Encouragement of' the Useful Arts, 199 



to the utmost of their power, to fulfil and carry into effect the wishes 



and intentions of Mr Keith and his Trustees, in the Donation which 



has been made to them. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, 



your most obedient Servant, 



(Signed) JAMES TOD, Sec:' 



The Society held its first IMeeting for Session 1833-4, in the Royal 

 Institution, on Wednesday the 13th November 1833, at 8 o'clock p. m. 



The following communications were laid before the Society du- 

 ring the month of November :— 



Nov. 13. — 1. Models of two Machines or Presses fcrr compress- 

 ing Peat-Earth into Peals. By Sir Neil Menzies, Bart. Com- 

 municated by the Right Hon. Sir John Sinclair, Bart. 



2. Drawing and Description of an Instrument for Culling Coals, 

 — constructed on mathematical principles. By Mr William Smith, 

 tailor, Cupar Fife. Communicated by John Govan, Esq. W. S. 

 Edinburgh. 



3. Description of a new and expeditious system of laying on the 

 Colours, and producing light and shade in Drawing and Painting. 

 By Mr Frederick H. Berkely, Teacher of Drawing (from London), 

 130, Union Street, Aberdeen. 



4. Description and Drawing of an Improved Steam-Engine for 

 Lifting Water. By Mr Andrew Symington, Kettle, by Cupar Fife. 



5. Donation. — A Brief Narrative, proving the right of the late 

 William Symington, Civil Engineer, to be considered the Inventor 

 of Steam Land-Carriage Locomotion; and also the Inventor and in~ 

 troducer of Steam Navigation. Edited by Robert Bowie, London, 

 published 1833. Presented by Mr Andrew Symington, Kettle, by 

 Cupar Fife. 



Nov. 27. — 1. Notice regarding the Process of Extracting Ihe 

 Whey from the Curd in making Cheese ; and description of a New 

 Machine for this purpose. Communicated by John Robison, Esq. 

 Sec. R. S. E., and Memb. Soc. Arts, A Model was exhibited. 



2. Drawing and Description of a Machine for Fishing, Shooting 

 on fVater, or Land Travelling — which can be propelled by Horse, 

 Steam, or Manual Labour, &c. — with a Back Sjjeed Couplings se- 

 curing the full power of the Lever at all times in going up hill. By 

 Mr William Kent, Dunfermline. I 



3. Drawing and Description of a Whitening Engine or Gas Reel, 

 for whitening Yarn with safety. By Mr William Kent, Dunferm- 

 line. 



