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

THE STEAM-SHIP AUST.RALIAN.

PLYMOUTH; *FHB. 28.
steamer, which sailed for Australia on Thursday,
It'4Put back on Friday, was received into dock in her
CleBtY's arsenal, Devenport, on Saturdynight. Yes-
si;4437. an official inspection of her was madet by Lloyds'
of 1%7; Mr. Mare, engineering surveyor to the Board
tio„,_ ; Mr. Stewart, engineer of the Devonport.
(If Zi,i&Y4rd ; Captain Hoseason, R.N., and the engineers
ig at_44.,e,enrapany and of the ship. The bottom of the ship
pe,,-"ed to be in very good order, and there is no ap-
WCnce or indication of leakage of any consequence.
to g.;11 she was placed in the dock there was from three
oli
Irmr feet of water in the hold, and this was reduced
/ three or four inches after she had been eight hours
14,11* It would, therefore, seem that there is some defect
it te,,h admits the sea into the ship, but does not allow
ohns",:,,eBcape again. This arises, probably, from some
Ititt;`:soll to the working of the valves in connexion
late he machinery. A small portion of coal getting
afar 1.1" pipes would prevent the valves from closing
etlgi,"'ey were opened. A cursory examination of the
wholes and machinery was made yesterday, wheh the
%km seemed to be in good order. A more minute in-
kri',l.ll,4 is to be made to-day. Some 60 bags of letters,
Sue ally wetted last Thursday night, were returned by
of b:.ars mail to St. Martin's-le-Grand. for the purpose
'll'g Opened and dried

MARCH 1.
ill i1dr,3,11 a Personal inspection of the exteldriobroyoebstseerrdvaeyd:
aocr„;.a, few
.defective, rivets only con
itst,'"l„o weeping' from them was barely sufficient
while
However, silee "te interior of the hold sweet.
takas in dock these slight defects
nest made good,
eseveral bolts in the heel of her maofarnpost were
larger size.
Froll out, and replaced by new ones.n,
every way per-
feet 14 out,
bilges forward the hull isi
aft ; the defective rivets occurred onlyhe fmroamehitoheerybilagoeds
pr-10 Possibly from the working of t
The engineers and
13,12„,i1et in that part of the ship.
nai,ets being at work in the hold, thereit was
o4e u3r for examining the interior ; but a sstated tPh°art-
Iviti-of the starboard bilge pipes, which feed the poufmiptss
valp". water from the bilge, is entirely
PiNe'alni that the valve of a second starthrboouagrhd
being
chokeas been kept open two inches through
3,4,,,zi with dirt from the bilges. In this.
out the rub-
This B,lllLee have been employed shovelling out part the dock-
'Ullis Which has been improperly allowed to accumulate.
keti" condition of the Australian's bilges
claim
iiil 'ye state of the valves of the bilge pipes
with a
and the de-
%trative attention. Here is a valuable ship,
'A,.241'g0 and the lives of the passengers and crew
t 4 .iited through the want of ordinary attention on
''holtrt of some one upon whom the reysp.ovnessibbilaivtye
c,,eil uoreslt. Derangements of pies and valves ai
411,1 7 I in ships belonging to different. companies,
ilieecit la to be lamented that there exists
well
norogwao-
ctilkenialti3lieeas.llB for the prevention of such k
In the present instance it is reported that
l'oeo,,4e4kage rose to the level of the floor of the engine
hee-4 before it was known that there was any extra.k
thi:llulation. The Australian was taken out of dock
eeeeteriaing at nine o'clock and she will probably prc
g 1:14 Thursday for her destination. Previous to
tn
sail-
trip er engines are to undergo a thorough examma io. ,
tePair if reuisit, and the ship will make a trial urler they inspectionlof Captain Lowe, of her Ma
this ":8 euiP Impregnable. The Australian will, through
.
tioaieeend overhaul, proceed on her voyage in a condi
the at More satisfactory to the company, the passengers,
etew, and the freighters.

DA„ The General i•eile,ScrewSteam .
Shipping Company's ship
tc4.-13°11t, Captain W. Watts, is appointed to call here
1,7,pt route for the Cape and Australia.
Com. key, "A° Indiana, General Screw Steam Shipping
tillat taheillail Packet, which arrived on Saturday, we learn
%Amain IvrAostralian Royal Mail steam-ship Melbourne,
the 27 Clitt", arrived at the Cape of Good Hopee on
cli 4 t- of January, and sailed for Australia on th i
, new._
-ea'elled ?L. N° news of the returning ship Sydneyhad
anted the Cape up to the 24th of January.
dThe.
tißeta of the Great Britain, Captain Mathews, a ver ):R 'er to leave the Cape on the Ist of February for
144 of 4.
She was appointed to leave Australia on the
aktuary for the Cape*