The National Register.
London, England, 1812-03-15 00:00:00

USEFUL INVENIION.

To the Gentlemen concerned hi Breweries and Distilleries, and the
Proprietors of Iron Mines and Founders in general.

OViTLEMEN—Beinz constantly in the habit of viewing minutely the
7:Adiuus inventions, applications, and improvements, of all ela-ses of
seen, whose mutual endeavours reciprocally turn to the aid, comfort,
and advantage of earls other ; but amongst all the discoveries hitherto
reduced to practice in. the useful arts, I cannot record a'i ioventUot of
gre.:ter importance, to any two classes of 'pen, than the patent erioned
JONATHAN DICKiON, Engineer, of Gravel-lane, South v.a k, for
Tarim 5 improvements in the construction of 'runs, Coolers, Vatts,
aed Barks, used in the process of Brewing and Distilling.
The first plant of this genius having been unfortunate to meet w;th
such a nourishing soil in Messrs. Hodgaon and Co's. Lhstilt ry, that it
has now diffused its influence throughout the kingdom. As these uten-
tils, according to Mr. Dickson's construction, is made entirely of iron,
many hundreds of tons of which has been used for that purpose for
some.. years past, and the benefits which the Brewers, and Distillers, de-
rive from the Usg of iron utensils ire almost incalculable, in ma--/ instances
"TAvn 4 here mentioned; suffice it to say, that they are constantly takin
the common utensils and putting up those of Mr. Dickson's
construction. Now, .it is evident, that both the above class of
ITI. en will annually derive great and important advantages, mid
all
throughfrom the medium of this Patentee. Lam in the habit of travelling
North to South and from East to West of the United Tiog..l,
_feel a lively, pleasure in beholding genius protected slid merit re-
,`"(l'.ll; but, contrary to this I have lately olaservi-d, in several Oaf:, s,
5t,1,1,(, rights of this Patentee infringed upon by the connivanet-! of a few.
'"re lud.viduAli. This Patentee considers .t bematl: li.m to preci-

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pitately issue prosecutions against those who have been infringing upon
his rights, but should they persevere, they will ultimately meet with
that punishment which awaits all those who contemptuously trample
upon the laws of their country, and who consider it no crime to pirate
the merit and violate the rights of their fellow men.
It is to the respectable part of the aforesaid classes of men, whose nu-
merous favours he has experienced, that this Patentee looks forward with
an expectation of reward, for the anxiety, trouble, and expence, it has
cost, in bringing this business to the perfection that it is, and opening a
channel whereby they will be mutually benefited to a vast event, the
one by selling vast quantities of iron, for a purpose hitherto unk'iown,
and the other by reaping a still greater benefit in having the use of it, as
delineated by this Patentee, who, under these considerations, may be
dealt with as an agent, hoping to be liberally rewarded by the one party,
and strongly supported by the other; and also continues to rective orders,
and punctually to execute any 4:pantie), of the aforesaid utensils, at his
Iron-foundery as usual. This Patentee's endeavours will be found, not
only to benefit a 'ew individuals, but, in a national point of view, will be
found to be one of the most important discoveries; first, by setting aside
the use of a foreign article, now almost inaccessible, and that of native
growth so much wanted for other purpose's, and substituting in its st, ad
another most wholesome material, solely extracted from the bowels of
our own native soil.

A PROMOTER AND PROTECTOR OW TUE USEFUL AITIo
London, March 14,1812.

LAID INTELLIGENCE.

in the Court of Chancery yesterday, Sir .s'autuel Romilly applied on
the behalf of the defendants to dismiss a suit which bad been pending
before the Court for upwards of twenty•seven years, and that the mo-
nies lodged in Court to the credit of the Calve should be paid out to
the parties entitled thereto, there not havin been any proceedings on
the part of the plaintiff for agreat length of time, and the property being
very considerable.
Mr. Lupell, for the plaintiff, prayed his Lordship to postpone this
order fora few days, stating that the plaintiff's Solicitor bad died with-
in a fortnight, and the Gentleman who had succeeded him had not time
as yet to look into the papers, and ascertain the merits of his case.
The LORD CILANCRLLOR granted the indulgence asked for three
days, on condition that the party should undertake to speed the cause,
if it was found he had any merits to support it.
This is an instance of the great evils arising from the facility with
which Solicitors are enabled to delay proceedings in Courts of Equity on
various pretences.

POLICE.

GUILDI-1 A T. L

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Yesterday a fellow called Thomas Lewis was brought before Sir Ww.
Cuis'ns, accused of an attempt to extort money from a Lady on Hol-
born-hill, on Friday evening.
Mr. Coxe was passing along the street when he perceived the prisoner
earnestly demanding money from a lady who curried an infant in her
arms. The fellow had his left arm suspended in a sling, and was holding
the remains of his hat in the right, threatening the lady, to induce her to
comply with his demand. The witness and a'watchman secured him,
after a kuid of scuffle, in which the prisoner wivhied his supposed lame.
arm with astonishing activity.
Sir Wm. CURTIS committed him to Bridewell for one month, at the
expiration of which he hoped he would issue from its gates amore
spectabl.: and honest man.
On '1 Lusrday, a person, calling himself George Durtsing, was brought
by one of the Police Officers, before the Sitting Magistrate (Le!o&s.
TUN), on suspicion of having stolen two picas of lead pipe, which he
was carrying tied up in a handkerchief, between eight and nine o'ciock
on the preceding evening.
The pour fellow, is his defence, said, he lived by the scanty pittance
provided by chipping hearth-stones with an old knife-blade, and the
remains of a hammer; understanding that a quantity of old stone,
fitting for his purpose, was thrown publicly out from some buildings
undergoing repair, he went, and while picking forth a few fragments,
he found the old pieces of pipe in question. The little hammer, and
relic of a knife, were the In4truments with which he squared his hearth-
stones, and which he had tied up sepa; ately fr,:ni the old stones, carry-
ing the whole upon his shoulder when he was seized.
The Magistrate informed him, that it was extremely improbable any
lead of the description now before him should be publicly thrown out
amongst old rubbish, and unless he could prove how he had procured
it, in a better way than he had done, he would be under the neces-
sity of fining him in forty shil:ings.
Dunning represented it was utterly impossible for him to pay forty
shillings, and was remanded back to confinement, accompanied by Ina
old knife-blade and hammer, and his baggage of stones, to earn his iiub•
sistcnce until be shoui,l tii.d some\proof to establish his character, or pay
the tine.

Wednesday jam7s Taylor, a very fine boy aboAt 16 years o;d
wa-; brought bef)rc the Sitting . W, ts, Bart ), c!:i