The Sun.
London, England, 1870-10-13 00:00:00

TORPEDO EXPERIMENTS.

Some interesting torpedo experiments took place at the
School of Military Engineers, Chatham, in the presence
of the Duke of Cambridge, Mr. Cardwell, M.P., Sir H.
Storks, and a large number of officers and gentlemen.
They were convoyed to the Volta, a vessel moored in the
river, and used as a torpedo school. Immediately they
were on board, two small charges of gun-cotton
were exploded on shore—one by means of a
detonating fuse, and the other by heat. The
object of these being fired was to shew that gun-cotton in
its original state is perfectly harmless, but that when
detonated it is very destructive. The one exploded by a
fuse went off with a very sharp report, although only a
very small charge was used ; but that exploded by heat
merely went off is a blaze, there was no report at all, and
no danger. A torpedo of 101 b. of gun-cotton was then
exploded, throwing up a large quantity of water. But
the principal experiment was with a torpedo containing
4321 b. of gun-cotton (equal to 1,2961 b. of gunpowder);
this was moored about 200 yards away from the vessel.
and was surrounded by seven other torpedoes, the object
being to see whether such a largo one exploding would
cause the explosion of those surrounding it, the opinion
of the officers being that it would not affect the others.
The torpedo was exploded from the Volta by insane of
electricity. The quantity of water thrown into the air
was something immense ; the explosion regularly shaking
the vessel, although moored such a distance away. The
explosion bore out the opinion of the officers. The re-
mainder of the torpedoes remained intact, not one
being injured. The company then embarked in
some small boats, and were conveyed to Gillingham-
bridges where they disembarked and, proceeded to the
Royal Engineer field works. Here an experiment was
made with a charge of 801 b. of gun-cotton. The stockade
was fornied of timbers fourteen inches thick, there being
two rows about two feet apart. On the explosion taking
place, a clean breach was made in the first row of timbers,
and the timbers in the other row were shattered, but the
breach was not so cleanly made. With very little
trouble a passage could have been made through this for
a field gun and men walking four abreast. This
experiment, with the others made, was considered to
have been very successful. The party then witnessed
a siege-gun (a 64-pounder, weighing 61cwt.) drawn about
the works, both up and down hill, by the Royal Sapper,
steam traction engine, made by Messrs. Aveling and
Porter, engineers of Rochester. This engine, although a
small one, dragged the gun in almost all directions, turning
almost in its own length. The party also saw some ope-
rations carried out by some men of the Royal Engineers
with a new and very small spade, by means of which a
man is enabled to throw up sufficient earth to form a
covering for himself in three minutes, and it is thought
that before long a similar spade will be carried by all in-
fantry soldiers.

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of AMY ROBSART, in the Drama of that name,
TILLS EVENING, Oct. 13.—TIIEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.

R. T. 0. KING will appear in the character of
At VARNEY, in the new Drama, entities AMY .ROBSART,
THIS EVENING, Oct. 13.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.

"DHOBUS'S FIX, in which the celebrated
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AMY ROBSART ; a new Historical Romantic
Drama, written by Andrew Halliday ; founded on Sir
*alter Scott's celebrated novel "Kenilworth," with new and
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AMY ROBSART; new drama: Characters by
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AMY ROBSART; New Drama, characters by
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Brittain Wright, F. Moreland, F. Charles, J.. Neville, Fawdon,
Yokes, F. Stanforth, H. Naylor, and Fred. Yokes, THIS EVEN-
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AMY ROSBART; New Drama. The Overture and
Incidental Music selected and composed by W. C. Levey,
executed by an increased Orchestra and numerous Chorus.
The Ballet and Grouping of Crowds arranged by Mr. John Cor-
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an eminent Artist, the gorgeous Revels at Kenil-
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