The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-22 00:00:00

white mark being frequently obliterated at the first
aim. The 120-pounder (the " shunt" gun) gave a
fearful blow to the upper corner of the top plate.
the indentation being more than 3in. deep, and the
plate being bent and slightly turned outwards at
the end from the teak. The other guns made holes
varying from lin. to 2 7-10 in. deep, some of them
exhibiting cracks. Notwithstanding all this pound-
ing the wood had not been penetrated, and the
inside of the target was as perfect and firm as ever, .
and the superior and tough quality of the iron of
which the plates were composed was a subject of
general comment.

More threatening weapons
were
projectedn from themadeuseof
—2oolb. solid cast-iron shots
three 100 pounders with a 101 b. charge. These
were directed against the left side of the target,
and struck nearly close together, but did no more
than leave a sign of their visits, and actually,
though from Armstrong's, had less effect upon
the iron than shells filled with sand from the ,
68-pounders. Then the still almost invulnerable
representative of the Warrior was exposed to
a salvo of cast-iron shot of 2001 b. weight from the
three 100-pounders with a 101 b. charge. This •
noisy and instantaneous attack made little impres-
sion, but the side of one of the plates was turned
up and a bolt started.
At the suggestion of the Duke of Somerset a shot
was fired at the port-hole to try the effect on the
new iron bearings introduced at the sides of it by
the Thames Iron Company, but it hit some distance -
from the side, and no satisfactory result was ob-
tained. Next came a salvo from the whole battery
of six guns with solid cast-iron shot, and a service- •
charge of 161 b. This was the great trial of the day,
and the effect was more serious. Two or three of
the shots hit the same place, and made a hole or
rather gap six inches deep and 15 inches long, with
two or three large cracks round it, the iron being
forced into the teak, which became distinctly visible,
and small splinters of which could be taken out by
the fingers. The other holes were also greater than
any made before, and showed some ugly cracks, but
not so deep as this, nor had the wood, as far as could
be seen, been penetrated. In one of them, however,
the ball had gone right into the plate, ar.d bodily
remained there, although in a very altered shape.
The end of one of the plates was also turned out-
wards from the teak about 1 inch. Again, how-
ever, the starting of two or three bolts, which had
come out 3 or 4 inches, and had the nuts hanging
loosely to their ends, was the only indication of
any damage being done to the inside; and suppos-
ing the target had been the side of a ship, she
was not materially injured. Still there remains
the faet that the plates were pierced in the wood;
but it must be remembered that the whole six guns
converged to one point with the greatest nicety
with which skilled artillerymen could point them,
and were fired• at the same instant, and that the
target had already been a good deal knocked about.
Whether any broadside to which the Warrior in
the event of war is likely to be exposed would be
concentrated in the same or in a more fatal manner
upon her sides, it is for naval men to determine,
but most of those present seemed to consider that
the result was satisfactory; This concluded the
experiments on the warrior targets, but some others
were subsequently performed on minor targets.
It was nearly dusk before the day's proceed-
ings came to a close, and the "Warrior target"
having been covered up, was left to await further
inspection.

ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF

TRAFALGAR.

The fifty-sixth anniversary of the ever••memorable battle
of Trafalgar was celebrated yesterday on board many of the
ships in the ports.
The Royal Naval Club of 17G5 dined at Willis's Rooms,
St. James's-square, in the evening, in commemoration of
that event—Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Provo W. P,
Wallis, K.C.8., presiding on he occasion with all the spirit
and energy of bygone days.
The following is a list of the surviving veterans who con-
tributed to that glorious victory :
Admiral of the Blue—Sir George R. Sartorius, Knight.
Admiral (retired)—Lewis Hole.
Vice-Admiral of the Red—Sir Henry W. Bruce, K.C.8.,
commander-in-chief at Portsmouth.
Vice Admiral of the White—Sir James H. Plumridge,
K.C.B.

Vice Admirals (reserved)—W. Walpole, in receipt of
service pension ; Sir G. A. Westphal, Knight ; the Right
Hon. the Earl Egmont, John Carter, and Norwich Duff.
Vice Admirals (retired)—George W. H. D'Aeth, Hercu-
les Robinson, James Rattray, Edward Barnard, Hugh
Patton, Sir Alex. D. Y. Arbuthnott, and Robert Patton.
Rear Admiral (reserved)—Robert C. M'Cree.

Rear Admirals (retired)—Alfred Luckraft, John Lyons,
William Blight, John Drake, William A. Herringham, and
William Shepheard.

Captains—Joseph Gape, Edward Herrick, Mark H.
Sweny, William Murley, Henry B. Mason, Wm. Martin,
R. Maclean, William Carleton, Henry West, and W. H.
Brand.

Captains (reservedj—George Bignell, Richard Douglas,
Spencer Smyth, George F. Herbert, John Reeve, Charles
Hall, J. R. Woodriff, B. M. Fesling, K.H., Gilbert Ken-
nicott.

Commanders (reserved)—John Geary, Henry Garrett,
John Adamson, H. Lancaster, John Parsons, Win. Vicary,
John Knapman, Robert Hemer, and Charles Hayden.
Commanders (retired)—John Lechmere, B. G. S. Day,
Thomas Colby, Henry Parker, John H. Brown, Thomas
Chrystie, Dey R. Syer, James Napier, James St. Quintin,
Alex. Brenan, P. J. Elmhirst, Edward Knapman, Alex.
B. Howe, H. Entwistle, J. H. Sanders, J. P. Blenner-
hasset, Charles Chappell, Mark Anthony, Henry Rich,
John Phepoo, Joseph Seymour, James U. Purches, John
Csrslake, Chas.Wolrige, George Tardrew, Alex. M'Kenzie,
Alex. Martin, Jas. Bltaadford, Lardner Denny s, Alex. Gal-
laway, Sir Thomas W. Holburne, Bart., George E. Patey,
Patrick Deuchar, Vernon Lanphier, Stephen Hilton, Jas.
B. Elliott, Emanuel Blight, Francis Harris, R. S. Simmons.
Lieutenants (reserved)—W. H. Boyce, F. Beckett, W.
Dumbreck,W. Pilch,W.Weaver, H. Davis, and T, Jackson.
Lieutenant (retired)—John Pollard.
Deputy Inspector of Hospitals (retired)—Peter Suther,
Surgeon (retired)—Primrose Lyon.
Paymasters (retired)—J. N. Jewell, Joseph Mason, and
George Starr.

ROYAL MARINES.

•
General—John R. Coryton.
Lieut.-Generals—Sir Samuel B. Ellis, K.C.8., and T
Wearing.
Major-Genoral—John A. Philips.
Colonel—Thomas Lemon, C.B.
Captains (retired)—James Fynmore, John Wilson (2).

First Lieutenants (reserved)—Thomas Brattle, William
Magin, Thomas J. W. Tane, John Lister, Joseph Cinna-
mond, and Lewis Rooke.
First Lieutenant (retired)—Lewis Roteley.