The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-11 00:00:00

Shipbuilding on the Tyne,

A large iron steamsnip, Lti lai gee', 1.6 .1.;,
built on the Tyne, the screw steamer Erin, the
property of the National Steam Navigation Com-
pany, will be launched from Messrs. Palmer Bro-
thers' iron shipbuilding yard at Jarrow on the 18th
inst. She is 3,200 tons burden, 360 ft. long in the
keel, 385 ft. over all, and 28ft. depth of hold. Two
other large iron steamships, of exactly the same
model as the Erin, are also building at Messrs. Pal-
iners', and three others will shortly be laid down of
larger size, ell for the National Steam Navigation
Company. Iron shipbuilding generally on the Tyne
is brisk. In addition to the a bovementioned vessels
and others, Messrs. Palmer are building nine large
vessels under Lloyd's survey, and the other large
iron shipbuilding yards on the Tyne are propor-
tionally well employed, The importation of Spanish
grass, which is now extensively used in papers
making, is assuming large proportions on the Tyne.
Large warehouses are being erected in the Tyne
dock for its stowage, and many thousands of tons
of it are stacked on the wharves of these docks. „It
is brought into the Tyne by the vessels engaged iu
the Spanish coke trade, which bring it for return
cargoes at a few shillings per ton, and the rail-
ways deliver it to the paper manufacturers in most
parts of the country. The northern coal trade is at
present in a very healthy condition, and most of the
collieries are well employed. There is also an ex-
cellent demand for coke. The enormous dredging
operations—there being nothing like them, it is
supposed, in the country—which are being carries
out by the River Tyne Improvement Comoissioners,
are having a wonderful effect upon the trade of this
river, as vessels can now sail at all times of the tide
and large ships can now put to sea with cargoes
coals never dreamt of a dozen years ago. During
the past few days one of the Black Ball liners, tht
Castlemain, belonging to Liverpool, sailed from the
Tyne laden with 821 keels of steam coal, and a new
iron ship, the Lancashire, left the port laden wits
77 keels of coal ; a number of large ships of equa
tonnage are loading steam coals in the Northern

berland Dick. It is anticipated that on the 24tt
of June, or thereabouts, the foundation stone of b
largo dock, specially intended for the accommoda•

tion of vessels of great tonnage, will be laid by th,
River Tyne Commissioners at the Lowlights, at flat

low, or seaward end of Shields harbour. Messrs,

Stephens' steamship, trading with and between tht
Tyne and London, and the fleet of steamships
trading between the Tyne and Hamburg and Rot•
terdam, owned by Messrs. John Ormeston and Co.,
are being absorbed into a limited liability mi-
l:any.

THUNDERSTORMS.—The Vales of the Rye anc
Derwent, Yorkshire, were visited with heavy thunder-

storms on Friday afternoon. In same places the rain fel
is torrents, but generally very nice showers fell, whicL
will immensely benefit the crops. Beyond striking a fey,
trees the lightning does not appear to hare done damage.
SHOCKING SUICIDE UNDER THE WHEELS OF AN

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from Waterloo, when about three quarters of a mile from
Twickenham station, saw the body of the unfortunate mat
spring from the up rails, as the train which had killed tht
deceased passed along, and fall by the side of the railway.
The driver consequently stopped at Twickenham, and in-
formed the station master, who immediately s:;at a body of
men to the spot where the man had been killed, when i,
was found that his head had been nearly severed from hit
body. The remains were conveyed to the Crown Inn,
where they await an inquest. It is stated that the deceased
was seen to place himself in a lying position on the rails
before the train passed.
The Ancient Order of Foresters has forwarded t(
the National Lifeboat Institution £255, to be appropriate;
in the purchase of a lifeboat, to be called The Forester. 1
is proposed to station the boat at New Quay, on the Car-
diganshire coast.

TRE HOME AND FOREIGN REVIEW, the pubiiel

lion of which was recently discontinued, is said to be abow
to re-appear, probably, in that case, with an altered title
its Editor, S,r John Dalbery Acton, Bart., proposin
it is understood, in tho event of this re-appearance of th
Review, to restrict himself and his contributors to the die.
cuesion of eubj,:=cts purely literary and Scientific,