The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-27 00:00:00

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SHIPS' .RUDDERS.

An interesting trial took place at Portsmouth of
a plan, patented by Captain Warren, R.N., for
steering ships under steam by a rudder placed in
the vessel's - bow. The chief merit claimed by
Captain Warren for his patented rudder are that it
is an auxiliary steering power to the ordinary rud-
der, assisting the ship to turn quicker when neces-
sary, as might be the case under the fire of an
enemy's battery, and also that it should replace the
ordinary rudder in the event of any accident hap-
pening to the latter either from the weather or the
shot of the enemy. The vessel with which the
principle was tested yesterday was the Princess
Royal, a small paddle steamer belonging to the
Portsmouth and Isle of Wight Steam Packet Com-
pany, and to the bows of which a rudder had been
temporarily fitted. The rudder had, however, an
area of only nine feet, or one-third that of the ves-
sel's ordinary rudder aft. It was evidently placed
also too far forward, and was not sufficiently im-
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ships in proportion. It s evident, therefore, that
the principle yesterday, although certain favour-
able results were obtained, could not be fairly
tested; that is—that with an increased area and
submersion of the rudder, and an alteration of posi-
tion, its
power would have been more fully deve-
trials. Among the gentlemen on boardhandto wi
tness
the loped. Captain Broadhe ad, R.N., conducted the
Captainite
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Fullerton,trialw were—Admiral
Mr. A.
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-yard and slipway,
Bze. The first trial was made by placing the after
or ordinary rudder of the ship hard over, when the
ship made a complete circle in 3m. 225., the engines
making 27 revolutions. In the second trial the for-
ward rudder was put hard over, but the vessel was so

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long in making the half circle that this trial was
abandoned. In the third the forward rudder
was put bard over, and the after rudder
fixed amidships with chocks, when a circle was
completed to port in 6 min. 19 sec. ; the engines
making 261 revolutions. In the fourth, the forward
rudder was again put hard over, but this time with
the after rudder loose, when the time occupied in
completing the circle, the steamer coming round in
this instance also to port, was 8 min. 24 sec.; the
revolutions of the engines being 261. In the next
trial the after rudder was put hard over, with the
forward rudder loose, and the ship made the circle
to port in 3 minutes, the revolutions of the engines
being 26. Both rudders were next put hard over
together, when a circle was completed to port in 2
min. and 47 sec., a gain of 13 sec. on the preceding
trial, the engines making 24 revolutions. When
the ship stopped dead, the after rudder was put hard
over and forward rudder fixed, when the engines
were turned ahead, the time being taken from their
moving fairly a head. Circle completed in 3 min.
37 sec. The same experiment was next carried out
with the forward rudder, when the circle to port
was completed in 6 min. 40 sec., the revolutions of
the engines being 25k. Forwarde
screws, require lengthened and expensive experi-
ments to develope their powers and are almost
beyond the means of private individuals. There is,
however, no doubt considerable merit attached to
the plan proposed by Captain Werreu,_but the ex—%
periments require to be carried ont on a larger and
more perfect scale than those of yesterday,

THE CAPE MAIL.

PLYMOUTH, THURSDAY.

The Union Company's Cape mail steamer Athens,
Capt. H. R. Clark, arrived in Plymouth Sound this
afternoon, from the Cape, May, 22 ; St. Helena,
31 ; and Ascension, June 4. She brings 49 pas-
sengers, among whom are the Lord Bishop of Cape
Town and Mrs. Gray, Baron and Baroness de Lo-
rentz, Lieut.-Colonel Rivers, Chevalier and Mrs.
Duprat, Dr. Norris, Rev, Mr. Hawkins (Zambesi
expedition), Rev. Mr. Guldenfenny, Mr. W.
.H.
Gedye, R.N., and Mr. W. W. Ball (Lieut. C. R. R.)
Her cargo consists of 50 casks wine, 155 bales wool,
1,250 bags rice, 160 bales goatskins, 452 bundles
hides, 296 bags copper ore, 25 bags argol, 10 cases
ostrich feathers, 16 packages ivory, 42 packages old
metal, 60 bags coffee, 4 boxes specie, and 35 pkgs.
sundries.

The annual session of the Cape Parliament was
opened by his excellency the governor on the 24th
April. Mr. Wodehouse stated that our relations
with the native tribes were satisfactory, but he was
of opinion that a British officer should be appointed
to reside with the Basuto chief Mosheeit, in conse-
quence, principally, of ill•feeling between the
Basutes and the people of the Free-State. He was
anxious to develop Sir G. Grey's policy in frontier
matters in its integrity, provided means were
placed at his disposal for that purpose, either by
the Imperial Government or colonial legislature.
He was in favour of aiding the volunteers, of the
promotion of railway enterprise, of irrigation and
immigration. He proposed a radical change in the
system of finance. He was entirely opposed to
separation. The grievances of the eastern province,
he thought, could be remedied without either sepa-
ration, federation, or the removal of the seat of Go-
vernment. He recommended that the sittings of
Parliament should in future be held alternately in
the eastern and western districts of the colony;
that a branch of the Supreme Court. consisting of
two puisne judges, be established in the eastern
province, and that a Solicitor-General be appointed
to conduct public prosecutions on circuit. His ex-
cellency ahto advises that British li,ffraria be
annexed to the colony ; that that territory shall be
allowed a fair share of representation in Parlia-
ment, and the colonial authority gradually extended
over the whole region from British Kaffraria to Natal.
Four days after the opening of Parliament his
excellency proceeded in her Majesty's ship Cossack
to the frontier, and after an extensive jour-
ney of almost unprecedented rapidity, he re-
turned to Cape Town the day before the Athens left.
During his absence of three weeks, he landed at
East London and proceeded to King William's
Town, where he sounded the inhabitants of Kaff-
raria as to their views of annexation, and found
them almost unanimously opposed to surrendering
the privileges they now enjoy as an independent
colony. From King William's Town he proceeded
still further up the country through Kaffirland,
across the Kei, examining the vacant country, to
the Banshee, now held in military tenure by the
colonial police, and returning by the borders of
Queen's Town to Graham's Town. There he found
the inhabitants strongly in favour both of railways
and annexation, and prepared and pledged to support
his Excellency's policy to the utmost. He also
visited Port Elizabeth, where he found the people
divided about separation, but unanimous in a de-
sire for railway communication between their port
and Graham's Town. How far his Excellency's
observations in his tour might tend to influence his
previously-declared policy was not known when the
Athens left.

The budget speech was delivered by the Colonial
Secretary on the 15th of May. The Government
proposed to impose some new taxes and to fund the
proceeds of the sale of Crown lands. An attempt
had been made to introduce a Usury Bill, fixing the
legal rate of interest at 6 per cent., into a Legisla-
tive Council; but in the House of Assembly a reso-
lution had been agreed to affirming that it was not
expedient to pass a Usury Bill, and it was believed
to oe clear that free trade in money was an estab-
lished principle at the Cape.
News had been received from the Zambesi miss-
sion. Bishop Mackenzie and the Rev. Mr. Burrup
had died of fever while proceeding down the Shire,
intending to reach the Zambesi month, expecting
the arrival of the bishop's sister and Mrs. Burrup.
These ladies arrived safely in company with Capt,
Wilson, commander of the Gorgon, shortly after
the decease of their relatives. The missionary
party as a body had been eminently successful.
The intelligence from Dr. Livingstone was grati-
Livingstone had joined him a month or two before.
fying in the extreme; he was going to navigate
the Nyassi Lake in the new steamer Nyassi, Mrs.

THE IRON-TRADE, STOURBRIDGE, June 26.—The
preliminary meeting of the ironmasters of South Stafford.
shire and East Worcestershire, was held at the Stewponey,
this afternoon, Mr. Philip William,
the Chairman of the
Association, presided. There was a general concurrency of
opinion that the trade is in a much bet ter state than it was
three months ago, and a resolution was unanimously passed
to adhere to the old scale of prices for all descriptions of
finished iron, the make of this district.
FRIGHTFUL DEATH BY MACHINERY AT MILL-
WALL.—Late on Wednesday evening Mr. H. Raffles
Walthew, the deputy-coroner for Middlesex, held an in-
quest at the London Hospital, touching the death of John
Stevens, aged 68 years, a mechanic in the service of Messrs.
Dudgeon and Co., the proprietors of the Millwall Iron
Works, Poplar, who lost his life under very frightful cir-
cumstances. It appeared from the evidence that the de-
ceased was employed in the manufactory on Wednesday
afternoon last, and while assisting another man in placing
a bar of iron on the forge fire, he stumbled over a piece of
waste metal and fell backwards against the swivel of a large
grindstone which was travelling rapidly by steam power,
and before assistance could be rendered he was drawn
round the moving iron-work into an indescribable condi-
tion. One of the workmen ran and stopped the engine,
while another rushed forward and obtained a knife, when
the deceased's clothes had to be cut to pieces before he
could be disentangled from the ironwork. He was found
to be terribly injured, and when removed to the hospital he
expired shortly after his admission. Mr. Guy, the house:
surgeon, said deceased died from dislocation of the spins
and severe external injuries. The whole of the witnessas.e.
stated that the unfortunate occurrence was purely
remi
-
venture. The deputy-coroner said that it was
to
ted that scrap iron should be allowed to collect.ry
on gret
the
u
ground to the danger of the workmen, and the 3_
concur-
ring, a verdict of accidental death was returned, The de,
ceased has left p, wife and family.

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Mr. Saltmarsh's Miss NeA'lands (late :Bubbles), 3 yrs, &t
71b.................. • • • ........ (Griffin)) 3
Mr. Nightingall's Strawber.rY Leaf, 3
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Betting-5 to 4on Overton, 3 _to 1 agat Camperdown,
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and 4 to 1 agst Strawberry Leaf.
Camperdown made the running to the stand enclosure,
where he was joined •by the favouri,!7e, the pair running.
locked together to the end, Canaperda,wn winning in the
last stride by a neck; a bad third; Strawberry Leaf
beaten off.
A Maiden Two-yr-old Plate of 40 SOFA; emits, Sat 71b;
fillies, Bst 41b; • with optional selling weig.hts. New
(G. Ford( h.a-.1.5 1
Mr. PAnson's Passion, 7st Sib (R,50)
Nightiwrall's Coiresus, B.st (Clements) 2
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B‘Atvilaatittti
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Mr. Guy's Hilly Grove, 7st Sib (,E5O) (Pearsoa) 3
to 1 agst
Mr. Hodgman's Gipsy Girt, 7st 13Ib (.100) A. S43.oier) 4
and 4 to 1 agst Hilly Grove.
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The favourite in company with Passion made the run-
ning, the pair having the race to themeeives from the dis-
tance ; Harriet Watts having slightly the best of it from
the start won with great ease by half a longth. ; a bad
third.

ThP winner was claimed by Mr. I'Anson.
The Railway Plate of 50 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 •
sovs each, for 2-yr-olds and upwards. Weights for age,
wiih maiden allowances and optional selling weights.
Five furlongs. 9 subs.
Mr. T. Stevens's 13411er, 3 yrs, 7st 111 b (X 50).. (Payne) 1
Mr, Law's Dunoon, 3 yrs, 7st Ili (Xso)....(Challoner) 2
Mr. W. IL Mundy's Blackbird, 3 yrs, 7st(FBolbrd(htasral 3

The following also ran : —Creusa filly, Pretty Horse-
breaker, Tarragona, and Seahorse.
Betting—Even agst Tarragona, 5 to 2 agst Blackbird,
and 5 to 1 each agst Baer and Ounocrn.
Blaokbird, with Baffler at-ida- giTtJaa,Autde tha running, --
followed by Dunoon, with the others lying in closieuttend:
ante to the distance, when Blackbird dropped back, and
Baffler in company with Dunoon came on together, the
former having a slight lead, which he increased as he came
on, and won in a canter by a length; a bad third. Tarra-
gona, who was extremely fractious at the post, jumped
round when the flag fell, and was left behind.
The winner was bought by Mr. Fuller for 300 guineas,
an
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas, for 3-yr-olds, Bst; 4-yr-
olds, 9st 71b ; 5-yr-olds, 9st 131 b; 6-yr-olds and aged, lOst.
Two d.miles.
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Lord Portsmouth's Vinegar-hill, 4 yrs, Oat 71b(J. Goater) 1
Mr. Reeves's Cam, 3 yrs, Bst
Gen. Shirley's Mistake, 5 yrs, 9st 131 b (Woodhouse) 3

The following also ran :—Alroy, Shepherdess, Stanton,
Fitz-Avon, The Priest, and Sycophant.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Fitz-Avon, sto 1 each agst Vine-
gar-hill and Sycophant, 6to 1 agst Mistake, and Bto 1 egst
Shepherdess.
The Priest jumped away with a strong lead, followed on
passing the stand by Fitz-Avon, Stanton, and Carn,Mistake
heading the rear division, which was whipped in by Shep-
herdess. Descending the hill on the far side, :Mistake rushed
to the front, and came on with a clear lead, Fitz-Avon still
lying second, Cam and the Priest side by side next, Vine-
gar-hill, with Sycophant at his girths, heading the rest.
With little or no alternation they retained then e positions
to the distance, when Mistake gave way and was passed by
Cain and the favourite, who came on together to halfway
up, when Venegar-hill joined them, and at the staid took
a clear lead and won easily at last by two lengths; a bad
third ; Cam was fourth, the favourite fifth, the others were
pulled up some distance from home. The winner was
claimed by Mr. Brayley.
The Richmond Plate (handicap) of 50 sous for all ages.

Winners extra. One mile.
Mr. Drewitt's Redpole, 4 yrs, 7st 81b (inc. 51b extra)
(G. Fordham) 1
Mr. Savile's Vertumna, 3 yrs, 64 71b (T. French) 2
Mr. W. Holdaworth's Disappointment, 3 yrs,
,6at 71b

(Morgan) 3
Mr. R. Lawson's Cauda (h b), 5 yrs, Est 101 b (Drew) 4
Mr. G. Brown's Mermaid, 4 yrs, 7st 31b.. (W. Johnson) 5
Mr. W. H. Mundy's Blackbird, 3 yrs, Est 1.!lb
(J. Reeves) 6
Mr. W. G. Craven's Canterbury, 2 yrs, sst 71b (Borkin) 7
Betting-6 to 4on Redpole, 3to 1 agst Vertumna, 7to 1
agst Disappointment, and 100 to 8 agst Blackbird.
Mermaid, in company with Vertumna and the favourite,
made play to the turn into the straight, when she was
headed by Mr. Savile's colt, who came on with a slight
lead, Redpole lying off until reaching the distance, when
he joined the leaders, headed them in a stride or two, arid
won in a canter by two lengths; a bad third.
The Bushy Plate of 30 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 5
sovs each. Two-yr-olds and upwards. Weights for
age, with optional sell ng weights. Half a mile.
Mr. Brayley's Tarragona, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (L4O) .... (Page)
Mr. E Thomas's Tutor, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (M) (Challoner) 2
Mr. R. Lawson's Mickleham, 4 yrs, Bst Sib
(40)m) 3
Mr. James Leander's Alba, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (£10) (Pearson) 4
Mr. Savory's Swindler, 3 yrs, Bst 81b (XSO) .. (Godfrey) 5
Betting-6 to 4on Tarragona, sto 2 agst Tutor, and sto
1 agst any other.
The favourite made all the running, and won in a canter
by two lengths; four lengths separating the second and
third; a bad fourth.
Tho winner was bought by Mr. Trowson for 125 guineas ,
and joins Nightingall's stable at Epsom.
The Scurry Stakes (handicap) of 10 sovs each, 3 ft to go to
the fund, with 20 added; gentlemen riders; one mile.
Mr. Payne's Rockley, 5 yrs, llst 71b.... (Mr. Edwards) 1
Mr. Howell's Consternation, 3 yrs, 9st 71b (in 51b ox)
(G. Fordham) 2
Mr. Holdsworth's Disappointment, 3 yrs, lOst 71b
(Captain Barclay) 3
Mr. Cherry's Telegraph, 3 yrs, lOst 101 b (Owner) 4
Captain Horton Rhys' Vesper, 5 yrs, lOst la b
(Captain Riddell) 5
Captain Horton Rhys' Phoebus, 4 yrs, llstMr 51b
(. Wood) 6
Betting-6 to son Rockley, 2to 1 agst Consternation,
and 5 to 1 agst any other.
Consternation made play, followed by the favourite in
waiting to the stand enclosure, where Mr. Edwards gat up
and won a fine race on the post by a head ; a bad third ; the
others beaten away.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE RACES— TUTMSDAY,
JUNE 26.
The Tyne Handicap of 5 soya each, 3 ft, with 25 ad t
ded, for
all ages ; the second to save his stake. Three-quarers
of a mile. 5 subs.
Mr. C. Winteringham's Cauliflower, 4 yrs, Bst 71b
(G. Noble) 1

. . . ,
2
Mr. A. Young's Who's Who, 3 Y,sra' 6at 71b.. (Hislop) 3
Mr. G. S. Thompson's Aslanga, x 9,
61trrlilb 71(Whiteley) l )
~ 1e ey 4
Mr. Simpson's Ennerdale, 2 To,
ht 4 yrs, Sat 41b Sin I -
Ist 21b
l c air) 5
Mr. G. Ruddock's Johnnyßrig 7
Betting-2 to 1 agst Ennerdale, 3to 1 agst Cauliflower,
4 to 1 agst Aslanga-
Won by a length. A neck between the second and third.
The Northumberland Hunt Plate of 50 sovs, given for
half-bred horses only, that have been regularly hunted
with any established pack of hounds, and have not at any
time before starting been in
12st each.nanytrain training
esntatlbelme,eonrrliiasebrlse
to race-horse duty; weight
Entrance 1 sov, to go to the funds. Northumberland
Plate Course, two miles. 21 subs.

Major Bell ns. Wali Ali Shah (late Raby) aged
(Mr. Thompson) 1
Mr. Nelson's Mark Tapley, aged (Owner) 2
Mr. E. Milvain's Chieftain, aged (Mr. Peters) 3
The following also ran :--Royal Oak, Gaylass, and Will-

Betting-7 to 4on Wall Ali Shah, and 3to 1 agst Mark
Tapley.

Won by two lengths. A bad third.
The Speculation Plato of 3 soya each, with 25 added ; the
second to receive back his stake ; 2-yr-olds, ist 101 b ; 3-
yr-olds, 9st 41b ; 4-yr-olds, last ; 5-yr-olds, lOst 41b ; 6-
yr-olds and aged, lOst 71b; mares and geldings allowed.
31b. Selling allowances. From the Newcastle Turn,
nearly one toile. 6 subs.
Mr. J. Ringrose's Donne Canne, 3 yrs (£5O) (Whiteley) I
Mr. C. Wintnngham's Interest, 5 yrs (£25).... (Noble) 2
Mr. Masterman's Robber, 2 yrs (£25) (Carroll) 3
Mr. Fobert's Tullochgorum, 3 yrs (£25) (Doyle) 4
Mr. G. S. Thompson's Aslanga, 2 yrs (£80) (Hislop) 5
Betting—Even on Interest, 5 to 2 agst Donne Canna,
and 5 to 1 agst any others.
The Gold Cup Stakes (handicap) of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, and
only 2ft (to go to the fund) if declared on a day to be
named when the weights are published, with 100 Winner
for all ages. The second to save his stake, and the
to pay 10 guineas towards expenses. Newcastle Turn in
40 subs., 16 of whom declared.
(A
Mr. Fobert's Dictator, 4 yrs, Sat 111 b ........ rat) I
Mr. Moore na. Eidolon, 5 yrs, Bst 12Ib ...... (-sidcpeight) 2
. (Noble) 3
Sir C. Monk's Scandal, 3 yrs, 6st 7lb ...... ••of Trumps,: .
The following also ran :—Bernice, Queen
King of Kars, Charlton, and Bannerdale.
3_ale, 8 to 1 agst
to 2 agst Dic-
Betting-7 to 4 agst Queen of Trumps,
tator, 5 to 1 agst Scandal, 6 to lam
King of Kars, and 10 to Ist1st Bannerd
agst Eidolon.
d three
1 .
Won in the last three strides by a
lea;
between the seeond and third.
(handicap), of 60 guineas for 3.)r
The Corporation Plato _ _ , ; -
olds and upwards. Once round. 90 subs,
Mr. Davis na Captain Crow, 3 yrs, 6st 21b • . (Whiteley) 1
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r851,b6.3t
(How) 2
Tait, AnnabelllNa,(lFbll:l)- h 3,
alisPCltarlton, 3 yrs, sst 101 b
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NAvla. tphherii
111,1*,hge Ma
eloywnisag also ran :—Peggy (Carroll) 4
gC,:towc,au4itoiaolwearg,st
and Maritana.
nonCBa
ptotalina Gardener,andwtoi
agst any other.
6 :Oeit.taiggs—t Charlton,Eve
I Won by a length. A bad third.

A letter from Dunkirk says that on Thursday
last a waterspout traversed a tract of country to the extent
of a mile square, and finally burst in the sea between
Gravelines and Dover. In its passage it levelled several
houses. Trees likewise were broken, and the crops, parti-
cularly the bean crop, were greatly damaged.