2 Annals of the Philosophical Club 



one of the Chartered Societies, established for the promoting 

 of Natural Science, or of some work of original research in 

 Natural Science. 1 



(4) The Meetings of the Club shall take place once a 

 month, on Thursdays from October to June, both inclusive, 

 except the Anniversary Meeting, which shall take place on 

 the last Monday in April. The chair shall be taken at 

 half-past five o'clock precisely and quitted at one quarter 

 past eight, each Member presiding in turn in alphabetical 

 order. It shall be the duty of the Chairman to regulate 

 and control all ballots and discussions in the Club, to 

 announce to the Meeting, previously to seven o'clock, the 

 subject of the paper to be read at the Royal Society that 

 evening, and to bring forward, or to invite members of 

 the Club to bring forward, any correspondence or scientific 

 subject worthy of consideration. Members will be expected 

 afterwards to attend the meeting of the Royal Society, 

 unless unavoidably prevented. The times of Meeting 

 shall be notified each year by a circular from the Treasurer 

 and also by a note to each Member one week before every 

 Meeting. 



The next three rules order the appointment of a Treasurer 

 and a Committee of six to advise on the general management 

 of the Club ; the former to hold office for three years, but to 

 be re-eligible for election, after an interval of one year ; of 

 the latter, three are to retire annually by seniority, but to 

 be similarly re-eligible. The election to be by ballot, at 

 each Anniversary Meeting. Besides the ordinary duties 

 of Treasurer, that officer is to keep a register of all the 

 Meetings of the Club, to make a Minute of all resolutions 

 which may be adopted, and, whenever practicable, furnish 

 the Chairman with the title of the paper to be read at the 

 Royal Society on the evening of the Meeting of the Club. 



The eighth rule fixes the annual subscription at twenty 

 shillings, to be paid to the Treasurer at the first Meeting 



1 Unless we interpret the term Natural Science in an unusually wide 

 sense (which evidently was the case), this part of the rule would exclude 

 Fellows distinguished in ' Pure Mathematics.' 



