244 premiums awardtd. May 2. 



thai purpose, winch fliall be described in due time ; and 

 in properly performing this operation a great part of the 

 profit of the undertaking will deper.d. In all cases seve- 

 ral threads, as it is left by the silk-worm, are put toge- 

 ther •, but the fewer of these that go to form one thread, 

 the more valuable is the silk j so that from the same co- 

 coons an attentive matron may produce silk worth three 

 guineas the pound weight, while a hasty slattern conld 

 obtain for that which flie w nded not more than twelve 

 or fifteen lliillings. It is in oifering such a premium- for 

 ingenuity and adroitnefs that I chiefly hope to derive 

 emolument to my fair countrywomen, who are, I think, 

 inferior to none, in these respects, wherever they find it 

 can prove beneficial to them or their families. 



PREMIUMS AWARDED. 

 The judges to whose revisal the compe tion pieces were submitted, 

 have given the tbllouing decision ! 



'' Among the pieces si.bmiLi.ed to our revisil most of them pofsefs me- 

 rit; but fev/, or perhaps nor.e, come up to the idea we eisertaln of thatex- 

 celiencewhich might be expected. Uj^o.i A fair invcstigirion we think, how- 

 ever, that, notwithstaniiingof several impioprieties, the piece signed Philo, 

 J<idtuyam exfrcHas f-ira, Arc. deserves the first plice. The merit con- 

 sists mure in die manner in which it is written th.-in the matter it contams. 



" The piece s'gned Alaschezal/el comes in the next place, and pafseisfs, 

 in a certain seriSs, perhaps even a higher degree cf merit tliun the for- 

 Cier. But t!;e writer, who appears to have h.'^d ac yet but little practice 

 ir tl;e art of writing, h.^s not been able to. bring f,.rward his thoughts, in 

 • that neat and forcible minner that would hivii lliown them to the great- 

 est aQvaQrr.g». 



" In the allegory, — Dea cerre. Sec. the imr.gery is well suppnrlcd 

 tiiroughout ; but the language is a icln.l of poetic prose, which in our opi- 

 nion ought never to be encour.iged. 



" The poctjcal fragment by the s::me outhof, — Dfj sAi-ja fctf/nil us 

 terlis, po.'sefses conjiiierabic merit. 



" The sinie_^nay be said of tl;e fiblc; — S^ci'qu'njue -videt, &c. It pcf- 

 sel'sis a liegieeof vivacity which is very pleasing, and we <l;ou!d be s><rry 

 to sec itcommi'Lted to the flames as the writer desires itmiy be. 



•' The verses on money . — C'm^s Sec. though lefs /it'ch, are at least e- 

 <ju.illv juSt with theh)ir..er, your readers Wi^uid be pieased to see tiiem in 

 your Bee. 



" The same may ^^e said of the verses by Thectcgus and Graham Cck- 

 x/'f, and the fv:-grrent on C-yiiex^. The other pieces it is unnecels.K) to 

 mention particularly." ' 



Pi.7». will obtain the premium wl en he ftall pie:se to call for it. The 

 *;her pieces meiuiorcd .-.bcvc will be pri.-jrcO. if not WrbiJ ia tht ccurse'of 

 fi>e or six \vc«ks. 



