Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-09-24
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From he Now Orleans Bee.
"Reminiscences IF John Randolph 0f Rodnohe.-on
the morning OF meeting OF the BRUSH aud Foreign b'oe
Society," which about to be held at Satiod on Avon
he birth place OF Shskspeare while the president and
directors were in the committee room a'Jolning the
Shakespeare Hall, where the meeting to be held, one
OF the attendants informed the committee that strange
0rsERef u @ umsoramg ne Heard he
into the Hall, and saw The gentleman question accom-.
panied by The cicerone OF the place. and standing
which adorn the HALL He soon perceived the s,,angsr
was no ordinary person. He him. informed him of
the meeting which about TO take place, him
10 stay ana witness the proceedings; which, if he had not
had the opportunity OF attending any similar me citing
would probably be interesting to him. The stranger in
very courteous manner accepted the invitation, saying he
n"d not yet attended any public meeting in England
that lie should only be able stay few minutes bic
would enable him 10 see The form and pro-
ceedings-May request said The president, know
The name oil the gentleman have the honor Of adore
"Ny name sir is John Randolph, of Roanoke, in the IT,
States. l my way London but came round nv
your immortal counryman. The surprise and pie asure
oil The president may he conceived at the announc
oil this name-for, who did not know John Randolph OF
Roanoke" not 10 know, would argue himself
He need not have added that he Anne rcaD and
the president gave him 10 understand much He refus-
ed TO ascend the PLATFORM but when the company assembled
took his place in the of the of benches
JUST opposite Tie chair; and there lie sat- and looked Good
heaven, how he ooked the fixed attention Of his
basisk will be rgoen by any speaker
addressed the meeting that day They had almost the ef
feet OF fascination and Jersnged small the
nerves OF who Ubpracs public spe sking
Among the speakers the late Rev. Leigh Richmond
the pious talented author the Darymans Dsuybter
and several other tracts which have been translated into
all the languages OF the civilized world, and who was
considered one OF our best and most interesting speakers
But Pocahontas did not like his manner. He consi-
dered il, he said, loo unsteady monotonous. On the
other hand when another gentleman addressed the mn ct.
ing whose rapid articulation and manner sbowed
that his whole soul interested in the cause he adyo
Gated, MIR. John Randolph The lady on his lie
who happened to be the wife Of the speaker and said
That's what call eoquence; he speaks with all his
heart and with all his soul" The meeting lasted five
hours Mr. H. sfaid The whole time, and at its close he
informed the President that he did moi know when he had
been interested, and he evnced this interest by
liberal contribution at The door. The President
him TO Sir Guy Skipwith member for the county of
Warwick, Cen Jenkinson, relation OF the Earl OF Liver
pool their former Minister and other
OF the county, all OF whom gave him pressing Invitations
to their houses, some OF which he accepted aud stay
OF five days in the Deighborhood the five minutes
he promised, is any proof that he liked his quarters the
assertion which he made the subject may be credited
without fear oil coDradctloD-on the part those w no
met him, need Lot be said that they delip ted with
their interesting guest The flashing briIisncy OF his OBJ
servsons and replies which appeared 10 spring
ousIy az from an inc nina .s,onisla 60, -
the English gentry, and all who had the pleasure of
dolph, OF Roanoke. F. s.
From the N. Y. Ev Po.t1
Some notice OF discovery recently made in England.
with respect to the degree Of power requisite draw or
nPel boat or other vessel OIL The surface Of wafer
already appeared this paper This subject has excited
much attention in England naturally be supposed
when considered that the yearly income from canals
IN the United Kingdom amounts TO two millions Of pounds
sterling MIR. Macneill Of London has recently publish.
ed book detailing series OF experiments made with
view TO try the soundDess of the opinions hitherto
ed Oh this subject and giving tho results Of his inquiries
with tables OF the degree OF force which he found
cary TO draw boat the surface Of water at different
given velocies The conclusion to which he has arrived
that the old theory, by which the resistance TO boat
moving on water supposed TO increase In the dupc ate
ratio Of the velocity Of the boat however IL may be true
regard 10 low yeocites as Tor example, under FIVE nes
and bali hour, Is not true applied the higher We
loches He remarks, that "i% necessary consider
the old Law Of the squares to be incorrectly stated IN 90
far as the boat immersed IN the water 10 the same
water line, that law may be correct but whenever the
velocity Of the boat is increased beyond certain point
the boat cneges out Of the water aud skins The
suflsce, the traverse section OF immersion being essened
The experiments made in London have been
~ this country and the successful application Of Mr.
macnehfs new principle obviously depend on the
TORN OF the boat, understand that attempts are
msSng 70 Sonsrue the steamboat In such msnnsr as 10
ake suvspaEsW this tendency to emerge from the wa.
ter wben w raPd motion. From notice OF Mr. MacpeiIs
book, which ne hnd In late English periodical NE COW
The following passage relating this part Of the subject