AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM 109 



ARTS AND SCIF.NCES. 



The Society for the encouraoemcnt of Arts, Ma- 

 nufactures and Commerce, at their annual meeting inv 

 London, in May last, distributed, in reward^ to meritori- 

 ous candidates, 9 gold medals, 14 silver medals, and 225 

 guineas. Tl>e Society consists of 1500 members. The 

 successful candidates were severally rewarded for hav- 

 ing planted 30,000 large trees, 30,000 beach, and 10,000 

 fir ; — having gained 521. acres of land from the sea; for 

 preparing from the libres of the common nettle, thread 

 and articles resembling flax, hemp, tow and cotton — for 

 a screw adjusting plough — for an improved reaping-hook, 

 for extracting turpentine from Hr of English growth — 

 for various paintings, — an improved threshing machine — 

 for a mathematical dividing engine— a macliine to ascer- 

 tain the velocity of machinery— for a method of making; 

 every ship's boat a lile boat ; for constructing sash win- 

 dows so as to be cleaned and repaired within the house— r. 

 for a compensation pendulum — for spring crutches — for 

 inventing implements, by which persons, who have lost 

 their hands, may usei'ally assist themselves; and othct" 

 inventions and improvements,. 



iSIEHlNO SflEEP. 



The following facts relative to the recent importvition 

 of Merino Sheep at this place and IS ew- York, have 

 been comnmnicated to us by a gentleman, whose sour- 

 ces of information are entitled to perfect confidence. 



The number of Merino Sheep imported from Lisbon 

 within the last month, may be justly considered as mat- 

 ter of astonishment, by those who recollect the difficulties 

 which were stated to exist in procuring those animals; 

 it will therefore be gratifyiiig to be informed of the for- 

 tunate even^, which has been the cause of a much larger 

 supply, than the United States could have expected, and 

 than could ever have been procured by the greatest ex- 

 ertions, if that event had not occurred. It will also be 

 bcne^cial tokngw what number may be relied on; to 



