be given, and should state every THE INFANT Don MIGUEL circumstance with respect to stolen The Infant Don Miguel arrived property that may be useful for at Paris on the 20th, at half past the purpose of tracing and re- five in the afternoon. The next covering it. day he dined with the royal family, The particular evidence given and was present in the evening at by witnesses is not to be stated, a court spectacle, having hunted in nor their names, except only the the morning with the king. On the name of the prosecutor who makes evening of the 22nd, he went to the charge. a ball at the Tuilleries. On the Your report, when signed as 30th of December he arrived in above directed, will be sent to Mr. London. Stafford, at Bow-street, the editor SIR WALTER SCOTT'S WORKS. of the Hue and Cry, so as to be - The copyrights of the works of received by him by nine o'clock in sir Walter Scott, which belonged the evening to the sequestrated estate of Messrs. A proper direction will be given Archibald Constable and Co., were that the reports of the several sold by auction last week at Edinoffices shall be kept and printed burgh. The works consisted of the consecutively in one sheet of paper, novels and tales from “ Waverly” ready for delivery the next morn- to “Quentin Durward," together ” ing to a messenger, to be sent by with various shares of the poetiyou to receive the same. cal works, from the “Minstrelsy If the particulars above-men- of the Scottish border” to“Halidon tioned do not include all that may Hill." They were put up in one be suggested, it may be sufficient lot at 5,5001., and, after a keen confor explaining the object which test, were knocked down at 8,500l. lord Lansdowne has in view, Mr. Cadell, partner of the late Mr. which is, that a daily report of the Constable, was the purchaser. A proceedings of the several offices London bookseller, who was preshould be drawn up as to the most sent, bid as high as 8,300l. important particulars of offences 24. The Rev. Mark NOBLE's and offenders, for the purpose of MANUSCRIPTS.- — The library of the their detection, and that thus there late rev. Mark Noble, F.S.A., the may be a full and complete com- sale of which was this day conmunication and interchange of cluded, contained an extensive coluseful information between the lection of original manuscripts from several police-offices. the pen of the rev. biographer and Lord Lansdowne desires that genealogist, illustrative of British you will give the necessary orders History, Biography, Family Hisfor carrying into effect the regula- tory, and the Fine Arts. These tions on the 1st of January, and manuscripts were the fruit of many his lordship hopes that this plan, years elaborate research. We subwhen carried into effect with zeal join a description of some of them, and activity, will be productive of with the prices they brought : public benefit, and contribute to “Lives of the Fellows of the Sothe credit and improvement of the ciety of Antiquaries,” a curious police system. I am, gentlemen, and interesting manuscript, illusyour most obedient humble ser- trated with pedigrees, 15l. 15s. vant, S. M. PHILLIPS. "History of the Records in the Tower of London, with the Lives of the Keepers, especially since the reign of Henry VIII.; and some notices of their most remarkable Deputies," 4l. 4s. In this manuscript the lives of the keepers are brought down to the last keeper S. Lysons, esq., whose life is included. 66 Catalogue of the Lord Chancellors, Keepers and Commissioners of the Great Seal," 11s.; "History of the Masters of the Rolls, from the rev. John Taylor; LL.D., the last clergyman who held that office, to 1823." 3l. 5s. "Lives of the Recorders and Chamberlains of the City of London," 21. 12s. 6d. "Catalogue of all the Religious Houses, Colleges, and Hospitals, in England and Wales, with a Dissertation on their Rise and Dissolution," 41. 4s. "Account of the Metropolitans of England, commencing with Archbishop Wareham in 1504, and continued to the present Primate," 21. 3s. "Catalogue of Knights from the time of Henry VIII to George II, and some Portion of the Reign of George III, with Biographical Illustrations, 41. 4s. Catalogue, of all the Peers, Baronets, and Knights, created by Oliver Cromwell." 31. "Catalogue of Painters, and Engravers in England, during the reign of George III, with a Memoir respecting the Arts during that Period," Il. 16s. "Continuation of the Earl of Orford's Catalogue of Engravers," 41. 2s." Account of the Seals of the gentry in England since the Norman Conquest," 21. 7s. "Annals of the Civil Wars of York and Lancaster," 51. 5s." "Life of Alice Ferrers, the favourite of Edward III, 31. 2s. "Life of the Family of Boleyn, particularly of Queen Ann Boleyn, with the life of 66 her daughter Queen Elizabeth," 31. 6s. "Life of Queen Mary, exhibiting that part only of her character which represents her as a splendid Princess," 21. "Relation of the Ambassadors and Agents, with other Illustrious Foreigners, who were in England during the reign of King James I," 31. 4s., purchased by Mr. Tunno. This manuscript contained some interesting particulars relating to the Court of James I, and eminent characters during that reign. "The Progresses of James I, exhibiting in a great measure his Majesty's private life," 31. 5s., purchased by Mr. Thorpe, the bookseller. "Memorabilia of the family of Killigrew," 21. "Particulars of the family of Wykeham," 31. 15s., purchased by Mr. Tunno. This is a continuation of the history of the family from the period where Lowth's narrative terminates. History of the Dymokes, Champions of England," 1. 18s. "Curious Particulars of the learned Dr.Donne," 17. 13s. "Genealogical Memoirs of the Imperial and Royal House of Buonaparte, including separate memoirs of the ministers, great officers of state, marshals, &c. of the Emperor," 21. 11s.: purchased by Mr. Thorpe. "Memoirs of the Family of Sheridan, with an account of the Chamberlains and Lindleys, 11. 88. MESSRS. BURSTALL AND HILL'S STEAM CARRIAGE. - The coach is exactly of the common form, and carries six inside and twelve outside passengers, but it has an additional pair of wheels behind for supporting the boiler. The length of the model is five feet and a half, its height twenty-two inches; the length of the full-sized coach, with its engine, will be twenty-two feet: its height seven feet four inches, The steersman or driver sits in front, and, by turning a circular horizontal, gives the first pair of wheels a direction to the right or left, as in a common coach, when the bends of the road require it. The boiler is supported by an iron frame, extending from the second to the third pair of wheels. It is shaped like a bee-hive or cone, and will be about four feet and a half high in the full-sized machine, exclusive of the chimney. The fire is in the middle, and the water and steam on the outside. The engine is on the high-pressure principle; and the boiler, which is of copper, is made strong enough to bear the pressure of three hundred pounds on the inch, though it is intended to work with only twenty-five pounds. Two cylinders are employed, as in ships: they occupy the hind boot, resting exactly on the axle of the middle wheels; in the model, they are three inches in diameter with a stroke of three inches. The cistern is below. The engine pumps up water for itself, which passes from the cistern by a pipe; another pipe conveys the steam to the cylinders; a third pipe carries off the waste steam from the cylinders into the chimney, from which, being expanded by the heat, it escapes invisibly. The engine, when worked with steam of twenty-five pounds, will be of ten-horse power in the full-sized carriage, and the whole weight of the engine and carriage, with the charge of fuel and water, will be about three tons. The boiler, is placed near the ground, and, the cistern being under the axle of the middle wheels, the centre of gravity of the whole machine is thus so low, as to contribute greatly to the stability and safety of the vehicle. MR. D. GORDON'S NEW STEAM COACH. The carriage runs upon only three wheels-one in front, and two behind; and each of them has a separate axle. The latter circumstance affords a great advantage in the hind part of the carriage, where the two wheels are opposite to each other; there being no cross axle, an increased capacity is obtained in the body of the carriage, exceedingly useful in the stowing of heavy goods in ordinary cases; but in steam-carriages of the utmost value as a depository for fuel and water. The wheels roll perpendicularly on their axes, between strong parallel bars, which form the bearings of the axes; a considerable degree of friction is thus avoided; while the single wheel in front gives a greater facility of turning, and in a less space, than would exist, if there were two fore wheels. The engines and other machinery rest entirely upon the springs of the carriage, to preserve them from the injurious effects of the concussions made by the wheels upon loose stones, or other obstacles lying on the surface of the road. In the body of the carriage, con nected with the piston-rods of the engines, is a six-throw crank; to these throws or arms are attached the propellers, which, by the revolution of the crank, are successively forced out against the ground in a backward direction, then drawn up again, precisely in the manner of the hind legs of a horse. The rods are formed of iron tubes filled with wood, to combine lightness with great strength. To the ends of the rods are attached what may be considered as substitutes for horses' feet, although their form, being the segments of circles, is very different. They press against the ground by a rolling kind of motion, causing a suffi cient adhesion to the surface with out digging it up, and adapt themselves to any turn of the carriage. The under part of these feet are formed into short strong brushes, supported by iron teeth, that would take effect in the event of the other part failing. In going down a hill these propellers are lifted off the ground, by the guide at pleasure, so that the carriage proceeds entirely by its own gravity: if the descent should be steep, or the motion too rapid, the guide then makes use of a break, by which the motion can be retarded or entirely stopped. If the carriage is proceeding upon a level, the lifting of the propellers alone stops the carriage gradually, but quickly if ascending an inclined plane. This application of the propellers affords also easy means of making a turn in the road, simply by lifting them on one side, and allowing them to act on the other, which is done by the mere pulling of a cord: the guide has also the power of producing the same effect by turning a lever in front of him, which, by means of a pinion, operates upon a toothed sector on the circular frame that surrounds the front wheel; either of these modes may be employed, or both of them in conjunction. |