The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-08-26 00:00:00

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extensive districts whose goods are forwarded from Liver-
pool, he said that shipowners appeared to think that they
must come to this Dort. But with ro,,rd

China, the case was now altered,
cotton exported from London and

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amounted to 3,328 packages, in 1851 it had increased to
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EW the light-ship.
IRON STEAMER FRANKFORT.—The already 12,8,,8 packages; whilst Liverpool in 1850 =,xported 39,620
numerous line of screw steamers plying to the Mediter- packages. and in 1851 no more than 43.935, In 1850
ranean has this week been i.ugmented by another Clyde- the cotton goods exported from London to China amounted
built screw steamer, called the Frankfort. Her hull to to 10,663,000 yards, in 1851 to 34.546,0 W yards; whilst
appearance bears all the exterior resembl:nce in beauty of Liverpool exported in 1850 36,999,000 yards, and in 1851
the prior fast-traders of the fleet ; but her internal arrange- it had only increased to 53,846,000 yards. He attributed
mints—her cabin and machinery—are all so novel as to the great comparative increase of the exports from London
be worthy of notice. The application of the screw as a mainly to the rates of carriage charged by the London and
propeller is as yet in its infancy ; and many of our now North-Western Railway, which were unjustly favourable
auxiliary propellers, with comparatively diminutive power, to London, and he hoped the matter would not be suffere/
and of course greatly increased stowage space, are found to rest until we had obtained equal justice.
to excel in speed the paddle steamers of bygone years. Mr . HOLLAND asked if any satisfactory information
The most important, or at least one of the most impor- had been received from London ?
tant, if not the only objection to the screw is, that of the The CHAIRMAN said that he had been informed by one
vibration crated by it passing through the confined space of the directors, tha arrangements were being made for
in which
preventive it
has usuabeelly n
revo
introlvesduced, . In taheprinciplew vessel e
—the invert- speak of a putting Liverpool upon the same fair and «juitable footing
as London.
tion of Mr. Bailie, of Glasgow,--by which the propelling A conversation next ensued as to the mode of delivering
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power is allowed to work so far aft of the ship that the letters at the postoftice, upon which great difference of
steaming apparatus comes " chock up" to the main stern- opinion appeared I „xist.
post. This is eff.c:ed by making the rudder in two parts It was then resolved, on the motion of Mr. HOLLAND,
an
niuot :Instil: ienagntol:,e,sintiliey
raui:li,illegr(stoi in
,i,i.aorritco
port
tt
to,, f. tshtearbio),Nalnolfaas
key) through which the screw shaft passes. The ring being of seconded by Mr. MAt.comsoN, " That the best thanks of
the. Chamber be offered to the members for the borough
may be required, without interfering with the screw-shatt, ! and county, for the great services they have rendered to
and thus the screw being carried astern—vibration is de- ! the Chamber."
stroyed. If this invention succeeds, and it is already well i It was also resolved, on the motion of Mr. BUSHELL,
tried—it will proveinvahmble. The Frankfort is an iron-built
boat of about 700 tons burtlen. Her lemth inclusive of fore I
rake is 190 feet. Her moulded breadth 27 feet 6it s, and 1 to the 1 • irm-n and council.
given c !,1 -
seconded by Mr. (!LL, that a cordial vote of thanks be
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her depth of 11°41 16 feet 6 inches. sheeet Inn
l, er
aisga. p_oholpdcfcka,,f,ceu/L. I The proceedings here terminated.
ing an excellent promenade GO feet

of angle iron, for 80 feet amidships her " timbers' or rather
" irons" are 5 inches by 33 inches thick, the remainder are Mtss CATHERINE HAYES. —This accomplished lady
4 inches by 33 inches in thickness. The floorings are of great will give a grand concert at the Theatre Royal on the Ist
strength ; they are fitted and rivetted to every frame, and run of September, previous to her departure for America.
plating up
at the bilges
the guar dboard streak the height of this 11-16th ; from th is
lower deck beams.
hi the DRAMATIC READINGS.—;Hiss Poole, who has repeatedly
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turn of the bilge 9-16th; the upper works cre principally j-i rich. had the honour of appealing before the Queen and Court,
The Frankfort has a small but neat and comfortable cabin, to will give some select readings from Shakeqpeare, at th
accommodate about 20 passengers. What is somewhat unusual, Assembly-rooms, Great George-st,on Friday evc nin
she is square rigged. she made the passage from the Clyde I WRITING.—Me,,srs. Thompson's advertisen
here, in the face of head winds, in eighteen hours. She is pears to-day. As teachers of the art of penman
commanded by Captain Collet, late of the Osmanlin, and is are classed as unrivalled. A quarter of a century
here owned by Messrs. Viatica and Jones. It is expected she
will be yery fast. jog, too, is no mean recommendation