420 Presidentship of Sir Joseph Hooker 1877-8 



of the fight in the battle of Navarino. Long afterwards 

 he received from King George of Greece the Cross of Grand 

 Commander of the Order of the Saviour in commemoration 

 of his services in the cause of Greek freedom. Among his 

 varied experiences in the Navy he was second in command 

 in the expedition sent under Captain Austin in 1850 to search 

 for Sir John Franklin, and he was the first to find traces of 

 the missing ships. He was knighted after this Arctic work. 

 He became rear-admiral in 1864 and F.R.S. in 1868. When 

 he retired from active service he took much interest in the 

 societies and institutions with which he was connected, 

 particularly the Royal and Geographical and the British 

 Association. 



In accordance with the recent practice a special meeting 

 was summoned for I3th December this year to elect a 

 President. It was attended by fifteen members. Sir 

 Joseph Hooker presided and was of course unanimously 

 re-elected President. 



1878. On 27th June 1878 the Club held its annual general 

 Meeting, which was attended by nineteen members, the 

 chair being taken by the senior Treasurer, Dr. William 

 Sharpey. The financial statement for the past year sub- 

 mitted by the Treasurers showed the expenditure to have 

 been 99 2s. lod. and that a balance of 19 8s. 4d. remained 

 in hand. The contribution for the following year was again 

 fixed at 2 2s. The absentees in the course of the preceding 

 year numbered no fewer than eleven and included some of 

 the most distinguished members of the Club. The subject was 

 too serious to be fully discussed at the Anniversary Meeting, 

 but the following resolution was passed : ' That in conse- 

 quence of the unusual number of members who have not 

 attended any meeting of the Club since the last Anniversary 

 this Anniversary Meeting be adjourned to the I4th of Novem- 

 ber next for the purpose of considering the question of 

 vacancies caused by the operation of Rule VI., viz. ' Any 

 Member who has not attended the Club at least once between 

 and exclusive of the two Anniversary Meetings, shall no 

 longer be considered as a Member/ " 



