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frequented by those insects was entirely whitened by a substance or powder of that colour , strewed upon it by them . The substance or powder was supposed to form the white wax of the east . This substance is asserted , on the spot , to have the property , by a particular manipulation , of giving , in certain proportions , wirh vegetable oil , such solidity to the composition as to render the whole equally capable of being moulded into candles . The f . ift is ascertained , indeed , m some degree , by the simple experiment of dissolving one part of this wax in three parts of olive oil made hot . The whole , when cold , will coagulate into a mass , approaching to the firmness of bees-wax . '
fxO BE CONTINUED . J The Life of William , late Earl of Mansfield . B y John Holliday , of Lincoln ' s Inn , Esq . F . R . S . and Barrister at Law . 4 /* . . Price il . is . ElmsJy and Brenmer . . THIS work is valuable , as presenting a pretty copious account . of a great and venerable character . The Author vtry candidly allows ' that his views ,
are confined to a delineation of the noble Earl ' s character in his judicial capacity and in private life ; ' but notwithstanding the assistance of doctors Turton and Combe , Messrs . Wheeler , Seward , & c . and the papers of the late Mr . Booth , il will be found , that the information , even in this point of view , is less minute and satisfactory than could have been wished . This , however , must not be considered as implying any degree of censure on his biographer , who exhibits much patience and industry on the occasion , for the
deficiency , of which we complain , from the very nature of things , has , perhaps , become unavoidable . William Murray , Earl of Mansfield , was a younger ton , and the eleventh child , of David Viscount Stonnont . He was born at Perth , on the second of March , 1705 . When only three years of age , he was removed to London , and admitted as a King ' s scholar at Westminster , in 1719 , whence he repaired to Oxford . The following is a copy of the entry made in the records of Christ Church :
" Trin . Term 1723 , June 18 Ed . Xti . Gul . Murray 18 . ' David f . Civ . Bath . C . Som . V . Com . fil . T . Wenman , C . A . ' There is a very material error respecting the birth place of the student , Bath being substituted for Perth . This circumstance having been mentioned to Lord M . by Sir W- Blackstone , he replied , ' that possibly the broad
pro nunciation of the person , who gave in the-description , was the origin of the mistake . ' ' When he was a Westminster scholar , Lady Kinnoul , in one of the vacations , invited him to her home , where observing him with a pen in his hand , and seemingly thoughtful , she asked him if he was writing his theme , and what in p lain English the theme was ? The school boy ' s smart answer rather surprized her Ladyship , " What is that to you ?" ¦
' She replied , " how can you be so rude ? I asked you very civilly a plain question , and did not expeit from a school-boy such a pert answer . " ' The reply was , " indeed , my lady , 1 can only answeronce more , " What js that to you ? " In reality the theme was—Quid ad te—pertinet ?" - During his residence at Westminster he gave many proofs of uncommon abilities , particularly in bis declamations , which were " sure prognostics of his future eloquence ; and at the election iu May a , 1723 , he had the honour of tanding first on the list of the gentlemen sent to Oxford . About four years
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frequented by those insects was entirely whitened by a substance or powder of that colour , strewed upon it by them . The substance or powder was supposed to form the white wax of the east . This substance is asserted , on the spot , to have the property , by a particular manipulation , of giving , in certain proportions , wirh vegetable oil , such solidity to the composition as to render the whole equally capable of being moulded into candles . The f . ift is ascertained , indeed , m some degree , by the simple experiment of dissolving one part of this wax in three parts of olive oil made hot . The whole , when cold , will coagulate into a mass , approaching to the firmness of bees-wax . '
fxO BE CONTINUED . J The Life of William , late Earl of Mansfield . B y John Holliday , of Lincoln ' s Inn , Esq . F . R . S . and Barrister at Law . 4 /* . . Price il . is . ElmsJy and Brenmer . . THIS work is valuable , as presenting a pretty copious account . of a great and venerable character . The Author vtry candidly allows ' that his views ,
are confined to a delineation of the noble Earl ' s character in his judicial capacity and in private life ; ' but notwithstanding the assistance of doctors Turton and Combe , Messrs . Wheeler , Seward , & c . and the papers of the late Mr . Booth , il will be found , that the information , even in this point of view , is less minute and satisfactory than could have been wished . This , however , must not be considered as implying any degree of censure on his biographer , who exhibits much patience and industry on the occasion , for the
deficiency , of which we complain , from the very nature of things , has , perhaps , become unavoidable . William Murray , Earl of Mansfield , was a younger ton , and the eleventh child , of David Viscount Stonnont . He was born at Perth , on the second of March , 1705 . When only three years of age , he was removed to London , and admitted as a King ' s scholar at Westminster , in 1719 , whence he repaired to Oxford . The following is a copy of the entry made in the records of Christ Church :
" Trin . Term 1723 , June 18 Ed . Xti . Gul . Murray 18 . ' David f . Civ . Bath . C . Som . V . Com . fil . T . Wenman , C . A . ' There is a very material error respecting the birth place of the student , Bath being substituted for Perth . This circumstance having been mentioned to Lord M . by Sir W- Blackstone , he replied , ' that possibly the broad
pro nunciation of the person , who gave in the-description , was the origin of the mistake . ' ' When he was a Westminster scholar , Lady Kinnoul , in one of the vacations , invited him to her home , where observing him with a pen in his hand , and seemingly thoughtful , she asked him if he was writing his theme , and what in p lain English the theme was ? The school boy ' s smart answer rather surprized her Ladyship , " What is that to you ?" ¦
' She replied , " how can you be so rude ? I asked you very civilly a plain question , and did not expeit from a school-boy such a pert answer . " ' The reply was , " indeed , my lady , 1 can only answeronce more , " What js that to you ? " In reality the theme was—Quid ad te—pertinet ?" - During his residence at Westminster he gave many proofs of uncommon abilities , particularly in bis declamations , which were " sure prognostics of his future eloquence ; and at the election iu May a , 1723 , he had the honour of tanding first on the list of the gentlemen sent to Oxford . About four years