New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-03-10
MISCELLANEOUS.

singular incident had occurred at Liverpool. Mr.
Tuiham merchant came in the morning 10 the Ex-
change loOns and usual, consulted the bulletin of
prices Finding that articles in which he had specu-
lated largely were falling, lie retired 10 vault under
the Exchange and cut his throat. Fortunately lie
was discovered ere life was extinct; and he now LEG
in the vault attended by four medical men--t being
impossible, in his precarious state, to remove him.
The official accounts Of the Trade and Navigation
Of Britain fof the year 1855 have been published and
show satisfactory result. The exports amounted in
value to 1917 655; the value in 1854 having been
G97 le4, 1916, and in 1853 49s, $780, II sterling.
1HE MONSTER Gun AT THE MERsEY STEEL AND
IRON COMPAKYs WoRKs-Ths marvellous piece of
ordnance, the greatest wonder in weapons Of modern
warfare, progressing rapidly to mpetion. As
ar the huge left the hands of the orgers 1t was
transferred 20 the latheroom, in another portion OF
tn, extensive works aud daily since has been under
going the operation of turning The first effort of the
artisans in this portion oftho establishment tam
the outside of the piece and give 1t the ordinary APP
peaTanee Of cannon, which It now assumes. This,
though it is not finished regards the polish to be given
TO IT, proved the sterling qualities OF the iron. But
tyid, ntly to show what would be the ultimate finish of
the outside, little more than two feet from the muz1le
has been perfected, and certainly nothing can exceed
the richness of the polish impaired to it, which Is a
further test Of the excellence Of the material The ex
terror being far completed the operation OF boring
was commenced about ten days ago with cut OF
eleven inches and up to Saturday evening about SIX
feet six inches of cavity had been made Strangers
who permitted to witness the progress of the work
astonshed TO with what ease the huge mass is
turned by the machinery; and Notwithstanding the cut
is 30 large in diameter not the slightest podiment ep
pears to be impaired TO the momentum o. the great
revolving body. The uniniated in such matters are
amazed TO know that the operation of boring Ii going
on 20 nOisees does the instrument cut its way into
the iron. AS may BE- expected, from the great bore
which il being made the operation Is very slow. The
success attending the forging of this immense piece Of
iron at once dsmovos the statements which were
made time ago, that large bodies of iron could
not be forged for ordnance without capitalization.
finer and better material in every respect
turned out Of the hands of the artisan than this great
body, which far has been the admiration of every
scientific who has il. Some idea of the vast
Of this gun may be gathered from the following
particulars Of its dimensions: When finished the barrel
viii be Is feet long; it will be % inches in diameter
al the muzzle, or sil inches in circumference !;
aud "a inches in diameter at the hrecch, or 49, !,
inches in circumference. The bore will be 10 feet 6
inches long, and 10 inches in diameter. When com.
pieted it is estimated will have cost the company
70 600 in material alone. The gun is expected to be
ready in about six eks, aud, with the trunnons
plete, viii weigh something "a tuns. When in
shed il will be drawn through the town by % of the
companys fine horses and will ultimately be taken to
Waterloo TO be testod The charge viii be 100
lbs. OF gunpowdCr, with of the shots of 3O2 los.
Mr. Clay the talented manager of the works is saper
intending the whole of the work.