 Not only did the Ouzel Galley Society take its name from the famous vessel, but its membership was also regulated to match that ship's complement of forty men.The society's members bore naval titles such as "captain, coxswain, boatswain", etc., and were expected to pay an annual subscription for the upkeep of the society; fees charged for the society's arbitration work were donated to various worthy causes.The members were generally drawn from among the city's most eminent politicians and businessmen – among them Arthur Guinness and John Jameson.