The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-01-20 00:00:00

SOClElitbf SCOTUND.

A General Meetiug of this Segiety, io tenni of
the charter, MAI 4 held in their New Hall,
street, Ediuburgh,,on 'iuesdey se'uaight, at which
there was an attendance of the Members, to the
leer 0190; among %rhino were Duna; greet lauded
proprietors, officers of high inilitary ritik Ia the
army and navy, respectable members of the law and
commercial interest
3is Right Hod. Lord Visvonnt CATHCART, vicc•Presielcot,
is the Chair. _ .

Before proceeding to the business of the Meet-
ing, Mr. Macdonald, the Treasurer, stated en apo-
logy from his Grace the Dui* of Athol. Pflaideut
of the Society, who Was neeeeparily, prevented fawn!
ettending the Meeting, by °taigas of impectiteer,
nod read a letter froin.lio Ogodo, expressage of the
iutetest lie takes in the prosperi4,- of the institu-
tion, and his readiness to forward its %lea's on all
occasions. Mr. Miedisualil also informed the
that the Earl of Roaslyn, who had tweed
to preside tina day, was prserented, by indisposi-
von, from coining to town, which his Lordship
bad been so attentive as to communicate by express
,:out Fife.
Pervious to proceeding to ballot for new Mem--
1::-;•is, her (;race
_RucheAoi of Gordon, was
unanimously elect:62a Member of the Society,
without the ordinary form of ballot, mu couse-
queuce of authority received by the Treasurer,
some tone ago, to propose boor Grace as At Mem-
ber of the Society. The twisty adapted this
geode of v.:et:l4oU, as On fOtttler Ociabinal, being
work of its approbation of Ladies of high rank
coating forward in support of the institution.

The Meeting then, on motion from the Secre-
tary, proceeded to ballot on the applications
lodged with hues for admission, when 27 new Mem-
berii were duly elected.
The Secretary laud before the 11Iveting the pro.
ctedings of the Directors since the General Meet-
- in last, which - taken under coesi..
these it appear-
obtained on

stapling of wool
ejects, for whieb
and that proper
Members of the'
districts where
the Society, for
improvements in
• breed of block.
a list of those
bad been
iew.pautra, in

Directors,
.pieces •91.
, as 'eight*
Puscankjiji.
'Netro wbieS
stp, the in-
papers given
-; and to
of Kirk-
°bares-

practised
estates, ia
all whiels-
r value*
Society's trams
Meeting a letter
who have esta-i
Inverneak,
of the aS
tom the pro-
desire of Sir
were gra-
fic_oodluality,
neettnif was
endeavour to intro-
of i superior qua-
d tri`rf countenance
,m this Society. Some
establishing different
titre, in the. dia-
referred to the

the funds.
expenditure last
of which

arquhar-
Tressurer eon-
and con-
.. of which
larger minjo
908, than on
toted ae-
ennsequenee of
highland
, as awl:-
general meet-
imittee to

subject, end
,I,I4• for the

;rievauces

the pro-
approved
remitted to and
in that busi-
thew should

Stratharen.
the Seere-
lblish a se-
' formerly
On an eu-
the various
Seotlauol,
twat.

, ornery-

kw forms

4% Staten of
be lectures
the dietto-
tgat.the
rtheo,
ittilYEllie
tlple pad'
Lave the:

,►7 -.11f1102
4. 0
I..Orargt
of &Cm-

- - .
ins in June but, which were taken under
daiation, and approved of. From there it a
ed, that useful information had been obtaii
i the subject of the introduction of stapling s
lute Scotland, and on other *objects, for
'premiums hail been advertised • mid that
;Ste/aeon bad been given by the Members
Society, resident in the different districts
premiums had been advertised by the Soca
ploughing matches, and other improvem
igneultare, and for meliorating the breed o
tents, hes:. The Meeting directed a bet c
premiums, and the persons to whom they hi
adjucheerl, to be published in the blewspej
the usual meaner.
The Meeting, npon a report from the Di
toted sums of money to be laid ont in
.pi
plate, or such other honorary articles, as in
approved of; to be preiented to Dr. Duna
$. D. Edistheteh, for the able seamier it
be Lad selected, arranged, and Ottawa flit,
inaltildieu contained in a variety of papa
is a the Society, ou the diseases of sheep ;
4
the . Ildr. William Singers, minister a
J foe hie survey, renrt, cid c
ea the nt melds* of im
• getine p
oe his Gram the Duke of Stuck-itch's esi
the cosatits of Dumfries and Selkirk, al
bed been lately published, among other i
View. in dm third *tune of the Society
ectesuu.
he Secretary laid before the ;fleeting 1
Illicl!t'Keltaie. Gordon lis Co. who be
a woollen manufactory at Invern
with a variety of patterns of
sloths taauulitetured by them. froini
f the countiy, transmitted by dash
goeed
e M,Kensie, Bart. The Society w
tolled. that the ariass were of good,
god peoparly unauufactured; and the Meet
of eerier, that this spirited endeavour ti
duce the manpfacture of cloths of a super
ley into the Ifiliblands, merited evert"coun
born thepuhlic, ea well as from this Societl
eenumunications, relative to establishing r
breeches of the woollen manufacture, in
triet of Kintyre, a raleshire. were referre
Directors for consideration.
The 'terseurer state a to the Meeting th
of the Society ; its income and expenditi
year, an aeeurate and perapieunus state o
hedbeen prepared Lid made up by Mr. Fs
son, the auditor of aveoents. The Treasu
grstelated the Society upon its prosperity, I
tinued increase of itifii ads, from the state •
the Meeting was enebled to rote • large'
be laid out itt premiums for the year 1808,
' any former occasion, and which was to
cordi ugly.
TheTeeeretary stated, that, in ronsequ
cammunications from severnl of the I;
counties, relative to the Flistillery Laws, I
cable to the I lighland distriet,the hat gener
big of the Society had appointed a come
mat: e the necessary inquiries Leto that stibyi
to consider what steps it might, be advirahli
Society to take towards remedying the gr
complainettof. The Secretary reported I
reedimei of the committee, which were a
by the Society; and the Meeting reinitte•
authorised the Directors to proceed in tit
nem, and to take such measure* as to thee
appear proper and expedieet.
By a letter frino Mr. 'William Alton, Str
• author of .4 Treatise on Moss Earth, to th
tag. it appeared that he intended to publ
cult& edition, and which the Society had 1
l to patromies; that this edition, or
Tegtg scale, embracing amounts of the
thsfstovetnelits exceuteil in Euglund and 11
wontd be ready fur publivatiou in March ue
The Secretary 'tided, 'that thee :society,
ieg that the study of maimed antiquitie
a part of liberal reducatiall in utast of the.:
Europe. and that there as a Prufeesors who
on Ohs sidecet, established ip most of dm
gnished Lluiversities ou the Continent : •,
antiquities of this country fifthly iiiisit'al
aiilTustrutiog its history and marineteateiee
• rlfof tlhe artiste' of society, not hiil
ish lslotels. bnt alio f a eohliderithl,
Europe: 'heat the Society, anxious to I
I autiquities and literature of their count
• traced and preserved. m•recornmended u
Ihy the Institution, had applied to the 1..0rd
and Council, as patents or the Vniversity