New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-11-04

black II burns with brilliant fame and leaves hardly any
reduun What does leave Is only little light iesthery
dust, which doe, no' ea , ssu soe ~ Iecb
leaders, which cleanliness Is the first desoe atu Besides
this e. produces smell and no smoke.
discharge Of artillery therefore would neither sufooate the
obsruc their view IT, does not ny the gun as gun
accurate calculation soaked IN water, needs ony 20 %
dried again be good as before Compared with btcs
pow by weight it Is about double The strength compared
Nv volume it il about the same strength Isl NIUE III
ilan back power considered with regard to results Inc
brilancy OF the flame and absence OF smoke VIII make
valuable pyroechnca purposes, also for blasting IN
Apropos or not of which invention LET me find room
for a story Twenty years more ago. there was an
exhibition in London at singularly dreafy place
called the Adelaide Gallery where they protested to
perform that difficult task Of combining science WIN
amusement. an invention called Perkins, steam gun py
which ever many pecksfull Of spherical bullets were
discharged in q few minutes and fattened against an
iron target In accordance with request that ne
would examine the thing the Duke of Wellington beook
himself tbher. and subsequent to the performance
addressed the exhibitor in these words Il don't wsh
in any way to hurt yonr feelings. Mr. Perkins, but II
this Invention Of yours had been the frs, means people
employed for propelling bullets what wonderful i'
movement gunpowder would have been considered
Professor Mason, the editor Of " Macmans Maya
zine" has been appointed 10 the chair OF rhetoric III
Edinburgh A better choice could not have been MADE
but one wonders that the nomination Of all such posts
should be so exclusively reserved FOR Sc0tchnen W.
rather one rould wonder, of the intense ma,
tonalty of North Britons There Is not an once IN a.
shin that born north Of Tweed OF west OF 81.
Georges Channel hasn't as good chance OF obtaining
rs any denizen Of the g English counties; Out an En-
gglfnan might as well hope 10 become Grand Lanhoi
spiritual Emperor Of Japan TO get any scotch OF
Irish post. The old rule of what is yours is NINE
and what Is mine is mine OWL" seems TO be the MORO
which both Caledonans and Hibcrnians adopt Ill INC
distribution Of patronage. ,
few words on not particularly important personal
matter, which, however would have been alteh1sp 10
before had known there was occasion for IT, Ihere
appeared in THE DAILY TRIBUNE, aboIt nonth ago;
card signed IS H." in which portion OF letter 0,
mine concerning the late Major DE Nere assasslhaeu
nj Chatham by the soldier Curfie was subjected TO cor
rection contradiction and criticism. and its writer
taxed with careessness in respect to his statements
with raking up gossip. etc. Having anticipated Tue
desired correction already n my remarks on the muir
derers execution shall dismiss that part OF the charge
by informing IS r." that my innocent msrepresenta'
ton of the unfortunate Maj martinez and sharp
military officer was first generally shared by he
London press that The Telegraph editoriazed on the
subject OF the mans revenge, and the Tory SdHdaTd
last week continued this: . >,
1.-THE prisoner said have been very penitent and to
have that he'd reasonable ground Of animosty
against his victim This far satisfactory it dproyes
Tie charge insnuated at the time Of the murder that the
Maol harshness to his men had provoked the crime
The stony of the health of the murderer having Deen
openly drank by the soldiers OF some regimenfs-not
fthe that is an error for which IHR IIBuNE'
compositors are responsble-was. too, current IN this
metropolis. And If :. r. supposes that 1t IL the duty
Of a newspaper correspondent to verify every rnmor
that he simply reiails. he has singular notions one
can only demand honesty of intention. But a word
further with him: He sets out with wlliuly commit
ting what be accuses me OLA Misrepresentation. Ills
words are, your correspondent while endeayoripg
20 cast n sur on the English naton;" mine. what
ever The army and Nary Club nav say or swear
about" Now, here. submit. is diference-not per
ceptIDlc perhaps gentlemen who have cousins who
are officers in the army. and it may be- rather
eager TO lie, people know that interesting
fact but visible enough TO common people Finally
without Intending the slightest dsrcspect TO the
memory Of Major De We're, let me tell IS. X" story
Nell Gwynne once. coming 10 her carriage found her
footman bloody from II recent fight with his comrades
They called you a w. was hls explanation
You fool" rcioined the candid Nell everybody
knows IT," They shan't call me VS. footman.
for all tint - grumbled the fellow lac clambered
into lis place and the carriage drove OIL T. H. @.