The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-30 00:00:00

IRE LIMB LIGHT.

Yesterday evening a oonaiderable anabor et
were invited to the Crystal Palon to witates the ex-
Crira
ai of a new lighting apparatus. For several years beck
the Ingenuity of inventors has been directed to the dietevery
al a mode of lighting more secoomical, more convenient,
sad neon powerful than that: which we now poem's by
means of the geoerstion of light from coal. The eleatme
light, whisk has been frequently exhibited in London, was
the nears; approach to anorde of lighting calculated to super-
sede the existing means of pc _doting light from coal ; bat,
tboash admitted to be extremely powerful, it was deficient in
AM Moodiness, continuity, diffusiveness, and among which
meld aka reamer it &vadat& for the practical pewees of
lila Thome, theretore, were the recommendations which any
M inventors mum amidst* with their lights, in order that
shield raceme of prettiest inipstance • and It was for the
porpoise of showing how far they bad succeeded in this
respect east they invited • large public to witness the exhi-
bition of their light yesterday event the Crystal Palace.
la The new light obtained by projecting a jet of oxygen sad
hydrogen, or oxygen and carinnatted ygen. rem mm-
blood, upon a onetime of lime, and eo regulating the supply
and protecting the lime from crumbling away as to ensure,
with perfect continuity, a maximum brilliancy of intensity
sad Ontistuity.
With regard to the power of the limelight, a sines jet of
medium sine her bean found to be inuivalent to 40 'ovoid or
80 fah-tail burner., each consuming five cubic fee per hour,
air to 400 wax candles of tour to the pound.
The new light is represented to be peculiarly adapted for
oomt lights, 'seamen, sailing 'easels, railways, signele,
bridges, wharfs, churches, fsctivice, public, rooms, equates,
large end Important thoroughfare.. From its portability, It
is eminently adapted for military operations in the Bela,
both in snack and defence of important positions, as well as
the seevios of the Coat Goad, both as an element of pro-
food= against surprise, and as a valuable adjunct to the
already extensive arrangements for the eatery of Life.
A very important application of the light to its adaptation
to the coining service, by which the rafety of the miser will
be efecitually secured by the enclosure of the fight, and its
supply with oxygen gas, without the necessity for direct
communication with the surowidiog atmosphere.
With respect to the important quretiou of expense, it was
stated that the cost of =Waiting the light was considerably
lase than say other known light, in the following proportion :
Oxyhydregen lime light, Id. per boor ; coal gas, 4d.;
amend oil, Idd.; wax candle, 00d. per boor.
How far there repreeentations may be borne out in posotice
tea only be sarevained by the test of actual experissos, but,
as fn's the exhibition of last night was concerned, the re-
sult wee entirely satiefitotmv. The larger parties of the
transept of the Crystal Palace wee illuminated by the new
light, cuneettrated in a large dick, and It. iliestrativo power
wss moseyed in • column of distinct rays to the spectator at
lbs further end of the palate. The light was steady,
briniest, and diffusive' sod if it am be sessomically
distributed there sea be little doubt of its mom Every
ens esa appreciate the designs, In swami& arnsige-
meats, di light from Ems in prelmence to a light from coal ;
sad without taking upon ourestvers to adds whether the
proposed limo light be the most efileisat illnutinator, there
ors be little doubt that the time is not Haste when • mode
of generating hob light sad heat, more econoesioal and more
ellisetive than tin present aste, will be discovered by the
amessitiss, If not by the Ingeonity of man.

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et the English rata pleas for the settletneat of Alumina if
the elvesath sad seventeenth ceetaries, was coataraded ea
Yeaday terasizsg by the Bev. J. Baldwin Brows,B.A., la the
Cisylend's C►.ytl aoheobworn, near - The
paniceder subject wee the lire a t StriVallitt NM hie
demagnetise attempts ta Galina, with tamped bided
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