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SCIENCE.
GERMAN PERFUME.—The Germans make a beautiful
perfume in the form of a powder, which they throw upon ignited char-
coal. The mixture is as follows :—.Mastic and sandaric, of each three
minus, storax six ounces, henzoin six ounces, cloves, cinnamon. sassa-
fras, wood of Rhodes, iris, cascarilla, red rose leaves, lavender, pimento,
of each four ounces ; lemon peel one ounce, musk twenty four
grains, amber twenty grains. Reduce to fine powder.
EAU DE COLOGNE.—The Journal des Connaissances
miceles for March, gives the following recipe for a superior sort of
Eau de Cologne :—Spirits of wine (of 32 degrees) 1 quart, essence of
citron 2 drms essence of bergamot 2 drms. essence of lavender
essence ofcedrat I drm. neroli 10 drops, ambergris 10 drops, tincture of
benmin 3 drms. and otto of roses 2 drops. Mix, and having well
shaken the mixture several times, filter. The quality improves with
rage.
A METHOD OF OBTAINING NATURAL FLOWERS IN
WHITER.—Choose some of the most perfect buds of the flower you
wish to preserve, such as are late in blowing, and ready to open ; cut
them off with a pair of seisms, leaving to each, if possible, a piece of
stem about three inches long; cover the end of the stem with Spanish
wax, and, when the buds are a little shrunk, wrap each up in a piece of
paper, clean and dry, and lock them up in a dry box or drawer, and
they will keep without corruption. In winter,_ or any other time, when
you would have the flowers blow, take the buds over night, cut cif the
end of the stem, and put the buds into water wherein a little nitre or
salt was infused, and the next day you will see the buds open and ex-
panded, and the flowers display their most lively colours, and breathe
their agreeable odour.
EXTRICATION OF HEAT BY COMPRESSION OF GAS.
—M. Colladon finds that to ignite amadon (a dried fungus), atmos-
pheric air must be reduced to one thirteenth of its volume; and to in-
flame sulphur, to one eighteenth.
HEAT DISENGAGED BY COMPRESSION OF WATER.
- Desprcts has ascertained, that when water is compressed by a
force equal to 20 atmospheres, one sixty-sixth part of a degree of heat
is evolved.
HEAT DTSENGAGED BY THE COMPRESSION OF AIR.
—Mr. Ivory has determined that " the heat extricated from air when
it undergoes a given condensation is equal to three eights of the dimi-
nution of temperature required to produce the same condensation, the
pressure being constant.
J. Phillips, Esq. F.G.S. York—from observations on the
boulders and fragments of rocks in the North of Ragland, confirms the
opinion of Professor Rockland that the direction of the diluvial currents
was from North west to South east, or thereabout.
OBSERVATIONS ON FOSSIL SHELLS.—M. de Basterot
states that of the shells which occur fossil.
Genera. Species. Species resembling
the existing.
297 6
1141 ... 151
1091 ... 107

Chambered .. 29
Univalves ... 81
Alubivalves & Bivalves 111

In the library of Lambeth Palace is the shell of a tortoise
brought there in 1623 ; it lived until 1730, and was then accidentally
killed. Another in the Episcopal Palace at Fulham, procured by Bi-
shop Laud in 1648, died in 1753. One at Peterborough was known to
have lived 220 years.
A meatc.or MOUNTAINS.—M. Pentland by trigonome-
trical measurements determines that Mount Sorata is the highest moun-
tain in America. It is situated towards the northern prolongation of
the eastern Cordillera, and its height 25,200 feet. The usual limit of
papetual snow on it is 17,100 feet.

V.INOR_AIIA OF THE BRITISH
E M P 1 It E.
NORTHAMPTONTEEITURY, APRIL 2.
' The Commissioners of Woods and Forests advertise the bark of 1,057
oak trees in Salcey Forest, and of 1,215 in Whittlewood Forest, of
which 371 are to be felled for the navy. Hence it appears, in spite at
all that has been published to the contrary, the sermon for felling
chosen when the sap is in the trees.
At a numerous and respectable meeting of the inhabitants of the
town of Northampton, held pursuant to public notice, at the Ram Inn,
in the said town, on the 28th day of March, 1831, for considering the
conduct of their representatives, and 'expressing their opinions upon
their Parliamentary conduct. G. Peach, Esq. in the chair. It was
proposed by Mr. Hensman, seconded by Mr. T. Sharp, and resolved
unanimously—That the cordial thanks of his constituents be given to
Sir G. Robinson, hart. their tried and faithful Representative, for his
zealous adherence to the principles of retrenchment and reform ; and es-
pecially for his vote upon Sir H. Parnell's motion, tor an inquiry into
the civil list of expenditure, and upon Lord John Russell's bill for a
Reform in the representation of England and Wales. And those pro-
posed by the Rev. N. Jones, seconded by Mr. Heathcote, and resolved
unanimously—That in the opinion of the electors, Sir R. H. Gunning,
bait, by his vote against inquiry into the civil list, has forfeited his
reiterated pledgeto vote for Economy and IRetrenclunent,Ond that by his
opposition to Lord J. Russell's motion for Reform, he has proved him-
self unworthy of their support and confidence.
51ABlET HARBONOUGH, TUISDAY.—Wheat, 745. to 82s; Barley,
38s. to 445; Oats, 255. to 306 ; Beans, 38s. to 415 ; Fine Flour, 645;
Thirds, 591; Malt, 76s ; Butter, 13d. to 14d. per Ib ; Eggs, 22
for is.
MARRIED.—Mr. Sternberg, of Abingdon-street, to Elizabeth
Scriven, only daughter of Mrs. Kirby.— Mr. Edward Durham, to
Mary, eldest daughter of Thomas Sheppard, Esq.—Mr. Thomas ork,
to Ann Ashby, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Thomas Dainty.—Mr.
Benjamin Crouch, of Tring, to Miss Maria Wing, sister of Mr. A.
Wing, of Aylesbury.
DIED.—At Litchfield, Mr. Charles Smith, late of this town
banker.—At Peterborough, 75, Elizabeth, relict of Mr. William
;
Ve•oodham, of Milton.-72, Mr. Samuel Timms, of Psckington.
NORTHAMPTON FREE PRESS, APRIL 3.
On Saturday last, the county meeting took place in the Town Hall,
Huntingdon. which had been convened by the High Sheriff, J Ben-
dyslie, Esq. e. for the purpose of considering the propriety of petition-
ing the two houses of parliament, in favour of parliamentary reform.
and for expressing approbation of the conduct of his Majesty's minis•
tern in respect of that measure." Notwithstanding the weather was
cold, gloomy, and threatening rain, the attendance was (for the size of
the county) extremely numerous. the body of the hall and galleries
be.ng densely crowded. We observed Lord Strathaven, M.P. for the
county. J, Donfoy Rooper, Esq. Rev. Dr. Maltby, Captain Duberley,
George Pryme, Esq. Tycho Wing, \V. Pears, Esq. E. Martin, Esq.
Captain Edwards, A. E. Newton, Esq. G. G. Day, Esq. W. . Ash-
ton, Lsq. C. Slargetts, Esq. Fowler, Esq. Matthew Tebbutt,
Esq. &c. &c.
Tire following address to Sir R. H. Gunning has been signed by
nearly five hundred persons;—' We the undersigned inhabitant house-
holders of the town of Northampton, beg leave to testify our approba-
tion of your truly, honest, manly, and independent conduct, in unhesi-
tatingly opposing the Reform Bill, lately introduced in the Commons'
House of Parliament by Lord John Russell, tending materially not
only to alter the institutions of this land of freedom, but also to dis.
franchise nearly one third of the voters of this town."
Of course the framers of the above address had full right freely to
express their opinions as to the probable effects of the measure on the in-
stitutions of the country, but they had no right to assert that which is
untrue, namely, that it "would disfranchise nearly one-third of the voters
of this town," because such a statement is at direct variance with truth.
—Every effort which ingenuity can devise has been resorted to to ob-
tain signatures to this address to Sir. R. H. Gunning; but though all
sorts of persons have been enlisted—voters and no voters—women and
boys—yet their numbers do not exceed at this moment six hundred
It was a complete failure; the friends of reform could not have desired
one more so. Let this address be contrasted with the petitions—not
one petition, but three petitions sent up to Parliament from this
town, praying fur reform, each bearing nearly double the number of
signatures.
For a considerable time past the establishment of a Library, upon
liberal principles, has appeared to many of the inhabitants of Wis-
hed-4 highly desirable. This has been at last carried into effect. A
meeting to explain the objects and to point out some of the advantages
of this Society, was held at the Exchange Hall, on Friday the 25th of
March, at 7 o'clock in the evening, which was numerously and re-
spectably attended. Sir. Walker was called to the Chair.
The Act of Parliament for authorizing the removal of the present
garden of the University of Cambridge to a new and more eligible scite,
received the royal assent on Wednesday last.
The Stamford Champion of Tuesday says—"° The 25th of March
has arrived, and with it the discharges that were threatened by the
Marquis to those of his tenants who had voted according to their own
wishes. On Friday Sir. Hayfield, under steward of the Marquis, went
to the houses of' the poorer tenantry, and demanded why they had not
tome out? 'Out,' said many of them, where shall we go—shall our
children perish in the open streets ?' 'No matter for that, you must
turn out, and that directly : if not, my orders are to bundle you out neck
and crop.' In vain the poor creatures prayed and protested—the 'or.
dens' were imperative. On Saturday morning many helpless women
were running about the streets of Stamford, seeking counsel as to what
they should do in their extremity. They were soon informed that
neither Marquis nor man could ' bundle them out,' or turn them into
the street, without a regular process of ejectment. Nor were the poor
alone visited with orders for immediate expulsion. Messrs. Smith and
Ridsdale, hankers, one of the partners of whom had given only one vote
to the nominees of the Marquis,—Mr. Lunn, the hatter.,—and others
who had also given only one vote,—were ordered to ' turn out instanter.'
In the case of the latter gentleman, not only was he ordered instantly to
give up a close which he rented, but also a stable which was his own
freehold.
At Ely Assises William Jarvis was convicted of uttering at Chat-
tents, on 10th Dec. last, a forged 51. Bank of England note, and George
Houghton, as accessary before the fact.