The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-10-03 00:00:00

VICTORIA CHANNEL.

Mr. HOLT said the Marine Surveyor had sounded this
channel during the present springs, and found at high
water 41 feet 3 inches, and at low water, the depth
was 9 feet 11 inches, which clearly proved that his former
calculations were correct.

THE TRANSIT SHEDS.

The CHAIRMAN said that these sheds were opened on
the 17th of April, 1843, and it was required by the 45th
section of the dock act, that six months after they were
opened the committee should pass a resolution as to the
expediency, or otherwise, of erecting transit sheds on the
west quays of any of the other docks. After the experi-
ence which they had had, he, the Chairman, thought
that question might very soon be disposed of. The origi-
nal cost of the sheds was £13,262 and the expense of
working them for six months about £ll5. They had been
used by about twenty-slx vessels, and the receipts were
somewhere about £lO, so that it was not a very profitable
concern.

Mr. RIPLEY said these sheds were intended as an ex-
periment, and never was there a more complete failure,
or thorough waste of money. At the same time he was
exceedingly glad to say that that committee, or a large
majority of them, never gave their sanction to them. It
was a penalty paid by that estate to the warehouse interest
of Liverpool, in order to get their support to obtain a
bill for the building of docks with warehouses on the
quays—one of the most important measures ever brought
before that committee, or any committee, in the town of
Liverpool. The sheds were eleven in number, and
twenty-six vessels only had been accommodated. He was
quite satisfied that one shed would have done the work
and that ten out of the eleven were useless.
Mr. EVANS.—The sheds were intended as an obstruc-
tion to warehouses-

Mr. RIPLEY said the public had an idea, and it was a
very great mistake, that the committee were the cause of
building these sheds. They were certainly instrumental
in doing it, but they were driven into it. It was against
the opinion of the majority of that large committee, for
if the majority of the committee had had any influence
£13,000 would have been saved.
The CHAIRMAN.—The whole will not be lost.

Mr, HARTLEY.—About one third will be saved.
Mr. R IPLEY.—About the interest of the money I sup-
pose. Mr. Ripley then proposed a resolution, which was
carried unanimously, to the effect, that it was inexpedient
to proceed with the building of any more sheds.
A letter from Mr. M'lSride, as to the withdrawal of the
police from the Clarence and Trafalgar Docks, was read,
and a communication was directed to be addressed to the
Watch Committee on the subject.
Mr. Wilson was allowed to break up the Duke of Lan-
caster in the graving dock, on condition that he paid the
dock dues during the time he occupied the space.
The following letter was then read :
Liverpool, 27th September, 1843.
SIR,—We are in receipt of your letter of the 22d inst.
enclosing a copy of a resolution of the Dock Committee,
passed at their last meeting, in reply to our letters of the
15th and 18th instant. addressed! to Mr. Withers, the
Treasurer of the Dock Estate. _ _

With regard to the question between Mr. Capper and
Mr. Bennett, we observe that upon evidence given by one
party only, the committee have thought fit to come to a
decision without any notice to the other, and without
affording him an opportunity of adducing evidence on his
part, a course of proceeding not calculated to give the
decision any weight in the minds of impartial persons.
Touching the statement in our letter of the 15th inst.
as to the ignorance of your Measurer, Mr. Capper, we
presume the committee do not deny that he did formerly
measure ships, contrary alike to your own Local Act and
the general Registry Act, and that, consequently, large
sums were illegally exacted, which the committee would
have been obliged to refund, if they had not obtained an
act of indemnity, and whilst through you, (as their official
organ) in your letters to the United States Consnl, dated
the 10th of March last, they stated " that the sole object
of the bill which the committee have been advised to
seek to obtain in this session of Parliament, is simply to
remove any doubts which may exist in the minds of many
parties on the general question, namely, the admeasure-
ment of ships for the collection of tonnage dues."
In furtherance of this object, our present purpose is to
have the mode of measuring ships' poops clearly defined.
This we conceive to be the more necessary in consequence
of the poops of some American ships differing in con-
struction materially from those of British ships.
In the former the poop is separated abaft from a raised
tiller-room peculiar to some American ships, and there-
fore a question arises whether the length of the poop is to
be taken between the foremost and the aftermost bulk-
heads, or from the foremost bulkheads to a line run per-
pendicular with the fore part of the stern-post.
The Independence, New York, and Siddons, now in
dock, have poops constructed as described, whilst the
poop of the Liverpool has no break abaft, but a round
house on the poop deck covering the patent steering ap-
paratus and wheel.
As rate-payers, bound to protect the interests confided
to our charge, we conceive that we are only executing our
duty in requesting the boundary line, defining the points
of measurement, to be clearly laid down within the mean-
ing of the act of Parliament, and thus, and for ever,
prevent the possibility of a mistake.
Waiting the decision of the Dock Committee, we re-
main, Sir, your obedient servants,
(Signed,) CHAPMAN, BOWMAN, &
.Daniel Mason, Esq., Secretary, Dock Committee.
Some little discussion ensued, after which the subject
was deferred until inquiries were made.
The number of vessels which entered the port of Run-
corn during the month ending 24th Sept., was stated to be
203, tonnage, 9681, receipts £49 4s. Bd., being £2 Bs. Id.
less than the corresponding period last year.

PUBLICANS, BEERSELLERS, &C. FINED.—On Friday,
five publicans were brought before Mr. Rushton for
breaches of the laws regulating their business, and par-
ticularly for selling at illegal .hours on Sunday. Several
of them had before been convicted. Two were fined £4
and costs ; one £5 and costs ; one 50s. and costs; and one
acquitted. A table-beer seller was fined Xsand costs,(second
offence) and two keepers of eating cellars, for supplying
refreshments to bad characters in the night, were fined
—one 60s. and the other 50s. with costs.

ALLEGED ROBBERY AT KIRKDALE HOUSE
OF CORRECTION.

For some time past, but more particularly within the
last 12 months, strong suspicion has pervaded the minds
of the authorities that a systematic course of plunder has
been carried on by more than one or two of the servants
employed within the House of Correction at Kirkdale.
There was no doubt that the expense of the female side
of the prison had been greatly on the increase; that the
clothing for that department cost about £6OO more last
year than ever it had done before ; and yet, after the sup-
ply had taken place, there did not appear to be any super-
abundance of the requisite articles. Within the last few
days, certain information having been given by a female
prisoner of the name of Sarah Pugh (who, it will be recol-
lected, was sentenced to two years imprisonment for rob-
bing Mr. Zwilchenbart, of. Bootle, of a considerable
amount of property), an investigrtion became imperative.
Pugh stated distinctly that one of the thieves was Eliza-
beth Green, who for some time past has been acting as
servant to Mrs. Herd, the matron. but who was formerly
confined at Kirkdale on a charge of having concealed the
birth of a child. It seems that when the period of her
confinement expired Mrs. Herd, thinking that she could
possibly be reclaimed from the course of life she had pre-
viously been pursuing, took her into her service. •
in consequence of the information given by Pugh, Mr.
J. Formby, one of the county magistrates, instituted .a
preliminary inquiry, and appointed Wednesday last for a
public investigation of the case.
Mr. Dodd, attorney, appeared, at the request of Mrs.
Herd, on the part of e prisoner, wo is a well-looking
young woman far advanced in pregnancy.
The magistrates on the bench consisted of Mr. J.
FORMBY, Sir T. BRANCICER, and Mr. T. RAWSON.
Seven large boxes, five of which belonged to the pri-
soner, were brought into court, opened, and searched.
They were all filled with linen, woollen, and calico articles
of various descriptions, consisting of tablecloths, chair-
covers, towels, petticoats, drawers, handkerchiefs, aprons,
&c.

Several witnesses stated that the various articles resem-
bled those supplied by them to the prison.
After the whole of the evidence had been gone through,
Mrs. Herd complained that her boxes had been seized
and brought to court, as well as those belonging to the
prisoner. _ _

Mr. FORMBY assured her that it was not his intention,
when giving the necessars orders to the officers, that any
boxes but those of which the prisoner was the owner
should have been taken possession of. He then stated it
as the opinion of the Court, that there was not a case to
go to the jury, but that strong suspicion existed in the
minds of the magistrates with regard to the manner in
which some of the property had been obtained; and they
should content themselves with ordering her to leave the
gaol immediately and never to enter the premises agai,.
M r. Dodd said, that although the enquiry had ostensibly
for its object the criminating of the prisoner, yet that it
obliquely glanced at an old and faithful servant, Mrs.
Herd. He. therefore, hoped the magistrates would ex-
press something which might go forth to the world to
show that she, who had been a faithful servant for nearly
a quarter of a century, left the court without any imputa-
tion on her character.

Mr. FORMBY said that nobody charged Mrs. Herd with
the plunder.

Mrs. Herd said that she would never suffer a person to
be blamed wrongfully, and that if necessary she could
explain how every article came into the possession of the
prisoner. Her sole object in retaining the girl in her
service was to do her some good.
Mr. FORMBY thought it impossible to do her any good.
He believed there was not a servant girl in all England
who had such an immense lot of linen, woollen and calico
goods as her boxes were filled with.
Mrs. Herd said, it ought to be recollected that the
prisoner was a housekeeper before she had come into her
service, and had been so for some time.

Mr. FOItMBY said, he knew what she was very well;
and that Mrs. Herd would not serve herself by the pre-
sent explanation.
Mrs. Herd ultimately left the court, and the prisoner
was turned out of the gaol.

MAGAZINES REGATTA,

This interesting event came off on Tuesday, and the
weather being fine brought a large concourse of visitors
from Liverpool, until the sands presented a most ani-
mated appearance. The tide serving at twelve o'clock,
the four following sailing boats started :—The Mariner's
Friend, Bell's Elizabeth, Whittle's Elizabeth, The
Canary.
The match was to sail round a boat stationed at New
Brighton, from thence round a boat at Egremont, and
back to the Magazines. The Canary was at starting the
decided favourite, but in rounding the New Brighton boat
Whittle's Elizabeth came up to her, and shortly took the
lead. Half way to Egremont Canary
_flew ahead, but her
wings were soon clipped by Elizabeth, who now showed
fine sailing, and real skill on the part of her crew. She
came in first, closely followed by Canary, leaving Eliza-
beth second, and the Mariners' Friend considerably
astern.

The next was a sailing match by five boats for the
Gunpowder Cup. They all made a good start, the
Eleanor being the decided favourite; but as she sailed
round the boat at Egremont in shore coming out into the
strong current, instead of sailing round her, outside, re-
turning in shore, according to the rules laid down, it was
apparent that she must lose. Two gave up. and the re-
mainder then rounded the boat in the following order :
The Eleanor,
The Liverpool,
The Industry,
The Japan,
The Swallow.
The Liverpool was declared the winner.
The next was a rowing match between four oared ,gigs,
the Gypsey Queen and the Brunette. This was a hard
trial of .kill and Ck long pull. The 0 yr.:ay Q"apn took the
lead at starting, and was the favourite, but the crew of
Brunette strained every nerve for Victory and were suc-
cessful. The match was well contested, the Brunette
winning by about three boats' lengths.
The next was a rowing match of four oared boats, the
Industry, Japan, and Swallow. A capitally contested
match, and all shewed themselves to be right good fel-
lows at a pull. They all came in within a boat's length of
each other, the
Japan Ist,
Industry 2d,
Swallow 3d.

The George and Swallow thm started for a two oared
match, which was won by the George after a hard strug-
gle, for in rowing up to Egremont they once or twice ran
on shore. It being too late for more sport during the day,
the Manor House Stakes, kindly given by the Hon.
Thomas Kenyon, were contested the following day. This
match was for the losers. After a hard pull Swallow was
declared the winner. Eleanor came in second, Japan
third, and Industry fourth.
. . . .

We were well pleased with the two days' sport, and
doubt not that the Magazines' Regatta will become one
of the most popular ones in the neighbourhood. The
spot is remarkably well situated for such an amusement,
the elevated ground in front of the Magazines offering a
commanding view of the whole match • the pleasant walk
on the sands from Egremont, and the nearness to New
Brighton, all render it a pleasant holiday for Liverpool
as well as Cheshire.

ROBBERY OF A SHOP IN CASTLE-STREET.--On Tues-
day morning last, the shop of Messrs. Blackburne and
Bell, tailors and drapers, Castle-street, was entered by
thieves, and a quantity of goods, consisting of silk scarfs,
handkerchiefs, neckerchiefs, plain and figured satins, &c.
&c., to the amount of £l5O, were stolen therefrom.
NEW AMERICAN LINER.—A ship, called the St.
George, was launched early in the last month at Newbury-
port, Massachusetts. She is intended to run between
New York, New Orleans, and Liverpool. She was built
under the immediate supervision of Captain 'Watson Fer-
ris, who is part owner, and who is well known as an expe-
rienced packet commander. The St. George is about
1000 tons burthen, 150 feet on deck, 120 feet keel, 341
feet beam, and 22 feet depth of hold. Her poop deck is
66 feet long, extending from the mainmast to the taffrail,
with a top-gallant forecastle divided into two apartments,
one for each watch. The St. George will sail from New
York about the middle of this month, under command of
Captain Perris.

CUSTOMS' INFORMATION.— On Thursday, Mr. Henry,
solicitor, appeared in behalf of James Brocklehurst, to
offer bail for his appearance in London at the next :Mi-
chaelmas Term, to answer a charge of conspiring to de-
fraud the customs. The prisoner was committed under
a judge's warrant until be should find bail for his appear-
ance, himself in £2OO, and two sureties in £lOO each.
Mr. Henry acknowledged that the bail was indemnified,
and Mr. Brooks, on behalf of the customs, objected to its
being taken. Mr. Henry said his client lived in Man-
chester, and it was a great hardship to him, as he knew
no person in Liverpool who would go bail for him. Mr.
Rushton said he would take good bail from Manchester,
if it were offered, and Mr. Henry said he would endea-
vour to produce such bail.
LIVERPOOL WOOL SALES.—The wool sales commenced
here on Thursday. The total quantity of Australian
brought forward amounted to 2617 bales, of which 1266
bales were from Sydney, and 1351 bales from Port Philip,
the former consisted principally of clothing qualities, and
were generally in good condition, whilst some marks of
the latter were seedy and rather heavy. On the first
day's sale, there was a larger attendance than has ever
been before here, and all the good wools sold with spirit,
at an advance of fully Id. per lb. on the prices obtained
at the sales here in June; but on Friday the chief pro-
portion being Port Philip, the biddings were rather
languid, and did not sell within Id. per lb. so well as on
the previous day. About 300 bales of East India wool
have already been sold at very extreme prices, partly for
export.

COMMITMENTS, AT THE POLICE COURT, FOR TRIAL
AT THE SESSIONS.—On Wednesday, Robert Parkinson,
a boy, for stealing a pair of trowsers from a clothes shop
door. Mr. Rushton reprimanded the owner for hanging
articles outside their shops in such a manner as to tempt
poor children and others to take them. On Thursday,
a man named John Leigh, for stealing a large bundle of
sole leather, from the shop of Mr. Smith, Old Haymarket,
He offered it for sale to Mr. Latham, Richmond-row,
and received some money on account. The bundle had
been left outside the shop, preparatory to being shipped.
Same day, Andrew Caldwell and John Conwin, for offer-
ine: bad money to Helen Bowman, Brownlow-hill. The
prisoners were traced to their lodgings, where about 20
half-crowns, four half-sovereigns, &c., all counterfeit, was
found concealed. The half-crowns were so well executed
that the magistrate himself said he might have taken any
one of them without suspicion.

LIVE! POOL 13ANKRUPPCY COURT.

(Before Mr. Commissioner PnruArs.)
INTERESTING TO SOLICITORS.-IN THE MATTER OF
HUGH LLOYD.

Mr. Radcliffe, of the firm of Rogerson and Radcliffe,
stated to the Court that the bankrupt in this case was
about to apply for his certificate. The date of his bank-
ruptcy was in the latter part of the year 1839, but the pro-
ceedings had only within these few days been transferred
into the new Court, from the solicitors of the assignees
who had the custody of them. Before the bank rnt,t made
his application, he would beg leave to state to his Honour,
that some extiense.(amounting to about £4) had been in-
curred fn producing the proceedings in court, and as he
(Mr. Radcliffe), had V,e honour to represent both parties,
he was desirous of taking his Honour's opinion as to ap-
'portioning the expense between his clients.
His HONOUR.—Surely, Mr. Radcliffe, representing as
you do the two parties, who can be so fit to adjust such a
difference as yourself. By whom were these expenses in-
curred ?

Mr. Radcliffe.—The bankrupt, of course, being inter-
ested in the production of these proceedings, made an ap-
plication to the solicitor who had the controul over the
proceedings to forthwith bring them into court. This
application being disregarded, a summons was applied for
and granted by Mr. Commissioner Skirrow to have the
proceedings brought in and duly registered, an affidavit
having to be prepared, which affidavit and the custs of the
service of the summons had created the costs referred to.
His Hoslona observed, that it was pretty clear to him
that the non-compliance of the solicitors had produced all
the difficulty, and it was very hard that the other party
should sutler for a fault in Which he had no participation.
The rules and orders of the Lord Chancelor were, in fact,
not complied with as they ought to have been, which
would have, prevented the necessity of an application at all.
The rule expressly states, " that all proceedings ten years
anterior to the operation of the new act (Nov. 1842) shall,
within one calendar month, be transferred into the new
courts, and duly registered." Independent of this, an,
application had been made, and not attended to, and a
summons issued, founded upon this disregard, the whole
of which seemed to him to have been caused by the par-
ties themselves. In all cases where similar conduct shall
have been pursued, he should, where applied to, act so as
to be in consonance with the opinions he had expressed;
and if any dissatisfaction appeared at the result of his de-
cisions, he himself would stimulate an appeal tdthe Court
of Review, so as to have the matter decisively settled.
NOVEL APPLICATION.—An insolvent, who had only
recently obtained his final order, having discovered that,
by some means, a creditor had been omitted in his sche-
dule, applied to Mr. Commissioner Phillips for his advice
how to act under the circumstances. He averred that he
had included this with his other creditors, in the list sub
mitted to his attorney ; but by some inadvertence, it had
been omitted. The commissioner said, the only mode by
which the omission could be repaired, so as to bring things
into a regular course, was to get the creditor to pray the
court to rescind the final order, in which case the insol-
vent would, of course, cease to have the protection of the
court, and thus be open to process from each of his credi-
tors ; but he would be able to file a new petition, and pass
through his examination as before, unopposed.

MEETINGS ADJOURNED.
C. J. Morley, (certificate,) from the 27th inst. to the
23d October, at half-past 12.—Thomas Parry, from the
28th September to 4th October, at half-past 12.

CERTIFICATES ALLOWED.
Edward Hopkins, coal-dealer.—John Brown, mer-
chant.

NOTICES OF MEETINGS.
Oct. 3.—Davis and Davis, drug grinders, (last exami-
nation,) at 11: J. Parker, (adjourned dividend,) at 11;
Buchanan and Cunningham, merchants, (last examina-
tion,) at 12.
_ _ _

, Oct. 4.—Boult and Addison, (dividend,) at 11 ; J.
Hignett, insolvent, (final order,) at 12; I'. Parry, draper,
(adjourned last examination.) at half-past 12.
Oct. s.—Darcey and Dierden, (special examination,)
at 11.

Oct. 6.—Timothy Bourne, (adjourned audit,) at 11 ; C.
Clarke, cotton broker, (choice of assignees.) at 12.
Oct. 7—Timothy Bourne, (adjourned dividend,) at 11.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday last, as a young man,
named Johnson, residing in Hurst-street, Old Swan, was
returning from the colliery with a load of coal, he unfor-
tunately fell under one of the wheels of the cart, which,
passing over his neck, killed him on the spot.
On Tuesday last a female of the name of Margaret West
was committed by Mr. Rushton for trial, charged with
having robbed Mr. David Walltearss, joiner and builder,
of Brook-street, North Birkenhead, of a pocket-book,
containing a £2O Bank of England note, a £lO Bank of
England note, and two £5 Bank of England notes. in a
beer house in Leigh-street in this town. The prisoner
was at the time accompanied by two men.
The thieves who broke out of Castle Rusbhn, Isle of
Man, and appropriated a pleasure-boat, landed near Aml-
wich, in the Isle of Anglesey, and immediately re-
sumed business. This led to the recapture of two of
them, John Tyler and William Roberts, alias Trafford.
Tyrer subsequently escaped from the constable, and Ro-
berts has been committed to Beaumaris gaol for trial.
They are represented as Liverpool thieves, of a most ac-
complished reputation.
ROBBERY OUT OF DOORS.—On Friday, at the Police-
court. a little old man, of mean apparel and unprepos-
sessing appearance, charged a good looking young girl (of
loose character) with robbing him of ten shillings and six-
pence. He had gone with her from street to street, and
eventually missed his old pocket-book, and also the money
from the same pocket. He pursued her and had her ap-
prehended. The pocket-book was afterwards found on
the ground, but not the money, which had disappeared.
The prisoner was at first ordered for trial, but it being as-
certained that the complainant resided at Ashton-in-
Mackerfield, she was brought back and committed to hard
labour for three months. In common with many others,
we are in some doubt whether such disgusting hoary old
sinners. who encourage female depravity in our streets,
are proper objects An the protection ur we low.
WEST DERBY FLOWER SHOW. —The third and last ex-
hibition took place, on Friday last, at the infant school-
room, Crosby-green. There was a very splendid collec-
tion of dahlias; the best, in the opinion of some compe-
tent judges, shown at any exhibition in this neighbour-
hood for some time. Mr. Freme won the first prizes for
the pans of twelve, eight, and six blooms, the second of
four, the second for celery, and other prizes. The other
prizes for dahlias are well distributed betweec Mrs. Pres-
ton, of Firgrove ; Robert Jones, Esq. of Sandfield-house ;
R. W. Preston, Esq., of Beech-hill; Mr. T. Harrison,
and Mr. Thomas Fletcher. Best stove-plant peaches,
second best grapes, beat apples, and second best pears,
Mrs. Jones, Lark-hill; best greenhouse plants, best her-
baceous plant, and second best cucumbers, Mr. Bellison ;
best pans of twelve and eight pansies, Mrs. Preston ; best
basket of plants, and second best of cut flowers,. Edwd
Hunt, Esq. ; best basket of cut flowers, resembling a
large crown, with the letters V.R. on the top, most beau-
tifully arranged by Mr. Richard Tyrer ; nest black grapes,
T. Toulmin, Esq.; second best apples, Mr. Tyrer • best
white cabbage, best melon, and red cabbage, S. iright,
Esq. ; best six heads of celery, R. Jones, Esq. (extremely
large;) best cucumbers, ditto; best brace of lettuce, E.
Hunt, Esq.
LAUNCH OF THE " FIRE QUEEN."—This fine new
iron steamer, of which we gave a description in our last,
was launched on Tuesday from the yard of the builders,
Messrs. Davenport, Grindrod, and Patrick. The launch
took place at half-past twelve o'clock, when, every neces-
sary preliminary arrangement having been made, the im-
mense fabric was put in motion. The ceremony. of
christening was performed by the lady of Mr. Jon.
Grindrod. She went off the stocks beautifully, gliding
with a slow and steady motion into the river, amid the
acclamations of the multitudes who had assembled in the
adjacent shipbuilding yards to witness the exciting spec-
tacle. Just as she went off a slight accident occurred,
which was not, however, attended by any very serious
consequences. Several men had climbed to the roof of a
wooden shed, and at the very moment when the vessel
was set in motion the planks of the roof gave way, and
most of those who had gained this advantageous position
were suddenly plunged into the dark interior of the shed,
where they not only missed seeing the launch, but a few
of them sustained rather severe bruises. After the
launch a large party of ladies and gentlemen were sump-
tuously entertained in the mould-room, a spacious apart-
ment, which was suitably decorated with flags for the oc-
casion. The repast was very elegantly laid out, the
wines, port, sherry, champagne, &c., were of a very supe-
rior description. The usual loyal toasts having been given
and responded to, " Success to the Fire Queen" was pro-
posed and received with enthusiasm. Mr. Thos. Jen-
kinson then in a neat speech, in which he made some ap-
propriate allusions to the effects of commerce on civilisa-
tion, &c., proposed the health of the builders. This toast
was followed by loud cheers. Mr. Patrick replied in
suitable terms, and the majority of the company sepa-
rated.

LAUNCH OF THE" NIMROD."—A remarkably fine iron
steam-ship was launched at half-past twelve o'clock on
Tuesday, from the extensive building-yard of Messrs.
Thomas Vernon and Co., Barrack-street, North Shore.
She has been built for the City of Cork Steam-packet
company, who intend to run her between this port and Cork,
and is called, after the mighty hunter of old, " The Nim-
rod." She is of the following dimensions, viz :—Length
from figure-herd to taffrail 200 feet, length between per-
pendiculars 180 feet, length of keel 175 feet, beam 26 feet,
width of paddle-boxes 46 feet, depth of hold 16 feet, and
admeasures, old mode, 561 tons. The ceremony of christ-
ening was performed by Miss Haseldine, who was sup-
ported by several gentlemen belonging to the company,
immediately upon which the Nimrod entered the waters
of the Mersey, amidst cheers from the assembled thou-
sands. Soon after the launch about ]5O ladies and gentle-
men sat down to a sumptuous ajeaner prepared in the
model room, and after the removal of the cloth, Mr.
Samuel Holme in a neat and appropriate speech propoied
the health of the builders which was received with loud
and unanimous cheering. Mr. Thomas Vernon in reply,
after thanking the company, referred to the iron pam-
phlets of Mr. Thomas Gladstone and Mr. Grantham and
denied that there was any fear of a reduction of labour
in consequence of the increasing construction of iron ves-
sels. Several other toasts were proposed. The Nimrod
is now lying in the Ti afalgar Dock, where she will receive
her engines, and in November, she will proceed upon her
first voyage. We heartily wish her and her proprietors
success. We understand that Messrs. Vernon and Co.
have received orders from the East India Company to
build two steamers upon the same construction as the
Nimrod, and also twi? accommodation boats, 140 feet
long, for the navigation of the River Ganges. Imme-
diately after'the launch a handsome chased silver tankard
was presented by Wilfred Troutbeck, Esq., to Captain
Pyle, who has been appointed to the command of the
Nimrod, in testimony of his efficient and seamanlike con-
duct whilst in command of another vessel belonging to the
Cork Company.

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