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patronage from the Members of this Society ea
the Public.
The attention of the Society was now called to
the highly meritorious and spirited conduct of two '
individuals, who, among many others of our gallant
countrymen, had particularly distinguished them-
selves at the battle of Vimiera, so as to attract the
notice of Major-General Fergusson, under whose
command the gist Highland Regiment, to which
they belonged, had been placed. General Fergus-
son, in his -letter, states, that Angus Mackay (then
a corporal in the list Regiment, but who had
inure been very deservedly promoted to a commis-
sion), was the person who had, on the above occa-
sion, refitted to accept of the French General Bre-
nier's watch and purse, when tendered to I.ica by
that Officer, ut the time !,e was taken pr.,..ier—
that Stewart, the piper of the grenadier com-
pany of the same regiment, had, after bei.e, severe-
ly and dangerously wounded, continued to play
upon his pipe, to animate the mem—General Laser-
gusson expresses a hope that this Society would
confer some public mark of its approbation upon
these men for their conduct.

The Meeting, with much approbation, and agree-
able to the ■nggeatiou of the Directors, unanimous-
ly resolved, that a Gold Metl.sl, with suitable de-
vice and inscription, should be I)l.i...eater! be the
Society to Mr. 51ackay, as a libtrk of the sew., ti:e
Society entertains of Isis meritorious, manly, and
disinterested conduct, as above suited ; and that u
handsome stand of Highland pipes, with a moper
inscription engraved there,,,,, shall be given to
Stewart, the pipor, for his highly spirited and laud-
able conduct at the battle of 1 imiera.

A 'memorial and represeittation from the ;Oven-
tutrtrit to the herring fishery at the port of Camp-
heltowit, relative to the stet passed last Session of
Parliament, for the encouragement anti regulation
of that 4,hery, was laid before the Meeting. The
Society directed the Secretary to inform those
concerned in that trade, that, under the said
Act, a Brial having been now established at Edin-
burgh, esp.., tally for the purpose of the white her-
ring fishery, time Society considered that Board the
proper channel to which representatio ms and coin-
intv:teations on the subject of the herring fishery
should, in future, be addressed, in place of this Su-
eitty•
► letter from Robert Rennie, D.D. Minister of
Kilsyth, to the Secretary, was laid before the Meet-
stating. that he expects soon to he aide to
publish the additional parts of his work on the im-
portant subject of Peat Moss, as a manure amid
soil. ...Inch is intended to he dedicated to this So-
.for. The Meeting was pleased to find that this
trea',Se ill such forwardness, us Dr. Retail': has
paid sane% sit. shiest to, and taker an extensive
view of, the subject.
Mr. M ACDON A LD,theTreastwer,congratilltited the
Society upon its dourishiti,,r, state, and the increase
of ems funds, as recapitul anti by him, and appeared
1- all accurate state t!irrutif, plepared by Mr.
accountant, in Edinburgh, the Society's
Auditor of Accounts, upon the table. From the
' liberal support which the Society continues to re-
ceive from the Nolficint-te and Gentlemen of Scot-

I• 111.1. VII from Eugland, as this day'a ballot
eeincem, the Meeting were enabled to vote a comi-
dei.dile sum, to be laid out by the Directors iu co-
emirdgiii4 proper objects of nuproveinent, by pre-
mium., in the year 1809.
The Society having proceeded, on the motion of
the Treasurer, to the election of President, \ ice-
President., and other officers for the current year,
the following' Noblemen and Gentlemen were
chosen, viz.—
His Grate the Duke of re-el..etc') President.
Vice-Presidents—The Must Noble the Marquis of Huntley,
Right Hou. the tail of Levin nail Melville, Right Hou.
Lord Viscount Cathcart, and Right Hon. Lord Scafarth.
William Maelloavhl, Y.tal. of St. Martin's, Treasurer
Donald Maclachlaa, of Maclachlan, Esq. Advocate, Scree-

Utry.
Robert Wilson, KM. Accountant in Edinburgh, utlitur of

Account.. - -
Mr. Levi. Gordon. Orpute Sacretary and Collector.
Mr. Poi.' %Valium. Wrier,ler and Clerk.
Re. Pr. George Baird, Principal of the University of Eiliii-
burets, l'haphtio.
Mr. Alexaoder Cunningham, Jeweller anti STedalligt.
Mr. John Camplorll, Translntor of the Gaelic Language, in
place of the Rev. Mr. Mutual', deceased.
Besides thirty Ordinary Directors, chiefly resi-
deist in Edinburgh, for managing the affairs of the
Society. whereof seven go out by rotation annually.
The Meeting also made choice of the following
Nohleineu and Gentlemen, as Extraordinary Di-
rectors, several of whom are only occasionally iii
town, and cannot regularly attend the stated meet-
ings, viz.--
Itis Grace the Pax of Argyll ; Rieht Hon. the Eta of
ihtlhotwie ,• Right lion. Lord Gray ; Hight lion. Om bird
Advocate of Scotland ; Sir William Renee, of Sienlionst,
Rare. ; Sir Janie. Montgomery, of Stanhope, Hart. ; Sir
Alexander Macdonald Lockhart. of Lee sod Canoe-oh,
Hart. i John Prmicis Erskine, Fag. of Meer; hunt"; R...
Wartruhanorn, Eaq. of latercauld, Captain Royal Nary ;
Th•ustia Miller, Esq. of Glealre.
Among a variety of other matters referred to the
Directors, were communications from Sir John
Sinclair. Hart. and Mr. liesidersors, at Brechin
Castle, upon the cultivation of spring wheat, and
the mitt in wheat ; and from Mr. ‘Vilson. of HO-
vitas:risk, relative to oak and tit words. The
Meeting' then t (di a the thanks of the Society to
Lord '1 iscount Cothran, for his conduct in the
chair, and the stopport given by his Lordship, on
evert occasion, for promoting the views of the in-
emotion.
In the afternoon a lar4c party of time Members
attended the amoverenry .1 rin Fortiiite'a
tavern, Lord Viscount t 'atlicort in the chair, when
mars,. loyal, patriotic, mad appropriate toasts were
given, amid the evening spent with that hilarity and
1 pleasiire which a meeting, associated for such pa-
triune objects as those of this institution is calcu-
lated to produce.

On Mootlay se'insight, as Mr. ion's Covse.Y,
un Officer of the Hewitt's. of 11 aterford. wai going
ou board a vessa.l at the Qway, %%hum Ise was (lait',
slaty, hi.. front the ikekliess of the ;;;ght, slipped
off the plunk, tool before ally lugiistauce could be
rendered, was &Honed.
One meriting Ll•t week, it bricklayer, of the
Lint, Clare, uwuu•d DCWI runt), WHY alt,COVerefl in
bed. with hi., throat cot, by a man who slept i;t the
cone room. A surgeon wa. intmedtately sent for,
who spored up the wooed. and the 1)001 mnu 110 W
liya Ina fair way of recovvry.