Year: 1859

The GREAT EAsTERN's ENGINEs.-The London
Times gives an account of recent trial of the
engines of the steamship Great Eastern, from which
we extract the following:


The first movement OF the gigantic cranks and
cylinders of the paddle engines was made precisely
at halfpast /, when the great masses slowly rose
and fell as noiselessly as the engines Of Green
wich boat, but exerting in their great revolutions
what seemed to be an almost irresistible power.
There was no noise, no vibration, nor the slightest
sign Of heating, and the tremendous frame Of iron
work sprang at once into life and motion with as
worked for the last ten years. The steam in the
boilers was about 81 lbs., but as matter Of course
the engines were turned very slowly, never exceed
ing six revolutions per minute. Even with this
slow motion and the slight immersion of the paddle
floats, the effect Of the enormous power was at once
visible upon the ship. The great mooring chains
astern were frightened to the utmost, and it seemed
as if even Trotmans anchors themselves would
yield under the strain. Fortunately, however, these
held fast. and then the screw engines were got into
notion working the ship astern SO as to counteract
the effect of the paddles. These latter engines
worked with the same marvellous ease and freedom !;
there was no noise, sign of hot bearings, and the
result was considered by all the engineers board to
be satisfactory in the very highest degree, and far
beyond what could have been expected.


day we extract the following:


1lClael was arrested lhSb ulSuL IOC sOOOLluR
his wife with a pistol We were unable to learn
further particulars than that Collins and his wife
were both drunk, and he fired pistol at her, the
ball taking effect in her hip. 1t is not believed that
she is dangerously wounded.


We learn that the mate of the schooner VIM. r.
Pettice, Capt. Blakeney, was murdered last Monday
by part OF his crew. 1t appears that the Pettice
was lying at landing near Stockton taking in lum.
ber for Galveston. The captain was forced to 60
away, after which the crew took entire charge of the
vessel and refused obedience to the mate. On Mon
day last two of the crew got into fight with the
mate and threw him overheard, and he was drowned
Another one of the crew, as soon as the mate was
thrown over ran to the side of the vessel with har
poon in his hand and placed himself in au attitude
denoting that he intended to throw the harpoon al
him if he came up.


The latter mentioned individual is named Alexan
der Richardson. He was arrested yesterday by officer
Carr and brought before the Mayor. The proof being
as above stated, he was committed to Jail with in
struetions to notify the sheriff Of Baldwin. The othe
two men, whose names we could not learn, were ar
rested in Baldwin county and are now lodged in the
Mobile county Jail for safe.keeping.


PARIS LIoNs.-A Paris letter says: The Turcos
of whom three battaons are encamped at st. Maur
of absence very easily; for ! have seen numbers o
them about the streets within the last two days
They are followed by wondering mob, among whom
there are always numbers ready and willing to trea
them to wine, which, in spite Of the precepts of Ma
homet, they imbibe very freely"


An EXTRAORDINARY OccuRRENcE.--In the Gin
cinnati Gazette of the 25th we find the following:


Yesterday morning the infant hl, child OF Mr. hrs
streets, was placed at window in the second story
While its mother was absent, the child fell out Of th
/ window and struck upon the back OF passing dog
The dog broke the childs fall, and the child brok
the dogs back. The child's life was saved, but th
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