The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-18 00:00:00

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qualities, and buys small amount of low goods were
sold. The Yorkshire goods trade still keeps quiet.
Wools and goods alike keep steady in price.

GRAND TRIAL IN II YDE PARK OF FIRE
ENGINES FROM THE' PXHIBITION.

Yesterday morning at an early hour, the Royal
Commissioners of the International Exhibition,
sembled on the banks of the Serpentine River, near
Kensington Gardens., for the purpose of witnessing
the working of the fire engines sent to the Exhibi-
tion by the various manufacturers previous to ad-
judicating upon the respective merits of the ma-

chines.
Amongst those officially engaged during the
morning were the Duke of Sutherland, Professor
Rankin, of Glasgow University, Mr. C. B. King,
Mr. E. J. Colburn, C.E., Charles *White, Esq., of
the County Fire Office ; Mr. English, F.R.S.,
late
superintendent of Leeds Fire Brigade ; Mr. Peek,
from Amsterdam ; Mr. Hewitt, superintendent of
Fire Police at Liverpool; Sir C. Wentworth Dilke,
W. Brown, Esq., of the Westminster Fire Office;
Messrs. Shand and Mason, Mr. Merryweather, Mr.
Rose, of Manchester ; Mr. Roberts, the patentee of
the new fire engines, Millwall ; Mr. F. Hodges, the
distiller, of Lambeth ; Signor Cassenteni, the de-
signer of the Hodges testimonial engine; Messrs.
Baddeley, Spencer, and Gordon, and representatives
of West Ham, Notting-hill, Coventry, Manchester,
Hackney, and indeed most of the fire brigades in
the kingdom.
The first experiment commenced whir a trial of
Messrs. Shand and Mason's, Messrs. Merryweather
and Son's, of Long-acre, and those built by Messrs.
Rose, of Manchester. The number of gallons of
water thrown were decided to be in favour of Shand
and Mason, 1; Merryweather, 2 ; Rose, 3. Three
other experiments were made with the same re-
sults, the engines throwing respectively in 30 seconds
78 gallons, 68 gallons, and 65 gallons, Shand and
Mason's second trial with a 30-inch stroke threw
70 gallons per 30 seconds; the third trial, with a
31-inch stroke, threw 64 gallons. Making the trials
from a greater distance, Shand and Mason's engine
threw 324 gallons, and Merryweather's 323 gallons
in the same period. Another trial between Shand
and Mason's and Messrs, Merryweather's engines
were declared as follows :—The first-named, with
136 stroke, 190 gallons ; the second, with 129
stroke, 178 gallons.
The grand testimonial engine, presented by the
inhabitants of Lambeth to Mr. Hodges, was next
tried against one built by the same makers, Messrs.
Merryweather, and the result was that in two
minutes the engine belonging to the makers threw
100 gallons more than that more recently built by
the same firm. The water was discharged 60 feet
horizontally and 20 feet vertically.
While the experiments were going on some mem-
bers of the Royal family passed over the Ser-
pentine Bridge, apparently to witness from their
carriages the operations of the engines. The bank
on the south side of the Serpentine was densely
crowded, but the greatest order was maintained by
the police.
The various engines sent into the International
Exhibition were subsequently tried in the presence
of Capt. Shaw, the superintendent of the London
Fire Brigade, and Mr. Gordon (City), Mr. Spencer
(West-end), and Mr. Baddeley (north division) of
the Royal Society for the Protection of Life from
Fire; Mr. Sampson Low, the secretary, acting_ s
referee over his men. A great number of conduc-
tors were present to show how the machines could
be advantageously used in case of accident by fire.
The Duke of Sutherland, with the Royal Com-
missioners, attended the trials made throughout the
day, and without going into minor details we may
state that a very important trial took place between
uue 01 met.
engine, and Mr. Robert's engine, the patentee of
IVlillwall. Robert's engine with a 57 stroke threw
114 gallons, and with a GO stroke 117 gallons, 20
men only working at the engine. Capt. Fowke's
engine, made by Shand and Mason, with 12 men
threw 109 gallons of water in two minutes. Messrs.
Warner and Son's, of Jewin crescent, with a small
portable engine, did wonders, but all of a sudden,
as with the "True Blue" engine, it broko down,
owing to the lever giving way. The smaller engines,
from various parts of the country, were also tried,
one against the other. The merits of the larger
engines which performed were as;follows :—Shand
and Mason, 1; Merryweather, 2. Hodges's (made
by Merryweather, and designed by Signor Cassen-
tini) carried uff the palm in the last but two of the
experiments, for, owing to the great alterations
made in the construction of the engine, it threw
such an immense quantity of water as to astonish
all present. The other engines, with the exception
of the mishaps by breaking down, performed for a
time most admirably.
Shand and Mason, and Merryweather, were pro-
nounced by the jurors to have produced the best
manufactured and most effectual fire engines.

FEMALE SCHOOL OF ART-MEETING
AT THE MANSION-HOUSE.

Yesterday afternoon a public meeting in aid of
the Female School of Art, situated at Queen-square,
Bloomsbury, was held at the Mansion-house ; the
Lord Mayor presided, and was supported by Mr,
Tite, M.P., Mr. Westmacott, Professor Donaldson,
Alderman Rose, Mr. R. N. Fowler, Mr. Harry
Chester, Rev. A. W. Thorold, Rev. E. Bayley, &C.

Letters appologising for non-attendance were I
read from Earl Granville and the Earl of Shaftes- 4
bury. Letters were also read from Colonel Phipps, 3
intimating that her Majesty the Queen had become
in
patron of the school, and that it was
her
of Designtion
intention
to give to the pupils of tbeFemale School
admission to the International Exhibition for three
days, during the time that the fee was fixed at half-
a•erown. The letter announcing the free admissions
bore the date of the 17th of May, and her Majesty
had in accordance with her intentions granted 224
half-crown tickets.
Resolutions asserting the expediency and neces-
sity of making an effort to place the school on a
permanent and self-supporting basis were moved
and spoken to by the Rev. E. Bayley, Mr. West-
macott, Mr. IL Chester, and other gentlemen. In
the course of the addresses it was stated that the
object of the institution was two-fold. First--
Partly to enable young Women of the middle class
to obtain honourable and profitable employment,
and partly to improve ornamental design in manu-
factures, by improving the taste of the designer.
Since 1852 the number of students entered had been
846. The present number was 107, of whom 72
were studying 'with the view of maintaining them-
selves. If the element of rent could be struck off
the expenses, the income would balance the expen-
diture. It had therefore been resolved to purchase
the house 43, Queen-square. .The appeal made in
1860 had yielded £2,037, and £1,500 more would
be required. It was earnestly hoped the present
appeal would be liberally responded to, not only by
the locality in which the schools were situated but
by the metropolis. The institution was not of a
local character, and therefore it deserved general
support.
The meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to
the chairman.

THE BANK OF DEPOSIT.—On the 23d inst. the
liability of the directors of the Bank of Deposit will
rd
bo
tested in an action by ono of the depositors against Lo
George Paget, a member of the late board. The action, we
understand, is brought in the Court of Common Pleas.
form_
he
Court of Common Pleas has twice this week refused
terfero to stay the proceedings in Davies's case
Bank of Deposit; and it is understood that the effect of
having placed
these decisions is to treat all depositors al against 1©
their money in the bank on deposit only, without any in-
tention on their part to incur liability as members of the
association. This decision will make easy the remedies to
be pursued by depositors against the members of the board
of diroetion,