Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-05-11

ME- MARCY f6peu LndC unless Ll6 money were pa1U
according to the agreement, be should appeal to the
argumentum ad gladium
1t should be remembered in connection with the
above that Captain McCerren was drowned in the
Hudson river last summer. The award of course
goes to his heirs.
ssThe West End
Most persons think that the reason why the west
end of London is fashionable than the east, is
nothing than the typographical confguration OF
the capital. But the Academy of Sciences at Paris,
in lis last sitting, pronounced this opinion to be de-
fusion. In the first place, 1t appears that it is not
only at London, but at Paris, Vienna Berlin Turin
ST. Petersburg and almost every other capital of Eu
repeat Liege, Caen Montpelier, Toulouse, and sew
eral other large towns-wherever, in fact, there
not great local obstaclesthe tendency of the wealth
Pr Inhabitants TO group themselves 10 the west is al
most strongly marked in the great metropolis. 4"
In the second place, at Pompei and other ancient
towns, the same thing may be noticed; and in the
third place, where the local fgu1ation of the town
necesstates an increase in a different direction, the
moment the obstacle ceases, houses spread towards
the wes'. This last fact may, it is stated, be partc
ularly observed at Rome, and, to certain extent at
Edinburgh. When, then, all cities and towns have
their best districts in the west it is pretty clear that
the cause of it must be some general law entirely
distinct from local situation. What is that law :?
" 1t arises from the atmospheric pressure" answers
the Academy OF Sciences. ''When,' IT continues
" the barometric column rises, smoke and the PERM
cious emanalons rapidly evaporate in space In the
contrary case we see that smoke and perncious va
pors remain in apartments and on the surface of the
soil Now, every one knows. that of all winds that
which causes the greatest barometrc column is that
of the east and that which lowers the most is the
west. When the latter blows, it has the inconve-
nience of carrying with to the parts of a
town all the deeterious gases which it meets in its
passage the western parts 1t results from that
that the inhabitants of the eastern part of town have
to support not only their smoke and miasma but
those of the western part of the town. broug to them
by the west winds. When. the contrary. the east
WIND blows purihes the air, by causing TO ascend
the perncious emanatons which it cannot drive TO
the west. Consequently, the inhabitants of the west
receive pure air from whatever part of the horizon it
may arrive; and it may be added that, as the west
winds are those which most frequently prevail they
are the first to receive the air pure it arrives from
the country" After thus explaining why the west
parts the best. the Academy makes these re.
Communications Il. That persons who have the lib
ery of choice, and especially those of delicate health
should reside in the western parts Of towns 2 That
all establishments from which emanate pernicious va
pors and gases should be placed to the east g. That
in building house in town, and in the coun-
try, the kitchens and other dependencies from which
pernlclous emanatons may arise should be placed
the east The members of the Academy who have
announced the preceding discovery and made the
preceding recommendations, are Messrs. Pelouze
Poulllet, Boussingaut. and Ellie de Beaumont-all of
them of European reputaton-as savants.
The telegraph kindly transmitted the bowels of
Gov. Minors address to the legislature of Connect
cut, co ltalnng all the know nothingsm of it. But
it is no more than just to the governor to copy lit
tie further from the message for he does not denv
that the protection of our constitution and laws
should be extended to the Catholic the same as to all
our other religious denominations different course
would be IN violation of all the principles of our gov.
eminent; tor when our forefathers landed on PIv-
mouth Rock, driven from their native home bv reii
gous persecution, they laid the foundation deep and
broad OF freedom of conscience and religious tolera
ton. Upon that foundation are based all our laws
and constitutions. Every resident of this country
haS' ana should have the right to worship his Maker
according 10 the dictates of his conscience and when
that right is seriously invaded will have commenced
the downfall of Americas liberty Nav tina, dav he
ever in the future !"-Boston Post
! Soap, WHITE LEAD AND O1L-It is not so penrr-
ally well known as it should he that mixture of the
above named ingredients makes an excellent COATING
tor gates and fences, and out-buildings. The addi
lon OF the soap SOFT soap only to be used) consid
erably dImlnshes the expense of the paint without
in any degree. lessenng its durability, or the facility
of laying it on. '
have house, the northwest side of which was
painted with this mixture, nineteen years ago. and
the paint is much more brilliant than that nut
upon the other sides at the same time. tbouoh The
latter was OF the best qualify of white lead and oil
and four heavy coats applied, while of the scan pain
applied but two. Fences painted with this mixture
as well as the roofs of buildings, for which burmese
any colonng matter or pigment, may be substituted
tor the lead endure much longer, it is ascertaned
than those painted with pure oil paint The alkaIe'
cent qualities of the compound tend to ndurate the
h lI OF the wood and render them mpervous to
those atmospheric influences which are the chief
causes of decay and The quantity Of soan ~ ba
used can be best ascertaned by experiment on this
point no definite rules can be prescribed ". 2,
4 Farmer. " H.
BUFFALO, May 4-Navigaton continued uninter
ruPted. The steamers Western World and Buckeye
State arrived here this morning, and the propeller
noon She reports the north shore of Lake Erie free
iromlce' and experienced only sixty hours detention
IN all on the trip Several sail of vessels outside the
light house, bound up, were making good headway
II, 900 bushels of wheat - Aou' onu