The New York herald., 1866-07-08

He has been met with weapons and tactics at least ~
and tried to circumvent his opponents He has been
neither beaten nor even circumvonted but simply
weared out by purely Fabian policy He has given tn
Who then TO blame, aud who is there 10 punish The
unsuccessful ready to punish all the world and svsa
themselves II that is necessary the general eiecutioh
nothing more TO be said for IT,
There is an obvious inconsistency this violent wIsh
ces when the very ground OF the appeal Is opinion
that the constituencies are corrupt usurpations, with
substantial right to call themselves the people, and 70
elect the Parliament. II is impossible to pay higher
compliment TO the constituency and the exist
ing state OF our represensas Ssasr man
them any question OF importance. Why alter owS
revoonse atrbunal which we regard as the opportuns
and infalibe savior OF the countyf The classes
enfanchised may then be safely trusted with the most
vital OF responsibilities They are then sure TO send
us not only law makers but also men capable Of
making . constitution itself, and widening tie bass
OF this vast political edihce. This Is not our ouiogy.
teresed Il the impartial testimony Of the men who
inspired the Reform bill, and who now loudly appeal TO
peal believe, would be simply wasted or course u
would be out OF all reason to expect that genera eec
ton now should return the very same mon as one nine
how they would differ. II half dozen men should lose
their seats for their votes against government quite
possible that would lose their seats for support
ingit II we may venture any prediction ourselves I1
hat the appalling spectacle Of all Europe rushing %
soae the confusion and nserics Of the civilized Dord led
TO endure ui hardly complaint the anomalies and tie
fv0em
But dissoaio Of course L revossom a. far as goes
1t is equivalent to overturning the chessboard turning
Off the gas or getting out Of controversy BY creating
riot We maintain, however, that In spite OF the utter
bad management OF Mr. Gladstone bis friends and his
advisers, the Reform bill Is in very fair stage Of dis
cussion and that there is why should not
be handed to next session. We have now album
dance Of materials They have had some sitting There
have important DIVISIONS Not Of them has
udcially affected the chief principles Of the bill Then
why proceed with the discussion, which, even II
the most ordinary Chancery suit about worthless priv
ege few hundred pounds, or hundred acres OF mud
barren sand' But No" say these adv adyisers I've
very essentials OF the question: and clear our faculties ~
well as wipe of all the debts Of controversy by passing
throdgh of confusion and bitterness There are
those who are always wanting to clear the table, and w
their luck again. Though they make thousand
mistakes there Is always that resource II Is some
such hope tina. drives men e tAs gaming sae.s
or It's commercial subaifue. When regular business
more likely, folly visited with s natural results there
still remains the last chance OF stalking all ON ono die
and committing ones fortune 70 accidents and causes
beyond mortal control. This Is suicide, and nothing
well sell ones body into captivity as put ones
into the power Of unreasoning and ncaculable
process That is or less the character OF every
general election compared with the deliberations Of
Parliament which has really admitted the necessity OF
settling question. The House OF Commons has done
this, and, what is more, 1t has dealt moro seriously
and more respectfully with reform than govern
first and second readings Of the BILL only sticking
for a whole instead Of half It has only once
discussed foreign affairs, though In the face OF ap-
preaching wars, It has voted supplies with unprece-
dented readiness II has had one long debate and only
1t has left the great principles Of the bll-nsy,
the prime iple, In Mr. Gladsones own opinon-en
treIy unchalenged. Then, what has il done that Il
should be cashered dsbanded, and sent back for fresh
dangerous those who take 1t for II the fidelity Of the
supporters OF government be suspected and questioned
have been visited with an undescrved penalty and
marked with an unjust stigma
weapons of War.
THE AMERICAN IRoN-CLAD AT QUEEssIowN-BRTr-
IsH REFLECTIONS ON HER APPEARANcR-NRw
FIREAnMs AND NAVAL GUNS.
from the London Times June 23
1t Is said that the present war actually originated In
new nrearm Count Bismarck thought the needle gun
seized the opportunity Of breaking up the old OF
Europa 10 reconstruct aresh The presumption may
be little oversrained but Marshal Benedck slludcs to
II in his address his soldiers and there truth enough
in the idea to fix our attention on the great questions a
nations, and he Pssians hare Developed Of these
tns ruments and the American the ether
Prussian battalion Is said to be match by means Of
Its needle gun for three battaons armed with the ord
nary muske and an American Monitor is expected TO be
superior to any other fighting ship in the world On
of these points II is but likely that shall
have evidence In abundance, and the other know
than did, for real Monitor has just crossed the
Atlantic, and is now lying In Brit sh waters.
The American Monitor is literally floating gun
riage, and nothing She has the least
blancc to any ordinary manofwar either in shape or
arrangements; but she does carry gunsenorm0as oes,
ooand the Miantonomoh has carried them across the
Atlantic. These guns weigh upwards OF twenty tons.
four hundred and eighty pound shot The Monitor has
two turrets, and two OF these guns carried In
each Now, If the calibre Of gun is to decide the
advantage in an action, have certainly nothing TO
match the battery Of the Mianonomob. In latest
o % ' @ iee he poni yeaesa ~ he Hean.
The Belerophon carries guns weighing upwards OF
twelve tons and throwing two hundred and drty pound
shot Those our heaviest and most powerful cannon
whereas Italian ronclad has just sailed for the Adr
attic carrying six hundred pounders and the Americans,
told have already guns than twice -
big those Of the Mantonomoh Either then the sd
vantage does not belong exclusively 70 the largest gum
or that advantage does not belong TO US.
We have lately had some addition our experience in
these matters In the action at Callao four hundred
and nfy.poundeIs and turrets were matched agains.
ron-cads but though the history OF the engagement
10 instructive in many respects, II appears, strangely
enough, that the spanish iron-ciad was never
other directed their enormous guns against the wooden
vessels Of their adversariss and though the result
four hundred and nfiy pound pound shot drove q Spanish
fgste out Of action terribly disabled and another such
shot told with similar effect on smaller vessel; but the
iruncad though exposed 70 guns large those with
which the captain Of the Monadnock-an American
Monitorundertook 70 sink her in ten minutes
Peruvian tuets was the scene Of terrible disaster
The gunnsn within the turet hoistns up large
upon some anmuniilon just brought in from the maya
zine. By the explosion which ensued every In sbs
the guns ssoived ~as 50 dsrspssd that shoy wsrc uss
less FOR the rest Of the duy. On all Sides however,
x.. sc.no,!sdssd .h.. me rspu.s q The .n.rd.
tories: and the Spanish feet has retired from
the Pacific We may fairly credit the four hundred and
nfty Founders with the conclusion of that war
But there another feature Of the American specimen
deserving attention This Monitor though carrying four
hundred and fifty poundes but OF one thousand i've
hundred tons burden. Now, newest model Of light
cruiser Is the PAlasMr Reeds vessel-and she 10 Of
two thohsand four hundred tons burden though her
guns are only qudvto Big as those Of the Mian-
tonomoh Even Captain Cowper Coles has yet pro-
posed 70 build two turrei vessel Of less burden
than three thousand TONS double that Of the Monitor
Consequently the Americans far ahead Of
bning light tonnage with heavy armament OF
there other points for consideration where the
tor might not appear 70 much advantage The speed
OF the Mantonomah, for instance In her voyage
the Atlantic but knots hour and
mum is only put n nine E,her the Warrior or the
Achilles, therefore, would run round her with
Then her enormous guns OF very peculiar pattern
and capacity They made 70 throw very heavy shot
with very low velocity, principle not approved BY
articrists In this country. In fact have evidence
OF the actual power Of the Dahlgen gun against really