Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1845-1851, 1848-12-26


bodies being dried up and floating in the air, is the
fact that IN series of well condncied experiments.
performed by Schulzc some years ago. where water
was distilled and well boiled in order to des roy any
animal life 1T might occasion, aud vegetables for the
reason. exposed 10 the heat of oven. and the
air admitted 10 the vessel which was Theoretically
scaled. through strong sulphuric ncid the vessel
being placed IN the sun, after the npse of some time
not "A single anlmalcue could be detected, though n
Jar by lis side, made of the same materials but open
TO the atmosphere, found to with living
beings.
LUDIcgoUs PARLIAMENTARY FoRm.--The following
passage late London letter 10 the New
York Evening Mirror
The process of receiving bills in The Commons from
the Lords will bear abiding To. for the purpose Of
showing the capacity IN which the brother Of the Pre-
mier of England figures in respect to it. An Did
man, sometimes two,) with wig three times
large and six times hldeous, If that be possible.
as Judges wigs, and lawyers gown presents him.
self ut the bnr and makes profound saaam, a reg
ular stage Bluebeord sort of an affair. The eye of
the Speaker catches the movemeDt-he can't help it
and he calls out " What have Won got there 2" An
swer-" Such and such bill from the Lords The
Speaker then inquiries, but without waiting for a re-
spOnse which Is given, If be the pleasure of
the House To receive the communication Where
upon the Sergeant-at-Arms, Lord Charles RUSSELL
hops out of his little pigeon hole of seat at the
trance OF the House. and walks up 10 the table.
king obeisances to the chair with most oriental sup
plencss Of back oil the way, be being accoutred IN
court costume-knee brooches silk stockings, buck
led shoes, and small sword On arriving al the table
he takes hold of the immense mace, (Cromwell's
- bauble y and back he marches backward, fronting
the Speaker all the time to the bar. Here he acts
convoy TO the Peers messenger, and up the centre
OF the floor the pair strut, stopping every four five
PAGES TO go through particularly emphatic cringe.
The bill being LAID the table, tie pair creep back
wards. back again-and this Is the part Of the per-
/ dist rhs fho vi+v Of
gravest behoder; and assuredly nothing profound
lv groesque did mortal behold the serious
business of life as two full grown men thus sham
bling about the tips of their heels, like brace OF
elderly crabs. Well, Lord Charles having deposited
his fellow tomnoddy at the bar, struts back again
depose the on the table and again retreats as
/ before--thus making SIX journies up and down the
House, and occasionally six different times in the
course Of a night.
Foreigners who come into the Speakers and stran-
gers galleries. and inquire all about the forms of
popular assembly can't understand tie thing at all,
(nor indeed, for the matter of that natives ether)
tor II IS an lncOmprehenshle enigma that the BROTHER
of the Premierthe brother also Of one of our mil
honaire Dukes, and above all a Russcl-shoud per-
form these degrading duties. But Lord Charles seems
to have genius for the post He looks uncanmonly
ike butler in Il reduced famy-a little taller than
Lord John, and rather better looking. He has de-
clded talent for walking, rather moving backwards
and forwards, with his heels close together. And
should his commseratng relatives start n dancing
academy under the anarory act the chances are that
he'll be made president of the fifth position.
! LAMARTINE--A paragraph IN some Of the Paris
papers, Intmatlng that VI. de Lamarine had refused
to be candidate for the Presidency is thus specif-
cay coniradlcied by the gentleman himself in a let
ter Ia the journal deS Debas
4 SIR-I have in the Journal des Debats an ar
tcle copied from the Courier de la GIronde, which
ask permission 10 rectIfv.
What wrote to n correspondent at Bordeaux
TO this effect:
:" do not offer myself as q candidate for the Pres
dency. pray God and my friends spare q
burden disproporoned 10 my strength. But if the
country thinks II expedient designate for this
magistracy, do hold myself nj liberty to refuse
any more than did the 2Ih of February repel
the overture Of The people and leave Paris without
government"
! do believe myself exposed any such
danger, and # correct the mistake of the Courier
de la Gironde, is merely prevent any subsequent
Misunderstanding. To seek the Presidency would
be absurd to desire it would be rash, refuse It
would be wanting in duty 10 the republic and the
nation. am incap able either of that ambition or Of
this cowardice. LAMARTINE.
IF there is a who his bread in peace
with tod and man, II is the man who has brought
that bread out of the earth. 1t is cnnkered by no
fraud 1t Is wet by no tears; 1t Is stained by no blood.
Il
of the United States, and the wheel-horse of
all creation
An Irish gentleman the other day. in the excess of
connubial affection, exclaimed 4" Heaven forbid my
dear, thut should ever live 10 see you widow"
What is harder than earning money! Collecting Il.
An Ordinance in Relation to the Com
uectiOn of Rail Roads through the
City Of indianapolis.