The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-27 00:00:00

permission of the chairman, he 7,:puld prisopose a. t oast. They i
could not have done the work alode, fiatad esteied into,
arrangements with the London. and N-orfli2Wiern,,
Railway Company to divide the service.- "The City of
Dublin Company felt under deep obligations to the
Marquis of Chandos, and the other directors of that
railway company, for the confidence reposed in them.
He concluded by giving `The London and North-
Western Rail Way Company," coupling with it the name
I of the Marquis of Mandril. •
The Marquis of CRANVOS returned thanks for the
manner in Which the tOaSt had been received. When
the arrangements were being made,:the Government
thought that sea and land ought to be in the same hands,
• hilt the railway people felt that such an Undertaking
as the successful working of these boats would require
the individual attention and
.energy of persons well
conversant With steam navigation, and whose attention
was undistraeted by ailsi dther matters. The confidence
reposed in the City of Dublin Company was well placed,
and he believed the matter would be brought to a suc-
cessful issue, and that the satisfaction of the Government
and the public appreciation would be the reward of the
establishment of these boats. (Applause.)
Mr. WATSON. in proposing the health of Messrs. John
Laird, Sons, & Co., said that haying made the arrange-
ments with the Government, the next question was who
spas to, build the boats. They considered the matter
very carefully, and without, as in the ordinary way,
asking, for tenders, they thought the wisest course was
to go to parties on *limn they could depend to give them
a good article irrespective of price. Tenders Were, how-
over, forced upon them, brit hd_ was happy to flay that
they were fairly able to decide between them all in
favour of Mr. Laird and Messrs. Samuda & Co., of
London. (Applause.) Ile was happy to have the
opportunity of testifying to that . assembly that nothing
could be more satisfactory than the way in which the
work had been performed. (Applause.)' He trusted
they would drink a bumper toast to John Laird & Sons.
What Birkenhead owed to Mr. Laird.no one could say;
and if Birkenhead got a member they all knew who to
calculate upon. (Applause.) .., . I
1 The CHAIRAAN thanked them for the toast, and could
not help-saying that from first to last there had not been.
' a difference between him and the City of Dublin Com-
pany. His endeavour had been to make the vessels the
hest that could be built. The vessels were.divided into
at least twenty water-tight compartments, ten of which
might be stove in by a collision without the safety of the
ship being endangered. If iron ships were not safe, it
was because the builders were not allowed to do as they
chose to make them so. There was not a ship crossing
the Irish Channel fitted with bulk-heads, which the pub-
lic believed to be safe, but would go down in a few mi-
nutes if she were cut in the middle. He had suggested
that in these vessels the engines and boilers should be
divided by separate water-tight bulk-heads, so 'that if
one of these vessels were struck in the engine-room her im-
mersion would not be increased more than a few feet.
(Applause.) - Of course there was a great competition,
and he believed he was right. in saying that the boat
built by Messrs. Samuda and Co. was from a model by<
Mr. Oliver Lang, whose name was celebrated. His son,
Mr. William Laird, had the who!e of the designing of
the vessel which had been launched, and thus came into
competition with one of . the most celebrated men of the,
day; and, if he succeeded, it would place him in a very
good position. (Applause).
Mr. Wm. LAIRD. responding to repeated calls from
the assembly, also expressed his thanks for the way in
which the toast had been received, and added that great
care had been taken in constructing the Ulster. They
had not gone merely upon theory, but obtained all the
information they could as to what had been done before. •
He really believed that the vessel was adapted to the
high rate of speed which was expected from her.
(Applause.) •
Mr. BUSHELL being called upon by the Chairman,
said that to a reflecting mind there had been something
More than the mere launch of a vessel which was to
diminish the time which was necessary to make a
journey . between England and Ireland. One of the
results of the great progress made in ships of late years
was that it enabled them to bring together not only the
three kingdoms,. but even men of the most distant
nations on earth, and that perhaps they might accom-
plish the purpose of Divine Providence, "That his name
might be known upon earth and his saving love among
all nations." (Applause.) That was what had been
done that day. They had done what would bring, in a
much higher sense, into the closest communion the
kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland, and would
make them, in a much higher and holier sense, united
kingdoms. He ventured to say that there was before
them an opportunity which, if they availed themselves.
of it; would tend to bring into closer union with them
a nation which hitherto had not been regarded with that
confidence which was desirable for the promotion of peace,
and he trusted that. the treaty which had been entered
into between Great Britain and France would be the
means of putting aside those jealousies and differences,
and that distrust, which had hitherto existed too much.
He had been requested to propose "The Dublin Chamber
of Commerce ;" and he expressed a hope that that
Chamber would see that their duty was distinct from
legislative politics, and their only object to promote the
welfare of their race. (Applause.)
Mr. GEORGE RoE, in responding, spoke encouragingly
of the present prosperous state of Ireland. In conclu-
sion, be gave " The Members of the Mersey Docks and
Harbour Board," to which Mr. Chas. Turner responded.
The remaining toasts included "The Engineers,.
Messrs. James Watt and C 0.," responded to by Mr.
Blake ; "The Lathes," . proposed by Sir J. Kingston
James, and responded to by Mr. Carey ; "Mrs.. Laird
and Family," proposed by the Marquis of Chandos, and
responded to by Mr. John Laird, jun. ; and "The
Press," replied to by Mr. Sherlock.
1 The assembly then broke up

THE FRIGATE CLIPPER GREAT

TASMANIA.

The New Zealand trade has long been confined
almost exclusively to the Thitucs, but the energy of two
Liverpool houses has succeeded in transferring no mean
portion of that business to the shorts of the Mersey.
Anticipating a large trade with this splendid colony,
Messrs. James Baines and Co. have just put on the berth

for Melbourne and Auckland, New 2calf;nd, the magni-

ficent frigate-built clipper Great Tasmania, which is
under the command of our old and esteemed friend,
Captain Gardyne. She is 2,163 tons register, and 4,500
tons burthen. This frigate clipper was built at Boston
expressly for the owners of the " Black Ball " Line, by
Donald WK:ty, Esq., the builder of the celebrated
clippers Lightning, Champion of the Seas, Commodore
Perry, Donald AP-Kay, &c. The Great Tasmania is
daily expected from Calcutta with 1,100 troops, having
taken out 1,000 to the Mauritius, and 600 from thence
to Bombay. She is the largest ship by several
hundreds of tons that has ever been despatched to New
Zealand ; and from her vast proportions, accommodation
is offered to passengers impossible to be found in the
smaller ships usually employed in the trade. She will
'only remain in Australia a week, during which time the
New Zealand passengers will have an opportunity of
seeing their friends in Melbourne and Geelong, without
any additional expense—a privilege that will doubtless
be availed of by many passengers, and which is charac-
teristic of the well-known desire of Messrs. James
Baines and Co. to make their passengers as comfortable
as possible, and to afford them every possible privilege
that shall not interfere with the discipline of the ship.
A short description of the Great Tasmania may pro-
bably be interesting to our readers. The Boston Atlas
(U. S.), no mean authority in naval architecture, says :.
—This 'is unquestionably the most magnificent full
modelled ship that has ever been produced in this
country. She has three decks, a full poop and top-
gallant forecastle, a large house abaft the foremast, and
a moveable house over each of her hatchways. 'The
following are her dimensions, as measured by the
Custom House officials :—Length 212 feet, breadth 45
feet, and depth 29 feet, including 71 feet • height
between each of her decks; and register 2,163 tons.
Her lines are slightly concave below, but boldly convex
above, expanded almost semi-circularly at the moulding
of the plank-sheer. For a head she has a full figure
painted white, and relieved with carved work in the
rear and on the pedestal. Her stern is rounded, and is
beautifully formed, particularly in its base, :is it rakes.
from the run and curves from the sides. The topgallant fore-
castle is tastefully fitted for accommodation of her crew.
She has moveable housesover the main and after hatch-
ways, and these arc neatly pannelled, well lighted and
and ventilated, and can be made available for a variety
of purposes at sea. There are two beautiful cabins.
The after one is 20 feet long by 10 wide, and is wain-
scotted with satin wood, rosewood, and mahogany, set
off with double pillars between the panels, and is
elegantly ornamented with gilded carved work and
artificial flowers. It has four spacious state-rooms on
the larboard side, and three on the starboard side, with
an armoury and other apartments, and the state-rooms
113 well as the cabin are neatly furnished. A rich'sofa
spans the stern, a cushioned seat surrounds, the base •
of the milder casing, and a mirror in the
after square of a ventilator, in the forward part
of the cabin, gives a reflected view of the whole. The
forward cabin, or • dining saloon, is painted white,
relieved with flowered gildina• around the panels, Cornices,.
and pilasters. It is 23 feet long and 10 wide, and has
double state-rooms along both sides, the pantry on the
larboard side, and has a mahogany table the whole
length, with settees on each side. On each side of a
square ventilator is a door with six feet length of pas-
sages, which lead to the saloon, and leading from these
are also state-rooms for the officers. Over the cabins
are three skylights, set in mahogany frames ; the stern.
has four square windows; in every state-room along
the side there is also a square window ; over those
towards the cabins are deck lights, and between
the beams there are perforated ventilators. In design,
furniture, light, and ventilation, her cabins are all that
could be desired. Her main leek is also designed for
the accommodation of passengers, is painted white, and
bas a tier of square windows along its sides, skyligh'A
and ventilators along the sides of the house on deck, a
square ventilator forward, as well as the two already
noticed, which pass through the cabins. This deck is
as light as the cabins, and perfect in all its appoint-
ments. The lower deck, too, might also be made
available for passengers, as all the midship means of
light and ventilation could be continued front the
deck above. The ship herself is a wonder of strength.
Rer masts are nearly upright, and consequently receive
more support from the rigging than if they raked. • In
isetting up the rigging of a raking mast, it either drags
the mast aft, or brings too much strain upon the stays,
without giving the mast that 'side support so essential
to make it stand well.
''tkiliseo,riigngilnigghatUdwicnhda, fsea,ilwshoillel
raking masts flap against
on upright masts, they hang clear and almost sleep,
giving the ship the full benefit of the breeze. She is
very heavily sparred, and will spread about 12,000
yards of canvas in a single suit of sails. Of her materials
and the style of her construction it is not necessary to
say much, for she is nearly the same, in these particulars,
as the Champion of the Seas. The style in which her
hull is finished, both inside and outside, has not been
surpassed, by any ship which Mr. M'lcay
has built; t'elgia
this is saying much, when we call to
mind the number of beautiful vessels he has turned abut
of hand. She was built at East Boston, by Mr. Donald
M'Kay, and is designed for Messrs. James Baines and
• Co.'s Black Ball Line of British and Australian Packets.
The Great Tasmania sails for Melbourne and Auckland
on the sth of April next.

DE„„Is SuBSCRIPTION ltotyms.—Few trades have made
greater progress of late years than that of the hairdresser ; and
amongtheno n numerous
can er
establishments recently dedicated to the
in elegance and comfort that of Mr.
toilette
Deakes, 83, Church-street, where the subscription system of
one guinea per annum has been found to answer most suceet,-
fully. Here all the operations of the toilette are conducted in
spacious apartment°, fitted up in the latest Parisian style, by
assistants fully equal to the occasion, and whose efforts to give
iiatiaaetiort haye been well rewarded by the public, lw-rarl3