The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-14 00:00:00

ence.

LONDON MONDAY EVENING, JUNE l4, 1858

voyage from England to India, or from England
to Australia.

Supposing—what is notnow so very extraordi-
nary to suppose, seeing that the chief difficulties
have been already conquered that the principal
part of the work (the solid iron framework) has
long ago been successfully, triumphantly com-
pleted—supposing the Leviathan to be now upo n
the eve of her first voyage. She might, in a
month, take an army of 10,000 men out to the
shores of Hindostan. Or, supposing she restrict
herself to her ordinary complement of 4,000 pas-
sengers—viz., 800 first-class, 2,000 second, and
1,200 third-class passengers. She would carry,
besides 18,000 tons more is coals and cargo—
giving a burthen of 25,000 tons----the weight of
Ithe whole ship when voyaging. Although under
these complicated circumstances drawing 30 feet
of water, she will still tower above the watiat's
edge 30 feet additional.
Gas being constructed on board—by gas will
she be lighted.

From her mast-bead during the night-watches,
while she is coursing at the rate of 20 miles an
hour across the ocean-depths, there will flicker
resplendently the electric light—messages being
always transmitted, day and night, from the
captain to the helmsman, the engineers,thelook•out
men, above, below, fore and aft, by means of the
electric telegraph.
And for the realization—for the whole scheme
is already virtually in a great measure, indeed,
actually realised—the Eastern Steam Navigation
Company are indebtel to the energy of how many
gifted and enterprising men, each in his distinct
department ! For the original conception of
this mammoth steam-ship—to Mr. J. K. BRUNEL,
the distinguished engineer : For the design of
her lines, and the construction of her metal hull
—to Mr. SCOTT RUSSELL, the eminent ship-
builder : For the fabrication of her huge screw-
propeller, and the application to it of the requi-
site motive power—to Messrs. JAMES WATT and
Company of Soho, the famous enginewrights.
For the responsible and difficult office of super-
intending the general fitting out of the sea mon-
ster—to the gallant skipper of this largest ship in
the world, Captain HARRISON : For the general
management of the whole of the complicated
arrangements—to Mr. JOHN YATES, the Com-
pany's intelligent and indefatigable secretary.
Thanks, now, to the admirable suggestions of Sir
CUSACK RONEY, the day is not so far off, after
all, when we may hope to visit Blackwall anew,
under yet more interesting circumstances, when the
"Empress of the Waters" will quit her moorings
on her first voyage, and when we may bid GOD
speed on that first voyage, to the world's wonder
—The Leviathan.

Bective, the Earl and Countess of Stamford and War-
rington, the Earl of Cardigan, the Countess of Clare and
Lady Elinor Cavendish and Mr. F. Cavendish, the
Countess of Yarborough and Lady Sophia Pelham and
Lady Victoria Hare, the Earl of Lucan, Viscount
Templeton, Viscountess Melgund, Viscountess Da Vesci
and the Hon. Miss Vesey, Viscount Exmouth, Vis-
count Canterbury, Lord Wortley, Lord Wharncliffe,
Lady Georgiana Romilly and Colonel Romilly,
Lord Ward, Lord and Lady Southampton, Lord
and Lady Poltimore, Lord Henry Gordon Lennox,
M.P., Lady Augusta Start and Mr. Gerald Stud,
M.P., Lady Louisa Mills and Mr. Mills, Lord
Arthur Hay, Lord John Hay, Lady Georgiana Codring-
ton, and Lady Henrietta Morant, Lady Rose Lovel and
Lady Edith Somerset, Loid Henry Thynne, Lord
Adolphus Vane Tempest, M.P., Count Louis Corti,
Gen. the Hon. H. Cavendish, Capt. the Hon. J. C.
Vivian, M.P., Captain the Hon. T. H. Fermor,
Capt. the Hon. C, Elliot, Hon. John Fortescue, Hon.
Mrs. Charles Cust, the Right Hon. H. Fitzroy, M.P.,
and Mrs. Fitzroy, Hon. F. Calthorpa, Hon. Leopold
Agar Ellis, the Hon. Miss Bulteel, Hon. S. Ponsonby,
the Right Hon. S. Wortley and Mrs. Wortley, Lady
Lawley, Lady Macfarlane and Miss Macfailane, Sir A.
Bannerman, Sir John Lowther, M.P., Lady Tierney,
Sir George Armitage, Sir Charles and Lady Morgan,
Lady Bamfylde, and the Hon. Miss Foley, Sir Thomas
Macro, Sir H. Cotterell, Sir J. Copley, Lady Hislop,
Gen. M. Douglas and the Misses Douglas, Col. Brown-
low Knox, M.P, Colonels -Bigge, Doyle, Minchin,
Airey, De Bathe, and Mundy, Major G sge, Mij,r Hall
and Mrs. Hall, Captains Wyndham, Turner, Napier
Start, Leyland and Mrs. Leyland, Cap*. Clayton,
Messrs. T. B. Baring, M. P., Webster, Des VCOUX, Ken-
nard, Vane, Knox, Mr. and Mrs. G. Smith, C. West,
D. Darner, Duff, Wickham, M.P , Alderson, Coning-
ham, M.P., and Mrs. Coninghana, H. 13. Baring, M.P.,
C. Clifford, M.P., Mrs. Frere May, R. Peel, Montgo-
mery, Woodford, Antrobus, Gordon, Delafield, Coghlan
and Mrs. Coghlan, Norbury, H. W. Currie, Morgan
and Miss Morgan, Wigraw, Woodgate, B. Dobree, &o.