The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1831-11-23


i JOURNAL OF THE Franklin INSTITUTE
We have recently received the October
number of this valuable periodical, and
would embrace this opportunity of recon.
mendlng it to the more general attention
: and patronage of our readers, particularly
mechanics, nachinists, and engineers. II
is "deVoted to the Mechanic Arts. Manu-
factufes, General Science, and the record
ing Of American and other patented inven-
TONS" and is conductcdb by Thomas P. Jones,
NJ. D., superintendent OF the Patent Office
at Washington, gentleman distinguished
for science and especially for his mechani-
cal knowledge. ........
Among much other valuable and interest
ing matter contained in the Journal, por-
ton of each Of the late numbers has been
devoted to the publication of the result of
an extensive series of experiments, made
under the direction of the Franklin Institute.
to ascertain the value of water as a moving
power, and the best mode of its application
For this purpose, wheels of various construc-
tons and sizes were used, and tho water
was let upon them at various heights, with
the same head and fall, and various quanti-
ties of water was let on at the same height,
and the experiments otherwise so varied as
to present the numerous combinations of
circumstances under which it may be desira-
BILE or expetiient to apply water as moving
power. For instance, with "centre buck
cts, close breast, and the bottom Of The gate
thirteen feet and sixty six hundredths above
the bottom of the Wheel" 100 experiments
were made. varying, each time, the head of
wnter above, the width of the aperture, or
some other circumstance, so as each time to
make the experiment different from any
preceding one. Similar experiments were
made with other kinds of wheels, and buck
els of other constructions. Tabular lists of
the whole are given, with all the circum-
stances of each experiment, presenting the
weight raised, the friction, the height rails
ed, the time, the quantity of water expend-
ed, the velocity, the power and effect and
their ratio, the maximum effect, the voloci-
ty at maximum, &c. &c. This report is of
great consequence to the country, and 10
those personally interested in the appiica-
ton of water power must alone be of far
greater value than the cost of a years sub
scription to the Journal.
The Journal is published monthly at Phil
adelphia, at SIS per annum. Subscriptions
are received by Dorr & Rowland in this
town, where the work is delivered free of
any expense for postage.
We are enabled, this week. to present en-
tire, the Address to the People, of the Con-
vention recently held in New York, and we
feel persuaded that no one who reads it, will
regret the space it occupies. And we do
hope, that its length will not deter a single in
dlvidual from a careful and attentive perusal
OF 1t. In relation to it, we may safely adopt
the language of cotcmporary, and say, that
for ourselves, we feel as though no document
that has ever been spread before the American
people, has possessed higher claims to their
careful and candid examination, than the one
now submitted for their consideration. The
declaration Of Independence itself, though
paper of such vital interest to the community.
and our glorious Constitution under which we
have advanced so rapidly in tho scale of ma
re oT al.
people OF this Union, than the principles laid
down in this Address proving as it does in
the most clear and explicit manner, that pa
ternal power was intended TO be given, and
was given, by the General Government, to
watch over and foster the genius and skill of
the citizens of the United States. The pro.
ducion bears ample testimony to the patriot.
ism and talents of the committee who prepared
it. 1t is an American manufacture of which
we think we have a right to feel emnently
proud. The solid and substantial facts and ar
guments it contains when contrasted with the
tiimsy structure of the Address of the late
Free Trade" Convention, will shine ont in
bold relief, and cannot fail to carry conviction
10 every unprecedented mind, that without the
exercise of the protective power of tho Gencr-
al Government, our institutions weuld fail in
the most essential requisites and leave us at
the mercr of foreign nations, who would do us
more injury, by our unlimited admission of
their manufactures, than they can ever accom-
plish by the sword"
LOOK OUT FOR ROGUE. George w.
Branum, recently driver of the Worces-
ter and Lowell Stage, absconded from this
town on Sunday morning last, taking with
him FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS in bills Of the
Andover Bank, belonging to Messrs. Car
ter, Andrews, & Co., of Lancaster. Wheth-
err he had money belonging to any other
person, is not known, az i, was not ,liscov-
cred that he had absconded until Monday
evening. aHsaE
Branum is described as a man "about
20 years of age, 5 feet inches high, thick
set, with very round and red face. lie
was dressed in a snuff colored suit, blue
camlet great coat with plush on the collar,
and black hat" He left this town in the
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