Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-09-24
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10 AUGUST D..

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LONDON, August "A very curious
piece OF mechanism, of the nature Of a
ptpuuium clock, the completion Of which
Va, COST ihe artist, M. Rovez, % years
labonr, is now exhibiting al Paris II
ohers 10 he eye l3 dial plates, great 'or
small, which Indicate, LIST. the ave of The
moon, The phases of thai Iuminary her
rising, setting, and passage 10 The mcri-
dian The epacis, aud the golden number.
tor which the indices make their revolu,
non III l9years. I'd. The diurnal horary
circle, subdlvided into minutes and Sc
conds OF time; 'he'rising and setting of
the sun, IN regard TO tie inequality of
every DAY IN the year the differences
between true and mean time the domi-
meal letters: the solar cycle for which
purposes The indlces make tieirrevoluiion
IN % years. Sd. The apuual motion of
the earth round the sun: tina, of the
moon round The earth and the revolution
oil The celestial signs in their natural or.
der. an. The difference of longi,uhc Tor
432 cities, expressed by the dnrnal
movement Of IA circle of copper .,lt. in
The centre Of which is dial plate divided
INTO "a hours, with "A pointing of the mi
mites irom5 TO S, and carving i,r SIM
IN the middle, in such manner. that or
reading the name of these Giles. YOU see
al look the hour that is i'm each of Them
al Tie moment you make the examination.
MS ingenious piece OF machinery is pui
III motion by a counierbalauclng weight
OF only Glib. For ordinary usage il sounds
lhe quarters and hours, but that eau be
stopped al will and in case The pendu-
ium were forgotten 10 be wound up, it
siifices, alter having repaired this omis
SON. 10 bring the minute hand 10 lis
piace. This simple operation rectities all
Inc other dials. II is said that a foreign
frInce Is III treaty with Nj. RoveZ 20
acquire this splendid specimen of mocha
meal skill.
A correspondent has handed us the
following anecdote 1.-The late James
Sutherland, whose death Won announced
'ast week, was for some time an inmate
and iodger in the house of another pau-
per OF eccentric character, jamie Fair
weather, who was attacked with DANCE
rons dlslemper, and was attended bv a
distinguished member Of the faculty, who
mad prescribed some pills TO be taken al
highi: In the morning, Jamie Sutherland
called upon The Doeior, 10 report Ihe
slate OF bis patient. AS soon as the DIR.
saw Sutherland lie rather rapidly in,erro.
Sated The messenger-How is he has he
taken his pills ! No, replied Sutherland,
lie mao ma 'lme.-What not time NO !;
you ordered the peels TO be ta'en al auphj
O'Clock, but lie deed al seven -
MOntroSe Reuiew.
HE Holy Alliance, we understand. is
now plously engaged in concerning mea
sures Tor the purpose of maintaining The
authority of the beloved Ferdinand in S.
America. Each OF the maritime powers.
parties IN tins cOBfederacy, will according
10 report, contribute lis quota Of ships to
The formation OF formidable feet for
tins purpose. England, in addition 10 its
ESreIgn Enlistment Prevention Bill, will
SNconrSe furnish a full share Com. Sir
thomas Hardy had OF Friday very long
conference with The Board of Admiralty
relative To his command in South Ameri.
ca. The gallant captain will leave town
IN lew days, 10 hoist his broad pendant
on board the Superb. of II guns, at Ports
NOUN. Our readers are appraised tina,
me Vtngeur, OF "a guns, will be also I'M
der his command These two ships are
now AT that port waiting for men The
ia'ler wants upwards OF one hundred TO
increase her complement 10 $40. She has
been completed, according TO her only
present orders, for foreign service. The
Hyperion, Captain T.. Searle, G. B. ar.
rived IT Portsmouth from the I.eith station
last week. She is also fitting for foreign
service, and il is supposed, TO accompany
Commodore Sir Thomas Hardy. II has
been generally presumed, that these ships
are in,endedto go on, only as a squadron
OF demonstration, or Of observation, in
consequence OF Lord CochYane having by
proclamation, declared all the ports on
me coast OF Peru aud Chill in a stale oil
blockade. II is probable, however, thai
UIey are only our quota 10 the genera
naval iorce destined 10 act in Thai QUAR-
Ter. Globe.
august 8.-A report prevailed ycsfer
! day, III Tie city, that negotiations are
| gong on between the government of thi,
country and that of Spain, The profcsser
| object Of which is 10 enable certain Bril-,
! lsh commissioners III Mexico 10 transmit
| thence To- England specie 10 tie amount
! OF lO,OOO,O00, IN British ships of war
| The real object, however, is, TO protect by
| lie British flag so much Spanish property
| from ,be independent prItaipcrs, intC
! whose power II would most probably fall
u Tie owners were rash enough TO venture
transmitting II To Europe ia Spanish
bottom. II is pretended that the Con.
Vention by whlcbtbe dollars are 10 obtain
safe convoy, will operate TO tie advan.
Iage, OF this country, by enabling th,
Bank OF England 10 make better anc
more efleciual preparations for rcsumins
payments IN specie bat il is very evi
dent from the present price Of sivc
bullion IN The market, that The Bank o
England Is not reduced 10 the necessil,
OF sending 10 Mexico for the purchase o
dollars: There can be no objection (,
the puuciple of This Transaction. As
government, we are necessarily bound il
good offices to The government OF Ferdi
nahd, but we are not equally bound Il
ihe Independcnls.-ln nihcr nnrfls ",