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146 “a new improvement in the art military Sept. 25, 
are very elegantly formed of stone ware, for the apartments 
of the rich, and are an ornamental piece of furniture. 
But were the principle of this improvement explained, and 
illustrated by drawings, it could be constructed of brick 
at a small expence for the poorest cottage, so as te render 
these much more comfortable habitations than they are 
at present, with a very small consumption of fuel. 
Our informant adds that he has no doubt but the inven- 
ter would be ready to communicate the drawings of all 
the three to any person who enclined to purchase them, 
at a reasonable price. 
A NEW IMPROVEMENT IN THE ART Mutirary.' - 
Tue following paragraph lately appeared in the news 
papers. ‘‘ Theart of war has undergone a total change 
within these few years. Battles are no longer decided 
by horse and foot, but by artillery. the mounted artillery 
have, by their rapid movements, gained several important 
advantages to the French. ‘The Germans have adopted 
this improvement ; both Hefsians and Hanoverians have 
orse artillery with the army.” 
Few people know what is meant by the phrases moun- 
ted artillery and horse artillery, and therefore are at a log 
to understand the purport of this paragraph. The follow- 
ing explanation will probably be acceptable to them. 
Several years ago a gentleman, a native of Scotland, 
{he was neither trained a matrofs, nor bred at the acade- 
my of Woolwich] discovered an ingenious device by which 
he was enabled to remove the effects hitherto experienced 
from: what has been called the recoz/ of cannon when fired. 
By this means a gun carrying a ball, not exceeding foar 
pounds, can be fired upon a litter, supported between two 
Rerses, without being kt down; and guns of a larger 
