Mr. Player's Slave.— Lovell Edgeworlhy Esq. 467 



MR. player's stove. 



To Mr. Tilloch. 



Sir, — In that part of my paper describing the construction 

 of an oeconomical culinary stove, from which the extract relative 

 thereto was made, which appeared in your last Number, I ob- 

 serve that I did not make myself sufficiently intelligible with 

 respect to the direction of the flue which surrounds the oven. 

 After it has passed under the bottom, it rises and expands over 

 the side furthest from the fire-place, and thence passes vertically 

 round the back to the other side without ascending or descending. 

 For the channel, being two inches and a half or not more than 

 three inches wide, necessarily occupies nearly or quite the whole 

 height of an oven of twelve inches in passing round the angles 

 at its back, as the section of the flue should not be much less 

 than thirty square inches in any part of its course to ensure what 

 is called a good draught. 



I fear I was likewise somewhat obscure in describing the si- 

 tuations of the moveable stoppers, but these an intelligent work- 

 n)aii will readily adapt to the flues. One may be placed in the 

 hide furthest from the fire-place at the bottom of the back angle 

 where the flue ascends from under the oven over its side, and 

 passes round its back, for the convenience of cleaning these dif- 

 ferent parts ; another may open into the flue on the side of the 

 oven next the fire-place, at the bottom of the angle where it 

 passes from the back round that side ; the third over the oven- 

 door. 



In submitting these remarks, I beg pardon for intruding so 

 much on your attention. 



I am, sir, your obedient servant, 

 Mahnsbury, June 7, 1817. RiCHARD P. PlaYER. 



We are concerned to state the death of Richard Lovell Edge- 

 worth, esq. at Edgeworth's Town, Ireland, on Friday the 13th of 

 June, at the age of 74. He had been complaining for some time, 

 but was not thought to be in danger till within two days of his 

 death. 



t.IST OP PATENTS FOR NEW INVENTIONS. 



To Philip Hutchinson Clay, of London, for his new combina- 

 tion of machinery for the purpose of repairing and improving 

 turnpike and other roads and highw;;ys, and preserving the same 

 in good order. — 2 months allowed for lodging his specification, 

 dated 22d May 1817. 



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