The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-21 00:00:00

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harmony with those of THE MIND, approach deve-
loped maturity, the rising human being, surrounded by
factitious circumstances—same salutary, some pernicious—
becomes susceptible of impressions which, according to the
degree of PRUDENCE and KNOWLEDGE with which he is en-
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misery.
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that the objects of their love are being prepared to fight
honourably the great battle of life—namely, the scholastic
and collegiate period. Habits are then contracted, in
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depths of degradation and woe. The evil is aggravated by
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general and inadequate designation of "Nervous Disorders
and Debility" has been given. One of the consequences of
this neglect is, that the treatment of the most delicate
classes of disease which afflict society has been taken
up by unqualified and uneducated persons.
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to be effected in the Racoon will not occupy any
great length of time, and, as soon as these have
been completed, the shipwrights will again be placed
on the Pylades, in order that the latter may be
completed for sea. The following armament is or-
dered to be furnished the Pylades :—One 110
pounder Armstrong, four 40 pounder ArmstroLgs,
and 16 8 inch 60 cwt. guns. Her boat armament
will consist of one 12 pounder, and one 9 pounder
Armstrong, together with a 12 pounder Armstrong
and a 6 pounder brass gun, for short practice, with
elevating carriage.
The contractors' trial of the Resistance, at light
draught of water, took place at Sheerness, onWed-
nesday last, and was attended with very satisfac-
tory results, both as regards the working of the
machinery and the speed attained. The Resistance
is sister ship to the Defence, and is of 600 horse
power, and 3,668 tons, and will carry 18 guns. She
was built by Messrs. Westwood and Bailes, of Mill-
wall ; was launched in April, 1861 ; was fitted
in the Victoria Docks, and completed in her
Majesty's dockyard at Chatham. The vessel
weighed anchor and left the harbour under
half steam at 10.30 a.m., in charge of Captain
Thompson, of her Majesty's ship Cumberland, and
chief of the steam reserve at Sheerness ; Mr. W.
Price, inspector of machinery afloat, and Mr. Baker,
chief engineer of Chatham Dockyard, attending the
trial on behalf of the Admiralty. The machinery
was under the charge of Mr. Thomas Holliday, who
represented the contractors, Messrs. John Penn and
Son. The following are the results of the trial :
Average speed, with full boiler power, 12.331 knots;
pressure of steam, 20 ; revolutions, 70 ; vacuum, 25
to 26; average speed, with half boiler power, 11,394
knots ; pressure of steam, 20 ; revolutions, 64 ; va-
cuum, 26. The circle was accomplished in 7 minutes
25 seconds, the diameter of the circle being about
300 yards. The engines were stopped dead in four
seconds, started ahead in five seconds, and turned
from that position astern in four seconds. Draught
of water forward, 19ft 9in ; aft, 23ft 6in ; Griffiths
screw, pitch 21ft. The average temperatures dur-
ing the trial were—engine-room, 97 ; after stoke-
hole, 100 ; fore stokehole, 80 ; on deck, 47. These
results have been accomplished with a velocity of
piston-rod upwards of 500 ft per minute, and this too
with a smoothness of motion and entire absence of
vibration specially noticed by all on board. The
Resistance answered her helm in a very satisfactory
manner.

The Conqueror, 86, screw steamship, 2,845 tons,
500 horse power, late Waterloo, has been removed
from No. 3 dock at Sheerness, where she has been
fitted with new 12-inch pumps, adapted for fire
engines, and is placed under the sheers in the basin
to have her masts put in and fitted for commission.

The undernamed have been nominated to naval
cadetships :—George Richard Bethell, Charles C.
Macpherson, Albert Clinton Allen, and Colin H.
Paget Jones.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Commander C. H. Simpson,
to the Mullet, commissioned ; Sub-Lieut. Alfred
Anderson, confirmed to the Shannon ; Sub-Lieut.
Edward B. P.gielso, confirmed to the Warrior ;
G. E. Steel, second class assistant-engineer, in-
valided, from the Termagant to the Asia, as
supernumerary, for hospital treatment; J. Brough,
acting second class assist. engineer, to the Odin ; T.
H. Hayman, second master, to the Mullet; W. C.
E. Parker, master's assist., to the Magicienne ; H.
H. Wyatt, assist. paymaster, to the Warrior; and
R. M. Colwell, assist. paymaster in charge, to the
Mullet.