Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-02-04
Miscellaneous.


in the vicinity, when the following singular circum.
stances TRANSFERRED The animal, ii may be supposed
,eehng lame, made his way out Of the field, by UNI
same farrer's shop, a distance Of mile and a half
The rrer had sooner opened his She'd than the HORSE
which had evidently been standing there time adj.
vance to the Jorge aud held up the sng foot The far.
rier instantly began 10 examine the hoof discovered the
iHury, took of the shoe, and replaced IL more carefv
which the horse immedi turned about and set OH
at merry pace for his we'll known pasture. Whilst Mr.
Lanes servants were on the Search they CHANGED pass
arrer replied oh he has been here and shod and gone
home again. which, their returning they found 10 be
actually the case.-N Y Star.
Several interesting
have been recently exhibited at the National Gallery OF
Practical Science in London In the presence Of numer
Gus assembage OF scientific and literary gentlemen The
instruments used were French magnet made by Pixi
under the dire con of the Count di Predeys which ro
taes vertically in contact with soft iron horse shoe keep
err, the la being fixed; and the celebrated apparatus
prepared Tor the proprieors Of the establishment by Mr.
Saxion which differs from the former in having the mag
net fixed and HORIZONTAL while the keeper is made to re-
volve. The former instrument by Mr.
Watkins. OF Charng Cross. the latter by Mr. Sax on in per-
son. The same series OF experiment were then gone
through with EACH Mr. Saxtons had the i'm pow
er aud In being in perfect condi,ion-he other had
been somewhat shaken aud dsarranged by
The spark obtained wildly and W later de compo
ed more powerfully by the former but the Count as
successful in charging Leyden phal with the magnetic
huid as was indicated by very sensible gold
meter The experiment being perfectly in this country
excited much attention. Mr. Saxion w as not Diformitv
cessiui IN repeating H once, however, observe
vergence OF the gold leaves complete His failure i'm other
cases. may, perhaps be attributed unskiluness in
manipulation, arising from the novelty of il
was also suggested. that someing might depend on the
fact OF the Counts wires being in unbroken piece
while Mr. Saxtons consisted Of fourteen pieces of
inches each. Messrs Faraday Murner, Danieil Lard.
ne and other scientific characters, who present. all
expressed themselves highly satisfied with the results Of
the experiments.
An accomplished artist-A late London paper contains
an account OF the examination of Mrs George Tweed
who was committed for trial under the following cir.
cumsances: She stopped her coach before the shop of
respectable radesnan in Piccady and requested TO be
shown some silks and satins, aces, &C. After selecting
quantity. worth about fl50, she requested that clerk
might proceed TO her dwelling with the BILL where she
would pay it-not having brought her wallet with her.
The clerk accordingly entered the COACH il was dr-
yen-he little imagined whittier. The lady stopped in
front OF the mansion OF respectable physician and in
formed him that her in the carriage in front of his
house, in state of lunacy She described his symptoms
stating that he supposed himself clerk some establish
ment, and was continually talking about collecting bills
being swinded sc. She proposed leave him in charge
OF the doctor for few days, enjoning upon him TO
the young man confined, as it dangerous that he
should be at large. THIS agreed TO- the unsuspe citing
clerk, ushered into the apartment of the
where he was confined nearly days as a unatc; and
II not until The NJ ID. had sent servant TO the sup
potd residence OF the lady, that he would heed the ex
CARNATIONS Of the prisoner.