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Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-10-11
CURIOUS MECHANISM.

THE BOSTON MEDICAL sURGIc JOURNAL.
Nothing in Vienna delighted me more than the natchless
machinery Of the famous PrsRRA JAauET DRoz, in his
doides Of selmoving figures He have been Of
the highest order of mechanical genuses. He exhibited
three of bis auomaon children before Louis XIV of France
in l772 who at raised him distinction, far royal
influence could dignity Of such powers. One of the
figures writes beautiful hsnd-any sentence proposedby
simply gaugng plate to particular order of letters The
second draws the figures Of animals paper and actually
shades of po6e and the third plays with its fingers
keyed nstruqent something similar apano. They have all
the appearance Of e the expression Of thoughtful
ness Twas permitted to inspect the mechanism at leisure.
while in motion and at and of all the complicated in
eIpcabe combination Of wheels pinons chains, endless
screws cams and levers which my eyes rested these
are the most perpexing and astonishing. at
After the inventor had astonshed all France and England
be made trip to Spain with the expectation of reaping
rich harvest in that then wealthy kingdom; but be had
hardly commenced the exhibition before the nquisition
rested him and threw him into prison for being 10 league with
the devil Had not been for the interest felt in his by
the Archbishop of Toledo who comprehended the
the mechanism, and favored his escape il is thought he
would have been bunt alive This sad misfortune ruined his
prospects, and stripped him Of the svas Of his ingenuity He
fed leaving the automsta in the strong box Of the holy Office
where they remained ill Napoleon entered when by the age
Of who knew the history the transaction they
recovered and Pss-no however, till the unfor-
tuate Doz and his equally talented had many
in their graves In the rough landings which they had
been subjected the apparatus got of order and
could be found compeent to repair them ill., by the
chance the present proprietor ayoung German learning
their history, made visit Of inspection. 2 .s 6
They considered worthless, and one, however
eminent machins dared to undertake the restoration
By perseveng study Mr. Henri Martin, the gentleman al
uded discovered the principle Of the movement and they
again in notion He would like much to 90 to the
United States with them, but breads the idea of crossing
turbulent Maelzels celebrated rope dancers aud
bis chess players not to be named in the day
Of the month with hem Here is mechanical move
ment open for the most critical examination Of the spectator
while his deception. Connected with these figures
Mr.. Martin has miniature hnndcart, drawn by old
smoking He tugs away awhile, stops and breathes hard,
looks around and then pulls again at the load with all the
naturaness Of everyday life.
II s the work of matchmaker, who employed his leisure
in the construction and realized five hundred forms
fr bis ingenuity have been more particular in speaking
Of this exhibition, because s Of character and
evinces the Of mfnd n the Alpine regions of Swift
ssnd in the person Of Doz which has not yet had par
a'iei in the history Of inventions.
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he Louisville Courier ssys that two rogues imprisoned
ioI tne, m'sdeed recently formed the design Of blowing up
,ne Their plans well ma,ured, and three
kegs Of the blasting powder thai i used in the quarry had
aosraced snd placed under part Of the wall that they
mad undermined for the purpose and the train was actually
ls'c The attempt wss happily frustrated however, by the
ussnce OF ne Keepers and the timely notice Of the affair."
which given by Of the prisoner. Who was ,cou.in
ed with all their plans and afrsngsments. III. -. "A
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FArAL AccIDEsr.--A slip from the Boonsborough Odd
Fellow says that Mr. Keller, young man, of Mr..
John Keller residing Funkown aged about twenty years.
returning from Boonsboroueh, the night Of the
30tb September and when sbou, five miles from town,
the horse which he riding rushed into buggy, and in
falling fell upon Mr. X, and seriously injured him to
cause hs death in few hours.
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THE SKLr-MovrSg CARnIAeE.-The Paris CORR spondent
OF the Philadelphia Bulletin, in letter, Gays: Two years
ago described for m American paper the semovng
riase OF M Provost since that NJ p has travelled in
over great part Of Fsoce, visiting Tus Saumur, Or
leans, Charres Have, and other places He in Par
on his way TO Bordeaux He travels with to bin self
for the force not the muscular strength applied the pedals
or cranks bot the weight Of his persou which puts in
men the machinery on much the principle with the
weight Of clock On ordinary roads hey macadamsed
in Frsnce) M. Provost travels from sixty TO eighty miles
day The carriage is about siI feet by three, and the
chinery not visible from the outside
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We copy the following from Liverpool paper not mere
y tor the joke but to exhibit specimen Of Of the
ous dialects of Epglish, current in England 81
You've LAscAsHrax.-A gentleman, riding towards
Chewbent and seeing boy in the road SHOUTED out him.
"My lad am halfway to Chowbent ~ Young Lanca
shire looked up al the ques, ard said Hah con aw tell
tha' foo, when doonf know wheeav Ia COON fra ?"
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others like it, domestic or imported tltiia Gaa q
J.,H. BowIs &c Co.,, No. 80 Ferry street. New York,
exhibit capital leather hose and fire buckets These wares
remarkable for the substantial manner in which they are
veted and for the excellent qualify Of the oskanned stock
of which they made. The ives all Of wrought cop
per and the bands of leather This house
only extensively for all sections Of the Union but they
supply large portion Of the moasses hose shipped from this
port the Wee Indes and find heavy demand for their
goods for renen steamboat and factory purposes in Cana
da, where they undersel British competition. jgt
The New JERsKr ZrSc CoxrAsr exhibit specimens Of
zinc and white, brown and black paints made from zinc
Their brown and black paints composed Of the OF
ides oron zinc They gavanicay on iron protect
ing from rust the iron being negative and the zinc posi-
tive The white is pure oxide of zinc These paints being
oxides only resist the action Of atmospheric air. becoming
harder the longer they remain exposed The contrary is the
with the leads II s said by chemists who have tes,ed
these paints that they combine chemically with iron so as to
resist the action Of fire well water and air Il will be
recolleced that the basis Of these paints nc) used every
where exclusively to gavanze iron. Being pure OXIDE the
white snc paint contains poisonous eemen and s cspi
tally fitted for e-painng, especially in domicils
from which the occupants convenienty remove to
avoid the air tainted with the e Of fresh lead paints For
two past this company have been experimenting TO
bring their paints to their present excellence This hes cost
them, it said, very large outlay Of capital Already they
selling large quantities of for here and in neiehbor
ing States. They sell cheapy ssds are sod in this
market They make oil the known coors Of the leads from
their three bases Of white brown, and black Several Of the
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guopowder without the slightest injurious effects on it's most
delicate paris the least Although the ingenuity
Of the science and rsscsy Of both hemspheres have both
been expended for years in efforts to pick by the means
which have positively proved effective picking every other
lock yet nvened nothing like approach has
been achieved Mr. Hobbs picked the celebrated Chubb lock
in London in twenty-five minutes, though believed by
most Of the trade be nvulnerable and the
markabe Bamah lock Gas yet the vaults Of the Bank of
Ensand) in fifteen days The patsntee. Mr.. Bramah, kept
in bis window nocs of his willingness to pay two hundred
guineas any who should succeed in doing this thirty
days Mr. Hobbs accepted the challenge committee Of
mechanical engineers appointed decide upon the
Of bis er and having awarded him the premium, the
two hundred guineas have been honoraby paid BY the
Mr. Hobbs though the award once destroys the
value Of his patent worth to him up 70 that time ndepen
dent fortune. Mr.. Hobbs publicly notifies the world that the
safe locked with the parauopc bank lock the Great
Fair in London contains hundred pounds in so which
any one is at liberty % appropriate to himself who succeeds
n picking the lock- To facilitate the efforts Of the ingenious
disposed to spend time the experiment. he proposes to fur
nsh any with one Of Newes locks and key, with per-
feet liberty to take apart and spend much time he
pleases in studying its mechanism. A lock similar in con-
sucon and principle put together in his presence then
to be placed in box leaving the keyhOe only uncovered
and he is to be allowed thirty days operate If the end
of that time he considers he has made any progress, and
ques further extension, he is to have at his discretion
Mr. Hobbs to bis credit be il written, as well that of
the house of Day Newell dscsims any personal feeling
in the matter aiming only to have the lock picked if the feat
within the scope Of human scientific knowledge OF naenu
SO that his countymen may go and psec the desired
security against burglars which, far this lock has certain
ly alone afforded The Of Mr. Hobbs 10 picking the
two most celebrated lock combinations known n Europe and
the entire failure of all either side Of the Atlantic to
pick the Newell lock, has created really profound
sson over Eorope, wherein such large smouns of hard
cash are boarded in vaults sales. public treasures &c.
Il may be asked what good beyond the opportunity afford
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he arranges touching lever on bis ootboard to fall
cuely and instantly the movable inclined rail- This
improvement patented only the Sd Of June last already
being extensively adopted by railroad companies Penny
wants, and the Petersburg and Roanoke Railroad Company
in Vgina placing these tun-ous in operation
their whole Accompanying the model certificates
from various engineers aud oher gentemen of high scientific
reputation, fully endorsing its capabiy Of esctng its de-
signed purpose. 4ssN ,ae#tEs ssE lt.s
sCALxISs & DARaow, 81 Maiden Lane, New York,
manufacturers of all descriptions Of umbrellas exhibit fine
specimens Of their goods made Of the best quality of sks
and in other Styles They remarkable for the nestness
and substantial in which they put together. In
deed French goods Of the sort nsate while none i'm
ported appear to equal them in strength Their assortment
shown at the fair embraces every variety, from the
cotton umbrella sold for four dollars per dozen the very
finest silks which they sell per the prices marked them
for at ten per cent less than similar French goods
HssRr BxAuxoNr, travelling, writing, and dreesingcss
manufacturer, SO Fulton street, New York. exhibits articles
made bis esabshmen which remarkable for the qua
Of the stock in hem and the substantial manner ia which
they made up. His prices marked on the goods
lower than those imported. If not Mistaken Mr. Beau
mont is The only manufactures Of travelling wrtngcases in
this country His specimens Of that particular description Of
his are beautiful indeed, snd SELL per his marks at
from Sal 10 $40 per dozen, the bshprced being very ella
borstey finished The stock in his goodsa the fair of the
best quality of real Russia leather. ,ip
CHAaLKs CARvILIE, IL Broad street, New York city,
exhibits fine French cot,onades, gnshsms &c from the Ida
Mills, Troy and shirtnss (eottoo) manufactured by the
''Nev Yok Mills Co., near Utica, New York. In their
finish and stock they strike me superior any other shirt
ngs before seen here These specimens appear be
always surrounded with crowd examining their texture
They evidently manufactured from the very finest quality
Of Gulf cotton and are 20 fine 10 linen que
lion whether any cotton soods of equal quality were
made in England. While was examining them several
manufacturers were present. who declared them superior to
any thing Of the kind they had They sold by whole
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FOUND AT LAST!
JillsOn's ComnOund Vegetahla Sr1nn
FOR PURIFYING HF nI00D NP'

FOR PURIFYING HE BLOOD
TMPURITH of the Blood is doubtless the cause NJ ~
diseases This Syrup is designed to restore il IN h
Thy condition 1t has been of great benefit in tbos
where iar trial has been given it, Iumer
mails Will show. II is presented to the public as cn t
Nervousness, General Debility, Indigestion Liver C
plants Colds, Coughs, Consnmptye Diseas es and il e
Fimples ON The lace, Ulcers Botches, Bes Ping Wo
or letter, Efyspees or 81. AnthOny's Fire IL i
complete remedy for all diseases arising from nm ii
use OF mercury and copt ts}y reaorates tie
no person who values health after becoming 9cGnai,
only by G. JIIJStiN Woor ~, - par6d
" for sale IN Worcester by Spar d Sb ey M Ia
Yam street, Draper CLARK, Nos. 103 Us ard 07 Flu lo
New Engsnd States ',s ,oo Il The
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NEWPORT via PROVIDENCE.
ON AND AFTER JUNE l6, 1851,
THE STEAMER PERRY. Can't. Woods


THE STEAMER PERRY, Capt. yVooIsey,
s1ffSNAs WILL run between Providence and New
49, port connecting twice each way each dav
ROAD, as fellows:
Leave Newport at 5 A. NJ. and las P. NJ.
Leave Providence at A. NJ and p. NJ.
Or on the arrival of trains from and Boston,
u Passengers may procure through tickets Railroad
stations OF New " rk and New Haven Railroad, New
ork OF Western Railroad, Albany; or Providence and
Worcester Railroad, Worcester
FARE.
| New y DIRK and Newport, via. New Haven Hart
ford, Springfield and Worcester, SIS so
Albany and Newport via Springfield and WorcesteY 5 so
| Worcester and Newport, / 81
u Passengers may leave New York by s A. NJ train
and arrive in Newport the evening; New York by
p NJ train sleep at Worcester and arrive at NewDcr
next noon; may leave Albany the morning and ar
rven Newport same evening; may sleep at Worcester
and arrive at Newport noon Saratoga in The
forenoon dine at Albany sleep Springfield arrive in
newport evening of next day; leave prf gfed at
A. M dine IN Providence, and arrive in Newport same
evening.
They may leave Newport in the morning dine in Spring
held AND arrive in New York ut p M,-AIbany al 6 P
Nj or at Saratoga at 30 P. Those going North can
dine in titchburg Nashua and rrve al Keene or Bel
lows Falls via. the Cheshire Railroad or at Concord on
roads the same evening; leave Newport at Las p NJ
sleep in worcester Springfield and the above
mentioned pl 'ces early The day.
Passengers from Worcester will take the 6.45 A. NJ OF
r. NJ trans 10 avoid delay take The ii A NJ train and
dine in Providence.
An examination of Goldthwaites Railroad Man viii
clearly show the eligibility of this route to those TRAVELLING
from New York, Western, Northern, Central portions
of New England to Newport
Passengers and baggage conveyed free of charge
Boat and Railroad stat on in Providence.
ISAAC H. S0UTHWICK,
JeIo du Sap't OF p 81 w Railroad.
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AMERICAN AND FOREIGN PATENT
ETnE

No. Wall ST., n. Y, Il IG6 FLEETS
DAIENIS for Inventions procured in The United Sa,
. IN Great Britain, France, Belgium Holland and n,
Zls ' '''u ''e ORA
Fartes inter sted in valuable inventions can obtain NJ
above all that Is equired for fully securing their
In he same by the Issue Of tters patents filing
re issues certificates of addition, polon2 aons dscls
ers, SC @c,j Tor entering oprosons, conducting inter
ieehces, ana all he more complicated Patent business
record All kinds of cravings and documents, nuired
suits Tor infringement furnished Issued Patents "a amin
ana opinions on the validity of the same prepared s1,
counsel given on questions involving points Of law in com
tested cases JOSEPH p. PRISON, solicitor
my29-d3m No & Wal Straa, n =,
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Over fifty, 25 per cent advance the above will be
charged so in addition the above will be charged as
Admission Fee the first year
OFFICERS.
DIRECToRs,-206O0 Members
Il. CRossBT, President, A. NJ. GALpIN V. Pres't.
II. H. DARLING, Secretary and Treasurer.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
A. NJ. GALPIN, G. PILLsBURY, REV R. H. CoNKLIY
l.. w. KIMBALL.
Refsrences-Ex. Gov. Slade, of Vermont; Hon J. R
Gddngs NJ. c.; Hon. Edward Little Marshfeld; Rev D
n Merritt, HouSatonc, Mass; Seth Rogers NJ D. Wor-
ceser, Mass; Hon Alpheus Fetch, U. Senators Hon.
Seth NJ. Gates NJ. c., c. Lynde, Esq, Johnson,
Vt; Hon. Eliab Ward, Middleboro' Mass. Prof F.
Palmer, Philadelphia, Penn c. NJ. Neal, Esq Pila, Pa
S2rin gfeld-Rev. 5 Osgood, D. d.; Rufus Elmer E.
d. Beach, Esq j. 7 ROckwoodi Homer Foot Esq.
OFFICE-NO, SO Main street, Worcester.
jelS-d3m GOODWIN & BARS row, General Agents
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NJ BosToE, June, 1851.
MR. >. r. L0RIEe-Lear SIs-I have received your let
el, Informing me that my patent right is nfrnged in Wo
ceser have had similar accounts from other places and
oe VI me parties Infringing have settled the matter No
ser getting decision against IL tile inngers shall
oea summary with all others. Whether they be nakors
or users OIL the article patented
Yours Respectfully,
r. EMERSON
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NOTICE TO THE INVALID.

l AK' y. HARRlNGTON'S, Medical Office rs Main
II street Worcester, stairs where he can be
ed by persons afflicted with Diseases of auv kind with re
pect and confidence and ola being reformed DIR H. has
Tor the last ten years paid particular attention To the study
una practice OF female complaints, and perfectly hiss he
become acquainted with their STEM that without boas;ing
h. LrarrGt from al diseases pecuiqr 10 fbeg
So successful has been his of treatment M he has
been called upon by other members of The medical dcuty
TO introduce his mode of practice and has been visited for
that purpose which answered the sanguine expecta
lions
In offering the results of his long study ana practical ex
peence his many friends he governed BY feeling OF
humanity only for much have they been deceived by
pretended madams" and miserable pills and quack
trims, that it time that healthy mode of practice
should be ntroduced,-in speaking of Quacks Dr. IL does
wish to be understood all the medical
son but those who have for the last six seven wears
filled the newspapers of the day with their disgusting ad-
refreshments, making great pretenons to medical science
when they do not know the healing DR.. II. Processes
to be skliu in curing the following diseasesDiseases OF
the lungs, Liver Complaints Nervous diseases and general
Debility arising from bad habits when young and in
experienced all the different forms OF weakness that are
caused by bad habits, from eXerti1ns full vgor
tored in very short time without any hndrnce from bust
DIR. H. has also gained himself great reputation for
The permanent Ofong standing Chronic obstinate
diseases the treatment of which he has devoted great part
OF ms time IN his extensive practice, will be
ed IN all cases, however long standing they may be
Dr. H. solicits call from all who may be afflicted with
any disease, and those suffering from mercury, III
conentmeny administered, from quack nostIuns, ad
mnistered by ignorant empyrics.
NIB. The best of accommodations furnished for the
sick OF both sex required with good nurseI and ea
Bonabe rate 44dUse Gratis, forthe first consultation
Dr. IL can be consulted by letter and if the disease
accurately described, medicines will be forwarded all cor
respondence win be returned fyou sick call ON Dr. IL
and avoid 'madam mposters
Z. ) female who has thorough knowledge of their
complaints will be in attendance consult if they wish
II Office hours from A ~, to PM, Sundays from
to IL NJ dly-dec
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FRENCH PERIODICAL DROPS.
DIR. ID. &. TIA RRlNGTON,

10 Rain Street, Worcester, Mass,
M GUILD say that at great expense he has prepared
w from the original receipt, the FRENCH PERIODICAL
DRoPs, discovered by j HARRINGTON, NJ. D., while
practising 10 the Hospital in Paris under the immediate
observation of the renowned Rcord of Paris and
London.
Warranted in all to have the desired effect These
Drops are invariably certain regulate the Female Sys-
tem and can be taken without hazard. relief warrant
ed, or the money returned. They known by hundreds
OF females in this country be the only preparation ever
discovered that has proved invariably all
Suppres>ions, Irregularities &c. &C.
One trial will convince the most skeptica and az
ter will they be induced to take any other Ladies' who
have often been deceived by purchasing Pills and
from Male and Female lmposers under the pretence of eff
icctng cure-mediCnes which, in nineteen cases out of
twenty have an injurious effect upon the SYSTEM without
producing the desired result any sign of it, should shun
these Bipeds ami but the genuine FRENCH PERI
ODIcAL DRoPsthe efficacy of which has been tested in
hundreds OF and never failed effect speedy
without any bad result. The Drops the result of
extensive practice and discovered by accident To
euOgise their virtue, wOuS not add their merit We
would only say try hem and if they do prove be
what they are represented, the money will be returned
They will be sent TO any part of the country from
observation, by addressing post aid DR.. d. C. HAIR
RINGTON No. lis Main Street, Worcester, Mass or his
Female AGENT No q Chestnut Street Pine, Provi
dence, H. and at no other place in the United States
Full directions accompanying each bottle.
PRICE FIVE DOLLARS. iy25-dtf
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lc5S 81 7s5s.s s.
UMMER ARRANGEMENT-On and after Apr Z, 1855,
TRAINS
Leave Providence at Is and ll.30 and $50 pm.
Leave Worcester at 6 As and IL am. and pm.
TRAINS CONNECT at Woonsocket with coaches fol
Milford and Mendon; At Mivile with coaches for Sa.
tersvlle; AT Whitns with coaches for East Douglas and
Whitmsvie; at Farnums with coaches for GraOn Ger 4.
rre n E. Village and Upton; Worcester with trains &c
Western R. Road and Norwich and w. R. R.. and Wore
and Nashua r. R.; At Waterford with trains of Norfolk
County Railroad for and from Boston, Dedham &c.
The lis train from Providence connects Worcester
with the Express train for New York, and the Aecommn.
daiion for Albany, which leaves Worcester $40
A. NJ.
Passengers by the $50 P NJ from Providence can
arrive at Springfeldthe evening
The II 30 train from Providence at Worcester
with the Express train for New York which leaves Wor
cester at p. NJ.
The II AN. train fromN orceser connects at Providence
with trains for Boston, Taunton, Fall River NJ BedlOrd
Also, with Steamboats, for Fail River and Newport.
The L. NJ. from Forester at Providence
with the Boston and Steamboat train for New York
ITTse Las and IL M trains do stop Hamlet
The $50 and p. NJ trains dc stop at Ashton
Hamlet. ISAAC S0UTHWlCK, Supt.
Providence, Apr. /, 1851 aDr5-iwtf
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FIRE ENGINES.

hn, subscriber 6egs leave TO inform the public that bo ia
- building FIRE ENGINES on his new and 'na, no u
Pan whereby they be offered much cbema improved
3 h ~ e same capacity built elsewhere Engines b
'aorVgn and substantial manner with rs ieei ,ia
enn.u,es WI be sold at the following prices n o''e q
'e'eh' sized machines vary in capacity '"s as ui-
~ in.lo