The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-25 00:00:00

LAUNCH OF TIIE HIMALAYA.

Yesterday, the fineness of the weather, the privi-
kr of the holiday, and the novelty of the spectacle, at-
tracted thousands of persons to Blackwell and Greenwich, to
see the launch of the largest chip in the world—the huge
ildoulaya, built by Means. Mare and Soo, for the Penin-
sular and Oriental Steam-Packet Company. Our position,
on a platform close under the bow enabled us to form a
cornet vies as to her immense height and length, but it re-
quired a visit to her deck fully to realise the magnitude of
her geceral proportions. He length aloft is 310 feet, and
at the here 311; depth of hold, 31 ft. Sin., and burthen
the ebormous amount of 3,5:50 tons, being considerably
more than the Great Britain, once the great nautical wonder
of the world. A power equal to 700 horses is expected to drive
her 12 to 14 miles per hour through the water, while, when
"souls ere favourable, her barque-rigged sails are expected
to give a speed equal to the ordinary rate of sailing vessels.
The Himalaya was intended originally for paddles, but
subsepientiv was adapted to the screw, sod was begun in
Narember, IS H. She is built entirely from the designs of
Mr. T. Waterman, jun., one of the most rising marine
dralighttinen of the day, snit is fully worthy of his reputa-
tion. She is of ouble and graceful proportions, and when once
adaat on the open river, her great 14120 is less noticed
than the perfect symmetry of her build. The launch was
filed for two o'clock, and with unusual punctuality took
piart very shortly after that hour. The usual signal
having been given, the band of the 2nd Life Gaulle, who
were os a steamer alongside, struck up "God save the
(lam," and tie gigantic chip slid steadily and majestically
into the water. There was no bustle, no blundering—
everything was done with the precision of practised hands,
and the only noire was the cheering of the vast numbers of
spectator', with wh;ch every possible seeing place in the
neighbourhood was thickly studied. Some apprehensions
bad been entertained as to the swinging round when once
the vessel had touched the water, but her way was clinked
by an ingenious arrangement of boating blocks that offered
a gradually diminishing resistance, and the result was that
she swung exactly to her appointed berth in the river. The
engines, which are in course of construction at Messrs.
Penn't, will be worthy of such • hull, and will have the
advantage of the superintendence of Mr. Smith, the original
patentee of the screw propeller, soon destined to effect a com-
plete revolution in steam stevigetien. That nothing may be
wanting to complete her equipment, the Himalaya is to
have an entire outfit of Trotenan's patent anchors, the ex-
cellencies of which have already been tested in the other
vessel, of the Peninsular and Oriental Company's fleet,
sad have also been attested by the committee's report on
the anchors of all nations. By making the Inchon after
this patent, the two bower anchors need not exceed 48 to 50
cat. in weight, whereas anchors of the old description must
Awe leeched five or six tons. It is only necessary to add
that this triumph of mercantile enterprise, and of Ecglish
ship building, will have accommodation for 400 cabin pas
angers 500 tons of measurement goods, and 1,200 tons of
cosi, and her capacity in this last particular will, it is anti-
cipated, obviate to a great extent the necessity of stoppage
at intermediate stations during the long voyage for which
the is intended.

;Sot a single =Wine marred the universal pleasure which
so Lae a sight on so ins a day communicated to all who
were so fortunate as to witness it.

ELECTION EXPOSURES.

CORK.
MR. SW. MURPRY ♦ND MR. FAGAN DECLARED DtTLY
ELECTED.

Yesterday the committee re-assembled, for the
fourteenth time, and continued in what is termed " delibe-
ration," though it is understood to have been more like a
debate, from eleven, a.m., to ►alf--put four, p.m., five hours
sad a half—the " parties " promenading the corridor or
lounging about upon the benches in an unmitigated state of
tenni until hall-past lour o'clock, when everything re-
solved itself into a rush tato the committee-room ; and,

sdeace restored,
The Chairman said the committee had come to the fol-
lowing resolutions :
1. That the 'video*. adduced before the anmsmittee shows
that during the last election for the county of the City of
Cork, riotous and tumultuous proceedings took place in the
said city, and that serious outrages and assaults were corn-
mated on the persons and property of several electors and
others.

Y ie That intimidation was ezercived upon, and threats
used towards, several uteri, for the purpose of influenc-
Mg their vote..
3. That in consequence of a riotous disturbance at one of
the polling booths in the Lee Ward, the Deputy Sheriff ad-
journed the poll to the next day, when it was again opened,
and the polling proceeded with.
4. That it appears that at the lest election for the county
of the City of Cork, meat, drink, and entertainment were
provided to some extent for the refreshment of voters, but
ao sufficient evidence ha been brought before the com-
mittee to connect the sitting members or their agents with
the providing such meat, drink, and entertainment.
5. That Francis Stack Murphy, Egg , and William
Fagan, Evq., are duly elected citizens to serve in this pre-
sent parliament for the county and city of Cork.
The committee, which hu at the longest of say com-
mittee this session, then broke up.

MEDICAL REFORM.