The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-07-07
Our New York Correspondence.
NEW YoRK, June %, 1851

liss8rs Editors;
The Europa, which arrived al Boston
lfFom Liverpool, on Wednesday, the 18th,
drought no important political news.
During the week previous to the depar-
'ltufe OF the Europa, the operations in Ameri-
lean Snte Stocks were steady. The Queen
lof England had purchasedfa "a magnificent sci
lof plale, as a present for the Emperor ol
Austria. Excursion trains were arriving in
j London daily, with thousands OF visitors to
1.-THE Worlds Fair. The crops in England
\ afe healthy, and the weather was fine, when
ltte Europa left Liverpool. The Cotton
market was improving.
4 Petitions, in favor of revision of the
French Constitution, continued to be pre-
tsented to the Assembly. In spite of the po-
! lifical agitation, the funds were higher.
-Four ocean steamships leave this port, 20
1day, among others, the Humboldt, for Havre,
which carries cut $500,000 in specie.
r The receipts at the Crystal Palace, during
1 the month Of May, were no great shakes, af-
ter ALL when wetake into consideration the
whole circumstances Of the case--when we
.consider the immense "splurge" that the
English government has. all along, been
trying to make and, especially when we
take into account the fact, that she has been
assisted, more or less, by all civilized ma
Itions on earth. The total receipts to June
list, including the amount received for sea-
son tickets, was $6l9, ,309. The largest sum
received on any one dav, was taken on Sat-
nrday, May oath, and amounted to $25,390.
The smallest sum taken in on one day was
| 81 400; which amount was received on
ISatgsdayy May Bird. ~ The reeeipts attsour
New York State Agricultural Fair have Of
ten exceeded $1,000, in one day; and, give
us a United States Fair. in this city, and we
will beat the Crystal Palace operations out
ofsight, so far as taking money at the door
is concerned.
The Count Villaneuya, Mtcndentc or Treas
urer of Cuba, arrived at this port, on Friday,
in the war-steamer Pizarro, en- route for
Spain. The Count, noble specimen of a
Spanish Hidalgo of the old school, is seven
ty-fiyo years of age, and has resigned his Of.
fee, on the plea of advanced age, and his
wife's declining health. 1t is whispered,
however, that the expense Of the large mill
tary reinforcement lately sent to this island,
and the heavy pecuniary demands of the
government at Madrid. were drain upon
the revenue which he foun1 it impossible to
meet, without the imposition OF new taxes
"a measure which he feared might drive
the creole population to rebellion. The
Queen hopes, il is said, to induce her old
and faithful servant to return.
An American gentleman is negotiating
with the English patentee of The "Fire An
nihilator," for its exclusive use in this coun-
try. The sum required by the inventor for a
patent-right for the United States is $780,
900. A witer in the Boston Transcript
thus describes an experiment which he wit
messed.
81 went with the gentleman to the open
lots in the upper part of the city, taking
with us one of the hand machines. Here
we purchased lard barrel with one head
out-the slaves well soaked with grease.
We filled the barrel half full of pine shavings
and sticks, and poured over the whole, a
pint of spirits of turpentlne. This was set
fire to, the wind blowing briskly at the time.
After il had burned ten or fifteen minutes,
so as to become living coal and flame in
side, took the Annihilator," gave it a
rapupon the top with my fist thereby break
ing the vial containing the Sulphuric Acid
and Clorate of Potash, and igniting the whole
mass of chemicals, when. instantly an i'm
mense. volume of white lvapor rushed out Of
the aperture in the cover. This turned
upon the flames, and in less than four sec
onda, evc'y yeStigc offame and fire leas cr-
tingtiShed 7" Yours Truly,
JOB TR0TTER.