The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-14 00:00:00

COPYING ELECTRIC TELEGRAPIL

Mr. F. C. Bake weli Las inverved a vet y ingenious de-
scription of te;egrapb, which bids fsir to rival, if not
excel, the discoveries of Soemtnering, Davy, Morse, and
Bain, and give increased facilities and cheapness to this
marvellous method of communication. Not content with
the mere transmission of messages, Mr. Bakewell pro-
poses b; his telegraph to secure a fac simile of the hand-
writing in which it is convey, d, and this he secures in
the following manmr:—The original communication is
inscribed on a piece of tin foil with varnish, and this tin
toil is placed round a cylinder which is made to revolve
by a weight. A point connected with the voltaic bat-
tery presses on it as it turns, but the current of electri-
city is discontinued as soon as it touches the writing in
varnish on the tin foil. On the cylinder of
the receiving instrument, which is also set in
motion by a weight, a piece of paper satu-
rated with muriatic acid and prussiat of potess is also
placed. Upon tnis a point with a steel wire presses, the
current of electricity passing through ellich and acting
on the muriatic acid, turns the paper blue, except where
the writing in varnish has interrupted the current.
These spaces are lett of the original colour, and form as
nearly as in,ssible afac simile of the writing on the tin
roil. The points retie red to being attached to nuts on
line screws traverse regularly the inscription, and seven
revolutious of the cylinder, each of which occupy about
two seconds of time, are sufficient to indicate each line.
The machine may Is, constructed as to diwird.h or nssg-
nity the characters of the original communication, and
Mr. Bakewell says it can be applod to printed matter
with even greater facility than to what is written. The
chief difficulty with which he has had to contend lay in
making the revolutions of the two cylinders correspond
exactly, and this he has endeavoured to overcome by
means of an electro-magnetic regulator, which ects upon
the receiving instrument shd checks its motion so as to
keep pace with the other. The machine is still in an expe-
rimental state, and evidently short of perfection; but
sufficient success has been secured to render the practical
result aimed at almost certain, and it is impossible to
witness the delicacy and ing. nuity of the process without
feelings of surprise and delight. It brought into actual
operation this discovery will be available with the pre-
sent wires and voltaic battery, so that should it be
adopted in preference to the present system nu great
additional expense will be incurred. The telegraph now
in use in this country has, as our readers are aware,
been of late strongly reflected on, and certainly in prac-
tice seems open to some grave objections. Whether
Mr. Bakewell's plan be that which ought to supersede it
may be questioned, in the still obviously imi_erfect state
of his invention; but any discovery which enlarges the
sphere of our resources in this department must be hailed
as a valuable acquisition; and the peculiar feature of
this invention, that by which it transmits not only the
ipsissirna verba, but a correct copy, so that a man can
identify his own signature, certainly brings the whole
system one step nearer to that perfection at the attain-
ment of which man is always ineffectually striving.

MONEY MARKET —The premium on gold at Paris
is 5 per mille, which, at the English Mint price of
31. 17s. 10id. per ounce for standard-gold, gives an ex-
change of 25.27; and the exchange at Paris on London
at short being 25.221, it fallows that gold is 0.18 per
cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from
Hamburgh the price of gold is 4•29 i per mark, which,
at the English Mint price of 3/. 17e. 10d. per ounce for
standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.71; and the ex-
change at llamburgh on London at abort being 13.61,
it follows that gold is 0.23 per cent. dearer in Ham_
burgh than in London. The course of exchange at
New York on London for bills at 60 day a' sight is 1101
per cent., and the par of exchange between England and
America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the
exchange is nominally 1.17 per ce;.t. in favour of Eng-
land, and after making allowance for difference of
interest and charges of transport, the present rate
leaves a profit on the importation of gold from the
United States.

Modesty doubles the beauties which are seen, and
gives credit and esteem to all that are concealed. —Eliza
cook's Journal.

The Colonelcy of the 15th Foot has become va-
cant by the death of General Sir Phineas Rita], which took
place in Paris.
LORD COCRBURN.—The health of this eminent
and learned judge has so far recovered that he is able to
resume his official duties. He was present on Monday at a
special sitting of the second division of the. ceurt, together
with Lords Cunninghame, Fullarton, Med Win, Mackenzie,
and Moncrieff, the Lord Justice Clerk presiding. in the case
of" Peter Ferrie v. George Ferrie." in which counsel were
heard during the whole day.—North British Mail.
LEDBURT. —SERIOUS FIRS AT SNIG'S END.---OD
Sunday night, between the hours of nine and ten o'clock, a
serious fire broke out upon the farm of Mr. Knight, farmer,
of Upleadon, situate at Little Snig's End. Information was
promptly conveyed to Gloucester, and two fire-engines were
dispatched to the spot, lout the fire was not got under until
a great amount of property was destroyed, namely, fifteen
ricks, two stables, and two cowsheds. The estimated value
of the property destroyed is 1,00/., and Mr. Knight is said
to be insures at but 4614. Mr. Keily, deputy chief constable,
and Superintendent Seys wtre in attendance all night, and
rendered efficient assistance. It is conjectured that the fire
originated from some burning material having been dropped
by tramps, who had taken shelter in one of the barns.

SYDENHAM.—A meeting was held at Sydenham, in
Kent, on Tuesday evening, at the Episcopal Chapel, the R.:v.
Charles M.A., the minister (and rector of St.
James's, Duke's-place), in the chair, to petition her Majesty,
and address the Archbishop of Canterbury, on the recent in-

trusion of the authority of the Bishop Li Borne into these
realms. The Rev. Chairman addressed the meeting at some
length on the evils inflicted by Bomanism on nations and
churches. The resolutions, which were moved seconded,
and supported by Messrs. Wright, S. Pegg, Nosworthy, C.
Gregory, Vinderhide, Harding, and Chaplin, were carried by
acclamation ; and at the close of the meeting the petition
and adercss were unanimously signed.

Mr. Charles Norris Wilde, of the firm of Wilde,

Rees, and Co., in College-hill, a nephew of the Lord Chan-
cellor, and we believe his son-in law also, has been appointed
to the office of Secretary of Lunatics, vacant by the death
of Mr. Cartlidge. The Secretarvship in Lunacy is worth
about 8001. a year, but its posse,sor holds his place at the
pleasure of the Chancellor, and is removable by his suc-
cessor.—Morning Paper.
SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.—O.I Sunday last a
covey of partridges alighted in the boats, and off the beach
at Newhaven. Ag od many were secured, but no clue has
been ascertained as to where they came from.—Edinburgh
Evening Post.
EXTRAORDINARY LONGEVITY IN ONE FAMILY.—
Mrs. Mary Owen died in the union workhouse, at Cocker-
mouth, at the great age of 99 years and 7 months. The de-
scendants of the deceased are 10 children, the eldest in her
79th year ; 55 grandchildren, 73 great grandchildren, and 4
great great grandchildren, making a total of 142, all living !
Her remains were interred at Brigham on Friday, and were
followed to their final home by four generations—children,
grandchildren, great grandchildren, and one great great
grandchild ! Her eldest grandchild has attained. the goodly
age of 50 years, and her eldest great grandchild 27. The
deceased has a sister in her 93d year, residing at Great
Clifton.

The Bishop of Winchester has appointed his son,
the Rev. George Sumner, to the living of Old Arlesford; and
the Rev. Yigou to the living of New Arlesford; both
vacant by the resignation of the Rev. the Earl of Guildford.
His Lordship has not as yet filled up the living of Medated,
vacant from the same cause.

DETENTION OF THE SOUTH WALES MAILS.—
Numeruus are the complaints from all portions of thesoutilern
part of the principality relative to the irregular receipt f
correspondence since the route of the mails has been altered
from Gloucester to Bristol, thence across the Old Passage.
In rough weather the crossing of the Severn is a service of
difficulty and delay, more especially in the winter time, when
nothing like certainty can be calculated on by the prevent
route. The fault dues not lie either with the Great Western
or South Wales line of railway ; for in the event of a deten
sent on per a special engine, at the cost of the comcianY,
tion on the former line, the South Wales letters would be
and
the managers on the South Wales Railway have done all in
their power to remedy the evil. The saving in expense
gained by the new arrangement does not amount to above a
few hundreds, and in order to effect thisthe Post-office autho-
rities run the risk of losing a larger sum in the express trans-
mission of the bags.
THE DIAMOND STEAM-PACKET COMPANY.—The
annual general meeting of the proprietors of the Gravesend
and Milton Diamond Steam-packet Company was held on
Monday at the New Falcon Inn, Gravesend, for the election
of directors and other annual business. H. Warren,
Esq.,
occupied the chair. The receipts for the past year, for pas-
sage-money, freightage, &c. amounted to 17,51'2/. 9s. Id.,
and the usual disbursements of the company to 16,073/ ss.
in addition to which, however, there were extraordinary ex-
penses, in which the sum of 9411. 18s. Bd. for a law-suit was
included. Notwithstanding this, however, the directors re-
commended that a dividend of 21 per cent. should be paid.
name
James ET. On Saturday
was agreed to, and Mr. Birchen was re-elected a paid
director at a salary of 2001. per annum. A vote of thanks
to the chairman closed the proceedings.
NE
aWMe
cpalnay with his wife, wasst as a man by the
the mA
ofKßetts,in company
leaving the fair to return to Snailwell, about seven o'clock
in the evening, they had not proceeded further than the
Crown Inn, High-street, Newmarket, when some unknown
hand dealt the man a blow, and immediately disappeared
the man Betts was taken to Mr. Fyson's surgery, but died
in a few minutes. Betts is 24
.years of age, and has left a
wife and two children. No one is suspected of the offence,
and all is mystery.—lpswich Kxpress.
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IN KENTucEY*—In Fleming
county, Kentucky, William Ringo, had an altercation wit
Mr. who married his sister, whom he killed on the
spot by a single shot from a revolver. Ringo's mother ran
up to expostulate, when the inhuman monster fired two shots
into her body, from which she died next day. his
the wife of the murdered man, then ran up, when the fiend
shot her through the thigh. She is likely to recover. He
then made off, but was pursued by the neighbours, who
f and him at the house of another neighbour. On seeing
the company advancing, he entered the house. He was sum-
moned to come out and surrender, but he refused, and while
attempting to draw a pistol Was shot through the abdomen
by one of the party. lie then shot at another of the party,
wounding him slightly in the shoulder, who thereupon fired
back, killing the monster instantly. The parties surrendered
themselves to the law authorities, were examined, and ac-
quitted. —Maysville Eagle.
EIGHTY PIGS DROWNED.—An accident of a serious
nature occurred at Invergordon last evening to one of the
boats engaged in stripping stock on board the Duke of
Sutherland steamer. A boat with upwards of 100 pigs left
the pier, the sea running very high at the time, and after
having arrived alongside the steamer, seven or eight of the
pigs were shipped, when a heavy sea swamped the boat, and
washed out all the remaining pigs, upwards of 80 of which
were drowned. The crew of the boat had a narrow escape
and but for the active and prompt assistance of the men on
board the steamer, might also have met with a watery
grave, as the boat capsized shortly after it filled.—Aberdeen
Herald.
The young not only appear to be, but really are,
most beautiful in the presence of those they love.—Eliza
Cook's Journal.
PAUPERISM.—We observe from the published
financial statement of the guardians of the Taunton Union,
made up to September last, that the cost of the maintenanec
of the in-door paupers of the Union is 3691. I Bs. 4d. less than
in the corresponding half-year of 1849, and that the support
of out-door paupers has also diminished 305/. 711.52 d. *two
the same period.— Somerset County Gazette.