New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-12


1t hs, been carried 20 the Pole By DR. K.ne, ard to the
Equator on ay vsssel, II s u'ea 10 ire 'cf-'ooni
ID II. .ehd fum when much putriment il wanted
ID . email bulk, and it il oopgeniAl to the s.omsch.
INV FEryoB AKrlIIrRr.-We commence siSn
i.p eI,rse,s from the article on Arery IN TIE Ntr
1npscGn Cyeiepsi.0:
II. pesn sGp' The l4th century yer. very la~s
,s.i. The could Ony e gcy'd e.ss
rsst =. f s.t pin, q The I'm century -
s rop be rcuIssr tie smallest se9net. bored fof
u an The led gun, fI,d ADD u 10 c.se;r -
sb.' ops ehsrs. orsthid weight Of n.s. guns ~
mt t .1..a - ;s . 's
.sst oui Of I Or est aishi BE sIssiea % s
s,e' .sou IS cert lee yard, per cent o.: Of
IRE :hs' hrsd sen pou.s: 81. ss .S.ts as s
RE artillery Ic'p,ns pressing oOn Ia q importanee
sI S. ' PIT se. aoa suqa.s VIZ =. ne;,.n.
r,p,. modern musle's fed ntsy 70 be effective, cannot
cot q .u .he .s sDouan r .s
pt.s b.. A. go ysrs' vith the Mine or Enned De
ut IN lie .r'i.ry srr .r, 10 be eviteu,
as ,,n,bips kc sane. win in atul. ). tne .s.c
~. e s.. .sas bs and osp cover Tor i@sSeI
vrkiD SO ,sres from possbls artillery emP.ementf'
The new cam, ne, which have just been substituted
tor the OLD mstersl in the Frerch army, are all fed.
TIE esibeu are but two cahber Of ~ for nsgs cali
al pr, jecti.. are hollow. They strike q sohd ball,
aro buIst Ike shells. Their shape is conicsi they are
provided With lad projections, which eutsr the
grooves in,ids ,he csnpor and insure gres. precis
,,op in firg. The cannon Of ~ tells more sgsinst
ratification than the enormous csber tired In Ed
gard. They have been tried as follows: Two similar
heavy blocks Of m1onry hsvrg been cbosenss bat
.Iy Of % old plan vas mounted before the hrt 81 SO
Co. Al, hFaa A
battery Of 70 rev plan was placed before the other
at about double at oistsace-nsnely, a yards. IL
REQUIRED half TIE number # shot from the nav cannon
70 max. a. vide breach ss made by the old one.
The balls entered the masorTy - inches deep, and
then exploded, throwing of large cones. The cnargs
o. the new cannon was lbs. 10 ounces of powder the
charge Of the old ". IS lbs. The superiority OF
tb. Geld piece is still more marked; it weighs ess than
eco lbs, and sI nen can cary II on their shoulders
Though Q difficult d.fle. 1t requires only ID. Of
powder, and Sends . ball T. 400 yards With such exact
rtss that it 10 cay TO hit sipge horseman a:35OV
yards The explosive power Of these balls Is enor-
mous, and was lately exhibited BY the death OF Gen.
Ardent. This officer was watching the experiments
through horizontal long hols li6th of An inch high,
al diftancs of Go yards from the place where the ball
bu,st. particle Of iron extremely small struck him
with 81 fcitnt force to break hs skull and to cause
instant death. From the above description, which We
usn,lsis from the French, We ere inclined to thick
that Orsini's experiments have not been lost on the
French Government, ard that they must charge their
hollow balls with something quckerth common pow
der; they Use either Eliminating or cotton powder
yIsPrR Gas LIGHT, patented by d. II. Carpenter,
n. Y-The apparatus has the appearance of ordinary
,].A hnvp ola alnl
csmph.ne ard other by dro csIbon. in the manner Of
gas burner, without chimney or wick. The liquid to
be burr ed 10 placed in An ornamental reservoir, sas
pended from the wall or the ceiling of the room.
From tie lower part Of the reservoir vertical pipe
comes down Q diitsnce of about fifteen inches and
branches eff to a. many burners a. are wanted. The
burner is quite novel; 1t 10 made Of pipe three
ncles loIg; the upper end is spun in the shape OF
fad the periphery of which long and narrow open
ng, through which the fame escapes fan. shaped. On
each aide piece Of curved wire IL rveted 90 a to DO
partially in the fame ard thus to carry down portion
Of The best of the fame to keep the pipe always hot
The other end Of the pipe closed by ooncal screw
which regulates the supply of fluid. On each side Of
b. pipe are openings TO let cir in and across the pipe
ia another screw by which the draft is regulated. To
light the burner, it is fret necessary TO make all its
,crew opened the vspors Of fluid which the head has
formed in the pipe pass ito the burner where they
mix with the proper quantity Of air and escape through
the opening at the top, where it is lighted. These
burners are very simple when made, but many
mech sncs difficulties have to be overcome, from the
fact that the slightest imperecton results in an
equal spreading Of the flame They are built by Messrs
Reeves e. Co, who have devised and made several
Of tipsr esft IN ma oh "a m
u.ed under difficult circumstances The proprietors
Of the ve.per Light sUsge that it costs less than half
Ii. price Of cca gas and one quarter that Of burning
fluid in Ismp,. Th.se who have used it for some time
irow how far this is correct. We recommend this
burner a. superior to lamps gives better light is
lees Dangerous, and probably economical but it
usy well be doubted whether any perscn VINO has once
used ssslight will ever 70 back to any other.
The STATION IsDIcAToR (Hsrvy, Hubbs g. Howe,
Amste,d,m, n. " is intended fer railroad and city
esrs The names Of stations, those Of streets, are
printed on On srdless tape, which revolves on two
parallel drums. Atsvery station, spin, which is made
to project from the ground by the weight Of the car
make, the drums turn Fl sufficient quantity to make
q rev name appear at email window, visible from
al parts of the car.
CTR OFF AsD GovERsoR Patented by j. Brough.
tor, n. Y.-When q steam engine has 10 drive several
nscaiIes, some Of which may, ct any moment Do
thrswr out Of gear or when these machines require
uore or less power at different tines it is provided
With bail governor witch regulates the supply OF
steam to the engine to maintain Uniform speed.
lie old plan inverted by Watt Of doing this Is to con-
rest the ball governor with throttle valve, placed
in tie PIPE Leading from the boiler to tie cJhnder.
Wien the speed the engine increass the bal spread