1828 Davies Gilbert; Edward Sabine 293 



received the books, papers and cash-balance belonging to 

 the Club from the executors of the late Treasurer, as far 

 as they had been up till that time ascertained. It appeared 

 that the expenses since the previous anniversary amounted 

 to 70 95. 6d. and the balance in hand was estimated to 

 amount to 90 i8s. 4d., subject to the deduction of any 

 payments which the executors might discover to have been 

 made by Mr. Moore. To meet the expenditure for the ensuing 

 year a contribution of two pounds was levied on each 

 of the members, who numbered forty-five. 



The death of the Bishop of Carlisle was announced, in 

 addition to that of the late Treasurer. The questions of 

 non-attendance and non-payment of arrears of contributions 

 were again considered. Only in one case did the meeting 

 resolve to strike off the name of the defaulter from the 

 list of members, and in regard to two members one of whom 

 had died and the other had been declared to be no longer 

 a member, their arrears were ordered to be omitted from 

 next year's statement of the credits of the Club. 



There were five vacancies in the membership which were 

 filled by ballot and the following persons were declared to 

 be duly elected : Captain James Beaufort, R.N., William 

 Haseldine Pepys, Joseph Sabine, Thomas Phillipps and 

 Joseph Smith. 



The resolution of the anniversary of 1824 that " the 

 list of the members be annually printed " was rescinded 

 by ballot. 



A recess of the Club in the present year from August 

 ist to October ist was put to the ballot and declared in 

 the affirmative. 



Mr. Davies Gilbert was elected President, and Captain 

 Edward Sabine Treasurer of the Club, for the ensuing year. 



Of the new members now elected a few words may be 

 said here. Captain Beaufort, of whom some particulars have 

 already been stated (p. 286), was elected into the Royal 

 Society in 1814. W. H. Pepys, who became F.R.S. in 1808 

 and had often dined with the Club as a guest, has also 

 been already mentioned (p. 235). Joseph Sabine, brother of 



