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London, England, 1809-01-18 00:00:00

RICHLAND SOCIErY SCOTL.4ND.
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The anniversary genei al Meeting of this Society,
agreeable to the Charter, was held in thrir (fall,
High-street, on Tuesday lust, at which three *us a
very respectable and full attendance of the Mem-
bers, to the number of upwards of one hundred,
and among others, the It, 'it Hon. Lord Vi;count
Cuthcart, Lord Viscount Duncan, Lord Robert
Kerr, Lord Seaford+, Lord Macdonald, Sir John
Sinclair, and Sir Alexander Macdonald Lockhart,
Harts., with ay of the mo.t considerable landed
Proprietors in the country. t ;enti, wen or r flit in
the Army, owl or the Law and t:0111111l31.1:11
•rest.
The Right Hon. Lord Visenost CATHCART, net-
Pre►ideut, m tin Chair.

Before proweetking to other business, Mr. Mere-
&maid, the •rreasurer, read to the i‘leeting a letter
Rout his Grace the Duke or Athole, President of
the Society, statiug his regret at being prevented
tr.. n attending the Society on this occarienk,
tle:amed on particular Imams* in the errantry.—
I.• Grace at the seine time expressed the mixioue
itere,t lie takes in the prospewity of the Society,
mail his desire to promote its patriotic views, which
gave satisfaction to the Meetiag.
The Society then proceeded to ballot for new
..'tll•arbers, when the followitar Noblemen iisid
teeni ak iv ere duly admitted Members of the Society,
tOeir names ordered to be me:Paled, and public no-
tification bi their election giveu, viz.—
Must Noble Georg.: Marqu:s of Tweediale ; Riglet
Robert Lon, Viacom:l Doses,' ; lAtut.-ti,neral the flow
John Leslie; Ma.;iie the Roo Chula, Catheart ; th, HUM
I% Mister 31aekcosie, of Seafirrth ; Sir Jams Dunbar. of
Pura, Bart ; Face-Admir4l of the Blue Sir William Georze
Fairfax, Raumeret Rear-Ailiniral of the Red s:r Edmond
N.:4le; Roliert itetrati. I.lmi. of Allee.tniie;
A•itueak, S:icii;i'-itcpute of Kincardineshire; Bripole
Mari Hon aid, :So, ilOritrili Staff; arid several othei,
'Fite Society next took reeler consideration the
proceedings of their IJirecturs since the generul
rueetiug in Jerrie lust, and approved of their omit-
/toed attention to elifh..rent objects of improvement,
as appeared Ikon the preminius Toted by them, for
the year 1508, for ruisiog omen 'TOPS' terelioratiret
the breed of cattle, to plou gii me et her improvement in
plongliing, and for the introduction ofwoollen .kia-
mil:adorn% into the Ilighlands ; also, for essays,
containing information un di sit useful subjects.
—Tile Meeting directed a list of these premeeme.,
with the mimes or the tiererstis to whom they had
been adjudged, be be.publisleed in the iicospaper4;
and the Society approved of the I a.i.l •stieletion
shrivel by the Conveners of Committees, an I other
. resident Member* of the Society in the country,
who lukd paid proper intention to the black cattle
.and ploughing c petitions, the last of which had
.beets found to excite alueli emulation and appro.
banal) in the diet let, in whoa' they had been given.
Meeting were gratified to find, that tit rewrap
districts the country gentlemen and fanner emir-
ties had begun competition* of, this sort ; and that
the exertion* of these societies. in promoting im-
provement in age icnitare, were found to be very
beneficial iik the district* where they had been
lu-
at tested.
The Society baying, at last general itwetime,
voted premiums for the erection of inaeliiiwej, nod
the introductioie. into Kintyre, Argyllshire, of u
manufactory for carding and spinning wool, I o: 6114_
making tlw mine into dente. ; it appeared, by a letter
from 111 r. D. Clink Campheltown, that lie liael
kerearly. liKsiedes the operations of canine and
manufactured trendy 2000 yards of cloth.
and would soon he able to carry' on this useful
'brand' upon amore exteueve se.ele.—The
err. rred 'Mr. Clark's letter, with one from Mr.
Thomas Parker, of Yorkshire, relative to the in-
troduction, among the tenautry in the litglilarkds,
of email machiner, or frames, fur tlw splouiug of
wool, and the proper mode of sorting, or stapling it,
to the Directors; and the Meeting expiessed their
kreknowledgeuente to Mr. Packer for this commu-
nication.

The Society also approved of the ri solution of
the Directors, to vote a premium of go guineas to
Mr. James V each, at hiclihounr. near Jedburg,
I,r an improved Plough, constructed by him, and
other machinery. These had here examined and
tried by Lord Viscount Cathcart, oho .reek the
troubli• of acting Lib Couveuer, w•si.iteil by other re-
sident ltlemb.us of the Society ; and, hum a very
ars urate report, giten in by his Lordship to the
Directors, it appeared that Mr. N'eiteis's Plough is
of light draught, executes it, work in a superior
mauler. aod is particularly steady and tint. In the
ground. The Meeting, at the sane time that it
adjudged the above-mentioned premium to Mr.
Vciteli, voted the thanks of the Society to Lo:d
Cathcart, for the trouble his Lordship had an readily
taken in the imitates*.
A plan fur the establishment of a Caledonian
Asylum in London, for the inaintenenee and ethi-
caii 4444 of the «mit mud ilaughtt rs of Scottish
sailors, soldiers, and marine's. I glut forward by
the liighlaid Society of Londoo, and 1:41111W11111•
rated by them to this Society, throw:lli Sir John
Sinclair, Bart, was laid upon the tilde, with the
report from the Directors thercupon.—lt is pro-
posed that, in this institution. Isesides retitliag,
writing. and arithmetic. the boys shall nrerive such ,
preparatory instructions us may be necessary to
qualify them for the royal navy, the urmy,
service. or the fisheries. The girl* also to
revive an educatnni suited to their situation in
life; and for the purpose of bringing up the chil-
dren in habits of is/dairy. it is proposed tee Ham-
Mier Him the establisbuteut certain sat factures
Or niecluinie art.. adapted to thew sulaerpient
pursuit in life. Due attention is also to be paid
tee the morals and religious tuition of the ehildreo.
Clod ributors to this benevolent Asylum are
to have totes in the we nagement of it, with the
privilege of presenting children for admissiiiii.
Cue Society unanimously expressed its highest ap-
probation of the establishment, of such an Asylum,
sod their satisfaction that an many Noblemen and
ticialenien of iltio Society had already curie for-
ward in its support. While the object of it is
liiiiitaese and laudable, it appears pecsiluirly proper
to :iroride few the fa ahem of Scots soldiers, sailor.,
awl marines, who have out every tax:ll;44M nplwld
the high military fame acquired icy their ancestors.
Therefore, awl the plan of this Histehition Perms
GA' attaining its nwpose,the Soeiety
take the liberty of recommending the establish-
ment as as object- aiwthy of et/emu:tip meta and