1 874-5 ^ & Burdon Sanderson; Sir Wm. Thomson 41 3 



in 1867, in 1883 ne received a Royal Medal, and he thrice gave 

 the Croonian Lecture to the Society. 



Sir William Thomson's career since the first time he came 

 to the Club in 1832 had been one of brilliant success as an 

 intrepid explorer in physics and as an ingenious discoverer 

 of the means of applying the results of physical research 

 to practical uses. Thus he had studied and solved the pro- 

 blem of the transmission of electric currents through cables 

 submerged on the ocean-floor. It was in 1866 under his own 

 personal supervision that a cable was successfully laid across 

 the Atlantic connecting Britain with the United States. 

 For this important service to international civilisation he 

 was knighted by Queen Victoria. He was now regarded 

 as one of the most original and prolific leaders of science in 

 the country. As far back as 1851 he had been elected 

 F.R.S. In 1856 he received from the Royal Society the 

 award of one of its Royal Medals. He had presided over 

 the British Association at its third meeting at Edinburgh in 

 1871. At the time of his joining the Club there were still 

 some thirty years of continued mental activity before 

 him. 



1875. At the Anniversary Meeting on 24th June 1875 

 the following company were present : 



Dr. J. Hooker, President, in the Chair 

 Warren De la Rue Sir John Dalrymple Hay 



J. P. Gassiot James Fergusson 



E. W. Cooke Captain A. Noble 



F. J. Bramwell F. A. Abel 



John Percy Dr. William Sharpey 



John Evans John Marshall 



Dr. George Owen Rees Admiral Richards 



Dr. A. Farre Captain F. J. O. Evans 



H. Wollaston Blake Professor Henry J. S. Smith 



Charles Brooke Nevil Story Maskelyne 



Captain Galton, Treasurer Dr. W. Odling 



Dr. Sibson, Treasurer 



From the financial statement submitted by the Treasurers 

 it appeared that their expenditure during the past year had 

 been 169 95. id. and had exceeded the income by the sum 



