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Nov. 29. _V 48 wHm*
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A COPAniNKItSIIH' It formal la th? prnr..
A. tlce orMKniCINK, between Dr. Janui
DMt and Dr. Mthrd SHI.
Thdfa liidebtid to Dr< Itavli are requested to
, $?" KDWARD flLt.
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oom(H-lle<lto rolln?jul?lt itrttnnj( Tor nearly three
ttionthi j'hit; 11.oso olntude* being removed, ho
4vilf obty returnable mind grlndlrtK from the hour*
of 10 A. M 'till ??rl?etf. , ;
Whlto MEAL nndOniTfJ will be told low for
c iMi only.
J.NO I.OMAB.
Jan. 31. ' ft 3
Col. Colonu d'Ornano
'IX/lM. glvo |e?%oni In frtnfh. Itrtimi, nnd
jy TK Hinwth*' I'ayment monthly In advance.
Refrrenre may bo made lo Mn.rt, V.'Joan and
now In M tnr <U III. M?
t a?# r If removed to lb# jfcM wCol. C. Alio, an
8jg||***
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To Rent *
'QN'fl LAROK I
10L. OREGON'S
ii ifiiiL r_?
tvHb aommodlou* d
of *n a'tjuJg*4 toir, ?o< fr ?? fi*n4 in
tpltUolMW theifiSjohapplly wrongt ,,.*?
Mlrputo f?U aHtbe world kuowi,
. -. ?? <F,eiPP9l|PPE|.hW'5
Wlillw chlcf buroii Ear Mt to balance the la w?,
* Bo fttfliM for hU tftlcut la nloely decerning.
brhalf of tho Note It ?ftll ^foldy eppenr,
Atid jour Ibrdihlp, ho ?ald, will uodoubtedly
A? wide M tlio rltlec of Ihb Noio l?; In ?hort,
. DetlgnM CO kit CIom to it, Jttit like ? eeddle.
Again, would yonr lordihlp a moment euppoie,
(Tla n com that hM neppau'd, awl may V
JCllnO
That the vhMgrtoreountenaooe had not a Ncxc,
I Prij who would, or who could, wtar ipoctaclti
I' Uho? "?'??" ? ??
On the who)* tt appear* and my argument ebowr,
"With a roaionlai tlio court will never condemn,
That tho ?peetaclee plainly wara rnudo fur tho
?iftet, ? , .v-* ?
And the Noao was aa plainly Intended for tbctn.
Than chitting hit ild?,(iwa lawyer Itnowa lu>w,)
ilo pleaded again jo behall of tha Eycit
llut what were hi* argument* f?w people know,
"Tor tho court did not tnlokihey Were equally
?' -wi?e. x*. ' I ? -
So hlalordihlpdecreed, with a gravo lolemn tone,
? Deejtlve an<l clear, without one (/ or kut~~ >?
That whenever the Note put hi* epfutarle* ou, .,
' Bydayii?hlor candlelight?Eye??huUldhe *huti
^ AXff nt?A V VAptftAII.,.
To dry tad Ilttf and Pork ? Lay tho mo?toa
i* table, oriil '*tub wnlia double bottom, thai tho
truio inky drain ofl' m f(*it o* it forinij rub lb*
?iUw?ll m, ami be eartt'al to apply it to every
nlclio; ul'itrwurjH pill H into eithor of Iho ubuve
ulcuillij wltflii jt mutl be frenueutly turnedt after
tho brine ha* ccuioiJ ruhhliig, It mutt be autU
buried ia (ait, and kept clotriy'picked. Moat
Wbh>h ha* had Iho bon?* takeil out, I* tho bent Tor
taltirfg. Iu ?oui? placet,the tiiitod it>a?t l? prC'ted
by heavy weight* t?r aiciuw, to eiUntct tin tooU*
turo tuuiiwr,
brino the ?ul*Ua*M to be preserved are plunged*
?diU .of a'uutphlnv ?nay bo tliU? preurVod) end
amoiitf animals," herring*; 3
n nit ty nntlhtr mttKrt.?Mit brown iU?*r,
rod colof, wtiltrt Ih9 ?u*rtr, remit**
thorn miid und of e*dell#rt( flavor. Largo quart*
titio* ere to bo managed by tho above proportion*.
, . tjutoltuit fir Ytntl.?Boll oue pound of good
flour. ? quarter of n pound of blown *ugar, end
* |lttWifa|t,in two gallon* or water for one hourj
when millt-wiurn, Loltlo it end torkitcloiej it will
be fit for u*e In twenty four hour*. One pM of
{hit will moke IB lb*. Of br*ad -; <|
7> ro/or* dtcayt I IPWf/ng*.?Cover iho letter*
with phloglitlcated or pruitio alkali, with the Ad
dition of .diluted mineral acid*'tlpou the appll*
cation of Which; the' tatter* change very rpeoJily
ton deep blue oolor* of great beauty nndintentity.
To preyent t||e ?pr*ading of the eoloK wliloh* by
blotting the parchment, detract* greatly front tho
legibility, the elkull tbould bo put on flrtf, end
Iho diluted told added upon ft- ffi? method
found funumer beet, he* been, to tprcad the alkali
thin with n feather,or ? bit of*tlok,oot to ? blunt
point. Though the alkali ihoutd occatiOa no
*oa*lblo change of eolor, y?t t he moment tie Of id
tensity, and I* beyond oomparltbieitrongertheto
tho color of th? original true*. If, then, tho cor
n?r of n bit of Motthi$ j>*Wr be osrofully and
dextfrouily applied near till letter*, *0 #* to im
bibe tho >upcrf!tioui liquor, Ike ttainlng of the
parchment may be In n great measure avoided)
for it I* thle luperfluooi liquor which, absorbing
part of the coloting matter from the letter*, be*
comet n dye to whatever it touehe*. Care mart
be taken not to briny the blotting paper in ow*
tact with the Utter*, btfcnute the coloring matter
i? loft wbiht wet, and may anally be rubbed oft
Tito aeid chiefly Employed it the marinei hot
both the vitrloUe tad i.liroa* tuoteed v#ry well.
They ihould be to far dilated a* not to b* in dan*
Kr of corroding tha parchment,after which the
tree of Mreftgtb doc* not teem to bo a m .tit r
of wueh nicety. :.,yj.. . v.- ^ .
I'faervln/t Kg** ?In 1020, n trndetman el
Pfct it asked pcrmWloo of (he prefect of polloe to
eellt In thu matket, egg* that had been pr^rveda
yaar in d competition, of which he kept Ute
eeeret. Moto than ao.uoo ofthe*o e^g* weF* *ojd
In (lie open market without any complaint being
mado. or any notice taken of them, when the
board of Health thought proper to examine thftft.
They were found to b? perfectly iretii.an Ico'iln
only be dirtinguhbedfrom othci.* by n pntv*r6o*
?tretem of carbnnato of lime, remarked by M.
Cadet to M on the egg *heli. Thi* Induced him
to vnaka ? <e?rtf* of e?per<m?nt*, which ended in
hi* diiroverlng they we re preaerved In highly *n
tureled lime wM?r. M. fJadet w||f*t* abiding,
little wturated mmlate of llmi, but five* no ff*
ton. Thoy mejr alto be (>re?er?Ad by imnt?r
longtttpra*tl?i^fltaly?lh*y ??)
tw<
Jfef ?a? i?w' V'Jl T,""
Ken
m
itfimmaamk
j^gfeaaaia?g&^
ejr-York and *h|ltitfro.tfa*w? ?o much In.
portent light upon thoAMict, that we b*voob?
ielnfcd it of tku Mayor forrTubllcatieo.
BOSTON, June I, 1825.
lion. Jv?iau Qciwct, Moj/crc/ Hoiton
?uchenqulrte* relativeto tl?? ofcaniMt ion of their
ftt?yWitoHmW*,yjffc^ttttroctldn. tlxe end
bower of their englnerf,- the,orientation of their
koMMKi Udder companies end relative t? their
whole polktt to this r^pc.t, ?? .we* sugctitcd (n
Sy our communication to frip updn itteh other
tonics as occurrcJ to shy tnlndUu?lng lh? Mtomln
Joii?* tkp. result otwblch,** (*r a* I em able. I
ill now endeavor to lay before you, presuming
?Vet my enquiries ^Sje ntoi?Mnly desultory,
the information Wilt be of the *fW?e nature.
The eaalne* in NeW'Yodrvofww mad* in the
Corporation Yard, bywoekmeu employed by tho
corporatloni who coriitrdeVf# Well a* repair ell
Sie englno?i make ai?d> mm ell-the hose, end
0 every iniunoaceiwy h?,tM?d*partmeAt. The
leimb&aro ml of (Si f?;york with brakes
et the *ld?s, (in the maimer of the Calaniot.) ere
remorkebiu tor mo n*atne*i i?nd beduty of their
Workmanih'p, are vcryetrxlg ,??nd Compact, are
worked Ion tipoU ?|ia4*;,??iM'ea?|ly turned In
a nnrrow parage. i'liero if attached to .each BIO
f*it of hosc,.e?clg?lve pi the auction; they will
throtV e column cf vfpiir lo ? kor/?onlal dlree
Catholic Church,. 1IO*r I high* Their
li attached to the enslne upoo a revolving
and can be brought Into u*e.wlth great ea?
tion 140 feet with/18 ???wOrkiax et the brake*)
xroi,
ilgb* Th?
1. revolvlr
mo with great ei
despatch 1 they nro in length 60 fntt, connected
by-couplhi# tcrowt, by WhMh; mean* they cin
bo-ettnndod et pi wur^vwithput twitting tho
bote, There screwi areallofona alae, Ot vulih
(.root e?actnc#?? aud tho w8oJ'> Mm of the city
can -Iks' united if oeceaaerjr, - The fiose Is taken
from the engine efltr ?*e, and reeled upon e
largo r?<-I attached tr the ei??ino house, or hung
upon rack* until It !> Uiaiiie.l of the water end
thoroughly dry, after whkli li it oiled or rubbed
over with cufrlb'A^ibbln(i llovo tntiar never
be ejtpnicd to the *<in to dry, e? this hardau* tho
leethv^eudtnakveu crook. S
>^Jiugiue?. tyhon crtmploKy^eigh about one
ton. ^Engine* of |hl* con traction nro made hy
Mr, Kphrnfrn Forty who ,formerly made'tbou)
for thu Corporations nod ?ome of the best now
lt< it*: tolim city were uiado by him,/lie ep?
tMMr* to hu'tui InUlligetit^Mn, who understand*
hlf Ouilitf??,' and If recomtn) *
wrewnt Chief jBnjtW?<ra,ae MMPMI
fldeiuo njay bo placed. The cost oflhete eu
tinej, fully 'Orri.cneutCd, t* ?'.>00; without the
???i vvorV end ornamental painting $ 700,?
flhoulJ you think proper to. grdor oac of tljuc
&&}'<
yMnkU'i,'U]",4A'l Mr. Coi.p^<cnt,
chief engineer with Mr, tjege/ aa*Htarft engi
neer, haVe khidl/pr>(Tfrjd -their icrvicot t ? ?U'
p?rtftt*?rfitec(>rfttriicUon.
^-Hnyiif|>MnUftcM ?1t th? engine^ In Ifew?York>
MildobtttiDC'l Iiuif.li information relative to (la ir
tnauiglng et tlmyj, euJ nn arrhnkemrnt Ijav.nit
b-jen rnndo for an anhiidtion of ivv^rul of their
jcomjmuka one futjaro duy, l thoUJht.il wxolid-he.
belter for me to proceed to Plilbtlolnhld, oi~
amino into tiiolr ?>*to,n( and I^jltould then be
letter nhle to judge 01 either. On my mmvul, I
repaliriid to the IrtanitfoOOry o<" Mr??r<. Morrlck
L Co. who Are hulhH.i,' tho engine (>>+ thie city,
under tho. jiij.tiiiitendiiw* end dii'cctlon of Jo.
?eph 3. IjwVh, nnd Fro-let ick OrafT, o?t(rj. of that
city. I hftd there a fair u p-Jitunity of teeing
?eroral engine* which \yero inider'ftolhg repetn,
ftt we||/ t^ tho?o which Won bull^'.ngi till* en*
ahledme to'judge moru correctly of the manner
In whkh the work waidonr; In lutilce to MerM.
Merrick 4c. Co. I moil ny, that III every retpect.
they nppear to me to ho ma in In the most faithful
artd.workmanlike manner, At' my reque*t,|ont
of iheengliiea wai (akin ?ut, filled end ptayedi
she thraw a Mr column of wntrr over tho tuwor
of St. J?bn? Church. O.'i foot high, (landing 4ft
feet from tho briie; rfffid I li?vc no do^ht but that
the wafer went at leant 2ft or 90 feet higher,.In
Weh oiinntitloi u? tO do eaccution) the llore Of
Ihe pipe wee 14 mclr, In ? horigoulal line ?he
threw th# witter in eolunin 144 feet, end with the
eptny over &k>reet, yet thla <.?gln4 wkenet au?*
po*ed to b i hi the be*t oKh r. end having but 85
men et (he brake*, SO being her complemeut;
they have throwif the water much further when
liiyr ?.?ohed. Tho tub eotteloi 800 gallons,
and urea played out In 4? seclude. Thhi ,engine
ha* t#6 pipe*, can pley froto either or botty
throwiag the tvatef 100 frefefh w*y, the chain
bers are OA Inohes, Of, Uroke, aud Weigh* about
oneande half ten; *ho hat nr *uctlou hose, but
Ifflifaaee* "<> the other modern linprovementi,
aud I* tunnosed to be ot cood an euulno a* anv
"*Coni|Wtoa llieio M|lnvi i vllh thoec of New*
Vnrk; thoru eeft b# no doubt b?l Hint the PklU*
rt<l|>hiiieng1iici will ibrow etf enter ?|iumtity (on
teenier dhtnnce, lu a given time, Hi an tliow of
No*-Vork, but tkey laquiitt tkfeo-tlmee tho
number of men to workthonw?lib?lof required
nt 0110, 00 lli? other?tiro rr.ucb lerg?r, cennot
bo handled to eeeity, nor g<4 lllf M* ration to
quick; l?ut, when one* in onftAllon, they are
irmiMlble. In Ibelr meeh?i<Ml..??*?tructioo, I
??? nono wit gejnod over our engirt**, but In I he
OMamUin of tko lever* or tr?Mfc Tb# work*
mniiihtp I > decidedly euperlor to lbo*o mod* hero,
every jwrt being llnl?h*d In 4 MO?t Horleot men
Mr. Mcuri. Merrick it C*. w kW? minded
Intelligent nun wttoanderttet') tho whole
of their builiteee, end ere dcierfftlnod lb?t the
.the/ V* bonding f?'iU Miy, ?hn|| b*
i ? ? jn t^hfouotif. They
idthed by Jowph B. I>wli, end
h*ve bed >-inrl* Puporlenco In
In* under the '*?|??rlnteuth?nre
the in gentlemen^ iIim the Witer
Work* nt Kulr Mount have nirlvM to n degtte of
jMirfeotlOn, that the * linir.ition of *11 who viow
. THo hjrdreoHcon of tinMi wmlf engine* ero1
ftknd ?eiriceftbl* In the ?ut?urb* tt|pwMwk'
whftrn tho walerworU have not been 0*U*d*d.
they dm ? tmfcll *ng1na with one ebember aod
et*. i**d. for forcing water H ronjrtt koMMtMSp.
oWird with W4VOU hoW.
ibelr expen*k that in mauy. oft
ss?:r~
teas ''
honombtoto.tliiiw,^^* > ? ? jjv
?-iias^#l1h0-f? 7,lUo ltiow iwN.W.Vpr
aro equally sanguine In fiWuc of *wed; Upon,
minute and cartfulinspection of both, I can only I
say, tlint I should tliInkjhe riveted liote the droit*
$wt. while the tawed bote U the lightest end most
pti*M?... . . vvT! . >. ? -.
On my return to. Ntiw-Ynrk, egreeablolo nr
rangeinouts previomly made, four of the engine'
companies, vis. 6,Tift and 31, with the contpej
nlA attached, assembled In tlm Pork In front of
the Crty 11*11, Mid ?t sigtUl given started for the
rrservoir. tht engine arriving first atljtthod her
suction note, placed it In the retervohr, eifondtB
hep. leading h(M? 810 feet} the next arriving too!
the water front tfta end of the hose, end so 01,
tuccettlvely, until the llru- attended 840feuti and
such was the admirable state of their diulpllne,
Mich the perfection of their ay item, that in three
minute* from the (into the signal wai given, the
lifti ww formed and the water throwu upou the I
City Half, alter pissing through four engliin and I
1840 feet of ho#*. This one fact speak* volumes]
in rra(M of their system.
When ap alarmol lire i? given. thft engine ar*
| living firtt, Instead.of stopping uenr the lira, pro*
ceedito the nearett reservoir of water,, or the
river, place* her suvtlou tn-ic, extending her lead*
ing bote, and if not long enough to roach the firo,
tho neat engine arriving takes her water, thus ex*
lending tho line to almost any length until tho
water can he. brought to bear upou the fire, and I
In hut very fow cases do they throw their walor]
(at with us) from the room ucok, hut loading I
their hoio immediately i.%to tho building on Are)!
in thl? way tho circle of operation ii oatendod. a J
larger tnuce is left around the fire for the removal
of goons,' be. ond no water is wasted. No one
cnu, I think, boUqte for .a moment in deciding
upetfthe grtat superiority Of ilil<syitemovcroiir>;
the pacing of water in buckets, and every engine
crowding Into the Immedlato vicinity ot the IJr*,
iiupi-dluk each others operations, and.tho |<irgfcr
(?art of,the time ldlt fcr want,*?f watei) forit will
be conceded, .by all who are lathe unblt of ob
servation. t believe, ibat one otfglno thfowing
a steady stream of water. Is of. tnoio vc-i vico than
threh playing Occasionally ? . >.
| la New*?ork tho tuprime command at nil fires I
chief engihscr'a lahlh?#ru'li raistid, which serves
ns a rallying polnC horn, tno as?kl<itd engineer#
repair for order*, and uli uto boon I to oboy under I
4 severe oenaltyt hero then tharo is no clashing of I
orders! If it dlOVroubo o(.opii|idji arises among the I
militant engineer*, thoChief engineer Is tho arid*[
tcr.jind win,n It i* hecesCary to take a new pdsl*
tiontlio. orders aha given and obeyed without any
confusion, no dntgaliiigfajr precedence* no wltcjr
cationt who shall pmy on ,tjio fire, or, who sli^ll
itail llie water. No 7. to thti river; No*-li?, Mk".
the Water from 7, and its title way the lint isetf
tended until It reaohes the firo* in one instance ?31
enjtlu.if wele extended in ou? line, thus carrying I
the water nearly 5009 feet, and keeping the en* I
glue next tho fire ennttantly tuppiiod until U 9ir?|
i enUoguitlitid,for hero the only elmggii scorns to
bo wlto shall worktho fastest,and it i* considered]
i dlsgracoful for ono engine not to take tho wutcr a* I
fa?Ustlie other can si||^*ty jf. I
|n addition to tho omrine* they have ho?o and
ladder companies. Tho hoso companies have I
1000 feci of hoso .in 00 feet lengths, which i*|
carried to Any firo upon it frame carriage. Tills I
ii used (or supply Inoaso nny angina should hurst I
their hose, or the water; should bo at aurcaid's l
lance. Tho screw! to uU'the hose now lit use fit
exactly, so that tha hoso of any ono enjlno may
bi ttMfd by. ihem all*
The ladder comtHiulea are organised In the
?amo manner .twit It Ute hose companies; theUd-l
ders arc carried upon. n carriage; each company |
ba* five or morf ladders arvl firo book* ol dlifer
ent lengths. Upon tho alarm being Riven they re
pair to Tho fire; If a building tbould boon fire,,
they immediately raise and secure the ladder, and |
by tho time lite engine It full tho ladder is raited; I
the man who has tno plpa mount* iho ludd*r and I
pours Ida water Immediately upon it?no watarl
oeiag watted, for such It tho intrepidity of tholrl
firemoh, that they will enter any building, andl
carry the water ItttO tho enemv'? own nnarters. ?
The advantage of this system is melt (bat ! >n*
not too early press It upon your Attention) for al>
though our firemen possess its much Intrepidity a*
any men, and run great risks, both In their per
sons and properly, yet they havo not bfion in the
haWt 6fcotiswilng tbehose systemat (lie be*t,? ml
have seldom used them except Incase* where the*
could not play front the pi, ej the reverae of this
li the eaie in New-York?U (? Yequently the ease
iy|i?n lire originate! in nw o\V passage wave,
where engines cannot operate to advantage, hi the
centre of their largo squares, that the engines are'
entirely out of tbo view of the Art, leading their
how ((trough stores or houses In Iho vtetfcUy.
This, with the efficient organisation of the va
rious cotmtonent parte of tho department, and the
placing ol the tiholt under the supremo command
of one, la what. In my opinion, after ? minute and
careful inspection of their whole system, gives to
(he firemen of New-York sttch a ueetded superi
ority oyer thoM In our city, or enyoiher place In
our country) to this conclusion ray failnd has been
Irresistibly led. I have Celt n degree of pride in
the character of our firemen in thH city, aud never
would concede the point that Bree were not better
managed here then elsewhere; but recent events
have caused * doubt In my mind; tho* doubts
ate now eooflrmed-<-the feult lie# Hot soMtieh In
the men asjn the system. ; v j
| Accompeylng thla If tho eondii
lews of the Are department of N?<
of Incorporation ind other state
nanftee of (ho corporation, Iw. ...
point or <>r, whilrt >tt Are, should anc
wrenk oiit* tho alertf)1Would
nearest the new point 6/danger beglntti
!?? Tljete are also three Web fro* J
Engs, conveying much useful Information! ho _
ortooft h o a ssl st a n t engineer*; two of ihesc IbUera .
ww? written pro vloos lo my ar,fvnl in New-Fort, ,
Wthllto'Intent ion of girlug to UfesMfcHip
formation theruln contains*!) but u a durst and log
that some ooe tvould repair to Ntw*Vork lor tfc?
purpose of examining into.the detail oftbeio
whole operations, ho concluded not to send them.
^Jfou will perccivs, by tbe ordinance* of itiu?
Corporation, that It is lite duty of the Mayor, AM,
dormen, ai>d nil Ilia peare offlpere, In cam of
alarm, to repair.to the flf?,with their rc?|W*ttve? y;
badges, for the preelection of property, fco.'and If
a (wilding Is to be takendwWti lo pruvent thse j
?prcudlnp of Ibn Are. they nro lo be consulted by
tno chief englueer, but antra no command ovWfc,..
the firemen.
Theenglne bouse la kept locked, but the key I#
kept In ?ome place known to the members, ?uJI
young men who are not members, but, a kind
volunteer*,who attach tbtmsclvee lo tUn compa~
ny, who, 01 well aft the member*, nre allowed u*
take them out.'
There If ono other subject, wh(f h I think of m>
much Importance that I cannn* pais over U^tbat IV
thn sinking of reservoirs} thU but been done par*,
tially (n Now-York, and hna been so highly !???
portent, that lliey nre now ?*ten Jingthein to aveiy
part of the city. They are bul|t of brick* plas
tered with Roman copirnt, hnldfiom 140 toOOO
lihda. and cost froth .100 to TOO dol|ar?; they ai.o
?applied with wntrr from the roofs of the houses,,
and are generallypltced near some public build*
ing. If one, of tiieM reservoirs Itnd been place iL
In JCfiby street. I have ho doubt that the Into jde- - -
?truelive lire In that neighborhood would Jutine*.
been pravented. ' Until our city Is supplied as Ian
Hhilauel^Mp, (which! h?.|?o will anon be done,)
I knoW of no olhor method by which we pan ?to~
lain n full supply of wnt?flj>e#?e of v .
Much other useful and interesting matter
be found in the dorumcnU accompanying .w'm
which will repay the pcrutftl f:,
I have now, ?.r, I believe, touched upon ever#"
subject embraced Uiyour Communication to in*,,
nu-fsuitu wim ?uon repi'Cinf.is iu ocrWr-'u !??*??*
lit tile monwilt; but slinilld thftro tits any polut u|.?
?>n which you wish for luither.hiforVnaii'm) fron
my numeroue ^totoranda<>nd notiu, 1 havtfntlf
doubt I sbnll he able to give it. I have only to fe
grvi that a subject of so much L? potUnc* w?s not*
commuted tosoaioonemoruable thr?n myself to dot
Juktlce to It. llut I Should not do jiistleo to ipyeeM*
Hrprv I to v1?m this long communication wUhoute*
Jm meson Cqx, present ehiaf engineer, mid Mr.
Philip Bugs, assistant engines^ lu New* York; th*y
devoted tnuinielvcs'to my en qulr}ei;ntfd seemed
only anxious that I should uut lc?vo |h?lr re?pee<
tive cities until I jimi rtcrIved every<informatloi?
It was to their |>ower to glveimy thanks are ttko
in an cspcditl innnni-r duo to'the eompinlrtflrt
tached t? Noj.0,7, 20, nnd 31, In New-A'ork, for
the protniducss with wliMi, at my rirqucst, they
nssentbled to show me tholi1 manner of oppaniHn*
at Ores) nrtd from the respective nyiue, hoso, and
laddet rompanles bolli ih.Pbilad?ifphla and
Vork, I received every civility ami cUciition. ''
He?pcctfuliy yours, lu?. ^
- OKO. DAlffi/ICOTT^
JIJYJiUUy IJKfit
ComtUntt.?Judge Jafriw iaking n di?Jik*> to?
i\ n-ituo*i who had ? very loog beard.Wldhliy
"That ir litir.oniniencn *v?? ?? long n? hh l>t?r?)v
he Had a? winging ono." To Which the fellow ref>?,.
plied, "Mi Ibrd, If (he coniclenee la 16 tie mm*
?ured bf the beard, jruttr lordthip ha? neither mo ?,
wof 'totuor." ,
- . . i ?; / '
An Irlth gentleman going to the pott office ?.
Miort time ?lnoe? eoquliferf If there were eoy lejU
terafor hlin. *Vourname, Mr?" eaifl the elerk.'
"There la ? good one, now," replied thoMb?r- -
nlani "why, won't you iee il on tho back of tho
letter." ?*
Uny and A'iuht.?A Mlow fotind gdUty of bur
glary before Tint We D*v, to Ireland, obierved.
"that bia fate wa? lingular, like Mat by Dm
whAl bo got by JWgAf. ' >
?? 'Wild Onti - A Tier the flrtt ipaeeh made by tho
yonngerPilt,' In the llou*? of Co?mon?.,?n oltt
Member remarked, "that he anrir?$rtSqM'>tho
young gentleman had not <t>w* elf hi* uitd oatt<
To which Mr. PiltoUervad, in the conrae of ?n
?luborate and itoquent raJoindef^/^Tbat age bad
it* prltileRe?the fteatletorta hlnwlf affurda an
ample iHliitratlen, that! yet i-eteia food for gimt'
to pick."
A gentlemen of the bar inn certain elt/,reeenf?
ly gave up tho proteiaion of the law to beeotno ?T
divine. On feting piked hl? motive for changing
Hia voeat:on, he otoertrfd, that bo belle
could pftthh better (hen ho eotfl
gardner. Jack had hardly enteiyd]
l vleee whop he found Mmwyj