Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-05-24
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ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT wEsTERN-rEY



in The unpIeccdentedly short time of II
da Us, having sailed on the 29,h ull.
Parliament met after The Easier holi,
days ou Monday, April "a. and the follow
ing mig ht Sir Robert Peel entered INTO q
somewhat detailed explanation Of the rca.
sons which frustrated the commission.
The discussion Of the right OF visit, or
the right OF search-has been revived with
vicor, upon the arrival Of Mr.. Webs,er's
despatch: to Mr.. Everett.
Irelqnd.-The removal Of The mail con-
tract from Mr.. Purcell and his par,uers,
keeps up q sensation in ireland. which has
spread FAR aud wide. The papers nf tho
most opposite parties are OF accord, an4
the general indignation goes TO ex,raordi-
nary heights.
The following items are from Iyillnler's
American News Letter, Of the 229,h uIt:
The London papers Of las! night do not
contain any news Of specia! importance.
Ia Parliament, no mailer of interest was
brought forward. In the House Of Com
mons. great number Of petitions against
he Factory Bill were presented.
The parliamentary recess has hcen nu.
usually quiet: and if we except coDsi.l-
eruhIe agi,a,on in reference 10 SRI. Gra-
hams Factory and Education Bill, the.
political. as well as the commercial world.
has presented scene Of quietness which
has not been experienced in this country
for some time past. The dissenlers. il is
true. aud other opponents Of The establish
ed church, have strained every nerve 10
oppose The education bill. for varipus rea-
sons, The chief Of which seems TO be The
supremacy which is given by tho proyi.
sions of the bill 10 the establishment, aud
the prevention Of the increased influence
which The church would, by such CON
troll over the minds Of the rising genera
lion, obtain II is generally supposed that
some few alterations will be made in the
original bill by It's protector previous to It's
discussion in the house, though he seems
firm in his maintenance Of the. principal
objects of the bill, aud determined 10 carry
them. which there is liuie doub, Of. as The
church aud landed influence 10 the present
House Of Commons are very much in tho
ascendant.
The Canadian Corn Bill has bccn lock
ed upon Ly some as calculated to prove
injurious ia its effects upcn the English
agricultural interest,", though after some
Sigh, discussion Of ,be subject, and afier
its true hearings having been properly un-
derslood, these apprehensions are fast sub
siding. il is well know fact, that the
creates, pari Of the -four which has for The
last lcw years been imported into ,his
country from Canada. has been originally
the produce Of the States. and The object
Of The new bill is merely TO transfer the
manufacture Of the article from The STATES
to Cauada, bv allowing The importation OF
wheat, 10 its uugruund stale, into the lat
Ter country. Aud, ir this be the case. II
evidently follows, that the new measure
cau have liltle or no influence on the price
Of flour here.
Al universal gloom has spread itself
over the nation. occasioned by the death,
OH the 4lsi instant, of the illnsirious Duke
oil Sussex, uncle 10 the Queen. From tho
liberuliy aud muniGcencc which was char,
acteris,ic uf the Royal Duke. his memory.
will long DC held sacred, especially among
those societies and charitable institutions
OF which his support aud cuuntenance was
never solicited in vain. II has seemed ,a
| have bccu his principal objcct during ~,
long ond useful life, 10 break through that,
hitherto insurm0untable harricg which,
custom has raised in this arislncratic coun.
try hctweca royalty and The body Of The
people. Aud ll,onsh we conuot commend
every ac, Of his life. may il he far from US
to withhold from bis memory ,ha, tribute
Of admiration which is jusllygiuc.
II is recorded in The London A,las that
an experiment has been tried, by pru-
icssor Geolls, with ap Grial muchiuc, con-
s,ruc,cd exactly on The saHie principle as
that projected by Mr.. Henson. 1, ap-
poars ihnt few days ago the above nanl-
ed gentleman started his machine from
Tue hill of Dumbreck. near Glasgow, fr,n,
whence he s,cered his course w. S. W.,
in The direction Of ibe rack called Ailsa
! Craig, where i, was his intention TO land.
After having attained an altitude OF three
miles from the earth. be began 10 feel fa
iher uncomfortable, aud accordingly low
cred The machine TO within one mic aud
!, half from tho cnrth. So far he describes
tho whole experiment 10 have proceeded
fayorably, and 10 fully have demonstrated
tho possibilityof yrial travelling. As the
machiue was progressing with rapitlily, It's
conductor discovered lhn, something had
gone wrong with the machinery, and in
his confusion forgot to remove The weigh
from the safety valve. The consequence.
vas, that several of The pipee immediate,
Iy burst, which rendered. tho machine cn
tirely unmanageeblc; and having upset
il descended with a fearful rapidly. Pro
fessor Gcolls was, of course in stale o
complete insensibiliy. iiewas taken vi
hy a boat from q steamer, and baying re
covered from tho effects Of his expedition
processes himselfwiiling 10 undertake ano
ihsr OF The same kind at >aoy future time
: The machine was, Of course losI.