The Sun.
London, England, 1840-11-05 00:00:00

r ' The English Delegates in Paris have communicated
to us the following Report, with a request that we would
publish it :
MM. Odillon Barrot, Gamier Pages, and several
other Members of the Chamber of Deputies, gave an
interview on Wednesday to the gentlemen composing
the English Delegation, to express to item their regret
that it was not in their power at that moment, as they
at first intended, to give a public banquet in honour of
the Delegation's mission, which had be,n prevented by
the sudden change in he composition of the French
Cabinet.
The change in their first purpose the French Depu-
ties thus explained to the English Delegates.
On the arrival of the Delegates in Paris, the Hon.
Deputies entertained the hope that the French Govern-
ment would not be slow in tearing to pieces the Treaty
of the 15th of July ; bat at present the case was very
different., The question was no longer exclusively one
of foreign politics. They were now of opinion that the
French Government would submit to the Treaty ; conse-
sequently, in their case, the question had become one of
internal policy. In this state of things the Hon. De-
puties were of opinion that to receive publicly an Eng-
lish delegation charged with the expressi.m of a wish for
peace between France and England would be to sanc-
tion the conduct of the French Government, which had
presumed to accede to the pacific alliance on terms
dishonourable to the French nation. 'So, had there
been no chance of peace, the peace delegation would
have been received with junketings by I Odillon Bar-
ret and his friends - but as peace is likely to be preserved,
b e they
roocl are turned
Attwoo off
and Co.--ED. suN
ff'ash hungry astbey.jmuch as
went! Alas I
they
wished the maintenance of the honour and interests of
France, they felt that they would be wanting to themselves
in giving reception to an English deputation to manifest
friendship for a nation whose interests and honour were
not compromised in tli'e same way as those of France.
Their sincere support was given to the late Cabinet in
its efforts to maintain friendly relations with England,
and even to re-establish the alliance between the two

countries, but on a basis widely different from the fatal
Treaty of the 15th of July. Any alliane,s between the
two Governments recognising that Treaty, would be, as
the English• delegates had themselves admitted, based
on the treason of England, and as the F. ench Deputies
conceived, on the dishonour of France. England was
betra) ed by her Cabinet, and France was upon the
eve of being so too. Any political manifestation
on the part of the French Deputia, would be
an abetting of that treason. These were the rea-
sons which obliged the French Deputies to aban-
don their design of publicly manifestiag their kind
feelings towards England. Any demonstration of the
kind might seem to others a dishonest compromise. The
representatives of the great majority of the French na
Lion, entertaining the sentiments of ;.hat majority,
could neither approve, nor appear indifferent, to any al-
liance founded on the Treaty of July, witeout outraging
the national sentiment. Therefore, unde: such circupi-
stances, a public manifestation, such as the proposed
banquet, would, so far from charming the passions of
the people, only serve to excite them, ana perhaps pro-
voke disorders. It would certainly militate against the
end they had is view. For all these reasons the
French Deputies regarded a public dinner as not only
imprudent but dangerous, and begged to decline giving one.
The English Delegation combated the views of the
French Deputies, and maintained that the change in
the French Ministry in no way interfered with the great
object of their mission. We have not space at present
for Mr. Charles Attivood's speech, but we can well be-
lieve that men who professed their enmity to England
heard it with pleasure. In the mouth
infamous.
an English-
man in Parii it was disgraceful—it was How
men like Odillon Barrot and Gamier Pages must have
despised the man who could basely cast every insult
heaped upon himself upon the fair fame of the glorious
land of his nativity !

EXPERIMENTS WITH rrHIRT Y.
TWO-POUNDER GUNS AND SHELLS AT
WOOLWICH.

t is a curious fact that a thirty•two-pounder ball, of
nearly six inches in diameter, when fired through the
timbers of 'a ship, scarcely makes a hcle larger than
might be momentarily repaired by the cmpenter with a
piece of wood of the thickness of a middle-sized
walking-stick. This is accounted for by the velo-
locity of the ball passing through causing the wood
to collapse to nearly its original state. It was an-
nounced a few weeks ago that the French had been trying
experiments with a ball, or rather shell, wl.ich, on its en-
tering the side of a vessel, tore the timber to pieces in
all directions ; and they prided themselves on the idea
that they would, by this means, have great advantage
over the English in the event of actual hostilities com-
mencing betwixt France and Great Britain. They
must not, however, " halloo before they are out of the
wood," as this country is better prepared to meet them
on this identical point than they are aware of.
It is now about eight years since a scientific gentle-
man, who has made many important iawrovements
in firearms, tried experiments which convinced him that
it was possible to make shells of such a construction
that they would explode the moment 'hey came in
contact with the object aimed at, whether it was a
distance of fifty or five hundred yards, cr any range
within the power of the gun from which the shell
might be propelled. This gentleman submitted his
views in 1632 to the Board of Ordnance, but as the coun-
try was at peace with all the world, and no prospect of
any difference with the other great Powers, the members
of the Board did not consider themselves justified in re-
commending the expense that would be incurred, although
it might be but trifling, for the purpose of perfecting the
plan submitted to them. Highly to the Hnour of in-
dividual liberality, a gentleman of fortune, to whom the
circumstance was mentioned, offered a range of three
miles on his grounds, and stated that the invention should
be perfected if it cost 30,0001. The inventor accordingly
set to work, and succeeded to the utmost extent of his
wishes in makinga shell which had the desired effect on its
striking the object with one of its sides, whicl it invariably
did; but as the peace of the country and friendly assurances
from Foreign Powers were secured without having re-
course to arms, the invention has remained dormant
for a considerable period. Recent events have, how-
ever, changed the aspect of affairs, and the Board of
Ordnance have within the last few weeks had several
experiments made with this description of shell, and
its effects have exceeded their most sanguine expecta-
tions. The only reason for further experimc its being ne-
cessary, previous to its general introduction as an
engine of destruction for the use of the British army
and navy, is a desire on the part of the Board of Ord-
nance to have the shells of a spherical shape, as that
form would answer the purpose much better, being
more familiar to the men employed on large guns. The
inventor has acceded to the wishes of the Board, the
members of which have given orders for the construc-
tion of a new target at the butt in the mat.shes sixteen
feet larger than the one formerly in use, and of the
strongest materials. They have also given orders
that some of the most able and experienJed gunners
of the Royal Artillery be in readiness to accompany
the inventor, and assist in the experiments about to
be made in the course of the week, if the weather
proves favourable. The experiment will be made from
V-pounder guns, a new battery having been erected,
on which six of these pieces have been mounted, as
they are most generally used in the British service.
The inventor is perfectly satisfied of being able to ef-
fect the object desired by the Board of Ordnance, and
has no doubt the shells will answer equally well in a
spherical form as those already completed. Those only
who have seen the effects and the shattered state of the
best and hardest timber on being struck could believe
such damage could be done by such apparently simple
means.

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.

MATRICULATION EXAMINATION FOR HONOURS,
OCT. 4, 1840.
The following candidates have passed to the satisfac-
tion of the Examiners, and are arranged in the order of
proficiency :—!