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the greatest strength the draft The late Mr. J. Prinsep tried 



would admit of, for five hours, and some native clays sent to him by 



remained to cool down the next Mr. Julius Jeffreys, and found 



day. On examining the bricks on them superior to imported clays, 



the folio wing day, it was found that Mr. J. Dodd, Assay Master, 



the Stourbridge brick was com- Agra, can furnish a copy of Mr. 



Prinsep's note on the subject, also 

 musters of fire bricks made 

 at Futtehghur. 



pletely vitrified; but had not lost 

 its figure. The Colgong brick was 

 also vitrified, and had lost its figure 

 on one side, it having run into 

 holes; but on the other side, one of 

 the original letters, which the brick 

 was marked with, remained a very 

 little disfigured. Previous to put- 

 ting the brick in to the fire, I observ- 

 ed that the materials composing it 

 had not been well mixed, and 

 which I think accounts for the irre- 

 gular wasting that took place." 



6th. In troubling you with this communication, I beg to state, 

 that I am willing to give any assistance in my power towards the im- 

 provement of Indian Pottery ; but at the same time to submit, that I 

 see no reason why Mr. Julius Jeffreys, who ruined himself in his en- 

 deavours to improve the manufactures of India, should not receive the 

 credit due to him for his" exertions. 



7th. Accompanying I have the pleasure of sending a few specimens 

 of Stoneware made at Futtehghur, (I am sorry I have not more by me 

 here to send,) and to mention, that a reference to my letters address- 

 ed to R. N. C. Hamilton, Esq. Commissioner of Agra, on the manu- 

 facture of glass, will be found to bear upon what I have herein stated. 



8th. I beg further to state, that some months ago I forwarded through 

 Dr. T. C. Hunter, Civil Surgeon of Futtehghur, to the Secretary of 

 the Medical Board, Calcutta, a few specimens of Stoneware madethere, 

 but am not aware of any notice having been taken of the same.* 



* We have recently received from Mr. Pyle, through the kindness of Captain Rainy, 

 samples of various kinds of stoneware vessels manufactured by Mr. Pyle, and regard them 

 as equal to Englishware in all essential qualities. 



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