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London, England, 1808-07-06 00:00:00

iIIGIILAND SOCIETY OF SCOIVAN.b.

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A General, Meeting of this Society, in terrtis of
it; Charter, was held in their Hall, in Edinburgh,
on Monday se'nnight, at which there was a respeat-
able attendioce of the Noblerlien and Getitlemeti of
the Society, to the number of seventy ; ' .

Right Hoi. lord Viscount
,VATHCART, Vice-Presidenti
in the Chair;

When, after a ballot, as required by the rules of the
Society, the following were duly admitted Members;
their pattr.sOrdered to be recorded, and public tioti-

fication of their -eledion. given; viz:
Right Hon. Lord Robert Kerr, Hon. DrumtriOnd
Butrell, Gilbert Elliot, of Minto,. Sir James Norcliff
limes Ker,. Bart. Peter Bailie, Esq. younger,' Of"..)Ouchlotir;-.
Member of Parliament for the Burghs of Inverness, &c.
Captain Al.ex Mackay, 930 regiment, brother to Lord. Keay,
Frederick Fothetingharn, Esq. one of the ContrniSsioners of
Excise, ALA. Gordon,. Esq. of Attchrneddan, Capt. 15th
King's Light Dragoons, Capt. Colin Mackay, of the
regiment, lehti Farquharson, Esq. of Haugnron, of the
Fldri.. East India Company's service, Major lohn
of the Royal Marines, Captain David Milne, of the Royal
Navy, Gregor MacGregor, Em. of Inverarderan, Captain of
'the 57th regiMent, Thomas Hughan. Esq, mercliant, tip Lon-
doh, lames Harrower, Esq, younger, of Enzievar, Advocate,
George Tait, Esq. Advocate, Capt. Alexander Stewart, of
Stratligairy, of the Royal Perthshire Mili,ia, Chalmers I zet
Esq. of Kinnaird, merchant in Edinburgh, Pacrick Ned;.
Esq. Edinburgh, Alex. Laing, Esq. Archaezt, Edinburgh,'
Rev. Wm- Singers, MiniSt.,:r of Kirkpatnek-
',The Society then, took .under consideration the
Proceeditigs• of their Dire6tors since. the Generil
Meeting in -sanuiry last, and approved of • their cott•,
Ahmed ,atteniion.. to. promoting; Abe tabjeas of tfic
Institution;' and of the- Pretpiunis offered by them
for the cm:rent year; fOr • Essays on different useful
Subjeas, and for Practical. Improvernents in Agri-

culture.
After hearing the Report of a Committee, of
which Mr. Forbes, Advocate, is Convener, and the
minutes of the Directors thereupon, respeding ap-
plications made to them by Dugald Kennedy.of
smith, and Robert Mackay,- machine-maker in
Glasgow; stating, that they had some time ago con.
stru&ed, and introduced Into the digtfid of Kin-
tyre, Argyllshire, 'a proper machine for carding
wool; and a similar application from Mr. Daniel
Clark, of Campbehown, who was an original'part-
ner with them in that concern ; and, besides, hav-
ing been aiding in the introduction of ' this manu-
factory, now carries it on for his own behoof, and
has extended it to spinning the wool, and mann-
fa6tnring it into cloth, of which specimens were
laid before the meeting; the Society, as an encou-
ragement to the introduction of such manufacto-
ries into the Highlands, voted a prernium of twenty
guineas to the said Dugald Kennedy and Robert
Mackay, and to Mr. Daniel Clark, a premium of.
6d. per yard on the first 2000 yards of cloth ma-,
nutaetured by him during the current year, 1808.
The attention of the Meeting was next called, to
the steps taken by this Society respecting, the fish -
cries, particularly the White Herring Fishery.. h ap-'
peared from the proceedings; that, in 1804, the.
adventurers in this trade had requested the inter-
ference of the Society, when a Special Committee
bad been named for the pu-eose of acquiring the'
most accura;e informatiou open-this important sub-
jeci ; and, in consequence of ad extensive -cone-
Opondence, it had obtained a great body of inform-
ation respeJittg the Herring Fishery, which had
been from time to time communicated by the So-
ciety to OlCh Members of his Majesty's • Govern-
ment as, from sitnation, were led to pay attention
to the objeCt; and particularly' to the Right Hon.
George Rose, who bad' finally drawn up„ , and
brought 'forward in Parliament, a Bill ". for the far .
ther encouragement and better regulation df the
White Herring Fishery:: It appeared trotwa copy
of the bill upon the, table, since pasted into a law,
that Comanssioners are to be appointed specially
for the White Herrina Fishery. •A tonnage boinity
is to be given for a lleep Sea Fishery, similar to
that carried on by the Dutch.. Premiums are to
be given-for introducing a system of fishery, in re-
gard to which the Society have been particularly
solicitous; viz. by encouraging the adventurers to,
get Boats of a sufficient size to leave the Lochs and
Bays, where' the arrival of the herrings. is Uncertain
and precarious, and to fish in the, open' ocean,
where thete is reason to believe fish will be found
in abundance during the whole he dog season.
Barrel bounties are also to'be given. Very strid re-
gulations are to be laid down ,as to prayer curing,
but at the same time Inspeding Officers are to be
appointed at the different fishing stations, by which
the adventurers will be freed-from many hardships
of which they formerly coMplained. The At, as
to the fishing, is not to commence till Ist of June,-
1809, but the Board will no doubt be formed be-.
fore that time, so that the necessary arrangements
may be made, and publicity given to the provisions
of the ASR.
The Meeting was much gratified to find, that an
obje& of such importance to the wealth and Pros-
perity, as well as the naval strength of the King-
dom, as the British Fisheries, was• to be properly en-
couracrect and regulated; and on the motion of
Mr. Macdonald, the Treasurer, the thanks of the
Society were unanimously voted to- the Right Hon.
George Rose, for the uncommon trouble he had
taken in collecting and arranging information, and
bringing forward this measure,, which, while it pro-
mised to be of great national importance; was of
peculiar interest to Scotland; •the coasts of which
were the principal seat of the Herring Fishery.
The Meeting also voted the ttranks 'of the So-
ciety to Mr. Tait, Convener, Mr: H. Mackenzie,
Mr. Drlaclachlan, of Maclachlau, and the other Mem-
bers of the Committee of the Society on the Fisheries,
for their great attention, zeal, and perseverance, in
promoting the object of their appointment.
The model of an instrument for expeditiously
ascertaining the relative level of adjoining outfaces,
invented by 'Mr. Graham Dalziel, Advocate, was
laid before the Meeting. It, with several other
matters, was referred to the Diredors. •
The Meeting then, with much approbation, voted
the thanks of the Society to Lord Viscount Cath-
cart, for his polite attention, as Vice President, to
the business of the meeting, and his readiness to
promote the views of the Society.

. The first freight of naval stores which Baron Hom-
PESCII captured on the Danish Island, ar3 estimated
worth 20,0001.
The total amount of exemptions granted to Fo-
reigners on Dividends in the roods for the last year,
was 59498L1. 16:, sd.