The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-08-11 00:00:00

of the top Watinir is halt-titc
heraldic shi• Id. finely carved. and the si, rit and quarter
galleries are adorn- d in a eorreflintiding and eirg int man-
urn. Sne wi!l he rigxed with thr-'- was.s.

Tf,e model of the ve.otel %VAS by Mr. BAiley. the intelli-
gent Notifie Sucterioterrient it the Oriental etnowirty.
Her keel, a s tlt•1 bar of iron, 9 inenes deep, an-1 5 inchei
thick, w.ts Mill down only atrott nine mouth. ; arid,
t j w.titout the siehrest p•rti:iiity to one iron sfitormdder

over ao•tther—for we enn-iier ail our builder.; equally ex-
pert and active in the race of compe.ition —it niu,t appe4r
astotd-hire to any thinkin4 man of `'the video school"
that such a huge and maisivo piece of iron- wotk cou,d be
fashioned, awl welded, and rivetted, and viroulht to-

get her in sn short a space of time. The Hac'i•mlivis oe
former tim,s—if any survive—may "hide their ditnihisLed

A commo-l►ons stage was erected in the yard near the
bow of the Whir, on which a number of ladies and
men took their stations to witne,s the "christening" and
the launch .

Ad beim: put in readiness for the launch, the daggers
F.re knot ked down, and the huge ship glided maj stically

along the ways. and t ok the water steadily. and wittiota
a lurch. as if rejoicing to he released from tier cradle, ant!
to bathe her full-grown bulk in her d-stined element, A
finer stht was never witnessed, and the welkin rang with
611 sorts of cheers atid acclamation.. many of them drawn
from the demure and the sedate, who lia.l . previously no
such thouAt or intention, but who could not sunpoess
their admiration. The shin was gallantly &also net by

Miss Curtis, the amiable datiehter of Mr. Curtis, of the
fi in of Bury, Curtis, and Kenuedy, the builders of the

rtigines

the vessel darted towards the Chashire side. her stern

three men, that had remained in the offiog with a net set
The boat wa. swamped, and apprehensions were enter-
tained by all on shore that some of tb, boatmen were
drowned ; but it was ascertaliod, stionah not for a long
ti,ee aherNard., that they were all rescued by niti-iire4 of

8,1„, though with con.itleratde dith,ultv. The
on board the ship ought to I aye LI go his anchor, which
was over the bow,,, and br,ught the veb.et up, when the
danger to the boat became apparetl.

The ship looked heauti, ul in the water, on which. fr,to
her coraprative lightn.ss of 11 atation, she showed like a
Cagle. Her ,leeks were crowded, and she was gaily
adorned mid., 11,gs. She was afterwards, towed into dock

It. may retnark,-d of the, baiLlers, a 4 srientitio arts
and good c.dculat..rs, that, from the di a‘t ings, they 'ook
'he supposed draught of water of the vesel (when
launcl.ed), from the weight and form of the hull and its
disn!n-tuent, twelve months a,:o. and pronounced tl:at it
would be about 8 feet 11 inches, and they precisely hit
the mark

After the launch upwards of three, hundred ladies and
gentlemen 84 down to a splendid (164iner and wines, the
former provided by Messrs. Fisk, and the latter by Mr.
Mountfielil, in the mould-rootn. a v.. ry large apartment,
beautifully lioed with itaiional fl ig- and adorned uith ev,r-
greens, fine models of ships. &e. 'I he arrangements in this
resfiect were most elegant and tasteful. and were all accom-
plished from the designs and under tie superinfendf nee
of Mr. Tinian, one of the clever dranghtsmen of Messes.
Vernon's establishment. Mr. Vernon, senior, presided ;
and there were present around and before him the elite
of our town men. and a vast number of bewitching lades.
The usual hist and ()ill- r toasts appropriate to the occa-
sion, as well as the healtha-of in ividuats pres-nt con-
nected with the undertaking—not forket ins uLs, 01 Miss
Cur•is—were enthusiastically drank, and the responses
were truly excellent, embraeng facts and anecdotes of
much interest relating to the rise and rspitl progi,4B of
steam navi:atiod, railroads, and iron shipbuilding. and
the advancement of commerce, int Iligence, and eivirza-
tion, through their twans, at twine and abfoad. The
chairman. by his urbanity of manic rs. and still more by
his several diluent addresses, won golden opinions from
all ; as 8181 din Mr. Curtis, who was s• rong and wi'ty in
his replies; and, likewise, Mr. S. Mime. who delivered
two or three (NOM and approprat, speeches. The lit v
Dr. Tat tt rsll.ll, in replying to the t fast of " The Church."
was equally felicitous. and referred in a frost feeling and

:de instiller to thea,lvaact ment. under G of tho:e sci-
ences which went to enrich and (, st1:1 higher obj.ct) to
enlighten and Christian:ze the whole tatnilv of mankind.
A number of other at-ntlernen, inclu,ling Mr. Vernon.
jon., Cantsin Gregg, Captai• Studdart, e‘c , al-o spoke
ern-rgetit,lly. but we hive not space to narticol•r ze.
Slave it to say, the etnert.impeot was al ogether ra-
tinnai and deligh, _ _

The workmen of the yard. after the company had re-
tired, were most liherallv r: gated. and a most kindly feel-
ing was msnitested between masters and men.
Messrs. V,-coon have now on, the stocks, and nearly
fi isited. a fine iron steamer for the Cork Cnmea"v,
anti another intended for Bomb.y. from, we believe, the
same mould he Fenella, by Mr. Grantham, a beau'
ful vessel toMPEtwood, the launch of which we noticed
some weeks 46. the keel of another very large is on
steamer is also laid down. It used to be said "nothing

like e,tln-r" ; n .w ii, shipbuilding the cry is ineicasing
" nothing like iron."