The Sun.
London, England, 1824-10-16 00:00:00

ANGEL INN, OXFORD.

The Public are respectfully informed that a New Light Post
Conch, called The Shamrock, leaves the above Office for
Birmingham, Shrewsbury and Holyhead, every Morning at
Five o'clock; and is worked in a very superior manner.
Also, a New Post Coach leaves the Sell Inn, Faringdon,
every evening at Seven o'clock, to the Bolt-in-Ton, fleet-
street, and Bull Inn, Aldgate, at very reduced Fares; and
returns every Evening at Half-past seven. _
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& CO. Pro'

ffietors,

R. COSTAR, C. W 4...
The Proprietors will not be responsible for the loss or
damage of any package, should the whole value thereof ex-
ceed the Sum of Five Pounds, unless the same be specified,
and an insurance paid over and above the common carriaLT,
when delivered to their Agents at the above Inn, and in the
different parts of the Kingdom.

COMETS.-M. de BIELA, an officer of grena-
diers, and amateur astronomer at Prague, has
observed a remarkable phenomenon in the comet,
which he first observed on the 30th December of
'wit year. On the night between the 22d and
.?.3d of January, the comet, besides the tail on
the side opposite the sun, had another turned
towards the sun. These two tails were not ex-
actly opposite to each other, but formed a very
obtuse angle. M. de Br ELA who is certain that
there was no optical illusion either in the instru-
ment or eye of the observer, thinks that the
most probable explanation of the second tail is,
that the Comet left behind it a luminous track in

its passage, and that this second tail indicated
the path which the Comet had first travelled.
It was neither so brillant nor so long as the tail
opposite the sun, and was seen only on the `ltd,
25th, and 27th of January. M. de BIELA, also
conceives that he has observed an inauence,
exerted by the proximity of Comets on the lu•
minous state of the sun, and has traced the in-
crease of spots on its surface, as Comets have ap-
proached this luminary.—(New Monthly Mag.)
POTATOES SUBSTITUTED FOIT SOAP: M. CADET
DE VA UX proposes to wash linen by means of
potatoes, only three parts boiled in water, in-
stead of soap. The following is an experiment
on this subject, made by M. 11 ERICORT DE
Tunny, the report of which, signed by him, has
been published. The linen experimented upon,
consisted of the clothes of adults and children,
sheets, coverlids, table-linen, towels, brewer's
aprons, hospital linen, &c. The whole was first
thrown into a tub to soak in water for about
half an hour; it was next placed in a copper of
hot water, from which the pieces were taken
separately, to be thoroughly rubbed with the
prepared potatoes, as is usual with soap ; thus
prepared, and after having been well rubbed,
rolled and wrung, it was a second time put into
the copper with a quantity of the prepared pota-
toes, and after boiling for half an hour, was taken
out, turned, thoroughly rubbed, wrung, and
again thrown in for some minutes ; it was well
rinsed twice in a large quantity of water, was
put into cold water for half an hour, afterwards
into a press to drain, and then hung up to dry.
The whole time employed was about two hours
and a half; the linen was perfectly clean, free
from all grease, and looked very white.