Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-04-05
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| ToBAcco DuTIEs.--In the House Of (,omro.. Oh.
Mr. Halves wished to direct the attention of IN
the Exchequer TO recommendation which had 49, m !, =
and 70 an expectation which was generally entertained ~
some alteration would be made in the tobacco du, na
ask if it theinenton Of the Government 10 male -
alteration The Chancellor Of the Excheouer ws .u.
that great anxiety existed the subject and was h.r
much obliged the honorable gentleman for having ,s =
him the question He was that it had been recon-.
mended that dierental duty should he mnosed a. a. -
make distinction between leaf tobacco and other o, e -
bacco But he had to state that not the intention -
the Government 10 make any alteration at present n The
on tobacco. ~
The Admiralty have ordered that in future. the
az shall be fitted with Dels me-
In the magazine Of the Terrible Woolwich where s M
sake OF experiment. seventy of these cases were raJ -
space which would have been fully occupied by yvs &c
.nose o. ne Old construction The metal being pure n il is
not liable to corode the cartridge is more easily packed i;
draws from the metal than the old wooden one ana
calculated that the difference Of expense win be covered bv ~
greater durability Mr. DELL late of the ordnance denortm,
ne o. these cases. is also the patentee Of new mode
OF lighting ships magazines which was tried ON Thursday la
on board the Iarb Rear-Admra Bowles having proccs
from the Admiralty to Woowch for the purpose Of reporno
upon its applicability miniature lightroom fitted m S
strong reecors receives one Of Palmers double-wck wax
candles, which drops into its position through cham Co.,
the deck above the magazine The light so strong thst ,h
smallest print may be read with in the fartest end n ,h
magazine. We understand that RearAdmral Bowls az
pressed himself much pleased with this ingenious invention
which is particularly calculated for men-ofxar
where the little occupies compared with the Old
mode of lighting is Of consequence but il equally ann
cable to line-ofhattle shps.-Heyad. IT.
We have been favored with an inspection Of an invention
for which patent has lately been taken OUT and If we NAV
De permitted TO judge OF from the opinions Of Of our
leading scientific men, who have investigated IT, and who de-
clare that "they cannot however astounding its effects see
any error aacy in it any why should not an
swer, we must look upon its as certain
But what inspires with even more confidence is that
wnle the structure OF the invention extremely simple
nat child may comprehend it. it does violate any one
law in natural philosophy Moreover the inventor "a proies-
sona gentleman) is man of scientific requirements well
acquainted with Natures laws, and perfectly aware Of the
various inventions and causes Of their failure which have Of
late years been devised for the purpose of supesednc steam
whether by condensed air water power mechanical contr
vances electricity, &c.
The fundamental principle which the now engine il
founded precisely similar that Of the hydraulic press the
power OF which, every knows only be limited hy In.
strength of the materials of which it made But what has
hitherto rendered the Of the hydraulic press nappcabe
to the production Of motive power il that just in pro-
portion the power gained speed lost and nice yera
In the present invention however, unlimited power gained
without the loss of speed the piston of the large cyn-
der travelling at each stroke with the power gained lust the
same distance as piston Of the lesser cylinder This
and this speed which in inverse Of each other ar
pear by this most important invention howeyer parade
actually combined.
We are at liberty give the public more par.,,.
account OF the nature Of this invention than the words f the
title OF the patent, viz; ssThe Hydra-Mechsbc As
which, by combination Of hydraulic ard mechan;ca @
ties on well known scientific principles 4 intended ~ s
sede the use Of fire and steam p working and propelng an
Kinds OF machinery ana engines hus efscng an enormous
explosive nature Of steam '-Lond,ss paper
The German journals nasm us that by recent censn. &c
the population RVssta is found to be 500 600 Of these
two millions are Tarars (ahometans and 1872 900 Jews
LINE Across THE IsrHMus SuRz-An ex,,.ondia,,v
project Tor the formation of railway through The Isthmus Of
Suez' with view to the improvement ofhs communication
between the Medtenanean s Ae Red Sea- has just been
preached by Sir William CORVALLIS Harris major Of eaei
neers on The po@pay establishment embodied 10 letter to
TIE chairman and Directors Of the East India Company in
which ne contends that railway through that dstr. : pss
ecy easSe ana 70 te preferred easr W direct ship canal
from the Red Sea 70 the Meiernsan navgable passage
from Suez to The Nile The Major commences his bold pro-
position by stating that the line over which the rail must
pass fa from being beset with difficulties to the engineer IN.
Oeen present very favorable profile aud hard
gavey soil known to prevail in lieu Of the saQ sands Of
the desert The construction Of railroad would fully ans,r
tne end OF acceeratng mails and psspgers through Esypt
de proposes to construct cs steavssses Of
about 500 tons buds, suited for freight aud 10 tansposs
them across @ rAmus Of suez upon trucks, BY means II o
cprolye engines Of adequate power The vessels must be
built upon the plan that will beat serve 10 sny aa
ona strain upon the sides Involved BY removal from the wa
-, a ,avusSA ppon Wnlcn each Will be placed dur
ing the vanHh us no constructed with the same view The
character Of the Mediterranean shore living over
against the Sea OF Sue and the general unness Of all the
ports roadseads that for of any consders
Bile draught OF water clearly indicate the Nile about Cairo IA
The most eligible point TO which the railroad could be carried
m order that the laden steamers may be transferred so
70 the other Of the divided seas through IL always navcab
nanne Al he terminus on the N and At the head of the
sea oil Sucz an inclined plane must be run out under eabl
hes Y Sufficient to admit of the steamers being
readily bahed upon the rails might be carried into deep
sater ~ an nclihaRon of foot in forty fy and truck
lpon wheels sent down il be brought beneath the
ioatng vessel This truck be cradeshaped and so
constructed TO receive the shoulders of the vessel and thus
ord her adequate support when she rides high dry by
means of stationary engine both the vessel and The ucE
must then be drawn up the incline, that is irst sinking
ipon the second will be raised upon AS aysy along xhr
rs to travel The locomotive sgped v draw laden
esse of 500 tonr burden deser, Of saez need not
'ossesa ABOVE ce times the power Of those ordinarily used
n The English railway and the increased disposabe breadth
or the machinery win render this power of easy acqu
The Of the vessel must be constructed to
old over and lie fiat during the transit in order 10 prevent anv
con Of the wind upon them and moderate width hctwees
he rails will then be found sufficient staiiap " asuil o.
esscls their trucks passing each otks5 ssy mrs, be
constructed in the of the Las and as the entire %
of eighty four ps could & accomplished in six hours
communication leswssn sues and Cairo might be day hell
al way uft knge hne Of rails. Although constructed
II steanvesse trucks these rails could be equally EMPLOYED
Or the transit Of mails passenger pasy baggage and
the adaptation Of locomotive engines possessing SaJ be
rdnay power, with train Of carriages and rucs &c "a =,
use BREADTH The expense thai would attend he eonstuc
on Of such railroad vita inclined planes stationary and
,ccniotys epsaeS CARRIAGES and trucks may be estimated
dhit hlo sterling This sum falls very far short of the
west estimate that has been framed for ship canal and il
ray appear small sum for long line that in ccn,smz