W. Richardson of Meadow Foundry, Mansfield writes; "I notice a paragraph in your last issue respecting an invention for the protection of ships against torpedoes, which invention is credited to a junior dockyard official. The plan described by you was recommended by me to the Lords of the Admiralty more than a year since, and had been under consideration long before that time even. I am still in communication on the subject, or I would send you a copy of my original recommendation, but hope to do so later on. By inserting the foregoing in your next issue you will confer a favour on…"