334 Presidentship of Marquess of Northampton 1842 



of ' Mr. Smith ' over by night, and popped them into a 

 British steam-packet. Even in this act the Consul was 

 the geologist, for he passed off the ex-King as his uncle 

 William Smith, the father of English Geology ! " l 



The guest invited by J. L. Guillemard on February nth 

 was probably John Edward Trelawny, best remembered for 

 his relations with Shelley and Byron in Italy. He was 

 at Leghorn when Shelley was drowned, and he has secured 

 a lasting place in the hearts of all lovers of the poet from 

 the pious care with which he prepared Shelley's tomb in 

 the Protestant cemetery at Rome. 



Sir Edward Cust, introduced by the President on March 

 i8th, had fought in most of the battles in the Peninsula 

 and had thereafter entered the House of Commons. In 

 later years he published his " Annals of the Wars of the 

 Eighteenth and Nineteenth centuries." 



1842. In 1842 the Anniversary took place on June i6th, 

 and was attended by twenty-four members, with Sir Alex- 

 ander Johnston presiding. 2 



During the past year the expenses had amounted to 

 86 135. 6d., and there remained in the Treasurer's hands 

 a balance of 45 33. 5d. The contribution for the coming 

 year was fixed at two pounds. 



The death of Sir Francis Chantrey and A. B. Lambert 

 was reported. The two vacancies thus arising were filled 

 by the election by ballot of Edward Hawkins and Sir George 

 Rose. 



As Captain W. H. Smyth was now about to reside again 

 in London his name was ordered to be placed on the ex 

 officio list. 



It was moved, seconded, and carried, " that in future a 

 dessert be put upon the table after dinner." It was further 



1 Life of Murchison, vol. i. p. 215. 



2 The proper day should have been the 23rd, but as the British Asso- 

 ciation meeting at Manchester had been arranged for that week, it 

 appeared to the President and a few other members at the meeting of 

 the Club on May i2th that it would be convenient to make the Anni- 

 versary a week earlier. Accordingly notices of the change of date were 

 at once sent to the members. 



