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THE STTN LO I O THURStiAIr MORNIX(4,_AUGUST 1, 1844.

wood. " Young Scotland," one of the speakers, talks
well, but he is not for an instant to be compared with
" S,otland," so worthily repre,ented by Chris-
topher North. Then are several snatches of verse
interspersed through the dialogues, from among
which we select a poem on the " Interment of Tho-
mas Campbell," who, it may he remetnbered, wa,
buried a month or two since in Westminster Abbey :
See, what eager throngs are pouring inwards from the busy

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" alt four o'clock in the afternuoa the battle seemed,
indeed; to be against us ; some of our corps begin gra-
dually to fall back, and officers remarked .t vi story
was not to be achieved against such an
superiority, and that the e,inte.-3 was only maintained till
night should enable us to make good on; retreat. ‘Ve.
therefore, resolved to keep well together during the
darkness, and not . to- allow the retrograde movement to
break into a wild and confused flight. It seemed, in-
deed, impossible to effect anything against the imposing
masses of the enemy, and for ten French shots we could
hardly count the report of a single Prussian gnn. One
of the field pieces near us had been dismounted ; and
the sister, to conceal her affliction, perhaps, from public
view, had discreetly retired. Our situation seemed
gloomy and depressing beyond description, when a single
quarter of an hour completely changed the aspect of.
affairs.
" Clouds of (hist were seen in rear of cur right wing;
they were occasioned by forty pieces of Russian and
twelve pieces of Swedish artillery, that had outstripped
the slow march of the Crown Prince's army, and now
arrived to our aid. Passing at a round trot through
the intervals of our line, they unlimbered about a hun-
dred yards in our front, and opened a fire that seemed
to shake the very firmament. The French, who proba-
bly thought themselves already victoriou:, were as much
depressed as we were elated by this unexpected change.
Our spirits rose, indeed, to absolute wilikess ; the drums
beat the charge—as far as I could learn, without any
order—the bugles sounded the advance, and the bands
struck up ; joy and cheerfu!ness were boundless and
universal. Every man urged his neighbour forward ;
Hurrah ! now we have them,' was the general cry, and
on we pressed in God's name. Exhausted as our bri-
gade was, the soldiers exerted their last breath in efforts
to join the onset ; and, as if by miracle, the French were
totally overthrown."

street !
Lo, the Abbey's hush is broken with the stir of many feet !
Hark ! St. Margaret's bell is tolling, but it is no common clay,
To that dull and rueful anthem, shall be laid in dust to-day!!
In yon Minster's hallowed corner, where the bards and sages

rest,
Is a silent chamber waiting to receive another guest.
There is sadness in the heavens, and a veil against the sun ;
Who shall mourn so well as Nature when a poet's course is run ?
Let us in and join the gazers, meek of heart and bare of brow,
For the shadows of the mighty dead are hovering o'er us now.
Souls that kept their trust immortal, dwelling from the herd

apart,
Souls that wrote their noble being deep into a nation's heart,
Names that, on great England' forehead, are the jewels of

her pride,
Brother Scot, be proud, a brother soon shall slumber by their

side !
Ay, thy cheek is flushing redly, tears are crowding to thine eyes,
And thy heart, like mine, is rushing back where Scotland's

mountains rise ;
Thou, like me, hast seen another grave would suit our poet well,
Greenly braided by the breckan, in a lonely Highland dell,
Looking on the solemn waters of a mighty inland sea,
In the shadow of a mountain, where the lonely eagles be :
Thou hast seen the kindly heather bloom around his simple bed,
Heard the loch and torrent mingle dirges for the poet dead ;
Brother, thou hast seen him lying, as it is thy hope to lie,
Looking, from the soil of Scotland, up into a Scottish sky !
It may be, such grave were better,—better, rain and dew
should fall,
Tears of hopeful love to freshen Nature's ever-verdant pall ;
Better that the sun should kindle on his grave in golden smiles,
Better than, in palsied glimmer, stray along these sculptured
aisles ;
Better after times should find him,—to his rest in homage
bound,—
Lying in the land that bore him, with its glories piled around 1
Such, at least, must be the fancy that in such a time must
start,—
For we love our country dearly,—in each burning Scottish
heart;
Yet a rest so great, so noble, as awaits the minstrel here,
'Bong the best of England's children, can be no unworthy bier.
Hark ! a rush of feet ! They bear him,—him, the singer, to
his tomb ;
Yonder what of him is mortal lies beneath yon sable plume.
Tears along mine eyes are rushing, but the proudest tears
they be,
That on manly eyes may gather,—tears, 'twere never shame
to see ;
Tears that water lofty purpose; tears of welcome to the fame
Of the bard that hath ennobled Scotland's dear and noble
name.
Sadder, sadder, let the anthem yearn aloft in wailing strain,
Not for him, for he is happy, but for us and all our pain !
Louder, louder, let the organ like a seraph anthem roll,

Hymning to its home of glory our departed brother's soul!
fie has laid him down to slumber, to awake to nobler trust,
Give his frame to kindred ashes, earth to earth, and dust to
dust!
Louder yet, and yet more loudly let the organ's thunder rise!
Hark !• a louder thunder answers, deepening inwards to the
skies,—
Heaven's majestic diapason, pealing on from east to west,
Never grander music anthem'd poet to his home of rest.

FRASER'S MAGAZINE.

management of this Bill did not know anything about / at Brighton had not been effected `the :means
estre ,
it. Where cruelty took place was not in the licen•ed Warner had proposed ; but he (Ltd Ing),:thsi
Tom_
yards in the City, but in those plases outside the town. nothing could be more complete, and there was' riot; ilae,'..ar
where the horses were kept before they were slaughtered. slightest appearance of the explosion having-lieeNs'
The Bill then passel.
_ produced by gunpowder.—(Cries 'of "Ifeseas
CAPT. WARNER'S INVENTION. ! The subject of Captain Warner's inventionr-viirS'
Lord INGESTRE said he could assure the House quently referred to a second Commitsiop.
that he rose with the utmost reluctance to bring forward mission called on Captain Warner to" niake out an esti-
the question of which he had given notice. I-Ic felt very. ! mate of the probable expense of a trial of his experi-
considerable reluctance on two grounds. The first was 1 meats, and he did so, estimating it at 2,500/. This sum
his own inability to do justice to the question ; and-the was to purchase the hulk of a vessel, and to provide the
next was, that he had always held the opinion that that use of a steamer for a period of a month. A long cor-
House was the last place in which questions of that respondence then ensued between Captain Warner and
nature ought to be discussed. The question of these in- the Commissioners, and the result was that Captain
ventions had been more or less before the country for a Warner was offered 500/. to carry out his experiments.
period of ten years. It was about five years ago that This, of course, Captain Warner refused, and then the
he first became acquainted with the nature of Captain negotiation dropped. He (Lord Ingestre) contended
Warner's invention. At that period he brought it under that Captain Warner had never shrunk from any oppor-
the consideration of the late Government, and he had also tuuity of making his experiments. Although he had
on a subsequent occasion brought it under the considers- originally demanded 400,0001. for his two inventions,
tion of her Majesty's present Government, in order that yet he afterwards consented to abide by any decision the
the invention might be investigated, and if approved of Government might think proper to come to with respect
secured to the country. These inventions were, in his to his remuneration. He had done all he could to have
opinion, of paramount advantage to the country. He had his invention fairly tested ; and he (Lord Ingestre)
always thought so, and in consequence he had been as- thought that great praise was due to Mr. Soames, the
sailed with every species of ridicule. Notwithstanding that eminent ship-owner, for having afforded the means
ridicule,notvvithstandingthetalentwhichmightbebrought for the late trial at Brighton. That gentleman looked
against him in debate, the obstacles which might be thrown upon this matter as a subject of great importance to
in his way, he felt it his duty to bring forward this subject the country, and he said, " although the Government
for the consideration of the House. He trusted the will not furnish the means of testing it, I will."
House would give him credit for the motives by which He (Lord Ingestre) took that opportunity of
he was actuated. Perhaps it would be convenient to the expressing his approbation of the public spirit which
HOuse if he shortly traced the history of this matter. had induced that gentleman to make such a sacri-
His attention had first been called to the subject by a fice.—(Cheers.) The experiment at Brighton needed
paragraph which appeared in a newspaperin the year 1839. very little description from him (Lord Ingestre), as it
In consequence of this information he was ultimately had been sufficiently detailed in all the newspapers. No
introduced to Captain Warner, the inventor of these one could doubt the terrific explosive power that sifts
projectiles. He then inquired a little into the history there used. He was prepared to state that those expe-
of the invention, and endeavoured to trace it to the best riments could be repeated in every variety of form, and
of his ability. He was bound to say, having taken at all times of the tide. It had become a fashion to ridis
the utmost pains in the investigation, that there was cute the importance of the invisible shell. It was said,
great reason for further inquiry. For that reason he let us have nothing to do with the invisible shell—give
had determined never to lose a single opportunity of ad- us the long range. He had no doubt, if a vessel wire
vocating the cause, till it was proved- to be either of the to be placed outside of either of the harbours of Toulon
greatest possible importance to them as a maritime and or Spithead, that by means of the invisible shell it Would
commercial country, or a gross imposition ; one of these be impossible for any ship to escape destruction coming
it must be, and he was himself convinced that it was the out of either of these harbours. Suppose we were to
former of these appellations to which it was en- be at war with France—which God forbid—the French
titled. The first information on the subject was might send a fleet to anchor off Brighton, and that town
derived from a Mr. Lukin, a gentleman holding some might be laid in ashes'in a few hours. Now, by this in-
situation in the War-office. He happened to be in the vention of Captain Warner's, a hostile fleet could
country when Captain Warner was testing the powers be prevented from coming within several miles
of his invention. He inquired into it, and con- of any shore. He (Lord Ingestre) had only
sidered it of so much importance that he reported now to beg pardon of the House for having occupied
it to Sir Herbert Taylor, who laid the circumstances their time so long, but he had felt strongly on this sub-
before his late Majesty, King William IV. That re- ject. He had brought it forward from a sacred sense
vered Monarch, who yielded to no man in his attachment of duty, and he trusted the House would give him cre-
to the maritime interests of this country, at once con- dit for having been actuated by no other motives.—
ceived the idea of the vast importance of the invention. (Cheers.) The Noble Lord concluded by moving for
After a great deal of personal investigation he thought the correspondence which had taken place between her
it right to consult an officer of great eminence, Sir Majesty's Government and Captain Warner, on the sub-
Richard Keates—a man whose distinguished ser- ject of Capt. Warner's invention.
vices were well-known to that House and Sir R, PEEL—Sir, I rise for the purpose of seconding
the country. That officer was deputed by his the motion of my Noble Friend, for lam determined at
Majesty to inquire more fully into the subject, and his length that the public shall be in possession of the cor-
investigation lasted nearly through a course of two respondence respectinc, Captain Warner's invention, and
years. He was given to understand that his reports they will then be enabled to judge what were the rea -
had given the strongest possible opinion that sons, after that correspondence, which I hold in my
this invention ought to be secured to the country; hand, had taken place, that Captain Warner was not in-
that it ought to be in the hands of the Prime vited to exhibit his invention before professional men
Minister—(A laugh)—whenever the circumstances of calculated to judge of its merits. My Noble Friend re-
the country might require it, and that all the world presents Captain Warner as being placed under ciretime
should know that the Government of this country was stances analogous to those in which the inventor of
in possession of such a power. The opinion of Sir gunpowder was placed—namely, of being treated with
Thomas Hardy, whose name could not be mentioned ridicule, and that there was a wish on the
by any one connected with the navy, but with part of her Majesty's Government to deprive
extreme respect, was taken on the subject. him of the opportunity of bringing his alleged invention
He considered it was most unfortunate for the country to a true test. Now I wish this House and the public to
that the reports of those two officers should be mislaid. be enabled to judge whether that is a correct representa-
What had become of them he could not say; but this he tion or nor, and whether her Majesty's Government have
knew, that they existed at one time. He presumed that the not given to Captain Warner every opportunity which
Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Captain Warner could expect, consistent with that pre-
Department, who was then First Lord of the Admiralty, caution which I think every one will admit that her Ma-
would have no objection to state whether any report had jesty's Government should observe in a matter of this
been made to him on the subject. With respect to the kind. I will make no reference whatever to what took
magnitude of the invention, he contended, that because it place between Captain Warner and her Majesty's Go-
was extraordinary it was not to be supposed to be the vernment, previously to my accession to office, and my
result of the brain of a visionary. Thirty years ago, to personal knowledge of Captain Warner's proposal ; but
talk of gas would be considered madness, and years lam bound to say, from what I have seen of the previous
before that the inventor of gunpowder had been looked correspondence, and after my experience of the proposal
upon as an impostor. Much reproach had been cast of Captain Warner, Ido not believe, that her Majesty's
upon Captain Warner on the ground that he never car- late Government did treat with Captain Warner in any
tied out what he proposed. The Noble Lord then pro- other manner than the present Government 'has treated
ceeded to defend the course that had been pursued by him. Ido not believe that they refused Captain Warner
Captain Warner during the administration of Lord Mel- the opportunity of exhibiting the effect of his invention.
bourne, and observed that when the subject was re- Those connected with that Government, however, can
ferred to Lieutenant Webster, who made a report, speak upon that point with greater cOnfidence and autho-
it was treated with contempt at the Admiralty. ray than myself. I may observe, in passing, that it is
fie considered this was a most unwarrantable breach of totally beside the question to instance any opinion that
confidence ; at all events, it was a most improper way King William might have expressed. Those who are
of treating a confidential communication. The report officially responsible must judge for themselves as to the
of Lieutenant 'Webster corroborated in every particular merits of a subject respecting which they would have
the reports which had been made by Sir Richard Keates to submit to Parliament the consideration of voting
and Sir Thomas Hardy. That report was treated by public money. My Noble Friend stated accurately that
some persons with derision, and by, others it was stated in 1844 shortly after the accession of the Government to
that Captain Warner and Lieutenant Webster were in office, Captain Warner's proposal was renewed. Captain
collusion. He denied that such was the case. Lieutenant Warner, stated that he was in possession of two instru-
Webster had made that report like an honest man, who merits of most destructive power ; one called the invisi-
was anxious to do his duty to his country. Then an in- ble shell, and the other called the long range. A speci-
sinuation was made that Lieutenant Webster was insane, men of the power of the invisible shell was given the
and the same thing was said of Sir Richard Keates. It other day at Brighton. I had an opportunity of wit-
was said that Sir Richard Keates was in his dotage, and nessing an experiment on a smaller scale in a pound at
that Sir Thomas Hardy had yielded up his opinion to Wanstead, and I admit that the destructive power of the
that of Sir Richard Keates, on account of their long instrument applied to the vessel I saw destroyed was
habits of personal intimacy, and from the personal re- most formidable. I saw nothing whatever of the pre-
spect which he bore him. Now, who that knew the vious preparations. I saw a vessel blown up into the air
high and honourable character of Sir Thomas Hardy as completely as if ten barrels of gunpowder had been
could for one moment imagine that he would make such placed in it. That I certainly saw. I was told that it
a report if he did not believe it to.be correct ?—(Hear, was blown up by an invisible shell brought under the
hear.) Lieutenant Webster's report had been presented. bow of the vessel. I had no opportunity of examining
to the Admiralty on the 16th of September, 1839. Lord any part of the vessel. I had no doubt that the vessel
Melbourne had frequently gone and sent to the Ad- was destroyed in the manner stated. The invisible
miralty for that report, but had never been able to ob- shell however always appeared to me to be a matter of
taro it. In January, 1840, it was suggested that the much less importance than the long range. I think
Board of Ordnance should be consulted on the subject. Captain Warner professed to be in possession of a pro-
Sir Hussey Vivian, who was at the time at the head of jectile which possessed great power, which would enable
that Board, treated the whole matter with ridicule ; he him to destroy fleets and towns at any distance varying
said he was incompetent to decide on the subject, but from one mile to six. lam glad that my Noble Friend
that if he were called on to give his private opinion, he has relieved me from all reserve on this subject. My
would do so. He (Lord Ingestre) had called on Sir Noble Friend has appeared as the advocate of Captain
Hussey Vivian on the subject, and it was evident that Warner, and I have no objection whatever to the pro-
Sir Hussey Vivian thought that Capt Warner was mad, .duction of these documents. He moved for the corre.
and that he (Lord Ingestre) was very little different. He spondence, and I will give him as much of the corre-
himself, however, had not as yet discovered such to spondence as will fully establish the relations between
be the case, although he must confess be enter- Captain Warner and the Government. My Noble Friend
tamed strong impressions upon this subject. He would felt himself justified in referring to the correspondence of
now read to the House a letter which Captain Warner Captain Warner, and I will avail myself of the same ads
had addressed to the Hon. Member for Hertford (Mr. vantage ; referring, however, to nothing which it is not
Cowper) on this subject, the Hon. Gentleman at that my intention to produce. I mean to withhold nothing
time holding the situation of private secretary to Lord which will enable this House to judge of the course
Melbourne. (The Noble Lord here read the letter al- which her Majesty's Government has pursued. Captain
luded to, which was dated Feb. 3, 1840, and in which Warner stated that he wasin possession of this projectile
Captain Warner, after describing the various reports called the long range. I will give his own account
which had been made on the subject of his invention by of it. He said, "It has a most destructive power, and its
Sir Richard Keates, Sir Thomas Hardy, and Lieut. operation can be carried on with rapidity. I could bring
Webster, and stating that in his opinion the knowledge it to bear on Gibraltar, and in a few hours not a man
of the secret should be confined to the inventor, the should be left alive. I could in the highest sea, with my
Prime Minister, and the Sovereign, observed with re- long range, destroy a large fleet. I could demolish,
gard to the proposal, that the invention should be sub- Algiers—instead of damaging it only, as Lord Exmouth
mitted to Sir Hussey Vivian—that if Sir Hussey Vivian's did with his splendid fleet—with a single vessel ; and
decision was to be final, he would not object to commu- after having demolished Algiers, I could, with a Com-
nicate to him, in the presence of Lieutenant Webster, paratively. trifling refit, undertake to destroy Toulon."
that portion of the invention which related to the land Now a person in possession of such wonderful powers,
service.) Finding matters in that state, he (Lord In- ought not, on account of the apparent imPossibility of
gestre), being convinced that the matter was worthy of the thing, to be set aside. I will treat Captain Warner
investigation, had waited on Lord Melbourne on the on an assumption that all he says is true ; but this I will
.subject, and had stated his willingness, although politi- not do—l will not undertake to pledge myself to the pay-
cally opposed to Lord Melbourne's Government, to afford ment of a large sum of money, on account of certain
the Government every assistance in investigating the things having been done. I will do this—l will appoint
matter, and he besought his Lordship not to suffer that the most efficient professional men the country can fur-
which might be of great importance to be turned into nish, two or three from each department. I will not require
ridicule. He was sure Lord Melbourne attached im- Capt. Warner to reveal his secret, but only to satisfy those
portance to the matter, or he would not have allowed gentlemen of its mode of operation ; they must be per-
him (Lord Ingestre) to tease him so on the subject ; he fectly satisfied that all this can be done, and they must
would have found some means of getting rid of him, then make a report to the Government, or to me per-
or have said that he would have nothin to do with the sonally, if Captain Warner does not wish his plan to go
matter. lie tried in vain to procure for captain Warner further. This report must be on the following points: first
an opportunity of testing his invention. He was re- as to the means of applying the inventions under adverse
ferred from one to another until he became tired. He circumstances, both of wind and tide ; then as to possi4
then suggested to Captain Warner that he should try bility of making use of it with safety and security by
an experiment ma a small scale, and undertook to re- those who are possessed of it ; then, as to how long it is
quest the attendance of one or two officers of distinction probable the Government would remain in possession of
to witness it. He requested the attendance of Lord it after purchasing it. Having received a communica-
Hardwicke, and of the Hon. and Gallant Admiral, the tion of this. kind on these points, from these authorities,
Member for Ripon, who was not at that time in Parlia- I shall, reserve to myself the power of determining
remit. On the 28th of July, 1840, an experiment on a finally on the question. I do not want to know the
small scale was made at Wanstead, and no person who secret, but I want to be assured as to how far it can' be
witnessed it could doubt its efficacy ; and Admiral Cock- used with safety, and as to how long the Government
burn recommended Captain Warner to apply to the Go- could retain it, having purchased it, either for the pur-
vernment, which he again did, but unsuccessfully. The pose of applying it, or suppressing it altogether. All this
invention possessed, as well as extraordinary power, I want to know, but I will . not enter into a
great applicability. His demands on the Government blind engagement of the kind wished by my
were always postponed. In February, 1841, another ex- Noble Friend, that supposing a ship is blown
periment was made at the instance of Sir Francis Bur- up off the pier at Brighton, Captain Warner
el:er,iteoannidtd.,
dett, and before a large number of men of rank and is to receive several thousand pounds for effecting it. .1
station. Sir Henry Hardinge, Sir George Murray, and will do no such thing, and Irwin
not
ts may-take
his Right Hon. Friend, were present ; it, too, was per- place in this Haussethe swula'aectetv
communication
the yOlsTr Lailaenr
fectly successful. In September, 1841, he waited on Sir On receivinAeth
Master-Generalon
Robert Peel, who gave him a very courteous answer, I wrote th
and promised not to let the matter drop. It was far desired to the
to communicate with the Admiralty Board
from his wish to attack the Government, but he thought as to the selection of two gentlemen from their respec-
it an unfortunate thing that questions of this sort should tive departmentsooffierefsorotfbehipguh sio
purpose of ienhgaraaccotemrmaiasd-
be frittered away in their progress from one department sion. Two
to another. Sir Robert Peel referred the matter to Sir personal honour were selected, Sir Thos, Hastings and
George Murray, who proposed certain terms, to which Colonelasley: Captain Warner objected- to both of
Captain Warner assented. The Gallant Officer then I P
them. said, Very good, I think:the objection an ,
un-
read the document containing the views of Sir G. Murray reasonable one, but that shall not prevent a fair trial'of
relative to Capt. Warner's invention. There were three the expe!iment." Two other gentlemen were then sie•
points to be attended to—first, its power—secondly, lected, Sir Howard Douglas and Sir Edward Owen. Sir
the degree of safety and facility-with which it could be Edward Owen was shortly afterwards appointed to- a
applied to useful purposes, naval and military—thirdly, command in the Mediterranean, and Sir Beam Martin
the danger "of Foreign Powers becoming possessed of was chosen to fill his place, and to act with Sir Howard
the secret, in case the Government
ofGreat Britain ne- Douglas. Now, I ask whether it would have been pos-
gleeted it. The document did full justice to the_ expen-
Bible to commit the experiment to two authorities more
diture of time, money, and mental energy, on the experi- competent to investigate and decide upon it ? I will read
meat of Captain Warner, and set forth that the Govern- to the House the first communication these gentlemen
meat were willing to make a certain pecuniary advance. made to Captain Warner, and I ask whether it was
Subsequently a Commission was appointed consisting of possible to enter into an inquiry with fairer justice
Sir Edward Owen, Sir Howard Douglas, and Sir Byam or more liberal spirit. The Right Hon. Gentleman
Martin ; the latter officer, however, could not attend on then read the letter, in which the Commissioners stated
the Commission, and Capt. Warner requested that Lord that they were required, in the first instance, to aicer-
Ingestre or Lord Hardwicke might be appointed in his taro the expense of making the experiMent • that they
stead. It had been said that Captain Warner had asked proposed to take first the experiment of the powers of
400,000/. for his invention, but this was a mis- the long range, and then of the practical effect of the,
take. A Gallant General (Sir Howard Douglas) invisible shell ; that, in both instances, the materials
said he could .perform himself an experiment would be prepared on the scale that would be necessaky
similar to that which Captain Warner performed for real service ; that they proposed to repeat the_ trial
at Brighton, but this he (Lord Ingestre) did not of the long range six times, and that of the invisible
believe. The Gallant General had frequently thrown out shell three times ; they requested to know what cannon
sarcasms upon Capt. Warner's experiment, such as that. .4or artillery he would require from the Board of Ord-
he did not want to see a punt in a fish-pond, and such nance, and if he should want the assistance of any men.
like taunts.—(Laughter,) He did not think it was In order to ensure greater secresy, they offered to let
proper that any member of the Commission should, be- him select his own locality, in the most unfrequented
fore the day of trial arrived, throw out any such taunts part of the country, that would present facilities for
or inuendoes. Nothing could be fairer than the pro- forwarding the experiment. The house will see that I
posals made by Captain Warner.. He proposed to com-- departed. from the rule generally observed in these
municate his invention provided the Premier would un-. cases—that those who have professed to have made
dertake to obtain compensation for him from the Parlia- discoveries of this kind shall try them in the first
meat ; and he declared that he would not expect or instance at their own expense. If that rule was not
receive a farthing if his experiment did not prove en-. enforced, why, the establishment of the Board of Ord-
tirely successful, 'and every vvay answer the purpbse for nance would not be sufficient to attend to the demands
which it Was designed. It was said that the experiment that would be made on it. This very day I have received

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