MATCHES, LUCIFER.

163

Bricheno, HenryLimont and Co.Pilmer and Goodi:Wood and Co.brown, late Hicks•uanvell, IsaacAbbott, E.

Cooper, W.foundersWest, J. W. -Harris, Robert-

1831.

1832.

1833.

1834.

1835.

1836.

1837.

1838.

1839.

1840.

1841.

Qrs.

Qrs.

’ Qrs..

Qrs.

Qrs.

Qrs.

Qrs.

Qrs.

Qrs.

Qrs.

Qrs.

-

5,637

5,732

7,120

9,950

9,762

9,885

9,863

8,657

8,699

) - .

-

1,646

356

8S3

657

. 403

2,085

3,600

5,251

7,638

J 13,4>5

J3,U8/

Igl-

1,039

1,298

1,291

1,674

1,633

1,514

•

1,493

1,442

1,484

1,351

1,450

1,300

.

752

713

924

675

834

805

824

756

579

732

770

-

691

-

525

634

654

2,305

560

441

312

487

490

-

244

-

443

-

199

310

315

370

434

503

485

81

311

362

471

-

•

179

255

406

295

306

251

290

353

444

-

-

451

490

557

497

470

456

405

447

441

Barrels of Beer brewed by each of the Twelve principal Brewers in. London .

1782.

1808.

Whitbread ------ 42,497

Calvert, Felix. 38,304

Truman - -.32,134

Calvert, John.31,853

Thrale, Mrs. ------ 29,695

Hammond.28,715

Phillips -.16,527

Goodw>'n ------ 16,228

Meux 14,969

Jordan ------- 11,246

Dawson.- 11,077

Dickinson ------ 10,900

284.145

Meux.190,169

Barclay- -.184,196

Golden Lane.131,647

JIanbury.117,574

Whitbread -.112,472

Combe - - - - - - 70,547

Goodwyn. 70,232

Calvert, Felix. 68,894

Elliot .. 48,660

Biley. 38,029

Harford. 32,800

Calvert, John. 32,022

2,097,231

Quarters of Malt consumed in the undermentioned Years, ending 10th October.

By the Brewers of London and its Vicinity.

1831

1832

622,549

604,477

1 1833

1 1834

578,588 |J 1835 1 702,533662.713 II 1836 1 754,313

1837 j 714,488 1

1838 | 742,597 |

1839 1 750,176

1840 | 766,219

j 1841| 1842

734,295

741,651

By the Twelve principal Brewers of London .

1831J 832

432,521

438,046

1 1833| .1834

427,087 II 1835 I 503,048470,123 || 1836 I 526,092-

1 1837 j 499,179 1| 1838 | 517,940 |

1839 1 528,259

1840 | 547,908

'I 1841| 1842

517,292

541,710

MANGANESE, OXIDE OF ; for a simple method of ascertaining the value of thissubstance in the production of chlorine, and the manufacture of the chlorides and chlo-rates, see Chemistry Simplified, in the Appendix .

MANURE. A patent for an excellent article of this kind was obtained in May,*842, by J./B. Lawes, Esq. He decomposes bones, apatite, and other subphosphates*lime, by mixing them in powder with as much sulphuric acid as will liberate enoughthe phosphoric to dissolve the phosphate of lime. The free phosphoric acid is there-by ready to combine with the various alkaline earths contained in the soil, while thePhosphate of lime is brought to a state of more minute division than is possible byh^chanical means. Mr. Lawes also proposes to mix the above soluble superphos-phate with such alkalies as are deficient in the soil, and thus to form a manure adaptedfertilize it. His third improvement in manure is the formation and application of ahquor of flints, for such soils as are deficient in soluble silica. The last compound heConsiders to be valuable for grounds much cropped with wheat and other cereals that* -quire a good deal of silica for their growth.

MARGARIC ACID is obtained most easily by the distillation of stearic acid. Thehumidity at the beginning of the process must be expelled by a smart heat, otherwise^Apiogive ebullitions are apt to occur. Whenever the ebullition becomes uniform, thelr ^ is to be moderated.

> MATCHES, LUCIFER. According to Dr. R Boettgcr, in Jnnalen der Chemie widhQ'Tmacie, vol. xlvii., p. 334, take

Phosphorus •NitreFine glueRed ochre, or red leadSmalt -

4 parts.10 —

6 —

5 —

2 —