The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-12 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

r.nuryoN, Jan. 12.—Wiud this day at noon, N. to
N.N.E.; fresh, with fine frosty weather.

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.I
SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning.
Arrived—Reindeer, Mars, and Despatch (s) from Jersey.
Sailed—Wonder (s), for Jersey ; Alliance (s), Havre;
Pet, Newcastle.

LIVERPOOL, Saturday Moruibg.

Wind N.E.
Arrived—George Jordan, front Africa.
Sailed—William Witherlce, for New Orleans.
QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 10.
Sailed—Delphos, for Hamburg.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Saturday, 10 9.. m.
Wind N.E. ; tide, last hour's ebb ; fine and frosty.
Sailed—Western (s), for Barbadoes.
DEAL, Saturday, 9.25 S.M.

Wind N.N.E., moderate.
Passed, 11th —Mantic°, from London, for Lisbon.

THE AMERICAN GUN MACHINERY FOR THE ENGLISH
GOVERNMENT.—We have had occasion to allude several
times within the last two years to the movements of the
English Government in revolutionising their system of
manufacturing small fire-arms, so as to make it conform
to the American system. Some two years ago the Eng-
lish Government, determined upon a gland national
tr in inspection ar-
moury
for the manufacture of small arms, after the
American plan, sent out to thisweetinoirti the
f)
country
spcommission
e e anew-born n
purpose.
ap o saer: roar ga army
nt officers
and
connectione
These gentlemen bad free access to our establishments,
and finally determined to copy the American pin-
ciples of manufacture throughout. To do this
they engaged James M. Burton, for some years chief
and mechanic at the Harpers' Ferry (Va.) ar-
moury, to take a like position in the new English ar-
moury, and he is now in that country in the discharge
of its duties. They also ordered, built here, complete
sets of the machinery in use at our armouries. Robbins
and Lawrence, of Windsor, Vt., were employed to build
some 100 " milling machines," used to cut the gun locks
and execute the other iron parts of the gun. These are
a common machine, in this country at least, and were
some months since completed and sent abroad. This
branch of the contract amounted to some 30,000 dols. or
40,000 dols. Bet the more important and intricate ma-
chinery—that for the manufacture of the gun stock
was entrusted to the Ames Manufacturing Company of
Chicopee. This has been just completed, and was
,le-
spatched to England in the steamer of this week. 'I. he
elements of national and local pride enter so largely into
this lot of machinery that we may
he excused
o forr speak-
ing
of it with some speciality. It consists of different
machines, three of which are duplicates. The rest con-
stitute " the set," and through each of them does the
gun stock have to pass in the manufacture. The machi-
nery is capable of turning out 250 stocks per day, each
machine requiring the average of a minute to execute its
peculiar office. The cost to the English Government of
this superb lot of machinery is about 50,000 dole. Mr.
Oramel Clarke, one of the best workmen in the stocking
department of the armoury, has been employed to go
out to Europe, and take the charge of the machinery
and its operation. The
i new Government armoury of
England, into which this machinery and its new ope-
; rations are to be introduced, is located at Enfield-lock,
nine miles north of London. It is intended, ultimately,
to employ 800 operatives, and turn out 500 muskets
daily. Captain H. J. W. Jervis remains to look to the
, completion of a contract for 25,000 rifles for the same
[ Government, which are in progress at the establishments
of Robbins and Lawrence, at Windsor, -Vt., and Hart-
{ord.—Springfield Republican.