Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-05-10

credable the courage d the Preue that lknow
inc the hornets which would uise, he had
the emety 70 INTRODUCES it, The Wings, as party have
exercised praseworhy rbearance on the occasion Il was
tempting opportunity 10 trip the Minister'S heels and had
they followed the example which he set them n opposition
they would have done As the proessed leader Of the To-
e Sir Robert censuabe for having pandered TO the sec
preudices which threaten To oyerwheln him. The
business the House has delayed every night by the
presentation petitions against the Indeed, well
organized the religious bodies throughout the country,
perfect their machinery any point involving violence to
their sentiments that their influence and agitation can by
meetings aud petitions, be heard and felt in almost all parts
Of the country simultaneously The meetings Of which Exc
ter Hall the amy such emergency may be referred
10 in proof OF the fact.
s'On Thursday the principal speaker the Government
side Sir James Graham, who entered into elaborate
defence of the measure and rebuked the nopopery" cry
Of its opponents He alluded TO the phrase to which he had
given ulicrance pending the Irish state trials that sconces
had reached its limits phrase which had been much
commented xplaned the in which he used it, and
apoIogzed for having, moment Of EXCITEMENT uttered as
Minister of the Crown, language which calculated 10
sensitive people He defended the policy OF the Go.
yenment when in opposition and commended that his conduct
and that Of Lord Stanley had always had for It's object The
civil ecclesiastical progression Of the Irish people The
the Home Secretary speech n but concliato
gave evidence that he his colleagues disposed
to bend before the blast
LAST night the debate resumed with, il possible, adj
donal interest and excitement But pressed are Tor
time and space the point Of the steamer sailing, can do
nothing beyond referring it, Should the measure pass the
Lords win make short work of it. Many Of the Bishops will
support it indeed the Premier potent the Peers
than in the popular branch Of the Legisninre.'
IRELAND.
The Repeaers continued their weekly meetings at Concila
ton Hail. Dublin but the subject had lost much Of its interest
At the meeting the 18th ultmo Mr. OConnel claimed the
concession Of Maynooh College the fruit Of aga
ton. He said
There delightful thing in with this
justice On Thursday Sir Robert Peel brought in the
Maynooh bill and passed by majority Of l02, and the
following day (Friday) he the Americans defiance
[Cheers Yes finding himself in strong position, and by
this act of justice Ireland he addresses language to America
betting British Minister say, go in the way
and will set the Americans at defiance Potracted cheers
The quarrel queer it stands The Americans
Dragging the side and Peel standing attitude
defiance on the other Something like fellows anxious
be another with their friends holding hem each
claiming Let him. Laughter 4 say Sir Robert
Peel give the Irish their Parliament and to the Americans
would say don't dare TO attack England
FROM CHARLES wrLMERs NEWS LETTER.
THE MONSTER GUN FOR THE AMERICAN NAVY.
The heavy piece Of ordnance ordered time ago this
town be made for The Princeton, United States
frgae is approaching to completion and being the
largest made this country, and requiring in its
construction great skill and attention to perfect solid
mass, has become object Of considerable interest and
curiosity amongst nautical and scientific
1t will be remembered that the Princeton had board
gun great weight and caber which last year burst being
fred while large party of American officers present TO
vessel which several lost their
Guiding the Secretary OF State II is in lieu of the gun then
destroyed which Of maeabe iron, made mperectly and
the MATERIAL requiring, well made less bulk for
given strength than cast iron
his Mesey Steel and Iron Works." and being of great
length and propoonae thickness, the securely welding
congomerang the whole from pieces into equal mass
before turning and boring required the utmost effort of modern
skill, and the aid Of powerful machinery in heating and
ashonng In the rough nearly fourteen feet long,
and little short Of thirty inches in diameter at the thicker end
round shaft of inches in diameter first formed,
and this, foundation, successfully lamnated
Of iron placed ongitudnay edge, and reversed
position fit These placed round the original spindle,
(as well the shai brought white heat, and
crey welded by hammer eight tons weight, worked by
steam. Another layer in like manner added the
former, and until the whole of the requisite thick
throughout When thus fur fashioned and proved TO
be perfect and equal in all its parts the masa most creda
BILE, and indeed extraordinary specimen Of forged workwas
sent the works Of Mcssrs Fawcett Co., engine makers
and founders
The gun as sent 10 the foundry weighed II tons cvv
qs III lb In the turning and boring it reduced in
weight about tons The length of the cannon,
that is turned and bored 10 feet and the bore IL feet in
length and IL inches diameter leaving thickness Of solid
metal of foot at the breach In form the piece is plain
and unassurng in appearance, without raised moungs
rings Con the French system the object being the
required strength at each point without useless metal and the
whole taperng nearly equally from the breech which is 27
inches in diameter, the muzze which is 10 inches
giving thickness Of metal to il as tube OF inches at the
former and 81 inches the latter The model for this gun
provided by the Americans, who ordered IT, and was
made inch-and- a-half scale.
The tuning and boring occupied space of nearly
three months though the operation by slow,
sideng the quantity Of metal TO be away gradual and
cautious prevent any mpc lection The first drill in
troduced inches in diameter and about foot from
it, l0nch boring head followed the shaft making
bore of 10 inches at once. An IL inch drill next
used and finally of - inches. The gun, finally ADJUST
ed the athc turned the boers being stationary The
finishing operation with the l2nch drill took three successive
days and nights without ntercesson, the engine being kept
work, lest by ceasng for short time the contraction
expansion Of the might from alternate heat and cold,
prevent the production of the deed truenes of the BORE
leave mark As il is, the bore is fine and smooth that
Of rsrate fowng piece and the exterior of the gun
equally bright and even.
Through the Of the breech large hole is drilled
admit Of thick bolt with large head, he couniersunk
the rounded cup basin Of the bcech, where the charge viii
be deposited. This bolt terminates exteoriy in strong
breech- piece finish; and this pin massive tho
and parcel Of tho gum and be blown by any
poson which the piece win bear In looking through this
hole (now open) the whole resembles huge telescope.
The piece win be poised its carriage strong runnions
81 inches long, forged upon iron belt orrng,
circlng the gun its The belt is VI inches in
width and 81 in thickness and will also be brightly polished
will be put hot state, to contract In COOLING
like the tire Of wheel Tmmedately in front Of this belt
(Which towards the BREACH from the increasing
thickness Of the gun, well small Aanche) groove
fiat band ndenure has been turned oui Of the gum Round
this hoop belt Of iron will he put fushy, but
welded and this another strong hop Of iron will he
driven hot and in contracting will clip the other tightly
that the trunnion belt will become mmovablc, IL werc