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[Report of the Secretary and Treasurer of the Royal Society]

1837; Royal Society; Volume: 3; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1098/rspl.1830.0181

2053-9142

Health Services Management and Policy

The Treasurer stated that he took the Chair on the present occa­sional consequence of the unavoidable absence of His Royal Highness the President; from whom he had received the following letter: "Dear Sir, "May I request of you to express to the gentlemen as­sembled this day at the Royal Society Rooms, my extreme regret that the state of my eyesight should prevent my attending in my place on the present occasion, as it would otherwise have been both my duty and pleasure to have done ? Under these circumstances I must rely upon that kindness which I have ever experienced at their hands since presiding over the interests of the Royal Society, to ex­cuse this involuntary absence on my part. Should the gentlemen kindly vote me again into the Chair, aware as they are of my present infirmities, I can only accept the proffered honour upon an under­ standing that should I not be better at this period next year, I may be now considered as giving them notice that I shall consider myself bound in duty to resign an office, the duty of which I am no longer able to perform. I regret much being deprived of the pleasure of conferring the medals this day, and particularly the one which has been so properly adjudged to you, for whom I profess the highest consideration, and with which sentiment I subscribe myself, “Very sincerely, yours, &c., (Signed) " Augustus Frederick, P. R. S. “Kensington Palace, Dec. 1, 1834. “ John William Lubbock, Esq., Treasurer of the Royal Society .” Resolved unanimously , —That this Meeting deeply regrets the affliction which deprives the Society of His Royal Highness’s attendance at the Anniversary Meeting, and confidently hope that his health will be speedily and completely restored.