The Sun.
London, England, 1830-07-28 00:00:00

WELLES'S PATENT PERIPURIST,
or PORTABLE and ECONOMICAL COOK-
ING APPARATUS, which enablegrany person, in a few
minutes, to prepare a. breakfast or dinner. It boils water,
prepares coffee, boils eggs, and cooks a slice of ham ; it
steams vegetabb a, prepares inup, and fries, at one time;
and for all this, one farthing's' worth of fuel is more than
sufficient. It may be carried in the hand; and for tea it
answers the purpose of an urn, and can be used on the
table without soiling the cloth, or producing smoke or
smell. The motion of a ship does not affect it, even in
rough weather. It is adapted for parties of pleasure
and rural rambles, hot climates, and warm weather, as the
kitchen fire ran be totally suspended.
To be had only of the patentees, Toter and Son, 21,
Henrietta-street, Covent-garden. One quart, 10s. 6d. ;
two quarts, 161.; tines quarts, 204. ; fur quarts, 2g,, ;
six qtrirts, 295. ; eight quarts, :11s. 6d. Baskets for
packing, Is, 6d. to 2s. extra.

All letters, emt Pahl, immediately attoukd to, A
great allowsnee to merchants and traders.

NAUTICAL GENIUS OF-THE BRITISH

ISLANDERS.

The British islands are naturally destined to
be the seat of maritime power. Their coasts
are much more extensive, compared with their

inland territory, than those of any other great
and civilised nation. Their position on the
globe, reaching almost to the northern verge of
that portion where the whole sea is open to na.
vigation throughout the year, is better fitted than
any other to render their numerous mariners
hardy, daring, and skilful. Had it been more
southerly, these qualities would have been in-
completely exercised ; bad it been farther north,
some part of the year, which now serves to train
their seafaring inhabitants, would have been lost

to that purpose. Their soil and climate neither
Withdrew their pursuit froth the resources of the
sea, nor refused the produce which might be
exchanged by navigation for the produce of other
countries. Their advanced position, as it was
in front of Europe, favoured that disposition to-
wards adventurous voyages and colonial establish-
ments, in which, after a fortunate exclusion
from the neighbouring Continent, the genius
and ambition of the people were' vented,- with
lasting, grand, and happy consequences to man-
kind. Popular government gives dignity to
commerce : it promotes navigation, one of the
occupations of the lower and middle classes, and
it is disposed to encourage the only species of
military force which cannot be made the instru-
ment of its overthrow. It is not unreasonable
to add, that the settlement of so many pirates in
England, the natives ,of every country from the
Elbe, perhaps from the Rhine, to the North
Cape, between 'the sixth and tenth centuries,
may have contributed to cultivate those nautical
propensities, which form a part of the English
character,. Dr. Lardner's Cabinet Co/epee/11a,
Vol. VIII.

THE JUVENILE LIBIIARY.—The Second
Volume of this Wnrk, which is to appear on the Ist Of
August, i*, we uuder.tund, to consist of Historio Anec-
dotes of France. From the nature of the subject, (one of
the mo.t important in the whole range of Europeau history')
we may anticipate a volume of considerable interest and
utility ; inasmuch as, although France has been for many
centuries so intimately connected with England, yet we are
hut little acquainted with the rich materiel that country
has produced in national andcharacteristio anecdote. Ad-

ditional attraction will, it is stattri, be given to the publi.
cation, by thee introduction of PcirtrAts of lirNov IV.,
FRANCIS 1., LOUIS XIV , and AlAttle Atrewarr-rx.

Dr. CfIALMEIIB, when lately in England,
vikiito the Liverpool railway, awl, upon trial, wit,t greatly
pleased with the rapid ponveyance on it by steam. lie
has mentioned since his return, that he was carried at the
rate of 34 miles an hour, not only without feeling any in-
convenience or alarm, but that his eye was nut disturbed
in viewing the scenery, and the motion way so smooth that
be was able to read or write.