The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-05 00:00:00

THE LEVIATHAN STEAM SHIP.

As might have been anticipated, the meet vague
sod eenftroftelory mmeass are afloat as to the cause which
led to Tmetiers idlers. Only two of these are rafffeiently
probable to red astir*. The flat dates that In 001188-
queues si the hussase preesure sad friction the iron tram-
verse bone meld* mem the bottom of the cradle have cut
Into ea ream meek end es axed the whole that
it wet M immemble aisle the entice vessel can be
raid up Ilse Ib Isseaehlog ways and started afresh. For
this report we angled le say the result of a close inspection
of the hare hams is lboadation. la fact., the (fiction,
tonekisrig the enema of premers on the cradles and
has, mem to have hem mievallouely alight. The
emend regret OWNS Mai piefilvely that the launching
ways themselves have settled dos .1 under the weight of the
ships stain mad axed it so it were to a hole. This oleo is
lemereet, for the ways remain as firm and rigid se on the
first day of their eonstroction, and up to the present they
have received no canoe to be otherwise, since the vessel to
still in its original foundatioss. But the ways have bees so
constructed se to elbow fora sinking.
Each wry" of 120 feet wide is formed by three mans of
40 feet each—the sputa resting each upon rows of piles, and
riling in the centre 1110., so that a considerable der's-
eke Is provided against. The real came of the failure on
Tuesday was the accident which took place at the windless,
and which made the whole tame of workmen so timid end
suspicious that it was actually unsafe to intrust them with
the necation of details which proonioently demanded cool-
er's and judgment. From the same timidity, alai, and from
prudential motives, it was ocusideroi better after the accident
to omen the men from the barges which tows moored laths
river, sad worked the hauling tackle upon the roichhips of
the vend. These four bargee were capable of applying a
downward Wake ea the Leviathan of MO tons, which
Mo was chiefly depended epos to move her in the
mot ef ties bitch which did take place. When the
mend attempt was reads without the aid of them berg's
an sides strafe mass upon the chains, which, fastened
at the bow end lone, polled towards the river, and
at last the Immo. broke. TWA, coupled sib the accident to
the pin of the hydros* rum; Mopped the launch. The
Leviathan at remit reels meetly min inches lower than for-
merly, mid, hh'eg the mere of her progrese fore and aft,
shoat bee het dews the Munching ways. An cording to the
af them ways, the 'etas' lowering of the vessel since
she aimed Is only four inches, bat when the cradles were
flu I ender her, and the last auppotis removed, she settled
down two Inches in the cradle. themselves. From the levels
taken ft appear, that the deflection in the whole length of the
ship &notate was left to suppott hemelf In the two cradles
Le eo slight se to be almost imperceptible. From the forward
cradle to the bows the defireCon is some fractional part of an
inch; betwren the two cradles amidships none whatever is
perceptible ; and from the aftermort cradle to the @tempest,
where more than 200 feet of the heaviest parts of the ves-
sel hang entirely without rapport from the ground, the
deflection la only half en 'rich. From the .k the entire
deflection from stern to stain, nosily 700 feet, is only one
inch. We believe that the arrangements for finally Munch-
ing the colossal ale octant on the 2nd of December will not
differ in any essential pa:Limier foot the method punned
on Tuesday Let; but we can speak more positively as to
this In the mum of another day. During yesterday Mr.
Brunel and the great ship's great captain, the most lads.
fatigable and salons of ail commanders (Captain Harrison),
were down at Millwall, Inspecting the ship, sad ascertained
that she wee neither strained nor twisted even to the en-
list of the most fractional poetics of an inch. The men
layered by the accident at the wiodlass see all regrowing
slowly, though stam no hops mists of the recovery of Dono-
van, sad Briny remains in • yeetarious state. Boone idea
of the frightful weeklies with which these poor men were
struck may be fanned from the fact that one cf the massive
handles of the windiest, of solid Iron It Inch in diameter,
which struck the men, is bent and twisted as if It was formed
of lead.—Times.

LORD FITZRAIDINGE'S WILL.—The Bristol Mer-
cury Nays:—" With regard to the late Berl Fitshardingee
will math partkulan have transpired. The property almost
let file entirety, so for se any member of the family is con-
cerned, peones to Adman) Sir Maurice Berkeley. We be-
byre we are right to raying that none of the younger
Welkin benefit fa say way. Mrs. Barker rousse fn for •
hi gars. fibs is left 20,0001. be cash, an unthly of
1,0031., 011111411 Cottage, Cheltenham, the e.lla she at pr..
thud belie ft that town, and Acton Hall, near Berkeley. To
seek of her children is left 2,000/., babies • oonitaleatha in
the Rath kw one son and • living in the church for soother.
Idn. Domes tortoises would erect to have been en the wane,
se ebe only pte 1,0001. and 7001. per arum. We on told
Not one anatha attached to the bequest of Acton Hall to
lthe. Barks wee, that she ahoold sell it to 13h. Kevin
Berke* if be wished to pesos it, and that he beerchesed
it of bar." The Ohaseister Joanna! says :—" We under-
stand, akin dot the doomed has bequeathed 10,0004 to
Mr. MOM=
Y.Y.
• gth, and meth other tildes, to
Mr. H. Ikettalsr, M.P.; and Ms yacht to Mr. A
Bertuday, who, It Is hes than sold it. Not a Mltkielg.
Ins been %Rio say of Me dependents, high or low and it
may he added that tho whole of the household sensate at
Batas, Nide been tees dilebersed."
Campus, Paw= Oms Sarum DAT....
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