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before been appointed to the chair of Experimental Physics 

 at King's College, London, and he was in the following 

 January elected into the Royal Society, but he had not yet 

 entered upon those electrical investigations by which he so 

 greatly improved telegraphy and with which his name is more 

 especially associated. Professor Phillips who was the guest 

 of Dr. Roget on May 28th was probably John Phillips, 

 the nephew of William Smith, the Father of Stratigraphical 

 Geology. At this time he was Keeper of the York Museum. 

 For more than a quarter of a century as Assistant Secretary 

 of the British Association, he was one of the best known 

 and most genial of the men of science of his time. He 

 had been elected into the Royal Society in 1834. He did 

 good service to the advance of his favourite science by his 

 writings and by his teaching, first at Trinity College, Dublin, 

 and afterwards as occupant of the Chair of Geology in the 

 University of Oxford. " Professor Christie " may be assumed 

 to have been Samuel Hunter Christie, who was second 

 wrangler in 1805 and was appointed professor of mathematics 

 at Woolwich Academy. He became F.R.S. in 1826. 



Captain Beaufort, the able hydrographer of the Admiralty, 

 again invited to the Club on I4th May Dr. Robinson of 

 Trinity College, Dublin, who, besides being an eminent 

 astronomer, was well versed in the meteorological studies 

 which naval men know so well how to appreciate. 



Among the visitors from former years who now appeared 

 again was Sir John Franklin, who had been knighted in 

 1829. He had been employed for some years in command 

 of the Rainbow frigate on the coast of Greece. He dined 

 on January 29th and December loth as the guest of John 

 L. Guillemard. Dr. Whewell also came again on March 

 igth on the invitation of Murchison, who likewise had Sir 

 John Rennie as his guest- 



Among the foreign visitors were Signer Orsi, M. Caillaud, 

 Professor von Raumer, Professor Plucker, and Count Revedin. 



1836. In the year 1836 the Anniversary, held on 23rd 

 June, was attended by twenty-eight members, Mr. Davies 

 Gilbert being in the chair. 



