The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-14 00:00:00

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THE ARMY.

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The largest brass gun ever made in England,
and intended to be bored as an 80-pounder, was
yesterday cast in the Royal gun-factory at Wool-
wich. The casting was eminently successful, the
torrent of sparkling liquid metal flowing into
the mould like the current of a stream of water.
Upwards of 11 tons of metal were required to fill
the gun mould, which, with the dead head, was 20
feet in depth. This piece of ordnance will be rifled
as a muzzle-loading gun, for the purpose of being
tested in comparison with other guns made of cast
and wrought iron and steel. The manufacture of
Armstrong breech-loading guns is now carried on
at a rapid rate. Ten 40-pounders are received weekly
at the Royal Arsenal for completion from Sir W.
Armstrong's factory at Elswick. The first batch
of 100-pounder Armstrong guns, intended for the
naval service, were proved yesterday at the Govern-
ment practice-range with entire success, and Sir W.
Armstrong has undertaken to produce at least 400
of these guns by the end of the present year.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, as
General Commanding-in• Chief, held a levee yester-
day afternoon at the Horse Guards, which was
fully attended.

The following order has been issued in reference
to the Volunteer Brigade field day and sham fight
at Bromley this day :
" In accordance with instructions received from
the War-office, it is requested that those Volunteer
corps which are permitted to be present at the
brigade field day, will be provided with field states,
showing the strength of their respective corps,
which are to be delivered on the ground to Lieut.-
Col. Hicks, the senior officer."

IRELAND.

(BY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)

DESPERATE PARTY RIOT IN THE NORTH.
DUBLIN, SATURDAY MORNING.

The 12th of July did not, it appears, pass over
without a serious, if not fatal, breach of the peace.
The papers publish this morning accounts from
Lurgan, in the county of Armagh, where a fearful
collision took place, in which no less than sixteen
persons of the Roman Catholic party were wounded,
two, it is feared, mortally. One version of the
affray is as follows :

Large parties of those connected with Orange
Societies, or sympathizing therewith, including
women and children, entered Lurgan from the
country districts, and were accompanied by fifes
and drums; there were several thousands in all,
and they attended Divine service in the parish
church, and afterwards separated to return to their
respective homes. One of the parties, on arriving
at about two miles and a half from Lurgan, was
met at a place called Moyntaghs, near Derryadd,
by Roman Catholics, and a riot ensued. The dis-
turbances having continued for some time, some of
the Protestants returned to a Protestant house
in the neighbourhood, and there procured firearms,
with which they returned to the spot, and fired at
the Roman Catholics, 16 of whom were wountied,
and two of them (Thos. Murphy and Chas. McCann)
are not expected to recover. The riot occurred near
to a Roman Catholic chapel. Ten arrests were
made, some on the declaration of the dying men.
An investigation was held to-day in Lurgan, before
Lord Lurgan, J. Hancock, Esq., and W. M. Mil-
ler, Esq., R.M., when five of the prisoners were dis-
charged, two admitted to bail till next Wednesday,
and the other three committed till Wednesday for
further inquiry. Great commotion and excitement
prevail in Lurgan.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

DARING ROBBERY.—Charles Burnel and James Fulchcr,
two lads, were charged with stealing from a cart in Rath-
bone-place two looking-glasses, the property of Mr. George
Shadford, cabinetmaker, Bethnal-green.
Charles Cooper, a working locksmith, proved seeing the
prisoner Burnel get on the wheel of the cart (which had
been only just left by the owner, who had stepped into a
shop), and hand the glasses to the other prisoner, who
immediately made off, but was stopped by witness. The
prisoner Burnel made off into Oxford street, where he was
caught. _ _ _

A witness proved taking the prisoner Burnel in a pastry-
cook's shop in Oxford-street, where he had stepped in
under the pretence of purchasing a tart.
The property being identified, Mr. Beadon committed
the prisoners for a month each with hard labour.
The witness Cooper said he wished to know whether he
could not have some recompense for attending as a witness.
He had lost nearly half a day. He was told he could have
Is., but he must go to Clerkenwell for that. He considered
it very hard, as it would cost him more than that to go for
it, besides the sad loss of time.

Mr. Beadon said it was a great hardship, but he could not
help it—it was all that was allowed.

The witness said he would not mind if he had it without
the trouble of the journey to Clerkenwell.
To save the witness any further trouble Mr. Beadon
ordered him Is, from the court funds.