superior to any now in use ;-the Gold Medal, or Thirty Guineas.

A full account of the process, with certificates that it has been found to answer completely in use, and specimens of articles so dyed, to be produced to the Society.

Preparation of a Red Stain for Cotton Cloth.

78. For a method of printing or staining cotton cloth with a red colour, by an immediate application of the colouring matter to the cloth, equally beautiful and durable with the red colours now generally procured from decoctions of madder ;-the Gold Medal, or Fifty Guineas.

An account of the process, with specimens to be produced to the Society. Preparation of a Green Colour

for Printing Cotton Cloth.

79. For the best method of printing with a full green colour on cotton cloth, by an immediate application of the colouring matter from a wooden block to the cloth, equally beautiful and durable as the colours now formed from the complicated process of the decoction of weld, and the solutions of indigo;-the Gold Medal, or Fifty Guineas.

Certificates and conditions as for premium 78.

Substitute for the basis of White

Paint for Oil Colours.

80. For the best substitute, superior to any hitherto known, for the basis of white paint for oil colours, equally proper for the purpose as the white lead now employed; such substitute not to be of a noxious quality, and to be afforded at a price not materially higher than that of white lead ;the Gold Medal, or Fifty Gui

neas.

A quantity of the substitute, not less than 10lbs. weight, with an account of

the process used in preparing it, and certificates that at least one hundred weight has been manufactured, to be produced to the Society.

Permanent White Paint for the use of the Artists.

81. For a white paint for oil, superior to any hitherto known, and not liable to be discoloured by exposure to light, or to sulphuretted hydrogen gas ;—the Gold Medal, or Thirty Guineas.

A full account of the process, and lb. of the colour, to be produced to the Society.

Red Pigment.

82. For a red pigment, fit for use in oil or water, equal in tone and brilliancy to the best carmines and lakes now known or in use, and perfectly durable ;-the Gold Medal, or Fifty Guineas.

Four ounces of such colour, and a full disclosure of its preparation, to be produced to the Society.

N. B. It is required that the colour should remain unaltered by common exposure to strong light, damps, and noxious vapours.

Blue Pigment.

83. For a blue pigment, equal in colour, brilliancy, and durability, to the best ultramarine prepared from lapis lazuli, and which may be afforded at a cheaper rate; -the Gold Medal, or Thirty Gui

neas.

The conditions are the same as in the preceding premium for the red pigment.

Colourless Lac Varnish.

84. For a varnish made from shell or seed lac, equally hard and as fit for use in the arts as that at present prepared from the above substances, but deprived of its colouring matter;-the Gold Medal, or Thirty Guineas.

A full account of the process, and one quart of the varnish, to be produced to the Society.

C

Stone for Lithography.

85. To the person who shall discover within Great Britain or Ireland, a quarry of stone fit for the purposes of lithography, equal at least to the stones imported from abroad;-the Gold Medal, or Fifty Guineas.

A specimen of the stone, at least two feet square and two inches in thickness, with an account of the situation of the quarry, and certificates of its possessing considerable extent, to be produced to the Society.

Substitute for Stone for Litho

graphy.

86. To the person who shall discover and communicate to the Society any substance equally fit for the purposes of lithography with the best stones imported from abroad;-the Gold Isis Medal, or Thirty Guineas.

A full description of the process of preparing or composing the substance, with specimens thereof, to be produced to the Society.

Mineralogical and Geological County Maps.

87. To the person who shall complete and publish the best mineralogical and geological map of

any connty in the United Kingdom, on a scale of not less than one inch to a mile, containing an account of the situation of the different mines therein, and describing the kinds of minerals thence produced, with sections of the strata;-the Gold Medal, or Fifty Guineas.

The map, with certificates of its accuracy, to be produced to the Society. One impression of the map to remain the property of the Society.

Mineralogical and Geological Map of Ireland.

88. To the person who shall complete and publish an accurate mineralogical and geological map of Ireland, on a scale of not less than five miles to an inch, containing particulars described in the foregoing premium;—the Gold Medal, or Fifty Guineas.

The conditions are the same as in the preceding.

Mineralogical and Geological
Map of Scotland.

89. The same premium is offered for a mineralogical and geological map of Scotland, on similar conditions.

HONORARY PREMIUMS FOR

NOBILITY.

To GENTLEMEN under the age of twenty-five, Sons or Grandsons of Peers or of Peeresses in their own right in the United Kingdom.

90. For the best original painting or drawing of an historical

subject;-the Gold Medal. For the next in merit, the Gold Isis Medal.

91. For the best copy of an historical subject; the Silver Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Isis Medal.

92. For the best original painting or drawing of a portrait ;

the Gold Isis Medal, For the next in merit, the Silver Medal.

93. For the best copy of a portrait;-the Silver Medal. For next in merit, the Silver Isis Medal.

94. For the best original painting or drawing of a landscape ;— the Gold Isis Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Medal.

95. For the best copy of a landscape ;-the Silver Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Isis Medal.

96. For the best original painting of flowers or fruit ;- -the Gold Isis Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Medal.

97. For the best copy of fruit or flowers; the Silver Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Isis Medal.

98. For the best original painting of still-life ;-the Gold Isis Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Medal.

99. For the best copy of stilllife;-the Silver Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Isis Medal.

ing or drawing of a portrait ;the Gold Isis Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Medal.

103. For the best copy of a portrait; the Silver Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Isis Medal.

104. For the best original painting or drawing of a landscape ;the Gold Isis Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Medal.

105. For the best copy of a landscape-the Silver Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Isis Medal.

106. For the best original painting of flowers or fruit ;—the Gold Isis Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Medal.

107. For the best copy of flowers or fruit;-the Silver Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Isis Medal.

108. For the best original painting of still-life;—the Gold Isis Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Medal.

109. For the best copy of stilllife; the Silver Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Isis Medal.

HONORARY PREMIUMS FOR GENTLEMEN AND LADIES. To GENTLEMEN under the age of eighteen.

110. For the best drawing in chalk, pencil, or Indian ink, being a copy from any picture, print, or drawing of a head or figure ;-the Silver Isis Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Palette.

111. For the best drawing in pencil, Indian ink, or chalk, of a landscape, being a copy;-the Silver Isis Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Palette.

TO GENTLEMEN under the age of twenty.

112. For the best drawing in chalk, pencil, or Indian ink, from a bust-the Silver Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Isis Medal.

TO GENTLEMEN under the age of twenty-one.

Drawings and Paintings in

Water-Colours.

113. For the best drawing in chalk, pencil, or Indian ink, from a statue or cast in plaster, of an entire figure;—the Silver Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Isis Medal.

114. For the best drawing in pencil, Indian ink, or chalk, of an historical subject, being a copy ;the Silver Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Isis Medal.

115. For the best painting in water-colours, of an historical subject, being a copy ;-the Silver Medal. For the next in merit,

the Silver Isis Medal.

116. For the best painting in water-colours of a portrait, being a copy;-the Silver Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Isis Medal.

117. For the best painting in water-colours of a landscape, being a copy;—the Silver Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Isis Medal.

118. For the best painting in water-colours of flowers or fruit, being a copy;-the Silver Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Isis Medal.

Paintings in Oil.

119. For the best copy in oilcolours of an historical subject ;

the Silver Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Isis Medal.

120. For the best copy in oilcolours of a portrait ;—the Silver Medal. For the next in merit,

the Silver Isis Medal.

121. For the best copy in oilcolours of a landscape ;—the Silver Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Isis Medal.

122. For the best copy in oilcolours of flowers or fruit;-the Silver Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Isis Medal.

TO GENTLEMEN under the age of twenty-five.

Drawings and Paintings in
Water-Colours.

123. For the best original painting in water-colours of an historical subject ;-the Gold Isis Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Medal.

124. For the best original painting in water-colours of a portrait, being a miniature;—the Gold Isis Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Medal.

125. For the best original painting in water-colours of a landscape; the Gold Isis Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Medal.

126. For the best original painting in water-colours of flowers or fruit;-the Gold Isis Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Medal.

Paintings in Oil.

127. For the best original painting in oil-colours of an historical subject, consisting of not less than three figures;-the Gold Medal. For the next in merit, the Gold Isis Medal.

128. For the best original painting in oil-colours of a portrait ;the Gold Isis Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Medal.

entire figure; the Silver Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Isis Medal.

136. For the best drawing in

130. For the best original painting in oil-colours of flowers or fruit;-the Gold Isis Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Medal.

131. For the best original painting in oil-colours of still-life ;the Gold Isis Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Medal.

To LADIES under the age of eighteen.

132. For the best drawing in pencil, Indian ink, or chalk, being a copy from any picture, print, or drawing, of a head or figure;the Silver Isis Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Palette.

133. For the best drawing in pencil, Indian ink, or chalk, of a landscape, being a copy;-the Silver Isis Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Palette.

138. For the best painting in water-colours of a portrait, being a copy;-the Silver Medal. For the next in mérit, the Silver Isis Medal.

139. For the best painting in water-colours of a landscape, being a copy;-the Silver Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Isis Medal.

140. For the best painting in water-colours, being a copy, of fruit or flowers;-the Silver Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Isis Medal.

Paintings in Oil.

141. For the best copy in oil

twenty.

134. For the best drawing in pencil, Indian ink, or chalk, from a bust;-the Silver Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Isis Medal.

To LADIES under the age of twenty-one.

Drawings and Paintings in

Water-Colours.

135. For the best drawing in pencil, Indian ink, or chalk, from a statue or cast in plaster, of an

the Silver Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Isis Medal.

142. For the best copy in oilcolours of a portrait ;-the Silver Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Isis Medal.

143. For the best copy in oilcolours of a landscape;-the Silver Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Isis Medal.

144. For the best copy in oilcolours of fruit or flowers;-the Silver Medal. For the next in merit, the Silver Isis Medal,