The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-10 00:00:00

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bhonid I.)tte thi election. though by such ft very few
votes., wit-hdievr that gout men
le at o'clock. The Li-
hvrat x kc.ors. tl sfo•rwardi 11111dt:died t.o ua
Do3Ocoui of from 80 co 90. Tho Tories pullA on till
four o'i-lock, rtod c:)11.11 ail their strength. Mr. Curlieg
bad the show o' h.thd; by u !up Jr.c:jority, and was
most outhusiastically
MALtiON, 10.45.
STATE OF THE PjLL,

Dwane
R'lith•r
Leonard
Dick...

72
70
43
33

LYME REGIS.
FINAL.

Pirmny
ilonaby

MONTROSE.
- Hume returerd.
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.
6Juloura and Wlrart, rerurued.
H AV ERFO RD W EST.
Yhiliipy roomed.
PEMBROKE.
Ogren retur❑ed.
RADNUR DISTEICI.
Levvi4 returned.
WAREHAM.
Drnx returned; no opposition.
KIRKCALDY DISTRICT.
Fergusson returned.
PERTH.
Kien.tird returned.
HELSTON.
Vyoyar returned.
BRECON.
Morgan returned.
CRICKLADE.
Nield arid Goddard returned; no opposition.
DERBYSHIRE (SOUTHERN DIVISION.)
and. Mundy returned; no opposition.
WOLVERUAMPON.
Villiers and Tbornely returned.
• THETFOtID.
narinz and Easton returned.
SHAFTESBURY.
Portman returned; no opposition.
ST. ANDREWS DISTRICT
Ellice returned; no opposition.
STAMFORD.
Harries and ThPssiger returned.
PETERSFIELD.
Joiliffe returned. No opposition.
MIDLIURST.
Walpole returned, no opposition.

TRIAL OF ANCIIORS OF ALL NATIONS.
The committee of management having assembled at
nine A.M. on Thursday, July 1, in the office of Captain
C. Hope, superintendent of the dockyard, at Sheerness,
the following suggestions of the proper qualities for a
good bower anchor, as also the conditions and plans on
which the trials were to be conducted, !a ere read over to
the competitors, and assented to:—
" Proper qualities for a good bower anchor, viz ,
strength; hoiding, particularly when at a short stay,
and being eb!iged to make sail; weight, and facility for

stowage; quitk holding, sweeping, tripping, foiling
•
fishing in a heavy sea way, and stowing.

" FIRST TRIAL PLAN.

" At the testing gtouud in the dockyard a four-fold
purchase to be attached to each anchor, the falls to be
toggled to a pendant and jewel block, with one purchase
to be brought to a capstan.
" The testing ground to be marked for the anchors,
and their turn for trial to be drawn for; from the capstan
those to the right will be marked starboard, and those to
the left port. Numbers to commence from the extreme
ends of the testing ground. '[tie pee of the anchor to
be placed in its berth, according to the number drawn,
and, after testing their bur) ieg properties, the cables
(being already rove in the tenting blacks) are then to
be triced to the sheerheals, agreeably to the wishes of
the committee, to test their holding qualities with a
short scope of cable.

" SECOND TRIAL PLAN.

" At the testing ground on the th-ach the same rules
are to be observed a. in the dock)ard, and another turn
for trial to be drawn tor, the pee of the anchor to be
placrd at low-wafer mark, it agreeable to the wishes cf
the committee, the purchaae to be nearly the same as
that used in the dcch)ard wiih one capstan. Hemp
c4bles to bc used it aliens are required; it otherwise,
chain.

" THIRD TRIAL PLAN.

" A mooring lighter to he moored at the Little Note,
her rudder to he unshipped, the bridles to be of hemp,
attached to the moorings, to be token in over the stern,
with a sufficient length to veer, if required, 30 cr 40
fathoms, the sir) of the cable to be 15 inches, the moor-
ings to be laid across the tide', in order that the trials
may take place with the flood or ebb tide; another turn
to be drawn for.
" FOURTH, OR STEAM TRIAL, AS PER PLAN.
" A steamer, of not less than 300-horse power, to be
used; both anchors for testing to be let go at the same
time, the depth of water and the speed of the staam (to
go with a back turn) sgteeably to the wishes of the com-
mittee."

The following resolutions, determined on at a previous
meeting of the anchor committee, were then submitted
to the perties assembled:—
" 1. That the committee approve of Mr. J. Aylen's
plan for trying the anchors in the parade ground of the
dockyard, on the beach, under water, and at sea, and
that the same be ad( plot
" 2. That the trials be open to anchors of all nations;
that the weight of each anchor be 25 cwt., inclusive of
the stock.
"3. That such of the anchors as the committee shall i
consider to have proved themselves superior at the pre-
liminary tests should be afterwards subjected to such
further ones as the committee may decide on, by means
of two steamers at sea, with regard to holding, bringing
up. and tripping.'
These preliminaries having been concluded, the par-
ties proceeded to the parade-ground, which was prepared ,
with apparatus and gear designed by J.
Aylen, E q.,
master-attendant, by which ingenious process no prefer-
ence could be given, r deception practised. The owners
s
of the anchors then drew lots for the respective stations,
port and starboard, which terminated in the following
manntr:— 1
1. Mr. llonibal (patentee 1. Mr. J. Aylen, master at-
Porter's anchor). tendant.
2. Mitcheson and Son. 2. Mr. Isaacs (American
3. Mr.
3. Lieutenant Rodgers, R.N. I anchor).
4. Mr. G. Lennox. (improved
Porter's.)
4. A 'miralty (new).
The gear being clime(' to the aechuis,
tee testing
was opposed to Aylea's (total weight,
commerce d. In accordance with the above arrange-
ments,cats. Honibal's anchor (total weight, 24 cwts. 3 qrs.
Trotraan
201b5.)
2 qrs. 24tbs.). At a long scope of cable At len's came
home 3 ft. 71 in., lloniasl's 1 ft. 6 in. The position of
the gear being changed, so as to have the effect of a ship
riding at a short stay peak, Aylen's broke out of the
ground at 9 ft. 7 in., or 13 ft. 21 in. total distance
from first position, lionibal's holding on settling 21- in.
only.
Mitcheson and fiords anchor, weighing 25 oats. Oqr.
Sibs., was then tried against Isaac's American anchor of
25 cwts. Oqr. 171bs. A long scope of cable Mitcheton's
dragged 1 ft. 6 in., Isaac's 5 ft. 7 in. At short stay
peak Isaacs 's was lifted cut of the ground at 11 ft. 6 in.
total distance from first position, Mi:cheson's holding ea
at 1 ft. 84 in. total distance.
Thetwo next anchors tested were Trotman'a improved
Porter's, and Lieut. Rodgers', R.N., Exhibition Prtz An-
chor, the toted. wsight tza the former beine° 25 cwt. 6 lbs ,
that of the latter, 94 cat. 2 qrs. 22 lbs. Rodger.' drew
5 fc; Trotwan'e, 0 ft. ii in. ,alit short stay peak Rod-
gers' Mile out of the ground at 18ft. total distance,
Trotmee's drawing only 2? in.,in., holding on at 3 ft. 9i, in.
total distance from first position.
The anchor invented by Mr. G. W. Lennox ('he con-
tractor fur cables and anchors used by the Davy) was
then tried against the Admiralty anchor, constructed en
Sir William Parker's plan. Their weights were 24 cwt.
1 qr. 25 lbs., and 25 cat., respectively. At long scope
Lennox's drew 2 fr. 71 in., the Admiralty 1 ft. 61 in.;
at short stay peak Ltunox's broke cut of the ground at
17 ft. 11 in., the Admiralty having drawn a total dis-
tance of. 10 ft. 81 in.
This concluded the first day'.leaving the
4 experiments.
four best anchors to be tested against each other.
SECOND DAIrS Tatar,
The experiments were resumed this day et nine A.M.,
Honibal's being opposed to Mitelieson and Son's anchor.
At long scope Mitchesort's 5 ft. 6 in., Ho:libel's 4 ft.
41 in. At short stay peak, Mitchesoifs came out of the
ground 24 ft. 41 in., Ilonibal's dragging 6 ft. 81 in. total
distance.
The next centest was between the Admiralty and
Trotman's anchors. The former at long scope drew
6 ft. S in., the latter 41't. 101 in. At short stay peak the
Admiralty anchor was forced out of the ground at a
total distance of 22 ft. 10 in., Trotman's drawing 9 ft.
11 in. from first position, but still holding on.
The eight competing anchors were now reduced to
two, viz., Itlonibst's and Trotraan's, to contest for supe-
riority. These partaking of the same principle, the
greatest possible interest was evinced by the jury and all
assembled as to the result of the trial. Ilunibal's at
long scope drew 5 ft., Trotraan's 6 ft. 5 in. After a
most severe contest at short stay peak, tat, great strain
applied making the blocks and gear creak, laistootig
was eventually wrenched out of the ground at 16 ft.
6 in. total distance, as against 10 ft. 2 in. tor Trotman's,
which still held on.
These represent bower anchors, combining the two
great essentials, strength and holding Power.
Lieutenant Rodger, R.N., having sent in an anchor
which ho designated it stream kedge, pestessing, holding
power without sufficient strength, the
--- committee at the
(asset considered it eligible for trial. Lieutenant le at-
gers, however, evincing great anxiety that
it should be
triad against Trolman's, which bird to this series of ex-
psriossure proved itself the moat eflident, the committee
appealed to Mr. Trotineu en the subject, who forthwith
UCCep. 'ed the challenge. The following result of the
trial, in our eeici"fl, confirms moat fully the great
superiority of Trotman's principle over that of DOULO-
nent Rodgers.
'rite anchors being placed port and starboard re-
spectively, the gear attached, ano strain applied, Rod•
gers's at long scope dragged 7 ft. 81 in.; Trona:lan's, 6 tr.
At short stay peak Rodgers 's wes pull,-d out of the
ground at 24 ft. 6 in.; Tro man's holding on at 9 ft. 1 in,
total distanc.s from first potitiore
This terminated the second, day's trial.