liquor is still colourless; but if to this mixture of alcohol, camphor, and muriate of arum; the least drop of water be added, wherever the water falls, the mixture immediately becomes turbid, or, I should say, flaky. The rationale is: Alcohol having a great affinity for water, leaves the camphor to combine with the water-the muriate also having an affinity for both alcohol and water, remains attached to the alcohol, and consequently in part combines with the water if still further this be pursued, both the muriate and the alchohol may be washed away with distilled water, and every grain of camphor may be collected. Again, upon the addition of nitre no alteration is seen, nor indeed does any take place--the nitrate having but little affinity for either of the other substances-not sufficient to cause decomposition before the alcohol shall have nearly evaporated.

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Then, after all, what is this mixture? Muriate of ammonia dissolved in camphorated spirits of wine. The question runs thus-How can this mixture be affected by the atmosphere? It may by moisture in the air-the top by this means may become turbid, or "a substance in form of a leaf" may appear "on the surface of the liquid," which "is remarkably white." All this may be; but only from the humidity of the atmosphere-the camphor being disengaged as before stated, would occur in case water were added; yet what is this more than a common sea-weed will do, viz. indicate the presence of wet? Muriate of ammonia will shew as much. If any thing else affect this mixture, it is electricity, which is the principal agent in thunder-storms; but electricity I have tried-passing a current of electricity over the top and also through the tube. Every mode I have tried, but I only once found any alteration in the appearance, and that was when I decomposed the whole by galvanic electricity. Nevertheless, I tried what heat, together with electricity, would do,-passing oxygen gas, then a stream of nitrogen, and lastly of carbonic acid; but in no one experiment did I find any thing which did not justify me in pronouncing this infallible barometer to be a most capricious one; and if your correspondent would trouble himself with another trial, perhaps he would be not quite so successful as heretofore, or more successful than

Your constant reader,
CHYMICUS.

From another correspondent, whose signature is VRAIL, we have received observations on the Storm-glass, very similar in amount to the above.

GLEANINGS.

Wesleyan Methodists.-Of this Christian com

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munity the annual conference held at Manchester has just ended, from.the report of which it appears, that during the past year, an addition of about 8000 has been made to their societies. Nothing of moment beyond the circle of their own immediate concerns resulted from their deliberatious. usual, many preachers have died during the past year, several have been received into full connexion, and a due proportion have been admitted on trial. In some places local causes have created ferments, but peace in general prevails throughout the body.

Infant Orphan Asylum.-On the evening of July the 3rd, a meeting was held at the City of London Tavern, for the purpose of forming an Institution in favour of infant orphans. George Byng, esq. M.P. took the chair. It appeared that the object was to board, nurse, and educate, destitute orphans at any age under seven years, at which time, if charity were still necessary, they would be eligible for the many excellent institutions which receive the fatherless at seven years of age; such as Christ's Hospital, the London Orphan Asylum, the Clergy Orphan School, the Orphan Working School, and the Asylum for Female Orphans. The meeting expressed a lively interest in the benevolent undertaking, and upwards of 200 guineas were immediately subscribed for its benefit. All letters are to be addressed, and applications on the subject of cases made, either to the Rev. Jas: Rudge, D. D. F. R. S. secretary, Limehouse, or to the Reverend A. Reed, sub-treasurer, Hackney.

Loan Tract Distribution-The plan to which this article refers may be thus explained :-The Committee of an Auxiliary Tract Society, or a few benevolent individuals, divide their neighbourhood into districts, and to each district they appoint one or two visitors. The districts may consist of twenty families, or more. The visitors take with them the loan tracts, and leave them at the different houses. They are generally left for a week or a fortnight; in the latter case, one visitor may take two districts. At the expiration of this time the visitors call and exchange them.-The following are some of the advantages of this plan: 1. It secures the reading of the Tracts. 2. It employs numerous Agents in a most useful manuer. 3. It does extensive good at a ing home instruction to thousands of the poor. small expense. 4. It is the only method of bring5. It is attended with numerous collateral benefits.

Caution to Waggoners.-E. Yeomans, a waggoner, in the employ of Mr. Mason, a brewer in Canterbury, was lately convicted in the mitigated penalty of 58. and costs, for not having chained a dog to a dray which he was driving on the Whitstable road. The public perhaps are not aware of the following clause in the general Turnpike Act, 4th Geo. IV. chap. 95:-" That if any person hav ing the care of any waggon or other carriage to convey goods for hire, reward, or sale, on any turnpike road, shall not chain or fasten any dog that may be attending him on such road to such waggon or other carriage, every person so offending shall forfeit any sum not exceeding 20s." of different countries communicate with each other Speedy Intercourse.-It appears that the Jews now chiefly by means of pigeons; and an instance is given of one, which was carrying the exchange from London to Amsterdam, resting on the roof of a house in Rotterdam.

Connective link in Animal Life.-We are informed by Cunningham, in his "Two Years' Residence in New South Wales," that there is in that extensive region of the globe, a remarkable animal which forms the connective link between bird and beast, having a bill like a duck, and paws webbed in a similar manner. Its legs, however, and body are those of a quadruped. They are covered with thick close hair, and the creature has a broad thick tail, by which it steers its course through the waters. It abounds in the rivers, and may frequently be seen rising to the surface to breathe like a seal, and then diving again in quest of prey. On the inside of each foot, it has a claw, through

which is a tube that emits a poisonous fluid into the wounds inflicted by its claws, as when assailed it strikes its claws together and fastens on its enemy like a crab.

Mr. Canning's Will.

"This is the last will and testament of me, the Right Hon. George Canning, of Gloucester-place, Brompton, in the county of Middlesex. I give and bequeath unto my dear wife, Joan Canning, all and singular my personal estate and effects, whatsoever and wheresoever, and of what nature and kind soever (subject to the payment of my just debts, and funeral and testamentary expenses,) to and for her own absolute use and benefit; and I do hereby nominate, constitute, and appoint my said dear wife, and the Most Hon. William Henry Cavendish Bentinck Scott, Marquis of Titchfield, executrix and executor of this my will, and guardians of my children during their minorities; and I do hereby revoke all former and other wills by me at any time heretofore made. In witness whereof, I, the said George Canning, have here unto set my hand and seal, this 20th day of September, in the year of our Lord 1899. "GEORGE CANNING (L. S.) "Signed, sealed, published, and declared, &c. in the presence of-Henry Wellesley, Charles Ellis.

"I earnestly desire that Joan will either pay to my mother 2,000., or (what I should prefer, if it can be secured) an annuity of 3007. during her life."

The will and codicil have been sworn to at Doc. tors' Commons, by the oath of the Most Noble William Henry Cavendish Bentinck Scott, Duke of Portland (heretofore Titchfield,) one of the executors, a power being reserved to Joan Canning, widow, the relict, the other executor.

The effects are sworn to be under 20,0007. but it has been said, they do not exceed 40002. [The day before the duel with Lord Castlereagh.]

Literary Notices.

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