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stated that the expenditure for the past year, including the 

 cost of the Anniversary dinner of 1858, amounted to 126 

 i6s. gd. and that a balance of 3 I2s. 4d. remained against 

 the Club. The subscription for the ensuing year was fixed 

 at two guineas. The number of dinners since the last 

 Anniversary was 25, the total attendance was 309, of whom 

 49 were visitors. The average number of persons at each 

 dinner was 12 -36. 



It was reported that three members had not been present 

 at any meeting during the past year, only one of whom had 

 explained the cause of his non-attendance. But as the other 

 two were retired presidents, the members could not bring 

 themselves to pass a sentence of " discontinuance " or " non- 

 election " against them. There was only one vacancy and 

 that was at once filled by the unanimous re-election of 

 Lord Lyttelton (pp. 341, 376), whose name was proposed 

 by Sir John Rennie and seconded by Admiral Smyth. 



Sir Benjamin Brodie was formally elected President for 

 the ensuing year and Dr. Percy and Dr. Bence Jones were 

 continued as joint Treasurers. 



1860. The Anniversary meeting in 1860 was held on 

 July 5th, and the following was the attendance : 



Sir Roderick Impey Murchison in the Chair 

 Lord Lyttelton Thomas Graham 



Dr. Roget Dr. William Sharpey 



Dr. Holland Thomas Webster 



John Dickinson Dr. Arthur Farre 



Charles Wheatstone William Fergusson 



J. J. Sylvester Charles Brooke 



Charles Daubeny General William Monteith 



Sir James C. Ross Rev. John Barlow 



John P. Gassiot Dr. Bence Jones, Treasurer 



Dr. John Percy, Treasurer 



From the statement presented by the Treasurers it 

 appeared that the total expenditure during the past year 

 amounted to 164 55. iod., and that a balance against the 

 Club remained to the amount of 50 is. iod. The sub- 

 scription for the ensuing year was fixed at three pounds. 

 The only absentee was a former President, who for two 



