The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-12 00:00:00

T 1 ut 1131, HYDRAULIC LIFT AT THE

VICTORIA DOCKS.

The delay, expense, and inconvenience attendant
upon placing a vessel to dry dock, either for the purposes of
eissination or repair, have long been a practkal evil, produc-
tive of the worst molts to the shipping tetanal, and yet the
(lamb'', seemed to admit of no solution; for, se the dry
duck■ could only be entered or left at high•water, the delay,
which wee of course productive of the greatest amount of in-
convenience, appeared unavoidable. The subject at first
eight doe. not appear to have the influence on the safety
of shipping which it in meaty has. But when it is
ortasidered bow frequently ship-owners send their vessels to
sea la a defective mate of repair, rather than incur the ea-
.

puma end doLy a having then docked, it may be easily
nnisrstood „how large a proportion of the verde reported se
kranderieg at sag may tram their destruction solely to
this eauoe. A abort time ego, however, an expedient was
discovered, which afforded a speedy and efficacious means of
docking and undockieg a ship for the purpose of examination
during all phases of the tide in about two hour*. The plan
consists of winking a shallow buoy or pontoon under the ship
to be docked, and *hermit& robing the buoy, ship:and all,
bodily out of water by hydraulic power. The pontoon, having
become clear of 'ester, the valves are closed—one watertight,
sad the apparatus towed away to some suitable position
with the ship on it high and dry. The Victoria Dock Com-
pry, essiag the advantages and the feasibility of the plan,
art alter ha invention entered into contracts for the con-
strue:Mon of an extensive aeries of graving docks, in connexion
with their property. The works, which have recently
Ma completed, occupy about ten acres of water.
This Javelin= is &minims only the precursor of
pmt sad sweeping changes in the method of both launching
and docking ships to be effected through the erne, of the
hydraulic ram, which supplies an with such • heady and
efficacious mars of unhesitating mechanical power.

CITE OF LONDON .UOSPITAL FOR DISEASES
OF TILE CREST, VIcIUBIA-PABIL

The annual general meeting of the governors of
this inaitutioa wee hell veelerday et the Laudon Tavern ;
Joan WILLIAMS. Esq., V.P., fa the chair.
" The opt elated that the del., which has for several
yews preaad Warily yea tbe institution, has bora reduced,
se that then sew remiss ma of the coat of the buildtag
sad famed's'. al the . sad of tithe enclosing and lay-
ing oat of the grosses se this Iricaorla•perk, only the lase of
6,8821. 17a ; sad Willie for the feet three years sad a half a
soother of in-Wiest, has been admitted into the hospital,
end the relief of teat-gatiente has been greatly trended, the
liabilities for the otaintanance of the charity have bees resin-
. hely met when due. Daring the course of the bet year 278
relents have bees admitted Into the wards, mailer, with
,itl under treatment ,st the covonseacetweat of the year, • total
of 314, of which another 2.16 have been discharged more or
lere materially relieved or mind, 14 have died,
sad 44 mill remain under Moment. The mean
ausuber a pot irate in the hospital has bees
38, sad verb prima boa °a the average reensised
7 weeks. Tho nut-patients admitted dui.* the year have
mounted to 4,925. and the attendance each week kse
aversgef 9711. being an extent of 697 is the somber dome,
sod of 6.'i on the weekly attendance over the previous yew.
The anotter of patients relieved eilire• the establetimaa4 of
the Isatitution la 1848 has been 46,3049. Since the moats-
the of the lent halancreabeet the dot:silos' received have
emniuoted to 3,6381. 16.. 44.; the atonal rubectiptions to
1,1461. 6e.; the emu derived trout bequests hoe been
1,0841. 19a ; from stemma, lOhl. 12a. m. ' • and from itscti-
arta esosteett, 291. 19a. Id. ' ' making the total available in-
itialer be:biding • balance of 4011. lle. 7d. at the crtmmenoe-
meat of the year, 6,8861. 6a. sd. Of this ewe 1,6371. 3e. 6d.
has bees expeded eta the building end in the permit of
old debut, 4.0501. 10.. 10J. in &down', the wariest esparto i
of the charity, sad • baked of 2981. 12a. Id. 141.133•1ELA m the
hands of the beakers. Among the Boma received during
the year 1858 may be ispecielly mentioned thefollowing,
from the IMAMS of the late Mr.. Kenosoly. 2001.; from the
trootee of the late Arthur Knight, Eeq , 3151 t nrof bn'tungs
frees the lots Richerd klabhertleid, Esq., of 5004., the leis
T. J. Craeklard, EA., 19 guinea., and the lets Clews
Ilinekies, Era, set.
rapers wee adopted, sad the various honorary officers
&owl fee the as year.
It was sailed Asa the Right Hos. Sir Jobs Pakington,
• Best. M.P.. le is preside at the asst sanivessary fortival,
weft is sommil to Into piaci as the 16th Mine.

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1859,

Inv rzelloilisammirr OF OBBLOIA.

Let night,a meeting of the inhabitants of Chelsea
was hekl at the Oakley-rooms, Manor-street, for the purpose
of promoting the enfranchisement of Chelsea, its population,
istelligesoe, and wealth fully entitling it to • direct teprtsenta-
, dos in theCommone House of Parliament ; end to take etepe
to Ming such dente under the notice of the promoters of the
various reform bills. The placard announcing the meeting
stated, as the grounds upon which the above claim yea
founded, that Chcleat contained • population of at lent
66,000 ; acreage, 771 scree; rateable valor, 208,5101. 10a. ;
number of houses, 8,262 ; rateable value of bourse above
4W., 1,123 ; persona rated, 6,014 ; rated householders, 4,642
stmt., 21 toilet ; footways, 44 do.
Mr. TOKILENS M'Cubbson, late mended for Yarmouth,

was called to the choir.
Letters of apology for not attending were received from the
members for Middlesex, Mears. Byng and Hanbury,
in
which they expressed their opproval of the objects of the
movement. A similar commiuncation wee received from Mr.
Locke, H.P. for Moulton.
Mr. Attest surf moved the following meantime ,—" That
in the °Onion of this meeting Chelsea, from its history, pro-
gress, and as an important district of the metrorols,mtis,-,
titled to a representstive in the British House of
Mr. DELANY seconded the motion.
Mr. B•taLerr said that he wee not opposed to the en-
franchisement of Chelsea, but he wished to move as en
amendment that no measure of parliamentary reform would
be acceptable unless it contained the following principles—
manhood suffrage coupled with a three months' nteidenoe—
(oh, oh)—vote by ballot—(hoar, hear)--anntial parliaments
- rib) -and payment of members.
• KirAsevestanded the amendnient.
Ammereer asked whether is would be in fader to pat
the amendment. (Hoar, bear.) Thia was not a party move-
ment in any respect, and it would not be right to introduce
any matter which might give rise to a division of political
parties in the borough. (Hear, hear.)
The CHAIRMAN said that on the point of order mad
decide that the motion of Mr. Bartlett could DOE be
put as an assendniest on the original motion, but haF:2l
be happy to put it as 'substantive resolution. (Hoot, host.)
During the six years that be had been In parliament he
had voted for every extension of the people's framing, so
that he hopes ha would not be misundentood when he put It
to Mr. Bartlett whether it would be advisable on that ores-
aion to press for an expression of opinion on the points be
had raised. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Bmthurrr said he would withdraw his amendment.
(Cheers.) At the same time he trusted that the middle
classes would go with the wetting man in demanding from
the legislature the political rights to which they were Ga-
dded. (Cheers.)Mr. Ham. said that he agreed in the object for which the
means bad bees called, but as an Inhabitant of the neigh-
bouring parish of Kensington he thought it would be much
better if the united parishes of Chelsea, Kensington, sad
Hammersmith asked parliament for two members, instead el
Chelsea asking for one for itself. Ho thought they would he
more likely to succeed, and that their reprenintatives would
have greater weight in parliament. (Hear.)
Mr. DELAY T, the secretary, said that the parish author(-
tin of Kensington and Fulham hod been communicated with.
Those parishes could do for themselves what the inhabitants
of Chelsea were doing. (Cheers.)
The resolution was then put sad carried unanimously.
Mr. PERRY moved the next iseolntice, to the effect that
pet-Mous be presented to parliament, and that a memorial be
Prepared and forwarded to Lord Derby on the subject.
Mr. WATKINS seconded the motion, which passed.
Mr. Churchwarden LUTZ moved that copies of the raw
Intims be sent to Lord Palmerston, Lord J. Humid, end
Mr. Bright, and the county member, with • regent thee
they would support the object In view. He was glad to tor
knowledge the services of the association, which MI got up
the present meeting, sad rejoiced that it woe not *dr •-
tion in say way to interim with soother association which
existed in the parish for the promotion of reform. (awl
Mr. HALL, ODD of the poor law guardians of the pariah,
seconded the motion, which was put and carried.
Mr. HAMMITT!' moved that a committee be appointed to
• petition to parliament.
prepare
AUSTIN @scowled the motion, which wee carried.
On the motion of Mr. Awn uvrr, a vote of thanks wee
weed on the chairman, who acknowledged the compliment.
Before the meeting dispersed the CHAIRMAN introduced
Mr. BROOKES, the secretary of the Metropolitan Boroughs
Committee, who said he had heard of this toasting only just in
time to enable him to arrive there too lets, or he should have
been happy with their pen:Weston to have taken part In their
proceedings. He begged to assure them that the committee
he hod the honour to represent hsd not forgotten the claims
of Cholera to its share -M the representation, and that they
would be most happy cordially to co-operate with them in
their endeavours to obtain it.