The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-20 00:00:00

HUNTERS.

Paddy ..................................... l2O
Gr m, by Rocket 360
The Lass o' Byth
Ch g, Brother to the Lass o' Byth, 5 yrs 9O
Citizen
Br h, by Rocket
Dare Devil

Caesar. ......................... . .............................. 155
Mechanic ................................................... 116
Sir Robert ............................................... . ... 130

THOROGH-BRED STOCK..
Br c, by Bay Middleton, out of Lillah
B yearling colt, by Gatewood, out of Lady 125
B yearling colt, by Phcenix, out of Abigail lOO
Oh yearling colt, by Stockport, out of Manilla 2OO
Ch yearling colt, by St. Martin, out of Royalty
B yearling filly, by Stockport, out of Ganymede 3B
B yearling filly, by Gladiator, out of Teresa
Ch yearling filly, by Stockport, out of Wild Rose 22
Ch f, by Slane, out of Teresa 26
Ch m, 7 yrs

NEW STEAMERS.—On Saturday forenoon last the
twin steamers, Her Majesty and the Royal Consort, in-
tended
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trial F Fleetwood and
down
the
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it station,their
sailing and seagoing qualities. After going easily
down to Greenock, the ships then commenced a friendly
trial of speed, which was kept up until they reached the
started
lighthouse on the Little Cumbrae, and declared by
Mr. Dennie, the time-keeper, to be at a speed of upwards
of fifteen miles an hour. These vessels are fully GOO
tons burden, are supplied with engines of 300-horse
power, and are similar. in every respect in model and
construction, with the exception that the paddle-floats
of Her Majesty are solid, while those of the Royal
Consort are divided. It was the wish, therefore, of the
builders, Messrs. Tod and M'Gregor, to test the capa-
bilities of the different paddles, Mr. Tod acting as
chief engineer on board the Consort, Mr. M'Gregor
filling the same situation on board Her Majesty; and
the result is, that the solid float has been found, in point
of speed, to be superior to the divided one. It is scarcely
possible to describe the interest and excitement attaching
to the race between these two beautiful steam-vessels;
for nearly three miles they were as near as may be
" neck and neck :" but Her Majesty, with the solid
floats, gradually shot a-head. The weather was wild
and boisterous, and admirably fitted to test the capa-
bilities of the boats as seagoing steamers. They are
each supplied with tubular boilers, direct self-acting
engines, and fitted up with five compartments; and at
the time of the highest speed we are informed by the
engineers that the pressure on the boiler was not more
than six pounds to the square inch. Several of the
shareholders, with their wives and families, were on
board the ships, and, notwithstanding the perils of the
~ dark and stormy water, there was much hilarity and
enjoyment. At four o'clock, Captain Wilson, late R.N.,
took the chair in Her Majesty, and Mr. Smith, the
manager of the Fleetwood station, officiated as croupier.
Several good speeches were delivered, and amongst
many statements in favour of the iron boats, Mr.
M'Gregor stated that they were cheaply constructed,
would not burn, would not take dry-rot, and while they
were built in compartments, would not sink. An agree-
able party also dined, under the presidency of Captain
Ewing, in the Royal Consort. We look upon the con-
struction of these boats as adding another triumph to
the ship-building capabilities of the Clyde.—Glasgow
Herald.
A STRANGE FANCY.---A story is told of a hypro-
condriac gentleman of rank and fortune in Ireland,
who fancies one of his legs of one religion and th other
of another. He not unfrequently puts one of his unfor-
tunate legs outside of the bed clothes to punish it for its
religious errors.