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it generally looked. From this, it is evident that the 

 methods employed by the Society in instruction &c., 

 had begun to bear fruit. It may be observed that 

 notices as to Dr. Madden's premiums appeared distinct 

 from those issued on behalf of the Society. 



On the 5th of December 1741, a letter to a 

 member of the Dublin Society on the manner of scoring 

 and crimping cod and other large fish, as practised in 

 Holland and England, appeared in Pue's Occurrences. 



When Dr. Madden's premiums for inventions were 

 adjudicated on in February 1742, Francis Place won 

 ^30 for an engine for beetling linen cloth ; and John 

 Mooney, King's county, ^20, for a surveying instru- 

 ment. In sculpture, Mr. Houghton was awarded 15 

 for his story of Orpbeiis, and Mr. Ranalow 10 for 

 another piece. 



A notice as to premiums for wheat, hops, breaking 

 up of ground, cider, and planting trees, which were to 

 be decided by competition, appeared in Pue's Occur- 

 rences of the 2nd of March 1742 ; claims, affidavits, 

 &c., were to be sent to Robert Ross, Stafford street, 

 treasurer ; Dean Maturin, Graft on street, or Thomas 

 Prior, Bolton street, secretaries. It was also announced 

 that the Society would publish the names of subscribers 

 to the premium fund, " so that the public might be 

 particularly informed to whom they are obliged." 

 A list of subscribers appeared, and the net produce of 

 the fund for premiums amounted to ^593, 15^. 6d. 



On the 25th of March, the following premiums 

 were distributed for sowing the greatest quantity of 

 land, Denis McMahon, Clonina, near Ennis; for the 

 best pound of thread for lace, the Misses Maclean, 

 Markethill, co. Armagh, 6 ; Edward Kershaw, 

 Dublin, got jio for fustian; and Richard Hogarth, 

 Chamber street, Dublin, ^5 for a Turkey carpet. 



