The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-05-31 00:00:00

Zinno alto Natio.

TRIAL OF TOO New Agattioit-Chan FRIGATt &temp
PRIPIL—Ou Thursday the Enteryirise, Caign.n Rowley.
one of the new description of iron-clad sloops of
wee designed by Mr. Reed, the chief constructor of the
Davy, underwent her rifibpal trial of si end, in gho
presence of Mr. Reed and neveral other officala belone-
Pig to the Admiralty. The Enterprise is of 990 tons
burilen, and be. been desigoed and constructed to solve
the problem *hether it is not possibl- to construct •
alas, of vessel smaller than those of the Def. nee clam,
and, at the same time, pletel entirely round with 44-
inch armour plating. The Enterprise (tarries • battery
of ooly four rune, but therm ere of the heaviest calibre,
mid me plisceil amidships, where they are protected by
shot proof bulkheadx She is fitted with • pair of
horisontal piston-rod engines, with surface condenser.,
super beaters, and all the latest inlrroveorrnts. The
rasnufacturers of the engine. are Messrs. Ravenbill,
lialkeld. and Co. Her screw i.e two-bladed Griffiths,
• if istnetr.e of 11 feet 8 inches, and is set at •
Pitch of 11 feet 6 inches. During the trial the veseel was
in charge of Captaiu Luke. The draught of leiter w••
15 feet 8 niches all, and 11 feet 10 inches forward. On
reaching the measored wile six runs were taken at full
hailer power with the following result. :—First run, 7
minutes 40 seconds ; speed, 7826 knots; revolotions
per minute, 98: second run, 5 minute.; steed. 12
knot.: revolutions, 97: third run, 6 minutes 32 seconds;
opted 7 965 toot.; revolution.. 98: fourth run, 5
minutes 3 seconds ; speed, 11 861 knot.; revolutton-,
Hp: us& ion, 7 epititl'ell 26 seconds ; speed, 11.072
knots; revolutions 97 : last run, 5 minutes 8 second.;
speed, 11.683 knots; revolutions. 100. The average
speed of the sit runs w 9.927 koota, which we,
exceedingly satisfactory. The average pressure of steam
was ni lba..and PILCUUM 26 Four runs were efterwards
taken hall boiler ltower when the mean 'peed .tyjno&
woo & 106 knies, Ihe anima at toll boiler power were
and. in 4 minutes 15 monads, opt durine the trial the
bolero emigsp,i an at nodirace ofirteam. The Enterprise
hes thus shown boreal( to be • Loiter steamer than her
designers contemplated, and Au proved a great aweless.
E. gee, 71. screw, Captain Hornhy, flag of Rear
Admiral Decree; Black Prince, 41, screw iron ship,
Captain Wainwright ; Warrior, 40, iron screw,
Captain the Hun. A. A. Cochran.; Prince Consort. 35.
screw iron-clad, Captain Wine.; and Defence. 16. screw
iron ship, Captain -Philliniore, comprising the Channel
squadron, await Admiral!), orders in Plymouth tiouud.

SIXTT MIL VI •It 80011 IT THE ORIAT Worrtits
Express has b. en arrived at, by the careful and constant
improvement of the locomotive The same m.ans have
made Herring's Magnetic Brushee and Combs equally
perfrct. That are now the accepted and certain remedy
for the agonies of Tic Dolotoux, Nervous Headache
lit, and restore the oolour to Grey Hair in a leer
week.

N. —Counterfeits me being made.
OfEwe. 32, Feaingball S'reet, London.
The following is an eatract from the Second Edition
(page 188) of the Translation of the Pharmacopoeia of
the Royal College of Physicians, of London, by Dr. 0.
F. Collier, pcsidebed by Longman lino Co. :—" It is no
small delve in ibis compilation (speaking of the
Pharuiscoparia) thet we bare no purgative mass but
what contains aloes; yet we know that hcsinorrhoidal
pecans cannot bear aloes, escept it be in the form of
COCKLE'S PILLS, which cheer consists of aloes.
scammocy, and eolocyntit, which I think are formed
Into a sort of compound exigent, the acridity of which
is obviated, I sweet. by.. alk.lina process. and by a
fourth ingredient (unknown to me) of an aromatic tonic
nature. I think no better and no worse of it for its
bring • patent medicine. hook et it as an article of
oominerec and domestic oonvenieese, and do not hesi-
tate to say it is the beet made pill ia the kingdom;
mantels: purge, a ammo purge, and a hydras
parge esionined, sod their elfestepeepedy acieew/W by
• dirigent and corrigent. That It does not oommonly
wadies boutorrholds, like mod steeds 0112,1 attrlbate
So its being_thmoceoly soluble, so WO so Radio/Ind
wash. Mien to Ulf num sosolosso.