The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-07-09 00:00:00

LIUNCH OF THE NILE.

This vessel was launched from Pymouth dock-yard on
Thursday, in the presence of an immense concourse of spec-
tators. The Nile is a fine ship of 92 guns, nearly all mounted
on two decks, thus differing in construction with all in our
navy, except the Rodney, now in the Mediterranean, and the
London, now building at Chatham. She is certainly a superb
ship, and is constructed on the principle of Sir Robert Sep-
pings ; she was laid down in 1827 ; she has a round stern, on
the improved principle of T. Roberts, Esq., late builder at
this dock-yard, which unites all the advantages of the round
with the handsome appearance of the square stern. The
following are her dimensions : ft. in.
Length of the keel for tonnage l7O 4
Length of the gun deck from the aft side of the
rabbit of the stem, to the fore side of the rabbit of
the post 205 6
Breadth extreme 53 6
Moulded breadth 52 9
Depth in hold
Extreme length from figure head to taffrail
Depth from taffrail to lower side of false keel 5B 0
Burthen in tons, 2622 55-94.
ARMAMENT. diam. len.
in. cwt. ft. in.
6 long guns .... 8 65 9 0
28 32-pounders .. 65 9 6
4 long guns .... 8 65 9 0
30 32-pounders.. 56 9 6
Quarter-deck & forecastle 26 32-pounders.. 41 8 0

Lower deck.

Main deck

Total
The weight of each broadside is 1652 lbs.

FASHIONS FOR JULY.

MORNING VISITING DRESS.—Pelisse robe of blue fignred
pou de Soie, the corsage made en gerbe and partially open on
the bosom, is trimmed with a tulle ruche: double bouffant
sleeve. The skirt is ornamented with three folds on one
side, they turn back round the border ; rice straw hat, a
round and very open brim, lined with gold coloured crape,
and trimmed next the face with a biais of tulle, terminated
by tufts of roses; gold coloured crepe lisse ribbons, and a
superb plume of white ostrich feathers adorn the crown.
CARRIAGE DRESS.—Robe of Red fawn laventine, the
corsage high behind, but very open on the bosom, is dis-
posed in three folds at the top, and crosses to one side.
Large sleeves ornamented in a novel manner at the top and
bottom by bands and buttons confining it to the arm. Blue
crape hat, a round moderate sized brim and horizontal crown,
the latter is very full trimmed with white ribbon, and two
white flat ostrich feathers, which descend upon the brim.
PUBLIC PROMENADE DRESS.—Green mousseline de lame
robe, the border is trimmed with three flounces, they are
embroidered in silk to correspond in a light pattern, and
each headed with work. Corsage half high, and Victoria
sleeve. Shawl of rose-coloured pore de Soie, rounded in the
pelerine style behind, and with long pointed ends, it is cut
much lower than they generally are at the top. White pou
de Soie hat, the edge of the brim trimmed with three folds of
crepe lisse, the crown is ornamented with crepe lisse twisted
in a very light style round it, and descending in long lappets
which tie under the chin, and a gerbe of orange dahlias. A
row of pointed blond set plain in the interior of the brim,
completes the trimming.

GAME.—Sportsmen will be glad to hear that most favour-
able reports of the breading season are received from all
parts of the country.
EXPORT OF TIMBER FROM HIGHLANDS.—The pro-
gress of the railroads in England and Scotland has lately
caused a great demand for fir wood in this part of the country.
The sound of the axe and the saw-mill are heard in the lone-
liest and most remote parts of the Highlands. We have
heard of one proprietor selling his fir wood for £lO,OOO, and
another for £5,300. Within the last eight or ten years,
a vast number of sales of this kind have been effected, rang-
ing from 8,000 to 10,000 to as many hundreds each. A con-
siderable amount of shipping is engaged in-this trade ; and
the vessels that carry out the timber in the shape of railroad-
sleepers, pit-props, &c., generally return with cargoes of
coals, lime, and other commodities. The number of men
employed in felling the trees, saw them up, and export them,
is also a sort of advantage to the country. A great trade has
thus sprung up, the avatar, we trust, of extending commerce
in our northern region. When the Duke of Gordon, about
50 years ago, sold his mighty forest of Glenmore for £lO,OOO,
the sum was considered unprecedented ; yet the same timber
would now, from superior management, as well as superior
value in the market, be worth more than treble the amount.
Previously to this period, the laird of Grant, it is said, sold
his timber at the rate of ls. 3d. for what one man could cut
and manufacture in a year! Thus, our fine forests have been
thinned and destroyed, and the country denuded of one
Of its noblest and most valuable products.—lnverness
Courier.
MORE POPISH Impunts.cE..—The disgraceful conduct of
a popish priest in allowing the disinterment of a child, at St.
Patrick's Mass-house burying-ground, a few days ago, has
led us to observe several other cliaracteristicimpositions which
are commonly practised by the papists of the town. The one
to which we are about to allude is of very frequent occur-
rence. When the child of any of the poor of that class hap-
pens to die, the priest having performed nearly the last piece
of pagan buffoonery over thedying infant, the parents are de-
spatched to the churchwardens with a dismal tale of poverty
to get a coffin, and this is given on the understanding that
the child is buried (free of expense) in the church-yard. This
accomplished, they proceed on another excursion amongst
their charitable and credulous dupes,—upon whom the same
popish gang think no insult or injury they can inflict at other
times too severe,—viz. having "raised the coffin," they want
the money to pay the priest f(1 interment ; for let it be
known, that, having got the coffin, instead of taking it to the
church they beg the money to pay the priest an exorbitant
sum for burying it in one of the popish burial grounds; while
they might have it interred free of expense at the church—in-
deed they receive the coffin on these terms. Where, how-
ever, the required sum cannot he raised they are compelled
to go to church, for the priest will not do his work unless the
last farthing of the enormous charge be paid. And before
they even take it to be buried by the heretics, they must pay
the priest for blessing a lump of clay to put into the coffin
with it We hope our Protestant friends will he on their
guard against thiS species of pious fraud and invariably treat
po erg e 4 it ileservoo.—Afogokiathar Courier.