formed into narrow flat pieces (like very narrow tape), and dyed; and the dyer is to gum them so that they may have a stiffness approaching that of straw or the bark of a tree; then these narrow pieces are to be platted, by a platting-machine, into bands more or less fine, and more or less close, according to the fineness which is desired to be given to the hats. The platted bands are examined carefully through their whole length, in order to cut out the defective parts, which might injure the evenness of the work. These platted bands, thus prepared, are measured, rolled into balls of a convenient quantity, and given to the work-people to put them together, which is done with a needle, and silk twist of three filaments, of the same colour as the plat. The concealment of the sewing is obtained by fastening the left side of the plat to the right side of that which has been before put together, in such a manner that the sewing, forming a zigzag as much at one side as the other, will be hidden at all the points of contact. These hats are made in two pieces, the cap (or crown), and the brim. The first piece is begun at the centre, and the points of connection are combined in such a manner that, in proportion as the circumference increases, the spiral, which the sewing forms, may be developed and connected together without being puckered. This crown ought to be made of a single piece of plat. The brim is formed in the same manner; the being accustomed to the sewing will enable the eye to determine the most graceful contours and best forms in this work. This part, made likewise of a single piece of plat, is united to the crown in order to be gummed, and along with it to form the hat. The gum is composed of ten parts of gum tragacanth, one part of alum, and nine parts of water, which being brought to a state of mixture by heat, the work is

plunged into it until it becomes saturated, and then is left to become partially dry, and to be deprived of its excess of moisture, so as to be in a fit state for being pressed, and smoothed with a hot iron. For this purpose, according to the form required for the crown, a cylinder, or any other solid of wood is used, composed of several pieces, pierced in the middle by an aperture, for the purpose of receiving a piece of wood of a conical shape. This cylinder being placed within the crown, the pressure of the conical piece passing into the centre of the mould will determine the tension of the stuff, which is then smoothed with a hot iron, the size and form of which are suitable to those of the object on which it is to be employed. If instead of raw silk it is preferred to use hair, the hats are to be formed of it in the same manner. These new hats are lighter than those of Italian straw, and they may be washed and redyed of different colours.

Certificate of Additions.-The first materials, which were raw silk, are to be replaced with hair (poil d'ales), which has the advantage of rendering the tissue finer without producing any inequalities, and of affording more agreeable shades of colour. The hats which were formerly made of two pieces are at present made of a single piece, by the continuation of one length of plat. The first sort of stiffening had the inconvenience of leaving spots in drying, which is avoided by employing prepared gum tragacanth; and for the second stiffening, a varnish composed of mastic in tears, to render the hats water-proof. The smoothing is performed by a mechanical press, which, at the same time that it presses the hats, gives them a gloss which they could not obtain from the iron. Men's hats may be made by the same process.

J. Barron, of Birmingham, for a combination of machinery or apparatus for feeding fire with fuel, which apparatus is applicable to other purposes. July 21, 1826.

W. Johnston, of Caroline-street, Bedford-square, for improvements on ink-holders. July 24, 1826.

W. Robinson, of Craven-street, for a new method of propelling vessels by steam on canals or navigable rivers, by means of a moveable apparatus attached to the stem or stern of the vessel. July 24, 1826.

W. Parsons, of Portsmouth, for improvements in building ships or vessels, which improvements are calculated to lessen the dangerous effects of internal or external violence. July 24, 1826.

W. Davidson, Glasgow, for processes for bleaching or whitening bees' wax, myrtle wax, and animal tallow. August 1, 1826.

T. J. Knowlys, of Trinity College, Oxford, and W. Duesbury, of Bousal, Derbyshire, for improvements in tanning. August 1, 1826.

Count A. E. de Rosen, of Princes-street, Cavendish square, for a new engine for communicating power to answer the purposes of a steam-engine. Communicated by a foreigner. August 1, 1826.

GRANTED.

J. B. Wilks, of Tandridge Hall, Surrey, for im provements in producing steam for steam-engines, and other purposes. August 2, 1826.

L. W. Wright, of the Borough Road, for improvements in the construction of trucks for car riages, applicable to useful purposes. August 2, 1826.

J. Williams, and John Doyle, mechanist, both of the Commercial-road, for an apparatus and pro. cess for separating salt from sea water, and thereby rendering it fresh and fit for use. August 1826.

E. Hazard, of North America, but now residing in Norfolk-street, Strand, for a method or methods of preparing explosive mixtures, and employing them as a moving power for machinery. Partly communicated to him by a foreigner. August 12, 1826.

J. T. Thompson, of Long Acre, for improvements in making or manufacturing metallic tubes, where by strength and lightness are obtained, and for upplying them, with various other improvements, to the constructing of the metallic tube and other bedsteads. August 17, 1826.

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Mr. HORACE SMITH'S new novel is to be called "The Tor Hill." The story is laid in the time of Henry the Eighth, and the scene is chiefly in Glastonbury Abbey and the Mendip Hills. It will be ready for publication in about a month.

The Memoirs of the veteran comic dramatist, O'KEEFFE, will be ready for delivery in a few days, in two octavo volumes, with a portrait. They embrace a long and interesting period of seventy years, and delineate, with the peculiar humour of the author, the state of society

in Ireland at the middle of the last century, including original anecdotes of celebrated persons (in that country and in England) connected with the drama, the fine arts, and fashionable life. A few extracts from Mr. O'KEEFFE's amusing manuscript have already been given in this Magazine.

The Hon. GEOrge Keppel (son of the Earl of Albemarle) is preparing for the press his "Personal Narrative of a Journey from India to England, by Bussorah, Bagdad, the Ruins of Babylon, Curdistan, the Court of Persia, the Banks of

the Caspian Sea, Astrakhan, Nisliney Novogorod, Moscow, and St. Petersburgh, in the year 1824.

A satirical novel, in three volumes, bearing in some measure upon the late election, and other matters connected with the upper circles, is in the press. It will be entitled Truckleborough Hall; and something of its character may be inferred from the motto the author has chosen from the farce of "The Padlock :" Diego. Mungo, can you be honest! Mungo. Vat you give me, Massa?

A second series of the Tales of the O'Hara Family, are nearly printed, and may be expected forthwith.

A personal narrative of a very interesting description, edited by Goethe, is on the eve of publication. It is entitled "The Young Rifleman's Comrade, in Military Adventure, Imprisonment, and Shipwreck."

Mr. BOADEN'S Memoirs (in two volumes) of the Life of Mrs. Siddons, will shortly appear. This work is intended as a companion to the Author's "Life of Mr. Kemble," with which it is printed uniformly. It will be illustrated by a fine portrait, engraved by Turner, from a picture by Sir Thomas Lawrence.

A new work of fiction, in three vols. post 8vo. is in the press, to be entitled Tales of a Voyager.

The extraordinary production, under the title of Napoleon in the Other World, which we announced last June, will be published in a few days, in the French and English languages. The design of the work is very bold and singular, and the author has come to England for the express purpose of printing it in this country, as it could not, for obvious reasons, appear on the continent.

Mr. SHARON TURNER'S New History of the Reign of Henry the Eighth, is now nearly ready-it will form the first part of the Modern History of England.

The volume of Mr. TAYLOR's, to which we alluded in our last, is to be published by subscription, and will consist of Sonnets, Odes, Prologues, and Epilogues, occasional miscellaneous effusions, Tales, &c. and an entire new Version of the Odes of Anacreon. LORD BYRON entertained a very high idea of the talents of Mr. TAYLOR; and we congratulate the public on the prospect of the forthcoming series of his productions, which may do something towards reforming the cant and mysticism, which has, in some instances, crept into the modern school. The author of "Monsieur Tonson" must be at

all times worth listening to. Readers of all classes will be able to enjoy his wit and invention, and will infallibly reward the author by insuring an extensive circulation of his book.

Mr. Pickering is collecting all the works, dramatic and otherwise, (which at present exist only in single and scattered forms) of the famous arch-poet, Christopher Marlowe. Several of his productions, which were hardly known to be in exist ence, have, by the research of the publisher, been brought to light, and will be included in the new edition. These consist of certain translations from Ovid and Lucan, in the best style of the author. The publication will altogether be a solid addition to English Literature.

The above publisher is also collecting the works of Webster, one of the greatest of the fine dramatists of the Elizabethan age. Webster's works, like those of Marlowe, have never been brought together, and several of them are exceed. ingly scarce.

The Amulet; or, Christian and Literary Remembrancer, for the year 1827, is announced in the following terms :-It will be embellished by twelve beautiful and interesting engravings of the very highest character, from paintings by many of the most eminent artists of the age, including Howard, R.A., Stothard, R.A., Wright, Stephanoff, Corbould, Westall, R.A., Farrer, &c. &c. The literary portion of the work, consisting of nearly a hundred original tales, essays, descriptions, and poems, has been contributed by above fifty of our most popular living authors. Among others, by Mr. Montgomery, Mrs. Hemans, Mrs. Opie, B. Barton, Miss Edgeworth, Miss Mitford, Rev. Dr. Walsh, Mrs. Hofland, Miss Landon, the Author of "May You Like it," Rev. J. Dale, Josiah Conder, Mr. Jerdan, Rev. W. S. Gilly, John Anster, LL.D., &c. &c. Every exertion has been used to make the volume worthy of the advanced state of literature and the arts.

Mr. KENDALL, Author of "Letters on the State of Ireland," and other wellknown works, is about to print an Essay, entitled, Education, whether liberal or ordinary, seriously defective without the inculcation of the Art of Drawing. Mr. K. considers the Art of Drawing under a variety of moral, philosophical, economical, and political aspects; but especially as belonging to the general cultivation of the human faculties, and therefore to the general advancement both of the sciences and of the arts.

Mr. Adams, the same writer observes: "He was quite another sort of man. He was more dictatorial, more adventurous; and, perhaps, more of a statesman. But look to the record of his administration, and you will find the natural temper of the man distinctly visible in all the operations of the government, up to the moment when he overthrew himself and his whole party by his hazardous political movements. The cautious neutrality of Washington, which obtained for him, in the cabinet, what had already been awarded to him in the field-the title of the American Fabius- was abandoned by Mr. Adams for a more bold and presumptuous aspect, bearing, and attitude. The quiet dignity and august plainness of the former, were put aside for something more absolute and regal. The countenance of the American government under Washington, throughout all its foreign negotiations and domestic administration, was erect and natural, very strong, simple, and grave. But under Mr. Adams, although it appeared loftier and more imposing, and attracted more attention, it had a sort of theatrical look, and was, in reality, much less formidable." At the expiration of Mr. Adams's term, Mr. Jefferson, the candidate of the Republican party, received four votes more than his predecessor; and Mr. Adams, in consequence, retired to the enjoyments of private life at his seat in Quincey. So satisfied, however, were those who had been politically opposed to him of his merits and services, that he was selected by the republicans of the Massachusets as their candidate for governor, on the death of Governor Sullivan; but he declined the profered honour. He was one of the electors, and president of the electoral college, when Mr. Monroe was elected President of the United States. As a speaker, Mr. Adams was warm and eloquent; and as a writer, he possessed considerable power. In 1787, he published, in three volumes, 8vo., "A Defence of the Constitution and Government of the United States," and a new edition of that work appeared in 1794, under the title of "History of the Principal Republics in the World." Mr. Adams had been some time in a state of declining health. On the morning of his death he is said to have been aroused by the sound of the public rejoicings; he inquired the cause of the salutes, and was told that it was the 4th of July: he answered-"It is a great and glorious day." These are said to have been his last words. About noon he became very ill, grew gradually worse, and at six o'clock expired. His remains were some days afterwards deposited in

the family tomb at Quincey, with every token of veneration, respect, and affection. His private character is described as perfectly pure. There was no Christian or moral duty which he did not fulfil. He was one of the kindest of husbands and best of fathers.

MRS. MATTOCKS.

This distinguished actress of the old school of comedy appears to have been born about the year 1745. She was, as it may be termed, a child of the stage. Her father, Mr. Hallam, was, at one period, manager of Goodman's Fields theatre; her mother was related to Beard, the principal singer of his time; and a brother of her's, some years ago, was the manager of a theatrical company in America. Her father, in a dispute with Macklin, the celebrated Shylock, at a rebearsal, received so severe a wound in the eye from the walking-stick of the ruffianwhich, in fact, Macklin was, that he died on the spot. Macklin was tried for the offence at the Old Bailey, but acquitted, as it was deemed the effect of sudden passion, not of malice prepense. Receiv ing a superior education, Miss Hallam voluntarily adopted the stage as a pursuit, and came forward with the reputation of high accomplishments. All her early appearances were in singing-characters: she was the first Louisa in the opera of the "Duenna." Occasionally she attempted tragedy, but with little success. In her performance of the second character in Hook's tragedy of " Cyrus," she

was completely thrown into the back-ground by the fine figure and admirable acting of Mrs. Yates in Mandane, the heroine of the piece. Study and observation, however, induced her to attempt the sprightly parts of low comedy, such as abigails, citizens' wives, &c.; and in these she succeeded to her wishes. The delicacy of her person, the vivacity of her temper, and a distinguishing judgment, all showed themselves to advantage in this walk, and she rapidly became a universal favourite with the town. This is no slight praise, when we consider that amongst her contemporaries were Mrs. Green (Sheridan's first Duenna) and Mrs. Abington; and that, in the early part of her career, even Mrs. Clive had not left the stage. Miss Hallam stood thus high in the estimation of the public, when Mr. Mattocks, of the same theatre, first paid his addresses to her. He was a vocal performer of some consequence, and a respectable actor. A mutual attachment appears to have ensued; and, to avoid the opposition of the lady's parents, the lovers took a trip to France, and were married. The union, however, does not