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TANA : Music by H. LAURENT.

AND SOUTH AMERICAN
The
Ali"Nt , COMPANY.
tt,- in „' GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of
tiv.)aemi and South American Company will be held at
nne i;l',,,llishopszate-street, on WEDNESDAY, the 13th
tk, r 4t, at o'clock precisely.
bt,t ~"e.t.in, a Director,Henry Ranking. Esq., retires by rota-
'e is eligible for re-election, and will be proposed accord-

NO. 1.;,534.]

QMITH TESTIMONIAL FUND-
-37, GREAT GEORGE-STREET, WESTMINSTER.
Sir,— The superior advantages of screw propulsion being fully de-
monstrated by its general adoption for the public service and for the
commercial operations of almost all maritime nations, a favourable
time appears to have arrived for inducing a public recognition of
the merit of its in.roduction.
Convinced that screw navigation—whoever may be regarded as
its original inventor—must date its real commencement from the
successful trials and voyages of the" Archimedes" in 1839 and 1840 ;
and feeling that all naval nations are indebted to the performances
of that ship, for the first practical development of this great improve-
ment is the means of maritime enterprise; the following gentlemen,
personally cognisant of the facts connected with the progress of the
system, are strongly impressed with the justice of the claim.: of Mr.
Francis Pettit Smith, to whose talents and untiring energy it is well
known the "Archimedes" owed both her origin and success.
They can also bear record to the steady perseverance with which
that gentleman has continued to devote the best years of his life to
the purpose of establishing the merits of the screw. A d
n they no
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that the national benefit thus conferred by his labours—which was
first so clearly confirmed by the performances of the Rattler in 1845,
then so strikingly illustrated at the naval review of 1853, and which
is now so confidently relied on for success in actual war—has not
hitherto procured for him either public acknowledgment or pecuniary
reward.
They have therefore formed themselves into a Provisional Commit.
tee, and have requested us most respectfully to solicit the honour of
your name, and the advantage of your influence and example, in sup-
port of an appeal to all classes and interests fora general subscription
to present a suitable testimonial to Mr. Francis Pettit Smith, for his
prominent services in bringing into practice the system of screw
navigation.—We have the honour to be your obedt. servants,
EDWARD PELLEW HALSTED,/ Hon. Sees:
JOHN SCOTT RUSSELL,

17ork„i livDE CLARKE, secretary.
c>>-street, 28th May,
855.

T' AT
orn, `CARET'S MANSION, on the Banks
C 4, th.",Thific,„;'`ne4, near Richmond.—Persons desirous of viewing
; =Mb Ntansion prior to its sale at the City Auction Mart,
61;ttaiiro. a', by direction' of the Executive Committee of the
)44,3' at oTh' I Society, are requested to apply for cards to the
„ eiY's Offices, No. 33, Norfolk-street, Strand ; or
thei,75314,,`' 'nd Galsworthy, the auctioneers, 25, Regent-street,
44,1",1r50t
.The Mansion and Grounds may be seen between
11144.1t10,i'cr',Ye and rive o'clock, daily, and may be reached by
h and" „. 11,e Great Western Railroad—namely, Richmond,
wickenham ; by the Richmond steamers, and by

PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
James Allan, Esq., Managing Director of the Peninsular and -Oriental
Company
Charles Atherton, Esq., Chief Engineer H.M. Dockyard, Woolwich
Joseph '.eardmore, Esq., Manager of the General Steam Navigation
Compan.'s Engine Works
H. Wollaston Blake,Esq., F.R.S. Engineer, London
Isambard K. Brunel, Esq., C.E.
Edward Chappell, Esq., Capt. R.N., Secretary to the Royal West
India Mail company
William Crispin, Capt. R.N., the Royal Yacht
John Utlay Ellis, Esq., Chairman of the General Screw-steam
Shipping Company
Joshua Field, Esq., F.R.S., Engineer, London
John Fiucham, Esq., late Master Shipwright, H.M. Dockyard,
Portsmouth
Sir Richard Grant, Kt , Capt. R.N.
William H. Henderson, Capt. R.N., C. 8., Comptroller-General of
• the Coast Guard
Edward Huhlphrfil. - E 9014 late' Chid,kngineer H.M. Dockyard,
Woolwich - -
McGregor Laird, Esq., Managing Director of the Africa= Mall Com-
pany
Thomas Lloyd, Esq., Chief Engineer of H.M. Navy
Charles J. Mare, Esq., Shipbuilder London
Joseph Miller, Esq., F.R.S., Engineer, London
Robert Napier, Esq., Engineer, Glasgow
James NaSmyth, Esq., Engineer, Manchester
John Penn, Esq., Engineer, Greenwich
George Rennie, Esq., F.R.S., Engineer, London
Joseph d'a Samuda, Esq., Engineer, London
Robert Stephenson, Esq., M.P.. E.R.S., C.E.
Isaac Watts, Esq., Assistant-Surveyor H.M. Navy
Money Wigram, Esq., Shipbuilder, London
Joseph Whitworth, sq., Engineer, Manchester
Tana SURER
Charles Manby, Esq., F.R.S., C.E., Secretary of the Institution of

Civil Engineers
HONORARY SECRETARIES.
E. P. Halsted, Capt., R.N., and J. Scott Russell, Es('., F.R.S., Engi-
neer.

Extract from the Report of BarOn OnARLEs DUNN to the Academy
of Sciences, Paris, on the prizes awarded by the French Govern-
ment to M. DEPIIY DE Losm, and M. Mott, Officiers superieurs
du Genie Maritime, et Ingenieurs de la Marine delere Classes and
M. BouaGOIS, Captaine de Fregate, for the successful application
of steam ,and screw propulsion to sal'ing vessels of war:—
"En 1835, un fermier de Middlesex, M. Francis Pettit Smith, en-
cadre hor zontalement une vis d'Archtmede a I'arriere et dans la
partie la plus place° de la carene; cette vis est continue ; elle adeux
revolutions completes. L'alltear prend son brevet le 31 Mai, 1836."'
" Reverons au fermier Smith. Aussi pen savant dans le
principe que le barbier Arkwri4ht, it avait la meme perseverance et le
interne indomptable courage Ces deux qualites morales Pont fait trlom-
pher d tons les obstacles. M. Smith, pendant deux Aimeeessaye so
bateau sur la Tamise et sur le canal de Paddington. Dane ce canal,n
par on accident betireux, une revolut on de sa vis d'Archiniode est
brisee, et le navire marche plus vite qu'auparavant. C'est un trait
de Inn:Jere, et l'on finira par n'employer qu'une inoltie. qu'un tiers,
et memo une moindre partie de revolution d'heliCe. Par ce moyen,
Pon pourra loger le propulseur dans une etroite ouverture vefticale,
en avant du gouvemail, entre deux etambots.
" D'essais en essais, NI. Smith an hasarde a lutter contra les diftl-
cultes de la mer. Avec un navire extremement petit, 11 s'aveature
dans la Manche, et brave un mer toujours si dure, en esmyant des
temps mauvais ; son courage inspire une faveur universelle.
L'Amiraute d'Angleterre prend un vif interet a des essais tentes
si courageusement, et couronnes par le succes. Elle demands a M.
Smith un essai plus considerable, et la construction d'un navire a
hence de 200 tonneaux, avant de conclure a ]'adoption du nouveau.
systems. En consequence, l'Archimede, de 237 tonneaux, est con-
struit et finis ala mar. L'Amiraute se serait montree satisfaite, si
dans les experiences demandees, le batiment out parcouru 5 nceuds
par heure ; it en parcourut ems du double. Malgre le vent et la
maree, it ne mit que vingt Insures pour alter de Gravesend a Ports-
mouth.
" Convaineue par ces epieuves, l'Amiraute d'Angleterre accept°
l'helice pour ses propres navies.
En 1841, elle fait commencer a
Sheerness son premier batiment a propulseur helieoide, le Rattler
du port de 888 tonneaux, batiment qu'on mit a la me, au prlntemps,
de 1843. On muitipliat les experiences stir ce navire, et l'Auairauie,
completement edifice, ordonna de construire a la lois, vingt ball-
merits de I'Etat, a propulseurs helicoides."

Letter from the Right Ihn. the Earl of Minto, G.C.8.,
(First Lord of the Admiralty, 1835 to
at 1841.)
"Lornt , June 13, 1854.
"Dear Sir,—l have not a doubt that Mr. Smith may justly claim
the merit of having been the first to introduce the use of tne screw
propeller ; and 't was owing to his success in its application that
shortly before I left the Admiralty I felt myself justified in ordering
the Rattler to be built, for the purpose of testing the comparative
advantages of the paddle and the screw—Believe me, dear sir, yours
faithfully, (Signed) " MINT°.
" Charles A. Caldwell, Esq. •
- • ',ion whatever to your making any use of my

" I can have no objection wnatevw.
letter that can be serviceable to Mr. Smith."
Letter from the Right Hon. the Earl of Tladdington, &c.,
(First Lord of the Admiralty, 1841 to 1846).
yninghame, Prentonkirk, N.B , August 24, 1854.
"Sir,—lt is impossible for me to take upon myself to offer an
opinion as to which of the claimants is to be attributed the merit of
the first invention of the screw propeller; but I believe that the
success of " the Archimedes," followed by the trial of " the Rattler,"
(built under Lord Minto's Board), led to the adoption of the screw in
II Navy, and in the merchant service.
" It is admitted, I believe, that to Mr. Pettit Smith belongs the
credit of the success of " the Archimedes, consequently he is en-
titled to be considered as the introducer of a most valuable improve-
ment in steam navigation.
"He was employed generally under the Steam Department of the
Admiralty in my time, and I have every reason to believe that his
services were found to b.: valuable.
"But the professional names attached to the attestation you have
furnished me with, as well as those of the most eminent engineers,
are of far greater value to Mr. Smith, than any testimony of mine
can possibly be.—l have the honour to be, Ar, yoH
ADDINGTOIT ur obedient hu.
m-
ble servant, (Signed) "
"Captain Halsted, R.N.
" I enclose the answer to your letter, of which you may make
any use you may think lit."