The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-28 00:00:00

THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION'

The following are particulars of the clock sent in by Mr.
Benson :—The frame of movement is nearly 10 feet looP
made of strong iron planed to a fine surface and stroalle
bolted together, having three great wheels measuring °le-
-2 feet in diameter each. They are made of the finest
metal, as are all the other wheels, cut and finished by ti
engine. All the pivots will work in gun-metal bosses 0';
in plummer blocks. These plummer blocks have fleTed-
been applied to clockworkbefore, and the advantage gail/e
is, that they allow of any portion of the clockwork beia.
removed without disturbing the remainder when it require
cleaning, &c. It will chime the quarters on four bet.
The chimes are the same as those of St. Mary's, at CA;
bridge, but so arranged that by their intonation they 19:4;
denote 2d, 3d, and 4th quarters, as the case racy be, WI
will strike the hour on a fifth bell. These five bells Weig-a
50 cwt., and are from the foundry of Messrs. Mears, ho °%
a compensating pendulam measuring over all 15 feet, viriPe•
will vibrate once in two seconds. The motive power 1:4
obtained by iron weights of nearly a ton, which are Eah
in one corner of the south front of the
bition building, some two hundred feet from '-of
clock itself, being connected with the clock by mean
pulleys and lines carried under the floor of the exhibitio;
the dial of the clock is placed in front of the building, °le
the grand entrance in Cromwell- road, at a distance of near i
ti,
300 ft. It is Oft. in diameter, was designed at the Sl3tirr
Kensington Museum, under the superintendence of 1)"":
Cole and Capt. Fowke, and manufactured by Mr. 2.13g1:bi1:
in his enamelled slate. But the special peculiarity -of
clock is a new double lever remontoir, the applicatico
which diminishes the friction or retarding force, and scio,
allow of great motive power, even to the extent of secerii,
tons, being used without disturbing the timekeeping 14° re
ties of the clock. It is always necessary, when there are
great disturbing or impeding forces to overcome, Buell
instance as the wind blowing against the hands of the cl°°oo
or the dial being at a great distance from the movementv
is the case with this clock, that a great mctive power 010 or
be employed ; and the advantage, therefore, of this lee,
invention is palpable, by preventing irregularities in rl°iy
keeping occasioned by the necessity of employing se,
great motive power—hence the superiority of this arritle,
ment to clocks where great motive power is indispen!,,eb dlt is believed to be as large a clock as has been manufactt'd
in this country, excepting the great Westminster clock'
bell
would strike with sufficient force to obtain a tone from 6
of equal weight to the Westminster bell. The entire fines
is of the highest class. The foundations' of the clocic
erected by Messrs. lielk and Lucas in solid brickwork, "0,
sunk some 15ft. below the floor of the exhibtion. Their mi°er
work is by Potter, of South Molton-street, who also v`oro,
the four dials to be placed at the cardinal points. Ale'ifill
Jackson, of Rathbone-place, are fitting with their betnit
work the exterior of the clockcase, which will be de"orate
by Mr. Croce. Messrs. Moniton are laying their erte°l3,lt,
tiles round the base. The entire structure of the el°l3g,
case is from designs by Mr. Leddle, of the South Kell°
ton Museum.

DUNDEE.—THEf
SEAL FISHING.--On Friday' -(3 a
noon the screw-whaler Narwhal, Captain Deuchare,
in the Tay from the sealing at Old Greenland, after all -ra
Bence from Dundee of about six weeks. She has 011
about 1,500 seals, and after having discharged her crap'
will leave for the whaling about Tuesday next. TllO :et
tain reports that when he left the Dundee, the only
i
Dundee vessel ex the ground, had about 900 seals ; 813,c i
,fll
j.
other vessels of the fleet averaged from 1,000 to 2,00 u ";;0
—a Peterhead ship having the higher number.—Scotsti:o,
EXTRAORDINARY FISH CAUGHT IN THE r
.--On Thursday night last, there was caught by the
wen of Pittenweem, for Mr. James Muirhead, fish t
files
wen
man, Edinburgh, a halibut of the greatest weiO
dimensions ever known to be caught in this quarter. t
measured in length 6 feet 4 inches ; breadth, 3 feefiao
inches ; thickness, 12i inches at middle. The weigl't of
2881 b. imperial. It was sent by Mr. Muirhead to oil"
the southern English markets for sale.—Scotsinan.