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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 85, 22 October 1879, Page 3

A £&£&,__. ENGiINE. — The smallest engine m. the world is m possession of Mr John Perm, of (Jreenwhich. It stands on a threepenny piece, although ij; really covers less, f or.iis base oply measures three eighths of an inch b^ fcliraer.lfciiLliii. So small are some parts that they require a po\*i erful niagufj. ing glass to, see their form. The whole weight ol- the model is less than a tjhree -penny piece. It works admirably, and when working, its crank shaft peiorms from. 20,000 to 30,000 revolutions per minul c. Ts.E B^NiC; op. EN,oi.AN-D.^-The Bank of England was incorporated! m 16 19. It covers 6 ve acres, and employs nine hundred clerks. There are no windows on, the street. Light is admitted through open courts, therefore no mob could take. the. bank without cannon to batter the. walls. The clock is m I lie centre of the hnnk, and has isCty. dials attached to it. Large cisterns are sunk m the. court, and engines m perfect working order are always m. eadraess m case of fire;