Star.
London, England, 1823-08-13 00:00:00

DIAL WEIGHING MACHINE&

HMARRIOTT having obtained his Majesty's,
Royal Letters Patent, for an improvement in Weighing
Machines, begs leave to recommend th'em to the Public, as the
most perfect and useful attick for that purpose ever constructed;
for accuracy, simplicity, expedition, and portability, it stands
unrivalled, as it noszatrecy shews the exact weight of any article
from One Ounce to a Ton, without the use of Weights, thereby
saving time and labour. Being perfectly portable, it may be
used in any situation—its universal utility must therefore be un-
deniable for Domestic purposes; in Shops, Warehouses, Coach
Offices, Market I louses, Barns; on Wharfs; at Races and Fairs;
PIT Cattle, Corn, Hay, Wool, ace. ; or fur Loading heavy Arti-
cle?, it may be attached to the chain of a crane, and chew the
Weight at the time of craning; it may be also made with a chair
to weigh Persons. From its extreme simplicity, it is scarcely
possible to be inaccurate; yet, if it ever should be so, there is
an adjusting Screw which will momentarily correct it.
H. Maamorr begs to Caution the Public against several Spu-
rious Imitations of his excellent and useful Invention, which are
attempted to be introduced; none are on his genuine Patent
Principle that have not a label with his name over the King's Arms.
If. Nagano-re having nude cousiderabla improvements in his
PATENT Kircusts Coons° Aremssaus, feels a confidence in re-
commending it to the Public, as a most complete article for
!toasting, Baking, Boiling, and Steaming, with economy ia fuel,
by one moderate size Fire, and with a constant supply of from
Twelve to Twenty Gallons of Hot Water; also Warm Closets
for airing Linen, keeping Dinner' hot, heating Plates, Dishes,
&c.; the Cooking Utenails are never soiled, and it is a rostriva
Cues fur a Smokey Chimney. A new Patent Portable Cooking
Apparatus, embracing the foregoing advantages, well calculated
fur Ships, or situations where there is no chimney, and pecu-
liarly advantageous for the Foreign Markets. Kitchens fitted
up with Steam Apparatus, embracing all the late improvements;
baths, conservatories, halls, staircases, and buildings heated by
Steam, upon a principle of perfect security. Also, an Improved
Patent Spring Roasting Jack to obviate the necessity of weight
or pulleys. The whole may be seen daily in use at the Patentee's
Manufactory, London House, 89, Fleet-street, London ; and had
of most of the respectable Ironmongers throughout England. -
Ancient Armour repaired and re-instated to ita original per-
fection. Armour Manufactured, Bought, Sold, or Let on Hire.
Smokey Chimnies cured on philosophical principles.

THE{ PUBLIC are earnestly warned against nu-1
MMus IMITATIONS of DOCTOR. SOLOXON'S CORDIAL
BALM OF Of LEAD, put feriki by several unprincipled' In-'
dividnals to ensnare and deceive. The great reputation so long
enjoyed by that excellent medicine for the ruse of Nervous Corm,
plaintA,Declines, and' Diseases induied by Excessive I ndolgencies,
and the great demand for it, have tempted the worthless and un-
principled to this nefarious practice, by which many invalids have
been irreparably injured. These imitations extend not only to
the Name of this medicine, but to the Advertisement*, Wrap-
pers on the bottles, and every distinguishing mark =err THAT
autce wooLo INVOLVE The tin or um nerseznaria, namely, the
words " Samuel Solomon, Liverpool," engraved on the Govern-
ment Stamp affixed to each Bottle, to imitate which is felony,
and punishable as such. To this distinguishing mark the public
attention is particularly directed, without which no " Comma:.
BALM" whatever has any claim to the merits of Dr. Solomon's
invention.

vo• The genuine medicine Is prepared at Gilead-Honse, near
Liverpool, and sold by Mr. Johnston, Bookseller N 0.68, born--
hill; Mr. Sanger (late Bacon and Co.) 150, Oxford Street, op-
posite New Bond Street ; Mr. Ward, Holborn; and Mr. Strad-
hog, Royal Exchange, London ; in bottles at Its. each, and fa-
mily bottles, containing the quantity of four small ones, for 335.
whereby 111. may be saved. .

The" Umpire," a New LIVERPOOL Light Coach, only
one night on the road, carrying four Inside, sets out daily
at one; arrives at Liverpool next afternoon at eve, through
Woburn, Lathbuty, Northampton, Wilford, Lutterworth,
Hinckley, Atherstone, Litckfield, Stone, Newcastle, Knsstsford,
Warrington, and Prescot.
SHREWSBURY,WeIIington, and Shiffnal Light Post Coach,
every afternoon (Guarded).
BARNSTAPLE and Sunthmolton New Light Post• Coach,
every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Mornings, at seven.
The" Rockingham" LEEDS Light Post Coach, sets out every
afternoon at two, and passes through Ilaidock, Riggleserade,
Eaton, Buckden, Stilton, Wansford, Stsunford,Greetham,Gtant-
ham, Newark, Toxford, Markham Moor, Retford, Bawtry,
Doncaster, and Perrybridge, arrives at the Golden Lion Inn,
Leeds, next afternoon at three o'clock, in time for the Bradford,
Halifax, Skipton, and Huddersfield Coaches, at Reduced Fares,
(driven through with four Coachmen only). Luggage and
packages only 2d. per lb. Notwithstanding tht uncommon expe-
dition of this Coach it is allowed to be the most agreeable and
complete public conveyance on the North Road,being unequalled
by any other.
HA RRO WG ATE and Ripon new Light Post-Coaches, every
Afternoon at iwo, and eight in the Morning.
' GLASGOW, Longtown 'Gretna-Green, Annan, Dumfries,
Brownhill, Thornhill, Sanquhar-Kiln, Cumnock, Kingswell, and
all parts of Scotland, a light four-inside Post-Coach (Daily).
/3RIDGENORTH, Weisel, Shrewsbury, Salop, and Holy-
head, new Light Coach, every afternoon, at Reduced Fares.
The " Express," to YORK, Scarborough, Whitby, Shields,
Sunderland, Newcastle, and Edinburgh, a new light four-inside
Post Coach, with a Guard throughout ; sets out every morning,
by way of Newark, Retford, Doncaster, Ferrybridge, Tadcas.
ter, Darlington, Northallertoti, Durbam, Dlorpeth, and Ber-
wick, and arrives at York next morning at twelve o'clock, at
Reduced Fares (driven throng's with four Coachmen only).—
Passengers finding themselves fatigued on the journey, may rest
what time they please, and then proceed without any additional
fare.

MARLBOROUGH and Swindon, Four-inside Day Coach,
thiough Aldbourn, Reading, Lambourn, Purton, Lydington,
Pewsey, Wootton Basset, liamsbury, Irrungorforl, Newbury,
and Maidenhead (driven through with one Coachttan
The new Royal Patent Mail, BOSTON and Lffuth, through
Royston, Cambridge, Huntingdon, Stilton, Peterborough,Deep-
ing, Spalding, Spilsby, Alford, Grimsby, and Hull, evening at
half-past seven o'clock, Sunday, at a quarter before seven.
The New Royal Patent Mail, CAMBRIDGE, through
Ware, Buntingford, Buckland, and Royston, evening, half-past
seven o'clock, Sunday, at a quarter before seven.
The " Royal Express," new Light Four Inside Post-Coach,
to L I VER POOL, in twenty-eight hours only, through Warring-
ton, Prespot, Congleton, Lawton, Newcastle,Rudgly. Knutsford,
Stone, Stafford, and Litchfield, (only one night on the road),
every afternoon ; arrives at the Saracen's Head Inn, Dale-street,'
Liverpool, ,nest evening, at tight. The advantage- to Trayel-
lers who honour this Coach with their preference are far supe-
rior to any other on this Road, as the Koyal Kxpresi" Is driven
throughout with four Coachmen only (three less than any other
Coach to Liverpool)--i saving to Passengers too evident to re-
quire comment; besides the atdditicanal advantage, especially to
commercial interest, Of pat-forming the journey inleas time than
any other coach ; and, notwithstanding Its cheapness and expe-
dition, the Proprietors pledge themselves that for safety and ac-
commodation k is equalled by few, and surpassed by mune.
WAREFIRL,D Four-inside Post-Coaches, every morning
and Ofternooo, at Reduced Fares.
CHESTER, Newport, Whitchurch, Tarporley, Nantwich,
Northwichiand Aliddlewich Light Post-Coach, every afternoon.
MOUNTAIN'S" Express," to M A NCHESTER,WinsIow, Con-
gletc.n, Newcastle, Walsal, Wolverhampton, mad Knutsford,
new Four Inside Post-Coach, every afternoon (only one night
on the road)._

SiL4IIIiIRLD and Rotherham new Four-inside Post-Coache;
every morning, called" The F.xprese," and also" The Rocking-
ham,' every afternoon, at Reduced Fame.

The "'Royal Express," arw BI [MING HAM Light Fast
Post-Coach, sets out every afternoon, Carrying four inside only,-
and passes through Warwick, Leamington, Southern, Weodon,,
Daveatry, Stoney Stratford, and Towcester, to the Saracen's
Head, Bull-street, Birmingham, early the next morning. Driven
through with two Coachmen only (moless than any other coach).
SUNDERLAND, Stockton, and Yarm Light Post Coach,
every ntoring, to the George, Sunderland, at 'Reduced Faris.
The " Express," a new Light Post-Coach, to HULL, Lin-
coln, Sortheave, Howden, and Dcpacaster, every
_Warning, at
eight o'clock, to the Cross Keys, 11Iarket-phcr, Hull, and also
the " Rockingham" in the Afternoon at two o'clock.
TOTTENHAM and Edmonton Coaches, daily, 'at eleven,
half-past two, five, and eight o'clock.
The II E RTFO RD, Ware, Hoddeadon, and Chi:shunt Coach,
u Reduced Faros.

rT At Reduced Fares to Leeds, York, and Doncaster, Lug-
gage and Packages at only Twopence per lb.
S. A. Mei/Newts and Co. respectfully acquaint their Friends
and the Public, that they wiU not be accountable for any Par-
cels, Passengers' Luggage, Writings, Plate, etc. of more that/
Five Pounds value, if lost, stolen, or damaged, unless entered
as such and the Insurance paid accordingly, at the Saracen's
Head ban, Shinncr-street, Stunt-hill. London.

It is what is called the old court-hand ?—I believe
it has a degree of resemblance to it, but is more like
what is called Set Chancery.
Do you conceive that it would be improper to in-
troduce the present English current hand in any of
our records ?—I should think that, on the whole, the
disadvantages would be greater than the advantages.
Do you agree with Mr. Bailey, in the opinion of
the superior security of having long rolls for records;
or should you prefer the having records in books.?-,I should certainly agree with Mr. Bailey ; and on the
whole, although a roll is inconvenient to consult, yet
it preserves the frailest materials. I may instance.
the papyri, such as-the fragment of the Iliad, which
trill soon be in the possession of Mr. Bartices. 'This
has been rolled up ; and though formed of the
frailest possible material, hardly stronger than straw,
its form preserved it for a great length of time.
What is the oldest book ?—The Alexandrine Manu.
stripes', in the Museum, is probably the of Jest; that
being intended for the church service, was naturally
written in the shape of a book; and there are other
books of that period.
hlitve you heard the evidence of. Mr. Hewlett and
Mr. Bailey, with respect to the ink and the pareb-
ment?—l have. I Shou 1J think the fault was more
in the parchment than in the ink.
In that case, would you prefer a gcod paper ?
Certainly not. I think the fault. arises from their
putting too much calcareo is matter on the parchment,
in order to give it what they call a good Lice; and
I have observed in modern books, printed oni vellum,
that in order to make them lock handsome, they put
some kind of preparation of lime on the skin, st Inch
makes the ink look very black at first, but after a
time it scales off.
But bad as the parchment is, you would prefer it
to the best paper ?—Unquestionably I would.
At what period do you ob,eive that the ink begins
very much to fail ?—I can hardly tell; I should say,
perhaps about the time of Charles the Second, and
then, perhaps, it may be accounted far. In the time
of the Commonwealth, they abolished the court hand
in making up records, and introduced the common
secretary hand; and, on the Restoration, the old
mode was re-introduced; but I should tliii,k some
degree of slovenliness remained in the office;.
Does not the common hand vary periodically ?
, Certainly.
_ _

And you can distinguish the ordinarrhand-writing
of particular periods, if it was shewn to you ?—YCI y
distinctly, because we know exactly when the Italian
hands came in: the hand-writing in the time of Eli-
zabeth is wretched; we can hardly m.ike it out.
YoU would know the hand-writing (.f a hundred
years ago ?—Yes ; there is a peculiar set apicarance
about the hand-writing in Queen Anne's time.
If you were to take the hand-writing at- the dis-
tance of 1.50 years back, it would be very distinct
from that written now ?—There is a kind of pet ir;cl--
cal variation. Some modes bf writing continued
during a Much longer period thin others, but still
we can form an Opinion within 50 years: there is one
thing worthy of notice, that it frequently hap; e:ed
that• in
ofp people, particular hand-writings were articular situations, or amongst particular
classes
per-
petuated ; for instance, schoolmasters, having copies
before them, would continue a mode which had been
adopted before their time; thus we see the law hand
perpetuated, and so on.
• The printing of this most ancient existing MS. of the Able
(observes the last Itlinbteglt Realer), which is nos, proceeding,
has already cost, 47,G70. '2s.