METEROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.
The Premier going byTblbgbaph.—lt may be regarded as an ominous circumstance that the Premier has, within the last few days, taken'an opportunity of personally inspecting a trial of the Armstrong guns at Shoebnryness. The experiments were highly satisfactory, and Sir William Armstrong had the honour and satisfaction of being complimented' on. the complete success of his invention by no le^s a person than, Lord Palmerston. His lordship appears to have gone through an adventure on this occasion. His carriage was bfockaded in the mid dny stagnation of Cheap-, side* and when he reached the Fenchurch-street Station the train bad been gone two, minutes. . But the Premier was not to be done. He ordered a • suecial train,- overtook and passed the regular traxn, SwaTwating on the platform at Spathend when Sir George Corowell LewJs^wbo had started before Mm arrived in the train which be, the Premier, had • 'Ji "Mi* fnllnwine "colloquy is said to have en-. — English paper.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 233, 18 September 1862, Page 4
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