Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-11-27

piece of mechanism, highly honorable to the
inventor.
The only solvent yet found for the new
metal, aluminium, which has recently attracted
SO much attention in the scientific world, is
cholorhydric acid, which will dissolve almost
any thing. The process of producing this
metal is very simple. Chlorides of potassium
and sodium are placed with the raw material
in a crucible, which is subjected to a high
degree of heat, where tho grosser particles of
aluminium are set free, and there remains a
saline mass, in which the mall globules of
metal are found perfectly pure. Its melting
point differs but slightly from that of silver,
and its specific gravity is much less. 1t even
lighter than siliyium, or common glass.
beauty OF the Dutch Women.
Colman, in his European Life and Man
ners," gives the following description of the
Dutch women:
81 think some of them are the fairest and
handsomest creatures | ever looked upon, and
made Of unmixed porcelain clay. Before | left
England, 1 thought the English women the
fairest | had ever seen-I now consider them
as belonging to the colored races. The Dutch
women mucn exceed them. Take the fairest
rose that ever was ~plucked, with the g~littering
dew drops hanging among its petals; take the
fairest peach that ever hung upon the tree,
with its charming blended tints of red and white;
and they are eclipsed by the transparency and
beauty of complexion of the fairest Dutch
women as ] saw them at Brock Saardam. If
their minds are as fair, and their manners as
winning as their faces, then can easily under
stand the history of Adams fall. 1t was i'm
possible, poor fellow, that he should resist.
Then their costume is so pretty and elegant.
A snrt of tb.n ,,o1l ha1pcat Gtt,,, o1noa ~ Aha
head, leaving enough of the hair to part grace
fully over the brows a thin but wide band Of
highly wrought and FURNISHED gold extending
across the forehead at the ends Of this some
rich and elegantly wrought flagree ornaments
OF gold, with splendid eardrops of gold, or of
diamonds set in gold, with a beautiful cap of
the finest Brussels Lace
naA. The original Blue Beard was Gilees d
Lavel, Lord of Raiz, who was made Marshal
Of France in 1929, and in the reign Of Charles
vi. and VII, distinguished himself BY his
courage against the English, when they invaded
France. The services that he rendered his
country might have immortalized his name had
he not for ever blotted his glory by murders,
impieties, and debaucheries. Mezeray says
that he encouraged and maintained sorcerers
to discover hidden treasures, and corrupted
young persons Of both sexes, that he might
attach them to him, and afterwards killed them
for the sake Of their blood for charms and in
carnations. AT length, for some state crimes
against the Duke of Brittany, he was sentenced
to be burned alive in a fieldat Nantes, in l443.
| Holinshed notices another Blue Beard, in the
reign Of Henry VI, in 1850. Speaking of the
committal of the Duke of Suffolk to the Tower,
he says: "This doing SO much displeased the
people, that if politike provision had not been
made, great mischief had Immediately ensued
For the commons, in sundry places of the
realm assembled together in great quantities,
and chose to them a captain, whom they called
Blue Beard; but ere they had an enterprise
their leaders were apprehended, and so the
matter paci6ed without any hurt committed"
From the Philadelphia Bulletin, 23d inst.
Release OF DR.. Bealc-An Anfecting Scene.
DR.. Stephen L. Beale was yesterday released
from his confinement In Moyamensing Prison.
DIR. Beale was convicted in October last of the
offence with which he was charged, and was
sentenced to an imprisonment OF four years
and six months from the 18th of November.
After his incarceration, he was confined alone
in his cell, but his health having become much
impaired, he was removed in June last to the
hospital of the prison, where he remained until
the time of his release.
Governor Pollock signed the pardon on
Wednesday, the 2lst inst, and the same night
Col. III. McCauley. the Chief Clerk in the Office
of the Secretary Of the Commonwealth, started
to the city with the document. Information
of the granting of the pardon was received on
Wednesday night, and the family Of the Doctor
was prepared for his return home.
Early on Thursday morning, Col. McCauley
was met at the American Hotel, by Col. j. s.
Wallace, and together with one or two other
gentlemen they repaired to the prison. A
friend of Doctor Beale's had preceded them
and communicated the glad tidings TO him.
The doctor was completely overcome when the
intelligence was communicated to him, and for
some time he was unable to articulate a syllable.
AT half past eight o'clock in the morning DR..
Beale reached his home, and those who wit
messed the meeting between the late prisoner
and his family describe it as being truly affect
ing in the extreme. Mrs. Beale visited her
husband frequently during the time of his i'm
prisonment, but the children had not seen their
father from the time Of his conviction. The
interview between them is represented as hay-
ing been very touching. During the entire
day the house of DR.. Besle was visited by
scores Of bis friends.
Failure of the underground Railroad.o
Under this head the Norfolk Herald Of Ssty.
day relates the following:
Early yesterday morning we received infor.
nation that a schooner had been driven ashore
in Princess Anne county with fugitive slaves
on board, and shortly afterwards we had the
satisfaction of seeing the captain and mate Of
the schooner, who had been brought up to this
city and lodged in Jail for safe keeping.
1t appears that the schooner Mary Ann
Elizabeth, of Baltimore, commanded by VIM.
Lambden, of Wilmington, Del, assisted by
Benjamin Collins, Of Port Norris, N. j., ms
mate, left this port on Wednesday last, bound
for Philadelphia. During the gale Of that
night the vessel was driven on shore about
Eve miles from Cape Henry with the loss Of
some Of her sails and rigging, and in the morn
ing it was discovered that she had ON board
several negroes, whose owners we're known 10
reside in this city. The captain had in bis
possession Sl25, which the negroes said they
had paid him for their passage TO Philadelphia.