New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-17
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ToPs-Who, that ever owned "a frst-ra'e top, IN
schoolboy days. cannot now call to mind the affection
which he bore 1.-THE satisfaction with which he used
to spin it. How little the boys of our top-spinnng
days knew of the pleasure of those OF the present,
when topspinning is reduced to science and topmak'
ing is trade and top-seling business and top-in-
venons have been patented; and really some Of them
are very ingenious contrivances and their operation
ELECTS not only the curiosity of the children, but the
earnest attention of the learned and careful inquiries OF
the stueent in philosophy.
Who in the days of the old woodenLop or when they
were made Of buttons centsor an old pewter spoon,
melted and cast in the bottom Of tea-cup and hole
drilled through it, ever thought Of seeing ono run
steadily for half an hour after single pull Of the spin
ming string; or Of seeing running upright in the
center of round dish, and another, standing at an
angle of 45o running all around the edge OF the DISH
as saeite of the in the centerl Then either may
be picked up while in motion, and reversed the top
et down. and still keep its course or 1t may be
taken from the table while in motion, aud placing
ole end of the shaft into the loop Of string
held in the other hand, standing rather lyiog q;
right an giles ON it, where it continues its motion,
contrary to all the known laws of specific gravity for
can tell Again it is picked up and placed upon the
bottom Of reversed tumber, or wine-glass, or Thin
ble or in the hand, or on cent, or in thousand
other curious situations; yet on 1t goes, spinning,
spinning, spinning; no matter where, or how unlike
all Of our old notions of motien gravaiOn and app
cation Of power and its effects upon rotating body.
And whyl That is the question for the Young mind
to solve and is its study that makes the spinning of
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amusement for children, but one Of usefulness. The
why is answered by learning the effect of !" fly
wheel upon machinery. This top has one of these
appendages; fly, or balanoe-wheel upon tue shaft,
is set in motion, while the shaft is held fast, aud then
being Get down. the power of that sets the whole in
and the motion of that wheel still continues,
while the top taken up by the shaft and is ready
when it is set down in a new place to impart its
power again. and SO the spinning is continued aud 50
the children are amused. Innocent amusement it is
too and one of the little things which to ike
home attractive. 1t has undoubtedly made great
MANY TO- for we are told that man has sold some
six thousand while spinning his tops in the streets OF
this city. So much for tops
The Cunsrd steamer Australasian, Capt Hockey,
left yesterday for Liverpool with 80 cabin passengers
and 30 in tie Storage.
Blopdin. the sure-footed, will walk thousand-feet
cord stretched above the tops of tho trees in Joness
Woods, at the end Of this month";
yisIr FROM BALTIMORE FIREMEs.-The Paid Firs
Department of Baltimore, with their model steam en-
gin e. lave gained considerable notoriey of late. One
of the crack companies composing that uiefnl brigade
being about to vist Boston, it is stated that number
of our Insurance officers have united in al invitation
requesting the excursionsts to tary in NewYork long
enough to give public exhibition Of their practical
efficiency.
TTE WEsr WAsHINGros MARKET IABROGLIo.-
Yesterday MIR. franklin Collector of the city revenue,
and the agent of james b. Taylor were both a. the
West Washington Market, attempting to collect the
rents The latter had qoe police force on hand but
for what precise object it not easy to determine.
Immediately preceding the City Collector an agent of
the other party visited the STALLS and warned the occu-
pants not to pay to the city, many Of whom shirked
the issue by absentng themselves during the time of
the official visit Others requested time to consider,
on the ground that they DO not believe the order Of
Judge Ipgrahsm executes ITSELF but that to put the
city in possession of the property writ must issue
upon judgment in action of eectment and be served
by the Sheriff. This opinion adopted themore readily
from the fact that Tay or Brennan oustsd the city
ard took possession by similar means OF the rents
paid much the larger sha,e went to the essees of the
State and some refused to pay either party, while
few responded to both demands. The market men say
that receiver should be appointed TO act until the
controversy is defntively settled They are willing to
pay their rents promptly, but do not like
to have two bills for the same thing thrust
sim ultaDe ously in their places. The rents
some 50 per cent higher than they were when in the
hands Of the Corporation but the markttmen generally
speak well Of the manner in which the essess have be-
haved toward them, and prefer tceir management to
that of the city, formerly acted when set Of
ravenous sposnen bad to be Satisfied, in addition to
the regular market fees. The weekly rents are now
IS cents per foot Of front occupied without reference
the depth of the stands. The following is the notice
teryed to occupants by the Controller:
CI1Y or NEw YoIlx DEP,trAESr or FINANCE
CosTRoLLkK's orFcE August IL, l860 !
Tie Supreme Court hang ordered tho OF the West
Warrington Market property m ts city (Which property Is
monsy Of the CITY OF New York al persons in possession II
ccuPying any portion Of sd property hereby required
to pay rent fees the the Collector VI tue
City Reytrne aud Other Person persons will
b. Unauthorized snd illegal ROBERT HAMS Controller
TUE PUBLic M,RMrs.--Whether our markets
| oost than they come TO- may DO luiersd from
the following figures from the Street Comni'si 'i'sf
! r,nnr In rrlat. n IN The Nc oI