Wharton's volume, always fignifies revolutions for good*. AsO, D, have paffed the h, there is no ftop; though their not having cleared

their orbs from his

fhews rubbish to be fwept away; but 24's application to his A with difpofition of him, in which (herfelf conjoined with H or new ftar) participates, much facilitates this operation. h's to the luminaries and fhews, that no heavy, cold plots against government will fucceed, and his pofition fhews fullennefs and fears. Hence, however, he fends unequivocal aid to 24 -Note, his in the afcendant of France.

If it be objected, how come nobles to fuffer fo much when their fignificator is in his own dignities, actually ruler of the Eclipfe, joined too with the regal and fo little afflicted? I anfwer, Nobles have fuffered very little. They have been advanced. Grandees have fuffered. Is this intelligible?

I will just add two other Aphorifms on Eclipfes, in order to leave my ground clear.

Effects are proportioned by their causes: therefore, total eclipfes and finall ones differ in their fcale of effects.

The effects (i.e. the immediate effects) of a Solar Eclipfe, continue as many years as the eclipfe does hours; thofe of a lunar, as many months.

NOTE. But the SEEDS SOWN may, fome, not produce fruit, others may not bloffom, others not put out leaves, others not break the ground, for LONG AFTER.

This eclipfe was alfo on the fun's place at the birth of a very diftinguished Perfonage in England; and on the place of in the radix of another little lefs distinguished, and on the horofcope of a THIRD-fcarcely diftinguifhed at all, and that little, by ro

VERTY.

"When, at the time of an eclipse,

* He entered Cancer in 1776, the year wherein America declared Independenceand was happily afpected by Saturn, Venps, the Sun, and Mars, at the vernal ingrefs: he was alfo in Cancer at Oliver Cromwell's

birth; but badly afpected by Saturn and Mars.

the fignificator of life in any perfon's radix, fhall be within the beams of the anareta, or killing planet, or of an infortune not friendly difpofed, fuch native will run great hazard for his life."

I could alfo throw a little light on the fcheme of the vernal ingrefs in 1788, but this fhall fuffice for the prefent. Partridge's Almanack did itfelf incomparable credit that year, but its author treacheroufly, and cowardly, a. bandoned his predictions the two fucceeding years.

The prefent tranfit of by 6 of the horofcope of the eclipte is the prin cipal and only decifive caufe operating to produce the elucidation now handed to the Public.

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hour, near 6 PM. Sept. 2.

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IN all games the number of chances. for winning and lofing muft be confidered, from whence the probabilities of fuccefs will be obtained. Now the probability of an event happening is to that of its failing, as the number of different ways by which it can happen to the number of different ways by which it can fail: thus, if I have 3 chances to win 4 pounds, and 3 chances whereby I may not win any thing, my expectation in this cafe will be worth 2 pounds, it being an equal chance whe-. ther I get 4 pounds or nothing; and confequently, if a perfon was to purchafe my expectation, he ought to give me 2 pounds for it. Again, fuppofe a perfon holds a certain fum of money in

each hand, and I am to choose which hand I will, I fay the value of my expectation is in this cafe half the sum of money in both hands, for fuppofe 7 pounds in one hand, and 9 in the other, then it is evident I have an equal chance for either 7 pounds or 9, therefore my expectation is evidently worth 8 pounds.

To find the probability of an event happening, proceed thus; add the number of chances for the event happening to thofe of its failing, and that fum compared with the chances for the event happening or failing will exprefs their refpective probabilities for gain and lofs.-Suppofe an event has

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chances to happen, and 2 to fail, the fum of 3 and 2 is five, then the probability of the event happening will be as 5 to 3, and that of its failing as 5 to 2.

The probability of two or more events happening is equal to the product of the probabilities whereby thofe events may happen fingly.

VOL. I.

QUESTION 1.

Suppofe with a common die of fix faces I undertake to throw the ace twice fucceffively, what is the chance of fuccess?

Solution. The probability of throwing an ace the first time is as 6 to 1, and that of throwing it the fecond time as 6 to 1, and the product of 6 by 6, viz. 36 are the number of chances against me for throwing an ace twice fucceffively, that is as 36 to 1.

QUESTION 2..

each, containing an ace, king, queen, Suppose there are 3 parcels of 4 cards and knave, what are the odds that in taking one from each I fhall take the three aces?

Solution. The odds for drawing an ace from any one heap are as 4 to 1, plied by 4, or 16 to 1, and that of that of drawing two aces as 4 multidrawing a third ace, as 16 multiplied by 4, or 64 to 1.

QUESTION 3.

Suppofe there is a heap of 13 cards of one fuit,what is the probability that in drawing three of them they fhall be the king, queen, and knave?

The folution of this question differs fomething from the two former, here being but one heap, whereas in the other there were three, and each heap contained the fame number of cards at

each drawing; but in this the number of things are leffened at each drawing, and are 13, 12, and 11; these multiplied together, produce 1716, therefore the odds are as 1716 to 1.

N. B. The folution will be the fame whether the cards are drawn one at a time or all together.

Solution. Suppofe them drawn one at a time now the number of chances for this event to happen once are 4, and thofe for its failing 6, therefore the probability that this event fhall happen the first time is as 10 to 4, that is, the probability of drawing a diamond the firft time; if a diamond be fo drawn we have 9 cards left, 3 of which are diamonds, and the probability of drawing a diamond the fecond time will be as 9 to 3; now the number of chances for the event to happen are 4 and 3, thefe multiplied together produce 12; the number of chances againft it are 10 and 9, whofe product is 90, whence the probability of drawing 2 diamonds fucceffively is as 90 to 12, or as 15

to 2.

QUESTION 5.

Let it be required to find the proba. bility of drawing 2 clubs from the fame heap.

Solution. There being 10 cards as before, 6 of which are clubs, the probability of drawing a club the first time will be as 10 to 6; if a club be fo drawn we fhall have 9 cards left, 5 of which will be clubs, and the probability of drawing a club the next time, will be as 9 to 5; now the number of chances for fucceeding are 6 and 5, whofe product is 30, and thofe againit it are to and 9, whofe product is 90, therefore the odds for drawing 2 clubs fucceffively are as go to 30, or juft as 3 to 1.

Take a bit of a walnut-tree, about the thickness of a candle, and cut one of its ends to a point; put that end in the fire, and let it burn till it is quite red. While the flick is burning, draw on the glass or cryftal, with ink, the defign or outline of the form in which you mean to cut it out. Then take a file or a bit of glass and scratch a little the place where you mean to begin your fection; then take the wood red hot from the fire, and lay the point of it about the twentieth part of an inch, or thickness of a guinea, from the marked place; taking care to blow always on that point in order to keep it red; follow the drawing traced on the glafs, leaving, as before, about the twentieth part of an inch interval every time that you prefent your piece of wood, which you muit take care to blow often.

After having followed exactly the outlines of your drawing, to feparate the two pieces thus cut, you need only pull them up and down, and they will divide.

To melt a piece of Steel as if it was Lead, without requiring a very great fire.

TAKE a piece of steel and put it in a crucible; then throw in a handful of

antimony in powder: as foon as your crucible begins to be red, your piece of

fteel will melt like lead.

Pour it afterwards into an earthen vcffel, or a wedge-mould, to fhew the company your operation has fucceeded as you had promiled.

Another method of melting Steel, and to fee it liquify.

MAKE a piece of steel quite red in the fire; then holding it with a pair of pincers or tongs, take in the other hand a tick of brimstone, and touch the piece of feel with it: immediately after their contact, you will fee the feel melt and drop like a liquid.

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IN order to make this mixture, (ufeful for many things) put in a glazed earthen pot quite new, fix ounces of fpring or river water, to two ounces of good. white virgin wax: add to this a good pinch of falt of tartar. If you wish to conceal your operation, nothing is cafier make a little roll or tick of wax, in which you will introduce a pinch of falt of tartar; put thefe ingredients on the fire, and when they begin to heat, be attentive to ftir them with a little stick, and you will fee the union take place as foon as the wax melts; you will then have it at your option to render the pomatum, by the refult of this operation, more or lefs liquid, by leaving it on the fire more or lets time.

From Dean's Legerdemaiu.

THERE are many ways to deceive the eye, which are not cafily comprehended; and, till they come to be explained, cannot be accounted for.

More deceptions are performed at fuch a diftance from the audience, as they cannot (however quick-fighted) pene trate into the mystery; and when they are brought fo near as to be examined, even by the touch, and yet to remain in the dark, the wonder becomes greater. The trick I am going to relate is one of the last mentioned fort, and has puzzled

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ed from a pin, placed for that purpose, and let any one fet fire to the thread, which, to all appearance, was burnt to allies, and yet the ring remained hanging to the end of it. This was eagerly fought after by all the great mafters in the legerdemain art, but without fuccefs; and the moment they made the experiment, and the thread was burnt, the ring fell to the ground; they were confounded; and the more they tried, the more they were at a lofs.

Many offered to purchafe the fecret from the girl, but fhe remained inflexible; the rightly confidered that a trifling fum for inftant ufe, would deprive her of her future livelihood; but Fate at laft overpowered her. She was taken ill, and being deftitute of even the common neceffaries of life, was prevailed upon to communicate the whole of her art to the celebrated Mr. Jonas, who generously rewarded her with half a guinea!

This trick, which is really furprifing, is done by the moft fimple means imaginable: all the art lies in preparing the thread, which is done thus-She ufed to foak the thread in falt and water for fome time, and then dry it before the fire; the faline particles adhering to the thread, though imperceptible, immediately caught the flame of the candle, and burnt like fo much tow; yet, although it feemed to burn, it really preferved the body of the thread, which remained firm and undiminished; yet, when touched, it became pulverifed, and crumbled to ashes.

Thus, from the moft fimple things, the most astonishing performances are exhibited,

A Palatine girl ufed to make a comfortable livelihood, and even fupported her parents, by going from public house to public-houfe, and exhibiting the following device:

She tied a ring or fix-pence to the end of a picee of thread, which was fufpend

Taw's Grand Deceptions.

DECEPTIONS in the mathematics are generally the most furprising, and ftrike the fancy in an aftonifhing manner; thefe, though most of them are commonly known, never fail to fe cue applaufe,

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A large marble or china-bowl is painted withinfide the rim, with the letters contained in the alphabet, A fmall artificial fwan is fet to fwim in the centre of the water it contains; the performer bids any one call for a letter upon naming the letter, the fwan quits its ftation in the middle, and goes directly to the letter mentioned; or, if it is defired, will pick out the whole of what compofes your name, This, no doubt, is looked upon with astonishment! But this amazement will vanifh, when it is known, that a small steel or iron pin is fixed withinfide the fwan, and that the performer has a magnet in his pocket, by which means, as he moves round the table, it attracts the fwan to every letter where it is wanted to stop at, till it forms the name of whatever is required.

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The nature of the magnet being known, many curious experiments have been made with it; a knife, or any other piece of iron touched with the loadftone, will bring up nails or needles out of a pail of water, or by rubbing round the outfide on the bottom of a pewter plate, will caufe needles, or any thing made of iron or fteel, to dance, and move about juft as you direct it o the outfide, Breflaw was not a little difconcerted one evening in the Haymarket. The late Sir Francis Blake Delaval, going to fee his exhibition, took a magnet in his pocket, and facing the performer on the oppofite part of the table, the fwan between the two attractive inftruments became fixed in the middle the artist perceiving he could not perform as ufual, exclaimed there was fomebody in the room in the fecret, and who counteracted his intention. Sir Francis fmiled, fhewed his magnet, and the trick became no longer wonder ful.

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A gentleman travelling in foreign Farts, happened to be benighted, far from any place of accommodation to avoid the drearinefs of the night, in a ftrange place, he thought it advifeable, to feek for fome fhelter, and having difcovered a cave, he difmounted his horfe,

whom he fastened by the bridle on the outside of the cave, and then went in and laid himself down in his cloaths, and being much fatigued, fell faft afleep, nor did he awake till the day-light appeared, when, to his great aftonifhment, he found himself fufpended by the heels from the roof of the cave, He made many efforts to free himself from fo difagreeable a ftate, when at length he fhuffled his legs out of his boots, and came to the ground almost stunned with the fall; when looking up, he perceived the cause of this difafter was owing to the cave being formed out of a rock of load-ftone, and he having steel spurs on, was attracted up in the manner describ. ed; fome fay the boots are hanging there yet: others ferioufly relate, that the coffin of Mahomet, which is iron, is fufpended in the temple of Mecca between two load-ftones, and feems to hang only in air, which the bigotted Muflulmen look upon as a miracle.

To take a Bird out of a Cage, and make it - appear as dead, or to roll it about as you please.

THOSE of moderate underftandings are easier to be deceived, as the great Lord Chefterfield obferves, in his letters to his fon; mankind are easier deceived than undeceived:" and if it was not fo, half the jugglers would want employment, and the multitude would not croud fo often to fee their wonders! wonders! and wonders! as were once per formed by that great philofopher Katter felto, and his Black cat, and others of the fame clafs; but as thofe who have money are willing to accommodate those who have none, others have art enough to conjure it out of their pockets; the world will be always fupplied with fome of both forts, and it is no matter how, fo that money does but circulate; and tricks of the moft fimple kind will often attract the notice of the croud, who throw away their fix-pences, fhillings, and half-crowns, for the benefit of those who want it.

This trick is one of that fort which wants