Excerpt from Prize Essay on the State of Society and Knowledge in the Highlands of Scotland, Particularly in the Northern Counties, at the Period of the Rebellion in 1745: And of Their Progress Up to the Establishment of the Northern Institution for the Promotion of Science and Literature, in 1825 Antiquities, and Works Of Art, as well as a Library for scarce and valuable Books and Manuscripts. The central situation and importance of Inverness, and the connexion which subsists between its inhabitants and those of various parts of the united kingdom and the colonies, pointed it out as the most suitable place in which to com mence the establishment. From the en couragement which it has received, - ex ceeding the most sanguine expectations of those with whom the measure originated, they have the satisfaction of believing that their anticipations of the benefits likely to result from it, and of the feelings with which it would be regarded by their coun trymen, - were Well founded. As it is hoped that all interested in the advance ment of knowledge, and the improve ment of the Highlands, will now be dis posed to give their support to the Insti tution, a list of its members, with a short noticeof its proceedings, and of the dona tions already received, are subjoined the Appendix to this volume, from an ex amination *of which, its character and re spectability, .and the extent of the Muz seum, may be justly appreciated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.