The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-17 00:00:00

AUDITORS.

Lewis Loyd, Esq. I Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
Cornelius Paine, Jun., Esq.
Thos. Tallemaeh, Esq., Secretary Saml. Brown, Esq., Actuary

LIFE DEPA RTMENT.—UNDER THE PROVISIONS or AN
ACT OF PARLIAMENT, this Company now offers to new In-
surers EIGHTY PER CENT. of the Profits, at Quinquennial
Divisions, or a Low Rate of Premium without participation of
Profits.
Since the establishment of the Company in 1821, the
Amount of Profits allotted to the Assured has exceeded in
cash value £660,000, which represents equivalent Reversionary
Bouusea of £1,058,000.
After the Division of Profits of Christmas, 1859, the Life
Assurances in force, v 7.11 existing Bonuses thereon,
amounted to upwards of £4,730,000, the 'lncome from the Life
Branch £207,000 per annum, and the Life Assurance Fund,
independent of the capital, exceeded £1,618,000.
LOCAL MILITIA and VOLUNTEER CORPS.—No
Extra Premium is required for service therein.
,INVALID LIVES assured at corresponding Extra Pre-
miums. _
LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their
values, if such value be not less than £5O.
ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, re-
eived and registered.
MEDICAL FEES paid by the Company, and no charge
for Policy Stamps.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.—lnsurances are effected on every
description of property at moderate rates.
Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this
Company.

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT
INSTITUTION
FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM
SHIPWRECK,
(Incorporated by Royal Charter).
PATRONESS—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen.
PRESIDENT—Vice-Admiral his Grace the Duke of Northum-
berland, K.G., F.R.S.
CitAntmAx—Thos. Baring, Esq., M.P.' F.R.S., V.P.
DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., V.P.
APPEAL.
The Committee of Management have to state that, during
the past two years, the Institution has incurred expenses
amounting to £28,650 on various Life-boat Establishments
on the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
During the past two years the Life-boats of the National
Life-boat Institution have been instrumental in rescuing
the Crews of the following Vessels:—
Schooner Ann Mitchell, of Montrose
Schooner Jane Roper, of Ulverstone
Brig Pallas, of Shields .
Ship Ann Mitchell, of Glasgow ••
Smack John of Yarmouth ..
Schooner Catherine, of Newry
Barque "Niagara, of Shields ..
A Barge of Teignmouth • • • •
_Brig George and James., of London
Brig Zephyr, of Whitby • • ••
Coble Honour, of Cullercoats • •
Schooner Eliza, of North Shields ..
Barque Oberon, of Liverpool • •
-Krigantine Nancy, of Teignmouth
Smack Wonder, of Teignmouth
Brig Scotia, of Sunderland .. • •
" Sloop Three Brothers, of Goole . •
Sloop Charlotte, of Woodbridge • •
Brig Ann, of Blyth •• •• •• •
Sloop Hope, of Dublin . .. •
Schoener Druid, of Aberystwyth .. ••
Barque Vermont, of Halifax, U.S. • • • •
Schooner William Keith, ct Carnarvon • •
Brig Flying Fish, of W'nitby • • • •
Smack Elizabeth knn, of Lyme Regis ..
Steam Dredge, at Newhaven ..
Schooner A cantral Hood, of Rochester ..
Schooner Susan and Isabella, of Dundee ..
Scho•;mer Rose, of Lynn •• ••
Biig Prodroma, of Stockton .. • • • •
Brig Eliza, of Middlesborough
Brigantine Freia, of Konigsberg ..
Brigantine Diana, of Fredrikshamn
Brig Gloucester, of South Shields ..
Brig Lovely Nelly, of Seaham
Brigantine Nugget, of Bideford ..
Schooner Prospect, of Berwick • • • •
Sloop Thomas and Jane, of St. Ives ••
A riming-poet OT Wllltuuru • • • •
Brig Arethusa, of Blyth •• •• ••
Schooner Dewi Wyn, of Portmadoc • •
Flat Cymraes, of Beaumaris •
•
Schooner a Morecambe • .
Smack Gipsy, of Newry
•• •• ••
Schooner Margaret Anne, of Preston
Brig New Draper, of Whitehaven
Schooner William, of Liverpool
Lugger Nimrod, of Castletown • • •• •• ••
Brig Providence, of Shields •• .• ••
Brig Mayflower, of Newcastle
Schooner Village Maid, of Fleetwood
Barque Guyana, of Glasgow .. 19
Brig ROM= Empress, of Shields .. 10
Brig San spiridione, of Galaxide . 2
Schooner Voador du Vouga, of Vienna .8
French Brig La Jeune Marie Therese .. 6
Barque Perseverance, of Scarborough 5
Schooner Elizabeth, of Bridgewater •.. 4
Ship Danube, of Belfast
Schooner Hortensia, of Hanover .. 4
Schooner Oregon, of Stonehaven .. 4
Brig St. Michel, of Maims 8
Spanish Barque Primera de Torreviega (saved ves-
sel and one of the crew) ..
Schooner Hurrell, of Penzance (saved vessel and
treirp•ewA)nne, of Plym••outh•(•saved••vessel and• 'crew).
Schooner Betsy, of Peterhead (saved vessel and
crew) .. • • • • • • •
Barque Frederick, of Dublin • • • • ••
Barque Peace, of London • • •• .. 2
Lugger Saucy Lass, of Lowestoft •• 11
Schooner Fly, of Whitby (saved vessel and crew
of four hands) .. • ' • • • ••10 40
Smack Adventure, of Harwich... • • ' • •• 7
Pilot cutter Whim, of Lowestoft .. • • '• 1.
Barque Undaunted, of Aberdeen • • •
Wrecked boat on Blackwater Bank, on the Irish
coast, saved one man .
• •• •• •• ••
Schooner Skylark, of Folkestone
Brig Lively, of Clay, Norfolk ..
Barque Robert Watson, of Sunderland ..
Schooner Auchincruive, of Grangemouth ..
Schooner Friends, of Lynn
Schooner Eliza Anne, of Dublin
Brig Content, of Sunderland • •
Smack Ellen Owens, of Cardigan ..
Galliot Epimachus, of Amsterdam ..

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.. 6
.. 3

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.. 16
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... 5
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.. 7
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Total .. .. • • 498
For these and other Life-boat services the Institution has
voted £1,893 as rewards to the crews of the Lifeboats. It has
also granted rewards amounting to £515 10s. for saving 373
shipwrecked persons, by shore-boats and other meanestunlk-
ing a total of 871 persons saved from a watery gray d
g
the last two years.
The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the Society,
and other means, since its formation, is upwards of 12,200 ;
lor which services 82 Gold Medals, 704 Silver Medals, and
415,250 in cash have been granted as rewards. The Institu-
tion has also expended £57,200 on Life-boat Establishments.
The Public cannot but empathise with the vigorous efforts
now bean g made by the Society to save the lives of Ship-
wrecked crews. Their help was never more needed than at
the present time, when, through the extraordinary exertions
the Society has made within the past few years, it has now
One Hundred and Twenty-one Life-boats under its man-
eaffigeemieennety, , ffiorltahrvaaintenane,e of which, in a state of thorough
permanent annual income is absolutely
needed, if its humane mission is to be perpetuated.
The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following con
ributions

Her Majesty the Queen .. £s. d
Clark, Mrs. .. .. .. • • .. annual 50 0 0
:: don. 25 Clerk, Colonel, R.A. .• .. -• annual 210 0
Cotton, Sir St. Vincent, Bart.. :: .... annual 11 0
Coutts and Co., Messrs., Bankers ..
Diaby, G W., Esq., Sherborne Castle annual fo 0 0
.A..., K..C..8. .. don.on. 25 0 0
Erle, Lord Chief Justice2ss 0 00
Fanshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir 10'10 0
Harvey, Rev. G. G. and Mrs. don. 30 0
Lambton, Messrs. W. 11. dir. Co" Bailers .... don. 21 0 0
Lanesborough, the Earl of • • • . .. annual 5o o
Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. .. .. .. 7th don. 10 0 o
Moore, Rev. G. B. .. .. .. .. don. 15 15 o
Robartes, T. J. Agar, Esq., M.P. .. .. annnal 50 o
Smith, Mrs. George, Greenwich .. .. annual 30 0
Stirling, Col. Sir Anthony, K.C.B. .. .. annual 2o 0
Donations and Annual 511b5Criptions will be thankfully re-
ceived by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis,
Percival, and Co., 76, Lombard-street; Messrs. Coutts and
CO., 59, Strand ; Messrs. Herries, Farquhar, and Co.' 16, St.
Jamey's-street, London ; by a 1 the Bankers in
the United
Kingdom; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at
the Office of the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, Lon-
don, W.C.
Payments may be made by Cheques or by Post-office Orders
crossed), to Messrs. Wills, Percival, and Co., or to the Secre-
tary.
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The sixth experimental screw trial of the Shan-
non frigate, Captain Wainwright, took place yes-
terday at the measured mile in Stokes Bay, under
circumstances of wind and weather equally favour-
able with those experienced on the five preceding
trials. The gales which had prevailed during the
previous week had been succeeded by fine weather
and a light northerly wind. The ship left Ports-
mouth harbour about noon, and Capt. Broadhead,
commanding the reserve at the port, was on board
to conduct the trial, as on the previous occasions.
Mr. Miller, the assist.-engineer of her Majesty's
Dockyard,and Mr. Murdock, inspector of machinery
afloat, superintended the working of the machinery.
Six runs were made at the measured mile with the
following results : Ist run—Speed of ship in knots,
11.356; revolutions of engines, 49. 2d run—Speed,
10.682 ; revolutions, 491. 3d run—Speed, 12.203 ;
revolutions, 491. 4th run—Speed, 10.055 ; revolu-
tions, 50. sth run—Speed, 12.500; revolutions, 491.
6th run—Speed, 9.574 ; revolutions, 50. The mean
speed of the whole was 11.244 knots; the pressure
of steam 201 b., and the vacuum in the forward and
after engines 25in. The draught of water by the
ship was as nearly as possible the same as on the
former trials-20ft. 2in. forward and 21ft. 9in. aft.
The screw tested yesterday was of a precisely simi-
lar character to the four-bladed one tested on the
31st ult., with this difference, that the one of yes-
terday carried six blades attached to the boss instead
of four, as on the former occasion. The boss or
sphere to which the blades are affixed is a Griffiths,
while the blades are cast on tho pattern of tho Man-
gle. They are, however, twice the width of the
Mangin, owing to their being placed separately
round the circumference of the boss, instead of being
set in parallel pairs, as is the case with the Mangin.
The face of each blade is like the Freneh blade flat,
and its back is also convex. They differ otherwise
a little from the Mangin, inasmuch as they taper
in their width slightly from root and edge to their
centre. The speed gained by the ship yesterday con-
trasts very unfavourably with the former trials, and
more particularly so when compared with the trial
on the 31st, with four blades, the speed of the'ship
on that occasion having been 11.553 knots. The
vibration yesterday, however, as on the 31st ult.,
was nil, as far as the screw was concerned, the only
movement exhibited by the hull of the ship being
that given to it by the movement of the machinery.
The ridge of water raised across the ship's stern by
the action of the screw, and the following current
over the screw itself was yesterday greater than
with the four blades on the 31st, and a considerable
body of water was thrown up against the fore part
of the after sternpost. After completing the runs
at the measured mile, the ship was next tested in
completing circles at full speed with the following
results :—With the order given " Hard a-port" the
rudder was got over to an angle of 40 degrees, with
11 turn of the wheel in 32 sec., the half circle being
made in 3 min. and 20 sec., and the full circle in 7
min. and 8 sec.
With the order " Hard a-starboard " the rudder
was got over to an angle of 13 deg. with 1 turn of
the wheel, in 30 seconds, the half circle being made
in 3 min. 38 sec., and the full circle completed in 7
min. and 57 sec. In making the first circle the re-
volution of the engines were 49. In the second
they were 48. The next trial is proposed to take
place on Thursday with a screw of three blades—
that is, with every alternate blade removed from
the screw tried yesterday. It has, we believe, been
recommended by Capt. Broadhead to the Admiralty
that the present series of trials shall be closed with
the Griffiths' screw. It would render the data to
be deducted from these trials of greatly-increased
value, if the suggestion of Capt. Broadhead should
be carried out, and the Griffiths' screw fairly pitted
against the Mangin, not only with two, but also
with three blades. Both these and former trials
have demonstrated that vibration is always greatly
lessened, and in many cases, as in the four and six
bladed trials of the present series, entirely done
away with, by, to a certain extent, increasing the
number of the blades. The Griffiths with its two
blades possesses the power of transmitting a slight
vibratory movement to the ship's hull, but with
three blades there is every reason to suppose that
it also would lose this dangerous property.
The Cormorant, 5, screw, Commander Buckle,
sailed yesterday afternoon from Spithead for the
China station.
The Hazard, old sailing sloop, fitted with Capt.
Coles's model cupola, was towed out of Portsmouth
harbour yesterday to St. Helen's Roads, and moored
there for practice from the two 110-pounder Arm-
strongs, with which the cupola is fitted. The object
is to ascertain under what circumstances the guns
could be worked and fired at objects within a cer-
tain distance with the cupola ship heeling over
under canvas at sea. To give the Hazard the neces-
sary list or heel a quantity of iron ballast has been
put on board from the dockyard.
The screw steamship Intrepid, 6, Commander
Joseph H. Marryatt, which left Gibraltar June 3,
arrived in Plymouth Sound on Sunday morning.
She is ordered home in consequence of the defective
condition of her screw shaft, and has returned under
canvass only, Very severe weather was experienced
throughout the passage. On the 11th, 12th, and
13th, there were strong gales from south-west and
west. The Intrepid left at Gibraltar the screw
steam troopship Himalaya, 6, Capt. John Seccombe ;
the screw steam corvette Scylla, 21, Capt. Rowley
Lambert; and the paddlewheel steam vessel Red-

pole.
The mizenmast of the screw steamship Trafalgar,
86, Capt. Dickson, being defective, she was towed
on Saturday from Plymouth Sound into Hamoaze
and placed alongside the sheer hulk. She will pro-
bably receive a new mast to-day and return to the
Sound at once.
The screw steamship James Watt, 89, Capt.Codd,
recently returned from the Mediterranean, and now
in Hamoaze, Devonport, was sufficiently stripped
to be relieved of her masts yesterday. Her crew
will probably be paid off on Saturday.
We have to record the death of two of the few
remaining officers who fought at Trafalgar, viz.—
Capt. Edward Herrick and Lieut. Flowers Beckett.
The former died on the 13th inst. at Woodside,
near Purbrook, Hampshire, in his 69th year, and
the latter on the following day.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. A. E. Dupuis, to
the Rapid ; J. R. Haines, E. Colburne, S. Vicary,
and• T. Warr, to the rank of master ; E. Colburne,
master, to the Centaur ; H. Lanckester, acting
second-class assist.-engineer, to the Dauntless, for
Leveret, vice Smith ; T. Smith (B), acting second-
class assist.-engineer, to the Euryalus, as supernu-
merely, vice Lanckester ; C. R. Rodham, assist;
paymaster, to the Sanspareil ; B. van Stenvright,
master's assistant, to the Dasher; and W. J, Bull-
more, master's assistant, to the Royal Adelaide, as
rnumerary.