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was this day laid before the Board by Mr. Prior ; 

 ordered that the same be considered at the next Board. 

 Dec. 20 — The Secretaries reported, that Rev. Dr. 

 Madden having settled ^130 per annum during his 

 life, and having obtained a subscription of near £500 

 per annum for the encouragement of sundry arts, ex- 

 periments, and several manufactures not yet brought to 

 perfection in this kingdom : Ordered that a Committee 

 be appointed to consider what manufactures are fit or 

 necessary to be encouraged with regard to the said 

 funds : Resolved, that the persons present be of the said 

 Committee, and that all members have voices. Feb. 

 14, 1740 — Present, Bishop of Dromore, Bishop of 

 Clonfert (in the chair), Arthur Dobbs, Dr. Weld, 

 Colley Lyons, Archdeacon Brocas, Dean Copping, Mr. 

 Prior. This day the Board agreed to publish an ad- 

 vertisement proposing premiums to be given to such 

 persons who shall make improvements in any useful 

 arts or manufacture, and mentioning Dr. Samuel 

 Madden's proposal for encouraging new inventions in 

 architecture, and painting, and statuary in this kingdom. 

 Rev. Dr. Madden, having now reported that the sub- 

 scriptions obtained by him for promoting arts and 

 manufactures do amount to near ^900 per annum, 

 including his own, and as he is going to the country, 

 he desires to leave the subscription roll with the Society : 

 Ordered that Dr. Madden be desired to leave the said 

 subscription roll with the Secretary, Mr. Prior, for the 

 use of the Board. May 8, 1740 — Ordered that the 

 advertisement hereunto annexed be published in the 

 newspapers : — " The Dublin Society, in order to pro- 

 mote such useful arts and manufactures as have not 

 hitherto been introduced, or are not yet brought to per- 

 fection in this kingdom, give notice that they intend to 

 encourage, by premiums, annual contributions, or other 



