The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-24 00:00:00

NO. 22,307

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deck, unimpeded fore and aft by transveisei47S;a#:a‘te‘
mowed bulkheads, gives the ship's hatteryiklanitthal,l,-,M, ';'-iai,'","
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more effective appearance inboard than Wanittr:VW3l4l,
the case if the ship carried the armour of liki.,fiitifaa,..„ 'L.* efq
ing deck in the same manner as the Deferretienikattlepri
Warrior description of armoured vessels. On ikat a s
deck is placed the principal part of the ship's arma-
ment, in fact all the guns that could be fought at
close quarters-24 68 pounder smoothbores, cast
iron, of 95cwt. each, and six 110 pounder rifled
Armstrongs. On the upper deck she carries four
110 rifled Armstrongs, not fitted as pivot guns, bat
48 transporting guns, firing either out her broadside,
or divided in a line with the keel, either at the bows
0: stern. She also carr:cs two 20 pounder rifl?d
Atirtarenge, one 9 pounder Armstrong rifled, one 12 •
pounder rifled Armstrong field piece, and one 6
pounder brass smoothbore for boat and shore service.
The screw of the shij lifts into a well, between the
outer inner stern posts, but neither comes clear
upo and
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riper decg, nor is it a decided fixture
on the end et the shaft, in this differing with the
Minotaur,lVatti°r, and Defence, bat agreeing in
principl© with the
Royal Oak. The tiller, owing
to the absence et a screw well in the captain's after
cabin, is a long straight powerful lever, the old-
fashioned gunroom tiller in use previous to the in-
troduction of the screw, and this with a steeritg-
wheel exceeding the aaerag, size gives ample com-
mand over the rudder. 1116 tic" of the ship is the
same as that adopted in the Resistance, Defence,
and Royal Oak—fore and main courses, double top-
sail yards, and topgallant sails, and bark-rigged
abaft. The lower topsail is find to the cap on the
lower mast head, and the upper topsail is fisted with
Cunningham's patent reefing gear—a bastard sys-
tem, and spreading about 60 yards less Canvas than
a single yard fitted on the Cunningham system. We
may here close our general description of the ship,
and confine our further remarks to yesterday's trial,
premising that the official estimated speed or the
ship at the time she was designed was 11'75 knots.
Shortly after daylight yesterday morning thellectar
steamed ili'eal fronirgiigiiidelqinfiftelettalty cal" -
and, at slow speed, left the harbour to make her trial
at the measured mile, under the supervision of Capt.
H. Broadhead, commanding the steam reserve of
the port, and his subordinate officers, the ship
drawing 24ft: 12 in. of water forward and 25ft 4in.
aft, the height of her portsills—the lower edge of
her gun ports—being :—Aft, on the bluff of the
quarters, 7ft. Tin. ;
amidships, 7ft. 2in.; bridle
port, 9ft. 7in. Looking at the ship's draught
of water amidships, she was deeper in the water
than was designed in her drawings, and, looking at
the ship as she appeared on the water clear of the
dockyard and in
open water, she was certainly any-
thing but a handsome
buried her nose in theosrelaivaeslysh-leoofkeilnt gtheerapfot.weSr hoof
her engines, while at the same time her heavy but-
tocks dragged on the water, and acted as a towing
weight against her speed. In fact, she is anything
but a fast iron armoured ship as she should be as an
addition to the British navy at the close of the year
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1863. The results of yesterday's trials were s
follows:—
No. of Time. Speed of ship. Steam. Revolutions
Runs. M. s. Knots. Lb s. vacuum of engines.
1 546 10.465 21 26 55
2 4 56 12.162 22 26 571
3 5 31 10'778 22 2G 50
4 5 1 11.160 221 26 57i
5 517 11.356 22 26 57
6 521 1P215 221 26 57
These figures give the first means, in knots as before,
11.313, 11.470, 11.369, 11.658, and 11.285 ; the
second means 11.391, 11.419, 11.513, and 11.471 ;
mean of means, or true speed of the ship, 11.448
knots. The boilers supplied an abundance of steam
throughout the trials, but the results as to the speed
of the ship will show that the Hector is not so suc-
cessful a speculation on the part of the Admiralty
for the country as was the wooden framed troncased
frigate Royal Oak. The latter ship on her trial rea-
lised 12.528 knots, and it must be remembered, in
comparing the speed of our ironclads, that a frac-
tion of a knot in the ship's speed is of far greater
actual importance than a fraction of an inch in her
defensive armour.

In turning, or steering, power the ship was as
perfect as could be desired, the long straight tiller
giving all the command that could be desired over
the rudder, and the circles being made as follows :
With the helm hard a starboard and 31 turns of the
wheel the rudder was got to an angle of 24 deg,, the
half circle made in 2 min. 45 sec., and the full circle
in 5 min. 40 sec., the revolutions of the engines
ranging from 57 to 54 ; with the helm hard a Dort
and 21 turns of the wheel the rudder was got to an
angle of 20 deg., the half circle made in 3 min. 13
see., end the full circle in 6 min. 3G sec., the revo-
lutions of the engines being from 50 to 52. •
The ventilation of the ship below during her trial
was found to be fearfully faulty; a complicated sys-
tem of cowla and up and down shafting as fitted on
board in useless. Yesterday was terribly cold, when
the ship was going ahead at full speed against the
wind; slut the following temperatures, taken below,
will speak to the heat in the engineers'and stokers'
quarters. Temperatures taken during the first run
at the measured mile:—On deck, 46 deg. ; engine-
room, fore, 75 deg.; middle; 72 deg.; aft, 76 deg.
Stokehole, Ist run—Forepart, 70 deg.; middle, 117
deg. ; aft, 100 deg. ; 6th run,—Forepart, 76 deg. ;
middle, 130 deg. ; aft, 107 deg.
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The half boiler trials and circles will be made
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STATE. OF TRADE,
greater than the supply, and
ironthe docks remain crowded.
CARDIFF, Dec.
a 531230- "Thependemand
Pars
and
nfdoi
advanced t
high,o
being quoted at £7 lOs , and there is a
market, which is with
difficulty satisfied. Scotch warrants h
There is a great demand in the
Gd cash, and
probability that the price may before
pro long •
reach 48 per ton.
Freights continue about the same b
the former article
Oth foreign and coastwit;e:
DUNDEE, 22d.—A quiet feeling
d the.tendency in
prices
i 8 pervaded the market to-
day, an slightly downward. Fin!
gax, tow, and cedilla maintain their
value, but medium and
i
common are rather in favour. of buyers. A public sale of
about SO tons of damaged
and it filled the hands of Riga goods brought fair prices,__e
few transactions in soundthe smaller buyers to-day
unim-
portant,Th and scarcely goods reported to day
fairly as
to
prices. Little has been done
to teat the miarsktetrefplog
and
prices are no unn
cho e indjutee since
sineors
nominal] will not buy
till they must, and holdersandgoenot press sales, knowing that
many spinners are bare of stock and must purchase shortly.
Both parties therefore look one for the moment, but in a
week or two will d ing• There was little
there be more •
dis • •
Position to buy
yarns today at former prices, but some
SPimiers gave way a little, and did a good business, while
others who were firm sold little. The demand for linens,
both for the home market and for shipment, continues good,
and orders are placed daily at prices which pay the manu-
facturer well. This season is usually dull, but it is not so
this year, as both town and country makers are all busily
employed, and generally engaged for some time into next
The American advicea to-day teport a fair business
year.
in burlaps and other heavy goods, but at rather irregular
prices. No credit is placed in the proposals for peace in
America, reported as received per Hibernia.
LEICESTER, 231—Considering the advanced period of
the year, there is a fair amount of business dt, oingand in the
hosiery trade. In the warehouses trade is quie thencountry districts there is not much doing.
material The wool-market
is quiet, and there is not much doing
in . Prices
remain, however, about the same, Yarns are high in price.
NOTTINGHAM. 23d—The lace trade in most branches is
as active as it usually is just before Christmas. The plain
net trade continues quiet, a few orders for stiff gods
or
foundation purposes having been executed this week. Sill;
quillings and Mechlins continue in demand, but there is k
improvement in the black lace and• narrow edging
trade ;
more is, however, expected to be done in theee
goods when
the now year has commenced. In hosiery there is fully
average amount of business doily both for shipping and for
the home market. There are no stocks
ace on hand. Yarns are without material chance.

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in price, and Wholesome to use. These advantages halo
secured for this Tea a
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packets by 2,50 Agents.

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