Copy letter from C R [Charles Richard] Weld, the Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Sir W [William] Burnett Informs that Weld had suggested new Fellows pay their annual subscriptions in advance when he first became the Assistant Secretary. Previously Fellows paid the admission fee and the annual subscription for the following year on the first subscription. This is the case for William Burnett who now owes £4. Includes a copy of the Statutes Page 9 which details how to leave the Royal Society [not enclosed]. 6 June 1857