The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-31 00:00:00

STEAM ON CANALS.

Notwithstanding many attempts have been Pi for
during the present century to introduce steampower Ty
canal haulage and navigation, to supersede the mioeliq
slow process of horse traction, nothing really elle etli•
has hitherto been accomplished, the principal inlr sty
ment having been the injury done to the canal propel)/
by the liability of the banks to be washed down A
the swell, occasioned by the action of the paddll'„er.
trial, however, was made on the Leeds and -0".,0
pool Canal on Saturday last, under the direcittlir,
of Mr. William Laird, general manager, and &Al
J. Darlington, mining engineer of the Ince Ha" ry,
and Cannel Company, which was highly satisfalio
and bids fair to establish this great desideraturnt,„ for
canal is unusually well adapted and highly favourable
the change ; the distance from Wigan to Liv,ife'Llo
being 36 miles, with only one lock, and from ",:fee
to Appley five miles, it is proposed to continue L'3l
haulage, and the remainder of the distancey,a,
miles of level water, to use steam power. Mr. LP;(1.„
first suggestions for the use of steam were 'Ol
more with the view of certainty of deliverfp
prevention from pilfering, to which the cargoes are
ject by the men, who dispose of small portions on t
route, and stop at beer-houses instead of sleepingoni
board their barges ; while the company, having t°
their own boats and waggons, it becomes of importsct;
to get as much as possible out of their carrying 401
as they pay in tolls alone to railways and canals frpf
30,0001. to 40,000/, per annum, their yearly yell
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coal being nearly 400,000 tons. No
The steamer employed on this occasion was the Ivo
queror, belonging to Mr. Inshaw, engineer, Binning, for
—the first steam canal vessel that ever anSWereUso
passenger traffic, and she has now made a sneceejel
trial in connection with canal coal traffic. She preee,eol
from Liverpool to Appley Lock on Friday with sod re.
empty barges, at a speed of four miles an hour, ana es,
turned on aturday with four loaded coal barge,
40 tons each, 160 tons in all, towing them `l.3'd
the greatest ease at the rate of two miles ,er,
a half per hour. The engine is but 6-horse P°`i,gi
cylinders 6 in. diameter, 10-in. stroke ; she liss ter,
screws, one on each side the rudder, 23 in. dianiLtsl
They worked most satisfactorily, there being a 'bf
absence of swell ; in fact, not more than is protiumoa
horse traction. The re-action of a right and left %lei
screw prevents all disturbance of the water at 001'00
of the vessel, and she is gently propelled wiw-so
the least vibration. This rate of 21 naive,
hour is as rapid a speed as the company
the principal object being the prevention of
and regular conveyance. The trial was Inaurey per
satisfy the directors of the canal that the pro'
adaptation of steam-power would not injure th,„ertiV.;
perty ; and Mr. Birkbeck (a director), Mr. a wit
(secretary), and Mr. Stanley (engineer), were
pleased with the results, that they then arrang oty,
Mr. Inshaw for further experiments, to alloy e
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directors to witness them. The practical r
pre"
show a large saving by steam-power ; the teroo•
sent cost of haulage is 100. per ton • _ll 10,10
power the tug would carry 35 tons, and four tor
following, 40 tons each, making a total of 19;100i,
which would make two trips per week, %op
of two trips in three weeks, as at present, a„ncitta, pe,r,
deliver-in Liverpool 390 tons, at a charge et i coo"
ton, effecting a clear saving of 6d. per ton on nacs„ o°l
and as it is proposed to connect a drum and crac-ee
engine, each boat will discharge their own carri3e'sic!'
thus effect a further saving in terminal expenses- t Mr'
the gentlemen already named, there were preeel'ietol*
Barton, firm of Barton and Windus, coal PrOci,o9o;
Liverpool ; Mr. Kegg, of Kirklees Hall Coal Cererof
Mr. Braithwaite Poole, general goods manageriesl3s
London and North-Western Railway ; Messrs., so;
and Son ; Mr. Smith, firm of Alex. Smith au
u
Mr. Murray ; and other gentlemen interested- were re;
On the following Thursday the experiment9ofiropecJi
Dewed, at the express cost of the Leeds Cans,'lirxbeciei
in the presence of Mr. Aldam, of Leeds ; Mr- aced
Settle ; and Mr. Myers, a large propietory . whet
by the secretary and engineer to that conaPanYtio the
the results were still more favourable than cameo
trial. We cannot, therefore, doubt for a 'lief troll
entire success of the plan, since the economy eeollgr,
and certainty of delivery thus attained is quitfior eeteij
to extend the operation of this very praisewor' ca .'t
prise on the part of Mr. W. Laird throughent,,,nt of
systems of this country at least ; but improveon-bilitlf
gradually, if not rapidly, demonstrate the fel, locre_„ieg
attaining greater speed, and therewith a large linp*"ef
ing ratio of saving, to the mutual profit of coal nitutge
and canal proprietors, and the general atly
society.—Mining Journal.
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TEMPERANCE REFORM. —On Friday roe,. tbo
instant, a privateconferonce of ladies int,ec_csreacceo'
Temperance Reformation was held at Dr' nee
residence, 20, Finsbury-circus. The attild hav,eodio
numerous and highly respectable, and wcfr that
eluded Mrs. Stowe but for the state olteo ofo4o
health. Several members of the cornrceiretasi!,A
National Temperance Society, with the senoeupit's-,,tioe
also present, one of whom, S. Bowly, Esq., ircn'' ea
era' c far
chair. An address, intended for gen
_, and re C•
among Englishwomen, was read, approve", of IVir°s-03.
for publication to a committee, consietlire. 11%00
S. Balfour and Mrs. Dunlop, of London t;
on ; and
000,
son, of Tottenham ; Mrs. Ellis, of Iloddese,'_d two h,,
after
teci In leo
Bowly, of Gloucester. The conference lastehich, it "tbe
and elicited much pleasing conversation, :sures Woo
lieved, will issue in the adoption of meeetionrer is
more extensive diffusion of temperance d or" r
practice among females of every rank sand
ation
society.
s, The t
THE 'VACANT ALDER3fANIC GOW' •
renders ve
Sir John Key to the chamberlainship
oboo stir
ward of Bridge Without, to which the h gun°, net;
ceeded on the death of the late Sir Clan duties t,'ele
of
1851. The aldermen of this ward has noas a Pc: iaer,
form ; and, as it is generally looked %re soiolyi'd feel
retirement for some aged incumbent',ll4.ho ehen`osl,
man has always the option of taking it ;wait In
040
disposed to do so. When it became romainltZe sins'
Alderman Thompson, M.P., ef d declined, be,
his constituents in Cheap ward, an of sir ° _woe°,
cure, and then it fell to the choicie
ll On the offer
who accepted it, resikning CI! of eourocP;ob:it, °if
occasion, it must again,
as a his declille'r Vlll.ll
to Alderman Thompson, and 111)"1„ to sir yet 0
wort j
is understood he will do, it will fan__, by th, al3_
(elected 1826), and, in case aa_ refu_ri rotosti,ie'r.t;lee_
knight, it will go to the next alde a" of the
9; di
n 8
on. The following are the nameds gayer, rope',
1826), Sir C';l.
tive elections. Mr. Farebrother
.( /031), sir IA
bwehloowihsavire
pperredLauthriee,chwaltrh of
eLdoar
man Marshall (1832), Mr. Hump Carroll (1 Pr
rro
(1829); Mr. Kelly (1830), Mr. WilsiclirV 083140), got.:
dates efastrbegerehitc:
liam Magnay (1838), Sir Georg..? ,CatiB4o),
City Will /nod 66 tag,
combo
eer(l(
4814)0?
m, Sri.rmJaussirDovuek(ei rllcuonots'eL (i`o e:ers
One or other of the wards of thehls
alrsadY na i, oe°
become vacant, and rumour *
aldertnan-stergr,
gentlemen as desirous of securing,
mentioned and
of
Amongst those most prominently
cotterel4, office
evening are Mr. Swift, MY.' ' fined ~
Donald Nicoll, all of whom hav° „vie.
COrr Id °I
sheriff.EASTERN as be' be
MR. THOMAS HALL, OF THE
year, h of te,
This gentleman, who, for nearly 1, donartine';, servior
important position in the secretary's
corinpanYualperej
Eastern Counties Railway, leaves the loge 1101,0ecco
in July next, much to the every. eri „idol c
the shareholders, and almost esteew,„so
to A-Weri with the company, who held hiindinig 0'
believe Mr. 114 Intends procee
day Tim%