The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-08-11 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE GREAT EASTERN.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY TIMES.

SlR,—The Great Eastern has arrived safely at New
York, which we all know, and, after having met with
the greatest success there, is, I perceive, to leave America
for England on the 16th instant. It has been circulated
that the port of her arrival will be Milford Haven.
Why not bring her to Liverpool ? There is good
anchorage and plenty of other accommodation ; and
should the proposed two new steam docks be carried
out, greater facilities could then be offered ; and if the
directors would appoint Liverpool the port of her arrival
and departure, one of the proposed steam docks could
be made large enough to admit her, then there would
be unrivalled accommodation. A gridiron could be
made also at Birkenhead, as proposed some time since,
for to clean her bottom, paint her, &c. It has been
reported that there is not enough water for the ship to
come into the river; but that speaks for itself, when
some of the largest ships afloat have got easily in here ;
for instance, the line-of-battle ships Nile, Donegal,
Majestic, and St. George, and a great many more large
vessels, drawing equally as much water as the Great
Eastern. She would also, while lying in the river,
prove very attractive, and draw a very large quantity of
visitors from all parts of the country near here, who
almostodaily crowd the streets of the town, and would
amply repay the directors.
Apologising for trespassing on your valuable space,
I remain yours, &c.,

A LITTLE COMMON-SENSE.

NEW CANTATA AN]) ORATORIO FOR THE
NORWICH MUSICAL FESTIVAL.

MR. BENEDICT'S NEW CANTATA OF " UNDINE7"—
This forthcoming work was in part tried at a private
morning rehearsal on Monday, at one o'clock, at the
Queen's Concert Rooms, Hanover-square, Madame and
Mr. Weiss sustaining soli parts in it. Incomplete as
such a performance must necessarily be, we are still en-
abled, even from this very inadequate development of
its merits, to give an estimate of the value of this pro-
ductioa as a work of art, and that estimate, we are happy
to say, is of an unequivocally favourable character. The
main design, and the constituent ideas, as well as all
that pertains to practical elaboration, give token of high
musical genius, no less than of consummate skill in the
nice adjustment of instruments, and the artistic produc-
tion of effects. This new cantata will be performed for
the first time in public at the approaching musical festi-
val at Norwich,
HERR B. MOLIQUE'S NEW ORATORIO OF " ABRA-
HAM."—A trial performance, in private, of this new
work took place on Monday morning, at eleven o'clock,
at the Hanover-square Rooms. The oratorio will be
performed for the first time in public at the forthcoming
Norwich Musical Festival. Of course anything like
critical analysis would be premature in the present
notice. Suffice it to say that in the three essentials of
melodic conception—the construction and co-ordination
of harmonies, and effective instrumentation—it takes a
high position among works of that school of which Men-
delssohn is so distinguished an exponent.

THE WHITWORTH CANNON.

REPORT OF THE ORDNANCE SELECT

COMMITTEE

It would seem, from a statement in the Morning Post,
that the Ordnance Select Committee have reported upon
the late trials, at Southport, of the Whitworth gun, and
that the report is condemnatory. Four reasons, such as
they are, are assigned for the rejection. The principle
one is, "great irregularity and uncertainty of range."
After the hundreds of careful measurements, showing
wonderful uniformity of range, which had been pre-
viously made, the public will be taken by surprise at this
announcement, and probably be inclined to make
some deduction for mismanagement of the new
weapon. The second ground is " difficulty of
extracting the expended powder cartridge." We
are assured by a person who was watching the firing, for
five days, that in nine cases out of ten a youth of fifteen
could extract them, and that when adhesion does occur,
the use of a short lever for a second does the work. The
third reason must afford Mr. Whitworth much amuse-
ment, as it evinces the partial, not to say prejudiced,
character of the trial. It is " the danger to be appre-
hended from the launching rearwards of the friction
tubes." These tubes, when the contents are exploded,
resemble the barrel of a quill, and are of thin cop-
per. As the light tube is ejected backwards from the
breach, it might hurt a person immediately behind.
Mr. Whitworth explained, however, in February
last, that he had a simple attachment for securing
the fuse, which would not cost 6d. per gun; but it was
not worth while affixing it, during the experiments on
an open beach. The fourth objection has some appear-
ance of plausibility : " Wildness of ricochet." To that
Mr. Whitworth will, no doubt, make his own answer.
It is generally understood that the value of the ricochet
is in the exactitude of its first bound, so that by striking
the ground at a certain point it may leap over a breast-
work, and deliver its message to those behind it. The
Whitworth longitudinal bolts rise with great precisiou
at the first bound ; turn a little to the right at the
second ; and then veer more rapidly ; but it is only at
distances where the objects of ricochet are of no conse-
quence, that the "wildness" shows itself.

A RELIABLE WITNESS.—At the Ribbon trials in Dun,-
dalk, before Mr. Justice Fitzgerald, on Thursday, the.
approver, Keely, on cross-examination made this state-
ment :—" I can neither read or write. I was half a year
at school with Mr. Quinn. I was at one time itsked to shoot
a man, and I agreed to draw for it. (Sensation.) I agreed
at another time to point out a man's house at Drumskin,
and they were to drag him out, and if they could not get
him out, they were to burn his haggard. If they got
him out they would beat him well any way. I would
rather take a man's life than break my oath. (Sensation.)
I would not like by a false oath to endanger my soul.
(Sensation.) The priest asked me at confession had I
confessed all my sins. I told him I had ; but I did not
tell him about being a Ribbonman. If it was a sin, I
told the priest a lie. Some priests are more against
being Ribbonmen than others—that is, speak against it.
The priest I went to in Liverpool never asked me sword
about it. Ido not say I ever heard a priest say it was
not a sin to be a Ribbonman, but they are act all sr)
much against it as some.
SUPPOSED CHILD MURDER.—EXTRA4GRDINARY,
bls-
COVERY.—On. Monday last, a discovery was made in a.
manner almost marvellous, which seems to leave no doubt
that a very foul child murder, has been, emu:fitted in. the
neighbourhood of Maheraboy. It appears that a man,
was training a pointer on the extensive bog of Rasls,arkin,;
and the dog having come to a point the man went for-
ward, and a teal got up out of a water-hole in the bog.
The mars searched about the water expecting to find the
teal's nest, and while doing so saw a small piece of flannel,
and raising it with his stick he found that a child
was wrapped within it. The child appeared to be'
about four months old, and bore all the appearance
of having been drowned. The constabulary were at
once informed of the fact, and a report was sent to lohni.
Jellett, Esq., coroner, who proceeded on Tttesday to
hold an inquest, but adjourned the inquiry until Thurs..
day, in hopes that some other facts might transpire as
to the mysterious occurrence. Suspicion, at present
rests, but perhaps unjustly, on A women named. Catlte,
rine Quinn, who is known to be the mother of a young
child, and who was seen ill the neighbourhood on Sun-
day last. Dr. Diamond states that the child welt
drowned. Every
effort is being made by the constabu-
lary to proctio. further information in reference to the
affair. The discovery, happening in the way it did, is
looked upon as a remarkable interposition of Providence,
—Belfast Heirs Letter.

NEW INVENTION.-ThE :NEW FOUNTAIN greateft
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difficulty is to get a good one. Amongst the recent improve.,
meets the new " fountain pen," just introduced. by Rudhall
and Co., is the best we have ever seen. By a simple but effect
tive contrivance the ink is retained in, ;fountain, by means of
a second inverted barrel, above the writingnib, and this barrel
can be taken out at any time, so she pen can be kept perfectly
clean without any chance of being corroded. Another feature
in this pen is, that one dkpi
the ink will last for five minutes'
quick writing. The pen itself is of the finest description, and
in merchants' offices, banks, and indeed in evert place, it will
be found to Ell, a want felt by every one up to this time. We
have triedkthiS splendid pen, handed to us by Mr. E. T. Ball,
South SOhn-street, and, can pronounce it perfect, and we are
sure all who use it will give a full verdict in its favour,

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a penalty, of £5,000 against Alfred Hooper Nevill and his
agents ; and the pretences that Nevill has a patent for Arabica
Food, and that Du Barrys are connected with such patent are
utterly false: No, canister is genuine without the name Barry
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wrapper. Shopkeepers who attempt imposition in one article
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s. 2d. ; 1 lb. 2s. 9d. ; 21b. 4s. 6d. ; 51b. Ds ; 121 b. 225. ; 241 b.
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AUGUST 11, 1860.