cat, decided on the hazardous alternative of returning Tripoli; and he describes his journey in these words: "In pursuance of arrangements which you were made yasinted with by my letter from Mourzouk, I left that pase on the 10th of May, and, after twenty-three days of great fatigue, arrived here (Tripoli) on the 11th of last month. One Arab Sheik and two camels comprised, with elf, the caravan. Our usual time was from 14 to 16 bours in the 24 on the march; and on passing the deserts (three and four days in length) always 18 hours: the anels I scarcely ever allowed to rest. The halt we alas made in the middle of the day, to allow the camels home up, was by far the most trying part of the journey -Exposed to the burning heat of the mid-day sun, where nature had not provided shade sufficient for a grasshopper, lying on sourching sand, and nothing to allay our parching thirst but wretched water, which had been for several days in beastly skins, was a misery I had no conception of before. | "At night we generally got a little Kouscacous, with some fat and salt-no bad supper-but a cup of tea was luxury supreme, as it satisfied our thirst and took off the edge of the putrid state of the bad water. Our fire, which was always made by scraping together the camels' dung which we found, was consequently uncertain, and even sometimes we could not find more than was necessary for boiling a little water. I had a tent with me, but seldom | pitched it; we were all too tired, and my Arab thought it quite useless. We slipped off our horses, when nearly sleeping with fatigue and heat, the nose-bag was put over the poor animal's head, and a cord round his fore-legs. - | The loose stones were soon cleared for a space large enough to receive pur carcases, and, rolled up in a bormous, in two momments our troubles were forgotton ." Fresh arrangements have been now made, by which it s hoped all the difficulties, except those of climate, may be avoided. Major Denham has again set forward to rejoin his associates. A subsequent letter says, "I shall certainly make the attempt of returning home by the way of Egypt." A lady having the misfortune to have her husband hang elf on an apple-tree, the wife of a neighbour immearately came and begged a branch of that tree, to have it afted into one in her own orchard, "for who knows (said but it may bear the same kind of fruit!"-American Etymology of the word " Abstemious."-An abstemi- At the museum in New York, is a set of wax-work figures, among whom are Saul in a Frenchman's embroidered coat, the Witch of Endor in the costume of a housemaid, and Samuel in a robe de chambre and cotton nightcap. Indian Simplicity.-Captain Franklin, in his interesting Journey to the Polar Sca, gives an amusing instance of the simplicity of the Copper Indians. The old chief had a daughter, who was considered the greatest beauty in the whole tribe, and so much the object of contest among her countrymen, that, although under sixteen years Mr. Hood drew her portrait, much to the annoyance of of age, she had successively belonged to two husbands.— her aged mother, who was exceedingly afraid, she said, that her daughter's beauty would induce the Great Chief who resided in England to send for the original, after seeing the likeness! Earl of Surrey, had been victorious in the lists of Florence, served at Norfolk House. Bells.Mr. Coxe's account of the bells in Russia almost exceeds credit. The great bell at Moscow weighs 432,000lb.; is 19 feet high, and 63 feet 4 inches in circumference. Another in St. Ivan's Church is 288,000lb. The great bell at St. Peter's, Rome, recast in 1785, is 18,6671b. One 17,000lb. weight, is placed in the tower of the Palazzo Vecchi, at Florence, and is 275 feet from the ground.The bell at Christ Church, Oxford, is 17,000lb. and St. Paul's, 8,400lb. The person who first speaks of the magnetic needle and its use in navigation, is a Provençal poet, who lived in the beginning of the thirteenth century, and who wrote a the author lashes with great freedom the vices of that age. poem entitled Bible Guyot. This work is a satire, in which Comparing the Pope to the polar star, he introduces a description of the compass, such as it appears to have been in its infancy. In the end of the 14th century, the celebrated, but long since destroyed monastery of Augustines, at Windsheim, in the province of Overyssel, were desirous of erecting a windmill not far from Zwoll; but a neighbouring lord that district belonged to him. The monks, unwilling to endeavoured to prevent them, declaring that the wind in give up their point, had recourse to the bishop of Utrecht, under whose jurisdiction the province had continued since the tenth century. The bishop, highly incensed against the pretender who wished to usurp his authority, affirmed, that the wind of the whole province belonged to him only; and in 1991, gave the convent permission to build a windmill wherever they thought proper. The Dutch were the first who employed tanners' bark for making forcing-beds. From them the English learned this improvement; and the first forcing-beds in England were made at Blackheath in Kent, in 1688, and employed for rearing orange trees. On Monday se'nnight, there were discovered, by some gentlemen fishing in Loch Doon, near Dalmellington, Ayrshire, a number of boats sunk near the old castle which is situated in the middle of that Loch, and on Tuesday following a number of men proceeded to the place in boats, and succeeded in raising three; they were cut out of solid oak wood, the first measuring 20 feet in length, by 3 feet 3 inches broad; the second 16 feet ditto, by feet 10 inches ditto; the third 22 feet ditto, by 3 feet 10 inches ditto. They are supposed to have lain in the water between 800 and 900 years. Lord Cassilis desired that the canoes should be moved to the inside of the Old Castle Gate. - Dum fries and Galloway Courier. 2 Turkish Smoking.-The smoking of tobacco is carried to such an excess by the Turks, that they are rarely to be seen without a pipe, and never enter into business without smoking, which often gives them an advantage over the Christians with whom they have either commercial or political transactions, as they smoke a considerable time, and reflect, before giving a reply to any question. To visit them on business previously to their morning pipe, would only subject the intruder to their caprice and illhumour. A gentleman, who resided several years in Conhigher classes of that city, assures us that £2000 is no unstantinople, and had opportunities of associating with the common price for a Turk to give for the amber mouthpiece of a tobacco pipe, exclusive of the bowl or the pipe, the latter of which is made of a branch of the jasmine tree, for the summer use, while those for winter smoking are uniformly made of the branches of the cherry tree. In order to obtain them of a regular size without being tapering, the young shoots of these trees have a weight affixed at their extremities to bend them downwards, which and causes them to swell equally in all parts. The rind prevents the sap from returning to the body of the tree, or bark is carefully preserved to prevent the escape of the fume through the pores of the wood. The wealthy Turks pride themselves on the beauty and number of their pipes; and the principal servant in their establishment has no other charge than that of attending to the pipes and tobacco, which are presented to the master or his guests by a servant of an inferior rank. These pipes are so regularly and effectually cleaned, as always to have the delicacy of a new tube, while the German pipe, on the contrary, is enhanced in value by the length of time it has has seen among the lower class of Armenians and Jews in We are told by the same gentleman that he Turkey, some smokers who could consume the whole tobacco of a bowl twice the size of those used in England, and draw the entire fumes into their bodies at one breath, which they discharge from their cars as well as their mouth and nostrils. been in use. the river Dee within the last 40 years are remarkable. The variations which have taken place in the channel f The old bed of the river, previous to the present "new cut" being made, ran close in shore past Parkgate, Burton, Shotwick, and round Blacon Point to Chester; this channel no longer exists, and till lately it had altogether retired from Parkgate. Within recent memory, the channel on the opposite shore (Flintshire) ran close under the Castle of Flint; it is now retiring from it, and a new Hatching Fish.-The Chinese have a method of hatch-channel is forming between Connah's Quay and Flint, ing the spawn of fish, and thus protecting it from those directly across the estuary, in the direction of Heswell, Antique-More Roman relics (urns, coins, &c.) have accidents which ordinarily destroy so large a proportion of thus reverting in some small degree to the old line. found during the present week on the Mount, near it. The fishermen collect with care on the margin and St. Swithin." The months," says Bourne, in his Anticity; and about ten days ago a most entensive and surface of waters all those gelatinous masses which con-quates Vulgares, "give some show of reason why rain tiful tesselated pavement was discovered in a stack-tain the spawn of the fish. After they have found a suffi- should happen about the time of St. Swithin, for about occupied by Mr. T. Pybus, at Aldburgh, near cient quantity, they fill with it the shell of a fresh hen egg; the time of this feast there are two rainy constellations, - mahbridge. It was found about two feet and a half which they have previously emptied, stop up the hole, and Presepe, and Asellus, which arise cosmically, and gene the surface, whilst digging a drain, and we are in- put it under a sitting fowl. At the expiration of a certain rally produce rain."-St. Swithin's is not the only day on d it is in extent eight yards by six. It is enriched number of days, they break the shell in water warmed by which observations are made about the weather. St. Farms parts with beautiful circles, ornamented by the sun. The young fry are presently hatched, and are Paul's, Candlemas-day, and Valentine's-day, have been ahs of the most brilliant colours, chiefly red, white, supposed equally ominous. The following lines used to appear, many years ago, in one of the sheet almanacks, "If St. Faul* be fair and clear, It doth betide a happy year; blue-York Herald. Emperor Rudolphus II. who reigned from 1576 to and who was fond of, and acquainted with, the medécal arts, possessed two very curious odometers, which ly pointed out distances, but also marked them on paper by the way. The more ingenious of these struments appears to have been constructed by the peror himself. kept in pure fresh water till they are large enough to be of fish. viz.: If blustering winds do soar aloft, The 25th day of January Poetry. TO AN OLD AND FAVOURITE HORSE. WRITTEN ON THE MORNING OF THE DAY DESTINED TO BE HIS LAST. Thy sands are numbered, gallant steed, And shrink the world's dread laugh to hear No, let it laugh; I heed it not, Thy last retiring step I hear; I cannot, dare not, gaze on thee, I would not now my Juan see, To be the splendid envied heir, And, oh! when many a fitful day, NIGHT MUSINGS. Now the bright day-beam of Apollo's car, Night comes, and throws his sombre shades around. Seems to withstand the blandishments of sleep, She stands confest. As when young beauty's hand G. Draws back the veil which curtains her fair brow, The wond'rous glory of heaven's firmament. Whilst memory-ah, too faithful memory!-paints Of my soul's object of Idolatry. And Fancy, riveting my listening ears, Than days or months 'mid the world's heartless joys, * Gen. 1: "And the lesser light to rule the night." Scientific Records. EMERALD ISLE, "In a moral point of view much good may also be effe ed by the more intimate acquaintance, which must the result, of two communities in whom exist many affini of character; and numerous prejudices be removed, wh exist, not in the knowledge, but in the ignorance wh has resulted from their hitherto limited intercourse w each other. To the pleasure tourist, who will proba be the first to embrace the opportunity of this facile c veyance, we need scarcely say any thing: the undertak carries its recommendation on the very face of it. To transported in a single day from the banks of the Clyd the splendid metropolis of Ireland, was but a few yo ago a consummation most devoutly to be wished," at the same time one which the most enthusiastic drear would have discarded as impracticable; yet now it i be realised, not merely with all the speed we have m tioned, but in a style of ease and luxury which mi the voyage the pleasantest part of the whole tour, this at an expense of conveyance scarcely exceeding third of that of land carriage, for the same distance, v neither the speed nor comfort of steam. On the other ha our Hibernian neighbours, who have sighed, even in t "city of palaces," to visit the land of the mountain the flood," of the wonders of which they have rea much in the works of our great poet and novelist, have a reciprocal opportunity of plunging at once the scenes he has depicted, and revelling in all, glories of the living romance. Lastly, to the inv seeking the balmy breeze of the south of England, an whom the fatigues of land travelling have heretofore sented obstacles, in many cases amounting to a pre tion, the means of transport now offered is at onc equalled and invaluable.' The same paper thus describes the fine vessel allud [Comprehending Notices of new Discoveries or Improve- STEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE time retire, whether assailed by sleep or sickne we reckon another of the improvements which e has suggested in the arrangement of steam-pspectable, and it is also fitted up with beds. long voyages. The accommodation of the steer with regard to the propelling power of this fic bitation, it consists of two fine engines, of scv power each, executed by Mr. Gutzmer, of Leith Walk, who has already acquired much reputation in constructing those of the Tourist, Royal George, &c. The engines and under an entablature frame extending the whole breadth of the vessel, supported by eight fluted Grecian colaus, thereby adding great stability to the vessel; and is in the operation of working, they cannot give the least postble strain to it, that tremulous and disagreeable notion, which is generally felt in steam-packets, is completely avoided. The engines are extremely simple, the motion being directly applied to the paddle shafts from the steam cylinders without any intermediate wheels, lestas, or side levers, while the space taken up by them is in consequence, singularly small for so great a power, they only occuping 8 feet in the length of the vessel, and leaving an extra space to go all round them. The vessel itself was built by Messrs. Mottershead and Hayes of Liverpool. The Emerald Isle has been placed under the direction of Captain J. B. Anstice, formerly of the East India Company's service, and whose conciliatory and polite attentions to the numbers who have gratified their curiosity in viewing the vessel, since its arrival here, afford the best indications of his ability to fill the situation in one important point, while his nautical experience and personial activity leave nothing to be desired in any other respect." FAMILIAR CHEMISTRY. [FROM A CORRESPONDENT.] Procure, from the music shops, a thin catgut, such as is used for the mandoline, the strings of which are not more than half the thickness of those used as first strings of a violin. Cut this into a length of from two to three feet, and stretch it across the lower part of the window frame by means of two tacks, or small nails. The string may be elevated an eighth or quarter of an inch above the window frame, which, in this case, acts as the sound board. The sash of the window must then be let down until it come within a very short distance of the string, as exhibited in the annexed sketch. It will be easily ascertained, by trial, what is the best distance at which the string should be stretched between the window frame below and the sash above. When this simple apparatus is thus arranged, and the door of the room closed, the most delightful sounds will be heard, not quite so loud, but to the full as fine and It may be superfluous to add, that a fire in the room is in as varied as in the large instrument called the Eolian harp. some cases essential to the effect; and always improves the sound, by producing that current of air which puts the string in motion. The string should be stretched tight, until it return a distinct and clear tone when flirted by the finger. The foregoing remarks were suggested by an article in the last Monthly Magazine, which we here copy entire. A DESCRIPTION OF THE MUSICUS VENTUSORUM, AN LYRE. [From the Monthly Magazine.] 7 d Fig 2 B D Fig. 1. a) representing a direct profile or end-view of the external box or case of the instrument, will convey an accurate idea of the necessarily irregular shape, open and covered parts of the whole machine, if the observer bears in mind, that every part of the outline of this end-view is to be covered by a thin-board of fir, stretching longitudinally, except the lines b and c, which are left open for the purpose of directing a current of air, as will subsequently be explained, through the machine. If nitric acid is poured over copper, you will form a salt called nitrate of copper; if a little of this salt is inclosed in a piece of tinfoil, combustion will be produced. When finely-powdered nitrate of potas, three parts is stirred in one part of melted sugar, you form a substance equal to the composition used in Congreve rockets. The above composition, when put in cases used for the common rockets, will become as hard as iron, and the force will be three times stronger than the common rocket; in fact, the Congreve rocket differs not in principle from the comrocket, enly the composition is melted, and the cases are made of iron. The more composition in a given space, the longer will the rocket continue to fly. In making common rockets, if the composition is formed into a paste Fig. 2,-A, B, C, D, exhibits an oblique front view of with water, and driven while wet, your rocket will contain the machine for containing the musical cylinder, hereice the quantity of composition, and will go twice the Accustomed to experience the charming influence in- of this portion of the machine is seen projecting to the after to be described. Directly in the middle of the frent They must be dried slowly in an oven; a little of throwing over me that solacing mantle of exquisite throughout its whole length, a triangular prism shaped spired by most species of music, there is none so capable distance of several inches, and extending longitudinally rate of ammonia added will increase the strength. Care pleasure which invariably succeeds to the soothing, conso-part de, connected with the box, and formed by covering st be taken in trying experiments with the above com-latory, and etherial-born, strains of the Eolian lyre. I the angular projecting head-boards, (one of which is repreition in iron cases. I could engage to throw one 12lb. have often associated with minds of a similar character sented by c, in Fig. 1.) with thin deal, similar to the rest eight across the Mersey at Liverpool. Greek fire is sup. and feeling; the sympathies of our nature have, as it were, of the external parts of the machine. The longitudinal sed to be nitrate of potas and naphtha; it was used in experienced a re-action, and expressions of regret have as covers or sides of this projecting portion, which is denomi ening fire to ships, houses, &c. and kept in pots, bottles, sweet influence should be so peculiarly limited in the dif- rest on the two angular head boards f and g, but do not constantly succeeded that an instrument fraught with such ated the compresser, from the office to which it is destined fusion of its melodious powers. The ancient Eolian lyre approximate as they approach the sides of the box A, B, San-In Papin's digester water may be heated to in common use is for the most part confined to the window C, D, being purposely so contrived as to leave a narrow without ebullition; but as soon as the pressure is re. of a house, or particular chamber; and thus its possessor slit or aperture extending from f to g, of about half an ed, the boiling commences with great violence, and is often shackled in his desires for this delightful species of inch in width, through which a current of air may find melody to the blowing of a particular wind. an axis within the machine. free access to the cylinder, having a rotary motion upon THE EOLIAN HARP. A. B. temperature of the water falls. When steam burns I flatter myself, that by the contrivance of a portable is the body it is by being condensed in the form of machine which combines the principle of the Eolian lyre water upon the part; but when steam is heated far (to which I have ventured to apply the name of Musicus part of the instrument in a complete state, and adapted to Fig. represents a rather oblique view of the back its condensing point, it will not communicate much Ventusorum, and am now about to describe) I have suc- use. Within the box of the machine here delineated, the the part, until it cools to its condensing point.-producing an instrument of universal capacity in its kind, be made to shut up by a drop folding door, with hinges, ceeded in obviating these difficulties and privations, by back part of which is best left open when in use, but may ted air will not (in the form of a stream) burn. and shall thus gain an addition to my happiness, if I suc- at pleasure, is seen the musical cylinder which has been ceed in conveying one more pleasure to the scale of human previously mentioned. This cylinder is best constructed enjoyment. The exterior parts of this machine, viz. the box or re-fir over a solid mould of the sanie shape, and of proper by glueing together several slips of well-seasoned sonorous ceptacle of what is more properly to be considered as the dimensions, paying due attention to the accuracy and musical instrument, is best constructed of well seasoned soundness of the joints, that they may be at all points in fir, of about a quarter of an inch in thickness, which, as it contact. When the glue or cement is dry, the work may is to be exposed occasionally to the external atmosphere, be planed down very smooth to the requisite thickness, it would be advisable to paint agreeably to fancy, and to (about one-eighth of an inch) when the mould may be lay over the painting a good coating of durable varnish. cautiously driven out, and a hollow cylinder, such as reworks of this description, required for out-door purposes: rated with a number of small holes, disposed in regular The following recipe answers exceedingly well for all quired, will be presented. The cylinder should be perfoTake of rectified spirits of wine twelve ounces, gum- figures, which can be first traced, according to fancy, with sandarach four ounces, seed-lac one ounce, pure resin two a pencil on the surface of the cylinder. Two circular ounces: dissolve in a warm situation in a wide-mouth head-boards, of one inch in thickness, whose circumference bottle, and subsequently add three ounces of good Venice- should be made to project half an inch all round the surturpentine. respective ends; an axle of brass inserted into each at the face of the cylinder, are now to be accurately glued to its centre, long enough to pass through the heads of the Chia fascinating instrument, as sold in the music shops, ally fitted up with six or eight strings, tuned to and stretched over an enclosed sound board. It generally known, perhaps, that this magic lyre may most instantaneously constructed without any soundand all its charming effect produced by one simple at the expense of a few pence. An inspection of xed sketch of a window frame, together with the paying remarks, will enable any person to enjoy ap luxury of these Eolian strains. The pillar or column by which the whole apparatus is supported should be neatly turned of some hard species box, and receive the float-wheels, one of which is fully shown on the left-hand end of the instrument, and the floats of the other mostly hid from view at the opposite extremity. The centres of these float-wheels are made to sit tight upon their respective axles; and, aided by the wind, thus occasion a revolution of the musical cylinder within the box. The brass axles of the cylinder may be made to pass through a leather coilar, and should be frequently supplied with oil, to prevent too great a degree of friction, and any consequent grating or discordant sound. Longitudinally over the cylinder are stretched, at about an inch apart, five cat-gut strings, all of them (except two) such as are used for the first or treble strings of a violin. The two strings excepted should consist of what violinplayers denominate silver strings, and employed by them to furnish the fourth or bass string of their instrument. Let these two fast mentioned strings be fixed on opposite sides of the note, as should be done, they will add considerably to the cylinder; and, when all the strings are tuned to the same sweetness of the tones of this instrument. I have found that more than two strings of this description have an effect rather detrimental than otherwise to the melodiousness of the whole. These strings, at one end of the cylinder, are made fast to small brass pins, projecting from the circumference or edge of the circular head-board; at the other extremity they are attached to screw-pins, with a notch in their respective heads, by means of which they can be easily tuned by a proper key or instrument for the purpose; and thus the strings always kept tuned to the same note (suppose the concert pitch of A) and at any time easily rectified. The cylinder ought especially to be placed in such a position within the machine, that its strings may fall-in exactly with the current of air entering by the narrow longitudinal aperture, before described, in front of the box. (See Fig. 2.) Fine Arts. BURNS'S MONUMENT AT AYR. The monument, which has now been erected at Ayr model. It bears a considerable resemblance also to innermost halo, which is the whitest, is formed by the images refracted by a pair of faces of the octohedral crystals, not much inclined to each other; the second halo, which is more coloured, with the blue rays outwards, is formed by a pair of faces, more inclined; and the third halo, which is very large and highly coloured, is formed by a still more inclined pair of faces. Each separate crys-perpetuate the memory of Robert Burns, in form, may tal forms three images of the luminous body, placed at described as a replication of the Athenian monument points 120 degrees distant from each other, in all the three Lysicretes, which we believe the architect selected as haloes; and, as the numerous small crystals have their re-beautiful little temple attached to the church San Pi fracting faces turned in every possible direction, the whole in Mantorio, at Rome. The edifice consists of a triang circumferences of the haloes will be completely filled up. basement (representative of the three great divisions A Toad in a Rock.-A toad, of a dark slate colour, in a Ayrshire, Kyle, Carrick, and Cunninghame) upon wh living state, was lately found in the centre of a huge mass rises a circular peristyle supporting a cupola. The pilla of rock, at least fifty feet below the surface of the earth, which are nine in number, and entablature, are of by some workmen, who were digging for coal, near Bris- Corinthian order. They are designed, we believe, fr tol; the animal was very lively at first, but expired soon the three remaining columns of the Comitium (someti after being exposed to the air. erroneously called the temple of Jupiter Stator) in cupola, and serve as a pedestal to the tripod. The in Forum, at Rome, and executed in the chastest mann certain ornaments of truly Grecian elegance surmount rior of the basement of the monument gives a circu chamber, sixteen feet in height, and of a correspon diameter. From this chamber, which is of the Doric der, a flight of stairs conducts to the gallery above. whole edifice is conceived and executed in a style pu classical. man, in Bath, has in her possession a perfect specimen of Natural Curiosity.-A perfumer, of the name of Cadpetrifaction, consisting of a hen's nest complete, containing five eggs; the nest is formed of sticks, &c. and is a great curiosity. Natural Phenomenon.—When the mullet is dying, it changes its colours in a very singular manner till it is entirely lifeless. This spectacle was so gratifying to the Romans, that they used to show the fish dying in a glass vessel to their guests before dinner. The same phenomenon is observable in the dying dolphin, and is familiar to all seamen who navigate in warm climates. The colours are extremely bright, varied, and beautiful. The following is the inscription placed on the tripod The First Stone of this Monument Was laid by The late Sir Alexander Boswell, of Auchinleck, Bart commenced and carried through) On the 25th day of January, 1820: AND On the 4th of July, 1823, This structure being wholly completed, THIS TRIPOD Ercall Park, near Shrewsbury, has completed a thrashThrashing Machine.--Mr. Richard White, jun. of (Under whose exertions principally, the Subscription The spokes or cross-pieces, and circumference, or rim, ing Machine to work by hand, having both rake and of the wheels, may be made of light wood; but the hori.winnowing machines attached to it, which will thrash zontal floats will be best constructed of sheet-tin, cut of a and a boy to attend it. three bushels of wheat per hour, and requires three men convenient shape and dimensions. They are painted black, to preserve them from rust, and varnished in the same manner as the wood-work. The pillar which is intended to support the instrument may rise about three feet and a half or four feet from the ground, on which it will stand firmly, by means of its branching tripod. There is no necessity for strictly observing any particular dimensions in regard to the general construction of this instrument; but the following will, I believe, be found preferable for a convenient and portable machine:-Length of the external box, three feet eight inches; depth of ditto, seven inches and a half; width of ditto, seven inches; projection of the head-boards of the angular prism or compressor, five inches; width of open part of ditto in front, three inches and a half; diameter of the cylinder, four inches. These dimensions are numerically expressed in Fig. 1. The diameter of the float-wheels may be about eight inches. To prepare the Musicus Ventusorum for use is almost obvious on inspection. Being taken into a garden, the passage or gallery of a house, or placed near to or upon the top of an arbour or summer-house, or other convenient situation, the air-compressor or front of the machine is turned so as to face the prevailing current; and for this purpose, the machine may be made to swing round on swivel of brass, passing through the bottom of the box, and into the top of its supporting pillar. a The elastic current of air, by this contrivance having entered the compressor, increases in force as it advances, and rushes through the narrow aperture in the interior of the prism-shaped compressor at its junction with the box, and plays with freedom over the strings of the cylinder. The cylinder is kept in constant motion by the float-wheels thereto attached, and the horizontal floats of which, being also presented to the breeze, are thereby made to revolve at the same time. Thus the cat-gutt strings of the cylinder, in their swift revolutions, pass repeatedly under the action of the current from without; from whence they derive a vibratory motion, that is promulgated in their course, and a succession of the sweetest sounds is the W. H. WEEKES. result. Method of forming three Haloes artificially round the Sun, or any luminous Object.-The following experiment, which illustrates in a pleasing manner the actual formation of haloes, has been given by Dr. Brewster :-Take a saturated solution of alum, and having spread a few drops of it over a plate of glass, it will rapidly crystalize in small flat octohedrons, scarcely visible to the eye. When this plate is held between the observer and the sun, or a candle, with the eye very close to the smooth side of the glass plate, there will be seen three beautiful haloes of light, at different distances from the luminous body. The Was fixed upon its summit, In presence of a numerous assemblage Of Freemasons and Subscribers, Invisible Cement.-Isinglass boiled in spirits of wine will produce a fine transparent cement, which will unite broken glass, so as to render the fracture almost imper-Headed and addressed on the occasion by William Fullar ceptible. Esq. of Skeldon. Thomas Hamilton, jun. Architect. John Connel, jun. Builder and Contractor. Cure of Cancer-Apply a strong vegetable ointment, The situation of the building is extremely well ch with hemlock, to the scirrous tumour, and at the same time, to keep the patient entirely on vegetable diet, and the co- It is in the centre of those scenes which the poet h pious use of the sarsaparilla and other vegetable beverages. often described; and, if formerly the spot itself ex recollections of the most pleasing kind in the minds Curious Phenomenon at Scarborough.-On Tuesday bard's admirers, how much more interesting, how week the town of Scarborough was visited with a kind of more intense, must be the local associations of feeling hurricane. It was first seen to commence at a small vil- called up, when, in addition to that classic ground lage near Falsgrave, about a mile from Scarborough; its contemplate the proud pile which has been raised to appearance was like a cloud; it passed off the turnpike-petuate the memory of Robert Burns. road, in a direction towards the sea; passed through a As there is a deficiency of funds to inclose the plantation, and tore up two of the trees; then passed on ment, a subscription has been opened for that p to the sea shore, and shattered a machine called a Camera which it is hoped will be supported by liberal contribu Obscura (which was just fitted for exhibition) to pieces. It in order to preserve an edifice which has been so tast then approached the bathing machines, and carried about executed, and which will be an ornament to the cou a dozen of them into the sea, leaving them destitute of Caledonian Mercury. their wheels; then passed into the harbour, and cast away two or three of the ships which happened to be in its direction, taking one against the pier, and crushing two or three cobbles nearly to pieces; it then burst against the end of the pier, but fortunately no lives were lost. The Bouquet. I have here only made a nosegay of culled flowers, brought nothing of my own but the thread that ties th MONTA REVIVIANA. MICRO-COSMOGRAPHIE; or, a Piece WORLD DISCOVERED; in ESSAYE CHARACTERS. By DR. JNO. EARLE. Eighth Edition. London: printed by R. P.C. 1664. [CONTINUED FROM OUR LAST.] Draining Lakes in Holland.-The States of the province of Holland opened their session on the 7th instant. The governor, in his speech, informed the assembly, that a plan for draining the Lake of Haarlem and the Bylmer was under consideration. He concluded by holding out a confident expectation of this great undertaking being accomplished. The Lake of Haarlem, which communicates with the Zuyder-Zee by the river Y, is extensive, but not deep: it is about fourteen miles long, and from seven to ten broad. According to tradition, it was formed in the year 860, at the same time that the Rhine was intercepted by the formation of sand banks near Catwyck; but some persons who have investigated the subject, are of opinion that this event must have taken place at a period consi7. A MEERE ALDERMAN.. He is ve derably more recent. It is stated in old chronicles, than an ble in his Gowne, more in his Beard, " irruption of the sea destroyed at once seventeen villages, with he sets not forth so much his ow and according to accounts published not many years ago, vestiges of habitations were still to be seen. There is a the face of a City. You must look o popular story of a nobleman, who resided in this part of Holland, escaping from the great inundation, in conseas one of the Town Gates, and conside quence of observing a marine fish in one of the lakes on not as a Body, but a corporation. His his estate. He thence concluded that the sea was undermining part of the coast which served as a bulwark nencie above others hath made him a r against it, and immediately removed with his family. A Worship, for he had never been pref contract is concluded with regard to the Bylmer, and the works are to commence next spring. but that he was worth thousands. He Correspondence. TIDE TABLES. TO THE EDITOR. sees the Common-wealth as his Shop, and it lippes higher then a smile, and frownes is an argument of his policy, that he hath wrinkle him before forty. He at the last falls thriven by his craft. He is a rigorous Ma-into that deadly melancholy to be a bitter gistrate in his Ward: yet his scale of justice hater of men, and is the most apt companion is suspected, least it be like the Ballances in for any mischiefe. He is the spark that his Warehouse. A ponderous man he is, and kindles the Commonwealth, and the bellowes substantiall: for his weight is commonly ex- himself to blow it: and if he turn any thing, traordinary, and in his preferment nothing it is commonly one of these, either Frier, rises so much as his Belly. His head is of Traytor, or Madman. no great depth, yet well furnisht, and when it is in conjunction with his Brethren, may bring forth a Citie Apopthegme, or some such sage matter. He is one that will not hastily runne into error, for he treads with great deEberation, and his judgement consists much in his pace. His discourse is commonly the Annals of his Mayoraltie, and what good government there was in the dayes of his gold Chaine: though his dooreposts were the only things that suffered reformation: He Seems most sincerely religious, especially on solemne dayes, for he comes oft to Church to pake a shew, and is a part of the Quire angings. He is the highest staire of his rofession, and an example to his Trade, that in time they may come to. He makes ery much of his authority: but more of Battin doublet; which though of good ares, beares his age very well, and looks esh every Sunday; But his Scarlet Gown Ja Monument, and lasts from generation to eneration. : TO THE EDITOR. SIR,-In your publication of the 15th instant, I remark a letter signed Ranger, stating that he, Mr. R. was present when the friendly discussion took place, and that it was in consequence of the difference of opinion upon the pronunciation of the word catch. Admitted: but I must beg leave to say that Mr. R. has made a little mistake, which will be proyed tout à l'heure.—Mr. R. says, that, in referring to the work, he finds it quite the reverse-it cannot be the reverse of my own book (which was then produced) because under that word I find it kätsh—but I do not stop looking at it, I proceed and find these characters marked thus (89) which lead me to examine the acceptation of the note upon that word;-there, Mr. Editor, originates the difference of opinion.-Indeed Mr. R. very gentlemanly admits it in saying-that Mr. S. M.'s con struction of the sentence is very prodigious. Now, if it had reference to the word only, Mr. R. would not have gentleman knows perfectly well that a word is a single made use of the expression sentence, because the learned part of speech, and that a sentence is an assemblage of words. This being clearly understood, I proceed to the investigation of the note—it is written exactly as follows: letter in the words, any, many, catch, Thames, where the "There is a corrupt, but a received, pronunciation of this a sounds like short e, as if written enny, menny, ketch, Tems."-You will easily perceive, Mr. Editor, that the friendship) is upon the words corrupt and received. I say difference of opinion (which I hope will never alter our that the word received means allowed, admitted, adopted; and that it is the sense of the note in question. should not have offered any remark on the subject, nor I dash (-) I have done the same in the tide tables which Liverpool, July 31, 1823. TO THE EDITOR. S. M. SIR, As the first feelings and the usual routine of a young man's life whilst in an office in this sea-port may. perhaps, be interesting to some of your readers, I shall attempt to describe my own in the same situation. I was lolling under a haystack, superlatively happy in the thoughts, that only one week of my holidays had glided away, when a letter arrived from my father, desiring me to repair immediately to Liverpool, as he had fixed with Mr. B-, a respectable broker, that I should enter into his office directly, he being short of hands at that time. I was much surprised at this sudden determination. I prepared myself, however, and was in town in a couple of hours, and my father waiting my arrival; but 8. A DISCONTENTED MAN is one that is In out with the world, and will be revenged have published for the last twenty-six years. But hophimself. Fortune hath denied him in ing the matter will be better understood, I purpose, in mething, and be now takes pet, and will be future, to put either no high water, or to leave it entirely berable in spight. The root of his disease blank. As to the double blanks (or) I am equally surprised that they should be so put, and that they should a self-humouring pride, and an accustomed by any one be called twelve o'clock; one of which must, ndernesse, not to be crossed in his fancy of course, mean no high water, and the other might be d the occasion is commonly one of these 12 0, but this to be put in the first place, as I conceive e: a hard Father, a peevish Wench, or that if 12 0 be placed in the morning column it would mean noon; if in the evening column it would mean ambition thwarted. He considered not midnight. I have examined above eighty tide tables, and nature of the world till he felt it, and all also collated them with the late Mr. Hutchinson's twenty. wes fall on him heavier, because they light five years' observations, and I do not find that the double dashes (--) are used in any of them until they were rst on his expectation. He hath now used in Holden's tables for 1915, and again in 1520, 1821, e all but his pride, and is yet vain- and 1822, and which, to me, are quite uaintelligible. urious in the ostentation of his melancholy. Whenever the time of high water has happened at twelve composure of himself is a studied care-if at twelve o'clock at noon, it has been put noon in the o'clock in the tables I have published, you will find, that, esse with his armes a-crosse, and a neg-morning column, and if at twelve o'clock at night, mid-long black desks, and yellow pulpit. The echoing bang of ed hanging of his head and cloak, and he night in the evening column, and which appears to me to great an enemie to an hatband, as For-remove your difficulty; the next of course would be a e. He quarrels at the time, and up starts, following twelve hours. I beg to state that I have no dash () as there would be no high water during the sighs at the neglect of men of Parts, knowledge of the parties who have addressed you under , such as himselfe. His life is a per- dissatisfied, and will not think it too much trouble to give as their whispers audibly told. We were officiously ushered the learned signatures; and if Maris Refluxus be still Satyre, and he is still girding the ages se; when this very anger shewes he too th esteems it. He is much displeased to men merry, and wonders what they can eto laugh at. He never draws his own Drury-lane, July 31, 1823. ́ me a call, I can show him more results of my researches, remain, JOHN LANG. as it was my entry into a new course of life was deferred till the next morning. It came. I was conducted to the destined place. I was rather fluttered when I arrived for the first time at the door, through which I should so often the sales-room, a spacious apartment with large windows, pass the following seven years of my life. We entered the doors, the roar of the carts, the smell of sugar and shumac, every trifling circumstance are to this day vividly impressed on my memory. We then entered into the pub lic or common office, in which were ten or a dozen young men, who seemed to be on the tiptoe of curiosity to see "the young apprentice," " the newcomer," "young-,' 9% into the private office by one of them, who regarded me with a most scrutinizing eye. Mr. B- was disengaged and alone. He was an elderly man ; a certain stateliness of deportment showed the successful trader, though the politeness of the gentleman prevented it from being offen sive. He entered into a general conversation, weather, |