The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-04 00:00:00

THE NORTHUMBERLAND..

It *as not possible yesterday to make any fur-
ther attempts towards moving this ship. Had a high
tide occurred everything was ready enough to push her off.
The wind, however, was against the flood, and at 4 o'clock,
when it was high water atIlillwall; it was 811 inches lower
than on the pervious day, so nothing whatever was
done. After high water a consultation was held.
at which Sir John Bay, Mr. Langley, the general manager,
and Me. Heed, the Admiralty Constructor, were present,
to decide upoa the beat immures to be next taken. It was
then unanimously agreed that no further efforts should be
made until Monday the 16th of April, on which da
ac-
cording to the Nautical alauumes, the tide will be the highest
of the year, andgive nearly 251 t. of water under the Northum-
berland's eternpost. In use of a favourable wind it
may even rise as high as 26ft.—a depth that would place
nearly eight feet of water under her bows. This in itself
would be almost sufficient to float her off, but es, in !mite
of the assumerLinfaffibility of winds and tides, neither can
be totally depended on, it is intended to take every
possible precaution against the contingency of low
water by adding such powers of flotation to the ship
as will enable her in a great measure to get off
without an unusually high tide. To effect this it is in-
tended to dispense with the use of the lighters, which have
hitherto been chained under the Northumberland's stern,
and have certainly not worked altogether entisfactonly.
Their efforts have been irregular, and at the most on-
tial times the beet have broken adrift. In place of these,
therefore, two small frigates will be lashed astern at the
low *star preceding the high tide. Each will be
chained to the immense iron hull in such a way as to
have, so to speak, an independent action, while every pre-
caution will be takes to enable them to slip their fasten-
ings and get clear away the instant the veered moves
quickly. In addition to these eight more very larp
pontoons are to be built sad placed close under the
stem, four on each aide. These eight new pontoons will
have a greater floating power than that of the whole ten
now under the vesseL Chained also, as they will be, at
the extreme end of the stern, they will exercise their
greatest power at the greatest advantage, and exactly
where it is most needed. More important still than any
of these changes is the deaden which has been come to to
remove the "bile lop " under the midship portion of
the ship, and thickly grease the ways afresh. To under-
stand this it may aernessry to explain that the term
" cradle," in which a ship is launched and slides
over the ground ways, unsafe of one long massive
timber framework, the ship being held up at the stem
and stern by the two tall, powerful, timber structures
which are called by landsmen the " cradles." These two
cradles, however, are, in reality
e ir one, and are firmly bound
under the ship's bottombottomby the framework
called bilge lop. It is beueath these latter that
it is supposed the Northumberland has mmed upon
the ground or launching ways. It Is, therefore,
proposed to wedge her up slightly in order to
remove the bilge logs, and coat the ground-wage
thickly with grease before replacing them. The foremost
wit of the cradle also, under the bows, is to be removed
by short lengths at a time, to ascertain if any accidental or
maliciously placed impediment prevents her moving. Here
alao, as the timber, are removed, all the eurface of the
grouad-ways will spin be coated with grease. Two addi-
tional hydraulic rams of great power are also to be used
on the 16th of Apnl next to start her. —Times.

Tut Loss or acs Loicnoic.—A testimonial con-
sisting ef a handsome chased silver tankard has been sub-
scribed for by the inhabitants of Gravesend, to be pre-
sented to Captain C&V11111 of the Italian barque Mariotiopls,
on beard which ship the survivors of the ill-fated steam
angel Loudon, were brought safely into port. The tankard
bean the following inasription :—" Prenatal to Captain
Cavan by a few English frimds, not as a reward bat as in
attestation of their esteem and gratitude for his humane
and kind otednet towside the entwines of the ship

London.
Tu SrftU. CONHEMOILATION. —Long lines of
Blnowost boys threaded the crowded streets of the City
fey raerries ow their wag to • visit to the Lard
ot the Iloarien-hoese. This ceremony took place
in resordanee with • very ancient custom, sad fortis port
et the sawed ethethenereseassi el the handed.= el the
regal bospitabz4fulli.ing Idward VL The Lortillso
roodrad fin
is pasts with kindness, endpease
*soh one at with • new shilling—the
soselling morn Ark WI was oleo repled with • with
At the sloes of " the theeption" the boys walked beck
spin in preoesdra to their school, and they were followed
by the eamoteeila, whe peoseseled is dens to Christ
Church, where a sermon was preached by the Bev. Preben-
dary Gibbs, DLL, the Lord Mayor's chaplain.


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