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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



[Feb. 17 



XM:XSCi;i.IiANZES. 



down by tlieir own gravity into the barrel, were 1 from a traveller. He hi\(l discontinued his news- 

 ])rojecte(l one by one, with such extraordinary \ paper last summer to save expense. 



Perkinses Steam Gim.— The neighbourhood of j ^.gi^^Ky ^^ („ demonstrate that, by means of a 

 Mr. Perkins's safety slcam engine manufactory, j 5||g(,g5ji„f, of tube?, filled with balls, li.^ed in a 

 near the Regent's Park, was on Tuesday thrown : ^viieel, (a model of which was exhibited,) near- 

 into great consternation by some Iremondoiis , j^ ^i^g ^l,^,^g^J^^, (j.^H^ j,gj. i^i^ulg [„j„ht be dis- 

 reports, arising from the discharge of his steam- ii,.,pggj^ 1^, subsequent discharges or volleys, 

 gun. Since a fatal accident, which occurred ! ,i,g ^.^p^pI^ (^ j^.j^j^j^ I, 3„achg,l a moveable johit, 

 several months ago, when a lady threw herself, ^y.,^ „\^.q„ „ lateral direction, and the ball perfo- 

 from a gig in consequence, as it was at the time j ,g,i ° j,|.,^|j ne.,rly twelve feet in length. — 

 incorrectly supposed, of her horse having taken. rj,j^jjg^ j,- ^jj^y^gj 1^^^ regiment in line, the 

 fright at the prodigious noise made by the steam- ' ^|,g gigam gun might be made to act from one 

 gun, that terrific engine of destruction had notice ;„ extremities' to the other. A similar 

 been permitted to be discharged by the Individ- 1 ^1^,,^,^ ,^.,^ afterwards placed in a perpendicular 

 uals belonging to Mr. Perkins's concern. On j position, and in like manner, there was a siream 

 Tuesday morning, however, soon after S o'clock, j ^f ghoi.holes from the top to the bottom. It is 

 patroles were observed stationed on all the j ,|-„jg j.^o^.g,! ,,^.^, (f,g g,g.,^ g„n l,.,s not only the 

 roads leading towards the manufactory, accom- ; (-^p^g ^( g„npowder, but also admits of any di- 

 panied by men with placards on boards, warn- j ^ggij^n j^gj^^^ gj^.g^ ^^ j, b„j „h.,t seemed to 

 ing all passengers on horseback or in carriages i ^,.g^,g ,no^[ '„rprise was the eirect of a volley 

 logo through the Regent's Park, instead ol pro- „ii,,,i|s discharged a<rainst the brick wall l)y the 



ceeding by the high road leading in front of the 

 manufactory. Soon ai'ter nine, numbers of mili- 

 tary officers in carriages and on horseback, 

 alighted at the manufactory. They were soon 

 followed by the Duke of Wellington, and im- 

 mediately^ afterwards the discharge of steam, 

 which had been previously occasional and of 

 comparatively slight force, commenced with a 

 continued roar, resembling the loudest thunder 

 we ever heard. The group of eminent per-ons 

 then assembled, con-listed of his Grace, the Mas- 

 ter-General of the Ordnance, and his Staff; the 

 Marquis of Salisbury, Mr. Peel, Sir 11. Hardmge, 

 Lord Fitzroy Somerset, the Judge Advocate 

 General, and many military officers of the high- 

 est rank ; together with a committee of Engi- 

 neer and Artillery officers, who it a|ipeared had 

 been officially appointed liy the Duke of Wel- 

 lington to examine into the merits ol Ibis won 



side of the target. They absolutely dug a hole 

 of considerable dimensions in the wall, and pen- 

 etrated almost one half through its thickness. — 

 We heard several officers declare their belief, 

 that, had the balls been made of iron instead of 

 lead, they would have actually made a breach 

 through it— the wall was 18 inches thick. 



[The above is from the London Times. — 

 The Editor of the N. Y. Evening Post, in re- 

 marking on this machine says] 



" An end must it.v be put to sieges of towns, 

 for what possibility is there of approaching a 

 place defended by a machine which would de- 

 stroy every thing within its reach in a moment. 

 Too cumbrous for transportation with an army 

 as a means of attack, and too powerful for resis- 

 lance, it must remain forever a perfect securi 



Grammatical Smoking. — As smoking is an in- 

 nocent indulgence and as it is customary with 

 people of all classes to relate the news of the 

 day with segars in their mouths; and as the 

 generality of smokers make an awkward ap- 

 pearance, in consequence of their ignorance of 

 the theory of puactualion in smoking, the fol- 

 lowing system is recommended : — 

 A single pufT, serves for a comma, 

 PulT, pulV, a semicolon; 

 PufT, put), pufl, a colon : 

 Six puffs, a period. 



A [lause, with a segar kept in (he mouth, rep- 

 resents a dash — longer orshorter in continuance. 

 With the under lip raise the segar almost 

 against the nose for an exclamation ! And to 

 express great emotion, even to the shedding of 

 tears, only raise as before, the segar to the end 

 of the nose. 



For an interrogation it is only necessary to 

 open the lips and draw the segar round the cor- 

 ner of the mouth ! 



Taking the segar from the mouth and shak- 

 ing the ashes from the end, is a conclusion of a 

 paragraph. 



And throwing it into the fire is a final and 

 stylish pause. 



Never begin a story with a half smoked se- 

 gar ; for to light another while conversing is 

 not only a breach of politeness, hut interferes 

 with the above system of punctuation, which 

 destroys all energy and harmony of expression. 



Errors of the Press. — "The conflict was dread- 

 ful, and the enemy was repulsed with consid- 

 erable laughter! — "Robert .Jones was yesterday 

 brought before the Sitting Magistrate on a charge 

 of having spoken reason at the Barleymow Pub- 



nnd admiration in all present. At first the balls 

 were discharged at short intervals in imitation 

 of artillery tiring, against an iron target, at the 

 distance ot'thirty-tive yard--. Such was the force 

 with which they were driven, that they were 

 completely shattered to atoms. 



In the npKl experiment the balls were dis- 

 charged at a frame of wood, and they actually 

 passed thro' eleven one-inch pbinksof the hard- 

 est deal, placed at the distance of an inch from 

 each other. Afterwards they were prop 

 against an iron plate one-fourth of an inch thick, 

 nnd at the very first trial the ball passed througli 

 it. On all hand-f this was declared to be the ut- 

 most effort of force that gunpowder could exert. 

 Indeed we nniiorsland that this plate had been 

 brought specially from Woolwich, for the [lur- 

 pose of ascertaining Ihe comparative i'orce of 

 steam and gun powder. The pircssure of steam 

 employed to effect this wonderful force, we 

 learnt, on enquiry, did not at first exceed 65 at- 



, ,. , . ,, , . •, '. , I tv from invasion. Should the invention prove 



derful specimen of human .ngenuity and 'les- / ^^^,^1^ ,^ „^^ propulsion of vessels, naviga- 



ructive power. The discharges of steam now , ^^^ ^^ ^,^^ ^^^^^ '^^^ij ^^^^ ^^^^^ ,^^__ ^,,,ipg | ^^ i,„u,g;,,_u \^ consequence of the numerous 



became almost incessant tor two liours during | ^^ ._^ ^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^,^^^^ ^^ ^^. . ^.cij^nts occasioned hy skating on the Serpen- 



which. Its incalculable orce and astonishing i^l^^^^-^^ ,^^ ^^ 1,^^ ^^^.^^^^.^^ ^^|- ,1^^^ power, can tine river, measures are taking to put a <op to 

 rapidity in discharging balls excited amazement | ^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ considered exlravagenl." it."— At the Guildhall dinner none of the poul- 



try were eatable excc|)t the ote/s." — A gentle- 

 man was brought up yeslrrday lo answer a 

 charge of having eaten a hackney coachman for 

 demanding more than his fare; and another 

 was accused of hav ing stolen a small o.t out. of 

 the Bath mail ; Ihe stolen properly was found 

 in his waistcoat pocket. — "The Russian General 

 Kachkinofl-kowsky was found dea<l with a long 

 word sticking in his throat." — Smithfield Fes- 

 tivities: — The air was crowded with people of 

 all descriptions. At two o'clock the Lord Mayor 

 drove tbrougb it in his state carnage."' 



The following paragraph is taken from the 

 Memoirs of Josiah Quincy jr. and is a part ot 

 ills private journal kept while in England: 



"December 1 lib. Spent the evening with Mr 

 Sayre, in company w'ilh Doctor Franklin, and 

 others. In Ihe course of the conversation Doc- 

 tor Franklin sai<l, that more than sixteen years 

 ago, long before any disjjute with America, the 

 '^1", I present Lord Camden, then Mr Pratt, said to 

 him, "For all what yon Americans say of your 

 loyally, and all that, 1 know you will one day 

 throw ofl'your dependence on this country ; and 

 noUvilhslanding your boa=ted afliection for it, you 

 will set up for indepf-iulpiice." Doctor Frrmk- 

 lin s-.iid, th-.it he assured him no such idea iva.-; 

 enterlained by Iho Amaricaus. nor will any such 

 ever enter their heads, unless you grossly abuse 

 them. "Very true,'" replied Mr Pralt, "that is 

 one of Ihe main causes 1 see will happen, and 

 will produce the event."' 



mospheres. or 900 lbs. to the square inch; and 



it was reiieatedlv slated by Mr Perkins that the . ^ ... , . ^j. 



' ■ , ,- . / , r.,.r> ,„. ^ Importance of JVewspavers. — A farmer oi Ken- 



iiressure miu:ht be earned even to 200 aintos- , t- j if'' 



' , ...' ,- i .■ . HI i> 1 • .1 , elieck county, a week or two aaro, presented a 



pheres with perfect safety. Mr Perkins then i. ;'.' i, „ o n i i> i 



' 11,1 , . .u ■ r, .,1,1, hve dollar bil on the New Haven Lagle Bank 



proceeded to demonstrate the rapidity willi ■" " 



which musket balls might be projected by its 

 agency. To eflect this he screwed on the gun- 

 barrel a tube filled with balls, which failing 



in payment for an article. He was much sur- 

 prised when told that the bank had t'ailed three 

 months before, having recently taken the note 



J.\MES BI.OODGOOU & CO. have for 

 sale at their nursery, at Flushing, on 

 Lonj Island, near New Yortf, 

 ruit aad Forest Trees, Flowering Shrubs k. Plants of 

 the most approved sorts. 



The proprietors of this Nursery attend personally to, 

 the inoculation and engrafting ni all tlitir Fruit TrttSy 

 and purchasers may rely with confidence, that the 

 Trees they order ■^\'ill prove geiniine. 



Orders left ivith Mr ;^F,RK.ni- k Cook, jr. No, 44 Slate 

 Street, Bost m, will be tran.smitled to us, and receiv- 

 our prompt and particular attention. Catalogues will 

 he delivered, and any inforni,-\tion imparted respecting 

 the condition, &c. &c. that may be required, on appli- 

 caton to him. Feb 10. 



The F.^RMFR is pnblished every Friday, by JoHW B. 

 Russell at $'.',iO per auuum, in advance. 



