owing table, though not professing to be very accurate, will
afford, perhaps, a tolerably fair view:--

Geometers............. 11
Astronomers........... 5
Natural Philosophers . 23
-- 39

Mines............ 5
Mineralogy ...... 16
Geology.......... 9
-- 30

Chemistry........... 18
Geography........... 8
Anatomy............. 12

Zoology............ 14
Natural History.... 8
Botany.............. 35
-- 57

Physicians....... 175
Amateurs ....... 9
Various ......... 35
---381

A medal was struck in commemoration of this meeting, and it was proposed
that it should form the first of a series, which should comprise all
those persons most celebrated for their scientific discoveries in the
past and present age.

APPENDIX, No. 2.

An examination into some charges brought against one of the twenty-four
candidates, mentioned in a note as having their names suspended in the
meeting-room of the Royal Society, at one time, has caused a printed
pamphlet to be circulated amongst the members of the Society. Of the
charges themselves I shall offer no opinion, but entreat every member
to judge for himself. I shall, however, make one extract, which tends to
show how the ranks of the Society are recruited.

EXTRACT FROM A PRINTED LETTER FROM A. F. M. TO J. G. CHILDREN, ESQ.
DATED, 22, UPPER BEDFORD-PLACE, MARCH 13, 1830.

"When I wished you to Propose me at the Geological Society, you asked me
why you should not propose me also at the Royal Society; and my answer
was, that it was an honour to which I did not think I could aspire; that
my talents were too insignificant to warrant such pretensions. Many days
passed, and still you pressed me on the subject, because your partiality
made you think me deserving of the honour; but I resisted, really
through modesty, not that I did not covet the distinction, until
something was said of my paper on the meteoric mass of iron of Brazil,
which was published some years ago in the Transactions of the Royal
Society; when you insisted on proposing me, and I assented gratefully,
because I was and am desirous of being a Fellow of the Royal Society, if
I can be supposed worthy of having my name so honourably enrolled."

EXTRACT FROM A LETTER OF J. G. CHILDREN, ESQ. TO A. F. M. ESQ. DATED,