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exceedings on Tavern bills." It was further resolved that 

 an additional contribution of one guinea each should be 

 collected from the members. 



The death of Dr. Warren was announced, making a vacancy 

 in the membership of the Club. The list of candidates, 

 four in number, having been read, the names were severally 

 put to the ballot, and they were all declared not elected. 



It was resolved that a Rule of the Club should be enforced 

 by which a Member who introduces a visitor is required 

 to write down the name of such visitor at the time of intro- 

 duction. 



The dearth of foreign visitors continued through the 

 present year, nor do any names of special note appear among 

 the English guests. Lord Dundonald, invited by Sir Joseph 

 Banks, was the ninth earl. After serving in the army and 

 navy, he succeeded to the earldom in 1778, but being unfor- 

 tunate in his attempts to turn chemistry to practical pur- 

 poses, came to be in greatly reduced circumstances. He 

 lived till 1831 when he was succeeded in the title by his son, 

 the tenth earl and famous admiral. Other guests were 

 Earl Spencer and Mr. Hatchett, who were soon to become 

 members of the Club ; Captain Salisbury, Dr. Pulteney, 

 the botanist, Daniel Lysons and Captain Symes. Matthew 

 Boulton was once more a visitor, introduced by Henry 

 Cavendish, and Captain Riou likewise reappeared. 



1798. At the Anniversary of 1798, held on 5th July, when 

 the President and twelve other members were present, 

 the Treasurer stated that his disbursements had come to 

 37 i6s. 3d., leaving a balance of 10 75. id. in his hands. 

 The subscription for the ensuing year was fixed at a guinea. 

 A vacancy which had remained over from last year was 

 filled by the election of Charles Wilkins. This new member, 

 proposed by Major Rennell, had been elected into the Royal 

 Society ten years before. He was specially noted for his 

 acquaintance with oriental languages. He was the first 

 European to study Sanscrit inscriptions, and he published 

 translations from the Sanscrit. He was knighted in 1833. 



Among the foreign visitors this year was a Danish student 



