MEMBERSHIP. 549 



Honorary Associates. 

 By the Charter of 1834 the Society has power to elect 

 as Honorary Associates, not exceeding twenty in number, 

 persons resident abroad not subjects of Her Majesty who 

 may have been benefactors to the Society, or who are 

 distinguished for their skill in art or science. The follow- 

 ing have been elected : 



In 1836, His Highness the Prince Esterhazy of Hungary ; the Due 

 Decazes, Peer of France, President of the Council of Agriculture ; the Baron 

 de Sylvestre, Member of the Institute, Perpetual Secretary of the Royal and 

 Central Society of Agriculture, Paris ; Michel von Blandon, St Petersburgh, 

 a Russian gentleman who had been remarkable for introducing extensive 

 agricultural improvements on his own estate, and for being thoroughly ac- 

 quainted with the ngriculture and horticulture of Russia ; Emanuel de Fellen- 

 berg of Hofwyl, Switzerland. 



In 1839, Andrew Stephenson, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni- 

 potentiary at London, from the United States of America. 



In 1856, His Majesty Napoleon HI., Emperor of the French. 

 {All the above gentlemen are dead.) 



In 1874, Ferdinand August Dahl, Aas, Christiana ; and Christain Hoist, 

 Norwegian Court Paymaster. 



Members. 

 In 1787 the membership of the Society numbered 160; 

 in 1799 it was 500; in 1803 it was 750 ; in 1807 it was 

 925 ; in 1816 it was 1109 ; in 1820 it was 1212 ; in 1824 it 

 was 1461 ; in 1829 it was 1719 ; in 1833 it was 1855 I i" 

 1853 it was 2858 ; in 1863 it was 3910 ; in 1873 it was 

 4205 ; in 1875 it was 4618 ; now (1879), as already .stated, 

 it is above 4900. The number of members admitted since 

 the foundation is 1 1,477 \ ^^^d the following table shows the 

 half-yearly admissions of members since the institution of 

 the Society : 



1784 — Original Members 128 1791 — January 11 10 



1785 — During the year 8 July 8 10— 20 



1786— January 10 5 1792— January 10 16 



July 24 12— 17 June29 15—31 



1787— January 9 17 1793— January 8 30 



July 27 14— 31 June i 15— 45 



1788— January 8 9 1794— January 14 13 



July 25 7— 16 June27 7— 20 



1789 — January 13 12 1795— January 13 9 



August 1 23 — 35 June22 17— 26 



1790 — ^Januaiy 12 7 1796— January 13 18 



July9 8— 15 July 4 19— 37 



