The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-15

| Egyptian seed to be forwarded to Jamaica imma-
olateiy, having learned from their agent that the
peasantry there extremely anxious to plant cot
ton with their provisions but find it difficult to get
suiilcent Seed so much has been planted He states
ihat in three weeks time he has clear ed and planted
iourty acres OF cotton, and corn with it. and fenced
IN tor planting 600 acres the last at an expense of
only Il de pays 6t. and Cd. day for wo-
Ihel, ana Is per day for men, and has had
10 turn away hundreds who applied for
WORK. gentleman who has b zen for MANY wears
cotton planter in the Southern States, gives the
Price OF days labor for a slave, when hired out,
cents, or about IS. I'd per day; whereas, in ia
lnaica the average cost is IL.
, ROMANTIC GGRL.-A curious story is told by
tue "iaSgow Herald of girl Of I6 the daughter Of
.espectaole parents-wbo has Just been found out
SLa - &c smart groceIs assistant in Glasgow.
que hdS IN ADDITION been pars0nifying the part of
young stranger in some revival meetings holding
lHrtn most Ell qaenty, and gaining the conidence
VI soie oi Vu h'usters as well as of our merchant
Alter being dismissed from the shop, she nassed
herself oil again as young man, and got situa-
ton in another shop, where she probably might
nave been yet, but for an intimation announcing
her real sex.
CHINESE GUNS Breech loading anil Otherwise -
Two or three hundred Chinese gGns captured bv
me British forces durng the operations in August
OF iast year, have been received at the W00lWich
Arsenal One Of them is made Of bronze, mounted
on substantial carriage, and weighs over five
tons. The Illustrated London Ne,1s saws:
lhe constr uction of this gun is peculiar as it has
oeen cast upon tube of wrnught iron about two
lnches thlck and this latter now forms the interior
OF me pore The carriage upon which the gun is
mounted is of teak; its construction is rough but
SUBSTANTIAL; and the wheels are decorated with a
ProiuSIon OF iron nails with large rounded heads
AT The extremity of the trail there are small iron
trucks, to enable the gun-to be moved with greater
ease.
Twenty three of the guns are very similar in
SIZE ard weight, though no two of them are exact
ly alike in pattern; and the metal of which they
are made also varies, being in some instances al
most pure copper.
One OF the pieces affords marked testimony to
the accuracy of the practice of our Arnstranos as
1t shows traces Of no less than seven shells having
struck II; the Craze produced by the first shock Of
me prGJeclc being succeeded, at a distance of n
lie" inches bv several sharp cuneform fluctuations
resulting from the segmnntS of the she'll
mere are about fifty small and very neatlv-mada
nrass pieces, each weighing about thirty nine
pounds The remainder of the guns are of iron
ana are very various in size and pattern, some Of
them being fastened into rough wooden beds Ore
OF them Is rather remarkable specimen of
breechloader; but the rest Of the apparatus belonc
ing to 1t is wanting. Another is furnished with
two rings. bamboo passed through each of
these enables the gun to be easily carried BIZ four
men, The wh1e Of these iron guns were found in
the forts; but none of them appear to have been
used in any of the late actions.