—.w , [From Tait's'Edinli‘ur'gli'liiagazine.] ‘ THE rAsT,——rn,s, P1ti3'S.fE1?i'!‘..—T_Hn FUTURE. Rssrici: ! Asi-rcir !~ Pitosmcir! The Pai¢,—the Presml.-amltllc, _F'u.turei:—these Are Time's three portio’iis:* and Et_erni"ty’s‘ Can be no greater. Strange is their division: Each with each making uiii'oii‘iiiid collision. They were, or ure,.or will_be, each the same; And each the other, in their order,_na_in_e And being. Yet two of these are infinite :- The Past, still relluent on the deepening night Of pre-eternity, whose unborn source Receives, absorbs, accelerates, its course; The Future from its post-eternal store ~ Forth issuing, and extending more and more; The Present,-—how shall we its state define C‘ What hand shall mete its nice and narrow line '3 Gone, even in its coiniiig,—subtle shade, Whose advent by noartof man is stayed, Nor its departure speeded; that small space, Whose point tlie_ Future and the Past etface In the same instant. .It,will,be_tlie Past, And it hath beeii,the,Fii,tur_e_: yet doth last, The unchanged, zilwjays ch_ang_ing, Present; still Blending the boundaries, of wars and will. The lsthinian* now'of'¢ach' Etafnity,‘ fwining the has been,. being,[arid to be; The bridge of 7 either 'xv_I‘it_, sin'gle-arclu,'d, , o'er whose short sprin the ceaseless 1’a_s‘t,liatl»i marched From the quick Future, wh_icb‘its track ‘pursues, 0'vertakes,‘ impels, etliices, and renews. ' ‘ The far Past. fades behind‘ 0b'liviou's veil ; The nearer gleams through M‘e'rno'ry’s reflex piile;— Dark asthe distant.«Future; while the near * Takes the prismatictints of hope andfear. Our sires possessed the»Pa-st--its state was theirs, Our children are the future's destined heirs: While between either range ourselves are thrown, The waste forgotten, andthe waste unknown 2- So are the twain of lifeless void-to us- The anti-natal. and the pothumous; Shedding alike their deep, impervious gloom, Before the cradle and behind the tomb. But the immediate Prgescnt-wbicli doth ewell On its own instant_indivis_il_ile—— . The speck oftirne, incapable of pause- It was what will be, and. will be what was, Yet ever is, a filling, einptyingseii; ' Through which the river of Futurity I-lxhaustless rolls into the broad_ and deep Gulf of the Past, with rie_\{e_ljliri_ng sweep. , . How strange, that what is nothing shou‘ld'be all- Contiiiual time,” a timeless interval-—, - A viewless atom, slipping from the sense, An orb ol undescribed circumference, Forbear the enlarging tliought——nor urge a theme Which He alone can reach-——‘ihe Power Supreine,——‘ Within the glance of whose ail seeing eye, The Past, the Present, and the Future lie,-— A triune point in one eternity, , Yet hence a seasonzible lesson may Well be extended . Be then our net with present wisdom cast, To catch the Future, ere it he the Past! E. L. S. * 0. Life ! ' Thou weak built lsthnius, thou dost proudlv rise, Up between two eternit_i_es'!v -_ _ COWLEY- MECHA-N1CB' -MAGAZINE.l_ HE NUMBER FOR DECEMBER, which completes the fourth volume of this popularwork, is published. It contains a portrait, engraved on copper. of Roiis:n'r Fur.- TON, with a Memoir, and some documents respectinghis claim to the honor of first origiiiating steam _!lilVlgl1l.l0ll. Also, upwards of ,"i0,articles,of interest and utility, connect- ed with the arm and sciences. 09‘ The first number for 1835 will_be ready very short- ly. Subscribers who,a_re .deficient of numbers can be sup- plied, as the work is stereotypeil._ _ The Mechanics’, .gga.ziae'a1td Register of I1t'iien.caon.r ’ and Improvements Vispubllslied by the_ Proprietors, D. —l{. Minor. 51. J. E. CinLi.i'gi, ‘at, No.‘ 35 Wall-street, New York: in ioe_ek_ly,_sb,eets of 1_6,pages,‘at6.i- cents’—in month- ly parts of 64' piigcs,‘at,3l‘;i,ft:ents_—‘iii‘volumes of 384 pages, in cloth boards, at $,i.7_.5-—or at $3 per annum, in advance. Jenn Knmnr, (foi"nie‘rly_'proprietor of the London Mecha- nics‘ Magazine,) Editor. II AGENTSECR,Nl§}l\fi_1;iIBLlC.-Y1‘10NS. 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MGVH Uli. itsinnoan cans, ,,n,l1e sin. D. t.—..i.Mi'rcHEi.i., Eclipse Foundry. Holli- d_a‘y __’,.Iiuntiiigton county,__Pennsylvanie,‘are now. t’o,'ma‘.iiufacture, at, short notice, any number of Ciijrs——in the most —'lp'p1’0YO(i_ and substantial‘ A. ‘a other in the Un‘ited;States.~ ~ Coal and Iron can be carried. ‘now in operation.'_ SPATENT HAMMEREDTSHIP, Bonus‘, AND ;made at the Albany Spike Factory. _ fithe public as superiorto any thing,ol the kind now in use. rso as not to admit water. v QNING at co*.,' Albany :h’§=' Ninety-five tons oi 1 inch by } inch, 300 do. 1 Equisite chairs, keys and pins l Railway Cars and Locomotives of patent iron. - These weremade of the most durable niilterlals, under the '1 ea in laying the rails on this Road. a direction of a very scientific and practical Engineer, and I ADVQC.A£TE rN.aiisRivA:t. . ' smmprimnsons lfluzlderqfa superior style of Passe’ng‘s1' Cars forRq,fl- 1 , road, No. 264: Elizabethstrest, nearBleccker street, New-York. l§s=’RAILROAD COMPANIES would do well to ex-aminliese Cars; aspecimen of which may be seen on that part of the New—York and Harlasin R:l1I‘0it1(i, ‘)5 t ' .RAILR.OAD GAR WHEELS AND BOXES, _AND OTHER RAILROAD CAST1NGS._ 113’ Also. AXLES furnished and fitted to wheels complete at the Jefferson Cotton and Wool Machine Factory and Foundry,Paterson, N.J. All orders ad- dressed to the subscribers at Paterson, or 60 Wall ‘street,New-York, will;bc promptly attended to. Also, CAR SPRINGS. , Also, Flange Tires turnedicomplete. .l8- ROGERS.'KE'I‘C1-[UM Sc GROSVENOR. RAILROAD SPIKES. . E‘-'3 Railroad Spikes of-every description required, Spikes made at the’ above Factory are recommended to . Ship a'ndfBoat Spikes made full size under the head. Orders may be addressodto Messrs. ERASTUS COR“-, , or to THOMAS TURNEil,attl1e Factory, Troy, N. Y. 1 ' sept.l3‘- 1y RAILWAY IRON. - Flat Bars in l’l.hll0l'l-H0 15 do. do. ft coumr sunk 40 do. 1;» do. ~ do. holes endscut 800 do. 2 do. do.. at an-..angieof 800 do. 2} do. do. 45 degr’s with soon expected; ‘spllcingplaiin — g V ’ W " ’ nails ‘to=vsuit:’ 250 do.ofEdge,Ra.il,s, of 36, lbs. per yard, withthe re- Wrougbt Iron Rims of 30, 33, and -36 inches diameter for Wheels of Rail_way—(_Jars, and of 60 inches diameter for Locomotive wheels _ , , Axles of 2,1,, 2%, 2;, 3, 3}, 3;}, and 3; inches diameter for The above will be sold free ofduty, to State Govern- _ IE?’ TOWNSEND on DURFEE, of Palmyra. . lllanufacturers,oJ?,Rsil72azzd Rope, lfaviiig removed their establishmentto Hudson, uiiiier,Llil_3 name of Din-fe4:.. May 8: Co. offer to supply Rope ol‘,’a'ii£‘i-e'q'.ui,_rcd 1en’gtli*‘(w'ith. out splice) for inclined planes of liilrdads at the shortest notice, and deliver them in any of thepriricipzilcities in the United states. As tactic quality,-ol.Rope.,the public arcrclerredto J. B. Jci'vis,Eng. M. & H. R. R.'Co.‘ Albs,-_- ny ; or .1-aiiies Archibald. Engineer Hudson and Deia; ware Canal and Railroad Company, Cal‘bondale,'Luze‘rne county, Pennsylvania. - Hudson, Columbia county, New-York, , January 29, 1833. i PATENT RAILROAD, SHIP AND BOAT SPIKES. - for sale avcry extensive assortment of Wi-oughtispikes aiidNails, from 3 to 10 inches. manufactured by the sub- SCl‘lbl.‘.1"B Patent Machinery, -which after five years, ‘gugg. cessful operation and now almost universal use in‘ the Uni,- ‘ ted States (as well as England, where the subscriber‘-oli“- rained a I’atent.,) are found, superior to any ever offered in market. v ‘ Railroad Companicsmay be supplied with Spikes hav- to any amount and on short notice. Almo.s,talitlte.lI1.ail. 1’0,a.dS1lQW,iI1'pl‘,0g1'eSS in the United. ,Stq.tss_ are fastened with’ Spikes made at the above named ,'l'acto,_ry-—‘for Miich purpose they are found invaluable, as their adhesion is more than double any common spikes made by the ham- mer. , , ~ 93" All orders directedto the Agent,Troy, N. Y., will be punctually attendedto. ’ ' ' HENRY BURDEN, Agent’. Troy, N-.Y-July.159.1- . - *- &. J Townsend, Albany, and the; princiggh ron Merchants ‘ in Albany and Troy ;' J . I. Brewer, 229 ater slreet,‘Néw- York; A. M. Jones, Philadelphia; T. Janviers,‘Balti- more; Degrand,&. Smith, Boston. _ P. S.—Railroad Companies would do well to for.wat‘_d their orders as early as practical, as .thosupsr.ribsr‘,ip-gie- sirous ofextendlng the manufscturing‘so'astolreep pace with the daily ncrcasing demand for his Spikes. ‘ , J23 * . ’ H. BURDEN. SURVEYORS’ INS'1'R.UMEN'l‘S. _ 113- Compasses of various sizes and of superior qual- ity warranted. ' , j . . Leveling Instruments, largeand small .s_izps. with high magnifying powerswith glasses made by‘Tro‘ughton;‘io— gethcr with it large assortment ol Engineering i'nst'ru- 1' '3-mil _ ~ merits and Incorporated Governments, and the Drawback taken in part payment. A. St G. RALSTON. 9 South Front street, Philadelphia. Models and samples ofall the diifercritkinds of Rails, Chairs, Pins, Wedges, Spikes, and Splicing Plates,in use both in this country and Great Britain, will be exhibited to those disposed to examine them. d71meowr MILL DAM FOUNDRY FOR SALE, iii?‘ The Proprietors of the Mill Dam Foundry offer _for sale or lease. their well known _esiablishment,‘ stiuated one mile from Boston‘. The improvements consist of K ‘ , No. ].~Boil¢i_' House, 50 feet by 30 feet, containing all the necessary machinery for making boilers for Locainotiue and other steam Engines. ‘ ’ , No. 2. Blaclt-.miitIt’: Shop, 50 feet by 20. fitted with cranes for heavy work. ’ No. 3. Locomotive House, 5-1 feet by 25, used for putting together Locomotive Engines. Several of the best Engines in use in the United States have been put in this establish- m ent. No. 4. A three story brick building, covered with slate, 120 feet by 46, containing two water-wheels, equal to 40 horse power; Mlicilllll: Shop, filled with lathes, kc. ; Pattern Shop ; Rolling Mill and Furnaces, capable of rolling 4 tons of iron per diem, exclusive. of other work; three--Trip Hamiiiers, one of which is very large; Engine for blowing Cupola Furnaces, moved by \V8tlil‘-’Vi'hee|; one very supe rior :2 horse Steam Eiiglrie, which could be dispensed with ; and a variety of other iimchiiiery. No. 5. An Iron Foundry, 80. feet. by 45, with a superior ‘ air Furnace and twocupolas, Core oven,Craiies, dcc. fitted for the largest work. Attached to the Foundry isalarge . ware-house, contaiiilng Patterns for the Castings of Hydraulic Presses, Locomotive and other Steam-Engines, Lead Mill Rolls, Geering, Sliaftnsioves, Grates, kc. line. 3 are supposed to be of great value. No. 6. A buildiiig,05 feet by 36, containing a large stack of cliiiuncys, and furnaces, for niaking Cast Steal. This ‘ zliuildlng is at present used as aboarding-liousc, and can * accoip modate a large nu_mber.of irien.‘.» - - No. 7. A range of buildings, 200-leet long by 36, con- taiiiing counting room, several store rooms,‘a Brass Foun dry, room for cleaning castings, it large loft for storing pat- terns. stable for two horses, &.c,.&c. , ‘ The above establishment being on tide water, presents greater advantages for —some"ktnds~ol' business than any from vessels in theliarbors of—Boston, to the wharf in front of the Factory, at 25 to 30 cents per ton. Some_of_ the largest jobs of iron work have been;cnmp’leted atthis esta-I blishment; among others, tlic great chain and lift pumps for freeing the Dry Dock at the Navy Yard Cliarleston. . The situation for Railroad work is excellent, being, in the angle formed by the crossing of the Providence and .'Worcester ltzillrouds. The Locomotive “ YaiikeP,”now running on the latter road, and the “ .lomitliaii,-," purchased by the State ol Pcnneylvania, were built at tliese works. With tlie,P_atterns and Miioliinery now in the preiiiises, .12; Locomotives and as many tenders, besides a great quantity of cars and waggons, could be made per annum. For terms, apply to THQS. J. ECKLE.Y,Treus’. &-.c., Boston, or to '. convenience '. rails-and in fact, when ,know'n,itii’ink it will merits, manufactured and sold by _ E. St G. W. BLUNT, 154 Water street, J31 6t corner oflviaidenlane. SURVEYING. AND ENGINEERING INSTRUIVIISINTS. , ;t3='1‘he SuiJSC1‘ii)£1I"I‘Ila.li1ll‘ilCli1‘_l'eti all‘ kinds of Instru- ments in his profession, warranted equal, ifnot superior, in principles of construction and workmanship to any im- ported or manufactured in the United States; several of which are entirely new: itinong wliich_a‘re' an Iinproved Compass, with a Telescope attached, bvwhicli angles can be taken with or without the iise.ofths.needl‘e, with er- fect accuracy--als_o_,aRailroad Goi_i_iei_n_eter, with two, escopes—and a Levelling Instruinent, with a Gonioineter attached,particularly adapted to Railroad‘pii'rposes. . ' ‘ ‘ i Mathematicalinstrunieni. Maker, N o. 9 Dock street, Philadelphia. ’1‘hefollo,wing recommendations axeijespectfully sub- mitted to Engineers, Surveyors, and others interested. . - ' Baltimore, 1832. in reply to thy inquiries respecting the i'nstruments"in'an~ ufsctured by thee, new in use on the Baltimore and-.Ohi,o Railroad. I cheerfully furnish thee with the follow‘i_iig[in- , l‘ormatlon.'1‘lie whole numberiofhevels now "in possession of the department of constructiolrof thy ‘make is"seve"ii. Thewhole nni1_ibet'of the .‘f Improved Compass” is eight. V These are all exclusive of the"number in the service of the Engineer and Graduation Department. -Both Levels and Compasses are in good repair. They have in factneededbutlittle repairs, except from accidents to which all instruments of the kindare liable. Ihave found that thy patterns for the levels and com- passes have been preferred bymy assistants generally,‘ to - any others in .use,‘and thelniproved, Compass issuperior to any other decription offionloineter that we have yeitri. This instrument, morejrecently improved witira rever- ; gmgtelescope, in placeof the*vane.si his. leaves the engineer scarcely any thing to desirein t e ,forin_xrt,i,on or ‘ oi the Conipass. It is'iiidee_dths inost_coni- vpletolv adapted‘ tolateral angles of any simple andcheap '. instrument that.I. hive yet seen, andl cannot but believe it will be preferred to all others now in use for layingof be as highly 'appr‘eciaied for coiiimon‘survéy‘ing. ‘ . Respectfullyrtliy lrie‘nd,: 1 JAMES P. STABLER, Sup’t0fConstructjon. __ of lialtimore and;0hio Railroad. A Pliiladelpliia, February, ,1$§§_. , ; Having for the last two years matie C(l_fli!£R_ilVt"1_1‘S’e0f »Mr, Young’s “Patent-linproved Compass,v_I=;can safely ayl l,,,ii,,-V5.1; to bemucli superior many other instrunieni ‘amp; kind,‘ now in use, and as such,nios_tchecrfnll_y re- commend itto Engineers and Surve ors. , ' , ~ . E‘. H. GI L,"CivilEngiseet_., ~ Germantown. February, 1833.-_ For a year past I have used instruments made by Mr. W.J. Young, of Pliilaelelpliia, in which he has c_ombi_ned the properties of ii. Theodolite wit_li the common Levgl. Iconsider these instfliliiellts’ admihably (l{_1lclilat_e_‘d for laying out Railroads, 'and.caii5 reeoiiimoridi them to’ the notia: of Engineers as 'preferable.to any others tor that R.0,B.ER'.lT RALSTON, ,.lr._,‘-Philadelphia. 5'“- 3.4 ‘ ‘Boston, Dec_§20, 1834.‘ ll "ur ose. ~ _ ,,_ _ , , . -1-)’ P HENRY 'n.cmrsr.LL, Eng_.Phil_s,d,. _, . Germans. and Norrisi. Railroad ~ 53“ The Troy Iron and Nail Factory keep constantly‘ ing countersink heads suitable‘ to the" holesiin iron-rails," 13' Spikes are kept lor sale, at factor Vprices,,,by 1.