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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.
":140 ‘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
rotor ',him their silver medal.
lair Wit et Waeson,of North Middleton, has
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eorttpara!ive culture of turnips, and
elearig prc, v (.4%1;7 eirrirnents. that drill husbandry
is much superior 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
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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-