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London, England, 1867-06-14 00:00:00

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we have no' larger guns than nine inches, 7,thesefor
are certainly not to be trusted for endurance. We b
fallen between two stools. The Americans have a a
cast-
iron of a superior quality, doubtless; but it may be ob-
tained in this country. The guns are cast is a peculiar
way, the result b .ing that the iron is made mere (tense
and harler within ; an 1 this process is certainly not
beyond our reach. E-onomy, ton, recommends them, for
the American gun costs ..£309, while one of our largest
costs nearly £l,OOO ; though the Fraser guns are less
extensive. • lle had heard that the Admiralty had- sent
out to America to purchase one of these guns. As the lion.
and gallant gentleman nodded assent, it was satisfactory
to bear that the question was now deemed worthy of con-
sideration, when America had 1,700 of these large guns
to begin with. We are now equal or superior to other
countries in naval artillery, and he thought we should
nowtwisely take America as our standard. Our system
hitherto in experiments on the improvement of artillery
has been to begin low, and work up from six to seven,
eight, and up to nine inches ; but he thought it would be
better to try and strike at once a higher note in the scale,
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 be 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 1851, 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
Comniander-in-Chief and to the Admiralty to recommend
the best judges they could to sit on a select committee, 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
were 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 Haddingtonshire (Lord Rale) 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 gnus 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 aro fully entitled to the confi-
dence of the public. They are entirely slisinterested 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 :d to a division.
Mr. NEWDEGATE contended that the country is now
being v:rtually 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 pufection. The'Snider-Enfield
rifl3 is the best in the world, and steps ought at once to
be taken to increase our stock of these arms.
Eventually Mr. BAILLIE consented to withdraw his mo-
tion on aecount 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 :
.£1.67,067 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 formedical 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.
£30,664 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.
£105,976 for freight of ships, . and con-
ve3l2.lcBo,9olfstfroor civileps pensions n dl. a,naldlovnicatntcaeis,linagn,
The other orders were then disposed of, and the house
adjourned at 20 minutes past ono o'clock until two this
day.

STATUE OF LORD DERBY.—A.t a recent meeting
the Liverpool town council determined to place a statue of
the Earl of Derby in St. George's-hell. At a meeting of
the council yesterday the following letter was read :—" St.
James's-square, June 7. Dear Mr. 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."
A FRENCH HEROINE.—Phyllis de la Tour du Pin
was a perfect horsewoman, an intrepid huntress, "cunning
of fence," and the best slot for twenty leagues round.
Besides this, she knew every mountain pass in the coun-
try. This was the cause of her superiority as a military
commander, for the Protestants resolved to try a guerilla
campaign, and her strategy proved too much for the in-
vading force. Having assembled all the gentry of the
province, and having under her orders about two thousand
men, she rushed forward to Gap, where tho Duke of
Savoy had already crossed the frontier. Gap was
taken and in flames, but the enemy had evacuated it
Madlle. de la Tour du Pin immediately cut her little army
in two, established one half in Gap, and with the other
boldly set out to pursue the Piedmontese. They were
overtaken by her, and in this conjuncture her tactics were
those of a consummate general. She masked her forces
till she saw the Savoyards engaged in a formidable hill•paar,
then, with the cry of " Forward, my friends ; Vive le Itoi !''
she bore down upon them, and so effectually defeated them
that they retreated into Savoy as best they might. They
were cut to pieces, and Dauphine was delivered. Count
Caprara strove to avenge this defeat, and attacked Phyllis,
but Catinat had sent her reinforcements, and ehe beat
' Caprara like his master. When the Duke of Savoy re-
' turned to his own country he could only spe"
ha wahak of s
suc-
cessfulc-
enemy with rapturous pise. - " If,
to say, " there were ( tee such woman in my dominions, I
' would marry her; and had 1 ton wives she should be my
eleventh, were his Holiness to excommunicate me What
a mother of heroes she would make."--Once a Week.

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