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London, England, 1822-02-11 00:00:00

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dour, cut bran tl,i4 and broad, and crack as fine as any Pienili`•.: atone." •• • .. • •
In September IWO A.Hal!Kin: millstone .was:als•) put up at a
new windmill. at ,Knotty
,Asii,. near millstone
and. Iens.PLOT- the tenants, -d.e'clare, that "theylaid tioviri a pair of '
French bulirs and a ihaft,tinte 'after laid down-a Prencli.and•'-
Halkin ; thaethe latter work equallyN welLas,the 'oah;
cracking as 'we,/2, have Veen dressed .four times,
proVe : soft(en ;1)e. wheat as Well 'or better than Trench.do, acid
cue very broad bran; and preserve the colour as well as
French stone."' • •

In October a .roair.,of millstones were. sent to.
Messrs. ilittison 'and Co. 9f tile. King's vAlsl,ls, 1;y-a
letter from them it appears the stones% are...nig yet in-use,-so
that no positive proof can be had of their, grinding., but etersay •
that their ,itillers who have prdpared. the stones-for -work •
(from which they min form a. good opinion of taeit qualities
comparison with French buhrs,) give them a fsvou.:4l:le opinion.
that they are likely to answer." . • • - . • - •

In November 11320 a pair of Ilalkin -xxii!Atones were 'co*.
siKned to Richard RObinson,'Esq. Iron Wbrks;';
Dublin; but they were delayed fors long While by stress
Weather, and have' not yet' been put to work ;' Mr. Robinson;
however, says, that "they have Undergone a very ClOat! Ctainj.,*
:Ration by some of the first miiirights and millers, who all agtite,:`
that they appear equal to the French bubri, and in some in-
stanees- superior; ' 3/edinE (it is supposed) to the eqnability of
the pores.-
In Decicvnber:last, Richard Sankey,' Eact;, barker ir. Holy-.
well, Flint Shire, and owner of a large windmill there, .liavirW
a pair orTiench :millstones which did not give ''entire
tion; removed the runner,' and put up, a, lialltin'inillSton'b. '
lieu of it, arid he certifies, that .4 his tenants like the work.doria •
1;1' theSe betterthin by
.the other pair of French- stones in 016
mill ; that.they clean the bran better, that the hour is' soft and •
of good colour, and the stone keeps its face well, and &YOE
satisfaction in all respects."- * • '
The discoverers beg permisaion to, declare fttrater (and ,ars:
ready to do so on their oath if deSired), that the several certi.fi,
cates aboyu inentioned bave.beeri.given .voluntarily-and gratui,
tously,. and that the several persons giving. 'them have no can...e
cern or intcrest in the ;quarry ; and that up. to the.end of the.
last year no Halkin buhts or nainfrines have been disposed gr:
in any, instance except,thcse before menuoned ; namely,
• Mr. Edward Evan..s' I, lint Nlill, Flintshire.
Mr. Peers,. Horn _Mills, Dunharn.-&-the Hill, near Over,
ton, 'Cheshire. . . • .

Mr.‘John.Edaaici.,,foig, . •
John Dunibell, Esq., Mersey Mills, ll'iirringtaa, 14011.
cashire.

Mr. Pratt, SarOon Mill, near Walsal,' Staffordshire. •
Mr. Stephens, Steam Mill, Hill-street, Harrington, Liver,
P°9!• •

Nlessrs. Pilling and Co., Illirfielil •Mills, near Dewsbury,
Yorkshire—

Messrs. Hudson and Co:, King's mai Leeds, York.
shire.

Mr. Rawsthorn, Anghton "Water-Mill, near Ormslciric.
Lancashire.

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Mr. Marr, Knotty Ash Windmill, near Liverpool. •
Richard Robinson, Esq., Phcenix Iron. Works, I.jublin.
' Richard Sankey, Esq., Banker, riblywell; Flintshire.
They have therefore offered to the Society all the evidence
which it is poSsible.to produce, and trust that when the various
testimonials .(collected froM different soasces and from persons
who have had no communication with ea.ch othe.r, though al;
agreeing in approbation) shall have been compared, the Society
will be pleased to honour the Halkin ilithrs with their sanctioN
W. 13./SHOP and OQ.
The several samples alluded to in the preceding rep9rt are
placed in the Repository of the Society.. . . .
• CERTIFICATES, • • -•
From. all the persons named in the preceding . statement .
companied the communication of Messrs. Bishop and Co.; 'of
which 'the foll9winw as beim* the incalt important, are sub.
joined