The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-14 00:00:00

J. GETTY AND CO ,

SHIP AND SALVAGE BROKERS, AND
SHIP VALUERS,
Nett`
LIVER-CHAMBERS, TITHEBARN-STREET, AND 17,
GRACECHURCH-STREET, LONDON,
Marine and Fire, Bcc., Assurance Agent.

ROBERT A. MUNN tk CO.,
(Late Cunard, Munn, & C 0.,)
/P BROKERS FOR THB SALE oF SHIPS,
41N,
(1.,,;• STEAMERS, &C., AND SHIP VALUERS,
3, YORX-BIJILDINGB, DALE4TREBT,

LIVERPOOL.

CUNARD, BRETT, & AUSTEN,
(Late Cunard, Munn, & Co.)
jr SHIP VALUERS AND BROKERS,
jeli3O!,ol AUCTIONEERS FOR THE SALE OF
'SHIPS, WRECKS, &c.,
L 5, YORE BUILDINGS, LIVERPOOL; AND 130, LEADEN-

HALL STREET, LONDON.

bn

Without reserve.

On Thursd y, the 27,h instant. at three o'clock,
s' sale-room, 5, York-buildings, Dale-street,

at the Brok 4,

The magnificAnt Ship
,44'k TIPTREE.
To rive confidence to in•ending bayers an upset price
f'14.t.!...."‘' of lOs per ton oM. will be named, and aay advance
on that will constitute a positive sale.

Length. 230 feet ; breadth of beam, 42 feet 6 inches ; depth of hold,
22 feet 8 inches. Measures 1962 tons old measurement, 1765 by late
method and 1650 tons per register.
This splendid vessel was built at St. John, N. 8., by Messrs. John
M`Donald & Co , builders of the well-known Australian packet•
ships Eagle, Mermaid, Reel of Seftou, &e. She is but tof American
white oak, hecmatack. and pitchpine timber; has double floors fore
and aft ; her frame.* d agnoally cross-braced throughout with heavy
iron riders. She is also diagonally celled I, the hold, in two thick-
nesses, running trom the lower deck shelve to the short floorheads,
arid the whole celled over, fore and aft, with pitchpine. The lower
deck frame is a massive and crinplete piece of workmanship; the
shelve is 16 by 12 inches, and the beams are dovetai•ed Into it
inches, the upper• stringer and water-ways are dovetailed into the
beams 3 inches, and bolted horizontally and perpendicularly, with
13-inch fastening. securing the deck frame in a thorough. 'Tiernan-
tial, and complete manner. The upper deck frame is finished in the
same style. Her 'tween decks are 8 feet high, wel ventilated, and
beautifully finished.
She has a fulipoop 100 feet long. The main cabin is a magnificent
saloon 50 feet long, 15 feet wide. and 7 feet high, welt lighted and
elegantly finished in the Gothic style. There Is also an after cabin
for the ladies' retiring room, handsomely finished in neat parlour
at, le. The state rooms are large, and well lighted and ventilated.
She is furnished with large iron water tanks, built of Vlach plate,
fitted forward with a pair of Brown's chain stoppers, and Trotman'a
patent anchors. Her masts and spars are well proportionerr, and
fitted with six topsail yards to facilitate reefing. Her rigging sails,
&c. are of the best English manufacture. The arrangements on
deck are In the most approved style; there is a forward house 35
feet long, neatly fitted up with all that comfort and convenience
could require. She will class Al. at Lloyd's seven years, and on
Inspection. will be found equal to anything that has been built lu
the colonies: now lying in the Coburg dock.—For Inventories and
further particulars, apply to Messrs. STITT. COLIIIROUGH and CO.,
Merchants, 31. North Jehn-strett, Liverpool; or to CUNARD,
BRETT and AUSTE!‘, Brokers for the Sale of Ships, 5, York-
buildings. Dale-street, and 150, Leadenhall-street, London.