The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1845-10-06
FOREIGN SELECTIONS.

erpO0L, Sept. 10. The Great Britain arrived to-
day. She left the wharf at New York on Satur-
day, the 3Oth OF August, P. M. She had very
little westerly wind on the passage. One day.
fine breeze the ship made 29S miles from noon
to noon, being with loss time, only twenty three
hours and a half. The Great Britain brought six
hundred tons of general cargo, and ffty-seven
passengers.
SWITZERLAND is to have railways even
amongst her mountains. A line is to run from
Geneva to the Great French lines
GERMANY is to have lines to Join all the prin-
clpal French ones, and treaty has been made be-
tween the Belgian and French governments, for
enabling the carriages of the railway which join
the French northern on the frontier, to run each
on the others line without unloading.
SINGULAR PHENOMENA. During the last
few weeks various singular appearances have
been at different times visible in the heavens
About fortnight ago, star belonging to that
class OF physical phenomena generally known by
the name Of calling panets,'' was seen by many
OF the inhabitants of ST. Helier's, and after ca
reering through the heavens for some minutes,
1t was observed to descend rapidly to the earth,
bursting into thousand fragments
On Saturday evening last, or rather early on
Sunday morning, another phenomenon made its
appearance in the sky, if possible more strange
than any which have of late preceded it. A
globe OF fire, apparently of the dimensions of a
good sized balloon, was observed TO move about
from position to position, making its appearance
now in one place, and now in another. 1t might
be seen at one moment blazing with all the Grim
son lustre OF the sun as it sets in an autumnal
sky, in another, shining with full clear and bur-
nished light, irradiating the whole AERIAL vault
Sometimes stationary, it would all OF sudden
change It's position, and locate itself upon spot
at a considerable distance. Here again it would
remain for few minutes, when, as if tired of the
quarters it had chosen, migrate without farther
ceremony to another. Alternately the subject of
these appearances, it remained for nearly an hour
when, in second, becoming detached from the
spot on which it was fixed, it flew with trA
mendous velocity through the sky and took ref
uge behind a dark and murky cloud.
Jersey Times.
The soldiers serving in the Prussian dominoM
have been allowed by the government to received
instead OF their daily rations of brandy the value
OF the same in money. This step is calculated
to promote the principles of the temperance soce-
ties, which, through their officers, have formally
returned their thanks to the King for the privilege
thus conferred
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN LONDON. On the
10th ult., fire of a most fearful character, at
tended with large destruction of property and
fatal consequences to one, if not several per-
sons, broke out upon the well known premises
belonging to Sir Charles Price s. Co., oil and color
merchants, situated in William street, Blackfriars
London. The premises were of immense extent
and, spreading from William street to the water
side, they were bounded on the west by Messrs
Hopp's, the Pigs Quay Coal Wharf.
The fire originated, from some cause unknown,
IN that portion OF the premises termed the turpen-
tine warehouse, large brick building, about so
feet long and so feet wide, situated on the west
ern side OF the works and adjoining Messrs Hopp's
property, Pigs Quay Wharf. At the time the
alarm was given, the men employed on the works
had gone to dinner
The warehouse was full OF oil and other inaam-
mable matters, and so rapid was the devouring
element that it was with difficulty many who
were in the warehouse escaped
AT the end of the wharf, near the river. COW
cred with burning stream of infammable mat
ter, general rush was made to the water side
and into the river many people precipitated them
selves but the burning turpentine ran in the
same direction, and on falling into the water it
Hoated along the surface, setting in flames six or
seven barges. The scene, at that moment was
OF most agoniZng character At a moderate
calculation, there must have been nearly 100 per-
sons standing upon the different craft in the river
and to escape being devoured by the flames, they
also leaped into the river, but they even then be-
came surrounded by flames. A number of small
boats Immediately put off to render assistance to
the poor fellows and several were rescued and
conveyed in safety to the shore. The loss of
property is estimated at $4,000.
PHoNoGRAPHY.-Phon is the art of
representing spoken sounds by written signs it
is true, simple, brief and economical mode of
writing all words-whether English or foreign
by means OF signs that represent the sounds of the
human voice no system of short hand hitherto
invented can answer the common purposes of
long-hand, but Photography answers all the pur-
poses Of both long hand and shorthand, without
possessing any of the defects Of either Extract
eta Speech deltDered by J. Pitman, brother to
the HpUentOr Of the science.
The art of writing just defined is making rapid
progress in England, on the Continent of Europe.
and where it is known in this country. 1t is used
by some commercial men in England in book
keeping, and as far as practicable in correspond
ence. Within the past year, it is computed, that
more than two hundred thousand letters written
in Photographic characters, passed through the
British Post Office. Invoices in the same char
acters, with the usual official marks, have been
received at the Boston Custom House.-LooceH
Courier.
CHANCE FOR A MEDICAL PRoFEssoRsHIP.
Professor Richardson, of the Medical Faculty of
Transatlantic University. having deceased the