The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-30 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS. MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 30, 1857.

2711 BTOPPAON OP Thi NORTHUNBIALAND
AND DUNHAM D. 1322107 RANI.

zawc.terueowrnim, d&TaIDAT EVISING.
Tbe ta➢owlas chadors way Wald to-day to dap alum-
Midas sod etoditcoste tba a DLit*" : .

At a nt;ecing—Olf—savaral of Xs sheraltoiders to the
Nortittuabettand sad Durham District 13.04 held is their
baaidartioese, that 17th day of November, 1867, O.N.g
Maw, Req., M.P., in the chair,
Imolved—Tlist a call of five pounds p• r share he aow
made, and be payable on the 14th dm of Dommaber mat at
the bnakwii.nnnw' in Grey-street,
rr,6"; Chairman."
Norlinamberlandiand Durham Dietriet Bank,

" NewcastMupon-Tyne, Nov. 27, 1867.
" Sir,—l haw to transmit to you the copy of a resolunce
woe at a roosting of a considered' mew of sheseholdare
had here this day, and have to impress ppm you the absolute
necessity of the payment of this call being promptly made,
sad thattad," if it be poribis, the day of paymint shoed be im-
' tiqr
This is imperatively noes ary for the probetka of the
shareholders, and if this intimation be not complied with, it
may seise them to most serious comequencia. I ass us-
able to arum you that • large =Ale of the shareholders
have already expremed their entire approval of the etemere.
It is hoped that it may also receive your sanction, sad that
you will coavey to me your derision without delay.--I am,
err, your obedient servant,
" W. B. Donis, Acting Director."
The creditor, of the beak are addressed as follows :
" Northumberland end Durham District Bank,
Nescrotle-upon-Tyne, Nov. 27 1867.
" ham to laform you, as ono of the creditors of the
bank, that the directors are giving their constant attention to
the again of the establishment, l order that with the lase
practicable dolahfut Trial may be submitted for the dl.
Gb%of its o
making=onununication, I have to state that yogi
may with the utmost confidence red assured that every
dspoolt end credit balance with the bank will be fully paid.
" I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
W. B. OODIN Acting Director."
Ibis evades It was made known that two of the directors
of the bank, lotrathan Richards" log.=
and that
and Matthew Robert Bing, Iraq. hem
John atchsrdate, Km., sod Prfeetioardno., Esq.,
have marcesied then 6 the diksolsreen

ltuirczura THE LiTIATEILAIE

A third, and, we are happytoq, esameaftd attempt
oommated ca Saluda partialy to tarok the Levietben,
which 6 now aorrdwablj aniseed= bee way to the water.
The tartar to sheet the launch we kept a tat dome ge-
ar Swaths mar mad het attempt, end not era the work-
• fa the yerd way sem* aware of the Maeda& until
the ship MI roved hi Wise Mir ham the ler cream
the Mama of the h mm had bra ersiderably
dmiliffumed, end was Mato perm& say-
Wag llke disappointment mak occurring. l'he "rations
commared about s quarter past ten, ender the Merlon of
Mr. Brunel, the engineer, and Captain Herber Their
bet efforts were directed to get the heed ad the eldp to •
lbw with the stem, the fore part being about 16 .sa la
demo, of the stern towards the water. The hydraulic
presses were applied, and in UM then a relents the berm
gradually to move and in the cores of betf ea hour she
had got Into • straight peados, Maim moved Tether more
than two feet forward. The =ors dl&ult eat Id . 1
.....
her down the ways, re launching her, wee thee
end the stretgthened butt:mess for the hydraulic remepeovvrdd
fully equal to the pressure brought to bar ma the The
font powerful hydraulic presses were eimultensoady pet lute
action, end • strain put upon the chains. The shipithmet im-
mediately obeyed the immense power which bore apes her,
and began to move gently down, a little more then ea inch •
minute. Ons of the mooring chains gave way at m surly
period, but It did not in the least effect the pogreae of the
ship. The presses and chair we. kept In full play, and the
gip continued her movement down the ways. At 2 o'clock
ohs had moved bodily 7 feat 2 inches, in addition to the two
het she had progressed forward at her bows. The operations
am continued until half-pest 4, by which time the ship had
emend altogether 15 feet 4 incre ionised, and 13 feet eft,
barks travelled equally stem and even. After the vessel
bed pawed • short distance, the iron ways wee* orefully
sad it wee found that on the spot on which the
ffilaisrld ruled so long, the maid had not become In
' tha lar Imelluted, and- that the supposed friction of
the km eppestag iron surfaces had been greatly
-by many persons. There we, a very strong
Fthe ri :Lent, alter the failure of the second attempt,
cradle had become perfectly friction bound, and the
countenances of Mr. Brunel and Capt. Harrison were ere
to brighten considerably when the leviathan gave its ant
Indication of vitality, art moved the first inch on its course.
The proper of the vessel was so completely under coated,
end so gradual, that its advents could not be dirnguisW
it.g
except by the mminute et observation. The plan
for recording the proper me • very ample one. •
board at the tam, and another at the stern, plead
with the ways, was marked in inches, and men et
each end "moored" the slow and otherwise imperceptible
motion of the huge seam as It moved onward.
Daring the night Casein Harrison saw to the repair of
the mooring chains, and further secured that at the stern by
busing it at the opposite ride of the Mir to a block of
✓em weighing 16 toes, which et lOW WAR was burled
sera het deep in the earth. Sort after daylight yesterday
morekg, the men were all at their retest the hydraulic rams,
the deckle windlass@ and amines hauling in the mooring
dabs me Mere. Of course • -Bala time wee teat in gettg
all ready, but at a few minutes before sight they were all et
work, and in eve minutes more the necessity for not allowing
the ship to rest an hour on the ways was demonstrated to all,
for labour se they would, it was found impossible to start her
again after the settlement of the night. Themes strained every
musclatent the bandicoot the machines in their slow efforts to
force than down, and Minuted the beams against which they
pushed like reeds, but all in vain—the mewl never moved
seen to the thouseedth part of an inch. As hat as the tim-
bers yielded =dee the prewar* fresh wedges were driven in,
sad fresh Ira ballast was piled on and around the supporting
timbers of the ram, bat more than an hour was lost in such
efforts, during which the tackle which polled her towards the
ens was tared beyond its strength. Two of the four moor-
ing char that remained amidships were broken. The
mooring Min, barge and all, at the bows, began to drag,
and the chain at the stem not only came in ' hand over
hand," se the Mime say, bet dragged the 16 ton block of
granite from the earth right mess the river, and
Y p on to the chore high and dry order the Great
Eastern's stem. Still she never moved or showed a
sign of moving. Another expedient was than tried
and three eitesuporensous battering rams were rigged up
—two at tho forward cradle sad one aft. The " rams ' of
than had been constructed for such service, and were formed
of term of bum timber, shod with iron. Each of these we
worked by 30 men with long ropes, but, though driven with
prodigious force against the cradles, when the pressure of
the hydraulic machines wee at the highest, the vibration did
no good, though felt even up to her decks. Till 11 o'clock
tire Whets were continued, bat without more. Another
pima was then resolved on. All the screw jacks in the yard
were collected, and many mom procured from Mr. Penes
fectory opposite, and all these, with two smell
hydraulic picks, each of 40-tons power, were std
against her aide. Arranging these end making a
arm ten of timbers for than sll to act on occu-
pied more than three hours; so that it wee within a few
Masks of 3 o'clock before the preps/rims were completed.
AR the jacks were then set to work, and when the last
wee elpressure which could be got out of than without
hacking bed been exerted, the hydraulic machine wee for
the lest time set to work, end precisely at ten Mantas to 3
Welock the Leviathan again begun to move. Her pregrer
was at MP very slow, but in other respects much the some
as the day before. After • while eke got into regular trim,
and moved at the rate of about an inch per secoad,end so con-
tinued until dusk again pot an end to the labour. At that
time her program for the day wee 94 inch.. forward, and 100
inches Mt—making her whole movement since Saturday
23 feet 4 inches forward, and 21 feet 4 inches aft.
At the time the screw jacks were amt for a steamer was
also despatched for two of Teatimes four bin anchors. One
of these at the stem and one at the stem of the Orest
Eastern will more than replace the whole cumbrous and
worthier me. of stones and suckers which belong to the
dockyard authorities, and which have given way so re-
peatedly that it would be eons than folly to depend on
them again. When it is so well known that the whole
weight of the Great Baran would fail to drag out Trotemes
anchors, one la almost surprised that they were net resorted
to before.
The "launching," If so it may be termed, compered
sguin at 7 o'clock this (Monday) morning and has con-
tinued throughout the day. Our readers may easily me,
from whet km been done, that it is likely to lest for some
days yet to am.