The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-20 00:00:00

MR. ROTCII'S NEW LEVER FID.

The tops of his Majesty's ship Tamar having'
been fitted by order of the Lords of the Admiralty with this
ingenious and useful invention, Lr. RoTcit, theinventor, vi-
sited Woclwich on %londay last, for the purpose of seeing that
his plan hail been properly carried into execution. The
operation of lowering and hoisting the maintop-mast was per.
formed twice, under the directions of Lieutenant Golding, and
nothing could be more complete than the success of the expe-
riment. The top-gallant-mast was on end, and the rigging
of both that mast and the topmast taught set up, when the
word was given to lower :till), the main-topmast ; and in an in.
stant, with three hands only on a Burton at each side, the mast
was lowered away, thilever lids were removed entirely. and laid
on one side in the top, and the top.ms4twasleftsupported only by
the top tackle pennants; which heitZeased oil' the top-mast, of
course settled away as low as was required, the top-mast shrouds
and rigging hanging loosely into the mast. Thus was the great ob-
ject of this most valuable invention at once attained; but the in-
ventor, wishing to prove the immense power of his fid, and its
double application, was anxious to see the mast again lidded
without starting the rigging. nir this purpose the lever fide
were again put into their places, and 10 hands were put on to
the Burton on each side, when, in a very few sways, the topmast
was fidded again without starting any of the rigging, which, by
the very act of lidding the top-mast, was strained perfectly
taught, and ready for carrying sail. It should be stated also,
in justice hi this invention, that the hands employed in this
manoeuvre were for the most part boys and marines, very few
seamen having as yet entered on board the Tamar. The fore-
going experiment is an interesting one, inasmuch as it opens a
new resource in the hour of danger for those courageous sons of
adventure, mariners; and, as such, its complete success must
be hailed with pleasure by all those who take an interest in the
ever precarious fate of that active and valuable class of society.

The building hi the Kura's old Palace, known
as the Office for the Board of Green Cloth, is
about to be pulled down forthwith, to complete
the new arrangements for his MAJESTY holding
his Courts there. The books of the office, seve-
ral hundred years old, and other official property,
have been removing during the week to some
rooms in the Palace till the new office at the
east end of the Palace is complete and ready for
their reception. Mr. WiLmAlts, of the Silver
Scullery, and several others who were living in
the Palace on sufferance, have been removing out
during the week.
Yesterday the Griper brig, Captain CLAYER.
Igo, arrived at Woolwich with Capt. SABINE,
from Greenland and the, coast of Norway, where
the latter officer has bean some months continu-
ing his astronomical observations, similar to those
he made on the AfriCan' coast and the West In-
dies. During the voyages, they had some inter-
course with a tribe of Esquimaux on the coast of
Greenland, who were, at first extremely shy, but
afterwards became familiar.

A petition is now laying at the Town Clerk's
Office for signature, for a repeal of the Coal
Duty.--(Norwich Mercury, Dec.. 10.)
Golden liAt.t has taken a shooting-box in
Northamptonshire, where he and his fair bride are at present,
accompanied by a few select friends. There is a whisper that
the beautiful 111EncAxpom BALL Is "in that state that
Ladies wish to be who love their Lords."

Alias Fox, the only daughter of Lord and
Lady flor,Loint we are sorry to state, is much
indisposed at Brighton.
Fawn; being once annoyed by a poor fiddler
straining harsh discord" under his window, sent
him out a shilling, with a request that ha would
play elsewhere, as one scraper at the door was
sufficient.

A certain popular comic Actor, whose talents,
notwithstanding his years, are still in their meri-
dian, has for a length of time been studying
FaWV', a character performed by him in the
country when ho was a young man. If ho should
venture upon it on the boards of Old Drury, we
shall be exceedingly disappointed if it should
fail to be a ht.