Froceedings of the Society of Art». 393 



Graham Daly ell, F.A.S., President, in the chair. The fol- 

 lowing communications were made : — 



The Repcfrt of the Prize Committee, awarding the prizes for 

 Session 1838-9, .was read; and the prizes were delivered by the 

 President to the successful Candidates, with appropriate ad- 

 dresses. 



In conformity with the Report of the Committee on Premiums, 

 the following prizes were awarded : — 



1. To William Davidson, M.D., Glasgow; for his " method of 



Decolorizing Palm Oil," and of removing the "bitter taste and 

 lichenous odour of Iceland Moss ;" both read 20th June, 1838. 

 — The Society's Honorary Silver Medal. (555 and 657.) 



2. To Martyn J. Roberts, Esq. of Bryn-y-caerau, Wales; for 



his " new method of Re-shipping a Rudder at Sea ;" — read 

 10th April, 1839, with a Model ; — printed in the Society's 

 Transactions. — The Society's Honorary Silver Medal. (618.) 



3. To Andrew Fyfe, M.D., F.R.S.E., V.P.S.A., lecturer on Che- 



mistry, Edinburgh ; for his Experiments on Photography, and 

 his Demonstrations on that subject, given to the Society on 

 27th March, lOth and 17th April, and 3d July 1839. The 

 results printed in the Society's Transactions. — The Societi/s 

 Hon<yrary Silver Medal. (632, 636, 641, and 658.) 



4. To William Galbraith, A.M., C.S.A., teacher of Mathema- 



tics, Edinburgh ; for his two papers on " Geodetical Survey- 

 ing and Trigonometrical Levelling;" — read 14th November 

 1838, and 13th February 1839; — printed in the Society's 



Transactions The Society's Honorary Silver Medal. 



(586 and 613.) 



5. To Edward Sang, Esq., F.R.S.E., M.S.A., Edinburgh; for his 



" Waving Bar" for Engravers' Ruling Machines ; — exhibited 

 30th January, 1839 ; — a Description, and Drawing or Model, 

 to be lodged. — The Society's Honorary Silver Medal. (615.) 



6. To Messrs John Bryden and Sons, bell-hangers, Edinburgh ; 



for a description of their ♦* Bank-Safe Lock and Key ;" — read 

 and exhibited 29th May 1839.— 7%e Society's Honorari/ Silver 

 Medal y and three Sovereigns for a Lock and Key on this prin- 

 ciple, to be furnished for the Museum. (647.) 



7. To Mr Dakibl Macpherson, Edinburgh ; for his ** new Ma- 



