The Sun.
London, England, 1826-11-09 00:00:00

NEW PATENT SLIP.

It has long been a matter of surprise, that a slip similar
to the patent slips erected on the banks of the Clyde and
at other seaports had not been long ago erected at this
port. We are happy to state, however, that this deside-
ratum has at length been; supplied, and that a patent slip
may now be includedamong the accommodations for which
the port of Liverpool is celebrated. It is situate on the
south side of Wallasey Pool, on the Cheshiie,side of the
Mersey. The slip belongs to Messrs. Bethering and Co.,
who have purchased the patent right ; and the machinery
and work were executed by Messrs. Owen, Addison,und
Grindrod, of the Liver Foundery.
The slip is formed on the patent principle; and three
vessels may lie upon it at one time. The machinery,
however, is differently constructed from any yet executed,
for vessels of the largest class working with a double
chain, and for the lesser class with a singe chain end
double speed ; arid it is also constructed to work by
horses, the slips already executed being worked by manual
labour alone. The largest class of vessels can be wren
up at neap as well as at spring tides. The first vessel
which was drawn up on the slip was the City of Dublin
Company's steamer the Liffey, of 300 tons borate'', with
all her machinery on board. The ceremony of opening
the slip took place on Saturday lust, and a great number
of ladies and gentlemen were present on the occasion,
who where highly pleased with the novel spectacle of a
large vessel being hauled up high and dry by the aid of
machinery.

The following are among the advantages peculiar to
the patent slip :—" Every part of the vessel being above
ground, the air has a free circulation to her bottom and all
round her; and, in executing the repairs, the men work
with more comfort, and of course more expeditiously, and
in winter especially they have better and longer light than
within the walls of a graving dock. Considerable time is
saved in the carriage of the necessary materials, which
will greatly reduce the expence in a heavy repair, and the
vessel is in a similar situation to one on a buil:ling-slip.
No previous preparation, of bilgeways is necessitry,, es the
vessel is blocked upon her keel the same as in a dock
and she is exposed to no strain whatever, the mechinical
power being solely attached to the carriage which sup-
ports her, and upon which she is hauled up. A ship may
be hauled up, have her bottom inspected, and even get a
trifling
,repair, end be launched the same tide; and the
process of repairing,one vessel is not interrupted by the
hauling up' of another, an interruption which takes place
in docks, from the necessity of letting in the water when
another vessel is to be admitted."—Liverpool

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fiCorintgh of Naples;
improvement
Murat became
propositions
entWertiaileinied"vaacir'iomus
of the capital ; and' among other things, introduced
the system of lighting up the streets. This innova-
tion, however, upon established custom, by no means
pleased the good Neapolitans, who, not relishing such
an inroad on ancient darkness, set about, with laudable
industry, to demolish the lamps, In vain yaws they
renewed from night to night ; the morning always
found them shattered to pieces. At length the King
bethought himself of calling in the .co-operation of the
priesthood ; summoning to his council a certain monk,
who enjoyed infinite popularity anti influence over the
multitude. Having contrived to propitiate this num,
Murat obtained from him a promise to do his best
and accordingly, the ly, the next Sunday, holy father
commenced his sermon by g pronouncili , against the
lastin condemnation ; adding,
it would be 11l
abandoned people ever g .
vain to hope forgtveness ,
as they had
thrown down and shattered in pieces the lamps which
were, lighted in honour of the Holy Virgin. The
VI ol)e were thunder-struck, and covered with dis-
. immediately dispatched
y deputations were to the
As;4l Palace, to ..m ; .ore the restitution of the lamps ;
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and since that time (thanks to the Holy Virgin) the
streets of Naples possess the advantage of being lighted
up at night, in common with other European cities,
A Note to the RV/mares comrade.