1822 Major Colby; H. Holland; Sir T. Lawrence 277 



through the intricate water-ways of Arctic America to receive 

 promotion for his services, and to be elected into the Royal 

 Society ; and Lieutenant Back, present at the same dinner, 

 who had accompanied Franklin in his recent expedition in 

 North America, and was yet to win renown by his own 

 independent explorations in the Arctic regions. William 

 Scoresby, too, was once more a visitor at the Club's table. 

 Another name connected with the Navy may here be in- 

 cluded, that of Sir Robert Seppings, the naval architect, 

 who dined on May i6th. He had done so much to improve 

 the construction of ships that at this time he was Surveyor 

 of the navy. He was elected into the Royal Society in 

 1814, received the award of the Copley Medal in 1818, and 

 was knighted in 1819. 



The Army was well represented in Major Colby, the able 

 officer of engineers, now at the head of the Ordnance Survey. 

 General Phipps was the guest of Sir Humphry Davy on 

 November lyth. Colonel Drinkwater, who dined on April 

 i8th, was probably the graphic historian of the siege of 

 Gibraltar, through which he had himself served. He had 

 now retired from active service, but held the office of Comp- 

 troller of army accounts. He lived to be an octogenarian 

 and died in 1844. 



With such men in the Club as Sir Everard Home and Sir 

 Gilbert Blane the medical profession was sure to be looked 

 after in the matter of invitations. Among the visitors from 

 that profession this year were Sir Henry Halford, a physician 

 of eminence who attended George IV. and in later years 

 William IV. and Queen Victoria, Dr. Henry Holland, not 

 infrequently a visitor, and Dr. Marcet, who dined on May 

 2nd. 



The election of Francis Chantrey into the Club showed an 

 appreciation of art as well as of the personal attraction 

 of the artist. The President invited Sir Thomas Lawrence, 

 the President of the Royal Academy, on March 7th. 



The political world always furnished a relay of guests 

 to the Club. One of the most prominent politicians this 

 year was Lord Holland, nephew of Charles James Fox, 



