The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-12-25
THE DAILY DISPATCH.


1nE DAILY DISPATCH.
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-,Ilssss Iss"s.y ".. Msraias. Decemser 2S, 1859.
AMERICAN GuS MACHINERY FOR THE Esa.
LisH GovrRSMrsr.--we have had occasion sev.
erai times, within the last two years. to allude to
'ne movements OF the English Government in re-
soiutionising their system Of manufacturing small
hfe arms, 80 as 10 make It uniform to the Ameri-
can system. We take the following account Of re-.
cent transactions from the Springfield (siass) Re.
publican of Thursday:
some two years ago, tho English government
oo'erhned upon grand national sarmory for the
manufacture of small arms, after the American
pau pau sent out to this country commission Of ar
my ofiicers and engineers, for inspection and ar
rangement In connection with the newborn uur.
pose. These gentlemen had free access to our es
adjustments. and finally determined to COPY the
nihsresn prineipies OF manufacture throughout
40 40 this' they engaged James n Burton for
some years chief engineer end mechanic at the
uarPers Ferry lta } armory, TO take a like posi-
non !. "a III thc new English armory and he Is now in
aus. country IN the discharge of its duties. They
,:. so oo'ueIed oaiit here complete sets of the ma
ehncry m use at our armories Robbins a. Law
fcuce, OF windsor, VT. were employed to build
some ioO milling machines" used 10 cut the gun
@ roehs ana execute tho other iron parts of the gun
hese are common machine in this country ut
ieasi, anu were some months since completed and
sent abroad This branch of the contract amount
ca 10 some $4,000 or $4,000
hut the more important and intricate machinery,
s.hal ior tue manufacture of the gun stoek,) was
entrusted TO the Ames' Manufacturing Company al
Chieopee This has just been completed and was
.ispaiehedte England in the steamer of this week
he sieniehts OF national and local pride enter SO
iarSeiy into this lot OF machinery that we may be
excused for speaking of it with some speciality II
consists of % different machines, three of which
are duplicates. The rest constitute 'the set" and
through each of them does the gun stock have 10
pass IN the Manufacture
The machinery is capable of turning out $50
STOCKS per DAY, each machine requiring the ave
rage OF i minute 10 execute its peculiar office
The cost to the English governments of tins su-
peru tot OF machinery, is about 50 000 's-.' s,-
Ar. Oraniel Clarke. one of the best worknn.n in
the stocking department of the armory, has been
employed to 50 out to Europe and take charge of
the machinery and its operation.
lie uCW government arInoIY OF England. into
which this machinery and its operations are TO
DC introduced, Is located at Enfield Lock- nine
miles north OF London 1t is intended ultiraateIy
TO employ 500 uperatiycs and turu out 500 cts
daily.
Capt III. j. W, JerViS remains to look to the com.
licton OF contract for 100 rifles for the same
government, which in progress at the es .ablsh
ments OF Robbins and Lawrence, at Windsor, Vt
and Hartford 80 =
IMPORTANT II TRUE-The New York Post
Paris correspondent writes:
Marshal Pelissier demands permission to CIV aoi-
ate the Crimea forthwith. He declares that it is
impossible to continue operations there on account
OF the want of water for the horses of the army
The Russians have poisoned the wells, and he
asks, what Is the use of keeping an army of 16e,
wy men shut up IN their entertainments will be
sufhcient to leave garrisons at four five points
but there much fear here in regard to the moral
effect OF an execution of the Crimea.
The matter is still undecided. 1t is probable
however. that the advice of Marshal Peiss;er will
be adopted. 1t is also said that England wishes
next spring to undertake aorle the maritime ex.
petition against Cronstadt, reserying to herself
however, OF demanding the aid of an army of dis
einbarkation In case of necessity.
Gen Canrobert, as am told, is about to
marry the daughter of Of the ply icisls of the
Emperor, beautiful lady, thirty-two years of age
who has hitherto rejected all proposals of
and who will bring to Gen Canrobert, as dowry,
In income OF 900 francs This is mstch of the
Emperors making. He has made several such
matches for his friends and former couIpanions of
his political ycissitues, eften making additions to
thelr dowry from his private treasury. -
TIE COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATEs.-An
official statement of the Commerce of the United
states Tor the quarter ending September :}0th has
just been published. The results are as follows.
-fi IMPORTS .a
Specie. ..s. ..... $623,67l
Free, other than specie.... 1854, ,94S
'utlaoie.... ...... ..-........ 6L76i33l
E-r Aptai' ..'.. y AZ C2l 91D
EXPORTS. -,>Fs .sEf t5fff-
Foreign merchandise. e................. 81, ,36e S57
DoAestc specie. ....-.............--.. 1377l, ,S66
Domestic merchandise. dize........... Al, ,45s so
Total Domestic. ..... SIS ,442
Total Exports. ........... $50, 599 2299
1t win thus be seen that the imports for the quar-
ter amounted to S7a 02l, $50, and the exports to
$50, 599, ,229s. ss- rs. s-..- = X 7,