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fifteen pounds, from which the cafual hand 
of benevolence relieved her. On en- 
quiry, it appeared, that the perfon in 
whom fhe put her confidence, had totally 
deceived her, never having taken the 
leaft ftep for fettling the bufinefs. What 
remedy can the injured party have re- 
courfe to for juftice? It may be faid, 
that an aétion will lie againft the wretch 
who has been guilty of the injury —— 
But who will folicit her caufe ? Money 
fhe has none ; and, like many elfe, 1m fimi- 
lar circumftances, is obliged to fit down 
in mortified patience, without having 
any other fatisfaétion, than the thought 
that there is a higher tribunal, where 
juftice will be impartially diftributed. 
- What I have to propofe is, that all 
unarticled clerks to attorneys fhould. be 
regiftered and licenced; that, prior to 
their being fo regiftered, they thall be 
obliged to bring letters teftimonial ; and 
that every attorney be refponfible for 
any proteffional bufinefs undertaken by 
his clerk. This is the brief outline of 
what I conceive to be yet wanting to 
render the profeffion of the law honour- 
able to thofe who are engaged in it, 
and beneficial to the public, by frecing 
it from thofe fecret, infidious, but de- 
ftructive vermin, who go about feeking 
subom they may devour. 
At another opportunity, I fhall refume 
the fubjeét, and point out fome other 
pbjeéts in it that require reformation. 
May 12, 1796. J. W. 
To the Editer of the Monthly Magazine, 
SIR, 
EING highly pleafed with the inte- 
refting reports which you have given, 
of fome very important inftitutions for 
the improvement of the fciences and the 
arts, 1 requeft that you will infert in 
your extenfively ufeful Publication, the 
Monthly Magazine, the following con- 
cife account of the Leétures now given 
in Cambridge, by the Rev. Wm. Farith, 
M.A. Profeffor of Chemiftry, in the 
Univerfity. 
__ The principal object of his leétures is, 
the explanation of the arts, manufactures, 
and commerce of the kingdom, and the 
luftration of their praétice and princi- 
a by aétual expcriments and exam- 
es. 
In order to render his defign more 
complete and inftructive, the profeffor 
New Leétures of Mr. Farifb. 
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has provided a great variety of engines, 
mechanical contrivances, and working 
models of the moft important machines, 
which are in actual ufe in the various 
branches of manufaéture of which he 
treats. ine 
The nature of the leétures will be beft 
underftood, by an abftraét of the parti- 
culars; but I fhall firft obferve, that the 
models of the different machines do ac- 
tually work, and confequently convey, in 
the readieft way, a mott accurate idea of 
every part of the contrivance. In many 
inftances, an infpection of a working mo- 
del, will convey much better informatio 
than a fight of the machine itfelf; for 
in the model, the whole contrivance is« 
exhibited at once, whereas, in the ma- 
chine itfelf, efpecially if it be very large, 
Many parts are often covered, that 
they may be protected; different parts 
are in different rooms, fo that the re- 
lation of the whole is not eafily com- 
prehended. 
In the firit courfe of lectures, the mov- 
ing power was an overfhot water-wheel, 
the diameter of which is about 3% feet; 
in the fecond, he added a {mall fteam- 
engine, and he now ufes both. 
The water is raifed by a pump, but 
that the fupply may be uniform, it is 
conveyed to the water-wheel by a large 
{yphon. ‘The water, when it has fallen 
out of the whecl, returns to the pump. | 
The profeffor performs all the late Mr. 
Smeaton’s ingenious experiments, in or- 
der to afcertain the moft advantageous 
conftruétion of wind-mills, and of overfhot 
and underfhot water-mills. In the latter 
cafe, the fupply of water is kept per- 
teétly uniform, by means of a gauge 
applied to the fyphon. 
The profeffor has not a feparate model 
of each particular machine, but being 
provided with a great number of brats 
wheels of various fizes, and of every 
form (face, bevil, and crown wheels, pi- 
nions and trundles) the cogs of which are 
all equal, fo that any two of them may 
be applied to each other, and alfo with 
axles,’ bars, nuts, fcrews, and clamps, he 
can, with the addition of the pecudiar 
parts, conftruét a model of (almoft) any 
machine, with the exception of the cot- 
ton-mills, and fuch complicated machi- 
nety, of which he has highly finithed 
working models. | ‘i 
The profeffor not only exhibits the 
models of the different engines, but alfo 
explains the various modes of operation 
in almoft all the arts and manufactures 
where 
