1793: . on the cautchayc. 299 
~~ salt from the cellars, where it may be lodged under 
the joint custody of the imporrer and officer of the re- 
venue, to be used for curing beef or pork for ex- 
portation, or tor the use of the navy, or merchants — 
fhips in their voyages ; under such oaths and regula- 
tions, and under such penalties as fhall be thought 
proper. And more particularly, that, for the bene- 
ft of the revenue, there fhall be paid for every barrel 
of 28 gallons, containing salted beef in pickle, 1s. 5 
and of pork, 1s. 6d.; and so in proportion for cafks 
of a larger or lefser size: And that for each cwt. of 
dried fiefh, there fhall be paid a duty of qd. 
(Signed) GALLOWAY. 
STAIR. 
KEITH STEWART, 
J- HUNTER BLAIR, 
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. NEW DISCOVERIES RESPECTING THE 
Caourtcuouc. 
‘Tue reader may perhaps recollect that in the second 
volume of the Bee, p. 101 many hints were given of the 
uses that might be made of the Caoutchouc, or elastic 
gum as it has been called in arts. As that gum cannot 
however be got in Europe in its fluid state, we have 
not as yet had it in our power to apply it to almost any 
of the purposes there mentioned; but men by turning 
their attention to that object, beginto find that it may, 
by various contrivances be converted to some use. The 
following are instances of this sort. ) 
Hana’s patent leather. 
A gentleman of the name of Hand in Birmingham, as I 
am informed, has of late obtained a patent for preparing 
leather in a certain way that he has discovered, by 
