The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-10-22 00:00:00

IRON SHIPS

CLARE'S PRINCIPLE THE ONLY MODE THAT WILL g,lOllll

SECURITY TO 'IFS AND PROPERTY

WILL LAST AI AT LLOYDS FOR By loPing
John Clare, Junior's commercial experience deVe eon
where the defects lie in what are called iron Ycsgeig' ither
ructed by people who are not mechanles'ijon he 65'il!
ntellect or skill, bat upon the "tin-pot" prinCh3-',,f ths'
leave that proportion of the trade to persons " oto
class who have turned out sinking coffins to collg are
watery graves her Britannic Majesty's subject4,l', °UP,
marine travelle-s in such things as the Orle-'heaa'
Tayleur, Faith. Forerunner, H.M.S. frigaetfe
cnoiirilciirisietolltialt,
foundered
many others, including a number
with their crews, of which were inet.th 0!
and,, unrnechanicallv constructed, in accorlance T'jf. On
tin-pot" principle. The public are ignorant °„00 ol
they travel by when on board the present descriP" fon
iron vessels, as they are unsafe and unseawortVbee
of vvhie
their hail construction and the light material
e composed upon the " tin-pot principle. t, ea tile
are
If security to life and property be the desiders.o lie,
marine department of the Board of Trade have ,ie„..rd i.
they ought to put their authority (i.e. if that u"-effee,
sincere in its intentions towards the public) inteselPe
forthwith, and cause a scale and mode to be laid down ti
which iron vessels will only be allowed to be blditderieg,
that is done, there will be no end to vessels flogeoe,,
&e., and sinking from collisions, such as the ' life. '
sacrificing some £60,000, but, rovidentially, n° --., Shied
my attention has-been directedP to the art of irortre tieo,
safety t° ,:blapics:
building, to attain the climax whereby
property is practicable upon scientific and tede-t htfo-
principles, the development of which apPear'fAclerP"'"„ti
given Mr. Charles Bean (the editor of the ''olreves"„
Albion,) great offence, as it will naturallY ;01,1
puffing his friend, Mr. John Laird. of Biville- Ir-
thme way he has done ; as the said person.
_t..°o;oorlnnipigg
Wednesday, that he put that scurrilous
publication, on the 6th inst., beeaarbeen 0000
his friend (Mr. John Laird) down, false ,but If
I flatly donied. He qualified it,,and said, n"--bu a"4
have his ships. Mr. Charles Bean said, if Yon gicallerdt .1.,
01.
you must take a tat. I said, if Mr. John t;;;,itallia,i-i
any other person, calling himself an iron s".,j'a do ""t:
made coffins to drown people, I, as a man, vi°_..."...0. --:.
Ibest to protect my fellow-men from a watery gt-55 On;
that
tas a man, and always treated every persang 0 rr!„,`"
was a man in principle, and as T alwaYAs at-be silt
spoke of extend as I found them, I
care" ieoprit
courtesy ed to me. I will take ' d°ll°- an frti
myself by an unmanly action. I told Mr. Charles A-10, 0
any person who might be annoyed at n 39 ituhey °,b,fse
provided I was right, might write as much agiareSS'Lrev it;
about me, if they attached their names and au„"ti to bribe
then he could not be blamed; but he was In nu,, titOtrf
for lowering the dignity of the Albion if he 'Wert,e As
concoctor of that document. As he stated tbnl ~,`", 5, ~ , t
at foot had given him and his friend, Mr. J,_°,"--,,,sol)„gre
such great offence, which appeared in the Alot°'-i 01;1
time ago, for the good of the public, 1 agalloo t'"
battellros the
it to be printed. The French floating
repelled the 64 lb. shot in the Crimea, and hulltjestf t'A.
designs furnished by myself to his Imperial ,1"'„t, TV ',;(lg
Emperor. also, the same plans being -careen °"build.;;;
British Government at the close of the war, bile Cliati
at Messrs. Robert Napier and Sons, Govan, 0n0,""e-le;.-ei.
Messrs. Palmer Brothers, at Jarrow, on the„:‘,"ThiSte
Messrs. Samcda Brothers, at Blarkwall, on ":,„As no
Fl sheds from the same po'lfantshaenAdildniesilrgaTif Vlefo'ree
furni by me at the request
9th and 16th of July, 1855, but originallyhvngght IV°
u ldviie e °II
the Hon. Sir M. F. H. Berkeley and Sitr a 110 '
Walker, the Surveyor of the Navy, at Sowe rset
the 11th of June, 1854. .iditt
--, t, bo .118
This admission by the British tGovernnien;, fhie„lpl,
Iron Floating Batteries, as thus described, iS a ;111Art`i 0
proof that my ideas are sound and efficient in n'-stieii
tecture, whereby ships may be constructed 00 -
and mechanical principles.

J ohn Clare, thou bast a good old nettle,
0 ! shall it not be known to fame?
aply the sailor far at sea
N e'er shall forget to honour thee.
C an skill so well brought out as tbioe
L ong fail as it deserves to shine ? Ws,
A h Jack, as his pure draught he'll cir
R eally full oft of Clare shall think.
E ach novice o'er his glass shall ask
Who was it made this water cask?
And men the proud truth shall declare
The inventor of this cask was Clare; •
Nor casks alone, but o'er the sea free;,
Clare's ships shall float from damage
So sailors now shall drink pure water!.•
Nor fear the cannon.ball's dread slang/11e'
Few are the dangers which enviro f,.00;
Ships made, as Clare's are made, of
Masts, spars, and ribs may well defY
Dangers from foes, from wave, or sky
And when, far o'er the AtlantiC sea'
Another home belongs to thee,
Your house of iron, all complete,
So strong, so beautiful, and neat, .1 rarer
Will make wife's, daughter's, son's foil

A blessing on the name of Clare.

SHIP OWNERS' gO5
VIS CUM LEVITATE. -trtS- ji 14
DERSONS desirous of baying ob.),01
built that can neither _Leak nor Sink risie.`ei
ifficient Ships through the medium of the 0%11 c,
patents, who is now prepared to excc.ute
confided to him. JOHN CLAll;o'venod
Sole Inventor and Patentee of l'-'spits'aplP
in Shipbuilding, Metallic Ma4ts,
upon scientific and mechanical prig
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