Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-08-25

Would rot IN It's oblivion
Great as thou AIT, yet para'ieled by those.
Thy countrymcn, before thee born 10 shine
The bafds OF he'll and chivalry; lrst rose
The Tuscan fathers comedy divine;
Then not unequal to the Florentine
The southern Scott, the minstrel who called forth
new creation with his magic tone
Ana like the AriOsto the North,
sang iadyelo,e and war romance aud knghtly worth.
Itaiiai oh Italia thon who hast
Ire fatal git of beauty which became
~ ,efai dover OF present woes and past,
oh ny sweet brow is sorrow plOugh'd BY shane.
And annals graved in characters of Game.
Oh, God that ihOu vert in thy nakedness
Less lovely or more powerful, and could'st claim
Thy right, and ave the robbers bach, who press
10 shed ,hs blood, and drink the tears BY distress
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PATENT MALI.
There are few patents that premise o he of
Such great national Importance IA one lately
obtained by DIR. Wheeler * Co tor a new and
improved method OF preparing brown matt
Inc eSNeutiai difference between ale aud
porter IL, that the latter liquor is OF much
deeper color than the former. aud has be-
sidesa peculiar empyreumatic flavor not east
ly defined though universally Known This
coior and tins ddvOr were originally obtained
by mixing with the pale malt commonly used
ioFnTewilig ale certain proportion OF malt
DRIED at somewhat higher temDerature and
In consequence ofbeing thus slightly scorched
capable of communicating to the water in
whiehltls infused deep tan. brown CO Jour, and
peculiar flavor.
In the composition of the best genuine nor.
ter two parts o: brown malt are required to
three parts of pale malt. The price of the
FORMER is generally about of the latter; but
tue proportion OF saccharine matter which il
contdius does not, according TO the highest es
innate, exceed one half OF that afforded nv the
pale malt, anu probably on an avera,:e,sc ce
~ amounts to ,. Taking, however the Dro.
portion OF sugar IN brown malt even at about
one half, IL follows that the porter brewers
are paying for tie c0lOr aud favor of their Ii
qucf 10 OF the entire cost OF their malt The
price OF this latter article has OF late wears in
creased so enormously, and the mutual COM
petltioD OF tie manufacturers has BECOME 50
active, as 10 otter temptations not easily re-
s'sieu, either OF supplying tie flavor and color
OF porter by The use OiSpanish liauoTice burn
Gu sugar, anu other similar ingredients, which
however innocent ~ themselves, are pro!iibi.
tea ny the Legislature, or OF Diminishing tI,,.
S'Teh5 ia OF Tive liquor; thus rendering ii NOR e
hinIe 10 oVc"ne soar orvaiid by keeping, and
nehce Df!''stnS on Tie necessity OF using aka
llNe substances 10 correct the first and delete
fious narcotics. such as coccu!us iuClicus 10
snpfiy lie deficiency Cfalcohul. The result
OF All TITS is, that large quantity OF i'll made
Doh0us iqu"r Is forced noon the public, that
inc dIhtiliishtd strength OF such as is made OF
allowed lDgl edieuis dives niuit,tudes of The
lower cidNseS 10 ihe ne of gin and opium, and
.iat ire Scandalaus Frequency Ot frauds on this
b,ancn ni the revenue has entirely aboshc d
al! moral feeling Ol the subject, aud reduced
IL To mere calculation OF eXpedcnCy
ltapPeafs that the patsntCes have discover
eH thdt, ny exposing common malt 10 q tempe
fdtofe o. aD0nt I30 degrees, Fair la close yes
SEES, IL acquires dark chocolate brown Color
andIs rendered SO soluble in water either Lot
or cold, that, when mixed with pale malt in
Inc proportion Of l.S02 il communicates to
me liquor the perfect color aud flavor OF por-
ter.
From ibis it follows that the brewer. by EN-.
PioyIhg four parts Of pale malt and 20 of a
part OF patent mat may obtain Il stronger H.
quer thIn from ms usual proportions OF rec
paris OF pale and two parts Of brown malt
Ibe saving thuS OccasioHed ought in equity TO
DC divided between the patcnteps the brewer
ana the public. The revenue will he benefit
tea ny Tie increased consumption which will
necessarily result from all Improvement i'm lie
quality of the porter and both the reyomue
ana public morals will derive advantage from
HE greatly diminished temptation TO f,andu-
lcDt practices. Inn phil
FINE ARTS.
NithpleasUrc we give place to the following
extracts from d letter which has isi been pul
into our hands aud we do so with the more
SaisidrtiOH, a we have becn informed that
tee AMericdu Academy of Fine Arts in this
city, has recently adopted measures for ,he
ruipeAt OF prdcurin. casts OF the cele hratcd
trecidii marbles, brought t. London '!Jy the
distinguished amateur, Lord iEigin. The most
t"stldIou' have admitted that nothing can be
more rNqn'Siieiy true and strihlug than these
i;TdlHdbie rCH0lns of Antiquity, ihktu from
I've ACiopnlis, at Stiiens and no ont: viii
iinFe Tue teineriiy to deny, that The ans will
ne most ehectnaily promoted, by orr acade-
oi sG.l rehCTncG specimens of ganins.
IN. J.. f.. Post
Ertract cf q letter from voaay Amrrican Pin.
'Stctaa' "'W ~ i0n4oa, 10 h{sJTieItd IN his gity
CGjsG LGHiOu.
Nh " est received me very Lndly--frge-
W offered me every assistAuCe-dskcd me to
accompany him 10 see bis pictures, Pail GIali.
where ms gone death en thp Pale House
Is eAhi'itttfSa q showed me miny interesting
parts Of tiic ciiy--snch a, The residence OF 81,
Isaac Newton, and where nc made his ohser
NHi0hs, calculations &C. desctIUcd the walk
W. ututtly took, lie house IN which Sin Josbii
Reynolds lived, dGd the room IN Wlnch he
painted, where DR.. Johnson used To irccurut
sc. tic asked many question, dbDnt Out conn
try-the State of Tie aris-how Ag9dpuue,
were CONDUCTED lie gave ne muci, ,aiornia.
tl0n on llie schools 49, Europe. From his paist.
ings IN Pal Mall he took me to MIR. Dav'.
cAniJitlon Of palitinIs aud Statues in the
hugs News where he showed me some Of
what ne stated vrre the fnest specimens Of
aamei'bl shn nDdern at, 10 wit, the works OF
Fhi0ids and of hiivhdel Angela. The rhcscis
Is cast rom Tie original. Among the Elgin
e1iteciion 90 tie British museum Alr West
''ln me 10 ~ ipOh al tiie .irSt w1Tk he had ~ cr
seeh-cVeiy unhg else q system--tlis is ma
lbfc-it looks hDt as II HGdv but irtled" The
itySus T. Ht The SIDE Of 70, aud ranks next 10
TIE ibtstus: some think q equal ii not sumo.
ii0F. reese we're mere outside ornaments
from me pednnent at iie Portheuon ii a thrns.
IheN aie much broken aud CurtOded by time
hnd tie exposure Of centuries lut the Outliue
sHd contour OF thc iDrses are perfect Their
detects have been attempted TO he supplied sv
the greatest English sCHptois, bat tie least
addttOu Ot thFUs made tHefp zoos worse tl,,,,
TIE nutlatrd h1ares la A.r Day's collection
IS cast from Colossal figure OF, as some sup
pose, AieXduaCr tanning bis horse Buce tbalu.
others ilnnk u an Ajax. Mr.. West thinks II
eitbCr CdttOT or POliuN, from the ctrcuuetat,ce
OF The horse being grouped with a. Itisnear
- feet high, OF perfectly erect Il would be
thdi,J and dome by Phidas. In the catalogue
you viii see ~ mentioned 1'hetc is also the
cast OF horses head BY pbidtas, esteemed one
uI ILe llnn.I nl LIS klmd n.nr.r.n IN. nrinl