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Table I.— Continued . 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
Name of 
competitor 
and gun. 
Date. 
Direction and 
force of wind. 
1 
o 
'o 
6 
£ 
So 
cj 
r^l 
o 
Mean weight 
of projectile. 
Elevation. 
Mean reduced 
time of flight. 
Ranges. 
Mean diff. 
of range. 
1 Mean observed 
| deflection. 
Mean reduced 
deflection. 
Area of rect¬ 
angle. 
a 
S 
i 
a 
Mean. 
y 
lbs. 
lbs. 
0 
// 
yds. 
yds. 
yds. 
yds. 
yds. 
yds. 
Com. Scott 
Oct. 23, 1860 
\3 
11 
6*0 
40-641 
5 
6-32 
1880 
2031 
1975 
37-5 
7-5 
2-8 
891 
No. 9029. 
8 
10 
11-48 
2967,3221 
3136 
80-8 
7-4 
7-6 
5,598 
1 
not 
Mr Lancaster 
Jan. 21, 1861 
Y 2-3 
20 
6°0 
48-016 
5 
obs. 
1964 2233 
2096 
66-3 
9-9 
7-3 
3,749 
No. 9050. 
Feb. 4, „ 
k 3 
20 
1 
10 
12*02 
3239.3540 
3410 
80-3 
20-6 
10-5 
6,811 
Mr L. Thomas 
Feb. 23, 1860 
\ 
1-2 
20 
7-0 
56-606 
5 
5-73 
1655 2140 
1916 
124-9 
7-8 
6-8 
5,941 
No. 8641. 
^ _ 
„ 24, „ 
5] 
5 
6-18 
1758 2031 
1933 
70-0 
12-2 
3-1 
2,331 
April 13, „ 
/ 2 
15 
10 12-21 
3160 3608 
3375 
105-8 
72-8 
15-8 
13,345 
8. In July I860,, the Committee recommended, in their Eeport No. 956 
(Appendix Y. 2, p. 354), that Mr Britten's two 32-pr. guns, No. 24 (A), 
rifled in May, 1856, in a 56cwt. block, and No. 8658 (1), rifled for this 
competition in October, 1859, should be fired up to 300 rounds each, as 
well for endurance as for a better knowledge of their powers in respect to 
range and accuracy. This was approved by Lord Herbert (Min. 1770), 
and extended to the gun of 8-inch calibre in a 68-pr. block, rifled in 
December, 1859, No. 8282. It was subsequently extended to Commander 
Scott's and Mr Haddan's guns. 
9. The second comparison was decided upon in consequence of the 
numerous alterations made in the course of the preceding trials by some of 
the competitors: alterations in the form of the shell, in their weight, in the 
charge employed, in the nature of the wads, cups, and lubricators, and 
in other details. The necessary stores were demanded on 8th February, 
1861, but they were not all collected until August following, when the 
Committee attended at Shoeburyness to witness the practice. Each com¬ 
petitor was informed (Min. 3823) that he was at liberty to apply to the 
projectiles now to be tried every improvement suggested by his previous 
experience, provided he should not by so doing introduce any substantial 
novelty of principle or construction. The Committee also decided that in 
addition to the rounds to be fired with the several service charges proposed 
by the competitors, the whole of the guns should be fired with charges 
bearing the proportion of one-tenth to the weight of the shot (Min. 3355). 
Annexed is the programme (Appendix YI. p. 365) prepared for this trial, 
which took place on the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th of August, and the 24th, 25th, 
26th, and 27th September, 1861. On the latter occasion, the two rifled 
32-prs., previously referred to, Sir William Armstrong's, and the one on the 
French system, which were not originally competing guns, were fired for 
comparison, as was the smooth-bored or service 32-pr. 
