The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-21

would Indicate, prints an endless SAasSk on both
sides, which at proper intervals Is cut to the re.
quisite size, by machine adapted to the purpose.
The simplicity Of the press is truly astonishing,
and the economy of working it is an item Of
great Importance in q pecuniary point Of view
dispensing with feeders and fy-boys. 1t IL
capable Of working ten thousand copies an
hour, and would be just the thing for weekly
newspaper For the New YORK HERALD, how
ever, it is entirely unsuitable, from the fact OF
the difficulty of the makeup of the type, in
vOlving loss of time when every moment is
Of importance ~, for instance, on the arrival
Of the steamship Ialtic yesterday morning, we
were compelled 10 alter our forms to put in
news By Wilknsons system of adjusting type
on a cylinder, this would have been utterly i'm
possible, and the public would have been de-
prived of the latest intelligence from Europe
at q moment when all are anxiously awaiting
news from the seat OF war, and the very latest
reports of the state of the markets. An in
provsment could. however be made, by plac-
ing the type lengthwise on the cylinder, in
stead of around it, as at present, which would
allow the use of type as now made.
Cotemporaneously with Mr.. Wilkinson Col.
Hoe and Mr.. Taylor are engaged in perfecting
presses which they think will answer the wants
Of the public, and will, in short time, COM
plete them. We are unable to express any
opinion as to their merits, but hope they win
meet the expectations Of the inventors, aud
afford increased facilities for the extension OF
the newspaper press in America.
THE RUSSIAN AGENTS AND THEIR Mission TO
THIS COUNTRY Considerable excitement has
been created by the publication Of the reports
which have been current during the last few
days, in relation to the mission of certain agents
Of the Russian government at present in this
city. The reports were to the effect that these
agents had been sent to this country by the
Gear. for the express purpose ofcontracting with
some of our ship-bulders to construct number
of privateers, and have them fitted out and
manned at the most available points on our At
lantic coast. All these reports and rumors we
published in yesterdays HERALD; but desiring
to ascertain the facts, if any there were, upon
which they were based, we have madeinquiries
in the proper quarters and find that there is
very uIbAc lOuuudGlUu IOI buC StdScmcutS. MI
Webb, it was said, had received an order from the
Gear to build number Of screw propellers, and
several Russian officers had been sent here to
superintend their construction. 1t is true that
Mr.. Webb had contracted to build one vessel.
and it is true that these officers have come here
to superintend the building of that ship; but
the rest Of the account we believe was invented
by some fertile Imagination. The vessel to be
built by Mr.. Webb will be o lineofbattle ship
of ninety guns and is designed as model
for others which the Emperor intends to have
built. The contract was made some time last
summer, but the keel has not yet been laid.
The Russian agents, whose presence here has
caused such an'excitement are Sokolof, engi.
neer, and Greenwald and Therstein, naval con-
structors. They arrived about two weeks
ago, and are staying at present at the Astor
veral other Russian agents here besides these;
but told that there is no truth
whatever in the statement. Of this, how
ever, we shall know more hereafter, But
it is hardly probable that Nicholas, inform.
ed as he doubtless has been by his minister
of the character Of our political institutions and
our people, would engage in an enterprise Of this
kind. He must know that the sympathies and feel
ings Of our citizens would in war like that now
going on in Europe, be with the people and
against him; and that it would be impossible to
fit out privateers here in opposition to the popu
lar will. Besides, our government would inter-
fere to prevent any armed vessels leaving our
ports for such purpose. There may, however,
be some truth in the statement that the English
government has agents here to offer bounties on
all the sailors-Englsh, Irish and Scotch-that
can be induced to take service in her navy; but
none whatever in the report that the agents of
Russia had received orders to pick up all the
adventures that were willing to enlist in the
Russian service as privateers. Those denomi-
mated adventures are European refugees who
entertain the most deadly animosity to the prin-
ciples upon which the Russian government is
based, and who would do all in their power to
overthrow it. There is. therefore, we believe
no truth in the reports which have been circu-
lated in relation to the designs Of the Russian
agents here.
THE REFoRMERs AT A FETE.-Last night one
of the most extraordinary affairs of this extra
ordinary city took place at the Metropolitan
Hotel. The new reform Councilmen gave
splendid dinner to themselves, to the Alder
men, and to several other persons, and, as they
informed our reporters, paid for it themselves
paid for it from their private funds-and
they do net intend to bring in bill against
the people for the six hundred dollars which the
Messrs Leland will require from somebody for
the edibles drinkables and smokeables con-
sumed on this interesting occasion. That
Councilmen should do this will seem singular
to many of the readers Of the HERALD, and it
can only be explained by these facts: The
Councilmen, by the amended charter, are invest
ed with the control of all the moneys of the city