The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-17 00:00:00

continued working extra hours, the demands on the depart.
ment for the timber required in the construction of the
Lord Warden frigate and the other vessels in hand having
very considerably diminished.
The favourable report made to the Lords of the Admiralty
0

he working of the steam traction engines employed by
Messrs Aveling and Porter, in conveying the heavy portions
of the iron work for the dockyard, from the factory at
StrJod to Chatham, have induced their Lordships to give
directions for one of the traction engines to be provided by
the patentees, and used in Chatham dockyard for one month,
during which time it will be employed in the heaviest kind
of labour, in order to enable the officials of the establish-
ment to report to the authorities as to its capabilities, and
the advantage or otherwise which would result from the
general use ot steam traction engines in the Govern-
ment dockyards. As an illustration of the enormous power
of these engines it may be mentioned that on Thursday
some of the offioials of Chatham dockyard were invited
by Messrs Aveling and Porter to witness the working
ot one of the traction engines just completed by them
for shipment to Australia to be used in conveying metal ore
from the mines to the seaport. The engine in question
started away from the factory with a train of waggons at-
tached, containing a cylinder of several tons weight, just
cast for the dockyard extension works, and upwards of 30
tons of coals, the gross weight of the whole being close
upon 40 tons. With this weight attached the engine tra-
versed the streets of Rochester and Chatham without occa-
sioning the slightest inconvenience to the ordinary traffic,
and finally ascended Star-hill, which has an incline of 1 in
12, at a speed of between 3 and 4 miles per hour, the same
hill teing subsequently descended later in the day by the
same train with the greatest ease and safety. During the

time the engines have been employed in conveying materials
from Rochester to Chatham dockyard—a period extending
over several months—they have performed their allotted
tasks most satisfactorily, and not the slightest accident has
occurred, notwithstanding that the public streets have been
traversed by them at all hours of day and night.
As the result of the various successful experiments and
severe tests to which the new patent indented, small palmed
anchors, introduced by Capt. Rodger, R.N., have been re-
cently subjected at Woolwich, it was yesterday announced
that an Admiralty order had been received for the reception
and issue for service of a number of the anchors, weighing
respectively 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, and 75cwt. One of
Capt. Rodger's anchors, weighing 30cwt 2qrs 151 b, was yes-
terday shipped and tatted on board her Majesty's troopship
Fox, Staff-Commander T. Pullen,
,to be used as a light
working bower anchor to supersede the old anchor, weigh-
ing upwards of 44ewt. Tho new anchor was tested on
Wednesday under the hydraulic press, in the presence of
Mr George Turner, the master shipwright of the yard, and
other officials, and by Captain Rodger's desire the strain
was worked up tto the test of an anchor of double its
weight, viz.,-61cwt lqr 41b, the proof commencing at
29tons, lcwc 3qr 141 b, and gradually increasing to
the enormous drag of 49tons Ocwt 2qr 141 b. Both
arms were subjected to the extreme trial, and on examina-
tion and measurement no signs of yielding were perceptible,
nor the slightest degree of permanent set, the dimensions
being precisely as btfore the trial. On Thursday the anchor
underwent the usual fire test and smithery examination, and
was shipped and ordered on the following day for service
The metal was proved to be of undeniable quality. The
whole of Captain Rodger's anchors, according to the pre-
sent arrangement, are to be manufactured by the North
Field Iron and Steel Company, at Rotherham, in York-
shire, who are under a heavy bond to confine themselves
exclusively to that species of anchor, to avoid competition
or detriment to Captain Rodger's patent.
The War Department cutter Helena, Mr Moors, com-
mander, sailed yesterday from Woolwich, laden with war
stores for Portsmouth, among which are a carriage and slide
on a new principle, and a 7 inch gun for experiments on

board the Excellent.
The iron screw ship Defence, 16, Captain A. Phillimore,
left Plymouth Sound yesterday, to join the Channel
Squadron in Portland Roads.
The sloop Squirrel, 8, left Portsmouth yesterday for a

"ruise in the Channel.
The hired transport Copenhagen, Capt. Cowie, which left
the Thames to embark troops at Dublin for the Cape of
Good Hope and Calcutta, put into Plymouth Sound on
Thursday evening through stress of weather. Wind south-
west, blowing strong.
The iron screw steamship Warrior, 40, Capt. the Hon. A.
A. Cochrane, from Gibraltar with invalids for the flagship
and the Royal Naval Hospital a! Pl 3 mouth, arrived in the
Sound yesterday, and took up her station inside the camber
of the breakwater. Whoa cropping her anchor a man fell
overboard. The lifeboats were lowered forthwith, and seve-
ral of the, crew jumped cff she ship to rescue their comrade,
who, however, sank immediately, and did not rise again.
The United States screw corvette Iroquois, Commander

C. R. P. R. dgers, anchored in St Helen s roads, off Ports-
mouth, from a cruise in the Channel, and driven in by the
strong prevailing S.W. winds. A large number of foreign
bound merchantmen have also anchored in St. Helen's for
shelter from the weather.

Major-Gen. Wards, C. 8., yesterday resumed his half-
yearly visitation of 'Woolwich garrison, and inspected the
Coastguard drawn out in the west square of the Royal
Horse Artillery. The general afterwards visited the bar-

rack-rooms, &C.

We are requested to state that the lion, B, Napier, who
passed his examination for a naval cadetship of the first class
at the Royal Naval College September examination, was a
pupil from North Grove House, Southsea, Hants.

Police Espionage in Buckinghamshire.

At the Bucks petty sessions, held at Wycombe last week,
George Free, publican, Naphid common, was charged by
the police with buying one hare on the 25th of August, he
not being licensed to deal in game.
Police-constable Thomas Shrimpton deposed—On the
25th of August I was at the Wheel public-house, Naphill-
common, which is kept by defendant. Thomas Nash and
James Tilbury came to the house and brought with them a
sack. They came into the taproom where I was in plain
clothes. Nash said to Tilbury, "Is this the man who
wants a hare ?" Tilbury said " Yes." Nash then
pulled one out of the sack, and held it towards me. I
took it in my hand, and said, "What's the price of this ?"
I gave 3s for it, and gave it to the defendant's wife
to put in the cellar. After that defendant bought
one, and paid 2s 6d for it in threepenny bits. On the
following day I saw the defendant at the Fos, and he said,
"If you keep your counsel nobody can hurt you."
Cross-examined by Mr Voules—l have been a police-
constable for seven years, and a parish constable seven
years before that. Of course lam bound to tell tha whole
truth-1 have told the magistrates the whole of the cir-
cumstances. I was dressed in a smock frock and a "billy"
hat. I did a little reaping, and received 15s. in all for toy
work. I was receiving my policeman's wages at the
same time. I came from Tring, and had been about the
Common for a fortnight. I was sent for the purpose of
detecting an offence against the law. I did not think
it my duty to prevent the offence in this case. I did
sot Induce the crime. I saw Tilbury on the previous even-
ing. I did not ask him if he could get a hare for me. Til-
bury said he knew a man that had some hares, and I then
said I should buy one, if there was one to be bought, f)r
my sister in London, who was unwell. Tilbury did not say
he had nothing to do with the hares. I told him I should
be at breakfast there the next morning, and if one came I
should buy it, I bought two hares, but not at the same
time. Free had the second hare, and I had the third. I
did not give Tilbury any beer to fetch the hare. Ido not
know that I stood any beer—l was drinking in company
with :.the others. On one of the previous nights a
tramp was there, and wanted to get up a row. He asked,
"Who are you?" and I said, "Garibaldi." (Laughter.) I
did not ask him to fight me. I was sober. I did not try to get
up a row at the house. I recollect Free meeting me at the
Foe the day after. Free asked me if I had said anything
about it, and I said "No." That was not the truth—l'm
not supposed to speak the truth always. I remember work-
ing with a little man named Bristowe. I did not pull out a
straw and twist it up like a snare, and asked him it he knew
anything of that. He said ho had done a little. Ido not
know that I said I would get some wire from Wycombe and
teach him a little more. I had breakfast and dinner with
him, and
Paid him for it. I saw one or two guns in his
house. He said to me on one occa.ioe, " Here's a covey of
of birds lying here; I was very near knocking them over
on Sunday mernin-.,,
g I di' not tell him 1 would beat the
barley and he should knock them over. When Nash said,
"Is that the gentleman that wants the hare ?" I said,
" Don't bo too high, for I'm a hardworking man like your-
self." I sat down and drank with them. I said I'd only got
4s. and he cculd have a drink of my beer. I tied the hare
up in my smock. I swear I did not say to the landlord,
" You may as well buy a hare—it's as cheap as butcher's
meat," He said to Nash, 110 w much for that other one, old
boy ?" He offered him 2s 6d. I did not do or say anything
to induce him to buy it. I do not recollect trying to prevail
on Bristowe to go to a publichouse after hours on a Sunday
to get beer. I did say to him, " How would it be to bring a
little wire from Wycombe to make a few snares? "
By the Bench—l was sent by order of the Chief Constable
to detect crime generally. Sumo crimes I was particularly
sent for. I lived anywhere.
Mr Voules, for the defence, contended that all the cir-
cumstances showed that the policeman had not tried to pre-
vent the offence, but had positively induced it.
The following witnesses were called for tb 3 defence :
James Tilbury said :—I am a bricklayer, living at Nap-
hill-common. Oa the evening of the 24th August I was at
the defendant's house, and saw the policeman dressed in a
smock frock. I have seen him there several times. He asked
me to think more than once. He asked me if I knew anyone
who had got a hare. I said I had heard a man say that he had
got one. Ho slid he had a sister in London who was an in-
valid, and if he coul I buy ore ho would send it to her. lie
asked me to get it. I told him I did not dare do it, as I was
on the club. He then said would I tell the man to bring it
down in the morning. He treated mo and persuaded me to
get it brought down, He said he'd be there at nine next
morning. At that time I went with Nash, who had brought
the hare. bhrimpton was there in the taproom. When
he went in Shrimpton said " Here's some beer, come rnd
drink." I tent and drank with him. Nash said, "Is
that the gentleman that wants the hare ?" Shrimpton
replied, "Gentleman be d--d, a poor hard 'working
man like ysurseit," Nash took the hare out of the bag,