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,: INNIVERSARr .r the ."ZocrE7 r of Ann. We yoterdav announced the opening of the bu siness on Tuesday, of this excellent and highly use ful Society, at their spacious and elegant House in the Adelphi, and now resume the interesting sub- Ise : The business was opened, according to annual custom, by a speech from Cu. TAYLOR. Esq. the very able :tad worthy Secretary of this Saciety. The views of tide Society, from its first honor tion, observed Mr. Tanana. have been steadily direaed to almost every objet, by which mankind can he improved or benefited, and a division of its business into nine classes have been made, for the niore methodical transaSting thereof. The worthy Secretary next, after mentioning the routine of business in the investigation of matter., submitted to the Society, proceeded as follows : " It forms a part of my duty to state to this very respe&able Assembly, the Rewards which are this day to be conferred in the several classes I have named, and to notice some of the advantages likely to arise from their labours. Permit me strongly to impress upon your minds, that these advantages are inteneed for the world at large; the Members of this Society discard the narrow principles of self ' ish interest: minute accounts of the inventions ap proved, are given in their Anneal Volume, and the Machines rewarded are gratuitously open five days in every week, in she Repository of the Society for public inspeelion. Agriculture has been long and deservedly a favourite ohjeft with this Society, as wall as wi:h the more recent establishments of the Board of Agriculture, sod the numerous Provincial Societies, haying for their objects, the making and improving plantations of Timber Trees, ameliora tion of Land, productive rotations of crops of Grain and Herbaets the preservation of such produat, im provements in Agricultural implements, and the means of et•ntritetting to the happiness of labout ing men. 0 To the Right Hon. the Earl of BREDALBANT, who has lately improved it largc tra.ft of land in Scotland, unlit for the plough, by plantation; of larch, and Scotch fiN, which ate rose in a ticuarish ing stste. the silver Medal of the Society' bzea voted as a mark of their approbation. " To THOLIAS Josirats, Esq. of I lafod, M. P. for Cardigan, the Gold Medal has been adjudged for pointing 912.000 oaks, besides other valuabl' tiess. " To JOHN CRRISTIAIr etIRWEN, Esq. M P. f. r Carlisle, the Geld Medal has been adiudged fur his admirable sysl,em of culture of beans and wheat. Upon this principle, 'Wier a good crop of beans bath been procured in summer, the same land has been sown with wheat in autumn, and more grain pro• duced than by a previous fallow. ":1 4 0 ‘VILLI AM TAYLCrit, of Beamish, the gold 'Medal has been adjudged, for improving 308 acres of land lying waste, and rendering an estate, which coo him, in May, 1798,Utial. at present of the value of 9,023:. I 3s. ! " I feel," cootlnued Mr. 'ravens. " a particular pleasure in noticing to you that Captain Joins Meets, the nephew •to our worthy founder, Mr. Beier-EY, is entiiledi a reward this session, for a pair of sham for clipping wool, which will prevent she sheep from being wounded in shearing, which has frequently ()mitred ; for which inveution he will receive a slyer medal. st , The necessity of inclosing land is universally known : hawthorn fences have been found most ef feclual, but .re tedious in their grows ; to obviate this inconvenience, SA VI tet T., Loo of Mtn . - tor., has proved, by a variet.! (d actuate. experiments, that a greater increase of ihawthorn plants may be bad (ram cuttings of the :ono, than by any other mode. and that such plants ale stciter asal quicker in growth ; for these experiments the Society love e voted him their silver medal. " A nice discrimination is necessary to ascertain the r progressive and comparative value of timber trees in plantations. A communication, received fram Mr. Joss); Fa t ty, has *hewn the method of making . it, and canrains many interesting observations /dative to a plantation called Brown's Wood. belonging to the Duke of BaDrIIIID. which has been made more than Qii years, fur which he will receive the silver medal. " The attention of Agriculturists has been much engaged in considering the best means of improving boggy land, and nruzls has been said on the advan tages of Mr. EtK (NOT° tr'S mode of draining ; but M.T. WILMA* SYMTH bath improved is considerable tea& of land, where Mr. ELCIMIGTOteII attempt had failed, belonging to His Grace the Duke of Ben- Polio, called Prisley Bog. and by a superficial in-l igation of such land, has brought twenty acres entp firm land, producing the most valuable her bake, The Society. for this communication, have rot o r ',him their silver medal. lai r Wit et Waeson,of North Middleton, has . • eorttpara!ive culture of turnips, and elearig prc , v ( .4% 1 ;7 eirrirnents. that drill husbandry is much su perior so :he bread-cast for this useful ' vegetable. The Scciety ive therefore voted to • him the um of ten pounds.' Mr. Illklas Bute, of Ely, who lTccived a reward in 1E42, ht planting osiers, has been the successful candidate in the same class this sessiod. having planted seven actes of land, for which he scat en titled to the gold medal, or thirty guineas, but ;:eS preferred the latter. • I His Grace the Duke of IsToaroaa then rose, and said, that he was now to have the pleasure of pre suming the several candidates, in the above class of premiums, with their rewards, and called upon the Earl of BaILDALSANIL, who advanced between the tables; when his Grace put several short questious 11 so of s ns a lar til r e cta k hun id an d eß o s7telfvrtieerd ,a state np o edd aarlre.fi received ea dt fromt plantations, h„ ttai Isi e: ew hand.h chls s I Grace complimented him on his unwearied course in stance, in gaining, as it were, a crop of beans before wheat, and presented him with the gold medal, for which Mr. Carswell returned thai.k.s, in a short speech. The neat premium of thirty guineas to Mr. WILLIAM TAYLOR, was delivered to the tie cretary, for him, the recent determination of the Society on his claim, not having admitted of his being summoned. Capt. Jona Micro's next appeared before the President. who complimented him on uniting with his n ilitary duties, an attention to the great objets for which his late worthy uncle so successfully la- boured, and presented him with the raver medal, as we have mentioned above. Mr. SAMUEL TAYLOR'S silver medal was obliged to be entrusted to the Se cretary, on account of the short notice which had been given him of its being voted. A Gentleman next appeared for \V. WALLIS flume Esq. of Goodrest Lodge, near Warwick, and received the silver medal fet hi, AC' not of thee culture of carrots. Mr. Jots FA ItLY, when called upon by his Grace. previous to receiving; his silver medal, at the request of his Grace, explained th...bjea of his experiments communicated to the So-hey, A bitter was nest read fromMr.Wlr.l I A II Ssil re, stating his unavoidable absence in Noilolk, on whidi account Mr. J. Fay toll deceived his sliver np.i.:.11. Ten pounds, in a neat Morocco flat pure, the candidate's name, &e. in gold letters upon it, WAS also delivered to the Secretary. at the request of Mr. WILLIAM ‘VAISON• of North Middleton, to whom it was adjudged, for the comparative culture of turnips, as before mentioned. And the same Gen tlemen also received Mr. SETH WILE'S thirty gui neas, for planting osiers. This finishing the class of agriculture, his Grace sat dowe, and Mr. Tee- Lek resumed his speech. and entered on the class of chemistry, nearly as follows : " The premiums which have been offered in this chits have been produaive of great improvement in mineralogy, dyeing, printing, varnishing, and other arts ; besides discoveries advantageous to the health of our seamen and manufacturers. A valuable dis covery has been lately made by Mr. THOMAS VAN HEIMAN, for making paints with fish-oil ; which ate more easily prepared, much lower in price, and more durable her out-door work, than those usually made with linseed ; and are not liable to blister or scale. He has also given a process for a white paint, to be used in the interior of heuses , and free from the noxious smell attending common paint. For these inventions the Society have awarded to him their silver medal and twenty guineas. " An easy and efficacious method of cleansine, fea thers from their animal oil, and firtid smell, by immersion in clear lime-water. had been she,vn, for which the Society have adjudged to M:a. Asa IIiCH A RDSON the premium of twenty guineas. " A cheap and efficacious means of removing the dirt from dyed silks, printed cottons, carpets, and woollen goods, has been. discovered by Mrs. Awe Moines. I: is eff e saed by the mucilaginous liquor formed ;Tenting raw potatoes into water, and ap plying the clear liquor, cold, with a sponge. This process removes dirt without injury to the delicate colours of silk or cloth. The Society have voted to her the sum of fifteen guineas." His Grace then ruse, and Mr. VANHERMAN having advanced to the table, his Grace asked him several questions respefling the applicability of whale evil to the making of his paints as above, and re %peeling the smell of fish-oil paint, and then pre sented him with the silver medal and a purse of guineas. Mrs. Aviv RICH AR nsom was next presented with 23 guineas, as above, with a suitable remark by the NcOrle Chairman, on her mode of cleaning tethers. Mrs. ARM Masts was next asked several gees liars by his Grace, resetting her pi ecess of cleaning cloths by potetoe water, when she exhibited to hie Grace and the company, a new instance of its bene ficial effea in cleaning old or dirty engravings or priets ; the President, on delivering her the 1.5 gui neas as above, complimented her on the great sim plicity of her process. Mr. TA . ..L. o '4. the Secretary. now returned, and proceeded to the class of the polite and liberal arts. In eve:y iestance of reward adjudged this session, proof has been given, in presence of the Com mittee, of the abilities of the candidate, which spe cimens are now exhibited to . you.below each per formance. It would," continued Mr. TAY Low, " trespass too much upon your time to enumerate the particular merits of each perforenance ; in the instance, however, of Miss HAY'S chalk drawing, of oar Saviour taken down from the Cross, I beg leave to remark, that it would be difficult to find equal excellence under similar circumstance% and particularly to note. that the Society have highly honoured this performance by bestowing upon the artist a double compliment. Can words express the feelings of a mother, whilst she observes her *ugh; ter receiving here the public reward of merit ? Can the satisfaction of a falser be delineated. whilst he observes the bounties conferred on a promising son ? or can the mind of any speaator remain unmoved, who regards the lovely diffidence of female beauty, tremblingly alive to fame, stepping forwards to re ceive the honours which await her ? Scenes of this inte-esting nature now demand your attention." On which his Grace the President rose, and bliss N. Aurista Jeckeon, of anover.vtreet, Hanover square, • charming ?mune I.a ly, h-ing conducted (omega to the his Gnat,' complimented her on the great excellence of her original drawing, of Venus Marina and . Cupid. (Venus'. face bvint a good likeue.s of herself). and deli. erred her the Gold , she, with great propriety me grace, thanked his Grate and the Swelety, mad tersirod ; w make way for Mr.s Mary May, at Oland is-street, who received 11.. r Silver Medal as above ; soul on b leg called a second tune to re. eeive • Purse of Twenty Goineas as a further rew..nl, she received from his GIACIR very lian:lsome compliment on her abilities sail performances. Mir Haßiteek, of St. Helga's, Norwich, was risevkiirevientel with the Silver Medal, (se bee Uil.paautiog of an old We. rasa from Nature. Mr. Thomas Palnt2r, apprentsee, we believe, to .1. G. Walker, Engraver, Hammersmith, then received from his Grace's hand, the Silver Modal, for an excellent Pm and !ark Draw. int eif a Human Figure. Mis. Mary Anna Jones, of Leadenhall-areeta neat appeared, and received the Gold Pallet, Cr her Drawing from Nature of Gorharubury AbUey, near St. Alban's, formerly the seat of Lord Bacon, of Vendain. Mr. Dewy Corbnutil, of John street, Pittroy.inpriee, a youth, was next called in, and rewarded with the Gold PALL.; fur his Drawing of Alex defending the Body of Patroclus. Mies Cockerell, of Westbourne, Paddington, was next pre sented with the greater Silver Pallet, for her Drawing of the woo. Cleat, anal St Jahn. Mr. Grange fusses, of Great Portland-street, Mary-la bonne, was mixt complimented by his Grace, on the boldness of the subject he had undertaken to delineate, in his Drawing of Myers'. Descent tutu Hell, and presented with the greater Silver Pallet. Miss Zinnlin, of Newington-place, Kennington, a voting Lady of considerable beauty, was next handed iorwaid to the Noble Pres:dent who presented her with the lesser Silver Pallet, for her Drawing of the Veins de Medicis, from a Cast Miss S. C. Day, of Lower Eryantton.street, next received the leaser - Silver Pallet, fur her original Drawing of Calypso inviting Telemachus to a Banquet. Mies Elizabeth Pntret ' of the Tower, also received the lesser Silver Pallet, for her Chalk Drawing of a I lead boas rue Raphael's Ca.toons Master William Ward 04 years of age), of North End, • llanspabead, was Waive pre..et.ted with tha Wier Slyer Pallet, for a Drawing of Ewel Coteeh. The Secretary concluded the business of this Class, by mentioning that two other young Ladies of Bath had premiums voted them for their Draw: logs of Flow,:rs conditionally ; that the specimens they gave of abilities were approved ; but they had hitherto Is:.en prevented from attending on the Committee. Tile length of this article, and press of other matter, oblige us to omit the remainder of Mr. Taylor's excellent speech, who now proceeded to twilit out the good effels of the Society's premiums 3114 bounties in the Class of Manufactures ; when Mr. William Coston, of Ludgate hill, was presented with the Gold Medal, for a subtritute fur Leghorn Plait for Ladies Maw. specimens of winch he produced, and also answered several Cilleitloll4 put to him by his Grace. Mr. J. Beard, of Coggershall, a poor but very ingenious Me• chink, received, what we are sorry to vole.ider as but rather aa Inadequate rewa.d, in the Silver Medal 404 ♦0 t:uirreas, for hi, complete Machine for firming the Wire Teeth of Cotton and %Vuul-carding Machines. %Ir . John Artatin, of Glasgow, received a Silser Medal, for various minor though useful improvements of his to Manu facturing Machinery. The worthy Secretary then made an excellent speech on the very great advantages which the community has reaped from the former and present labours and rewards of the Society in the Class of Mechanics ; and proceeded barely to state that the following premiums were delivered by the Noble Chairman, viz. To Mr. Georg! Smart, Ordnance Wharf, Westminster !s.iige, fir.. Chimneys Cleansed by Mechanical Means; the Gold Medal. To Mr. Gd.)ert Gilpin. Old Park Iron Works, Shifnall. foe a Crane far ranin4 Weights the Silver Medal, and Thirty _ Glineas. To Mr. John Prier, Nettfield, Yorkshire, for a Laren foe uoeket Watches; the Silver Medal, and Twenty Guineas. To Mr. Robsut Sebnips, Woburn, for an Ineprareineut in C 4.1.11 1, Stiti the Silver Medal, anti Ten Guineas. I. Mr. Joseuh Danis, No. 14, Carmelo, King4land Reed, Dav and Night Telegraph; the Silver Medal, and Tea Goide..A _ _ , To Mr. Robed Salmon, Woburn, for a Geonsetnral Qua dram and Staff; thu Silver Modal, and Ten GUilier.4. To Mr. J. J. Hawkins, Dalhy Thrace, City Road, for a Ma.- Ono! fur cutting Paper and the Edges of Books; the Silver Medal. To Mr. John Antis, Folnvck near Leeds, for improved I) or Late-hes; the Salver M_dat. To Mr. Andrew Flint. tor an expanding Band wheel ; Fifty Guineas. Tu Mr. William Hardy, Ko. 1, Knowles Raildiot:, hun g . ton, for a compervese Balance ; Thirty Guineas. Te Mr, J. Watkins, Nu 9, Giltapur Street, Went Smithfield, fur an improvement in Time Keepers • Thirty (iuineas. To Mr. John Al Fulaeck, mar Leeds, fur a detached Eitcaix:mcnt of a Pendulum Clack; Twenty Guineas. To Mr. Thomas Parket, No. G, 11111111 CRS, Street, Leicester Fields, for a Miehine for Sline.inakers ; Fifteen Guinea*. To sllr. Henry Ward, Blandford, for a new striking Clock Movement ; Fifteen Guinzas. To Mr. Peter licrhert, Nu. Li 3, Bow Street, Covent Gt (tin, fors Book..eave Bnit; Ten I:nine:iv. Ti Mr Charles Le Cann, Lliumelly, for a Check to Carriage NV nee's. ; Ten Tior Loa then resumed his speech, and en tered on the departmeat of Colonies and Trade, in which Dr. William 11 , sburgh, of Odeleta, bad fir: Go:r1 Nl.tlal rotigne4 to It.m, tor tn. Co.notuuteAtions on var.otas ProJue tionr of Ind.,'; Mr. Wkilisula kilusticsof Upprr Otna.la, a premium of /Wry five DOOM., (or the CuAurt of He:np. Mr. Tar Loa then entered en his concluding re marks. As soon as the worthy Secretary had concluded, the Noble l'reident rose, anal in a short, but very excelle •• speech, expressed his great pleasure and satisfacliors, at the highly respeaable attendance. lr WAS full an hoar after the Chairman had con cluded, before the room was cleared. The Theatrical So , ndler, an article an %h Ph nll thl Theatres ore much interested, *ill appear to•rmurmr. 'fba Crektaunicatioa cf A. IS. anS the Law Report, are in the lait pAge. THE BRITISH PRESS. • LONDON. THURSDAY, MAY SO. Our Parliarnmtary Report stated yesterday. that the Hon. R.ourar DU4 DAS, son of Viscount MLL• VI lAA, had given notice of his intention to move, that his Lordship be heard in his defence on this day seratight. upon Mr. WIMITIMBAD'S motion an. noonced for that day, for a awnless of impeachment against his Lordship. We_have had neither winch time nor opportunity to search for cases ; but we do believe, that Peers have from the earliest times been admitted into the House of Commons, either to defend thcm Alm. or for other purpo:,:.s. The mode of receiving a Peer is stated in Mr. II sec t's excellent Book of Precedents. Ile is attended from the door of the House by the Serjeant at Arrtss, with the Mace, making three obeisanc.". to the House ; a chair is vet for him witbia the 11 sr, Ln the left hand, a' he enters. in which he sits down co veted, the SPLAII.FIt talus ming him that there is a chair for his Lordship to repose himselt Wnini he rises to speak in his defence, lie speaks uncovered. He may Le admitted into the House as soon AI, the Member who is to move the Impeachment rises. When that Member has finished his .Iw, oh, the Peer gets up, and, after he has finished, he with draws. making the same obeisances to the /louse ; the Serjeant with the Mace accompanying him to the door. The last Peer admitted into the body of the House was Lord Ha Le seass, on the '7th of May, 1779, who was examined relative to Sir WIL LIAM 1-10*E'Sconduet in America, and had a chair set for him within the Bar. Our sentiment upon this subjed remain unvaried and the sao:e. We stated, yesterday, that nothing less than a trial can satisfy the public, or ought to satisfy Viscount MeL vsLLs. The various votes of the House of Coot- mons all uniformly Against him, and the dre-r i.r.. pression male upon the public mind, whatever jedions and distindions arty oven: to a legal ea,:... standing, formed iii the technical moald cf sional principles, are, in the broad r!ew of crirr.re.,..n sense., equal to the finding of a bill by a Grand and ought to put the party upon his trial fit:i!, however, we see no season why Viiccunt Mni visit should not be allowed to oppose, if he thinks riTp t: , an opportunity which most innocent men wo u ld court, of clearing his charader to the world, and wiping away the foul aspersions cast upon it. he. were; therefore, not a litde disgusted un yesterday a paragraph in one of our ccntempera. ries, charging the right, claimed by Viscount vi ti.e, as new and unprecedented, and asking, why the demand was not made before ? A son solicitiiis leave for a father, to plead his own defence, and that father, a man forty years in the service of his cla w . try, of great talents, and indefatigable iiidastly, is a situation that would disarm a generous mind of all resentment. Under such circumstances, it ought not to have looked too narrowly to case and precedent, where the course proposed had nothing in it calculated to defeat the ends of justice. The enemies of Viscount MELVIL L C did not consult him upon the mode of their attack, and surely it is ci)rn. patent to the Noble Viscount to make his defence at any time or stage of the business, he shah ttni;c proper. The persecuting spirit displayed by the Print in question, might, perhaps, in an (aria:. case, only work its own punishment case of Viscount Mt:Lvitt r, it invr. ation of much greater im:rcrtance. charaZter of that Paper we regard. the charafter of Earl Sr. VINCES , dear to t:,c British nation. Wire ercise, cr affcel to exercise, an . print in question, we do net preti certainly the wcrld may be parklaned that, by its rancour against View hc.pes to make its fulsome partegy, to the Noble Earl. Let it not these obsercatior.s, tlat we Fate course in which we set out upon wish to ye stria justice dore Mctvic Lr. 11. E the roll :try ; to nor set down right in maice that intemperate violence on thz saries may tend to defeat tlElt the excessive partiality of his Sr At length seine intelligence has burs et'ets.4 with respell to the Toulon fleet. A letter froth tea board His MAJ as r v's ship Blenhe:m, diced at sec, is lat. 41. 1. N. long. 21. 30. %V. May 7, NOS. says: " His Masts . ' v's ship Immortalite hoe just informal us, that she saw the Toulon fleet a few days ago of Madeira. Our fleet consists of 22 sail of East In. diamen, wl:ich carry from 40 to 61 , guns. besides the Blenheim and Greyhound frigate. The Treads expefted us to touch at Madeira, which we have not done. though we will not go one inch out cf the tray fur :hens." It will be observed that this letter speaks only (f the Toulon fleet :—this strengthens the opinion, di 4 the French and Spanish squadrons h.td sepAraul after their quitting Cadiz, and had praczeded tie different destination.. On Tuesday the Ilpss: A N AVIIASi %not trans..a:l business at L,rd Myra RAVe's Oth:e. Yesterday. about one o'clock, the Ncsrotirii A 611146141101 transaaed business at Lord 14 - ONAVeS Office. Yeaterd:y, about four o'clock. Earl Cauo,., Lord Has sower, sad Mr. CaUKk ) visiteu M.. PITT. at his house. The Irish Loso Cassici.tr.oa arrived in Dubia fro-n Holyhead. on Thursday last. Yesterday a Court of Ditelors was held at the East-India House, when the undermenti..ned Com• minders took their fir.al leave of the Court, , vines to departing fot their respcaive destinati captive... 4. Dille. Streatham; Gs!lmo, Eigar; W . I...drseAeo, rat, fur Mutros. Fatord,l)tago; H. Heevor.Gl ,, ry; It Nortitainposit ; T. Moclteson, Samh Gargiulo; ay. A. Udion, for NlAra4 &sad Bqing.l. CA. PlAill pi.ta k aisir, sit William Poittuqr, for ' Witgal. The Court adjourned at seven c'emck, till Sl'ea nesday neat. The Weser and Gallant gan.btigs arrie!.l at Deal on 'Tuesday, from their stations betwon kirk And Calais, and sailed again immediately Wail the Vegal. Rainer, Lucifer, Bold, resew, and iflar/..14, lot the above station. The Mawr states, that two praams, eight schooners, and thirty.tivt schuyts, came out of Dunkirk Iteibour on Monday morning, and were proceeding along shoie or Boulogne ; that the Calais squadron tell in with n f na attacked them, on which' they operated itt thitera direSions. The signal was made for the abuse vest tabs to get under weigh immediately. The G,sette of Tuesday night contains a Pro: clanaation issued by His Sweoisst M a iessron tn'. Bth inst. gr anting to British s.ahjetts the right et warchowing gooks and nserchandise at Su. Isuatis under certain regulations therein specified. The canvass tot the co. Galway goes on 114111 amaz;ng spirit. The three tar—tildes, Nes'l l ' llat v, BLAKE, and EV • spare Cittiiall CO obtain the votes of the freeholders , who are e'' tremely numerous. Should Mr. Bowes Dal./ be she succea.f.si candidate, his nephew, Mr. Jai" DALY, will be returned fir th e town of Galva!, tl e rcom of his uncle. 9y-4 aa. meat ; but, in the nvolves a cutri.i- ice. It is not ;aid. We fea f.;r LIST; a ram& 3 s:lT ether his fri ds et. influence ver the pretend to 37; but. )ned for et spelling :uunt ft.h:t.v ILL, it yric more p ate be suppose from departed fr ti .e this business. We between Vis evenuate no. cgs ; and we d^ .' ptt . Jar I. oh's.% ar. abcn 4 ends. I Ii i This ,;otr • I iter 4 I. L La Rcya was* rue tni as in flu tug 1 1 %Y. I TI Yo MAJ cone [IVY I Pcl r;Ag et-i Hic wAit exci /an faa t 3 t [CAI