The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-22

tne correctness OF his views. The fire raging in one
Vi tnesf warehouse can only be compared to that of
past furnace and IN consequence of the cast-iron
pillars speedily becoming red hot the " fer from lie
hose falling upon these pillars suddenly @ ,ntrscts
ana snaps them like so much glass and of course, |
the ii'ors fall in at once. There is another danger
10 those outside these warehouses; The massive
Orders of cast-irOn supporting tho 0ooriny of |
course expand with the heat; and no walls how
ever strongly built, can possibly withstand their
latent thrust and down they come tn To doctrine
tloh OF those near at hand We have no doubt
whatever that this the cause of the fallino of
the wall which killed poor Braidvood II vas
on me inquest that there was no saltpere in
THIS part OF the building; it was also moved that
no explosion took place here at all Il hos hpan |
suggested that the walls were burst ont nv the |
sweing OF the cotton bales but it is quite needless
~ attempt snch an explanation when we know the
iron girders heated to a white heat as thew yere |
must have elongated nearly half foot pressing |
before them the solid walI.--London Per;e,5.
ELAss-tLooRED OPEN STREET GALLERIEs-A
scheme Ter the Improvement of the chief thorough.
lares OF London, by means of glass-hoored omen
galleries, giving free ascent to air and subtended
throughout by system of parabolic electors has
been proposed by Mr.. John Jeffreys, +. r. S. The
street shops are proposed to have light shed into
them by means Of parab0lic refectors mounted in
sets, easily accessible and adjustable beneath the
glass floors of the galleries, and which Mr. Jereys
states ne ha: a.certained, by large models and
otherwise will give an abundance Of LIGHT to the
street shops-more, indeed, than they generally
have at present.
Provision is also made for free yentiIatio, of the
under SIDES OF the galleries, to prevent sill
stagnation, and even to prOmoe the ventilation of
the shops and houses; which will also have the adj
vantage OF open shop and other doors to the second
moor, or to the glass-hoored and ventilated gale
| ries. The cost per house of galleries feet wide
and ~ feet frontage, is estimated at Gl0O and of
| galleries Is feet wide and same frontage at goo.
An endeavor is being made to establish a company
lor CARVING out the project with the aid of act
OF Parliament. The galleries would be made of
iron castings, aud glass slabs, &C., in fac sinaiIe
parts, so as to be cheaply and readily produced.-
| Builder.
The LONDON TINES ON THE SOUTHERN WAR MOVE
MENrs-from Virginia there is NOTHING new. but
one feature of the is BECOMING very rernerfahIa
and that is the little knowledge the Nortberners
| are apie TO gain respecting the Southern srmy II
| g.. pan that tne PRESIDENT of the Confederate
o'"Ie; "He'her ne Is doing much little is doing
| ~ with secrecy which the commanders of the
Norm cannot penetrate. The accounts given in
the New ork papers are clearly quite worthless
ohe Gay the Southerncrs have only a few wretchad
| bands which are rapidly melting aJyav Ibrough
hunger and want of shelter; the next thew have a
splendid army OF 147,000 men, which may at any
time endanger the capital itself We arc disrnsad
| to think that the Confederate forces do mt sonoI
IN numbers those OF the Union, and that in rifles
ana ammunition they defective: but on the
otner hand, it is known that they took a great
NUMBER OF guns at Norfolk, and that the foundry
at Richmond has been at work for the Iaet two
months. They will probably remain on the defen
siVe and await the attack of General Scott and the
''uiiiS my. "Bether the stand will be made
IN the present position Of the Confederate forces or
IN the entertainments which they are said TO have
mace further South, is a question which we have
no data for determining.
HE FRENCH NAvY.-The armed steamship Sol
erlno, of 900 horses power ard to carry 70 ri1ed
cannon, was successfully launched at POrient on
the 24th OF June. The lines were designed by NJ
Dupuy de LONE, and the ship built under the
supefintendence of NJ. Duchslard. This com
pletes the six armoured steam men of-par which
are actually afoat The armoured frigate Heroine
Is to be laid down on the slip from which the Cou-
rome was launched some time back The MAGENTA
wnlch was launched on the 22d of June, is 282 feet
long, 5212 feet beam, and 451 = feet in depth The
weight OF the hull when it lett the slip was 200
tons; when lifted with armour, engines and arIna.
ment, the weight will be 1000 tons. NJ Dupuy de
LONE, Director of Naval Construction at the Minis
try of Marine, has received orders from the Emne.
ror to proceed tour of inspection of the naval
ports of France The cadres of the personnel of the
navy are TO De largely augmented, with view to
meet all future requirements.
THE AMERICA YACHT BEArRY.-Tbe caIabrstod
schooner yacht America, now called the Camilla
having been purchased by Mr. II. Deasy of Cork
ran In the Queenstown regatta on the 2Sth ult
1he was pitied against the schooner Urania and
the cutters Echo and La Traviata but her FACE was
entirely with the latter, the other two vessels
fouled in starting. The Traviata led until n short
distance from home, when the Camilla shot ahead
and they came in-Camilla at 4h. l3m Os, Ira.
viata at All. l4m. So. The Camilla beino Ok ton
and the Travate only 63 tons, the time allowed the
latter for difference ct tonnage gave her the race
by minutes and 81 seconds. The Corkonians arc
naturally very proud of this achievement of their
Cork-buit yacht, and the Cork Herald announces
the event as 'a great day for Ireland and especial
ly so for Queentown."
HE SGAMESE AMBAssADORs.-At the official ra
ceptlon OF the Siamese Ambassadors by the En-.
peror Napoleon. the presents which the Ambassa
doris are charged to present to his Majesty were
sent off at eleven o'clock in the morning Tnds
Pe9oentiy OF the order OF the White Elephant, stud
ded with diamonds, these presents consist of a
crown OF massive gold, covered with diamonds; q
go!d waist belt, with plate ornamented with dia
monds; gold dishes richly enameed, of enormous
weight; and number of palanguins, throne s arms
&C. The crown which is remarkably handsome
: and of concal form, is covered with band Of
very thin caoutchouc, on which the diamonds are
placed, so that at little distance it resembles An
enormous pile of precious stones.
, letter from one of the first houses in Cognac
says:-"ihe injury done to the vines throu ghout
al the Cognac district by the frosts of the early
days of May, has been quite as great as was then
stated; ana you may Test assured, that notwith-
standing all the newspapers saw thAra rGai iu
Curious superstitions still linger in the most cul-
ttnaaea parts OF France. Among others is the
FANCY that person struck by lightning witbout
peln@ Killed possesses miraculous power from
heaven. This lately happened to a woman in
Doual. The next day her house was surrounded
9y crowd of six hundred persons, blind, deaf
uuiho' malt, deformed, diseased in every way, en-.
treating her to touch them.
Lord John Russell says that almost every Spsn-
Use official in Cuba had grown wealthy bV the
orioes he had received for the admission of slaves
to that island. Vi S'"'e Cd
ABOUT one hundred and twenty Americans resi-
ueht OF staying in London, assembled to commemo-
rate the 4th of July, at public breakfast at the
noyal opera Coonnade Hotel, Charles street, ST.