Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-05-08
From the Newark Daily Advertiser


but We belive Uncle Same and his progeny will be-
worse off in the long run.
From the Newark Daily Advertiser
THE EARTHS DIURNAL REVOLUTION.
In a recent number OF the Advertiser observed an
article from London paper, giving account Of the
new method OF proving the diurnal revolution Of the
EARTH Having myself previously tried the Partisan ex-
pertinent and obtained the result thought per-
haps briet description ofmy method which is yery
simple, might not be undressing to some of your
readers.
An ordinary fifty-six pound weight, suspended bv
means Of small wire from the rafters of barn form
ed my pendulum 1t was thirty feet long, and conse-
quently made about twenty lone vibrations per minute
In order that 1t might move with little friction as
possible and also turn freely in horizontal direction
took small file, and having had one end turned up
at night angles to its length and well hardened made
the point sharp and smooth This drove into the
ratter, and on the point suspended hardened ring,
which had small ndentaon the inside to keep
from slipping off the point. To this ring the wire Of
the pendulum was fastened.
That the vibrations might be the more readily ira
ced along the floor, small pointed rod was attach
ed to the centre Of the underside of the weight nearly
in line with the wire, and long enough to reac with
in an eigth ofan inch OF the floor The point on the
floor Immediately under the pendulum when at rest
was then ascertained, and twelve straight lines
ssn agusa It, making with each other angles Of
to vibrating along one OF these lines. For a
short time the point OF the rod seemed to be tracing
the line backwards and forwards; but in less than ff
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the end next the observer. tried successfully along
several other lines running in various directions and
found in every instance when undisturbed that it de-
waited to the LETT and that the amount of deviation va
red nearly as the time; that is the longer the time the
greater the deviation. To-day l again repeated the
experiment. At II O'Clock set it vibrating along
line running nearly east and west and now at g three
hours alter find it moving northwest and southeast
According to well known law ofmoon, a body once
put In motion by any force will continue to move in
the direction in which that force is Impressed until ac
ted upon by other force tending to move 1t in
different direction. Now in the present instance as we
know OF no force tending to change the direction of
the pendulums motion, it seems fair infer that it still
yibrates in the same absolute direction that it did
three hours ago. 1t this be true, the barn floor must
have been turning round to the eastward, making during
these three hours, eigh OF revolutions and as the
bal still has the relative position to all external
objects the surface of the earth around it. we must
conclude that is the earth that is turning around at
this rate, and that it will make complete revolution
in twenty four hours
PLAINFlELD, May ], 1851. HD.V
WORLDS FAIR.-A London letter of April II, pub,
lished in the National lntelligencer, says
The business of the great Exhibition goes on we'll. No
doubt entertained respecting its being opened on The
LIST May Her Majesty has determined to inaugurate The
commencement by royal State pageant, the partcu-
lars OF which have not yet been arranged. Some of
the papers OF this morning express dissatisfaction at the
arrangement which has been made, by which only the
Royal Commissioners, the Diplomatic Body the mem
bers OF Government and OF the Royal Household are
to be admitted with the Queen. We know not what
have led this decision, but we think that eve
ry exerton should have been used and care taken to
popularze the inauguration instead of thus ~ akjnpit
mere privileged and almost private affair In fact il
is hardly keeping good faith with the 5000 purchasers
OF season tickets, who understood that the possession
OF such tickets entitled them to admission whenever
the building opened. A shelter is now sought for
this alteration, by calling the Queens visit private in
specon, such as she always takes OF the Royal Exh-
bon, &C. and that the tickets entite to admis-
sion only when the building is opened to the public,
We are willing to believe that the sole object and oc-
cupying thought OF the Commissioners was 10 give her
Majesty unincumbered and convenient view of The
Exhibition; but we think they have made a mistake
and robbed the commencement OF this great national
affair of much Of its interest and its appropriate charac
terstcs.. The building, will hold 10000 persons, and
the admission of the eight thousand holders of season
tickets would have kept good faith with them and
with the public without inconveniencIng the ROYAL
party, and we are quite sure without any annoyance to
them The holders OF season tickets to be admit
ted on the LIST OF May, at o'clock. Ga subsequent
days the Exhibition will open at ten o'clock and close
at six. The Foreign Commissioners were introduced
TO Prince Albert on Monday; Mr.. Riddle was intro
duced as the Commissioner from the United States he
accompanied by Mr.. ST. John, of Buffalo The
act for the protection OF inventions into force on
the 18th inst 1t provides that the poprieors oil new
inventions to be allowed to exhibit them without
prejudice to letters patent to be thereafter granted. All
inventions before exhibition to be Professionally re-
gsteed and not to be used before the granting OF lei.
patent Great preparations are being made to re-
ceive 5000 of the National Guard who are expected
arrive in body from Paris the morning of the
queens DlTlHudyJ tle olsl VI May. AppleatOn has
been made to the Ho Sc Guards to permit the State
Band ofhe Royal Horse Guards to escort them into
the metropolis, from the New Cross Railway station
The number OF packages which had been received at
the building up TO Saturday last was, independent OF
British, which had not varied materially from the pre-
cedng week
Oolohlal. ia
Channel Islands. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81
rorelSn.. ............ ........"-.....S ,45O
Total. Observation-Disclosures. 9 595
Ofthe foreign, 923 are from Belgium, 226 from China
26'9 from France, 564 from Austria, l043 from Prussia
l05 from Portugal, $50 from Russia 225 from Holland
500 from the United States, l49 from Switzerland 226
from Spain, 2O2 from Tuns, l42 from Saxony 1873 from
Wirtemburg 1852 from other parts of Germany SO from
Sweden, Norway and Denmark IS from Greece 20l
from Italy, 10 from Mexico and South America; only
one package has yet been received from Turkey-
The Ottoman steam trigate is expected every day at
Southampton, with upwards of 500 packages OF most
costly articles on board and number of Turks OF high
rank. OF the Colonial goods, Australia sends I2l
packages, Ceylon 8, the North American provinces
$50, the West Indies Al. the Cape OF Good Hope &C.
Hong Kong 10, India AS, and Malta 40.
BAYOU SARA.-The town of Bayou Sara pays tax
of fifteen dollars for every man, woman and child in
the place-so much for being subject to The whims of
the Gather OF Rivers" A little girl named Mary Jane
Sewall, was drowned on the 18th ut from the door
step OF her fathers residence The water in the streets
is from three five feet deep. The Ledger cautions
against the practice OF allowing children to paddle on
boards through the Streets