The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-10-27

very cCniocf3bie. lhe Plauitlh had purchaied
this work of I Gentleman of the name Anil;e,
and gave cool. FOR it. He had afterwards made
many valuable improvements in it /; two editions
Of ithsd been publiihed; the third was inpe-
ded by the publication of iirnilar work byt the
Defendant, pretending to correct the errors in
! the Plaintiffs book, allowing, at the Game time,
| it WAS very valuable work of an ingenious ac-
| countant but this was mere copy of the
Plaintiff s work.
Mir. Taylor was examined. He proved, that
in the fecond edition of the Plaintiffs (Mr. King)
book, for SO days, the intereit upon ISL. was
itated TO be III. rs. 10 lid which was an CHROME
| Gus calculation. the real produce being IL rs.
cd. and 34S-365th. parts of a farthing. In a.
! mother part of MIR. Kings book l6sl. for ISL
days, was Gated TO produce 81. ISIS. 5 sid.
whereas the real produce was 81. l3s. 5 g 4.
aud o4-335th. parts of fsrthing. In another
part of the Plaintiffs book 1851. for ISL days,
| was ftatcd to produce 81. lss. IOd. and the pro-
duce was 81. lSs. 10 lid. and lo7-sC5th part
! of farthing; n! thefe blunders were fevcrally
copied in the Defendants book.
Lord ELLENBoRoUGH ailsed what number
! of iJfances they Were prepared to prove in
which the blundcrs of the Plaintiff had been CO.
| pied by the Defendant.
MIR. GIBBs faid, they were prepared to prove
! no lefs than 10, which would put it beyond
doubt that the Defendants book was a fcrvile
copy OF the Plaintiffs.
Mr.. ERsKinE faid, he was prepared TO prove,
on the part ofthe Defendant, hundred more
plumbers in the Plaintiff book corrected in that
of the Defendant.
Lord ELLENBoRoUGH than put it to the die
erection of the Plaintiffs Council, whether he
would puriue iuch an action? Here was COM
plant for pirating book. Before that action
could be maintained one necefiary avermcnt in
the declaration mutt be proved, namely, That
the book pirated was uaiua5ls book. Now ne
! mutt put 1t to the Jury to fay, whether they
| thought book with ITO plumbers in it was
valuable book and that upon fu5jef the ef-
fence fthe merit (which was accuracy. II did
not profefs to give moral infru6tion or enter
tainmcnt--its whole claim to merit was accura-
cy and nothing ellie. Ii profeiied to fave labour
IN calculation, at the fame time it was calcula.
ted to miilead thoie who truited in it. Suppoie
an eclipfe were to be thus calculated, what
would be thought of an astronomer who gave
US an eclipfe on wrong day? Suppofe any of
the Gentlemen who calculated the produce of
iInall and fractional funs for Government, a.
mounting to millions of money, wire to depend
on fuch publications rs thefe, what enormous
lofeS might be produced? or fuppofe young
Gentleman IN compiling houie were to take
thefe calculations initead of working the fiims
himielf, what might be the effect He might be
discharged rs blundererunit tomanageaccounts.
Upon 4 full view Of the matter, his Lordlliip
faid, inftead of allowing an action for pirating
publication of plumbers, it was rather matter of
lamentation there was no power by law to re-
ftrain fuch publications bscaufe they milead
thofc who trufted to them.
I Upon this fuggefiion the Plaintiffs Council
fubmitted to a nonfuit.-Plaintif nonfuited.
o. weidzg Csf steei--5y Sir U.s.. Franllscd, Bart
p.
IL has been generally fuppoied inlpoihble to weld
cast steel OF bar steelrehnd by fulton either to
mon sseci iron and the reafon IS that in a weld
ing heat 1t runs away under the hammer like fand !;
but though cast Reel in welding heat is too foft to
bear being hammered, Sir T FARMLAND has found
by repeated experiments that cast steel in a white
heat, and iron in welding heat, unite completely.
When that proofs is intended the steel and iron must
be heated eperately, and the union of the parts pro-
poied to be joined must be effected at Jingle
heat. ~
HJ Mag
A few days anee, number of German emigrants
Pafied through this borough their way to the Ohio
where they pnrnnf.. fs.tle .ker,felyes i: . bo,-
They appear to be, generally decent, orderly quiet
let oil people and understand they have fome lit
tie properly.
From the accounts given by thefe fugitives from
their native country (the Dutehy of Wirtembergl we
learn that religious cauies among others, have occal-
oned their relinquiihment of their country. German
Illumination fet work by French infdelity and the
denoraiizing principles Of their democrats has poi
Toned the minds Of many, ofthe German clergy.
The purity of the christian tenes has already, in orne
parts of Germany from their ntercourfe with the
French0 began to yield to the miferable doctrines
OF naterai1m which borders cioie upon the dfbelief
of God.
Eheie honest enigraDts fay, that their clergy had
begun to preach up, that Christ was mere man and