1760 Election of Henry Cavendish 71 



1760. The Annual General Meeting held on July 315! 1760 

 was attended by the following members : 



James Burrow, in the Chair. 

 Samuel Clarke Dr. William Watson 



Dr. Gowin Knight Philip Miller 



Dr. Nich. Munckley Daniel Wray 



Rev. Dr. Birch Rev. J. Cooksey 



Peter Davall Dr. Mark Akenside 



William Hall J. Colebrooke. Treasurer. 



Revd. Dr. Bradley, and Dr. Alexander Russell, visitors. 



The Treasurer stated that the ordinary expenses had 

 amounted to i 145. and that 3 us. had been paid for 

 deficiencies in attendance, leaving a balance of ,8 45. Qd. 

 His register of the dinners shows that the total number of 

 those who had dined since the last Anniversary was 682, 

 of whom 533 were members and 149 visitors. 



It was announced that since the last Anniversary Isaac 

 Hawkins Browne, Paul Whichcote and Charles Stanhope had 

 died, and further, that Dr. John Kidby wished to resign his 

 membership. Three new members were thereupon elected 

 by ballot : Samuel Wegg, who became F.R.S. in 1753, 

 Matthew Raper, F.R.S. in 1754, and the Honourable Henry 

 Cavendish, who had been elected into the Royal Society 

 on ist May preceding. 



At the same meeting it was determined that henceforth 

 the occurrence of three negatives should exclude anyone put 

 to the ballot. 



As the election of Henry Cavendish was one of the most 

 memorable incidents in the history of the Club, some account 

 of this remarkable personage may be appropriately given in 

 this place. Grandson of the second Duke of Devonshire and 

 son of Lord Charles Cavendish, an active member of the Club, 

 he would in any case have been sure of a friendly welcome 

 from the other members, but he was known to share his 

 father's scientific pursuits, and gave promise that he would 

 make his mark in any lines of investigation which he might 

 undertake. Few however could at this time have surmised 

 that the shy, reserved and modest new-comer among the 



