After the death of its founder, William Frédéric Edwards, in 1842, it gradually declined in activity until it eventually dissolved in 1862.
ˈæftɚ ðə dˈɛθ ʌv ɪts fˈaʊndɚ, wˈɪljəm fɹeɪdˈeɪɹɪk ˈɛdwɚdz, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː, ɪt ɡɹˈædʒuːəli dᵻklˈaɪnd ɪn æktˈɪvᵻɾi ʌntˈɪl ɪɾ ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli dɪsˈɑːlvd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː.