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Proceedings of the Society for the Encouragement of the 

 Useful Arts for Scotland. 



Wth January 1837.— Robert Bald, Esq. V. P. in the 

 Chair, — The following communications were laid before the 

 Society : — 



1. Part Second of the Annual Report on the State of the Useful Arts, 

 ordered by the Society. By Edward Sang, Esq. F. R. S. E., late V. P. See- 

 Arts, teacher of Mathematics, and lecturer on Natural Philosophy, Edin- 

 burgh. 



In this paper Mr Sang took into consideration the relative degrees of 

 skill needed in hand and slide turning ; and shewed that the introduc- 

 tion of slide-rests, had brought to light difficulties in obtaining minute 

 accuracy, which before were hardly felt. 



2. Model and Description of a Scraper, to be drawn by horses, for scraping 

 the Sludge ofFTurnpike Roads; and also Model.ofa Snow-Plough, to be drawn 

 by men, for clearing new-fallen snow from side-pavements of streets, or from 

 the walks in pleasure grounds. Invented by Mr Thomas White, wright, 

 Straton. 



3. Supplement to a former paper on the Use of Steam in the economizing 

 of Fuel. By Dr Andrew Fyfe, F.R.S.E., M. S. A., lecturer on Chemistry, 

 Edinburgh, 



4. Drawing and Description of a Pendulum Escapement. By Mr Andrew 

 Symington, watchmaker. Kettle, Fife. 



5. Notice and Specimen of Flowered Muslin, cut off the first yard of cloth 

 ever flowered by machinery. The machinery invented by Mr John Morton, 

 Marchburn Cottage, Dunoon. 



6. Donation Report to a Committee of the Commissioners of the North- 

 em Lighthouses, appointed to take into consideration the subject of illumina- 

 ting Lighthouses by means of Lenses; — On the New Dioptric Light of the 

 Isle of May. By Alan Stevenson, Esq. M. A,, civil-engineer. Presented 

 by the author. 



7- The Report of the Committee on Mr Kay's Turnip Cutter, was read, 

 and approved o£ 



The following candidates were admitted ordinary members, 



viz:— 



George Irving, Esq. W. S, 106 Prince's Street ; Mr George Aikman, en. 

 graver, 29 North Bridge; Mr John Burke junior, upholsterer and cabinet- 

 maker, 8 St Andrew's Square. 



^5th January 1837.— Robert Bald, Esq. V. P. in the 

 Chair. — In consequence of the absence of the Secretary, and 

 of some of the gentlemen who were to have read communica- 

 tions this evening, by reason of the prevailing epidemic, the 



