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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 31, 5 February 1880, Page 4

New Missiles op. Wab.—Experiments, the Salut Public of Lyons says, are proceeding at present in severa fortified places, and particularly at Grenoble; to test the new engine df -war — the " firebells," invented by JJamarre. They are projectiles of a . special character, intended to enable a besieged garrison to acquaint itself with the enemy's entrenchments and batteries, the .work on which is never carried , on except under cover of darkness.. These missiles, which ignite soon after leaving the muzzle of the cannon,_ are thrown towards the spot whe c it is suspected that the hostile constructions are being carried out, and burn with great intensity for some time, emitting the while a brilliant light which serves to direct the aim of the guns intended to effect the destruction of the earthworks, &c. These curious weapons moreover, contain grenades exploding at irregular intervals, by which the opposing troops, who seek to extinguish the light, are kept at a respectable distance. It is now sought to determine the probable certainty of direction and extent ol trajectory ot the new invention. The following letter, published in the Ballarat Courier, was written by one of the young Waotabadgery bushrangers whilst under sentence of death. His sentence was afterwards commuted to imprisonment for life: — "Darliog- ,. hurst Goal, 23rd December, 1879. Dear Mr Long — In the unfortunate prsition I am placed you cannot but expect a very few lineb from me. I want to essure you that I am very thankful to you for your lete kindness in coming all tbe way from Victoria to testify lo my character, and tell you how bitterly I deplore my pass couduct. Ah, Mr Long, if. l had only obeyed my mother, and not left my home, how different my lot would have been, and how much misery I might have saved my relation?. I little knew to what my disobedience would lead me. But I thank God Ican say, with a clear conscience, that I did not shoot poor Constable Bowen. Will you ple.«8 Q remember me kind-ly to my late fellow workmen ? Once more thanking you for your goodness, I remain your sincerely- grateful, but nnfor«un««e friend, Francis 0. Johns alias T. Williams. According to the Nineteenth Century' not only did the Chinese possess coins at a very early period, but they were also the inventors of bank-notes. Some . writers regard bank-notes as having originated about 119 8.C., in the reign of the Emperor Gu-ti. At this time the Court was in want of money, and to raise it Klaproth tells us that the Prime Minister hit upon the following device : — When any princes or courtiers entered the Imperial presence, it was customary to cover the face with a piece of skin. It was first decreed then, that for this purpose the skin of certain white deer kept in one of the royal parka should alone be permitted, and then these pieces of skin were sold for a high price. But although they appeared to have passed from one noble to another, they do not seem ever to have entered into general circulation. It was therefore very different from the liussian skin money. In this case the notes were " used instead oi the skins from which they were cut, the skins themselves being too bulky and heavy to be constantly carried backward and forward Only a little piece was cut off to figure as a token ol possession of the whole skin. The ownership was proved when the piece fitted in the hole." True bank-notes are said to have been invented aboul 800 a d., in the reign of Hian-tsoung of the dynasty of Chang, and wer< called ieytsein, or flying money. It if curious, however, though hot surprising to find that the temptation to over-issu< ' led to the same result in China as ;ii the West. The value of* the not.ci fell, until at length, ib took ll,ooomin . or £3000 to buy a cake of rice, and thi ÜBe of notes appeared to have beei abandoned. 'Subsequently this issui was revived, arid Tehangyang (960-s9< ad.) seems to have been the first p;ri vate person who issued notes. Some

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