An Answer to the Maid of Woburn, entitled the Orphan Rofa. The Poetry by a Lady of Fashion; compofed by Defire of feveral of the Nobility, exprefly for the Pedal-harp and Piano-forte, by Auguft. Voigt, is. 6d. This fong comprizes two movements, the latter of which relieves the former with an effect that greatly engages and interefts. The paffages are in general smooth, easy, and peaceful; and an elegance and appropriateness of style pervades the whole compofition. NEW PATENTS LATELY ENROLLED. MR. GEORGE PENTON'S (NEW-STREET- Ma new method of raifing and lower- R. Penton's improvement confifts in ed: A cylindric tube contains the ring to which the cotton wick is fastened: it has a flit on one fide to fuffer the wick-holder to move up and down by means of little chains: one end of each chain is faftened to the ring of the wick-holder, and the other ends in the groove of the pulley, fo fituated as, when moved round, it will raife or lower the wick the full length required. The pulley is fixed on a small arm of metal, which is projected from the cylinder fo as to admit of the pulley and chain behind it to work freely. On the axis of the pulley a button is fixed, by the turning of which the chains move over two pivots or rollers, fixed near the top of the tube, and on a pivot or roller projecting from a ring fixed on the infide of the tube at the bottom. By this means the wick is raifed or lowered at pleafure, by turning the button with the thumb and finger. The fame effect may be produced by means of a fingle chain, the weight of the cotton-holder being fufficient to carry itfelf down. Catgut, thread, or any other flexible material, may be used instead of a chain. MONTHLY MAG. No. 116. MR. JAMES THOMSON'S (EDINBURGH) for certain IMPROVEMENTS in hanging BELLS, WINDOW-CURTAINS, WINDow and other BLINDS, &c. The principle of this invention confifts in fubftituting a balance or lever, to answer instead of springs. Without the aid of figures, which are attached to this fpecification, it would be in vain to attempt a minute description of Mr. Thomfon's improvements. We are however informed, that during thirty years conftant practice, he has endeavoured to improve the art of bell-hanging: he never liked the common mode of making the machinery perform by virtue of a spring or fprings, the power of which being fo uncertain, as to the ftrength to be applied to every fituation or weight of work to be done; their liability to break, and lofing their power after being fome time in ufe, led Mr. Thomson to contrive fomething more fimple and lefs liable to go wrong: and he says, that " After confi. derable study and expence, I think I have attained the end (as far as poffible, on a new principle, which will be the means of introducing that fine or eafy motion in the bell hanging art, fo much wanted) by fubftituting a balance or lever, instead of fprings; the powers of which are described in the fpecification of the drawings of the apparatus; by which it will appear that the bell hanger has it in his power, to a very great nicety, to give just the proper power to whatever work may be required to be done, and that power not liable to go wrong, or fail." Remark.—Notwithstanding this flattering account, as given by the patentee, we have confiderable doubts how far this invention will prove fuperior to the art of of bell-hanging by means of fprings. This busineis, when well executed, is not 4 I liable liable to get out of repair; and in those cafes in which copper wire is used, there is but little danger either of its going to decay or breaking. MR. YOUNGER'S (OLD-STREET) for a METHOD of extracling WORTS from MALT, BARLEY, and other GRAIN and SUBSTANCES. Mr. Younger's invention may be thus defcribed the veffel in which the ingredients are put, from which the wor's are to be extracted, is to be guarded from the immediate action of the fire by which it is to be heated; and the proper degree of heat is to be communicated to it by boiling water, or any other liquid, which will receive and communicate the fame degree of heat as water against the bottom, fides, or other parts of the veffel in which the ingredients are put. Let the caul ron or boiler, in which the fubftance is to be put, be immerfed in another boiler containing water, and heated by a file or furnace. As this part of the apparatus has no claim to novelty, Mr. Younger has not given any particular defcription of it, and of courfe lays no claim to any exclufive privilege to it. The inner boiler is to be fixed at a convenient distance (fay fix inches, if for two quarters of malt, &c.) from the bottom and fides of the outer one, and the two fhould be joined together at or near the tops. A cock may be made to pass from the inner boiler quite through the outer one. In the inner one, which ferves as a mash-tub, a falfe bottom is advantageous, as are alfo agitators or firrers, which may be worked either by machinery or hand. After the grain is bruised, it is to be introduced into the inner veffel, and a proper quantity of cold water added, viz. about feven or eight barrels of water to four quarters of malt. After the materials have been fuffered to macerate, the outer boiler is then to be filled with water, and a very ftrong fire applied. The contents of the inner boiler fhould occafionally be tired, and after the first extract is drawn off, more water, at a heat a little below the boiling point, is to be introduced for the purpose of making up the length, or the quantity of worts. By this method the faccharine and other foluble matter is more effectually extracted from the malt, &c. the extract is obained free from acidity, and the beer will be much better than that made from worts, prepared in the ufual manner. Worts may be extract ed in the fame way for the malt diftillery, and for making vinegar. Obfervations by the patentee.It is an advantage in this mode of mathing, that the pores of the grain are fo completely opened by the maceration in cold water, that on a quick application of heat, every particle of the faccharine matter may be extracted, and nothing left but the mere husks. The quantity of coals ufed in this mode of operation is not greater than is confumed in the common way. Malt newly taken from the kin, will not yield to much or fo good wort, as that which has been for fome time expofed to the atmosphere of the granary: the reafon of which is, according to the patentee, that the former poffefles no moisture, which acts as a conductor for the hot liquor; but the latter being mellowed by time, and havig imbibed the moisture of the atmosphere, oppotes lefs refiftance to the introduction of the water into the particles of which the math is compofed. We We are difpofed to think that the advantages Mr. Younger imputes to the mere moisture of the atmosphere, thould rather be referred to the oxygen of the atmosphere. The extract, when properly managed, is fo ftrong in the first math, that a fecond completely exhaufts the ftrength of the grain, by which the expence of a third math is faved; and Mr. Younger afferts that, from comparative experiments carefully made, this mode of mathing exceeds that obtained by the usual procefs by at leaft 20 per cent. MR. FRANCIS GODBOLD'S (WESTMINSTER) for an IMPROVEMENT in the MANUFACTURE of DICE. The dice are made in the ufual form, and the difference between thofe of Mr. Godbold's and thofe in common ufe is, that in ead of making holes in them, and filling the holes with a coloured fubftance, he recommends the drilling or punching fmall circles, and filling the cavities of the circle with a coloured fubftance. MR. HAWKINS' (OXFORD STREET) for a POLYGRAPH. This ufeful invention confifs of a fimple, powerful, and cheap combination of a parallel ruler, fufpended by a fpring wire, and moving on mall: guided brafs wheels, on which the apparatus traverses. 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