The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-20 00:00:00

CASTING OF HEAVY GUNS.

On Thursday last a trial was made in the Royal
gun foundry at Woolwich, to cast three of the hea-:
viest guns, US pounders of 95 cwt., from the same
pair of furnaces, during the working day of ten
hours. The charge for the two furnaces was in.
every case 7 tons 10 cwt., and the three guns were
sucee3sfully cast in 10 hours, being half un hour
over the working hours, and showing that at the
next trial there would be n 3 difficulty- in
effecting the object in view. The metal arising
from the boring and turning of the guns. is.now
being successfully converted into wrought iron,
at a remunerating price. The average of the tae's
hitherto made with thisclas3 of gun, of which nearly
50 have been cast, shows that one ton of metal is
melted with half a ton of coal in less than three.
goat tors of an hour.
Among the extraordinary misrepresentations
which have been made relative to the Royal Ar-
senal is Ewe which states that in spite of the expen-
diture. in the erection of the Royal Laboratory,
the Government are not in possession of a single
species of shell adapted to present use. The fact is,
that 10,000 shot and shell have been cast and
issued to the service by that establishment during
the quarter ending 30th of June last.

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-Unrivalled for Scenery, famous in Story and
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tho beautiful North),

MACDOUGALL'S WAREHOUSE,
HIGH-STREET, INVERNESS,

Where only can the varied products of the Highlands,
natural and industrial, be seen.

In his extensive rooms MACDOUG ALL has gathered
together all the best productions of the Highland looms in
Tweeds, Tartans, Linseys, Plaids, Shawls, Dresses, the
favourite Highland Cloak, Flora Macdonald ditto, &e,, &C.,
with the best Native Jewellery (Cairngorms, Pearls, &c,),
the. pretty products of the Skye, Lewis, and Gairloch looms
and knitting needles, the home-made undyed plaids of Ord,
Sutherland, and Avoch, the Snuff Boxes, Coups, Makers of
the Culloden carvers, &c.

Side by side with this he has placed all the necessary
Clothing of every description for Deer Stalking, Grouse
/booking, and for Tourists, &c.
Visitors to his rooms can at once compare the varied pro-
ducts of the three kingdoms.
D. MACDOUGALL, Inverness.

TIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE....
Reduced PriceP.
LAST NIGEIT OF LES HUGUENOTS,
The following performances will be given, comprising the
taleuts of Titiens, Alboni, and Piceolomini; Belletti, IlJne-
ventano, Vialetti, Rossi, Aldighieri, and Ginglini.
Ballet, Madame Boschetti,
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July 20, will be repeated
THIS EVENING (i'UESDAY),
Meyerbeer's grand Opera,
LES HUGUENOTS.
Il Conte di San Bris, Signer Belletti; Ii Conte di Never',
Sig. Aldighisri ; Raoul di Ningis, Signor Ginglini; Mar-
cell° (his servant). Sig. Vialetti; Margarita, Madlle, Orto-
lani ; Valentina, Maddle. Titiens,
Thursday, July 22, DON GIOVANNI, and Ballet.
Friday, July 23, LA TRAVIATA, and Ballet,
Saturday, July 24, LUCREZIA BORGIA, and Ballet.
To commence at 8 o'clock,
Prices—Pit stalls, 12s. 6d. Bores, grand tier, 31. 35.; one
pair; 2/. 12s, Bd. ; pit tier, 2/. 25.; two pair, 1/. 55.; three
pair. 155.; gatlery, 10s.; pit, 3s. 6d, ; gallery stalls 35. 6d.;
gallery 2s. May be had at the Box-office.—No free lists.

ROYAL _ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-
GARDSN, NEW THEATRE.
FIRST NIGHT OF NORMA.
To commence at half-past 8.
THIS EVENING (TG.XS DAY), July 20, will be performed
(for the first time this seas on), Bellini's Opera of NORMA.
Norma, Madame Grisi ; Acialgisa, Madlte. Marai; Clotilde,
Madame Tagliafieo ; Oroveso, Sig. Tagliafieo ; Flavio, Sig.
301(11; and Polio, Sig. Tamberlik.
Conductor—Nicr. Costa.
After which, the Ballet Divertiosement entitled
LA BRESILIVNN E,
in which Madilo. Zina, Madlle. Deleobaux, and M. Desplaces
will appear.
Pit, 103. 6d.; amphitheatre stalls, Ws. 0., 75., and ss. ;
amphitheatre, 2s. 6d. ; second tier boxes, 2/. 12s. 6d.

jEtWCAL raINCESS'S THEATRE.
Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean.
THIS EVENING, will be presented the new farce, en-
titled DYING FOR. LOVE.
After which, Shakspcare's Play of THE MERCHANT OF
VENICE. Shylock, Mr. C. Kean —Portia, 3lrs. C. Kean.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Great Success of the Lady of the Camelias
and the new Extravaganza.
THIS EVENING the new Play,

THE LADY OF THE CAMELIAS.
Violilts St. Valerie Mrs. Chu•le3 Young,
After which a new Extravaganai,

THE LANCASHIRE WITCHES.
Sir Laancelot; Mrs. Howard Paul (late Mi s Featherstone):
Followed by the Ballet of BROOMSTICKS.
Concluding with a favourite Farce.
New arrangement of Prices.—See Bills.

Q TRAND TFIEATRE.—Lesgee anti Directress,l).. Miss Swanborough.--This Evening will be
performed (Lst night but two)
ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD.
Followed by THE BRIDE OF ABYDOS. Messrs. Chas.
Young, Turner, Sze.; Miss Swanborough, arc.
To conelude with LOVE IN ALL CORNERS.
Commeoce at half-past 7.
Prices of Admission during tbe Summer Season : Stalls
4s. ; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, ls. 6d. ; Gallery, 6d. Private Boxes,, 1/. Is. and IL lls. 6d. Second Price to Boxes and Pit only,
at Nine o'clock—Boxes, ls. 6d.; Pit, ls.
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CANTERBURY HALL, Westminater-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow-
rig company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of
dections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS,
CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, iSze., viz.:—.Miss Russell, Mrs.
Bad*, Miss Brunell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti,
Miss Montague, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ;
Barr F. Jouglimans, Mr. Renshaw, 8. .loner, J. Barker,
W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. ',Rime, Mr. Badzey, Senor
Tiroli, Mr. Cozen; Mr. Bell, air. Bernard, and Mr. St. Albyn,
Messrs. John G.,. Forde, and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr.
Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Mr. Courtnay ; Director, Herr
F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely,
S :ppers, to., until twelve o'clock.
Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening
in a New Selection from the Opera of " IL TROVATORE,"
in addition to the usual entertainment.

THE WE A THER_SUN OFFICE, JULY 20.
IHNEMONETER, 111 TRH SPIADE.
76—highest since noon yesterday.
61—lowest this morning and during the night,
73—this day at noon.
BAROMETER, 30.03.
WIND, Sonth-westerly ; light, and very fine.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAY —Moen., 58 min. aft. B—Even., 30 min. aft. 9
TO-MORROW—Morn., 6 min. aft. 10 —Even., 42 ruin. f t.lO

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LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1858.

1. Royal Commission is to be appointed to in-
quire and report on the all-important question of
the construction of suitable Harbours of Refuge
at proper points along the English coast. There
had been a committee of the House of Commons
which gave very interesting and valuable hints
on the subject. But, unfortunately, from the
terms of the resolution under which it was ap-
pointed, it could not enter into many points, re-
specting which information was urgently required.
A Royal Commission was therefore urgently called
for, and to the credit of the Board of Admiralty,
and the Government generally, it has been
promptly and gracefully conceded.
We cannot conceive any topic more interesting
to Englishmen than that now under discussion.
If BRITANNIA desires to maintain her maritime
supremacy, to be considered as the " Queen of the
Ocean," every proper exertion should be made to
deserve the title. The national wealth is main-
tained by our trade and commerce ; but that
trade and commerce is unquestionably injured—
the expinse of insurance is greatly increased—in
consequence of the dangers attendant on our
coast navigation.
There is a double purpose to be achieved. The
mercantile marine should receive every possible
protection, so that what may be termed "pre-
ventible" risks may be averted so far as practi-
cable, while the safety of the Channel fleet—and,
thanks to Lord DERBY and his colleagues, we are,
at length to have a bona fide Channel Peet—must
also be taken into consideration. For both rea-
sons, iiot a single hour should be lost in striving
to remedy the grave sins of omission that could
so fairly and uaanswerably be laid to our charge.
If we lcok to the situation of the south-eastern
toast, from the Isle of Wight to the mouth of
the Thames, it will be seen that there is
not a single port between Portsmouth and Dover,
a distance, in round terms, of one hundred and
fifty miles, that could be regarded as promising
shelter and protection to seamen—no static) bene
Ma carinis in which the labouring barque can
find the much required refuge. There are at least
three prominent headlands in the interval, and
woe to the heavily-laden ship that is driven on a
lee shore by an adverse wind between them. And
yet between Selsea Bid and Beachey Head, there
is a place .aehich might easily be rendered avail-
able, area at a comparatively trivial outlay, eon-
siderir,g the incalculable advantages that such a
har)eour would confer on the sh;pp;ng interests,
ar,d that includes the interests of the general
ommunity, whether they are directly interested
as importers, or exporters, or consumers. They
pay so heavily for the dangers affecting the car

goes that, looking at it merely as a matter of
s. d., it would be found much cheaper to pre-
vent the evils which press so heavily on the

Pockets of the community by an adequate outlay
in the first instance. But the matter should be
regarded in a more elevated point of view. The
]ives of our hardy seamen—the true British heart
of oak--should not be endangered through any
paltry cheeseparing notions of economy.
As we have already stated, Newhaven is admi-
rably Adapted for the purpose of a harbour of