The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-24 00:00:00

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PORTSMOUTH, Join 23.
Primus Royal, 91, screw
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computed that there could se have
.none present at the loofa. At
hour fiaed, the of
beingeperformed by°Brll=llan-
E. G. Panshowe, R.N. The
launch were then made, and
sound of a bugle; and in
- vessel began to move, and,
pace, Seated with the utmost
.ad beauty ., water, the voices of the emembled
tailwinds being upraised in one tremendous cheer, and the
*a& of the islentry and artillery branches of the Dock-
rd Battalion, playing " God Save the Queen," and "Rule
tritannia." Having got clear of the building shop she let
lt her carbon and quickly brought up. !
The following are the dimensions of the Prince.' Royal :
'length from figure head to taffrail, 2-52 ft. 2in.; length be-
'twe,,a the terpendicislan, 217 ft. ; length of the keel foe
tousge, 173 ft. 3lin. ; breadth, 'sums, 581 t. lfin.; breadth
he touna.e, 57ft. :lin. ; breadth, moulded, fr6ft.
tere is hold, 24ft. ; burthen in tont, 'old measurement,
1.129111. ; burthes in tons, new measurement, 1.483 ft.
Her armament will be—Lower deck, 8-inch rens, 65 cwt.,
.14. 101'... 20 guns ; 32-pds guns, 59 cwt., Oft. bin. long, 12
„mak Main deck—fl-ineh guns, 6.3 cwt., 9ft. long, 8 gums ;
1:104 gun., 58 cwt., 9ft. Gin. long, 28 guns. Upper deck—
...ii•Pdt guns, 42 cwt., Bft. long, 24 guns. Forecastle-68-pd
;Mot gun, 95 cat , 10ft long, 1 gun ; total, 91 guns.
The Prince.. Royal was laid down in 1841, on the lines
If the Albion, but the latter ship being found to have too
treat a tendency to roll, the Admiralty in 1847 altered tke
%an of the Printer Royal by reducing her breadth two
ket, and giving a different form to her sections. Again,
aft year she was altered an as to adapt her for the scrc a-
ropeller, when .he was lengthened 13 feet by the stern.
' .urge ',umber of naval, military, and dockyard officers
mined part of the spectator,.

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41.1ers of Jamaica on their appointments k
all that there was no soil list or ermsolids
la look to for their salaries; they knew that
nil of the taxes was renewed annually, that
vices for payment of their salaries were yes
ad that whilst their offices were of a p
*meter their salaries were annually f 3
rorided for. Under these circumstances, i
t a the determination the House of Anse
am to, that they have no ekim for corn
a the island for a reduction of salary this
ay be raised again next year. And hark
ke island, the proposal that we should:pay
nlony will not, is simply downright dishon
Snot, nen as could only come from tl
donopoliste of old.
LAUNCH' OF THE PRINCESS ROY.
NINETY-ONE GUNS.
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PORTSMOUTH, J
The launch of the Princess Royal, I
resna.ship, took place at this port to-day. TT,
em exceedingly Sae, and many thousands of se
mowed so the scene of the launch. Around I
Mich the vessel was built, spacious galleries
ted, and these gave sitting room to 4,000 pen
yard was crowded with others who had not
booths, whilst the water was covered with
men. It was computed that there could
Sea les than 30,000 persons present at the Is
gnat ha:t-past 12, the hour flied, the eel
tlinnins took place, beingeperformed by /
we, wife of Captain E. 0. Pansbewe, B
al preparations fur the launch were then
4e lignit given by the mond of a bugle
. len megrim*e the noble vessel began to n
'ideally inereung its pace, Beaked with tl
nee 115!ii?eauty into the water, the voices of the