Vo. 1. 



AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL 



IVE^V HOKSZOA'TAIi ^VIXDMIIiLi. 



The use of wi^d power for rropelling macbinery, is a subject of consi.lcrnble importance to the Agricultural conimunity, nlihonah it is one that lias received very 

 tile attention. Indeed we have often wondered that more use is not made of this cheap and powerful agency in this labor saving conniry. In thoee part.* wuere 

 ;ator power is ecaice, wind power can be made a gn-.d substiiula for driving ordinary Mills and other Machinery; but in addition to this w,- believe it might be u.rd 

 > great advanmge on many of our large farms for such purposes ae cutting fodder, grinding corn on iho cob, sawing wood, pumping water, dec. i>cc. 1 he p line i pal 

 bjection to using Old Boreas we apprehend is, not that he is unable or unwillins to work, but the difficuby ot harvf^siv^ him so tha he can be easil? n>anageri «e 

 'ish therefore to'siiggest to our readers n plan for removing these obioctions. The above cuts (furni lied us by the N. Y. M.chnnic) lep.esent a veiy beat, lul and 

 lijemoue contrivance' of which it is said "all the difficulties heretof.re existing in the Wind Wheel, have been overcome. The invetitor not only ^•'"'f^ ^'^ "^ "" 

 nprovement on all others, but that it is the " ne plus ultra" in Wind Wheels. The advantages nre na follows: Firstly^ every tttiU-at all times Heonieincul y .oncct 

 , Its position to the wind to exert the greatest force in propelling the Wheel ; its power is double that of anv other Horizontal Wheel. S^.'ondly, '"^^ ^°"' "'^ ^ 

 onstnicted, that they open at a given pressure, and rilow ib.^ excess of wind to pass through. Thiidly, it can be stopped .nstant».,eou,'Iy, and as q-'cl'lvj^' »f" 

 et in motion : in thesame wind I will move with different degrees of poxoer : for instance, if yon have wind sufficient to run four run ol Mones, and your Mill le set 

 5 that power, vou can instanHii reduce the power oif the Wheel to drive two run of stones with the mmc speed th-it it drove the lour run with. 



EXl'LANATrON.-A, ia a plan ot the Wheel : B, an elevation in pcrspecnve ; C, the vane, supported by a truck riinnmg on a circular rail ol hard wood near 

 le eave of the building ; D, is an enlarged plan of one of the sails, showing the manner in which the pitman, and connecting rods, are attached to the cianlt , 1., 

 epresents a section of the sail, shewing the manner in which the slats open when the prcsstire of the wind IS greater than required. w v i, ^;rw 



For .'urtber information and particular description, or for the pnrchose of Rights, inquire of the subscriber, at 203 Dekucey, or 31 An^^rfe^ VA \'nfinVf .. 

 itter, post paid.) 



New York. December, 1841. 



JOHN M. VANOSDEL. 



News from England. 



The Steam ship Culumbid brought London dates to 

 he '■'' Dec. an I Liverpool to '.he 4ih. The news is 

 lot very important. Trade was very dull and Money 

 n great demand. The prices of f.our and grain had 

 lecliiied. 



The Banker's Circular announces that a strong con- 

 ictioh prevails that •' the present government will re- 

 ommend to pailiamem a material alteration in the ex- 

 eting corn laws." 



It appears by the late advices from England, that 

 loverty and distress, to an extent which can hardly be 

 innccived of in this country, continue to exist among 

 he lower classes in th» populous towns, and many are 

 iciuolly starving in the streets^oihers are induced to 

 »mmit crimes in order to relieve the sufferines of their 

 ■iwilies. — The following is an extract, presenting an 

 ippalling picture, from a late English Journal : 



"On every hand we hear of the abounding of dis- 

 ret"; and not only so, but of its rapid and alarming 

 ncrease. It is not one particular branch of industry 

 hat 1I-- assailed — it is not the trade of one particular 



ocnlilv but all seem liable to be involved in the wid 



Jning and He^trucuve circle. Tales of woe and sof 

 r«ring, ihut arc almost too horrid for belief, ar» repeat- 



ed from the West Riding for Yorkshire, whilst Lanca" 

 shire awakens echo with the painful response. From 

 Paisley to Spitalfields, a cry of all but absolnte famine 

 prevails." , ., 



Aoain we are told that the debtors prison in New- 

 castle, Durham, Lancaster, &c., nre all crowded to 

 c.xces", from the commercial loilures which have taken 

 place within the last year. Another London journal 

 tells us that on the Scith uU., there were 714 peib||s 

 confined for debt, in the five metropolitan prisons ! 



Huw long will this state of things coniiuue ? 1 be 

 wealthy landed proprietors, and the lords of the prince- 

 ly halls and the immense estates, will nm part with 

 their worldly inheritance, tu relieve the poor and bum- 

 ble operatives, who are willing to work tor a mere pit- 

 ance, but even that privilege is denied them. 1 he 

 only remedy left appears to be emigration, and ship- 

 loads ..f poor Englishmen are every week sent to Aus- 

 triia or the provinces in N<irth America— and many 

 find their wav to the United Staes. 



MtRL IN Vkrmont.— It is said that a bed of shell 

 Mail has lecently been discovered in Wen Alburgh, 

 covering a tract of at least fifty acres, and it appears 

 to he nearly inexhausinhle. 



He is gteatly learned who has learned how little he 

 knowi. 



NEW-YORK MARKET, Dec. 29, 



Fi.ocR AND Meal— Since the arrival of the last s'camcr 

 there lias keen no rlemand for export, and very little for 

 home use; and .is ihcre is a disposition on the piirt of sonio 

 holders to press sales, prices are iigain unsettled nnd «e re- 

 duce our quotations fnllv 12J eenls per liljl. We quote Gene- 

 see and Ohio ®(i a 86 I'ij ; and Troy and Michigan $6 ; the 

 la'ter is scarce. 



Cattle MiKKET.— At market COO head of Beef Cattle, in- 

 clnilinK 00 lel'l over Inst week. 20li of wllich w;is from tile 

 Soiitliand The I'alance from this State; 35 iMilcIl Cows and 

 24110 Sheep and Lamlis. , „ , , 



'I'here was «■ me further improvement in cood href, but 

 the coniinoii and inferior qualities nre without rhioige.— 

 Siilcs of 750 head i.t «5 to S'h averasins »« the inu Ih 



SIiLCH Cows.— 23 were taken at 825 to $3? each. 



Sheep and Lamcs were mostly taken- Sheep at 81 50 to 

 $4 .50 ; Lmnlis at 81 25 to 83 each. 



Hay.— The market has heen well supplied, and sales have 

 ranged from 87^ cents to $1 12i the 100 Ih. 



CliXCINNATI PORK MARKET. 



TheCincinn.it! Gi-.7.et'e of the 22d December statesthat the 



r iTlorv ;" ihnt the 

 neer'Cicrk runs 

 ! Willi hlond. nnl the puVple current is to I e found in the water 

 t nftlH- Ohio flowina hy itsplf i. mile and more from the 

 I s';,u..lller-liou"r!- Al.niit 4U(1" hea:l l.er day were Iroi'sht 

 1 i.Mlurinslhe wei-k previous, ami 'he prices wererrthcr on 

 the ri«o,$2 23 md 82 10 being paid for lest qualities. 



