Whig Republican. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1840-18??, 1840-12-03
ENGLAND.


An American writing from Liverpool, says
the principal things which struck me in Eng
land in the way of improvement since my las
visit, were the Rail Roads, the Galvanic Tel
egraph, the Dude Light truly new one, AM
the glass and silk manufacture for curtains
and drapery. OF the first, the railroads
they may be said, l think, to approach per
lection as nearly as possible. They are buil
for ages, remarkable for their massiveness and
magnifcence archilecturally, for the taste
comfort, and solidity of the cars and locomo-
| tive. travelled on all that are yet opened
the Liverpool and Birmingham, the Birming
ham and London, the London and Southamp-
| ton, and as far as finished, the Great Yves
| tern, which is much superior, in every point Of
view. to any yet constructed. travelled at
the rate of forty miles an hour upon it. break
fasting in Reading, Berkshire, at half past
eight, and walked the streets of London before
ten! 1t was not without interestto me that,
on branch road from Birmingham to Chel-
tenham, just opened, was wh;rled along by
2 locomotive made by Norris in Philadelphia.
The Galvanic Telegraph is in use on the
London and Blackwell railway-the cars on
which are worked with rope-and when full,
galvanic wire is touched, and successfully
rapid as two ticks on watch is the signal and
motion of the cars. The distance is four miles
and were it four thousand, 1 am assured, the
signal would be as instantaneous and faithful.
They are laying one down to Windsor for
state purposes, and it is expected they will be
in use all over England Do we not live in an
age of necromancy, and are not the men of
science the only pure and lawful aristocracy
of human nature!
The Bude Light is beautiful thing in its
way 1t produces an atmosphere of light,
concealing the means by which it is done. Pas
sing by the Horse Guards, exclaimed: How
brightly the moon shines! You can read the
clock by it, 'Oh!' replied my friend as cool
as moonshine, that's the Bude Light i
begged an explanation, and, apparently aston
ished at my ignorance, lie gave it.
Lime and gas are brought into some pecu-
liar contact, and the effect, as it struck me,
was that OF intensely bright moonlight. The
House of Lords and G9mmg9aa are lit sjt this
ltres 1t is very beautiiul--and-db not think
me 'moonstruck' when / tell you that the
chillness and repose of moonshine reminded
me sensiby while regarding it, that Juliet's
apostrophe, Come thou day in night is now
realized. Alas! for the imaginative race, i'll
matter of fact people upset every thing in this
manner.
The new manufacture for curtains anu 9TH
er draperies is very gorgeous affair. The
rich damask pattern is woven in glass and
silk, producing dazzling effect, beyond sill
yer or GOLD in richness of display.
A capital invention is used for the founda-
ton of houses, an invention, too, the more
valuable on account of its simplicity. The
clay that is dug out of The foundation is mix
ed with preparation of lime on the very
ground of the building. and thus hardened or
into strong substance, makes the
best ard certainly the cheapest materials for
yet discovered. 1t is now uniyer-
sally used in England.