42 1: Proceedings of the Society of Arts. 



In addition to the above, the attention of Candidates is directed 

 to Inventions, Discoveries, and Improvements \xi\hQ Mechanical and 

 Chemical Arts in general, and also to means by which the Natural 

 Productions of the Country may be made more available. 



The Society will also award the Keith Medal, value Twenty 

 SovereignSy for any important Invention, Discovery, or Improve- 

 ment in the Useful Arts. 



General Observations. — All Communications shall be entitled to 

 compete for the Keith Medal which comply with the terms of the 

 announcement of that Prize, although falling under any of the above 

 specified subjects. 



The descriptions of the various inventions to be full and distinct, 

 and, when necessary, accompanied by Specimens, Drawings, or Mo- 

 dels. 



The Society shall be at liberty to publish in their Transactions 

 copies or abstracts of all papers submitted to them. All Models, 

 Drawings, &c. for which Prizes shall be given, shall be held to bo 

 the property of the Society, — the Society being in the practice of 

 taking the value of the Model into account in fixing the amount of 

 the Prize, — and these and all others which shall be approved of, 

 shall be entitled to a place in the Museum. 



All Communications must bo written on jPoo?6'cap "paper, leaving 

 margins at least one inch broad, on both the outer and inner sides of 

 the page, so as to allow of their being afterwards bound up with 

 others ; and all Drawings must be on Imperial Drawing Paper, un- 

 less a larger sheet be requisite. 



All Communications to be lodged as soon after \st Novcmhcr 

 1841 as possible, in order to ensure their being read during the Ses- 

 sion ; but those which cannot be lodged so early will be received till 

 \ St March 1842. 



Communications, Models, &c. to be addressed to James Tod, 

 Esq. the Secretary, at the Museum of the Society of Arts, 

 63 Hanover Street, Edinburgh, Postage or Carriage paid. 



Royal Institution, Edinburgh, 

 Uth April 1841. 



