Accounts and certificates to be produced on the first Tuesday in November, 1800. The candidates for planting all kinds of trees are to certify, that the re-. fpe&tive plantations are properly fenced and fecured, and harticularly to hate the condition the plants were in at the time of figning fuck certificates. Any information which the candidates for the foregoing premiums may chufe to communicate, relative to the methods made ufe of in forming the plantations, or promoting the growth of the several trees, or any other obfervations that may have occurred on the Jubje, will be thankfully received. For 79. PREVENTING BLIGHTS. difcovering the best method of preventing blights on fruit-trees; the gold medal, or thirty guineas. The accounts and certificates to be delivered on the fecond Tuefday in November, 1800. 82. TAKING OFF THE ILL EFFECT OF BLIGHTS. For difcovering af ethod of taking off the ill eff. Ets of tights on fruit-trees, verified by experiments the gold medal, or thirty guineas. Accounts and certificates to be delivered on the first Tuesday in February, 1801. 83. COMPARATIVE CULTURE OF WHEAT. For the best fet of experiments made on eight acres, to determine the comparative advantages of cultivating wheat, by fowing broad-caft or drilling; the gold medal, or filver medal and twenty guineas. The accounts to be produced on the first Tuesday in February, 1801. 85. COMPARATIVE CULTURE OF WHEAT. For the beft fet of experiments made on eight acres, to determine the comparative advantage of cultivating wheat, by broad-caft or dibbling; the gold medal, or filver medal and thirty guineas. The accounts to be produced on the firft Tuelday in February, 1801. 87. BEANS AND WHEAT. For planting or drilling, between December, 1798, and April, 1799, ten acres, with beans, and for fowing the fame land with wheat in the year 1799; twenty guineas. Certificates to be produced on the first Tuesday in November, 1800. 88. SPRING WHEAT. For cultivating, in 1800, the greatest quantity of fpring wheat, not lefs than ten acres; the filver medal, or twenty guineas. The accounts and certificates to be delivered on or before the fecond Tuefday in December, 1800. 91. BEANS. For difcovering and cul tivating, in 1800, either by the drill or dibbling method, on not lefs than five acres, a fpecies of horfe-beans, or tickbeans, that will ripen their feeds before the rft of Auguft; the filver medal, or twenty guineas. The accounts and certificates to be delivered on or before the firft Tucfday in December, 1800. 93. TURNEPS. For experiments made on fix acres, to determine the comparative advantages of the drill or broadcaft method in the cultivation of turneps; the gold medal, or filver medal and ten guineas. To be delivered on the third Tuesday in March, 1801. 94. VEGETABLE FOOD. For the beft account of vegetable food, that will moft increase the milk in mares, cows, and ewes, in March and April; the gold medal, or filver medal and ten guineas. Certificates to be produced on the feonday in November, 1800. CULTIVATING ROOTS AND VEDAG BOR FEEDING SHEEP AND LACK CATTLE. For experiments made on acres of land, between Michaelmas 799, and May, 1800, to afcertain which of the following plants can be fecured for winter fodder to the greateft advantage, viz. Turnep-rooted cabbage, carrots, turnep-cabbage, parfneps, turneps, potatoes. The accounts and certificates to be produced on the firft Tuefday in November, 1800; the gold medal. 96. PARSNEPS. For cultivating, in 1800, not lefs than five acres with Parf neps, for feeding cattle or fheep; the gold medal, or thirty guineas. Certificates and accounts to be delivered the fecond Tuesday in February, 1801. 97. MAKING MEADOW HAY IN WET WEATHER. For difcovering the best method of making meadow hay in wet weather; the gold medal, or thirty guineas. Certificates and accounts of the making the produce of fix acres of land to be produced on the first Tuesday in January. 1801. 98. HARVESTING CORN IN WET WEATHER. For difcovering the belt method of harvesting not less than four acres of corn in wet weather; the gold medal, or thirty gaineas. Certificates, accounts, and famples, to be produced on the first Tuesday in January, 1801. 99. CULTIVATING THE TRUE RHUBARE. For raifing, in the year 1800, not less than two thoufand plants of the true rhubarb; the gold medal, or thirty guineas. Certificates to be produced on the fecond Tuefday in February, 1801. 100. ASCERTAINING THE COMPONENT PARTS OF ARABLE LAND. For the most fatisfactory experiments, to afcertain the due proportion of the feveral component parts of arable land, by an accurate analysis of it; the gold medal, or fifty guineas. The accounts to be produced on the last Tuesday in November, 1800. 103. IMPROVING LAND LYING WASTE. For a method of improving 50 acres of foils lying wafte or uncultivated; the gold medal, or filver medal and twenty guineas. 104. For 25 acres; the filver medal and ten guineas. The accounts to be produced on the fecond Tuesday in December, 1800. 109. MANURES. For the best set of experiments to ascertain the comparative advantage of foot, coal-afhes, wood-afhes, lime, gypfum, night-foil, or any other fit article; the gold medal, or filver medal and twenty guineas. The accounts to be produced on the laft Tuesday in February, 1801. III. IMPROVING WASTE MOORS. For the improvement of not less than one hundred acres of wafte moor-land; the gold medal. 112. For not lefs than fifty acres; the filver medal, or twenty guineas. 113. For not lefs than twenty-five acres; the filver medal, or ten guineas. Certificates to be pro iuced on the first Tuesday in February, 1801. 123. GAINING LAND FROM THE SEA. For an account of the best method of gaining from the fea not lefs than twenty acres of land; the gold medal. Certificates to be produced on the first Tuefday in October, 1800. 127. MACHINE FOR DIBBLING WHEAT. For the best machine for dibbling wheat; the fiver medal, or twenty guineas. The machine, with certificates, to be produced on the fecond Tuesday in January, 1801. 128. MACHINE to REAP OR MOW CORN. For a machine to reap or mow grain, by which it may be done cheaper than by any method now practifed; the gold medal, or thirty guineas. The machine, with certificates, to be produced on the fecond Tuefday in De cember, 1800. 129. DESTROYING THE GRUB OF THE COCKCHAFER. For difcovering a method of deftroying the grub of the cockchafer; the gold medal, or thirty guineas. The accounts to be delivered on the firft Tuefday in January, 1801. 130. DESTROYING THE WIREWORM. For difcovering a method of deftroying the wire-worm; the gold medal, or thirty guineas. The accounts to be delivered on the firft Tuesday in January, 1801. 131. DESTROYING THE FLY ON HOPS. For difcovering an eafy method of deftroying the fly on hops; the gold medal, or thirty guineas. Certificates to be delivered on the first Tuesday in February, 1801. 133. CURE OF THE ROT IN SHEEP. For difcovering an effectual cure, verified by experiments; the gold medal, or fifty guineas. Accounts of the cause and prevention, with certificates, to be produced on the firft Tuesday in February, 1801. 134. PREVENTING AND CURING THE ILL EFFECTS OF THE FLY ON SHEEP. For difcovering a method of preventing and curing thole effects; the filver medal, or twenty guineas. Certificates and accounts to be produced on the first Tuesday in December, 1800. 135. PROTECTING SHEEP. For protecting in bad feafons in the year 1800, by means of hovels or fheds, cot fewer than five hundred fheep; the filver medal, or twenty guineas. Accounts of the advantages, and certificates of the utility, to be produced on the firft Tuefday in March, 1801. 137. IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF THE LABOURING POOR. To the perfon who, in the year 1800, shall build the greatest number of cottages, to ac commodate the labouring poor, and ap portion two acres of land to each cot tage; the gold medal. 140. To the perfon who, in the year 1800, fhall apportion not lefs than two acres of land to each cottage already built upon the eftate; the gold medal. The accounts and certificates to be de livered on the first Tuesday in February, 1801, PREMIUMS FOR DISCOVERIES AND IMPROVEMENTS IN CHEMISTRY, DYING, AND MINERALOGY. 143. BARILLA. For half a ton of merchantable merchantable barilla, made from any plant raised in Great Britain; the gold medal, or thirty guineas. Twenty-eight pounds, with a certificate, to be produced on the firft Tuesday in January, 1801. 144. PRESERVING SEEDS OF VE-, GETABLES. For a method of preferving the feeds of plants fit for vegetation; the gold medal, or thirty guineas. To be communicated on the first Tuesday in December, 1800. 146. SEPARATING THE SUGAR FROM TREACLE. For dilcovering a cheap method of feparating the faccharine fubftance of treacle in a folid form, not less than one hundred weight; the gold medal, or fifty guineas. Certificates and accounts, with famples, to be produced on the firft Tuefday in February, 1801. 147. PRESERVING FRESH WATER SWEET. For the best account, verified by trials, of a method of preferving fresh water during long voyages; the gold medal, or fifty guineas. Accounts, and defcriptions of the methods made ufe of, with thirty gallons of the water, to be produced on the laft Tuesday in December, 1800. OR 149. PURIFYING BRACKISH CORRUPTED WATER. For difcovering the best method of purifying brackifh or corrupted water, fo as to fit it for the ufe of families; the filver medal, or fifteen guineas. Certificates, and an account of the method ufed, to be produced on the fecond Tuesday in February, 1801. 150. DESTROYING SMOKE. For an account of a method of deftroying the fmoke of fires belonging to large works; the gold medal, or thirty guineas. To be produced on the firft Tucfday in January, 1801. 152. CONDENSING SMOKE. For the beft method of condenfing and collecting the fmoke of fteam-engines, &c.; the gold medal, or fifty guineas. Accounts, certificates, and fpecimens, to be produced on the firft Tuesday in December, 1800. 154. CANDLES. For difcovering a method of making candles of refin, or any other fubftance at a price inferior to tallow, fit for common ufe; the gold medal, or thirty guineas. To be delivered on the first Tuesday in December, 1800. 155. REFINING WHALE OR SEAL OIL. For difclofing a method of purifying oil from glutinous matter; the gold medal, or fifty guineas. 18. SUBSTITUTE FOR OR PREPARATION OF YEAST. For difcovering a fubftitute for, or preparation of, yeaft, that may be preferved fix months; the gold medal, or thirty guineas. Specimens to be produced on the laft Tuesday in November, 1800. 159. PROOF SPIRIT. For making, in 1800, not less than one hundred gallons of Proof Spirit from articles not the food of man or cattie; the gold medal, or fifty guineas. Accounts and ten gallons to be produced on the firft Tuesday in January, 1801. 160. PRESERVING SALTED PROVI SIONS. For difcovering the cheapest method of preferving falted provifions from becoming rancid or rufty; the gold medal, or thirty guineas. Accounts and certificates to be produced on or before the first Tuesday in February, 1801. 162. INCREASING STEAM. For a method of increafing the quantity or the force of fteam, in fteam-engines, with lefs fuel than is now employed; the gold medal, or thirty guineas. To be communicated on the first Tuesday in January, 1801. 163. PREVENTING THE DRY ROT IN TIMBER. For difcovering the caufe of the dry rot in timber, and difclofing a method of prevention; the gold medal, or thirty guineas. The accounts to be produced on the fecond Tuesday in December, 1800. 165. FINE BAR-IRON. For making ten tons with coak from coak-pigs, in England or Wales, equal to Swedish or Ruhan iron; the gold medal. One hundred weight, with certificates, to be produced on the first Tuesday in January, 1801. 166. WHITE LEAD. For difcovering a method of preparing white lead, in a manner not prejudicial to the workmen; the gold medal, or fifty guineas. Gertificates that a ton has been prepared, and the procefs, to be produced on the fecond Tueiday in February, 1801. 167. SUBSTITUTE FOR BASIS OF PAINT. For the beft fubftitute for bafis of paint, equally proper as white lead; the the gold medal, or, one hundred guineas. Fifty pounds weight to be produced on the fecond Tuefday in November, 1800. 169. RED PIGMENT. For difcovering a process for preparing a red pigment, for ufe in oil or water, equal to carmine, and perfectly durable; the gold medal, or thirty guineas. One pound of the colour, with the procefs, to be produced on the first Tuesday in February, 1801. 170. REFINING BLOCK' TIN. For difclofing a method of purifying block tin, fo as to fit it for the purpofes of grain tin; the gold medal, or fifty guineas. The procefs, and one hundred weight of the tin, to be produced on the first Tuesday in November, 1800. 172. GLAZING EARTHEN-WARE WITHOUT LEAD. For difcovering the most easily fufible compofition for glazing ordinary earthen-ware without lead; the gold medal, or thirty guineas. Specimens and certificates to be produced on the firft Tucfday in February, 1801. 173. PRESERVING IRON FROM RUST. For a cheap compofition to effectually preferve wrought iron from ruft; the gold medal, or fifty guineas. Accounts and certificates, with ten pounds of the compofition, to be produced on the firft Tuelday in January, 1801. 176. OPIUM. For preparing, in 1800, not less than twenty pounds weight from poppies grown in Great Britain, equal to foreign opium; the gold medal, or fifty guineas. Five pounds, certificates, and accounts, to be produced on the lait Tuesday in February, 1801. 177. For not lefs than ten pounds weight; the filver medal, or twenty guineas. 178. SUBSTITUTE FOR TAR. For difcovering the beft fubfitute for tar, equal to Stockholm tar, and prepared from materials the produce of Great Britain; the gold medal, or one hundred guineas. One hundred weight, with certificates, and the process, to be delivered on the firft Tuesday in March, 1801. PREMIUMS FOR PROMOTING THE POLITE ARTS. 180. HONORARY PREMIUMS FOR DRAWINGS. For the befl drawing by fons or grandfons of peers or peerelles of Great Britain or Ireland, to be produced on the first Tuesday in March, 1801; the gold medal. 186, 187. The fame premiums will be given for drawings by young ladies. N.B. Perfons profeffing any branch of the polite arts, or the fons or daughters of fuch perfons, will not be admitted candidates in thefe claifes. 188. SCULPTURE. For a basso-relievo in terra cotta, the fubject taken from the Iliad of Homer, not fewer than three human figures, and the principal figure not less than twelve inches; a filver medallion, in conformity to the will of John Stock, of Hampstead, Efq. To be produced on the third Tuesday in February, 1801. 189. DRAWINGS OF OUTLINES. For an outline after a group or caft, in plafter, of human figures, by perfons under the age of fixteen, to be produced on the last Tuesday in February, 1801, the greater filver pallet. 190. For the next in merit; the leffer filver pallet. 191. DRAWINGS OF LANDSCAPES. For the best drawing after Nature, by perfons under twenty-one years of age, to be produced on the third Tuefday is February, 1801, the greater filver pallet. 192. For the next in merit; the leffer filver pallet. 193. HISTORICAL DRAWINGS. For the best original historical drawing of fire or more human figures, to be produced on the third Tuelday in February, 1801, the gold pallet. 194. For the next in merit; the greater filver pallet. 195. SURVEYS OF COUNTIES. For an accurate furvey of any county in England or Wales; the gold medal, or fifty PREMIUMS FOR ENCOURAGING AND IMPROVING MANUFACTURES. 201. SILK. For ten pounds of filk, produced by one perfon in England, in the year 1800; the gold medal. One pound, with certificates, to be delivered to the Society on the firft Tuefday in January, 1801. 202. For five pounds; the ilver medal. 203. MACHINE FOR CARDING SILK. For a machine for carding wafte filk, to be produced on the firft Tuesday in November, 1800; the filver medal, or twenty guineas. 204. CLOTH FROM HOP-STALKS, OR BINES. For not lets than thirty yards, twenty-feven inches wide, made in Great Britain; the gold medal, or thirty guineas; to be produced on the firft Tuesday in December, 1800. 205. WICKS FOR CANDLES OR LAMPS. For difcovering a method of manufacturing hop-ftalks, or other cheap material, the growth of Great Britain, to fupply the place of cotton for wicks of candles or lamps; twenty guineas. Five pounds of the wicks, with certificates, to be produced on the fecond Tuesday in January, 1801. 207. PAPER FROM RAW VEGETABLES. For ten reams of useful paper from raw vegetable fubftances; twenty guineas. One ream and certificates to be produced on the firit Tueiday in November, 1800. 208. TAKING PORPOISES. For taking, in the year 1800, the greatest number, not lefs then thirty, on the coaft of Great Britain, for the purpofe of extracting oil from hem; thirty pounds. Certificates of the number to taken to be produced to the Society on or before the last Tuesday in January, 1801. 209. OIL FROM PORPOISES. For manufacturing the greatest quantity of oil from porpoifes taken on the coaft of Great Britain in the year 1800, not lefs than thirty tons; thirty pounds. 210. For not lefs than fifteen tons; fifteen pounds. Certificates, and two gallons of the oil, to be produced to the Society on the laft Tuesday in February, 1891. PREMIUMS FOR INVENTIONS IN MECHANICKS. 211. TRANSIT INSTRUMENT. For a cheap and portable inftrument, for the purpofe of finding the latitudes and longitudes of places, the gold medal, or forty guineas; to be produced on the laft Tuesday in January, 1801. 212. TAKING WHALES BY THE GUN HARPOON. For the greatest number, not less than three, by one person; ten guineas. Certificates of the taking the whales to be produced on the last Tuesday in December, 1800. 213. DRIVING BOLTS INTO SHIPS. For a model of a machine for driving bolts, particularly copper, into ships, fu perior to any now in ufe; the gold me dal, or forty guineas. To be produced on the first Tuesday in February, 1801. 214. PARISH OR FAMILY MILL. For the beft mill for grinding corn for private families or parith-poor; the gold medal, or forty guineas. The mill and certificates to be produced on the first Tuesday in February, 1801. 215. MACHINE FOR RAISING ORE. To the perfon who fhall invent a machine and produce a model for raifing ore, &c. from mines, at a lefs expence than any in ufe; the gold medal, or fifty guineas. The model, with a certificate of a machine being used, to be produced on the fecond Tuesday in February, 1801. 216. MACHINE FOR RAISING WATER. For a machine for railing water out of deep welis, íuperior to any in ule; the gold medal, or forty guineas. Certificates and a model to be produced on the first Tuelday in February, 1801. 217. MACHINE FOR MAKING BRICKS. For the best machine tor making bricks fuperior to any hitherto known, forty guineas. A model, with certificates, and fifty of the bricks made by the machine, to be produced on the firt Turday in March, 1801. 218, BORING ROCKS. For difcovering a more expeditious method than any in ufe of boring rocks in mines, &c.; the gold medal, or forty guineas. Certificates and defcription of the methed to be produced on the first Tuesday in January, 1801. 219. PREVENTING INJURY TO PASSENGERS. For the belt method of preventing pallengers in carriages being injured when the horfes have taken fright; the gold medal, or thirty guineas, Certificates of the utility of the invention to be produced on the fecond Tuefday in February, 1801. 220. GUNPOWDER MILLS. For inventing and perfecting, in the year 1800, a method of conducting gunpowder-mills fo as to prevent a probability |