The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-17 00:00:00

IBRAHIM PACHA.

BIRMINGHAM, MONDAY EVENING.—This morning his Serene
Highness Ibrahim Paella, accompanied by Colonel Bonfort, Nubar
Effendi, Major Dickson, George Richard Collis, Esq., VC. for
Egypt, and the Mayor of the borough, left the Royal Hotel to visit
sonic of our more remarkable and extensive manufactories.
The first establishment which his highness visited was the manu-
factory and show-rooms of his father's vice-consul, situate in
Church-street. This establishment has been described as " an
epitome of what Birmingham exhibits in metallurgy." It was ori-
ginally the property of Sir Edward Thomason, and has long been
distinguished as one of the largest and most perfect establishments
of the kind in Europe. Before leaving, a medal was struck corn-
memoratve of this the first visit of his Highness to Birmingham, and
the party left after making extensive purchases, and evidently much
grattled with the scene.

- The nex- manufactory visited by his Highness was the glass-works
In Broad-street. This estabishinent employs 350 persons ; has 44
pots, consumes 150 tons of coals a we. k, and manufactures upwards
of three millions pounds of glass per annum. His Highness very
quietly lit up his tobacco-roll at a piece of red-hot glass Ins% and
while the Mayor and other visitors were obliged to keep a respect-
able distance, he stood the heat like a Salamander. After seeing
some few glasses b:own, he 'lisp, cted the process of colouring, or
rather dispersing the cc:dour introduced in the original preparation,
by the exposure to and application of delicate blasts of cold air. He
had several specimens of coloured glass, in a iiig-ly elastic state,
made, and gave particular orders to his interpreter to see that it was
takeilgood care ot.

Having completed his round his Highness made several valuable
purchases, and left for Mt. Osier's gas lustre manufactory, where he
made inquiry as to the progress of a splendid brass chandelier, or-
dered for his father, from the agents of this hou'e in London. He next
visited the pin manufactory of the Messrs. Phipson, with which he
was delighted, and returned to the hotel to luncheon about two
o'clock. At three o'clock the distinguished party visited the pen
manutectnry of Mr. Joseph Gillott. He next inspected, with the
Mayor, the celebrated establishment of Messrs. Jennens and Sons,
papier mache tea-tray manufacturers, &c., to her Majesty and the
Itoyal Family, and on arrival was met by the senior partners. His
Highness, after inspecting a portion of the show-rooms, and, as time
was growing late, was desirous of seeing the extensive works of this
establishment, and was forthwith conducted by Mr. J. R. Jennens,
one of the partners, over the whole of the works. During his visit
he paid particular attention, and was anxious to have everything
correctly explained. We need not say that the whole was fully
made known to him, and his Highness, through his interpreter and
Jt ajor Dickson, inquired the various prices of decorations such as
were laid before him, and it is anticipated that large orders will be
forwarded to this firm from Mehemet Ali. His Highness returned
thanks for the kindness shown him, and, after leaving his autograp:i,
retired, amidst the huzzas of the assembled multitude ; after which
he proceeded to Messrs. Hammond, Turner, and Son',, button.
makers; and, finally, the screw manufactory of Mr. Janes James,
which concluded his visits this day. Ile resume thetn to-morrow.
The Mayor had the honour of dining with his Highness iu the
evening.

VISIT OF SOLIMAN PACHA TO

WOOLWICH.

General Solimari Pacha having expressed a desire to visit Wool-
wich pre% ions to his return to Egypt, on Monday the Woolwich
steanpp icket Dryad was specially engaged to convey the General
and a select number of his friends from Ilungerford-market pier,
near Charing-cros., to the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, and accom-
plished the entire distance in the short space of time of thirty-eight
minutes. Soliman Pacha was much pleased with the speed of the
vessel, and examined her engines and paddle-wheels during her pro-
gress down the river.

On arriving at the landing-place at the west wharf of the Royal
Arsenal, General Soliman Paella was rowed to the shore in the Ord-
nance barge. the tide being nearly ebb at the time. and on landing
was received by Major-General Sir Thomas Downman, C.B. and
K.C.H., Commandant of the Garrison; Colonel Cockburn, Director
of the Laboratory department ; Colonel Lacy, Director ct the Car-
riage department ; Lieutenant-Colonel Dansey, C. 8., ',tent-
* uss .21 OvlV 1 .CI ~1,101. M. and 14Huatie• f saja3r Coppage, or Ins
It..yal Artillery. Colonel Cockburn conducted the General over the
Laboratory Departmen-, where he witnessed the mode in which the
various articles of war are made, and packed ready for service. The
mouel-rooms, the making of balls h$ compression, and the makin.
and finishing percussion aps for musket-locks, appeared to interest
Sunman Pacha, and he listened with satisfaction to the various
details of this important bra.ich of the establishment at the Royal
Arsenal.

On leaving the Laboratory Department, the General was con-
ducted to the Carriage Department, by Colonel Lacy and Lieutenant-
Colonel Colquhoun, and shown the manner in which prepared hides
are t•rnted into toil handles. Ths se articles are extensively used in
cavalry regiments, and the seamen are taught with them on board
the Excellent, gunnery ship, at Portsmouth, the mode of preserving
vt ssels from being hoarded by an enemy, the sailors hanging wth
014 C hand on the shrouds, and with a cutlass in the other
knocking down the enemy while attempting to board the vessel. On
entering the wheelers' branch of the Carriage Department a power-
fill description of machinery recently erected was witnessed in ope-
ration, turning with the greater t nicety and correctness wheels for
garrison a, .d ship-gun carriages, and perfecting in their outer and inner
circumference in an incredibly short space of time. The invention is
very simple, and requires no gouges of various degrees of fine-
ness, but merely a mechanic to move the tools set to the exact cir-
cumference, which he effects with scarcely any manual labour, by the
aid of a screw. A new plan has also been adopted at the same
place, which mortices the naves of wheels to receive the spokes, and
with a correctness and dispatch unattainable by personal exertion.
The making of lance poles, and the planing massive carriage timbers
by Brumash's rapidly revolving machine, interested the visitors, and
the General minutely examined several three, six, and nine-pounder
carriages in the square, mounted ready for service, and several
twelve and twenty-tour-pound howitzers. In another branch he
witnessed eight inch filly .six and thirty-two-pounder guns, mounted
on carriages, sup{ orted on traversing platforms, and the manner in
which they are used in actual service. he extensive store-rooms
were:then visited, and the boring branch of the Foundry Denartment,
over which the General was conducted by Lieutenant-Colonel Dun-
das, C.B.
The General, after visiting the Royal Military College, &c., returned
to town in a carriage with lour horses.

THE GRAND DUKE CONSTAN-
TINE.

PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 15.—The Grand Duke Constantine and mite,
with Vice-Admiral Lutke, left Ityde yesterday afternoon, in the
Lightning steamer, and went on board the Ingerma,,land, 74, to
sleep. In the evening the Lightning brought the Baron Brunnow
to the Admiralty House. The Russian squadron puts to sea to-
morrow.

This forenoon his Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, ac-
companied by the Right lion. the Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence,
arrived at the dockyard from the Clarence Victualling yard, and his
Royal Highness was received at the King's-stairs by the dockyard
guard, under the command of Captain Herriot, R.M., and the prin-
cipal officers of the yard. Ills Royal Highness and Lord Adolphus
Fitzclarence procee ed to the Admiralty Muse, and soon after, at-
tended by Admiral Sir C. Ogle, went out to Spithead in the Fanny
yacht, to call en the Grand Duke Constantine. The 74th Regiment
furnished the guard of honour on his Royal Highness's return. The
acting Governor of the g.irrison, Colonel cardew, R.E., and Lieute-
nant-Colonel Daly called on his Royal Highness, and he quitted for
Lond as by an afternoon traia.

The Baron Brunnow having signified his wish to thank the captains
and officers of her Majesty's ship Victory for their kind invitation to
dine with them this evening, which he was unable to accept, he pro-
ceeded on board this afternoon at two o'clock, and was received with
a salute of nineteen guns and the yards manned, the Russian flag
being hoisted at the fore-topgallant-mast head. The Ambassador was
taken over the ship, and inspected the arrangements made for the
entermainment to be given to Vice-Admiral Lutke, and the officers
of his squadron, and having expressed his high sense of the attention
paid to the Grand Duke, and the Russian officers, during their visit
to Portsmouth, repeated his regret that he could not participate in the
festvity. On behalf of the Emperor of Russia, the Baron thanked
Admiral Sir Charles Ogle for his marked kindness, an the hospitality
which the Grand Duke had met with from all the public functionaries
in the arsenal, and said, it should be his duty to make thesame
known to his master, the Emperor- On leaving the Victory, at three
o'clock, another salute was fired, and the Baron then lauded at th
Dockyard, to take his departure to London.