The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-07-16

close custody every strolllng Mexican party
they NAV encounter. The military Of the
Territory are instructed to be in readiness to
march to any given point to which they NAV
be directed.
Governor Young left Great Salt Lake CITY
on the Goth of April, for the purpose of visit
inc the Indians lorated near the Southern
settlement t.. The Governor was attended nv
Kimhal, and others in high authority. No
Serious outbreak was apprehenlcd from the
difficulties reported. the Indians having en-
tered into a treaty of anity, until word could
be bad from the Superintendent.
Curiosities at the Crystal Palace.
From notice in the Times Of articles at
the Crystal Palace, we take the following:
Bales and boxes Of goods are arriving in
great abundance. Our notices of articles en-
tered have hitherto been principally conhn-
ed to the foreign contributions, As attracting
generally more interest from their novelty :,
and it is perhaps best TO allow our American
exhibitors to speak for themselves at the q
penlng,when their specimens of industry and
skill will be displayed in comparison with
their foreign competitors. There is, howcv-
er, one contribution in the American collcc-
ton, that may be made an exception and
that is what may be called the Government
contribution. 1t consists of specimens OF
arms and warlike equipments manufactured
for the L. 5. Army. We should saw that the
exhibition is indebted to the efforts of Mr.
JAS. /. Ames, of the Ames Manufacturing
Company, Massachusetts. who has obtained
the privilege of exhibiting them from the
Government, and has the entire management
and display. This portion of the Exhibition
will afford strong contrast to the est-all
the other contributions illustrating the tri-
umph. of peace. in the cultivation Of the use
full arts while this will command attention a.
the representative OF the pride, pomp and
circumstance of glorious war"
The collection. when fully arranged. will
present very strikin. appearance. The
splendid brass ficld-piccrS. and the cleaning
steel OF the muskei> the hri>tiing bavonct,.
&C.. will produce. doubtless fine effect. The
collection is principally taken from the diff
tcrcnt Government armorie>. The mu>kets
and mu>kctoOnS are from the Springfield
Mass. Armorv Mos, of our readers are a
ware Of the completeness of the firrarm> man
uttctur"d there. The process OF their manu-
iarturr Is one Of the most striking triumphs
OF mechanic art, in the way Of machinery,
that can hc shown IN this or any other com
try. Each portion Of the mu>ke,, from the
stock down to he screws. even the smallest
piece OF The lock. Is made ~ separate ma
chine, and with such precision and cxartne>s,
that when all are thrown in a heap they can
tie taken unfortunately and PIT together.
each part fitting perfectly. There ar. also
Rifles from the liarprr'> Ferry Armorv.
which are SAID 10 be pcrt,.c; IN their way
The brass, or rather bronze Guns A. they ar.
"allrd. are made for The Government IN tn.
AmrS Company. a> are ais" the swords, of
which there are some very fine specimens
The most Formidable par, of the collection
will be- the cannon with their carriages, TO-
gcther with wagons. caiS>on>. &C. 1t con
sists of one l6 pound "nn aud carriage cai,-
son, u battery wagon, A travelling FORE. a
howitzrr, mounted a battery ui
SIX guns. two howitzers, - pound DO. two
- pound "nlS. and t"o 6 POUND do The
Guns are OIL ronz" and ar" splendid pieces
The carriaGrsare from Watcryliet Arsenal.
Among the curin>iii,.> that have arrived
from abroad for the EAhjhiticn are. two work
of steam engines. which were.
few years a-o, exhibited at the ROYAL Pov-
trchnlc Institution, Tor which space has been
in the English department. These
arc doubtless the most curious specimens of
minute workmanship that vii Lc exhibited.
The smallest one, an =. illatnr cylinder en-
CINE, <'HndS "pon or E"q.i<i f1,uyenDy n;err
(Slzc OF a halt-dmc) with room to spare =
The cylinder Is but one >ixht of an inch in
diameter, the length of stroke thrrc-cirhth>
and the diameter of the piston is that Of an
ordinary needle. The other is a beam en-
engine, composed Of more than two hundred
pieces. The length of the stand is three and
quarter inches. length of beam two and a
quarter inches, diameter of cylinder three
el9hths OF an inch. and the length OF stroke
~evcn-c"hths of an inch Both Of these en-
gincs are screwed together with the utmost
precision and dclicarv They were made
and are now sent to this country for Exhibit
ton at the Crystal Pallce h, Sir BENJAMIN
Warner. the London watch manufacturer.
sF Hon. Edward Everett related this in
rldent IN recent lecture at Tripler Hall.
New York. when | was in London, few
years ago, received letter from one of the
interior counties Of England, telling me that
they had in their House of correction an A
mrrican seaman, or Il person pretending to
be who was both paupcr and rogue. They
were deslrouS OF being rid of him. and kindly
offered to place HIM at nv disposal Although
he did not bd far to be very valuable a.
QUESTION, wrote back that he might be sent
to Lonnon,where he could be shipped by the
American Consul to the United States.
ventured to add the suggestion that if Her
Malesty's minister at Washington were ap-
Piled to in a similar wav hv the oversee-s
OF the poor and warlens of the prisons in the
United States. he would be pretty busilv
occupied. But really felt pleased, at a time
when my own little State of Massachusetts,
was assisting from ten to twelve thousand
destitute British subjects annually. to be able
to relieve the British Empire of the ONLY A.
merlcan pauper quartered upon it,
The AUGu>T ELECrIuHs-E Elections will
take place next month in the States of Ken
lucky, Missouri. Arkansas, Alabama, Texas.
Tennessee, and North Carolina. In the two
latter States the elections will be held on
Thursday, the 4th Of August, and in the 9th
ers on Monday. the lst of August In Ken