997) 
Jo tbe Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, 
ie perufing vour excellent Magazine. 
I was much furprifed to meet with 
the following reflection, which occurs in 
page g2, of the X1Vth Number, viz. 
‘¢ Like the methodifts, who hope for 
falvation through faith, without works.” 
T fhall take upon me, fir, to fay, that 
this affertion ts wholly unfounded. If 
it were neceffary, I could produce fuf- 
ficient proofs, from the writings of the 
late Mr. John Wefley, to evince the 
contrary of what is there advanced. But 
mot to intrude too much on the patience 
of your readers, I fhall only refer them 
to two or three paffages of Scripture, on 
which the opinion of the methodift is 
founded, viz. Mark, i..15—John, ili. 7 
—Rom. y. r—Heb. ili. 283 xi. 14— 
2 Cor. v. ro—Matt. v. 16—James il. 14, 
&c. If you admit this to be inferted in 
inthe next Number, you will greatly 
oblige, Your's, 
A ConsTant READER. 
March 9, 1797- 

To tbe Editor of ihe Monthly Magazine. 
PMS, 
aves queftions of Mr. BARTLETT, 
in your laft Magazine, on the hand 
mills, about two years ago fo much re- 
commended to the public, deferve the 
attention of every one interefted in pro- 
viding for the comfort of the lower claf- 
{es of life. I have been in the way of 
hearing much of them, and was lately 
in the houfe of agentleman, well known 
 in-his county, for encouraging every be- 
nevolent attempt to improve the fituation 
of hisneighbours. With this view,’ he 
purchafed one of the hand-mills, intend- 
ing to place it in an out-houfe, and to 
give every perfon in the parifh, that 
pleafed, leave to grind his corn at the 
mill. J was prefent at the unpacking of 
the machine. It was upon the fame plan 
with a coffee-mill, and required ouly to 
‘be faftened, like that, toa pillar, of pro- 
portional firength, to fupport the in- 
ereafed weight and action. On infpect- 
ing it, therecould be no doubt of a man’s 
grinding corn at this mill; but it was 
equally clear, that his labour, at this 
machine, would be greater than that of 
any other perfon employed in the accuf- 
tomed buijnefs of the parifh. Befides, 
this mill performed the tafk only of grind- 
_ ing, that of bolting and fitting were to 
pe done by hand, by fieves fent down 
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264 
with the machine. Confequently, we 
had nothing to do, but to compare toge- 
ther the value of a perfon’s labour em- 
ployed in grinding a bufhel of corn at 
this machine, with the price of grinding 
a bufhel of corn at the neighbouring wa- 
ter-mill, to eftimate the advantage the 
parifh would derive from the ufe of the 
hand-mill. We made this comparifon, 
and found that the bufhel of cori would 
be ground, and prepared fit for ufe, in 
the different forts of flour, at a much 
Jefs expence, than the fame quantity of 
corn could be ground at by the hand- 
mill; after which, the expence of fifte 
ing is to be added. A little refleétion 
will convince any one, that this mufl be 
the cafe; for the power at the water- 
mill is certain, capable of aéting in moft 
parts of the year both day and night, 
and producing an effect fuperior to that 
of all the hands in the parifh. In con- 
fequence of this comparifon, and the 
opinion of all our neighbours, the machine 
was fent back again, and the parifh has a 
greater confidence in its water-mill, 
This confidence in many places is un- 
ufual. 
cheated by the miller, and the knavery 
of the mill is a vulgar proverb. {1 do 
not. love refle€tions on a whole body, 
without juft caufe ; and, in this cafe, the 
millers themfelves might, IJ am perfuad- 
ed, remove them, by a fimple procefs, 
that is, by teaching their neighbours, 
what is the effect of grinding on wheat 
of different qualities, Thus, let che 
quantity of flour and bran be afcertained 
for a bufhel of wheat of a certain weight, 
and the poor man, from weighing his 
buthel, may calculate, with tolerable ex- 
aétnefs, the return he may reafonably 
expect from the mill. 
Your’s, 
Iam, fir, 
Miso-PoONos, 

To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine, 
SIR, 
T would do a valuable fervice to the 
public, and to perfons who take out 
pzcents for ufeful inventions, if they 
were to confer amongft themfelves, and 
open one or two houles, where a {peci- 
men of each invention might be feen, 
and orders be taken. 
The following invention (perfeétly 
fimple} will doubtlefs prevent the me- 
lancholy accidents that frequently hap- 
pen, from the common practice of leay-= 
ing apoker in the fire. Immediately 
above that fquare part of the poker (by 
blackfmiths called the bit) let a fmall 
La Ty crofs 
The poor think that they are 

















