458 Proceedings of the Society for the 



Report of the Comviiitce appoinled hy the Society of Arts for Scot- 

 land, to award Prizes for Communications read and exhibited 

 during Session 1832-33. 



Your Committee having maturely considered the various com- 

 munications, together with the reports of the respective Committees 

 thereon, have, in terms of the remit made to them, awarded prizes to 

 the following individuals, viz. : — 



1. To C. G. S. Menteath of Closeburn, Esq. Memb, Soc. Arts, for 

 his Model and Description of the lower part of a Limekiln with 

 Double Grates and Doors ; and for his Model and Description of a 

 Rail-road or Wheel-tracks for all sorts of Carriages : — both read and 

 exhibited 6th February 1833 — The Society's First Honorary iMedal. 



2. To Mr James Ballingall, Manager of the Kirkcaldy and London 

 Shipping Company, and Purveyor of Shipping for the port of Kirk- 

 caldy — for his Plan for Improving the Mercantile Navy of Great 

 Britain and Ireland : — read 6th February 1833 — The Society's Se- 

 cond Honorary Medal. 



3. To Mr James Catleugh, Millwright, Haddington — for his De- 

 scription and Drawing of a Machine for Bruising Corn and Malt : — 

 read 23d January 18.^3 — The Society's Third Honorary Medal. 



4. To Mr Alexander Grant, Surgeon and Druggist, 1 1 Broughton 

 Street, Edinburgh — for his Model, Drawing, and Description of a 

 New Chimney-top or Can : — read and exhibited 26th February 1833 

 — The Society's Fourth Honorary Medal. 



5. To Mr James Macdonald, tailor, 46 West Register Street, 

 Edinburgh — for his Drawing and Description of an Instrument for 

 taking the Dimensions of the Human Body, with precision, for the 

 purpose of fitting it, to absolute nicety, with Clothes : — read and ex- 

 hibited 20th March 1833 ; and, since that date, made by Mr Mac- 

 donald of full size, with sundry improvements, under the name of the 

 Andrometer — calculated to be of the greatest service in the army, 

 &c. &c. — The Society's Gold Medal, value Ten Sovereigns. 



6. To William Austin and Co., formerly of 17 Waterloo Place, 

 Edinburgh — for their Description and Sketch of an Improved Fa- 

 mily Mangle — The Society's Silver Medal, value Five Sovereigns. 



The Committee beg leave to report, that upwards of a dozen of 

 papers have been lodged by candidates for the prize of L. 20, offered 

 for the best Alphabet and mode of Printing for the use of the Blind. 

 Several of these papers are voluminous, and require much time and 

 attention for their consideration. In consequence of which, the Com- 

 mittee appointed to report thereon have not yet been able to make 

 up their report, and they are at present in correspondence with gen- 

 tlemen in England well qualified to judge of the merits of these 

 papers, with the view of enabling the Committee to fix upon the 

 Alphabet and mode of Printing which may appear to be that which 

 shall promise to be most extensively useful, and most generally de- 

 sirable for the whole of Great Britain and Ireland. 



In the mean time, the decision of the prize must lie over till that 

 report is lodged, which will probably be early next session. 



