FOR THE PROMOTION, DIFFUSION, AND EXTENSION OF SCIENCE AND USEFUL KNOWLEDGE,

ESTABLISHED UNder a charter GRANTED BY King George III. IN 1800; ENLARGED AND CONFIRMED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT IN 1810.

1870.

LIST OF THE MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AND PROFESSORS;

WITH THE

REPORT OF THE VISITORS,

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS,

AND

LISTS OF LECTURES AND DONATIONS,

IN 1869.

LONDON:

ALBEMARLE STREET, PICCADILLY.
July, 1870.

OF THE

ROYAL INSTITUTION

SINCE ITS FOUNDATION.

At the First Meeting of the Managers of the Royal Institution, held on March 9th, 1799, at the house of Sir Joseph Banks, in Soho-square, were present:

66

64

SIR JOSEPH BANKS (in the Chair).

THE EARL OF MORTON,
EARL SPENCER,

COUNT RUMFORD,
RICHARD CLARKE, ESQ.

THOMAS BERNARD, Secretary.

On June 29, 1799, "The President (the Earl of Winchilsea) acquainted the Managers that he had had the honour of mentioning this Institution to His Majesty and that His Majesty was graciously pleased to honour it with "His Patronage, and to allow it to be called the ROYAL INSTITUTION." Minutes of the Meeting.

:

PATRONS.

1799 His Majesty King GEORGE III.
1820 His Majesty King GEORGE IV.
1830 His Majesty King WILLIAM IV.
1837 Her Majesty QUEEN VICTORIA.

VICE-PATRONS.

1843-62 H.R.H. THE PRINCE CONSort.

1863 H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES.

PRESIDENTS.

1799 The Earl of Winchilsea.

1813 The Earl Spencer.

1825 The Earl of Chichester.

1827 The Duke of Somerset.

1842 Lord Prudhoe, afterwards Duke of Northumberland.

1865 Sir Henry Holland, Bart. M.D.

TREASURERS.

1799 Thomas Bernard, Esq. afterwards Sir Thos. Bernard, Bart.

1800 Sir John Cox Hippisley, Bart.

1801 The Lord Kinnaird.

1806 Scrope Bernard, Esq. afterwards Sir Scrope Bernard Morland, Bart.

1830 Sir George Duckett, Bart.

1832 William Richard Hamilton, Esq.

1849 William Pole, Esq.

1865 William Spottiswoode, Esq.

SECRETARIES.

1799 Thomas Bernard, Esq.

1799 The Rev. Dr. Samuel Glasse. 1801 James Peter Auriol, Esq. 1811 John Guillemard, Esq.

1813 Thomas Harrison, Esq.

1824 John Guillemard, Esq.

1826 Edmund Robert Daniell, Esq.

1843 The Rev. John Barlow.

1860 Henry Bence Jones, M.D.

PROFESSORS.

NATURAL PHILOSOPHY AND CHEMISTRY.

1799-1801 Dr. Thomas Garnett.

1801-1803 Dr. Thomas Young.

CHEMISTRY.

1802-1813 Humphry Davy, Esq. afterwards Sir Humphry Davy, Bart. (Honorary Professor 1813-1823.)

1813-1852 William Thomas Brande, Esq. (Honorary Professor 1852-1866.)

1863-1868 Edward Frankland, Esq.

MECHANICS.

1817-1829 John Millington, Esq.

FULLERIAN PROFESSORSHIPS,

ENDOWED BY JOHN FULLER, ESQ. IN 1833 AND 1834.