New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-30
Miscellaneous.


TpI AnrrlcAN REAr1NG MAcHNE.-Mr Mechi.
of Tuplrce. hail kelgcdon. Essex. has addressed
ne following letter on the SUBJECT of fcaping 10y ma
emnen 10 The Lonf0R Times. write 4 hasty me
90 say thai The American Tcaplng- machine, by NC
Oonnick has been al work all day on my farm, cut
tnga heavy crop of wheat very long IN the straw,
partially Hand. and estimated az hvc quarters per
acre | have arrived al the following conclusions.
that II will act perfectly on level land, with stand
mg crop that II VIII cut from 10 to l6 acres per
day according 20 circumstances that the quantity
cut depends tho activity and strength o thc
man who has 20 remove n by rake from the board on
which ials--lt Is hard WORK for man to remove
one acre ana quarter per hour that our open fur
rows and deep water furrOwS are much against thc
perfcct action OF the machine that the paddle
wheels 10 not m any Way beat out or tWure tlc
com that certain tuhmg notifications IN It's do-
aS will be required where tas ia my case the straw
svory long that Il will cut lad corn where IL fails
oward the machine tha, where IT falls rom II, II
desirable To cut such portions ON hand that
groportIonaic number of hands 10 bind the cut corn
Will be veauIrcd according 90 The crop. The ma
chine viii bc cutting all day Tomorrow should
wish to have finished my hapeS; with IT, but the
proprietor desires 90 Try u IN other counties IN
conclusion, feel conviction that all our reaping
vii soon be cone by horse or steam machines.
origin oi rus PENNY PosrAGE.-AtravclerS Slunt-
,nng through the lake districts ot England some
years AGO arrived al a small public house luSi a. the
pos,man stopped To- deliver letter young glri
came out 10 receive H. She TOOK lt IN her hand,
tuned over and over, ana asked the charge. IT
Was a large sum-Uo less thah shilling signing
hcayl, She observed that n 4 .me from her brother
tut tNat she aaS too poor to iaAe Il IN. and she re-
turned n In The pOSiman accordingly. The traveller
Mas man o kindness rs vel A. of obSer alton, he
UNeIcd 10 pay the postage himself ana IN spite ot
more reluctance the glrlS part iRan he could ell
understand he dld pay II. and gave her the letter
Ne sooner, however, was the posimans back turned
than She confessed that the proceeding had been cont
'tIed between her brother and herself that the let
Ger was empty that certain slgDs on the direction
conveyed all that She Nanted 10 know, and that, aS
hcy could neither OF them afford pay pos ,age, they
lad devised tins method oi ranking The intelligence
desired The traveller pursued ms Journey, and a. he
pOdded over Tie Cumberland ieS he muScd upon
Toe badness of iStCIn which drove people to such
tatN ioi means oi correspondence and defeated It's
own objects all the time. With most men such
musings would have cnoed before the close OF the
hon. hut tins mans name was Rowland Hill. and Il
"aS nom tins incident and these reflections that the
Nho!e scheme OF penny postage was derived.
TRADE ot rmE lvERrooL poCKS.-lt appears from
Vmclal returns, publ shed py Il cOteWpOTry, that the
commerce othe United States Is ne first and great
" contributor 10 the Liverpool DocNS that ei Brit
IA America he second. The cCaSjmg trade the
nN HAT The trade ~ the ES>i Indies and the Med
N'u~hran comes next, and contribute IN nearly
9aalroportonS that the West Indian irade fol
oNs ana then the trade with European ports tue
tnNVc' TIE BrazllS, the Mtst Coast of Ancrca. the
"eN Toast Of Africa and Australia, N the order Ia
Naoh 'hey are stated On adding together The M
VVae derived nom the various branches OF the Amer
"a dade, the trade With the Cmied States, British
Neilcd the West lndlcS, Brazil, and the We>,
sHN OF South America, u appears that the l.lves-
Nv. uaoe With The new world greatly exceeds IL
"-ee NTH the Old.
'A ANNnuIATOR--f,t Esropsan IpReS dWell>
SsVn NE Importance Of thI> lnVcauon, and SAYS 1t
S eeA iGlN tested and thc results have been
rsNN satisfactory. NCnCToOr ponac exhibitions
"a" taken place IN LCpdon and also upon the
A-e> 70 pove ll> power 'n he admiralty ana
S.tfths companies ioi ne eH~c,Gal protection o!
-. @1o property on SHIPS. Ise lds employed Tor
hNASul>Nlg hre oy means ., tlc>C machines : car
- gas With nitrogen, and steam, which ru>he>
- "e snail machines VAIN sTvt iOTcc Ihr
~ PERFECTLY harmless - Etc and enables par
" V'eathe IN The denSsSS smoke, no; only eNtir-
SSa'ns ate, but pTescTvlnS hio. We understand
@'nidins Is ABOUT 10 be erected al tAc north end
,s"e~n 'e~n iol the purpose .. demonstrating The
NV ., he Fire AnmAlla,or Machine, for which
S,N Motions aTe The sole agents and Il Is also
'.sN .st 70 have demonstration OF ne ryer II An
WI can be had Tor tAe paiQo>e.
q @ N>> 'ArHEgiNE H,YES.-Rhl> amIaole and high
N"apuShed vocalist who's" rcccn, success m
80 almost without aparalt N the annals Of he
-. Nis'na, viii MAKE her ana appearance, pre-
K,rS, uet departure FOR America. ~ our IHealer
MN Toe lst >ep;emter, M conjunction vita
,."uhAms, Nr Augustus bFaAa,n. his nlSt ap-
~ 10y IN 'hiS town Hem Nei-l>, and >is SlNor
s,oH4>ning NNllnlS;. Hiss HAYES VII on ms &C
surg se'erai OF her most brilliant 'sorrs1a1
MNu RAILWAY CAsRAGE.-A rovG carriage
Co.,. expressly prepared oy ne Directors ~ me
49, .NVt'neIn Railway Company for tSs convey
lseS "s' majesty o. her cEosrs>> - the Norm. II
aSk. % 'est long. .a0 ~ll bC elegantly I1Fui>1eN
h. NA Win al thc ,3s.C aliI s!cSan- ies NnicI
>us,.S' IsFicct cC'nfog. ~ luxurious ease could
tnT -. mere VII oC lnagaU cent cJOcl AZ eiAey
S,,S - 'ne whole : &c os hnet VITA loAcTc1 In
ollAsA - o 1ac most costly description. The ground
sVss.oNS SlA : .. pOIC li,e. ana the DOW
tns-. " The moSi cehcaic Yaregatcd un'>. pale
huN.u u punk predominatlnc. The carriage vii 0e
,,1sss.an van mrrorS and numerous devices are being
sseS 10 maze II altogether one OF the mast ee-
fosslU ~ 'NN>-' ~ WV ~ '-' P''P'>sS W
ana " ktNS VISIT To >coILAND.-rhe Queen
80 to>s family Will proceed 10 tae north on the
Ho,.i They vii sleep tn&l night Al the Angel
ppS,S caster where extensive preparations are
lug 'os 'her reception. Taence they Will pgo-