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" London-bridge ..•
Blackfriars bridge ...
Waterloo- bridge ...

Vauxhall-bridge

" With respect to the height of headway of the centre
arch of the new bridge, we have considered the conve-
nience of the navigation, the proper inclination of the
road for the purposes of traffic, and the effect which the
structure might have on the archittctural appearance of
the New Palace.
" In hisAvidenee, given before tbe Comtnittce of 1850,
Mr. Barry stated certain conditions which he deemed
indispensable if the bridge ,:were. to be retained in its
present situation; these were—, That the roadway a
the bridge ihobld be leiel' froni shoro to shore; that the
width of the roadway should-not be less than 100 feet;
that the:height of the roadway of the bridge above-Tri-
nity standardshould not exceed 20 feet.'
" This last, Condition, if complied with, 'Would leave
for the purposes of • navigation a headway of only 16
feet if the bridge were of iron, and .of. only 12 feet 6
inches if the arches were constructed of stone. Such a
bridge as Mr. Barry recommends would_ undoubtedly
improve the archittctual appearance of the Neff
Palace, by relieving - that, building from the effects of,
the low situation in r.nich it is placed, and, if other
considerations did not. interfere, we should agree
with Mr. Barry that th© proposed lowness of the bridge
would be an advantage, and that a width which would
give it the character of a terrace, or,' as Mr. Barry saye,
a grand promenade, wOuldhe initself• an ornament to
the metropolis, .and a convenience for the communica.
tion across the river.
"A• bridge of this limited height and of this ex-
tended width would, however, we believe, be a serious
ob.tacle to the passage of vessels, while the increase of
the metropolis to the- westward renders it important that
every CllCOUragadent Ehoild be given' to the navigation
of the river. •
The height of the centre-m.4,d Westminster-bridge
is 25 feet. • . ,

" It has been stated that the largest vessel navigating
the Thames above London bridge is of 300 tons, and
abao that a vessel of that tonnage could pass under an
arch of 25 feet 6 inches of Trinity datum, without any
inconvenience, provided that the arch bo of sufficient
span.
" We are informed that it would be an advantage to
the coal trade and to consumers, if facilities were af-
forded for the passage of larger vessels, which might
then possibly supersede the smaller craft now employed
in the coal trade of the river. Regarding, therefore,
the interests of the navigation, we are of opinion that
the height of• a headway should be limited only by the
easy Inclination required far the roadway over the
bridge, and tve recommend that the height of headway
of the centre arch should not 'be' less than 25 feet 6
inches above Trinity datum.
" We subjoin the.height of headway of the. other
bridges across the Thames

feet. inches.
"London-bridge
Blackfriars-bridge
Waterloo-bridge ' 27' 6
Vsnxball-bridge..: 26 0

_ .
" The width of the arch, for the purposes of navigation, is
as important as the headway. '
" In an arch of a large span the extent of the headway
is not confined to the exact centre of the arch, but extends
over a wider space, and thereby facilitates the passage of the
vessels.
" The fewer the number of arches adopted, the less will be
the resistance to the • current of the stream, and,conse-_
quently, there will be the less pressure against the piers ;;_f
the bridge. The fewer the piers the less also will be ther o
struction to .
the navigation. • The number of pri
ers l
present bridge contributes to the formation of eddies the
end
shoals in the river. We would, therefore, f same
bridge it should not consist 0
in constructing the new
than fire arches. • - •
reCOll3 mend that,
f money
. In our choice of materials we have been gtuded by the
'following considerations :—Economy of timeresuinood
oe° for the
in the completion of the- bridge, and con
_es
of naviga.
a bridge
•traffie over the bridge, as well as for the Plulfht have pre-
tion. Under different circumstancer;:nor such'
re.
ferred abridge of stone; _but consideultahast
wouldannach
would be attended with an increased
r, arid farther, that its
quire <a third_ more time to • construn
additional rise of 3 feet
adoption ,;would necessitate
he an
an
-the .bridger we feel no hesi,
.6 inches for the roadway over .-the
pheembridge . should
tat on in recommending that the An iron arch being
Iran structrtre• resting en' stone there will be aim reasure
so'much lighter than one o
• cnrobent weng.
-..-t. A greater span of arch
from the superin out in stone.. Twenty months is
can be obtained ia itrou o
that, would be required for the completion
said to bethe.time
d three years the. period for the
of the iron hriage, an erection
-of a stone structure. h
"In accordance with the views ere expressed, we sub-
mit the followingresolutions, which we •
re unanimously
agreed to :
bridge should h
1. That the present , e used as a tempo•
bridge until a new bridge shall have been constructed
rary
bridge should be constructed • '
2. That, a new adjoining,
or as near as possible, to the present bridge on the north side,
that is, lower• down the river.
, ... 3. That the new brid s
hould not be lees than 60 feet
in-width, including the tootwys. •
0 4. That it be constructed, of iron, with`stOne pire.
~, b. That, it consist of no more than five arches. '
" 6. That the height of headway of the centre arch above
Trinity ,turn. be not less than 24. 6in,
' "7. That it is de,sirable that no thne should be lost in
making preparation for the e 9-,,,
anenceinent of the work.
We beg', in conclusion, with ieferenee to the 7th reso-
lution submitted by us,- to state that the dilapidated state
of the.present bridP, the uncertain' expense of '-maintaining
it,: even as 1 temporary 'structure, 'antl:the inconvenience of
this bridge both 'to - the' land -and- river traffic, -render"-it •
highly- deAsable—that--the permanent- bridge should be
:commenced and- fuliihecl with as WUe delay,is possible;'

2, 1852

and we have it in evidence that. if the work were com-
menced early in the ensuing year, the bridge might be open
to the public in less than two years from the period of its
commencement.

• " The Committees of 1846 and of 1850 both recommended
that a Bill should be brought into Parliament for transfer-
ring the estates and property of the Bridge Commissioners
to the Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods, &c., due con-
sideratio❑ being had to the claitnsof the officers of the bridge
estates, in the event of their, services being discontinued.
We concur in the views of the Parliamentary Committees as
expressed in these reports. _ _

".SEYMOUR.
" LO.NSDALE.
SUDELEY. ' •
•" R. GROSVENOR.
" ROBERT HARRY INGLIS.
" C. T. WEYNCOURT.
" J.,HUMPHERY."

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS,

(Froth the Votes and Proceedif the House of Commons )
THURSDAY, APRIL .1.
.•
HARWICH :BOROUGH.
,Motion made, and Question put, " Tfixt have be given
.to bring in a- Bill for appointing Commissioners to inquire
into the existence of Bribery in the 13orough of Harwich."
The House divided:—

• MINORITY—AYES, 95.
Adair, Hugh E.• Greene, John Ricardo, Osman
Adair, it. St.atto Hall, Sir B. Romilly, Colonel
Alcock, Thotur.s Hardcastle, J. A.' ' ' "SalWey, Colonel
•Anderson, Arttini Harris, Richard - Seholedeld, William
Baines, M. T . , Hastie, Alexander • Sco.bell, Captain
Bouverie, E. P. Hervey, Lord A. Smith, Vernon
Boyle, Colonel ' Heywood, Jame* Smith, M. Tucker
Bright, John • Higgins; G. G. Stai.ton, \V 11.
BrocklehurA, J. •• ~ Hindley Charles - StrickLuni, Sir G.
13rotlicrton,..1. 3 . Hoblumsc, T. 8., _ Strutt, E.
Bunbury, E. li. ' Howard, C. W. Steivart, Admiral
Carter, J. B. Ilumphery, Ald. Stuart, Lord D.
Cavendish, C. C. Hutt, William Talbot, C. It.
childers, J. W. •Kershaw, James Tennent, R. J.
Clay, Sir W. • Milt'. P. J. Thompson, Colonel
Clillordal. M. • Langston, J. H. Thornely, Thomas
Cockburn, Sir A. Martin, J. Townsheud, Captain
Cowan, Charles Matheson, Colonel Trelawny, J. S.
Davie, Sir H, • - - Milligan, Robert Verney Sir H.
Dawes, Edwar Milner, W. M. Wakley, Thomas
D'Eyncourt, C. T. Moffatt, George • Walinsley, Sir J.
Duff, George S. Molesworth, Sir W. Wawn, J. T.
Duff, James Morris, David Wilcox, Brodie
Duke, Sir J. • Mowatt, Francis • Williams, John
Duncan,'.George (orreya, Lord Williams, W.
Duncombe, T. . O'Flaherty, Anthony Willyams, H.
Ellis, John Ogle, S. C. Williamson, Sir H.
Enfield, Viscount Osborne, Ralph Wilson, Matthew
Kvans, William " ' Pechell,• Sir- G. . Wyvill, Marmaduke
ThVart, William • Pato, Samuel M.
'Foley, J. H. .. Pilkingten, James
Leach, Charles , Price, air it.
L.
Glyn, G.C._" Rie.ardo,•John L.
, ,

TEL
Evans, Sir De Lacy
Clay, James

. .
MAJORITY—,NOES, 137. .:
Acland, Sir T. Dkye East, Sir J. B. , Maxwell, Hon. J. P.
Adderley, C. B; • . Edwards, Henry Miles, William
zolldall, Captain , Egerton, Sir P. Mitchell, T. A.
Arkwright, Glearge Estcourt, J. B. B. . Morgan, 0.
Begot, William Farrer, James ' Mullings, J. It.
Baillie,'H. J. ' Filnaer, Sir E. Naas, Lord
Baldwin, Barry Forester, G. C. Napier, Joseph
Bankes, (1: Freshneld, J. W. • Newdegate, C. N.
Baring, Thomas Fuller, A. E. Newport, Viscount
Barrow, W. H. Gallwey, Sir W. P. Noel, Gerald J.
Bennet, Philip Galway, Viscount O'Brien, Sir Lucius
llentinck, Lord H. Goulburn, Henry Ossalston, Lord
Bere.sford, William Gore, W. 0. • Packe, C. W.
131andford, Marquis Greene, Thomas Palmer, Robert
Boldero, H. G. Grogan, Edward Portal, Melville
Bowles, Admiral Gwyn, Howel Reid, General
Bramston, T. W. Hale, R. B. Renton, John C.
Brentridge, Richard Halford, Sir Henry Repton, G. W.
13ridges, Sir B. Ilallewell, E. G. Rushout, Captain
Brooke, Sir A. B. Hamilton, G. A. St. George, Chris.
Bruce, C. L. C. Hamilton, Lord C. Seynser, H. K.
Buck, Lewis W. Harris, Captain Smollett, A.
Buller, Sir J. Y. • Heald, James Somerton, Viscount
Burrell, Sir C. Ileneage, G. 11. W. Sotheron, T. H.
Cabbell, IL B. Henley, J. W. Spooner, Richard
Carew, W. P. • Hildyard, R. C. Stafford, Augustus
Chandos, Marquis Hill, Lord E. Sutton, J. H.
Child, smith
It *Hope, Sir J. Taylor, Colonel
Christopher. R. A. nOpe, R. T.
Tennent, Sir J.
Christy, Samuel - Hotham, Lord
Clerk sir G. . Hughes, W. B. Trevor,ThesierG, Sir F.
Clive, E. 11. Inglis, Sir B. u. Trollope Sir J.
Clive, H. B. Jolliffe, Sir W. G. ,'
Tyler, Sir G.
Cobbold, J. C. Jones, Captain Tyrell, Sir J.
Codrington,:Sir W. Knox, W. S.
• Willoughby.w"V ei
ga re i
tY .. T, hi, oom:u g
Villiers, Viscount
Collins, Thomas Langton, W. IL,
Compton, H. C. Lennox, Lord A. Walpole, Spencer
Cotton, W. H. Lewisham,'Viscount Whiteslde, James
Cubitt, William • Lindsay, Colonel
Sir Ir.
Davies, D. A. . Lockhart, W.
DeedeS, W. Long, W. Wode house, Edmund
Dick,.Qnl ntln - Lygon, General Wynn, H. W.
Dod, J. W. Manners, Lord C. Yorke, E. T.
Duckworth, Sir J. Manners, Lord J. •
Duncombe, W. E. March, Earl of TELLERS.
Dunne, Colonel .- Masterman, John Bateson, Thomas
Lennox, Lord H. d.
Du Pre, C. G. Maunsell, T. P.

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"That thosea words be there added." The Committee
divided :

MINORITY—AYES, 13.
Anstey, Thomas C. Hindley, C. Thompson, Colonel
narrow, W. H. Hobhouse, T. B.
Bell, Jacob Mullings, J. R. TELLXIII.
Carter, John B. Pilkington, James Headlam, T. E.
Greene, John Scholefleld, William Hutt, William
Haliewell. E. G. Tennent, R. J.

MAJORITY-NOES, 37.
Arkwright, G. Gwyn, Rowel Sinollett, A.
Baillie, H. J. Hamilton, G. A. Spooner, Richard
Bankes, G. Hamilton, Lord C. Staftbrd, AugUstus
Beresford, William Henley, J. W. Tennent, Sir J.
Brotherton, Joseph Hill, Lord E. Thesiger. Sir F.
Bruce, C. L. C. Jolliffe, Sir W. G. Trollope, Sir J.
Chandos, Marq. of Knox, W. S. Vyse, R. H. U. H.
Chichester, Lord J. Lennox, Lord II G. Walpole, S. H
Christy, S. Mahon, O'Gorman Willoughby, Sir H.
Cotton, W. S. Naas, Lord
Duckworth, Sir J. Napier, Joseph TELLERS.
Dunne, Colonel Newport, 'Viscount Bateson, T.
Edwards, Henry Packe, C. W. Banbury, Edward
Grogan, Edward St. George, Chris.

THE tUttitENcY.
THE QUESTION "..V T. IS A POUND ?'

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.'
Sia,—Thc recent discoveries in CalifotUia and Australia
'render it extremely probable that we shall have to suffer
the evils of a depredated currency, if.gold long continue
to be the standard of value. It is, 'therefore, advisable
to consider whether or not some substitute cannot be
found which will be more perfect as a standard.

.In the first place, then, it may be remarked that
there is no more absolute necessity for the standard ot
value to possess intrinsic worth than for the standard of
weight or measure; and in the next, that the experience
of the last few years has shown that, however abundant
may be the amount of money at the source of issue, the
active circulation of the country cannot be materially
increased beyond a certain amount, however low the
rate of discount, or however strenuous the efforts to
force it. Money, like other commodities, is governed by
supply and demand; and, like them, if supplied in too
great a quantity, or if not required as the iestrument ot
exchange, lowers in price, and becomes a drug in the
bands of the owners or possessors.
If gold, then, ought not to be the standard, what
ought ? and what ought to bo the mode of issue?
As regards the standard, instead of making the pound
sterling to represent " a certain amount of gold, &' a
certain fineness;" that is to say, instead of making it to
represent the exact ansunT of a certain quantity :of
labour, I would make it the representative, or money
value, or money expression of that certain quantity of
labour itself; instead of the representative of the result of
that labour; and thus avoid the necessity of seleeting
one description pf commodity from the rest, fixing I
price, arid making it the exponent of value for alt.
To illustratef—Let us suppose that
value of -adult male labour throughout the g
okithe'day.
two shillines per day, twelve hours' labour
r etresentativp,
The pound sterling would then be tbe_l;* of ten days'
or money expression, of the averag,etontia the An dorIDI is
shillings would
adult Male labour; 'and consequeetiLssion, of tire da3 s'
and a
hatfpenny;nhvipit
(,f. a anst a
nhdOlu r;
be the repretentative, or money et 19,....... sixpence,
of a
labour; one -shillic.g, of half."o"irhic'sur; a penny, ot
6 :I::tqaarteoruonfd sterimil
hqejulartatenr,honfilanday; twopence,
satici-11%that it represented "the
&c., &C.; and, thereforeir ibi Fi-
, ra;
certai, qu& entity IY-cloff gold
la bo labour •" were adopted, instead of
0 a certain
represented "a certain cisaa,"
A .of representing the exact RESULT
and thus
fiot3ness," we should-thf°
, average value' o
of that d tuen represent the
feltea",,itabour, woul I,
the "pound,"
of a certain am9o,ll,gn-''‘ilne
findy, gold. could then be left, like
average exchaugesu'enti
its own proper level in price
exact amount of labour
regperations ofm supply itself, and, cleee9, 7o
and demand.
other comrnodl
there e a national
by the -respects"tura the
only, bank
it nk be the
Nov,_ b ode of issue. I would pro-
bank established; and,
itthetbethi:" ''.
abank of issu°T.YL.
pose that
Owfhiosseeue,
notes,aud that o
f
one pound and upwards should be founded upon
the principle above stated—its first issues to be
issued in simple exchange for . the gold coin and beg.
ton now in circulation
and
in the hanks, The notes
thus issued should form the nucleus or body of the
new circulation,
or currency. All issues above these
to be issued upon approved solid security only—
at, a - fixed and uniform
. rate of interest, or
discount, alimited and for
Issue, , ~,,ie.?,,,1 ought to have nothing at all to do with
ua 9, n the general acceptation of the term. All
banking
operations, with the exception of issuing,
ought to be left as at present, viz,, to individual compe-
tition and exertion. We should thui have a perfectly
Rae and-legy legitimate system of currency—fixed and steady
*hi nature—and peculiarly
,adapted to all the varied
requirements of trade and comineree. to_
one commo-
Alt), would ' then- have a preference over another, in re-
ferenno to fixing its priee or making itstbe exponent of
,the reit( but all would be placed exactly alike, and upon
precisely the same 'footing. Part of the proceeds
of the , gold thus liberated might be applied in
,Pa}ing off the debt owing- to tho Bank of Enz-
nnd, and the remainder to national purposes. The
yearly profits of the National Bank of Issue might also
be appropriated to diminishing the national burthens.
I.Andllttly, there would he no loss from west- and tear
of gohl, in ceivage or circulation—nor any 'disturbance
of exiaiog 6'.lley euntract3 and engagements by the
, change in the standard, whilst the discoveries; of Cali-
! fornin and. Australia might then go on ad infinitum wia-
(Yet in the least aff:.Cting the value, steadiness, or str.-
bility -of Our cutrency.—l am, Sir, &c.,
C. B. ROCS.

This, I behave, is somewhere near the tram; but
the principle above laid down would not be at all less
etrtntive were the exact fact only assumed. Nor do I see
why the same, or a similar priaciple• might
not be
adopted: by other nations, and thus a sort of universal
standard be established. -.

- ::!MmicHpy BREWING.—Sir- JAMOS -Graham, the
eXpectai4 Premier, arid hii ffecretary-st.Wir, Mr. Cobden,
were 'observed 414; nightiAoitlie House of. Commons,
in
close d eismeetontinerace 0 804116 .40111ideiablev

LITERATURE.
HISTORY. OF PHYSICAL ASTRONOMY:
A By Robert Grant F.R.A.S. Baldwin.
compreheneive work like the present, embrsoisg
is Its rengo a complete narrative of the most sublime of
sll
the sciences, from the moment of its rise to the period
of its latest development, has long been desired by the
more earnest among the students of Physical Astronomy.
It must be manifest that the realization Of some such
pEio,saseilliciel it tyi a 'wo t
ha)°, sult:eohmsatal
est iisz
boifnpglt
dt
ahpseyp
mamrmeinhedttrlsyjoesoaf
enterprise W 23 absolutely requisite before there could be
anyan
tnmore
l laws
aided by the revelations of
eated, but, in reality,
which theoretical philosophy,
the telescope, had revealed in their beauty and their
grandeur as regulating the movements of the celestial
bodies, and elucidating the phenomena of their organ'.
zetion. Without some assistance like that we
have indicated, the geaerality of inquirer.,
unless, they consented to dedicate their intellects
aim ,st exclusively to the consideration of astronomy,
were doomed' übviouSly ceoneh to the acquisition of
knowledge tither v, ry confused or very superficial.
Teauke to the laborious compiler of the volume here
sunmitted to our exatnination, the intelligent public will
a: length be ennlied to eppreciate the majesty of the
science unfolding the mechanism of the heavens, and to
c naprrhend without any remarkable exertion in the
way of research the consecuteee stages of its develop-
olnt—from the earliest ages, extending back even to the
limits of ties bielicel records, down to the most recent
di.coveties made ie the middle of this nineteenth century.
The volume before us comprehends, indeed, according to
the suegestive itnimation ut the very title. page, a de-
detailed description of the evablisliment by Sir Isaac
New tou of the:theory of gravitation, as well as of its illus-
tration by s, veral sueceedine philosophers, together with
an aeoeunt of the progress made in the researches of man-
kind among all the other departments of the sandy of
celestial physics. So minute is the exposition of the
theory ot gravitation by bin Grant in the very ontaet of
his highly tneritorioue enterprise, that be has (wit by
any means injudiciously) xteuded it from the commence-
meat of the first chapter to the close of the thirte.enth.
Among the profoundly inter« sting subjects treated of in
this particular division of his History of the Celestial
Mechanism, Mr. Grant enumerates prominently sad
explains with considerable lucidity—tbe law of the
areas, the motion of a body in an elliptic orbit, its motion .
.in an orbit of variable curvature, the attraction of •
spherical mass of particles, the general off-cts of Perm'
bation, the computation of the moon's inequalities,
the aid afforded by 'the infinitesimal calculus, the
attraction of spheroids, the precession of the
equinoxes--and all the other marvellous and
suggestive themes pointed out to the scrutiny of
man by the immortal "Principle." It were difficult to
decide upon this matter whether our author has suc-
ceeded best in his exquisite account of Newton's inductive
ascent to the principle of gravitation, or in his masterly
record of the development of its almost innumerable .
consequences. Having specified the reasons impeding
the early acceptance of the Newtonian theory, he goes
on to show the precise nature of its reception, first in
England and subsequently on the continent, enumera-
ting in addition to the foregoing facts those researches
in analysis and mechanics which subsequently exercised .
such a remarkable influence on physical astronomy.
Theieupon are 'partioularized the problem of three bo-
dies:, the motion of the lunar apogee, the secular varia-
tions of the planets,. the invariability of their
mean distances, the oscillations of their email-
tricitfee and inclinations, and the sublime de-
monstration of 'the stability of the whole
planetary system-4 demonstration begun by the hypo-
thesis of Lagrange, but triumphantly completed and es•
tablished by the elegant and ingenious theorem of La-
place. By such advances as these does the compiler of
the present history adventure upon the revelation of the
loftier and abstraser mysteries of physical astronomy.'
Setting out with the divine researches of Newton he
estimates the extent to which the world of science is
iadebted to' the prior, the contemporaneous, or subse-
quent labours of Huygens, Leibnitz, Clairaut, Mayer,
Euler, Lagraoge, Laplace, Lambert, Halley, Dunthorne,
Maclaurin, D'Alembert, Legendre, Bradley, Galileo,
Hevelius, Cassini, Hodierna, Borelli, Walmsley, Bailly,
Delatnbre, Dorfel, Poisson, Burohardt, Binet, Danioiseito,
Airy, Carlini, Lubbock, Hansen, Herschel, Bouvard,
Besse!, and a multiplicity of others, going as far back as
Tycho Brahe and Kepler, and coming as far forwards as •
Adams and Leverrier, beginning with the Chaldean/
and ending with the Astronomer Royal. A variety' of
enthralling problems, as might be telt certain, before
turning over a single page of the volume are considered
In the coarse of its investigations, and that with •
caution which inspires confidence, and a clearness that
commands attention. Nut the least interesting among
these curious topics is the one having reference to the
solution of the great problem of the longitude. Fasci-
nating as all these very accurate accounts necessarily
must be, furnishing us with the actual results of the re-
searches, many by various geometers, perhaps among
the most fascinating will be found that chapter in which.
Mr. Grant describes the manner in which the sagacity s.
of Laplace ledeo the detection of the physical cause of
the gradual acceleration perceived in the moon's
angular velocity round the earth—an accelera-
tion first hinted at by the comparison of the
records of certain eclipses seen at Babylon
nearly 700 B. C , with others, observed about the tenth
century by the Arabian astronomers. Especial mention
is made by the author of the present history of the
lumiuoue powers and the premature death of Horrocks,
who is gracefully spoken ot by him as the morning star
of that galexy of men of genius who continued for nearly
a c=litury to 'adorn the annals of these islands by their
coati itecione to the sciences, both physical and mathe-
metical—such men as Gaseoigne, Brouncker. Barrow,
Wallis, Wren, Gregory, Hooke, Taylor, Bradley, Simp-
son, Maelaurin; but above all avid beyond all, Isaac New
pen. Tee narrative gives, in the twentieth chapter of the
volume, the earliest intimation made of the knowledge
et the principle of the telescope, ea revealed in Roger
&won's Opus .2110jus, in Digges' Pantometria, is
edidon ci .Luclid in Porta's Zefagis Natu-
in the posthumous work Dc lladiie •
Visas. of Antonio de Doane's. This portion of
the work describes the improczments made in the most
wonderful of optical instruments, from the first rude tube
in the hands of Galileo to the colossal reflective telescope
of s
asoudbi ji
ecalculated
InwiutehreafefaCeli's"reilhadeef
of the solution or the
this extraordinary proauction,
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pro
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to forward
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

of Northumberland has desired a notice to be
thee Admiralty, at Whitehall, that he will see flag put The
eP
121 WI cd from '1 k
cc sa3 s, a l-past twelve to twO oc OC
Are,,invsntead of the regular levee days.
P' The above arrangement will allow of longer interviews of
the ranks junior to flag officers with the First Lord at his
levees, which are held on Tuesdsye.
Commander William Worsfold (184 l) has been appointed
to the Neptune, 140, as commander of Portsmouth ordinary,
vice Mathias, who has resigned on account of ill-health.
Vixen steam-sloop, Commander Barnard, was taken into
the angle dock at Portsmouth yesterday morning to have her
bottom scrubbed down.
TY

. necate, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Hand, returned to
the moorings in Barnpool on Tuesday afternoon, from a
cruise in the chops of the Channel to relieve the homeward-
tound vessels detained by the easterly winds.
PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—The Antelope steam-vessel,
Li, utenani-Commander Young, has been got off the Ledge
of Bembridge. She had the assistance of the large boats of
the whole of the squadron at Spithead, as well as the
Sprightly steam-vessel, Mr. George Allen Acting-Master
commanding, and the Drake lighter. The Antelope was
lightened of all her dead weight—a gun, anchors, and such
like, but which the Sprightly afterwards recovered. The lat-
ter vessel also lightened her of her coals, &c. She went
ashore at a quarter past 6 o'clock yesterday morning. All
hands set to work to try their utmost to get her off, which
appearing to fail, assistance was sent for. The Sprightly
'lightened her about 18 inches. She found her on the inner
part of Bembridge-ledge, with her head lying west, with not
above 15 inches of water under her fore foot. Mr. Davy,
Assistant-Master Attendant of this dockyard, and Mr. Luke,
foreman of shipwrights, with a party of the latter corps, went
iteplbut.i"' 28,
ef
of
the
out to render assistance, and the boat of the latter gentleman,
with five men in her, was swamped in the service, but we
are happy to add no lives were lost. About 25 minutes past
6 o'clock last evening the Antelope floated off the ledge, and
came into this harbour without assistance, under steam.
She is reported not bilged or hurt. The Sprightly cams
into harbour after her, at about half-past 10 o'clock last
night, with the gun the Antelope threw overboard, the
anchors, chain cable, and heavy gear. The latter has
been docked to-day, and found to have sustained no injury.
Simoom iron iscrew-frigate, Captain KingcOme, having
had her engines put to rights by taking something from the ,
air-pump of the Sanspareil, she took on board supernuaeo•
raries for the eastward on Wednesday afternoon, and '
then got up her steam and went outside the Breakwater,
where she steamed about some little time to prove the new
work in her engine; meanwhile the Avon tender, which
took the supernumeraries to the Simoom, took the v,alOn
iron-screw frigate, Master-Commander Pena, in to,!..2ffr.
at 5 r.m., was going out to the west end of the. 1302
.ir,
assist
where she will give her in charge to the Snow to 108+3.
her to Portsmouth.
out to mpitneso.
been paid advance to-day, and went
The Pluto steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Coram_
martin, c. 8., flag of Ad.
The Victory, 104, Captain G. B.a commander-in-Chief,
G.C.Mh.ore' to-day",—idne-r-oVirdesertitillahae
her moorings may be examined
Regent, 90, Rodney, 92
At Spithead—The Prince.
mhaisralbeSeinr trfahnosmferrasedßtroiggth% west. e
Simoom, 16 and
,
Pluto, 4.
a rsort.—MPjor-General .
PORTSMOUTH ‘...anc. _
Superb, SO Hogue,
the command of this garrison,
South-
Western
as Lieut.-Governor
pointed to • Commander-in-Chi
hem doing the duty of ,
District, arrived here this day, and relieved Lieut..
the post
as Acting-Lieutenant-Governor since the departure
of Lord Frederick Fitzclarence.
of. Portsmouth and 56,
APPOINTVIENTS.
General D'Aguilar, C. 8., v• ho has
SHERRXES3, APRIL l.—Captain G. R. Mundy to the
London, 90.
Captain the Hon. A.lontague Stopford to the Waterloo,'l2o
as Flag-Captain to Vice-Admiral the Hon. Josceline Percy,
Commander-in-Chief at the Nore
.
Commander J. B. Marsh (1844), late of the ilereine, to
the Waterloo, 120, for
Her DI
eesty's ship
general service.
j
London, 90, Captain the nom Monta-
gue
Stopford, sent down her jury topgallant masts yesterday,
preparatory to their being replaced by. her sea-going on,s.
G. R. Dlundy, Esq., at present Fla Captain of the Waterloo).
succeeds Captain the Hon. Montague Stopford to-day in the '
command of the London.
-. The ward-room officers of .her Majesty's kill]) Waterloo ,)
120, give a farewell dialler yesterday 02 DAM ageel2sl?;

Captain G. R. Mundy, to meet whom a select party of naval
offieeri was invited.
Her Majesty's steam-frigate Amphion, 34, is taking in her
tanks and sea dorm
The liiligerce naval transport arrived here late on Tues-
day evening from Plymouth, and having discharged a few
stores for the dockyard, proceeded on her way to W colwicb,
in tow of her Majesty's steam-tug vessel African.
The Clara Jane, Cheesman master, from Swansea, laden
with coals for the use of the steam squadron at this port,
arrived here late on Tuesday evening, having been five weeks
en Ler passage, during which she experienced much bad
weather, and was obliged to put into Plymouth, in conse-
quence of being short of provisions. She is to be placed
alongside her Majesty a ship Fortitude, the coal-del:a for
steamers at this port, for the purpose of discharging part of
her cargo.
The brig George Andrea 3, Black master, from Newcastle,
arrived here with coals for the dockyard, on the evening of
the 11)th ult., and has been taken into the basin to discharge
her cargo. She is to be worked out at the low charge of
ld. per ton per man, and will employ four coal-whippers.
Many other gangs are now offering to work at the same rate
on board all ships employed on service connected with her
Majesty's dockyard here.
The brig Thetis, of South Shields, passed by here on Tuea-
dal,. en route to Rochester.
WOOLwicg, APRIL I.—The Diligence store-ship, arrived
It Woolwich to-day.
The North Star. Commander Pullen, having taken on
board her stores at Deptford for the Arctic expedition, was
brought down to Woolwich to-day to be made ready to ac-
company the other vessels of the squadron, under Captain
Sir Edward Belcher,C.B.,in their voyage to the Arctic regions.

ER, nMAJ-ESTY'S THEATRE.
TO-MORROW EVENING will be repeated
DONIZRTTL'S OPERA

31ARIA DE BOHAN,
Maria, Mine. Fiorentini ; Armando, 31,111 e. Ida Bertrand ; Rl-
cargo, Signor Calzolari ; De Fiesque, Signor Fortini (his 2d appear-
ance in this country); and Enrico, Signor Ferlotti (his 2d appear-
ance in this country).
Between the acts will be presented the revived favourite Diver-
tis.ement, L'AURORE.
Principal Dancers:—llatille. Guy Stephan (who will make her
2d appearance since her Engagement at Madrid), Mdlles. Rosa,
Esper, Allegrini, Pascales, Lydia, Lamoureux, and M. Mathieu (his
2d appearance in this country).
To conclude with a new Spanish Ballet Divertissement, entitled
17 BAILE-DE CANDIL,
In which Ifdlie. Guy Stephan, Mdlles. Rosa, Riper, Allegrini, La-
moureux, IL Di Mattis., and M. Mathieu will appear.
The Opera will commence at Eight o'clock.
Application. for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Opera
Box-office, Colonnade, llaymarket.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA,
COVENT GARDEN.
Last Night before the Easter Holiday!.
TO-MORROW
Will be performed Rossini's Grand Opera,
GCGLIELMO TELL.
Matilda, Mme. Castellan; Eduige, Mdlle. Cotti ; Guglielmo Tell.
Ronconl (his 2d appearance in that character) ; Jemmy (his
eon), Mdile. Bellini ; Walter, Sig. Marini (his 2 I appearance these
three years) ; 3lelcthal, Sig. Polonini ; Leutoldo, Sig. Rommi ; Ges-
sler, Sig. Tagllanco ; Peacatore, Sig. Stigelli ; Rodolfo, Sig. Soldi ;
and Arnold°, Herr Ander (Principal Tenor of the Imperial Theatre of
Vienna, his 2d appearance in England).
The Dances and grand DIVERTISSEMENT in the First and
Third Acts of the Opera will be sustained by Mdlles. Lehlond, Bet-
lottl, M. Ruault, nesse, M. Minard, M. Alexandre, Mdile. Ko-
lambert.
The Tyrolienne by ildlle. Bruesi, and Dldlle. Robert,
Signor NEGRINI.
The Directora have the honeur to announce that the- ratidcatioa
of the engagement of Signor ddegrini. principal Tenor of the '1 eatro
della Scala, 31ilan, has arrived, and that the services if that emi-
nent artist are SC,:lired exclusively to the Royal Italian Opera.
Composer, Director of "Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa.
The performances commence at Eight o'clock precisely.
Tickets for the Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit may be had (for the
Night or. Season), at the Box-uttice, of the Theatre, which Is open
from Eleven till Flea o'clock ; and of the principal librarians and
masicsellers.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE,
tYIFORD.STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES KEAN.
The public is respectfully informed that as KING JOHN and the
CORSICAN BROTHERS are unavoidably postponed, in consequence
of the severe indisposition •f 31r. Charles Kean, the Theatre will
be Closed antic Easter Monday, April 12.

ROYAL MARIONETTE THEATRE,
ADELAIDE-STREET, WEST STRAND.
Continued Success—Now Pieces.
Last Week before Easter.
THIS EVEN-LNG, and every evening during the Week.
Introductory ADDRESS, 'ey Mr. Anany Brown.
Alter which, a new scene of Apropos, entitled the MANAGER'S
BOOM, with Songs by Signora Barbiere Alleni and Mr. Semi Breve.
To be followed by THE SWISS COTTAGE.
With THE TWO GREGORIES.
To conclude with the Neapolitan grotesque Divertissement of
♦RLECILLNO FORTUNATO, with the Frolics of Saltarello and
Pierrot.
In the course of each Representation, a selection of Masic will be
performed, includla4 the Royal Marionette Quadrilles, by M. Bosisio,
nJ the iloyal Marionette Polka, by Mr. T. Browne, composed ex-
pressly for this Theatre, and the Blue Bell Polka, by Herr Koenig.
A Morning Performance To-Morrow. Doors open at Hall-put
Two, and commence at Three o'clock.
Ou EASTER -LION DA V, an entirely new version of the Grand
Eastern Spectacle of ALADDIN ; or, The Wondertul Lamp, which
will shortly be produced with all the vast resources of this small
establishment.
Doors open at lialt-past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock.
Private Boxes and Stalls to be had at the Boz-ofnce of the
Theatre, and of all the principal Librarians.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Mr. B, Webster, Sole Lesece and Manager, Old Brompton.
rnt EVE!iLNO,

Will be presented a new Opera entitled WHITE MAGIC. prin.
iipal characters by Messrs. W. Harrison, Weiss, afisses Fyne, and
Lonisa Pyne.

To conclude with LONDON ASSURANCE. Characters by
Messrs. Buckstone, Le!gh Murray, Lambert, Howe; Mrs. 6tirling,
and Miss Reynolds.

THEATItt ROYAL, A.DELPIII.
Lessee, Mr. E. Webster ; Directress, Madame Celeste.
TINA EVKNING,
Will be performed THE WRECK ASHORE.
Afirr which Will STOLE tHE POCKET-ROOK?
To be followed by 'TIE LOTTERY TICKET. Viormwegbd, Mr.
Emery ; Susan, Miss E. Chaplin.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE:.
Lftaao and Manager, Mr. W. Farm.
THIS EVENING,
Will lie performed THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD.
After which AN ORGANIC AFFECTION.
To bo followed hy THE LAST OF THE FAIRIES.

A_sT.l.6Y's ROYAL AMPLIITILEA'fBE.
Codas tno etir;.;aizze of nor Majeaty And bie Royal Higbnaii
Prince _Coen.
Froprittor and Mann;er, Mr. W. Batty.
The tnuet sucoessia; and popular Theatre in London.
TUB LVENING,
_ _

WM be pert:Alla,' a new Grand Spectacle, entitled TA STCRED ,
Or. The Triumph of the Crusaders. From the pen of .r. Kingdom,
7,0 q ~ which has been some inontu4 in preparation, and in the pro.
&action of which neither cost nor pains have been spared.
l'o be nsl4.wed by ttatty'3 inimitable icenei of toe Aron*.
To conclude with a Lansimbm farce.
Trzhota to 4.) bad at the ilea-081m trom Eaven tin Four daily.
Stage hiaua,,er.M.z. T. llocipsoc.

MGT! WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Two .D.tr —.stoning u tr.a. alter I) j Evening 1a rr2,l after 12
To-Mokii.vw—Morning 41 min. after 12 1 Evening 7 min atter 1

I'HE
,W.EATILEIL—Sus °Fry. MC, APR L 2.
:Irril,a.i,tousrita, 1( MP; 6.12AD8.
' aim* Wan )esterday.
19, '4",3st thi.l morning and during the night.
a .ay, at nc.,-or.

tibicimt;zirrot, 310'37-
- fine breezt and suntniay

I)AILY I,VEATHE3 TAI3LE.
State of the 'Wind and Weather at oacil oftha So
p'.ares at N o'cl,-,eit yesterday morning.-The ItatiQne
are arrangal in order ut latitude.
PLTMOCTII-Wirtd S.E., gentle breeze-partially cloudy.
BAiiTnlGi;-W I tid N.E.,,entle breeze-overcast.
Sounialarros.-!ilrind \..i:., strong breeze-oyercag-
FoLaysToxF.- Wind N.E.. gentle breez:!-overcast.
TcNnitinc,k r. Wind strong breeze- overcast.
GREENWICI.I.-Wind gently breeze-overcast.
bricooD-Wind N. :E., gentle breeze---eloudy.
iikivixaos-vitid E., ientle breeze-overcast.
\Vind ?.N.V.. strong breeze-partially cloud
N. 11::, gentle L y.entle oreezt-iivercaA
Lasca SRI 1 v..,4 .4A c; al--princiially clear.
The returns foot th ifollowng places, indicate the State of
.a „
the
ock wily.: ,a/.4l,...vftather„ on W-iluesclay morning at nine
tie :-

Lettuttrea—Win3 Wt, oalra.—trverciat.
CARLow—Wind.S.W:. gentle breez,,.....overcast.
lefurxittaAJl—Wir.4! N.E., g.fntle breeze—overcast.
TAW: t(TON •‘Vmd, N., gentle b, eezo—overcast.
goLynsAr3--NVitici E , strong breeze rain.
LANCAST fiat.... Wind N.E., calm—principally clear.
WHITBY—, ind E , strong breeze—foggy.
SNAP—Wind E., gentle breeze—overcast.
BRAT-rocx—Hind N. E., strong breeze—overcast.

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