New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-05

made to Dsve her, bat for bong time wiibou: sue
Gees. During this, all the hydraulic rams were
taxed to the very utmost and through the sdes Of
one Of ten inches N diameter the water was forced
until the whole cylinder ripped from top 70 bottom
with noise Ike Q duh underground explosion.
The rsn Of this cylinder averaged six inches
in thickness, and stood a pressure Of upward Of
49, COO lbs TO the square inch before gave way.
At the same time also the drum of the wndIass
was crushed 10 the way we have mentioned.
The strain this about 100 tuns, and the most
singular part Of the Circumstance is, how the chain,
with which IL was dragging The stem Of the vessel
toward the river moorngs, whhstood the tension.
Al length, after some delay and immense e1ertions,
movement of three inches distance was gained, but
more than this impossible 10 effect. The
men continued at work, till the chains dragging the
stem and stern of the vessel TO the rver and which
were secured TO anchors among the piles on the
opposite bank Of the Thames, were both broken
away. Two more hydraulic rams were aso broken,
and the usual average Of expensive casualties having
thus been reached at the early hour of O'clock the
yard was cleared Of workmen and the " launching
suspended for the present The last ram broken was
double one, of two seven-ineh cylinders and with
very long stroke. One cylinder as usual ripped
from top to bottom and the whole strain Of the COM
preston Of the timber being thus thrown upon the
other il forced it eighty out of it's horizontal position
and snapped It's pston-a column of iron seven inches
in dameter--lke reed. The massive cast-ron slab
against which the base Of another OF the rams rested
was also split like board; bat this of course, was
not only expensive in themselves, but by the de.
LAYS they give to occasion expenditure in which
the cost Of their repair a mere ITEM NO DAY mas
yet been named for the renewal Of the attempts
The London Daily Ners corrects as follows the
rer ort of the immense expense attending the launch,
which has been given on the authority OF Inc L0'H"H
Times:
"A statement which has been made public respect
ing the expenses of the launch, and which has made
deep impression the public mind, was, 1t appears,
yery much exaggerated as to the amount. The TWO
items of expense are, of course, labor and maternal
and for the former E900 weekly has been paid for the
last six weeks; while the timber and iron used Will,
when their present work is done, be easily disposabe
at a slightly deprecated value Under these circum-
sances and hoping that few days more Will see the
Leviathan fairly aAoat it may be said that nom
mate for the whole expense than the f7O,ooo or
fSO,OOO which has SO frightened the share market
from lie propnety.'
BANK TRANSACTIONS ExTRAoRDIHARY.-The editor
Of The Belfast Mercantile oournd has avaIed himself
Of the columns Of The London Times to expose an ex-
traordinary transaction in which Of the Glasgow
banks was concerned. Not many years since says
the writer, certain gentleman became indebted 10
one of these banks tO the extent OF several hundred
" thousand pounds; WHEN he was hauled upit wasfound
that he had assets and the bank therefore, M
sured his life TO the extent of their debt upon which
they, of course, pay very heavy snnuai TAX. Inns
gentleman called on the bank some Tune AFTER ana
told one of the managers, am offered lucrative
situation in Sierra Leone but you know that II 90
ont there the policy will be vitiated; however, l
/" must 90, as cannot starve.' What, then was to
" be done The same man u now comfortably living
on the continent on an annuity granted him by this
bank which annuity, added to the premium o: In
surance forms nice little item in the expenses OF
" the establishment"
BOLD SURGICAL OPERAIIoS.-On the etn OF Dec,
at noon there small amount OF excitement ex
hbited in the surgical ward and operating theater OF
the ROYAL Infirmary Edinburgh, resulting from the
expectations of very formidable surgical operation
4 . 80 naL
was crowded to excess and numbers of medical men
from all parts assembled to witness IT. The pa
ent had for long period suffered from cancer OF the
and sy%e mao sr "a coc the
man was led into the theatre placed upon the table,
and quickly rendered powerless through the potent
influence Of the choroform which was administered to
him. Professor Syme commenced by making YER
teal iacision through the integumeRt covering the
chin and then sawed through the lower jaw at the
symphasis. The division being made, he next pro-
ceeded cut away the tongue at the very root close
10 the hyoid bone. The arteries were quickly tied,
the hemorrhage was comparatively little, the man
having lost only few ounces Of blood. The jaw
was again placed together and the ntegument sewed
up. The man was actually able to walk out OF the
ROOM At the close or the operation Prot Syme re.
marked that the removal Of the tongue bodily had
been successfully performed in Italy, but the modus
opeyandi WAS of different nature, the mcisions hav
ing been made entirely in the throat; but he prot.
Symel considered that that mode was attended with
more danger than the one he had chosen TO adopt.
This operation has never yet been performed in Great
Britain and should the patient recover, which is
earnestly hoped and believed the highest praise will
be due to Prof Syme for hsying skillfuly under
taken that which no surgeon Of this country had for
merry ventured upon. Edinburgh Advertiser
TIE Scotsman adds: The patient walked out OF the
heater speechless, but grateful and happy and has
continued well ever since being fed with tube He
can now, however, swallow, and yesterday he spoke,
or rather bresthed out the word " Milk" He IL
cheerful, and gives every hope Of thorough recovery