30 EARLY SOCIETIES. 



for the above purposes take the name of The Edinburgh 

 Society for encouraging arts, sciences, manufactures, and 

 agriculture in Scotland.' 



It will be seen from the foregoing synopsis of the reso- 

 lutions that ' The Edinburgh Society ' was an organisation 

 originating within the Select Society, and forming part of 

 it, while at the same time the two Societies were not wholly 

 identical. The Select Society apparently retained the 

 management of the Edinburgh Society in the hands of its 

 own members. Admission to the Select Society was by 

 ballot. While membership of the Edinburgh Society was 

 open to ' every person ' paying two guineas annually, it 

 would seem as if the management were restricted to those 

 who were members of the Select Society. To be qualified 

 to be a manager of the Edinburgh Society, one must enter 

 by the door of the Select Society. 



It may be interesting to preserve here the names of 

 the first nine ordinary and nine extraordinary managers of 

 the Edinburgh Society, as chosen at the meeting held in 

 1755. The extraordinary managers were : 



Duke of Hamilton. George Drummond, Esq. 



Earl of Glasgow. Mr Andrew Pringle, Advocate. 



Lord Elibank. Colonel Oughton. 



Lord Kames. Mr Gilbert Elliot, Advocate. 



Mr Alex. Tait. 



The Duke of Hamilton was the fourth Duke. Lord Glas- 

 gow was John the third Earl ; he filled the office of Lord 

 High Commissioner to the General Assembly from 1764 

 to 1772. Lord Elibank was Patrick, fifth Baron. Lord 

 Kames was, of course, the celebrated judge. Mr George 

 Drummond was Lord-Provost of Edinburgh. He laid the 

 foundation stone of the North Bridge in 1764, during his 

 sixth Provostship. Mr Andrew Pringle was afterwards 

 raised to the bench, and took the designation of Lord 

 Alemoor. Colonel Oughton was afterwards Sir Adolphus 

 Oughton. Mr Gilbert Elliot, advocate, was afterwards 

 better known as Sir Gilbert Elliot, Bart., father of the first 

 Earl of Minto. Mr Alex. Tait was Secretary to the 

 Edinburgh Insurance. 



