The Sun.
London, England, 1816-07-11 00:00:00

OF SCOTLAND.

A General Meeting of this Society was held in
the Royal College of Physicians, on Monday last,
at which were present the Marquis of Lothian,
the. Earl of Dalhousie, Lord Elibauk, Lord Pro-
vost of Edinburgh, the Lord Chief Baron, Lord
lianhatVne, Hon. Barons' Norton and Clerk, Sir
P. Murray, with many other Gentlemen of ex-
tensive landed property, .of high rank in the
army, mad of the first respectability in the law,
and of the commercial interest, to the number of
upwards of one hundred and twenty.
In the absence °this Grace the Duke of Iluc-
tmeucu and QUEENSBERRY , President of the So-
ciety, who is at present' in England, the Most
Noble the Marquis of LOTHIAN, one of the Vice-
Presidents in Office, was in the Chair, when,
after a ballot; beterms of the Charter., Sir Robert
Keith Dick, of: .Prestonfield, Bart. ; Colonel
Sir Colin Campbell`, X. C. B. Aide-de-Camp to
the Duke of Wellington ; Charles Grant, Jim.
Esq. M. P. one of the Lords Commissioners of
his Majesty's Treasury ; Robert Abercrmnbv,Esq.
younger of Birkenbog, M. P. ; Charles Fraser,
Esq. of Inverellochy and Castle-Fraser, M. P. ;
Lientenant-Colonel Martin Lindsay, 78th regi-
ment ; and others were admitted Members.
WALTER SCOTT, ESC!. in an elegant address,
brought tinder the view of the Meeting the dis-
tinguished merits of .Mrs. Macleod of Macleod,
who, since she became connected with the High-
lauds and Islands, had assiduously endeavoured
to promote the industry and comfort of the pee-
sentry, where her influence extended, by esta-
blishing schools, building cottages, and such other
measures as were conducive to their happiness ;
rind, with a view, of enabling her to become more
famiiiat to their habits and manners, had succes-
sively studied their langrusge„ He concluded by
moving, that she should be elected a' Member of
the Society, which was unanimously adopted.
The proceedings of the Directors, since the
General Meeting in January last, anti the pre-
miums offered- by them for the. year 1816, were
then submitted to the Meeting, by Mr. Macdonald,
the Secretary. and approved.
From the Committee on premiums, it was re-
ported, that those offered for raising Wheat of the
greatest weight, in the county of 'Edinburgh, stud
for the greatest extent of ground tinder drilled
Wheat, in the county of Paddington, crop 1815
(the'elahns for which were directed to be lodged
on 420th March last), lied now been-decided ; that
Mr. George I3agrie, farmer at Monkton, in the
pa-
riah of Liveresk,. whose grain weighed sixteen
stonys three and a half pounds avoirdupois per
standard Liiilithow boll, was found entitled to
the first premium for Wheat of the greatest weight,•
/ being at piece of Plate of Twenty Guineas value
and Mr. George Reid, farmer attMonkionhall„.in
the same parish, to the second,• being a piece of
Plate, value Ten Guineas, his wheat weighing
sixteen Bton-es-one and a half pounds. Mr. John
Brodie, of Scoughall, was bound entitled to the
premium of a piece of Plate, of Twenty Gitineas
value, for the greatest extent of ground under
drille'd Wheat its Last Loihianalse having had about
130 Scots acres under this species of culture, the
particulars of which were communicated to the
Society, in a very 'Accurate report, by the Earl of
Dalboosie, Mr. Hay of Spot, and other resident
Members. It was also reported to the Meeting,
that, from the information communicated in the
above report, and also by Mr. Dickson, at Bang-
holm, Rs the neighbourhood of Edinburgh, who
cultivates extensively in drill, and from other
sources of information, a report of the compara-
tive advantages of the drill and broad cast Hus-
bandry, was prepared by a Sub-committee of the
Society, which it was proposed to publish.
The etteotion of the Meeting was next called
to the proceedings of the Standing Committee on
Machinery, as approved by the Directors. There
)lad recently taken place under the directions of
that Committee, with the assistance of 'several
practical farmers, some comparative trials of the
agricultural implement called the Grubber (a ma-
chine used for pulverising the ground, and saving
the expellee of additional ploughings), and other
IBaChilles for similar purposes of a different con-
struction, lately submitted to the Society. The
Committee found that the grubber constructed by
T. Hotter, Esq. 'of Hambledon, Hampshite. was
greatly preferable to the one in comniou use, in
respect to its simplicity of construction, facility
of regulation, and of its. requiring ft much less
power of draught they also found that a grubber,
on a new and different principle, by an ingenious
mechanic, Walter Samuel at Niddry, West Lo-
thian, brought under the view of the Socrety by
A. C. Maitland Gibson, Esq. of Cliftonball, was
also in several respects preferable to the old me-
chine. The Meeting, in terms of the recommen-
dation of the Committee, resolved to vote a piece
of plate of fifteen guineas value to Mr. Butler,
and a premien' of seven guineas to Mr. Samuel.
A premium of five guineas was voted to Mrs.
toil of Eshinburgls, for the Glass Beads invented
by tier for astertaluing the strength or specific
grdvity of
There was exhibited to the Meeting a new and
improved Machine for sowing Grass and other
Small seeds, recommended to the Society by Mr.
Birder of Hambledots, above-mentioned,. and
which has since been ordered frost London by
Mr. Morton, agricultural implement-maker, Leith
Walk. Mr. Morton alSo exhibited a new and in-
gcniOns machine, invented by himself, called a
Revolving Brake Harrow, for bringing up conch
grass and other root weeds, to which purpose, as
appears by the certificates of several practical
farmers, it.may he applied to great advantage,
and with a considerable saving of .time, labour,
and expellee.
The. Secretary reported, that in pursuance of
the remit aiid instructions of last general.meetiug,
the Committee' on the distillery. laws bath been-
most unremitting' in their exertions to procure
some statutory regulations, calculated to en-
courage the legal, and to prevent the illegal dis-
tillatiou of spirits ; that the Committee had lost
is time its preparing a report, ou the subject,
which was transmitted to all the counties in Scot-
land and otherwise circulated ; and that they had
Aet with the niost'cordiat co-operation and sup-
port from the counties connected with the High-
:lnds, where the baneful influence of sinuggliog

was mote particularly felt T.tut a memorial,
founded upon that report, had been prepared and
transmitted, in name of the Society, to the Lords
of the Treasury ; and he had the satisfaction of
stating, by the bill which had already passed the
House of. Commons, and was now in progress in
the House of Lords, the distillery laws were "to
be placed upon a footing which there was every
reason to hope would
;prove of the greatest .ad-
vantage,to the country, by affording a market for
its barley, protecting the fair trailer, and repress-
ing the pernicious practice of smuggling.
Mr. Faunas stated, that it might be satisfac-
tory to,the ;Meeting, and to the country at large,
to learn, that by the proposed bill, three most
important points had. been obtaitted.—lat, That
there should be a free intercourse of spirits trout
the Highlands to the Lowlands-2d; That; stills of
a capacity of 40 gallons might be licenced—and
3d, That 14 gallons of spirits from 100 'gallons of
wash were all that the distiller was
;Called upon
to produce ; and farther, that a redaction of the
former duties to a certain extent had been con-
ceded. These objects behig obtained, he con-
ceived that all• pretence for any illicit trade in the
Highlands, from the state of the law, would be
at an end, and it was therefore trusted that the
members of the Society, in their respective 'Hs-
triers, would ;lend their cordial co-operation in
enforcing the laws.
It was reported from the CoMmittee on Saving
Banks, that a copy of the Bill for regulating these
InstitutionS, introduced into Parliament by the
Right Honourable George Rose, haviny, been
communicated to the Society, the Committee had
suggested some amendmeto thereon as applicable
to Scotland, in the event of the Act being extend-
ed to this country, which observatioirs were trans-
mitted to Mr. Rose, who had received them with
his accustomed attention to any commuisication
from this SoCiety.
It appeared, by a report from the standing com,
mittee on kelp, that, in conscotience of tin under-
stood intention of laying an, additional duty ort
hard soap, in the manufacture of which a large
quantity of kelp is annually consumed, a meeting
of the proprietots of kelp had been held at Edin-,
burgh 10 May last, when certain resolutions were
entered into, and a copy of them directed to be
transmitted to the Society. The Society's Com!
mittee accordingly met to consider of the proper
steps to be adopted in this matter, so important
to the interests of the Highlands and Islands ; hut
intimation having been communicated to the
11leetingo, that an arrangement had been made by
the Chancellor of the Exchequer in regard to the
duties on soap, satisfactory to all parties interest-
ed, theCornmittee had reported, that they con-
.sidered it unnecessary fur the Society to, take
any_farther steps in the business. •
The Society having last year elected Field-Mar-
shal the Duke of Wellington and Prince Blucher.
Honorary Members of the Institution, the Secre-
tary reported to the Meeting, that the Resolutions
electing them, subscribed by his Grace the Dake
of Bocclench, the President of The Society, hail
recently been obligingly forwarded to. the Duke
of Wellington and Prince Blucher—to the former
by General Sir Henry Torrens, Secretary to his
Royal Highness the Commander in Chief; and to
the latter by Mr. Hamilton,. finder Secretary of
State for Foreign Allaks ; and that an answer
from the Duke of Wellington had already been
received. From Prince Blucher there has trot as
yet been time to receive au answer, The letter
from the Duke of Wellington was read to the
Meeting, and directed to be.entered on the re-
cords as' follows
" Camhray, May 6, 1856.

" blv Loan DtrgE,-1 had the honour of receiving yester-
day your Grace's letter of the Oath December but, in which
you enclose the Resolutions of a General Meeting of the
highland Society, electing me an Honorary Member of the
Mlle, and I beg that your Grace will do me the favour to pre-
sent my acknowledgments' to the Soeitty for the honour
which they have thus conferred upon Me.
" I lutee long and frequently had occasion to applaud the•
distinguished valour and other guoihivalities, as suldiers,_ of
their countrymen, and I aln much flattered at being admitted
a Member of. their Society.--I have the honour to be, my
Lord Duke, your Grace's most obedient faithful humble
servant, • , " WELLINGTON."

(Addressed) " Nis Grace the Duke of Bucclench and of
Queensberry, &C. &c. Itc.c. President of the Highland So-
ciety of Scotland, .Edinborgh."
The Lord Chief Baron, Chairman of the Qom•
mittee appointed to consider of and promote an
application for a national monument to be erected
in Edinburgh at the public expettee, in honour of
the victory of Waterloo, reported the proceedings
had by the Committee in this'matter. 1-lis Lord-
ship stated, that itt pursuance of the remit to them
by last General Meeting, the Committee had trans-
mittill to his Majesty's Ministers, through his
Grace the Duke of Eueeleuch, the. President, the
,proceedings of the Society on the subject, anti had
forwarded copies to all the Noblemen ,and Gen-
tlemen, Members of both HOnses of Parliament,
connected With Scotland, and to certain of the
Members connected with Ireland, who, it was
understood, •hatra similar object in view for the
capital Of that kingdom t but that from the answers
received, it appeared that it was determined to
apply the parliumeutury grant exclusively to the
monument to be erected at London ; sad that'si-
milar applications having previously been declined,
his Majesty's Ministers regretted they could not
',accede to the request of the Society. His Lord-
ship concluded a most eloquent and animated
speech on the subjectj by submitting-the follow-
ing motion to the Meetiog, which having been
seconded by Lord liallantyne, and sopported by.
other Members, was unanimously adopted
" The Society, with reference to ,the motion at
their Anniversary General Meeting; on the ifth of
January last, and to the consequent application
to Government for a monument to be erected at
Edinburgh, at the public exitance, in commemo-
ration of the unparalleled victory of Waterloo,
while they,regt et the unsuccessful result of that
application, still cherish a hive, that the measure
will not be abandoned by the country, anti the So-
ciety therefore resolve, so far to continue its pa-
tronage as to refer the subject to the directors,
with a recommendation to adopt the hest means
of bringing it under the eonsi.deratioo of the coon,
tics, towns, and royal burghs of Scotland, with a
view to accomplish the object by subscriptioq, or
in such other way to may be deemed most' ad-
amanimonsly voted the.
visable.—The Meeting
Thanks of the SoCiety to the MarqUis of Luthitio,
for his conduct in the Chair, &c.

, OLD BALLEV SESSIONS.

Yesterday these Sessions commenced before the
Long MAYOR, Mr. Justice PARR.E, Mr. Justice
ABBDTT, the RECORDER, &C.

CUTTING AND MAIMING.

William Dodd and. Andrew Batton were indicted
capitally for having, on the `2sth of March, ‘vil-
fay awl maliciously cut and maimed a Man whose
name is unknown, with intent to kill, Or do him
some grievous bodily harm'.
Several witnesses were examined respecting
this mysterious case, the substance of which have
already appeared in our Police. Report.
Mr. ALLEY opened the case on the part of St.
Martin's parish, and called 'witnesses.
Mr. Justice Phatc observed, that he had taken
the evidence at considerable length, and that he
had carried on the investigation under an idea, that
witnesses would be called to prove the hand that
inflicted the wound. Mr. ALLE7? had comniuni,
sated to him, that he could not carry the fact any
farther than by the blow. Under these circum-
stances, however strong the suspicion might 'be
against the prisoners in this most mysterions case,
the evidence was•defectivelo make out the charge
on the particular Act under which they were in-
dicted. Tl.e parties would consequently be en-
titled to an acquittal.—Vcrdiet-Not Guilty.