The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-03 00:00:00

LAUNCH OF THE ROYAL GEORGE.

Yesterday a fine iron-ship named the Royal
George wee most successfully launched from the buddies-
yard of the London Engineering Iron Ship-building Com-
pany (Limited), at the Isle of Dogs, I'r•plar. The Royal
George is a well-proportioned vessel of 1,:',00 tons, con-
structed upon Ikea drawn by end under the superintend-
ence of Mr. Jonathan R. Baillie, the naval architect of the
hoodoo Engineering and Iron Ship-building Company. Her
length on the ►oad line it 210 feet, her breadth of beam 38
feet, end her depth in hold 'a feet. She has been built
for Messrs. Ferule Brothers, • Liverpool firm, and
will be employed in ordinary mercantile trade,
for whi-li her capacious stowage and expectant
high @Lei og qualities render her in all respects
adapted. The yard to which the Royal George owes
her birth Las woo considerable reputation amongst the
Thames ship-building establishments, but under a somewhat
diluent proprietary. For come years past the firm of West-
wood, &011ie, and Company has been famous timeliest the
shipbuilders of the Isle of Dogs ; but recently, following
the bent of the age, the joint-stock principle has been
brought to bear upon this u upon other large manufacturing
concerns, aud the private interests of Messrs. Westwood,
Radii., and Company have been absorbed by a limited lia-
bility company, under the name cf the London Engineering
and Iron Ship-building Company. Among the works
the company h►ve t.ken over and completed, or ars
in course of completing, may be men! ioneal her
Majesty's ship Resistance, armour-plate.) ship, of
3,70 tons; the Royal Edward, a superb iron
merchantman (built likewise for Messrs. Fertile and
Co.), of 1,400 tons; the Cologne, paddle-wheel steamer,
of MT tons, built for the General Steam Neviga-
' tioo Compaay ; the Merle, clipper barque, of 407 tons,
built for Scrutton, Campbell. and Co. ; several steel-plated
vessels for the Council of India ; the Crystal Palace con-
servatory, built fur the Sultan of Turkey ; and some 2a,llutt
tons of bridge-work for the Bombay and Herod+, the East
Italian, sod the Great Indian Peninsula R►ilway Companies.
The late priucip•le, Messrs. Billie MA Westwood, re-
main as numagiog directors. The launch of yesterday,
which, as usual, took place at the top of the tide, was in
all re-peels propitious- There was • tolerably numerous
company, including Sir Edward Bekher and several nautical
sod engineering celebrities, by whom the lines and propos.-
tioas of the vessel were favourably criticised. The ceremony
of christening was performed by Mies Blink, who dashed
the bottle *realest the bows and pronounced the
namo by whirl' the ship is to be heuceforth known
with beromine emphasis ; and the dogehores
being koork,ul away at the same moment, the Royal
George elided majestically into the Thrums. to use the
nautical phrase, "surf es a church,“despite the still easterly
bree no that blew full upon her broadside. She was Minis-
iliatele token in tow by • tug, and warned into dock to be
rigged ao.l fitted for service. Amongst the company present
erre sir Edward Belcher, Mr. R. Russell t'arevr, Mr..l.
NV estwood. Captain Sy moods, R.N., chairman of the coin-
paoy ; Mr. J. E. Cole, deputy-chairman ; Mr. W. Austin,
director of the klutroptuitau Hades},; Mr. ex Ceder-
Sheriff A. Croaky, ace.

DESPATCH OF THE WEST INDIA, MEXICAN, AND
PACIFIC Mims.—The Royal Mail Ccmpany's attamohip
Seine, Captain Revett, sailed from Southampton yesterday,
at 3 p.m., with the mails for the British and k'oreign West
Indies, Mexico, the Pacific, California, Central America,
ke. She took out 295 passengers, and on freight English
gold coin, 2,01101. ; jewellery, 2,435/. ; copper coin, 10 boxes ;
quicksilver, 100 bottles, value %W. ; French coin, silver,
4501. ; jewellery, 14,0141. ; and a full cargo of French and
English merchandise.

DESPATCH OY AMERICAN MAILS.—The "lambing
American Company's steam-ship Borussia, Captain Meier,
sailed from Southampton yesterday, at 2 p.m., for New York
direct. with the German and English mails, 97 saloon. and
• large number of steerage posengen, and a general cargo,
including jewellery from H■vre, value 14,000 francs.

iionNinsit s TrA is choice and strong, moderate
In price, and wholesome to use. Theme ►drantages hare secured
for this tea a general pretetenote. It is sold la packets by 2,240
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