The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-24 00:00:00

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the morning—dispatch.

THE SCREW V. THE PADDLE-WHEEL..--....--The
.tioraPio
strides that are making in the improved consul Itiog
of screw steamers, leads to the belief that en Lots.
they will almost entirely supersede paddle " 700
The Admiral paddle-wheel steamer, of tihafq
tons and 300 horse-power, left Greener
woo
four o'clock on Saturday afternoon. She was fob boat,
shortly afterwards by the Arno, a new screw boos
of 750 tons and 150 horse-power, designed and oa
by Messrs. Wood and Reid at Port Glasgovr, ito
intended for the Mediterranean trade. The
ant
aja
had a start of from two to three miles, anti , 00
the passage down the Clyde gained a liSw'ebieb
her adversary, owing to a strong head wind ler •
prevailed. On getting into more open water, on .„00
little alteration of the course cf each vessel the
ample spread of canvass by the screw boat told grei,,ds
on her speed, and she gained considerably on tIIO
mical. When off the Isle of Man they were wiled
a mile of each other, which distance was waif:looJ
until they reached the Bell-buoy; and here the, made
to lay-to and take pilots on board, having: '-a-rk.
' the run in sixteen hours and a quarter, a ref no-o- o•
ably short passage. The Astrologer, from- :t of
stantinople, hitherto considered the fastest boat '°"",
Liverpool, arrived off the bar at the same OM the
started for the port more than a mile a-bead 0',,;00
Arno, but she was speedily overhauled before r nicerl
the Crosby Lightship. The Arno's engines :i0a1"
au average of sixty revolutions per minutes ,1,(16
were made by Messrs. Thomson, of .„.,,,003-
Bank Foundry, one of whom, Mr. George --Lwoe
son, was on board to superintend their workinif• the
Arno took a tern up the river, proceeding as far Model
Sloyne, her beautiful appearance and symmetry
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exciting the admiration of those who saw her. ~?h
mention, as an important fact in connexion wit'
above trial, that the Arno was very deep, thavillioard'
wards of six hundred tons dead weight of coals on ship
Mr. John Wood, builder of the royal mail swot od
Europa, was the constructor of the Arno.—Lip
Albion.
PROPOSED EXTENSION OF COTTON MA,.."-_,;ed 1
RIES IN THE VIcINI-TT OF LIVERPOOL. —We have recce bear'
statement of a rather curious, but interesting, charaqes
ing on the realization of some important coinmerall
the
from the Rivington Pike Scheme; to the effect, that, °mottos
introduction of water front that district, numerous 'ewe 01
manufactories will be erected around Liverpool caNiajeal
employing vast numbers of her poor and young
classes advantageously to themselves and the conita:estea
Hitherto, it is stated, such manufactories have not for
because of the unfitness of our existing water supPL" ', bat
the secondary process of dyeing goods after being allne;ose,
with the new water this obstacle will disappear,
quently it is expected that capitalists from various r.enier
Lancashire, finding that;they may now " locate" their the
prises in this vicinity without subjecting themselves.
~,utioro
charges arising from the transmission of their pre" ivied
to the Manchester dye house, will at no very distant toot
seize on the great advantages offered by Liverpool is
respects.—Liverpool Albion.
hal
BRIDLINGTON QUAY.—Nearly twenty vessel _sow.
been on the rocks near Flamborough Lighthouses !sot
the foggy weather, which has prevailed to such an 'via
since the commencement of the present month. Therti, hoar
little wind, and the sea smooth, they were eventually au
off, more or less damaged.—re' rkshire Gazette.
unliovq,
[ADVERTISEMEINT—ScrofuIa cured by --
Ointment and Pills.—Extract of a letter published peg
Della Gette, fr o m Mr. Pmberton, of Cape Town:— o[l.
Wilfred az
,—Durin the voyage the steward of the vessel, ,
ie
ing that I suffered severely from scrofula, resornmended_eh;seer
try Holloway's Ointmentand Pills, informing me that a 70(1°
passenger had been cured by these invaluable inedicines.p.askieg
you had kindly given me a good supply, 1 commeneed,l,
them, and in a few days I found such an isnproveseeni•_s_ sea
general health that I continued them steadily as direst:
1701 f
I know that you will be pleased to hear that I am now P' 0y
cured."—Sold by all druggists, and at Professor flumm
Establishment, 244, Strand, London.
THE NEWSPAPER AND THE It AM./1005-'od to:4
SPORTING PARALLYL.—A newspaper may be comPar_diesri
fine race-horse; a noble animal, possessing extrac;". 1'
power, if properly guided, but most difficult to role ecoa
paper-makers, typefounders, and Government ar!,,,tSiOg
jockeys, though they ride very fast and give li:tle I.nrodcils
time. They get thrown sometimes, but it is when tn!_ iteePf
slips round. The newspaper is an expensive horseoLo.4.° the
requiring a great many grooms about the stable whLeP,"orts ht
animal's corn. The horse is easily started, and off tins, Sigl!
an awful pace, so much so, that the owners almost lot >i
WS
of him, are bewildered with what they imagine t0...9
h yea
chance of winning. Well away he goes, but the jockeY
him in now, and as he gets towards the end of the_stsoly_
very tightly indeed. He wants well spurring and ono area,
at
too with gold spurs. Fresh spurs are wanted. one
hand. The jockeys lash fearfully, till at last thoroue:ji be-
hausted down falls poor newspaper to the surprise
ija-a
holders—dead ! A post-mortem examination
variably the cause is found to be disease of the che"'yerclics
from languid circulation and want of proper support.
—" Very Natural Death."— Sheffield
is held, :tow%

BIRTHS Ift Ind' OF A /3014.
On the 21st inst., at New av Cendish-street, F°
place, Mrs. Lionel Booth. Wife °f C.
the
On the 20th inst., at Halkin-street West,
G. Burnett, Esq

OF A DAUGHTER. at Ire'
On the 18th inst., at Rath-house, county of L°ll- c.
and, the wife of Robert F.gginton, Esq. le of —.
_.....--
On the 20th inst., at Westbourne-terrace, the 111
g. Conant, Esq

On the 19th inct t S', „yi of
MARRIED
, a ittingbourne, Joseph, Franc
Mr. Binder, -* of Park .street, Grosvenor-square, to ittiar
Wilson, only child of Johc It Divers, Esq•' (3'.
bourne, Kent. ~„ •roollt
'llO,
On th _ e i Bth just , at Wtn Church, George 'lt, s 4
F•s(b, el Dublin, to Mary,daughter J I IV Clilic-'
of oin •
of Witney, Oxon _.-----
• eldest 4- ,

__-
DIED ...,. GeOrg°
On the 20th inst., at Bournemouth, the J4°ll. A 11.
brace Pitt, eldest son or Lord and Lady Rivera,age- bite,
cis
On the 18th inst., at Wythall. near Ross, ere" t.
Olivia Mary, daughter of Major Valiant, 49th Regin'en Fre'
On the 19th inst., at Iledenham Rectory, Norfolk
d' ~
erick, youngest son of the Rev. J. P. Chambers, agelPtl"
On the 19th inst , in Fitzroy-street, aged 3,1' hiitt.
Western, third son of the late W. Wood, Esq ,of 1i,'1% Sir
On the 19th inst.. at Dover, Mary, widow of theil"...
Edward Knatchbull, Bart. der 1
strueent, Ca4ey'l 9th
On the 20th inst., at Deal, James E. Parlby-, Colaro3°
Royal Navy.
r e ?no- ,
fs agedt. 80. , i;flaterl
On the 21st inst., at Upper Brunswick-terrace, la"— r
youngest Mr.O Jamesnth e
daughterM2eohtLflilu
Kenningtor, rrl•
theat late:
Oval,
E, of LoraY-I'
~ .
C.. reag, -q • - e
Rosetta, the wife of W. Hawksley, Esq. (l° '
inst., at Lowndes-street, Be Igray:a's

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liiiddleaez, Tuesday, December 24, 1850.