The Express.
London, England, 1857-08-18 00:00:00

THE CLIPPER•SHIP LIGHTNING.

Lek (Sunday) night Mews. James Baines and
ce Co.'s lebrated " Black-ball" elipper-shipLightning was to
nil from the Mersey to the Themes having been eegaged
by the Rest India Company to embeik Room at Gravesend
for the Rant. The Lightning will be towed round to Graves-
end by the powerful Ream-tub Resolute. Owing to the sen-
sation Meted by the Meter slops of the Lightning, the James
Baines and the Champion of Me Rem, which were inmected
sad so highly eulogised by the Queen and court, at Ports-
month, Meows. James Baines and Co. have been induced to
*es the Lightning on public view, at Orevesend, for a f w
Lys, The Lightning will doubtless be visited by crowds of
people, and it has been determined to charge Is. admission,
the receipts being given to the wives and families of the
saidien who will ma in her. In order to give our readers
an ides of the size of the Lightning, and of the unequalled
runs she has msde, we subjoin the following particulars
from the LigAinirig o,:tite, which wee printed end pub-
lished on board during her voyage from Liverpool to Mel-
bourne end back, between February and July in the present
The Lightning is 2,003 tons register, and 3,600 tons
Her extreme length is 243 feet; breadth, 44 feet
depth of hold, 23 feet. To the top of her mizenmert, 551
het; to the top of her mainmast, 71 feet ; to the
Milk (at the very summit of the mast), 115 feet ; to the
mein track, 164 feet ; to the fore truck, 151 feet. The
mated run she has ever roads in 24 hours, by observation,
wee on the 27th of February, 1865, and amounted to 390
knots, equal to 455 statute miles, being an average of
knote, or 19 miles, per hour during the whole day.
At the same time, in eight consecutive days, she ran
2,158 knots. During her last voyage, in seven con-
secutive days, from the 28th of line to the 4th of .1 uly, 1856,
tee tan, by aberration, 2,188 knots, or 2,663 statute mike,
babas as avenge during the week of 13 knots, or rather more
dim 16 statats miles, per hour ; and in the seat 25 days of
vim. she tan 6,958 knot., or 8.118 statute miles (1,000
slim tram then twice the dietante from Liverpool to New
York), beeeg an overage of Ili knots, or 13i statute mils*,
dariggillMmb des. We believe the records of the psy-
llium, d ellp=ddrivialti: no parallel to this. - Mem
siseSsot porsips I to lisileounm was her last
ses-1111sr• Imes—as.l sr quickest passage hones win
die MS is Ewer ands, sod was aocompliehad in 63 on nn
August 17.

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lois wow brings us an smug, few are more striking than
that given by Yr. Robert Tarter, the its Nage of Pulley-
pore. Actuated by a chivalries ones of duty, Its ispained
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