The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-01-20

Warm OF A F1pE-Who does not remember Ca
leb Baderston,i in the Bride of Lammermoor When
driven TO extremity, ! ST a visit from the Duke OF
Argyle should expose the naked poverty of his mas
DER castle Caleb raised prodiglous fire among rub
bish and litter so to give the appearance of the
conhagraton of the whole castle. In discussing this
proceeding afterwards with his Lord, Caleb pointed
out the various benefits TO be derived from the fire:
"Ths fire will settle many things on an honorable
footing for the famlly's credit that cost me telling
twenty daily lies to idle chaps, and what's waur,
without gaming credence. 1t will be crediable
apology for the honor of the family for this score of
years TO come, if it's weel guided. Where's the "a
mly pictures says ane meddlIng body-the great
fire at Vols Cray, answers L. Where's the family
plate? says another. The great FIRE, saysI. VIVA
was 10 think of plate when life and limb were in dan
ger Where's The wardrobe and the linens-the ia
pestres and the decorements- of and bro-
cered wark The ire-the fire-the fire. Guide the
fire weel and it will we for all that we should
have, and in some sort guide excuse is better than
the things themselves. guide oficome prudenty
and crcdltably handled, may serve nobleman and
his family-Lord kens how lang"
The actual burning of the General Post Office, for
sught we know, may serve the heaven born Amos as
many useful purposes, as Caleb Baderston promised
himself from the great fire at VOLTS Crag The
Pest Office Illumination was, peradventure as neces-
sury to meet Mr. Ws5s resolution thatof VOLTS
Crag was 10 avert the visit OF the Duke of Argyle
II may stay the inquiries OF "meddting bodys"
which could not be conveniently answered Gin
Gazette.
ASTONISHING DIscovERY.-M the late meeting of
the British Association at Bristol Mr. Gross, of
Bloomfield, Somerset, stated, that he had devoted
mach Of his time 10 electricity and he had lattery
been occupied IN improvement in the voltaic power
by which he had succeeded in keeping it in full force
for twelve months by waller alone rejecting acids en-
tirey Mr.. Gross then stated that he had obtained
water from finely chrystalized cave at Howay and
by the action of the vol,ac battery, had succeeded in
producing from that water, in the of ten days.
numerous rhomboidal chrystals, resembling those of
the In order TO ascertain light had any ntu
in the process, he tried it again in dark cellar
and produced similar chrystals in six days, with enc
fourth OF the voltaic power As he had tried the
pertinent hundred times, and always with the same
results, he was fully convinced that it possible to
make even diamonds, and that a. ne distant period
every kind of mineral would be formed by the ingenuity
Of man. BY a variation of his experiments he had
obtained blue and grey carbonate of copper, phos-
phate of soda and 20 or 30 other specimens Mr..
Gross, some years ago, was engaged in carrying on
the most gigantic experiments, attaching votac lines
10 the trees of the forest and conducting through
them the streams of lightning large the mast OF
a seyenty-faur gun ship, and even turning them thro
his house with the dexterity of an able charoteer-
English Papsr.
JAMES H. CALpwEu--The history of this gentle
man is somewhat singular and eventfu. He first
introduced TO this country in the year 1917, by the
late Joseph George Holman then manager of the
Charleston, South Carolina, Theatre. Prior to his
appearance at Charleston he was a leading light
not reached London. Mr.. Holman made him con
spcuous man at his theatre in Chareston-he became
popular with the people-quarreled with the mana
ger-got up riot which resulted in the destruction
Oft the ENTHUSIASTICALLY wounded Holman i'm
duel at Sullivan's Isand-then appealed to the pub
lac, and took triumphant benefit. Immediately after
this affair." he married lady of fortune in Fredericks
burg MISUNDERSTANDING manager of the Virginia the
res-faled-migraed 10 New Orleans, and took
possession of the American theatre in that city
shertly afterwards took contract to light the city
with gas-realized aPrncely fortune-became ban
ksr-and is now one of the principal lions OF the day.
He still plays the manager and occasionally appears
on his stage His rise and his fortunes sin
gulanies in the history of the drama.
AWFUL SENTENCE uPoS A LoAFER.-The Kmcker-
booker gives an account of the apprehension and con-
demnatlsn of loafer in New York, who detected
in sucking brandy from barrel through n straw in
merchants cellar. After his tra the Judge proceeded
TO pronounce sentence, and addressed him follows
"Pnsoner ut the bar, stand up aud listen to your
tence You have been arraigned at this rbunalupon
heavy charges and after having been allowed the
full benefit of the law, you have been, by impartial
jury of your countrymcn, found guilty ofthem ALL
rhe Judge paused, for a moment, oppressed by his
feelings, and peculiar solcmniiy, broken only by
occasional cosgh rcigned for an interval through the
court room. - Dung man, he resumed when his
feelings permitted him to speak, and while horror and
dependency settled unon the prisoner " Dung man,
1t IL our duty, professional and moral to suppress vice
IN every shape. For this courts are instituted for
this, punshments are awarded and il now becomes
my painful obligation TO pronounce upon you the
of the law Its the judgment of this court that
-you-you-bef fined one dollar, and-may
Ae Lord hare marcy on your soul!