The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-29 00:00:00

TILE GREAT RASTERN.

The following is published in the report ef the
surveyors apponited to examine the Great Eastern
steamship at Holyhead, for the purpose of ascer-
taining whether the contract to fit her for sea had
been honestly carried out :
GREAT EASTERN STEAMSHIP, HOLYHEAD, Oct. 18.
Gentlemen,—ln compliance with your request,
we have made a complete survey of the Great
Eastern, but, not having had time to prepare our
detailed report, we beg to submit the following re-
marks upon the points referred to in your letter,
and some others which we think it important
you should bring under the consideration of the
board. With reference to the intimation that Mr.
Russell alleges that his contract is completed, we
mark that the hull of the ship, to which our survey
has been specially directed (exclusive of the engines),
is not completed either as to the "general scope"
or the " details of the contract" as a first-class pas-
senger ship, such as those of Cunard's line, or the
Royal West India Mail Company, and that, in her
present state, it would be imprudent to send her to
sea on a lengthened voyage.
We are unable at present to arrive at a definite
opinion as to the cost of the works necessary for the
completion of the ship in all respects in accordance
with the contract. The amount must be very large.
We arc unable to state the amount of damages con-
sequent on the delay in sending her to sea.
We may remark generally that, with the excep-
tion of a few cabins, the accommodations are by no
means equal to the requirements of a first-class pas-
senger steamer, such as Cunard's line or the Royal
West India,Mail steamers, but are very inferior—
materials, workmanship, and furniture.
The accommodation for the officers and crew is by
no means such as ought to have been provided and
is required by the contract.
The decks are not tight, and a great deal of in-
ferior material and workmanship have been used in
them.

There is no heating apparatus for warming the
cabins in winter.

There is a considerable amount of work which is
absolutely necessary to be performed before the ship
can be trusted on a lengthened voyage across the
Atlantic, which work would require a considerable
time to execute in an efficient manner; and, even
with this done, the ship would not be what the
contract requires her to be ; and deficiencies in
other respects would be a constant source of expense
and annoyance to the company.—We are, gentle-
men, your obedient servants,

GEORGE BAYLEY.
WILLIAM PATTERSON.
JOHN JORDAN.
Messrs. Montague, Lererson, and Hawley,
12, St. Helen's-place, London, B.C.

MAILS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
ET CANADIAN PACKETS VIA CORK.—Arrangements have
been made for the Canadian Government packets to call at
Queenstown (Cork) in their weekly winter voyages between
Liverpool and Portland, for the purpose of embarking and
landing mails. For the future therefore the mails for Canada
and the United States, forwarded by these packets, will in-
clude, in addition to the correspondence ordinarly made up
at Liverpool on the morning of their departure from that
port, such correspondence as may be posted in London or
may arrive there up to the usual post hour on Wednesday
evening, or may reach Cork up to Thursday morning in
each week' so that a considerable additional time will be
allowed throughout the kingdom for posting letters, &c.,
sent by the Canadian packets to Canada and the United
States. Tbl4 arrangement will commence with the packet
appointed to leave Liverpool on Wednesday, the 30th inst.,
and will continue thenceforth till further notice.—By com-
mand of the Postmaster-General, ROWLAND HILL, Secre-
tary.—General Post-office, Nov. 28, 1359.
[ADVERTISEMENT.)—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills.—
Quinsey, Sore Throat. —With the foggy, damp winter even-
ings the human throat becomes subject to many diseases,
particularly inflammation and ulceration. In quinsey or
inflamed throat, Holloway's ointment well rubbed upon the
top of the chest and round the throat, after those parts have
been bathed in warm salt and water, and dried, has a won.
derful power in checking the inflammation, and removing
all the unpleasantness and danger caused by quinsey. Hol-
loway's pills should be taken at the same time, as they
relieve the general fever. Mr. Knole, of Allogate, Durham,
was thus cured, when, from inability to swallow, his life
was endangered. Nernals, enlarged glands, and all skin
diseases are totally dissipated by the same treatment,