Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-11-22

The Norton Grdpe.--we have been permitted by a /
Norton the diseoverer OF this valuable variety of the
grape II cannot but prove interesting To the cuvaors
OF the vine in this quarter;
Magnolia, near the cityof Richmond IA
"DEAR SIR-In reply to yours OF the 2o,h OF Sep,em-
ber have TO make known to you, that after truitless at
the purpose o. making wine, determined some years
since obtain from seed species better adapted for
press than such as we nave been enabled procure from
the European continen efforts have been completely
crooned oi success in bringing TO perfection the seed
ling you anxious to obtain and when in posses
sion you will assuredly find he Plus ultra OF your
wishes The favour OF this fruit is rich and vinous,
yielding immense and nerer-silng crops, which have
every constituent necessary produce wines of the high
est stamp Indeed, challenge France herself to offer
grape rich in saccharine principe-two pounds OF the
fruit having lately yielded six ounces OF pure sugar,
thing before unheard Of.
That you msy fail in its prop ,gation, recomnen nj
you to graft each slip upon wild vine, three inch.
The ,cd zine renored into your rineyard or this pr-
p9se) the present fall early next spring, toH better
uns,cer The purpose Of matrir than those tina, have been
established FOR years; pruning this five eyes the
weak wood and to eight the strong is all tina, il
horizontal training from two tour feet best suits
it. habits The ground should be well enriched with de-
composed iermented manure aud this rather vegetable
than aninal-yet either will answer. The plants should
stand nine feet apart each way The culture is to be cf
eced with the plough for the middle ground, and the
eArn near he vine kept proper condition. free IF tceeds
by the short handled hoe, either simple or burcaed;
prune in November aud December and apply the manure
in small quantities. after each pruning -NdshriUe Rep.
AIR PowER-A power which has never been applied
in mechanics to any useful purpose, that OF turning
winmiils, "a very inferior apple alton when water or
steam can be atorded we mean the power OF airs like
y, by accounts TO supersede both water
And il is little singular that the mode OF app, ing
this power suggested itself almost TO two
persons, separated by three thousand miles wide
MIR Erickson OF London, has, II seems taken out a pa
tent for an improved method OF applying heated air. by
which he proposes TO eight tenths Of the fuel
consumed in generating steam An engine of one horse
has been kept in operation, by I'll. means three
months with complete success. As ii is however in all
great improvements in the application Of mechanical
power, Yankee ingenuity destined to excel that of
all other nations. MIR. Treadwe Of Boston comes for.
ward with plan so 10 compress and Exhaust to make
answer all the purposes OF steam the result being equal
y brilliant with that Of Mr. Ecksons, while the me ans
used show still greater triumph Of Mr. Treadwell
proposes to dispense with both boilers and heat! Whe.
ther or not in economy Of application Mr. TreadwePs be
the greater improvement, we 10 not know We infer
that is. For cannot conceive how first cost of
the apparatus, to be employed by Mr. Treadwcl the
expense OF working II, compare with the first
steam engines and the heavy charges for the supply of
fuel And surprising TO be safe we presume il is
economical, the Improvements Of Mr.. Treawell may be
considered the Plus ultra in the application Of mocha
meal power.-.Netc6mypon Herald
n Bill Of Cost-In the case OF Ross and Ocilvie the
cost In Chancery recently taxed by the Registrars
OF the London Bankruptcy Court (by virtue of late sta
ute) at one million OF dollar,!!!
Distressing Occurrence Erpected.-The Editor of the
Mddesex Gazette, states that his ypese,lers girls
he Connecticut Herald apprehends that they will get
possession OF the establishment, Editor and aLi-Tme
will tell