The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-02 00:00:00

THE STEAM-SHIP AUSTRALIAN.

PLYMOUTH, FEB. 28.
This steamer, which sailed for Australia on Thursday,
and put
put back on Friday, was received into dock in her
7~Jeaty's arsenal, Devenport, on Saturday night. Yes-
daY an official inspection of her was made by Lloyds'
Inliveyor ; Mr. Mare, engineering surveyor to the Board
()t Trade ; Mr. Stewart, engineer of the Devonport
ogeltYard ; Captain Hoseason, R.N., and the engineers
the company and of the ship. The bottom of the ship
-8 stated to be in very good order, and there is no ap-
ajance or indication of leakage of any consequence.
t 'ten she was placed in the dock there was from three
° four feet of water in the hold, and this was reduced
ttlillY three or four inches after she had been eight hours
thick
It would, therefore, seem that there is some defect
ituloll admits the sea into the ship, but does not allow
0, to escape again. This arises, probably, from some
:truction to the working of the valves in connexion
iii1:11 the machinery. A small portion of coal getting
aft: the pipes would prevent the valves from closing
r they were opened. A cursory examination of the
~.",gines and machinery was made yesterday, when the
eole seemed to be in good order. A more minute in-
2eetion is to be made to-day. Some 60 bags of letters,
rtially wetted last Thursday night, were returned by
Ofundar mail to St. Martin's-le-Grand for the purpose
•
belng opened and dried.

MARCH 1.
is trapco,ll, a personal inspection of the exterior yesterday,
an k, k a few defectiv rivets only could be observed,
keep lint weeping" from them was barely sufficient
.to
P the rior of the hold sweet. However, while
al Was in dock these slight defects were made good,
take several bolts in the heel of her main sternpost w.eree
.
f'ee. out, and replaced by new ones of a laer spizer.
f„1.°,41 the bilges forward the hull is in every way
a-f,'; the defective rivets occurred only from the bilges
l_
Possibl from the working of the machinery ail
iZtePeller in that
thatpart of the ship. The engineers an
t4„°llrero being at work in the hold, there was no oppor-
-0,4Y for examining the interior
feed
is stated that
ef• the starboard bilge pipes, which
.the pumps
With
vo water from the bilge, is entirely deficient of its
pi 'ye, and that the valve of a second starboard bilge
ehPoel. Ilas been kept open two inches through being
part the dock-
y„rd With dirt from the bils. In this
hishhave been employed • —lßllle
Th:_ Which has been improperly allowed to accumulate.
fee! condition of the Australian's bilges and the de-
i,l4ve state of the valves of the bilge
Perative pipes cla
hip,
hoestly carg attention. Hero is a valuable ship,
ith a
im
o and the lives of the passengers and w crew
the through the want of ordinary attentionon
Rh! Part of some one upon whom the responsibility
oculdd rest. Derangements of pipes and valves have_
114,77,ed in ships belonging to different companies,
MI) ~" is to be lamented that there exists no orga-
e na
Means for the prevention' of such well known
al means
In the present instance it is reported that
roeo leakage rose to the level of the floor of the engine-
thrbefore it was known that there was any extra
Mulation. The Australian was taken out of dock
4,08 Morning at nine o'clock, and she will probably pi?-
en Thursday for her destination. Previous to sail-
and to engines are to undergo a thorough examination,
yi„:ePair if requisite, and the ship will make a trial
je,ir ,under the inspectionlof Captain Lowe, of her Ma-
thi" Shiro Impregnable. The Australian will, through
tioil B:tend overhaul, proceed on her voyage in a condi-
the Lai' more satisfactory to the company, the passengers,
w, and the freighters.
gThe '

4- 11 general Screw Steam Shipping Company's ship
to..edesPoot, Captain W. Watts, is appointed to call hero
1143' en route for the Cape and Australia.
ari3r tlio Indiana, General Screw Steam Shipping Corn-
tharB baail packet, which arrived on Saturday, we learn
tll° Australian Royal Mail steam-ship Melbourne,
theil427ltlihrlput_ton, arn'ved at
.the Cape of Good Hope on
°I °' January, and sailed for
.Australia on the Ist
reached 4r3r. No news of the returning ship Sydney had
agents the Cape up to the 24th of January. The
of the Great Britain, Captain Mathews, adver-
katied her to leave the Cape on the Ist of Februar for
14 0144 f 141. She was appointed to leave Australia on the
alluary for the Cape.

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LIVERPOOL RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
THE TRIAL STAKES.
Lady Agnes Walked over.
THE AINTREE PLATE.

Worcester
Lady Agnes
Four started

THE STEEPLECHASE.—LATEST BETTING.
7to 1 agst Miss Mowbray.
7to 1 agst Bourton.
7to 1 agst Duc-an-Duras.
7to 1 agst Oscr.
13 to 1 agst Sir Peter Laurie.
Mason has declared to win with Oscar.

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THE SHARE MARKETS.

BRITISH RAILWAYS.

RAILWAYS.

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Do. Chesh. & Birk.,
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Closing Prices
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1 Western (Ireland).
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11 Irish South-Eastern
all Lancaster & Carlisle
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1.00 ,Lancash.& Yorkshire
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