1805 An Anniversary Meeting z 1 9 



students of the history of the globe, was again brought to 

 the Club by his friend Maskelyne on September I3th, when 

 Maskelyne himself took the, chair, supported by Henry 

 Cavendish, Everard Home, Alexander Aubert, and Charles 

 Hatchett. 



1805. The Annual General Meeting in 1805 was held on 

 nth July and the following company was then present : 



Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. President 



Samuel Lysons Alexander Dalrymple 



John Symmons Nevil Maskelyne D.D. 



Frederick Barnard Hon. Henry Cavendish 



John Towneley John Walker 



Dr. S. F. Simmons Charles Hatchett 



Major Rennell Everard Home 



William Parsons Charles Wilkins 



Dr. Gilbert Blane William Marsden 



Dr. John Hunter Matthew Raper, Treasurer 



The new Treasurer made his first financial statement 

 which showed that the disbursements to complete payment 

 of tavern bills amounted to 38 los. 3d. and that the Fund 

 had to meet a deficiency of 20 us. 2d. To clear off this 

 debt and to provide for the expenses of the ensuing year a 

 call on the members was made for one guinea. An examina- 

 tion of the Dinner-registers shows that during the year 

 since the last anniversary the number of persons who dined 

 at the Club was 711, and that of these 68 were visitors and 

 643 members. 



The death of Dr. Patrick Russell, Sir George Shuckburgh 

 Evelyn and Charles Towneley was announced. As three 

 places were left unfilled at the preceding election, the total 

 number of vacancies now existing amounted to six. There 

 were four candidates on the list. Their names being put 

 separately to the ballot, they were all elected, namely 

 Henry Penruddock Wyndham (F.R.S. 1783), Colonel Roger 

 Elliot Roberts (F.R.S. 1801), Edward Adolphus, eleventh 

 Duke of Somerset (F.R.S. 1797), and David Pitcairn, M.D. 

 (F.R.S. 1782). 



The visitor most interesting this year to the members 



