The Sun. — London, England, 1859-08-27 00:00:00

RE GREAT EASTERN FOR AMERICA. r or y,,_The Great Eastern is appointed to leave HOLYHEAD e 'JUTLAND U.S., on or about the 15th September.. p rst- class Passengers only will be taken. but a " ft gnlOney (including stewards' fee and provisions, & Without wines or liquors, which can be obtaincd on D° ..rdn\- 418 to £25. State Cabins extra. Its Titkets gTanted on liberal terms.—For passage and I -thurtnation, apply to the Great Ship Company (Li -1 - King William-street, London, E.C. TUE , GREAT. EASTERN.—This Steam Ship Trialber eated to leave PORTLAND, near Weymouth, on 1/ c ,_; Ly r , l) about the Bth proximo, and will return to TIE k_D Pirst • and e-aas passen,, ,, ers only will be taken. Fares £6, £B, ,!.("), according to cabin, Including 'provisions, but exclu zr o l wines or liquors, which can be obtained on board. ior further particulars apply at - the offices of the Great C ° 3l l 3 any (Limited), 11, King, William-street, London, . Till GREAT EASTERN. TRIAL TRIP the erectors FIRST VO E YAG.—In order to prevent confus ion A.ll a re9tors have determined not to appoint any Agents. Comp PPlications must, therefore, be made to the Great Ship anY (Limited), 11, Icing William-street, London t E.C. ~ T" GREAT EASTERN.—TRIAL TRIP aeng ers an FIRST VOYAGE.—As a, limited number of Pas- Tam e ,unlY can be taken, early,application is requested to be IN r• the Of of the Great Ship Company (Limited), 11, Wil liam -street, London, E.C. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the froin Secretary of State for War is willing to receive offers e lair ch ; ts en persons as may be desirous of tendering for_ t_h_ actipti,„ anY por ion of about 11,000 arms of several de Thp - "s now at the Small Arm Establisnment at Weedon. tie tnn i s ?,arins are in various conditions, having been con enas unfit fin. service of the army. Up on ',7 l B wishing to tender may inspect the arms a' Weedon, !nd a ir% I T,IV, their names and addresses at that establishment, etat e ",era are to be- addr, , ,ssed to the Under Secretary of for War, Pall-mall marked on the outside " Tender for Ceire c i se nt Arms," such' offer to be forwarded so Gas to b WY e N. re vp, not later than sth September. 25th August, 1839. CONTRACT FOR WHEAT "epartment of the Comptroller for Victual ing and Transport Services, Somerset-house, 24th August, 18.59. I IN COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING 13-11/., THET OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of .the tAlsri 4 , KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE "V% ' HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That on THURS ,_/tillt : h e Ist September next, at Half-past One o'Clock, they re ady to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Viot 'act for supplyi ng a nd delivering into her Majesty's nailing Stores at Deptiorfi,— v W HEAT tosinr to be delivered—Half in Two Weeks , and the re the er 111 Two Weeks afterwards, or earlier if preferred by PartY. tenderi ng . bear, r, may be Made for the whole or any portion of the tenderr Lordships r es e r ve to themselves the power, when the sp o r l "s are opened, of contracting, either for the whole or for %Hort thereof only as they may deem fit, or for a greater Pow,. or of not contracting for any, and also an unlimited A ; s r o f selection. Pai c r fo r oPortional part of the price per bushel of wheat will be 4 , fiar o ,, i a nY weight exceeding 60 lbs per bushel. Ine „Fes (not less than two quarts), must be produced by T4),l'Llea tendering. !cpt e e d sa mples produced by persons whose tenders are n ot ac allei.4l are requested to be taken away by them immediately the Contract has been decided. o nn ° tender will be received unless made on the printed on a Provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained thePllcation at the said office, or to the officer conducting to ol seket Se rv i ce at Li verpoo l, or to the Collector of Cus p; at Bristol. therrtleular attention is called to the recent modifications of ofheZnditions of the contract, which may be seen at the said /c sand at Liverpool and Bristol. 'he d„'Znder will be rec6ived after half-past One o'clock on tend, 4 l.,_ l of treaty, and it will not be required that the party onla o - "`"g, or an agent on his behalf, should attend at the Tr obil on the day of contract, as the result of the offer received hs od e aolt Person will be communicated to him and his pro xy sureties in writing. 4d ro rf tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the tler r n r al..tY, and bear in the - left-hand corner the words Ten %tile `Meat," and must also be delivered at Somerset- CO NTRACT FOR SALT BEEF AND SALT PORK. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling, Somerset-house, Gth August, 1859. ,r i n .R COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the tIIia",',,FICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, -DO 4 gt, s 4 ' l. GIVE NOTICE, that on THURSDAY , the rr, BY next, at Half- past One o'clock, they will .._o3 . 4u, s Y to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Yiet„it,ACT for supplying and delivering into h€ r Majesty's 1 11g,",7tune Stores afthe undermentioned Ports, the follow leits—antities of SALT MEAT, all of the cure of the present On, NAVY BEEF. NAVY roux. Tierces. Barrels. Tierces. Barrels. P e Diford 1,500 1,500 .... 5, 000 7,500 Li . osp ort r lYlTionth Ilaulbowline tiel i r Lordships reserve to themselves the power , when or to o ders are opened, of contracting either fo r the whole, treaieBOch part thereof only as they may deem fit, or for an 41irdiquantity, or of not contracting for any, and alto A Be d Power of selection. ht e fParate Tender must be given for the Beef and awseprae the „teodar for Pork, and every tender must specify he 'neat is intended to be cured. ript end erB for Pork, of the cure of the United States of Ame- V: 111 1 not be admitted. tate Tends endertnring for more than one Port must give a sepa- Thr ach Port. • T4 l, eef and Pork to be delivered into the respective stores_ 3, G ys—viz.. one-third of each quantity for each place by 20 th Ast day of January, 1860 ; another third thereof by tne lith da y of March, 1860 ; and the remainder thereof by t he .. 4 tof May, 1860, or any greater portion, or the whole , at e t pri,r,ler period, it preferred by the party tendering , and to tee h r! for by bill s p a y a ble in seven days from and after the anti dates thereof. Ilite' r t es tendering are desired to take special notice that the %b. OODEN HOOPS is ABOLISHED, and that InoN HooPs be requited for the Casks, in accordance with the dons of the revised form of contract. trth,;rn of the tender may be obtained, and the conditions l'evised contracts, to which particular attention is called, ne s e __ a . „„ , en t this otfire, at the Victualling Yards at Gos ait pi;u ( , l Plymouth, or by applying to the Agent Victualler to 4 uibowline ;or to tie Collectors of her Majesty's Cus ihbe at „ristol, Limerick, Belfast, Waterford, and N . ewry; or ecretary to the Postmaster-General at Dubbn ; or to • t, 4 ,_murinder conducting the Packet Service at Liverpool ; Re resident Agent for Transports at Leith. tier" ender will be admitted for a less quantity than 100 4 , s ep, or 100 barrels. the tender will be received after Half-past One o'clock on rtn i a Y of treaty, nor any noticed unless made on the rinted that P r Ovided for the purpose ; but it will not be necessary C hou! th e Party tendering, or an :agent appointed b y him, ho z , attend at this Office, as the result of the offer received Pro each person will be communicated to him and his ed sureties in writing. AleslP' Payment for any Beef or Pork delivered into her tblo a C B Stores will b. sent to parties upon transmitting the xv_certificates of receipt. - 4(1 1 4. 17 , tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the lbe wa a_lty, and bear in the left-hand corner of the Itnvelope house! linv, viet n 1 . " 8 Tender for Salt Meat," and " Comptroller for and must also be delivered at Somerset- 4 .L. ENFIELD PATENT STARCH, 4,3i13 rRO trSED IN THE ROYAL !JO LAUNDRY, UNCED BY TIER MAJESTY'S LAUNDRESS to be 'EtE FINEST STARCH SHE EVER USED. WHEN YOU ASK FOR GLENFIELD P &TENT STARCH, SEE THAT YOU GET IT, As inferior kinds are often substituted. Sold by all Chandlers, Grocers, &c., &o. & CO.. GLASGOW AND LONDON 3, G R EAT MARLBOROUGH-STREET, W., NEAR THE PANTHEON. th ec a oßego DR, CULVERIVELL, Member of the Royal of Sum-eons, Licentiate of Midwifery, and Apo sthovreie Hall, ' London . , can be consulted daily (only) as L° e, all cases of Nerve us Debility, Languor, Incapacity, " both er norY, Sterility, and all Functional Derangements Rene e ,. Sexes, emanating from early and excessive indul- tat 'Wit published, price ls. ; by post, 13 stamps, • 18 sealed, No. 4, • An entire new and orizinal Work, entitled 13 _ v i ,,, ----- -OURSELVES. ' TV - Psia : The Physiology and Anatomy of our Generation AlR,: til ?ligin of Disease — Symptoms , Treatment , and dente au Tosition ot, and Remedy for, all Urinary Derange Marital Disqualifications, , The MALE. Inon e ,"uern treatment of Syphilis, Stricture, Blennerrhagia th e /I ,'llKea), Sperrnatorrhcea, Impotency, and all Diseases of ‘ l narY Organs, with Prescriptions, &c. 'rh nn. 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NO MORE MEDICINE ;, 1311 BA DEL ICIOUSIN IT HALT!'- RE STORING 4- VALENTA ARABICA FOOD Cures effectually Indiges bj,ri' *spend a), constipation, flatulency;phlegM , DervPDaneaa n DUsness, liver complaints, hysteria, neuralgia,sleepless' la , acidity, palpitation, heartburn, eruptions, impurities, tability 'low spirits, diarrhoea, dysentery, hemorrhoids, neadache 'noi i th e h e a d and ears, debility, diabetes, rams PCB Delvreen the shoulders, despondency, cramps, spasms, fii';''ea , and sickness (during; pregnancy or at sea ) , sinking cna gt asthma, bronchitis, consumption, also Children's COThalPlaints. _ ` l ' e extract a f ew ou t o f 50,000 expressions of gratitude from brands thus cured Cure No. 1,771. Lord Stuart de Decies of d all Y years' dyspepsia. Cure No. 49,832. 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Mr. James Roberts. c 't ;r ant ' Yrt alleY , Surrey, of 20 years' diseased tungs, spitting ~0 0 d, liver derangement, partial deafness. Cure No. 4,208. , p , a, lght years' dyspepsia, nervousness, debility, with cramps, h em ' t r, and nausea, have been effectually cured by Du B arry's - remforing Food. Rev. John W. Flavell, .„0 y Norfolk."—Cure No. 3,906, of thirteen years' cough, Ridlington :Man, and general debility. James l'orter, Athol-street, S uper refine in canisters, 11b. 2s. 9d. ; 21b. 45. 6d. ; 121 b. 225; „nor re fi ned quality, 51b. 225. ; 10Ib. 335. The 101 b. and 121 b. ;74itperters are forwarded carriage free, on receipt of Post-office Port i i , Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London Pi ct ( l fm• Nilson, and Co. purreyors to her Majesty, 182, ale a illY ; also at 60, G echurch-street ; 330, Strand ;4, str " si de 19 and 60, Bish r o ac psgate-streetif 10.5 and 63, Oxford u,St_qii; 85, Tottenham-colirt-road ; also in Liverpool. at B. 3„ uller l, astle-streßeinhardtand Co. i_Detrlin, Medical H ail ; ltaaoliesteat Slut* sad eciott r " unpu rhi atarnea and Co. 4, 6" k 4 ,c. s"t + f1'.4, 6 /* l l l .lllftT, J „_ OXMAN ' i mzi4 . . 1 416.* ,7‘ ce- ' t a, („ 2 IE • //4/047 ,. .* ~°,•, .0, ROIT. 2 0 4, THE LONDON.—The attention of Gentlemen is especially drawn to the advantages offered in these elegant and spacious Saloons, which fulfil all the require ments of a West-end club of the most aristocratic and exclu sive character. Lion trouve dans la Salle de Lecture non seulement les meilleura journeaux Anglais, male suss! Allemand, Francais, et Beige. hood), added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, 3ft ; winners extra. Three-quarters of a mile. 25 subs. Count Batthyany's Olympus, by Epirus, 6 yrs, 9st llb (Wells) 1 Mr. Dennis's Rising Sun, 2 yrs, sst (in. 71b ex.) (Roper) 2 Mr. Towsey's Volatore, 4 yrs, 7st .71b (Pritchard) 3 - The following also ran :—Zitella, Accurate, Regius , R Pro fessor, Queen Hess, osins, Gleudinnin, and Market Gar- F. SAWYER, Proprietor, 191, Fleet-street. THE LONDON.—S A W Y E It' S famous LONDON DINNER, consisting of two soups, two fish, two entrees, oints, two sweets, cheese, and salad, at a fixed charge of 2s. 6d. (attendance, 3d.), is served from Two till Eight in the spacious Saloon. In the Coffee-room, Dinners from thejoint, with vegetables, cheese, and salad, ls. 6d. (attendance 3d.), and soup, fish, en trees, &c., a la carte, are served from One till Nine o'clock. Ladies' Private Rooms and ini Salons. Spacious and well-ventilated Wine, Coffee, a n d Smoking o Saloon. An extensive and carefully selected stock of Rhenish, Mo selle, and other Wines, imported expressly for the London Dinner. Open On Sun d sys from Four till Nine. F. SAWI ER, Proprietor, 191, Fleet-street. Betting-5 to 4on Olympus, 6to 1 each agst Market Gardener and Rising Sun, 7 to 1 agst Rosina, 8 to 1 agst Queen Bess. "London; Aug. 25 Won in a canter by two lengths; a length between the second and third ; Zitell i was fonrth, and Rosina fifth ; Queen Bess and Glendinning were the last two. The All Aged Selling Stakes of 25 ROWS, added to a Sweep stakes of ssovs each, for 2-yr-olds and upwards. Op tional selling weights. Three-quarters of a mile, straight. 5 subs. Capt. Christie's Stanley, by Teddington, 2 yrs (L3O) sstslb (Sadler) 1 Mr. Blanton's Miss Eleanor, 3 yrs (L2O), Est 91b (Edwards) 2 Mr. Blanton's Arminius, 3 yrs (£2O), 6st 91b.... (Page) 3 Queen of the May also ran. THE QUEEN'S HOTEL, Queenstown. — Mr. ROBERT WILSON respectfully apprises tourists and families visiting this delightful watering-place, the air of which is famed throughout Europe, that the splendid esta blishment so well known as the " Queen's Hotel" has come under his management. This hotel is one of the finest in the United Kingdom; and besides being furnished with all the luxuries and appliances of a First-class Hotel, it combines all the advantages of a beautiful situation, commanding. charm ing views, the best attendance, ample accommodation either for families or single visitors, close contiguity to the steam boat pier, and the finest promenades of Queenstown, and a scale of prices so moderate as to enable its visitors to enjoy all the advantages of a first-class hotel on the same terms they would have to pay in a minor one. From its open and healthful situation the Queen's Hotel is also peculiarly suit able for invalids. Won by half a length. The Stand Plate of 40 sovs, added to a Handicap Sweep stakes of 5 sovs each ; winners extra. One mile and a half. Mr. S. Williams's Hop Merchant, 3 yrs ' 7st 71b.. (Bray) 1 Count Batthyany's Coxcomb, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (H. Bradley) 2 Mr. E. H. Clark's Mr. Sykes, aged, Bst 51b.... (French) 3 Grillade, Princess Royal, and Coroner also ran. Won by two lengths. METROPOLITAN, COUNTIES, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 27, Regent-street, Waterloo-place, London, S.W. Life Assurance, Annuities, and Endowments. Loans on real and person'al security. F. FERGUSON CA3IROUX, Manager., MANCHESTER BETTING—FRIDAY. ST. LEGES. sto 4 on Promised Land (offered) Bto 1 agst Marionette (taken) 9to 1 agst Saminerside (taken) 10 to 1 agst 'any other (offered) VINEGAR. Patronised by her Majesty's V Government.—CONDY'S PATENT PURE CO'NCN TRATED MALT VlNEGAR.—Families, by using this de licious Vinegar, insure purity, and effect a saving of 50 per cent. See Report of Dr. Letheby, City Officer of Health ;Dr Hassall, of the " Lancet" Commission, and others. Sold by the Trade, in bottles labelled and capsuled. 'Wholesale, 63, King William-street, London-bridge, E.C.—Six Quart Sample sent free to any Railway for 3s. 6d. CESARDWITCR STAKES. .40 to 1 on , the field (offered) DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Buccaneer (taken) 12 to 1 agst Nutboume (taken) 12 to 1 agst Umpire (taken) 14 to 1 agst Thmmanby (taken) 1000 to 10 aget Upperhand (taken) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. THE. JOPEFUL STAKES AT YORK.-Mr: Hargreaves, the •owner of Bankrupt, who came in second for this race, has objected to Newcastle, the winner, on the ground that he was not qualified to start, having won the Revival Plate of 100 soya at Doncaster in ISSB, whereas the Hopeful was confined to horses that had not won 100 soya before the day of naming." The case awaits the decision of the stewards. STOCKTON RACES.-FRIDAY. The Thornaby Scurry Stakes of 3 soya each, with 25 added ; winners after the weights appear 51b extra ; the second to save his stake. Half a mile, straight run in. Mr. Powlett's La Hollandaise, 2 yrs, 4st 121 b.. (Hewey) 1 Mr. Jackson's Brother to Remedy, 2 yrs, sst 51b (Grimshaw) 2 Mr. Osborne's Alfred, 6 yrs, Bst 71b (Osborne) 3 The following also ran :—Miss Stewart, Jeannie Deans, Polyanthus, and Helwith. Betting-5 to 2 agst Brother to Remedy, 3to 1 agst La Hollandaise. Won easily by a length and a half; two lengths between the second and third. COAST DEFENCES. ROYAL PROCLAMATION. (From the Gazette of last evening.) Victoria, by the grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, _ _ The Members' Plate of 50 move, added to a Handicap of 5 goys each, 3 ft, for all ages ; the second to save his stake. To our trusty and well-belovsd Sir Harry David Jones, Knight, Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Major-General in our army ; Our trusty and well-beloved Duncan Alexander Cameron, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Major-General in our army ; One mile. Mr. W. C. Harland's Maid of the Mist, 3 yrs ' 6st 31b (Challoner) 1 Capt. Gray's Duneany, 4 yrs, 9st 31b (Withington) 2 The following also ran :—Peggy Taft, Widgeon, and Griffin. Betting-2 to 1 agst Duneany, 6 to 1 agst Maid of the Mist. . A good race from the distance post the "Maid" winning by a head. The Third Zetland Biennial Stakes of 1.5 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 added, for two year olds ; colts Sgt 71b, fillies Bst 31b ; 31b and 51b allowed. T.Y.C., from the Red Post (one mile and a half). Mr. R. Ten Breeck's Umpire, Bst 71b (Fordham) 1 Mr. Jacques's High Treason, Bst 121 b (Aldcroft) 2 The following also ran :—Cramond, Vanquisher, Rosa mond, and Tormentor. Betting-3 to 1 en Umpire, 4 to 1 agst High Treason. Won in a canter. An objection has 'been laid against Our trusty and well-beloved George Elliot, Rear-Admi ral of the Blue in our navy. Our trusty and well-beloved Sir Frederick Abbott, Knight, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath,. and Major-General in our Indian Forces ; Our trusty and well-beloved Astley Cooper Key, Com panion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, and Captain in our Navy; Our trusty and well-beloved John Henry Lofroy, Lieu tenant-Colonel in our Royal Regiment of Artillery, and Colonel in our army ; and Our trusty and well-beloved James Ferguason, Esquire, greeting : Whereas we have thought it expedient, for divers good causes and considerations, that a Commission should forth with issue that inquiries may be made by our Commissioners into the present state, condition, and sufficiency, of the for tifications existing for the defence of our United Kingdom, and of examining into all works at present in progress, for the improvement thereof, and for considering the most effectual means of rendering the same complete, especially all such works of defence as are intended for the protection of our Royal arsenals and dockyards, in case of any hostile attack being made by foreign enemies both by sea and land. - . . . - Empire. The Middlesborough Handicap of 10 sous each, h ft, with 100 added. Ono mile and a half. Mr. Grimsden's Shafto, 3 yrs, Est Sib (Grimshaw) 1 Mr. Hargreave's Bankrupt, 3 yrs, 6st 51b .... (Madden) 2 Mr. Chilton's Archduchess, 3 yrs, Est 61b (Challoner) 3 The following also ran :-Dilkoosh, Miss Stewart, and Tunstall Maid. Betting-5 to 2 agst Bankrupt, 7to 2 apt Shafto, who won by half a length; two lengths separated the second and third. Now know ye, that we, reposing great trust and confi dence in your zeal, knowledge, and ability, have autho rised and appoin 4 ed, and do by these presents authorise and appoint you, the said Sir Harry David Jones, Duncan Alexander Cement -1, George Elliott, Sir Frederick Abbott, Astley Cooper Key, John Henry Lefroy, and James Fergusson, or any five or more of you, to be our Com missioners, for the purpose of such inquiries as afore- said, and that you may offer such suggestions as may seem to you meet as (regard being had to the works completed and in progress, and to the ordinary number of our Royal Artillery, voted by Parliament), will render our United Kingdom in a complete state of defence. And for the better enabling you to carry these our royal intentions into effect, we do hertby authorise and empower you, or any five or more of you, to call for, have access to, and examine all plans, designs, estimates, and contracts for all works of defence now in progress or under our considera tion, or any other plans or designs that may be laid before you for the same object. And we do give and grant to you, or any five or more of you, full power and authority to call before you such per sons in our civil, military, or naval services as you shall 'he Garbutt Nursery Pedestrian Plate (Handicap) of 100 says, for twe-yr-olds ; the second to receive 10 sovs out of the stakes. T.Y.C. Mr. Calder's The Moulvie, 7st filb (Fordham) 1 Mr. F. W. Whitehead's Greta, 7st 21b .. (Challoner) 2 Mr. Gray's First Lord, 7st 71b (Ryan) 3 Mr. W. Scott's Prologue, 7st 21b The following also ran :—Birdcage, Ben Webster, Spring well, The Swift, Slingsby, Slut, Annie, The Gem, and Miss Conyngham filly.. Betting 2 to 1 agst Greta, 7 to 1 agst Miss Co nyngham filly, 10 to 1 agst The Moulvie. Won easily by a length, hall a length separating the second, third, and fourth. _ £59,000 --- --- The Brancepeth Selling Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 25 added, was won by Mr. C. Dresser's Amy Sedgwick, beating Knayton and three others. The Licensed Victuallers' Plate (Handicap) of 60 Boys, was won by Mr. C. Richmond's Stockton, beating La Vic time (second), Buttercup (third), and night others. judge likely to afford you the best and fullest information upon the subject of this our commission, and to inquire of and concerning the premises by all other lawful ways and means whatsoever. And we do, by these presents, will and ordain that this our commission shall continue in full force and virtue, and that you, our said commissioners, or any five or more of you, may from time to time proceed in the execution thereof, and of every matter and thing therein contained, although the same be not continued from time to time by adjourn ment. And our further will and pleasure is, that you, our said Commissioners, or any five or more of you, upon due in quiry into the premises, do report to us, in writing, under your hands and seals, your several proceedings, under and by virtue of this Commission, together with what you shall find touching or concerning the premises. And we further ordain, that you, or any five or more •f you, may have liberty to report to us your proceedings under this commission from time to time, should you judge it expedient so to do. And for your assistance in the due execution of those pre sents we have made choice of our trusty and well-beloved William Francis Drummond Jervois, a Captain ix our corps of Royal Engineers and Major in our Army, to be Secretary to this our Commission, and to attend you, whose services and assistance we require you to avail yourselves of from time to time, as occasion may require. Given at our Court at Osborne, the twentieth day of August, in the.twenty-third year of our reign. By her Majesty's command, SIDNEY HERBERT. The Department of the Interior in Belgium has its attention occupied at present with several measures in tended to give a particular splendour to the approaching fetes of September, on tho occasion of the 29th anniversary, of the national independence of Belgium. Some of the first artists in the kingdom are dedicating their talents to the production of works allegorical and emblematic of the great events of 1830. 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Also at Dublin, Bewley and Draper ; at Edinburgh, Raimes and Co.; at Liverpool, Nixon and Thew; at Manchester, Sharp and Scott; at York, Relines, Blanchard, and C 4.; at South ampton, Randall and Son. ~~~« Betidingtini theriails•Will be commenced on MOnday. Like the wooden masts, all the yards have been fur nished by Mr. Ferguson, and they are probably the finest spars of the kind which have ever left that gentleman's yard. With all sails set the total spread of canvas will be about 4,800 square yards, and witha strong breeze on the quarter this would suffice without any other aid to drive the Great Eastern through the water at the rate of some 15 knots an hour at least. It is not anticipated, however, that she will ever require much assistance from her canvass, pr that sails will be hoisted with any other view than that for' which they are generally used in fast sea going steamers,—namely, that of . making a strong draught down into the engine-rooms and furnaces. All the arrangements now making on board the ship are with the view of startingler on the morn-, ing of the 3d proximo. On that day, at 0 a.m.t she is intended to leave her moorings•for the firs, time. Four pqwerful tugs will take charge of he e —two towing ahead and two pulling astern. Th latter are thus placed to help the gigantic vessel to turn in those sharp angles of the river which - eleur just beloW Greenwich Hospital and just above Blackwall; the Great Eastern herself will also be under steam in her - paddle engines, which, if occasion requires, can be turned round to assist the tugs.' From Gravesend to the Nore the aid of the tugs will.be merely nominal, if used at all. At the Nore tivo - or - thrie days will probably be consumed in adjusting' compasses and filling in with coal. The latter, will bring her down to a, fair seagoing trim,—that is to say, a little over 10 feet - deeper in the water than • she now appears. The . slightest poSsible addition will be made to her present draught of water till the Nore is reached.. ,From the Nore she proceeds under easy steam to Port land, and receives her passengers for the first trial trip, 'returning afterwards to Holyhead, from which harbour she starts on her trial trip to Canada on or about the 15th. The number of visitors who have inspected the vessel during this week and last has been very large,,the amount realised by the company on the admission fees being upwards of .X 4,000. Early on IVedinesday morning the Prince de Joinville made a minute inspection of the vessel, and ex•. pressed his. opinion that she was one of the most wonderful specimens of engineering and. scientific skill that human ingenuity had ever- constructed. Speaking of her general equipment the Prince ex pressed an almost equally strong opinion in favour of Mr. Trotman'S anchors, and said that he attri buted the safety of several French vessels-of-war which were anchored off the coast of Algeiia in a tremendous gale entirely to the use of smaller anchors of the same patent. The Grand Duke Constantine is expected to visit the ship early next week. • An immense number of applications for berths auring the . trial trip have alreadybeen received by the secretary of, the company, with a proportionate number for cabins during the • voyage to Canada. All the nonsense that one time pervaded the public mind about the vessel being too large to be safe, has apparently long since disappeared; and in its stead has sprung up a confidence in her strength and speed, which, though great, is not an atom more than the noble • vessel really deserves.ln truth, all the objections which were at one time made to her were only the same old stories which have' been used every time these ten years a g ainst every large vessel in turn, and any time these 1,000 years against improvements of all kinds, from burning sea coal to lighting the streets with gas, or crossing them with locomotives. The grumbling mechanical objections of nautical men of the old school exploded months ago, and the doubts of those who feared her as a commercial success seem to be fast going with them. One of the great complaints under this head used to be that the Great Eastern would at least require a month or six weeks to coal. Well, it is now seen that her steam cranes can coal her to the extent of 10,000 tons in less than 48 hours. Another great objec tion with the opponents of large ships was, that this one could never get a cargo, or, if she did, it, would swamp . the market to which it was con signed. When these arguments arc fairly weighed against the extent of our trade with the East, and its gigantic annual increase, they appear literally almost absurd. Even as late as 1851 steam commu nication with China and other parts of the East was in its infancy. There was then only one mail service a month. In 1852 this was made a fort nightly communication, and now, although there is one a-week, the demand for steam freight and pas sage is very greatly in excess of the supply. In 1851, when this new system was first originated, the trade to the• East in outward tonnage only amounted to 452,852 tons. In 1858 it amounted to 916,503 tons, or nearly double. The value of this export trade has increased in the same short interval in the same immense proportion, being now with Australia £10,000,000 per annum, and with India £18,000,000, exclusive of bullion. The export trade with China from this country does not so correctly indicate its true value, as much of the tea and silk is paid for by the cotton and opium sent from India. Yet the value of the silk and tea imported from China is, like the India trade, double now what it was in 1851, and is . probably little limier £15,000,000. If, then, the trade with the East generally has increased at this tremendous rate in seven years, when railways were not com menced, what may not fairly be anticipated when the fast progressing lines arc completed in India, Ceylon, and Australia, and when the new treaties with China and Japan begin to bear fruit ? The monthly clearances of vessels to the East are about 80,000 tons, so that vessels like the Great Eastern leaving England once a-month could only carry one-tenth of the existing trade, and probably not more than one-fifteenth of what it will be in a couple of years hence. But six Great Easterns would be necessary to enable one to leave England once a-month, and as vet we have only one Great Eastern afloat, or even thought of. With such plain facts as these, what becomes of the objection that a ship which can do the long sea voyage to India in 30 days will not get a cargo ? As to swamp ing the markets of India, China, and Australia, with 8,000 tons, which is only the cargo of one large vessel to each place, the idea is simply ridiculous. Persons are apt to forget when they speak of the India and China market, that it means supplying the wants of 200,000,000 of people, and that two vessels like the Great Eastern always loaded and going backwards and forwards as fast as they could run would hardly supply those mar kets with nankeens and printed calicoes alone. The only question that has now to be solved is that of her speed. A few days more will settle this, and if the ship only realises what the least sanguine of her admirers expect, the Great Eastern will prove a triumph as great in a commercial point of view as she is already in an engineering and scientific one. THE GREAT EASTERN AND THE PATENT DERRIUK. Yesterday . the small derrick belonging to the Patent Derrick Company was employed to hoist the whole of the yards and the principal gaffs of the great ship. These spars, manufactured by Messrs. Ferguson, of Millwall, are considered to be the largest of their respective kinds ever constructed on the Thames or elsewhere. The mainyards are 124 feet in length, 33 inches in diameter at their thickest part, and weigh from 15 to 17 tons. These enormous spars were launched and hoisted to their required positions during the brief space of a single day, b y m eans of the remark able facilities for handling heavy weights afforded by the der- rick. The operations, in so far as the Great , Eastern was concerned, were cond ucted b y Mr. IN esthorpe, to whom the rigging of the :vessel entrusted, while the direction of the derrick's hoisting powers devolved upon The proceedings D. Bishop, the inventor of the machine. The proceedings were watched with great interest by Mr. Campbell the chairman of the company, Mr. Herbert Ingram, and other of the directors, as well as by Captain Harrison, the com mander, Mr. Yates, the secretary, and many influ• ential persons intimately connected with the pro gress of mercantile marine affairs, among whom were conspicuous Mr. G. F. Young, Captain Com stock, Mr. J. S. Oakford, &c. The time occupied by the derrick in hoisting the largest yard to a height of nearly 80 feet, after the operation of slinging had been performed, was less than two minutes. The novel application of the principle of the lever, introduced by the inventor of the derrick, enables the machinery while raising its load to run it in or out, backwards or forwards, to any desired point. By this arrangement the derrick was not only enabled te hoist the yards over the ship's side, but also to span the Great Eastern's deck amid ships, and hand her spars to the purchases rigged on board the vessel to receive them— a feat which neither crane nor shears on the Thames could ac- complish. The visitors who, owinc , to the weather's un favourable aspect throughout the day, were not so numerous as usual, appeared to take great interest in watching the arrangements, the results of which decidedly impart to the Great Eastern's rig a more Ehip-like appearance. PUBLICATIONS. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., 215., EMALE INFLUENCE. By LADY CHARLOTTE PEPYS. " This is a very agreeable novel, containing some lively sketches of society. It possesses many sources of amusement and edification, and can lay claim to attention on the score of exhibiting skill in detail of events and shrewdness in descrip tion of character."—Sun. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. 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" We have delayed so long upon the contents of the preli minary chapter, that we have scarcely left ourselves space for any notice of the subject specially treated of by Dr. Pickford ; but the moderate price at which the 'brochure' is sold, places it within the reach of every one interested in the matter."— Dublin Medical Press. London : H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS , High Holborn, RE-OPENED for the SEASON.—This establishment, pre-eminently distinguished for the elegan.* and matchless beauty of its decorations, combined with the perfection of its management, is OPEN EVERY EVENING. Great alterations and improvements have been made during the recess, and nothing has been left undone that could en hance the beauty of the place, or increase the comfort of the visitors. Doors open at half-past 8; overture at 9; closing at 12 punctually. Admission is. CANTERBURY RACES.-FRIDAY. The Bridge Stakes of 2 sove each, with 20 added ; for all ages. Round mile. Mr. B. Land's Hassock, by Footstcol, 3 yrs (£4O), Est 91b (Dickenson) 1 Mr. R. Evans's Naughty Boy, 5 yrs (£so), Bst 31b (Searle) 2 Mr. Nightingall's Scylla, 3 yrs (£4O), Est 91b (Mitchell) 3 Crinoline and Remunerator also ran. No betting. Won by a neck ; a length between the second and third ; the others beaten off. _ The Corporation Plate (Handicap). One mile. Mr. Chapman's Impatience, 5 yrs, 7st 21b (car. 7st 41b) (Mr. Howson) 1 Mr. Edwards's Ladywell, 3 yrs, 6st 41b (Mitchell) 2 Mr. Westerson's Pactolus, 4 yrs, Bst 71b.. (J Fordham) 3 Betting—Even. on Pactolus; 2 to 1 agst Impatience; 6 to 2 agst Ladywell. Won by three-quarters of a length ; bad third. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas. About two miles. Mr. Rigby's Borderer, 5 yrs, 9st 91b (Fordham) 1 Mr. Gibbs's Young Hopeful, 5 yrs, 9st 91b, (Beamons) 2 Mr. Barling's Gourd, 4 yrs, 9st 41b (Eatwell) 3 Naughty Boy and Impatience also ran. No betting. Young Hopeful and Naughty Boy made the running about three lengths in advance of Borderer. On the top of the hill, about half a mile from home, Naughty Boy dropped back beaten. In the dip Borderer drew up to Young Hopeful, but the jockey of the latter lost a stirrup iron and leather and swerved almost on to the rails. A fine race, however, ensued,jesulting in favour of Borderer by a neck ; a length between the second and third ; two lengths between the third and fourth. Impatience passed the post pulling up. The Military Race was won by Clear the Way beating Indulgence second, Chumley third, and Billingham. OXFORD RACES--,FRIDAY. The Innkeepers' Handicap Plate of 60 sous, added to a sweepstakes of 5 soya each, 2ft ; winners extra. Three quarters of a mile, straight. Mr. Gulliver's Contract, by Cotherstone, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Custance) 1 Mr. Copperthwaite's Lady Kingston, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (Edwards) 2 Mr. Cliff's Lustre, 3 yrs, Est 111 b (in. 71b ex.) (Gardiner) 3 The following also ran :—Katherine Logie, Bel Esper anza, St. Clarence, Joyeuse, and Regius Professor. Betting-10 to 3 agst Contract, 4to 1 agst Lady King ston, 5 to 1 agst Bel Esperanza, 6 to' 1 agst Katherine Logic and Lustre. Won by two lengths ; bad third ; Regius Professor was fourth ; Bel Esperanza, fifth ; Katherine Logic, sixth ; Joyeuse was last. The Stratton Andley Nursery Handicap of 50 soya, added to a sweepstakes of 10 sous each, 3ft ; winners extra ; the second to save his stake. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. Dennis's Rising Sun, by Bandy, 6st 71b (Edwards 1 Mr. C. Booth's Butterfly filly, 7st 21b (Ducker 2 Mr. T. Parr's Eheu, 7st The following also ran :—Fravola, Fenella, Sister to Peeress, Stanley, New Forest Deer filly, Jessie Brown, Lady Grosvenor, and Ringlet. Betting-2 to 1 agst Eheu, 4to 1 agst Butterfly filly, 6 to 1 each agst Jessie Brown and Rising Sun, 7 to 1 agst the New Forest Deer filly, 10 to 1 agst Fravola. Won by three-quarters of a length ; two lengths between the second and third ; the New Forest Doer filly was a bad fourth; Lady Grosvenor was fifth. The last two were Sister to Peeress and Fenella. _ _ _ The County Members' Plato of 30 sous, added to a Sweep stakes of 5 soya each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. One mile. Mr. Blanton's Coroner, by Mountain Deer, 3 yrs, 7st llb (Edwards) 1 Mr. Merrifield's Gala colt, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b .. (Pritchard) 2 Mr. S. Jacobs' Caucasian, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b .. (Clements) 3 Mr. Crawford's Nike, 6 yrs, Bst 101 b (Keeler) 4 ' Betting-5 to 2on Coroner, 4to 1 agst the Gala colt. A fine race in. Won by a head ; bad third. The Ladies' Plate of 100 soya (50 soya given by Mrs. Mor rell, and 50 by the Ladies of Oxford 4The neighbour* THE GREAT EdeTERN. Subjoined is an amended offer made yesterday by Mr. Lever. to charter the Great Eastern. No an swer has yet been received, unless the statement made by the company on the 17th inst., " that the ship is not open for charter at present," is to be considered definitive : (Copy•) "Dear Sit,—l have not yet been favoured with an official answer to my letter of th© 19th inst., and as time now presses I am desired by Mr. Lever to make a final offer, which 1 shall be glad if you will at mace lay bef:re your Board. " For the sake of clearness I will state the proposal as now submitted, viz. : " 1. The owners to effectually work and man the ship, and provide everything except coals, port charges, and pro visions for the passengers. "2. The ship to have complete accommodation for not less than 500 first, 500 second,.and 1,000 third-class pas sengers. _ _ "3. The ship to be at her port of departure ready for sea in the month of September next. The charterers to have 30 days' previous notice, or such other number of days as may be eventually agreed upon. _ _ "4. The charterers, to have the entire use of the vessel, and to pay for the hire thereof the sum' of £25,000 sterling in cash, upon signing the formal charter party. "5. Thirty working lay days to be allowed for all pur poses. " 6. This offer is subject to the vessel steaming upon her trial trip 14 knots per hour. " 7. Should any contingencies arise during the continu ance of the charter, and the interest of the charterers be prejudiced thereby, and should anytifferimee of opinion arise thereon, the settlement shall be referred to the chair man of Lloyds, or any other party mutually agreed upon on signing the charter party, whose decision shall be final and binding upon both parties. " Mr. Lever wishes your Board to clearly understand that this offer, subject to such modifications in its -details as may be mutually .agreed to, is final, and must be taken as his ultimatum. " As I understand your Board will meet this day, this offer is subject to an answer not later than 12 o'clock to morrow (Friday). " I am, dear Sir, yours faithfully, C. CAPPER. " J. H. Yates, Esq., Secretary, Great Ship Company (Limited). " P.S. Should there be no berths for third-class passen gers Mr. Lever will fit up at his own cost whatever number of berths may be required." The following is the letter which accompanied the offer made by Mr. Lever, through Mr. Capper, to the Great Ship Company, for chartering the vessel on her first passage across the Atlantic : " 40, Cannon-street East, London, E.C., Aug. 25. " D u car am desirous that you should place before the directors of the Great Ship Company a few facts for their consideration in reference to the final offer I have this day authorised you to make. No practical man would for a moment contemplate so great an undertaking as to charter the Great Eastern unless he could command great and pe culiar advantages, which I think I must be acknowledged to possess. These consist " 1. In having a fleet of steam ships ready to take the place of the Great Eastern should an unforeseen aeciient happen to the untried ship. I refer to the vessels now advertised by me in connection with the Great Eastern, by Messrs. Bake, Adam, and Co: " Are the directors aware that in case of an accident the shareholders would be responsible for the detention and conveyance of passengers from any port, either in the out ward or homeward trip ? . " 2. To make this trip a profitable ono, or rather to save the shareholders from loss, a machinery of an extensive character must be set in motion which cannot be impro vised. I allude to securing passengers and making all the necessary preliminary arrangements that would give confi dence to the public, security to the voyage, and a certainty of profit to the shareholders. Have the directors of the Great Eastern all these preliminary arrangements at their command ? Have they a fleet of steamers ready to take up and carry out their engagements with the passengers should the necessity arise ? Have they a net-work of booking arrangements for passengers both in Europe, Canada, and the United States ? Are they prepared to sustain a loss on the voyage should they fail in these particulars ? Let me now point out some of the msnetary provisions of the proposed charter which I contemplate 1. My offer for charter in cash is 2. Coals out and home near 5,000 3. Advertising in Great Britain and on the Continent 2,500 in United States and the North American colonies 4. Brokers' commission in Europe in America 5. Provisions for passengers 6. Insurance of passage money out and home .... 7. Port charges and contingent expenses ........ 8. Fittings for third-class berths 2,504 1,250 1,2.50 9,000 7,500 4,000 1,000 —Say £59,000 sterling. " 1 may further remark that Mr. Jackson himself men tioned to me that he had seen it stated in the papers that I was going to take the ship to Quebec ; pray disabuse hi s mind as to that matter. On referring to my offer he will find that I stated the ship should be sent 'from a safe port' to 'a safe port.' Now, it is clear that I could not safely send that ship into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and that there fore, I could not mean Quebec. Again, I beg to say I did not require the ship to average 14 knots, but merely to make 14 knots on her trial trip, which, it must be confessed, is only a moderate speed compared with what is expected from her, viz., 20 knots. Mr. Jackson, however, stated, in my interview with him, that if I had only bound the ship to make 11 knots it would have been just the same. " As the American autumnal traffic is returning, allow me to add that unless I have the ship . within two days as sured to me for the purpose of advertising, which would o course be at my own risk, I could not offer half the sin! which I have done. Time is just now all important.—. am, dear sir, very faithfully yours, " Charles Capper, Esq." "J. 0. LEVER. The day is now fast approaching when the Brea, question of the success of this noble vessel as a kind of ocean railway will be finally set at rest. This afternoon is the last occasion when the public will be admitted on board, as the whole of next week will be entirely devoted to getting her ready for sea. The works that yet remain to be completed are, generally speaking, matters of minor detail, all of which, however, will require a certain time for ex ecution, though not more than three or four days of next week will be amply sufficient to accomplish. Among the other things that have yet to be done are making the necessary openings in the bulk heads to coal into the bunks over the boilers. Wa tertight doors have also to be put to the openittgs in the main tunnels running fore and aft the ship from the engine-rooms. The capstan deck forward has also to be planed, the entire deck caulked, and an access made to the bearing for the screw shaft. Some kitchens have to he fitted up, and cooking ranges fixed, and several of the cabins to be painted and furnished. Accommodation is also ordered to be prepared for 450 passengers to dine in the 80 feet saloon aft. Several berths have yet to be fixed, and 150 additional sofas provided. The yards have also to be crossed and the sails bent, and the steer ing apparatus to be fixed in place and t ested. All thse items seem to make a vast amount of work yet to be done, but this is so only in appearance. Al most all these details belong to- different depart ments, and all can be going forward without hin drance at the same time. If it was necessary, not the least doubt is felt that as far as these matters are concerned the ship could be made ready for sea in . from 24 to 36 hours at furthest. The new steering apparatus will, perhaps, take a few days to fix and regulate. This simple but most ingenious invention is due to Mr. Langley, the shipbuilder of Deptford. By means of this Cap tain Harrison, or the officer of the watch on the bridge, will be enabled to steer the ship by a signal indicator with as much certainty as if he guided the wheel himself. A small illuminated dial, with a moveable index, is fixed on the bridge, in front of the officer of the watch, and connected with an other of the same description in front of the men, at the helm. Moving the index finger of the machine on the bridge to port or starboard moves the index of the machine before the helm at the same time, so that not a second is lost in putting the helm hard up or down. In the same manner the rudder itself is connected with another small dial before the helmsmen, which tells by its index that they have exactly obeyed orders, while this again communi cating with a similar machine on the bridge shows the officer of the watch the instant his commands are executed. The movements of the latter dial being, of course, regulated by those of the rudder, the officer on duty has always the helm, as it were , under his eye, and can detect if the men suffer the vessel to deviate a quarter of a point from her course even for a second. The apparatus, moreover, pos sesses another advantage, and that is, that simply moving over the index finger to hard aport opens up two red lights on the port side, and by turning it to starboard a double green one is similarly dis played. Thus small vessels are afforded every faci lity for getting out of the monster's way in her imp petuou rush over the deep. Crossing the yards and HOUSEHOLD WORDS. ----------- - XCELLENT CONGOU TEA, of the EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY, in their celebratedfdb. Bags, is a thine* now as familiar as " Household Words." Every family should obtain it " Once a Week" " All the Year Round."—Warehouses, 9, Great St. Helen's Churchyard, Bishopsgate. THORLEY'S FOOD FOR CATTLE.—Every person having an interest in domestic or farm animals 4hould obtain a supply of this celebrated and economical 'ood, which will prove invaluable during the approaching . season. For keeping horses in good condition it is unequal ed. 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To be haddirect from No. 19, Berners-street,:Oxford -street L o ndon, upon receipt from _ Fopt Moe Q;der. dozier, E WS PAP' E it 1 0.RIA (ST. LATVBENC. ; Thefollowing letter has been addr e , S 4 ..! - -temporary :-- : - <7 4, - Sir,—lt maybe interesting to the pu b. Jearg, S through the medium of your columns, t h one - cif the greatest works of engineering sci6nc 0- =the toria (St. Lawrence) Bridge, at I .llentrearr now within a very short stage of completion, and the close of the present "fall" will witness. the c Pening of that magnificent bridge. The Grand Trunk Railway, whith ' , verses 1,200 miles of the richest parts a Upper on;'. Lower Canada, connecting as it does the different, .dePcl3-.,_ dencies of the British crown, is indeed a grc:a t boon to that country, yet without the connecti n.g, • link between the north and south shores of, the St ..24qw rencei this railway is very imperfect. - - - - - The St. Lawrence is for five mouths out of the year frozen up, and all communication with ( Canada by ships or steamboats is entirely suspended . hiring that period. The intercourse with the United States, at that 'period also, is of the most frigid character • but when this all-imp or t an t b i id ge i s opened; the -Grand Trunk Railway- will-ee. ouwaid. tne whole external intercourse of Canada. > __Era The tide of immigration which sets iii t hiefly , through the United States will then pass alon.:g that railway. In fine, the Victoria-bridge will t e the means of Changing the hitherto almost in Lin!!isoned and frigid life of the Canadian to one of freedom and geniality. For a long time -the difficulties of bri lging the St. Lawrence were deemed all but insurrn ountable; the width between its shores, even at the narrowest crossing, being very considerable, the velocity of the current very great, and the headway and water way required for the navigation of st gam vessels and huge rafts of timber were also extnisive ; but far more formidable than all these Was the effect of the " breaking up of the ice." This p likriemenon, in itself one of the most wonderful operations in nature, has been the theme of various writers, and sad are some accounts of its terrible force. The whole field of ice, extending nine mil( !s in length and of the entire breadth of the river, 1 - ,o a depth of from three to five feet, becomes one fleeting mass. Its velocity, though slow at first, in erases . to a frightful extent through the influence of the melt ing snow, until it " breaks up,.".when the detached masses are driven with fearful violence against any impediment, and, when effectually obstructed, it " packs" layer upon layer to the heig tit of fifty to sixty feet. Buildings are prostratted by the " shoves," and disasters of a most alarming nature frequently occur ; indeed, so rapidly d ices the pack ing take place that vessels near the shi ire have been frequently buried and crushed. This, then, was the force that the piers of the bridge would have to withstand. Yet, in spite even of this difficulty, a bridge hes been de . rised, and is now just about to be completed, with perfect suc cess too ; and in two or three months fl:om the pre sent time a ceremony will probably t ake place in Montreal that will ever be rememoeree L Prepara tions on a grand scale are in contemplation for the opening, and the city, it is expected v‘ ill be inun dated by visitors from the States, alp! many also are expected from this side the Atlanti c. • While reflecting on the magnitude of this im portant work, and th e s kill that must have been brought to bear upon it, we turn natui! , ally towards the author of so great an undertaking, and we find that the same mind that conceived :a, means of overcoming the difficulties of bridging , the Menai Straits has also solved thedifficulties . of the .St. Lawrence. To Mr. Robert Stephenson is due the honour not only of designing the 'Victor ia-bridge, but of determining the possibility and applicability of a bridge at all across the St. Lawrence. He visited Canada in 1853, on purpose to ME ke him self conversant with all the facts necessary to form an opinion, and he decided that a bridge was prac ticable, and having disposed of the more Tit iimpor , taut difficulties enumerated, he did not that: h from the task of contending with the ice. He well con sidered the different schemes proposed by various parties to resist this moving mass, most of twhich were similar to those adopted in Norway, the struc tures tieing composed of framed timber ; but Mr. Stephenson rejected them, because be had d eter mined—while .designing such a stupendous bridge as that across the St. Lawrence must of -tileces sit`* be—to make it durable in every sense, and th are fore ice breakers of timber were discarded en ac count of the perishable nature of the material, rind the belief he had that timber would offer but a frail resistance to the moving ice. In this last'kespzet his views have been carried out to a verity, for in the timber temporary breakwaters and coffudams used by the contractor during the construction of the bridge, the effect of the ice has been singulaily destructive. Whole balks have been disintegrated into mere fibres, and the pores of the timber have been frozen through and impregnated with ice. Mr. Stephenson determined upon the adoption of stone for the piers and icebreakers, the lattor_form int; a part of the forer, and being in the fmn of sloping cutwaters on the up-stream side;' their fronts presenting an angular face to the ice'. The object of this arrangement was not to stop t gp,defy the ice, but to co ix it as it were, to clinib.to the top, when the overbearing sides of its mass 'would gravitate, parting it in the middle, and the two halves would pass harmlessly away through the openings. This very effect has already taken place proving Mr. Stephenson's theory to be again cor rect, and during the four years the bridge has been in course of construction the stone ice-breakers have stood the severest test of the " breaking-up" without injury. The superstructure, which is to the spectator the most interesting object, is similar in construction in almost every respect to the Britannia-bridge, the difference being that while the centre Britannia tube is 460 feet span the central span of the Vic toria-bridge is 330 feet, all the others being 212 feet. The Victoria tubes also differ from the Bri tannia in not being constructed on the cellular principle; indeed tey are the largest tubular beams ever constructed without cells. But the great total length of the Victoria-bridge is its striking peculiarity. There will be a line of iron tubing a mile and a quarter in length, stretching from shore to shore. This immense iron viaduct, even in its present incomplete state, viewed om either side, or better still from the river, is truly magnificent. The effect of these twenty-five strides across the broad St. Lawrence is difficult to realise—and is alone worth a voyageiacross the Atlantic. One peculiar circumstance connected with this great work, which is worth bringing before your readers, as it forms-tufexample of the advancement of science at the present day, is, that all the details were arranged here, the designs being made under Mr. Robert Stephenson's own eye, and the whole being carried out under the supervision of his relative, Mr. George Robert Stephenson, who at tended not only to the designs and construction of the tubes, but even to the manufacture of the iron at the various ironworks. Elaborate drawings were made by that gentleman, and the dimensions and strains for every plate and piece of iron were calculated and given by him. The tubes were made at Birkenhead, every plate being punched in readiness, in fact all being done in this country ex cept the permanent rivetting, so that nothing but skilled labour was required in Canada to sort out the parts already marked, and permanently rivet them together. So determined was Mr. Stephenson to carry out this work successfully that he undertook the management of it in all its details in this country, indeed so much so that neither contractors' nor en gineers' accounts in Canada or in England were paid by the board of directors without his or Mr. George Robert Stephenson's signature, so that the world will have to look to Mr. Robert Stephenson as being responsible for the success of this great en terprise; and it is believed that the world by this time is sufficiently acquainted with . him to place implicit trust in his skill and judgment. Regarding the proportions of the bridge thus de scribed perhaps a few figures may be interesting, and your readers will probably be startled at the vastness of the following quantities in the 'Arne are. piers, ice breake rs, The masonry in the abut ments, amounts to nearly quantity which would corer an acre o solidly to a height of about 64 feet, weight a f nd gro it u s nd 3,000 000 cuic feet, a .and 220,000 tons. The iron in piled the tubes, weig hi ng about 9,000 tons, is held together by upwards of a million and a half o f r i ve t s . inted resident engineer to the bridge, great credit is.due, To Mr. Al exan d er M. R o ss, w ho was appo he having specially devoted himself to the masonry •, to Mr. Hodges also, who has most efficiently and honourably, from the commencement, represented the contractors, Messrs. Peto, Brassey, and Betts, and on whom has devolved the principal responsi bility of the work; likewise to Mr. Stockman, who in the early part of the present year went to Canada, accompanied by Mr. S. P. Bidder, to make a full inspection and report upon the works — a duty which w9.s performed in a manner emi nently calculated to satisfy the minds of the engi neers and the public. It may be thought by some of your readers that this statement is somewhat premature, as the bridge is not actually com p leted ; but though incomplete, it is of such vast importance that this notice of its approaching opening will afford a great opportunity to those who may be able and desirous of making a transatlantic voyage in time for that ceremony ; and a voyage to America coupled with such an ob ject would be to many too great a treat to lose, and the opportunity, if let slip, would be ever after re gretted.—l. am, &c., CIVIL ENGINEER. 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