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Wellington Independent, Volume II, Issue 67, 3 June 1846, Page 3

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The mails from London to Edinburgh now reach their destination in 29 hoars. Further acceleration is spoken of.

An American Judge, namrd Smith, was arretted for forgery, in his nourt at Heckimer, just alVr he had finished his charge to the grand jnry.

The Russian Government has lately concluded a contract with Ea<-twick, Wynam, and Harrison, of Phi'adelphia, for seventy locomotive engines and many hundred (we have heard about 1.000) carriages. The engines and carriages are all to be built by the Americans in Russia, in order to instruct that people in the process, and the iron and steel are to he supplied fiom England. One of the firm of Easiwiek & Co. is now on a tour of inspection through the English manufactories, for the purpose of rnakinjj himself master of our improvements. The same firm, Eastwick & Co., are now building a state carriage for the Emperor of Russia, 80 f«st long, to go on sixteen wheels, or two ei«ht wheel bodies.

A game of chess has just been concluded in Cincinnati, which was commenced on the 2d of January, 1843. The players were engaged every day, with the exception of Sundays, from eight in the morning until ten in the evening, deducting three hours at dinner and one at supper. The time actually occupied in playing the game was one thousand three hundred and eighty hours.

36 000 West ludia pines were imported imo London last season from the Bahama*. They were of those esteemed varieties, the Bird's Eye and Providence, and were but little inferior in ta*te to the best quality of E> g ish production. In the Bahamas they form a very large staple culture; and judging fr«m the results of the sale, their importation is likely to be of some benefit to the islands. The prices at which they sold were from 2s to 53 each. Some purchase were made for the Paris market. Arrangements have been made for a periodical annual supply. They a*e carefully preserved by the leaves; and, by the new tariff, there is but an import duty of 5 per cenf. A quantity ot live lurt c which were sent over by one of the vessels, and were the fist imported duty free under the new tariff, were s>dd by private contract at Is 6d per pound in the shell, it hazardous to keep them, owing to the sudden transition from a hot to a cold clima'e, of which they appeared particularly sensitive.

Silk Hats.—A writer in the Chemist says:—'• Men who constantly wear silk hats lose their hair much sooner than those who adhere to the use of beaver; and this will explain to many who have not been able to account for i', the reason of their becoming prematurely bald, and not unfrequently experiencing very unpleasant sensadons about the head. The fact that those who wear silk hats become bald earlier than others is.well known to every one in the hat trade. A traveller for a firm has been heard to say tint he would eat every hair on the head of a man who had worn a silk hat for tea years; raeaninj, of course, that such a p rson would be completely bald. The use of l»eav«-r hats is accordingly recommended, as very much supeior to ihoso made ofsi.k.