The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-24 00:00:00

holder, it would be found in the stupendous machinery which

propels her. Scarcely a vibration was to be felt as her

huge cranks and pistons rose

~ even the

eruptible tremour will bs lessened, when use
e first stiffness. She slowly steamed up
to the Sloyne, and anchored at her moorings at half-past
twelve o'clock ; and here she will take in the remainder of

has warn away ti

her cargo,

A numerous party of gentlemen were invited to witness
the departure from the dock, those to whom cards were
sent comprising--the Mayor and Magistrates of Liverpool
the chairman and members of the dock committee; the

chairman of the pilot committ€

Ir. Potter, chairman of
r. W. lrown, M.P.,

e underwriters'

and the other nuraber,s for -South Lancashire ; Colons
Scott, commander of the forces of the Manchester district
Colonel Bell, commander o'

forces of

he Liverpool

district; Colonel Key, of the 15th Hu.
Scott, son of the Duke of Buccleuch ; Adjutant Edwaras ,
W. Shuttleworth, Esq , Town Clerk; Joseph Pollock, Esq.,
judge of the county court ; the American, French, Sar-
dinian, and Turkish Consuls ' • the Collector, Comptroller,
and Inspector7general of the Customs at Liverpool; the
Postmaster of Liverpool, C. B. Banning, Esq., &c., &c. ;
Mr. T. B. Horsfall, M.P. ; and Mr. J. C. Ewart, M.P.,
members of the borough, were also invited, but they, as well
as other gentlemen to whom cards were sent, were unable
to attend.
After the ship had been secured at her moorings, the
company de3cended to the saloon, where they were enter-
tained at a sumptuous -dejeuner. In the absence of Charles
Maclver, Esq., who is at Maltz, the chair was occupied by
Donald Currie, Esq., supported on the right by William
Brown, Esq., M.P., and on the left by Francis Shand,
Esq., vice-chairman of the Dock Committee. The vice-
chair was filled by Captain Judkin, commander of the
Persia. .

rs; Lord Witter

After the repast had been partaken of, the usual loyal
toasts were drunk with all the honours.

The toast of the "Emperor of the French and our Allies"
VMS then drunk, and it was succeeded by that of the " Army
and Navy."

Lord Walter Scott briefly acknowledged the compliment
on the part of the army.

Capin Schomberg responded for the navy, and in the
course of his observations, referred to the services rendered
in the presen: war by the steam mercantile-marine of this
country. Not only had its ships conveyed the armies of
Great Britain to the seat of war, but they had also conveyed
the great part of the armies f the Allies, and, moreover,
they had fed those armies at a distance of 3,000 miles from
home..• (Cheers.) That he thought reflected the highest
honour on the directors of the steam-ship companies of
England—(hear, hear)—and especially on the Cunard Com-
pany, whose fleet was among the most conspicuous. (Hear,
hear, and cheers) The captains, and officers, and crews of
those ships—and upon all of them the labour had chiefly
devolved—had distinguished themselves in the performance
of their duty (hear, hear), and he had great pleasure in
having an opportunity to give expression to that feeling,
because he felt assured that in doing so, he spoke
as the mouthpiece of the navy. (Haar_ hp4,l

kilear, near.
As to the ship on which they were then on board,) her builder was a man whose celebrity and name were known
in the most remote parts of the globe, certainly wherever
the British flag floated ; and if it were any satisfaction for a
tutor to know of the success of his pupils, Nr. Napier
should feel it in the fact that some of the officers who had
" walked" his factories, now commanded some of the finest
ships in her.nijesty's service. (Cheers )
iThe Chairman then gave the " Health of the Members
for the county and the borough," end coupled with the
toast the name of Mr. W. Brawn, !f P.
Mr. W. Brown, M. P.. acknowledged the compliment in
brief terms.

The "Health of the Mayor and Corporation of Liverpool"
s then drank;

Mr. Alderman S. Holme responded. He said he could
have no hesitation in returninz the company hig sincere
thanks on behalf of the body with which he had the honour

to be connects
them. It was
that he came on board the sp.,.
saloon they were then assembled ; fo

the compliment which had been pai

Li a feelin

4, in iihose r

juvenile—(laughter):—still he remembered the period when
he chased r 11)1).0 within a field of the noble dock fr-
which they had that morning come; and when the -
town of Liverpool went down to look at a ship of 500 tons
as a matter of the greatest curiosity, (Hear, hear, and
laughter.) Now they were on board a vessel whose tonnage
was so enormous that he was almost afraid to state it, and
yet, large as she was, he understood that she was to be
succeeded by a vessel no less than 680 feet in length.
(Hear, hear.) When he had looked in the magnificent
engines, heard their pulsation, and seen how such a mass
of iron could be turned and propelled, he exnerienced a
fee'ing of awe, and of wonder, when he considered the skill
which had conceived, and the power and energy which had
executed so sublime an erection, and his heart had been
lifted up to Him who, gave the genius to conceive, the
mind to design, and' the skill to execute. (Cheers.) He
treated the Corporation, in all their measures, would look
forward and provide for the increased size of their ships—
(hear, hear)—and they would go hand-in-hand with the
spirit of energy which always characterised this country.
(Hear, hear.) He had always been an advocate for every
measure of the public bodies being carried out upon the
largest and most gigantic scale, and he would not hesitate
to say that if small measures characterised the public bodies
of Liverpool, they would not be doing their duty, or acting
fairly towards the skill, energy, and enterprise of the com-
mercial community of the town. (Hear, hear.) He begged
again to thank them most cordially, and he trusted he
might venture to say, in reference to the ship, on
lading,ci may God give the good ship a speedy and safe
board of which they now were, in the words of the bill of
voyage."
,(Hear, hear, and cheers.)
The toast of "The Magistrates of the B wough" was then
drunk. and responded to by Mr. Edward Cropper.
The Chairman then gave the " Health of the Chairman
and Members of the Dock Committee." In doing so, he
observed that the Cunard Company were grateful to the
committee for the consideration which was always given to
their applications ; but while the company 'gratefully ac-
knowledged every facility afforded them, he was sure that
the committee would admit that they never asked for what
was unreasonable. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Cunard himself
was anxious to be present to express the sentiments of the
company towards the dock committee, hut being unahle to
e-tend, he requested that he (the chairman) would do so.
(Hear, hear.) In conclusion, he would again say, in regard
to the committee, that as the company only reasonably
asked what they required, they were liberally met in
what they demanded. (Cheers.)
Mr. Francis Shand, in the absence of Mr. Chas. Turner,
chairman of the committee, acknowledged thecompliment. He
could assure them that the committee were ready and willing
to facilitate the enterprise, of which such a ship as the
Persia was the result, and at the same time he should say,
that no company came forward in a more liberal spirit than
the Cunard company, nor was there one to which the Dock
Committee had greater satisfaction in fulfilling all they
asked. (Hear, hear.) He regretted that the chairman
of the committee-was not present, because though he fully
felt the rbaponsibilitiea of his office, he could yet more
nearly measure the largeness of their duties by observing the
size of the vessel for which the port had to provide accom-
modation. (Hear, hear. hear.) He could only say, that
it was the ,earnest desire of the committee to keep
pace with the progress of the age, and to provide for the
increased size of ships, and the requirements of the port.
(Hear, hear.)
The Chairman, in introducing the next toast, said that
reference had been made to the services of the steam mer-
cantile marine in conveying the troops to the seat of war
and supplying them with provisions, and Captain Schoen-
berg had paid a tribute to the commercial men whose
enterprise had cared those fleets into existence. He did
not intend to be egotistical when he said be believed those
ships were well managed—(hear, hear,)—but they had been
well paid for it, because of the simple fact that they could
not be done without, (Cheers and laughter.) But, while
they prided themselves on those ships, it should not be for-
gotten that, at this port at least, the Admiralty agent, had
contributed not a little in securing for them that efficiency
by which they had been so distinguished. (Hear, hear.)
Captain Bevis was the Admiralty agent at this part- -

r"•., auu lle
(the chairman), could say, that no man could perform more
satisfactorily and conscientiously the onerous duties which
devolved on his office, than he did,.:(llear, hear.) To all,