WHAT THE ARMSTRONG GUN CAN DO.—A few days ago, says
OCT contem- porary the Atheneum, we saw the range and accuracy of the new Arm- strong gun tested in a way which demands a note. Cooling ourselves on the Rimer coast near the artillery practising ground, we were asked to see the firing, and while this goes slowly and solemnly on one of them spies a flight of geese far out to sea. " There, they light on you sandbank." Up go a dozen glasses. Yes ; there they flicker in the sun, gray and white, mere specks in the blue sea air. Load the gun—load at the breach—poise—touch—bang ! Boat off there to the sands ! A signal tells the tale. The shot has struck the swarm—a life is taken from the flight—and this at six miles seven furlongs• from the mouth of the gun! A shot as well aimed from Primrose Hill should hit the ball on Green. with Observatory, or, if fired from Richmond Park, should bring down a rider in Rotten Row.
LOSSES TN THE ITALIAN BATTLES.—The Tournal des Debate has pub- lished a table showing the respective losses of the allied armies and the Austrians in the different combats and battles which took place daring the campaign in Italy :—" Montebello—Allies' 7000 engaged, 850 killed and wounded ; Austrians, 13,000 engaged, 1150 killed and wounded, and 150 prisoners. Palestro—Allies, 21,000 engaged, 1400 killed and wounded ; Austrians, 24,000 engaged, 2100 killed and wounded, 960 prisoners, and six pieces of cannon. Magenta and Turbigo—French, 55,000 engaged, 4400 killed and wounded, 200 prisoners, and one cannon; Austrians,. 75,000 engaged, 13,000 killed and wounded, 7000 prisoners, and four cannon. Melegnano—French, 16,000 eng 900 killed and wounded ; Austrians, 18,000 engaged, 1400 killed and wounded ; 900 prisoners. Solferino—Allies, 145,000 engaged, 16,800 killed and wounded, 350 prisoners ; Austrians, 170,050 engaged, 21,000 killed and wounded, 7000 prisoners and 30 cannon." It is thus seen that the total loss in killed and wounded of the Allies was 24,350, and of
the Austrians, 38,650, making a difference against the latter of 14,306. The number of French taken prisoners was only 300, while the Austriani
lost 16,000. The French took 40 pieces of cannon,, and the Austrians only one. But it would be hardly safe to take these estimates with ab- solute trust. We are too near the war to know the truth.
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