The Sun.
London, England, 1814-08-26 00:00:00

FOR THE BENEFIT OF SPORTSMEN.

One of thelbest•gunsthiths of his time.was Mr.
TWIGG, of 'Piccadilly. He made a gun two feet
eiglitinches long in the barrel, which at 80 yards
put 40 small shot, No.-4, into a quarter of a sheet
of paper. He made guns three feet four inches
'lcing in the barrel, which, with shot No. 4, killed
*fridges 'at 100 yards :—these fowling-pieces
-Were without. chambers, and the- breech-pin
screwed into the barrel, 'which was safer -and
more secure. The barrel was nnide of bars
beaten into such frorf:the heads of horse-shoe
nails twisted, which is tlic Most malleable and best
iron a barrel can be made of. The, best Spanish
11..areelona barrels are made of the Most. malleable
iron, nor does a steel bar enter into the compo-
sition, and which does in .modern barrels some-
times. It 'occasions then) to ring, and appear •to
go (nT- sharp, but. in some degree brittle ; they.are
liable to' burst in consctquence. If a foWling-
piece is made without a chamber, it will carry
father, and dean better,tban with a chamber, as
.gunpowder in the pan of the lock communicates
almost instantaneously fire .to the-powder in the
- barrel ; a chamber cannot add- to its quickness.
There are some instances when firing a lowling-z
piece; which bad a chaMber, at a great elevation,
the centre of the charge went off, and left part
of the small shot behind. Soon after cannon Were
first used on board of shilis,-,tbe.Spaniaills. in-
, vented patterarocs, wswivel gun with a chamber,
.from one and a half to two feet in length ; 'the ca-
libre from „a six to 'a 12-pounder : as they would
not throw a cannon-ball 'to any distance, thvy.
. were used, f9r short ,defences,-' and-inufliet-balls
'anti pieces of old iron were fired • from Vhem---a
swivel gun without a chamber, of a Small,calibre,
superseded the pattefaroes, -because one .o. -three
feet long, carrying a ball Wb.•will fire a.shot
Point blank .500- yards, and .the ball will go
through the sides of a ship, and at 45 degrees of
elevation will fire 'a shot two miles. In the peace
1 after the.seven years' war, .General IYESSAG, ULlets,
of the artilleryi;aseertained‘hat a cartoon Of the
length of from TV; to 24 diameters of the cylinder
would send • shot further than of any other
length. He. discovered at_the same time, that a
cannon three feetlong would !brow a shot to a
_ considerable distance. This gave rise.to the in 7
.vention of earrontules—some were. made,. for exi-
periarva,. with a chamber, and some without.
-Those without a chamber fired round,. grape, and:
cannister-thot, six times as far. as Oose„witb a
chamber.

• It is about. a year since TFIE S jirr. Newspaper
mentioned, that a short cannon with a chkuuber
had-been tried on board, a ship at Sheerness, and
that it did, cant sentLa round-slits 10 yards.. All
these experiments.have been tried
.10 lag ago, but,
for want of being registered, perhaps may baye
been forgottenthrough time 3 or, if minuted down,
have beeu tulknown to..persons wishing to try
experiments. If cannon and commodes without
a chamber, fircyound,. grspe, and cannister shot,
further than.w:th a chamber, the same must he
the case of a fowling-piece for shooting par-
&c.

• The following curious advertisement is posted
church,yard gateway in the town of flai4-
ingdon:--`f Whereas some wicked .person bath
malicibusly inscribe certain- shameful
,writing in
the Prayer 13ook of Miss_ Stew, left in her.pew, in
All Saints Church ;f a reward
.of Half-a-guinea is
hereby ordered for the discovery of the. indecent
offender Co,. the Rear. Mr. EDWARDS—June iS,

.On Tuesday last a retnarkahle fine Tees-water
five years
,old,. fed iuTarporley parish,
was slaughteted at that place, by THOS. AK:EIII.EY.
The weight of the Four Quarter; was - ,
11.oughFa‘t l7l
•Ellde
~ • .4•• Bond, 'Tongue, and Heart.. 4.1 •
Total (ecinsi've.,'Of"the refp9e Offal) 1,621b5.
\Vt! regret t;o'fittd that the abominable and ini-
:cluitOus 'prictite irf mixing• China-aalwith 'flour,
is still carryin4;A "on to considerable extent. Our
poliant informs us, that three
slicks of the jiei rri`ciuirs inixtatelvas on-Thursday
lite lii einiseS ofd bakcl at
. Ake sea. We hope that
Lei er r:xarriules't~ ill' be made. of 'the wretches who
have, he'ena!'reaq.dete6tet,i,; and that active rnea-;.,
.oire-s will be takvii to 'iliscot;er th'd miscreants who
stilt imr,ue, this p,)isono,,:s trade....
At tile sigh' of in LaTicaster,.on
Tttes(lay I Which a ve.iased
A'ag.eßricewas about Pet'The,S-übuar
itveraged 1-04s::hil'perewt.•

LAW Ntt-ttiGrsNcE,

- c.,ouier OrCHAllaßt,
PRIVATE MADtIbCI6I3,—EX7PAIiTE /3.1/BitEir.

'his tinfOrtunate gentleman was again brought
ty to the Lord Chandellor's, 'private ruont for
personal examination as to'his•nitintallsanity this
day. - •
,‘,.*Nitint. RointLLY for the prisoner, and
lIART against him, attended, when itie `liint:o-
QUANCef.LOR observed, that -he • euitht 'Rot this‘
mornitig dispose of ihe,matter, ingsmtieh -as :the
affidavits of the Dortora in support Of the.cltarg::.
of insanity, were only sent tohial this day. Ad-
journed till Siturday next.