North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-08-30
Correspondence of the Scientific Americana


who operated upon lock placed upon the vault door
of the State Papers Office, and considered proof
against pickocks. In twenty-five minutes he was in
among the State records, and in ten minutes after he
re-ocked the door, feat, the lock being deector
that thought impossible. He is 10 experiment
on another patent lock, which is to be enclosed be-
tween two boards, sealed by the committee and no.
thing but the hole for the key is to be exposed to
view, and thirty days is to be the period allowed for
opening it. The experiment is looked forward to
with considerable interest by all persons connected
with the trade. Mr.. ii. is to get g2O0 for opening
it, and he says he wW do 1t. Mr.. Hobbs exhibits
lock, and offers reward of g200 TO any person who
can pick it or form false key which will open it,
after examining the lock and key for any period they
may please. The Lock is Day & Newell's Amer-
can Parapeutic.
From the opening of the Exhibition till Saturday,
July 20, less than 2,929779 visits have been paid
to it. f66,638 SIS. has been received from the sale
of season tickets, and the amount taken in payments
at the doors has been gIS1,01l 6s. With subscrip-
lions, therefore, the total ncomngs of the Royal Com
mission now considerably exceed 100000 (more
than million and half of Gollars) Mr.. Abbot
Lawrence, having requested that his son, Col. i. B.
Lawrence may be allowed to take out of the Great
Exhibition three of Mr. Colts revolving pistols, to
be forwarded the Cape of Good Hope, for the use
of officer in Her Majesy's service, the Lords of
the Treasury have given directions to the proper
thorties to permit the pistols to be removed from the
Exhibition Building, and delivered to COL Lawrence.
as requested.
| In materials America stands unspproachable,
at least in that material upon which much of Eng
lanQ manufacturing depends VIZ, cot
tom The southern planters have not shown the least
disposition 10 produce any effect apart from inherent
elence, because here not merely packages
of samples, but ful-sized bales. The chief cottons
shown are from Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and
South Carolina. Among the first may be specified
that shown by Mr.. Jones, of Burke County, which
is beautifully fine, soft, and silky. The cotton from
Mr. ]. B. MerEiweaher, of Montgomery, Alabama,
is soft, strong fine, of good color, well handled and
! in all respects most excellent. The same also may
be said of the cotton from Mr.. W. Hampton, of
Charleston, S. c.. which closely resembles the pre-
ceding in all its good qualities. These two bales are
probably the finest of the whole series, but undoubt-
eddy of the others very nearly, if not quite
! as good. The cotton from Mr.. w. Seabrook, of
South Carolina especially may be mentioned first
! rate Amongst the contributions from Tennessee,
! the specimens shown by Mr.. D. LAX, Of Memphis,
Shelby Co.. Mr.. e. L. Holmes, of the same place !;
Mr.. }. Pope, and MIR. Samuel Bond, also of Mem
phis, good can be desired. In looking over
the cotton samples, in the East India department.
must say planters need have fears about such
competiton-all they have TO do, is to progress as
they have hitherto done. The indigenous cotons of
India all of them, by nature, short staples; they
are wanting in that long, silky lustre which is SO
emineny characteristic OF the best varieties of the
American Species But on looking over the extern
sve series OF the native cottons OF ndoSan, there
is another fact which cannot fail to strike the observ
Grand that is, the careless and imperfect mode in
which the fibre itself has been prepared and collect
ed. One series Of cotton from the East India Gov
eminent Farms, and made into Manchester goods,
look very well, but they of short staple. There
some good samples from the British West Indies,
and to that quarter let the American planter have his
eyes wide open. There beautiful specimens of
Sea Island from Trinidad and Barbados, and spen-
did sample Of the New Orleans kind from Jamaica.
Small samples of nankeen, and very short
pie cotton are shown in the Chinese department; and
single specimen of good and long cotton is shown
from Peru. The African cottons do not show TO much
advantage.
A beautiful little specimen of a marine steamer has
come up to London from the Clyde, in Scotland she
named Denny &
Brothers, Dumbarton her length of keel and forerake
l55 feet, breadth of beam I6! feet, depth of hold
feet 9 inches. Her two engines are osciIlating, 20
horsepower each, and go like chronometes, driving
her at l6 knots per hour. Her paddle wheels
Interchangeable common kind here. and would
advise n orth River Engineers try Them they
add greatly to the speed of vessel.
In the Exhibition have noticed gem for print
II is specimen of type, said to be the smallest
ever manufactured in this country. The whole of
Gays Elegy consisting of thirty-two verses, is
tanned in two columns, IS inches deep.
There is also another for watchmakers-;tisa watch
made of ivory, with gold screws and steel moving
powers. 1t works in ten rubies, and weighs glass
and vase incuded) only half an
There is another for musicians, and it belongs to
America. 1t is an invention OF Il. S. Wood, of Vr-
ginia, that is never without a crowd about it, when
the doors opened. 1t is the attachment of violin
piano. 1t is bona fide fiddle, played with four
bows-producing the softest vibrations of sound;
Paganin could not have excited more wonder in the
meridian Of his celebrity. If the performer
of the paino, the horse hairs and fro ncn-
ed planes with activity that puts all common ell
bows at defiance. 1t is original idea, clearly an
American one. to fiddle by machinery. Sir George
Smart, the distinguished composer and organst, the
oban man OF the music jury, contemplated its move
ment long time with evident amusement.
In my last presented some information relative to
the proceedings of the British Association for the ad
vancement of Science, and in my next will present
some it is very interesting to scientific
A trial has taken place to test the quality of the
French and the English Sheffield files; the English
proved TO be superior.
By in Parliament, of rs to II, the Exhibi-
ton Building will be LETT standing the 1st of May,
1852, in order collect opinion relative its per-
manence in Hyde Park. think ii should be remov-
ed for however fine it is-and it is greatest Won
der to be seen-the green trees and the blue sky
above valuable TO the LondoneTs than the
Crystal Palace. EXCELSIOR.
1--WE had some conversation, few days ago. with
"a gentleman of this place, direct from London The
greatest wonder to be seen, he said, is the Crystal
Palace ITSELF The American department, he stated,
was wretchedly managed, would have made a
much better appearance. Too much room was de-
manded in the first place. for if the articles in the de-
partment were closely packed in other depart
ments they would have appeared to better advantage
1t the general opinion there, he said that the
Commissioner was not very we'll qualified for his Of
flee the whole business, as is generally the with
our political managers, has been political blunder.
mere politician does very we'll to blow, but he is
evidently out Of his element among machinery. Ed. I
The Fayetteville, N. c., Observer, whig, has at
last found out that the New York wings are wrong
that they go for the proviso and the agitation OF
the repeal of the fugitive slave law, etc., and closes
H. IL