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recommendation : that after the words ' objects of gohl have been,' bo 
introduced, ' removed from the green velvet on which they had been 
placed some years ago by the Committee of Antiquities, to cases lined 
by morone coloured cotton plush.' " 
The Eesolution was carried. 
J. J. Digges La Touche, Esq., proposed, and Eev. T. O'Mahony 
seconded the following Resolution : — 
" That that portion of the Eeport referring to the future publications 
of Irish MSS. by the Academy, after the manner of the Leabhar na 
h-TJidhri, be referred back to the Council for further consideration, as 
to the advisability of accompanying such publications with English 
translations." 
The Resolution was adopted. 
Samuel Ferguson, LL.D., proposed, and W. J. O'Donnavan, LL. D., 
seconded the following vote of thanks to Mr. "W. H. Hardinge, for the 
manner in which he had filled the office of Treasurer : — 
''That the Academy receives the resignation of Mr. Hardinge, as 
Treasurer, with much regret, and desires to record its sense of his 
valuable services in that office, and to offer him its cordial thanks 
and good wishes on his retirement." 
The following recommendation of the Council of March 6, 1871, 
was adopted : — 
That the following allocations be made from the Eund for Pro- 
moting Scientific Researches. 
" I. Gr. J. Stoney, M. A., £50 'Eor researches on the interrupted 
spectra of Gases.' 
" II. R. S. Rail, M. A., £6 (additional) ' Eor experiments on 
Vortex Rings.' 
" III. Henry Hennessy, E. R. S., £20 (additional) ' Eor experi- 
ments on the friction of Fluids in contact with Solids.' 
''lY. Thiselton Dyer, Esq., £29 'For Researches on Vegetable 
Physiology.' " 
The following President, Council, and Officers, were elected for 
the years 1870-71. 
Peesident. 
Rev. J. H. Jellett, R. D. 
Council. 
Committee of Science. 
W. K. Sullivan, Ph. D. 
Henry Hennessy, F. R. S. 
A. Searle Hart, LL. D. 
