The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-14 00:00:00

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in adopting this destructive artillery,
the return he moved for last year.
we are wrong in not following her example,
we have no larger guns than nine inches, end for
these
are certainly not to be trusted for endurance.. We
fallen between hare
two stools. The Americans have a cast-
iron of a superior quality, doubtless ; but it may be ob-
tained is this country. The guns are cast in a peculiar
way, the result, being that the iron is made moro dons
and harder within ; and this process is certainly not
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beyond our reach. Economy, too, recommends them, for
the American gun costs £3lo,shown wnunohnousl
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factory sgii lessnne_
while one of our largest
costs wady £l.OOO ; though the Fraser guns are less
extensive. lle had heard that the Admiralty had sent
out to America to purchase one oft hese guns. As the lin
and gallant gentleman nodded assent, it was satisfactory
nto hear that the question was now deemed worthy of con
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countries in naval artillery, and he thought we should
now wisely take America as our standard. Our system
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the object being to get the largest possible gun. Though
he had seconded the motion of his right hon. friend, he did
not think that a committee would bo productive of much
good. But he trusted to be excused for these suggestive
remarks, his object being to get for the country the best
guns that can be obtained.
General PEEL rose to reply to what had been said
against the introduction of the. Armstrong gun to the ser-
vice. Several rifled guns were submitted to the committee
of 1854, but up to 1858 we had no rifled guns in use, and it,
appeared it would take seven years to ascertain which was
best. He could not wait so long ; so he applied to the
Commander-in-Chief and to the Admiralty to recommend
the best judges they could to sit-on a soled cununittee, and
they reported that the Armstrong gun was superior to any
other at that time. (Hear, hear.) It was recommended
that no large guns should be ordered until the small ones
wore tried, and 180 guns were ordered. He denied that
Sir Benjamin Hawes was connected with the Elswick fac-
tory; and he maintained that as we have had no change
in-our small arms for three years it was time that some
change should be made.
Mr. SHAW-LEFEVRE assured the noble lord the
member for Raddingtonshire (Lord Elcho) that no guns
of the size he had stated were mounted on any of thei
vessels, and it is extremely doubtful whether the vessels
could take guns of so large a size. The Government
should wait before they follow the example of America,
because it is not certain that the American officers are not
in favour of our gun rather than their own.
Sir J. PAKINGTON hoped his hon. friend would be
satisfied with the discussion he had raised, and would not
divide the house on his motion for a select committee. At
the present moment such a committee would be highly in-
convenient to the public service, the state of the question
being such as to call for no intervention of that kind. The
sitting of the committee would paralyse the exertions
that are made ; the house would find itself embarking on
an inquiry that would not terminate during the present
session, and which would retard improvements during the
recess. At this very time experiments are going forward
which show that there is a most anxious desire on the
part of the Ordnance Department to perform its duty with
regard to these important questions. The returns quoted
by the noble lord (Lord Elcho) give only the number of
guns that burst, and not the successful results. We have
at this moment 9-inch guns out of which 1,000 rounds
have been fired, and we have a number of guns of the
same bore fitted for the service of this country, either on
shore or on sea, in any part of the world. A comparison
was made between the 7-inch and the 9-inch, and it was
in consequence of that trial that the 7-inch gun was pre-
ferred to the 9-inch for the use of the Royal navy. The
Ordnance select committee are fully entitled to the confi-
dence of the public. They are entirely disinterested men,
who devote their experience and knowledge to carrying
out the public service to the best advantage. It should be
remembered that inventors are numerous, and are prone to
disagree with those who do not approve of their inven-
tions. A great deal has been said about the present
deficiency of field artillery in India. Steps have, how-
ever, been taken to remedy that deficiency. In conclusion,
the right hon. baronet expressed his hope that the amend-
ment would not be press..al.to a division •
Mr. NE WDEGAT.E contended that the country is now
being virtually kept without arms because the War De-
partment is not content to provide an adequate supply o
the best weapons invented, but is engaged in an endless
and fruitless search after paifection. The S. nider-Enfield --
rifle is the best in the world, and steps ought at once to
be taken to increase our stock of these arms.
Eventually Mr. MILLIE consented to withdraw his mo-
tion on account of the lateness of the session rendering it
impossible for a committee to do anything useful this year,
and the house went into committee of supply, and agreed
to the following votes :
.£Z67,067 for the Coast-guard service, naval volunteers,
and Royal Naval Reserve.
£65,150 for the:scientific departments of the Navy.
£1,375,368 for dockyards and navy yards at home and
abroad.
£86,395 for victualling yards.
£62,686 for medical establishments.
.£17,448 for marine divisions.
£855,511 for naval stores, and building, repair, and out-
fit of ships.
£860,569 for steam machinery, and payments for ships
and vessels building, or to be built, by contract.
£888,588 for new works, buildings, and repairs in naval
establishments.
£40,664 for medicine and medical stores.
£21,332 for martial law.
£165,450 for miscellaneous services.
£704,937 for half-pay.
£528,667 for military pensions and allowances.
£218,915 for civil pensions and allowances, and
£405,976 for freight of ships, and victualling, and con-
veyance of troops.
The other orders wore then disposed of, and the house
adjourned at 20 minutes past one o'clock until two this
day.

STATUE OF LORD DERBY.—At a recent meeting
the Liverpool town council determined to place a statue of
the Earl of Derby in St. George's-hall. At a meeting of
the council yesterday the following letter was read : —" St.
James's-square, June 7. Dear Hr. Mayor,—l have to ac-
knowledge, which I do with the liveliest gratitude, your
letter of yesterday, enclosing a resolution which the town
council of Liverpool have done me the honour of passing
unanimously on Wednesday last. I need hardly say how
highly I value this distinguished mark of your approval,
and of your too flattering appreciation of such services as in
the course of a tolerably long life I may have been enabled
to render to the country at large, or to my friends and
-neighbours at' Liverpool. Requesting you to return my
grateful thanks to the town council, I have the honour to
be, my dear Mr. Mayor, yours faithfully, DERBY."
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commander, for the Protestants resolved to try a guerilla
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vading force. Having assembled all the gentry of the
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men, she rushed forward to Gap, where the Duke of
Savoy had already crossed the frontier. Gap was
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Madlle. de la Tour du Pin immediately cut her little army
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eleventh, were his Holiness to excommunicate me ! What
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