The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-02-05 00:00:00


THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1884.

people to turn out of doors on &tardier monger in
weather of the word possible description to witness
the caraway. and long before the maybe began
the shade was crowded. Notwitlisteadlog the
gloomy toped of out-4-door thing. In ite.er•li ,n'orT
eff wt had Wen mule to impart at least • little lite
Into the seem and in the streets and aoproschith to tli•
church was displayed a quantity of bunting. From
the municipal and public buildings Vated
and the ship. in harbour were golly trimmed with
bunting.
Shortly before half-past 11 the bridal petty arrived
,at the church. The brWe was eecorted by leer father,
I Mr. John Groves, and attended by six bri lessudds.
The bride wore a bodies and trait of cream end
oriental broch• trimmed with mime blossoms, °v.!
a petticoat of rich brocaded velvet, Tana/di" nod
edged with pearls, The .lx brideemelds--Mlas Emily
error's, Mire B. Woodisouse, Mies L Groves Miss N.
Grove., Mi.. Mabel Grove., sod Mlle Retie Wood-
house—were dressed, three In lemon ant three in
moos green cashmere, prettily faced with (saber
trinimiags, hate and mu& to match. The remainder
of the bridal party coosisted of Mrs. Groves, Mrs.
Woodhouse, Miss Woodhouse, Miss Joan Woodhoues,
Mrs. Betts, Mr. and Mr.. W. CartoVoll. Colooel and
lire. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Woodhouse, Mr. W.
Woodhouse, Mr. awl Mrs. Flower, Mr. R Ibert Wood-
house, Mr. A. C. Woodnouse, 'lr. kierbert Groves,
Mr. Enna Groves. and Sydney Groves. the
officistiog clergy were the Rev. F. 0. Woodhouse,
uncle of the bridegroom, and rector of St. htery'e,
Rani, Adr.nabeet.e, 115 y, Reginald Woodhouse, curate
at the parish Wealth, Keasingt io Rev. J. D.
Addison, and the RSV. F. W. Berry. Mr. G. Toorne
presided at the organ, the service being choral. At
the close the organist played Mendelasohe's
" Middies March." The wedding party this
returned Mr. Groves' reeidencs in Rodwell, where
they were joined by the Mayor of Weymouth (R. N.
Howard, Req.) and. sumptuous breakfast partaken
of.
The prewar were exceedingly costly and beautiful,
and numb-red about 130. They locluded a handsome
tea and cuff,* 1/1011,0 in antique diver, given by the
employdis at the Andy Brewery ;a drawing-room
m clock from the emplopies at Hope Brewery; an inlaid
work table, given by the wives of the latter' • hand-
some china salad bowl, set in silver, from Mr.
Groves' Weymouth tetanal ; a silver butter diets
from Mr. Groves' term labourers • bras inkstand
from Miss Groves' Sunday aoholrs ; end presents
from old people in the parish in wince Miss Groves
visited, and from the servant. of the housebold.
On Saturday evening the employdse at the Wey-
mouth Brewery hed • supper at the Golden 1A.., and
'a similar slide took places at Laity, with the
eitoployf s there.
It is seldom the sequestered parish of Hiltos has
anything to relieve its monotony (eloreye *vivant
the Lonna village " randy " and occasional concerts
at the radian-room), but Saturday will he long
remembered as a "Red Latter Day "toll, history by
the villagers generally, and the A.osty Brewery
eatpioyrs especially, the occasion being the marriage of
Mr. George Edward Woodhouse (head of the well-
kaowa and respected firm of Hall and Woodhouse)
with Mies AS.. Groves, eldest daughter of Mx
John Groves, of ftedwall, which was solemnised at
Holy Trinity Church, Weymouth. The liliton Church
bells were heard merrily ringing as Intervals through
the day, and the little village wore an aspect of live-
liness somewhat unusual. • dinner we. trivia in the
evening to al the noployes of the Lusty
and Blaodford breweries at the Fox lon, being
let up in first rate style by the hostess,
are Davis. Rusty have the walls of this old
h.stalry held a larger or merrier o =palsy. Ttes
dinner-room was decorated with great tat, by Mime
Grattan; hot bows emus, evergreens, moms, and
ferns meeting the eye In every direction ; the tables
also presented a very pretty appearance, At seven
o'clock the char was taken by Mr. A. C. Woodhowee,
supported by his brother, Mr. W. Woodhouse, and
Means. Norton, Read, O'Brien, Phelps, Beckinghan,
&a., and about 50 brewery men. The fillet having
been done full judges to, an elaborate dessert was
provided, an attractive feature of which we. the
stlendid wedding cake made at the establiahment of
%fr. Riedel!, of Bier:Mord. Champagne, Ac., now
flowed freely, and mirth and jollity were the order of
the evening. The Chairmen first pr q;eoeed " The
Queen and Royal Family," which was loyally
railroaded to. Mr. W. ileckingliam, with his usual
happy style and facility of sxweedon, then gave the
tout of the evening, " The Bride and Bridegroom,"
responded to In feeling end well-chosen w erds by Ur.
A. C. Woixihosee (brother of the bri legroom). Next
"The limployes" was proposed by Mr. A. O. Wood-
house, and responded to by Mr. Alfred Phelps,
one of the representatives of Chip firm. Then
followed:many other Whets, connoting of The Inland
Revenue," oonplei with the name of "Mr. O'Briso,'
and responded to by him; "Ministers of all
Denominations," "The "Tee limit ire,"
"Th. if deservedly complimenting beer on the
excellent management of the whole affair; "Army,
Navy, and Auxi:lary Fora.," "Agriculture and
Trade," he. Songs were given at batervais by Messrs.
W. Woodhouse, Phelps, Newman, &a, and the pro-
ceedings were also enlivened by strains of music from
• small but efficient band. DurWg the evening the
wedding present given by all the brewery esergoyes,
oonsistior of a splendid statique, "aid silver teapot,
was banded round for Inspection, also that presented
by the tenantry and well.wiehere of Mr. Woodhouse,
so squally handsome coffee-pot, sugar began, and
cresol ewer, the whole forming a complete breakfast
service. A very heavy rainfall had caused brooks and
/itches to overflow the reeds, =my of the men having
to wade through water knee deep; this, however,
only proved a '' damper" In one sense of the word,
every one evidently being In the best of spirits, and
, after spending a most delightful evening the party
broke up at hart eleven, wishing every blessing
to the happy eon e, and every_ enema to the Amity
and Bleodiord modes. We may add that the
company were walled upon by four lady beipe—rig,
Mrs. Newman, Wee Grattan, Miss Wallace, and
MIAs Phelps. On Monday evening a tee was given
at the Amity reading-room to all the wives of the
brewery men and the members of the Mother's
Meeting Society, numbering about forty. Through
the kindness of Mrs. Woodhouse, Miss J. Wood-
house, and Miss N. Woodhouse an excellent tee was
provided, and all "pent a pleasant evening.

ha I • lot of people set on him. There wets only two
men in the house. Mil wens and pulled Pelmer 01l
Honard herself ; if she bad not he would hare
etre/ogled Homed. There was • free fight going on
outside. Saw Hrs. Hardy strike ter woLtise. Her
mother did not eay—" Here, the miseus coming, let's
give her • good hiding." Her m dater did not
strike Mr.. Hardy.
Charlee 'limited stated he was peroels' clink on Use
L & S.W.R. He was in the Terminus Hotel on
Friday 'menhir. He was in the b., oeslour, an I Mrs.
Barnes called out to him sod said, "Com, and halo
roe." He saw Joho Palmer on the door-asap.
nod be west towards him. He didn't see
any one Wee there. Palmer took hold of him by the
collar aad got him down. He was elmet throttled,
and partly insensible. When he name to himself
Mies Barnes was pushing him lots the lake's.
They then all went indoors, and aft or being tiers •
few minutes beard the craeb of glass and the while,e
being broken. Mr. Golding then Clllll6 in from the
plumage, and they went out together to i.e who broke
the wiodowe. About 20 yards from the house,
towards the church, be sews number of ploole. Re
saw Pelmet, Nortbover, and 00140160, sod he saw a
fends* pale by. Palmer was in a fighting rat tude, and
Nottbover beoking him up.
The Meyer, addr..esing the defendants, said he
didn't thins it did any one of the three men there
credit to be laughing and smiling. Tole wee, very
serious matter.
_

Hooard, orowexamined by Kr. Street, said be
lodged st the Terminus. He did not see either of the
tone delendaets strike Mr. Hardy.
Albert Golding said he was schoilnaster ou the
Somewen. He was at the Terminus 0,1 Friday night
last, and was sitting in the her parlour.
Ma. Herne@ came and asked him to come out as
they were bluing Hoo•rd. He went out and saw
Housed on the ground with three men round him.
He went to raise him up, and eomels ,dy struck him.
end 1.11 then went inside. He next heard the windows
being smashed. Waiters then went out to try and
find • policeman, and the ma ub assaulted him
before said "Here. that man of war'. man." He
was then collared and thrown int the gutter, but be
did not know who by.
Crom-ezentined by Kr. Street : Did not lodge at the
Terminus, but took • bed there that night He
identified Palmer as the intio who tint stuck him.
Would swear that Honard an I hire Barnes did not
first tall upon Palmer. From firet t last did not see
Palmer assault Mrs. Bernie; did not see anybody
assault Dirs. Barns&

.fo-his Oh; k 0./Irtnaa, G.W.H., sad ho was night
porter In the paosenger depot. Hs heard wisdom
(lol4*. Ii
walked woes to ego what It was. Hs
la the gutter, and several num round
Hs helped So get Howd la. Saw Painter
sink* Howl In tlss ban
. . . _ _ _

Crosermantined by Yr. Strut: Did not abettor
this over with anybody, he Inver ohattared.
(Larighber.) Did not know he wan awning then until
W that morning. He did not me Honard assault
Palmer. Ha Weatifted Oolsainn as 005 04 those he saw
then, but did not see him do anything.
William %Way, carter in the employ of Hr. J. 0.
Wall, stated be was oorninr from the stablss out the
night In question. When near the Clifton Hotel
beard • smashing of glass. He saw • stout woman
coma away, but could not reolguirt bor. He saw
Palmer there. tie wanted to C,ltt enrols, and would
have struck him If he bad not got out of the way.
Heard Painter say if he had a knife inure he Would
rip bin Berme up.
Oromoixamlned by Mr. Street: Did not am Mrs.
Bmnes struck. Hs could not say whether the woman
wail. stout as Mr. Street, but if M. Street had on
woman's clothes he could tell. (Laughter)
Mr. ILaot.lJ, guard, S. W.R., stated about hall.pest
ca Fri 1•7 night he sew the row, hie train being
late. He had • bull's-eye bittern, bignr then • police.
nun's, rstbsc too lerge for oome of them. (Laughter.)
Re propped himself up onetime the raiiinpand enjoyed
himself very much. The language was disgustunr in
the extreme from both sides He saw the window
smashed by • stout female. Mr. H oisrd mune out
with no bat on, and Ws collar was banging like sea
galls' .igurc He asked him to go in and to save him
from being ill.used ; said bikini, who did it. Unheard
not_a word about • knife.
_ .

Mr. Street thee addressed the Bench for the defence,
and the parties changed planes, Grlding,Hooard, Mra
and Miss Bernie being summoned for assaulung
Palmer.

-
John Palmer stated be wee a cab driver In the
employ of Mr. Eluding. On Friday night last be and
his wife went 0 the Terminus; it was aboot half-peat
IL He bad been in the house after hours
douse and dorms of times. They went to ask for
something to drink. Mrs. Barnes consented to grave
him and his wife, but could not eeeee Northovu.
They had words. They were going out of the door
when Mrs. Barnes banged tips d ,or, and nearly
kn,oked him down. He put hi. foot Against the door
to provoke his wife. Mrs. Barns. called out for
Honard and Golding. who came out, and he was
knocked down and kicked. Dii n..t say anything
about ripping anyone up with a knife.
Mrs. Jane Hardy, Mary Jane Palmer, and John
Moss having given oorroborative evidence, the Mayor
said : We don't see any evidence against John Cole-
man. Have you any other evidence agniust him, Mr
Bowen?

Mr. Bowen replied no.
The Mayor then said them woe no evidence against
bins, had the ease against him JOUld be dismissed.
They advised him to keep out of such rows tor the
future._

--The.-Bench then retire:it, and on their more stated
that Northover and Palmer would be finivi 405., induct.
In oasts, sal the remelt:Aier i.f the summonses bed
been dismissed. Mrs. Brown bad acted very rightly,
and would be protected.
Mr. Street embed that Mr. Hardy might be released.
The Mayor: Oh, yes.

He thought they wool,' be quite satiated with Me
opinion.
Mr. Roars, maid there w.ie &Velma fthliali that If
there was emything the Greet Winters required that
wan rea.ou.ble they wool! do everything in their
power to grant it. He t ierefor• thought that they
had better wait until plane had bats brought down for
them to we. . .

iiows .ad se Waimea men their time was Yalu-
•ble, sad therefore they °ugh: to have let this in..tber
oorn• before them io tee regular way. It was quite
right the matter nimbi own, before thy liouncil in •
proper se I regular =senor.
Was 8.11 M. Edwards in his I•lier sale this
matter is urgent. Toe question was Poetised or
Weymouth. lie should certainly suppwt that tee
Mayor and Town imveyor should go to Loudon and
see lien plans.
Alderman Gwyn pointed out that U they Is. this
matter drift tho (Ireat Weider° woald go to Portland,
ami they would then regret the matter vary much.
hit. LOVILL V/MI of opinion that there was out •
single member of that Board but wad willing to meet
the requimmenti of the Great Weetero when tbey
were auggestml to them in • reasonable way. Wolin
their epplimelons came before Cum in • reasonable
and boomer-like way, he ~elisved there was not a
member but would do his beet for the interests of
Weymouth. Be task it that this gime a private letter
to the &tapir to go to Loodou mid me them plans.
If t.e Great Western required certain Improvement.,
made in Weymouth Barbour, and if times improve.
meats were not male, they meant to gi to Portland.
But it warn certain, whether they went to London or
not, the Great Western would not go to Portland
until they laid their teopdirementa Were that Board.
'fh• Mama : Supposiog they go to Portland with-
out approauhiug us at all in the matter
Mr. Loeitu, : Then they would not be badness
man. .

Mr. WILSFORD mid it did not appose to him that
that loner was wended to oome.betoro the Council at
all. It seems that the Groat Western had plans, per.
haps prepared by 'omen:inlayer in waot of work. Mr.
Bdwar.le wise • (cloud ut Sic Daniel Gooch, who had
given Min inforinatiou oo that matter. which bed been
extended to the Mayor, and he had been invited to
inspect them.
Alderman &dor was of opinion that it would be •
wise thioF to act upon the suggsstion couvoyed in Mr.
hoards letter. It eeennd to him a most reaoonable
thing they should [nut that onggeetim. Whenever
the Great Western recommended any thing it seemed
that syme gentle:nee of that Board had an ides they
were smog to be tricked Into something.
Alderman Tinnitas : So we an.

Alderman- ;LILT, criia-tihaiii -said se business own
they would he vary unwise la Lid il they did not stak
an interview with tha Greet Western to essertein what
tbetr requirements were lot carryiog oo that: trade at
title port.
The nagger than dropped. it being nudeestooci that
dm Mayor and durveyor would go to Loudon and see
the plait&

JONATHAN TAILOR'S OMANI 11.

A letter was read from Mr. Gibbs, master of Trinity
Schools. for the payment of the dividend of We charity
doe to him.
This was the charity met apart for the education of
nor, in navigation. Latterly than had been no pupils
and tin money had not bean paid.
Mr. Naomi milked what was their legal position.
Tbe TOWN CLINK wad he atlllyeaded paying the
salary at the recommendatioo of the committee 'owe
hirlits. inn said they had appointed • servant, but
had not given him any work to do. Notice had not
been given.

-11-ponnth. suggestion of the MATOI It warn dsoldod
that Mx. Gibbs should be ;mad up t lb. pram' Urns,
and that to be a final settlement.

THR NAM CONANT'S FIRLS.

Th. Harbour Committee's report was sort read, and
dealt with the questho of allowing tha Water Com.
=lay an additional pipe across the bed of the

Alter a diecusrioo, which WM mostly of a technical
description, the report WM a iopted, some minor alter.
ations having been made.
THIS OOLLICTOII Of WHAM°. DUBS.

The second portion of the Herb nir U nnmittee'e
Report reaommended the appointment of a collectqr
who would receive four per oeut., cod must be able to
speak the French language.
Mr. Stows was of opiolon that a knowlege of the
French lowans was unnecessary, and moved the
adoptlnn of the rep)rt with that left out.
Kr. LAMMING 00000 l-d. and the motion WM carried.
The Town Ctrs' was instructed to advertise the
appointment in the three local papers.

MSIIOII4I. AGLIITST MARKING.

The kiaton read a memorial from the green grocers
of the town repreeenting to him their lonsiosta was
injnred by the hawking et Komi allowed, and pray.
lag that it might be stopped.
Mr. LARKING) asked if ad the mernoriale were con-
nected with that trade

Mr. Win said —,;;:tilere were 45 signatures to it.
All these people suffered most serious low. Where
lest year they took a El they now took a is. They
had .topped it at Taunton. He pointed out that there
were shops in eve. y street Jf the town, and every road
of the tows, except the Dorchester-road. These
hawkers came down from Meriiott, and made a
market house of the station. otweea the lot they
only spent about el in Weymouth, and be knew leat
week they took £2OO out of Weym oath. whereas the
tradesmen ought to have bed the benefit of it.
From a discussion which ensued, it oappearel that
the Council had pulsed a resolution allowing hawking.
Mr. Wm moved a resolution that hawking be not
allowed.
_ _

--fr;;7io wII CLERK thought Mr. Webb had better put
a notice on the next &geode paper to rewind tbe for-
mer. raeolutlon.

--ildenit-a7i—lemor salted le the ereot ofany produce
being ordered from a person ill the a rotary, would
that be termed hewidog wafer they took it te the
Market House first!

Mr. WIMB 06, no.
Mr. Wu. then gave make that he would place
upon the agenda paper for Use next meeting a motion
for rescinding tint resolution.
The Tows Cuing here gave notice that for the
future members oi that Board must give notice of
their intention to mIVO the rescinding of a resolution
at the Council meeting previous, and not give notice
it his office between the meetings, as had been the
GYM heretofore.

submitted to the herd Chan ell., without coming
below Viet C mac& It :night be mired whom be
should name as fit and prn_per pumas to be magis-
trates of Mitt tows. He at once thosght of
the names of Mr. Robert Damon and Mo. T.
B. Groves., but he felt it would be out
of phi*, and • piece of, impertluence for him t
cornethers mil moppet these 1110150. But BOUM person
bat ad the imp.itinenoe to suggeit thee* nem**
which were before view. Whenever he now maw the
affle of "J.P." • t ocho.l to tbe uathe of any ',LAI*.
men iu th 4 town, be should feel that Judas bad pre-
'ailed. Be Pro Posed the foil, wing resolution
That the Town o,oult be ins, hated t • f .rwerd •
mew oial under the seal of the C irporation to the
Lord Chancellor, sulornitting to him that Mr. It.
Thomas having served the town for • great number of
years aa alderman, out that the seines of Mr. Robert
Daimon, Mr. T. B. Grove., and Mx. I% 1.) Amon be
added to the Commission of the Pesos for this
borough.'
Mr. ATLIX seconded the remlution.
Ur. MILLeDeI proposed " Taal this C mean begs to
acknowledge the receipt of • lott.r fr•i.a the Secretary
of the Lord Chancellor, submitting names of certain
gentlemen his lordship proposes to add to the C no-
mission of the Peace for the borough, end oossiders
Lb. eretiemou narn.d qualifloi for toe office."
Mr. GbaHL seconded. _ -

Mr. WILSFOILD 1130•114—," That the Lord Chancellor
be first requested to supply the C ,uatl ,11 with the
Christian names of the gentlemen mauled in the letter
received from his secretary."
Mr. Baowi seconded.
Mr. Dorms withdrew his resoluti .0 lo favour of
Mr. Welsford's.
The Council than divided; for Mr. Welsford's
smeadment (B)—Goenc4llore Castles, 3eacitaii, Webb,
Ayle , Delll3ll*, Lovell, Luning, Brian, and Weleford ;
for Mr. Mille ige's proposition (6)—the Mayor, Alder-
men Gwent, Al human Robertson, t.tuunoillors Curtis,
IMilledge, sod Graham. Alderineu Riot and f homes
and Councillors Aylesbury en R Mean did not vote.
Auother discussion upon the matter ewes sltsr the
Council had divide I, and then the subject dropped.

making experimenb round the coast on the effect of
oil on wane, mostly with satisfactory result., but
occasiortally the aotioa the oil bee seemed capricious.
At Dnegemel. Newhaven, and Torbay Captem
Otiritwyad's experiment. were uniformly successful,
sad 5. cooolualvely Viol a result wee obtained at
Montrose. Bat some lanpeotore report that just as the
ail I. spreading sod alloying she ousenotion of the
breakers, the ses, °Boniest in .ballow water, will
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Institution that the me of oil will be altooded with
meet valuable effects, not Mane at harbotir mouths,
but in deep macron the copes see whs. • laden ship
Is labouring homily, either running before the wind or
hove-to.
Mr. Shields has taken out patent. for his apparatus
In Great Britsio, Franc., and America, and with •
natural sallaty to
.promote its general Milisetion in
!the woe. of saving life sod pedecting property, in Ea
efficacy for which purpose, he is a firm and eadiu.iastio
believer, he he, had his appliances set In gear about
F.dgeetone Harbour, whettier on Posed*, journeyed
some gentlemen interested in the objects Mr. Shields
has at heart to awed themseln. of the opportunity of
investigating hie methods. The experiment, would
have lied greater Katmai result' if these. hial been
rougher. But the visitors saw *dough to combats
them of the marvellous effects of oil in quieting the
perturbation of the 00,..a. The "whit. horses " that
came tumbling in from the Channel bed to smooth
their manse and take on demureness as soon as they
reached the rayon of the oft. And not the lout sur-
prising feature of the oil's influence is the singularly
small quantity of it nuled to produce the most
marked *Met. It was told to the visit ors that a eine*
drop of oil will spread over • water surfacer of one
'roue yard. In an Atlantic storm in the winter of
1882 the oaptaiu of the making very homy
weather as be lay hove-to, determined to try the "oil
oars." Hs hung out twe canvas bags, each containing
about two gallons a oil. In half-ati.hour his deck was
dry, and for 48 hours not even • spray broke over the
bulwarks. When the gale abated he Mule 11, his
bags, the oil in which had never been renewed, and
there remained still in each bag over a quit of oil.
When the visitors on Tuesday reached the sad of
Folkestone Pier, they found • couple of force pumps
rigged there, and were told that a pipe from these
stretched along the bottom in • westerly direction to •
point on the shore, enclosing a considerable extent of
broken and troubled water. Promptly the pumps
were set to work, and soon dint the oil wee seen ruing
to the warfarse, tied etireMing over it, hulas ...pm
trim the pipe through the valves, The "fields of
MI were at first distinct, but as they spread gradually
over the troobied surface, they oulemed, and then
that suriese, thoegb Marian in a languid beery
meaner, was unbroken by foam crest. The " pack ''
or field" of oil slowly drif tad away with the tide
part the pier head, and so outward in the direction of
Dover, spreading and wider as it drifted, the
oil still maintaining th its dominance over e dieting
billows. In the m water it mode, the Folkestone
ideboat rode lightly, gently rising and falling,
whereas in the rougher water beyond the lufluems of
the oil, the gallant mak had been dancing scout like
a cork. On the moiled water her progress had been
slow, notwithstanding that the laity crew iav down
to their work with • right good will; but within toe
region which the oil had lubricated, she travelled at
spied with much lug strinuom strokes of Lb. oars.
In this experiment, however, Coors wee nothing of
absolute novelty. What had been done at Peterhead
and Aberdeen, to say nothing of the experiences of
labouring vessels in the open sea, had oucclusively
eet•blievid the prorer of oil to subdue the most
turbulent waves, once the oil was upon the billows.
But Mt. Shields has concerned himself with devising
means foe distributing oil on the water in oases of
shipwreck, to smoothen the water for the approub of
bum or to facilitate the escape of veople taking the
chance of a pathos. It is not ditPcult to imagine
cues in which it would be of important advantage to
whips that the breakers In any given direction should
be subdued, perhaps, for instance, when entering •
harbour unprovided with the oil-pipe apparativ, or
when peeving through &narrow and fiercely perturbed
chemist. To ai.t mush cuss, Mr. Shod& has devised
an "oil shell" to be used an a projectile, and the work.
ing of this impieties was the novelty of 'Esseday.
Taus is no complexity about the "oil shell." It is
simply en oil.csa about 18 inches long, with the
ordinary conical top and the bung at its apex. It is
made of iron about I.inch thick, and may be stored
anywhere, or taken into WM &I LP 011•C&U alto ..rd snip,
since it contains no explosive whatever. But when
the occasion erase, the odomn becomes a projectile, in
the siniplest tuition imaginabie. There is a epos. in
, its bottom tato which may be fitted a small case cc.
Mining the explosive abuse which is t shatter it at
the proper moment. That moment is fixed through
, the hatrumentality of a couple of time fuses, toe
exterior end, of which, coated In paraffin wax at once
to render them waterproof and to insure their irately
I rocieund ignition, are in actual contact with the
, projecting Marge, while the interior ends are, of
course, in the heart of the bursting charge. Toe oil-
! can thus made into an "oil shell," and °vocalising
*boot • gallon of s.al oil, is fired from en ordinary 6.
Inch mortar, whence by • charge of a few 61.10014 of
powder it Is projected at a low rate of velocity, and, if
the aim is accurate, will strike the water within •
reasonable distance of the .pot desired, at a range
of several hominid yards. It may buret
immediately before striking the water, on doling
so, or after it has due so and sunk; the
result is prectically the same. The oil diffuse. itult
gradually, and produces unbroken water within the
radius over which it spread.. On Tuesday the mint at
stood on the Mach almost in front of the Pavilion
Hotel, an 1 the " oil-shell " prejlige was watehed by a
large ...alleles. gestuel on am
ecalcimeot road. '
S n Several shells war, find due seaward, with result.
on the whole satiefactory. In some Meta..ee there
wee premature bursting, owing to the over-quick burn.
log of the fuses; bet the majority of the Asti* burst
just at the right moment, and the effect was at once
apparent in the shape of an area of unperturbed water,
et
fist smelt, but gradually spreading until it stiaioed
comillorable dimensions. A strong tide was running,
and swept the oil-sulfates eastward out of sight
beyond the pier before there was time to oisoern how
large sash would ultimately have grown had the tide
allowed them to remain within view. But there WIN
sufficient endows to prove the utility of this appliancie,
either when fired from land in the direction of nahup
on • tuition, to hinder the sea from breaking over
her, or when find from on board of a ship into
troubled water boiling in the direction in which her
course must lie. A proposal wail made last year in
the House of Linde, a, the result of Mr. Shields'
experiments, to make it imperative that all British
ships should carry oil sod suitable apparatus for
applying it in cues of emergency, and a report on the
subject has been ordered for presentation to Parlia-
ment, which may probably result in the Board of
Trade illstallf such a regulation. If this be so, the
mortar and a supply of "oileholis " may wisely be
included in the enjoined equipment. The concluding
experiment unaided in bring from the mortar, in •
seaward direction, a met alio projectile some ?fhb. iu
weight, to which was ettetolusid by • leather learer
the end of a length of gutta-percha tubing pierced with
valves at intervals. Ihi projectile, having oomplete I
its flight and stretched toe tubing, sinks—this device is
for shallow water, and steadies the nibble along the
bottom. Into the shore end of the tubing oil is thou
pumped, which, finding its way through the valves
and Heine to the surface, would graduelly make a lane
of comparatively smooth water through the breakers
on • bar.