The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-16 00:00:00

ANECDOTE OF WASHINGTON.

At the 4th of July celebration in Monson Mass,
the Springfield Republican states that the Venerable
and Rev. Alfred Ely related the following :—" When
a boy I resided in West Springfield, and worked on
a farm. In the uutmn of the year 1789 I was en-
gaged with my employer in gathering a load of
corn-stalks in a field not far distant from the
Connecticut River. My employer had driven his
loaded team from the lot, and left me as usual
to put up the bars. While thus engaged I noticed
the approech of four horses and a large vehicle.
There was no driver upon the carriage, but astride
the nigh horse of each span was a young Mulatto
postillion ; there were also two out- riders and a foot-
man. The vehicle (in which was seated a gentleman
whose striking personal presence impressed me) was
called in those days a chariot. It was entirely unique,
and unlike anything in present use, except in the
running part. 1 saw the outriders gallop on in
advance of the chariot and hold some parley with
my employer, who occupied the entire road with
his loaded cart ; the roads at that time being so
narrow that two teams could not pass unless one
yielded to the other. I perceived that my employer
yielded none of his right of the road, and that the
chariot was detained by the cart until they

On Saturday, in company with several gentlemen
invited by Mr. T. Robjohn, we had an opportunity of
examining the immense aerial ship " United States,"
now on the stocks at Hoboken, and nearly ready for
lunching into the air. Trusting that some account
of this unique affair may be interesting to our readers,
we took a few notes, which will serve as reliable data
for a brief description. The car is 64 feet in length,
very sharp at either end, width 6 feet, height 6 feet 4
inches, the whole composed of a strong, light wooden
frame, covered with canvas, with doors and glass
windows. The boilers are of ccpper, on the tubular
plan, and occupy a space equal to four cubic feet;
the engines are very perfect, being composed of gun
metal and cast steel; they are of 12-horse power, and
are to work 20 inch stroke 66 times per minute,
which will give 400 revolutions of the floats, which
are placed in a substantial framework on the top of
the car. There is sufficient room for 25 passengers,
with fuel for four hours. The float is 260 feet in
length, of a cigar-like shape, 24 feet diameter in the
centre, and bas a gas capacity equal to 95,000 cubic
feet, which gives a lifting power equal to 6,500
pounds. The entire weight of the car, float, and fix-
tures is about 4,000 pounds, leaving 2,500 pounds
surplus. It is designed to run about 200 feet above
the surface of the earth, at a rate of speed varying
from 25 to 50 miles per hour. The engines are a
curiosity, their weight being 181 pounds, and so per-
fect are they, that by force of his lungs Mr. Rohjohn
caused both pistons to work a full revolution, carrying
a driving wheel of five feet diameter. The rudder is
worthy of minute examination, and by it it is de •
signed to run up or down, or in any required direc-
tion. The car is suspended by cords to the float, and
when the whole is inflated and suspended in mid-air
under the estimated velocity, it will be a rare sight.
The reality of such a scheme can hardly be compre-
hended until one examines the admirable machinery,
and actually sits down in the car, when its feasibility
seems to be probable. The ship thus far has cost
the inventor about 5,500 dollars, and he now re-
quires only a few hundred more to perfect and set
afloat his air ship. It is designed to drive this vessel
by steam, and to obviate the necessity of fuel, Mr.
Robjohn says he has discovered a plan for decompos-
ing water, igniting the gases, which again become
water, which is converted into steam by the combus-
tion, and this steam is again condensed and returned
for decomposition, thus securing entire immunity
from waste and a uniform weight during the longest
voyages. The present arrangement of the engines
are, however, on the usual reciprocity plan, driven by
ste am, generated from coke and spirits of wine. The
vessel lies on the plain west of Hoboken village, and
is surrounded by a strong enclosure, 290 by 275 feet
—the whole under the constant surveillance of a
watchman. Several capitalists are examining the
plan, and it is to be hoped that the want of a few
hundred dollars may not be the means of prevent-
ing a fair trial of this grand attempt to navigate the
air. Any person desirous of examining this affair
can always do so by calling on Mr. Robjohn, at his
office, 166, Bowery, or at the stocks in Hoboken,
about one mile from the ferry.--/Vew York Tribune.

When made up in From what When
PLACES. General Post-office port dis- due.
London. patched.
America (by Brit. pkt.)N Aug. 22 .. Liverpool Aug. 17
America (by U.S. pkt.) N Aug. 19 .. .. Liverpool .. Aug. 13
America (by U.S. pkt.) M Aug 27 .. Southampt. Aug. 21
Africa (West coast).. N 14th of the month Plymouth Sept. 6
Alexandria* 19th & 30th of 'no. Dover .. Aug. 18
Belgium .. • • N Daily .. Dover .. Daily
Brazil . • .. M 9th of the month Southampt. Sept. 16
Buenos Ayres M 9th of the month Southampt. Sept. 16
California(viaChagres)Ml/d & 17th of month Southampt. Aug. 20
Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plymouth• • Sept. 6
Constantinople* .. • • N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. Aug.2o
Central America .. M2d & 17th of mon. Southampt. Aug. 20
Channel Isles N'Mon., Wed., & Fri. Southampt. Tn. Th.Sa
Chili .. 17th of the month Southampt. Aug. 20
France & N Twice daily .. .. Dover • • Twicedall;
Greece* .• .. • • N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover • • Aug.2o
Hamburgh N Tuesday & Friday London .. Tees. Sat.
Holland .. • • .. MWednes. & Satan Louden .. Mon.Thrs
Honduras N,,l7th of the mouth Southampt. Aug.2o
Ireland .. M& N Twice daily .. Holyhead .. Twieedaily
India (via Southamp.) M 20th of the month Southarept. Aug. 23
India (via Marseilles) N 7th& 24th efmonth Dover • • At 4. 17
Mediterranean (via
Southampton) •• M 20th of the month Southampt. Aug. 23
Mediterranean (via I
Marseilles) N 7th& 24th ofmonth Dover •• , Aug. 17
Mexico M 2d of the month.. Southampt. 'Sept 5
Madeira • • • • .. M 9th of the month Southampt. 'Sept. 16
Malta* 7 th,ll th,l9 th,27th } Dover Aug. 18
&30th of month
Naples* .. • • .. N sth 15th 25th of mo Dover .. Aug. 22
Papal States* .. N sth 15th 25th of mo Dover .. Aug. 22
Peninsular.. 7th 17th 27th of mo'Southampt. Aug. 26
Peru .. •• IMl7th of the month ISouthampt. Aug. 20
Tuscany* .. N sth 15th 25thof moDover • • Aug 21
West Indies .. 17th of the month ISoutkampt. 'Aug. 20

victualler, certificate of the third class—Thomas Lucas I
Clayton, Pottesgrove, Bedfordshire, milkman and farmer,
certificate of the second c'a,s—William Mitchener Max-
field, Leeds, silk merc r —W. M. Hartridge, Woodbridge,
Suffolk, grocer, certificate of the third class—W. Wat-
son, Silisbury-court, Fleet-street, licensed victualler,
certificate of the second class—J. E. Dawson, Oxtei (Is
street, furnishing ironmonger, certificate of the first
class—J. Lemmon, Norwich, printer and bookbinder,
certificate of the second class—J. C. Ridge, Great St.
Helen's, Bishopsgate, wine and spirit merchant, certifi-
cate of the third class.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
J. R. Hotelay and J. Claxton, Leasingthorne-wharf,
Millbank— T. Richardson, W. Watson, and W. R.
Clarke, New York and Philadelphia, and Manchester,
England—N. Greening, T. Greening, N. Greening, and
J. Greening (so far as regards Nathaniel Greening),
Warrington, Lancashire, wire workers—J. W. Jolitle,
H. Joliffe, and Ann Joliffe, Penton-street, Pentouville,
licensed victuallers—W. Strong and J. Crouch, Wimble-
don, Surrey, builders—R. Hemming and W. C. Hem-
ming, Redditch, Worcestershire, needle and fish hook
manufacturers—R. P. Harding, E. Pullen, and A. T.
Bishop (so far as regards A. T. Bishop), Guildhall
Chambers, Basinghall-street—E. R. Larken, G. Dawson,
R. Toynbee, L. Heymann, and G. J. Holyoake (so far as
regards R. Toynbeo and L. Heymann), Crane-court,
City, newspaper proprietors—T. Barnes and T. Field,
Narrow-street, Liinehouse, merchants—G. Tustin and J.
Shell, Great Saint Andrew-street, St. Giles-in•the-
Fields, ginger beer manufacturers—J. Chambers and C.
Chambers, Kidderminster, boot and shoe manufacturers
—Job Shottin and J. Taylor, Heaton Norris,
Lancashire, pawnbrokers—R. Henderson and G.
Mures, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, upholsterers—H. Ruse
and T. F. Huggins, Palm-place, Stroud's vale,
Islington—C. W. Orford and I). Male, Birmingham,
architects—W. Maddock and H. Dawson, Liverpool,
ship chandlers—J. Atkins, E. Atkins, and azsbeth At-
kins, West Derby, Lancashire. proprietors of the Liver-
pool Zoological Gardens—W. Humphrys and T. Grif-
fiths, Liverpool, contractors—E. S;oddart, E. W. Si-
monds, and J. S. Hammond (so far as regards J. S.
Hammond). Ashford, Kent, ironmongers—R Leach and
J. Leach, Martock, Somersetshire, attorneys and eolici-
tors—J. Gordon and R. Mason, Weston-super-Mare,
Somersetshire. chemists and druggists—J. B. Allan and
J. Allan, St. Paul's-churchyard, City, drapers—R. Hum-
phreys and J. Humphreys, Cheltenham, livery-stable
keepers—W. H. Daunt and E. R. Daunt, Liverpool and
Manchester, iron merchants—W. Ford and S. Ford,
Bank Steam-mills, Cheshire, millers—T. Reid and J.
Reid, Rochdale, L inca-hire, woollen cloth merchants—
Gr. F. Wright and W. H. Wright, High Holborn, whole-
sale perfumers—H. Scott and R. J. Cole, Furnivare
Inn, Holborn, and Notting-hill, attorneys and solicitors
—T. Lyon and J. Healing, Liverpool. pawnbrokers.

INSOLVENT PETITIONERS.
John Adeane, Reading, furniture broker.
William Archer, Alcester, Warwickshire, glass and
china dealer.
James Fennell, Studley, Warwickshire, groom.
John Hughes, Faversham, K-nt, saddler.
Evan Evans, Denbigh, farmer.
William Henry Roberts, Denbigh, farmer.
Horatio Haldenby, Skipton, Yorkshire, ►choolmaster.
Charles Maughan, Wath-upou-Dearne, Yorkshire, coal

miner.
George Clarke, sen., Lutton, Lincolnshire, farmer.
George Clarke, juu., Sutton St. Mary, Liaconshire,
farmer.
William Collins, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, at-
torney's clerk.
John Greatrix, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, retailer
of beer.
Matthew Leader, Shelton, Staffordshire, joiner.
David Wheeler, Frome, Smnersetshire, stationer.
SCOTCH SEQUES PRATION.
H. Ross, Broadford, Island of :Aye, merchant, to meet
within the Caledonian Hotel. Fort William, Aug. 18
and Sept. 15, at twelve.