The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-06-12 00:00:00

STEAM ENGINE.

A vessel of this description suddenly made its ap-.
pearance at Portsmouth, and coming into the Har-
bour immediately against the wind, produced, with
a little surprise, a considerable degree of curiosity.
She was built lately on the Clyde. and was brought
to Portsmouth, for the purpose of showing the uses'
to which she may be applied. She is a very neatly.l
fitted vessel, has the appearance of a yacht, is 75
tons burden, answers to her helm with ail the cele.
rity of the best sailing vessels, and goes through
the water at the rate of from seven to eight miles an
hour—which is produced by the steam from the en-'
gine erected in her, it being of 14. horse power :
one ton of coals is sufficient fuel to produce the ne-
cessary force of steam for impelling her 100 miles.
She came to Portsmouth from -19Iymouth Sound, in
24 hours. The machinery in her, we suppose,
is constructed upon the common principle of most
steam engines : the steam produced by the boilkg
water is condensed into a piston or pipe, which acts
upon two wheels that are fixed upon the sides of the
vessel, and these touching the sea, propel her for-
ward in any direction, at the rate mentioned. It
was intended, had the wind not heen fair, that she
should have towed the Etulymion frigate out of the
harbour on Saturday morning. The vessel went out
at between nine and ten o'clock, when Admirals Sir
Edward Thornbrough, Halkett, and Fleming, Cep-
tains Boger, Tower, &c. went on board to ascertain
her qualifications. She continued to work about
Spithead nearly two hours, when she departed for
Margate and the River. The Admirals, with Lady
Thornbrough, Sir George and Lady Bingham, Mrs.
Beaumont, .v;e. who were much gratified by the ex- ,
perinients made, afterwards proceeded on board the
Guracoa, with Capt. Tower, and partook of an ele-
gant and sumptuous repast.

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CORONER'S INQUEST.—Saturday an Inquest was
held before T. SHELTON, Esq. at the Rose Tavern,
io Ctipplegate, upon the body of George Tidbury,
au ostler, belonging to the Bell Inn, who lost his life
in the fire in Wood-street, on Friday morning.—lt
appeared that the deceased had been out until an
unusually late hour on the preceding night, but had
retired to bed quite sober, and without a light. The
fire broke out at a considerable distance from where
he slept, and, it appeared, was burning an hour and
a half before it reached his apartment. This was an
attic, at the remote end of the Bell Inn yard; and
notwithstanding the noise and confusion %thick pre-
vailed on every side, the deceased was not awaked
to his danger, until the fire had actually reached his
bed. Soon after this, dreadful sties were heard, and
he was seen bursting open the window with a sheet
in flames about him. No assistance whatever could
be given him in this ituatien: and an attempt being
made to estlicate him through the roof of the apart.
ment, it was discovered that the floor of his room
had fallen in, carrying with it his body into the
ruins beneath. From thence be was in a few hours
taken, hut in so mutilated a state, owing to a piece
of burning timber lying upon him, that he could not •
be recognized.—TheJury lamented that while every
other person was thought of and sued, the decealeal
should have been wholly forgotten for nearly two
hours.—Verdict, Accidental Death.
The Ponfeigh colliery, on Douglas Water, in Scot.
land, took fire a few days ago, and continues to burn
with astonishing rapidity. An attempt is now being
made to turn the water into the burning pit. Should
this fail, it is apprehended that the whole village of
Ponfeigh will be destroyed.
The abutments of Chcsford bridge, in Warwick-
shire, gave way on Monday Last, whilst a waggon,
heavily laden was crossing aver it. The waggon,
horses, and a boy who w,s leading them, were pre.
cii)itated into the Avon. Tice boy was Carried away
by the stream, and must have been drowned, had
not a dog, who was tied to the waggon, broken the
rope and safely brought him on shore. By a prompt
assistance all the horses were saved but-the thiller.—
The bridge, at the time of the accident, was under
repair.
PEDESTHTINIcM.—Saturday morning a Young man
of the name of Bowman, lately from Yorkshire,• for
a wager of ten pounds, engaged to goon foot from
Whitechapel e'er to Brentwood inEssex,and back,
again, in four hours and a half, the whole distance
being thirty-six miles. lie arrived at the slatting
post in good spirits, and wan the wager in taelte
minutes less than the time.

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