The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-18

these who forget that three millions Of the rish people
are united on n. pInip:: Which We prsson ys
lie meetiDgs), BY persons who do not understand the
rudimeDts Of grammar; but We are determined, come
Our views may be misunderstood or understood; but
We trust to time and truth
c sss
JosEPH BRENNAN.
JOHN SAVAGE.
Marine Affairs.
TSs ship Great Britain, Capt pam.sssy arri,sd at
OF but ninety ak days during the OF which she
experienced very bad weather. Capt. ID. will please
accept cur thanks for Cape Town and st. Helena
TBE PAcKEr SHIr MANHArrAN-Ths island Of Man
YORK; has given birth to the title Of another mssnin.
cent liner packet Her name is certainly appropriate
for che one Of that class Of vessels which In size and
present not only space but capacity to
entitle them to the appestion Of floating Islands.
Old legends cay Ben Bowers " built ships BY the
them te the rig of brig bark schooner but while In
the western world Uncle Sam seems to aim ~ tbs
dying tho great essentials OF navel the
combination Of bearing aud capacity with speed. We
s oS yySbaS
Of her proportons indeed shey would judge, meet
the approval Of those whose perceptions form the cl
OF enormous length and breadth, but still particularly
clean fore and att Her lines easy, graceful and
we'll rounded. Her stem is ornamented with billet
head, and her counter decorated by a boldly carved
burt CT Warrington, supported by the British and
American nsss gracefully folding amidst trophies OF
war and ymbols Of commerce, power and peace. She
Is neatly spared, and faulty rigged. The fore aud
ns.nast are built but the mizen, which Is small
The Manhattan is, by measurement,in
between perpendicular. ..... Iso /"
on main deck. 1S5
Beam .......... 40
Depth ofhold. :.............., Tk
Iohnage carpenter 81. ...'...... 'le0o tons
sh. was Suils a. New York, for c. II. M.rsSs Esq
Of the Old Black Ball Line Of Liverpool packets
(the fret line Of veses permanently stationed in
taoe) by Mr. w. II. Webb, whose celebrity In the
nautical world Is established BY the Yorkshire the FL
della, the Guy ManneIiug, the Ivsnhoe, the Msrmion,
the Albert Gsllatin, and other clippsr tansatautc
traders Of his drafting and construction As no sx-
fastening In the Manhattan Her deck beams COM
plete bsiKs the lodging knees being long n the
nneer svsry BEAM Srs moU.s.r.S and would esr
tAiLy do credit to the naval yard Of her Britannia
jey They from ~ to "a inches In the throat end
aveIsgs IL Inches In Thickness and each ID fastened
with less than 10 bolts The stem framework Of the
ManhtsD and the dead wood fore and aft OF live
osk The keel and kelsons feet In thickness and
addition shs has sister kesons and heavy bilgs
pieces running the full length OF the craft, aud tho
roughly boitsd through. Breast hooks aro plentfuy
used and are we'll formed and lengthy The waterways
d yellow pine, are IL inches thick, and the clamps OF
whi's sss Iehss The ro.I timber. are ~ Inches up
with the guard board shark st inches The noor,ngs
srsfh inches varying up TO the bends, whore II Is
heavy plabhing Of whte oak the between decks
kia pine All her minor timberiog Ia proportionately
great in fze, and from the manner In which she 10
steped she one Of the stronget ships ths, ever
tered the Mercy and could vie In strength and quality
The MsDhsttsn vas constructed expressly for the
snsit OF pssse ngers and In her combined Gil the
inprovsnsnts that xpersnce has suggested She
II three decker. The lower deck is with the excep-
tion OF store room, clsseso IS strersge The main
or middle deck h so arrasged to form second eabiu
rooms ara formed and the captsips cabin the latter
teng ehock sftn The height bstueen decks 10 near
ly feet end sbe 10 ventilated fore spd aft, veil
between the inner and outer kn In ssnstory point,
che will pfeeent TO the emsrsnt small tesid,rss.
On the upper deck there are eight hatchwAys, which
frances TO the lower dechs In the houses there
cellsnt accommodations fer culinary purposes There
.. 70 sS,. sns sa from tss ssS bulk ss 2.
officers q the ship have rooms forms capital entrance
The capacity Of the Manhattan Is as fOllovs,-
On the lower deck. e,aot which allows. 1888
q upper deck. :. ASH ..3ii
s'ste-roems on POOP. lcc -
Deck. houses. I'll I'D
The number of passepgerss she viii carry is $50
The cabin Of the Manhattan, though large and sub
sfsntisily cited mp In beautiful mahogany not deco
evidently more attention paid TO substantial comfort
than pleasing orrnsnents The stste.rooms are very
Ihs Mapbsttan is commander By Capt w. q. Hack
stan, who, iree the year 1s24 has commsnded or
other cf the liners from this port TO New York and
vhoe urbsniy Of manner and knowlsdge Of the trade
IN which he 10 sbgssed, have gained for him sppre-
citation tha. be richly deserves She IL consigned 20
hessrs. Barring Brothers a. co Nessrs Harndso Co.
managing the passsngsr depar,meDt-L Lirupooi Paper
THs Nav srEsNsHiP Asrs.-we have much pieasure
In noticing that the magnificent fret class steamer
Asia which was recently launched ct Creenook arrived
In barber yestersay having been tuggsd mp from
the former port. she has BEEN placed alongside the
fisaie Simeon; at Lascehsld quay parstory get
ting In her gines Sc which have been constructed
BY messrs Napier NO time win be lost In getting this
nne v.ssel ready for see. Her machinery, 10 under
stand is all ready and may be confidently predctei
from the cssbrity Of both builder and engineer that
the Asis will prove another Triumphant instance OF the
superiority of Clyde built ocean going steamers. We
bad, on Wednesday. the pleasure Of eraminipg this
gigantic and beautifully proporticnsd steamer Not
length, breath Of bssn Se but u may point
tf to state that she IL several feet longer
than the Simeon frgate and has at least 300 tens
espntsrpsrt Of fsur st.smer-th. America canada
Europa end structsd By the same builders
and Engineers ard with the dserssce Of dimensions
description Of the for the other The
prssent vsssei IL the larg. which has yet been built
on the Clyde, being 2 2<o tons burthen, While her
gines are computed at upwards Of 500 horss power
We believe that exsrtiops viii be spared In order TO
have her ready for tissip the month Of APRIL
and though this period may almost tso brief for
the fttips up and npiships Of such large vessel the
rets, that viii not bs at all surprised the Asia a
able toave the bsrbor for Liverpool In the Of
little mere than two months hence Oar trsosstissto
brethren ohassctsrsed BY their ahead prcpsns
ts but CERTAINLY nothing In tbs history u the states
can sprpass the Of hsrbor which but
afev yssrs since, comparatively spsshipg could With
proudly on its bosom the magnificent ocean steamer
of more than twenty timss the surthsn -N~h Brush
Msd
circuit Court.
Before Judge Ed-srds.
MApcp 10 Coiiircr al Sea - TAcwas Csrr~sH .fs-r.
rs Tssse N.rfcn This case which trial for