The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-27
INSPECTING TIE SCAT
Members Of Psrianan1 interviewing tie
Instrument With Which sds BRUSH
Tan Is WaI.oped., An"
[Lonaoa VIEWS. July VI

Oil Saturday the lembers 8f Parliament
who attended tie hay sitting Of tile House
0f Commons were engaged for sDTae rfaae
II viewing TIE instruments used il the lafIie-
Elan OF egrpGreaI punishment Ii the navy
army and hef AalasGY's prisons. The sea5a'f
exhibited ~ order 81 5tss a0nae Secretary and
5de5eererarT 0f State tdr W ar are four In nuai-
Ger, And we're exposed Tor Inspection "a tie
aieD7e adjoining the Gt5ak-F0Gal. TIE ascove
Was guarded 5Y I've pGllGEren. WAC had ra-
eeTveG strict orders 70 admit none 55 The sxai-
blEI9n except members OF Parliament. and
this Er1hlblGion was extended TO alenaers Of
toe press Nho were nee members ct the
House. VI. CalIaG, M. P. Ia reilly 60 whose
question the exhibition was granted, was In
frequent Attendance, and explained to right
honorable and aonorabls gentleman, ans0usr
whBl were Included occupants ct tide FRONT
5eIeheS On Gotta sides ct the House. the
changes which, he alleged. had Gsan made
n Bae desert pElons Of TIE Instruments since
they had 5esa inspected ~ Tim Ii 5he differ
eEd government offices. Iae Most fornlda-
bic weapon CT tie four On exhibition vas ia
dOHbeatiy the marine cat which core a
descriptive LABEL n she following terms
Sealed pattern cato alae tails. approved ny
the first lord OF the admiralty December
1877 signed g. W. Rodney 1epIGy ad5ataar
general The handle ct 5he Instrument Ia
nineteen inches "a Isng5h aEd from the end
depends D very thick G;5ra. whieh, At four
Inches distance from the handle, IS divided
INTO three separate GDrEs, alG these again are
divided LaG4 Tkrss separate Tails, folrSsen
Inches III EsngtE. EaGh 0f these tails, which
ars OF line, hard wal1-eDrd, is aao5Eaa aizls
5lEaes, and therefore capable ct la1ie5ag
6ig-aty-GIe lassratials Al each full stroke.
I he formidable character ct Ghe marine cat
seemed u create great as56nishlenr aalGng
the MeEa GERS VITO inspected t.. e he navy
eau was the lex5 OBJECT oE interest. Is was
araIgtl5 'roa her MaIrsTy5s shi5 the Duke OF
W ellington, and ind5rsef. Navy eat, brought
from the Duke Of Wellington, 5wal5y fifth 5t
saEls, 1870 her Masestg's ct3ck-gara, Ports
MDITh. Ihfs Instrument ID formed Ut a
handle covered II green 5aize-. Of twaA6y-ole
tlehss ID leEg,ta. from when dsEerc nice
laaaes q fliak e5E1, sa4h lhirTg-sevan inches
IN length Et5eL at 5le END 5f tie handle
WAS tEt5DrseG, Newer lspf1. Another Navy
cat, called tie +sapgr6ved cat, was also On
View, an! Ike the marine Instrument Sss i
aafzGls IS nineteen inches Ii length, With
Iasaes aiHR Id l1nber and aaEh twenty -eignr
Inches Gong- and bore Ehs Inscription, Cat
approved for Use on 5Gard Ger Majesty shIgs
For seanleE and marines The Lasaas ct the
TWO 'EavY cats are ahau5 Che thickness Of An I
ordinary 5lasK Lead pencil and arr nls4te oil
soagh cord The only ether cat exhibited
Vas 5haS used ID Ter Majesty prisons, add
q composed 5f 3 black handle nineteen Inches
.l iengIh, made OF wnIPeGrG, and Each bear /
.lg Iaree hard ElGIa, 5eIag thus capable 0f
nIietiay twenty seven laesrarIons at each +
I'LL stroke, or 6lIy GIe-thfrl Of thGse Inflicted
~ the marine cat The instruments we're
Ill infinitely inspected 5y the members WHO 4
7LSlEAa 5hH aIG1Ee.