arninute. 1t is to be hoped that Mr. Thomas invention will be attended with success, fer at the present tune ex-. piosioiis oi steslmboats arc gettirg so common that something ought to be done to render life less exposed.

 .4aotRer.--Tnc u. $. Gazette says A gentleman of Philadelphia has all in- vention which will eheclually prevent any injury topasscngers in steamboats, even should both boilers exploaeat once. We believe 1t is his intention shortly to make known to the proprietors of steamboats on our river, the result of his labors. Believing, as we do, that the invention affords complete safety to passengers, we cannot but hope that the earliest means will be adopted 10 apply its advantages to the passage boat; not only to insure safety, but cre- ate the comfort that result from a con- seiousness that "all'a well ,