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which traces the line on the copper. Every time 

 the machine passes over the coin, a single line is 

 traced on the copper ; and there is a delicately con- 

 trived screw, by which the machine may be pushed 

 forward after each line is drawn, so as to make the 

 next line as near to it as the operator chooses. 

 The effect is to give an exact copy of the medal; 

 and the drawing appears so salient, that we can 

 hardly convince ourselves, at first, that we are 

 looking upon a flat surface. 



In the "Journal of the Franklin Institute of the 

 State of Pennsylvania," (Vol. X. No. 3, for Sep- 

 tember, 1832,) we find some account of the inven- 

 tion, in the following passage : 



"In 1817, by the use of a machine which had 

 been invented in Philadelphia, Christian Gobrecht, 

 die-sinker, produced upon copper an engraving 

 from a medal having upon it the head of Alexander 

 of Russia; from this engraving impressions were 

 taken and distributed. One of these impressions 

 we have seen. In 1819, Asa Spencer (now of the 

 firm of Draper, Underwood & Co., bank-note en- 

 gravers) took with him to London a machine of 

 the kind above alluded to, which was principally 

 designed for straight and waved-line ruling. This 

 machine was used in London during the year just 

 mentioned, and the mode of ruling waved lines, and 

 of copyiny medals, was then exhibited and explained 

 by Mr Spencer to several artists." 



This branch of the art has received great atten- 

 tion both in England and France. Mr Bate of 

 London, took out a patent for a machine of this 

 kind, in 1826, and has distinguished himself by the 

 beauty of his medallic engravings. In 1830, a 

 mechanician of Paris, Achille Collas, contrived a 

 similar instrument, having taken the hint from a 

 machine which was used for engraving watch-dials, 

 cases, and snuff-boxes, called the tour a guillocher. 

 And in 1834, a publication was commenced in 

 Paris, under the title of " Tresor de Numismatique 

 et de Glyptique," which has been published weekly 

 ever since, each part containing four folio plates of 

 medallic engraving, and a sheet of letter-press. 



ENLISTING ; is the act of entering voluntarily 

 into the military service of the state. All persons 

 enlisted for the land service of Great Britain, must 

 go, within four days, and not sooner than twenty- 

 four hours after enlistment, along with an officer 

 or soldier of the recruiting party, before a justice 

 of the peace, or the chief magistrate of the place 

 of enlistment, not being an officer of the army ; and 

 on that occasion the person enlisted is entitled to 

 declare his dissent to the enlistment, and, on his 

 returning the enlistment money, and paying twenty 

 shillings for charges, and defraying any other ex- 

 pense he may have occasioned, he will be forth- 

 with discharged. If he fail, within twenty-four 

 hours after declaring his dissent, to return and pay 

 the money, he is to be held as enlisted ; and, in 

 that case, or if he voluntarily enlists, the magis- 

 trate must then read, or cause to be read, to the 

 recruit, the 3d and 4th articles of the second sec- 

 tion, and the 1st article of the sixth section of the 

 articles of war ; and thereafter administer the oath 

 of fidelity, and certain other oaths contained in the 

 mutiny act. The magistrate certifies the enlisting 

 and swearing, and the other particulars required by 

 the mutiny act ; and if the recruit refuse to take 

 the oath of fidelity, the officer may detain him till 

 hfc take it. In case the recruiting party has 

 left the place, or if, from any other cause, an offi- 

 cer or soldier of the party cannot be found, the re- 



cruit may go by himself before the magistrate, 

 within four days after enlistment, and before tak- 

 ing the oaths, and declare his dissent, and deposit 

 the money in the hands of the magistrate. Per- 

 sons receiving enlisting money, and absconding, or 

 refusing to go before the magistrate, are held duly 

 enlisted. If apprentices enlist, and state to the 

 magistrate that they are not such, they may be 

 punished by the judge ordinary for fraud, and, on 

 expiration of their indentures, are liable to serve 

 in the army. If they are bound for four years 

 their masters, in Scotland, may recover them under 

 certain conditions detailed in the mutiny act. If 

 the master consent to the enlistment, he is entitled 

 to part of the bounty. Servants enlisting before 

 the expiration of the term of their engagements 

 are, under the mutiny act, but not at common law, 

 held to be validly enlisted, and are entitled to 

 wages up to the date of their enlistment. Such 

 are the usual provisions of the mutiny act on this 

 subject ; but, as that act is renewed annually, varia- 

 tions may occur; so that it is proper, on all occa- 

 sions, to consult the existing act. By 9 Geo. II. 

 c. 30, and 29 Geo. II. c. 17, it is declared a capital 

 felony for any British subject to enlist as a soldier 

 with any foreign state without her Majesty's leave ; 

 or for any person to procure a British subject to 

 enlist, or to retain or hire him with intent to make 

 him list, or procure him to embark or go beyond 

 seas to be so enlisted ; and this whether enlistment 

 money has been paid or not. By 1 Vic. c. 29, the 

 enlistment of foreigners into the British service is 

 permitted, provided that, in any regiment, batta- 

 lion or corps, their number shall not exceed the 

 proportion of one to fifty, of natural-born subjects. 

 ENNIS; the county town of Clare, Ireland, is 

 situated on the river Fergus, eighteen miles N.W. 

 from Limerick, and 111 S.W. from Dublin. It is 

 irregularly built, both the new and old parts of the 

 town being scattered and ill-defined. It carries on 

 a considerable trade in corn, butter, and other pro- 

 visions. These are chiefly shipped at Clare, about 

 two miles distant. Population in 1841 within the 

 new electoral boundary, 9318. 



ENNISCORTHY; a town in the county of 

 Wexford, Ireland, situated on the river Slaney, 

 sixty-two miles S.W. from Dublin. It has a pic- 

 turesque appearance, but the streets are in general 

 narrow and inconveniently steep. The chief trade 

 of the place consists in the exportation of agricul- 

 tural produce to Wexford, eleven miles distant, and 

 also by land carriage to Waterfbrd. In 1798 the 

 town was besieged and plundered by the insurgents, 

 who were ultimately defeated at Vinegar Hill in 

 the vicinity. Population of the entire town and 

 parish of Enniscorthy in 1841, 7345. 



ENNISKILLEN ; the chief town in the county 

 of Fermanagh, Ireland, is situated on an island in 

 the narrowest part of Lough Erne, eighty miles 

 N.N.W. from Dublin. The site, accessible only 

 by two opposite bridges, renders it very defensible, 

 and enabled it to make its noble stand against the 

 army of James II. The bravery displayed by the 

 "Enniskillen men" on that occasion, led to the for- 

 mation of the regiment of cavalry well known in 

 our military annals by the name of the " Enniskil- 

 len dragoons." The town is in general well built, 

 arid besides the usual public buildings of an assize 

 town, has a large infantry barrack, an artillery bar- 

 rack, and two small forts. The chief trade is in 

 timber, coal, and slate, imported from Ballyshannon 

 to Belleek. A considerable trade in corn is also 

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