The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-10 00:00:00

OCTOBER.

Bediofil
Leicester 6, 7 i Chelteulmiti 14, 110
Bromley 6, 7 i Newmarket 110t'n...2-1 to 21)

Bank of Engla-d Returns.

Au Account, turFuant to t
cap. 32, for tho week ending '
ISSUE DET

Ift Act. 711, ::n,l 80. Viettu.in,
NVolliesday, llarch 'J,

' A.RTMENT.

Notes issued L 34,134,630

'Governrut. Debt £11,(115,1(qt
Other Sreurities 3,98-1,90
Gold Coiu and
Bullion
Silver Bullion

(134,134,6_0
BANKING 1)

.C4,134;630

liroprictors'Calf -
tal .£14,553,000
_ 3,631,780

?.PAIITMENT.
Govermiit. Secu-
ritie::(including

Public Deposits
(including Ex-
chequer, Sav-
ings' Banks,
Commissioners
of Nat iontil
Debt. and Div.
Accounts 10.907,09
Other Deposits.. 16,762,455
Seven Days and
other 8i115..... 412,128

Dead- 117.,izhi
Annuity) .... C 13,831, 31. t
Other Securities 19,618,672
Notes 11,836,085
Gold aud Silver
Coin

950,989

.C 46,267,060

X 44,267,060

TRIAL OF 711 E SCREW CORVETTE

AC7 IVE.

The neartnout ed it on-built screw corvette Active,
2,322 .ons, 600-horse power nominal of enjnes,
fitting for c)mreission atl'ortsmouth, ha-i been put
through her first trial of speed over the mea-
sured mile in Stokes Lay, with very satisfac-
tory results. Being ineomtlete in Ler equipment,
she was ballasted down to her load line, and
drew 16ft. sin. of water forward, and 24ft. 41in.
aft. Commander Hamilton Earle, of her Ma-
jesty's ship Asia, commanded the ship during
the time of her trials, which were being con-
ducted under the direction of the usual Admiralty
officials, comprising on this occasion Mr. J. Steil,
Admiralty Inspector of Machinery; Chief Inspector
of Machinery Mr. George Murdoch, of the Ports-
mouth Steam Reserve; Chief Engineer 'l'. Murray,
Chief Inspector of Machinery Mr. J. Ward, and
Assist.-Master Shipwright W. Owen, on
the civil manager of Portsmouth dockyard.
cbinery of the Active consists of a pair of le
single piston-rod engines, manufactured by
Humphreys and Tennant. The cylinders ha
meter of 80in. and a piston. stroke of 3ft.
drive a two-bladed Griffiths' screw, of II
in diameter, set at a pitch of 22ft. 10iin.
length of the blades is 4ft , and the itnmer
the upper edge at yesterday's draught of
10 inches. The wind during the trials
northerly, and at a force of from 3 tA
times meeting the ship rather strongly on t:
board bow as she ran over the mile to the
ward. The general results of the trials
found in the subjoined figures boiler
six runs over the measured mile.-First rue
on the mile, 3min. 57sec. ; speed of ship, ,
knots ; revolutions of engines, per minute
per mi1e,305 ; second run, time on the mile,
speed of ship, 15.000 knots; revolution of
per minute 75.5, per mile, 301 ; third run,
the mile, 4 min. ; speed of ship, 15.000 kno'
lutions of engines, per minute 73.25, per
fourth run, time on the mile, 4min 6see. ;
ship 14.634 knots ; revolutions of engin
minute 74.5, per mile 303 ; fifth run,
the mile, 3min. 53sec. ; steed of ship,
knots ; revolutions of engines, per
73.91, per mile 287 ; sixth run, time on t
4min. lOsec. ; speed of ship, 14.400 knots ;
lutions of engines, per minute, 75.13, per
313 ; mean speed of the ship under full
power, 14.969 knots ; mean pressure of steam in
cylinders, 20.791 b.; meau revolutions of
engine!, 74.86 ; indicated horse-power b.
engines, 4,016. Circles under full power.-
hard sport ; angle of rudder, 23deg.
circle, 2min. 58sec. ; full circle, smin.
Helm hard astarboard ; angle of rudder,
-Half circle, 2min. 58sec. ; full circle, smin.
Half boiler power, four runs over the mile.
run, time on the mile, 4min. 23sec. ; speed
ship, 13.187 knots, revolutions of engine,
minute 59, per mile 263 ; second run, time
mile, 5 miu. 19sec. ; speed of the ship,
knots, revolutions of engines, per minute
mile 313 ; third run, time on the mile,
27sec. ; speed of the ship, 13.483 knots,
lutions of engines, per minute 59,
258 ; fourth run, time on the mile,
31sec. ; speed of the ship, 10.876 knots,
tions of engines, ter minute 58k, per tm
Mean speed of the ship under half-boiler
12.295 knots. Half-boiler power eit&,
hard aport ; angle of rudder, 30 deg. llalf
3min. 15sec.; full circle, 6urin. 15sec. Ilel
astarboard ; angle of rudder, 26 deg.-Half
3min. Isec.; full circle, smin. 54sec. The
of testing the working of the engines
and starting to signal from the deck br4
as follows :-Stopped dead in sixtee;
started astern to full speed iu nine
changed from full speed astern to
ahead in 15 seconds. The vibration
when steaming under full boiler power w
iron-built vessel, very great. After the
concluded, which was not until after
Active returned into Portsmouth harbour.

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