The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-21 00:00:00

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It did the Americans good to be told of etl,:
England, and he hoped England would not be . Norseg
of being told by the Americans of hers; but when . !anti I
looked for en ally she should look to her own people—to
those who spoke her own language,
and enjoyed her own
religion. He stood there to declare that America was the
national ally of England. He stood there to declare that
an alliance with a foraign nation against America was mon
strous, and that Americans flirting with whiskered and
bearded Pandeurs was monstrous also. (Cheats.) But the
flag with the cross of St. George, and that with the star s
of hope and promise, should go together. When England
was misrepresented, then he knew he had denounced Eng -
land; but since he had come to England he was prepared
to carry back—not from the expressions of feeling at public
meetings alone, but from such significant facts HS the de-
tention of the s,eatn rams in Liverpool—from such weighty
words as those, uttered by Earl Russell at Botirgowrie, and
I)3' the Attorney- General at, Richmond—feelings that would
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come home to and warns the hearts of the American people.
(Loud cheers.)
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_ . NEWOLtX then moved, and the Rey.
1-I.a.nn seconded, the following resolution :
'fleeting presents its cordial thanks to the Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher for the eamirable address which ho
has delivered this evening, and expresses its hearty sym-
pathy with his reprobation of the elaveholder's rebellion,
his vindication of the rigb. t 8 of a free government, and his
aspirations for peace and friendship between the English
people and their American brethren ; and as this meeting
feeognises in Mr. Beccb.er one of the early pioneers of negro
emancipation, its well as cne of the most eloquent and suc-
cessful of the champions of that great cause, it rejoices in
this opportunity of congratulating him on tho triumph with
which the labours of himself and his associates have been
herioswcnaebdininett:,he anti-slavery policy of President Lincoln and
The Rev. Mr. BEECIIER having briefly returned
thanks,
the proceedings terminated.—Adrertiser.

Trial of Armour Plates, Steel Guns, &es, at
St. Petersburg.

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On Wednesday, the 17th of October, INS,,
ther trials took place at St. Petersburg with the
experimental nine-inch rifled cast steel
,gun. This
gun is of solid cast steel, made by Krupp, and
throws a 3001 b, shell or a 4501 b. solid shot. The
results of previous experiments with this gun led
the Russian Government so order fifty of them,
which are now in course of delivery. The principal
objects of the experiments on the 7th inst. were to
ascertain the best description of shell, and to test
the quality of armour plates supplied by Messrs.
John Brown and Co., of Sheffield.
First, a series of cast iron shells, 3001 b. each,
were fired at different ranges, and then shells made
by Krupp were fired at the 41-inch armour plates.
.The first shell, of hard cast steel, was 224 inches
long (two and a half diameters), with a flat end four
inches in diameter. Fired with 501 b. of powder at
700 ft. distance it passed through the plate, oak and
teak backing, and broke into many pieces, although
filled with sand only. The second and third shells
were also of Krupp's steel, the same length, but
Gain. ends. These shells pierced plates, wood,
&c., and also went to pieces, although only filled
with sand. The fourth shell was made by M.
Potoleff, of paddled steel, on Aboukoff's system, the
same dimensions as the second and third, and went
through iron, teak, &c., but was only bulged up
from 9in. to 12in., and the end flattened; not a
single crack being visible in the shell. The fifth
shell, the same as the fourth, passed through iron,
teak, and the second target, and went at least a
mile beyond. The sixth and seventh shells were
from Krupp, and were charged with powder; they
were quite flat-ended, 9in. diameter. One ex-
ploded in the plate, the other in the wood. The
eighth and ninth shells were of cast iron, and al-
though they passed through the plates were, of
course, destroyed. Evening prevented further trials,
which will yet be made on the same plate.
The results on the plate were highly satisfactory.
In a space of 4ft. Gin. by 3ft. Gin, eight holes were
made without any crack of the slightest descrip-
tion ; and the marine officers present were highly
satisfied, because they are obtaining 4,000 tons of
plates from Messrs. John Brown and Co. for their
different ships.
The English Government would do well to note
the progress the Russians are making in gunnery.
Cast steel guns are decidedly before any yet pro-
duced in England of any other metal. The 9in.
1 gun of Krupp has been fired with 3001b,-shells and
501 b. of powder about 70 times without any flaw,
and the Russian Government will shortly be in a
position to obtain in St. Petersburg a large supply
of cast steel guns, made from Russian iron, by Rus-
sians, on Aboukoff's system, which is very near the
same as Krupp's.

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