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etdei cuppor.% which havid s en ptit from tile
Chair, was unii3Oinsously appurveco. :.n,l Diecaors
instrutted in terms of ft accotetiog.
The Secretary stated to the Mee'l4?:: that a eons-
mittve having been some time ago 2.9aii'.tc.t for
colie,tling the ancient Scottish music, Ro-
bertson, of Lude, had. at the reques. thz com-
mittee, sent to the Society two harps. loug pre-
serve 4 in his fimily ; one of them brought from
Argyllshire in 1460, the other a present from Mary,
()twos of Scots. to a lady of the family of Lude.
That Mr. Gum of Edinburgh, who had turned
his atttention much to the stet of our ancient
music and musical instruments, sides being a ge-
neral scholar, had, at the desire of the committee,
drawn up a paper, which threw much light upon
the ohje9s of their enquiry, and containing a de-
scription of these harps.
The Meeting voted their thanks to General Ro-
bertson, for his ready attention to the request of the
Committee, and recommended to the Direltors, to
have Mr. Gunn's paper, with proper drawings of
these harps, published in the Society's Transactions,
and empowered the Diredors to give a suitable re-
, compenee to Mr. Gunn, for his ingenious treatise.
Mr. Si Loamy, of Allanton. called the attention
of the Society to a treatise lately published by Mr.
W. Ayton, Strathayer, entitled " On She Origin,
Qualims, mod Canio4fion of Moss-Earth," which he
stated to possess very grrat merit, and would prove
particularly useful to pradieal farmers ; that it had
been read by many members of the Society, and
others who understood the subjeft, and was gener-
ally approved of ; that this subjeti, being one to
which the Society had particularly directed its atten-
tion, and had offered high premiums, and as the
book, promised to be so useful, lie submitted to the
Society, the propriety of takirg same notice of the
author, and recommending the work to public at-
tention. Genes-gal Direim, Mr. Haggart, of Cairn-
muir, and other Gentlemen, having expressed their
convidion of the utility and merit of Mr. Ayton's
Essay, :he Meeting, after hearing the Treasurer
and Mr lien' y hI• Kenve, resolved to recommend
the publication to the attention of the Members of
the Society'. 3s well as to pra:tical farmers, and
authorised the Direetors to afford such encourage-
ment. for the roltdcation of a second edition, as
they should think proper.
The Secretary stated, that General Vallancey
had lately transmitted to the Society%ome additional
publications of the Dublin Society, with others of
his own. The Meet,ng expressed their acknow-
ledgeme.tts to that respectable and learned Gentle-
man, for his continued attention, and recommended
to the Secretary to communicate to him any addi.
tional pnhlications made by this Society.
Several oth..r rreitters having been discussed and
referred to the Direftors, the Meeting voted the
thanks of the Society to the Earl of Dalhousie for his
conJua in the Chair, and his attention, on all occa-
sions, to the interest of the Institution.
In the afternoon, about fifty of the Members at-
tended the Anniversary Dinner at Fortune's tavern,
sir John Sinclair, Bart. in the Chair, when many
loyal, constitutional, appropriate. and patriotic toasts
were drank, and the evening spent with that plea-
sure and satistadion„ which the association of Gen-
tlemen, for such objets as those of the Institution, is
calculated to produce.
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I+l.4rAL ItirkLLIGLNCE.

POITSMOUTN, JAM. 20.
Nothing arrived or sailed this day.
The whole of this forenoon it has blown guise
fresh; towards evening, more moderate at S.W.
PAL MOE TR, JAN. IS.
Arrived the Kia•morr, Blackler, and the Brothers,
Dunlop, from Oporto, in 17 days, laden with wines,
for this place and Plymouth ; also the brig Interitti,
Thompson, frlin Quebec, bound to Newry, laden
with pearl and pot ashes, timber, &c. having been
captured by a French privateer, retaken by the
Lord Holm', packet, of this place, Captain Deaise,
sent into Lisbon, and came home with the convoy.
Put back the Wei:means packet, Capt. Roberts,
which sailed yesterday for Lisbon.iii—Wind S.W.

Tommy. Jodie. 19.
ArriveJ, this afternoon, the Wars and bripe/sosx„
last trom Falmouth ; these ships were left on shore
there, when Admiral Cornwallis ssiled from thence.
Arrives the Bo.k cutter, Lieutenant Norton, to
joie the Channel fleet, under the command of Ad-
miral Cornwallis. which remain as advised

Sailed His Majesty's ships L'.lrgk and L'Espieee,
en a cruize.—Wend S.W.
DIAL, JAN. O.
Arrived in the Downs, La Cen.tarier frigate, wits
the Speed7l,ll, Dunn. and several other vessels,
under convoy from Oporto, which are tailed fur
the River.
La Cos4:enee temalns in the Dnwns, with the &t-
-ear, Mretht, and Tri,*tr, men co war ; Palles,Traist,
and 'Tribune frigates? Kite. Otter, Cygnet, and Le
Fledge, sloops or war • Conakeiatri, praam s several
gun-brigr, a fl,•et of transports, and outwa..l-
- vessels.—Wiad W.S.W. and blows !sari.