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this year admitted into the Royal Society ; and Thomas 

 Bell, Professor of Zoology at King's College, London, who 

 had become F.R.S. in 1828, was in 1848 elected one of the 

 Society's Secretaries, and a few years later was chosen 

 President of the Linnean Society. 



The visitors from previous years included Sir Edward 

 Parry, Captain James Ross, W. D. Conybeare, Sir Thomas 

 M. Brisbane, Sir C. Wheatstone, J. E. Gray, and A. Ure. 



1838. The Anniversary in 1838, held on July 5th, was 

 attended by sixteen members, Sir John T. Stanley being 

 chairman. This meeting, which normally should have taken 

 place on June 28th, had been postponed for a week, as 

 on that day the Coronation of Queen Victoria was celebrated. 



The working expenses of the year just concluded were 

 reported to have amounted to 113 8s. 6d., leaving a balance 

 of 3 os. 3d. in the Treasurer's hands. The contribution 

 for the year was fixed at two pounds. 



No vacancy had occurred from death or from non-atten- 

 dance, but Lord Macclesfield wrote that he was compelled 

 by increasing infirmities to resign his place in the Club, 

 which he did with deep regret, stating at the same time " in 

 strong terms the pleasure he had experienced in his inter- 

 course with the Members upon every occasion of meeting 

 them." One vacancy was thus caused, which on a show 

 of hands was at once filled by the re-election of Sir John 

 F. W. Herschel, now returned laden with the splendid 

 fruits of his six memorable years spent in astronomical 

 observation at the Cape of Good Hope. 



The arrangement for monthly dinners during the vacation, 

 which had been in operation for some years, was, on the 

 motion of Thomas Murdoch, continued. 



The Duke of Sussex was again unanimously re-elected 

 President of the Club, and Mr. Joseph Smith, Treasurer. 

 But the Duke for five years had been unable to attend any 

 of the meetings of the Club owing to the state of his health, 

 and he felt compelled this year to resign the Presidentship 

 of the Royal Society, which carried with it the Chairmanship 

 of the Club. He retired on the following St. Andrew's 



