Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-10-13

INCREASE OF STEAM POWER Is LAScAsHIRE AND
ITS IMMEDIATE VICINiTY-Reiarns, taken from Par.
liamentary Document afford notion of the
ishingprcgress Which the cotton manufacture has made
In Lancashire, since the year ls35. From the mos,
complete that have yet been procured of the
steam power existing in tho manufacturing districts and
which were furnished by inspectors pf factories it APP
pears thatthe total power employed in the cotton
mills of Lancashire and Cheshire, was 24,5y7 horses
The increase since 1895, including the mills now IN
erection Is according the account l7,4l3 horses, OF
which 2O36 are destined for purposes connected
with tAe cotton manufacture, 1897 the increase in
the cotton manufacture alone, which amounts 90
per cent upon me power exlsHg IN the whoe OF the
counties of lancashire and Cheshire al tie date Of the
former reurhs-Jouraal Of The Statistical Society Of Lon
don.
VALUABLE ISyESTIoS.-On saturday last, Lieut.
Robert Joan Fayrer. r. ~. commanding the
Atlantic steam ship LrGpo0 had the honor sf audi
ence tby appointmenO with his Royal Hghness the
Duke of Sussex kensingon Palace for the purpose
Of explaining his Royal Hghness the mode Of apply
ing his plan for extingushing hire by steam on board
steamships, arising from spontaneous combustion Of
Goals or other causes. This plan Is considered, by
many 81 the scientific engineers and other highly
competent Judges, inlalble; and his Royal Hlghness
was pleased express himself much graiifed with the
explanation given By Lieutenant Fayrer Of hi. ingeni
Gus invention and considered il entitled TO the serisus
attention Of all parties connected with
particularly ~ large steamers performing eng voyages
Lieutenant Fayrers splendid ship the LiUepooi Of 464
herse power aud upwards Of O50 tons burden ineEd
ed for the American station between Liverpool and
New York IA fitted with ms plar which viii, no doubt
inspire confidence il her passengers, the apparatus
being arranged 70 convey the extaguishing
TO an paris Of the ship thus triumphing that most
dreadful of an enemies FIRE sea, BY the power
which is employed in propeling her her destination.
Lieutenant Fsyrers plan has been submitted 10 the
Lords Of the Admiralty and. is hoped. VIII be gener
ally adopted by the steamers in her Maesys service
-CorresDoadcrt ~ MOrRing Chronicie.
A LITERARY OFFtcE-It is singular fact, that Of
about forty clerks at thc General Register Office,
Somerset House. nearly one-ha have been. Cr are at
present, either individually by relationship,
neced with literature and the The head Of the
establshment. the Registrar. General is himself well
known as the author OF several elaborate works.
Among the clerks above referred to may be mentioned
The sons q DR.. Carey Sheridan Knowles, and Mrs.
Thompson The and nephews OF Leigh Hunt, Yves
tall and Merton, the br~her OF Miss Mariineau two
three cidivant newspaper editors and porers and
ohersiRmedaiey connected with the periodical Press
Iftaent and genius hereditary the Register Office
would perhaps present concentration ~ the iterati
greater than sny other Office under Gsvernnent--
He,tford Rsf0TpHr.
STEAN PACKET CoLLIsioS-On Thursday evening
AZ TIE Royal William was preparing 20 leave Kings.
town harbor for Liverpool the Post office packet Gul
mare which had Jus arrived with four acltck mail
from Holyhead, struck the former vessel carving
away her bulwatks The engines ofthe tiupore we're
then reversed ana set forward when second lime ~
struck the ROYAL William aid carried away the fore
gangway The spectators shore could Ia no way
account Tor this extraordinary occurrence.
THE PoRruGUEsE WtSE TRApE--The Portuguese
Government has psbished official retsrn IT Tie
quantity Of wine exported rem Oporto in the year 1887
The total smouui was %, 40 pipes, which was dis
trihuted as followat