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GREAT WESTERN Cm., 1 2 , will leave D: TRAG n SA TURAY, Sept. 17th, A HFP X,CU_IIO:N Paddin gt on at 6 30 p.m., 4 to E r 8.!,.r (Faroe, daY, 6B ); and BRIsToL (14s. returning' on Pt. 10th, from Bristol at 5 30 p.m., and Bath at 6 p.m. .„,-L , AT WESTERN R AILW AY.- th e 1 , '''ICITR.SION TRAINS at LOW FARES will leave 1; 864 a_ddington Station at 10 15 a.m., for Oxford (Fares, (lo s G rd 4 s), Banbury (Sc and ss), Leamington and. Warwick tesb n ,_ a nd is), Birmingham (12s and 7s),Westbromwich, Wed (l4 and Bilston (1"s Gd and 7s 6d), Wolverha.mpton anti 8s), Wellington and Shrewsbury (i 7s and 10s), 0.1 1 ,11:pilau Road and Chester (18s Gd and 11s), Birkenhead the p lv ,, e rP o ol (21s and 1 9 s 6d), on the 12th, returning on "Pl ; on the 16th retnrnin , on the 10th ; on the 10th, 2itii:ul„g on the 21st on'the 21st, returning on the rai n -the tickets are' ' only available by the re,pective andb s tor which they are issued. For further particulars see REGISTRATION. - BOROUGH OF THE qtyp \ PIVER HANILETS. NOTICE ~ IS ~l IEREBY atatisrilee:44.Tath-at JO IIN FRASER MACQI;EEN, EsquiFe, Law, having been appointed by the Lord Chief t lioro lio ., °f England to revise the List of Voters for lte of the Tower ilamlets, will hold his Court for .t that In the Court-House, in Wellclose-square, situate b et ,,,_ he said Borough, on SATURDAY, the First day of rer next, at Eleven of the Cloc' in the Forenoon, pre e Jay se c q k 'eerai of G Vic. cap. 18, the returning oc . er and e la9 rou ,overseers of the respective parishes within the said ttre required to attend the Court of the Revising , th e Rand at the opening: of the said Court to deliver er r t e o . Iketivo slag Barrister the list . o! voters made f b obj ecf ,„_Y , and also all the original notices o y claim e s and doeu r ;c"... ms received by them, and to produce all rate -books, tod y, ,7nts, papers, and writings, in their possession, cus -481,4 Ye ower, touching rs. any matter necessary for revisin g the T Lis ta Vot Laced this 10th day of September, 1859. HENRY CHILD, hlnßet, urning Officer for the said Borough. ~-, A lward's-road. Hackney ffi , and . 1 , Turnwheel-lane, City. 1 11 „, E , GREAT EASTERN FOR AMERICA. far p ‘ ,. The Great Eastern is appointed to leave HOLYHEA.D b.ruIITLAND, U.S on the 29th instant. st-class Passengers only will be taken. but money (including stewards' fee and proyisions, b oa Nthout oatit ), 418 to wines or liquors, which can be obtained on £25. State Cabins extra. Return Tickets ed at a fare and a half. Shin r esage and other information , app l y to the Great IlaPany (Limited), 11, King, William-street, London, -O E GREAT EASTERN. —This Steam Ship T rir , will leave PORTLAND, near Weymouth, on her Trial pif °a the 17th inst and will return to HOLYHEAD. irEit ci a •, and tits 88 passengers only will be taken . .. Fares .£6, £B, Rive of according to cabin, including provisi9ns, but exclu- St ate wines or liquors , which can be obtained on board. Cabins extra. siciar further particulars. apply at the offices of the Great Z.C I3 C "iPanY (Limitedl, 11, King 'William-street, London, THE GREAT EA',TERN STEAM SHIP. • TAE GREAT EASTERN will he ready for Inottosthe reception of visitors, at PORTLAND, near'Wey en 47, , cin or about the 9th to the 15 th. She will then start tla a , Th trial trip, which it is proposed shall not occupy more there f ree ilays, returning . to Holyhead. She will r , e o main t o _or the reception of visitors from Tuesday the th to p a m B 4 Y the 26th, both inclusive. teeet: en gers going from Weymouth on the trial trip will be r ed on board on Friday the 16th inst. on j a `g ß engera, parcels, and letters for America will be received 441, t a j d at Holyhead, on Tuesday the 27th and Wednes li, ue 28th instant. 13 8 '`e Great Eastern will sail for England from Portland, 02e Directors the Ist November. ta o ; l. l ?irectors have every confidence that the above ar ftvoidn,ents will be adhered to, but should any alteration un " 1 Y occur, due notice will be given. Th e G By Order, J. H. YATES, Secretary. t ree , reat Ship Company (Limited), 11, King William ', LO ndon, 141 C., 6th September, 1839. ri ,— -1: 11 GREAT EASTERN. RAILWAY Dubile RANGE NI ENT 4 .. For the convenience of the frr, l ".aking tickets for the Trial Trip of the Great Eastern t i; e7 nlouth to Hob head , arrangements have been mate So th uth. .LLondon and North-Western, Great Western. and 'ti c k; esterrt R always for the issue of through Railway L onr ,,,e from the principa. , st itions on their lines, includinC i fr enablinz the holders to travel to Weyinotit ,and t the mow back, with one through first-class ticket, a These charge of Forty Shil ings. ct Th e e tickets will b-• Issued with the Trial Trip tickets %Q at Ship Company's Office, as under , and lhey „t lt l ,'e for prcc eding toWeymouth either on the 14th, 1,1, 4th. ~" inst , and retuning, from Holyhead, either on tbe tor vs 'ist, or 22d inst . Passengers who have already booked app i r Trial Trip can be furnishel with railway tickets cn ic a ti on. By order, J. IT. YATES, S , cretary. •e..; SePt 3•C 'n l P Com pang (Limited), 11, King Wiliam -street, • , 1859. iiHE GREAT EASTERN at -WEYMOUTH. l'orti The GREAT EASTERN is advertised to .be ready at the 9th near Weymouth, for the reception o . t 'vors, tr9m till the 15111 September inclusive, previous to tarting 1.4,7 Trial Voyav,e on the 17th September.—Sl ECTAL /t c, Ai LvQ , A EXCURSION TRAINS, via SOUTH-WESTEr ' 4 l , te - I.,'" ): Y , will run on each Week-day, from 9th 17th the 4.er, inclusive, to WEYMOUTH, from London and mentioned Stations, as follows : FARES TO WEYMOUTH AND BACK. First Second Covered Class. Class. Carriages. Leave London (Waterloo- A.M bridge Station at 7.0 ,i Vauxhall at 7.6 lingston at 7.25 Woking at 7.50 12s. , F arnborough at 8.5 " I l aslinZatoke at 8.35 ~ Winchest-r at 9.12 B ishopstoke at 9.30 Southampton (West- 10s: Bs. 6s h arm _ end Station). at 9.45 It Ye at Weymouth at 12.5 to r e . v t i ll rilill,7 from Weymouth each week day at 4.30 p.m., and T h '12 . , iii London about 9.45 p.m. Sp e e Excursion Tickets will be available to return by the th e y arexcursion Train on the day following that on which kossued thus enablinn• passengers to remain at Wey- Pas, e h „ from 12 noon till 4.30 p.m. on the followingdayl x or_ ettr a i o "g"Pra with Excursion :I ickets may return by the E c h „ , . Train the same day, in t . h r eA r ox e tion. ttie;',,!,ctren under Three, Free to 12, Half Fares ; ar na y i 's Dot transferable, andayailable , a e t Weymouth only. A S te „earpet-bag only allowed as lugga, . qr " Tr ibeats will ply between Weymouth Quay and the eat Shi p. By order, BerIARCHD. SCOTT, Traffic .danager. 00-bridge Station, London, Septemb. r, 1859. 10s. 8s RUPTURES. WHITE'S MOC-MAIN PATENT LEVER keritle TRUSS is allowed by upwards of 200 professional "Isll men to be the best for Bernie. It consists of a nhd on Ind elastic pad, to which a lever is attached, be el n .' detection. ad of the usual steel spring) a soft bandage , fittin g b - etY As to avoid A descriptive circular ma y ,ad and the truss forwarded by post, on the circumference 4 'atur u o uy, two inches below the hips, being sent to the acturer, Mr. John White, 228, Piccadilly. tCTLIzIe Truss, 16s. 215., 215., 265. 6d and 31s. 6d. Postage, ls. P os " t u l 4 ditto. 31s . 6cl 42e., nd"s2s. 6d. Postage, is Bd. Malc; "fi ce OrderS to" John White, Post-office, Piccadilly. of Elastic Stockings, Knee-caps, &c. CERTAIN RELIEF for the AFFLICTED.— Aar cd D r• SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, pre wl i thout any mercurial incrredient, from the recipe aDr. li ~0, Eromley Kent are a ;lire remedy for affections of the tile r ', l ._ n digestion,' bile sick headache, giddiness, loss of appe altho'''',. Nis of spirits', &0. They can be taken at any time, Witli o - ,: al danger from wet or cold, act mildly on the bowels, a mi D I., •n a ~ iv, or griping clear the skin, remove sall9wness Is,Patt th - j'es, purif the' blood, brace the nerves, and invigo ud` Whole system. Sold by most druggists, in boxes, *"llOn - and 2 s each.9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Dack a and Lii'ver Pills. The genuine are a square green " thrc: with " W. Lambert, 20, Jermyn-street," engraved ----..........L_rovrament stamp. rirI iM ICAL FRIEND AND MARRIAG E GUIDE. T HE NERVOUS AND DEBILITATED. by th„Sient free. on receipt of two stamps , for p ostage, &c., NV, , SAPREY, 27, Alfred-place, Bedford-square, London, THE GUIDE TO SELF-CURE." Rev man first man of the day in these complaints."—Medical tc 7 the A_ ll "e about entering the Marriage State should peruse h ealtfl itil°r 'm invaluable little work, as the adv ice he gives on „ "'edi ca r'd disease reflects much credit upon him as a sound curePhilosopher.de to those" —Critic. c ure ~e t rue Gui who desire a speedy and private ty Magazine. thile(--}, 8, 4,N,„P,-,NYUniversi A-III: RICAN DISCOVERY' demonstrates "ILY of the English mode of treating such corn an.d e ;yri, 11 prove a blesSing to the afflicted, who may safely '''Oft;Y Legato pristine health by adopting the means pre- CA/3 , v — ' v ening Star. public o N.—As a duty due to the profession and the 4 0uht Zeuerally, Dr. Rapkey advises all persons havin, or Ot the fr,Parties : al ou . alifications of their medical attendant, — TA th Whom they may be about consulting, to procure °ll te e I toYal rollecre of Surgeons, London, the Official List M e Zistered Members, ' rice ls ,or Dr. Ti. will, on receipt of pubic e te b y f lu e stamps,ga . d i l l y assist and protect the afflicted r vrarding the same. 1)_ tt • T A - R •t •d T S.A Honorary , Registered e •, t ti th e , (3 . rimer of the T ondon Hospital Medical Socie ":,, ,t-r ijrt il b iver aity of Erlangen,' Arc., continues to be CON t" Tet NA on all cases of Debility, Nervousness, and the 44 11 tr 'nines of Youth, Manhood, and Old Age, DAILY, 11 2, and from 6 till 8, at his residence, br. L a BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON rner° nii I` 24 "t has •ust published, price Sixpence , with nu entitled. 41121. - - avin , s j and Cases, a New Edition o f his Work, SELP4 I ,,, ' 4I SERVATION, AN ESSAY ON NERVOUS whict, DEBILITY. It an :: f o r wardedfr orn l is }l4l 4,Bl li e, post . free in _a sealed envelope by Cornhill, London, or by the Author, residence, to'any address, for eight postage stamps. CONTENTS. I Physiology of the Generative Org'ans. - ' 7 „e : I.— Puberty—Manhood -The Morale of Genera biEcia.'"•("ZY—True and False Morality. elatl4lB TIL cr —Marriae in its Social, Moral, and Physic al ,_Sr, c .—lts t: and Disappointments. SCL I L V s - SP P e e rn . l " a n t e or e ;hcea and Impotence—Sterility in eet ; elf -inflicted Miseries—Sad Consequences of ili ct '' o eT ,,° N v. —The Vices of Schoo's—Effects of certain per ancelloe.tabits on the mental ' and general faculties—lmport oral Disciplin. L iity V l. — Treatm e ent of Nervous and Generative De v4rinuS I ,T s T nl)43 tense and Sterility—Danger9us. Results of • v i Tient n.yel Remedies -The Author's Pvnciples ot T t - ters; e nical, ietetic, and General, derived from Twenty nccessful practice. ()NR RUNDRED POUND REWARD ON Th. CONVICTION. lA/ fearful gers to • v lids from spurious imitatirtn. I.ENTf;lßY'sdan invaluablenWEALTH-RESTORING REN , A_ , un o , _A A RARICA FOOD led to an investigation, anod.. Phallpnlication in 1854 for protection, the High Court )0 1 ranted an injunction restraining Alfred Ilosti rlo. 141 Y artithri his agents, under a penalty of £5,000, from Barr. , eIP resembling or being a colourable imitation of tzi, l t - ' o o ran _ B _ w zi ll e l v b ti e le p n a t i a d, Arabica, of which we are the sole pro , - Now, therefore, this is to give notice that the above upon conviction, to anyone giving ipto , r- Dabli c r ( "'l any breach of the injunction. An Intelligent Inav at ! , lliires no admonition to shun all slipkeepers 4, CO impositions. London: BARRY DU BARRY No x i„,, --- "'" 4 -1 SICKLY OR ILL-CO.NDITTONED HORSES OR OTTIER CATTLE. l•E•st or " S HORSE and CATTLE-IMPROVING FOOD e , , ndif f ;" the efficiency, vigour endurance, and muscle of ' )n ed or apparently' worn-out Horses, Cows, Ind thmr Calves, Sheep, and Pigs. In a short time it improves a ppearance and value by 20 and 30 per cent. RAR EY at if" , 7 7, Rege n t' s Quadrant, L on d o n. In tins at Is., at Cis., 1, , , 0 "e t,5,1,"%; 'n in about casks, of about 450 feeds, 508. ; of about 1 , 000 feeds, . p of ear r g a riled on receipt of Post-office orders. The:casks free age. NO MORE MEDICINE THE ,44., free by post, a popular treatise, sixty-four Pages, , "ATURAI REGENERATION of the DIGESTIVE Draltie ORGANS, Of indpay illustrating the effectual Cure, without Medicine, Alld(i . " B „,tioil (dyspepsia), habitual Constipation, Flatulency Icn,Y4 Palpitation of the Heart, Torpidity of the 'Myer, "o"„ ii eodaches, Nervousness, Biliousness, General Debi j,`-'"ugh, Asthma Consumption, Despondency, Spleen, &c., att i out pp re t- — l B, Purg:atives, or Medicine of any kind, ,by a e, pleasant, nd infallible means Co.adpted to the g4ieral et London :Barry Du Barry & C 77, Regent-street. Just published, price 25., free by post , 2s. 4d., ON SPER-MATORRHCE A. By F. B. COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.E., And formerly Surgeon to the Metropolitan Infirmary for the Cure of Strictures of the Urethra. " The aim of the author is to present a common-sense view of the Causes, Nature, Consequences, and Treatment of this Disease, as also to free these questions from the Professional Fallacies, the Popular Delusions, and the exaggerations of Quackery by which they have hitherto been surrounded, to the destruction of the health and happiness of thousands. These objects are discussed in a common-sense and highly practical manner."—Medical Circular. London : H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. CONTRACT FOR NORTH AMERICAN MASTS, YARDS, BOWSPRITS, TIMBER, &c. Department of the StorekeePer-General of the Navy, S om erset-Place, 9th September, 1859. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING THE OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE LAND, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That on TUES rAY the 25th October next, at Two o'Clock, they will be ready , to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Con tract for supplying, her Majesty's Dockyards with NORTH AMERICAN YELLOW PINE MASS, YARDS, and BOWSPRITS, ASH OAR RAFTERS T , and SPRUCE DEALS, RED PINE, YELLOW PINE, and ROCK ELM TIMBER. A form of the tender, the conditions of the contract, and a distribution of the articles may be seen at the said Office. No tender will be received after Two o'Clock on the day of treaty, nor will any be noticed unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly authorised in writing. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner "the words " Tender for North American Goods," and must be delivered qt Somerset-place, accompanied bye a letter signed by Two responsible persons, enF.,,aging, to cp bouncrwitlitlie per son tendering in the sum of X 5,000 for the due performanee of the Contract. E TROPOLITAN, COUNTIES, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 27, Regent-street, Waterloo-place, London, S.W. Life Assurance, Annuities, and Endowments. Loans on real and personal security. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager. THE LONDON.—The attention of Gentlemen is especially drawn to the advantages offered in these e l e gant and spacious Saloons, which fulfil all the require ments of a West-end club of the most aristocratic and exclu sive character. trouve dans la Salle de Lecture non seulement les meillenrs journeaux Anglais, mais aussi Allemand, Francais, et Beige. F. SAWYER, Proprietor, 191, Fleet-street. MCCOLLUM'S GREAT ANGLO-SAXON CIRCUS. I) ALHAMBRA PALACE. - Almost an entire chant , ,e of performance. New and interesting attractions for this week. Two performances daily, commenchia at :land 8 p.m. First appearance of Arthur Nelson, Vl' celebrated Clown Ring,lkiventor and performer on the Lignum Phonicon, im prover of the Ancient Dulcimerean Lyre. ROYAL CREMORNE GARDENS.- THE LAST GREAT JUVENILE FESTIVAL of the SEA SON. Grand Balloon Race in honour of the Crowned Heads of Europe, THURSDAY, Sept. 16th. On three former occasions the Royal Children, the Daily Press, the Weekly Papers of the metropolis have been represented by Ornamen tal Balloons, made expressly for the occasion ; these have been drawn for as prizes by Children, an Equestrian Spectacle has been given on the Lawn, and the evenings have proved ♦ery great successes. These pleasing' features will be repeated once more at the Fete of all Nations, when every effort willbe made to render it every way worthy of a very general sup port. The prizes mast be drawn for at 5 o'clock. Daily—the Amusements of Vocal and Instrumental Music—Ballet — Marionette Burlesque. Last week of the Cirque. Last week of Bono Core. Admission, ls. A RGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, tiL Piccadilly. -These elegant rooms are now open for the Winter Season for Promenade Concerts, with the celebrated Argyll Band, conducted by Mons. A. Lamotte ; principal cornet-a-Piston, M. Boulcourt. Dancing at 10 o'clock. Doors open at 8, commence at half-past. Admission, I s. H'TE NATI IbONAL -O ASSEMBLY R SON.- OOMS, igh Tloorn, REPENED for the SEAThis establishment, pre-eminently distinguished for the elegane 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. DAILY, AT THREE O'CLOC K (aria on MON DAY and SATURDAY evenings at half-past eight), Dr. KAHN will DELIVER his celebrated and popular LEC TURE on the " Philosophy of Marriage." 'rho MUSEUM, 3, Tichborne-strect, trayns4ricot, ;es OPEN DAILY (for gentlemen only). Admission, is. Handbook free to visitors. Dr. Kahn's treatise on " The Philosophy of Marriage," free by post for twelve .4 tamps, direct from the Author, 17, Harley-street, Cavendish- .quare. RUY IN THE CHEAPEST MARKET.- This was the dvice of the late lamented statesman, St• Robert Pee'.- The EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY are still supplying Blac':, Green, or Mixed Tea, in 61b bags, at 2s. 4d. per Co s ffee in urchya the rde, Berry at 10d.—Warehouses, 9, Great S lb t. He ; and len' Ch City. VINEGAR. Patronised by her Majesty's Government.—CONDY'S PATENT PURE CONCEN 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. IT assail, of the "Lancet" C omm ission, and others. Sold by the Trade, in bottles labelled and capsuled. Wholesale, 63, Bing William-street, London-bridge, E.C.—Six Quart Sample sent free to any Railway for 3s. 6d. ( c'c 6 BANK OF ENGLAND, SEPTEMBER 8, 1859. THE COURT OF DIRECTORS of the GOVERNOR and COMPANY of the BAN K of ENG LAND give notice that a GENERAL COURT will be held at the Bank on THURSDAY next, the 15th inst., at fwelve o'Clock precisely, to consider of a dividend. This will also be one of the Quarterly General Courts appointed by the charter. JAMES STEWART, Secretary. short ieterval, during which the white steam still obscured all aft the funnel, Capt. Comstock, who was on the bridge, tried to see what had occurred, but he could only ascertain by peering over the edge of the paddle-box that the vessel's sides were uninjured, and the engines still going. Gradually then, as the steam cleared off, the foremost funnel could be seen lying like a log across the deck, which was covered with bits of glass, gilding, fragments of curtains and silk hangings, window frames, craps of wood blown into splinters, and a mass of fi agments, which had evidently come from the cabin fittings of the lower deck, beneath the grand saloon. In the middle was a great heap of rubbish where the fnnnel had just stood, from which the condensed steam was rushing up in a white, ant therefore not hot, vapour, but enough to hide com pletely all that had happened below. In another minute all the passengers came rushing towards the spot. The 20 or 30 who had remained at table in the saloon next that which blew up came on deck also, and it will give your readers some idea of the gigan tic strength of the vessel when I tell them that these litter until they actually saw the smash were almost unaware of the terrific explosion which had oc curred beside them. It was only the dull heavy roar, followed by the rattling of fragments as they rained down on and through the skylights which warned them that something dreadful had occurred. Still none knew what had really happened or what injury the vessel had sustained. Capt. Harrison, who was aft at the moment, rushed forward, and, seizing a rope, lowered himself dossn through the steam into the wreck of the grand saloon, and calling to six men to follow him, began a search among the ruins for those who might have been below. The only one in the apartment was his own little daughter, who had just arrived at the after part at the mo ment of the explosion, and who, completely shel tered by the wrought-iron bulkhead, had escaped, by a miracle, totally unhurt. Captain Harrison merely gave the order to pass her up through the skylights, and continued his search. This was no easy matter. The wreck and rubbish piled in all directions in the ladies' small saloon, forward of the funnel, made it difficult to move about. The steam hid almost every object ; the place was broken, the floor in parts upheaved and riven, so as to show a still more frightful smash in the saloons and cabins below. Through these apertures the bright glare beneath the lower deck of all showed that the fur nace doors had either been blown open or blown away, and the funnel being gone, the draught was down the remains of the chimney, forcing out the flames and ashes in a fierce and dangerous stream. This, as the embers touched water, sent up a close, suffocating air—half steam half gas—in which it was difficult to see and almost impossible to breathe. In the meantime most on board, including the visi tors, took steps to restore order and confidence. As I have already said, there were fortunately no holi day tourists there, or the matter would have been much worse. Some of the ablest engineers and machinists were on deck, who could pretty well guess what had happened and what worse might follow. A funnel, filled similarly to that which had blown up, was evidently getting intensely hot, and of those present none knew to what extent its " jacket," or outer casing, had been damaged or how soon it might explode. Mr. Scott Russell, fol lowed by one or two engineers, at once went below to the furnaces of these boilers, and ordered the steam to be blown off, the speed of the engines to be reduced, and every precaution taken to guard against mishap. Mr. Campbell remained calm ant collected on deck, getting the crew forward and pre venting any unnecessary alarm. Some of the men instantly went below to search for those employed in the stoke-holes, whom it was now evident must be fearfully injured, if indeed alive. At this moment a cry was raised of a man overboard. Some of the crew and many of the passengers went aft, when something like the figure of a human being was visible among the waves. Life buoys, gratings, and bits of timber were thrown over all at once, and two gentlemen were endeavouring to lower a boat when it was stated that the alarm was a false one. Un happily, however, it was but too true, as was after wards ascertained. The man was a fireman, and when the explosion took place he rushed, to avoid the steam, to the aperture out of which the ashes were emptied, and from this jumped and caught at a beam under the " sponson," in front of the paddles. To this, it is said, he hung for a few moments, when, probably weakened by the explosion or scalded by the steam, he relaxed his hold, and fall ing under the paddles was, of course, instantly killed by them, and so floated past astern. All that I have stated occurred in the space of three or four minutes. Mr. Trotman, with one or two others, went below to the lower deck cabins, where one at least was known to be covered by the wreck, while Captain Harrison came on deck and ordered the ship's course to be altered towards the land till it could be ascertained that there was no immediate danger from fire or injury to the frame of the vessel below. The latter risk appeared to be most immi nent, as the flames were still rushing fiercely from the furnace doors. The hose was therefore ordered to be laid on, and instant preparations made for ex tinguishing the fires. During this time some gallant fellows among the crew had gone down to the stoke-hole to see after those below, and bring the poor firemen who were on duty near the funnel at the time on deck as quickly as possible. It was said th at only two or three men were below, and th at these men were but slightly injured, though it was, un fortunately, soon found that there were not less than twelve more or less hurt. Two or three of these poor fellows walked up to the deck almost, if not quite unassisted, and this may have led to"the belief that their injuries were slight. Their aspect, however, told its own tale, and none who had ever seen blown-up men beforo could fail to know at glance that some had only two or three hours to live. A man blown up by gunpowder is a mere figure of raw flesh, which seldom moves after the explosion. Not so with men blown up by steam, who for a few minutes are able to walk about, apparently almost unhurt, though in fact mortally injured beyond all hope of recovery. This was so with one or two, who, as they emerged from below, walked aft with that indescribable expression in their faces only re sembling intense astonishment, and a certain falter ing of the gait and movements like one that walks in his sleep. Where not grimed by the smoke or ashes, the peculiar bright, soft whiteness of the face, hands, or breast, told at once that the skin, though unbroken, had in fact been boiled by the steam. One man walked along with the movement and look I have endeavoured to describe, and seemed quite unconscious that the flesh of his thighs (most probably by the ashes from the furnace) was burnt in deep holes. To some one who came to his assistance he said quietly, "I am all right. There are others worse than me. Go and look after them." This poor man was the first to die, Another stoker was brought up with the scalp hanging in raw strips from his head. One of the crew went to assist another fireman, and caught him by the arm, and beneath the grasp of those who thus aided him the skin peeled off the poor fellow's hand and armlike an old glove, and this, too, without the sufferer apparently feeling or knowing it. As fast as the men were got up they were taken aft to the infir mary, where cots were prepared, Drs. Slater and Watson, the surgeons of the ship, with one of the visitors, Dr. Markham, of St. Mary's Hospital, were at once in attendance, and everything which unremitting kindness or medical skill could suggest was at once done for their relief. It was, however, seen at once that but little hopes existed for many, if not the majority, of the sufferers, who were 12 in number. Most of them seemed very restless, and almost if not quite delirious ; but a few of those whose injuries were likely to be more imme diately fatal remained quiet, half unconscious or at most only asking to be covered up, as if they felt the cold. For these latter all knew nothing THE GREAT EASTER TERRIBLE EXPLOSION ON BOARD. (From the Special Correspondent of the Times.) PORTLAND, SEPT. 11. Before this reaches your readers most of them will have heard, by rumour or otherwise, of the shocking accident which occurred on board this vessel while off Hastings on Friday evening. The most exaggerated and often contradictory accounts both as to the cause and extent of the calamity are already in circulation, the killed and wounded vary ing in the reports from 4to 40. What the actual loss of life will prove ultimately to be it is at pre sent impossible to say ; four of the poor firemen and stokers have already perished, and three or four remain in such a state as leaves but little hope of their lives being saved. The explosion which has now cast so sad a gloom over the trip round to Portland took place in the forward funnel, which passes through the grand saloon and lower deck cabins to the boilers. It was probably one of the most terrific which a vessel has ever survived, and which none in the world could have withstood save a structure of such marvellous strength and solidity as the Great Eastern. The strongest line-of-battle ship would have had her sides blown out by it, and must have gone down like a stone. The Great Eastern not only resisted it, but, in spite of the dreadful nature of the catastrophe, it made so little difference to the movements of the vessel that her engines were never once stopped, and, save for half an hour, her course was never altered from its ori ginal destination to this harbour. In order fully to understand as far as it is yet known the cause of the accident, it will be necessary to say a few words on the peculiar construction of the two forward funnels for the paddle boilers. In the first plans for the vessel it was determined, in order to economise the heat given off by the funnels, and to keep the saloons through which they passed cool, to fit them all with what is termed " a feed-pipe casing," rising from the boilers to about eight feet above the under deck. This feed-pipe casing is simply a double or outer funnel for the length we have stated, the inner one, as usual, carrying off the smoke and flame, and the space between it and the outer casing being filled with water. The water is pumped in at the top of the casing while cold, and gradually passing down into the space round the furnaces, becomes greatly heated, when it is dis charged into the boilers by means of an ordinary stop-cock. A plan by which so much coolness is supposed to be gained in the berths and saloons, and so much fuel saved by the ample supply of hot water to the boilers, promises such obvious advan tages that for the last 10 years attempts of every kind have been made to carry out the principle suc cessfully on board most of the seagoing steamers. In no one instance has the plan ever yet succeeded. In but too many cases the funnels have done what the funnel of the Great Eastern did on such a colossal scale last Friday evening. When such an accident has not occurred the pressure of the column of water upon the base of the funnel near the furnaces has been so great as to cause them, when strained in bad weather or worn by loug use, to leak into the fires and extinguish them more or less rapidly. Any one the least conversant with boiler mechanism will see, too, at a glance, that the safety of the whole affair depends upon the stop-cock which lets off the water into the boilers being watched with unremitting vigilance. The neglect of this for half an hour would allow steam to generate in the casing, which would then, in plain terms, become a gigantic boiler, with out a valve or any means of letting off its steam, save by blowing up. This was the apparatus which, as I have explained, in order to economise heat and cool the saloons, it was proposed to introduce on board the Great Eastern in the three funnels to the screw engine, and the two forward funnels for the paddles. Messrs. Bolton and Watt were intrusted with the construction of the screw engines and boilers, and they at once firmly refused to have any such casing round their funnels, or attached to their engines in any way whatever. lam not aware of the precise reason on which they grounded their re fusal, though doubtless they rested mainly on the obvious fact, that the plan had been tried over and over again and always failed, with more or less of inconvenience or disaster. The plan, however, was adopted for the two paddle funnels, though at about that time the Collins line of steamers, which had tried the plan for nearly three years, discarded it as often dangerous, and always worthless. Who is re sponsible for its being fixed to the paddle funnels, or for the manifest defects which, after the explosion, it is stated were found to exist in the stop-cock for letting the water into the boilers, is not now known. A strict inquiry will doubtless be instituted by the Board of Trade, and pending that examination it would be both unwise and unjust to express any opinion on facts, which at the best, are at present but imperfectly known. All that has yet been as certained is that there has been neglect somewhere, and that the stop-cock for letting the water off into the boilers was either incapable of performing its duty properly, or was not attended to at all. The casings of the two forward funnels of the Great Eastern held each about seven or eight tons of water, and the forward one, at least, it is now, evi dent, might have exploded at any moment during the voyage, and when the grand saloon was filled with the visitors on board to listen to the admi rable music of the ship's band. The splendid per formances of the ship during the cruise down channel on Friday, her unrivalled power, speed, and steadiness, can be referred to hereafter. It is best to relate at once the unhappy accident, which it is much to be feared may, though most unnecessarily, make the public timid about the success of the noblest ship which the world has seen. The visitors I , who were passengers on board numbered about 100, and, as may readily be believed, included among them some of the most distinguished navi gators, engineers, and scientific men in Em ope All, as usual, were assembled at dinner at about half past 5 o'clock on Friday, when before the dessert came on two gentlemen left the chairman's table to look at the coast near Hastings. Mr. Campbell, the Marquis of Stafford, Earl Mountcharies, Lord A. Paget, and a few others followed, without waiting for dessert. The departure of these gentlemen from the saloon, as it happened, broke up the dinner party, and instead of retiring to the grand saloon, as usual, nearly all the visitors came on deck, and went right forward in the bows. About 30 re mained at table—a few were on the bridge with Mr. Campbell, and thus, by a most merciful inter position, it happened, for the first time during the voyage, that there was no one sitting in the grand saloon, and no one on the little raised deck round the foremost funnel. One or two gentlemen were congratulating Mr. Campbell on the almost mar vellous success of the ship, when in the space of a second there was a terrific explosion. The for ward part of the deck appeared to spring like a mine, blowing the funnel into the air. There was a confused heavy roar, amid which came the awful crash of timber and iron mingled together with frightful uproar, and then all was hidden in a rush of steam. 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Dublin, Dr. Butler, Medical el Leeds, Reinhar '-ated-s• a te-street in Liverpool, at names and Co fidinburgh,Halt; M.uchester Sharp and Scott a-, - • • p • r • ' , TT . 411111 64 HN. 5..460., chi lS, t • Ar '4 la • --. 1.j• ...-- . 4 4 1 : 1 4 • • 00- far • • ••• • tr . rp, • '4o** _ 7 . p•-„,' • • „, • ? a. /1 )1 lei 1 - 'r/v4 - 41 S -4 ./( . . - .e At tr i•••• ,;(11." . , i 'l4-7 ,F - Are , •‘' +I? . 7,- . 7 ' . '"E" .bj ' i ' ),,4t whatever could be done, as, in fact, they were then dying. In the meantime on deck the hose had been got at once into play, and a stream of water was poured down into the stokehole beneath the lower deck, so as in a few minutes to quench the fire in the furnaces, and put at rest all fear of danger from that source. Within 20 minutes after the blow-up the real cause and nature of the mishap was known, and the total safety of all the engines and after boilers was definitely ascertained. Fearful as was the explosion, it was seen that, owing to the im mense strength of the ship, its violence had been entirely confined to the compartment in which it bad occurred. Beyond this no injury was done of any kind, excepting a stray piece breaking Portland. a s o ss r u e on , rl ea unnecessary f Y e i o n l i i. Before l t hisi orderle original l was•e to o alarm, or p done course prevent v h tn e e e n r a c t A. wasn. I der x. determinedPud as r gtegee e rr n a t t f l eod r, r Hawkins, one of the boatswains, had discovered that Mr. Rawlinson, one of Mr. Gray's assistants, who was in a lower-deck cabin, was completely buried, and, in fact, suffocating beneath a pile of lumber of all kinds. In an instant men were set to work to free him, who dragged away the wreck and splintered glass and wood by handfuls, till Mr. Rawlinson was caught sight of and pulled out by main force, a good deal shaken, contused, and cut about the head and face, but not dangerously. All danger from fire or another explosion beirig now at an end, those who chose were enabled to go down and ex amine for themselves the scene of the disaster. The litter on the deck showed that in the compartment in which it had taken place, and where it was confined by the wrought-iron bulkheads, it had been wide and general. The fore part of Mr. Crace's beautiful saloon was a pile of glittering rubbish, a mere confused mass of boards, carpet shreds, hangings, mirrors, gilt frames, and splinters of ornaments ; the rich gilt castings were broken and thrown down, the brass work ripped, the handsome cast iron columns round the funnel overturned and strewed about. In the more forward part, a State sitting-room for ladies, every single tbing was destroyed, and the wooden flooring broken and wrenched up. As one gazed on the evidences of the appalling force of the explo sion it was recollected with profound gratitude to Providence that the accident occurred at the only single moment when the grand saloon was empty, and the berths on each side were unoccupied. What the consequences would have been if it had taken place an hour later, when the visitors would be sitting in the saloon, is almost fearful to think upon. But the damage in this part seemed a mere bagatelle when compared with the ravages among the lower deck cabins beneath. It was difficult to go down there, for the whole place was filled with fragments of boards, chairs, beds, cabin fittings, broken steam pipes and syphon tubes, torn-out rivets, and masses of the inner and outer funnels rent to pieces like calico, and lying about like heaps of crumpled cardboard. Everything was in literal fragments. The course of the explosion could then be seen at once. The water, or rather steam, in the casing had crushed in the inner casing, blowing up the funnel above deck, while both funnels below it were torn to pieces and hurled about, sometimes in single rivets or scraps no longer than one's hand, sometimes in crumpled up lumps weighing several hundred weight. Beneath this deck, towards the stokehole, where the remnants of the funnel left a yawning hole like an extinct volcano, the force of the explosion was still more manifest. Not only was the iron compartment nearest to the boiler partly rent and pushed back, but one of the main deck beams, an enormously massive wrought-iron girder about two feet deep, and strengthened with angle irons, was wrenched back and nearly bent in halves. The ruin here would be an instructive sight for engineers to witness. It would be still better if medical men could inspect them and solve the problem of how it can possibly have happened that men who stood round the base of the funnel when it exploded, and when tons of iron were torn up and cast about, were not only not killed on the spot, but scarcely one was unable to walk, and not one has sustained a fracture or dislocation. This is at present an inexplicable circumstance. In some parts the explosion seems to have acted with the capricious violence of lightning. Thus, in the grand saloon the two largest mirrors on each side of it, running fore and aft, were quite unbro.. ken, though the silvering was boiled off the backs of both by the heat of the steam. By the side of these glasses cast-iron columns were bent and broken, and mirrors at four times the distance from the seat of the disaster were almost pulverized, and their framings even destroyed. The beautiful oak stair cases descending to the saloons were blown up like cardwork, yet not a book on the library shelves clo eto the funnel was stirred. At the bottom of the stokehole 1 found one of the gilt framings which were placed round the windows of the saloon ; it was perfectly uninjured. For your readers to understand this singularity they mist suppose one house—say number eight—to have had an explosion in its cellar, and among the ruins is found uninjured a drawing-room picture belong ing to the next-door neighbour at number nine. The boiler, as far as can be judged from a super ficial examination, stands firm ; a close scrutiny, however, will be necessary to enable the engi neers to determine whether any part of it, n ore especially its tubes, are injured. It seems almost too much to hope that when such a severe concussion was experienced, it can have escaped entirely with out injury. Near and upon the boiler lie scraps and morsels of the funnels, which show where the first tearing away commenced before the inner casing was blown up to the deck. This, as far as the most diligent inquiry and close personal observation has enabled me t 3 ascer tain, is a fair and candid account of the accident. It is difficult in mere words to fall into any exag• geration in describing the effects of such great ex plosions. I have said no more than the circum stances warrant, to say less would be equally wrong. As far, then, as this short cruise is concerned, I have up to the present given only the dark side of the picture. In candour to the public, and in justice to all connected with this noble vessel, it is right that the bright side should be told as well. Every engineer on board knows that no wooden vessel that ever swam could have resisted the tremendous violence of the explosion for a second. Whether it had happened to the Royal Albert or the General Admiral, the result would have been in each case the same ; they would have gone down, perhaps without even time enough to lower a boat. The Britannia Bridge is a struc ture of almost unknown strength; engineers calcu late that the Great Eastern is ten times as strong. Yet even the ablest engineers on board were as , tounded at the slight effect produced when the tre mendous nature of the explosion was considered. Again, the vessel never once stopped either screw or paddle engines, though of course after this most unfortunate mishap the forward pair of boilers were instantly put out, while the after pair to the second funnel were worked slowly and easily. The only difference this made was that the screw engines were required to go faster, and faster accordingly they went, and did all that was wanted to send the huge ship through the water "at the rate of knots," as sailors say. Any ordinary vessel, even those nominally built of iron, which only mean an outer metal easing with all the rest wood, must have been burnt by the ex plosion. Yet it is not too much to say that all on board almost smiled at the idea of fire in a vessel subdivided in every direction into a series of iron cells, Had fire been possible, the mass of water that was instantly at hand from large hose con nected with the donkey engines would have sufficed to put out a small volcano. The accident might and most likely would have occurred to any vessel fitted with double casing Wit . ' Vii t ; 1? b PE R _____4 e k srA. NNAv,"I.4.. Sx_ PEAT _ -- -- 3, 4i 7. & .ki_e: , ,\ 1 .-• ':' A4k4, 1 ;;; 7 ,45' 1 2 -1 , '7V.-314‘,1 , , , ,, -- , ~,,.. , , t _.: 1* E.,1 13 . y . :' ,i a piece of i:d , lei- ti. la . "ii . 1t , .,t)1.tri.,Ppp,:44,14.4v mended theni, iitstcai ef i e ,lu'l.g . itit,tJivt-iiiipilliifee fantasy, to go and serve on railcvay-cWmi 1 1w,, ta a course far more likely to benefit- bollithemselves and thei:. country. Against this practical and commonplace suggestion they indignantly rebelled, and yet it woald have been better, atter all, if they had taken the . hint, for the Young England doctrines survive now only . ill - - -a miff -- a g't eoOle novels, whereas the public interests have been affected to an incalculable extent by the railway legisla.tiopfof 1345. Alr. Bright, no doubt, Would he dreadfully shocked it and Body were to compare him with those young gm - Olen - len who held that Britain was to be regenerated by medimval mantle] s and white waistcoats, but his politics arc as unprac tical as, theirs, though not as ridiculous. He per sists in 'striving after one object, and one only. To be sure, it is a mighty one, and would, if attained, embrace, perhaps ' most other objects pre sent to his imagination. Precisely in the same way would the philosopher's stone, if discovered, have dispensed with all other methods of money making, and the elixir vitce have superseded all other medicaments of physicians. Unfortunately, these marvellous inventions could never be per fected, and men at last learnt the wisdom of work ing for practical purposes with ordinary means, instead of consuming their talents and opportunities in pursuit of some phantom of power. We remarked the other day that if some Re former of eminence—Mr. Bright, for instance — would but give his energies a practical direction by elucidating the mysteries of our naval expenditure, an immense public benefit would be the result. If £5,000,000 conid be knocked off from dockyard charges, and one-fifth part of the saving invested in a good reserve of seamen, would not such a success be infinitely gratifying to the country and honourable to the statesman achieving it P - We thought so, certainly ; but so commonplace a job is far below Mr. Bright's idea of political occupa tion. He will look at nothing short of a grand Parliamentary Reform Bill conceived upon his own principles. That is the talisman which will eradi cate all abuses, rectify all errors, and establish ex cellence in all departments of the Administration. Once get that, and everything else will follow. There is the object which statesmen and patriots should keep,inqssantly before them, without allow ing their thoughts to be diverted 'by small details of public - businesS: To this we must needs reply, that it is exceedingly doubtful whether the talis man in question would work these wonders even if it could be acquired, and perfectly certain that if Mr. Bright waits till he acquires it he will never do his countrymen any service at all. Take his own view of the matter, as delivered on Thursday at Huddersfield. He is free to confess that the course we suggested in the administration of the Navy " would be a great deal better than the course now taken," and he evidently doeS not think that we have exaggerated the dimensions of the object. On the contrary, - he is full of admiration for the speech of Lord C. Paget, in which this waste was denounced, and which he characterises as a speech of " great ability, and, what is of far more importance, let me tell you, also a speech of great accuracy and great honesty." That is to say, he really believes that five millions or so of the public money might be soon saved in this branch of our expenditure, and such a prospect we should imagine, would be considerable enough to engage the attention of the most exalted politician. But what does he reply to our suggestion that he should take this practicable piece of business in hand and turn it out handsomely finished ? He tells US that, as the House of Commons is now con stituted, it is perfectly useless for him or any one else to attempt such a task, and that we know it to be so. He says that opposite to him in that house there sits a phalanx of Tory members, who gain so much from the public taxes that thew will never vote for the diminu tion of their own patrimony by making those taxes less ; and that until we come to the point that Parliament shall not be the instrument of a class, but a fair representation of the people, there is no remedy for the grievance of which we complain." Now, to this piece of extravagance and exaggera tion we might easily reply by denying its assertions point after point. It is not true that half the House of Commons gains by the taxation of the country. It is not true that the House, as now constituted, is disposed t• encourage dockyard expenditure, for there is no subject which is more earnestly handled, and Lord Clarence Paget probably owes his place in the Ministry to the popularity of his onslaught on the estimates. It is not in the smallest degree probable that Mr. Bright, if he took up this subject, would meet with the rebuffs which he professes to anticipate; on the contrary, if he could show how the navy might be made more effective at a less cost, he might reckon on cordial support and approba tion from all parties in the House. But , passing over these points, is it within the bounds of proba bility, or is it even compatible with our knowledge of mankind, that such an event as a Parliament after Mr. Bright's heart should ever be realised ? It is easy to discern what le wants from this very speech; indeed, we must do him the justice to say that his views are never disguised from the public, though we doubt if he feels their full import him self. He desires that. " the people should govern, instead of a class." But what is a people except an aggregate of classes ? If a Reform Bill could be carried without compromise on Mr. Bright's prin ciples, the country would be then most undoubtedly governed by a class—that is to say, the class of working men, whose votes would outnumber and outweigh all others. 'Whether the results of such a government would quite accord with Mr. Bright's expectations is another matter, but that it would be government by a class cannot be doubted. It is amus ing to see in the speech before us how candidly or how insensibly this eloquent orator discloses his ideal of a House of Commons. He knows what his own opi nions are, and what he would like to see done. He beholds around him a respectable and tolerably numerous assemblage of listeners, many of whom share his views, while all for the moment are pleased with his address. From this position he takes a tremendous jump to the conclusion that, except for some " 400 great families," every creature in the country would think and wish just as he and his audience were thinking and wishing at that moment. " Those things are not done," says he, " which you, the liberal people of Huddersfield and England wish your Government to do." " I ask you," he continues, " who arc a fair representation ' of the people of the West Riding of Yorkshire, as the West Riding is a fair representation of the in -1 telligence, virtue, and greatne ss of the people of England," and so forth. Here, in the plainest form, Anr.dßderrisgfiheti'dss,idreepalrePseanrtlaiatimveeisita—ll Bcornigstbitiusfteast b _ i a s l e l ll i ino. lease England from the gove rnment of a class, th e co nsummation which w ould clearl y re ' It is really surprising, notwithstanding the self delusions to which earnest theorists are always ex posed, that so clever a man as Mr. Bright should net discover that while he appears to be contending for the commonwealth against a class, he is actu ally only contending for his own class agai n st all others. It is . not in the nature of things or of men that the ideal unanimity which he has conceived in his imagination should ever exist. Opinions will always differ p society will always crystallise into classes, and the wisest men with the firmest con victions must be prepared to see ,ollies occasionally get the better of them, if they mean to accomplish any practical good in this world. No doubt, Mr. Bright is sincere, and the people of Huddersfield are intelligent, but intelligence and sincerity are to be found in other places also, and, what is more, under other forms of expression. The people of this country, though they may be animated, under strong impulses and with certain high objects, by a single spirit, will never think so exactly alike as to furnish Mr. Bright, under any system of voting, with his perfect House of Commons. He would always encounter, in some shape or other, the " stolid phalanx" of an Opposition—perhaps a more troublesome one than de finds now. The division and conflict of parties are at least as violent in America, under a Republic and the ballot, as they are here. These thing are, in reality, plain enough to be truisms, and our moral is that Mr. Bright had better give his countrymen the benefit of his abi lities in the sphere which he finds than consume his energies in the vain endeavour to create a new one for himself.— Times. ___. ,)wr,; funnels on the same principle. It. ,is almost needless to say that the only one which now remains thus fitted will be instantly altered, the easing removed, and everything restored to the ordinary arrangeMents of the Cunard and Collins line of packets. The pity of the matter is, that just at a moment when the vessel had shown the greatness of its success an unfortunate casualty should have occurred, which for a time may shake the confidence of some in a work which, from its magnitude of conception and completeness of de tails, was regarded as a national triumph, and one of which the country was most justly proud. The Great Eastern, in spite of all that has happened, still remains the finest vessel that was ever built, and one over which, notwithstanding all that has been predicted to the contrary, the sea seems to exercise no influence. I brought the narrative of her voyage down to her anchoring at the Nore On Thursday night. During the passage down the river only the speed had been ascertained, and this was shown in a way which, when her trim was taken into consideration, must have surpassed the most sanguine expectations. But as the night fell on Thursday, after anchoring at the Nore, there seemed a fair chance of seeing next day how she would comport herself in a smart sea down Channel. The glass fell as the wind and sea rose. The scud be gan to fly across the moon, a misty sleet drizzled at intervals, and the tightened shrouds began to hum with a sharp noise,as if the very rigging was waken ing up for a conflict with the elements. Gradually the sky grew overcast, not with clouds, but. a uni form thick tint, as if sea, sky, and air werepainted a dull slate colour. Taken in the aggregate, there were the premonitory symptoms of a " dirty night" in the Channel, and there was reasonable expecta tion of a still " dirtier" day. The dawn disappointed no one who wished, to know how the Great Eastern would behave in a seaway. The anchor was got up, and the run clown Channel commenced, the Girdler Sands being passed soon after 10. The breeze kept freshening, till it amounted at times to a gale, and the old music among the shrouds and rigging be came louder and louder. Margate and Ramsgate and the North and South Forelands were passed in that hazy watery scud. when the sea and sky are so mingled together that it is hard to tell where the spray ends and the clouds begin. In the Downs the wind freshened considerably, coming dead a-head, and for the first time a fair comparison of the Great Eastern with other ships could be made at sea. A heavy swell was running, and large vessels were lying•to under close-reefed topsails, pitching deeply to the sea, and sending the spray in clouds from their bows. At this time the Great Eastern was as motionless as a rock. Now and then heavy rollers passed her, but their size and action could only be known by observing their effects on other ships. A number of the passengers went forward to the ex treme end of the bows, and remained watching the , stern of the vessel by comparing it with the line of the horizon to detect a movement. Only by such a rigid test as this could it be discerned that the Great Eastern was moving gently now and then, scarcely more than a foot along her entire length, as the waves rushed under her. . Off Dover a sharp quick steamer, very much resembling the handsome boats of the Dover packet service, came out to see the " big ship pass." Quickly as she went, and with-the advan tage of a long stretch down from land, she made no sign of coming up with the Great Eastern ; on the contrary, as it opened towards the swell she pitched and flew about like a cork - , taking in green seas over her bows, and making such bad weather of it that after a half-hour's waiting race, she seemed glad to go round on the other tack and run in for Dover. Shortly before this, Lord Alfred Paget's yacht Resolute, which, in spite of the weather, had held her course alongside in a way that well became her name, was obliged to part company and bear up for Margate in the best way she could. It was calculated that the surface of the Great Eastern opposed to the wind was equal to an adverse pres sure of upwards of 1,200 tons, and made a differ ence of between three and three-and-a-half knots an hour in her speed. Yet, with her paddles only going six or seven revolutions, and her screw from 25 to 30 (which was exactly what is called half speed), the mean average of her pace gave more than 12 knots an hour. After passing Dover the weather began to clear, and the afternoon became so fine that some of the passengers, as I have al ready said, were tempted up from dinner to look at the coast near Hastings. Off this town the acci dent took place, an accident which all must deplore, and not the less so as being likely, for a short time, to make people distrust what, in fact, will prove the safest vessel in the world. The accident was a very bad one ; but it should no more affect the' sound principle on which the Great Eastern has been constructed than if a tipsy pilot was to run her ashore, It was only off Beachy Head, when the tiller-ropes broke, and the vessel, left to itself, began to move to the swell, that those on board be came for the first time aware that she was really moving like another ship. The motion, however, was slight, and of course stopped the instant chains were rove through the tiller and the steering re sumed. No arrangements are yet made for the de parture of the vessel on her trial trip, but there is no doubt that it must be postponed for many days 1 1 later than was originally intended. The following are the names of those killed and injured : Mr. William Briscoe, engineer; slightly injured. John Boyd, fireman ; dead. Michael M'llroy, fireman ; dead. Michael Mahon, fireman; dead. Edward Patrick Gorman, trimmer ; jumped over. board.to escape the steam, and lost. William Tait, trimmer ; expected to recover. John Yoxon, trimmer ; expected to recover. Richard Edwards, fireman ; dangerously burn and scalded. Robert Adams, fireman ; ditto. William Sparks, fireman ; ditto. Walter Woodward, fireman ; ditto. ~~ WEYMOUTH, SEPT. 11. Of the unfortunate men injured by the explosion, William Sparks, John Yoxon, and William Tait were removed' to Portland Hospital this morning, and are progressing favourably. Robert Adams and Richard Edwards remain on board in a very precarious condition. The bodies have been removed on shore, and the inquest will take place to-morrow. In connexion with the killed and the surviving sufferers we subjoin the following official statement from the dirctors and medical gentlemen, drawn up yesterday, soon after the Great Eastern reached Portland Harbour : " Great Eastern Steamship, " Portland Harbour, Sept. 10, 1859. " Yesterday, at six p.m., an accident occurred on board the Great Eastern. The feedwater casing of the foremost chimney collapsed, owing to some neglect. Several stokers are ser i iusly s e calded ; three since dead. No passengers njured. Th ship and machinery are uninjured except main cabin fittings, which are damaged. The working of the engines continued, and the ship proceeded uninter ruptedly on her voyage to Portland. "J. SCOTT RUSSELL, J. E. M'CONNELL, R. P. BRETON, BRERETON, F. P. SMITH, W. SMITH, W. WOLLASTON BLAKE." [ADVERTISEMENT.]—We have read with much pleasure Du Barry's report on the cure of diseases without. a mg i d e i n c e me by Du Barry's Food of indigestion (dysPoPsit in n ts, coug P , constipation, nervous, bilious and liveL l c i r i t liewing are a asthma, consumption, and debility 1 few extracts which appear to merit the atte_ ac n o ti b o s n , o o f f man Naz y i : n — g : Cure No. 47,121.—" Miss Elizabeth J Vicarage, Waltham-cross,llertat a cure of extreme nervour • low spirits, and nervous ness, indigestion fancies." 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If the blood can be kept fiee from impurities, no serious complaint can arise ; hence Holloway's preparations have deservedly gained such celebrity for pFe venting, arresting and curing all disorders of the digestwe organs, because they act directly in cleansing the blood, and expel by natural outlets the causes of inflammation and fever, and remedy the first departure from health. Whilst fresh vegetables and f ru it s a b oun d th e st o mach will occasionally become disordered, unless these pills be taken. By the proper use of th em almost any food may be eate. ll :"" Im punity. N. PUBLICATIONS. • D EPARTURE OF THE GREAT EASTERN, —With the ILLUSTRATED TIMES of NEXT SATURDAY, September 17, will be issued A HALF SHEET EXTRA. The Number and Supplement will contain nume rous Engraving's in connection with the progress of the Great Eastern from the Thames to Weymouth. Price of the Number and Supplement, 4d. Unstamped ; sd. Stamped. Office, 2, Catherine-street, Strand. 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