The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-27 00:00:00

ON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 27, 1867.

ho and his wife had bought the wood from the prisoners.
The first load, value £5, was sold for ss. ; the second
load, which was not so good, for 4s. 61.
Kemmins said he had no guilty knowledge when he
bought the wood. He thought they might sell it.
Rowe said a yard full of timber had been traced to
Kemmins's father.
The prisoners were remanded until Friday.

to the contest with the 7-inch new shrapnel and the
7-inch segment shell, bursting at 50 yards short,
the total effect of the 7-inch new shrapnel was 533
through, 94 lodged; 28 struck ; the average effect
of the 7-inch segment shell was 10 through, 5
lodged, and 6 s truck.
To enable comparisons of the number of missiles
in the respective shells with the number passed
through, lodged in, and struck against the targets
we give the following particulars : —Boxer shrapnel'
shells, with mixed metal balls, 9-inch for mazzle-
loader, 437 balls of 3 ounces eac!l total weight
of missile, 2591 b. ; 8-inch for muzzle-loader, 315
balls of 3: ounces each—total, 181flb ; 7-inch,
for muzzle-I Jader, 200 balls of 3 ounces each—
tad, 1111 lb. ; shell for 61-pounder, 231 balls,
14 to the pound; 7-inch, for breech-loader,
.;60 balls, 11 to, the pound—total, 9831 b. Boxer
shrapnel, with iron balls fur 9-inch muzzle-loader,
171 balls of 2oz. each—total weight of missile,
2281 b. ; 8-inch, 363 balls of 2oz.—total, 17ulb ;
7-inch, 200 balls of 2oz.—'otal, lOulb ; shell fur
64-pounder, 112 balls of 2oz. ; 7-inch breech-
loader, 140 balls of 2oz. —total, about 901 b.

The segment 7-inch shells contain 112 segments
of 3.360 z. each, the total weight of the missile being
about 971 b.

We may get another view of the far greater de-
structive effects of the new shrapnel shell over the
previous segment by the more minute details of the
target results. Taking the first round of the 9-inch
Boxer shrapnel upon the front row of six targets,
each of which is 9 feet by 9 feet superficial, and
divided into 81 one-foot squares, we have on t'ie
first target 20 balls through, on the second 22, third
29, fourth 25, fifth 30, and on the sixth 23 through.
In other words, one bullet through in every line of
four feet. From the rounds from the 7 -inch gun,
the new shrapnel, bursting at 50 yards shot, sent an
average of 93 balls through each of three targets
that received its contents, or one ball in every square
foot of the surface. To.plit the work done by the
7-inch segment:in compariSon, we have only 8 seg-
ments through in four of the targets, or only one
segment through in every 40 squares.
The new 9-inch Shrapnel have been tested to
prove the strength of their shells by firing from the
gun with battering charges of 431 b. of powder, in-
stead of 301 b ; the 8-inch with 301bs. instead of 201 b,
and the 7inch with 221 b instead of 141 b. By en-
' during this test they have been proved safe for
firing over the heads of troops.
There were present at the trials Gen. Lefroy, Lord
Kerr, Col. Wray, and Col. Boxer. The experi-
ments were conducted under the direction of the
Commandant, Col. Eardley Wilmot, by Capt. An-
derson, Mr. Behenna, Quartermaster, R.A., and
Mr. Forest, of the Royal Laboratory.

MARKETS.—This day.

COVENT GARDEN.

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There is a good supply of vegetables on sale, and the
demand is brisk, at fully last week's quotations.
FRUIT—Pine apples, 8s to 10s; grapes, 8s Od to 15s Od
per lb; apples, 4s Ud to 8s Od per bushel; oranges, 4s Od
to 9s; lemons, 7s to Ils par 100; cobnuts, 75s to 80s per
100 lbs; strawberries, 9d to is 6d per oz. ; pears, Os to Os
per doz.; melons, Os to Os.
VEGETABLES—Cabbages, is 3d to 2s; cauliflowers, 4s to
85 per dozen heads; beet, is Od to 2s; celery, 2s Od to 2s
6d per dozen heads ; horseradish, 4s to 6s per bundle ;
turnips, 6d to Od ; carrots, 6d to 84 per bunch ; cucum-
bers, 2s tO 4s each; small salad, 2d to 3d; mushrooms,
2s Od to 2s 6d per punnet; onions, 4s to 5s Od per bushel;
endive 2s to 3s, lettuces, 2s to 3s per score ; parsley, 6d to
Bd, mint 4d to is per bunch ; potatoes, 75s to 180 s per ton.