The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-08

YORK, THURSDA'
ing through this hole (now open)the whole resem-
bles huge telescope. The piece will be poised on
Its carriage on strong runnons OF l 3 inches long,
forged upon massive iron belt or ring encircling
the gun near its centre. The belt is III inches in
width, and 81 in thickness, and will also be brightly
polished 1t will be put on in hot state, so as to
contract in cooling, like the tire Of IA wheel I'm
medately in front Of this belt (Which cannot move
towards the breech, from the increasing thickness
Of the gun, as well small flanche) a groove or
flat ribbon ndenture has been turned out of the gun.
Round this hoop or belt of iron will be put on to
fit fiushly, but not welded and over this another
strong hoop of iron will be driven on hot, and in
contracting will clip the other SO tightly, that the
trunnion belt will become immovabe or rs it WERE
In one mass with the gun, to resist all recoil or
shock, the gun itself not being weakened in the
the belt. The balls which this monster gun will
carry, Will each be liz inches in diameter, quarter
of an inch being left for windbore; will each weigh
IN cast IRON X'6 lbs.so that the piece is in reality
1875 FOUNDER. Before delivery it will be proved at
Bootle Bay, with a double charge of gunpowder
(45bs) and two balls weighing Cot course together)
472 lbs. 1t will be covered during the experiment
with mats and sand, to avert the consequences of
any accident from Observation-Disclosures this from its
admirable and scientific construction, is by no
means to be apprehended The Princeton is, we
learn, to be here shortly, to take the monster on
board.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT on TIE LIFE OF THE KING OF
PRUssIA-A fresh attempt upon the life of the King
If talked Of A man OF the lower classes named
burden, is said to have stationed himself in the
Palace court, and awaited, with stone in his hand
the departure OF the King In his carriage. Tired OF
waiting, the fellow flung the stone into window
on the first floor, and away but was soon stop
ped and questioned. lie declared that in throwing
the stone he had intended to wound the King. Ac-
cording to another account, the stone was really
into, lac L.A al.
correct for since yesterday the King has taken up
his residence at Observation-Disclosures Jour-, April9
IMPROVEMENT OF EGYPT.-Mehemet Ali's vast pro-
ects for the improvement of the soil of Egypt appear
to extend themselves in the inverse ratio of his fail
ing health and declining years The. barrage of the
the road, with his principal engineers, to visit the
Lake Morris, with view to devising the means of
employing, like the Pharaohs of old, their vast lake
as basin for the irrigation of Egypt during the
TnE INDIAN MAILs.-ALExANDRIA, March %
The Hon. East India Companys steamer Atalanta,
which reached Suez the 10Th inst, with the Bonn
bay mails of the LIST of March, when off Mocha on
the 18th inst, exchanged signals with the R erenice
which left Suez on the 23d of February, and should
have been by that time not far from Bombay. 1t
appears that when the Berence left Suez her main
shalt was not In very good condition. and IT is sup
posed that it must have broken at sea- but as she
was seen making way under steam against head
wind it is presumed she must have put Ill at Jedda,
and there repaired the damage done.
Carr or Coon HorE.-Advices have been received
from the Cape of Good Hope with Gahamstown papers
Of the 3Oth January. These papers contain return OF
the exports Of the province for the year ending
EIa2372 against clio in ls43 The increase in the
export Of wool was from f565S2, to f76s09. The i'm
ports during the year amounted to fi4elsa, against
exports from the eastern provinces the article of wine
does not appear for the last year. which that that
branch Of trade has been abandoned for the prota
BILE production Of wool. There had been another con-
ference between MIR Stretch the colonial agent and the
Cae chiefs and the latter had at length agreed sign
the treaty. They for some time demurrcd against two
of the articles, Of which relates to the establishment
of local courts and the other relates the permission of
the people to attend the missionary schools Some Of the
chiefs signed the treaty under protest against these
articles the basis of their objection being that the evils
they intended to provide against could at any time
be redressed by the authority Of the chiefs their
tribes and were therefore, superuous and AN evil
dence of unmertcd distrust in their Of justice
Marvellous discoveries have been made by Lord
Roses Telescope. II is said that Reguus, instead
OF being sphere, is ascertained to be disc; and,
stranger STILL that the nebula in the belt of Orion is
a universal system-a sun, with planets moving
round it. Professor Robinson, of Armagh, who,
with other scientific gentlemen, has been staying
some weeks with the Earl of Rose, has commun-
Gated few particulars respecting the first achieve
of this great telescope Of fortythre of Her
sches nebula, considered unre solvable by him, all
were found to be composed of stars. The bright
centres which some OF them have, and which Her
sche considered proofs of condensation prove to be
central globular clusters of much larger stars; and
this seems TO be general arrangement Noplanets
were visible. 1t defines very well, showing Gam
ma and X1, Virgins, under very unfavorable cir
cunlstances.
COMMERCIAL TREATIEs.-The accounts received
from the United States, both public and private may
be regarded In every respect OF more pacific and
satisfactory tone than any which we have received
for some time past. Our private accounts, however,
induce lis to think that the Americans will be but
little prepared for the firm and decided expression of
the leaders of both the great parties in Parliament
in relation to the bold pretensions of the inaugural
ton speech, carried out by the last steamer.
Meantime, however, trivial the reductions
IN our tariff introduced in the present session, in
matters Immediately affecting the agricultural party
III the United States, the greatest satisfaction Is al
ready dscernbc In the spirit with which they have
been received. Nor was there ever period when all
circumstances combined to render any concessions
on our part, to a Just and wise conception of mer
camille intercourse, SO likely to be fruitful of mutual
advantages TO both countries.
In this country there is conviction, every day be-
coming stronger, that we have in times past COM
United an enormous error in the policy that we have
pursued towards foreign states-a policy marked by
narrow and selfish regard to special and favored
nerests-a policy distrlistful Of powers to sus-
tam fair competion, IN the face of the strongest
facts OF our ability to do so,-a policy which has
called into existence a manufacturing interest in
countries where nothing but the necessities arising
from the exclusion OF their more natural products
could have done and the worst features Of which
are now, that they cannot exist without high protec
tive dutles,-a policy which has mlsdrected the cap
ta and industry OF this country, well as Of those
which were our nearest and most natural associates
and co-operaors in the great process of production
with whom our intercourse need not have been, it
Is now, hot and jealous competitor, but friendly
and mutually advantageous cooperation.
The fatal error which we have committed in Eu-
rope, and which has already advanced far in Amcri-
ca have yet the power to arrest in the latter
try. And the circumstances of the present moment
more than favorable for that purpose 1t is true
that the same reasons which have prevailed in Ger
many, have influenced TO a great extent the cstab-
lsbment OF manufactures and the submission 70 a
protective policy in the United Staca. But there is
still large majority of that nation whose interest IT
IS equally 10 find a market for the produce OF the
soil, and to purchase the cheap manufactures of this
country. Our policy hitherto has so far estranged
that natural cooperation from ns. Our recent
acts, trivial though they may be, have raised hopcs
hat N,,r. ...I