The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-25
PAVING THE PIPER.

Mr.. Gladstone, the Chancellor OF the CA-
cheqner, brought forward his financial mea-
sures in the House of Commons on the 9Th.
The first sum he proposes to raise TOR the pur-
poses of the war, was stated to be &c, $50. 600;
and it was proposed to provide the money
by continuing the double income tax to the
end of the war, by augmenting the duty on
spirits Is. per gallon in Scotland, and cd. per
GAL in Ireland-by putting off the fall upon
the duty on sugar, which would otherwise
come into operation ON the 5th July, and by
increasing the malt duty from 2s. Cd. to As.
per quarter.
The London correspondent of the N. Y.
Herald says the whole scheme will be sharp
ly criticised, and he considers it far from inn
probable that the ministry will be defeated.
The House, he adds, will not submit easily to
the doubling of the income tax, until it is
more fairly adjusted, and the increased duty
on malt and spirits will be objected to by
the agriculturists and others, if the public.
house licensing system is not altered.
We learn with pleasure that Messrs. Lip
pincott X Grambo, Of Philadelphia, have in
press beautiful translation of nj. Janin' s
NJ. Janin is editor Of the journal des De-
bats noted Paris newspaper, and the most
brilliant French writer of the day. nothing
has probably ever appeared in this country
on Italy to equal his graphic description of
Genoa, Pisa, Florence, Cathedral of Milan,
&c. His style is most graceful and pic.
turesque, sparkling with French vivacity and
genius. 1t has been our good fortune to
have known for years, the fair authoress,
Mrs. M. HARRISON ROBINSON, formerly of
Lynchburg, and from her literary taste and
scholastic attachments we feel confident the
work will nothing lose by her translation
1t will appear in few days, and Virginia
will be proud as well as interested ia the
maiden effort of her fair daughter
TABLE TURNING.-The interest excited by
this subject in Paris, has not yet expired. A
Paris semi monthly, La Renue des DeMr Mon
des, has long article on 1.-The Turning Ia
bles, and the pretended Supernatural Mani
festations considered, as regards the Science
of Observation, by M. Babinst of the Insti-
tute This distinguished savan maintains the
theory, that the movements and sounds are
produced by the unconscious and combined
action of the fingers placed upon the table
He thus recapitulates:
"What is to be said, once for all, of these facts
that have been observed and proved Arethere
really any rappings Yes. Do these rappings reply
inteiiigenty to questionsl Yes. When you pass the
finger or the point of pencil along the alphabet do
the rappngs correspond to letters chosen by the in
telligence which replies to the questions through
the medium? Yes Do these letters form sense
Yes, but the bearing of these specimens of super
natural eloquence is never very elevated Who
produces these sounds The medium Bv what
processs By the ordinary process of the ventrilo
GUSTS acoustics. DO tables move by the superpo-
sition OF hands, if sufficiently prolongeds Yes
What is the cause OF these often very energetic
mOvementsi 1t is the simultaneous action of con.
spring efforts when these efforts, very nconsidera.
BILE in extent, are in the state that have called
Observation-Disclosures Do tables rise up ON one sidel
Yes, by an inequality OF pressure.
Can table, thus acted upon be raised up and
maintained in the air, In repose and without hay
ing staru No. by all means, no! Are the replies
oftabes intelligent Yes, for they reply under the
intelligent influence of the hands placed upon them
s there nothing supernatural in these evolutions?
No. lie there nothing new, curious, orinteresting in
them! Yes, very much. What must be done for
the progress ofthis branch of investigations Eve.
rything must be carefully observed which has any
bearing upon the apparent movement of a table
without immediate contact, and (which is impos.
sible-a body can be raised and maintained in the
ar IN state OF repose the operator might fiatter
himselfthat he had made the greatest discovery
OF the age. Newton is immortal for having discov
cred the law of gravitation. He who without me
cnanicai action. could withdraw body from the
s OF tnis law, would go step further it ia true
tat everything in nature would go to rack and ruin
OUT what matters that "
IMPORTANT RUMOR.