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At the close of the war, Mr. Deane, the well-known submarine engineer, collected a large number of memorials of the Russian fortress, and, at the request of Sir William Codrington, arranged the articles in various fanciful forms. The principal part of the collection has, we understand, been presented to her Majesty, for ornamenting the grounds at Osborne, and they are well adapted for this purpose. The group we have engraved is an exceedingly pleasing arrangement. In front are four 13-inch shells, which were recovered from the harbour of Sebastopol. Upon them is placed a large wheel, the part of a hydraulic press found in the dockyard. Above is a mitre wheel from some machinery, surmounted by a 13-inch shell-a smaller shot and shell. In the background is a capstan with a brass top, taken out of a vessel sunk near the Dockyard Quay. The base of the other large group is a piece of ornamental stone, found about the buildings, above is a wheel of a gun-carriage from the Redan, surmounted by a 13-inch shell; with small shot and shell recovered from the harbour. In the background are burst half shells. In the foreground are two plate-shot, found in the Redan; these are a kind of shot which we have not in our service: they distribute when fired.