The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-12 00:00:00

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discharging
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her cargo, consisting of obsolet e stores
—namely,
guns, shot, ammunition, and To wet.
stores.

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The Smithfield Club Cattle Show.

aehsrenfitubrueedtnt t , i n
fourthtd h: I n
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Rus-
sianlron
Wrorks,to the order of Cspt. Bakely, for the Rus-
rvdelbyeeewnitphrtohveedotrmdis:taci:spsirvone:,
Woolwich Arsonal. Three of
cylinder. The gun undr
„da,nd intons
test satisfactorily ; the
power, a wad, and a 6001 b..
charge,aapn
paaexaminationr e : iszt
i. viz.,--501b.
success,
: 1 i
bur
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way
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sh'
cleiral'iad perceptible.
themd:apkee.tic....nte. t
hfiers t round with
the gun was
section at the head of the breec‘fr- e d t h
a tu usual
whichh s surveybta,hsee
:nbduattolanr'g'
eaprpeenatrosr tosplli)te swcraeswe given way,
The woof was, of course, at an end, :'5,4
afterwards hoisted on one of the heavy-11.4- trucks,. to
which EOMe 70 or 80 men belonging to ~he Store
department were attached, and was e ,
on s'eYed to
the wharf for transhipment.
Dr. Burton, staff assist.-surg in the Royal. Ar-
senal
Infirmary at Woolwich, baying been promoted
and appointed sung. on the staff in New Zealand,
has been permitted to retire from the service. He
will be succeeded at Woolwich by Staff Assist,
Surg. Cullen, from Chatham. Dr. Burton's retire-
tßa classne
ment is occasioned by continued indisposition, the
effect of overwork during his Indian campaign.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Dr. Alexander Rattray, sur-
geon, to the Salamander; Richard. Cannon, acting
assist.-surg., to the Salamander; Benjamin Barber,
• chief engineer, to the Salamander; Seha R..C3oper,
engineer, to the Conqueror ; John Westenineert
to the Asia, for the Tyrian ; James Orchard, engi-
neer,
assist:an d engineer,john R .
D.
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To 0
iitheem Ea
cuhrey, aul uo
to the Salamander; James W. E. Baron, first-
. enner, second-class assist.-engincer, to the Sala-.
mender ; Alfred G. Hill, assist-clerk, to the R.esis-
naval cadetship. 6m;i:atellitaolna

Yesterday, the last day of the show, was the least
attended of any shilling day. The numbers who
paid for admittance on Thursday were 39,383, and
the numbers who paid yesterday were 19,872.
Although vast numbers have entered the building
during the week there has not been one person
taken up charged with theft ; nor has there been
any accident, save that a boy was tossed by the first-
class winner in class 3, but he was more frightened

years
than hurt.
old, No. 55,
The sales up to last night had been as follows :
first prize, had been sold to Mr.
In class 7, Hereford steers, not exceeding three
J Grant, of 41, Caledonian-road. In class 11,
short-horned heifers, not exceeding four years old,
No. 102, the winner
of the £4o silver cup as the
best heifer or co
win any of the classes, and also
the winner of the first
prize
.in the class, had been
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sold to go abroad. class 13, Sussex steels under
three Fears, the winner
of the second prize, No. 119,
Clements, had been sold to Mr. of Croydon ; and
No. 134, the winner of the prize in class 14, Sussex
steers or oxen above three years, had been sold to
the same gentleman. In class "
20, Scotch horned
steers or oxen of any age, No. 163, the winner of the
second prize, had been sold to Messrs. George Hay-
ward and Son, Ashford, Kent. In class 30, cross
or mixed breed heifers, not exceeding four years
old, No. 204, the winner of the second prize,
had
of
been sold to Mr. James Hooke,
2, Vrederick-
street, Hampstead-road.
Among the sheep the sales had been as follows :
In class 34, fat wethers under 23 months, No. 260,
pen winning the third prize, had been sold to Mr.
Nash, of Three Colt-street, Limehouse; in class 36,
Romney-marsh fat wether, No. 264, the pen winning
the second prize, had been sold to Mr. Newbury,
Hall-street, Walworth; in class 46, cross-bred fat
wethers, No. 387, the winner of the third prize had
been sold to Mr. J. Haudford, of Bridge- road, Bat-

tersea.
Among the pigs, No. 421, the pen ginning the
second prize in class 48, bred by the Countess of
Chesterfield, had been sold to Mr. James Hooke, of
first prize winning pen in class 50, and to which
the Hampstead-road, andNo.43l, the
the gold medal had been awarded as the best pen
of pigs in any of the classes, had been sold to Mr.
William Nickels, of Camden-town. The pigs in this
pen were exhibited by Major-General the Hon. A.
N. Hood, and bred at the late Prince Consort's
farm at Windsor.
Among the prize stock not notified as sold at the
last thing last night were the following:—No. 21,
the winner of the first prize in class 3 ; No 26, the
first prize winner in class 4 ; No. 37 and No. 36,
the second prize winner in class 5 ; No. 40, the
second prize winner in class 6 ; No. 57, the second-
class winner in class 7 ; No. 62 and No. 60, first and
and third class winners in clan 8; No. 76 and
No. 79 (the latter bred by Sir A. de Rothschild),
the first and third prize winners in class 9; No. 96
' and No. 95, the first and third prize winners in class
10 ; Nos. 100 and 103, the second and third prize
winners in class 11; Nos. 109 and 111, second and
third class winners in class 12; Nos. 154 and 153,
first and second prize winners in class 17; N 0.155,
the Second prize winner in class 18 ; and No. 158,
the second prize winner in class 19.
Among the sheep the following prizes were un-
sold :—No. 265, the first prize winner in class 35 ;
No. 323, the second prize winner in class 40; and
No. 364, a silver medal winner in the extra stock
of short wools (bred by Lord Waleingham).
Among the pigs only one lot, No. 422, third prize
winner in class 48, remained unsold.
During yesterday a well-dressed man was dis-
covered sticking the pigs with a sword cane, but he
managed to escape. These animals had been sub-
ject to so much annoyance during the crowded
days by persons teasing them that the directors,
who were on duty by rota in all parts of the build-
ing, ordered that no persons should touch the obese
creatures.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

Mr. James Stansfeld, M.P., the Junior Lord of the
Admiralty, who has been actively employed all the
week at Devonport dockyard examining the public
accounts, paid an official visit on Thursday to the
Royal William Victualling-yard at Stonehouse.
The screw steam frigate Aurora, 35, went yester-
day from Hamoaze into Plymouth Sound, and will
shortly ship her powder so as to be ready to join
the Channel Fleet.
About 170 joiners, smiths, and labourers have
been ordered to be entered in the dockyard at
Devonport to complete work in hand.
After remaining several hours on Thursday out-
side Plymouth Sound, and communicating with Mr.
Fox, the Consul, the United States screw steam
sloop Kearsage, 7, Commander Windslow, proceeded
on ter cruise.
The paddlewheel steam storeship Dee was placed
yesterday alongside the jetty at Devonport dock-
yard to receive stores for the dockyard at Pembroke.
The sailing of the eastern division of the Channel
Fleet from Spithead for Plymouth Sound was de-
ferred from yesterday until this morning.
The Tamar, screw troopship, Capt. Sterling, is
, Alberta
making h .
ordered to proceed from Spithead to Devonport, for
the purpose of being placed in dock, the Warrior
dock at Portsmouth, the only one that would receive
her, being occupied by her sister vessel, the Orontes,
troopship, Capt. W. H.pio yHferdiornieu.potnhe
tate,.
Royal Clarence
her final
Stokesm
Bay,
poTwheer, Capt. Wasp ,W1.713-gouwudeene,ryewesteer
trial of speed at the measured
The ship drew
prior to sailing on foreign service.
ft. Sin. aft. A
14ft. 7in. of water forward, and 15aine..
hahlsa -
read
ear horse
dg ye'
mean speed of 6.701 knots
was
fromtt 60 to 62.
The re-
her in the steam
The new Royal paddle yachtmile od ravyei
doc
volutions of the engines ranged
basin number
of of
Portsmouthhands
fo convey Her Mai"
o Osborne on e t inst. The
J t
and constructed D
yacht, as a :royal yacht,
has created • s' eeially
use, considerable Sur-
for the aneen'B
the winds of all who have visited her.
prise in The
k is almost entirely covered with
upper deo saloons,
0 &c., and but a very confined
hatchwaY ,space after saloon in-
deed between the and
bulwarks is set
apart for promenading in fine weather. She is
deeper in the water than she was intended to be
when laid down, and is anything but •
a credit to
her Admiralty designers.kyard
The Sparrowhawk, 5, screw despatch vessel, has
been taken into dock at Portsmouth, to undergo a
thorough repair, in readiness
for commission.
Her Majesty's screw steam line-of-battle ship
Conqueror, 78
(late Waterloo), 2,845 tons, 500
horse power, recently commissioned by Captain W.
G. Luard at Sheerness, the
for employment on
China station, and to take out marines and super-
numeraries,steamed this her 'moorings in
day from
the harbour to the measured mile off Maplin Sands,
for a final trial of her engines, preparatory tole v-
ing for Plymouth. The vessel was in chargof
Sheerness
Captain W. K. Hall, commanding the
e ship
steam reserve, and the chief
engineer of th
machinery. There
superintended the working of the
were also present Mr.
G.
nißlriarid, chief engineer
essrs. Urquhart a-.
of Sheerness dockyard, ands
aattached to the steam
Greathead, chief engineer
de
at the measured mile
reserve. Six runs were in
The flowing were the results :
at full speed. 1,11 fl,° 395 knots ; the revolutions of
An average speed °• -
, 62, mean 60.5 per minute ; pres,.
engines, maxi,
~, 181 b. ; vacuum, 251 b. ; draught of
rsure of stea—,
the trial, forward 23ft. 3in., aft 26ft.
water during
engines are built by Messrs. Ravenhill,
4in•
tire The eng
id and Co., and are fitted with Griffiths'
sa I
screw, diameter 18ft., pitch 20ft., immersion sft.
10in. There was a strong bre( zo blowing from
north-west, the force of wind being from 6 to 7, aud

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