The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-16 00:00:00

IBRAHIM DACHA.

PiIRltl\GIlA 1, MoxDkY EVENING.—ThiS morning his Serene
Highness Ibrahim Pacha, accompanied by Colonel Bonfort, Nubar
Effendi, Major _Dickson, George Richard Collis, Esq., V.C. for
Egypt, and the liayor.of the borough, left the Royal Hotel to `sit
some of our more remarkable and extensive manufactories.
The first establishment which his Highness visited was the maim-
factory and show-rooms of . his father's vice-consul, situate hi
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 com-
memorative of this the first visit of his Highness to Birmingham, and
the party left after making extensive purchases, and evidently much
gratified with the scene.
The next manufactory visited by his Highness was the glass-works
In Broad-street. This estabishment employs 350 persons ; has 44
pots, consumes 150 tons of coals a week, 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 fuse, 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 blown, lie inspected the process of colouring, Or
rather dispersing the colour 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 highly elastic state,
made, and gave particular orders to his interpreter to see that it was
taken good care of.
Having completed his round his Highness made several valuable
purchases, and left for MI. Osler'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 house in London. Ile 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
manufactory of Mr. Joseph Gillett. Ile next inspected, with the
Mayor, the celebrated establishment of Messrs. Jennens and Sons,
papier melte tea-tray manufacturers, Btc., to her Majesty and the
Royal Family, and 1,11 arrival was met by the senior partners. lib
Highness, after inspecting a portion of the show-rooms, and, as tins

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
Major Dickson, inquired the various prices of decorations such as
were laid before him, and it is anticipated that large orders win be
forwarded to this firm from Mehemet Ali. His Highness returned
thanks for the kindness shown ldm, and, after leaving his autograph,
retired, amidst the huzzas of the assembled multitude ; after which
he proceeded to Messrs. Hammond, Turner, and Son's, button-
makers; and, filially, the screw manufactory of Mr. James James,
which concluded his visits this day. Re resumes them to-morrow.
The Mayor had the honour of dining with his Highness in the
evening.

VISIT OF SOLIMAN PACIII TO

WOOLWICH.

General Soliman Pacha having expressed a desire to visit Wool-
wich previous to his return to Egypt, the Woolwich Company's
steam-packet Dryad was specially engaged to convey the General
and a select number of his friends from Ilungerford-market pier,
near Charing-cross, 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 Pacha was rowed to the shore in the Ord-
nanee 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.11., Commandant of the Garrison; Colonel Cockburn, Director
of the Laboratory department ; Colonel Lacy, Director of the Car-
riage department ; Lieutenant-Colonel Dansey, C. 8., Lieut-
tenant-Colonel Colquhoun, and Brigade-Major Cuppage, of the
Royal Artillery. Colonel Cockburn conducted the General over the
Laboratory Department, where he witnessed the mode in which the
various articles of war are made, and packed ready for service. The
model-rooms, the making of balls by compression, and the making
and finishing percussion caps for musket-locks, appeared to interest
Sliman Pacha, and he list with satisfaction to the various
details of this Important branch 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 formed into foil handles. These articles arc extensively used in
cavalry regiments, and the seamen are taught with them on board
the Excellent, gunnery ship, at Portsmouth, the mode of preserving
vessels from being boarded by an enemy, the sailors hanging with
°He 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-
ful description of machinery recently erected was witnessed in ope-
ration, turning with the greatest nicety and correctness wheels for
garrison and 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 tile 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
examined several three, six, and nine-pounder
the General minutely
carriages in the square,
twelve and twenty-four-pound heodwrittrYs.
witnessed eight inch ray-
on carriages, forn service,anothe ranbdranseeih'erbael
which they sunorted on traversing platforms, and the manner In
thirty-two-pounder guns, mounted
are used in actualansdervice. The extensive store-rooms
Were:then visited, and the boringbranehofthe Foundry Department,
over which the General was conducted by Lieutenant-Coionci Dun •
des, C.B.
The General, after visiting the Royal Military College. Sc, returned
to town in a carriage with four horses.