New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-05
CITY ITEMS.


them illegal because they not TO be voted upon
by the people resolution was adopted directing r
committee 20 INQUIRE INTO the Legality Of the affair
FIRE Matfrs.-Company IS ask for anew engine
No. 10 asks for 10 more men No. IS desire 10 have
their house enlarged Engine IS and Hook and Lad
der 10 van. rev houses CERTAIN persons desire TO
form new Hook and Ladder Company IN the SIX
teenth VAR
Ns'r Bel Tower A resolution VAS referred. pro
posing tower IN place Of the one Just burneD IN
the gore corner OF Christopher and Fou,ihs's, with
4 bell of 10000 lbs weight
Pl-iftiHS fAs POt-tS-A resolution Was offered 10
raise tie grade Of Orange Cross, Anthony and Null
berrysts 50 as 70 cover up, possible The abomina
lions OF the Five Points.
Ir}orraaL-The Mayor returned certain acts I'M
signed. because OF informail;y.
See proceedings 4, length for fun parlicuars)
The NEXT New STEAMSHIP. On Fri
day. the 25th ut The " City Of Manchester" the Sc
coud ship of the Liverpool and Philadelphia steam
ship Company. sailed from Liverpool for Philaiel-
phia As the Cunari steamer sailed the next div,
of course the city Will De superseded IN the mat
ter Of news bui her arrival viii be an important
event for the people OF sister city, an triumph
FOR their commercial enterprise. The city OF
Glasgow il Will be rccollecied. the frs, vessel
Of this Inc the one OF which We are about TO give
some description. IS the second. and the " City Of
Philadelphia and City of Pittsburgh" are 10
follow speedily, making the nobleSt line Of steam
propcncrS ever Sc aaoa,. The d" City of Manche>-
icT made TRIAL trip % Belfast, and was very sue
ccssful. Tie irsh papers think she wall show
tie Yankee, what steamship IS, ami open their
ewes 20 The skill Of the >hlpbullders of the CLYDE
When tie "City" returned 70 Liverpool, BAN
quei WAS gwen Oh board At which much good
feeling and enthusiasm were manifested The" City
Of Manchester : propelled by two magnificent en-
giIes driving 4 shan on which Is placed a large
Spur-wheel Of II feet diameter, and about feet
broad OF the face. with four rows of wooden teeth
breaking JOINT. This wheel drives pinlon keyed
on the screw-Shait. The engines have overhead
beams. formed each Of TWO large iron plates. The
man gudgeon IS very long, and rests on iron col
umns, sprlnging from strong metal platform. which
is boted 10 the bottom. that there is no attach
ment or connection with the sides or deck beams.
The cylinders are 3 inches diameter, with a 5feet
stroke and are equal to 400 horsepower The screw
Is iron. Is feet diameter, with pitch Of 10 feet
There copper pipes with taps, leading from the
sea to each OF the principal bearings, which water
can be kept streaming IN the event Of the parts be-
coming heated by friction. The cylinders OF 10
feet diameter with l5-feet stroke, and capable of
making o revolutions per minute. The average OF
the revolutions the trial trip was %, and the yes
sells speed. under tins propulsion, was equal TO IL
knots an hour The steering apparatus of tins yes
sci is on new principle, and on each side of the
wheel which is under cover. are two very neat
smoking saloons for the accommodation Of the pas
sengers Her length Of deck is IA feet her breadth
of beam 37 feet inches her length from Jb-boom
to .panker- boom, 339 feet her burden, 2,l25 tuns
and her two engines are equal TO 400 horsepower
The bow of the steamer bears strikingly close re-
semblance to that Of the Great Britain. Up to the
light hoatage line her color Is light green thence to
the rail which Is OF solid mahogany she is black,
with a narrow white streak intervening On her
smooth ron sides there neither painted ports nor
other commentator whatever, excepting sham
sten-gaenes. with appropriate carved figures re-
heyed by arabesques, both OVERLAND with bright gold
The carvings on the stern are great proflson,
and the effect Is all the more pleasing to the eye of
taste for this paucty OF ornament. The most con-
spcuous figure Is the Manchester escutcheon, which
Is supported by two national emblems, the whole en-
riched with tracery of arabesque devices The figure
emblematic Of Plenty the classic symbol Of which,
the cornucopa, she supports with one arm, while the
other is stretched forward over the waves The brow
of the figure encirced with golden chaplet Of oak
and laurel leaves .ntemlngled. The headboard
displays recumbent figure Of Mercury The rest
beng filed up with carvings intended to represent
some OF the cOncomltants of commercial trahc.
From the cardboard streak 10 the bends the city OF
eli .pr-h
Is. the edges of the sheathlng-pates overlap each
other plan Insunng the highest degree OF strength
From the bends 10 the covering board the side IS
Semi-hush or almost PLAN, which adds much to the
effect of the sde-yiew of the vessel. row OF CIR
cular side ports penetrating the highest streak OF
sheathng and fitted with patent glasses, set IN me
taliC frames, opening by means OF hinges, light the
main and fore-cabn berths, the engine room, and
the forecaste while they serve, also, as efficient
auxilianes 20 the ventilation OF the ship, which IS
otherwise admirably provided for. The vessel IS
four-masted, as was the renowned Great Western
but the rig Of the CITY Is much heater than that
Of her predecessor which had yards across the fore
mast only while this vessel square rugged both
IN the fore and main The two after masts are
clean and very lofty spars, and viii sustain an nm
mense spread Of gaf-topsaIl At a distance. when
the hull and funnel are not visible, the Man
chester" might readily be mistaken for TWO
vessels, a large brig and schooner lying bow and
stern The greater part Of the standing rigging Is of
galvanized iron wIre rOpe-a most approved article
which ressts enormous strain, and gives the snip
A Light and taut appearance alot. The masts nave a
slight and graceful rake-the funnel, which IS 10"
ana OF largs diameter. leans only slightly from the
perpendIcular The wIndasses, steering apparatus,
anchors &c, are all Of the most improved descnp'
ton the fore and NAN lower maSts are hollo" IRON
tubes The uppes deck Of the "CIty" Is flush from
stem 10 stern. without break except those occa-
stoned by the companions, cook's-galley, funnel,
&c Descending TO the principal saloon, The visitor
j. At once struck by the spacIousness Of This beautiful
apartment which : decorated N exceedingly chaste
style without being Overland with ornament. The
ceiling Is painted in dead white the holdings picked
on, with FURNISHED gold presenting cool and any
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