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London, England, 1821-06-20 00:00:00

DISTILLATION, IRELAND.

COPY of ■ REPORT frame the Exeise Officers appointed
to inspect and ouperiatead the Distillery Experin.tnis
'ilk Mr. POTTINGUeII MaChilit ry at Carlickforgus.

Cualoris-iloase, Bohlen, January G. 1841.
Hosouaan Stns—Vie beg leave so repos., that, agree.
ably to the ord. rs of the Board, we have Dupes iiiteaded the
experiment* carried on at the di►tillery of John Thompinii,
of Carrielifergies, with neaelsiiter y invested by Tboniss Poi-
tinier, Eaq. fair securing the defies us ■ll ►poets made in
fireweed distilleries.
The object of this machinery is torn-fold; first, to keep
the produce of the still out of the distiller's reach, dor sag
the process of distillation, by securing the moll or dm-
charge pipe of the worm, ass as to preterit his havinz •ceesa
to ilw liquor sunning therefrom, and, at the same time. to
allow bins to e xAmine the strength, beat, and colour of the
spirits or singling■ as they nun ; scroudly, to secure the
ea►ks, into which these liquors are run from the worm, sit
such a manner as to prevent the contents being carried away
without being charged with duty, Avers should the officers
be dishonest or negligent.
Tor Wert the first of theireohjetts, Mr. Pu:tinger ha. rten-
triveil a very ingenious, and at the same ii.sie a simple ap.
pm-sum A sit 'Heisted sample of the liquor running Ihrough
Ose worm is drew,, off by a iimlll pipe, which conveys it sato
a glass jar, wherein an hydrometer a placed, which iodi-
rates the strength of the liquor, on a scale fixed outside nh••
jar—the beat being al the same lime sheen by a the too
metre placed Author. Over this jar, another (also of glom) •
is fixed, whirls preludes all ate, as to the liquor or rivalrous
site worm, and cahoot be remove:l without breaking it. The
liquor that constantly over!:rrus the interior jar pawns ►e.
t +ens rite twit jars MU) anoilin small pipe, by which st as

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er-zooducted Into 14e Wtlll, 611,1 CO.,Vtlett 10 OW 11,1t.ts,
singling., or Gioia receiver, as 11. e distiller may think p over.
hewn's. one ro k with tinier •p. fierce, secure 111 a cast 0.114
Ca..., which 1.11111/0t be el tomtit! ote:,,tti eking it.
The apparatus for •itainutit M. Puiti. gees second objcet
is oecesearily morn c duplicated. The sl •a, kW erns.
11114 frusta rece.v. • ate covered (o much of 'hem
ground) by c..st !lOU plates, bolt. ta by ctrete• fstetetted st -•••
inside. Each of them vessels is fat taielt“l wilts a
to prevent its heing filled above . cretf.in briglet ; and au
cuts their is placed • very large (Dewr bill attache., to ••
pomp, fur the purpose of regulating the eireugils at whtele
the liquor is she vessel may br pumped out. There bane
are in fact large hydrometer., which, ohru the Idpier in lie
!mermen becomes wronger than liar Elven or allowed
•rd, sink to the helium of the 'revel; and, by so doing,
they epee a* air valve which 10111,11061CAttli Ulth the
pump, •ad prevents is wusking. In addition l 0 tiws•
vices, there is placed within the spirit receiver, • machine,
by which the spies.. are utessured •• they run tuns the
room, and the trendily registered by A 3 .114.11: Stir WINAC
so secured as to be inaccessible to the sir the (Avers
visiting him.
Every pint of the machinery, which .we have brew iri:slo a-
vowing to di scribe, .lors csedif to Mr. l'attitiger's
and evinces • mind fertile iis irsuurcre. We •te happy 40
add, that the twin-lin:mitt has fully **stilled no the app ./70w
affixed to the ...tat (sith some triftioc imprueememallOutl
completely sittWire the purpose late riled; by which WW•seft•
the goo Isom the worm may t.e bruug st *roller the enwirril
of
she Eseise, in a manner meter brnetuowe accomplished. glue
eXperarDenty, however, *vivid to OheW that theb cuefrivimer
is nest adapted to • slow pro, cis of d suliatiuo; sod isdip4