Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-18 00:00:00

INSTITUTION OZ 11AV_AL ARCHITECTS.

A meeting, consisting principally of private ship-
builders. and the, shipbuilding officers of her Majesty's
dockyards, was held on Monday evening, at the house
of the Society of Art.'s,' John-street, Adelphi, London,-
for the purpoie of establishing an Institution of Naval
Architects.. This institution has, itiappears, been in
course of formation for several months past, during
which period it has obtained the support of many emi-
nent persons. Sir John Pakington, While First Lord of.
the-Admiralty, was one-of the first to afford it the weight.
of his influence by accepting a vice-presidentship, and
with him are associated - the-Earl of Ellenborough, the'
Earl.ofHardwicke, Sir Francis Baring, Sir James Gra-
ham, Mr. Sidney Herbert, Lord Clarence,Paget, and Mr•
H. T. -L. 'Corry, all of whom have'-likewtse" aceepfed:
vice-presidentships. With theSe noblemen•and gentle—
men are also, associated as vicerpresidents several pro-,
fessional and scientific gentlemen, including Messrs.
Watts and 'Lloyd, of
.the Surveyor of the liavy's De-
partment of the Admiralty ; Mr. Abethell, master ship-
wright of Portsnioutli'Dockyard; • Mr. John Laird, of,
Birkenhead ; Mr. Scott Russell ; -the Rev. Dr;2WoolleY,'
and the Rev. Canon Moseley ; the two latter geutlenyn -
being the author§ of va/uable writingi on the theory or
naval architecture, and Mr. John Penn, the eminent
marine engineer. The managing council of. .the insti-
tution ' consists exclusively 'of profeisiiinal gentlemen,
and .comprises the • master shipwrights of - all her
dockyards and several of their assistants,
Messrs. Martin and Ilitchie, the principal 'surveyors
of Lloyd's Shipping. Regiiter Office ; Mr. John White,
of Cowes ; Mr. J. R. Napier?, of Glasgow ; Mr. Gran-,
tham, of LiVernool, and some others. 31r. J. D'Aguilar
Samuda;. shipbuilder, of Millwall, has been nominated'
treasurer. With. the council are _connected Mr,....11%.,f7er:r.. -
Macgregor; of the Temple; and to those names
of Sir W. Armstrong, Captain
'Maudsley, the' eminent Marine engineer, and
were
Sullivanand Walker,.
of the Board o Trade, • f who will be invited to become.
lEss.tpe.vllenainifteadd, dße.dNt.l:oasnedcap
associates of the council. .A resolution was unanimously- ,
adopted, requesting his Grace the Duke of Northumber-
land to accept, the office of president 'Of. the institution-
Mr. E. J. Reed, the naval editor, of the. Ifechoict
Magazine, arid. the anthor of .a -paper on the «Ships
of the Royal Navy," read at the = SOcietr:of -Arti-
stioofnun,eawinpasiemrimoeusnaedleyet]
December, 1858, who has acted as the organising hone
rare
secretary. An explanatory statement of the design-
rary secretary of the instituwetiorinen,sitiwl
institution
to the meeting by the secretary. According to this
the
ed
bringing the p r o s
statement, the objects of the Institution of Naval Archi-
he
tects are wholly comprised under three beads :--First,
togetherpee prospects
f oft thnoes
which so many shipbuilderS; marine 'engineers, naval.
offimrs, yachtsmen,: and others are: tiequirin ciaite.inde-
pendently of each other in various parts of the cOuntri::::.
and which, though almost valueless while unconnecte,
will doubtless tend much to, improve our • navies when
brought tonther in
the printed transactions of the insti-
tution: Secondly, the carrying ont by the collective agency
of the institution of such experimental and other inquiries
as may be deemed essential to the, promotion of the •
science and art of ship-building, but are of too great magni-
tude for private persons to undertake individually. Thirdly,
the examination of. new inventions, and the investigation,
of those professional questions which often arise, and are
left undecided because no public body to which. profes-
sional reference can be• made, now exists. The means
by which it is proposed that the first of these objects.
shall be effected consist:Sof theradi_ng and discussion of
papers at periodical* meetings Of the institution, the
exhibition of drawings and models, the publication of
reports of the proceedings of- the institution, and the.
establishment of a professional library 'and museum-
The means by which the second object is to be effected'.
will, of necessity, vary with the nature of the inquiries
to be instituted. The objects embraced under the thirds "
head will be carried out either by the council or by
special committees appointed by it.
The council of the institution will meet again on the
30th of January,