The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-10-29 00:00:00

Borthen, per old measurement

Burthen, per new measurement
Weight of iron used in bolts, knees, and I a-

ricius fastenings
Weight of copper in bolts, &c...
Weight of copper sheathing, 13,000 super-

ficial feet

Weight of machinery
Weight of the hull ..

Diameter of cyli
Length of stroke

500
1,800
Ft. In
6 8
7 0

The Precursor has a beautiful figure head of Lord Auck-
land, eight feet in height; and her stern carving is in the
Oriental style—the whole having been executed by Mr. Thos.
Kay, carver, in this city. The ship will carry 1,000 tons of
coal.

The following, which we transcribe from our former ac-
count, will give the further necessary particulars regarding
the Precursor:—" Her keel is composed of nine large trees
of English elm, and the frame of the very best British oak
timber, perfectly square, without a particle of sap-wood, and
of large scantlings. She is built of solid floors of oak, six-
teen inches square, doubled and put together with felt be-
tween the joints, and the whole bottom is caulked outside
and inside to the height of the run of the bilges, fore and aft.
By this means she was made perfectly water-tight before the
planks were put on, and these again are of uncommon thick-
ness, and all fastened with large copper bolts, instead of the
" treenails" or pins commonly in use. These bolts are
driven through every timber in the ship, and clenched with
copper rings on the ceiling or inside planks. The planks in-
side and out, the beams, &c., are chiefly English oak, or
African teak, and in addition to the immense strength of her
planking and bindings, she is trussed and bound with large
iron riders, extending diagonally from the gunwale of the
main-deck to the bottom, and bolted on the top of the ceil-
ing. She has also four iron water-tight bulkheads, by which
she is divided into five compartments, each provided with
proper pumps, to be worked either by the engines or manual
labour. For the purpose of strengthening her back, the ship
is provided with seven kelsons, upon which the boiler and
engines will rest. These are composed of immense pieces of
African and English oak, three feet in depth. The Precursor
is classed to stand 12 years A 1, and taken all in all, reflects
much credit on her builders. The engines of the Precursor
are built by Mr. Robert Napier, of the Vulcan Foundry.
They are upwards of 600 horse-power, and are ready to he
fitted in. Every attention has been paid to two great requi-
sites for the comfort of voyagers in warm climates
I ted berths. The keel was laid'i
dOwzi
roomy and well-
‘.?ei'ti The i
in October, 15-10 bare hull, we believe, will cost from
£30,000 to
a
10,000,and including the inachineiy and other
outfittings, it is plaintiiii%vat when the Precursor proceeds to
ill have been expended upon her."

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sea, the sum of £100,(

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In answer to an application to the Secretary to the General
Post-office, that gentleman has stated that all persons
from
con-
cerned in the collection of the revenue are prohibited
voting in the election cf members ciiparliament.
MUNICIPAL ELECTION.—The erections, under the new
Municipal Act, will take lace on Monday, the Ist of No-
vember, throughout the couutrf. In Sh re wsbur
the y,
Stone
we are
happy to say, the Conservatives will triumph. In
Ward Without, Mr. C. M. Adams (whip-radical) retires,
and Mr. James Whitney (tory) will take his place. In the
Welsh Ward, Mr. W. J. Clement will be succeeded by
Mr.
now retiring
In the other wards, the conservative councillors
will be re-elected without opposition.—Shretes
41110 M toto.wai.