The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-07-17
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New ionk, Suiy -, 1851
EDITOR OF TIE BJ0UETAIE SENTINEL

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passengers and $3.50, 900 in specie rho En-
pjre City for Ghagres, ,he Alabama for haTane
aud the Southarner for Charleston, 'aiiea 9''
the same afternoon
rbe total amount nf specie shipped from this
port during the week ending Jeiy i2th, sas
$40, 753, ,SST Add 10 .his inc S350,0oO taken
out by tie Herman aud We have an aggregate
OF upward of Twenty Millions of Doi'ors, that
we bavo started off within eight days.
The receipts at the ofhce Of The Assistant
Treasurer Of dis port, amounted, Un Saturday,
70 'si4l ,4I3 30; payments >S1 20, ,479 76; ieay--
;ng Uncle Sam bilEauce, un his days work, of
F25, 1913 50
The moanness aud positive dishonesty of the
course pursued hy t,e English Press TOWARD
this country SINCE Lhe opening of the Crsatsl
Palace surpasses anything of the kind ever
before Witnessed; The BRUSH Journals having
taken excessive pains 10 record and exaggeFa,e
eTcry deficiency IN the American Department;
Wilde. ysit fex exceptions, they have 5tudiously
omitted mentioning any Of the productions n
which sc ezccl all competitors. But niut,ic,
sii our, a! inst ana 50 wiiisgratl Ne are
heginning 10 hare justice done The contest
bstwsen ffF. Hobbs, the agent Of hiasars. Day
< Seweii, tha ce,clT1lea lock makers Of this
city, aAd Mr.. Chubb, hitherto considered, IA
England, the best lock- snakfs IN ti,e world. u
wbch oUr c9untayman Gemc of triumphant,
bss led IS some curious jsyeiopamGnts "a Ecia-
don 10 the conduct ot ghe English Press toEosl
American Exhibitor: At ,ti,e Wolids Fair i
Gen.iemFn connected viii he Amcgcan Lsga-
IA
jie :oiiQvin2 interesting account q the Bark
!ock W,,. - il is Called ia shai city h which
1 l,sye 20 teGh; . aiAe publicity "jji be g;scn
- ci.e IL 5pape3s Of .his g9v1iiry- Ny iufor
man, saj
Whca Il va, Announces, tiiat > Tapket'
iocl, superior to ery Of .cbubb make, bad
hsen gircsa exhibition IN 5hc C,ystaI Palace,
and ina. isusco lock mates proposal IL
pick ',hqb8s lo.k, tl,c only rgsuonsc Waa a
=hAsc of loan Balls stupid .cni, Tankee
pix Ch4b1t sock ipp9a.s.e nr Aobbs.
"a. s2Ant of -Icseis, D3Y ;, Negci', ul soar
g., mpdcs.'y attempted - cali ottea.ion 70 the
pry iacti4n. Of hat Hrm but hts attempts aerc
unsuo%as;fu! and Newell: splcn1id 'rate1.,
PU' lu'1;f;@ nans ,-aaI T4s p4gssat by gith .!
sa6cr y Erstish no'renien ant English eng
uccIe j ana fron l'mc,.c1 and thai was
enqngtl % aartn IT n ihe estimation ii every,
inba5ilaa. af tho Dii.ish ItSes Nr Hobbs pat
up gi'h tb,s ttcain ~, ~ long a he c2pli i,at
he GOT mad, at last, 7ooket tenpehny nail
aud ieca,-i t12 Iiiii,'i's lpCk shoili be picked
forthwith
az. EuH,nan, the fi,icg Engineer oC ibe
Machinery Department pl lhe Exhibition, vino
aa'i dsc5yesei tpaj .ir SIobb. Was q insn of
superior abilities, IN his :inc. bousht Que u
Chugb best SIX tulhbler locks, and circulated
n yepoti thRt ghe lanses iockamiti aas eo;ng-
a pick IL. This cscated quite an eAcitrInent,
and M Hobbs soon became something o. q
h9H. Is soon as proper preparations cot6d be
made, >i' -uanaNGn, Nr Roberts pf Hanches
ter, Whp IS tnawn all 9vet En&ian't as \ man of
great sc,9HiEC AMI mechanical sAiA Nh Ap-
h0'5. i,siiagnsited ilonpoR engineer several
otaer celebrated enr'neer6. Mr Hobbs, and
NJ ssh, retired to Nr uansmans private room
in INC Crystal PalaGp, where the Vesitabe
t.hrbbs I9ek vas ai.out ~ he dciagIi.hei. MIR
iian.tnap locked the lock, and handed II to
ai i!0bba Wiiq, Witii has Curousiy crooked
matt ps,cf u III ,tS3 Jsrs;.iclp a;4aes Dir Hans,
man Looked 1t, tud ais Hobbs picked il again
-. ic.s Ma: Ayse 3siautes' When &C Issued from
ile Engineers room, large crowd vas anx-
iousiy waiting 10 near the result of the expcti-
mont; and TIC announcement ulst ChuJb'6 lolk
hal been twice picked in twenty minutes, crea-
tsd an intense excitement
''0u the following 3ay, Lord John Russell,
the Duke Of Wellington, the Duke Of Grafton,
aui several other tnagnnics, called Oh Mr
Hobbs. AMI. requested aim 10 explain the prin
ciple On which Nrwcii's p4rnutoptc lock is
constructed Mr.. Fl. complied, and his noble
visitors expressed themselves highly gratifcd
Nj Lawrence, tihc Amcyican AmbResador }
/. who has been 9taunch friend Of Mr. Hobbs.
ever since ms arrival, was averjoyed, when nc
heard Of his, sacress Mr. Lawrence hat invi
ted the Duke of Wellington to accompany him
10 inspect the PtrRutoptic lock previous to the
demolition Of the Chpbh hoes, but His GraCe
last Drawing Room Day, however, when the
Duke sEw Ir. Laggcnge enser the room. he
called out to him so loud as'to attract the at
tenion Of the Queen, aud every body else, Il
havc seen your great American lock; it is the
:greateHt thing III the Exhibition, and | eni
happy 10 congratulate you This is considered
The highest possible compliment. not only to
the makers Of the lock, but to Amcrioon me
ohaaica skin, Tor, il will be observed, that the
Duke said IS ttc creates. thing IN e Exhibition,