogue of all the Publications of Societies and 
Institutions in the Library of the Academy ; a Catalogue of the Haliday 
Collection of Pamphlets in 8vo, from 1685 to 1859; the arrangement 
and (in part) cataloguing of the unbound Pamphlets in the same Collec- 
tion, commencing in 1578. The extent of these works may be judged 
from the fact that the latter series comprises about 7000 Pamphlets, 
while the former amounts to 2211 volumes, containing a total of 
21,907 Pamphlets. Each of these, with its imprint and number of 
pages, is entered in the Catalogue, which consists of eight volumes, 
folio. A volume has also been completed which shows in tabular form 
the number of Pamphlets on each special subject throughout the period 
over which the series extends. The Pamphlets now in the Academy's 
possession form a nucleus for a complete collection of literature of this 
class relating to Irish affairs down to our own time ; and the Council will 
be happy to receive and preserve any additions to it which may be pre- 
sented. 
Progress is being made in supplying deficiencies in the sets of 
publications of Institutions, and a large amount of binding of works of 
this class has been executed. 
The Council, in accordance with a recommendation of the Library 
Committee, have lately resolved to try the experiment, during the 
present Session, of keeping the Library and Reading Room open for 
readers until six o'clock, p.m., instead of till four o'clock, as heretofore. 
In the Department of Irish MSS., much valuable work has been 
done. The continuation of the Descriptive Catalogue has been pro- 
ceeded with. The Index to the Manuscripts and to 0' Curry's Catalogue 
has been finally arranged, bound in 13 volumes, folio, and placed in the 
Library, where it is found of great advantage in inquiries connected 
with our Manuscript Collections. 
The printing of the first IS'umber of the Irish Manuscripts Series 
has been completed ; and it will be issued in the present month. 
At the instance of the Librarian, the Council have commenced the 
lithographing of Irish texts, which it is hoped will be attended with 
