RECORD OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY 



,1 hv {lie Society, in May, 1859, and by the following July ,2,500 had 



Bribed By tlu- end of 1864, the amount of <5,000 had been reached, 



and B the fund consisted of ,6,052 17s. 8d. New 3 per cent. 



Amur 



t'ntil 1884 the amount remained stationary at a little under ^6,500, but 

 legacies from the late Sir AY. Siemens, of ,1,000, and from Mr. Bentham, of 

 about ,500, gave it a sensible help. 



In November, 1885, however, a noble offer was made by Sir William 



praidfl Lord) Armstrong, to present a sum of about 6,500 to the fund 



on the understanding that an equal sum should be raised by subscription, 



and further that the fund might be used in cases of urgent necessity for the 



-ion of the tees of Fellows. 



Although bv the beginning of 1887 it was not found possible to raise 



more than about X'4,200 by subscription, Lord Armstrong, in February, 1887, 



munificently increased his contribution to ,7,800, so that in all *12,000 



added to the fund. Since that date about <800 more have accrued 



from bequests from Mr. H. B. Brady and others, and from donations. The 



inent invented capital of the fund now consists of 



. ( >0() London and North- Western Railway 4 per cent. Guaranteed 



Stock ; 

 LSI 2t. 1W., Great Northern Railway 3 per cent. Debenture Stock ; 



and 

 .'HO South-Eastern Railway 5 per cent. Debenture Stock; 



producing an income of about <670. 



The administration of the fund is entrusted to a committee consisting 

 i members, of whom two retire annually, and applications for grants are 

 through the Presidents of chartered and incorporated scientific societies, 

 under regulations which will be found in the * Year-book'. 



No. 21. THE SORBY RESEARCH FUND. 



The late Dr. H. C. Sorby, F.R.S., who died in 1908, by his will bequeathed 



of r ]:>.()()() to the Society, to be held in trust for the establishment 



.--hip or Fellowship for original scientific research; the object 



the discovery of new facts, rather than the teaching of 



known. The testator directed that the Fellowship should be 



! with tlu Cniversity of Sheffield so long as, in the opinion of 



the Council of the Royal Society, the University is efficiently equipped in 



"1 I'pliai.ci's. If such efficient equipment is lacking then the 



(ministered in such manner as the Council shall think best 



for the promotion of original research. 



T1 "' ^ 1 "' 1 '"- r tl'- administration of the fund, and the rules made 

 mder in accordance with the directions of the testator, provide that 



