Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-08 00:00:00

THE STEAM-SHIP CITY OF ABERDEEN

This very splendid and substantially-built steam-
ship is to ply regularly between Liverpool and Holy-
head during the period of the Great Eastern's stay
there, commencing her first trip on Monday after-
noon. Through the courtesy of Mr. Denny, one of the
owners ; of Captain Townley, the commander ; and of
Mr. R. Lamont, the agent of the ship ; we, in common
with numerous other gentlemen connected with the
newspaper press of Liverpool, had an opportunity of
inspecting this very fine vessel, and of forming a judg-
ment as to her capabilities as a first-class passenger
ship, and as a strong and well-famed sea boat.
The City of Aberdeen is a large and powerful wood-
built steamer, having been constructed for the London
and Aberdeen trade, in which she was employed for a
considerable period. She was built by Messrs. Scott and
Sons, of Greenock, and is in all respects a vessel of the
first class. The City of Aberdeen is 185 feet in length
overall, and is 50 feet in breadth of beam. Her
registered tonnage is 900 tons, and she is worked by
engines nominally of 300 horse-power, but capable of
being worked up to fully 600. All her framing and
timber is of the best African oak, and she is fully oak-
planked. From her great width of beam, this fine
vessel sits very easily in the water, and even in the
roughest weather she is not liable to roll. Her great
length, combined with so much breadth, affords ample
deck room, and she is fully competent to the easy and
comfortable conveyance of from 1,200 to 1,400 pas-

sengers.
The saloon of this noble vessel is, in all respects,
superb ; it is very roomy, and well lighted, and is fur-
nished and fitted up in a style of substantial elegance
not frequently to be met with ; and the state-rooms,
opening out of the saloon; are spacious and well lighted,
and fully supplied with everything conducive to the com-
fort of the passengers,—the saloon sleeping berths being
competent to the accommodation of 140 first-class pas-
sengers. The saloon fittings are of massive mahogany,
richly carved, and enliveied by a profusion of gold
mouldings and ornaments. As one proof of the superi-
ority of this fine ship, it may be stated, that she was
selected as the one in which her gracious Majesty and
the Court made the voyage from London to Aberdeen,
and that the accommodation afforded the utmost satis-
faction to the royal and other illustrious voyagers. The
commander of the City of Aberdeen, Captain Townley,
is a gentleman in all respects worthy to be entrusted
with charge of such a ship. In our advertising c Aumns
it will be seen that the regulations for conveying the
public to and from the Great Eastern, while the latter
lies at Holyhead, are most complete and effective, and
such as we do not doubt will give general satisfaction.

COURT AND OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

BALMORAL, Oar. 4.—Her Majesty, the Prince Con-
sort, the Prince of Wales, and Princess Alice went to
Balloch Buie, where the Prince Consort and Prince of
Wiles shot, the woods being driven for deer. Sir
George C. Lewis has left the Castle.
The following letter has been received by the Lord
Provost from Colonel Bruce, governor to the Prince of
Wales, in reference to the resolutions adopted by the
Town Council on the subject of his Royal Highness's
visit to Edinburgh

Balmoral Castle, Sept. 16.
My LORD,—I am directed to acknowledge thereceiPt of your
letter of the 13th inst transmitting a copy of certain resolu-
tions which were adopted at a meeting of the Town Council of
Edinburgh held on that day, and to request that your Lordship
will have the goodness to convey to the Town Council the
thanks of the Prince of Wales for the very gratifying terms in
which they refer to his recent visit to Edinburgh, and to assure
them that his residence there has been in all respects most in-
teresting and agreeable to his Royal Highness.--I have the
honour to be, ke
AOI3KRT Bnycz, Colonel.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[gads not hold ourselves responsible for the opittioies of
our correspondenti.]

AMADDITIONAL FEATURE IN THE LIVER--
POOL POST-OFELCE

DO, TUE EDITOR OF THE, IiORTIIERN DAILY TEAES.
Stn,—Subjoined I beg. to land to you another illus-
tration, of the mode in which the Inquisitorial system
has been carried out in our Post-office'. The

instance

now under consideration. has been, it will be seen,
applied to the humble, though by
no means unimportant
Blass of officials—the Better-carriers. It is• as fol-
lows :—" Liverpool Post-office, 25th July, /8.59.—1 n
future, letter-carriers mast record every Christmas per-
quisite, or gift he mar receive during the year in his
official capacity, in a memorandum-book, and the date
on which he received it. Such record' to include the
name and address of the giver, and every book must be
handed to the inspector, on the Ist of. April each year,
and must include every gift up to the atst of March..
The letter-carriers are warned against falsifying any
such returns, inasmuch as measures will be taken to
test its accuracy ; and, if it be discovered that any man
has given an incorrect return, or omitted to record any
gifts which he has received, he will be severely dealt
with. Every letter-carrier must at once furnish himself
with a memorandum-book, and show 'the same to the
inspector. Initialled, C.B.B.'L—I am, sir, your obedient
servant, AN OBSERVER.