The Sun.
London, England, 1824-04-12 00:00:00

LOCAL ATTRACTION OF SHIPS.

The Board of •Longitude have conferred the Parliamentary
Premium of SOW. on Mr. PETER BARLOW, of the Royal
Military Academy, for his method of contracting the local at-
traction of vessels. The great quantities of iron employed at
this time in the construction and equipment of ships of war,
produce a° much deviation in the compass (varying according
to the direction of the ship's head) as to render it almost an
useless instrument, particularly in high Northern and South-
ern latitude. It appears by Lieutenant Foster's report of ex-
periments Made in his Majesty's ship Conway, under the su-
.-perintendence of Captain Basil Hall, to lat. Cl. S. and under
that of Capt. Clavering, in the recent voyage of the Griper,
to lat. 80 deg. North, that the difference in the, bearing of an
Object with the ship's head at East and West, amounted to 28
degrees before the latter vessel lift the Nore ; this difference
afterwards amounted to fifty degrees at the North Cape, and
to 76 degrees at Spitbergen. Great, however, as this effect
was, the method recommended by Mr. Barlow was completely
successful. This is extremely simple; it consists in merely
placing a small piece of iron abaft the compass, in such a
situation as to counteract the: effect Of the ship in any one
place';' after which, widiout removing it, it continues to do
the same in all parts of the world,- whatever change may take
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will intensityresult o
add greatly to the safety of vessels in our Channel, in dark
and. blowing weather; it will tend to the general correction of
oand will dispel nine out of ten of
thteri tjsuppositiousl::.rts Variation;
current
, so liberally, supplied by Navigators,
to account for every. .rernarkable disagreement between Rec.
koning Lit 4 Observation, arid of which there can. be no doubt
the greater-humber have arisen from this long neglected error
in the compass.

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LIST OF TIIE.MAJORITr
Who voted for the Speaker leaving the Chair to go into a Corn-
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mittee on the Bill for Repealing
the Usury-Laws. —April B.
Allen, J. I. Gladstone J. Ommaney, Sir F.
Althorp, N'isct. Haldimand. W. Parnell, Sir H.
Alexander, J. D. Huskision,Rt. Hon. Peel, Rt. Hon. R.
Hardinge, Sir H. Phillimore, J.
Alexander, J. W. Phillips, G.
C. Plummer .John
Benyon, B. or R. W. Porcher, 'II.
ABetiti7e°t,diloi.. H. G. Herries, J.
Blair, J. Hodson J
. 1 J. Robinson,RtHn.F.
Birch, J. Hume, Joseph Rice, T. S.
Brown J. James, IV. . Russell, Lord W. •
Calvert, J. ...,.Ingilb9, Sir W. Sebright, Sir J.
Clerk, Sir G. IkenneClY, T. P. Smith, Wm.
Colburne, N. W. Kerrison, Sir R. Smith, John
Coote, Sir C. Lushington, S. . Smith, Robt.
Dalrymple, A. Lambton, J. G. Tierney, Rt. lin:G.
Denison, W. J. Leader, W. : Tindall,
Douglas, W. K. Long, Rt. lin. Sir C. Vivian, Sir H.
Ebrington, Visct. Lewis, .W. .-; Vernon, G. G. V.
Ellice, Ed. - , Moberly, J. - Walker; Josh.
Ellis, C. R. 111aberly, W. L. Whitmore, W. W.
Ellis, Thomas . Martin, J. • Wood, II-
Ellis, Hon. A. E. Macdonald, J. Whitbread, S. C.
Ellison, C. Mitchell, John r; . . Wynn, Rt.Hn. W.
Evans, W. Monck, J. R. i TELLIIIIIS.
Fleming, J. S. Normanby, Viie._ Sykes, D. •
Forbes, Sir C. North, M. ,_ Onslow, A.

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After the first division a number of Members who had voted
in the Majority left the House, not expecting any farther divi-
sion, and several others came in who voted in favour of the
Bill in the subsequent divisions, amongst whom were the fol.;
lowing :
Burgh, Sir U. Kemp, T. P. • Money, W. T.
Grant, G. M. Lewis, T. F. Morland, Sir S.B.
Gilbert, D. G. Lawley, F. Rae, Rt. Hn. SirW.
Jones, John Lascelles, Hon. W. Stanley, Hon. R.

MINORITY
Against the Grant of £500,000, for Building Churches.—
April 9.
Althorp, Visct. Johnstone, W. A. Russell, Id. J.
Bennet, Hon. H. G. Ingilby, Sir W. Russell, Ld W.
Bernal, R. Kemp, T. - Sefton, Earl of
Bright, Henry Kennedy, T. F. Smith, J.
Calcraft, J. H. Lamb, Hon. G. Smith, W.
Calvert, C. Larnbton, J. G. Shelley, Sir J.
Calvert, N. Leycester' R. Tierney, Rt.H n. G.
Cavendish, C. Moberly, J. Townshend, Ld. C.
Cavendish, Ld G. Moberly, W. L. Western, C. C.
Colborne, N. W. Macdonald, Jas. Wharton, J.
Creevey, T. Marjoribanks, S. Whitbread, S. C.
Cradock, S. Martin J. Whitbread, W. H.
Duncannon, Visct. Monck, J. B. Wilson, Sir R.
Dundas, Hon. T. Normanby,-Visct. Wood, 31.
Ehrington, Visct. Palmer, C. Wrottesley, Sir J.
Ellice, E. Pelham, J. C.
Forgusson' Sir R.C. Powlett, Hon. W. TELLER.
Fitzroy, Lord J. Poyntz, W. S. Hobhouse, J. C.
Honcywood, W. P. Pryse, P.
Hume, J. Robarts, A. W. PAIRED orr.
Howard, Lord H. Robarts, G. Lascelles, Ilon. W.
James, W. - Robinson, Sir G. Mackintosh, SirJ.