The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-10-04

- e"s aseo al Lancaster, Pa, in con.
sfueting balloon intended for trim from Ne.
ofieans to New York in twelve bonrs. -
successful in this undertaking, he intend, !,
'ne next place to prepare for trip iu the s.ms
conveyance to Europe.
Some editors seem disposed to lauyb .,,
treat the proposition of Mr.. w. w;,,, -
We saali NOT follow their example. We b,,.
go p,Stec's accomplished in this wonderful
| - progress, discovery, and enternr;.e
A - h's' appeared far more d;fscnl, ,h.n
as now undertaken by Mr.. w. Inx;.-
Of some OF the projects to which wa .,,.a.
can scarcely any longer doub, N. n....:,
~ OF any proposition, no matter ~. a:a
or absurd it may at first appear -. s."
wonders accomplished by the receu, di,co...s s
OF steam. Who would have believed &C.,
years ago, that trip which then could on,.
De performed with much labor in six a.v.
could now be easily accomplished in six hou,.f
Look at the still more wonderful discovery of
the uses ofelectricity. Who, only ten ve.,.
ago, would have credited the sta,emen, e
told that the people of Maine and Louisiana.
several thousand miles apart. would at soma
period not distant, be able to communicate w;,h
each other every five minutes time shor,e,
than necessary to walk from our Office tn n.
Old Market7 The person who would have
then ventured upon such prediction. wop,a
have been, by general consent deemed 4,
subject for lunatic asylum. No, no! We
snail not call in question the prac ticabilitv Of
the scheme of Mr.. Wise. This is the are of
invention and of Wise men. We can bayalv
doubt any thing, no matter how mons,ro,. ~.
proposition. Wecan scarcely wonder ,h., m.
bare'faced imposture of SpiritRappiug receive.
| the credulity OF some persons. Even if Mr.. w
were to propose trip to the moon in balloon
we should not deem him madman; for il has
been our fortune to live in an age when fea,s
scarcely less wonderful have been acconpl;sh.
ed. We have no doubt that there are sill in
the womb OF time many great and useful dis
coverles to come forth. Wise as we are. we
| have still something more to learn. We have
| gone down deep into the bowels of the earth.
In search OF things to administer to our rest-
less desires, and we have ascended to the
heavens and called the hghtnngs to our aid:
and yet there Is still more to be learned than
we have ever dreamed Of in our philosophy. In
view OF Inc past, who can undertake to pre-
dict what the next fifty years may not bring
forth We do not, certainly, expect that any
thing will be discovered to transcend the light.
ning's speed; but we do anticipate that the
present ege will laughed at,ffty years hence,
for travelling at the slow pace of only 80 to 40
miles an hoar. We shall, therefore, not be-
surprised TO see MIR. John Wise, or some other
wise man, making trip, even in our day, from
Pennsylvania to New Orleans in twelve hours.
And we say to him: Go ahead! Your propo-
sltion, in view of other recent discoveries. an
pears not only feasible, bat clearly within the
range of practicability. You may be building
"castes in the air." but at the same time con-
ferrng incalculable benefits upon yourself and
your country.
SCARCITY OF SILVER COINAGE In EUROPE.
Not only in this country is the scarcity Of
silver a subject of complaint, but in Europe
| the greatest Inconvenience is felt on account
| of it. The following article, from the London
| Times of Sept. 16, explains the cause of the
scarcity, and the remedy that is to be applied.
There never was known for many years so
great scarcity Of the silver currency as at
presept in consequence of the very urge ex-
nortatiops of silver that have recently taken
place TO Port Philip, Melbourne, Geelong,
sydney, and other ports OF our Australian
colonies, for the convenience OF the adyentu.
re,s at the "gold diggings." Not a vessel
leaves the porI OF London, Plymouth, Bristol,
Iiverpool, &c, but takes out considerab
amount both of gold and silver specie, either
by spectators who are proceeding TO the
above colonies for the purpose OF making large
pure bases OF gold from the ernigrants now
working at the diggings, or consigned by cap
italists and bullion dealers to their agents at
Port Philip. &C., for the same specific purpose.
II IS with much difficulty that the bankers in
the city and West end can obtain silver cur
repcy to any amount, either at the Bank of
England or the Royal Mimi, to accommodate
their correspondents in the different parts of
the United Kingdom with silver coinage. At
Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, and
other large commercial towns, the demand at
the various banks for silver is 50 great that
they are unable to supply parties with moro
than tl00 to f200, as not only is a vast
auanlty being shipped of TO Australia and
India, but the demands for silver bullion and
specie for France, Belgium, Holland, Ham,
burg, and the continent, are also very exten-
sive In consequence OF this immense call
for silver, u appears fnat the auihorIfes at tho
mint intend having considerable amount i'm.
lnediately coined into specie, and likewise
gold currency of half soy ereigns and soyer~
eigns for the convenience Of the emigrants,
who are placed in great difficulties from the
want of small circulating medium in ex-
change for their gold.
PULPIT EccENTkIciTY.-The FIRST settlers
Of Peterborough, N. H., were Scotch Irish, a
were their ministers. Of one of these it is re-
corded that he commenced a sermon thus
This 10 stately house; who meet here Tho
folks, they meet here; and the dell he met here
too; and he's among the foremost and the fat.
test o. ye; and he's peeking out atye, like .
wee mouse in the wa; We donna see him, but
he keens ye. An now where the gun 10 shoot
him vii Here il 10. said he, EfuBg up the
Bible, and taking aim, here il The gun-too.
--too he's dead, he's dead."- Cong. jour.
The other day while over 10 Jersey City,
tali-ione legged big haf-footed -six tOot Yer.