The Sun.
London, England, 1822-03-08 00:00:00

CLOCK-WOlt KMACCINERY,

There are now exhibiting at New York seve—
ral wonderful pieces of Clock-work Machinery,
which perhaps equal the masterly ingenuity of'
the automata of VAUCANSON, or of ALBERT the
Great.

The first is a small elegantly wrought gold cage surmounting
a musical clock-work. In this cage is a fountain, and a bird
not larger than a bee, which sings, flutters its wings, and flies
from one part of the cage to another.
The base of the second is also occupied by a inusical
clock-work ;it represents a gmupe of quadrupeds around the basin of a fountain, where a goat drinks, and per-
forms a variety of movements. In front is a basket with
a pear in it ; the moment the pear is touched, a dog
on the other side gnashes his teeth, barks, and shakes
himself till the pear is replaced, while a monkey behind
threatens him with a stick, and in the mean time munches an
i apple; a butterfly rests on a pillar above the fountain, and
moves its wings and feet. The back ground to this group is
a mass of rocks, from among which, now and then, a fox
makes its appearance. Above these rocks there is a small patch
of blue sky, and the sun turning on his axis, and also accom-
plishing his diurnal revolution. This is a remarkably compli-
cated piece of machinery, none of the figures being more than
an inch in length.
The third is a cage, very large, and highly ornamented. On
the top is a black man, who beats time to the chiming of several
satyrs and two monkeys, one of *horn grins quite ludicrously.
But the most wonderful things are tine canary birds that sing
the natural notes of these birds, flutter, and flap their wings,
and spring from one perch to another. In this cage is a
fountain, which falls by several stories ; and the artificial
arrangement of pieces of glass represents so naturally the sound
and glitter of falling water, that both the eye and the ear may
be deceived.
The fourth is a park with two country seats, out of which
come two ladies, who exchange mutual salutations, and boW to
the company. Attracted by the sudden flight and song of a
bird in a grove behind them, they turn and listen. The
bird, not larger than a bee, sings and flutters for some time;
and then flies away among the trees. Upon this the ladies
repeat their bows and curtsies to each other, and to the com-
pan
y, and withdraw into their houses. On the top., of the dome
above is a large butterfly, which closes and expands its wings
and moves its feet in a perfectly natural manner. This, and in-
deed all the machinery, play a variety of tunes.
The fifth and sixth are two magicians, the French and the
American. There is a set number of questions to each, and on
any one of these being placed in a drawer for the purpose, the
magician goes through a variety of ceremonies, and gives the
answer, which is always appropriate ; it is said that several ce-
lebrated niechanicians 'have been allowed to take these ma;.
chines to pieces, yet have never been able to discover by what
contrivance the right answer is always given. ,
The last is called a perpetual motion ; although perhaps the
power that it possesses is not strong enough for any application
to extensive machinery. It consists of a large wheel, around
the head of which are placed, at equal distances, a certain num-
ber of moveable hollow cylinders, each containing an equal pro-
portion of quicksilver ; the weight of the quicksilver, which
moves from one s'Ale to the other as the wheel turns, determines
the horizontal or perpendicular position of the cylinders. By
their horizontal position in falling, the circumference of the
wheel is continually enlarged on one side, and diminished on
the other, by their perpendicular position in rising ; this creates
two unequal semi-circles, the one more eccentric than the other,
and thus causes a perpetual rotation.

On Tuesday the remains of Admiral Sir JOHN
BORLASE WARREN were removed from his house,
in Upper Grosvenor-street, for interment in the
family vault in Oxfordshire.