The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-22 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

Sir,—Mr. Wm. Patterson, jun., has claimed for
his father the merit of being the designer of the
Great Western and Great Britain, and it is beyond
dispute that the lines were his ; and, perhaps, it
would have been nearer the mark had your notice
stated that the Great Western and Great Britain
were emanations of Mr. Brunel's genius. I was
the managing director of the company which built
both ships, Mr. Patterson, a friend of my own,
having been pointed out by me to Mr. Brunel as a
man of talent and above prejudice, and one
more than any other man I knew likely to carry
out his intentions, views, or whatever term
best suits the occasion, if design does not
fit. Mr. Patterson drew the lines ; Mr. Brunel,
Mr. Guppy, and myself, often sat over them ;
Mr. Patterson got instructions and made his own
calculations accurately; Mr. Brunel made his also
often by my side. The company built their own
ships, Mr. Patterson superintending the building
of them. Mr. Brunel advised the directors, and
having the responsibility of the engines, aided Mr.
Patterson, if that term is better approved by his
son, in his praiseworthy effort in upholding that
which I think requires no effort—his father's fame.
That as a ship-builder is established, and I have
always thought, and still believe, he was proud in
being called upon to assist Mr. Brunel. Of this I
am quite certain, had Patterson died and Brunel
lived, the latter would have been the first to bear
testimony to the share the former had in the con-
struction of both vessels.—Your obedient servant,
Chelsea, Sept. 21. C. CLAXTON.

SCENES FROlil THE REVIVALS IN
ULSTER,

The northern papers are chiefly occupied with
reports of the religious revivals in progress through
the province of Ulster. A few extracts are sub-
joined:—
" GARVAGII. —The work of revival is still progressing
favourably in this locality. The weekly congregational
meeting, held in the Rev. J. B. Rentoul's church on Thurs-
day, the Bth inst., was intended to be commemorative of
God's goodness to the district for the last three months. In
reviewing the work during this period, Mr. Rentoul stated
that, though he found it impossible after some weeks to keep
an accurate register of the awakened, owing to the great
variety of public meetings held by the converts themselves,
and also to the fact that multitudes were brought under
the influences of the work apart from public meetings
altogether, yet he had kept as accurate an account of the
results of the meetings held by himself as possible.
They were as follows :—The cases of bodily prostration,
or otherwise visibly awakened to a sense of sin, were 175 ;
of these, 85 belonged to his own congregation, 40 to First
Garvagh, under Rev. Mr. Millar ; 21 were Episcopalians ;
5 belonged to Rev. Mr Thompson, of the Free Church ; and
the remainder to Aghadowey and Moneydig
.Presbyterian
Churches, or otherwise unconnected with any congregation.
" Co LERA INE.—SOIIIO marvellous instances of conversion
after conviction and prostrating are still occurring ; but they
do not now elicit such an extraordinary amount of joyful
wonder as a first, though they differ in no way from those
which marked the commencement of the movement. On
Wednesday evening a young man of dissipated habits, whose
deserted wife and children were left on more than one occa-
sion to the cold cares of the world, was suddenly arrested in
the midst of a drunken orgie, and forced to cry out in strong
agony and remorse for sin. Like one who has now become
strong in the Lord, this young man was almost insensible
with drink, and staggered with a drunken compaion in a
race for more of ' the accursed thing,' when he was pros-
trated. In an instant sobriety of thought, followed by the
usual symp+oms of an awakened conscience, visited him, and
after long hours of wrestling prayer he professed to have
found peace. He has since been at our various prayer
meetings, and evinoes a desire to be made acquainted with
spiritual things.
" BALLYMENA.—The work of religious reformation in this
town and neighbourhood is proceeding with persistent ac-
tivity of action, and warrantable hope of an abiding influence
upon the people. New cases of ' impression' occurred at
Divine service in all the Evangelical churches of Ballymena
on Sunday last, and fresh impulse has been given to the
good work by the proceedings at an open-air meeting held
in Linen Hall (market-place), on the following Tuesday. This
meeting excited unusual interest, in consequence of an
announcement that it would conclude the out-door services
for the present season. Seats for the accommodation of
about 2,000 people had been provided in the open air, but
the entire assemblage doubled that number. In the course
of the proceedings we observed that several persons, of both
sexes, were affected to tears ; and a number of them word
assisted from the meeting, or were obliged to retire to some
of the neighbouring offices, evidently in great weakness of
body and agitation of mind. Some cases of prostration'
ensued, wherein the parties gave utterance to the usual ex-
pressions of penitence and supplications for mercy ; and we
noticed that a female, of advaneed age, had fallen silently
upon the ground, her features, for a considerable interval,
presenting all the appearance of ordinary death.
"C AS TLEDER G.—Prayer meetings are established
throughout the whole country every evening. The Roman
Catholic population are still hostile to this religious move-
ment. On last Friday, September 2, while the Rev. Mr.
Dawson, from Strabane, was preaching the everlasting
Gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to
perishing sinners in an open space, in no way in-
terfering with the public thoroughfare of the town,
a large and lawless mob congregated, and shouted
and yelled, and threw stones at the preacher. Some of the
congregation were much hurt. They attempted to rush in
on the preacher, but were prevented by some of the hearers
and by the constabulary, who acted in a most praiseworthy
manner. Mr. Scott, the local magistrate, said to the
preacher that it would be better for him to leave off; he did
so shortly afterwards, but was followed by a disorderly mob,
who shouted and threw stones at him, and attacked the
house where he stopped, by throwing stones, which broke
part of the signboard."

DR. HUMPHREYS.—The Boston Journal says :
" Some two or three months since it was announced in the
Epapers throughout the country that an Englishman, named
dward R. Humphreys had suddenly left his native land
for this country, in company with a woman other than his
lawful wife, and that he took with him funds to the amount
of £40,000, the property of other persons. The sufferers by
his rascality subsequently despatched a messenger in pur-
suit, who traced the defaulter to various places in this
country and Canada, until at length the messenger learnt
that he was in this eity, or the immediate vicinity. Con-
stable Calder traced him to Cambridge and back to this city,
and learnt of several houses, public and private, where
Humphreys had represented that he boarded, but on in-
quiry he found that no such man had been there. Continuing
his search, Mr. Calder finally found and arrested Hum-
phreys yesterday afternoon at No. 17, Harrison-avenue,
and committed him to gaol to await examination in the
police-court. Previous to conveying him to gaol, Hum-
phreys requested the privilege of writing a note or two to
his friends, and, the request being granted, he addressed
notes to the Hon. Edward Everett, and Professor Long-
fellow, desiring them to call at Suffolk County Gaol and
bail him out. Upon being asked if ho knew Mr. Everett.
he replied, No, but I have a letter to him.' Just before
being placed in his cell he asked Mr. Gaoler Bartlett if he
could be allowed his wine and cigars, and was politely an-
swered No, Sir, this is a temperime
4801,pe, and smoking
is strictly forbidden,'

THE B

'BIKE•

The executive executive committee of the Masters Builders
Association show no signs of swerving
from their
original decision—to admit no one into their em;
ployment without a formal assent to the declaatio,s
that they do and will not belong to any tradeeet,.
union. The result of the deliberations of the m
ing which was held on Tuesday, as reported by
the
_
committee themselves, is, that it appears from
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reports of the members of the association that upr-
wards of 4,000 workmen have resumed employmenl.
under the declaration, and they therefore unert
inously express their conviction that, by a firel
the r aue_
herence to the course oaiginally adopted by
solution of the general meeting, an easy and succe 8:.
,
ful result will be obtained. It will be observed thy:
this decision has been come to by the executive core:
mittee only. Indeed, since the general meeting ,
ferred to, there has been no formally con venea
not
meeting of the Masters' Association, and it
unreasonable to suggest that, i"utu
has been so protracted, and the workmen show 14_
seeing the dis 2
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hours, a_
desire as a body to insist upon the nine
day for ten hours' pay, the executive would onlyr
discharging their duty by giving those for wu ,'..
they act the opportunity of re-discussing the sub_
ject. It is well known that many
joined the association have opened their establit
merits without requiring their men to inake,P
" declaration," and that many others, including
some of the largest firms in the metropolis, are
strongly disposed to take the same course, fropiet
conviction of the inutility, not to say mischief,„‘l..
masters 70?..
persistence in what may degenerate into a vina.lvi;
tive policy. The course taken by the executl .r
thel_
precludes these members from expressing
altered opinions, and in effect allows the xe ecutiv.re
to dictate to them what they shall do against their
own better judgment. This is precisely the grave
accusation made against the members of the .opera-
tives'e conference ; but whatever truth there mathD
in the allegation, it is at least certain that y
have never hesitated to meet their constituents in
public meeting, and that they are only strictly ear-
rying out the policy unanimously resolved upon at
these meetings. The executive committee ste!
that upwards of 4,000 men have " resumed" viva
under the declaration. It is possible that that
number may have accepted employment,
but
statistics supplied by the conference of the operase
tives show that a very small proportion of the
are men who either struck or were locked out. Tbn
inference is, therefore, that the places of the lock-
outs" are being supplied by men from the pbro:
vinces ; and in that case it is not correct to saY,r,
the London operatives have " resumed work.' l'
would appear that the employers, failing in their
efforts to force the declaration on their
have been actively recruiting in the country. On
the other hand, whenever any of these recruits are
heard of as being on their way to them etropelio,
old hands,
they are met by their brother operatives, and " nu'
lightened" as to the real position of affairs, the re-
suit being frequently their immediate return to the
country. Oa Tuesday
in
night, 15 operatives who WO
from Bristol were met this way at the Padding-
ton station, eight out of the fifteen declined ter
farther, and yesterday morning four others Nviv"."
drew, leaving to the employers only three out of the
15 brought to town.
At the Paviors' Arms yesterday, there were sevral rumours as to some of the principal firms,
e;
includ-
ing those of Messrs. Piper, Myers, and Jay, having
decided to open their yards without the declaration.ir
A deputation was sent to the last-named firm,
order, if possible, to ascertain officially the x°en
state of the case, because one of Mr. Jay's foreelu
had distinctly stated that he had received orders to
a
set the men to work this day unconditionally. Th
deputation were not able to meet with Mr. the
but have arranged to do so this morning. in till:
meantime, the joiners and other operatives if%
had " gone in" left, until it is settled whether or De
the declaration is formally withdrawn. A nue:l
of painters employed by Mr. Burt were at wer,•„-1,1
a contract of Mr. Waller's, who presented the ;
docu-
ment to them ; they immediately left. Mr. Eel'
who it is said was a member of the executive Cn"--4,,
havemitte e
saido f
thatthe ehmepnloeyveerrs,hawas p
resented
dy etshtee rd a Y
meat" to his men, and :that he did not intend te
do so.
Contributions towards the payment of the lieli
dividend to the men continue to flow in from PI!
trades in the country. Yesterday the follow
sumsA were received by the Conference at the Punt.
Arms :—Reading, 9s; Newcastle-on-Tyne (Ara's.
mated Society of Ship Joiners), £5 ; Beckenhara'
14s; Hanley, £1 lls • Ashford, £1 10s; Wolof"
hampton, £3 12s 6d ; 'Chester, £1 17s ; isretleY, PI
8d ; Gosport, £2 14s ; Liverpool, £3 os 3d g Win'
ston Central Committee, £5 ; Springfield and rilr-
key Paper-mills, Maidstone, lOs ; enleen:
stop:
Thames lOs ; St. Alban's, £2 Os lid ; tv
Sawyers, London, £3 2s 2d ; Ealing, 13a ;riguk—
111%
ford, £2 ; Upholsterers, London, £2411; B
'Committee), £5.