New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-24
GREAT BRITAIN.

TIE Great Eastern Quilted Portland al qnar'er
before o. m. on the 9Th, and anchored 10 HoyhsN
g. assiter before 4 on Monday afternoon the l0th.
having accom- pish.d the voyage rourd under favor
able circunst aIces The distance run during the IS
boms was computed at something over 5oo miles
TIE average rate Of speed for t1e whole trip 10 stated
TO DO little over thitsen knots, though during the
greater part Of the time the engine did no. go more
than at hsf speed. Tbs paddles averaged ten and
the screv thirty revolutions per minute, when
working at a pressure of twenty pounds The great
e,t speed att ,ned wss over fourteen aud
half kDots, or nearly seventeen miles per hour.
This was accomplished without. any special exer-
tor on the part Of the engines, but considerable
quantity Of csrvass was spread. the weather dnnog
the tip wss squally, and a. times long, heavy
groupo-swsll was experienced, causing, according
some authorities, good ceal OF pitching and rolling
on the part of the ve-sel while others say that the
motion was at oil times most slight and tn It the chip
wa ubotr the est perfect control. Rough aaen pts
have beeL made to ascertain the sree'est angle oil
Geek under rule end the wos. cacuat on was SAID TO
6x i, at ten while other vesssS in the vicinity were
pitching abou, in a very lively manner.
The ship was tried, after come demur, by Mr.. Scott
Russell both under scfe9 and paddle engines, united
spd sipely and On both occasions with successful
resuls Experience showed that the ship mad stecred
a0miraby, and that the compasses we're exact 10 a
marvellous degree. II was reported that TIE Orest
Eastern oud remain at HOLY head ten or twelve days.
ard til. proceed to Southampton 20 have Der boilers
thoroughly repaired in accordance With the require
mems Of tue Board Of Trade. The correspondent OF
The London 7,mes 90 board the ship writ ng bsfors
the run to Holy besd says that IT Il more than proba
bic that the strip will lot leave Ensla during the
Winter, md that Southampton will probably be her
Winter quarters.
TIE Government is understood TO have given Na-
pier, the Seli-snowp ship builder Of the Clyde, sn
oder for the construction OF al iron stean ram.
The Londen Times has another editorial 90 the Ssn
Juan dfiicutes. Ii reiterates its denunciation OF
Gen HsrDey's ooure, AMI says he could not have
p.ted apy outrage to American cIt,zeus IN san
Juan aro ooniders that such statemen is made for
the yurptse Of .xcusiug aggression which had long
been determined upon.
Hcbsect,rzes General Harney's act as a grs'aitous
insult to the British Empire and which could not
be passed over. Il firmly believes that 10 large Glass
of Americans will support the policy which has been
ipaug urated ard in reference to General SCOTS mis-
aon, ssys that the English Government viii respond
With eapondpg cOurteey, and tue fesul. viii 90
doubt be peaceful settlement ot the question whcl
bs. been mace gerous the two crest nshous by
the wrong beadednefs aud folly Of ies men.
Lord Cyce was expected t. leave india Tor England
a. the close the year, or early IN January.
Rnrors we're current Of considerable difference, and
even split, III the Eugioh Cabinet on the Chinese
question
Sir Robert Sci henson TIE er inent engineer, was IN
diving state. His physicians have given up hi hope
of bls recovery, and MS death looked oI al any
moment.
Great hopes had been raised that the builders strike
in Itroon about 10 be terminated but on the cay
preceding the steamers departure, these hopes were
dspeDej, The pending regulations having terminated
IL an unsatisfactory nisnLer.