Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-06-12

that patronage is the basis of all successful
sTeruons OF genius; and that it was Pericles
VINO ptohnceda Phidias and Praxiteles.-
Just AS Napoleon produced a Cauoya and a
DaVid. Similar patronage of the merchants
and nobility OF Britain has in like manner en-
Eendered West, Lawrence, Wilkie, a
Iurner, ana aChantrey; and produced a host
o. other artists, such as no country could ever
boast. Tins IL appears tiom list of eacl,
class inserted in the Serenth and last number of
the daaats Of the Fine .iris, that modern patro
mage mas created III England not less than nine
hhnured ana tli,rty-one professional artists, OF
various descriptions, resident in aud near The
metropolis. Ofwhem there are
90. PAINTERS.
- sCULproRS.
ilS ARCHITECTS.
81 EnGRayERs IN LINE
80 IN MINED STYLES
10 IN NIEzLorISTC
So ~ AQUATINTA.
~ ON WOOD.
Aud, what deserves TO he specially noticed
among the painters, there are no less than forI
~ three ladies
MIR. ROBERT M'WILLIA6I, architect has in
the press an essay on the origin and ouera.
lion OF the dry Tot in which the source OF The
disease Is investigated, with "A view 10 establish
u'e modes Of preventon and cure on Rational
pI nClples. Ia Will make a quaTto volume il
hlstrated with plates /; and TO il will be auusy
ed suggestions on the cultivation of forest
trees, wiih.abstractS OF the Forest Laws. from
thc earliest times
\
bd'N's Safety lamp, by Mr. Newman : by
~hich " appears probable that its utility will
se Increased. 1t consists in attacbii,r tn The
lower part OF the wire gauze a convex lens
the ehect oil ms Is, that the miner viii have il
Ia his power to direct a strong lirht unon any
particular part where it may he required
While ihe lens has the further atlyantape M
covering portion OF the gauze, and presery-
ing IL from the coal dust aud oil, by which
without considerable care, it is liable to be
Distracted.
The Important fact of the practicability or
curing cancer seems fully established, by the
recent discovery of the treatment hy uressure
Further reports, (by the anthOr, Mr.. Samuel
lonhg, y az" IA the press
from Tie eNperimeutsasdO bseryations unon
me tale ut The air IN the fever hospitals at
tOfk, al a time when thew were croUied ,v,th
patents !abouriug under febrjie contaeion Inv
Ei"ard DaYy, esq. IL seems determined th,t
contagious matter cannot be detected by our
present means OF analysing gases,-all his ex
ptrnhentS seeming To lead 10 the concjusion
that there IS no material difference in the
Known chemical constitution OF the air IN tbe
crowded fever wards Of the CITY of Co,k and
III atmosphere Ia places that are very generally
surprised more saiubriOus. But we ,Siu bon,,
tha ihiS important enquiry will not stop here
thdt contdgien IS an active and dcleterious
principle, "e all know and we trust that I'm
tnre chemical researches will render thishydra
more ohedIent 10 our wills.
Most lowers begin to droop and fade after
oeInS kept dnTiug twenty four hours i'm wa
ter; few may be revived hy suhstitutine
feSh vat r; but all the most fmgacious. smell
As poppy, and perhaps one or two others ev .
cepted, may be completely restored by the ne
OF not water For this purpose place. tle
blowers "a scaiiing water, deep enough to cnv.
er abont one-third ofthe length ofthe stem
~ tiie 'iine the wafer has become cold, the
towers viii have become erect aud fresh.
then cat off the coddled ends OF the Stems and
pas them Iuto cold water
1t h As been long known, that the femuera.
Il" e at which water bOils is diminished in pro.
porten 10 the dminutiOn Oftbe welrht of The
atmosphere aud this principle had been
pointed out by Fahrenheit and more lately bv
SaVilio, as nleaus that might be emDlOyed
ior measuring attitudes. NJ. Wolaston, by
paper Jhst published in the Philosophic1I trans.
actions, has coUtriv,d an apparatus by which
IN may De accomplished even with more
accuracy anu convenience than the Common
pdfoheter. The two great objects were
hrst. that very small port ms Of heat migAt ha
rendered perceptible and, secondly that the
instrnment should be portable Both these
objects are attained by having the tharmome.
ter with large bulb anda very fine stem. and
t'Is only extending fOr few degrees.-corres.
plndinS TO the range y hich NAV be suunosed
likely TO be ever required
An Austrian work, called the Patriotic
oHertS, gives tie following account of the pre-.
sent stare Of the literature iD the different Ian.
gnage which now comprise the domiuious at
Austria - "
Cernian Literature, ii is said, maintains itself
n eh'Sn nest rank; AID has even made sensi-
BILE progI pss within the last ten years.
italian Literature approaches closely 10 that
81 Germany, and the presses of Venice and Nj
Ian have produced very important works ON
the sciences.
Sauisn Literature supportsitsslf vigorously.
especially iu Bohemia and several Journals
ndtwiihstandiug the confined condition of the
language, are published in the Slavan ian.
guIge.
n"igaridH LlteratWrs is by no means listless.
ara mas produced several excellent perform.
ances tn verse; with some spirited translati
ons OF classic authors, ancient and modeTa
Modern Greek Literature. branch of ,iuon
lar Importance, cultivated with zeal bv fhe
Greeks, settled at Vienna but the works n
produces are sent to Macedonia. Turkey al.
bdn'a the Morea, and other places. which in
s1cient times little expected to receive litera
Iafe from itP shores Of the Danube
Se1iaa IL erGtHre. since the time Of Obted
Wafh, has deserved success by the merit OF
sever.d Of hiS publications
CvTut Laplaco has published some observa
tOnS on tie Ring Of Saturn. in which he cor
tends t'at two principles are necessary 70
m'intain fbe ring IN eqH.ilIriO round the pIa.
Yet. One Of then relates to the equilibrium
~ ITS own pirts, winch requires that fine uarti
Qles of the surface of the ring shouId b1ve no
Tendency TO detach themselves and n ,ya
suppose this surface TO be iluid il is rn3intoin.
el ~ consequence Of the different force L,,
winch " IS astcdnpor The count Informs MS
thit he has proved iu the thiFd book of the
M-ch1ni1pe Celeste, thtt tins propcrt, can oUiv
berendered complete by rapid motion of ro
tAtioH OF the ring in ia own ptane and ropud
IFS own centre. The second Principle relates
10 Tue suspension OF the ting round the boIy
Oi Saturn. y hollow spn9.e. and reucTsiiy
hollow elipsOid. whose Interior and exterior
surfaces are similar and ronceufric ,vcrid no
~ eqniiiiTiO round Safutu Is Hafever mi .hf he
the point Of concaYity occupied Nv the c,.e+-e
OF Tue planet; Dat tbs eguiljbrpm wou,d b.