The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-20

BRITANNIA.
Reilly TO THE rRorYER or BnrAw,
BETWEEN coSrEsDNG PARTIES IN sor
IcA.-We take the following extnc, a.
from the London "Times" of the 2s,h !,
"Rosas received Mr. ouseley on the s,h 'g hp vi
. .a NEGOTIATIONS nave commenced but nO,sa We
transpired and we continue in state Of ths mug
darkness. "' most ~
. II Is said that ON the arrival of the D0,.,.
expected ON the 10Th, the result will be Lnopah VI
not believe II until see IT. lor Rosas Viii ~ bg
decide the question, seeing that his chit !" "a %
Is 10 gain time IL Is quite certain w, ~
ment knows nothing OF what is going on =, ~ uai
~ am informed that the English minister Jhu aai
communication 10 oribe, similar 10 ~, Isiv an
government. on the subject of inler,a,s u'esseta
Oribe repliedshat he was very desirops 10 ~
the efuslon OF blood, and the war which ~ ~ ne
foreigners who had not yet received the pun.SH
deserved; that his valiant army would rebsi 'amea
10 maintain the honor and independence 90 ~ undt
lies; and that until these two objects Wa. ae Two
would not lay them down. STAINED
''As the person from whom received mi, ios, Il
reason to know what is gong on al Inc Cs,. mat
consider II true; and further In order ~. !os
should have no doubt on the subject on M 'it
which he gave this decisive answer 0ih s'me ~
pieces OF artillery 70 be pointed the town l Sas
ayo Seceo, and discharged some 40 shot whi.S un .
tic or no DAMAGE but which was aprey VoaS saal
what may be expected from mediation 'Hucs
A NEW ENGINE OF DEATH AND pEsrRrcr,. T.
same paper presents the following dsscriu,jo,
newly invented gun, which, if true, is ce,,,;.,.
Of the most terrible weapons that has ev,, 4.
vented.
Tar "ELkcrRIc GuSn--In consequence of
ton made by Mr. Beningfeld the inventor ~ Ss
ment, to the authorities vi the ordnance dens,s
the committee oil the Royal Artillery at WooxisI .
panied by Colonel Chalmers, the secretary ~, ~
Saturday, at the piece Of ground on the south IN
street. Westminster, where the gun is placed a.
periments. As the gun is NOT made an obiecl ~
hibtion, and as the inventor does not allow A., p'o
spection Of his invention 1t may not be without @
those who have no opportunity Of seeing n au
the words of Mr. Beningeld himself is apos,r r
ers, and properties. II was seen by many rsrsa
sey, but in London by only very few friend, aim
or, and few scientific and military men M ~.
placed Z" on a small carriage running upon nas ~
and may be drawn by horse al ten miles an NM.
In position, IL has third wheel attached by xhlh
verses with and steaJness, II is light AMI ~,
appearance; the barrel for dischargng the bullets
body Of the machine, being about five feet from N. ~
that the engineer who works il can take lus ~,
supplied with balls by two chambers one of Whjeh
the other movable one which is called the yol, ~
and may be made to contain any quantity Of baI, n
900 to 200 balls could be discharged per minp,s
volleys are shot of in quick succession; and Will.
reloaded, the stationary chamber continues 10 n,rs
barrel, so that constant discharge is maintained NJ
lets are iveeighths Of an inch In diameter those N,
the experiments on Saturday were not large bat N
tua service the apparatus being but little ENLARGED
discharge balls inch in diameter with increased
The bullets now used calculated to kill al NE dr
Of statute mile. They pass freely through thIss
plank which in volley firing is torn to atom. Nv
force; but if discharged against iron target N.
dashed to pieces; and IL into solid log Of wood A.,
found welded together. appearing to be united BY
fusion.n In the experiments Saturday the ds,,s,
the target was 40 yards from the gun Al hat distance
effect was tremendous. three.inch plank was peto,
and the balls which struck the iron target Haieped
as halfcrowns to mere plates Of metal
quently beaten TO atoms The rapdity OF thstischArr
very surprising and the discharges were kept ID MA
intermssion, apparently long and as continuous
engineer thought fit. What the report Of the aeput1
will be- OF course cannot yet be known To the en.i
and to the military and naval officers who have been inv
at the trials, the results have been satisfacor sN
most unqualified praise has been given the inventor
the highest testimonials OF the efficacy and importance
invention The cost for keeping the machine in con
for eighteen hours, resting few minutes !,
four hours, has been estimated at fl0-durng VIII
more bullets would be discharged than from the fire u
regiments OF muskery firing at their greatest rate of@
ness
CHILDREN IN FACTORIES IN FRAscE-AluI
all the readers of the "Union" are aware Of !
cruel suffering which the children employed IN
factories Of England are, in many instances, fst
TO undergo. In France, public opinion has fn
the government to interfere, and see that life
dered rather blessing than curse to the
brought up in manufacturing districts. Concern
the operation Of the French system Of surrcusm
this matter
The Parts Monite,p publishes report addrsnedh
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce to the King MP
ing the execution of the law Of the Odd Of March, 1871
tive to the labor Of children in manufactures lrsd
from the documents forwarded by the projects that at
Is applicable in 40 departments; tibet the number Ola
lishments subject to its provisions amounts to upvp
4 tka. 0,l,s
Of age employed in manufactures. Inspectors ha
appointed In 253 districts to take care that hil %
years of age be admitted into the manufactures had
iren rom to IL be not forced to work more than sh
and those from II to 10 more than ~ hours In theA
children had regularly attended the public schools "a
some DISTRICTS where none existed, the manniacmerA
selves had caused them to lie instructed at iheron
pense The working OF the law up to the present M
had been perfectly satisfactory and bade fair
with the most beneficial results.
INTERESTING STATISTICS RELATIVE TO THF ENGli'HsM
Returns Of the number Of British ships hsr
mage and oil seamen of all ranks employ ed in the sol
and Greenland whale fishery. have been printed onis
ton Of MIR. j. Hume, member OF Parliament Il htns
pears that in the years 1880 1891, and 1882 theewH
ships, of ,0S3 tons, engaged in the South Sea fishing
rying 1850 men; and that in 1871, 1912, and 1873 Their
employed 10 ships, Of 1851 TONS carrying ss5 men
CARDS the Greenland and Davis's-siraits whsehie9}
Is found that In 1880, 1881 and 1882, there were en
1912, and is4s 81 vessels, Of 1881 tons, carrying
men. The records Of the customs department DO not
the of preparing the return Of shipping and ~
employed in the fishing trade to Russia, Denmark @s
and Prussia.
PRoGREss OF FREE-TRADE PRINCIPLES N
LAND.--From the following extract from late 90
Der of the London Atlas, it appears as il the anp
nopolists Of England had lately gained another "
ry in Parliament, in forcing the ministry to hsm
protection on English butter and cheese, solely !
The ground that the present duties on these aua
are necessary and polite, as tending 70 keep Up \
revenues Of the government at a time when mud
wanted for national expenditures. Heretofore
all similar questions, it was their wont 70 v
las do the friends of the tariff Of 1912 in tbs Coy.
Iry) that the duties, SO levied as to take poraj
Of the proceeds of the labor of one man, orCas
men, and bestow it on another, was both pA
to the best interests Of the country
The BUTTER AND CHEESE QUESTION Cheap onau i
cheese, like cheap bread and cheap sugar have nn
become question OF time only II Is no longe or p
but the treasury that impedes their early aIl IN, Al
ton is abandoned, and revenue stops the way IN
farmers are gently let down; and the Chancellor ~
chequerpr for another years qetHs Tor lsa n
Thus the end OF another long lane is nearly res'n
Is encouraging wise and generous Statesman y ~,
haps have risked the loss Of e3Oo0Oo at once gsn'
working classes the benefit Of cheapness ~ egaa
ces SO indispensable to their comfort as htle
or, bold inancier might have tried the
or reduction OF rs. Cd cwt on foreign ehete
cwt on foreign buttor, would not, by greatly ~ h,
importation, have produced much revenue NJ, 4
present duties, which restrict consumption i p
close OF session wherein so much has neen M
vance the settlement of greater questions mins y, 1
the temporary ground of financial necessity .sro
not to yield this smaller question lbey ~, "A
principle, and that Isl suppose gain ~ ,a,
Those who carinot afford ample supplies OF 1or 4
cheese will grumble less over the short eomh pssr,
butter and inferior cheese with such proslee. MN
And then, when Cheshire farmers no longer R nj
at the cost Of other people when Cheshire mn M st
longer permitted TO levy contributions on ,ns 1,,us
country they will cease TO have any suPposssu
combining with the Essex LEVERS OF black'ma .vssr d
Norfolk barley monopolists. When they no nov nv y
between consumers and cheap butter and cheese
oin consumers In their eorts to obtain cheap ~,
thus FREE trade forces will be recruited unui .n5 ~