The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-08-18
IMPORTANT METALLIC DISCOVERY

| One of the startling discoveries of the age has
just been made, and its effects upon the commercial
| ahar of the world cannot be foretOld. We alIude
| to the late discovery in the process of making or
/ smelling of a metal called the Byrne ore or
Byrne metal, which has been named after the in
ventor. This new metal is of such a nature that
either an imitation of gold or silver can be produc
ed which would defy detection by more than nine
tenths of the dealers in manufactured of pure
gold and silver. The most astonishing part of this
new discovery is that of its being valuable as to
be used in the manufacture of every article in which
| gold or silver can be used.
| This metal is being used now in the manufacture
of watch cases, rings pencils, spoons, forks, heads
for canes, toothpicks pens table sets, chandeliers
and in fact, everything in which gold and silver
has been used heretofore; and when it is understood
that this metal sold in the manufactured state
| for 81 an ounce the immense revolution which it is
| destined to produce in the commercial world can
be partially conceived. Its weight and general ap-
pearance is precisely like that of gold and silver;
thus making it without doubt the equal of those
metals in the manufacture of every thing else but
money, which use is made certain, because it will
not change its appearance by use any more than
gold or silver will, and not so much when alloy to
any great extent is used.
Wesay that this is startling discovery. We
call it startling discovery because it will, in
great measure, dispense with the use of gold and
silver in the manufacture of jewery and other ar
ticles in which these precious metals have been
heretofore used, In consequence of which the sup
ply OF these metals will be greatly augmented, the
coinage and corresponding increase in the volume
of money in the channels of trade, which must ad-
vance the prices of all kinds of merchandise in like
ratio.
When can buy service of plate made of metal
which represents geld in every particular but its
value for 81 an ounce while wrought gold is worth
SlS an ounce, 1t is easy to perceive that great rev.
oution is about to take place in this branch of
trade In the silver the difference of price is
not so great. set of silver spoons which costs
now Sc can be bought, made of this metal, and
which will represent the silver in every particular
but their value, for 81 the set. For our part we
must say that this is the most astounding develop
ment that the world has ever known as regards its
commercial arrangements. 1t surpasses the rail.
road and telegraph invention beyond doubt, and
may end in revolutionizing our whole system of
money exchanges.-M Y. Ne,os, 18th
FEAroF STREYGTH-A letter from Jackson. Miss.
Aug. 4, 1859, says:
81 was yesterday eyewitness to one of the
greatest feats Of strength record. According to
statement recently made by some professor of gym
nastcs before his audience, in his lecture, he said
that the Belgian Giant, who was said to be the
strongest man in the world, could only lift, at a
fair and square lift 900 pounds If this be true,
yesterday Mr.. Giant fairly beaten.
"Mr. Charles F. Ferry, locomotive engineer on
the engine Hercules, of the N. o. j. & G. N. r. R.
lifted, at fair and Square lift, 1000 pounds. Mr..
Ferry is just six feet high, and weighs 2O2 pounds
He stood upon pair of Fairbanks platform scales
and passed a three-quarter inch rope underneath
them, allowing the ends to come far enough through
to run stick through the loops. He then placed
l,20O pounds in weights upon the beam and stepped
upon the scales taking hold with the centre of the
stick and, with apparent ease, raised the beam and
held it in that position for nearly thirty seconds,
until all of the bystanders were perfectly satisfied
that it was fair lift At the suggestion of some
person present, another 200 pound weight was
placed upon the beam, and / confidently believe
that had not the rope broken, he would have raised
the 200. Another rope procured, but he re-
fused to lift again for nothing. Mr.. Perry says that
he can, by the aid of strap bis shoulders,
carry and walk twenty or thirty PAGES with 1900
pounds
INCREASE OF GEORGIA WEALTH.-The Atlanta
Inteligencer learns from Comptroller Thweatt that
the digests of one hundred and twelve countless re-
turned to his office, show increase of the taxa
BILE property of the State, for the past year. of fifty
millions of dollars, in the counties for which returns
have been received
MAGNIFICENT PRESENT To QUEEN VICroRA.-The
London Chronicle says: We can state, on the au-
thority of a private letter from India, that the
Maharaah of Cashmere is forwarding, as present
to her Majesty, most costly shawl tent, which
will contain, moreover, bedstead of solid gold.
The value of this regal offering is said to exceed