The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-10 00:00:00

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sale, owing to recent large imports. 3,120 bales AT sot.
40 Pernam, 230 Egyptian, 260 Madras, and 2/82Z32,61
have been taken on speculation and for export, an .
bales by the trade. The actual export is 630 Ainenc
Brazil, &c., and 2,490 East India—in all 3,180 bales.
Sea Islands were offered by auction on the 7th instan.ll.
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only about 500 bags were sold, at a decline of fully2oubajo
lb., but at irregular prices. The sales to-day are 62°u,+,
of which 1,000 are taken on speculation and for exP°',olo
PnovisioNs. In the face of the high prices at
BEEF has opened in America, our market remains nilig
same dull and unsatisfactory state, the sales being tr'elti
in the extreme, and the dealers seeming more thcieste
determined to keep out of stock. A small parcel of nessliontel
has been received this week per steamer, but has 'Si
been put on the market. PORK is dull, with a del sy
tendency ; there are arrivals of new French this vielreelp
of new American. BACON seems likely to move ninre.rifol
and, at the prices which are now taken for old, ,rly
of new will not compete with it. LARD is
per cwt. without leading to an increased di
spring delivery 52s has again been made. '
readily, without variation in price. T.A.m.ov
part of the week was dearer, but is now flat
quotations. LINSEED CAKE is lower 5s per
corn market this week there has been a sti
not extensive, demand for consumption, and pi
consequence been rather hardened, WHEAT 11,
at ld to 2d over last Friday's rates, and Flour
barrel. To-day there was increased activity,
advance of ld per 70 lbs on WHEAT, and 6d
FLOUR was established; INDIAN CORN, Ogrs, 0
though quiet,were all more firmly held.

MANCHESTER CORN EXCHANGE.—Y"
From the circular of Mr. Thomas Swalb
exchange, we take the following extracts :
" Throughout the week buyers have acted
reserve, and prices for most articles •have hag
tendency ; holders firmly resisting any declin,
sales of nowt have been more free the last
the extreme depression noted on Thursday last.
"This day's market is well attended, a firm,
vails, and the decline in price is less extensi,
week, still the following reduction must bi
WHEAT, 2d V 70 lbs ; on FLOUR, 6d to is
flour is not offered lower,) and on BEANS, old
qr, OATS and MEAL bring last day's
nominally easier to purchase.
THE LARGEST CLIPPER IN. THE

'Under this name the New York Herald des,
clipper the " Great Republic." She is 325
53 feet extreme breadth of beam, 39 feet dept
eluding 7 feet between the spar and upper deo
between the two decks below, and registers 4;
tons. She has four complete decks, but no
the outline of the spar deck is protected b:
turned oak stanchions. Her lines are slightly
ward and aft, and her ends are very long an,
particularly the bow, which preserves its an
the rail. The whole fore body of the vessel is - the
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two feet from a straight Ine at the forefoot; but t,;010
is gradual for 60 feet, and forms an arch where Of/
and keel are united. In other words, the gripe of I°6ll
foot, instead of being angular, is the complete arc of,;
For a head she has the representation of an ea.l,e',/
emerging from below the bowsprit ; and her stera,toi
is semi-elliptical in form, is spanned by an eagle! '"„f t‘,l
American shield in his talons. The ship has a waist
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narrow strakes, defined between mouldings; is,esj biS
with yellow metal up to 25 feet, and is pain' nr,
above it. The rails and other work on deck are of
white, and the gangway boards are of mahogany',
with brass.
She has five houses on the spar-deck amidships', for/

first forward is a workshop for the crew, and answ-,_
shelter in stormy weather, as she has no bulwario,
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after part contains a sick-bay or hospital. Thed,
house contains the galley, a blacksmith's shop, Doll
gine room, for she has a steam engine of fifteen horse ,
designed to do all the heavy work, such as takinicieein;
discharging cargo, hoisting topsails, setting ukrillvai
working the fire engine, pumping ship, &e. o'o'l
fitted to work a propeller in one of her long-boats ;it is it
so arranged that it can hoist itself out and in when e;
quired for use in the boat. Fitted as this boat is, e ci
culated to tow the ship in a calm, at the rate of thre
an hour.
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The houses on the quarter-deck consist of ain
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for the officers, protect the entrances to the deck be'thot
contain signal lockers, &c. Such is her vast sigdocl P;
these houses appear to occupy very little space. thsll
has more room on spar-spar_deck for Working .sip'
line of battle ship. deC/t1
forward, and the entrances to them are between ra'
Her crew have spacious quarters in the upper - ted by c:
panions. Aft, on the same deck, she has lirlfty bel%„.w:os
modations for her petty officers, berths fof t",:;„ allb'v,*ol
shops and store-rooms. The forward cabin Vte
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loon is tastefully wainscotted, painted Pured its state-
with gilding and other ornamental woort
'.abaft th
are large, and well designed for tain's cab
tains the cap
is a vestibule, which eon profforis, acc !IL
starboard side, and the
cabin, though not large, is most elegantly finished.loci
r"e"es on, each side, mirrors, ottomans, 40
panels with pieturet on them, and a variety of otheA.
all finished in the best style. The pantry is large chief mate's opposite. It.l
arranged; and she has a choice library for the use of 110:41
The space between her forecastle and storeroom leg
tains her spare spars, cordage, blocks, &c., and Et' 0
room for 400 or 500 tons of light cargo. 117
The ship herself is a wonder of strength. lle doo
of the best seasoned white oak, and is coagedoilr r
together, and bolted through the coaging.
before ceiling, was diagonally cross-braced wit'
braces 4 inches wide, 1. inch thick, and extending
floor-heads to the top timbers; These were let
frames and ceiling, were bolted through every ti,113,
rivetted together at every intersection between ofkil
There are 90 of these on each side. She is buu`3,5511",
tons of white oak, 1,500,000 feet of yellow pine, cofrr
knees, 230 beams, 3361 tons iron, and 56 to s
es
She is thoroughly ventilated, has four hold pull*: 'for
engine for wetting sails, or, in case of accide" it
A 13;
tinguishing fire. ow 0,
She is very snugly and very strongly sparred, hos '„
a ship of war, has nothing above the royals. Slie,prel,,ik
masts, named the fore, main, mizen, and spank et opti
The last is fore and aft rigged ; the others are
Her sails are made of cotton duck, and she will sPr'
16,000 yards in a single suit.
She This vessel was designed, modelled, an built by he a
Donald M'Kay, and it is confidently believed that ,r4P4
prove the swiftest ship in the world. Although shed, a:r
over 4,500 tons, she will stow at least 6,000 tons, w,"(01`
is the buoyancy of the floor that she will not
than 23 feet water when fully laden with a general e

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