Proceedings of the Society of Arts in Scotland. S05 



March 6. — 1. Model and Description of a Safety Lamp for Coal 

 Mines. By INfr John Henderson, 3 Mayfield Loan, Edinburgh. 



2. JModel and Description of Ventilating Bellows for Churches, 

 Coal Mines, &c. By the same. 



3. Specimens of Transfer Lithography. By Mr David Allan, 

 lithographer, 187 Trongate, Glasgow. 



4. An Alphabet for the use of the Blind. By Mr James Panal 

 Walker, mariner. Post Office, Glasgow. 



5. An Alphabet and Description, with Specimens of a mode of 

 Printing for the Blind. By Miss Margartt Bancks, Midttleby Street, 

 Newington, Edinburgh. 



Montgomery Robertson, Esq. M. D. Edinburgh, was admitted an Ordi- 

 nary Member. 



J. C Loudon, Esq. Bayswater, London, author of the Encyclopsedia of 

 Cottage Architecture, &c. &c. was elected an Honorary Member. 



March 20. — \. Model and description of an improved Windlass for 

 Vessels. By Mr John Henderson, 3 Mayfield Loan, Edinburgh. 



2. Model and description of improved Inside Windows for Shops ; 

 to keep the goods free from dust, smoke, and gas. By Mr Thomas 

 Johnston, 137 George Street, Glasgow. 



3. Drawing and description of an Instrument for taking the di- 

 mensions of the human body with anatomical and mathematical pre- 

 cision, for the purpose of fitting it to absolute nicety, with clothes. 

 By Mr James M'Donald, tailor, 46 West Register Street, Edinburgh. 

 The instrument was exhibited. 



Mr Alexander Gilkie, surveyor, Edinburgh, was admitted an Ordinary 

 Member. 



(To he continued.) 



List of Prizes offered by the Society for the Session 

 1833-34. 



The Society for the Encouragement of the tJ^eful Arts in 

 Scotland, have announced the following Prizes for the Session 

 1833-^4 : 



1. For the best and most useful Invention of Machinery appli-' 

 cable to MamifdchireSy to be judged of, in the first instance, by the 

 Society of Arts, and afterwards by them submitted to the Board of 

 Trustees for its approval or rejection ; — 



The Board of Trusleex li a ve offered (i Prize of Twenty-five So- 

 vereigns. 



