The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-11-21 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

THE POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY.

IMPORTANT TO RAILWAY COMPANIES.
At the monthly meeting of the Liverpool Polytechn
Soci-ty, on Tuesday last, Mr. Grantham, president, in ti
chair, Mr. Edward Woods, for several years resider
engineer of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, rea
a paper entitled a " Review of the circumstances whic
have effected the consumption.of fuel i❑ the locornotiv
engines or t 11,3 Liverpc:,•l and Manchester Railway fro]
the opening to the present time." _

Mi. WOODS introduced the subject by a few oust.
tions on the amount of information possessed by engine
up to the period when Mr. Stephenson obtained apt
for the performance of the " Rocket, at Rainhill."
said it would be wrong to condemn as absurd the vari
opinions that had been given by eminent enginee.—
the locomotive system, when in all prob.-2
of the Rocket as much astonished Mr. Step,.._
self as it did the thousands who assembled to watcu
rapid progress on the important day of trigiL
direct consequence of an entirely new arrangemen,
chiefly the application of a boiler of a peculiar const.
tion, the invention of Mr. H. Booth, the talented tre
surer of the company. From this sprang several impro
ments, and after a short period the " Planet" engin,
Produced, which has since been accounted the typr
class. The general disposition of the parts of th.'
have been retained to the present day, a.
provements in the details have taken pla
however, confine himself to considering o,
viz., the economy of the fuel.
For the first few years after the opening of t
the attention of the en,

.bility the spe

It was

hough grea
,ce. He w

pressing and paramount necessity of se
and in increasing the speed of the trains

uring r

the question of fuel was bu

sequence was, that instead of econ
tion of fuel greatly increased. It
increasing the speed, some engin

stroke, were constructs
extravagant use of fuel

erroneously referred to the mechanical disadv
the short stroke.
Mr. WOODS then describe
common-slide valve as
showed in what way a
finder, and then allow)
The periods at which
formed were of the gr.(
timing of the valves,
the successful workin

the custom so to regulate
was ready to begin its strol
and at the same time the
began to escape. As far
concerned, this plan woul
release, the performance
factory.
From various causes the

great improvements r
so as to allow the steam to
fore the piston arrive(
veral engines were s!
merit took place ;
obtained by Mr.
Woods, who so arra
passage was not only part
piston had arrived at the
peculiarities Mr. Woods illustrated 1
ings, which made his reas
The consumption of fu
would be seen by referenc_
exhibited ; and for loads which ha
491bs. of coal per mile, 151bs. we
Mr. WooDs enumerated sei
operated to economise the fuel
supplied to each engine, Sze.;
ing was effected by the alter
exhausting passages of the cyl
of the importance of these im
company, Mr. Woods showed
of work performed from 1838
varied, yet the consumption of
12,604 tons to 3395 tons. We
limits will not allow us to give
replete as it is with informatio
locomotive department of rails
The PRESIDENT fully confir
so well described, and thought t
most valuable to engine makers
tage of watching minutely the
when at work. He also stated,
in the position of the valves of n
since, in this port, had produced
An interesting discussion then took I
of which the subject of some great it
metal for the step of axle boxes, and oth
was introduced, when Mr. Woods kin(
some specimens to the members.

ht be ix

id of tt

but ti:
Dewrar

ing very cle

but th

The PRESIDENT, in dismissing the n
tice that at their next monthly meetin
duty, in conformity with their rules, to
dress ; and he proposed, on the same 01
forward the subject of the screw propelle
members to bring their practical friends

The first cargo of tho
Friday, per the ship Ki
leans.

At the Pol

-court, on Frid

50s. and 60s. Some
were fined 10s., 605.,

There are at present elf
for New Orleans. The to
5,645 tons. Two other ye
the past week, the tonnag(

SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT.-
can Gibb, Esq., entered out
vessels for different parts (
Africa, one for Asia, four for
South Wales. The aggregat
was 5,950 tons.

FATAL ACCIDENT.
longing to the brig Mary,
intoxication, and fell into thf
in the Queen's Dock, IL
Hospital, where he died on Friday
injuries he received.

—On the 14th inst

was conveyed to

BIRKENHEAD DOCKS
per of Saturday, who ar
bearings of this subject,
Chamber of Commerce
report upon the advanta
and the country genera
Wallasey Pool."

THE AFFRAY WITH POA(
unfortunate man, Richard Ke
wounded in an affray with pm
expired. John Shaw, who,
charged with shooting at him, was again brought up ~
Kirkdale on Wednesday, and was committed for trial a
a charge of wilful murder.
FlRE.—About seven o'clock, on Saturda
fire was discovered in a stable at tl
at the rear of some premises belon,
Phillips. The flames were subdued in the course of half
an hour, and the damage, which was confined to some
hay, straw, and part of the building, was not consider-
able.

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tated in our last

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COTTON.—The estimated stock of cotton in this poi
on the 17th November, 1842, was 454,810 bales, and,
the 17th inst., 677;780 bales; being an increase of stoc
as compared with last year, of 222,970 bales. The i
crease of imports, up to the 11th instant, as compar
with the same date last year, was 425,233 bales; whiff
on the exports, to the same date, the decrease was 12,9
bales.

FATAL CASUALTIES. —On Tuesday last, when the
Mersey, steamer, from this port to Kingstown, was off
Holyhead, a heavy gale blowing from the northwest,
one of the crew slipped overboard from the padddle-box,
and was drowned in view of all the passengers. Or
Thursday morning, as the same vessel was enterin
Kingstown harbour, a male passenger fell overboard ar
was drowned.
During the week ending
ceived in our corn market 15,300 loads of
Canada there were reported 877 quarters
barrrels of flour, and 171 barrels of peas.
of barrels of United States flour have bf
at 225. to 225. 6d. per barrel. At the
year the price of the last-named article.
275. 6d. per barrel.
CANARY SHOW.—On Monday last the annual silo..
the canary-fanciers of this town and neighboubood took
place
The
s pa
et
ctihmeehnosuws ee
roef
decidedly M . Walker,the b
eGreatstev H e
ryoewt apr
jdo-dsut rceeedt
and afforded the highest gratification to those who wher
present. The following were the successful competitors
—Mr. W. Jones Ist prize, Mr. Bachelor 2d, and M
Jacob 3d for the yellow plain heads. Mr. Jacob Ist r
and Mr. Owens 2d for the yellow coppeys. Mr.
Ist prize, Mr. Sixsmith 2d. Mr. Jones 3d, 9
Owens 4th for the best buff plain heads. Mr.
and Mr. Sixsmith 2d for the buff coppeys. A hands=
silver snuff-box was also presented to Mr. Jones, -an&
bird's cage, value two guineas, to Mr. Jacob, for the firs
prizes in the yellow plain heads and yellow coppeys.
SIR W. M. STANLEY'S HOUNDS.—This crack pack
met on Friday at Bidston Hill, and found immedi-
ately, but could not be laid on, owing to the number of
foot people. They therefore trotted on to Pentron, where
a gallant fox broke away over the Stourton country for
Stanley Gorse, through Barnston Dale for Brinstap. He
was head back to the dale, but made his point again over
the famous steeple-chase ground for Brinstap, Clatter-
bridge, through Humberston pits, towards Bebbington,
and back again to Pentron, in one hour and forty minutes.
Then he again faced the open country for Landican, Ar-
row, skirting Thingwall, where the hounds where stopped,
men and horses being completly done. An old sportsman
states, that he never saw men or hounds go better, and,
though many casualities occurred, owing to the pace,
every person went away highly delighted.
A SWINDLER.—An ingenious and successful fraud has
been lately played, in the district about Manchester, by .a
fellow who, having acquainted himself with the names,
and some other particulars of thos who have relations
abroad, has made it his business to visit and inform them,
that he has been the bearer of a box or parcel sent as a
house
until
atno dtehtdhe,
paid. He me'
some fictitious ships, and trumped
tinned the name of
pbereinsegn
other plausible details, t.
estti
ahmienui their
should
obraaet,i,getnh
bere
eLlnai tvievreps
o;
iwch iucsht ,0
mo n
that he was going back
emwd ufartsoies from
biebe happyhim for that purpose.
that the money ad,
quiry, neither packr
liberating tt o
he makepa package,
him

11th ins

meal. Fror

was 265. 6d. ti

Jacob Ist

ut invariably
o Liverpool,

naed b

ship was discoverable