New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-11
Mn. AND Mas. SrRAKoscH.-Mauries

'.N~ eI'es N'3~se hns'is, enu Pt~a~snt FDFfrntExr
sense in composition united with great slaipSitv s,st
suaviiy Of personal manner have made him ma.
friesds all ever the country. who will be glad :,
hear Of his good fortune. Sgnoina Psti who ha ou;s
made the drinking song Briadisi from L.<yuis-
her own, has with her eyes and her singing h..
Of admirers at Aston place. and wherever she has sur
ard the two hosts uniting, viii make al army :, cor.
grasulsss the happy pair.
The MAINE LAVA correspondents.
says The East River Society held As usual il s.A
bath meetings upon the docks and all were aaire.o,.
| by very effective speskers; IS signed the pled,.
Neeti1gs were held ass in Chatham Hal in the e,~..
ing and the thanks of the officers of the socisy r.
| immense audience given Policeman Of IN.
Second Ward for his efficient services at Baruss,sp
where several persons interested In the trafe A,
temtted to disturb the harmony of the meeting Tn
meeting at Pecksp the most interesting eutIoor
meeting remember to have witnessed. Taere wss
at least 1900 persons present attentive listener. to th
| truths and effects Of total abstinence The arst Pr.;
dent Mr. Buckmap is always ON hand, and by hl, p,,
seve,ng exertions has been the of sending "a,
| to many family. The contributions 70 this socst,
during the day amounted to upward of Ga which r..
70 relieve the immeiist- wants OF those siguius TIA
pledge, withou, homes employment Of hvins.
until they cen get work
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| THE New BIBLE HoUsE.-It is ex.
! pccted that the Building Committee of the America
Bible Society viii appoint day during the prees.
week for the lsyisg OF the cornerstone of the new
| Bible House in Astorplace. The proposed structure
when completed will be ore OF the noblest archte>
tursl ornaments Of the City Unless some nodhcaoss
should be made in the plans drawn by the archiies
the building, which ia be six stories In hight wiz,
49, of svvo h,ndrad and thirtyt xof ~...-
Nnsh.st and one hundred and ninety seven feet O.
Pourth-Gv The central portion will be surmouned bv
spacious dome and tho whole front of the edhse win
| be surrounded by heavy cornice Above the main
entrance there will be series OF doablesrched win
DOVE the pissers and pediments Of which viii present
fine effect The first and second stories will chiefly b
leased for stories and Offices the remainder OF the bu
| Ing being sufficient for the of the Society.
II TIE GREAT BRITAIN SCREW STEAM
sHIp which will soon arrive here from Liverpool IA
built Of iron-3500 measurement AID Of ex,rsor.
binary strength and stability. She has 10 nelson's az
three feet in depth, running the entire length strength
sned by transverse floors every three feet-,he whole
being covered with wrought iron platform Her frame
for the space occupied by the engine and boler aud
for 10 feet beyond at each end 10 of double angle ous
only ls inches apart Three double lines of angle iron
strngers under each deck, and the stern and bow
both stll further strengthened by series Of deep
shelves of wrought iron, while the latter there are
heavy breastbooks In addition. The decks are sun.
ported throughout by strong wroughtiron sanchions
bassd the nes of nelson's and carried thence con-
nnuousy the upper deck The space occupied By the
machinery is fastened in the strongest way by seven
wrought-iron box beams and six iron.plaied timber
beams, secured in each large surface Of the
ships frame. The engincbearers of the hight OF
the platform. weigh many tuns and together with the
gearing and thrust beams Of wrought iron of hh.
erto unparalleled strength. Five Right bukheads
divide the ship three through her entire hight TO Tho
main deckone being placed at either end of the en-.
gnes and boiler space, entirely to inclose them
while two carried up high her lower deck The
coal bunkers entirely of iron each side Of the
machinery, and on the forward platform. The engines
a beautiful pair Of oscillators by John Penn 4
Son Of London with s2inch cylinders and feet strok.
The principle of the gcsred engine has been adopted Ia
order that full advantage might be taken of the
paravely fine pitch OF the screw, which has been liked
at 10 feet ito diameter being Is feet inches The d.
of the driving wheel Is IA feet and Of the puIon
feet inches, the entire breadth OF both being feet.
and the Earring, usual III wheel gearing prevented by
its division into four parts placed sghtyn advance Of
each other The boilers six IN number with two fun
nes, also made by MesHs. Penn & SON They are
tubular and 20 arranged that they be used coes-
lively or separately, occasion may require There
eight pumps placed in different parts the ship indie
pendent Of The bige pumps in connection with the en-.
CINE In addition to the Great Britain being OF rou,
with an iron deck her boilers and engincs every
arrangement has been made to guard against the posi
bihty Of nrc. There il nothing but iron the fun
nes which have two outside iron castings. The gaeys
are placed upon an iron deck stands OF the
metal with a free circulation OF air beneath A pips
from the boiler VIII enable jet OF steam TO be directed,
a. moments notice, to all parts Ia the immediate neigh
eoihood hose attached TO the fire engine, will reach
rom one eha OF the EMP to the other and hre annihl
los ~" NC KEPT ready IN dlherent parts Ten lie eosn
VIII De carred-eigh on davis which VIII require only
person TO lower them and will be go hung ss -