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Show Adtaeatlaf lllciee llaet. At A uieellng of Iho Itnyal United Btrvleo Inatltiitlon lleet Huglnrer tleorga Quick read a paerou "Hoary j fluiia" He tatd that In the Victoria, Rant 1'arell and llenbow the Hrilldi nary hat Lhrco magnllliviitly (uwrrful vtwatlt ierfect In all mjiccti eioept that their tit heavy gum hale proved I weak. Theao are tall to liata t 00,000 each, or A total of (110,000 for the gum nf (he three rratelt. Mr Quick contended that new gum of 10.SJ Incline caliber, of greater power and of much greater ttreuglli than the prvaeut gum, could U tupplled to Iho Vlcturla, Han l'arill and Hcnbow at a coat of JUJ.OOO por gun, or (730,000 for the three thlpa, and If the gun were properly prop-erly ditlgnnl an 1 eunttrueteil, by a pruiwr Adjutttueut of thetlte of the rhamUr to the diameter of the bore, nnd by the uto of tultablo t-artrldgea, the life of Iheheatlctt might bo very much prolonged. He advocated tho uia of a tingle tno tloti bnaxti niechaiilani, cttn uh ly tliu pie In IU oiieratlon, which, he ollegeil, wat qulto u tlmple aa the turning of a grlnilitoue liamllo. "Suppmlng," tald Mr QukL, "that lit now guut bo or dered for our thrvo grand tlilpt lo re-Amo re-Amo the ruvaout one. To liuuroa largo rctervo of ttmngtli, not only thoul I on Improved dealgn he mlopteil, but nlao au Increaao of uilght thoul 1 be given, to tluit liuli-a-1 of weighing 1 1 1 tout they tludl weigh 1J0 ton i-ucli. Thla would add a touil weight of eight ecu tout to each thlp, whh hit n luero trl'te In thlpt of IU,W0 tout dtipUce iuint" lUihaiuu, |