Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1828-08-02

C"bbeit and The Minis>y.-The following is
Oob4ett saccount ofthe cause OF tfeAate chang
III is that the cansersfis Rad 4. "a
in bad state 1t isful of difficulties There is
Necessity raising sixty millions of taxes in gold
every year, or OF procl claiming tile nation bank
fupt, or oil coming TO the equitable adjustment
prayed Tor in the Norfolk petition which MI. Hus-
klsson knows would swamp him forever.
But why should Lord Dudley and Lord Palmer
ston, and the rest retire also I? Why, because they
are. in all probability afraid Ito remain in without
hiusksson. When the old rat gives squeak of
alarm, and begins to scamper off, the Younger
ones stay not long behind. e Ca,c-a,oR cries the
old rock and darts eff out oE the pea.feld . The
rest do not stop to ca'ej but after him they go,
with every pinion on the stretch" W Y. Eng.
Portable Clay .Furnaces. We have Just seen
the newly improved furnace which is so construct
ed as TO blend. with admirable efect both the
furnace and bake-ovemin one entire cooking appa-
rafUs. 1t is effected by means the most simple
that can be perceiyeds requiring only lid made
ofclay to be pnt upon,it, which, having an appcr-
ttre in the centre, with vave) the temperature
orheat can bcregnlated with the greatest nicely
AS the peculiar properties OF clay (being a non
conductor of heat )has been long known to pos
sess decided advantage over metal, and all other
substances employed for bake-ovens; and as the
present improvement is applied to an article made
oil that material, and inigeneral use, every family
may possess themselves of bake-orsn for mere
tritie added to the usual price Of the furnace. A
large quantity are, we understand, in preparation
and will soon. be in the market-Ibid
Tariff. An Irish drayman asked his compan-
ion, few days since. after they had lounged idly
the whole morning at the corner Of street up
town, !" And Pat, dear, can you tell us why there
is so little doing in our line. this month back p
"Och, bother, and don't you know, child, answer
ed the other, Why, the merchants, God bless en-
are all fairfield and can't employ US, for fear OF
ruination. ibid
New 1uoy.-M. Frick, in melting together SO
parts of Copper. 81. 90 of zinc, and 1S 10 of MIC
KEEL obtained metallic alloy, white, not oxidible,
very ductIle, andwhich acquires beautiful polish;
~ varying these proportions, viz: by taking Sd
80 Of ce;rner, %. Ii of zinc and H. 4I ornickel.
he produced an alloy which has the sound and un
changeable nature Of silver, but harder. 1t is
particularly suitable for ornaments, saddlery, box
es, watch-chans, &c. This alloy was sold at first
at IL francs per pound, but nickel is sufficient
y abundant in Germany, and as many artists are
engaged in thiscompositioD, the price will neccs.
sarily 'all.--BM. dEncour.
Dogs turned smuggters.--A recent journal oil
Metz, contains the following curious paragraph
Much eonirabaDd traffic, carried on by means
of dogs brought up for the purpose, has of late
months taken place in our department An Off
| cal statement, published by the Project of Mo
selle makes i appear that in the district Of Sar-
regucmines alone, from the LIST of March, 1927,
to the Isl Of the same month of the current year
no less than 1927 dogs have been sent over the
Rhine to be loaded with prohibited articles O
these 2 Az were killed on the way back, and founc
to be bearers Of 6,05S kiIogrammes 3f contra
band goods Of various kinds so that the So SOC
dogs who escaped the vigilance Of tho eus,om
house officers, must, at that rate, have iBtroduc.
cd 440, 900 kilogrammes ofcontrabsnd goods. In
order to repress this illicit trade as much as posi-
bic. several rigorous regulations have beeu pro-
n'plgated by The local authorities