The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-14 00:00:00

FLOATING OF THE TYNE.

SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday.—The royal mail steamer
'Mei, which was stranded on the coast of Dorset, on the
13th of January last, on her voyage home from the
Braiils, has been set afloat. She struck on a concealed
ledge cf rock, about halt a mile from the shore, and where
the tide rises lo about nine feet. Her mails, passengers,
crew, and specie, were immediately got out of her. The
first night atter she stranded every one deserted her, as
it :was considered dangerous to remain on board. Her
stern was damaged, and she was half full of water, and
she had a " llst '' on one side, but her bow was well out
of the water, and pointing out to soa. After the first
night she was never deserted. As much as possible of
her cargo and stores were soon got out of her. Divers
and rersons used to raising vessels were employed to
e,tamine into the probability of raising and getting her off.
Some were for an immediate trial ; others were for letting
her remain until the summer. The Tyne being an iron ship,
and known to have been built remarkably strong, it was
thought that by keeping the water in her, she would hold
together a long time where she first struck, Numbers of
men were, however, constantly employed in lightening
her, and building a substantial bulkhead, so as to hate
the power at any time to pump her dry; and when
she was considerably lightened, and the water partially
pumped out of her, attempts were made by the tugs
to drag her intd deep water. Continual and almost
disheartening failures accompanied these attempts
Sometimes the water could not he got under ; at other
times the water was got under, but the enormous weight
of her machinery prevented her from being moved.
Still the motto of these who undertook to raise her was
" Perseverance." Gradually she was lightened of every
thing that could be removed from her. First her engine
work was taken out piece by piece. An attempt was then
made to move hers which failed. Then the boilers were
taken from her, and as there was not adequate power
to lift them out, they actually had to be taken out
piecemeal. Every high spring tide an attempt was made
to get her off. At one time the water was all got out of
her, and preparations were being made to get her off,
when before they could be put in operation, a heavy under-
ground swell came on stiddenly, and before the water could
be let in again, to make her stick last, she drifted farther
in toward land, and this rendered it more difficult to gat
her off. On Wednesday last everything was again pre-
pared to make a grand attempt to lift her by the high
spring tide. At eight o'clock yesterday morning, scores
of men were working at her pumps, and had been doing
so since twelve o'clock on Wednesday night. Everything
possible was got out of her. Just before the high tide
yesterday morning three tugs got hold of her, and they
were assisted by the wind blowing off the land. A few
minutes before eight a m. yesterday, to the surprise and
joy of all present, she moved about a foot, then another
foot, until at length the magnificent hull of the Tyne,
for it was literally nothing else, 1,200 tons in weight, and
worth £40,000, floated into deep water. A messenger
was immediately sent across the Isle of Purbeck,
to telegraph the welccrnC intelligence to Southamp-
ton and London, that the Tyne was afloat again.
At half past one o'clock yesterday afternoon, large
masses of smoke was seen at Southampton, curling over
Calshot Castle, and presently the Tyne hove in sight in
tow of three tug steamers, one in front, and one on each
side of her. Two small steam engines were on deck pump-
ing out the water from her as fast as she leaked. She came
rapidly up Southampton water. She had a considerable
"list," her funnel and mainmast were gone, and she looked
pitiable wreck that was unable to keep above water with-
out assistance. Yet the lines on which she had been
built were clearly perceptible in her battered and limping
form. All the West India steamers in the docks hoisted
their coloursiro welcome her back to her native port ; and
hundreds of persons assembled it, the docks to witness
her entrance there. The cost of raising her must have
been considerable, and it will take a large sum of money
to render her fit for sea again. When, however, this is
done, she will be worth £BO,OOO to the Royal Mail
Company. The distance from the place of the wreck to
Southampton docks is between 40 and 50 miles.

It affords us (Cheltenham Examiner) considerable
pleasure to be able to announce the continued gradual
progress towards recovery of our noble lord lieutenant
from the effects of his recent accident in the hunting field,
though the shock has brought on an attack of gout.
A letter from Vienna, in the Lloyd of Pesth, says :
" Grand fetes are being prepared in Hungary for the
reception of the Emperor of Austria. Among other
exhibitions, Baron de Podmanicky will bring to Pesth 700
wild horses and 1,000 wild oxen, in order to show how
these animals are caugbt with the lasso.''

GREAT Loss OF CATTLE.—The steamer Countess of
Lonsdale, which arrived at St. Katherine's Wharf, London,
on Tuesday afternoon from Hamburg, reports having ex-
perienced a most terrific passage. About an hour before
daybreak on Monday morning she was otruck by a sea,
which carried away the port paddle•box, and swept
overboard 203 sheep, 35 oxen, and 5 horses.

The Morning Herald says :—" We learn from an authentic
source that, among the candidates for the principality of the
Danubian provinces, in the event of their proposed union,
has been mentioned the name of Prince Edward of Saxe
Weimar. His royal highness is colonel in the Grenadier
Guards, and is married to a daughter of the Duke of
Richmond. In the late Crimean campaign he acquired
considerable distinction as a smart and active officer.
This nomination is expected not to be regarded with dis-
favour by the British government."

ASSAULTS ON WOMEN AND CIIILDDEN.— A return of the
convictions and sentences within the police districts of the
metropolis during the year 1856, under the Act for the
Better Prevention and Punishment of Aggravated Assaults
upon Women and Children, shows the number of convic-
tions at the various police courts to have been as follows:—
At Bow street, 15 ; Clerkenwell, 59 ; Greenwich, 25 ;
Woolwich, 23 ; Ilammersmith and Wandsworth, 23
Lambeth, 24 ; Marlborough street, 27;
Marylebone, 11 ;
Southwark, 47 ; Thames, 55 ; Westminster, 22 ; Worship
qtreot, 48 y mEiking a WWI 018,"d.