The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-18 00:00:00

Iho, have therefore formed theme. Ives info a Provisional Commit-
tee, and have requested us most respecifully to solicit the honour of
yOurneme, and the advantage of 3 our influence and example, in SUP'
port of an appeal to all clas n s and interest- fora genera subscrip, ion
to resent a suitarile testimonial to Mr. Francis Pettit Smith, for his
prominent serv.ces in bringing into practice the system of screw
navigation.—We have the honour to be your obedt. servants,

EDWARD PELLE vi?' HALSTED,I Hon. Seca.
JOHN SCOTT RUSSELL,

PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.

James Allan, Esq., lancCingOlrector of the Peninsular and Oriental
Company
Charles Atherton, Esq., Chief Engineer H.M. Dockyard, Woolwich
Joseph eardmcre, Esq.; Manager of the General Steam Navigation

Company's Engine Works -
li. Wollaston Blake,Esq., F.R.S., Engineer, London.
Isambard K. Brunel, Esq., F.R.5.%
Edward Chappell, Esq Capt. R.N., Secretary to the Royal West
India Main_ =party
William Crispin, Capt. RS., the Royal Yacht
John Utlay Ellis, Esq., Chairman of the General Screw-steam

,Epping Compnny
Joshua Fi Id, Esq., F.R.S., Engineer, London
John Emcham, Esq., late Ad aster Shipwlight, H.M. Dockyatt,
Portsmouth
Jr- tuchard ~rant, Kt , Capt.
William H. Henderson, Capt. R.N., C. 8., Comptroller• General of
the Coast Guard
Edward Humphtvs,..Ksq., late Chief Engineer H.M. Dockyard,
Wo
McGregor Laird, Esq., Managing Director of the African Mail Com-

an
Thomas
Lloyd; Esq., Chief Engineer of ILM. Navy
Charies J. Mare, Dig , shipbuilder, London
Joseph Miller, Esq , F. R.S., Engineer, London
Robtrt Napier, Esq., Engineer, Glasgow
James Nasmyth, Esq., Engineer, Manchester
John Penn, Esq., Eng:neer, Weenwich
George Rennie, Esq , F.R.S., Engineer, London
Joseph d'a Samuda, Esq., Engineer, London
Robert Stephenson, Esq , M.P., F.R.S., C.E.
Isaac Watts, Esq., Assistant-Surveyer 11. M. Navy
Money Wigrarn, Esq., shipbuilder, London
'Joseph Whitworth, sq., Engineer, Manchester

TREASURER.
Charles Manby, Esq., P.R.S., C.E., secretary of the Institution of
Civil lihigineers

HONORARY SECRETARIES.
E. P. Halsted, Capt., R.N., and J. Scott Russell, Esq , F.R.S., Engi-
neer.

Extract from the Report of Baron CHkaizs Durex to the Academy*
of Science•. Paris, on the prizes awarded by the French Govern-
ment io 31. Dupur DE Loam, and M. lfora, Offlciers superieurs
du Genie Maritime, et Ingeaieurs de la Marine delere Classe, and
M. BOURGOIS, Captaine de Fregate, for the successful application

of steam and screw propulsion W sailing vessels of war :
" En 1835, un fermier de Middlesex, M. Francis Pettit Smith, en-
cadre hor zontalement une vie d'Archimede a l'arriere et dans la
partie la plus pincee de la carene ; cette vis est continue ; elle a deux
revolutions completes. L'auteur prend son brevet le al Mai, 1835."
" Reverions au fermier Smith. Aussi peu savant,dans le
principe quo le barbier Ark wri .ht, it avast la memo perseverance et le
n.emeinuomptablecourage. Ces deux qualites morales l'ont fait triom-
pher de t ue •es obstacles. M. Smith, pendant deux annees, essaye son
bateau sur la Tamise et sur le canal de Paddington. Dans ce canal,
par un accident rieureux, une rev. luton de ea vie d'archiir ede est
brisee, et" le navire marehe plus vile qu'auparavant. C'est un trait
de lumi ere, et l'on Haire tar &employer qu'une moitie, qu'un tiere,
et meme une moiadre partie de rev lution d'helice. Par ce moyen,
l'on pourra ioger le propulseur dans nu etroite ouverture verticale,
en avant du gouveriaail, entre deux etambots.
" D'essais en essais, . -mith se hasarde a lutter contra lee diffl-
cultes de lamer. Avec un navir..2rr went petit, 11 s'aveuture
dans la Manche, et brave un mer tcmj u! s si dure, en essuyant des
temps mauvaie ; son courage inspire une laveur univ
..12Arntraute d'Angleterre prend nn vii interet a des esrmis tentes
si cOurageusetnent, et couronnes par le succes. Elle demarWe a M.
-;mlch un eseal plus conside able, et la constauction d'un navire a
h.-lice de 200 tonneaux, avant de conclure a 1 adop lon du nouveau
steme. En consequence, l'Archimede, oe 237 tonneaux, est con-
struct et mis ala mer. L'Amiraute se serait montree saristatte, si
dans lee experiences demandees, 14 batiment out parcotum 5 nceuds
par heure ; it en parcourut pros du doub e. 31,1gre le vent et la
maree, it na mit que vingt heares poor taller de Gravesend a Ports-
mouth.
" Convaincue par ces epr-uves, l'Amiraute d'Angleterre accepte
Make pour see propres n ,wires En 1,41, elle fart commencer a
'thee ness son premier batiment a propulseur halicoide, le Rattler
du port de 888 tonneaux, batiment mewl mit a la mer au printemps,
de t 843. On multipliat lee experiences sur ce navire. et l'Amiraute,
completement edillee, ordonna de construire a la fois, ving, bati-
ments de l'ntat, a propal curs belicoides."

Letter from the }Mit H n. the Earl of Minto, G.C.8., &c.
(First Lord of the Admiralty, 1835 to 1841.)
"London, June 13, 1854
"pear Sir,—l have not a doubt that Mr. Smith may justly claim
the merit of having been the first to introduce the us.. 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 (Intel ing
the }tattler to be built, for the purpo.e of testing the comparative
advantages of the paddle and the screw.—Believe me, dear sir, yours
aithfully, (Signed) " morro.
"Charles A. Caldwell, Esq.
" I can have no objectio., whatever to your making any use of my
letter that can bo serviceable to Mr. Sm ith."
Letter from the Right Hon. the Earl of Haddington, &c.,
(First Lord of the Admiralty, 1841 to 1846).
yninghame, Pregookitk, N.B , August 24, 1154.
"Sir,—lt is impossible fur me to tate 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; out I believe that the
sucoess of " the Archimt der," followed by the trial of "the Battler,"
(hnilt under Lord Minto's Board), led to the adoption of the screw in
H M.'s Navy, and in the merchant service.
" it is admitted, I believe, that to Mr. Pettit Smith belongs the
credi to
the a mcess of " the rchimedes," conseque ,tly he is en-
titled to be considered as the introducer of a most valuable improve-
ment in steam navigation.
"fir was employed
Illgeneraly under the Steam Department of the
Admalty in my time, and ave every reason to believe that his
services were found to be valuable.
But the profes,ional names attached to the attestation you have
furnished me with, as well as those of the moot eminent engineers,
are of far greater value to Mr. Smith, than any testimony of mine
can possibly be. —I have the honour
(Si gn toed) be. sir, " y
II our obedient hum-
bleADGO servant,
"Captain Halsted, R.N.
" I enclose the answer to your letter, of which you may make
any use you may think. fit."

SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Richard Abothell, Esq., master shipwright, H.M. Dockyard,
Portsmouth.... • •
Jas Allan, Esq., managing director of the Peninsular and
Oriental Company, Leadenhall-street ............
. 50 0
W. C. Alston, Esq., Birmingham ............
Captain W. S. Andrews, North of Europe Steam Navigation
Company, 84, King William-street
John George Appold, Esq., Wilson-street, Finsbury•square— 10 0
C. Atherton, Esq , chief engineer, H. M. Docyard, Woolwich 10 0
Captain Horatio T. Austin, R.N., C. 8., Admiralty Inspector
1 2
of Packets, Southampton .. • ........ . ..... .• • ...
The Australasian Pacific Mail Steam Packet Company, Moor-
grte-street • • ... ............. ••• • • • 5 0
Thomas Back, Esq., Military Department, East India House 1 1
Messrs. Bayley aria Ridley, 2, Cowper's-court.. ••••.• • • . . . . 10 0
John Barrow, Esq., l• .R.S., Admiralty........ 0
George tteardmore, Esq., Deptford ••••••••• • • • • • • • •• 1 0
Joseph Beardmore, Esq , manager of the General Steam
Navigation Copany s engine works, Deptford .• •• • •
m
Joseph Beardmore, Jun., Esq , Deptford .. •••••• • • . . •• 1 0 •
•• •• 2 0
William Beardmore, Esq., Deptford .. • • .• • • •• • • • • •'
Rear-a din.ral sir Francis Beaufort, K C. 8., Admiralty ••• ••
25 0 5 5
The Birmingham Tube Coatis iny, Birmingham • • .. ......
Messrs, J. .ha Bourne and Co., eegine rs, s,reenock •• •
William 13oxa11, Esq., welbeck-street,C.ivendish square •• •
• 3
5 0
5
Messrs. Brownlow and Co., Hull -••••••• • • • •• • • .
Peter Bruff, Esq., C, E., Ipswich ••••••• • • . . • • •• • 1 1
I. K. Brunel, Esq., E.R.S., C.E., Duke-street, Westminster 50 0
William Carpmaet, Esq., C.E., Patent-office, Lincoln's inn • •
10 0
21 0
wil•lain Catt, Esq., Brie hton
Cap.ain E. Chappe 1, R.N., secretary of the Royal West
I Ala Mail Company, Mot,rgate-s reet ••• • • • •
Henry i 'hatfleld, Esq., master snipwrigtit, lI.M. Dockyard,
2 2
Deptford
Jabez C urch, Esq., C.E., Chelmsford
D. K. Clark. Esq , C E., Great North of Scotland. Railway
Company, Aberdeen ... e.. • • .... ................. •.. •• 5 0
Lieut. J. E. Commerell, R.NS 0
Robert Cowen, Esq., Carlisle .... ........ • • .... 5 0
Commander eeter Cracroft, R.N., H.M S. St. Jean d'A.cre • • 1 0
Lapc. W. Crispin, R S., the Roya Yacat, Portsmouth • • .... 10 0
Messrs. Wm. Denny and Brothers, shipbuilders, Dumbarton 103 0
John Oilmen, Esq , inspector of steam machinery afloat, Ad-
miralty, somerset-house ..
M. sere. Richard Durant and Co., Lloyd's.. ••.••• • • .
Messrs • . and W. Earl-, engineers, tiull .. ••••. • •• .
David Elder, Esq ,en sneer, t 4 asgow ..... ••• . . . .
James Elliott, I- sq., C. E , Dymchurch, Kent
.L U. Ellis, chain, an of the General Screw Steam Co., Ade-
laide-p ace, London-bridge .•• .
Mem•rs. Allen Everitt and Son, Birmingham .. . •
Chas. Few, Esq , Henrietta-stree`, Covent-garden.. •• • •
J Fincharn, late master shipwright, 11.51. Dockyard, Ports-
mouth
Capt. John Ford. m ,rinesuperinteiVent General Screw-steam
Shipping Co pany, Southern, ton • IC 10
Capt. Robert Ford, Battersea . •••• 1 1
Joseph Freeman, Esq., Artillery-place, Finsbury ........ •• 5 0
Charles Frodsh ma. Esq., Strand.... ..... ..... . .....
s'i illiam Fronde, Esq., C E., Dartington, Dev0n...... •• • •
Messrs. Joseph Gee and Co., Hull ... • 5 0
25 0
Slessrs. Gibbs, Bright, and 0., Liver 00l
Lionel Gisitorne, Esq., C. 't., Duke-street, Adelphi
Vice-' dmiral Sir James Alexander Gordon, K.C.8., Gover-
nor of t•reenwich Hospital, Greenwich....
Captain sir itichard Grant, Kt., R N , 3, Connaught•place,
50 0
Hyde-pm k .
William Green, Esq., R.N., harbour master, Lowestoft .... 1 1
Capt., E. P. Halsted, R.N. (Hon. Sec.), United Service Club,
10 0
London
John Hawkshaw, Esq., C. E., Great George street, West-
minster .•••• • • • • ..... •. • • ...... ...... . ......
Wiliamilartree, Esq.. engineer, Lewisham' . • •
IS 10
Capt +in W. H. Henderson, R.N., C. 8., Comptroller General
of the Coast Guard, Custom House. • • ....... •• • ... 5 •
1.1 essrs. J. . Iloby and Co., Renfrew .. • ....... • 5 5
Captain James Hosken • .. ..... .. • •
1 0
Messrs. Howard, Ravenhill, and Co., engineers, Rothorhithe 25 0
E. Hutnphrys, Esq., late chief engineer H.M. Dockyard,
Woolwich, Deptford ...... ... •• • •
Messrs. Humphrys, Tennant, and Dykes, ergineers, Deptford 50 0
Captain Thomas Jackson, the Baron Osy steam-ship
William oackson, Esq. engineer, Leman-street 5 0
Jabez James, Esq., engineer, Blackfriars
W. S. Johnson, Esq., St. Martin's-lane •• •• . • ..... •.......
J. Hodgson Jones, Esq., engineer, Poet's-corner, Westminster 1 5
1
Townsend Kirkwood, Esq., Llandilo, Carmarthen
H. ReaCer Lack, Esq , Board of Trade 2 2
M4Gregor Laird, Esq., managing director of the African Mail
101 0
Company, Mincing-lane ....... ....... .
W. B. Lambert, Esq., engineer, General Screw Steam-Ship-
6
ping Company, Southampton
James Laming, Esq., Maida-hill West —.••••••• " " • ' • • • ' 50
10 0
W. Langdon, Esq., engineer, London-street • • . •
Somerset
Thos. Lloyd, Esq., chief engineer of H.M. Navy,
House.... •• .
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James Luke, Esq., shipwright, H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth 10 0
C. 'Hanby, Esq., F.R.S., C.E., secretary of the Insttitution of
Civil Engineers (treasurer), Great George-street, West-
mMster .... .
100 0
C. J. Male, Esq., shipbuilder, Blackwell .. ....... .
Messr. Martin, Samuelson, d Co.,
and cengineers. Hull.. • •
Captain B. R. Matthews, the Great Britain steam-ship .. 2 0
John Matthew. Esq., engineer, Greenwich.. •• ••: •••••• . • 10 10
1 andslay, Sons, and Field, London
Messrs. N
TielslZ..slV.l3ililieirie,
rE, Esq., eenngliiinne,ea,r,idllts.Naili
elzirnde,elr'so,rtßsmiaocuktwh;
ell do,c
G. Mills, Esq. -- •• •• • • • •
William ••• • • •
1.1 100 50
• Morgan, Esq., engineer, Gloucester-terrace, Hyde-
-10 0
_a - Spier, Esq., engineer, Glasgew ......• . .• 100 0
..! mes Kasmyth, Esq., engineer, P , + atricroft I•lanch• ••••• • • • • •ester .• • 10 0
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Commander Matthew S. Nollotb R N
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_isir h " • , • -, ~ 11. 51.5. Frolic •• • . 1 0
Jamey Oldham, tree Ogle, bar-., Eaton-place
lam Req., C. 8., Hull . • ......
William P • '
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