The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-18 00:00:00

The Connector Stearrivessel,

A model vessel, which is intended by its projee.
tors to Le the precursor of a large fleet of cargo-
carrying craft for the coasting trade, has for many
monthsbeen the object of curiosity and remark to
the traveller by the river steamboats. The pecu-
liarities of this model vessel—the Connector--have
sought to be
already been described in The Sun, and it is only
necessary to remind our readers that she is in.
tended to show the practicability of adding together
separate cargo-carrying compartments, in the same
object way luggage trucks are formed into a train upon a
w
gained by this arrangement has special reference to
the London coal trade, and consists in the avoid-
r ay
compartment.the
ow
Theer b Pein g comprised in a
distinctaii
ance of delay and consequent waste of expenditure
by detaining the machinery compartment while
the cargo sections are being unladen, and there-
fore it is proposed that upon a laden water-train—
sa it may be termed—reaching its destination the
machinery section shall be disconnected and trans.
ferred to another train of empty vessels, with which
it will return, while those which it has just brought
into port are being unladen. The advantages of
such a plan, if practicable, are obvious ; but the
means proposed to that end are so novel that at the
first sight of the model vessel few persons can avoid
entertaining doubts as to its success. The vessel,
as it at present lies in the river, consists of three
compartments connected together by projecting
bolts fastening in the eyes of overlapping iron spon-
sous. The idea of excessive friction upon these con.
necting points naturally presents itself as a pro.
bable difficulty to the success of the plan ; but the
inventor and captain of the vessel, Mr M'S weeny,
affirms that the amount of friction is surprisingly
small, and certainly after more than two years' wear
no signs of injury are discernible in either
bolts or sponsons, although the vessel has
wice made the passage from Hartlepool
to London, laden with 43 tons of coal in
heavy weather. When it is borne in mind that the
three connected compartments are 110tt in length,
with a beam of only 81t 4in and bulwarks of only
2ft in height, the motive power being an engine of
10-horse power, the exposure of such a craft to the
rough waters of the North Sea would seem to be a
bold vulture. However, the Connector went to Hart-
lepool and returned, and on Tuesday she started
upon an experimental trip down the river to Sea
Reach. Notwithstanding her disproportionate
length she got easily through the intricacies of the
crowded Pool, her singular appearance and the
snake-like motion of her various sections exciting
great curiosity. At Tilbury a stoppage became us.

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cessary to receive an accession of visitors, who were
brought of from the pier by the stern compartment
alone, containing the machinery, which was discon-
nected from- the other sections in less than half a
minu'e, the means employed being a rack worked
by a key upon deck which drew in wards the con-
necting bolts. The machinery section was after-
wards reunited to the other compartments, an ope-
ration which co,:mpied scarcely two minutes, and the
journey towards the Nora was resumed. There was
but little wind and less sea, so that it was not pos-
sible to judge of how the Connector would behave
when encountering heavy waves. Upon meeting the
heavy'wave caused by a large paddle steamer the
force compartment leaped up to a very considerable
angle, but the following compartments were entirely
unaffected by the motion. The managers of the ves-
sel stated that such was the case at sea—that the
fore compartment does all the tossing, and opens a
quiet path for the next section, a feat interesting to
many sea travellers, but the importance of which is
qualified by an admission that, although not much
given to rolling, the connected vessels are apt
in rough weather to acquire a considerable " list."
During a portion of the ran sail was hoisted upon
the masts, one of which is carried by each sec-
tion, but there was no opportunity of testing the
alleged stiffness under canvas of this novel craft.
Whatever may be the ultimate practical value of
the invention, which it is said has received the
approval of many nautical and engineering authori-
ties, there can be no doubt of its ingenuity, nor of
the suczess which has attended the performances of
the experimental Connector.

Great Liberal Demonstration at Rochester.

Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Kinglake and Mar-

tin, the Liberal members for the city of Rochester,
met their constituents, to render an account of their
Parliamentary stewardship, and express their opi-
nions relative to various important public questions.
The honourable members were met at the North
Kent Railway Station at two o'clock by many
hundreds of the freemen, electors, and burgesses of
the city, and a procession was then formed, which
marched through the principal streets to a meadow
situated on the Maidstone-road, where arrangements
hid been made for a banquet in a spacious booth,
csapable of accommodating at least 1,200 guests.
The line of route from the railway station to the
Maidstone-road was crowded with spectators, and
flags, banners, and various devices were freely
exhibited. At four o'clock upwards of 800 of the
Liberal freemen and other electors and friends sat
down to an excellent dinner. The chair was
occupied by Mr. Stephen Steele, one of the City
magistrates, and amongst the guests present, in
addition to the members for Rochester, were Messrs.
Lee and Buxton, the Liberal members for Maid•
stone; Mr C. W. Martin, formerly M.P. for West
Kent ; and a large number of the most influential
Reformers of the district.

The usual loyal toasts having been duly hon•
oared,

The CHAIRMAN proposed " The Army, Navy, and
Volunteers," which was ably responded to by
Colonel MOODY, of the Royal Engineers, and Mr
C. W. MARTIN, the late Liberal member for West
Kent, who, in the course of an excellent speech,
thanked the assembly for the honour they had ren-
dered to his son—one of the members for that city
—and stated that he had himself already stood eight
contested elections in the Liberal interest, and al-
though a veteran in the cause he had just completed
his ninth canvass, and he felt perfectly certain that
when the next general election took place he should
again enter the House of Commons as a supporter of
the great cause of Reform and human progression.
The toast of " The Archbishop of Canterbury, The
Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese, and the Ministers
of other D3nominations," was ably responded to by
the Rev. S. KINGLAKE, and the Rev. E. W. SEAL-
Dinar, Coneregatidnal minister.

The CHAIRMAN, is an impressive address, then
gave the toast of the evening, " The Members for
the City of Rochester, Messrs. Martin and K ing-
lake."

Mr. P. W. MARTIN, M.P., in responding, ob-
served—He well remembered the time—nine years
since—when he first appeared before the citizens of
Rochester as a candidate to represent them in Par-
liament. At that time he was a mere boy, and the
Tory party in the city was supreme. Bat where
were they now? Talk about Conservative reaction—
where was it at Rochester P He did not see it when
he looked around him ; and it was a well-known
fact that the Conservatives had not only lost
the representation of the city, but their power
and prestige in the corporation. He had been
returned as a pledged supporter of the great Liberal
party, and that party had for its object to confer
the greatest happiness upon the greatest number.
He believed the present Government had endea-
voured to carry out that principle, and the tendency
of recent legislation had been to remove the fetters
which obstructed the free development of industry,
and to reduce as far as possible th 3 taxation which
pressed moet directly upon the necessary articles of
life, and therefore most injudiciously affected the
working classes. When he first appeared before
that constituency, this country was in the midst of
a war with Russia, and a large expense was incurred
by that war. It was, however, satisfactory to state
that at least one-half of that additional expense had
already been paid off; and that notwithstanding
every drawback, this country, and especially the
industrial classes, was at present in a condition of
comparative prosperity. He believed that the policy
of the present Chancellor of the Exchequer was a
sound and good policy. Some time since this country
was naturally in a state of great alarm as to the

detrimental results arising from the frightful civil
war raging in America. The loss of the cotton
required for our manufacturing districts was at first
severely felt, and by the last returns it appeared

that our trade with America had decreased twelve
and a•half millions; but to counterbalance this we
had the French treaty, carried out by Mr. Cobden,
and which, in the corresponding period, had in-
creased our trade with France by seventeen
millions. The honourable member then referred
to various acts passed during the past session

which he considered of a beneficial nature, and
stated that he had felt it his duty to give a steady
and consistent support to the Government Lord
Palmerston, believing that the policy of that Go-
vernment, especially ander the difficult circum-
stances in which it had been placed, was, on the
whole, conducive to the prosperity of the country
and the happiness of the people. It was scarcely
necessary that he should recapitulate to them his
political creed, which they had heard so often: He
was sorry to find that the question of church rates
was still in a very unsatisfactory position. As a
Churchman, he did not believe that the prosperity
of the Church depended upon the rate, and he had
therefore voted for its abolition. His views upon
the necessity of a measure of reform remain un-
changed. He was returned as a supporter of those
principles, and to those principles he still adhered.
The time had surely arrived when the franchise
should be extended to the honest, intelligent work-
ing men of this country, and that weed ofjustice
could not much longer be delayed. Referring to
the question of Denmark, the hon. member said that
he suppsrted the Ministry because he believed the
honour of this country was not at stake, and that it
would be unwise and impolitic for England to rush
into a war, the result of which would be to in-
crease taxation, and the end of which could not
' be foreseen.
Mr. Serjeant KINOLAKE, M.P., observed that
whatever might be said as to a reaction in the
country infavour of Toryism, he thought that meet.
ing might be taken as a proof that such reaction did
not extend to Rochester. At the same time, it be-
hoved them to be vigilant and watchful, so that if
the enemy came like a thief in the night they
should not be caught asleep. He hoped and be-

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&red that when the day of trial c :4 4-4,7
might come, the Reformers of Roches
be found wanting. They must not forget Kt tla
enemy -.vas watchful and vigilant. The Conserva•
tires were most anxious to regain power, and were
willing to spend money for that purpose; they
were, in fact, very hungry. They had been oat of
place some years, and wanted to get back
They remindLd him of a picture he had reoently
seen, " The Hungry Bears"—they were ready to
gnaw at the flag of old England, and grind the
bones of Tohn Bali. He was not at all alarmed
with respect to any Tory reaction at Rochester,
This ea-called Conservative reaction, what was it
The Tories wished to regain power, and they would
humbug the people if they could.
the principles he ecunciated when he
for that city, and he had always consistently sup-
ported thosa principles and was prepared to stand
by them. He wished for a great extension of the
suffrage, the vote by ballot, and other measures
which would secure a fall, free, and fair represen.
Wien of the people in Parliament. A valued frieed
of his, Mr Coleridge, who was recently a candidate
for Exeter, had seen quite enough during that
election to make him a decided advocate of the
ballot. As an independent member of the House
of Common; he believed that that house did really
watch over the interests of the people, and that the
majority of the members were most anxious for the
welfare of
the working classes. He coincided
generally with
the policy of Lord Palmerston'e
Government, and believed that the commercial
policy of that Government had been productive of
the most beneficial results to all classes of the people,
and more especially so to the industrial classes.
The CHAIRMAN, in proposing
"The health of the
two Liberal Members for Maidstone, Messrs. Lee
and Buxton," referred to the past history of that
borough, which, under Tory domination,
had been
celebrated for all sorts of undue influence, but now
maintained a character for the moat sterling honesty
and independence.

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Mr. LEE, M.P., in a brief address, expressed his
opinion that Conservative reaction existed only in
name, and that the constituencies of this country
were prepared to return as representatives those who
would stand fast to the cause of Reform and pro.
gross. He anxiously desired to Ste a comprehen.
sive measure of Reform passed, and such a measure
could not long be withheld. He was proud to at-
tend such an assembly as the present, as it ccn-
vinced him that the Conservatives could not boast
of a reaction in the city of Rochester.
Mr C. BUXTON, M.P., observed that the present
large meeting of freemen and other electors proved
that the constituency of Rochester had not deserted
the cause of Liberalism, but was prepared again to
return their present excellent representatives, who
were, in fact, two of the most useful members of the
House of Commons. Unity was at present espe-
cially desirable in the ranks of the Liberal party.
These were most eventful times, and there were
many things which could not fail to depress all true
lovers of liberty and constitutional freedom.
America, that great country to which all true
Liberals were wont to refer with pride, was now
plunged into the horrors of dreadful civil war, and
no matter whether he advocated the cause of the
North or South, all must deplore the fearful state
of things which existed on that continent. Looking
at Europe, the Polish revolution had been finally
crushed by the execution, a few days since, of
patriots whose only crime was that they loved their
country too well. The Circassians had been driven
as fugitives from their native land by the des
spotic power of Russia. Prussia and Austria had
succeeded in crushing constitutional liberty in Dens
mark, and very recently the French Emperor had
punished some leading citizens of Paris for the
crime of peaceably meeting together. Viewing
these things, it was essential that the Liberals of
this country should, by unity of purpose and action,
maintain their position, and prevent any possibility
of that Tory reaction which had been so much
vaunted, but which did not in reality exist.
The CHAIEMAN then gave "The Health of Sir
Edward Dering, MT., and the Liberals of East
Kent."

Mr. PLUMMER, of Canterbury, in reply, observed
that the last election 'for East Kent was a striking
instance of what might be effected by a complete
unity in the ranks of the Liberal party. Sir E.
Derine was returned by R majnrity of An. nn+tvith
standing all the adverse circumstances with which
they had to contend. Tue Tories were generally
more united than the Liberals. They followed their
leader without asking questions, but the Liberals
had many crotchets and shades of opinion. If they
wished to beat the enemy they must, however,
sink all minor differences, and be firmly united.
" The Health of the Mayor of Rochester" was
then given, and responded to.

Several other toasts followed, and the assembly
broke up about eight o'clock.

BAD NEWS FROM THE WHALERS.—lntelligence
was received in Dundee on Monday that the Intrepid ,and
Elena had arrived at Peterhead on Sunday, the former
vessel with just what she was last reported as having (60
tune seal oil), and the Elena clean. They report the whale
fishing at Greenland almost a total blank. The Polynia, of
Dundee, is said to have been seen before the 25th of July,
but it is not said if she had any success. The Elena left
from getting short of provisions. and all they vessels out are
expected to remain another month if the weather keeps clear.
—Dundee Courier.

THE BLOOMSBURY FLOWER SHOW.—But here
in Russell-square I was among the friends of my
childhood. I knew the elegant full-belled fuchsias, hang-
ing with their bursting petals each over each, and drooping
over the pots containing them; I knew the sturdy gera-
niums, with their scarlet flowers, their bread soft hairy
leaves, theEr thick resolute stems ; I knew the annuals,
bright and gaudy, and fleeting ; and I pushed my way in
among admiring crowds, and felt quite young again as I
looked upon many a bud and leaf once familiar, but long
forgotten. I was not critical in my judgment, but there
were plenty who were ; old men and women, dod-
dering and placable, mechanics severely scruti-
nising each prize, and openly speaking their minds
as to the justice which had awarded it, boys and
girls swooping down upon the assembly with a pleasant dis-
regard of corns. So through the tent, looking to the right
and left, and remarking many excellent specimens of my
favourite flowers. Outside the tent a police band, all the
members in blue coats and oilskin-topped hats; number-
less young ladies in the most delightful of summer costumes
with young gentlemen to match, behaving as the youth of
both sexes do under such circumstances ; numberless rich
old people bored, and stupid ; numberless poor old people,
wondering and dazed "which how they can wear them
bonnets on the tops of their 'eads, and such rolls of 'air be-
'ind, good gracious I" numberless poor children ; save those
who were evidently exhibitors, there did not appear to be
many poor people of middle age, they were mostly veterans
or children, interspersed among the promenaders. And it was
one of the curious sights of the day, to witness how
thoroughly at home the children made themselves, and how,
in the blessed ignorance of childhood, they utterly ignored
any deference to the powers that were. They sat in little
knots under the trees, and played at being owners of the
ground ; and they played at a game which culminated in
the height of the fashionable promenade, so that gentlemen
bowed over the (in many cases) extensively jewelled ears of
their inamorataa, were nearly flung to the earth by a little
infantile procession running in and out among their legs,
the members whereof were shouting, " Thee's thimple
Thally, and the'th thold her thop," and with outstretched
forefingers and hissing voices invoking objurgations on the
said Sarah. I believe that heretofore the presence of a num-
ber of boys in muffin caps had not been considered essen-
tial to the success of a flower show ; I am bound to say that
those young gentlemen added in no small degree to the
enjoyment of ours. Before quitting the garden, I
had some talk with the genial and earnest hono-
rary secretary of the flower-show, and learned from him
some of its statistics This exhibition at which I assisted
was, it appeared, the fourth exhibition of the Blooms-
bury Bouquets : the first took place at a private house ira
Little Coram-street ; the second at the National School;
and the third and fourth were, through the kin7.ness of the
inhabitants, held in Russell-square garden. They are self-
supporting ; there is no touting, or sending round of the
hat; there are 1,500 shilling tickets subscribed for by the
well-to-do parishioners; and that amount, with the shilling
charged for admission to casual visitors, and 500 entrance
tickets for poor parishioners at a penny each, amply cover
all expenses.—Dickens's "All the Year Round."
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EVERY EVENING, at Eight.
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Mdlle. Carlotta Patti, Mdlle. Marie Krebs ; Mr. Levy, Mr.
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BAND OF ONE HUNDRED PERFORMERS.
The first part of the Concert will consist of a Selection
from the works cl Jiendelssohn. The second part will be
Miscellaneous.
Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLON;
Promenade. Amphitheatre Stalls, and Amphitheare, One
Shiliing; Dress Circle, 2s. ed. ; Private Boxes, £1 Is. and
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On Saturday next, a Volunteer Night.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-
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THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. Paddy
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Alter which, THE bTEIEET3 OF LONDON. Messrs.
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