The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-02 00:00:00

THE GREAT BRITAIN.

On Wednesday, contrary to general expiTetation, no
effort was made to raise the ship. This, we learned, was
in consequence of the wedges and shores, intended to
assist is kivping her up, not being sufficiently prepared.
The disappointment was great to immense numuers of
the gentry, who, in private carriages, gigs, cars, ano
other vehicles. crowdrd the beach during the early part
of the day. In one carriage we observed Lord dwie
who was accompanied by the major part of the
grand jury of toe county. At low water we wi nursed
the preparatory operations, which consisted of about
twenty solid wedges pointed 6lose to the ship, about ten
feet long, two let t wide, and at the butt-end about thrt e
ti et high, and securing them for bees tug under with
tackles. About twenty stout beech tree trunks, apita
rently ten or twelve feet long, and mire than a foot
through, which leaned against, the ship, their be. is rest
bre tin shoots or slides, resting on short piles, dill en into
the solid rock, through the sand, their heads leading
against the ship's sides, under large chimps of wood,
bolted to the -hip; at their heels ware tackles, the put-
chase-blocks b. it,K next to the ship, fast to the shoots.
The rope was then led up to tlle ship's gunwale, and tht re-
pass. d through blocks; and to the end of each was sus
p, quantity of iron, so that as the ship rose,
tots self acting pendulum was intended to bring the
heels close to the ship, and there, of course, to act as
shores. The lever-purchases and their -ultra we have be-
for We tound that they had been added too.
On Thursday morning we were fortunate enough to get on
board, in our public capacity, and took notes of the pro-
Ceedings. At nine o'clock the ship began to move, the
si.:n of which we soon learned by the grinding of the
chains over the rollers as the boxes deicendsd. At half-
past nine she had risen exactly a foot, when toe tir;e only
had risen 10 feet. We heard Captain Claxton express
his opinion to Mr. Bremner that she would rise with and
equal to the tide, as she was nearly tight. The result,
>,t ter a consultation, was ren order to cease pumping. At
45 milieus past nine she had risen hail's. foot more, and
Captain Claxton ordered the valve to be opened, which
we learned meant to let water into the ship. At ten she
was up two feet, and the tide had risen to 12 feet.. More
means were ordered to be put in practice to lot more
water in, some of the weoges-having floated up. At
halt -past ten she appeared to stop rising. The tide,
however, still rttse. At 45 minutes past ten she rt trained
sfationary, at a rise of two and a half feet, and orders
were given to shut the valves and let no more water M.
After twelve the tide turned, and by one had fallen two
feet, during which process some awful crashes took place
as the boxes were pulled open. We torgot to mention
that, when at her highest, a large quantity to atones,
previou‘ly prepared, and ready ou deck, were AM wider
her, being dropped on shoots nigemousty contrived. Our
own boat, and several others, were hired by Captain
Claxton, who wilt on shere with a strong body of
labourers, and speedily returned with loads ut atones,
which were discharg, d under the ottaCll,4 bilge.—Newry
idegraph.

On Friday last, his Highness Prince Czernischeff,
cousin to his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Russia,
honoured the Royal Polytechnic Institution with a visit,
and of er inspecting the numerous works of mechanism
and sit, sat for his portrait to Mr. Beard. Prince Louis
Napoleon also visited the establishment, and honoured
Mr. Beard by ,a sitting. On Saturday, the gallant Sir
Harry Smith had his portrait taken by Mr Beard. after
viewing the wonders of nature and art contained in the
museum of the establishment.
The greatest number of boys ever entered at Eton
School wasenroLed last year, when the number was 777;
but this year theit; is a decrease of 68, thu official list
containing the names of (lily 709. This great diminu-
tion has been attributed by some persons to the abolition
of the Etc!) Montoya.
VENERABLE CONSISTENCY.—At the No. I Booth
for StisAuctistine's, A.thur Palmer. Esq., of Palk row,
atteAed before eight o'clock, and at that hour !guested
to be p. rmittt d to vote the ‘• first in the city" a plumper
for Berkeley. in this the 931 year of his age. Mr. Pal.
aver throughout the course of his long and useful lire has
been en undeviating triencrt.) civil and religions liberty.
' Mr. Palmer, in the year 1774, acted as pl 11 clerk for
the distinguished Burke, tt Burke and Crut2r's election.
—Bristol Mercury.
DORCHESTER.-11e directors of the London and
South Wes!ern mid the Doichetter and Southampton
Railway Company, including Mr. Chaplin, M.P. t..r SA
lisbury, had a meeting in this town on Frid.y, when it
was decided that. for the public accommodation, steps
shall be tOrthwith taken for making a double line, the
traffic having far rxceedvil the expectailuns of the pro-
j ec:....rs and leading friends or the undertaking.
CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.—At a meeting of the di•
rectors of this company, held in Edinburgh on Wed-
nesday, Captain Coddington, Government Inspector of
Railways, was unanimously voted manager of this Cinn-
pany, at a salary of 2.000/. per annum. The situation is
also to be secured to him for ten years.—Scotch Refor-
mers' Gazette.

THE EVIL OF KEEPING CORN TOO Lora.--We
have been informed, on good authority, that lib ut three
months ago, a party from the up country landed about
six hundred sacks of flour in Newport, which wt re stored
up in the Cattle Market. The price obtainable since
that period Was at one tune about 80.. pix sack, which
was reused, as the party warted from 84a. to 86s. per
sack, The markets are now considerably reduced, and
!he long-stored flour is much damsgt-d ; some of it, we
hear, not being worth more than :30a. per sack. and it ix
thought there will be a sacrifice of from 8001. to 1,000/.—
Monmouthshire Merlin.

" What do you think of Lord Dudley Stuart having
got the greatest majority of votes in the Marylebone
election?" said an ex-Member of Parli-ment to the
gastronitnic regenerator of the Reform Club. " I see
nothing extraordinary in than," said Soyer, " when y►nu
consider how many y, ars his Lordship has ken at the
head of ►he Poles."

FLOGGING IN A COLLEGBef-The following commu•
nicstion h.tVing been forwarded to us by a gentleman
well known to us, who has expressed his willingnics to
vouch for the truth of i:s ststements by giving his trato,
and address, we have no alternative but to his
communication 'lt will be seen at once that the co le4e
referred to is Stonyhurst:-4. We have learned wilh sur-

prise that the practice of flogging is carried on in a colleg,
not far from this town, with a s..verity that calls loudly
for reprobation. No fewer than six youths were very
recently subjected to this degrading punishment in one
day. One of the youths has preserved his blood staintd
-
linen to exhibit to his parents. Another took refuge in
the house o' a gentleman in this neghbout hood, having
found an opportunity to escape from his tortnentors. It
is nut the rod, t.et the eat, tsi c.hica we .:,tide; nor are
those subjected to the lae,h chtl,Jreu, but youths, urging
on maohood,"—,Pretton Chronicle.