tekin. frequently, th&ap:pppj*pnity.pf. o^seryi^g ^hgre^the ingenuity
and dexterity ctg the.Ghjiiexeoyorkm^n.
of them took .down the two magnificent lustres
sesat^as presents to the_Emperqra in ordertq pj^ce^the^
in a more idyantageous.position. The?y ^ ê ,p ^ § 4 ife eni
piece by g & M S ppt thein agaip ^gCthpr in a sfiort
time without d iffic u lty ^ smist^ ef^ i ^ h p ^ co n ri,|jn |
'qfr^ ny- thousand minute .piec;és} 4ho they h ^ '
seen-any thing Ipf the, kind beforf
cut a narrow slip from the edgejof a curyed
in, order to supply the, p!ace%o f n P ^
dome of the Planetarium, which bad in jfe?
carriage. The, English m e . c h a n i p ^ J j ^ ^ m ^ ^ 'S “-
bassy had in vain attempted to cut the.gl^^ec|Kdi||g^tb
thsis curve line, with the assistance.o/ a ^ ^ o n d ,- ^ h | ;n ^
t»%Workmari did not show m e th p d ^ ^ ^ f iih ^ § l|ï
that he succeëdeéjby first d raw in g lh ^ PW ^ ltó heated
iron across th é j surface to be diyide^ / ,
The invention of this artist, in the^resgof instancy
was the more singular, as there is ,np manufacture qf g^ss
in the empire except at Canton,, w j^ rj^ ste ad * ^ |i j s i ^ |
the rough ingredients of flint, or sand anc|- barilla^ and
converting them by the proper process into glass;, the
manufacturer is satisfied with only melting-the^joke^
pieces collected of that material, and ^forming it into new
shapes, according to the uses to which, it might be destined:
: The Chinese appear indeed tp have, strong claims
to thêcrecfiébf havin!gfbeèy&ndfebtëd%rty4b thdMselves
fbp{l l ] ^ f i ' h ^ M ï M r i in the?^fi-ftiar^
àifdmtÿë&sstf-j^ mt^offlife.^'Thfefêiffréd à'hd'tftïênHT^tfa-
Yëlleriwift rèlation'W'é^fiilïl'eâ^ twlls’f
such ' as i for*ê5ÎtïS^ifê, the^lfl^Pand anYif]‘ tM’tf whether
in India^of in Eu4&pè$m th'fe'y
Sib'fou-nd f «M©ve 'been1' làbïicâtdd in 'raë^s®cfbJ pidêîSP
form.h scarcely*'-eYf*P klifSe^ffîg-f qjeihtf{)
roughaaes^df^44ye' ffiët'eriâfey bf^M'hê^ffiiHké^’abd^fell' dë-1
noting- a" corn mon - ori'^ilÉ^MMg^âMMf^iëFra^vimità-
tionTdÇ 'teàch‘Vtliw:1 In1' Cfïinâ1 tâlôtiéf fMV^^ôx/ls il-aVé
sbtfifethi-hg ^èüifflar’1 in r|h^Me@hMfüc^ô^wffië1 drfFei^
cnce, often^rM^cfhslight, but alwâys clcai'ly’' md ic’a'tiiî^g
that, :SYb'ethfeYfebëïtëfdf^^wi#i®1feiDîroi' th#sWct?^nS
p¥sës\ than th®|&in ra^ifthpgS^&joüntHp^bërofié-aid
not;Sferveii^ à^ritddël for tîî^R^fela^£F Thus^fônbsÆEMplë^
tHb d-p^pëi4 Siiffà'cë^@P®i^pl\^b‘ elifewhPeîë ' flàf’ahdbswffe-
whatf inclined, *lîs amongrthe^hinesé ^Wèlfèch into a
convex* form.
In thb^ fbr|es*rriëar Pekin| b'n:th e ^fb'aa '*to ZHb-nq!,
where this partieularify^&f^bbisëWédi^hdthenMÉ^'bti
traeteW4Hb?aCTebtibb'i5f:the'tr'aVeMer.' "Thé bèllëwPiirefl
by the common smiths bPf!Eufope^afé • ' Tfié
blast is impelled4;"ptimy’by tHOTra^fit êf t^itifmâëMne,
rehdèrëd* :hëâVyrfbï4 that |mfpbw;*■b'u¥JifsïsY^p'éhed^br
raised b y muscular e*kèi?tSbÜP overcomingIth'd gravity useful
in the1 former instance! «Ifritl, dùrih§ th'af operation,
Pekin.