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triumphal car, stopped in the morning at the Louvre, to take on board the king, queen, and royal family, who slid down the Seine, in slow pomp, to the Abbey, by means of an invisible machinery, Other boats disguised as tritons, whales, dolphins, and marine monsters, floated before, behind, and beside; and poured, from their viewless bellies, the music of innumerable trumpets, clarions, hautboys,

and human voices.

On their arrival at the Abbey, a break fast, à la fourchette, loaded the table, about noon, with rural dainties, with icecreams, and with fruits of every season. A mystery, representing the wedding at Cana in Galilee, was next performed by the monks and their pupils; during which, the fountain in the garden, after spouting water, suddenly gave excellent wine to the guests. The return to Paris, which was delayed until twilight, again took place upon the river, and the boats in the rear threw into the air brilliant fire works, which the waters reflected and multiplied, and which greatly delighted the fifty thousand spectators curiously assembled on the banks of the Seine. Il Juminations kindled at every place as the aquatic procession approached.

The luxury of princes is the most innocent, perhaps the most useful, employ ment of public income. It is not grudged by the people, they in a great degree partake a truly national festivity. Moveable idlers enjoy its presence, and the stationary its description. If history dis dained less to record the pleasures of peace, society would suffer less from the more noticed pageantry of warfare,

FLATTERY OF POETS.

The absurdity of poetic compliments is not often more conspicuous than in the distich, wherein Crebillon, the tragedian, attempted to sketch a character of Louis XV. It would have suited our Edward the Sixth.

Juste, clément, pieux, son austére jeunesse Semble déjà dicter les loix de sa vieillesse. Translation.

There is a passage in Horace which might thus be modernized.

Mediocribus esse poetis, Non homines, non dii, non concessere columnæ.

A middling poet's vain attempts to live,
Can readers, critics, booksellers, forgive?

ROWING.

A recent visitor of Constantinople, Castellan, observes, that the method of

rowing in use there appears far more efficacious than the European method.

The oars are plumbed in the handle, so as nearly to balance on the fulcrum, and, if let alone, to preponderate within the boat. Instead of being pulled they are pushed, and thus the rowers see their way before them.

Castellan says, (vol. ii. p. 92) but this must be an exaggeration, that a Constan tinopolitan boat will make as much way in a minute, as a man walks in a quarter of an hour.

PASCAL.

Among Pascal's Thoughts, which were once overvalued, and are now forgotten, occur these aphorisms.

3. Death is more easily borne than the fear of death.

5. When men use the same words, we infer that they have the same ideas; but snow itself is discoloured, in becoming an idea, by the hue of the beholder's eye. One man sees it with a greenish tint, one with a bluish, and a third orange. How much more must complex and moral ideas be stained by interior accessary tinges.

14. Many certain things have been contradicted; and many false things circulate uncontradicted. It is no mark of truth to escape being impugned; what is undisputed is not therefore indis. putable.

17. Why are we fickle, but because we feel the irreality of tried pleasures, and have not felt the irreality of untried plea sures?

18. If we dreamt every night the same thing, we should attribute reality to these apparitions in the fancy. If we hear every day the same thing, we in like man❤ ner confound repetition with evidence. What evidence but repetition have we of the phenomena of Nature?

19. Man is neither beast nor angel; and who aspires to play the angel but too often performs the beast.

25. Beasts never aim at one another's admiration, but at man's: whereas men, even when they profess to look higher, keep too much in view the opinion of their fellow-men.

41. A natural style always delights: where we expect an author to meet a man is an agreeable surprise. Plus poeticè quam humanè locutus est, is a form of cenSure which our journalists should oftener put in force.

42. The last thing we find out in making a book is what ought to come first.

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THE DELUGE.

Upon the principle of a general Deluge, how is the propagation of the various kinds of noxious animals which are found in America, and in divers islands, some of them separated from any continent or other island by immense tracts of ocean, to be accounted for? That useful animals should be transported by the aid of man, those from whose coverings, flesh, and labour, we derive food, raiment, and convenience, we may easily conclude; but, that serpents and other noxious animals should be conveyed by

man from one continent to another, from one island to another, for the purpose of general propagation, is impossible to be conceived. And what other natural means is there by which they could be conveyed but the agency of man? Besides, there are some kinds of animals which cannot live out of that particular climate wherein they are found. How came these then in that part of the world where Noah's ark was built? And how did they survive the flood in that climate?

ORIGINAL POETRY.

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THOU, sacred Feeling, still inspir'st the line,

That pants to prove thy origin divine.
Array'd in Heav'n-born majesty by thee,
The Son of God, and man's mild Saviour see.
With him the sainted passion first began,
Who sigh'd, with angel tears, for coming man:
Prompted by that, the dreadful cross he
brav'd,

Mankind ere form'd, by Feeling has been sav'd;

The hallow'd flame thro' all life's thorny road,
Play'd like a glory round the Son of God.
Oh! bless'd Redeemer! thine it was to feel,
To lull the suff'rer, and the hurt to heal;
To view the lisping children round thee
wait,

And teach vain man a lesson in their state;
His arrogance to crush, his pride contemn,
By proving angels were the likest them!
There spoke the Saviour from his inmost
breast,

There stood the Christian and the God confess'd;

While other prophets to Bellona's car,
Yok'd the red steeds of vengeance and of war;
Grimly besmear'd their horrid altars o'er,
With shrieking victims and the martyr's gore;

He, arm'd with Feeling, the pretenders hurl'd, And gave the Christian doctrine to the world.

Behold among the time's degenerate storm, Bright 'midst the gloom, yon venerable form; -Nourish'd in laurell'd Learning's honor'd seat, Fav'rite of Wisdom, in her miid retreat; When Faction, issuing from her smoaky caves, Roars in the thunder, in the tempest raves; The virtuous prelate lifts the mystic rod, And vindicates the sacred trutas of God; Impressive feeling on each sentence spread, The shallow atheist reads, and hides his head;

So, rapt Elisha mounted to the skies,
Before his frighted tribes' convicted eyes;
Who saw him to the Heav'n of Heav'ns con-
vey'd,

Whilst barmless lightnings round his chariot play'd.

In humbler paths the village parson tends, Their talents different, but alike their ends; In yonder tufted grove, you may descry The spire, too modest to assault the sky: Close by the church his cottage meets the

sight,

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A gen'rous lion, in proud London's tower, Who long had mock'd his gealer's taming pow'r;

This, 'tis alone, that elevates the soul, And thro' the good man's walk, impreves the whole;

Brightens the fairest prospect to his eyes,

And long in sullen dignity retain'd
The native fierceness, by which once he And tips the rain-bow in its varied dyes;

reign'd;

As the bold stranger thro' the grate would peer,
Roar'd till he stagger'd back with pallid fear;
Whirl'd his long tail, like a red meteor round,
Shook his gold mane, and harrow'd up the
ground.

A man more savage than the noble beast,
Into his den a screaming spaniel cast.
At first, the monster sprung towards

prize,

his

But sudden paus'd, and listen'd to his cries;
Suspended for awhile, amaz'd he stands,
Like some fine figure from a sculptor's hands.
The dog grown bolder from his lengthen'd
gaze,

Licks his huge paws and with his whiskers plays;

Then falls again, with simple, playful bound, While his new master turns him round and round;

Eyes him with pity, licks him o'er and o'er,
And to a gentle murmur sinks his roar;
Soon side by side the friendly couple go,
And gratitude starts up from cherish'd

woe.

Long may the practice with the story suit, And tyrants learn a lesson from a bruts !!! When chaste-eye'd Morning opes the gates of light,

And gilds the dew-drop of retiring Night; When the sun rises, and the landscape glows, And o'er the rock a golden radiance throws; The grateful bird expands its painted wings, And, warm'd by Feeling, to the morning sings.

Inspir'd by this, the virtuous mind expands, And darts fresh radiance on the golden sands; Views ocean, spangled on her purple vest, And the light clouds in lucid silver dress'd.

Say, can the silent trace of gliding years Dry the pure source of Britain's patriot tears? Tears, such as late bedew'd each musing

eye,

When Nelson mov'd in pomp funereal by ; When the pale Genius of our sea-girt isle, Drop'd her bright anchor and forgot to smile!

Mourn'd e'en her triumphs as she stood and wept,

And all the waves a solemn motion kept, Roll'd the big billows sadly to the shore, And the winds murmur'd-Nelson is no more !!!

Shall feelings such as these forget to rise, When sadden'd memory heaves her softest sighs?

Ah! no the recollection shall remain,
And fire the future Nelsons of the main;
Green Neptune breathing thro' his sea-tun'd
horn,

Shall sing the nervous lay to times unborn; His choral nymphs chaunt to their favor'd isle,

The praises of the Hero of the Nile;
The hand of Gratitude and Feeling's tear,
Shall o'er his grave the deathless laurel

rear,

And keep it green for ever on his bier!

PATENTS LATELY ENROLLED.

Communications of Specifications, and Accounts of New Patents, are earnestly solicited, and will always command early Notice.

MR. ANDREW PATTEN'S (MANCHESTER), for a Discovery and Improvements in the Tanning of Leather, by the Use of Pyroligneous, or Wood-Acid.

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HE invention and improvements described in the specification now before us, are the joint property of Messrs. Andrew Patten and Charles Hankinson, who have described the process as follows:-The hides to be tanned are to be first limed, haired, fleshed, and beamed, in the manner in general used by tanners; after which they are to be well washed, and cleared of the lime and masterings, and then immersed into a pit of weak liquor made from oakbark, in which they must remain for five or six weeks, and be handled well till 1

they begin to bloom; then they are to be taken out and immersed into a pit of pyroligneous acid for about a fortnight, more or less, according to the substance of the hides. Before the pyroligneous acid is put into the pit it must be well filtered, or cleared from the oily or tarry matter, which is done by heat, in the following manner: Put the proper quantity in a copper, or other metal pan, that will not injure the color of the acid, and light a fire under it; then throw over the surface of the liquor a quantity of fine ground dry spent bark, which is very soon to be skimmed off again, and a fresh quantity thrown in its place, and so continue the operation till about half a pound to each gallon of li

quor

quor has been used, and continue the skimming also till the liquor comes up nearly to the boiling point: it is then to be drawn off and suffered to cool.

If the hides or skins be light, the pyroligneous acid should be weakened with as much water or spent liquor as acid: and in all cases the proportions of water and acid must be regulated by the weight or strength of the hides. They are to be handled every day till sufficiently raised, and then they should be immersed into a pit of clear water, and remain in it one or two days. In order to bring the hides as nearly as possible to the color which is generally given to leather, they should be removed into a pit of strong ooze, or bark liquor, and be suffered to remain there for three or four weeks; or they may be put into two such leys three or four weeks, then they may be taken up and dried for sale. If the hides are very heavy, they must lie longer in the acid and in the bark-liquor.

A second method is this: after the hides are haired, limed, &c. and thoroughly cleaned; then we are to take spent bark, spent fustic, or spent shu mac, such as has had its strength drawn from it by the dyer, and put it, in proper proportions, into a pit, and mix it with pyroligneous acid, into which the hides are to be immersed: they are to be well handled every day, and on cach succeeding one to be removed into a pit of water, to which is to be added a proportion of the spent fustic, &c. in the same proportion as that put to the pyroligneous or wood acid, taking care to remove the hides every other day, out of one pit into the other, and to stir up the pit well into which they shall be removed before the hides are put into it. These operations are to be continued for six or eight weeks, until the skins are sufficiently tanned. The acid may be used alone without any other article being added to it, or used with it only in the filtering or clearing it, and it will make very good leather. Heavy hides, not more than half tanned, may be taken out of the bark ooze and immersed in the pyroligneous acid, taking care to handle them well, and they will be tanned through in two or three weeks, after which they may be taken out of the acid and put into a pit with a layer of bark, and remain for two or three weeks in that state until they shall be completely tanned, and of a good color, when they may be taken up and dried for sale. A little bark should be

used after the hides are taken out of the acid, because it tends in some measure to take away the smell of the acid, and gives the leather a better color.

MR. WILLIAM STRACHAN'S (CHEster), for a Method of preparing the Ore of Cobalt for Trade, Manufacture, and Painting.

When the ore is taken from the mine, it may be partially freed from the silex and earthy matter with which it is generally combined, by a small pick-axe or hammer, after which it must be exposed to the action of the air, in order to free it from the moisture. A vessel of iron, or other metal, in the form of a boiler, is next to be provided, the bottom of which is to be perforated with holes, of which the size is to be from a quarter to three-eighths of an inch in diameter, and the number of these perforations is to be regulated by the strength and size of the vessel em ployed. A pestle is now to be provi ded, which is to be put into action by a steam-engine, or other mechanical power, taking care that the vessel is placed upon a strong wooden frame; and, for the purpose of receiving the pounded ore as it falls through the bottom of the vessel, a space must be left below, the square of which may be eighteen inches, and the depth one foot. The ore is to be put into the vessel and pounded until it passes entirely through the holes, after which it must be sifted through a fine sieve, in order to separate the earth and sand from the ore; and, when ground very fine, the same operation of sifting must be repeated. The ore may now be considered in a fit state to tinge glass of a beautiful blue color, and, when more concentrated, may be used for making blue smalt.

The patentee mentions other methods of clearing the ore-1. By passing it through rollers of iron, &c. 2. By beating it upon a hard substance with a hammer or wooden beater. 3. By pressure. 4. By friction. In these methods also the ore must be regularly sifted, cleaned, and otherwise properly prepared.

MR. JEREMIAH STEELE'S (LIVERPOOL), for a new Apparatus, &c. for Distilling and Rectifying Spirits.

This invention consists of an apparatus, combining two or more stills, to be heated by steam, and so connected together that the same steam will heat both, or all the stills, at the same time,

whereby

whereby two or more quantities of the same, or different kinds of spirits, may be distilled or rectified at the same time. The spirits which arise from the inner and outer stills, as well as from different compartments, may either be kept separate, or, by uniting the pipes from the heads of the stills, be mixed together, by which latter contrivance a great advantage may be gained in some processes of distillation. The method of working the same is by applying steam between the stills, by means of which both, or all the stills, are heated with the same steam, and at the same time. Mr. Steele confines the invention, which he claims as his own, to a combination of two or more stills, heated at the same time by the same steam passing between them. By this method, we are told, that nearly the same quantity of steam that would be necessary to work a single still, will perform the work of five stills: and upon this principle any increase which may be inade in the number of the compartments, will be attended with the same increase in the number of the different kinds of spirits that may be distilled or rectified.

WILLIAM EVERHARD, BARON VON DOORNIK'S (WELLS-STREET), for an Improvement in the Manufacture of Soup to wash with See water, with hard Water, and with soft Water.

This manufacture is thus effected:-one hundred bushels of crude or unprepared bones are reduced by grinding, &c. into a pulp, which is put into a shallow iron boiler, with the addition of 500 gallons of weak soap-lees; the mixture is to be kept boiling twenty-four hours, taking care that there is no adhesion of the substance to the inetal of the vessel. When the boiling is over, the materials are to rest till the imperfectly soapy matter rises to the top, which is to be taken off, and put into a common soap-pan, and brought to the fair strength of soap, by the successive addition of lees, and boiling and preparing as commonly practised. During the last process, "I add," says the baron, "ten hundred weight of calcined and pulverized bones, first mixed with, and left to macerate, for twentyfour hours, in about 1000 gallons of warer, which I add altogether along with the said pulverized bones. And, after the said addition, I proceed to finish the soap in the common way, only taking care to make it very strong, and to keep it constantly agitated.

To make common soap, or soap to be used in washing with soft water, the

improvement consists in using the im perfectly soapy matter, either wholly, or in any required proportion, instead of tallow, or such other materials as have been heretofore used in the making of soap. And, in the manufacture of the said common soap, the patentee does not add the macerated powder of bones, but more or less of the several ingredients, as oils, resins, &c. commonly used in making soap, in such proportions as the nature and description of the article intended for the market may require.

MR. JAMES ADAM'S (PITKELLONY, In THE COUNTY OF PERTH), for a Method of drying Malt and all Kinds of Grains and Seeds.

This invention consists in the applica tion of heat from steam which may be most conveniently done by confining the steam within chests or other kind of vessels, on a floor of metal, pottery or other substance or substances which most easily transmit heat, and which, being formed steam-tight, permit the heat to pass through the same without any steam or moisture; and that the malc and other grain, being spread upon the floor, is thereby dried in an equable, gentle, and regular manner, and the degrees of heat may be easily regulated by the admission of more or less steam through a cock, valve, &c. so that considerable precision in the degree of heat given to all parts of the floor may he always attainable. The material most approved by Mr. Adam for the floors is cast-iron made in plates of suitable size and thickness; these are to be joined together by flanches on the under side, so as to leave the floor smooth on the upper side, where the malt or other grain is spread about four inches thick. floor may be placed either the hollow cylinders, chests, &c. for receiving the steam; and the steamitself will be produced by a boiler of suitable dimensions, and conveyed by pipes proper for the purpose.

Below this upper

The steam conducted by one or more pipes may be introduced, at one or more places of the steam floor, chests, or hollow cylinders, as required, a place being left therein, or raised therefrom with a pipe, to allow the air to go out while the stream is first admitted, and which may then be shut; and also a safety valve being provided therein, in case of sudden condensation, and a pipe or gutter being provided for carrying off the condensed stean, which may be either returned to the boiler, or let off at any convenient place by a cock, valve, of other contrivance.

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