Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-11-19
ENGLAND.

An American, writing from Liverpool, says -
The principal things which struck mo In England
IN the why OF Improvement since my last visit were
the Ra,lroeis. me Gaivanie Telegraph. tho Bsds
LssAt (truly new one,) and the glass and elk
nauufacturc Tor curtains and dapery. Ofthe 6rst,
the railroads, they may be raid, think, TO approach
perfection a. nearly as possible. They gre built
ior nges, remarkable for their nsssveness and
maenlicence are intellectually, for the taste, COM
f,rt, and snlidity OF the cars and locomotive. !
travelled on all that are opened the Liverpool and
birmingham, the Birmingham and London, the
London and southampton, md, 40 finished, the
Great Western. which is much superior, IN evcry
poiu, of view, 10 any yet constructed. travelled
1T the rate u forty miles hour upon Il, break.
ustiug 10 Reading, Berkshire, At half past eight,
and walked the streets Of London before ten! Il
wac not without interest TO that, on branch
rod from birmingham TO Chelienham. just open
ed, was vhrled by a locomotive made by Norris.
Ia Philadelphia.
/ The Gaipanic Telegraph 10 In use on the Lon.
don and Blackwell railway--the ears on which are
worked with rope--and when full, u galvanic
wire is touched, and s,ccessively rapid ~ two ticks
on a witch il the signal aud motion Of the cara
Tie disfance il four aos. and were Il four thou.
sand, am assured the signal would be ihstantuncs
Gus and faithful. They lnying ono down to
Windsor for State purposes, and Il y expected thsy
will be in nae all over England. DO We not live
aye OIL HfCfoUihbCy, hHu Aiu HVt sSV sssou "
science the only pure and lawful Arisocrsoy OF hu.
man nature.
The Bade Light is beautiful thing In lie way.
II produces an atmosphere ef light, concealing the
means b, which IL ~ done. Passing by the Horse
Ciua,as, / exciaimed--" How brightly the moon
shines! You can read the clock BY Il" "Oh!"
replied my friend, ns cool az moonshine, that's
the Bnde Light" begged an fxPlsnation, and,
apparently astonished at my ignorance, he gave Il.
Lime and gas afe brought into some peculiar con.
TACT and the effect. IL struck me, was that Of In
tensely bright moonlight This Houses Of Lords
and Common. are liz in this manner, and u 70 %
be Introduced into the theatrcs II 10 very beauti.
ful--apd do not think mo moonstruck" when
Tell you that the chillness and repose Of n,conshine
reminded me sensibly while regarding Il, that Ju-
lets apo.irophe, Come thou dsy h night is
now realized. Alas! for the imaginative race, II
matter Of people upset every thing in this man.
mar.
The new manufacture for curtains and other drs-
pcries. Is a very gorgeous affair The rich damask
pattern is woven in glass and silk, producing
dazzling effect beyond silver gold in richness q
display.
A capital invention IL used for the foundation OF
houses; nm invention, too, the more valuable on
account Of It's simplicity. Tho clny that 10 dug out
OF the foundation Is mixed with a preparation OF
limo on the very ground Of the building, and thus
hardened or "cacined'' into strong substance,
makes the best, and certainly the cheapest, materi-
al for foundation yet discovered. X 10 now uni
yersally used in England.