^ 1 Pro( redi ngs of Society of A rtx. 



Second Lithographic Prize from Chalk Drawings, Eight Sove- 

 reigns. 



The special thanks of the Society were given to the following 

 gentlemen for their respective communications, viz. 



1. To Mr Morris Leon, sealing-wax manufacturer, 7 Ingliston 

 Street, Edinburgh, for his Method whereby, with five given 

 Weights, any number of pounds may be weighed from 1 Ib. to 1 121b. 

 inclusive; read 13th January 1836. 



2. To Mr Samuel Leith, lithographer, late of Banff, now of 

 Leith and Smith, lithographers, Hanover Street, Edinburgh, Assoc. 

 Soc. Arts, for his Twelve Specimens of Lithographic Drawing 

 and Printing; exhibited 27th April 1836. These specimens are 

 so nearly of equal merit with those of Messrs Maclure and Mac- 

 donald, No. 7., that it was with difficulty and hesitation the Com- 

 mittee decided between them 



3. To Dr Andrew Fyffe, lecturer on Chemistry, Edinburgh, 

 M. S. A., for his Experiments on the Use of Steam in the Econo- 

 mizing of Fuel; read 13th April 1836. The Society have requested 

 Dr Fyffe to continue his experiments on this interesting subject. 



4. To David Stevenson, Esq. resident engineer for Granton Har- 

 bour, for his Observations on the Dublin and Kingston Railway ; 

 read 8th March 1836. 



5. To Edward Sang, teacher of Mathematics, Edinburgh, Vice- 

 Pres. Soc. Arts, for his Suggestion of a New Experiment, where- 

 by the Rotation of the Earth may be demonstrated ; read 9th 

 March 1836. 



The following candidates were admitted ordinary members, viz. 



James Ballantvne, Esq. of Holylee, 13 Castle Street ; Robert Wright 

 junior, Esq. architect, 8 Fettes Row ; Mr John Ranken, glass-manu- 

 facturer, Leith Walk. 



The SocVty elected their office-bearers for the ensuing year, 

 viz. 



President The Most Noble the Marquis of'Tweeddale, K.T. 



Hce 1'resident Sir John Graham Dalyell, Kt. F. A. S. ; Robert Bald, 



Esq. F.K.S.E. 



Secretary. James Tod, Esq. 21 Dublin Street. 

 Foreign Secretary. Alexander Adie, Esq. F.R.'S.E. 



Treasurer Robert Horsburgh, Esq. 1 Fettes How. 



Curator Mr Dunn, 50 Hanover Street. 



Ordinary Councillors Dr D. Ii. Reid, Mu'ngo Ponton, Lieut-Col. Mae- 



donald, John S. More, William Eraser, Wilk. Steele, George Swin- 



ton, John S. Russeil, James Milne, Edward Sang, Richard Whytock, 



James Slight. 



