The Sun.
London, England, 1840-06-22 00:00:00

THE BRICKMAKER AND THE

ARCHDEACON.

A correspondent of ours, recently in a provincial town,
heard an Archdeacon's charge, and, what edified him still
more, a Churchwarden's remarks upon it. He soon
learned that the Churchwarden was a brickmaker,
and evh'ently a man of observation. " Our Arch-
deacon," said the brickmaker, "is a clever man ; he
sees his way clearly and firmly; but then, after all, it is
but his own way, and of those about him. We hear now-
a-days of people going a-head ; but our Archdeacon is not
one of them, that's plain ;he is rather going a-tail ; I
think he'll soon find himself behind; and yet he is for
guiding all, as though he and his friends were first, or
ought to be, and would be. Now, though lam a Church-
warden—because I cannot very well help it, without being
fined, and displeasing those I would not—l am more of a
Dissenter than or a Churchman. As for the churches. I
had rather they were all down together, than that they
should be upheld as they arc in all their corruption. Why,
the-e is a parson near me who has thousands for doing
nothing, and there is another who can hardly live for po-
verty and hard work. Another parson in my neighboer-
hood, lately preaching a club sermon, was describing a
Christian. He said—' No Chartist can be a Christian
(though he plainly did not at all know what a Chartist
really meant). No Christian can object to tithes ;no
Christian can object to Church-rates; no Christian can
object to the taxes, whatever they may be, or however
burdensome;' and so he went on, not above half ue-
quainted, I thought, with what he said. Such seems to
me the case with our Archdeacon. He thinks, if the
Church is not everything, it ought to be everything, and
should be. As for Dissent,' he says, ' Dissent is nothing,
or worse than nothing ;* and one of the arguments he used
te-day, for the building of more churches, was, that
there was so many Dissenters, and meeting-houses, and
schools, covering the face of the country.' I thought it
downright nonsense ; for though I see folly enough amongst
Dissenters, it is folly that costs us nothing unless we like ;
whereas the folly of the Church forces money out of our
pockets whether we will or no 1 If a man puts on a
fool's-cap himself, he does it for his own humour ;
but that is very different to having it clapped
upon his head by another, and by force. Our Arch-
deacon is for having the fool's-cap clapped on
us all by force. He wculd have all the clergy petition the
Government for more Church, whether or not. The Dis.
seaters arc not at all to be regarded, except so far es to
wring money out of their pockets, and to imprison them, as
poor Thorogood, if they refuse. Now Ido declare that
though I am a Churchwarden I would rather give all I am
worth to pull down all the churches, than one sixpence to
keep them up upon such principles." Such, according to
our correspondent's statement, upon which we can depend,
was part of the Churchwarden's remarks, which we deem
not a little ominous. Mark the man, not in appearance
above the more reputable of those overlooking the working
grades. The superior orders had not lost all their Ltd
upon him. He submitted to be Churchwarden partly not
to displease them ; yet had they evidently no hold upon his
principles. He was ready to pull down, under a given
case, though at the loss of all he was worth. This speaks
volumes. The enemies of the Church arc those in appear-
ance nearest her, and most respectable. Men of principle,
who abhor her iniquities, and are most to be feared by her.
We have no doubt there are numbers such, though appa-
rently in her communion, sho, under circumstances de-
scribed by the brickmaker, would lend a willing bend to
raze her very foundations; and yet those circumstances
are, of all others, such as Archdeacons are most eager to
promote. We think the brickmaker right. The whole
Church is behind the times.

THE ARCHIMEDES SCREW PRO-

PELLER STEAM SHIP.

This important experimental vessel, of which we have
recently heard so much, and which may yet be the fore-
runner of a revolution in steam navigation, made her
appearance at the Bromielaw on the forenoon of Sa-
turday last. left Liverpool on Thursday morning,
and steamed to Douglas, in the Isle of Man, a distance
of at least 70 miles, in seven hours and a half, beating
the Mona's Isle steam-packet full two hours in this
passage. The Archimedes left Douglas on Friday
morning at a quarter past nine A. M. and without loosing
a sail, by the assistance of the screw alone, reached
Greenock at half-past twelve the same night, though
during thv latter part of the voyage, from Ailsa Craig,
the wind blew a strong breeze directly a-head. The
distance from Douglas to Greenock is not less than 135
miles, which was performed as already stated, in fifteen
hours and a quarter.
At a quarter-past nine on Saturday morning, the
Archimedes left Greenock for Glasgow, which she
reached at 11 a.m. As the vessel passed the various
ship-yards and steamers in the Clyde, her appearance
was greeted by the satn,-,, round of welcome cheering,
which may be said tc have echoed from port to port in her
circumnavigation of the kingdom. Mr. Smith, the in-
-ventor of this application of the Archimedean screw,
has attended the vessel in all her trips, and he is accom-
panied by Captain Chappell, R.N., who superintends
the trials, and has been sent down specially by the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty to report thercoa. Of
the courtesy of these gentlemen. and their readiness to
grant every information regarding the workings of the
steam-screw, we can speak in high terms.
The appearance of the Archimedes in the Clyde is
an event of no ordinary importance, considering that it
was upon these waters that the genius of Henry Bell,
as applied to steam navigation, first developed itself, and
that ever since our river has worthily maintained its sta-
tion es the nursing mother of the art. Steam naviga-
tion, however, despite its mighty results, is yet only in
its infancy ; and in this quarter the trial trips of the
Archimedes will be regarded with much interest. Indeed,
it is scarcely a proper term to speak of trial trips, for
Captain Chappell states that the experiment has peen
neither more nor less than u triumphal voyage from one.
end of the kingdom to the other.
We believe we are justified in stating, that in all her
trips the Archimedes has come up to the expectations of
Mr. Smith and those connected with hint. As she was
not built for speed, she has been beaten in a few in-
stances in calm weather by first-rate steam-boats ; but
she must be a crack vessel notwithstanding, and her fine
points are seen to best advantage in a stiff gale and an
angry sea.

As relates to the Clyde in particular, Capt. Chappell
states that the importance of the Arehimedcan method
of propulsion is manifest. Frst, the getting rid of pad-
dle boxes leaves more space for vessels passing each
other ; second, there being no commotion of paddle
wheels, boats can go alongside without danger of swamp-
ing, even when the vessel is going at full speed ; third,
the Screw Propeller, throwing off water from every part
of the periphery, is found to stir up the sediment from
the bottom of the rivers and canals to a considerable
depth below the keel, so that, should the principle be
adopted, every oteamer would be acting as a scouring
machine in keeping the deposit agitated, by which
means it would be prevented from accumulating. The
advantages of the Screw over paddle wheels in ocean
steamers are of greater consequence ; as the propelling
instrument not being affected, or lessened in power, by
the leaning over of the ship when under sail, admits of
the same taunt masts and heavy rip, as in ships wholly
propelled by calvass—consequently, in leading winds,
which are upon 20 points of the compass out of 32
points, the fires might be extinguished, all the fuel saved,
and the vessel be navigated as a sailing vessel in all re-
spects. These are a few of the chief points arising out
of a first consideration of the Screw principle, to which
we shall probably advert more fully hereafter.
Oo Tuesday (to-morrow), she will proceed into the
Gairloeb, and land her passengers at Greenock. She
afterwards pursues her course northward, and will run
through the Caledonian Canal on her way to Aber-
deen, Leith, Hull, Amsterdam, and Antwerp.
The Archimedes haring been built, not for
but to show how effectually steaming and sailing q!).1-
hies can be combined in the same vessel, an rtle:n4 with
river canoe steamers, constructed expressly for sheens
has been, and will be, strictly avoided. An iron canoe
boat, however, is now building in London, to test the
power of the screw against paddle, wheels, when em-
ployed to obtain great river speed ; and this vessel when
finished will be immediately placed in c ,mpetition with
the fattest paddle-wheel boats in the kingdom.
A German gentleman, sent by a company at Ham-
burg for the . express purpose, joined the Arcliimedm
yesterday, and will proceed in her upon her cruise round
to Leith, to witness the action of the Screw upon an
extended scale.

Should the Brilaiihia sail from the Broomiclaw at
the same time with the Archimedes, sbe will form a
beautiful point for witnessing the evolutions of the
latter. It is one r€-markable feature in the "ItTigimeles
that she answers the helm with amazing rapidity, and
can thread her way throughout an intricate channel or
amidst a crowd of shipping, with the ease and safety
which belongs to a thing of life.—Glasgoui Herald.

The place where Courvoisier deposited the plate
which has been so opportunely produced, and which has, be-
yond doubt, operated greatly towards his conviction, has not yet
been accurately stated. It was at the " Hotel du Port
de Dieppe," kept by Messts. Piolaine and Vincent, No. 2,
Leicester-p!ace, Leicester-square, one door out of the square
on the right hand. It was formerly Sturmer's German
Theatre, and it it also known as having been the " Sans Souci"
of From the inquiries w 9 have made, we understand
it was coon alter Cuurvoisier's arrival in England that he was
engaged as waiter by M. Piolaine, in whose service, however,
he remained only about a month, when he left, having obtained
a situation in the establishment of Lady Julia Lockwood, from
whose service he went into that of Mr. Fector, M. P. Mrs.
Piolaine states that she cannot positively speak to the precise
day on which the parcel containing, the spoons and forks, &c.,
seas deposited in her care by Courvoisier, except that it was on
a Sunday evening ; but there is every reason to believe it must
have been on the evening of the Sunday preceding the perpe-
tration of the dreadful deed, which conclusion is streng,hened
by the fact, that the brown parer in which the parcel was
wrapped has been identified by Mr. Molteno, the printseller of
Pail-mail, as being, to the best of his judgment, the wrapper in
which he forwarded to Lord William Huss:ll a framed print of
the " Vision of Ezekiel," on the 27th of April last, nine days
before the murder and the discovery that the articles were
misting.
I hroughout the whole extent of Ireland, from north
to sJuth, the people are meeting to address her 3lsjesty and
her Royal husband in terms of heert-spoken congratulation on
her recent escape from the hand of the assassin. The move-
ment may be described as a simultaneous one.
Saturday was ilia third anntversary of the access;on
of Queen Victoria. The bells throughout the rnetroptilis rung
merry peak in the morning, and the custo•nary ceremee lets of fire
day were ob.seryed with more than 0)&2 usual affection and
loyalty ma the part of all classesl

MORNING EDITION__,

CONTRABAND MUSEUM in PARIS.

I had caught a bad cold, and just as I had lifted 111)
my head to sneeze, I saweirough cue of the win'l°"
of the Mayor's office, in the t .oriondissemeer
the body of a negro flanging by the neck. At the first
glance, and even at the second, I took it fur a liumeo
being, whom disappoiatcd love, or perhaps an expedi
tious justice, had disposed of so suddenly ; but I soc'n
ascertained that the ebony gentlemen in question 5f,14.,
only a kind of doll as large as life. What to think 01
this I did not know ; so I asked the door-keeper the
meaning of it. " Tois is the Contraband Mue!uot
was the answer ; an 1, on my showing a curiosity to ex-1
mine it, he was kin I eneugh to act as my cicerone. 10
a huge dusty room arc scattered over the floor, Cri
the walls, and aloud the ceiling, ail the inventions
of roguery which have been confiscated from time
to time by tho e guardians of the law—the revers"
officers. It is a complete arsenal of the weapons °',
smuggling ; all, unfortunately, in complete confe'
sion. Look b:fore you, there is a hogshead
dressed up as a n irse, with a child that holds just t"
quarts and a half. On the other side are fogs, hollow'
as the Trojan horse, and filled with whole armies of
cigars. On the floor lies a huge boa•conatrietor, gorged
with China silks, and just beyond it a pile of coal, curiously
perforated with spools of cotton. The coloured gentle
man who had excited my sympathy so much at first, treL
with his fate under the following circumstances ---bf
was built of tin, painted black, and stood like a heYcluc`
or Ethiopian chasseur, on the foot-hoard of a carriegecti
Listened by the feet and hands. He had frequently Pas9e
through the gates, and was well knownby sight to the
be
who noticed that he was alwaxs showing I'4
teeth ,which they supposed to be the custom ofhie country'
One day the carriage he belonged to was stopped at till
gate. There was, as usual, a grand chorus of oaths 2°l
yells, the vocal part being performed by the drivers:o"
cartmen, and the instrumental by their whips. 11.6
negro, however, never spoke a word. His good behce
viour delighted the soldiers, who held him up as an ex-
ample to the crowd. " Look at the black fellow, tbrty
erled, " see how well he behaves ! Bravo, nigger'
He showed a perfect indifference to their applause'
" My friend." amid it elcrk ;it the barrier, jumping uP
on the foot board, and slapping our sable friend en the
shoulder, " we are really very much obliged to you
0, surprise! the shoulders rattled. Tie officer wal
hewildere'd ; he sounded the footman all over, and fe°ll"
be was a man of metal, and as lull as his skin w'oo'dl
hold of the best contraband liquor. The juicy wort°
was seized at once, and carried off in triuneph. rf;6
first night the revenue people drank up one el
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shoulders, and he was soon bled to death. It is now
six years since he lost all the mdsture in his systems
and was reduced to a dry skeleton.