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that body had resolved to place the profit of their 

 fund, with the profits of a play, at the disposal of 

 the Society, for the encouragement of husbandry 

 and agriculture. The Society accepted the trust with 

 hearty thanks. In pursuance of the resolution of the 

 Musical Society, it was announced that on the 22nd of 

 February Love makes a Man, or the Fop's Fortune would 

 be produced at the Theatre Royal, Aungier street. 



During this year ^50 were granted to Maurice 

 Uniacke, Woodhouse, co. Waterford, for the greatest 

 number of timber trees (152,640) planted. Thomas 

 Bacon was appointed printer to the Society in the room 

 of Reilly, deceased. 



On the 2 ist of April 1743 were adjudicated Dr. 

 Madden's premiums for sculpture, &c., when Mr. 

 Houghton won ^25 for his "St. Paul preaching at 

 Athens." The other piece presented was a repre- 

 sentation of the Deluge by John Matthews, Temple 

 Bar. A prize of 10 was awarded to Mr. Van 

 Beaver, World's End, 1 for his " Feast of Bacchus," 

 and jio to Mr. Joseph Tudor for a painting. 



Great attention was paid to draining and reclaiming 

 bog, and John Baggot, Nurney, co. Kildare, won ^30 

 for the former process, and Joseph Fuller, Grangemore, 

 co. Westmeath, 20 for the latter. 



In 1744, George Thwaites and Wm. Brereton 

 took first and second places respectively as brewers 

 who made use of the largest quantity of Irish hops in 

 the year 1743. 



Dr. Madden's premiums for lace, &c., were granted 

 as follows : Anne Casey, " Black Horse," Plunket 

 street, 10 for bone lace; Elizabeth Roberts, Lazer's 

 hill, 5. Anne Page, Castle street, 10 for best 



1 World's End lane was subsequently called Mabbot street, and 

 from 1876 Montgomery street. 



