1762 Henry Ellis ; Dr. Alexander Russell 79 



famous engineer, then in the prime of his vigour, was a few 

 years afterwards elected a member of the Club. 



Governor Henry Ellis, who dined on June nth, had made 

 his reputation by taking part, as hydrographer, surveyor and 

 mineralogist, in an expedition sent out in 1746 to search 

 for a north-west passage. The expedition definitely ascer- 

 tained that no such passage existed from Hudson's Bay. 

 For his share in the work he was elected into the Royal 

 Society in 1749. In later years he received the appointment 

 of Governor of Georgia and thereafter of Nova Scotia. He 

 died at Naples in 1806. 



1762. The Annual General Meeting on 2Qth July was 

 again thinly attended, there being only fourteen members 

 present. James Burrow presided. The death was announced 

 of Sir James Creed and James Postlethwaite. Three mem- 

 bers desired to resign their places in the Club Samuel Dyer 

 on account of his absence abroad on public service, Dr. 

 Feake by reason of his feeble health, and the Bishop of 

 St. David's (Dr. Samuel Squire), because of the many claims 

 of his See, while other three members, Dr. Akenside, 

 Robert More and Taylor White had not attended any 

 meeting during the previous twelve months. The Club 

 resolved to declare six places vacant, Samuel Dyer, Dr. 

 Feake and the Bishop being retained as members. As the 

 result of a ballot there were elected, Dr. Alexander Russell, 

 John Hadley, M.D., Rev. Lewis Crusius, D.D., Rev. Samuel 

 Chandler, D.D., Earl Verney and Dr. Jean Louis Petit. 



The Treasurer stated that the expenses had amounted 

 to 6 i8s., of which 6 55. 6d. were owing to payments for 

 deficiencies in dinner attendances. 



A few biographical facts may be given here about the 

 new members. Dr. Russell, after completing his medical 

 education at Edinburgh and Glasgow, went to Aleppo in 

 1740 as physician to an English factory, and there learnt 

 to speak Arabic, which gave him much influence with the 

 native population. He published in 1756 a volume on the 

 Natural History of Aleppo a work of great merit. The 

 same year he was elected F.R.S. He did not long enjoy 



