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Beport of an experiment carried on at Shoeburyness, on the 16th December 
1864, and 5th and 6th January, 1865, to test the relative powers of the 
100-pr. S.B. gun, of 6J tons, and of the 7" M.L. shunt rifled gun, of 134 
cwt., by the Ordnance Select Committee. (Communicated by the Secretary 
O.S. Committee.). 283 
Ancient cannon in Europe. Part I. Prom their first employment to a.d. 1350. 
By Lieut. Henry Brackenbury, B.A., Member of the Archaeological 
Institute of Great Britain: Assistant Instructor in Artillery, Boyal 
Military Academy. 287 
Beport on the “ Genista” Cave, Windmill Hill, Gibraltar. (Published in 
the Gibraltar Chronicle, January 23, 1865.)... 309 
Annual report and abstract of proceedings of a General Meeting of the Boyal 
Artillery Institution, held on Tuesday, May 2, 1865. Major-General 
E. C. Warde, C.B., in the Chair ... 317 
Contributions to the technology of Foreign Bifled Ordnance (No. 1), by 
Brigadier-General Lefroy, B.A., P.B.S. 341 
Description of three guns found in the fort of Puttehgurh on its capture by 
Lord Clyde in 1858, by Lieut. H. W. L. Hime, B.A.... 363 
Account of the final attack and capture of Bichmond by the federal American 
army, commanded by General Grant; by Major H. A. Smyth, B.A. 
Communicated by the Deputy-Adjutant-General, B.A. 363 
Bemarks on the operations of the Boyal Artillery during the campaigns, in 
New Zealand, in 1861 and 1863-1864. By Lieut. A. P. Pickard, FC 
B.H.A......... 371 
Beport of the Ordnance Select Committee, on the trial of the 1" wrought-iron 
guns rifled on various systems. No. 3575, dated 21st December, 1864. 
(Communicated by direction of the Secretary of State for War). 389 
Beport of Ordnance Select Committee. No. 3730, dated 1st May, 1865. 
Competitive 7" wrought-iron muzzle-loading guns, (2nd report). (Com¬ 
municated by direction of the Secretary of State for War,) . . . 403 
Beport of Ordnance Select Committee. No. 3841, dated 21st July, 1865. 
7" M. L. wrought-iron (Competitive) guns, rifled on different systems, 
(3rd report). (Communicated by direction of the Secretary of State for 
War,) ........ 412 
On the construction of our Iron-clad Fleet, and a few remarks on iron shields 
for Coast Batteries. By Captain A. Harrison, B.A. 415 
Causes of the deviation of projectiles unconnected with rifling. By Lieut. 
W. F. Bichardson, B.E. .. 455 
