The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-03 00:00:00

MARRIED.

On the Ist inst., at St. Mary Abbots, Kensington, Brin-
ley Richards, Esq., of Torrington-street, Russell-square,
to Harriet, youngest daughter of W. Banting, Esq., of the
Terrace, Kensington.
of pignor, Sussex, to Elizabeth,
On the Ist inst., at St. George's,,.,. Hanover-square, the
sitececva;dßd.atl'ig'lTtermo'fPkilaard Blagden, Esq.,
street. of Albemarle•

ivR. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLA.NC,,
including the BERNESE OBERLAND and the SIMPLON ,
THIS FVENING, and Every Evening at Eight o'Clock, (exe.ep,
Saturday) ; and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Mornings, at Three.
Stalls, 3s. (which can be taken at the box• atlas every day from 1 i
till 4 ; area, Sta.; gallery, la,—Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.

LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Rooms,
(Lessee, CHAS. C. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Fulham-road),
The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON.
and will continue open every evening, with LAUREN T'6
CELEBRATED HAND. Constantinople Quadrille, Sultan Polka,
Fair Star Waltz, and Overland Mail Galop, by D'Albert; also, by H.
Laurent, the following Waltzes—La belle Frangaise, Leonora, Tint-
kins and his Dinah, Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past 8.
Dancing, to commence at 9 o'clock, and ter ;:inate at half-past 11.

NEW ADDITIONS.-Dr. KHAN'S
ikIUSEUM (SOO anatomical wax figures), 232, Piccadilly, op-
Potlie the Haymarket, open for gentlemen from 11 till 5 and from
7 till 10. New Lectures at 12, 2,4, and half-past 7 evening, by iir.
Seaton, F.R.G.S, On Wednesdays and Fridays a portion of the
liuseurn is open for ladles only, from 2 till 5 ; lecture, at 3, by Mrs.
Sexton. Admission, ls.—N.B. Letters c ntaining orders for anato-
mical wax m:dels to be addressed to Dr. Kahn, as above.

REMORNE.—Adrnission, ONE SHILLING.
Rink and fashion attend the day and evening fetes at this re.
. .

noiincd establishment, acknowledged complete in every department.
The programme of this day presents a novel display of talented variety.
• Grand Concert vocal a,d instrumental, by Bust o's Band ; principal
•ocalists, Mr. Debrei iner, Miss Horace, and 'he matchless Sam Cowell
--Magnificent Ballet, by the Drury-lane Company of Pantomimists
—The French and American Eques•rian Company, introducing
the Star Riders or the profession—Desari,'s Dogs and Monkeys—
. Marriett's W rking Beea. Last week but one of the Zulu Kaffirs
n England—Siberia, the youthful Queen of the East—Professor
'Taylor and his talented Son—Terrific Rope Ascent—Dancing on
the great Platform—Splendid Pyrotechnic Display, by Mortram.—
• Open daily at 3 o'clock. Conveyance from all part- of London.
N.B.—A mat novelty in preparation, which will take place under
distinguished patrohage.

PATRON—H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT.
t ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
UNDER NEW MAN GEMENT.
In order to render this POPULAR PLACE of INSTRUC rION of
treater NATIONAL VALUE than heretofore, Mr. PEPPER begs to
inform the INDUSTRIAL CLASS VS and their FAMILIES at all
FACTORIES and WORKSHOPS, that THEY WELL be AD MITI ED
on MONDAY EVENINGS on PAYMENT of SIXPENCE EACH,
Provided they produce a IICKET signed by the FOREMAN of thp
WORKS to which they may belong. Books of Tickets have been
Supplied to many factoleq, and will bo furnished to all o'hers as
soon as possible. The LECTURES wPI he DELIV6 RF,i) by EMI-
NENT PROFESSORS and will consist of REGULAR COUR`4ES
4)n CHEMISTRY, GEOLOGY, NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, ASTRO-
yy, MECHANICS, &c. &c. Each Lecture will last vne Bout,
and be made as iustructlye as po sible. The INAUGCR IL LEC-
TURK will he g;vc.:i by the Rev. 11,TH POWER, M 1„ &c.. n
40',;fl Y EVENING. the 14th or AIMITST. at FIGHT O'CLOCK.
The OPTICAL and othet EXHIBITIONS as usual.

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAIL.
WAY.-Notice is hereby given that the neXI Ordinary Half-
yearly General Meeting of the Proprietors of the London eel North-
, Western Railway wit be held at the Eusion-station. Load“n, on Fri-
day, the 1 Ith day of Atuust, 1851,at twe've o'clack prec s• ly, for the
transaction of the general business •of the Company, and at such
Meeting a resolution will to. submitted for the cnns"lidation into
kock of so many of the L radon and Birmingham 201. shares, and
the 'Manchester and Birm ngham 101. C shares, as have been fully
Pa:d up.
Dated this 25th day of July, 1854.
CHANDOq, Chairman.
RORT. BENSON, Deputy Chairman.
IL BOOTH, } Secretaries.
C. E. STEWART,

Euston Station, London.

REAT-WESTERN RAILWAY. - THREE
X DA YS in RATH or BRISTOL —A Train will leave Pad-
dington on Saturday; August 5 h, at S 15 p m., returning on Inc',-dayevening, August 8:h, fr m itiistoi, at 6.30 p m., and Bath, at 7
m• Fa! es—Bristol, 10s. and 65.; Bath, 9s and ss. A single pack-
age of luggage allowed to each passenger. Tick•'ts (nit transfera• le)
are only available by the Excursion Train, and m iy be previnu•ly
obtained at the Paddington Station, or at the Company's offices,
27, Ring-street, Cheap.ide ; 63, Bridge-road, Lambeth; 351, Oxford-
Street; and 269, stran.i.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—THREE
DAYS' EXCURSION R
to OXFORD, BANBURY, LAM-
.
ING fON, WARWICK, and BIR M INGHAM —On Sunday, August
6, a Tram will leave Paddington at 7.45 a.m., returning the same
B'Netting from Birmingham at 6.15, Warwick 6 50. Leamington 7,
anbury 7.40, and Oaf rd 8.15, or on Monday or Wedn-~d.ymorn-
from Birminzham at 7.10, Warwick 7.40, Leamington 7.50,
• Banbury 8 30, and Ovord 9 15.
- Fares there and back —.llford, 6s. and 3s. 6d. ; Banbury, 7s. and
6d.; LeamMgton or' Warwick, 10s. and fis and Birmingham,
128. and 7s. Tickets may be previ .usly °trained at the Paddington
- Station; at 5,7, KiLg-street, Cheapside; 269, Strand; 63, Bridge-
.; road, Lambeth, and 351, Oxfard-street.

THE LONDON AND WESTMINSTER
BANK 14sues CIRCULAR NOTES of 101. etch for Travellers
on 'he Continent. They are payable at every important place in
Xurope, and thus enable the Traveller to vary his route without
Inconvenience. 240 expense is incurred, end when cashed no charge
is made for commission. They may be obtained at the Bank, Loth-
' bury; or its Branches, 1, St. James's-squar ; 214, High Holborn ;
Wellington-street, Borough ; 87, High-street, Whitechapel ; and
4, Stratford-place, Oxford-street.
CL W. GILB MT, General Manager.

NOTICE TO BUILDERS. - ORDNANCE
WORK t.—S,ed nde s for constructin a BSIN' and
MMBANKMENT, atea Bull Point, near Devonportg , will be receivan d
at the Ordnance Office, Pall-mall, London, on or before the 17th day
of August, 1454, at Nom, addressed "To the Secretary to the
Board of Ofdnance," and endorsed "Tender tor Works at Bull
-Point."
Detailed plans may be seen, and speclflcat!ons, form of Tender,
• - 44.nd all other necessary information Otain.-d at the Royal Engineer
Office, Bull point, between the hours of 9 and 4. daily, from the 24th
July to the 15th August next, Sundays excepted.
R 'yal Engineer Office, Devonport, 19th July, 1854.

pIIRSITANT to an Order of the High Court of
Cre Chancery, mad. in a Cause. WARD against WARD, the
, ditors of William Ward, late of Mount-place, Mile-end, in
the county of Middlesex, bander (who died on or before the 9th
naY," 1850), are, by their Solicitors, on or befdre the Ist day of
• 'ovitnber, next, to come in and prove th,ir Debts or Claims, at the
• 9.lainners of the Vice Chancellor Kindersley, N 0.3, Stone-buildings,
!Ayeins-inn, in the county Of , iddlesex ; or in default thereof, they
will peremptorby be exeludecj, from the benefit of the said ()ed.,.
Tuead4Yl the 7111: day of .Ncivem o ber next etclodno „ _ ed for hearing and
• 4thdlcating npon the Claims.
Dated this!la day of August, 185 k"..
C ['ARLES PUGH. Ch'ef Clerk.
GARRARD and JAMES. 13, sulelk-street, Pall-mall East
raintiff's Solicitors.
•

• ON the BANKS of the SOUTHAMPTON
WATER.
1 To be SOLD, by private contract, together with the excellen
'Furniture, a most compact FREEHOLD MARINE RESIDENCE,
standing in three and a half aere4 of beautifully hid-out gr• unds,
eloping to the oilthil.mpton water. The house is of moderate size,
and contai,,s a dlnii.g r.,om, 34 fe. t by 15 fret; a drawing room, •i 5
•• feet by 18 feet study, 17 feet by 12 feet, bath room, six bed rooms,
three servants' 'room., kitchen, scullery, housekeepers' room, ser-
‘44its' hail, butl..r's pantry, lard .r, and offices ; coach-11,,wes,
%.:Mabling for six horses, with every accommodation, an.l lit for the
immediate rreepsion of a gentl man's family. It possesses beauti-
"79, is admirably situate for sea-side must mots of boating
'm Yachting, is near a good village, and replete with every conve-
. "'ehe

• May be viewed at any time by card, to be obtained, with all par-
ticulars, two stamps ,enclostd, from It. H. Perkins, estate agent,
Southampton.

noble
CRESSEL, near Southampton.—This ‘IANSION to he LET, Furnished or Unfurnished, with im-
niediate possession. 'This splendid Estate is situate within two miles
Southampton, on elevated ground eloping to the river Itchen and
e high road to Fareham and Portsmouth, possessing plea.ing and
Q._snititerrunted views, and has numerous attractions as a residence for
7',.nobieman or gentlema fond of sporting or aq sties. The style of
• :."e house is that of ad Italian villa, and is replete with every corn-
-411 and convenience, which will he found, on InTection, to be in
• excellers repair, and one of the best-built mansions in the couety
thr„„11 ants, and comprises, on the ground-floor, a spacious ent.ance
lofty dininz room 26 ft by 18 ft., handsome drawing room 28
by 1.8 It., a second ditto 21 ft. by 18 ft , morning room, boudoir,
' keeper's
bath room, large bed room, butler's pantry, wi h bed, house-
• eper's room; store rooms and inner hall, a geometrical staircase
• leading to 7 commodious hest bed chaml•ers, a bsck staircase with
accetnModation for servants. The offices in the basement are
• 13rat.sa.e, including SPACiOLIS kitchen, servants' hall with bed, scut-
-017, larder, store rooms, bakehowe, dairy, good coal, beer, and wine
cellars Stabting for eight horses, carriage houses, harness rooms,
. req house, latindrs, and sleeping rooms ; farm stabling, barn. cow-
h°us's, Piggeries. &c The walled ga•d,•ns are extensive, with hot
and succession houses, melon and cucumber grounds, and well stocked
:with choice fruit trees, handsomely designed conservatory and tastily
HIM out pleasure grounds, The park and adjoining hull of 40 acres
will be let with the mansion, which is appriached by three d•stinct
,and pretty lodges, is within one mile of three churches, three hours'
Peach of the metropolis, an easy distance of three packs of hounds ;
1,1 all respects a more desirable residence, in one of the finest dis-
tt acts in England, is rarely to be met with. If the mansion is let
Unfurnished, the appropriate furniture, which is nearly now, to be
taken at a valuation. May be viewed by card, to be obtained of It.
' I. Perkins, estate agent, -()nth impton ;or of Messrs. Jackson and
• Graham, estate agents, Oxford-street, London, of whom, by two
postage stamps enclosed, particulars may be had.

II O T W E A'T H E
• NICOLL'S PILETOT and MORNIVG COAT-1 D'ETt,
0 NE GITINE 4, each ; alas GUINEA TROUSERS and HALF
1:1 ITINEA %VAISTCOA PS.
• The material forms a luxurious comfort for lounging, travelling,
ann' shooting garments.
The only measures needed—first, exact height; then number of
Inchw round chest and waist; accompanied by a Post-otllce Order or
Cheque. . '
May behad in London only of the Patentees, 11. J and D. NICODL,
114 to 120, REGEINT-STREET, and 22, CORNHILL.

APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED.
EA. and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE
. SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops,

and all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Came, Soup, Curries, and Salad,
and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to
Perfectly dige,.t the food.
The daily useof this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe-
guard to health.

Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Ferries, 19, Fenchurch-street,
London, and 68. Broad-street, Worcester: also by Me'srs. Barclay
;and Sons, 3lessrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and mar
Chants, London ; and generally by the ptincipal dealers in sauce.
N.B.—To guar against imitations, see that the names of "LEA
'attd PERRINS" are upon the label ,Ind patent cap of th, bottle.
'

'TUE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY.
Just published, price 25., illustrated with cases; free by post for 30
f- tamps,
NERVOUS DEBILITY;
,Causes,
symptoms. and Cure.--An Essay on Seer-
Icatorrboaa, with Practical Observations on a safer and more
tuccessful mode of treatment of the • diseases of the Generative
Yateln, obtained by the use of the Microscope in detecting and
••`44titiguishing, by-urinary examination, the real ^-,ause and effect of
' cVery variety of complaint, whether arising from solitary habit.,
followed by practical remarks, founded tacesses,•accident, or climate,
• ,kwenty years' expert- Ice in the treatment of finputssanee
..warsrvons Debility, Local Weakness, .permatorrhcea, &c. To which
alde, Commentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre-
- cautionary hints on the evils emanating from.empiricaf pr.tetlce,
and on the dangerou. remedies advocated by various writers on
these 7- important disorders.
ily SA.3IIJF.L LA'MF.RT.
a 7, BEDFOItD-SQUARE, LONDON,
s•Petor of Medicine Matriculated Member of the University of Edit,
' burgh, honorary 'Member of the London Hospital Medical Society.
tLiee.ntiate of Anothecaries' Hall, London. &e.,
TheesKntlal object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con-
, aptiencei resulting from certain habits, irregularities and excesses,
howhick bave Produced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man-
other class
and premature decay at all stages 01 Life, than, perhaps, and
Of disoaso known to modern pathologists Its perusal Is
tertii.culsuly recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of
the liePahYsical condition, and who are conscious of having hazarded
lth h
• 'entitled,—aPpiness, and privileges to which every human being is
• It is absolutelyA necessary thatall men should know, that there are
of personal management which cannot be violated without
• incurring frievous penalties, and
• the he • when wisdom and regret succeed
heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties
tinor be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removal,
• lhatlitr the evil and its consequences may be avoided, and above all,
ere is scarcely any degree of physics' infirmity or functional
• gerrient to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure.
▪ A__tither has for a series of years been engaged in an exteusive
i
.%'''uce in +he treatment of the a delicate complaints, which are
wn rtnnately teen too generally confided to the care 01 ignorant
''f,.nr,„irica, who inflict great injury on those who are induced to place
tn in their pretensions.
NERVOUS DEBILITY may be had, price 2a, of Messrs. Piper,
.srootbers„ and Co., 23, Paternoeter-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street;
ti,_te, 19, Leiceste--square; Mann, 39,. Cornhill ; or freey post for
"11115-ttaps, to any address from the Author's residence,tfare 37, Bed-
-.honast for Cououltation *oat Eleven till Two, and from
31(17, F 4 Might
rt,....

"
Win;

TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS.-A REMIND
CLERGYMAN having been restored to health in a few day if,
after many years of great nervous suffering, is anxious to make
known to others the means of cure He will, therefore, send free, on
receiving a stamped envelope, properly addressed, a copy of the pre-
scription used.

Direct the Rev. E. Douglass, 18, Holland-street, Brixton, London

DESTRIJOTIVE FIRE at HARPENDEN.
"Harpenden, June 18, 1854.
" Gentlemen, I have great pleasure iu adding my testimony to
the value of your Fireproof Saes.

"Last Monday niXltt my house, warehouse, and premises were
unfortunately burned down; the fire raged very feArfAls, fur about
two hours, and, owing to the great scarcity of water, the whole of
my premises and stock ware consumed.

" Ihe safe r purchased of you had a most severs teat, in conv-
(pierce of a harrel or brimstone standing cloy to it and malting wi• h
the heat of the fire, the burning lava running all over and under the
sate, whili great y added to the intensity of the heat; it remained
in that position about four hours, and when with great difficulty it
was got out of the fire and opened, I found my books and papers all
uninjured.

" You are at liberty to make what use you please of this informa•
tioa.

" I am, gentlemen, yours respectfblly

" Wig. WALKER.
"_Messrs. Thos. Milner and Son, a7s, Moorgate-street, London."
" Agricultural Laboratory, Harpenden, July 6, 1854.
" Gentlemen,—l was present at the late fire which destroyed the
premises of air. Walker. Harpenden, and was much surprised at the
great amount of heat your safe resisted, and still more surprised
(when it was made known to me that a barrel of sulphur stood near
it) that it"was not enti ely destroyed.
" Being anxious to see Wit had been attracted by the sulphur, I
scraped some of the blistered iron from the inside and outside of the
safe, and, from analysis, find much sulphuret, so that it must have
been greatly acted upon by the sulphur, yet the books and papers
were perfectly uninjured.

" I must in justice say that your safes are invaluable, and very
necessary for every one who has books aad accounts of any value.
I am, Gentlemen, yours very faithfully,

" F. "Messrs. Thos. Milner and Son, 47A, W. SIMCOE. 3foortrate-street."

SPORTSMEN and OTHERS.—For the Twelfth
of August, the commencement of the Grouse Shooting Season
M0.4E7; and SON h ave introduced the greatest variety of noel-
ties
in the general equipment of 'portsmen. The materials tor Dress
and the stvle in which it is cut and finished, warrants every sports •
man to calculate on a vast addition to his comfort which is condu-
cive to success. With Attire improperly math, the vexation of the
sportsman is insxp essible, but with the artistic productions of E
Moses and Sox ease and grace constitute the true element of enjoy-
ment. I h ,se gentlemen who prefer their Sporting Dress to mea-
sure are remlnded that the largest stock of materials may he selected
from at E. Mom and Soles Establishment, or at their West •End
Branch. The despatch_ and economy maniftsted in all commands
cannot be equalled by any house In the world. E. Moses and SON
invite attention -to sp,cial arrangements for the enjoyment of all
classes pf sportsmen in the meat complete and uriparideled manner.
N,(l.lv,ftable kind, tf ,ofs Tutu Shoes of an easy, Lt.
able ch iracter, and away article charged the lowest possible manu—
facturing pr ces.
Telheeg ecses
aonflt hseuti
tcaubr,i;_t; misanada faapctteudr e dforbythEe.
roosste sf
ansnhdi Os
in n°aNb leexeel
pro-
menades, or for travel Inc by sea or land.
The tourist's hat, introduced by E. MOSES and Sos, is the most
desirable addition ever made to the traveller's equipment.
For Ladles, Gentlemen. Youths, and Chlld,en, the clegancies of
Dress, Hat., Caps. with every description of Hosiery goods for the
sultry reason, are prepared by E. Moses and -ON in the most mag-
nificent variety, the most superior quality, and the most economical
prices.

E. Moses and ,SON'S wholesale branch displays the most giontic
stock of ready-made clothing, ',flirts, Boots and Shoes, &c., so ar-
ranged that Merchants, captains, and Ernlzrants may elect without
lo,s of time to any amount, and may justly calculate on the largest
profits and the most speedy sale in any part of the world.
Full LittTt of OUTFITS for Ladies and Gendemen, with ship-
sailing information, grat,s on application, or post free.
CAUTION.—E. MOSES Ana tON regt•et navin,, to guard ..he
against imposition, hr.vint learned that the untradesrnan-like
ol of " Being connected with their Establishment," or It's
the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, anu tor
obvious reasons, they heg to state that they have

No CONNEXION WITH ANY OTHER HOME IN on OJT OF
tns: LONDON,B4,
except their own Establishments, as follows :
Londm City Establishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, v
85, and 86, Aidgate, opposite the Church, all communicating.
London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1. 2,
and 3, Hart-street, all commutating
Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street.

Sheffield Branch, 36, Fugate
Mcslbourrie, Australia.
.
Colonial Wholesale Branch, •
Merchant l'ailo. Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and
Shoe Makers, and General Oatfitters for Ladies and Geiitlernen.
IMPORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction, it will be
exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned
without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest
price, trom which no abatement can be made.
The Establishments arc closed from sunse • on Fridays to sunset
on Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock.
A new Book, with illustrations, entitled" The Echo pf Public Opi-
nion," containing full lists of prices, our system of self-measure-
meet. &c., &e., may he had on application, or post-free.
Ici Pon panic Francais. Qui si parts Italian°.
ll'er anricht man Deut,ch. ACIIIa cc habla Ksoanti

. THE HALF-HOLIDAY MOVEMENT.—During the last
few days, the following circular has been issued to the
book trade :—" The undersigned being desirous of pro-
moting the comfort and recreation of the persons in their
employment, as far as is consistent with the due dis-
charge of their business, by closing at an earlier hour,
have agreed to close their establishments, during the
months of April to September inclusive, on Saturdays,
at three o'clock. R. Bentley, Chapman and Hall, John
Churchill, Hurst and Blackett, Edward Moxon, John
Murray.—July 28, 1854." Some of the houses in the
"Row," amongst which is the ReUgious Tract Society
(wholesale department), itself employing upwards of 40
assistants, have also announced their intention to close
throughout the year, on Saturdays, at two o'clock—
magazine time only excepted.
CORKS AND BIINGS.—We recently visited the factory of
the London Cork Cutting Company, and proceeded through
a warehouse stacked with huge piles of cork, tied up in
bales as imported into this country, to a little yard in the
rear of the building. Here we found one of the workmen
busily engaged over a blazing fire of cork shavings, on which
was placed a huge gridiron. He was "charring" the cork,
as the operation is called—that is to say, he was literally
broiling and blackening it on this gridiron. It is this pro-
cess that gives the bungs that dark exterior which they
always possess ; it also closes the pores, without at all
diminishing the size or lessening the weight of the cork.
Returning to the warehouse, we were enabled to inspect
the curious and interesting machinery by which the manu-
facture is accomplished. To those of our readers who may
be engaged in manufactures of various kinds, which call in
the aid of steam machinery, it may not be uninteresting
to present a brief descriptive sketch of the mode in which
these slices or sheets of the cork bark were turned into
bottle-corks ;Ind bungs. A sheet of cork is placed on an
iron table, in which revolves a circular knife, by which all
" knobs and excrescence" are pared off. Parallel with the
knife, and at a distance from it, regulated by the size of the
cork required, is a little guage, or edge. Puahing the cork
against. the edge of the knife, and passin:rit between the knife
and theguage, the sheet is speedily cut into long strips. One
boy can cut in this way half a ton of cork in a day. By a
similar process these slips are cut into little parallelo-
grams, the length of the cork required. A lad, at ls. per
day, turns out 80 gross, or 11,500 per diem, while the
most experienced workman, by hand-labour, could hardly
do half as much within the same period, although he would
charge 5 or 6 times the money for his labour. These paral-
lelograms are then taken to another machine. The boy
places one on a lever, holds it there with his hind; the
lever, hand, and cork are carried up to an iron table ; two
" holders" now seize the square piece of cork exactly iu
its centre, and it begins to revolve ; the hand and lever
return. Now there come- along, horizontally, a fearfully
large knife a yard in length—which catches the parallelo-
gram of cork on the side as it is turning round to its edge.
It will easily be seen that the square is thus cut into an
ordinary bottle cork; and we may remark also, as a curi-
ous fact, that out of 10,000 of these parallelograms, around
cork would, in every individual case, be cut of the very
largest dimensions mathematically possible; and not only,
so, but the entire 10,030 would be, in the strictest mathe-
matical sense of the word, of precisely the same size and
circumference. As the knife recedes, the holders drop the
perfect cork into one basket, and the shavings into another,
and the knife, by an ingenious process, is made to sharpen
itself. From 16 to 25 corks can be, and are, cut in a
minute; and there are children of from 12 to 14 years of
age who mike at the rate of 70 gross a day. By a similar
machine, though somewhat more complicated, bums are
cut, both round and tapering, at one operation. There
appeared considerable beauty in the perfect accuracy and,
precision, with which these corks were turned out by the
machines; but this satisfactory result has only been at-
tained after the purchase, trial, and rejection of several'
P _gaefter extensive experimentation, and the sacrifice
'
quantity of machinery. The store-room was
suggestive
tasive of some interesting reflections. There were
Packages of fifty or one hundred gross, or more, labelled
and ready to depart, some to various quarters of the United'
Kingdom, and othorsfordifferent parts of the world.