The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-03 00:00:00

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL said in reply to a
question as to the Orders of the Day for Monday,
that it was his intention to bring on the Ecclesiastical
Duties and Revenues Bill at an early hour to morrow,
and that as there most probably would not be time to
discuss the question of the Austrian Treaties on the
same evening, he proposed to bring forward the ques-
tion of the Austrian Treaties on Monday.
Mr. HUME had understood that the intention of
the Noble Lord had been to bring forward the Clergy
Reserves Cannda Bill the first thing on Monday.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL did not intend to bring
forward that Bill for the purpose of debate on Monday,
but merely for the purpose of stating what were the
alterations he intended to introduce into it.
On the motion that the otherorders of the day be read,
Mr. HAWES, who had previously given way to
Lord John Russell, rose for the purpose of stat-
ing that he had distinctly understood the Honourable
Member for Dublin to give notice of the instruction, de-
fining the franchise, which he had that night brought
forward, and he had mentioned to several Members his
impression that such was the matter to be discussed.—
( Hear.) He should have felt ashamed of himself,
such being his impression, if he had not stated it. He
had subsequently heard the Hon. Member for Kil-
kenny give notice relating to municipal rates and taxes.
POPULATION BILL.

Upon the Order of the Day for the House resolving
itself into a Committee on this Bill being read,
Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN trusted that the Hon.
Member the Under Secretary of State for the Home
Department would consent to its being referred to a
Select Committee.
Mr. FOX 111AULE could not consent to the Bill
being referred to a Select Committee, but he had no
objection to postpone going into Committee till Monday.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of,
and the House adjourned at a Quarter to One.

From T. J. Pettigrew, M.D., F.R.S., to
Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly,
and 76, King William-street, Bank of England :—" Gentle-
men—l have no hesitation in replying to your incpt:ry as to the
results obtained by the use of your improved spectacles; being
in the constant habit of reading and writing for many hours
together by lamp-light, it is but justice to say that your newly-
invented spectacle lenses have afforded me the greatest com-
fort. When I employed the ordinary pebbles, I never failed to
experience in the morning a great irritation in the eyes. Since
I have used your admirable glasses I suffer from no inconve-
pierce of the kind, and my vision is much improved. I shall.
ever feel grateful to my good friend, Dr. Blundell, for having
drawn my attention to the subject —Believe me to be yours
very respectfully, T. J. PETTIGREW, 8, Saville-row. Jan. 4,
1839 " The Messrs. Solomons state that their Operative
Voice Conductor, by which thousands of deaf persons have been
greatly benefited, is the size of a seven-shilling piece, and,
when fixed into the cavity of the ear, is soft, easy, and not more
uncomfortable nor perceptible than having a piece of wool in
its place, and the faintest whisper at a public assembly is heard-
with distinctness.-39,' Albemarle:street, and 76, ping
Wil-
liam-street, Bank.

THE ARCHIMEDES STEAM- I
VESSEL.

This vessel, which is propelled by a screw placed
under water, instead of paddles, made an experimental
trip at Leith yesterday forenoon. The hour at.-
nounced was eleven, but, owing to accidental disap-
pointment in procuring a pilot, it was half-past twelve
before she left the wet dock. About fifty or sixty
gentlemen were on board by invitation, including four
captains of the Royal Navy, the Lord Provost of
Leith, Professor •Wallace, Messrs. Jardine, Stephen-
son, and Grainger, engineers, Messrs. Adie and Dunn,
opticians, Messrs. Sang, Slight, and Morton, mechani-
cians, Messrs. Hamilton, Mitchell, and others, con-
nected with the shipping interest, Mr. Hunter, Mr.
William Bell, Mr. Maclagan, and a number of
gentlemen who are known as amateurs in the de-
partments of mechanics and engineering. After
getting disengaged from the ships in the harbour,
the machinery was put in motion, and the vessel
continued to cut her way with good speed and great
steadiness for half an hour, when some part of the steam-
engine broke. This unlucky accident of course put a
stop to the use of the propeller, and produced con-
siderable disappointment. The Archimedes, however,
having the peculiar method of uniting the powers of a
steam vessel and a sailing vessel, can employ either or
both, and so perfectly, that working with sails alone,
she rivals in speed the best sailing vessels of her size,
and with steam alone, the best steam ships of the same
burden and power. On the failure of the engine, the
sails were hoisted, and in a little while we found our-
selves scudding up the Firth at the rate of eight miles
per hour, without the smallest assistance from the ma-
chinery. There was a fresh breeze, and the speed was
ascertained by Captain D. Boswell, who held the log
himself. An elegant lunch was politely supplied to the visi-
tors in the cabin; the fine day lent a charm to the beauties
of the landscape ; and the only deduction from the plea-
sure enjoyed by the strangers arose from a conscious-
ness that the accidental failure of the engine must have
been a source of annoyance and vexation to Mr. Smith,
the ingenious inventor, and to Captain Chappell (Royal
Navy), who commands the vessel. The plan of the
vessel and machinery was illustrated by a model, and
engraved sections, and the form and use of the propel-
ler and machinery were most patiently explained by
Captain Chappell. It is right to state, that the failure
was not in the new and peculiar machinery of the Ar-
chimedes. It was neither in the propelling screw, nor

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in the wheels by which motion is communicated to it
from the engine, but in the piston or piston rod of the
engine itself. It would have happened equally, and
would have had the same effect in stoppinc, the steam
power, if the vessel had been worked by paddle wheels,
and it (hies not, therefore, affect the merits of Mr.
Smith's invention in the remotest degree. That it was
one of those mischances which cannot be foreseen, is
shown by the fact, that the Archimedes had previously
steamed over four or five thousand miles, without any
such accident occurring. The passengers reached Gran-
ton Pier a little before three ; and the vessel is to start
on a second trip from the same place this day at one

o'clock.
The Archimedes is of a sharp and elegant form, like
a yacht, and carries three masts. Her steam engines
are of 80 horse computed power. Her length between
the perpendiculars is 107 feet ; extreme breadth of
beam, 221 feet ; depth of hold, 13 feet ; draught of
water, 10 feet ; burden, 240 tons. We shall describe
the form, position, and use of the propeller on Saturday,
with the aid of a wood-cut. In the meantime, we may
state it consists of two half-screws fixed on an axis ; that
is, two sheets of copper (we believe) set edgeways on
an axle, and bent into a spiral form. The diameter of
the spiral is 5 feet nine inches ; the length, 5 feet.
What is called the pitch of the screw, or the distance
between thread and thread, if it were continued, is 8
feet. It is fixed in the " dead wood," or part under
the stern, where the curved sides coalesce, and
stretch downwards with a thickness scarcely ex-
ceeding that of the keel. The axis lies parallel
with the keel, and the leaves of the spiral pro-
jecting on each side of it, are entirely immersed in the
water. It is before the helm, not behind it, as some
were led to imagine. Under favourable circumstances
the screw makes nearly 140 revolutions per minute. It
operates on the sculling principle, and may be considered
as a rotatory sculler. Its method of working was un-
derstood at once from an inspection of the model, but
what created universal amazement was its small size
compared with the sectional area of the vessel. It
scarcely creates any visible surge or motion on the water,
and, though there was a sensible tremor in the vessel, it
was entirely due to the action of the engine and the
toothed wheels and pinions in the bold.
The idea of this spiral propeller is not new, but Mr.
Smith has the merit of showing its practicability, and
pointing out the peculiar advantages that may be de-
rived from it. We are satisfied that it is an invention
of the highest importance. Perhaps it is not too much
to say that it is destined to produce a revolution in
steam navigation.—Scots'nan.

SIR JAMES ANDERSON'S STEAM

CARRIAGE.

DUBLIN, JUNE 30.—An experimental trip of Sir J.
Anderson's steam drag for common roads, took place
yesterday on the Howth road, and fully answered the an.
ticipations of all concerned. It ran for about two hours,
backing and turning. in every direction—the object being
chiefly to try the various parts in detail. It repeatedly
turned the corners of the avenues at a speed of about
twelve miles an hour, and at a pressure of only about 46
or 43 pounds upon the square inch. No smoke whatever
was c flitted, and very little steam was observed, while
even these, it is alleged, will be removed, when runi,ing
publicly on the roads. The whole machinery is orna-
mentally boxed in, which prevents the nervousness so
often experienced in railway carriages, when the move-
ments of the different parts are exposed to view ; neither
do horses show any alarm when it passes them.
The Directors of the English Company formed for the
purpose of working out Sir James Anderson's patent,
are about to assemble at Manchester, in order to witness a
trial of the carriages constructed there ; and it is expected
that the noblemen and gentlemen forming the Company
will afterwards come to Dublin ; it being the intention of
the patentees to form a Company, in conjunction with
that of England, for establishing communications by
means of these drags, between the principal towns in Ire-
land, as soon as a few of the carriages now constructing,
and in a forward state, are completed. It is proposed
that the English Company should, in the first instance,
in conjunction with the railway trains from London, run
from Birmingham to Holyhead; the passengers to be
thence conveyed by steam-vessels to Dublin twice a day ;
from Dublin to Galway by the steam drags, and thence
by steam-vessels to New York, touching at Halifax.
Thus making Ireland the stepping-stone between Eng_
land, Nova Scotia, and the United States, and avoiding
the delay and danger of beating up the Channel, the most
arduous and annoying part of the present route. The
whole distance between London and New York will be
accomplished, it is expected, in ten days.

CANADA CHURCH PROPERTY

TO 7'IIE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
head this letter with a term that will carry
us back at once to an Act of the Imperial Parliament's
legislation, on the plain words whereof that portion of
this empire has attained its present condition.
When will ambitious minds, or those greedy of in-
fluence or of base lucre, cease to claim for the United
Church of England (Wales included) and Ireland other
territorial position ? Before appropriation of the Ca-
nadian " Reserves" to diversely located clergy, decency
should instruct our House of Commons to repeal that
Act : as yet the Reserves are not, in form, Crown or
public land to deal with, and therefore the Protestants
of Canada have clear right to be heard by delegates at
the nifliament bars, showing good cause why projected
innovations ggainst due carrying out of the provisions
enacted for securing heritage of the respective glebes to
the Protestant congregations thereon should not be
entertained.

This is not a doctrinal question, further than the re-
quisition in the 52d of Gco. II I. (which is all that
would be necessary to exact from any preacher of
Christianity), does imply rejection of Papal Vicege-
rency. The wisdom of our Legislature, in regard to
accumulation of the strengths of our polity in allegiance
to our non-sacerdotal Sovereigns is manifist in attach-
ing the Colonial dependencies to British interests by
the same peremptory bond which maintains the descent
of the Crown, alone lawfully in its line of Protestant
succession. . . .

Trusting, Sir, that you may yet stimulate del.zk ns
of Canada to utter their constitutional convictions,
I beg to subscribe myself your faithful Servrnt,
A STATUTE OBEYING MINISTER.

EVENING EDITION.