The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-28 00:00:00

tomed with the roar and turmoil of the wind and the
waves than to speak on such an accasion as this. Yet,
gentlemen, I should do injustice to you and to my own
feelings did I not congratulate you on this most auspi-
cious day, which ensures the success of an enterprise in
which our most earnest agitated hopes have been cen-
tred. I can but congratulate you upon the complete
triumph of that enterprise and the realisation of those
hopes. I have stood, gentlemen, on the deck when the
elements in their fury seemed about to overwhelm the
ship, and yet I never looked forward with more anxiety
to a safe passage through these trials than I have done
in watching the progress and anticipating the conclusion
of this enterprise ; and when the end came and we stood
before the world in triumph, I can assure you every part
of my frame was quickened, and the blood rushed with
redoubled force through my veins. I need not say it
was a proud day for Mr. Ericsson. The mind that, for
twenty years, has cherished and nurtured an idea like
this, must feel more than pride at its successful applica-
tion. To him who has conceived and executed we owe
all ; and it is my sincere trust that he will be fully repaid
in his day, and I doubt not that posterity will take care
of a fame that will rank with a Fulton or a Morse. I
can pay but a poor tribute to the father of this—the man
who furnished the sinews, and reduced the idea to a
fact ; the man whose comprehensive mind compassed its
entire scope, and whose sagacious foresight anticipated
the result. Need I say I allude to Mr. J. B. Kitching ?
Through concealed opposition, and sneers often openly
expressed, he went straight on, and the end is his own
best reward, and the conscious dignity of success his best
praise. , And to those who have constructed and finished
the work, I can say they have performed their part most
faithfully and well. It speaks for itself, and I can point
to it with pride ; and the gentlemen who constructed the
hull have the satisfaction of knowing that a superior
does not ride the waves. Gentlemen who represent the
insurance interests of this great mart, I welcome you on
board of the first caloric ship, which, I trust, you will
find not inferior to any in naval architecture, and will
prove a new era in marine insurance. Gentlemen of the
press, you are most welcome. lam proud to meet you
on such an occasion, and I feel you have witnessed this
day a new motive power, in which I hope you have been
interested. To you we owe much, as one of the connect-
ing links between thought and mind ; and in presenting
the particulars of this new invention before the public, I
am confident that you will "nothing extenuate, nor set
down aught in malice." The worthy captain concluded
by giving

"Commerce and Justice—Commerce, the great pioneer
of civilisation and tho nurse of content; Justice, the hand-
maiden. Nations and individuals alike responsible—con-
nected, humanity must advance."

The owners and builders of hull and engines were also
toasted, and other sentiments given and responded to ;
after which the company embarked on board the tow-
boat, and arrived in the city highly delighted with their
trip, and convinced that the success of the caloric en-
gines was placed beyond all doubt. The opinion was
general, that with cylinders of proper dimensions, placed
in a boat to correspond, the greatest attainable speed
may be realised, and at an expense lower than had ever
befOre been thought possible ; and furthermore, that all
concerned deserved the highest credit, and had placed
the people and country under obligations to them.
We feel proud that such a triumph has been realised
in New York, and that American money has enabled the
inventor to accomplish his grand idea.
The Ericsson will be taken to-day to her old dock at
Williamsburg, to have her engines put in a thorough
state of completeness, previous to starting on her trip to
Baltimore.

THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY
AND THE YORKSHIRE COAL-OWNERS.

It is pretty generally known that, owing to the open-
ing of Use Great Northern and South Yorkshire Rail-
ways, the demand for coal from the South Yorkshire
pits has very greatly increased during the last 12 months.
Formerly a large supply was always in readiness at the
pit's mouth, but latterly it has been found impossible to
meet the demands of the railway companies, notwith-
standing the number of new shafts recently sunk in this
district, and now in full working operation.
The operative miners, perceiving this state of things,
demanded at the close of last year an increase of wages,
which in almost all instances was complied with by the
coal proprietors. This concession necessitated an in-
creased price to the consumer through the larger and
more immediate purchasers— the Great Northern Com-
pany. It was, therefore, intimated to the directors of
the company, early in the present month, that an in-
creased price of 6d. per ton (viz., from 4s. to 4s. 6d.), at
the pit's mouth would in future be required by the coal
proprietors, and also that the extra cwt. theretofore al-
lowed in each ton for breakage would be charged in the
traffic account.
In consequence of this intimation, a meeting of the di-
rectors of the Great Northern Company was held at
King's-cross station, on the 4th instant, at which, after
a long deliberation, it was resolved that the proposed
advance should be resisted. Accordingly, instructions
were immediately given to the officials of the company
to receive no further supplies from the pits of Earl
Fitzwilliam, Messrs. Newton and Chambers, and Messrs.
Day and Twyvell, of the Elsecar, Thorncliffe, and
Hoyland Collieries, until further notice. The accumu-
lation of orders on the books of the Great Northern
Company, however, rendered it imperative that a new
source of supply shall be forthwith obtained ; and,
after some negotiation, they effected terms with the pro-
prietors of the Gawber-hall pits, near Wakefield, not-
withstanding that the arrangement involved an increased
mileage of 24 miles, at the rate of 10d. per mile, and an
I increase of 9d. per ton in the price of the article, as com-
pared with the original charges of the South Yorkshire
pits.

' The effect of this change was, as might be expected,
very considerably to diminish the traffic returns of the
South Yorkshire Railway Company (whose line runs
from Doncaster to the pits), the reduction being, in fact,
as much as 2,0001. per week. This company, however,
being dependent on the coal-proprietors at one end of
their line, and on the Great Northern Company at the
other, had no alternative but to submit to the loss until
the dispute between the two bodies was adjusted, which
was ultimately done as follows :
The Gawber-hall proprietors, having learnt the state
of affairs just described, and that the Great Northern
Company had resorted to them as a matter of temporary
expediency, and also hearing that the coal-owners of the
north had, at a general meeting at Darlington on Mon-
day, the 17th inst., come to a determination to advance
the price of their coals 9d. per ton, resolved to increase
ihe price of the Gawber-pit coal in the same ratio as the
South Yorkshire pits, viz., 6d. per ton. This being in-
timated to the Great Northern directory, Mr. Seymour
Clarke, the general manager of the line, accompanied by
Mr, Middlemess, the mineral agent 'of the company,
proceeded on Friday last to Elsecar, where they had an
interview with the agents of the various coal-proprietors
of the South Yorkshire district, the result of which was
that arrangements were made for resuming their traffic
with the South Yorkshire pits at the increased price.

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[ADVERTISEMENT.]—Deafness—New Discovery.-39,
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ful, small, newly-invented instrument, for deafness, en-
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kind that has been, or probably ever can be produced,
being of the same colour as the skin, is not perceptible ;
it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and
at public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing
noises in the ears are entirely removed ; and it affords
all the assistance that possibly could be desired. The
Royal Exhibition valuable newly-invented, very
powerful waistcoat pocket glass, the size of a walnut,
to discern minute objects at a distance of from four to
five miles, which is found to be invaluable, for yachting,
and to sportsmen, gentlemen, and gamekeepers. Tele-
scopes, possessing such extraordinary power, that some
31 inches, with an extra eye piece, will show distinctly
Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars.
They supersede every other kind, and are of all sizes for
the waistcoat pocket, shooting, military purposes, &c.
Opera and race-course glasses with wonderful power ; a
minute object can be clearly seen, from 10 to 12 miles
distant. Invaluable newly-invented spectacle.—S. &B.
Solomons, Aurists and Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street,
Piccadilly, observe opposite the York llctel.
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