The Express.
London, England, 1856-06-10 00:00:00

EXPERIMENTAL TRIP OF THE STEAM

PACKET HAVRE.

Barns years since the directors of the South
Western Company, moved by the continuous expostulations
of Mr. The, M.P., the. as influential shareholder, deter-
mined to improve the commueicatios between this country
end Poulos by the Southampton and Havre route. A OM-
mitta was appointed, and the result sat the formation of
an indepeadent company to furnish steam savigation be-
tween the two ports. The experiment was most susesieful,
the time spent in transit being reduced at use Mem
eighteen hours to sine, and the traffic in geode end pee
sawn increasing until they reached, the ham, ME
menage of 300 toes • week, sad the latter of 20,000 puss
in the year. Another stusinge muted, was the rodent's el
the travelling exposes from 3L to lL Ss , ea aliesolien
which resulted in an inomsnas assession to He
tribe. Subsequently, no intense sf IMP alimar=ree:
posy was leased to the dun WisMw NOW/ Chnipisy,
sad the directors of the latter, wises to reudertbe service
as elleient as possible, gave orders to the Am of Mare mad
Co., for the construction of two steam-vessels altar the most
improved modern priaciples. The first of tho lam me-
'traded in compliaeos with this order, the Allbron, las
been for IMO Vas en tho statists, and boa /hen
complete seta's/inn, sod lic pewees d Ibic sound,
the Havre, won tuna yestoodety to • tril trip
from Blackwell to the Non. The Haws is a vessel of
boastUsi lines sad mmbinen the two winking of a fair
enrolee for goods, sal sash an sztussal foirm os Is beet eel.
male nto prod nes the rmanstanseibis guest of speed sad
sessitnms of motion. The veld& is UN work of Kr.
James Is a Ins useeptiss naval architecture, sad
no drusiass, width we &don, show the important aims
dumb now rettslood for the Maids between Southampton
sod Hun. Ling* between the psoyesdieslars, ill fast
6 bass ; ditto of heel for tams, 171 fest 24 imam;
breadth he tonnage, 23 net 1011shm I red Wale In low
6171446 tons. Before mood./ In Isla lb, small et
the enyeimeatal trip it may hen well to neatiom rest tic
=intdisk are the work of Memo. Seaward
spot nu sonstructed upon • cried* which,
having been originally propounded by Nowounes is
now inclusively retained by the shomeenmsd firm,
Its posulierhy being that it leaves the gYsieu nompletely
open at the top. By this mesa", two impseist desiderata
ems sneered, nensly 'heat, sums= of mike, and c
dm M' osonsuy of 'nil, both of whisk sesnish ware folly
aossotaissd keg since, by the perfosmoso of ids " Ath-
ens," dm twin heat ot the Havre" eta sew he seem time
ea the statism. The Hairs started from bur missrlsers at
Blackwell atone o'clock lesterday, having on hexed Cop-
tan Jobassone, and Mr. Butane, directors d ship South
Weston Company, Mr. Tit", M.P., COairmsa of the
Ilisellimpetm and Hans Slum Pukes Company, Mr.
Omsk onntery to the company, Moen. Crumble mad
BMMM pdacipal officers of ditto : Mr. Fenton, Low Moth.
Iron Works, Mr. Ow. Seaward, Mr. Brune, mad a largo
party Ugrian", either of the South Western comp toy, or
the engineers. The first °appall:oaf the compaay, ageing
was to admire the elegant fiitinp of the vans 4 isnapoord- of
I crimson velvet and maple ; neat, to sown the paimenl
lines; and, dully, to peer down the side Mil to itompre-
head if possible the equaVe movement oil/gnus @Tinders,
soh the soonomy of fad Onstage by the sisition of what is
called the atmospheric pts that le 40 rigs theleoving of
the top of the ey hiders a sayspae to the pease= ef the
atmosphere. Few of wino tld velemlneil
°opt by the satisfactory results, samely,
of fifteen miles an hour, and • masetimmo of= wifsh
preclude almost the possibility of revelskossvemen o tic
most seasitiv• stomach& The speed wee oesnrately teolod
I by several rose, with and manse the tide, overdo mere led
mils belowOrsumead, and the semis result was 12416 lasts,
or about fifteen mossured mins per hour. This Tendinous
I vessel drawing over sins feet water and being huhhad
only with the ordinary puldle•mheesairea promeneel to
bo osalustly satisfactory by Id the omen beast
In the onsse of the plowed verse, by shish the minas
power, of the vessel
the Leaden m weley=ll. emlagmtpellbe Mil(fain‘re
supplied freeswas visitors
In the priasipal rabbi. Mr. The, 21 P., ens Toted by
acelsmadu to the chair, and having lost dens amour to
the customary loyal toasts, the hon. mamba mid atten.
tin with much force and felicity of expreedee, he the Teri.
cue persons whose talents had bees rash busnmabilioe
in bringing to perfeeticrn the line of modes eemoneketion.
between Southampton and Haws. Hung iseeibed ths
het attempts et asking the passage in the Mai Turk, Hr.
Tits narrated the formation of the steam yeast company,
and ft, sabot quint transfer by him to the Ikon WOWS
Company. Toe feats of the " Alliance " eel " Weather "
were done full justice to, and the great Imleillnieed treas.
resulting from every successive improvement le the memo
of transit, was prominently notieed. A well-merited oomph-
mint was paid from the chair to the Maus. Seaward for
their seseessfel application of the principle which is the
oheracteristic of their engines; and finally, notice was Woes
tertian of the efficient servisse of the various onions of
the company. Shortly afterwards the vessel was "put
about," aad her return voyage to Blackwell served only to
,streogthen the opinion whieh tad been prtviouly formed
of her soiling capabilities.

MILITIA.

A moat important meeting of the colonels of
militia took place paierday, at the That:bed House Ta-
vern, Bt. Jamees-strut; the Duke of Baccleach in the
chair. There were amongst arse present the Marquises of
Claariearde, Donegal, Headf.rt, Cossyseham, sad M
n'' a-
co • Bark of Bogie*. Glues% Donoughmore Mor-
ley, Levelness, and Onward ; Lords Broughton, darriag-
toa, and Claud Hamilton; Hoes. Colonel Cavendish, R.
Rowley, L. Colon ; Colonels Bradley, M'Mordo, Sir Dun-
can 11.Dougal, Blegrave, W. H. Biggs, Taylor, Rushout,
Haddocks, Smith Doris., Philip Yorke. . Par-
rott, Mooch, Caine', Evelyn, Dieu, North, Dickson,deen, Wil-
liams; Hon. 11. Denoconbe, Hon. li. Lowther, Donut,
Hen. N. Maid., Morgan, Murray, Prior, Willett Patten
Si, Thomas Reeked), Bosley Biggins, F. GNUS*, Si;
Thomas Cunningham, Boggles Britt, Powell, Burnaby,
Skipwith, Clifford, &a.
Letters were received from numerous others, who were
beset sad goal with the meeting, but who, from various
came, were prevented aiteading.
It was rev lead that the Duke of Riehmosid, the Duke of
Beceluals, sad the Marquis of Dosegal be eppolated u a
committee to represent their view. to the governmeat, and
to acopt sash steps as were tequi•ite for the purpose.
Having pawed • vote of thanks to the chairman, the
muds' separated.

The eoaoaittee will weemble on Boterday sszt.—Herald.

SERIOUS ILLNESS OF THE DUKE OF RUTLAND.
—We regret to leers that the Duke of Rutland is seriously
all at Beim* Castle. Tee duke's health for some maths
past hat been very delimit', requiring the greatest etre, bat
about tea days since a decided change for the worse took
place, and kis grace his since heed in a state calculated to
cameo the deepest anxiety. The Marquis of Granby, M.P.,
Lard John Mann. re, if P., and Lard Georges Masters
M.P., have been in teeniestYuaers,
attendance on their revered
yarn Lead is conseqaence for • time absent frtm their du-
ties in the ROllll3 of Cmarsona. Mr. Andrew sad Lady
illetabeth Drummond, Lady Adana Fittslan Mannere,
sad the Rev. Mr. and Lady Adobe.' Newts, have Mao
aseembled at Bohol, Castle, owing to the dangerous ilium
01 bleinsine.
DIM OP TAB COUNTESS OF 13111EWSBUIT.-
IsSellipmes reached Leaden yesterday of the death of the
Cecil= of Shrewsbury. which event took place in Paris
rather suddenly on the Bth inst. Her ladyehip bad beau
eafferisg for sours time from an internal disorder, bit was
tetrad, much better in health, so that the intelligence of
her death ii met miexpeeted to her friend,. RN was e
daughter of the lets William Talbot B q , of Castle Talks*,
comity Watford, by his Ant wife, a daughter of Lawrence
O'To 4e, E•q., cf Bestow., in the some minty. In 1814
she married the late Earl of Bt.rewebury, then John Talbot,
• , who suctmeded to the earldom on his uncle's death is
1827, and died suddenly at Naples in November, 1852 By
her deceased husband Lady Btrowsbury hid Moue a eon,
who died In infancy, and two daughters, nee of whom hao
been raised to the rank of princess by the King of Bavaria,
and le monied to the Malian Priam, Dorta Pamphili ; the
other was the wife of the Prince &memo, but died shoat
IS years a,ao. Lady Shrewsbury was • realms adherent of
the Roman catholic faith, with which the name of her owe
family and of her late hatband at. dimly identified; sad
she was well krowo for her exteosiva chuiths both hare
sod on the continent.

MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE
RAILWAT.—The workiog eireroes and other outgoing. of
this company's railways (pielosive of the Manchester,
South Junetioa, and Alteischans stated bolo.) hare
sweated is the fcrtalght 'odic, Joao 1. 1868. to
7,6201. 6e. 21., oteklag, with the 69,4981. 2.. 41. already
et. ted, a total of 97,1181. 7s. 81. far the first ekvee fort.
sights of the half-yoer, or at the rats of 64.31 per cost. is
the railway trans for the ease period. The proporti,n of
the South Jar etioo, ite.,reeeipts seeruiag to this (*slimy
for the fortnight ending Joao 1 Illiotots to 8091
raskieg, with tho 7,62 a. le. 104. previously stated, a kkil
for th. first *lona fortaights of the hslf-yeer of
8,4301 3.. 3 t., while the ezpesees being 4091.04.14. foe this,
aid 3.3271. 7e.9d. faiths his previous fortnight., 'mow to
4,3384 70. 10d., or at the rots of 60.32 per out.