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chair. The Treasurer announced that the disbursements 

 for the past year had amounted to 49 I2s., leaving an un- 

 expended balance of 3 i6s. id. The annual contribution 

 from each member was again fixed at one guinea. Three 

 vacancies were reported to have arisen from the death of 

 William Seward and the resignation of Richard Molesworth 

 and Sir George Baker. There were two candidates on the 

 waiting list Gilbert Blane, M.D. (F.R.S. 1784) and John 

 Lloyd (F.R.S. 1774), each of whom was separately put to the 

 ballot and elected. Sir Joseph Banks, as usual, was con- 

 tinued as President and W. Marsden as Treasurer. 



No notable foreign visitors appeared at the Club this 

 year, nor do any names of distinction occur among those 

 of the home guests who have not already been mentioned. 

 The " Mr. Chalmers " who dined on 7th February may have 

 been George Chalmers, the antiquary, biographer, and 

 historian, chiefly remembered for his valuable " Caledonia " 

 an uncompleted work full of diligently collected material 

 regarding the antiquities of Scotland. Another guest was 

 Sir Charles Warre Malet, who had seen much active service 

 as administrator and diplomatist in India, having been 

 Resident at Poona and acting Governor at Bombay. He 

 was created baronet in 1791 and after his retirement and 

 return to England he was elected into the Royal Society 

 in 1806. 



It may be mentioned that Henry Cavendish, for the first 

 time during a quarter of a century, was this year present at 

 only forty-six dinners of the Club, having been six weeks 

 absent in February and March. 



1800. The General Meeting in the year 1800 was held on 

 loth July when the following company was present : 



Sir Joseph Banks, President 



Hon. Henry Cavendish Alexander Dairy mple 



John Symmons Thomas Astle 



F. A. Barnard Dr. P. Russell 



Major Rennell Dr. Blane 



Dr. Samuel S. Simmons Dr. Maskelyne 



George Best Alexander Aubert 



Charles Wilkins William Marsden 



