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studies. After his first attack of the gout, his dinner consisted only of milk. But at supper he was a great eater. He seldom drank much, always mixing water with his wine. He would often sleep in his chair, and awake the next morning, as refreshed as if he had just risen from bis bed. At the time of life when he studied most, he would be whole months in his apartment, without leaving it: a custom probably necessary for the completion of the work he had in hand, but certainly very injurious to his health. It accordingly subjected him to a disorder in his legs, which he determined to remedy in his own way, for he thought slightly of physicians. The consequence was that in the latter part of life he could scarcely walk, and spent much of his

time in bed.

He died at Hanover, the 14th of No

vember 1716. In his last moments he expatiated on the method proposed by Furstenbach of transmuting iron into gold. When on the point of death, he called for paper and ink:-he wrote; but attempting to read what he had written, his eyes grew dim, and he expired at the age of seventy. PAULET, MARQUIS OF WINCHESTER.

This nobleman died in 1572, at the very advanced age of 97. He was servant to Henry VII. and for thirty years

treasurer to Henry VIII. Edward VI. Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth. Being asked how he had been able to stand up for thirty years together, amidst the changes and ruins of so many chan celiors and great personages, he answered, "Ortus sum e salice, non ex quercû."

LOUIS XII. KING OF FRANCE.

This excellent prince was at one period of his reign flattered with the title of "Great," as appears by the following cu rious verses:

Chascun ira partout louant
Disant, chantant, descriptant,
Vive le Roy Loys le Grand!

This, however, he had the modesty to refuse. When he died, his subjects deservedly bestowed on him a more endearing surname, that of" Father of his People."

GUARINI.

The Pastor Fido, of Guarini, was first represented before Philip II. of Spam with great magnificence. This dramatic poem gave rise to a ludicrous mistake. Librarian to the Archduke Albert, gover When it first appeared, Aubert Le Mire, nor of the Low Countries, misled by the title, inserted it in a list which he was then making of religious books, conceiving that it was some theological treatise upon the duties of a pastor, or parish priest.

NEW PATENTS LATELY ENROLLED.

MR. JOHN LAMB'S (LONDON), for a new Method of distilling fresh Water from Sea-Water on board Ship.

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N examining the specifications of new patents, we are frequently at a loss to know in what the novelty consists. This difficulty we felt in reading the specification before us; the method of obtaining fresh water at sea, by distillation, has long been known, nor has it been unusual to make the operations of cooking subservient to this purpose, which is the principle of Mr. Lamb's invention. We find, however, that what he lays an exclusive claim to, is the mode of constructing the fire-place so as to generate, during the time of cooking, the greatest quantity of steam, with the least expense of fuel. With this view, the fire-place is made with dampers, and so separated, that a part only, or the whole, may be used at once. To the head of the boilers is fixed a still, which is connected with worm, refrigeratory, &c. By this means a large

quantity of fresh water is daily collected, without any additional expence; and it is said that less fuel is used than in common cases, where no distillation is carried ou.

MR. RICHARD FRIEND'S (SOUTHWARK), for Improvements in the Construction and working Gun and Carronade Carriages, for Sea or Garrison Service.

The carriage is so constructed, that the bed or bottom of it, when the gun is fired, shall slide back upon a traversing platform, similar to the slide of a common carronade, with the addition of two iron plates for the wheels of the carriage to run upon, and is fixed to the ship's sade in the same manner as the slide of a common carronade. For garrison service the slide is made nearly similar to that for sea-service; it rests upon four wheels, and may be traversed so as to point the gun in any direction.

After the gun is fired, and the carrings

is forced back upon the slide by the recoil, it is raised upon four wheels, by means of an iron spindle, with pinions upon it, and four iron levers or cranks, with cogs of teeth at the end, which work in the pinions on the spindle, and the wheels running upon plates of iron let into the slide, will enable the gun to be got forward again, without tackle, and in considerably less time than the common carriage.

The carriage is made of two wood sides, or brackets, a bed or bottom, and a transum, or cross-piece, framed together. The iron spindle is fixed about the middle of the carriage, a little above the bed: it is made round, and passes through the brackets, at the inside of which are two pinions of six teeth, and a half pinion of three teeth on the middle. The ends on the outside are made square, to fix on handles, for the purpose of turning the spindle. The four iron cranks are fixed to the bed of the carriage, on the inside of the brackets. The two at the forepart are made with a hole at one end, through which, aud along a grove in the bed, an iron axle-tree passes, on the ends of which, at the outside of the cranks, are two iron wheels. At the circumference of the wheels is another hole, through which, and through the sides, and bed, à bolt passes and serves as a pivot for the cranks to act upon, and also to hold the carriage together. The other end is made with three or any other number of teeth, which work in the piions on the spindle. The two cranks at the hind part of the carriage are similar to the two at the fore part, only reversed, so that by turning the spindle one way, the carriage will be raised upon its four wheels at once- This carriage, we are told, will not be so liable to decay as the common carronade-carriage; because when the gun is housed, it may be raised upon its wheels, by which the air will be admitted freely, and the wood pre

served.

The patentee is able to apply the cranks and spindle to rope-maker's sledges, or to any thing heavy, that is required to lie on a flat surface and to be occasionally moved, observing that they must be proportioned according to the weight that is to be lifted, and the height to which it is to be raised.

The principal recommendations of this camage are, that it can be worked with few hands, aud with great expedition; it occup es but little room, and may with a gun of thirty hundred weight be pushed forward, after firing, by two men in less

time than the common carriage, and with out the use of tackle or haudspikes. It will be found very useful in case the gun should not, with the recoil, come sufficiently in port or inside the battery, as it may, by raising it upon its wheels, be brought in to reload with as little trouble as it is pushed out, so that the men will not be so much exposed to the fire of the enemy.

MR. MABERLY'S (BEDFORD ROW), for making, Tents, Poles, &c. so as to expel and carry aff noxious Air.

By this invention, which is not possible to describe without the aid of figures, the heated air within the tent, which will rise to the most elevated part, is made to pass out through holes constructed for the purpose, and the ventilation will be promoted and kept up with more or less that is, in proportion to the necessity rapidity in proportion to the temperature, which there may be, that the tent should be ventilated.

MR. THOMAS PATY'S (CAMBERWELL), for a Method of spinning, dyeing, weaving and manufacturing East India SunHemp into Carpets and Carpet-Rugs. The sun-hemp is to be taken out from the bale, and dressed into three sorts on a cag and clearer: the first or longest is used for the purpose of being made into yarn for the warp of the carpet and rugs. The second is also spun into yarn, which is dyed and used for the pile of the carpets. The third sort is spun into a coarser yarn for the weft. The yarn for the pile is dyed in the skains of various colours, and Mr. Paty claims as his invention the application of the art of dyeing towards imparting the said colours, and shades of colours, to the sun-hemp of India; for which purpose he makes use of the following materials, viz. cochineal, argol, fustic, peach-wood, sumach, indigo, orchal, solution of tin, chamber-ley, alumn, oil of vitriol, and copperas. The mate rials being properly prepared, they are made into carpets in a loom of peculiar construction which may be thus de scribed.

The outer frame consists of four posts, and four rails: the internal parts of the loom are a breast-beam, a cloth-beam, and a yarn-bean; a harness made of twine, with steel eyes, equal to thirty-two score of threads, which is sufficient for weaving a carpet three feet in width: for wider carpets the harness must vary in proportion. The reed is made of steel,

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so as to take two threads to a dent, equal to sixteen score of dents for carpets or rugs three feet in width. The handshuttle, and other apparatus, are made in the usual manner. The warp is in general dressed with starch, made of flour and water, and in the beaming it is received through a riddle with iron teeth. The shuttle is worked by hand. The harness, consisting of four wings when at work, two wings being up, and two down, parts two chains in half every time the shuttle passes through the centre. The pile is raised by means of a rod of iron, or other metal, with a groove of about three-eighths of an inch; round this rod the sun-yarn, dyed and prepared for the pile, is wound by the hand, being threaded through every two threads of the warp, and when struck up by the bitten, is cut with a sharp instrument down the groove of the rod; by which means the rod is immediately extricated from the dyed sun-yarn, the cut ends of which form the pile ou the upper side of the carpet, or rug. The shoot forms the ground or back, and the carpet is finished by chipping and trimming the pile with a pair of shears.

MR. AMBROSE BOWDEN JOHNS'S (PLYMOUTH,) for Compositions for covering and facing Houses.

In this specification we have four different preparations. We shall describe one of them only. Take of lime-stone, powdered, or of road-stuff, where stone is used in repairing the road, and pass it

through a sieve, so that the stone and the sand may be in about equal propur tions. Of this powder take six gallons, and add to it a quart of lime recently slacked, and a pint of the powder of burnt bones. These materials are to be dried in a boiler, and then two gallons of tar to be added, and the whole boiled to a sufficient degree of hardness. When boiled, it may be toughened by beating into it hair, hemp, or any other such ma terial, in the same manner as hair is usu ally mixed with mortar, when used for facing upright work. It must be mounted on paper, cloth, or similar substances.

To form it into sheets, a sufficient quantity is worked into a long roll, on a sheet of lead; this must be kept warm by means of a hot plate, under which the flue passes, to convey the heated air from the furnace; then beat it into a flat sheet to the thickness required. A board of sufficient size, to receive the sheet when finished, is passed through the rollers from behind; the nose of the board is chamfered away, so as to pass ready under the lead bearing the composition. The board bearing the composition on the lead is then passed back between the rollers, and comes out on the back side of the press, where are fixed cutters, which are turned round by a pinion, taking in the great pinion whith carries the rollers. These cutters slide on the bar, and may be put more or less apart, according to the size of the sheet.

LIST OF NEW PUBLICATIONS IN JUNE.

As the List of New Publications, contained in the Monthly Magazine, is the ONLY COMPLETE LIST PUBLISHED, and consequently the only one that can be useful to the Public for Purposes of general Reference, it is requested, that Authors and Publishers will continue to communicate Notices of their Works (Post paid), and they will always be faithfully inserted, FREE of EXPENCE.

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DRAMA.

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EDUCATION.

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Essays on oril and Religious Subjects; by M. Pelham 3 61. bound.

Moral Maxims, from the Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Sirach, or the Ecclesiasticus, selected by a Lady, w th six Engravings. 3s. 6d bound

A Chart of Sacred History, designed principally for young People; by the Rev. Mr. Cobbold. 7s 6d. half bound.

A General Pronouncing Dictionary; by William Enfield. 3s. 6d boards. 4s. bound.

The Juvenile Preceptor; or, Course of Rudiment Learning; by George Nicholson. 4 vols. 12mo.

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HISTORY.

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Appendix to the History of Great Britain, from the Revolution or 1688, to the Treaty of Amiens, 1802; by William Belsham. 2 vols. 8vo. 21s. boards

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A Series of Original Precedents in Con

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The Anatomy and Surgical Treatment of Crural and Umbilical Hernia &c &c by bound Astley Cooper. Part. II. Atlas folío, 42s.

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The Cause of the Yellow Fever, and the

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