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Lieut. -Colonel Alexander Strange joined the Madras Light 

 Cavalry in 1834 and spent much time in India, where he 

 took part in the Trigonometrical Survey of the country. 

 Returning to England in 1861 he was appointed inspector 

 of the scientific instruments to be used in India. In 1864 

 he was elected into the Royal Society. 



1870. On 23rd June 1870 the Anniversary Meeting of the 

 Club was held, when the following company were present : 



Sir Roderick Murchison, Bart., K.C.B., in the Chair 



Sir William Armstrong Sir Henry Holland 



Sir Rowland Hill Sir Charles Wheatstone 



Sir William Fairbairn E. W. Cooke 



Thomas Webster J. F. Bateman 



Dr. John Percy Dr. William Sharpey 



William Bowman Sir William Fergusson 



J. P. Gassiot Sir John Rennie 



Warren De la Rue Colonel Smythe 



Frederick Augustus Abel James Fergusson 



Dr. William Odling Dr. W. A. Miller 



Francis Galton T. A. Hirst 



Captain Galton and Dr. Sibson, Treasurers 



The Treasurers submitted a financial statement according 

 to which the expenses of the past year had amounted to 

 118 6s., leaving an available balance in hand of 17 8s. 

 There had been 21 dinners in the course of the year. They 

 were attended by 359 diners, whereof 86 were visitors, the 

 average at each dinner being 17. 



Sir William Fairbairn having reached the age of eighty 

 years was elected an Honorary Member. 



The death of Thomas Graham was announced. By this 

 death and the transference of Sir William Fairbairn to 

 be Honorary Member two vacancies were caused. Out of 

 seven candidates proposed John Gwyn Jeffreys was elected. 

 General Sabine was again formally elected President, and 

 Captain Galton and Dr. Sibson, Treasurers. 



The new member John Gwyn Jeffreys was a zoologist 

 whose Manual of British Conchology became a standard 

 work. He was not merely a collector and museum student, 

 but undertook many dredging voyages over the seas of 



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