ioo Presidentship of the Earl of Morton 1768 



the total expenditure for the past year had been g 55. 3d., 

 of which sum 7 8s. 6d. was owing to deficiencies, and that 

 a balance of 2 75. id. remained in his hands. 



The Treasurer further reported that Lord Cadogan, 

 Thomas Wood and Philip Miller had not attended the Club 

 meetings since the last audit. These members were accord- 

 ingly declared to have forfeited their seats from non-attend- 

 ance. To fill their places a ballot was taken and Henry 

 Boult Cay, Dr. Richard Warren and Dr. Richard Jebb were 

 elected. 



Mr. Cay, Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, has been 

 already mentioned as a guest on July 25th 1765. He was 

 a barrister of the Middle Temple. His name does not appear 

 in the List of Fellows of the Royal Society. It would appear 

 therefore that the Club did not yet consider the title of F.R.S. 

 to be indispensable in any candidate for its membership. 



Richard Warren, M.D., was a Fellow of Jesus College, 

 Cambridge, who rose to eminence as a physician in London. 

 He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1764. 



Richard Jebb, M.D., was at the date of his election 

 physician to St. George's Hospital. He became prominent 

 in the medical profession and was created a baronet in 

 1778. His connection with the Club, however, was brief 

 and inglorious, for at the Anniversary in 1770 he was declared 

 to have vacated his membership by non-attendance. He 

 had been elected into the Royal Society in 1765. 



The Minute of the Anniversary Meeting concludes thus 

 " The Earl of Morton, continued President ; J. Colebrooke, 

 Treasurer with thanks." At the end of this Minute the 

 Treasurer subsequently inserted the following addition : 



" The Society having the misfortune to lose the Earl of Morton, 

 their President, James West, Esq re , being chose President of the 

 Royal Society, was this ist of December 1768 elected a Member 

 and President of this Society, in the Room of the Earl of Morton ; 

 The Presidentship between the Death of the Earl of Morton and the 

 Election of Mr. West, was supplyed by James Burrow Esq re ." 



Mr. West accordingly took the Chair on 8th December. 

 Mr. Burrow, as one of the original members of the Club 



