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HASZARD’S GAZETTE. MAY 21. *

ATMOSPHERIC POST. ‘(com-insane. ofthe New York Tribune.)

An “ Atmospheric Telegraph," as it is queerl misneme , isuow on exhibition in one oflthe lobb rooms of the Merchants’ Exchange. Mr. 'cherdson appearsto been intelligent, laborious, and persevering man, and to ofir something to the public which

romises to be generally beneficial. His invention, if indeed it isbis, which I am not qualified to decide, is merely it modification ol' the atmospheric railway, which, at one time, "(promised much. The change is this, instee of pro lling by atmospheric pres-

" sure a train 0 cars over along tube, the

mail bag is to be propelled through it For this latter service the atmospheric traction is undoubtedly ade uate, as will be plain to any one who w’ cerefiilly consider its

na .

Let me explain a little tbr the benefit of your readers who are not engineers. So

so that a c lindrical pump 36 inches in

iameter, wit a 48 inch stroke, be con- nected with a pi 19 inches in diameter and 36 feet lo . e capacities of the i e and the dlfiinder will be equal. lfptlie piston then be raised from the bottom of the cylinder to the top, the air in the pipe will have to expand to both the pipe and the cylinder, and while the pressure without is a whole atmosphere, or I5 lbs. to the square inch, the reiction within is only half an atmos here, or 7‘ lbs. As the pipe is nearly leve , the resistance from friction is nearly all that has to be cvercomeb the pro ulsiou, and consequent- ly a mail 0 %l,0(ll half-ounce letters would be propelled by such a force acting con- stantly, with enormous velocity. It would, in fact, be shot forward a hundred miles in a very few minutes, and then, the aerial equilibrium being restored, a resistance would commence, which would gradually destroy its momentum. If, instead of one pump, ineny should" be employed at once in exhausting the suppose %l0 miles of pipe, it is plain that the work might be done in a singe hour or less. One hundred horse power of steam, acting at dilI'erent ints, would undoubtedly be able in an our to produce a propelling force approach- ing much nearer to a whole atmosphere, leading, indeed, only air enough in the pipe to answer the important pu ose of a reict- ing spring or cushion at the remote end, so as to rsvent the mail from bein shattered or re uced to a homogeneous pu p by a too liddcn arrival.

So far asthe mail itself is concerned, it will probably cost less tractive force to drag it bodily throu h a pipe of pretty smoot bore, than to rag it with its proportion of locomotive apparatus over a reilroa . he amount of horse-power which would, in a given time, drag it hence to New-York, would in the same time exhaust a pipe of suflicient bore to enable atmospheric pres- sure to put it through in ten or fifleen minutes. Multiplying the horse-power ap- plied to the exhaustion will reducd the time consumed in the sonic pro rtlon. And in this way we may have hour y mails, or hell‘- hourly, with no greater expense for carrying them than at present. As to the wear an tear, that is another matter. The friction on the bags might be a little more serious than at present, yet I think this ditiiculty may be reduced to a trifle. s the load is constantly in contact with cold ipe, the heat from the friction will be abaor d near- Ly as fast as it is generated, and there is I tle danger that the mail will take fire.

The apparatus, on asm scale, which Mr. Richardson shows at the Exchange, is very ingeniously constructed, and works prettily. But, of course, no model so dimi- nutive can demonstrate the feasibility of the operation, in large. Neither does an ex- periment of a mile of pipe, three inches in diameter, which was successfully ut in operation on the line of the Providence Railroad, amount to a demonstration. 'I‘liese expe ents, however, show the nature of the force; how a serial team is to be harnessed, and what are its good points for the mail service.

Practical difliculties will doubtless be encountered when a grand mail tube (for which subscription books are to be opened directl ) comes to be laid down between this ’ age and your metropolis, but as a correspondent, I have a presentiment that I shall live to send in hasty scrawls through it, and that The ' ccntainin them will be received and becirculating in ston in less than an hour from the press.

W the General Government, which always has to be impelled and propelled with“ sharp niche” for a long time before it will adopt the most obvious improvement, will pstrosiae’ the new rapidity, or put a veto on its use for mute mails, is another question 80 ,‘ tho gue- cess of the large experiment uld answer confident expectations, it wil fouow of

course, in time, that the federal Post Ofiice must adopt it for all important routes, or break down before private competitions. The next step will be to enquire, whether persons as welles papers shall be pulled through this new channel of locomotion. The physical properties ofsirero such, I refer erticularl to its admirable mobility and andlcityt t at it is not impossible to make arrangements by which a living editor or repunortlhaving bed suitably cocootted ip New-Yot,,.a,ler his evening “sdisbie” as been to peas his e es the neat m';Ilug to t.henri‘s,in.g”s"un in Francisco, alive and kicking. ile review- be t

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double its space to fill S

LATEST IITRILIGIIOI.

I N G L A N D.

In the House of Lords, the Earl of Malmesbury took occasion to ask in what state the negotiations were with the llnited States on the subject of the Colonial Fisheries; also, whether. as the fishing season is about to commence, it is the intention of the present British Government to protect the in- shore fishsries on the same footing as had been done by the late Government.

To this the Earl of Clarendon replied, that the question must be regarded as now under negotia- tion ; he would not disclose particulars which might be prejudicial to the public service, but the House might be certain that Mr. Crsmptcn would lose no opportunit of pressing the subject on the attention of the . S. vsrnment,snd bringing it to a conclusion alike honorable and satisfactory. As to the protection of the fisheries, he was able to state that precisely s same course would be pursued this season as last, and that Admiral Sey- mour would ein command on the North Ameri- can Station. rl Derby hoped, that if the pending negotiations should give to the United States the

P" right of fishery on the coast of Nova Seotls, the

treaty would secure to Nova Scotia permission to import her coal into the United States. UNITED STATES.

Nxw Yosx, May 6.—The Cli per shi Sove- reign of the Seas, from llonolu u Feb. 5, has arrived. Her gehasooou ied sbout'I9ds a he ran from Honolulu to ‘ pe Horn, 8 miles in 37 days ; in 26 of those consecu- tively the ship run 6489, and one 0 those days was distinguished by an extraordlna run of 439 miles. This is the greatest sail ng ever record , e nearest approach to it being that of the Flying Cloud, w ioh ran in 26 consecu- tive daye an even of 227 miles per da , while the daily average of the Sovereign of e Seas for the some time was 249 4- 13 miles, or 22 miles a do more than the Flyin Cloud.

The steomerlll Doradc arrived at ew York on Sunday last, with 300 passengers and Cali- fornia dates to the 9th of April.

on the night of

Another attempt was made 8th to fire the cit .

Advices from iorsmento smte that nearly all the gardens and ranches on the river below the city, were more or less injured by the overflow, an the crops on many of them ruined.

A report from Humboldt Ba smtes, that 16 of the 18 men who were exp oring the road from Paragon boy to R0 e river valley, been murdered by the In inns.

News from the mining regions continue to be satisfactory.

A violent three days’ storm had occurred at Calaveras and Sonora, unroofing houses and doing other damage.

Nearly the entire business girl: of Gorgona, was destroyed by fire on the 'th April, inclu- ding three American hotels, with their contents.

A fire occurred at Valparaiso on the 24th of Msi(-$3 odpgtroying property to the amount of

Ores wnx Ls-rn racii Csi.iroaiiu.—'l‘bs steam- or Daniel Webster arrived at New Orleans on Monday, with dates front California to April Id.

The steamer Jenny Lind exploded near San Francisco, when 50 or 60 passengers were terri- bly scalded, 20of whom have since died, inclu- ding seven children and one entire family.

Tits Csmaic Er:cntx.—The Caloric engine which Capt. Ericsaon has 'ust com eted for the ofice of the New York Llvening ost, is to be forwn ed to France in the Humboldt, in order to save a forfeiture of the patent; the law of that country requiring that a working model of the machinery patented shall be in operation within a ‘van time. The limit not allowing suficient time to build another engine renders the forwardin of this one imperative. The proprietors of e Port consent to this arrange- ment, hopin to be supplied with another engine of the some 'nd in the course of a few weeks.

The Ericsson will be ready for sea by the 1st of J uly, when her wrought iron cylinder-bottoms shall ave been put in, and proceed directly to

london.

(Join in 'l‘axss.—'I‘he discove of gold in ’l‘exas—in Hamilton Valley, on e Colorado- seems to be a reality. The la tints from

the mines are quite exciting. According to a telegraphic despatch from ew Orleans, tainiug news from Galveston to A ril 3d the tide of emigration was setting stron towards the mines, 400 persons were alread ere, avers ing from‘ to l0eda eac , some having realised from I to$ each. The farmers around were caving their crops and starting for the mines.—Merchants were also sen ' forward large amounts of goods. e soil for 100 miles around had been examined, and was found to contain gold desposits in ever direc- tion, equall es riches ose in Caifornia. People in al parts of the State were wild with excitement.

Ocnsit Wsvs.-—'I'he

of May I, publishes

the following account of the terrible calamity on ks Ontario.

The Ocean Wave took fire from her furue on her downward trip from Hamilton, when ed “ The Ducks,” about t'orty miles above Kingston, between I and 9 o'clock on Seturds morning. When the fire was first diseoversd,t about was about one and a half miles from shore, and was immediately headed for land. but the heat became so intense that the machinery gave out, and the vessel drifted tosea. The up rcabin was con- ssmed in about fiileeu minutes, and in about two hours the hull went bowu.

The Ocean Wave had on board It cabin and 0 deck psesen era, besides 4 children and the crew, who swell the total number to about 50, 88 of whom were saved.

Tits Buaittito or flu: r A Sean’

NEW IRUNSWICK.

We regret to smte that His Excellency the Lieut. Governor had three of his ribs broken on Saturday last, b being thrown his horse, which was attac ed by a vicious dog-—-His Ex- cellency is ing on very favorab , and al- though the injur is a painful one, t is ho that twill,not as of a serious netnre.— no

or.

‘res Ysitxsm

in run Fisuuaim.—'I'hs last- port correspondent of the Boston isoourses :- M

75-eocasr thus

fishing smscn has commenced fivoura-

bly, and Jonafiian with his wonted boldnsm and sepelty some determined to circumvent John Bull, and lmvs s fliers from his lab pond. So to avoid too {grant a rim, he makes a nomi- nal transfer o his vessel to some avericious traitor, over the line, mkes out papers In John's name, and than under is leg, stw he pleases. . You don't had a You- ee nappin plloug this eoast,wkea such an

o preasn .

We believe there is no doubt that such rascelly conduct, as is above mentioned, lytcok lsstyear;butifJouaflmntlIas

iklsssessa. he will hit tbstehw

°"’ who lied only left

has been enacted which will confiscate his ves- eel, and place him and his confederates in a stone-bui ding where their stay me be pro- longed our man fishing seasons. he B ne- noses are not as s ow as Jonathan supposes.- Neis Briuiswicker.

We learn from the Toronto Patriot, that a new barque called the Cherokee, of 361 tone, is now loading at that port for Liverpool. She is the that vessel which ever loaded there for Eu-

land direct, and a good deal of excitement has n caused at Toronto b the nov sight. The Cherokee will carry 3,8 0 barrels of flour, an is to ttis. currency per barrel freight.-— When I ed, she will descend the St. Low- rence, and proceed on her vcyage.—N. B.

njfszlannts a1z'i:m~‘.=. Saturday, Kay 91, ISSS. We had a Colonial and United States Mail by Steamer Rose, on Thursday, with dates from Chlifoniia up to the 16th April. We have ac-

counts of another disaster by fire on lnke Ontario, with the loss of 28 lives.

ATMOSPHERIC TELEGRAPH.

A Patent recently taken out for the speedy trans- mission of letters and small parcels, by Mr. Richard- son, in Boston, U. S., is attracting the notice of the scientific. Fro the descriptions we have seen of it, we can easy conceive the practicability of such a plan for postal communication, and our wonder is, that it has not sooner been attempted, since the pro- jectors of the Atmospheric Railway demonstrated the principle on which it might be worked, and the adap- tation proposed would not require as complicated ar- raagements.

The advantages of it are estimated to be far beyond even those of the Electric Telegraph, which in some measure, and in some situatioiis, it will supersede. The communication is calculated to be of very great velocity, say from I00 to 200 miles an hour, and in- stead of carrying a few messages in that space of time, the whole correspondence ofthe district will be forwarded. We feel particular interest in this under- taking. and have looked for details of its cost with some degree of anxiety, believing, that if it should turn out satisfactory, it will be of [WW0 viilne to us, in our insular position than any other invention, since the era of the Steam Engine.

Hearing more or less every winter of the sufi'erings endured by the Mail Couriers, and sustaining much inconvenience from the delay of correspondence; we have often hoped that some invention might be brought to bear, to enable us to effect a more speedy. safe, and certain communication. We have looked to the modern improvements in Ballooning. but have as yet seen nothing practical to lay hold of, and even if we should do so, the storms and coniinotions of the external atmosphere would have to be contended

with. But here in the Atmospheric Telegraph we Wu‘

eliall find the desidetatutn, and which if once, really set at work could be depended on in all weathers.

A full description of the modus operandi, will be found in another column, and we have further learn- ed that the company, now forming, propose to lay down a tube 8 feet in diameter, between Boston and New York, for the purpose of carrying all kinds of small parcels, such as are usually carried by express- men, and that they expect to deliver them in less than an hour from the time they shall be deposited in the Company's ofiee. If e sufieisut amount of busi- ness is offered, it is estimated that the actual cost of transportation will not be more than half that of any other method, while the speed will be increased twen- ty fold. The line need not be straight, but may be slightly curved so as to follow the face of the ground, or underlie the channel of rivers, so that there will be no difliculty in its lying on the bottom of the Straight of Northumherland, if it can be placed there; and this we think will be feasible enough. The cost of a tube I feet in diameter and laying it down on the land is estimated at £400 stg. a mile; one of a foot dinmeper, ought not to cost more, laid down in the Straight and if so.the whole cost of the tubing for that purpose would not exceed £4000 stg. This would require two Steam Engines cf 10 horse power each and two air pumps to exhaust the air, in addition; the other sxpenees would be but trifling. We will return to this subject as soon as we are sble to acquire fur- ther information. '

We are sorry to learn that the British Go- vernment have determined to remove the troops from this Island before the winter sets in, and that they have decided also, to divest us of our military station. The Barracks, Battery and Block-house, have recently been valued, with the view of dis sing them to the local Govern- ment of the Is nd, or If it be not willingto purchase, thd land will be ofiered to private

ndividttals.

Quick PAIIACI raou CALIFORNIA.-A youn man belongin to Three Rivers, arrived in the Isdelln, Capt. rnbull, from Boston. yesterday. San Francisco 33 days before. The Isabella left Boston on Sunday last.

§"l‘hc name of Daniel Hodgson, Esq., was inadvertent! omitted in the list of the Direc- tors of the harlottstown Gas Company, pub- lished in our Paper this day week.

Sraiu Mm. susitr Al‘ Hsi.ir.tx.--The Rich- mond Steam Saw Mills were burnt down on the ldth inst. together with two dwellings of the workmen alongside. These mills were owned by the eesers. Starr and Williams and vs employment to a large number people. T era was no urance.

1' The Steamer Fairy Queen left St. John, N. . on Tuesday last for Charlottetown.

Passengers.

In the Cli cket "H. I at" from Summer- side to Shoal’: I; the Iith ui:lsnt—-Messrs. olru Jur , Arohd. M'Arthur, Francis Anows; Miss Ame- lia rviug,'Nsil I'Dc ld, Eustselio Melsnsoa, Mrs. Lasnigun. Mrs. D. So like, Mr. Donald II'Doesld, and I in the steseuge.

In do. from do. on the llth instant-Messrs. John Dewar James A Dav’ Abra- ." ‘Gecegs.h.°d’T:wlI' nd a‘ the

as,a in steers e. "I‘livirsds .

from Pictou, on the Iotk instant.-Rev. J- Mans , Ilev. W, Sued- gress; Iessvs. John Lee, Chas. oanell, PkllipLss- tee.

IE

srpoollf 2suI.1s'..it'pt lleadsd

L‘ , I III IICII y

hr ghee fidw.s’ed Island, took re in the fore hold.

Than was extinguished in about an hour I

shsswhg nest of terintotbevesssl. Pertsf than w bsmh:-gdtossearsainthedaznags.

.. seer‘: fines. [ lee Nymph k owned by James Puke. In.)--Is.

-completed, neatly bound in Cloth,

Port. of Charlottetown. anuivsn.

May I9, Schr. William. Nelson. Bay Verte.—Stsa- mcr Rose, Pictou.—Sclir. Sunflower, do.; coal.- Precills, Quebec; fiour,dtc.-—Ani. Seliv. Baune Crspsud, for Salem.-Dove, Robermsn, Hotel;

30. . I0. Isabella, Tnruhall. Demon; 4 days gen. cargo.- Clisrlotts, Leklang, St. John, N. l.; goods and

as t. [The Isabella loll at Boston, the Schr. Mary Ann. Anderson, of this Port discharging.

IAILID. May 19. Schr. Vine, C_ampell, Pictou;

P"'°"C9|"- 20, Steamer Rose, Pictou.— William, Nelson, Bay

Died,

On Saturday Morning last, of Whooping Cough, Joseph, aged 14 months, and on Sunday morning. $‘l.IlI;‘.I. aged 1 years—ehildren of William Wsun, of

II OWII.

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