The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-04-27 00:00:00

TUESDAY.

A Sweepstakes for ponies nut to exceed 13 hands 3 inches high,
feather weight and catch weight; one mile heats; with a purse
added. The second pony to receive £2, and the third pony
£l, out of the Stakes.
Mr. Willey's br m Bella, aged 1 1
Mr. A. L.Svers's br in Melton, aged 2 2
Mr. Collin's ch in Miss Pussev, 4 years 3 3
Mr. Peter's d d mare, Polly Hopkins, aged dist.
A Sweepstake fur any horses, mares, or geldings, not thorough
bled, with a purse added; heats, one mile; 3 years old to
carry 6st. 81b; 5 ditto, Bst. 91b.; 6 ditto and aged, 9st. The
s• cowl horse to receive £l, and the third horse to receive £2,
out of the stakes.
Mr. Austin's ch in Patty, late Lmtitia, uged 1 1
Mr. Gardner's I. m Elizabeth, 3 years 2 2
Mr. Evans's br h Euphrates, aged 3 3
Captain Brough's ch h Derry, aged 4 4
Mr. Garrymore's hr m My Lady, 6 yis dist.
Mr. T. Irvin's ch h Tommy, aged dr.
WEDNESDAY.
A Sweepstakes for ponies not to exceed 11 bands, with a purse
added. The second pony to receive £2, and the thitd pony
£l, out of the stakes. The winner of the first pony race to
carry 51bs, extra ; heats one mile; 13 hands to carry 6st.; 13
hands 1 inch to carry fist. 71bs.; 131- hands to carry 7st.; 13
hands 3 inches to carry 7st. 71bs.; 14 bands to carry Bst.
Mr. Willey's loan m Pussey. 1 1
Mr. Dunn's b h Benbuw, 6 yrs.. 2 3
Mr. Evans br h Euphrates, aged..... ......... 3 2
A Tradesmen's and Coact—proprietors Purse fur horses running
on the first and second days. The second horse to receive £2,
the third £l. Heats one mile.
Mr. Garrymore's My Lady 1
Mr. Evan's Euphrates 3 2
Mr. Gardner's Elizabeth. 2 3
Captain Brough's Derry
A Purse for beaten ponies.
Mr. Dunn's Benbow . 1
Mr. Evan's Euphrates 2
Mr. Collin's Miss Pussey
Won by a half-a-neck.

A subscription is now in course of being raised at North
Shields, for the purpose of purchasing a piece of plate to be
presented to Thomas Richard Batesun, Esq., of that town, as a
testimonial of the high sense entertained by the inhabitants of
town of Mr. Bateson's kindness, liberality and humanity, in
fitting out his two whaling ships, the Grenville Bay and 6arn-
bier, with such extra stores, both in respect to quantity and
quality, as in the event of their being unhappily detained in the
Ice, there is no probability of their crews suffering the horrors
Of want. Mr. Bateson's conduct is highly honourable to him,
And must be a source of infinite comfort and satisfaction to the
families of the (fallout fellows who have ventured upon the
perils of the whale fishery in the Arctic Seas.—Berwick Warder,
DISCOVERY OF THE DUCHESS OF LEINSTER'S JEWELS.—
The jewels of the Duchess of Leinster have been recovered in it
manner quite as singular as the way in which they were stolen.
On the day of the robbery, the caskets had been placed in the
►_•ack drawing-room of her grace's residence in Dublin, and in a
very different situation to which they were accustomed to be
kept. tier grace returned to town in the evening for the pur-
pose of Ottending a ball, when about to dress the casket was
sent for, and then the discovery was made that it had been
mysteriotisly stolen. The Dublin police was instantly apprised
of the tact, but on an inquiry not the least clue could be obtained
of the thief. It was thought advisable to send messengers to
the metropolitan police, because greater facilities for disposing
of such valuable booty were known to exist in London. From
every division constables were appointed to make inquiry; and
as the same vigilance was exercised in Dublin the abstractors
of the propel ty, it was presumed, soon became aware that it was
quite impossible to dispose of the property without detection.
A few days ago, a band-box, booked at the coach-office in
Sack ville-street, Dublin, arrived at her grace's residence in
London. It was opened, and the contents were the missing
casket. A female wa'i sent for who formerly lived with her
grace. and who was preSumed to know the jewels of her grace
and the casket was opened. It was found to be iu the same
state as alien taken from the drawing-room in Dublin. The
jewels, valued at £15:000, were all there; and it was the general
belief that the casket had hot been opened since it was stolen.
The recovery of the jewel's 'Soon became known to the police,
but with that mystery which usually attends their movements,
through a full possession of all the particulars connected with
this very remarkable transaction, nothing to be depended upon
can be collected from that quaiter. We had, however, obtain•
ed a few particulars from another source, The thief does not
turn out to below, to that class which was first suspected. The
party who took them moves in a high rank, as reported; he
came to London and proceeded immeaiately to the continent,
where he is expected to remain, in order to avoid the couso-
queace of his misconduct.

STEAM NAVIGATION TO
,NEW YORK ;
OR INJECTION .E N (.44 N E S COMPARED WITH
SAMUEL lIALPS PATENT ENGE.,; ES.

(From the Shipping Gazette.) r 3
The patentee has deferred unikinir, the comparison between
the above kinds of engines, as on ticiaid the "'Great Western"
and " SiriuS" steam-ships for New York, until their departure,
lest it should otherwise have been considered invidious, and as
affecting the pecuniary interests of the respective proprietors.
The '• Great Western" has common injection engines, and
the " Sirius has Samuel Hall's patent engines, which have been
in most successful operation on board that vessel for seven
months between.Londou and Cork. The patentee belieVes that
the comparative working of the engines du board these two ves-
sels iu the voyages now commenced to and from the United
States (taking all things into the account), will confirm, be-
yond all question, the great superiority of his patent engines
over injection engines, which has indeed been proved, by up-
wards of four years of practical experience on board numerous
sea-going vessels, with engines varying from 70 horses to 320
horses power each pair. The " British Queen" steamship of
1800 tons, which is fur the same destination as the above two
vessels, will also have the patent engines of 500 horse power oti
board.
The following comparison between the two kinds of engines,
will, it is presumed, induce all steam navigation companies and
proprietors of steam-vessels to institute a strict inquiry into the
accuracy of each of the present statements, for their govern-
ment inavailing themselves of the advantages arising from the
adoption of the patent engines.
COMPARISON BETWEEN INJECTION STEAM-ENGINES, AND

SAMUEL HALL'S PATENT STEAM-ENGINES.

1. Injection engines, when applied to steam navigation, corn-
prise, of necessity, the barbarous practice of supplying dirty
and salt water to the boilers.

The patent engines effects supply of the purest distilled water
to the boilers, by which they are always kept in a perfectly
clean state.

2. In injection engines the eater in the boilers may become
saturated with salt; in which case it will not boil under 225 deg.
of temperature.
The patent engines having pure distilled water in the boilers,
it boils at 212 deg. or at 13 deg. less temperatute than salt water,
and of course requites less fuel to convert it into steam:

3. In injection engines, in order to prevent the water from
becoming saturated with salt, a large quantity of boiling watt,
must be pumped out of the boilers, or blown off, and replaced
with cold water every two or three hours, which cold water hav-
ing to be brought up to the boiling point, causes a considerable
waste of fuel to take place.

The patent engine boiler never requires any blowit g out, no
matter how long the engines are iu uninterrupted operation.
4. In injection engines, the boilers will, after every precau-
tion is taken, become coated - with hard scale of considerable
thickness.; this, being a bad conductor of heat, prevents the free
transmission thereof from the fires to the Waiter, and causes the
boilers-to burn and wear- out very rapidly, and increases the
consumption of fuel.
The patent engine bullets will .be perfectly clean, not only
for many voyages, but for many years, and their durability will
be very much greater than that of boilers supplied with salt
water, and a comparatively small consumption of fuel will also
be the result.

5. In order to prevent the boilers of injection engines from
burning and wearing out with a rapidity that could not be sub-
mitted to, it is necessary in long voyages to suspend the work-
ing of the boilers, in order to empty and cool them, for the pur-
pose of clearing and chipping off the scale-that firmly adheres
to them, which operation considerably injures the boilers.
In the patent engines all delays and inconveniences arising
from the emptying and cleaning of boilers are entirely super-
seded, for by their permanent cleanness the. water they contain
entirely defends them front the action of the fire, and as no de-
posit takes place they are not subjected to the injury caused by
chipping off the scale, as in injection engines.
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6. In injection engines the oil which is put into the cylinders,
stuffing boxes, slides, &c., is speedily carried away by the in-
jection water into the sea, the time therefore of its being in the
engines is so short that n►ne-tenths of it is wasted and does but
little good, if any good, and it does not, as in the patent engines,
enter the boilers and protect them from the corrosive action of
hot salt water.

In the patent engines, not a particle of the oil which is given
to the internal parts of the engine, &c., is washed away into the
the sea, or lost, but it is all carried into the boilers, whereby
they are protected from corrosiun,and an ample lubrication of
the engines is effected, at scarcely any cost, as hereafter men-
tioned;

7. In injection engines a portion of the salt contained in the
water is carried over mechanically along with the steam, into
the working Cylinders, slowly corroding and wearing the slides,
valves, and othei internal parts of the engines, whereby they
are rendered untrue, and a considerable quantity of steam escapes
past them and is wasted.
In the patent engines, a portion of oil being always, as before
stated, introduced in commixture with the pure water into the
boilers, it passes over mechanically along with the steam, in
minute particles, into the cylinder; thus this ample lubrication
actually improves the slides, valves, and other internal parts of
the engines, instead of injuring them, whereby a gieat saving
iu their wear and tear is effected.

8. In injection engines salt water, dirt, sand, and other im-
purities pass throgh the air pumps, and thereby render them
and their piston rods, &c., very rough and full of farrows, in
consequence whereof, great friction iu working them, and waste
of power is occasioned.
In the patent engines nothing but distilled water and oil pass
through the air pumps, which, instead of becoming rough, and
thereby rendered more smooth and polished; and, of course,
brass buckets, piston rods, stud linings to the air pumps, are
not necessary, as in the case in injection engines.
9. In injection engines a considerable power is required to
pump out the injection water, in engines of 450 horse power
(like those on board the Great Western), 2,700 gallons of water
per minute have to be pumped out of a vacuum (reckoning six
gallons per horse power per minute), and this requires as much
power as the pumping of that quantity of water out of a well 30
or 32 feet deep.

In the patent engines the air pump has only to pump out of
the vacuum the water resulting (rain the condensation of the
steam, which in a pair of engines of LISO horse power, is only
about 50 gallons per minute; the saving of the power therefore
required to pump out the 2,700 gallons per minute of injection
water, is so much additional effective power gained, and ap-
plicable to the paddle-wheels.

10: In injection engines in stormy weather and heavy seas
the condensing water enters the condensers as rapidly when the
engines are going' at a slow, as when they are going at a fast
speed,_ and as it is impossible to regulate the quantity of injection
water according to the irregularity of the speed of the engines,
great danger arises on the one hand, of choking the condenser
and the air pump, and even breaking down the engines, by the
admission of too much water when they are going slow, or on
the other hand, of deducting greatly from the power of the en-
gines, by enjecting too little water into them when their speed
is great, thereby deteriorating the vacuum, and reducing the
power of the engines, and that at the time when the greatest
power is required.
The patent engine in the roughest weather, and when the
greatest power is required preserve as perfect a vacuum, and
consequently as great a power as in fine weather, and all the
care required in injection engines to supply the proper quantity
of condensing water is superseded, and the engineer is relieved
from that onerous duty.

I. In injection engines the proper supply of water to the
boilers is dependent upon, and entnely at the mercy of the
engineers, from whose negligence such serious accidents arise
as those of the explosion of the two Hull steam-vessels, the
" Union" and " Victoria," and many others, by which a most
serious loss of life has taken place, and great injury has been
done to the reputation of steam navigation.
In the patent engines, the boilers are never liable to be burnt
down, or injured by the water becoming in them, by accident,
or by carelessness of the engineers, too low, for, as every
cubic foot of water which is converted into steam, is by conden-
sation reconverted into precisley the same quantity, and re-
turned to the boilers, the water is always kept in them at exactly
the same height, without any attention ou the part of the
engineer.

12. In injection engines the vacuum is injured by the air
which is in mechanical combination with the injection water,
being conveyed by it into the condenser.

In the patent engines, a superior vacuum is obtained. owing
to no air being intiuduced into the condensers, and to the con-
densation being more perfect than can be effected by injection.
ADVANTAGES CONSEQUENTIAL UPON THE PATENT IMPROVE-