Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-01-12
The calorio ship.

The New York Express, after stating the results oil
the recent successful trip of the Calorc ship Ercs
son, goes to say.
Her consumption of coal, including he: firing
up was at the rate of six tons III "a hours. Those
most interested were perfectly satisfied with her
success.
The revolution which this new experiment bro
noses in navigation is too wonderful not to enlist
the livelieSt concern among business men, The
principle IL successful with water craft, it is said
is capable OF application To nearly all machinery
now drived bysteam. The discovery and rapid ex-
tension and employmentof the magnetic Telegraph
are not more remarkable than this will be, II It's
practical working should correspond with the san
guine homes of Mr.. Ericsson and his friends. We
believe, it is not expected that ship thus propel-
led will make voyage 10 Europe as quick as our
heetest steamers, at least not until the experiment
is developed, aud new points OF improvement sug-
geSted The competition in sper d, ktherelOIeJ will
first be with merchant ships and packets. The
present difficulty with steamships and propeliorS
Is that they cannot carry coal sufficient Tor long
voyages around Cape Horn and the Cope Of GO0u
Hope, to San Francisco, China, and India; aud,
besides the inconvenience and loss OF time IN put
ting into intermediate ports, they find the supplies
of fuel too uncertain and costly TO do so. On the
calculation Of Mr.. Ericsson, that one-htth OF the
fuel required to make steam will be sufficient TO
create the calorc, vessel may carry from New
York all the coal necessary for the longest voyage,
in addition to her cargo freight. We believe She
will make another and longer trial trip the course
of a few days, taking number OF invited guests
when we hope to give fuller particulars of the
result
a few of the advantages which CaOric has
over steam NAV thus be summed up:
l. The caIoris engine burns about one-tenth as
much fuel as a steam engine; hence n caloric ship
of the largest size may eircumnaUigdfe the gtOJF
without stopping to take in coal hence not sail
will be seen on the ocean in nifty years oiier tue
success of the new principle is certain hence,
man vyyillp n n thousand
now require manual labor hence, the possibili-
ty of that long desired machine ploughi and hence
tie coming of that good time when ardous manual
toll will absolutely cease under the sun.
2. The cost of the caloric engine is about the
same as the steam engine, minus the cost Of the
LoileIs.
3. Only one tourth as many engine men will be
required on board calorc ship as are necessary i0r
n steamer
4. No smoke whatever will issue from cnloric
furnace when anthracite coal is used, and conSe-
quently no huge, unsightiy smoke pipe will be
necessary, and the rigging will be as clean as That
OF sailing ship. .....r ...-s.- .r..r-
8. There can be no bursting or coIlapsing of boil
crs for the simple reason that there will be no boil
ers to burst. The worst accident that can happen
10 caloric engine is for it TO stop; nor Is watch
fulneSs impeTatively required, as in no case can
dangerous accident occur.
6. Owing to the extreme simplicity Of the Gallo
ric engine the and tear will be very slight,and
the duration of the engine proportionably long.
IrALY.-DrBaird lectured on Italy last Friday
before the Smithsonian Institution at Washington.
We quote from the Intelligencers report.
With the exception Of the Kingdom of Sardinia
andthe Republic of San Marine, there is not
Government in Italy that has a particle Of liberty
under the guarantee and regulation of of consti-
tuition. Despotism reigns in all the others. Dr. b.
spoke highly of the Government OF Sard nia-the
King, the MINISTRY, The large number of able men
in the country, MANY of whom eIe exiles from 9th.
.,.FT 0fI
the people in education and political knowledge,
and the ability of the Press. He expressed great
Tears for that noble Government, which lies L.
tween two great naiions-one on the east, the 9th
er on the west-whose rulers can have no feelings
favorable to constitutional liberty and form of gov
eminent. .s.s..u
As to religion. with the exception Of The twenty
two cha pels for foreigners, and fifteen churches n
mong the Waldenses, the religion oil Italy Roman
Catholic, There is nothing whatever that approach
es to religious liberty. Same in ardinia and NAL
ia. or the rulers, the lecturer said the Pope was
amable, but weak and obstinatej the King OF Ma
pies is thorough and detested despot; the Grand
Duke ofTuscany is ruled by the Jesuits, the KING
of Sardinia is well. disposed, though bold and indie
pendant.
people if they had a fair chance; let them have
good government, universal education, and an open
Bible" for asfew generations, and the world will
not find them the idle, indolent and worthleSspeo-
pie they are now represented to be. Due
AN UxsusPEcrEp DANoER.-A cask of gnnpow-
der was lately shipped from Boston, in small sail
ing craft TO be carried TO one of the Islands for use
in blasting The crew of the vessel suPPosing it
tolbe cask Of cracke placed close TO hot stove,
where it remained for the entire passage without
accident % -..-'
An opY1cE WORM HAyIsa.- -Thefeesof e1-Cot-
oner Ives, Of New York, who has Just retired from
public life amountedto nearly 600 for the past
year, and lit is said the ex-oficial gave sumptous