Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-01-10

Continuation of extracts from the London Monthly Ma.
game for September and October last, received TIE
Office of the Enquirer.
Literary s. Philosophical Intelligence.
A pamphlet has lately been printed in Lon
don OH the subject of tie Hcrculanean manu-
scripts; and NJ. Milin, of Paris, has published
| i'll the MagdziR Encyciopedigue some account of
the same. 1t appears that DIR. Seeker, "a
tlanoVerian, conceives he has Invented an i'm.
proves mode of unrollng them, and that he is
TO be patrOnsed in his plan. MIR. Hayter was,
III December last, at Paris, with ID view to IN.
ROT the SIX manuscripts given by the King of
Naples TO the Emperor Napoleon; but beir9
obliged TO make use of the ancient method, his
progress, IN spite OF his zeal, was not more Ta-
pld, nor his success greater, than at Naples
We collect from Il letter of SirT. TyIwhitt,
that t'G great collection Of these manuscripts
remain at Naples in StGtW Quo.
~ BiOt, under the authority Of the French
ana English governments, arrived in England
three m0nihs since, for the purpose ofperiOrm-
IIig, III the several pai ofonr arc the same
series OF experiments iAat had been foTmeriv
performed by himself aud the Commission OF
the Board of Longitude, at FnrmenteTa one of
tic Bdearic Islands in the Mediterranean, aud
other stations on the French meridian. 10
DuTkiTk. The object Of these experiments
IS, To ascertain the ceEt9Detai force of the earth
at certain parts OF our meridian as connected
with that OF France and Spain. The first station
WAS Leith, the second kirEwali the Ni,rl Var.
mouth, The fourth Breakdown near Weymouth.
and the .fyM Greenwich The whole are thus
determined from ForHcntefa TO the Orknevs
will contain nearly 200 Of the earth's meridian
and thence the quadrant Of the whole meri-
diaa icing aScerlalned, will afford the beat of
all possible standards OflcU@th and capacity.
whenever it shall be determined by tue legiS.
latures of both countries TO eqnalize their
weights and measures by the same common
standard.
Air. UdHcr Seotfs" History of Scotland is
rapidly advancing ri press.
Dan VateH.ueIa hasdiscOvered that meat NAV
be preserved fresh for many months bv keep
iue it immersed la moIasses.
material tor roofing, cheap and durable,
IS formed by dipping sheets of coarse paper
(such as buttou-niakers use in boiling tar and
mailing them Ou hoSrds or iatis, exactly IN fhe
same manner as States. forwards tie Whole
is 10 De painted with mixture Of pitch and
powdered coal, chalk or brickdust This
forms a texture, which completely resisis ev.
| cry description al weather for an unknown
tine. Extensive warehouses at Deal, Dover
ard Canterbury, and churchesaud farmhouse
! ~ The north, lave been rooted for more
| thanhfty years, without requiring repairs
Sir HlWiphrcy DdrV states that flame is gas-
eous mattcr heated 40 highly as TO be luminous
| AID that to degree % temperature heNoBd
| tie white beat ofsUlid bodies. as IL shown bv
! Tie circumstance, That air not luminous will
| communicate this degree Of heat. When an
| attempt IS made To pass flame through very
| Euc mesh Of wire game at the common tempc.
| nature, the gauge coCIs each portion Of tire
| elastic matter that passes through IT, 50 rs to
| reduce its temperature below that degree at
| which Il is luminous, and the elimination OF
| temperature must be proportionalto The small.
/ ness ct tie mesh and the mass If the metal
/ SIR Humphrey Davy is az Paris NJ Husek.
J ine learned traveller in Lapland, is there also.