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one is surprised to come upon an entry that revives the 

 memory of Josiah Colebrooke. On January loth it is 

 recorded that " the menu included Hashed Venison from 

 a Haunch presented to the Club by Professor John 

 Marshall." There is no mention, however, of any bumpers 

 of claret having been quaffed to the health of the donor. 

 At the next meeting " a conversation took place as to a 

 proposal for amalgamation with the Philosophical Club," 

 and this subject continues to be noted as one of the topics 

 discussed at the meetings. 



The death was announced of J. F. Bateman, Warren 

 De la Rue, and Dr. John Percy. 



Letters of resignation had been received from Professor 

 Moseley, Professor Humphry, and Sir J. H. Lefroy. The 

 last named being a Supernumerary member, his resignation 

 did not affect the Ordinary membership. There were con- 

 sequently five vacancies, which were duly filled by the 

 election of Captain Abney, Professor William Grylls Adams, 

 Commander E. W. Creak, Alfred Bray Kempe, and Admiral 

 Sir Erasmus Ommanney. 



It was arranged to have twelve dinners distributed as 

 in the last few years, except that there was to be no dinner 

 in November but two in December. 



Of the five new members three survive. Captain William 

 de Wiveleslie Abney was for many years a member of the 

 official staff of the Science and Art Department, afterwards 

 named the Board of Education, of which he became the 

 principal Assistant Secretary. He has been President of 

 the Royal Astronomical and of the Physical Society. He 

 is a high authority on photography and has given much 

 attention to colour vision. He is a Knight Commander of 

 the Bath. He became F.R.S. in 1876. 



Alfred Bray Kempe is a Master of Arts of Trinity College, 

 Cambridge, where he showed eminence in mathematics, to 

 which science in his leisure hours he still devotes his attention. 

 He is now a bencher of the Inner Temple and Chancellor 

 of the Dioceses of London, Southwell, St. Albans, and 

 Chelmsford. He has been the Treasurer and a Vice-Presi- 



