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The Committee, in conclusion, are sorry to be obliged to report, 

 that tliere has been no competition for the following prizes, viz. : — 



1. The Keith Gold Medal of Twenty-five sovereigns. 



2. The Society's second Gold Medal of Ten sovereigns. 



3. The Lithographic Prize of Twelve sovereigns. 



4. Ditto, ditto, Eight sovereigns. 



i). Hats of fine quality, Honorary MedaL 

 7. Ditto of second quality, ditto ditto. 



All which is humbly reported by 



John Dunn, pro Convener. 



Royal Institution^ Edinhurghy 

 7th June 1834. 



The following distinguished men of science were proposed by the 

 Council for election as Honorary Members, and were unanimously 

 elected, viz. : — 



1. M. Arago, Sec. Perp. de ITnatitut de France. 



2. M. Payen, Membre de la Societe d'Encouragement pour Plndustrie 



Nationale. 



3. M. Francoeur, Membre de la Societe d'Encouragement pour ITndustrie 



Nationale. 



The Society then adjourned till next Session. 



List of Prizes offered hy the Society for the Session 1834-35. 



The Society for the Encouragement of the Useful Arts in 

 Scotland, offer the following Prizes for the Session 1834-35: 



1. For the most important Discovery in Mechanics j — The Keith 

 Gold Medal, value Twenty Sovereigns. 



2. For the [best set of Experiments on any branch of Practical 

 Mechanics; — The Society's Gold Medal, value Ten Sovereigns. 



3. For the best Specimens of Busts, and other fine Ornamental 

 Castings in Iron ; — The Society's Gold Medal, value Eight Sovereigns. 



4. For the best Specimen of Lithographic Drawing and Printing, 

 by Lithographic Artists resident in Scotland, of subjects in Civil and 

 Naval Architecture^ Landscape, Machinery, and Maps, from Ink 

 Drawings ; the size of each to be not less than 14 inches by 10. 

 Three impressions of each of these subjects to be sent ; — The Society's 

 Gold Medal, value Twelve Sovereigns. 



5. For the best ditto ditto, of subjects in Portrait, Historical and 

 Lafidscape, from Chalk*' Drawings ; the size to be not less than 9 

 inches by 6. Three impressions of each of these subjects to be sent ; 

 — The Society s Silver Medal, value Eight Sovereigns. 



N. B The two Prizes last mentioned are from a Fund furnished by the 



Association for the Improvement of Lithography in Scotland. Specimens in- 

 tended to compete for either of tftese two Prizes must be lodged on or before the \st 

 of March 1835. The successful Candidates shall be bound to furnish, if re- 

 quired, 50 impressions of each subject which shall be found entitled to either 



