Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-07-07

| Majesty's plate of 100 guineas taken by Lord
towther colt, three years old out of Sverta, and
The Mickeham Hall stakes by Lord Chesterields New
Brighton. Several other races came off, the details OF
| which will be found in the papers AT meeting on
Wednesday, of the poprieors of the Bank OF British
Norh America the state Of the colonies, IN their bust
ness relations, was slated to be greatly depressed
Large failures were reported IN Montreal, Quebec, and
New Brunswick, and the propr'etors were compelled
TO pass their usual dividend by Of the losses
sustained in The latter cities.
! The Anti Corn Law League are laboring with great
zeal and effect and am much mistaken II Sir Robert
Peel will not, before long find it indispensable 10 the
maintenance of his power to defer the growing feeling
against monopoly in The speech Of Mr. Web
sler is well received here in most circles, and tue
predictions of your friend Gen. Green, that the great
interests of the British people would induce mcdi-
cation Of the high tariff on British agricultural pro-
ducts, by agreeing to the adoption of Commercial
Treaty with America, appear to be destined TO be re-
allied If the signs of the times do not deceive me-
the stock market is quite buoyant IN Wall street.
Keep The brokers within bounds, and let the specu
atve mania be duly controlled and the rise of prices
will be beneficial The feeling this side Of the
water, our British brethren will feel much more dis.
posed to look with favor, if able TO take
care of ourselves. There has been large failure at
Bristol in the iron trade and intcIpated IN
that depressed branch of business Messrs. Oakley
and Ryan, the illinois Commissioners, have arrived in
| good health They are active and shrewd men, and
| Of their mission. Yours, truly, l..
THE Worlds ASTr.SLAyKRY CoSvESrrox.-This
Convention commenced lis session in London on Tues
day, June 10 Ia the absence Of the venerable Clark.
son, S. Quincy, Esq called to the chair Rev
Joshua Levitt, of the United States, editor of The
| Emancipator,) was of the Wee Presidents The
delegations from the U States represented Anti SIa-
very Associations in the States OF Name Massachu-
setts Connecticut, New York, Illinois, Indiana Ohio,
&c. The delegates from France had not arrived II
the opening Of the Convention Those from Holland
were present.
| The RIGHT OF SEARcH.-We have much pleasure
soys the Standard) being enabled to announce that
the American Government are represented as showing
every disposition for early adjustment OF the right
OF search and visitation question Letters were re-
ceiyed from various authorities in the States, giving
this gratifying information, and there is little doubt
! but that speedy settlement will be brought about.
! The SPEAKING MAcHISE.-I have at yet seen
no notice in your valuable periodical of invention
which is at present attracting much attention here, and
which certainly merits every praise that can be bestow
ed upon unwearled perseverance and successful inge
nuity 1t is the Sprarhmasehinc, speaking machine,
quite appropriately called Euphona, Of Mr.. Faber,
the result OF beautiful adaptation of mechanics TO the
laws of acoustics You aware, that the attempts
of Cagnard la Tour Blot, Muller, Sienle to produce
articulae sounds, or even to initiate the human voice,
have not been very successful; in fact our knowledge
of the physiology of the arynx and its appendices has
been limited, that we have not even explanation of
the mode in which the faseo is produced Mr. Fabers
instrument solves the difficulties only give you
very imperfect idea of the instrument To understand
the mechanism perfectly it would be necessary 10 take
it to pieces, and the dissection naturally is not shown
the visitor less from wish TO conceal any thing, than
from the time and labor necessary for such purpose.
The machine consists of pair OF bellows, al present
only worked by pedal similar to that OF an organ, OF
caoutchouc imitation Of the arynx tongue, nosrils,
and Of KEYS by which the springs are brought INTO
action 1The further description would be nninelligl-
&C do
ponds, of course, rpon the radidity with which the
keys played; and, though my own attempts 10 make
the instrument speak sounded rather ludicrous Mr.
Faber was most successful There doubt that the
a a bs Pc Of bs may be 'Ha
The weather naturally affected the tension of the India
rubber and although Mr.. Faber raise the voice
depress it. and can lay stress upon particular syllable
or word, still cannot avoid feeling, that there IL
room for improvement This is even evident when
the instrument is made to sing but, when we remem-
Der what difficulty many people have to regulate their
own chorde vocas it is not surprising that Mr. Faber
has yet succeeded giving Us an instrumental Cata-
lan or Lablache Fabcr is native Of Freburgh, in
the Grand Duchy Of Baden he formerly attached
to the Observatory at Vienna, but owing TO atfec
ton of the eyes, obliged to retire upon small PEN
sion he then devoted himself to the study Of anatomy.
and offers the results OF his Investigations and
their application to mechanics TO the world of SCIENCE
[7thenGum
! THE REV. DIR. PUsEY.
ID, L
Dr. Pusy the Regius Professor Of Hebrew, for having
preached Objectionable sermon on the 4ih OF May
asst is understood to be prohibition from preaching
within the precincts Of the University for the space OF
two years.
In consequence of the above decision, the following
protest has been promulgated by the Rev Mr.. Pusey:
"CunIsT CHURCH, June =, lS43.
"Mr. Vice Chancellor You viii be assured tknt
The following protest, which feel 1t my duty TO the
Church to deliver with entire respect for your
Office and without any mpulalion upon yourEelt indi
vdnay.
81 have stated to you, different OCCASIONS as OPP
portunity offered, tina. was at loss TO conceive what
in my could be construed into dscordance with
the formularies Of our Church; have requested you
adopt that alternative in the statutes which allows
the accused hearing; have again and again request
ed that definite propositions which were thought TO DO
at variance with formularies should, according
to the alternative in the statute, be proposed to me;
have declared repeatedly my entre assent, ez amino,
10 all the doctrinal statements Of Church, this
subject and have, far had opportunity, declared
my sincere and entire consent 10 them individually;
have ground 10 think, that propositions out oil my
sermon have been exhibited 10 as at variance with
the doctrine of our Church. so neither can they; but
that have been condemned, either on mistaken con-
s,ruclon of my words founded upon The dacrinal OPT
nionsof my Judges or on grounds distinct from Inc
/ formulares of our Church
"Under these circumstances, since the statute mani
testify coDempues certain grave and definite instances
of contrarety dscordance from the formuaries oil
GU Church, feeI u my guy 10 plosest uguhS' INC
late sentence against unsiatunble, as well as un-
iust-l remain, MIR. Vice Chancellor, your humble
servant. L. d. PUSEY."
The following appears to US, ms the matter stands,
to be Of the reasonable project for Democratic
National Convention, viz
To be held in May, 1874
Delegates to be elected as the democracy Of each
state shall decide.
To vote by such rule as may be agreed on BY the
convention itself
What say you brother Democrats?
[KendaTs EzpositOr.
We say, Amcns-Boston Post.
We fully concur in opinion with these views OF The
pos,o and freely respond TO them with the Boston
Post-Amen.
As 10 the time of holding the Convention we think
it is already concusvey settled, by the voice OF ma