The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-07 00:00:00

IF THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any
one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Indigestion, or
Biliousness, take PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS.
Tt,eir world-wide celebrity proves them of sterling merit.
Of all medicine vendo-s at Is. lad. :nd 2s. 9d. ; or free by
post for 14 or 33 stamps from Page D. Woodcock, Chemist
Lincoln.

TEETH —Mr. ESK ELL'S INVENTION in
the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the
following aavantages :—A set or teeth, of excellent work-
manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the
most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without
pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes
of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without
wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so perfectly to the
gums, that they are quite immoveable, except at the option
of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad-
just these teeth to many changes of the mouth without the
aid of a dentist. They are not so iiable to injury, are always
useful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea-
tise explaining Mr. Eskell's Patent, &c., free for 7 stamps.
Inspection of specimens and consultations ; ree.-B,G rosvenor-
street, Bond-street, W ; and at 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir-
mingham.

PRIZE MED AL—INTERNATIONAL
EXHIBITION, 1862.
FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, &C., &C.,
To the Queen and the P, ince of Wales.
(Established 17?0.)
The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862,
testifies to he excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers'
manufacture.
A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis
Tucker and Co., on the subject of
WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS,

says :
" I have found them fully equal to the recommendation
which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn,:
com-
mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar."
Finest quality, with Platted Wicks, patented...:4. : d. per lb.
Ordinary quality „ Od. per lb.
VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax.
Best quality . Is. sd. per lb.
Second quality ls. 3d. per lb.
Third quality ls. id. per lb.
Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value.

FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO.,
8, South Moßon-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory—
Kensington (Established 1730).
The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture
of Wax. Candles for the use of the Altar.

RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS',:PATENT.
WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS
(PERFECTED AND EXHIEITED IN THE GREAT
XHIEITIONS or 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of
Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective
nvention in the curative treatment of HERN I A.
rile use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects,
s here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the
,ody, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the
Sloc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease
nd closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn
luring sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the
truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir-
cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being
sent to the manufacturer,
Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly.
A Single Truss, 165., 215., 260. 6c1., and 815. 6d. Postage, Is.
Doublo Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 520. 6d. Postage, is Bd.
An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 520. 6d. Postage, la.
led.l
Post-office Orders to be made payable to John Post-
office, Piccadilly.
NEW PATENT
ELASTIC STOCKINGS,
KNEE-CAPS, .fro., for Varicose Veins and all cases of
Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, sto. They are
.iorous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on
Ike an ordinary stocking. Price 48. 6d,, 7s. 6c1., 10a., to 16s.
each. Postage 6d.
JOHN WHITE. Manufacturer. 228. Piccadilly.

T.AMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.-AN
EFFECTUAL AMIE DY, without confining the bowels
or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad
mitted to be the best medicine for immediately relieving
coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con-
sumption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty
pronounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling which
provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption
its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or
even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief
in a few minutes atter taking it. Prep Area orhy and sold by
IV. LANIBEItT, Chemist. 8, -street, Charing-
cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 130., and
threeuantities In one, 2s. 9d each. e particular. and ask
for La mbert's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and address ae.
engraved on the stamp.

'LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—Daring the recent
.1..4 heavy gales some of the oat of the Royal National
Lifeboat Institution have been instrumental in rescuing the
brews of the -following wrecked vessels :—Schooner Theophi-
lus, of Aberdeen. 5 men ; barque Tamworth, of Norway, 17 ;
schooner Northern Lights, of Preston, 4 . • pilot boat, of St
Ives, 7 ; schooner Anon, of Workington, 4; schooner Gipsy,
of Drogheda, 4 ; smack Saucy Ja,.k, of Inverness, 1 ; barque
Marietta, of Lisbon, 1 ; fishing boat, of Filey, 2 • Tenby
fishing boat, 3; and barque Providence, of Dantzic,7l. Total
lives caved, f 5. The lifeboats also assisted in bringing safely
into port, with their crews, consisting of 29 men, the Italian
brig Camoglino, the schooner Sir Colin Campbell, of Whitby,
the schooner Gmlia, of Palermo, and the ketch Snip, of Am-
sterdam. 'the lifeboats also went off in reply to signals of
distress on fourteen occasions, but their services were not
ultimately required. The amount of' reward p id for all
these services was £216.
The Committee of the Institutionearnest' y AP PEAL to the
public for ASSIsTAN,,E to enable 'hem to meet the con-
tinued heavy demands on the Society's 125 ilieb ,at estab-
lishments. Contributions are receivA by all the Lon .on
and country bankers ; and by the Sedetary, Richard Lewis,
Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London.

THE NAVY.
The difficult operation of fitting the iron masts on board
the Achilles was successfully accomplished yesterday by
means of the massive floating sheers, which were towed
down from the dockyard to Gillingham Reach for that pur-
pose. The iron masts are the largest ever constructed for a
vessel of war, and were manufactured at the Bridge Works,
Chepstow, by Messrs. Finch and Heath, who have supplied
ace whole of the masts to the iron and iron clad vessels al-
ready built. The Achilles will be the first vessel in the
British navy to carry four masts ; but even with this advan-
tage each of her masts will be 100 ft apart, or considerably
further distant from each other than in the ordinary line-cf-
battle ships. From the success which has attended the use
of iron masts in the navy it is probable that in a short time
wooden masts, even in wooden vessels of war, will entirely
disappear, their advantages over he ordinary kind of masts
making their general adoption a paramount consideration.
Experience has shown that iron masts last much longer than
wooden, that they are lighter and stronger, that they serve
as valuable ventilators, and are also better conductors of
electricity. If they are shot away and fall overboard they
will immediately sink, instead of floating alongside and
fouling the screw, as is the case with wooden masts. The
mainmast of the Achilles weighs no less than 21 tons 12 cwt ;
its length being 121 ft 9in, diameter 3ft 4in, and length
of head from hounds 20ft. The weight of the second fore
mast is 19 tons 2 cwt, its length 103 ft, diameter 3ft 4in,
and length of head from hounds 20ft. The foremast weighs
15 tons 18 cwt., its entire length 103 ft 10in, diameter 2ft Bin
and length of head from hounds 13ft. The mizenmast is
84ft in length, its weight 8 tons 12 cwt. diameter 20in, and
length of head from hounds, 13ft. The diameter of the
main and second foremasts at the head is 30in in each,that
of the foremast 24in, and of the mizenmast 191 in. Each
mast is formed of three curved plates half an inch in thick-
ness, which form the skin, or outside shell of each,the joint
where the vertical edges of the plates meet being so formed
that the outsides of the masts shOv no ridges. Under each
of the vertical joints three strong tit;-ireas are placed, to
which are riveted the plates forming the L'-aati the rivets on
the outside being counter-sunk, or let in flux. ,the exterior
of the mast consequently presenting a round and Perfectly
smooth surface. The masts are parallel from the ileel to
the hounds, where a horizontal plate is introduced whicie is
made to carry the top, and this plate facilitates the reduc-
tion of the size of the mast from the hounds to the cap.
Where the shrouds'pass over the masts the plates are double
to resist the extra strain and wear. In the transmission of
the iron masts from Chepstow to Chatham considerable dif-
ficulty was experienced. From Chepstow they were con-
veyed by special train to Brentford, where it was necessary
to ship them in barges, which conveyed them safely to
Chatham, where they were landed at the dockyard.
Mr. E. J. Reed, the Cbief Constructor of the Navy, paid
a lengthened visit to Chatham dockyard on Tuesdsy, and
was occupied till late in the afternoon in his official duties
at that establishment, his visit relating chiefly to the pro-
gress made in fitting the iron frigate Achilles, on board
which he spent a considerable time. Mr. Reed devoted
some time to the examination of the steering apparatus just
completed, and from the trials made during the inspection
there is every probability that it will work satisfactorily.
Whether or not the apparatus will answer when tes-ed at
sea remains to be proved, but it appears exceedingly doubt •
ful whether a vessel of the vast size of the Achilles, covered
as she is from end to end with some 1,300 tons of armour-
plating, will ever bo made to steer handily or answer her
helm rapidly. In this respect the Royal Oak, previously
built, and the new iron-clad frigate Bellerophon, now in
hand, each of which is some 100 ft. shorter than the
Achilles, undoubtedly possess a great advantage. As was
fully anticipated, Mr. Reed strongly objected to the under-
water scuppers which have been fitted to the Achilles, and
there is little doubt that they wig now be dispensed with.
The absurdity of fitting a vessel like the Achilles with
scuppers of that description was pointed out some months
since in 2he Sun, and the positive danger that would un-
doubtedly arise from their continuance urged upon the
authorities. Still. however, they were permitted to remain,
but it is satisfactory to find that means will now be taken to
render them safe and reliable by closing them in with thick
wrought-iron plates. It is to be hoped that the mistake in
this respect will not be perpetrated in the iron vessels now
in progress. The want of proper accommodation for the
large number of workmen--upwards of I,2oo—who are now
employed without intermission on board the Achilles during
this inclement weather engaged the attention of Mr. Reed,
and measures will be at once adopted for placing at their
disposal one of the sailing vessels attached to the ordinary,
which will be fitted up as a receiving hulk for the men, and
supplied with plenty of hot water and other conveniences,
so as to enable them to wash themselves before leaving
their work. Before quitting the iron frigate Mr. Reed in-
vestigated the causes of the numerous accidents which have
recently occurred on board. It would seem that most of
them might have been avoided had proper precautions been
observed, and the officials on board were therefore requested
to urge upon the workmen the necessity of exercising the
utmost care in the various operations on which they were
employed.
Yesterday M. Bokamo, the chief constructor of the Im-
perial Austrian navy, paid a visit to Chatham dockyard,
by special permission of the Admiralty, and was engaged
for some time in inspecting the factories and other depart-
ments, as well as the vessels fitting at that establishment.
In the course of his visit Mr. Bokamo made numerous in-
quiries respecting the iron-clad frigate Lord Warden and
the frigate Bellerophon, both recently commenced. The
latter vessel, it, appears, has excited considerable interest
not only among the Austrian and French Government offi-
cialse,but also among those connected with the navies of
most of the European Powers, the recent experiments on
the Bellerophon target at Shoeburyness proving that there
is not a gun afloat belonging to any country which could
even pierce her inner skin.
A large number of additional labourers have been en-
tered at Chatham dockyard during the present week for
service on board the iron frigate Achilles.
Admiral Ayscough, whose death has just been announced,
was the oldest officer in the service. He was born on board
her Majesty's ship Swan, during a desperate action fought
by that vessel while on her passage home from North
America, and was son of the late Capt. John Ayscough,
R.N., who was in command of the Swan on the occasion.
This officer entered the Navy (under the auspices of the
late Admiral Sir J. Wallace) Aug. 12, 1787, on board the
Goliath, 74, Capts. A. Dickson and Sir A. S, Douglas. We
afterwards find him serving as midshipman and master's
mate on board the Juno and the Hebe frigates, and the
Hector, the Alcide, and the Monarch, 74's, and employed in
the first of those vessels under Capt. S. Hood. On Nov. 6,
1793, the deceased obtained a lieutenancy in the Monarch,
flagship, on the Newfoundland station. Being appointed
July 6, 1799, to the Blanche, troopship, Capt. Ayscough,
attended the ensuing expedition to Holland, where he served
as a volunteer at the time of the debarkation near the Hel-
der, and was in one of the first boats that effected a landing.
In command of the Inconstant he attended the expeditions
to Quiberon and Cadiz, on each of which occasions he
volunteered his services on shore, and was selected to com-
mand a party of seamen. He similarly joined in the Egyp-
tian campaign of 1801, and for his exertions was presented
with the Turkish gold medal. After various services in the
West Indies, the Arctic Seas, and the Mediterranean,
Captain Ayscough, with two frigates and several sloops
under his orders, was assigned the deeply responsible duty
of protecting Sicily against the threatened invasion of
Joachim Murat, whose attempts, although in command of
40,000 troops and of about 200 gunboats, to gain a footing
on the island he succeeded in frustrating. He was next em-
ployed, with seven men-of-war at his disposal, in reconnoi-
tring the line of coast between Naples and Civita Vecchia.
He afterwards, from April, 1822 until the spring of 1825,
superintended the Ordinary at Plymouth ; and for his sub-
sequent able management as Commissioner of Jamaica and
Bermuda dockyards was honoured with the thanks of the
Board of Admiralty. He attained flag rank Nov. 23, 1841,
was promoted to Vice. Admiral Dec. 24, 1842, and to Ad-
miral Oct. 3, 1855.
The death took place on Monday of Admiral Sir W. H.
Gage, Admiral of the Fleet, G.C.8., G.C.H., and Knight
Bachelor. The gallant admiral, who died at Thureton-
cottage, Suffolk, entered the navy when he was only 12
years of age, and in 1796, being lieutenant of the Minerva,
he distinguished himself in an action with two Spanish fri-
gates and in the capture of a French corvette. In the fol-
lowing year he became a captain. In 1801 he was concerned
in cutting out from under the batteries of Camarel, near
Brest, La Chevrette, 20 guns and 300 men. As post captain
ho commanded the Thetis and the Indus, and attained the
rank of Admiral of the Blue in 1846, and in 1854 was made
Vie,: Admit al of the Dried Kingdom. The dignity of
Knight Onuid Cross of the Bath WaS in 1860 added to that