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they are not mixed upon this principle, then we 

 hear that such and such a perfume becomes 

 "sickly," or " faint," after it has been in use a 

 short time. The above facts are well worthy a 

 place in Our Own*. — Pixk, Hastings. 



[We had begun to wonder in what part of the 

 world our amiable Correspondent, Pi>~k, was now 

 located. We are glad to hear of her return to Eng- 

 land, and thank her much for the" sweet " letter 

 sent with the above. We hope to have many of 

 her highly-prized communications. Her last, we 

 remember, was a bijou ; and had reference to a 

 " hearty, honest shake of the hand."] 



The Duke of Wellington. — Flag-Ship of Sir 

 Charles Napier, commander-in-chief of the Baltic 

 Fleet, May, 1854 :— 



FEET IN. 



Length between the perpendiculars 240 6 



Ditto keel for tonnage 201 ll£ 



Extreme length over all 278 6 



Ditto breadth 60 



Breadth for tonnage 59 2 



Ditto moulded 58 4 



Depth in hold 24 8 



Height from keel to taffrail 65 



TOXS. 



Height of hull ... 3000 



Ditto ditto ready for sea 5500 



Burden in tons, old measurement 3759 



Ditto ditto, new measurement 3153 



Draught of water 25 feet 



Height of lower port sills above water 7 ,, 



Engines 800 horse power 



Weight of scr e w-p ropeller 3 tons 



Speed under steam only 11 miles per hour 



Carries five days' consumption of coal 



if used at full power. 

 Crew 1100 men. 



AHMAMENT. 



( 10 8 65 9 



Lower Deck... -J 26 82 pars. 56 9 



(. 6 8 inches 55 9 



Middle Deck J 6 8 inches M 9 



Miaaue Decs... ^ 3Q 32 pars. 56 9 



Main Deck 38 32 „ 42 8 



20 32 „ 25 6 



Upper Deck. 



1 



68 



95 (Pivot) 



Total Guns ... 137 



This splendid vessel was built at Pembroke, from 

 the designs of R. Abethell, Esq., master ship- 

 wright. She was originally constructed to carry 

 120 guns, was cut in two amidships, lengthened 

 23 feet, to fit her for the screw-propeller, and 

 launched on the 14th of September 1852. The 

 above dimensions are from authority. — C. F. T. Y. 



Another Death from taking Chloroform! ! — 

 We have reported in a former page (see p. 302) 

 a very interesting case, connected with Mesmer- 

 ism. We allude to the successful removal of a 

 tumor from the breast of a female ; who, whilst 

 under the operation, felt no pain, but slept in a 

 state of calm natural repose. We refer to this, 

 with considerable pleasure. In strong contrast, 

 comes a proposed operation at St. George's Hospital 

 on another female patient. To her chloroform was 

 administered ; and she died (as many others have 

 done) before the operation ! A more disgraceful 

 affair to all concerned in it never met the public 

 eye ; and yet, the parties being " medical men," 

 were (of course) " exonerated," say the reports, 

 " from all blame in the affair." Monstrous indeed ! 

 We wonder what murder is, — properly so called. 

 Had the Mesmerists so committed themselves, 

 they might — and most likely would have been 



tried for "murder," — and very right too, say we. 

 But now let us copy the case as reported in the 

 papers ; and allow the public to say what they 

 think of the horrible fact. They will not fail to 

 notice the extreme dread of taking chloroform, 

 long previously shown by the unhappy woman. 

 This alone ought to have caused her life to be 

 spared : — " Death from Chloroform. — Mr. Bedford 

 has just held an inquest in St. George's Hospital, 

 on Eliza Harvey, a single woman, aged 37, who 

 died while under the effects of chloroform admi- 

 nistered prior to an operation. Deceased, who 

 was very respectably connected, was admitted to 

 the hospital, suffering from a tumor in the breast, 

 which it was proposed to remove. Being of a very 

 nervous disposition, and of a weak constitution, 

 she was allowed to remain in the institution for 

 upwards of a fortnight before the operation took 

 place. During that period Dr. Hawkins, senior 

 surgeon, and the other medical gentlemen of the 

 institution, held a consultation as to whether the 

 patient was a fit subject for chloroform, and they 

 were all unanimously of opinion that she was.(!) 

 Accordingly, two weeks having elapsed since her 

 admission, she had so far recovered her strength 

 as to be fitted, in the opinion of the medical 

 attendants, for the operation. Having been taken 

 into the theatre, where Dr. Hawkins was in 

 readiness to perform the operation, the chloroform 

 was applied by Mr. Patten, assistant apothecary, 

 who, before applying the apparatus, observed that 

 she was very nervous ; which led him to endeavor 

 to calm her by telling her not to be frightened. 

 The app ratus had not been attached more than a 

 minute and a half, when the patient was observed 

 to faint and become suddenly pulseless. It was 

 immediately withdrawn, and endeavors made to 

 recover her; but in vain. She had ceased to 

 breathe. It was stated by Dr. Hawkins, that 

 the apparatus had not been applied more than a 

 minute and a-half; the usual time being five 

 minutes. The jjost mortem examination showed 

 no appearance of disease in any portion of the 

 body ; and Dr. Hawkins gave it as his opinion 

 that death resulted from the combined effects of 

 the chloroform and fright. Mr. Lipscomb, 

 deceased's brother-in-law, said deceased always 

 expressed a dread at taking chloroform. The 

 jury returned a verdict in accordance with Dr. 

 Hawkins' evidence, and exonerated all parties 

 from blame in the affair." — Every one of these 

 jurymen ought to have been soundly flogged at 

 a cart's tail ; and we only wish we had held 

 the instrument of punishment. Every lash should 

 have "told." Are we really living in the 19th 

 century ?— W. K. 



Wasps. — One of the species of mason-wasps, 

 as they are termed by entomologists, once carried 

 off a small caterpillar and deposited it in a hole in 



I the wall adjoining, where we found it had con- 

 structed a nest of mud and sand of the size of a 



I small walnut. On breaking through the outer 

 crust, we found several other caterpillars of a 

 similar kind, which had been previously stored up 

 as food for its future young ; according to the well- 

 known habits of this genus of insects. We par- 

 tially destroyed the nest while examining it; but, 

 to our surprise, on our return to the spot a few 

 hours afterwards, we found it completely restored 



