Shell fired under normal circumstances. . . . 
Same shell lead reduced to the same diameter as the gun, with the exception of a ring 0’25 inch broad at the base of the original dimensions. 
Shell reduced throughout to the diameter of the bore of the gun. 
Same as last, but a different description of powder employed. 
12 MINUTES OF PKOCEELINGS OF 
ABSTEACT SHEWING- MEAN INITIAL VELOCITIES, Ac.— Continued. 
