Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-10-10
LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL INTELLIGENCE.

lfroM sac LONDON loRthiy .H5Sc<tac IF Jurc.1
Mr. BULLOCK, Of the Great Museum in Piccadi,lv
wbch, on various accounts, Of the wonders of the
British metropolis has with his accustomed taste and
good fetune) assembled curious and costly variety of
imperial rctques from the palaces OF Ma Grand
tu impossible for MS TO describe all these superior pro-
ouctlos OF cchnnism and art but they prove beyond
tue possibility Of doubt that however much that disi-
gu'shed man was forced TO reap auI els the Held by
ns persevcrmg malgnity Of the enemies of France his
sou Wac devoted To the arts which cvize life and con.
~ DISTINCTION on periods OF peace or, in other words
that he was rather the Percles the Alexander OF
nohrrn Europe The celebration OF every thing that re-
lated TO the arts and pursuits Of social life appear to have
fatinedthe favoure furniture OF his private rteuts
though one fine picture (of The Sun rising por,eu
tons morning OF The battle of the moskwa) appears to
have been valued from its containing portraits OF the
brave Ney the faithful Beauarnos and the other great
Eiafshais Mr. Bullock continues, in adjoining apart
enis exhibition of cabinet chariot which
nat eeen sheNn many great towns oil empire aud
1000 guineas. ''
history of British India is In preparation by J,xzs
MILL, Esq. in volume. ato. The author In his pros.
pecius states thar the British dominion now embraces
sear tue whole OF that vast region which extends from
cape Coforin to the mountains OF Tibet and from the
months Of the Bahnapootra sour ces Of the dus
lo collect from its numerous and scattered sources the
Information necessary give clear accurate ideas of
mia great empire. aud through which
mas been acquired (says hc) the object present
A Committee of the House Of Commons is sitting To
receive evidence on the security Of The engines u
e ~ seampoas anu Tue interesting report will merit
On the interesting subject Of photographic Printing
on toe article In our last number have
from correspondent the following co Inulu m I
was much pleased, he, Mt seeing an article rela
1--WE to thograpbic printing and had occasion TO de-
pIor raris the next day put the number Of your Ma
sazine into my pocket and on arrival at Paris pre-
ssnted TO Count de Las,eyre. He was much sraded
On observing the fntee, which this curious and useful
arr was likely to excite in England and for the infof
zion Of The admirers of the same have the to
assure them that arrangement 10 nearly for
its introduction in London, the counts process and
enoer al, immediate auspices AS the INFORM
hographic printing auk with specimen OF the dp
st,or as well as specimens Of other British fac
hohstone MY stay IA Paris being very short had not
All opportunity Of receiving the counts report on The
whole OF the srecimsns but the Bath stone he pronoun
Geo on ihspecuon to be totally unfit for the process
being bctn too soft and porous Stone has recently
been fonHd M France, which likely supercede The
necessity Of sending TO Germany for It, heretofore
The count wss trying the its capacity which
promised the best result be presented wits an i'm
preston OF animals, Se which closely initiated bean
uul stroke avng and although there had been 1000
Impressions previously streek one he fayoured
100" ''''e' 'Da" aH' o' Tue rIst
NJ. LEeENpEE ha, rcfned the objection Of professor
Leslie 70 ms beautiful analysts Of the relations TRAN
ges. The SUM OF the three angles Of triangle being
discriminate quantity the Of TWO known angles neees
EARLY determines the thdnot sides the sum of
vinch are not Determined quantity consequently the
sum OF two being known does not determine any thing in
regard 70 the third We wish professor Leslie had ex
mind.
experiments the strength Of different kind, NJ
wood made by Col BELUYor, II appears that the pitch
pneis the strongest wood next TO that the English oak
with straight and even hbres then the English oak ire
rnar and cross grained; 4thly the Riga mr. and 5thly
the Dantzic oak IL the strength Of the pitch pae be call
cd 1000, the Strength Of the English oak will be- from the
mean oftwO experiments g23 Of the Rra 6r zaa ~
the Dantzic oak, 60.
Those OF our Teaers whose curiosity has been dir ected
towards thograpbic printing, by the notices in our last
number VIII be gTathed to learn that the practis
Cd IN great perfection by Mr.. ID. REDMAR OF Wilsted
street, Somers' Town The expense of taking impress
ems isneary the same " 100 copper plates but the
zseeoth impression as good as the srs art ca
has written any which be desires TO circulate in
limited nnnber among bis friends he may for the mere
expense ofcopyng on the stoaes, have or 100 i'm
pressions taken At trlrg expense he may even
write il himself prepared paper then all the i'm
pressfons Will be faesimes OF his manuscript
fas stone viii many nes the expense Of 10 or
20 quaro pages would he but a. or u.