The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-09 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, . SEPTEMBER" 9; 1968.

TRIAL TRIP OP TSB GREAT zisrEszr.

(ROM 0171 IMICIIIL 11170/121.)
PIIRPLELT TO THE NORE.

So great are the issues of the experiment 13)W
being tried in steam navigation, so wonderful are
the results expected from insouciant, and so ietently
le the attention of the English public, and pro-
bably of the whole civilised world, fired upon
the Great Eastern and her movement", that the
barest narrative of the facts connected with her
program is all that people will have patience to read
until the excitement attendant upon her
.first starting shall have somewhat subsided,
and vague wonder shall bare given place
to critical examination and more sober admiration,
Wednesday evening left the huge ship securely
anchored at Purdeet, and completely surrounded by
the whole amphibious population of the neighbour-
hood, sitting, standing, rowing, sculliog, and some-
times tumbling into the water, but never ceasing to
cheer for the wonderful ship, which every English-
,MD believes in his heart will completely and for
ever silence the jealous carping of envious neigh-
bours on either side of the Atlantic. She started
from her moorings at a quarter past eight
yesterday morning, closely attended by her four
tiny satellites and soon commenced enema-
' raging them in their praiseworthy attempts to get
her along by sundry slow and measured revolutions
of her huge screw and enormous paddle-wheels.
The acclamations of the people with which the shore*
were lined—those shores which under ordinary cir-
cnmatances have all the appearance of an unin-
habited island—were tremendous, and it was in a
moment seen that the tremendous floating castle was
as much in the hands of the pilot as if she had been
only a cutter. To and fro the veteran Palinurus,
the modern equivalent of whose name is Atkinson,
and who is worthy of a much happier fats
than befel his predecessor of the Amid, swayed
her as the exigencies of the cue required, and past
Gravesend he carried her in easy and majestic
style. The piers at this point were black with
people, and the gratulatory excitement seemed to
increase as the vessel passed slowly along. The
river was positively alive with small boats, and the
usual insular indifference to being run down which
distinguishes the modern sea-kiege, was exhibited
with a recklessness which made one cringe at
almost every yard of the ship's program. It
would be impossible to do justice to the
shout that rent the air as the Great Eastern,
as it were, contemptuously cast off the little toga
and prepared with a slight tremor of her colossal
frame to put forth her own strength and show the
world what she toad do onamisted on bee native
element. All the boats, all the steamers, everything
about and around became vocal with cheering, and,
as a fitting climax, the efficient bead of the ship, by
direction of the chairman, Mr. Campbell, struck up
the ever stirring strains of the National Anthem.
Three cheers were then given by the numerous popu-
lation of the ship's decks, and every one crowded
round the chairman to offer their heartiest
congratulations. God save the Queen " was duly
followed by " Rale Britannia ;" after which the
bred volunteered The Campbells are coming," the
happy application of which was recognised by
another round of cheering. The joy that brightened
up every one's face was so intense as to assume a
character of solemnity ; and Mr. Scott Russell now
c►me in for his share of the general acclamations.
The noble vessel now seemed to be instinct with
life. She had east off her little incrunbrances, and
wen graduallyputting forth her own powers in cleav-
ing the water. The screw now worked 30 revolutions a
minute, and the paddles nine and a half, the force
seed being about two-thirds of her maximum power-
Under these circumstances she gave thirteen and a
half knots, so that, taking into consideration her in-
sufficient immersion, and the consequent imperfect
working of the paddle and screw, her maximum

speed may be calculated at nineteen knots,
or twenty-three measured miles an hour, being
double the average of any of the subsi-
dised steamers. The working of the machinery
was perfect, and entirely to the satisfaction of Mr.
Scott Russell, and so still was the ship on desk
while going at this speed, that a pail of water that
stood on one of the paddle-boxes did not show the
slightest symptoms of vibration. There was a large
number of visitors on d.ck, ►nd at two o'clock the
company's tender Widgeon brought a considerable
contingent from Strood. The Great Eastern arrived
at the Note at a gassier past 12, and will probably
remain at her present moorings until to-morrow.

(ET ILLTTRIO TILLS }Y.)

MARGATE, Fame, 11 a.ti.
The Great Eastern is steaming grandly put
Margate. Distance eight milts from shiny.

BBlrdltill 702 SAVING MB AT SSA.

The French government hes recently made the
°Sowing awaada
A Over medal of the lot clam to Daniel Shea, captain of
the likboat floral Albert; and silver medals of the 2nd
ohm to Samuel From* William Hill, Homy Knight. James
Jobb, William Dyer, William Boawood, and William
Harding, who volmatimead to maw the lifeboat, for /maim
teadetad foam Prayed monalawat any L Goamlre, wrecked
on the Bth of Mat& Wipe qa• matt ol.P.etla!ovr.

ofiielloll class to Captain James R. Paul,
of lie Lord Warden what, foe saving the mew of a Frond%
Yaw Yost hi &Wreak ow the 14th Ranh last.
A gold medal of the Sad clam to Captain Lianas, date
Bella Via., of Sydney, is aolotowledgmiest of services ren-
dered by him to the emir of the Preach ship Nulls, at Vic-
kers, wreekad L lir Torre' Strait.
TY* Board of Trade hat smelly awarded the following
ratranis:

istheey OTlehry, chief barium of the Ear=
=lstokes 44 sot to asphalt Mdtaissy, Jeremiah
,Igall O'Hare]; sad Hoary Colvin, craw of the
Coastguard bask IL oath, Ihroiviag Ur wow (di fa somber)
of the salaam Batargrisa, of Dal** oneatad ea Qs lot of
August laat ca the Black Rea, la °slimy Bay.

THE CONERIVATIVE LAND SOCIRTY.—The officer*
sad clerk of the moiety celebrated the laanpustiou of the
eighth year lest Widenkg, by affirms* Ilhapealde, la the
&read, Checks LawlaGraweeses, thesoormary, b. be
therhair, topped/id by Remy Smith, Eaq., the solicitor; Jec.
Wylsoo, En., the surveyor; Charles Belton, Req., eo-
°meant sad whir •; Me WM, Powell, Stacey, Rill.
Middleton, G. Wylsoo, &o. In propane the toast of
" Prosperity to the Comentive Lead Society," sad the
health' of Vinson Remengh, the ahairinsa, Col. Brandow
Kan, M.P., the visenhelmaa, sad the other members .4
the earcatne committee, the semetery awed thee from the
funeatioa of the society, on the 7th September, 1862, sad the
7th September, 1869, 15,043 cheers, represeathig 762,1004,
had been iseurd. The cash reecipts were 403,672 g. 12a. 9d.
the withdrawals only 91,1111/1. 10s. lid. ; the sale of had
amounted to 228,0464. Se. 6d. ; the rights of choke we
7,863, of which 6,449 bad been Mauled, leaving 2,404 ea
Um register. The lam seniority share was 10,042 ; the laid
share No. 15,042 ; and 36 mime had been purchased ie 13
corder. The returns towards the Michaelmas quarter up
to We 7th last wen already lager than any pleasing
garter la 1668-9.
TEL Naw VICAR or Liam—We understand that
the cereearsy of lestlettling the Rev. Janes 8.D., into
the Moe of View of St. Poeser, MI Ma eke* ma Saturday
et
half-pest 3 ta ths elkormere. am mums. MS pra
mid to the cherrh, enotee ire ken from the Whey od tee
diocese, or Ws repesmetative, Ilasa eater the nip sad
MU the bell. Re will read In as Illotay, awl we eadoratorn
that the mayor sad earparatha bare stptied their Westin
Is he preset at the morigag sanite.—Leak Mercury.

Silt iIN nit aVILIIINOII4.II2.

We have no change to report in the position or dis-
position of the patties ottalther aids in this etruigio. The
corned Me of the trades delegites continue their meetings at
the Pule& Aran, Johns at-street, Milbank, and are vats
every taut to adds submriptites to enable them to pay
" dividends" to the men who refuse to return to stook es
the con itelboe *Lied by the manes, Maws conditions base
the old Woof wages and,hopre of week, and an adAfafiqn to
the declaration, or, es the unionists term it, " the obnoxious
document."

Mr. G. Potter, the moretary of the wrikyi has, reterrll.
from Glesgew, where he addrated • large mooting. Tht
committee ere still aspen° of aoocesr, that to to my, of in-
ducing the waters to agree to the terms of the
workmen. Thle day they hold what they be,. is
be • " *MAW Memisg" at rho Sorrey Music Hall
fa aid of the amiss. Several donallene were. reaped
by the committee yeeerday, inoluding 201. from the tinplate
and glom worker., 101. from the Old 8011, Thweratreet,
Scolety, be addition to a Singer nor voted lootarrok ; 154
from the Masons and Jolene Society, at Cardiff ;:di. hem
Lalcatir; SOL from the &lobbyers of Glaagow ; 201. from
Bath, dry •

Tla Artiketilke Committee are oho waive, sad yesterday
they WWI I plecera sidling the terms ea which thatemeters
offee lark, mad emareetiag that offer with the ocetahlea of
the mes gbh as the pleated pate it, are la " the omen of
Warn. PIO* sad Om"; the woes AIM dr dm usidera
far fear Wag from 41. to U. da, aids miat via the
payment 1. Mmere. Potter and Co. !or Mar mete bee
boa 4. 11. desk sac

Trotted'', evening a owe in; of workmen called by the
Anti-strike Committee, but tiSch consisted mainly of society
men, wm Lehi at the Lowther-arcade, and wee presided over
at
by Kr. BALLS en, who s e some length in support of
the polities talcum by th ere, and contending that the
declaration wee not antes tic to lib, to personal freedom,
to virtue, to morality, or religion.
A Wonzetax remarked that ease of the pastas had very
srlAtrary lormarn, who abased the woekmen, sad it the
decimation were weed upon, the men having work would
not be employed again without producing the obnoxions do-
tamest.

Mr. BOLLARD, OD his word sad bosom declared that
nothing dMs kind took place. A nonce would not be ro•
gutted Maio, hie paper in order to get employment in a new
plan. Aato the counterfoil, It mu an easy mods of 'demos;
bat the slop time book sad the day book, in which At
wages ware entered, squally kept the reward. There mu
no mama why a workstaes name should not be In the ea-
gageoent book se v,MI es In ibs anises book; said this Was
all the darimadon *mkt accsamlish. Ile did not ems why
the 'other ebruhlaot he sambaed by the =eaters as well
as by Omega Pottle.
Xr. MORRILL demounted the tyranny of George Potter,
sad arse prepared to give the name+ of parties who had taken
awa tools from the son-ssolety'a workmea. He mid if •
ameba .of labourers were 'employed at Meywe'e, and one of
them bad nlt subscribed to the society's strike, there would
be • etae against kilo.
These speeches did not WM to have math elect ea the
meeting, as at the close three cheers were gives for the nine
hours' movement.
During yesterday several some was rewind from London
and the perinea in favour of the taw misty men who
aro looked out.

We Intderetaad that the temporary misunderstanding that
'misted between the Dublin carpenters and the muter builden
has been perfectly removed, the builders having of their own
accord, and Ina moat wiafactory meaner, adopted the tams
propond by the tredeemers, We believe ;bat at .pessent all
the Lab ars employed, and that SW mast &rateable relations
Uwe been establlehrl, we baps penvoneatly, between the
trade end the enaployers.-4treemeantaJsersot.

It berm gratifying to sport that the emeilt of at Jetta-
view between some of the Faunas mametheturers and their
operatives at Whalley, on Thursday swain last, is likely to
lad to a partial, Una sa entire, resumption of labour in the
mills of Pedthase, which have now been standing upwards
of 24 weeks. The deputation met the manefscturers by
special appointment at a public house fa Whalley, ad they
were coartemarly received. The deputation conaiated obiady
of Padtbam operatives, the manufacturers haviog declined at
at a meeting with the executive a month ago to have any far-
ther tralsections with either thermal= or their secretary.
The interview en Thursday was, therefore "ought
r a altos to being about a negotiation. Ise
this this operatives were 'notarial. The manatee-
tunes, our correspondent woe Informed, complained
of havieg born harehly treated by the (recede*
committee and Operatives generally, bat expensed their wil-
lingness to negotiate terms at a inters time with their own
operatives. This was the sum-total of the basin= of the
interview, the manulacteren deollaing to take farther step-
that day. Sinn that meetleg, however, Mr. George Har-
greaves, one of the =selectmen of Peditiam, received a

ispotetion from He operative*, and the result of that inter-
view is each that the whole of his operatives are ezpxted
to resume work during the peemat week. Mr. llargreaverr
hewever, only employe about 120 weavers, his premises eon-
ti/Ding about 280 looms. Now dile a COMIZIODOOMOOt of
labour is likely to take places thin week, It le very probable
that other operatives end maw:Lecturers will follow the
maple above stated, and thus put an end to this protracted
struggle between capttal and labour Is Eset Lancaehlre.