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      New Stkam-L»()Wklt. Australia Is Si L.Md...

      canal boats as well as to other vessels . At the conclusion of the trial , Sir Thomas Mitchell expressed his conviction " that the weapon of the earliest inhabitants of Australia has now led to the determination mathematically of the true form by which alone , on the screw principle , high speed on water can he obtained . " - A merchant of Sydney states , in a letter dated June 22 , that ' ¦ ' ¦ Sir Thomas Mitchell has been testing his new invention—the Bomerang propeller for steamers in lieu of the screw . He has tried it on a steamer here , and it has answered very well . Sir Thomas says he will be able to get twenty knots an hour out of it . It will be the very thing for ocean steam-ships . He has taken out a patent , and wishes to go home to bring it out . " Clearly there is no end to mechanical invention bridg ing space and annihilating time ; drawing together continents , until we shall need no Puck to " Put a girdle round the world in forty minutes . "

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      Australian Emigration From New York. (Fr...

      AUSTRALIAN EMIGRATION FROM NEW YORK . ( From the New York Herald of the 18 th . ) The fine ship Ocean F , agle , Captain Somes , with a large number of passengers for Australia , was towed to saa from her berth in the East river yesterday . This is the third vessel of Messrs . Ogden and Cameron ' s Pioneer Line that has left this port , filled with emigrants for Australia , since the 2 nd of July , and the eighth that has left this port since the news of the disc ) very of gold there reached us . The agents of this line , in their internal arrangements , have been assiduous to ameliorate , as far as lay in their power , the disagreeables attendant upon along sea voyage , by rendering the quarters of the passengers as light , airy , and commodious as the limits of good roomy vessels will allow , and have also directed special attention to the quality as well as quantity of the passengers' food . If the profusion spread over the board yesterday be a fair sample of the kind to be daily furnished , there will be no likelihood of complaints on that score . The number of passengers taken out by the Ocean Eagle amounted to about 200 , and the list would have been much larger if the owners had been willing to pay less regard to the comfort of the voyagers . The passengers appeared to be composed mostly of respectable mechanics and clei ks , some being accompanied with their wives and children . The majority , however , were apparently single young men , full of life , and buoyant with the prospect of making rapid fortunes in the new land of their hopes . The Australian fever appears to be daily gaining strength , and it is anticipated there will be a greatly increased demand for passage as soon as the harvest is closed , both from the States and Canada . A shipowner engaged in the business received , in one day last week , some twenty letters from people in all parts of the country , asking information as to the best means of getting there , many of whom will probably , in a few days , be on their way there . The Ocean Eagle will be followed , before the present week expires , by another fine ship from this port —the Ascnluna—now lying at pier No 10 , E . It ., being advertised to leave on the 17 th . This vessel is commanded by Captain Pepper , late of the bark Isla , de Cuba , and is owned by Messrs . W . T . Dugan and Co . She , like her predecessor , is a fine strong vessel of about 1 ) 00 tons burden , and has very fine accommodations for passengers . The berths comprise two ranges , one on each side of the vessel , and running from stem to stern , leaving a wide space in the centre clear of impediments to locomotion or ventilation , the only divisions being loose curtains , which can lie drawn up or let down at pleasure . This arrangement , together with several stern lights , and wind sails at the hatchways , affords a free , uninterruptod circulation of air throughout the vessel , which is it prcat consideration in warm latitudes . Then ; are accommodations here for 140 passengers , though the law allows 180 . There are also accommodation in the poop cabin for forty first-class passengers . The Attcntmui will no doubt leave with a full passenger list , many of the berths having been engaged sonic time brick .

      Sailing Of- Thh Forhiujnnkit F()|{, Afri...

      SAILING OF- THH FORHIUJNNKIt F ()|{ , AFRICA . Tirrc Forerunner , Captain . 1 . H . Atkins , n now and beautiful vessel , belonging- to iho AiYn-. ui Steam Navigation Company , arrived a I . Plymouth from the Thames , nays the Liverpool Albion , after si speedy passage of thirty-four hours , in weather well calculated to try her capabilities uh a sea hoat . Several of the directors mint ! round sin passengers , and , amongst them , Mr . Miiogregor Luird , the . founder of the company , and whose practical acquaintance with that country and Its coasts und liarlxmi'H lain imparted u spirit of coniiduueo to

      this undertaking which augurs well for its future success . The construction of the Forerunner having been alread y described , we feel ifc unnecessary to go into particulars , further than to state that she is an iron steamer , propelled by the screw , of 400 tons , and 50 horse power . Her extreme length over all is 170 feet , and breadth of beam 22 feet , drawing , with full cargo and coals for fifteen days , nine feet water fore and aft . The saloons

      and private cabins are designed with every view ^ to comfort and elegance , and her great length , tapering masts , and external colour , which is entirely green , give her a light and graceful appearance . Finally , when we learn that the contract for the conveyance of the mails was only completed in March last , and the vessel built and made ready for sea wit hin six months , the public will recognise the activity of those who have been able to achieve so much in so short a period .

      The Forerunner takes out a full cargo of miscellaneous goods and a large amount in specie . She also carries a number of passengers , amongst whom are , Captain A . E . Kennedy , governor of Sierra Leone , Mrs . Kennedy , and servant ; Mr . James C . Fitzpatrick , Chief Justice of the Gold Coast ; Mr . and Mrs . Pratt , Miss Campbell , Kev . M . Reichardt , Mr . E . Watacoll , Rev . Mr . Reay , Rev . Mr . Cornwall , Colonial Chaplain , and Mrs . Cornwall ; Mr . J . W . Thompson , Lieutenant Cave , Mr . Cox , and Mr . Brocket , for Sierra Leone ; also Staff Surgeon Daniel , Rev . Mr . Monserratt , Colonial Chaplain , Madame Chevreille , Mr . Malliotte , and others , for the Gambia . All expressed themselves highly pleased with the accommodation , and were in high spirits , more especially the old voyagers , at the prospect of a speedy

      passage . In connexion with the internal arrangemeuts of the vessel , it may be interesting to state that her berths , though comparatively small , are well lighted and ventilated , and this company have , we believe , the merit of introducing , for the first time in a mail packet-ship , Silver ' s waterproof and floatable mattresses , each of which is said to be capable of sustaining the weght of eight persons in the water . She also carries powerful hose , to be worked by the ship ' s engine , in case of fire , and two capacious life-boats , each with full room for thirty persons . The latter have been imported from America , and are similar to those now generally employed in the United States navy . They are constructed of eralvanised iron : have air-chambers fore and

      aft ; and are considered peculiarly adapted for vessels trading in hot climates , the material of which they are constructed not being likely to deteriorate by exposure . Captain Atkins , who commands the Forerunner , is a seaman of much experience , and was , until recently , in the employment of Messrs . Wigram , in one of their East Indiamen , and therefore well acquainted with the passenger trade . His crew consists of first and second officers , ten al > le seamen , three engineers and six firemen . The cuddy servants are also appointed by himself , and under his implicit control , and , looking to recent examples , the most rigid regulations are prescribed with respect to lights , smoking , and other

      practices involving danger by fire . A novel expedient lias also been adopted by the directors , at Mr . Laird ' s suggestion , with a view at once to preserve discipline and encourage propriety of behaviour . A certain per cent age is allowed upon the passage money and freight each voyage , which is called good-conduct money , and divided amongst the officers and crew ; the former getting two-thirds , and the latter one-third each . This is much on the system of " lays" in the whaling service , and gives all on board an interest in the succees of the voyage , and , as the captain has the power of withholding iAiv . se , gratuities in cases of misconduct , a salutary means of punishment is thus provided .

      We are told that the Fore runner is specially designed by draft of water to enter the harbour of Lagos , it being expected , as a consequence of the friendly relations which wo have latterly established with the chiefs and other inhabitants of that part of the , coast , that an extensive trade will soon be in operation . Already it Ins exhibited itself in an extraordinary degree at the Gambia , and then ! can be no doubt it will be further encouraged by the facilities afforded to commercial enterprise by tlui active directors of the African Steam Navigation (' onipany .

      The Forerunner will be succeeded by four other steamers of a much linger cIiish , two of {)()() and two of 1 ()(!() tons burthen , to sail every month , and a steamer will shortly be laid on to Madeira and Tencri / Ie , which , from the beauty of its climate , and picturesque scenery , is likely to rival the former place us a sanatorium . Hitherto , however , Tenerifle has not been much resorted to by IOuropeaus for purposes of health , owing to the want of opportunities of reaching or leaving it at , convenient intervals , mich opportunities depending solely upon the chance visit of eligible vessels . Under all circumstances we feel that great public ii ( lvuuUiu ; u » will ho derived from tha dlbrU of

      the company to which we now allude . The har monizing influence of legitimate commerce must sooner or later show its effects in superseding a barbarou traffic ; the way of the missionary opened up , and the efforts of . those at home , he they religionists or mere philanthropists , having in view the reclamation of the negro race , will be promoted and fostered by a means of communication at once frequent and certain . Already we find that two missionary clergymen have gone out in the Forerunner , one from the Church of England Society , the other from the Wesleyan body , and we are told that a number of others are expected to follow

      The Emigration "Remedy." We Have Receive...

      THE EMIGRATION " REMEDY . " We have received the following address from " The Emigration Committee of the Amalgamated Society " of Engineers , and we earnestly call the attention of our readers to its story : — " Fellow Woekmen , —The late contest in which we have been engaged , whatever may have been its usefulness or its tendencies , has left some of the members of the Amalgamated Society in a position of dependence and deprivation . This result is brought about by the fact that those who have taken the greatest interest in their trade ' s affairs , have been singled out by the employers , their names have been published and sent to all the employers of the country , with an especial request not to employ any of them ; without at all saying one word with respect to such conduct , for it speaks loudly enough for itself , we may be indulged if we attempt , by the formation of a committee , and by obtaining subscriptions , to promote the emigration to another country of those who cannot find employment in their own . " There are some who cannot submit to sign the master ' s declaration , which calls for an abrogation of those rights of association inherent in men of all ranks and grades of wealth . There are others who , from having taken a prominent part in the agitation , are marked men , destined to be kept in continual idleness and poverty—To provide for these is an object of earnest consideration . " For this purpose a committee has been elected out of the var ious branches of the Amalgamated Society in London , to assist those who desire to carry their skill and industry to distant lands , where labour is yet too scarce , and too valuable , to reduce the workman to the condition of a serf . To collect funds to carry out that object , appeals have already been made with partial success . Some are already on their passage to the fertile shores of Australia , others remain who need assistance . In their name , and

      upon their behalf , the committee now appeal to you for subscriptions towards raising the necessary amount—in the full confidence that you will not be backward to aid those who have suffered , not only for themselves , but for the assertion of the general rights of labour . " It is for the good—not only of the Amalgamated Society—but of all , that the surplus labour should not remain , here , while other countries offer a field for it—of which many adventurous and independent men are anxious to take advantage of . To aid them by contributions appears well to

      to us to be the duty of every man who wishes Ins trade , and those who have struggled hard for its independence ; and if a willingness is shown on the part of those who are more immediately interested , to assist tho Committee in their present object—and if we should not bo enabled to get sufficient means to carry out that object , there are gentlemen who bear us sufficient good-will to subscribe handsomely towards making up the necessary amount , to aid all those who are deprived by the injustice of their employers of obtaining work in this country . the necessity

      " We have said sufficient to show every one of assisting us , and with great confidence wo leavo the matter in your hands , strongly hoping that our appeal lor aid in a cause that not only proposes to confer an advantage on those who go , hut , also on those who slay t > olnn < , will not , go unresporuled to hy our fellow workmen in an parts of the country . . . " The Committee is actively engaged in compiling rums for the efficient working of a general organized plan emigration on an extensive rcuio . „ " J 3 vr Ordkk ov TirK Committkk .

      Although it is a sad thing to see brave men compelled to quit their native land for conscience sake , yet it is better so than to see Englishmen succumb to any kind of tyranny . The old spirit which led the Pilgrim Fathers forth ' still alive , and we heartily lmpo tl >« - those who have Buffered in defence of the ™ K llts " labour will meet that reward in other lands deim " them in their own . Hut woe to that land whose IM »» and whose bravest can no longer find a home in »¦ » and whose prosperity can only be bought at the cos <> independence .

      K K W Ail K Man 1/ K H. At A, Meeting Of...

      K K W Ail K MAN 1 / K h . At a , meeting of the Sewers Commission , on TllCHl ' /[ 4 frnill tjlli " the secretary read the following report n' ^_ ^ chairman of the commission on the subject o ^ Stotherl . ' s application for the use of M »« ™' i ^ L ., i Richmond , in order to convert it , into dcocio

      manure : ( , j ; " I have to report , that , in pursuance of ilio ttpP "'" ^ inff mndo with Mr . Hlot . hert and Mr . H . uilield , at , tn < ' . , „ . of the general committee on IheiMili ult ., live- (^ ^^ miHHionei-H ( viz ., Major Dawson , Mr . Uaker , (|(( f )() Mr . Redlica . l , and myself ) , with U »» wcni"iry " ' tii ,, gentlemen , on the M , h iiiHt .., nt . Richmond , in . » " ' ^ j ^ ,, of MorLlako , ul tho point whom it mlioirisl '" H » ^ ( The wwer at this place was charged witfc » « iun

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 2, 1852, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_02101852/page/8/