The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-03 00:00:00

SEPERATE TRIALS,

In a trial "on a wind," en the 28th July, with the two
deckers only, chasing to windward under double-reefed topsails.
topgallant sails, jib, and spanker, wind westerly, at a rate o'
sailing from 4 so 44 knots, the result was said to be thus:—
Albion, Canopus, Vanguard, Rodney, and Superb.
With reereuce to tho Queen and Albion, a trial sailing on a
wind took place on the 31st July, under double-reefed topsails,
fore and maktopgallant sails, jib, and spanker. Wind NW by
W 4 W, veerin e- a I oint each way. Rate of sailing, six knots.
The Albion had 'a
&aided advantage.
A trial was insti'uted between the Canopus and Vanguard at
the same tame. The Canopus would have beaten the Vanguard
if she had not missed stays, and was obliged to wear; as it
was, the advantage of the Vanguard was little more than a
cable's length.
A trial took place on the 33th July, on a wind, between the
Rodney, Superb, and the Canopus, under single-reefed top-
sails, topgallantsails, jib, and spanker; wind NW by W, with
a swell from the NE. Rate of sailing, between four and five
knots. It lasted about three hours, when the Rodney beat the
Superb about a third of a mile, and the Superb the Canopus a
cable's length. 'I he two former shook out their first reefs.
The inclination of the Rodney was 8 deg., Superb 6 deg., and
Canopus 7 deg.
The Rodney and the Superb had a trial, July 31, on a wind,
under double reefed t,p fore and mein topgallant:sails, ja),
and spanker. Wind veering from NW by W to NW
Rate of sailing six knots. The Rodney beat the Superb about
a quarter of a mile. The Superb endeavoured to weather the
Rodney, but failed. Another trial took place between these
ships on the 2d of August, on a wind, when the Rodney more
signally beat the Superb. The inclination of the former 5
deg. and the latter 44.
On the same day a trial took place with the Queen and
Trafalgar, on a wind, under courses, single-reefed topsails,
topgallant sails, jib, and spanker. Wind from NWby W to
NV NW. Rate of sailing, from :five to six knots. The Queen
beat the Trafalgar but during the trial the Queen set her fore
and main royals and flying jib.
On the 13th of August three sets of trials took place on a
wind, between the three three-deckers; the Albion, Rodney,
and the Canopus, Vanguard, and Superb; wind moderate,
SE by S. Rate from bur and a half to five and a half knots.
The Queen beat the St. Vincent nearly a mile, and the Tra-
falgar more than one mile and a third. The Rodney lost
more than half an hour in shifting her foretopsail, or the
Albion would have been beaten. As it was, the Albion had
the advantage of about two miles. The Canopus beat tare
Superb and Vanguard four miles and a half.
Another trial took place, August 19, on a wind, with all the
two-deckers, except the Albion. The Vanguard and Superb
carried single-reefed topsails, fore and main topgallant sails,
jib, and spanker, and the Rodney and Canopus with two reefs
in these sa In. Wind, Nby E E. The Vanguard and Su-
perb (dose together beat the Rodney and Canopus. The
Rodney W 75 delayed in lowering her cutter to save a man
overboard who was lose.
'fhe three-deckers and the Albion tried on the 19th An-
gust on a wind, the Trafalgar, Queen, and Albion, under
single-reefed topsails, fore and main topgallant sails, jib, and
spanker; St. Vincent, under double-reefed topsails, no top-
gallant sails, inner jib, and mizen. Wind, Nby E E, swell
from the NW. The Album was firs?, Trafalgar second, and
Queen third. St. Vincent was a mile and a half behind.
THE EXCELLENT GUNNERY Snir —Commodore Chads'
appointment to the command of this ship is highly flattering
to that officer, and most honourable to the Earl of Hadding-
ton. It was purely from Isis distinguished services and the
well-known high state of efficiency of the gunnery practice in
the ships Captain Chads recently commanded—the Andro-
mache, 28, and the Cambrian, 36—that inducrd Lord Had-
dington to offer the appointment to Captain Chad', who never
made an applicacation in any shape for the command of
_the
Excellent. It is said this ship will in future bear a second
captain instead of a commander. Captain Lowe, whose pro-
motion we announced yesterday, has been appointed pro tern.
Commander Moorman, whose promotion to that rank we also
gave yesterday, was the gunnery lieu'enant, and is considered
a clever and talented officer. He had the charge of instructing
the officers and seamen gunners for a long time. Lieut. Lee
was the gunnery mate.