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POLAND. -A COMMITTEE has been formed of the Undersigned for the purpose of RAISING FUNDS in AID of POLAND at the present crisis : The Marquis Townshend. Colonel Pinney, M.P. I The Earl of Ilchester, John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. The Lurd Kinnaird, K.T. Edmund Beales, Esq., M.P. The Viscount Raynham, M.P. Wm. Lloyd Birkbeck, Esq. Sir Henry Ainslie Hoare, Bt. Subscriptions will be recived at the Bankers, ll'ssrs, Hanbu r y and Lloyd's, 60, Le e mbard-street, ; and at the Office of the Literary Association of the Friend, of Poland, 10, Duke-street, 't. James's, S.W. The names of other Bankers will shortly be announced. GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 11, Lombard -street, London, E.C. Established 1821. Subscribed Capital, Two Millions. DIRECTORS. Cir MINTO FARQUHAR, Bart., M.P., Chairman. CHARLES' WILLIAM CURTIS, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Henry Hulse Berens, Esq., G. Shaw Lefevre, Esq. Henry Bonham Carter, Esq. John Martin, Esq. Charles F. Devas, Esq. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. 'James Morris, Esq. Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. Henry Norman, Esq. James Goodson, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, Esq. honison II ankey, Esq., M.P. Abraham J. Robarts, Esq. Olin G. Hubbard, Esq., M.P. James Tulloch, Esq. John Labouchere, Esq. Henry Vienne, Esq. AUDITORS. Lewis Loyd, Esq. ITenry Sykes Thornton, Esq. Cornelius Paine, jun., Esq. Noel Whiting. Esq. 'rhos, Tallemach, Esq., Secretary I Saml. Brown, Esq., Actuary LIFE DEPA RTMlOTT.—Urstorn. THE PROVISIONS OF AN ACT or PARLIAMENT, this Company now offers to new In surers EIGHTY PER CENT. Of the Profits, at Quinquennial Divisions, or a Low Rate of Premium without participation of Profits. Since the establishment of the Company in 1821, the Amount of Profits allotted to the Assured has exceeded in rash value £660,000, which represents equivalent Reversionary Bonuses of £1,058,000. After the Division of Profits at Christmas, 1859, the Life Assurances in force, with existing Bonuses thereon, Mounted to upwards of £4,730,000, the Income from the Lite 'ranch £207,000 per annum, and the Life Assurance Fund, i ndependent of the capital, exceeded £1,618,000. LOCAL MILITIA and VOLUNTEER CORPS.—No Lxtra Premium is required for service therein. LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their Vslueß, if such value be not less than £5O. ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, re ceived and registered. MEDICAL FEES paid by the Company, and no charge or Policy Stamps. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that FIRE Policies Which expire gt Lady Day mist be renewed within fifteen days at this Office, or with Mr. SAMS, No. 1, St. James's— street, corner of Pall-Mall ;or with the Company's Agents t hroughout the Kingdom, otherwise they become void. „ Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are a d m itt e d by thi s voinpany. SEVEN PER CENT COTTON LOAN of the CONFEDER nT N STATES of A3IEItICA for £3,C00,000 sterling at ninety per cent. The Bonds to bear interest at the rate of seven per cent. per annum in sterling, from Ist March. 1863, payable half yearly London, Paris, A msterdam, or Frankfort. The Bonds exchangeable fl,r cotton on ap lication, at the option of the holder, or redeemable at par in sterling in March, years, by half yearly drawings, commencing Ist a larch, 1564. AGENTS FOR THE CONTRACTORS IN LONDON. Messrs. J. Henry Szhroder and Co., 145, Leadenhall-street. This Loan has been contracted with Messrs. Emile Erlanger and Co. Bankers, of Paris, by the Government of the Confe derate States of America, and is specially secured by an un dertaking of the Government to deliver cotton to he holders of the Bonds, on application after sixty days' notice, on the tooting aftermentioned. The natur, of the arrangement is fully set forth in Article N. of the Contract made with Messrs. E. Erlanger and Co., Which is as follows: " Each Bond Oath at the option of the holder, be conver tible at its nominal amount into cotton at the rate of six- Pence sterling for each pound of cotton, say 4,0001b5. of cotton or each Bond of £lOO, or francs 2,500, and this at any time hot later than six months af ;er the ratification of a treaty of Peace between the present belligerents. Notice of the inten tion of converting Bonds into cotton has to be given to the r epresent tives of the Government in Paris or London, and peace, days after such notice the cotton will be delivered if veaoe, at the ports of Charleston, Sava n nah, Mobile, or S ; ew Orleans ; if war, at points in the interior of the country, Within ten miles of a railroad, or stream navigable to the Ocean. The delivery will be made free of all charges and duties, excepting the existing export uty ono-eigh hof o ne cent. per pound. The qualit of the cotton to be the s tandard of New Orleans middling. If any cotton is of supe rior or inferior quality, the difference in value shall be settled ,93 , two Brokers, one to be appointed by the Government, the o her by 'he bondholder; whenever these two Brok. rs cannot apee on the value, an umpire is to be chosen, whose decision snail be final: . It is at the same time provided that holders who do not ,invert thei Bonds into cotto shall be entitled to retain the 'onds, and receive interest at the rate of 7 per cent, per annum in sterling, payable half yearly in London, Paris, A msterdam, or Frankfort, at the option of the holder, until re payment of the principa at par. Au Annual Sinking Fund of 5 per c , nt. is provided for, be 24 per cen t . o f th e B on d s unre d eeme d by co t ton s h a ll 15 e drawn by lot half yearly ; the first drawing to take effect en the Ist March, 1844, an,i to be continued on the Ist Sep tember following, and on the ist March and Ist Septembei in !very succ( eding year, so as finally to extinguish the Loan in 'Wenty year- from the date of the Ist drawing. The Bonds to be issued at 90 per cent., whic:i is to be paid f4S follows :- 5 per cent. on Apr lication. 10 „ on Allotment. 10 „ Ist May. 10 „ Ist June. 10 „ Ist July. 15 „ Ist August. 15 Ist September, less dividend 34 per cent. 15 Ist October. £9O ,ii Subscriers will hlve the option of paying the instalments advanc b o allotment, or on any of the above dates, under discount of seven per cent. per annum on such Rrepasment ; but in default of due payment of the respective instalments, -4 .! Previous payments will be !iab e to forfeiture. dacey I-B to ym bout ent under per p d ound. ] iscount, the price of the cotton is d to a 51 re- After, allotment scrip certificates will be issued to bearer. be certificates, after p a y men t o f th e l as t instalment, will k,e exchanged for Bonds, to " Bearer" in sums of £loo—£2oo 00 —£1,000 each, with coupons attached, payable Ist "'arch, Ist Setember, as stated -,bove. Arrange men t s have been made for the exe ution of the z onds in Paris. tt Flr m thP proceeds of the subscri to ptio su n, the ie Contractors and , r agents are authorised retainsufficient funds to pay he first two coupons. drawings for the operation of the sinking fund will be - up , advertised previous to the half y arty redemption. 'ln authenticated copy of the Act of Ratitication of the Con- Iract may be inspected either at tr e offices of Messrs. Fresh oida and Newman, the Solicitors to the Contractors or of f e ssrs. owder,. Maynard, and Co., Solicitors to the Agents the Contractors in London. I,, A Pplications for allotment to be addressed to Messrs. J. jruj3 , Schroder Laurence , 15, Leadenball-street ; and to the fi. ":4 ' e s, Messrs. Son, and Pearce, Auction Mart, ` ( !in whom forms of applicati n may be obtained. J , n. the event of no allotment bein 4 . made, the deposits will .thirnediately returned. Public Subscription is simultaneously opened in Liver "ol, Paris, Amsterdam, and Frankfort. J. HENRY SCHRODER and CO., Agents to the Contractors. 145 , Leadenhall-street, 19th March, 1803. COTTON LOAN OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. To Form of Application, be forwarded to Messrs. J. Henry S hroder and Co., after z, zo Payment of the preliminary deposit to the bankers. ...... " lqessrs. J. Henry Schroder and Co., Agents for the Con tractors of the Cotton Loan of the Confederate States of America. th"rentlemen,—Havin hereby to Messrs. Jones, Loyd, and Co. o r e t ,'llin of z , request you will allot £ Re Cotton Loan of the Confederate States of America, and „ hereby agree to accept the ame, or any smaller amount per may be alloted to , and to pay the further sum of £lO r cent. on the same when allotted. G cut; emen. Your obedient servant , Signature Address in full Date ..._______ TIM FARMER'S BAROMETER, 503., a TIPNv Instrument, by N egretti and Zambra, cor vp;''Y indicate whether the Ba• mneter falls or Rain or for 157 ` nc . Particulars by enclosing - stamp-1, llatton-garden ; Cornhill ; and 112, Regent-street. 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Even now, backed up as the target was with 23in. of iron inside all, it was penetrated, broken, and torn in such a manner as to render the sinking of the ship that received the blow a matter of certainly, while, had such a shell struck the Warrior amidships near the water-line, it must have blown such a hole in her side as nothing could ever have remedied in action. By the side of the target was a powerful partition of wooden beams, and an examination of this after the shell had ex ploded gave terrible proofs of its destructive powers. There was scarcely a spare inch of its whele surface that was not deeply penetrated with fragments of the shell of all shapes and sizes, from lib. weight or more to ragged particles as minute as small shot . Men standing near where this partition stood would not only have been killed but torn to pieces. Altogether, this shell, both for penetration and awfully destructive effects on bursting, was the most successful that has yet been fired against armour-plates of any king. Mr. Whitworth's 150 pounder was next tried, loaded with a steel flat-headed shell of 1511 b weight, with a bursting charge of 61b. of powder, fired from the gun with 251 b. of powder. This shell struck within about five inches of the spot where Sir Wil liam's had struck and burst, and destroyed the teak backing. The Whitworth shell passed quite through the plate and burst among the debris of splinters behind. Apparently, most of its charge must have escaped from the front of the target. Certainly the explosion made not the least perceptible addition to the damage already inflicted by Sir William, nor did it even set the timber on fire, though from the smoke that hung about, it was at the moment thought it had done so. It was a pity for many reasons that the shot was directed so close to the mischief done before that there was virtuully no backing on which to show what effect it really did accomplish. As it was impossible to say more than that it did no fur ther harm than apparently was there before it came, and the hole in the plate was of the small, clean cut, punched kind, so suggestive of easy plugging, even with the most destructive of Mr. Whitworth's by his gone through the his ma n y su ppo r t ers p m r i e s s s e n n e t s tha tlt h was e ha claimed as effectually b plate with a 1561 b. shell and 251 b. o f pow d er as Si r William had with his 2901 b. shell and 451 b. of pow der. This was quite true, though it proves nothing more than that it is very much easier to make a small hole in an iron plate than a large one. From the flaw in the breech of the gun we have already mentioned no further trials were made with this piece, and Mr. Lynall Thomas's gun was the next competitor. Unfortunately, from some mistake the gun was not well pointed, and its first 3301 b. shot missed the target alto gether, and struck the ground on the left, passing through a bank of earth, and then flying off to the right upwards into the air over the river with a whirring scream that was almost terrible to listen to. In its passage it gave a good notion of its tre mendous force when it touched the ground, scat tering the earth into the air in a dense black cloud, almost as if a deep laid mine had been sprung beneath. The next shot, weighing 3071 b., and fired with a 501 b. charge of powder, struck the hollow part of the target, where it was 73 inches thick, and what is termed "dished it," or bent the plate, but, as was remarked upon the ground, for a projec tile of such weight, propelled by such a charge of powder, it effected no commensurate damage. The third shot was more successful. It was a steel projectile of 3301 b. weight, fired with the same charge. It struck on the edge of the 73-inch plate —its weakest part, and made a broken indentation to the depth of 102 inches, sufficient to establish a most alarming leak in the side of any vessel. The terminal velocities of both these last shots were One of those gunnery experiments which upsct all our theories as to the invulnerability of our iron clad vessels occupied the whole of Tuesday last at Shoeburyness. There was an unusually large muster of official and scientific visitors. The Duke of Somerset, Lord Clarence Paget, and the Lords of the Admiralty were present, with Lord De Grey, from the War office, attended by General Tu Deputy-Inspector of Ordnance. line members of the Ordnance Select Committee, with the members of the Iron Plate Committee, were also on the ground, with Sir William Armstrong, Mr. Whit worth, Mr. Lynall Thomas, Mr. John Penn, and a great many naval and military officers, civil engi neers, and others interested in ascertaining whether plates can be produced that, will keep out any shot, or whether ordnance can be made of such calibre and strength as will smash any plates that can be opposed to it. The experiments were arranged to elucidate as much as possible both points in dispute, the guns used being the old smooth-bore 68 pounder, Sir William Armstrong's 110-pounder service gun, with special steel shot cut down at the base to reduce them to 651 b. weight, Sir William's 300-pounder muzzle-loaded rifled shunt gun, Mr. Whitworth's muzzle-loading 150-pounder or 7-inch gun, and Mr. Lynall Thomas's 9-inch or 300-pounder rifled muzzle-loading gun. Both these latter were made by Colonel Anderson, at Woolwich, on the built up coil principle adopted by Sir William Arm strong, and both were admirable specimens of workmanship, though before the experiments commenced Mr. Whitworth's gun was found to have a crack or flaw in the centre steel tube round which the toils of wrought iron are wound and welded in the course of manufacture. This defect prevented its being used in the course of the experiments except for one discharge with a live shell. Mr. Thomas's gun was an enormous piece of ordnance, nearly 18ft. long, weighing 16 tons, and with a thickness of 17in. of metal round the powder chamber at the breech. Though nomi nally a 300-pounder, this gun is claimed to be cap able of throwing projectiles of various forms and weights from 250th. up to 4101 b. Sir William's 300-pounder weighs less than 12 tons, and was the same short, powerful piece we have already described in our account of previous trials on this ground. The three plates against which this ponderous array of ordnance was directed, at a distance of 200 yards, were bolted up into a target of 12ft. square, the upper plate being Skin. thick, the middle one nip., and the lower plate 6tin. On the right side these plates were backed with lOtin. thick of solid teak, behind which again, as representing the skin of an armour ship, were plates of iron, one of lin. thick and one of lain. thick, which rested on the usual upright ribs of wrought iron. The other half of the target was fastened to the iron ribs, but had no teak backing or inner iron skin. It must he borne in mind, however, that the upper plate of 52in., though nominally representing a section of the side of our improved armour ships of the Mino taur, Northumberland, and Agincourt class, was in reality infinitely stronger than any, the former vessels having only a lining of 9in. of teak, with an iron skin of sin. thickness, whereas, as we have said, these plates were lined with 10in, of teak and 22in. of iron in two plates inside all. The armour plates were made and rolled by Mr. Brown of Shef field, and as the result proved were beyond all doubt the finest specimen of plates, whether rolled or hammered, which have ever been tested at Shoc buryness. Colonel Taylor conducted the experiments, the arrangements for firing, &c,, as usual, being under the care of Captain Alderson. The first shots, three in number, were fired from the old smooth bore 68- pounder with the usual service charge of 161 b. of powder. These were directed against the 51, and 7-&-inch plates, and were immediately followed by three shots from Sir William's 110-pounder, loaded with special steel projectiles, weighing 6531 b, and fired with the same service charge as the smooth-bore 68. The result of this experiment proved the inutility, not to say folly, of having com parative trials of rifled guns at so short a range as 200 yards. All experiments at Shoeburyness go to prove that between the best and worst forms of rifling, as between the best forms of rifling and the oldest smooth-bore, there is scarcely any appreciable ' difference in the damage done to the plates when both guns are loaded with the same weight of pro jectile and fired with the same charge of powder; and there was no exception worth speaking of to the rule in this instance. Where the 68-pounders had struck the indentation varied from 21 in. to 3in. in depth ; where the steel shot of Armstrong's had hit, the mark was in one case deeper, and the plate showed a just perceptible crack about Bin. long, though apparently of very trifling depth. But this was the worst. The most careful examination failed to discover any mark on the back of the target— even as much as a disturbance of the paint upon the rivets to show that it had been hit at all. All competing artilleryists at Shoeburyness, in what ever case they may differ, seem to agree that the range for testing the powers of rifled guns should certainly not be less than 1,000 yards, at which distance the force of smooth-bore projectiles ower than any fired, which was attributed to wha is believed to be the excessive pitch in the mode of ribbed rifling adopted by Mr. Thomas. The whole effect of this piece, considering its great length of barrel and force of charge, did not realise the expec tations formed of its capabilities in the morning. It is, however, but fair to state that Mr. Thomas was quite satisfied with its performance, and expressed himself confident of being able to pierce any part of the target on the next trial. Sir William Armstrong then fired his 300- pounder with an ordinary cast-iron round shot weighing 1441 b., with a charge of 451 b. of powder. The terminal velocity with which this struck the 7-3- inch plate on the unbacked portion was the highest attained—no less than 1,636 feet a second—and almost in exact proportion to its velocity was the damage it inflicted., Not only was its indent larger and deeper than any shot that had gone before, but on the inner side it broke the plate both vertically and horizontally, leaving a cruciform tear nearly two inches wide at the openings, besides shaking the tar get to its very foundations. This shot and the steel pro jectile of Mr. Thomas had, in fact, so damaged the whole of the massive structure, both in its plates and fastenings, that further experiments became almost useless. The iron, even where most torn, held to gether in a manner that was really wonderful, but Mr. Thomas had knocked off several of the massive screw bolt heads, and the effect of the entire day's work had been to so bend the plates and destroy the backing that there was really no part left that afforded the means of a fair test of resistance, while it was evidont that a few more shots like the last might bring th e w h ole mass to the ground. The firing, theref ore , was discontinued, leav i ng the honours 'of su ccess f u l attack beyond all question with Sir W. A rmstrong ' s shot and shell. The practical results elicited by the day's experi ments seem to be these—first, that iron plates of 72 inches, or greater thickness, can be produced with as much perfection as to quality and strength as gotthose u o n f 4 st i h n e c h fi e r s e ; secondly,of which o t u h r a t s t w r o e have n gest alrarmour cladseady could not face and float for ten minutes, A steam floating battery for harbour duty, but capable of passing from port to port, might be safely covered with 12 inch plate, and, armed with four of the 300 pounders with which Sir William did such tremendous mischief on Tues day, would be as much an over match and object of terror to the strongest armour ships as armour ships are now to wooden ones. To guard against the possible visits of such craft from any part of the Channel to our arsenals and dockyards, it is evident that guns for land and harbour ser vice, at least, must be increased to even greater than their present eolossal proportions. Not a year since, Sir William astonished and almost alarmed the old school of artillerists by appearing at Shoebury with a 300-pounder. Yet 300-pounders are, to say the least, not uncommon now, and Sir y, has made a 600- William, again leading the wa would be reduced one-half, while the rifled shot would be flying at their greatest impetus. The next shot was fired from Sir Williams 300 pounder, loaded with a conical steel shot of 2961 b, weight, and fired with 451 b. of powder. This tre- mendous missile struck with a velocity of 1,298 feet per second full upon the centre of the 72-inch plate, where it was backed, driving in a circular piece of iron 10in, in diameter quite through the plate, bend- ing in the whole plate itself to a depth of an inch and a half, and buckling its ends outwards more than an inch. The massive wrought iron girder which crosses the whole back of the target horizon tally was bent oat and broken in several places, as were also the inner ribs, the 21-inch skin was bulged and cracked, the rivet heads loosened, and many knocked off altogether. The examination showed that the target, as a target, had received a most serious shake, though, from the wonderfully good quality of the iron, there was little of actual frac ture or cracking except in the spot on which the shot itself had struck, where the whole 71-inch piece was driven in, and only held in place apparently by the wooden backing. Had the object struck been a ;hip's side, the damage would have caused a most serious leakage, and one or two more such rough visitations anywhere near about the same spot would have sufficed to sink her outright. It is hardly possible, however, to institute comparisons between any armour-clads yet known or thought of and this target, as no sea-going vessel could possibly carry the masses of iron that were here fired at, though a - pounder, weighing 24 tons, throwing a rifled ball of 6001 b., or a shell of 5901 b., to hold a 251 b. bursting charge of powder. This gigantic piece of ordnance will be tried at Shoeburyness in the course of a month, with a certainty of smashing to fragments any plates yet forged or rolled, and before twelve months are out we shall see one at least, if not more, 1,000-pounder guns of the same kind. These day's experience shows sea forts, breakwater a w r e e the sh a shall r r d e n a a n n y c e w t a h e a t t f e e v r e r e y u r heads, mouths of harbours, and banks of important rivers—guns that can send their shells through the thickest plates we can make i n E ngland (and thicker ones are never likely to corns to us from abroad)—guns that can smash armour of sueh weight as even harbour duty vessels could not be made to float with. Not till we have such guns as these can we consider ourselves safe, in case of war with any naval Continental Power, from the slow steaming, half-sunken 10 or 12-inch plated floating batteries which would otherwise be sure, in calm weather, to come crawling along our coast from dock to dock and arsenal to arsenal, gat) d e fyi ng and destroying all. floating battery might. This last steel shot re bounded from the target, and when examined showed less signs of damage than any bolt that has yet been fired during the long course of experiments on these ranges. The next shot gave a marked success to Sir William. It was from the 300-pounder, leaded with a cast-iron shell weighing 2861 b., and charged with 111 b. of powder. This was fired with the usual 451 b. charge, and struck full in the centre of the 51in. backed pate with a velocity of 1,330 ft. per second. It shattered i. s way completely throug h i t , l eav ing a rough r oun d h ole about 10in. in diameter, an d then burst i n th e i ns i de, blowing the teak to m i nute fragments, setting it on Ere, breaking off many of the rivet heads, and tearing the inner skins of iron, nin. thick, into rough shredded gaps, as if they had been so much cardboard. When water had been procured and the fire iu the wood extinguished, it was seen at a glance that the question of the resist ance which our newest and strongest iron frigates would be able to offer to such ordnance was settled in the most unpleasant manner. The strongest iron clads we have yet built or are building Would, as regards ultimate destruction, be almost as Tulnerable the movement of the engines. A MAIL TRAM OFF THE LINE.—PLYMOUTTI March 17.—The London mail train that l e ft h ere a t 7.10 p.m. this evening ran off the line between Rattery and Tot -119514 No person WM injured, THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 19, 1863 Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. the Admiralty relative to her next trial. The armour-plated frigate Ocean, building at Devon port, which was launched this day (Thursday) was laid down August 28, 1860, on lines supplied from the Con troller's office, Somerset-house, for an ordinary wooden line-of-battle ship (similar to the Gibraltar) of 101 or 91 guns, according to their make or calibre. Her dimensions were to be as follows :—Length between the perpendiculars 252 ft ; length of the ke for tonnage, 213 ft 91in; breadth extreme, sSft sin; breadth for tonnage, 57ft 2in ; breadth moulded, 56it 4in ; deli! h in hold, 25it 6in ; her burden in tons was to be 3,715 G 2-94; and her draught of water when ready fur sea—forward, 24ft I lin ; aft, 2Gft din, The arti sans of the yard were fully occupied upon her according to these instructions until March 12, 1861, when they were taken off in consequence of the increased use of iron in the construction of ships of war. The o•Tan was then partly in frame. On the 13th June following the Lords of the Admiralty gave directions for having her convex ted into an iron-cased frigate of 34 guns, of the following dimensions : Length between the perpendiculars, 273 ft ; length of keel for tonnage, 232 ft 81in; breadth extreme, 58ft sin; breadth for tonnage, 57ft 2in ; breadth moulded, 56ft 4in; depth in hold, 19ft 10in. Her burden in tons was to be, 4,045 26-94 ; and her draught of water when ready for sea, forward, 24ft Tin ; and aft, 26ft. She was accordingly placed again under the superintendence of Mr. J. P. Peake, the master ship wright, whose first duty was to lengthen the slip some 27ft. The Ocean was then cut in two amidships, the fore section was hauled up 20ft, and five pairs of frames were inserted. The original framework of the stem and stern was taken down, and both were made sharper. The thickness of the sides of the Ocean immediately below the armour-plating is —outer plank, 12in ; timber, 14in; inner plank, Gin; total, 2ft Bin, Where the armour-plating is placed the outer plank is Bin thick, the inner Gin, and timbers 14in, which with the iron plates, 411 n, makes a total of 2ft 81in. She is strongly braced with iron wherever necessary, In constructing her 46 iron beams are introduced for sus taining the upper deck, some of these weigh 22 cwt each ; they are formed something like the letter T. The tee or upper part is shelved to receive the deck plates ; the beam proper, or shank, is half an inch thick and one foot deep ; the base is oval shaped and solid, and is termed the "blob." The tee, the beam, and the blob were made separately in lengths, and then welded together. Every alternate beam is supplied with a knee at each end, which is fastened to the framework of the ship. The carpenters of the yard fitted the beams and all the iron funnel hatches in the engine room, &c. With cold chisels and saws they cut the iron car lines and fitted and rivetted the iron knees. The work was done formerly by Government smiths ; they are said to be excelled in it by the carpenters, who consider themselves superior also in all other iron shipwork not requiring the use of a forge. The depth of hold of the Ocean originally was 25ft Gin, and burden 3,715 tons; now the depth of hold is 19ft 10in, and burden 4,045 tons. In the former case all the space below the main deck was measured ; in the latter the space only below the lower deck is measured. The dif ference between the two, 340 tons, is gained by the addi tional length amidships (20ft), by an additional breadth of sin, and by lifting the lower deck about 20in. The ori ginal upper deck is dispensed with, the height between decks now is about 7ft. In the main and lower decks teak, maho gany, and greenheart are used almost exclusively. The beams are teak. The upper deck, which is flush fore and aft, is covered with iron plates three-eighths, half-inch, and five-eighths of an inch thick, fastened to the iron beams. The thickest are placed all round the sides next the bul warks and in other exposed parts. The plates are covered over all with an oak deck 4in thick. To sustain the weight of the plating and iron beams an extra number of wrought iron columns will be erected in the 'tween decks. On each side of the upper deck, amidships, the Ocean, like the Prince Consort, is furnished with a round tower seven feet high and about five feet diameter, constructed of wood 12 inches thick, and plated outside with iron four inches thick Access is obtained from below. Like the Warrior she wilj have on'each quarter strong iron towing bollards, fitted through thick slobs of wood laid on the deck and fastened below with carlines. The outer teak planking of the Ocean, which receives the armour plates, is Bin thick, and runs down to sft 4in below the water-line. The first planking below is 12in thick, flush with the facing of the plates. From this line or reception of the iron below the lower deck, on the fore rabbet it diminishes gradually to sin in the bottom. The depth of plating, from the bulwarks downwards, will be about 20ft—viz., one line of plates above the ports 3ft deep; a layer between the ports 3ft 10in, and four layers below the ports each 3ft 3in deep. The number of plates is 275 ; of these 168 will be about 4 . lin. thick for midship use; the re mainder, 112, will taper from 41in to 3in, in a distance of 40ft, towards the bow and the stern. Under the buttocks and less exposed parts the thickness will be reduced to lain. The weight is estimated at 935 tons, and the cost from £35 to £45 per ton, exclusive of fastening, which will be done by lain iron bolts, 12 of which are required for each plate. Wooden moulds aro already fitted to her waist, to determine the exact form of the plates required there. Under the armour plates each side of the ports, which are like the Warrior's, there will be vertical plates lft wide and 3in thick, The bow of the Ocean below the water-line protrudes 18in ; or, in other words, the stem falls inboard, like all modern ships of her class, so as to be prepared to act as rams on a contin gency. There will be no knee or figurehead on the stem, but ample carved work both on the bow and stern. From the head down to the shank the rudder will be made of iron; that portion above the water-line will consist of metal, hav ing a socket to receive the head, the main part or blade below will be made of wood. The rudder post will not be connected with the screw shaft. The Ocean will be bark rigged, The screw, as usual, is made entirely of gun metal, and has four blades ; it is 21ft in diameter, with an increasing pitch ; the main pitch may be varied from 20ft to 25ft by the improved mode of construction recently introduced. There will be no outer bearing for the screw in the rudder post ; the "boss" of the screw is firmly keyed on the en lof the shaft. The banjo frame and all the usual appliances for lifting the screw out of the water are dispensed with; this greatly simplifies all the parts connected with the screw, and much reduces the risk of injury from shot, which is of course a subject of the utmost importance. The Emerald, 35, screw frigate, Capt. Arthur Cumming, made her third experimental screw trial yesterday at the measured mile in Stokes Bay, off Portsmouth. The screw tested on this occasion was one with six common shaped blades, fixed at equi-distant intervals on a " Griffiths" boss. The weather was very favourable for the trial, the wind scarcely exceeding a force of I from the N.E., and the sea being perfectly smooth. The ship drew 20ft 9in forward and 21ft 10in aft, and the mean pressure of steam during the six runs made at the mile was 221 b, the vacuum being 25in, the maximum revolutions of the engines being 52, and the mini mum 50. The runs were completed as follows :—the first run in 4utin 31sec, or at the rate of 13.285 knots per hour ; the second run in 6min lOsec, or 3'729 knots ; the third run in 4min 24sec, or 13 . 636 knots ; the fourth run in 6min, or 10 knots; the fifth run in 4min 26sec, or 13'533 knots; the sixth run in 6min, or 10 knots. The mean speed of the ship was 11.725 knots. The circles were made in the usual man ner as follows 7-To Port—Helm up in 17 seconds, with six men at the wheel, and with one and a half turns of the wheel rope, the angle of the rudder being 11 degrees. The half of the circle was completed in 4 minutes and 2 seconds, and the full circle in 7 minutes and 54 seconds, the revolu- tions of the engines being 49 2 . To Starboard--Helm up in 19 seconds, with six men at the wheel, and with one and _ _ _ covered by the Raglan's anchor catching in the cable on her attempting to effect a mooring. A telegraphic message was then despatched to Woolwich to that effect, and a barge was sett down for its conveyance to the dockyard. The screw steam corvette Racoon, 22, from Chatham and Portsmouth, arrived yesterday (Wednesday) morning at Plymouth, when it is reported that she will proceed to Malta to embark his Royal Highness Prince Alfred, and then go to the West Indies to join the fleet of Admiral Sir Alex, Milne, K.C.8., commander-in-chief on that station. The Bermuda .Royal Gazette of the 24th ult. states that the paddlewheel steam sloop Vesuvius, in ch.rge of Lieut. Lewis M. Cr&te, left, the island on the 17th for Fortress M , nro ,, , and the screw steam frigate Ariadne, 26, Captain Edward W. Vt,nsittart, on the 19:b, for Jamaica. The screw steam corvette Cadmus., 21, Capt. John F. Ross, was expected to sail on the 28th for England, and the screw steam corvette Py'ades, 21, Captain Arthur W. A. Hoed, early in March, for Nassau and the West Indies. The screw steam frigate Galatea, 26, Capt. Rochfort Maguire, which arrived from Havannah. at Key West on Feb. 6, and left on the 10th for Nassau, was daily expected at Bermuda. The screw steam sloop Rinaldo, 17, Capt. J. A. R. Dunlop, was compelled to continue at anchor off Ports Island until some obstruction had been removed at Timlin's Narrow, when she was to enter Hamilton harbour. On the Rinaldo doing so, the screw steam gunvessel Nimble, 5, Lieut. John D'Arcy, tender to the flagship Nile, was to leave for Grassy Bay. The screw steam frigate Orlando, 46, Capt. George G. Randolph, was undergoing a thorough refit and general caulking. a half turns of the wheel rope, the angle of the rudder be ing in this instance 17 degrees. The half circle was com pleted in 4 minutes and 4 seconds, and the full circle in 7 minutes and 56 seconds, the revolutions of the engines being 50. The Emerald, like all ships of war approach ing and exceeding 3,000 tons, has occupied a long period and a large space of water in completing a circle under steam, and it is evidently an impossibility for a ship of great length and tonnage, when propelled by a single screw, to enter such a harbour as New York, and, by the aid of her - • - __ own powers, turn and go out to sea again at the pleasure of her captain, notwithstanding the extraordinary statements which have been made in the House of Commons on this subject. The power of manoeuvring a ship under steam has been lately exemplified in two instances on the Thames, under the supervision of the inspecting officer to the Steam Department of the Admiralty, when, by the ap plication of two screws in lieu of one, it was proved in the most satisfactory manner that a ship could be made to revolve upon her centre after the fashion of a railway turn table, steer equally well going astern or ahead, and place herself in or extricate herself from any position. The two screw system has for some years attracted the attention of many naval officers and civil engineers, and we hope to see the order issued from the Admiralty for laying down a vessel with which to thoroughly test the principle. Judged by the results gained in the steamships Flora and Kate on the Thames, this principle bears as great a relative import ance to the efficiency of iron ships of war, whether engaged with the iron ship of an enemy or an enemy's fortress, as does speed ; and the possessiun of speed is of even still greater importance, judging by past events and present ex perience, than is the precise thickness of armour-plating• The six-bladed screw, as had been anticipated from the ro • sults of the Shannon's trials, gave a speed superior to that obtained from the common two-bladed screw by about two- tenths of a knot, with a rather less indicated horse-power of engine, and a total absenco of vibration from the work ing of the screw, the only motion felt on board being from At the conclusien of the trial the ship anchored at Spithead, and awaits orders from The anchor and iron cable lost from the Warrior ;at Gravesend, on the occasion of the disemba rca ti on of her His Imperial French Majesty's steam frigate Albatross, 4, Capt. Maude t, from Vera Cruz Jan. 29 and Havannah Feb. 8 with 150 men and 40 invalids arrived at Bermuda on the 22d. She had on board the officers of the French gun boat Lance, which was_burnt inside the bar of Vera Cruz. The Albatross, when 300 miles from the island, encountered a gale, which made her leaky. It was expected that she would leave for France on the 24th, when her repairs were expected to be completed. The following appointments and promotions were made on Tuesday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Augustus Jacob, to the Excellent; Thomas W. Hansom, promoted to master; James Taylor, promoted to be a Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets on the " retired list ;" Thomas J. T. Wood, assist.-paymaster in charge, to the Pandora ; John N. Colborne, assist.-paymaster in charge, to the Sparrow ; William H. Whichelo, assist.-paymaster, to the Victory; and John C. Sabben, clerk, to the Hawk. The undernamed gentlemen have been nominated to naval cadetship : William H. May, G. N. Grenville, and H. T. Dorrier. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Commander James Simpson to the Victoria and Albert, vice Commander Christian, promoted; William R. Cronin, master additional to the Hawke, for the Coast guard; John H. Patterson, Staff-Surgeon to the Royal Ade laide ; Richard Picker, Burg. to the Orpheus; John J. Ellis, assist-surg, to the Fox ; Thomas Fulton, assist.-surg, to the Indus; Edward B. Broster, assist.-surg. additional to the Fisgard ; George A, Campbell, M.D., assist.-surg. to the Sparrow; and George Farr, assist.-surg. to the Pandora. Royal Highness the Princess Alexandra, were yesterday landed at Woolwich. The lost stores having been ineffectu ally sought for by the usual means were on Saturday re• NEW ZEALAND GOLDFIELDS. The Otago Daily Tinzes of the 17th Tannery says :—" The first report from Mr. Worthington, the newly appointed commissioner of the Wakatipu District, was received in Dunedin yesterday, and has been placed at our disposal by the Government. It is dated the 10th of January. Mr. Worthington reports the estimated population of the district as 6,400. He further reperts as follows Lead ore has been discovered on the Arrow River. The men represent that there are large quantities to be got at readily. Payable gold has been struck on a creek running into the Shotover, about 15 miles above Arthur's Point. Miners have been rushing principally to the westward, and are in a very unsettled state. I should estimate that one-half the population are doing nothing but search leg for new ground, or following up suc cessful prospectors. The population during the past week have been steadily migrating westward, on the track of a man who goes by the name of " Moonlight ;" and a great deal of auriferous country has been discovered, causing a rush from the older workings on the Arrow and Shotover Rivers, but principally from the former. The majority of miners have settled down on a creek running into the Shotover River, about 15 miles from Arthur's Point, where the prospecting claim on - the river is situated. The creek is worked for about 31 miles from the junction, but the first mile through gorges, and it is only in isolated spots in this portion of the stream where miners can get a chance to set in. Above this the c,nr,try opens out to some slight ex tent, forming a flat of about a mile and a half in length, and 70 to 75 yards in width. A great deal of ground has been turned up here, and most favour able results obtained. One man, on whose informa tion I can rely, states that he and his mates have washed as much as 111 b. to the dish, and two miners of his acquaintance cradled 130 oz. in one day. Ac counts of this sort are numerous, and though of cc urse they must not be taken as any criterion of the results obtained by the majority of miners, still I think there are very few steady working men who have any cause to complain. Sinking varies from one to five feet, with very little wash dirt, the gold being principally on the soft slaty reef, and usually coarse and nuggety. A few of the spurs in the vicinity are being worked, and the prospects ob tained are sufficient to cause a rush on to them. Above the flat the creek divides into two streams, both of which are rocky and precipitous, and to-day I hear there has been a rush to flats some four miles up on one of them. The road to these diggings is a most difficult one even for a man, but miners manage to take packhorses within about a mile. M'Donald and a party have discovered payable ground on a small river, emptying itself into the northern portion of Lake Wakatipu, on the east side. they left Mr, Ree's station on the 20th ult., in his schooner; made the island that night, and the next morning landed about 10 miles from the road; started north ward, following the shores of the lake, and about mid-day struck a river about the size of the Arrow. Prospected, and found traces of gold, but nothing more. Proceeded on, and the nest week was passed in trying the auriferous nature of a large river flow ing into the head of the lake from the snowy ranges. Nothing but the colour was obtained, as they could not bottom anywhere, from the fact of their having no proper appliances to get rid of the water. This river was prospected for 30 miles, and, though precipitous in places, flows through numerous flats and terraces. On the 26th they re turned to the first river they prospected after land ing from the island, and sunk holes on a flat imme diately below a gorge, about one mile distant from the lake, where they obtained four grains to the dish, off a false bottom of gravel. A better prospect, however, was ultimately found in two places higher up, on the side of a spur, the general average being 2dwt. to the dish, besides picking up several nuggets, the largest of which would weigh about 7dwt. Another party having found payable gold in the stream immediately below them, they thought it was quite time to secure a prospecting claim, which has been granted to-day. I may men tion that there is plenty of wood for all purposes in the neighbourhood, and sawyers are at work on one of the islands." THE GRESHAM PROFESSORSHIP OF MUSIC.— Several candidates are in the field for the Gresham professorship of music, rendered vacant by the death of Mr. Edward Taylor. Amongst them aro Mr. Hullah, who is well known on account of his singing classes and elemen tary publications ; Dr, Wylde, of Trinity College, Cam• bridge, principal of the London Academy of Music ; Mr. H. J. Lincoln, who has achieved a high reputation in musical circles by his lectures, and his aptitude for conveying the highest class of instruction to large masses of people; and Mr. Soloman, who has an extensive connection as a private tutor at the West-end of London. Other candidates will probably announce themselves. Tt may bo mentioned that the first Gresham professor of music was Dr. Jahn Bull the composer of the " National Anthem." , lADVERTISEMBNT.]—HoIIoway's Pills, B a d Health.-- The sources of human infirmities are very numerous, but they chiefly resolve themselves into tainted blood. Thee pills were invented to remove the fertile ground of sickness; and admirably do they effect their purpose without strain ing the most delicate constitution, They abstract every atom of impurity from the body, correct all depraved, de ficient or excessive secretions, and expell all oppressive ac cumulations from the glands and bowels. Thousands of persons consider them the beat and safest family medicine. Holloway's Pills are purchasable in all parts of the globe at such moderate prices that the poorest individual may keep himself supplied with them and have himself much suffering. 7 `' A NE wsp,p,E,,, --, ---\---\\ ,i...Ns, .:,%-• N.V - e k UNITED SERVICE INS , ;$l9/AZi .4( i ee yeae,,eie,' e : ; ..1 , 01. 7 ee---- • eFeer r ee e e -, le, a e , At a meeting of the members o OhreY vice Institution on Monday evens - - e es'eAii Mr. Findlay, was read, °On LightlebuseiA: ins which he explained and commented on the diffe rent methods that have been contrived for concen trating the light, and noticed particularly the ap plication of the electric light to lighthouse pur poses. The paper, which was read by Admiral Collinson, was very elaborate, and considered sepa rately the construction of lighthouses, the ap pliances for concentrating and directing the light, and the character of the light employed. With respect to the construction, it was stated, and illustrated by drawings and by a model, thet the recently adopted method of dovetailing the blocks of stone perpendicularly as well as horizontally ren ders them when cemented as substantial as if the structure were one eolid mass of granite. Sums idea may be formed of the fur cc to which these st ructurc are exposed, when it is stated that during some re cent experiments at the Sherries lighthouse the waves struck the bui:ding wiTh a force of upwaruet of 2,0e01b. on the squalc ;out. The chief portion ut the paper was occupied with explanations and exa tninatior,s of the comparative merits of the plans contrived for concentrating the rays of light, so as to prevent them from being uselessly dissipated, and to throw them in a horizontal direction alone. A great variety of lenses and of reflectors were ex hibited, which brilliantly illuminated the lecture room, and threw a dszzling light on all the objects to which they were successively directed. The ca toptrical method of concentrating the light, by the adaptation of lenses, has been usually considered superior to the reflection of the light from paraboli cal reflectors, but in Mr. Findlay's opinion reflectors answer the purpose better, as they do not obstruct the ray s. The combination of the two principles of reflection and refraction, seems, however, to have produced effects superior to either when used singly. In considering the kind of light that can be seen at the greatest distance, and which possesses the most penetrating power, Mr. Findlay noticed particularly the electric light, which has been applied at Dun geness lighthouse for two years with great success; and to show the superiority of its illuminating power it was exhibited behind a lighthouse lens 1 which had been previously used for concentrating the rays of a large argand lamp with concentric wicks. The splendour of the lamp, which was beautifully iridescent, was quite overpowering, and it could only be looked at when reflected from a screen. This practical application of the electric light was contrived by Professor Holmes, who showed the arrangement for maintaining and preserving it steadiy at the recent Exhibition, when the electrical power was excited by a mag neto-electrical machine of great size. Professor Holmes, who was present on this occasion, was called on to explain the principle of his invention. With the electric lamp before him, he pointed out the mechanical contrivances he had applied for the purpose of keeping the carbon points at the requi site distance apart, and he showed how readily the light could be regulated and be maintained in con stant action. The cylinders of carbon employed last about three hours, and there is an arrangement at Dungeness for renewing them without any discon tinuance of the light by bringing another lamp in stantly into action. He mentioned many instances of the penetrating power of the light during fogs, when no other lights could be seen, to show the great value of the electric light when applied to give signals at sea during foggy weather. The coloured rays seen in the lecture-room are not, he said, perceptible at sea, when mingled with the other rays of light, excepting when observed through a telescope, and then the cause of them is beautifully apparent, and they cannot be mistaken for a coloured light. As an instance of the pene trating power of the electric rays, it was stated that on the night of the illumination, at a time wnen the fog was so dense that to a spectator on Primrose Hill there was complete darkness over London, the glimmer of the electric light on the Monument could be distinguished. tsoTheProesnkrs Holmes,ha having been vot e d t o M r . Fi n dl a y an d t o the meeting adjourned. STATE OP TRADE. ' MANCHESTER, March 17.-:-There has been a consider ' able amount of business transacte d to-day in yarns. There have been buyers for India, China, the Mediterranean, Germany, the home trade—in fact, for every market with , out any exception, and the prices given have varied from id. to le'. per lb. higher than could be obtained last week for the classes most in request tor manufacturers and for export. For the Bolton class of yarns there has also been a go d demand at Id. per lb. advance, and some spin ners have asked 2d to 3d per lb. more than they could have obtained last week. The market has been exceed ingly strong, and a very excited feeling has prevailed. The great advance in sellers' quotations has no doubt prevented business to some extent, but for India mule buyers have given the terms of spinners more freely than might have been expected. In the cloth market there has also been a good deal of excitement yesterday and to-day, owing partly to the advanced prices of cotton at Liverpool and partly to the encouraging tenour of advices from India. A telegram from Bombay of the 27th of February states thac cloths had advanced 9d to 15d per piece. There was also a telegram to hand from Calcutta to the 27th of February yesterday stating that the demand for goods was active, with 811 b. shirtings at Sr 6a; 71b., at 7r 6a; Glb., at 6r 12a; white jaconets, 3r sa; gray jaconets, 4r 8a; 61b T-cloths, 5r 4a; figured shirtings, 7r 13a; and gray madapollams, 3r 14a. Yarns: Banner mill, at Ila 3 pice. Owing to these advices, shirt ing cloths and most descriptions of prints have advanced 6d per piece in the Manchester market, but it has been difficult to get orders to make for future delivery, and this has limited business a good deal. There has been very little doing in longcloths and T-cloths, but of long cloths the production was previously engaged to some ex tent for the Levant. There has been some inquiry for jaconets, and a good deal of business has bean doing since Thursday last in mulls, both to order and out of stock. The advances asked by manufacturers have tended a good deal to check business. The business in cloths generally indeed, has not been so large as was expected, the excessive prices demanded for yarns having put it out of the power of manufacturers to take orders for cloth at the rates which could have been obtained. By the quotations given above from Calcutta it will bo seen that the selling prices there and the buying prices here are more nearly approximating than they have been for a long time past. The prices there of 71b shirtings, for instance, after allowing 35. 9d. per piece for freights and other charges, come within Is. 6d. to 2s. per piece of the rate at which they might have been purchased here to-day. A fair amount of business is reported in tho aggregate, but not so much as was expected from the nature of advices to hand, and consequently the market closes with a feeling, to some extent, of disappointment. SHOCKING DEATH FROM STARVATION.--YeSter day morning Mr. Humphreys held an in.piest at the Britannia Tavern, Paul- street, Finsbury, respecting the death of Sarah Jarvis, aged 67, who died on Sunday last. Anne Jarvis, James-street, Curtain -road, an elderly and poverty-stricken-looking woman, said that the deceased was her mother. They supported themselves by needlework. Deceased worked last Friday in bed, while she was speech less. She used to earn about Gd. per week. Witness only got lid. each for the shirts she made,and her earnings were 2s. Gd. per week. They paid Is. 9d. a week rent. They were allowed ls. Gd. and two loaves of bread every week by the pari,h. Deceased got animal food very rarely, and When witness could get half a pound of meat for 2d she gave it to her. She used to have just enough food to k eep body and so ul together. Witness had broth ers , b ut they were too poor to contribute to deceased's support. A married daugh ter used to give her 9d. per week. The witness also stated that they were unwilling to go to the workhouse, under the impression that they would be worse off there. Dr. Collier, medical officer to the parish of St. Leonard's, Shorediteh, said that he gave the family an order to go into house. They refused to go. D eceased died from effusionthe of serum on the brain, arising from disease and want of sufficient food. Alter some remarks among the jurors on the singula rity th-t the poor should entertain the idea so generally that the food g; von hi the workhouse was insufficient, they returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence and requested the coroner to write to the board of guae diens to call their attention to the fact that the allowance to the unfortunate deceased and her (laughter was altogether inadequate to their wants, TURK EY.—The population of Turk ey i n E urope according to Übicini's statistical t tbles, is thus composed-- Ottomans, 2,100,000; Albanians, 1,50 ),000 ; Tartars and other Mahomedans, 950,000 ; total Mahomedans, 4,b50,000 Greeks, 1,000,000, and not 4,000,000, as reported in Mr Layard's speech ; Catholics, 640,000 ; Slaves, 6,200,000; Armenians and others, about 500,000. RANGE OF TEMPERATURE. —At 7 a.m. or, the 14th ult, the thermometer at Montreal was 10 deg below zero; at 11 a.m. of the next day it was at 42 deg, a rise of 62 deg in about half that number of hours. AGRICULTURAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—The Earl of Dartmouth has consented to take the chair at the third anniversary festival of this charity, on Wednesday the 27th May. MPI 300 29 0 25 0 460 400 38 6 32s 25 0 ...a of 3 a I 0 ,11 "Pf ,