iv Address of Mr J. W. Clark, President, 



Rev. H. Robinson 22 . J. Henslow 24 . 



*W. Whewell 23 . 



It is interesting to remark that the thirty-three persons who 

 signed the above notice differed widely in their pursuits and 

 opinions, and were drawn from eleven Colleges. Among them 

 are six Heads, six Professors, (of Mineralogy, Geology, Chemistry, 

 Medicine, Greek and Arabic), and eleven tutors, or assistant- 

 tutors 25 . It is clear, therefore, that from the first there was nothing 

 sectarian about the Society ; it represented no clique ; its sup- 

 porters were not distinguished by any singularity of dress, de- 

 meanour, or speech ; they merely recognised the need of extending 

 the studies of the University in a scientific direction. 



No detailed report of the proceedings at this preliminary 

 meeting was drawn up, but on the next day a brief memorandum 

 was circulated in the University. It ran as follows : 



Cambridge, Nov. 3, 1819. 



At a Meeting of the Members of this University, which took place 

 on Tuesday, November 2, in the Lecture-Room under the Public 

 Library, in consequence of a requisition to that effect, signed by a 

 number of distinguished Individuals of the different Colleges, the 

 following Resolutions were carried unanimously : 



1. — That Dr Haviland be called to the chair. 



Proposed by Dr Clarke, and seconded by Mr Kerrich. 



2. — That a Society be instituted as a point of concourse for scientific 

 communication. 



Proposed by Prof. Sedgwick, and seconded by Mr Robinson. 



3. — That a Committee be appointed, consisting of the following gentle- 

 men, who shall report to all Members of the University desirous of 

 belonging to the said Society, such regulations as shall appear to 

 them to be proper for the proposed institution : 



Dr Kaye. 

 Dr Clarke. 

 Dr Haviland. 



Prof. Sedgwick. 

 Mr Bridge. 

 Mr Jephson. 

 Mr Fallows. 



Prof. Farish. 

 Prof, dimming. 



Proposed by Prof. Monk, and seconded by Mr Hughes. 



22 Hastings Eobinson, M.A. Joh. 



23 Professor of Mineralogy 1828—32; of Moral Philosophy 1838—55; Master of 

 Trinity 1841—66. 



24 Joh. Stevens Henslow, M.A. Joh., Professor of Mineralogy 1822—28; of 

 Botany 1825 — 61. Mr Henslow did not formally resign the Professorship of 

 Mineralogy on obtaining that of Botany until the mode of election had been settled 

 by Sir J. Bichardson's award. Memoirs of Henslow, ut supra, p. 29. 



25 To the names of these an asterisk has been prefixed in the above list, 



