RIVER NAVIGATION.-Mr. Mat...
The Times, 1824-07-21T00:00:00

RIVER NAVIGATIO -.-MIr. Mattbew Rob5eMtton,of'GlasF gow. has contrived a Float, similar in principle to thott, used by the Dutch, fbr enabling a loaded ship to pass up and dovn five3s whose depth is not equal to her usual draught of water. It consists of a decl;d flat-bottomed boat, twice or thrice the size of the ship, with an opening in the tliddle large enough to receive her. This flat boar is forled in two pieces, which ate united by a strong hinge at the pro w, and a strung clasp at the stern. The clasp being loosened, the two sides of' the boat are made to diverge; the ship sails into the open space in the middle ; after wrhich the sides ate agaii; closed, attd fLtstened. Four strong chains (more if necessary) ase then pass- cd acroiss under the ship's bottotn, a.nd attached to screws fixed to the deck otf the Float; the screws a:e mten worked by wvhecls and piniolus, the chains aire shortenecid; and the vessel is gradually razised by transferringe tle pressure to the Float The we' .ht of thie vessel is thus diffsused over a surface twice, or if need be tTirice, the size of her own hull, and of coutse the draugtht of' water is proportionally tliitittished. It taay thts be effiected that a ship, drawing 16 feet of tvater, being raised nitte feet by the clhains, shall deprcss the Float three feet, anti so her actual draught will be reduced to 10 feet. Disrt/RBANCE AT BARTON.-OU Friday se'naniglst the overseerof Barton, accompanied by the constable, went round ta tdeliver bills tor the poor-rats s, to a number of the inhabitants of small housts that had never contributed to the relief of the Mcor; witien they were attacked and abused in a most serious manner. The, people dentied the tight of the overseer to charge them witl thc rate, inastnuch as they had never paid it, and taxed hiim with want of liumanity towards the poor. ilr. Ilatmpson (the overseer) got very severely scalded through hot water being thrown upon him. The civil power being totally inadequate to put dowr. the distrrb- once, it was deemed necessary to send to Manchester for military aid. A troop of the Scots Grcys wgere speedily despatcled, and the very news of thteir being near the place caused the rioters itume- diiately eto disperse. Several of tbe principal tdisturbers were coit- pelled, by OMajior WE-atkins, to find sureties to an,wer to an indict- incur for the assault and riot at the sessions. OT Thursday last Mrs. Harris, the vidlow of the late acronaut, was requested to attend at the Imperial Gas Light Comr pany's office, when the Directors, in a mosthandsome manner, made her a present of 50 guineas, the same being the full arnotint of what was paid to the Company for gas and other expenses on a previous occasion. Mrs. Harris was rather confused at this unexpected piece of gencrosity, and the following day she addressed a letter t. the Directors, expressing her thanks for the gif t. CAPPER V. VEITCH.-In this cause, in which a jtiror was withdrawn, the plainitiff, we learn, consented to withdraw a juror, stating that it was his intention to inidict the defrendant and hiis agents for a conspiracy. tAdvertisement.]-The Usoio HAra BRusEr.-This most use- ful invention, wvhicit entirely superskdes the Iise of the small-toitil comb, and niost effectually cleanses the hair as well as producing an agreeable and salut-arysensation to thebead, is tobcobtained of the inventors, Ross and So \s, No.119, Bishopsgarte-street.The disagree. able effects occasioncd by tite smali-tooth comb, which destroys the texture of the skin, and causes an increase of dandriff, is entirely ob- viated by the use of their brush, witicib not ottly clears away the ex- isting scurf, but by strengthening the roots of titebair, renders it less likely to accumualate in future. As several imitations have appeared, observe that the words "Ross and So.N's invention" are stampedt on each, with " Union" on the back, or they are a spurioue itmita tion. and will not have the desired tffect, being generally of a most inferior description. [Advertisement.]-To Gentlemen whose faces are tender after shaviog.-A great infelicity which attends the operation ot' shaving is tite irritation of the skin. ROWLAN D 's KALYDOI will be found excellent beyond precedeint in ameliorating and allaying that tost unplesanmsensation. It retnoves unpleasant barshuess of theskin, occasioned bv inttnse solar heat or cold wittds ; atnd thus, to the tra- veller whose avocations expose hti,t to VariOus cliange of weather, proves an infalliblespecific, a prontpt resource, aRd. ascos-ducing to comfort, a pleasing appendage atd invaluableacquibition.