The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-09-24 00:00:00

THE " RICHARD COBDEN."

CAUTION.
A NDREW SMITH, Patentee of the Wire Rope, feels
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it necessary to inform the Public that the Ship
RICHARD COBDEN, from Liverpool for China. whtcb
" was brought into the Cove of Cork on the 15th instant,
with her main and mizenmasts gone, the iron rigging hav-
ing given way," was NOT FITTED with his PATENT Wire
Rope, but with a spurious imitation of the same.
Legal proceedings were instituted against the owners as
soon as it was known that they were fitting the" above-
named ship with the spurious manufacture, and in such
an unsearnanlike manner.
White Lion-court, Cornhill, Sept. 18, 1844.

ANDREW SMITH begs to refer Shipowners and
Captains to the following Testimonials, in proof of
the utility of his Patent Wire Rope, as standing rigging,
and is prepared to guarantee the owners of any ship of its
superiority and cheapness over hempen rigging.
1. Testimonial of Lieutenant Lord, Marine Surveyor,
Liverpool.
2. Testimonial of Thomas Marshall.
Marine Surveyor's Office, Liverpool, .Tune 9, 1842.
GENTLEMEN,--In reply to your letter of yesterday,
requesting my opinion of your Patent 'Wire Rope, I have
to state that, having tried it on board THREE of the
Light-ships at this Port, viz. the " Comet," the " Albert,"
and the " Queen," I am fully convinced of its merits, and
consider it peculiarly well adapted for vessels of this de-
scription, from its great strength, lightness, smallness of
size, and the nearly total absence of expansion and con-
traction under the greatest changes of temperature and
moisture ; these advantages being very important in ves-
vessels exposed, as Light-ships must necessarily be at all
times and seasons, to the inclemencies of wind and wave.
I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant,
(Signed) WILLIAM LORD.
Messrs. Robertson, Alexander and Co., Agents for
Smith's Patent Wire Rope, Liverpool.

London, March, 1844.
SIR,—I have much pleasure in stating that my schooner
has been entirely fitted with your Patent Wire Rope, as
standing rigging, for nearly eight yerrs, and it now appears
as good as when put over the mast head. During that
time the schooner has been constantly afloat, and trading
in the Baltic and coastwise.

I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
(Signed) THOMAS MARSHALL.
To Mr. Andrew Smith.

The following are the names of a few of the vessels fitted
with Patent Wire Rope :
Belonging to Government—
Falmouth, Lighter.. . • •
Ant, Ditto
Locust, Steam Frigate ..
•• FP ff
Lightning, Ditto.
Vixen, aft°
St. Vincent, Flag Ship, Portsmouth—Partly
Penelope, Frigate, Chatham fl
Janus, Ditto, Ditto
f
Hermes
Virago
Victoria and Albert .
Belonging to the Russian Government--
Three Steam Frigates, built in the Thames „ 6 ~
Belonging to the Danish Government—
One Steam Frigate
f 2 ~
STEAM SHIPS AND VESSELS.
Iberia
Great Liverpool, 1,400 tons,belonging to the
Peninsular and Oriental Steam S. ip
Company ..
. 1, 6 1f
Oriental, 1,600 tons, ditto ditto
Ilindostan, 1,600 tons, ditto ditto „2 „
Bentinck, 1,600 tons, ditto ditto .. „2 ~
Guadaloupe, ditto ditto .. „ 3 ~
Prince, Princess, and Queen Victoria, 600
tons each, belonging to the City of Dub-
lin Steam-packet Company ..
Erin-go-Bragh, 300 tons, belonging to the
City of Dublin Steam-packet Company . „ 4 ~
Duke of Cambridge, 400 tons, ditto .. „ 5 ~
Hercules, 600 tons, belonging to the St.
George Steam-pack t Company• • • •• . „ 4 „
Iron Duke
The Queen
Prince of Wales
Magician .