zoo Presidentship of Sir Joseph Banks 1794 



Earl Spencer, Matthew Boult on, James Watt, John Playfair, 

 Captain Bligh, Lord Frederick Campbell, Don Carlos Frujo, 

 and Joseph Mendoza y Rios were among the visitors. The 

 last-named guest was a Spaniard who wrote some works 

 on astronomy. This year the Royal Society elected him a 

 Fellow and he continued to reside in England. 



1794. The Anniversary Meeting for 1794, held on I7th July, 

 was attended by fourteen members, and the President took 

 the chair. The Treasurer reported that his disbursements 

 amounted to 54 55. 4d. and that a balance of 17 43. 4d. 

 remained in his hands. The Fund for the expenses of the 

 ensuing year was provided by a call of one guinea from each 

 member. The number of members and guests who had 

 dined since last Anniversary was 601. 



There were no vacancies in the membership. The Trea- 

 surer, however, stated that Sir Charles Blagden had intimated 

 to him that, with the approbation of the Club, he proposed 

 to resign his situation as an elected member and retain 

 the ex officio membership to which the Secretaryship of the 

 Royal Society entitled him. This proposal was accepted 

 with thanks. Whereupon the President observed that the 

 circumstances attending his seat as an elected member being 

 similar to those of Sir Charles Blagden, he also desired to 

 resign it. This proposal being also accepted, two vacancies 

 arose. These were at once filled up by ballot at the same 

 meeting, and the Hon. Robert Fulke Greville and Bryan 

 Edwards were elected. These new members had become 

 Fellows of the Royal Society only a few weeks before, 

 the former on 3rd April and the latter on 22nd May. 



Bryan Edwards was a Jamaica merchant who while living 

 in the colony took a prominent part in the business of the 

 local Assembly. When he settled in England he entered 

 Parliament as member for Grampound. He wrote a 

 History of the British Colonies in the West Indies and 

 other works. 



There were hardly any foreign visitors this year. One 

 of the names recorded is that of " M. de Saussure," invited 

 by the President. The owner of this much respected name 



