The New York Herald Newspaper, April 24, 1875, Page 4

ae ee 4 GERMANY AND BELGIUM Bismuarck’s Communications to the Little Kingdom. HER PLUCKY AND LOFTY REPLY. Vital English Interest in the Inde- pendence of the Kingdom. LUXEMBURG NOTE. Antwerp a Pistol Shot at the Head of England. THE Germany Advised ‘to Keep Herself to Herself. BRITISH PUBLIC OPINION. The Pride of the New Empire and the Mis: taken Homage Paid It. The rumor that comes by cable to the effect that Prince Bismarck has sent a note to Luxemburg similar to that addressed to belgium cannot fail to add con-iderabiy to the fears entertained as to the continuance of harmony among the great Powers of Kurope. The Belgian question is far from being setiled, and notwithstanding the state- ment recently made by Earl Derbyin the House of Lords, on the authority of the German Minister | in London, that the second note of the Chancellor | would be coucted im a friendly spirit, it is now known that the despatch seat to Brussels April 20 inst. was as peremptory as ever im requiring en altersuoa of Belgian laws to sult the Imperial Chancelior. Ivis also reported that Austria and, Russia will support him in bis demands. Now, the real great Power that is deeply and vitally | settled by 4 tripartite tre | consequences. No matter from what quarter Bel- | fully tndorses the tone and reasoning of | piea that the tree system she loved would not allow her to suppress tree | Speech and deal Of-hand witn oifenders interested, or, iteven might be said, menaced in | this) matter, ts Great Britain, who, on the present occasion, as far as the press and peo- ple are concerned, bas promptly and boldly taken up the cudgels in defence of the guaranteed Anaependence and | eutrality of the threatened little Kingdom, The three matters complained of by Germany, it may be well to siate, are that cer- tain Belgian bisnops sent addresses of sympathy to the German bishops; of an inadequate prosecu- tion of the parties 1mplicated in the alleged piot to assassinate Prince Bismarck, and of a recent ad- dress by a society of Pontifical Bisbop of Paderborn. Beigram reolied 10 a spirited mad lofiy tune, and, as far as the Duchesne matter | bie, continues the New: monks to we | ‘Was concerned, cited the fact that Von Balen, the | German Minister at Brussels in 1873, was cogni- zant of the wuole course of the oficial investiga. thon into the alleged conspiracy, and even took part in ic without any representations beipg made tuen oy Germany to Belgium. THE GERMAN DEMANDS. The leading English papers (qu which are given below) consider the demands of Germany most unreasonable, and intimate that, unless @ pew war is Intendes, it would be wise fur the iatier Power “to keep herself to ber- weit.” is intimated now tnat English safety is in some sort of a way placed tn question; that hardly a week passes that unqaiet- Less is pot caused by Prince Bismarck. One day on good antuority tt is said shat the German rep- resentative at Rome has been drawing the atten- tion of the government of Italy to tue Inconven- Jences resuiting irom harboring the Pope; next a demand is made on Austria for the rendition of a Bavarian editor, a political fogitive, who had been Imprisoned jor attacking the Chancellor, and who had escaped in‘o the neighdoring Empire; sooa ter a semi-ofticia! journal declares that war with France was inevitable, and that the Kepubilc was seeking an Austro-Italian ailianee, and lastly toat Germau troops were being concentrated on the frontiers of Holiand. This brings as back to the telegraphic report that @ tureatening note bas been sent !o Luxemburg, which messes, as will be seen, an attack oa the Netherlands. THR GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBURG. Luxemburg, that 18 now once more brougat Prominentiy jorwara oy the German Chancelior on the angry fleld of Earopean poltties, adjotos France and lies directly soutn of Beigium, trom Which it was In 1809 Goally detached and made a dependency of Holand, wita the King of that country as Grand Dui The populstion is about 460,000, Who are Deariy all Catholes. Many of the clergymen who went into exile from Germany found reiuge m Luxemburg, and it seems sne Netheriacus are pow, like Belsiam, to be called to account. In 1867 the late Napoleon entered into secret negotiatioas with the Dutch govern- ment for its purchase, and an arrangement would Rave been arrived at were it not that the Norse Gorman Confederation and tne South German States notified France that the transfer would be Fosmsted oy arms. War at the time was considered imminent. It was aveided, howe by the parties interested, !ncluding Great Britata, enter- sng iffto @ treaty by which it wes guaranteed that the Grand Duchy was to remain wita the house of Nassau-vrange, and form forever a neutral State, under the protection of ail the signers of the in- strument. The russian troops were witharawa, Qnd the jortress razed, witu the condition that it ‘Was never to be restored. Luxemburg was con- etituted in 1815 @ member of the German Confed- ation, and this in @ measure accounts for Bs marck’s latest threatening demonstration against tue diminutive State. THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM. A few words relative to the thrifty and prosper- ous Kingdom of Beigium wili serve to show r pvsition in the Earopean /amily of nations, United with Holland up to 1830, Belgium in that year, by & success/ul revolution, im which she was aided by France avd England, established her indepen- den it was not until nine years later thas peace was foaliy and drmiy conciaded with Hol- tand, In the mean time Leopold, of Saxe-Coburg, ‘Whose first wile wasa dangnter of George \V. of England, and who, after her death, married again @ daughter of Louis Philippe, chosen mon- arch of the new Sta The-treaty recognizing toe indepenvence of Belgium was signed in Lon- Gon ip 1801. The parties to it were France, Great Britain, Russia, Austria and Prussia. It was of considera ie detail, and defined the provinces that were to constitute the Kingvom. It was pro- vided tha. {t was to bean independent and per- fectly neu(rai State, and she was bound to observe fuck BeUrrality toward otser States. Belgium, being Catnotic and to a great extent French, was coveted by France, which it adjoins, but bota Engiand and the German States have been and now analteradiy opposea to any change of government. Engiand held rhis position on the principle of seif-protection; but Prussia, like Frauce, desired to acquire the Belgian territory. IMPORTANCE OF ANTWERP. The geographical position of Antwerp, the chief port Of Heigium, gives it an umportance so Jar a8 England is concerned that cannot ve too highly timated. In possession of a powerful country like France or Germany tt would be a conting | (including Ireland) and tions from | NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1875.—-TRIPVLKE SHEKT. ‘ flatboats would have been all right for the purpose, provived he Nad gol command of the Channel for twenty-four how at any time, sultabie for his purpose. The Introd tion of steam andthe improvements tn ¢ ence of navigation have, however, chal ters, and lormer defences can no longer be d pended upon; but the great fact remains that gigantic expedition could be fitted out withou Means of interiering with tts progress, and tf able to raise @ hostile feet might effect a landing in England and conquer the country. One of the greatest of British statesmen has declared that if Belgium ceased to be independent the extinction of England aa a great Power would soon tollew. ENGLAND'S TREATY OBLIGATIONS. It may be safely assumed that England would not shrink from the performance of her treaty ob- ligauens In the event of Belgium being assailed, Jn connection with vital interests, England over aud over again has declared that se ts prepared to delend Belgium by obligations ol the most sacred kind, and that under certain well understood con- Ungencies she had but one pats, one course to pursue. The feeling of tne Englisn government and people was made very plain on this point on the occasion of the publication of the secret treaty alleged to bave been entered into between Ben- edetth ana Bismarck on the breaking out of the Franco-German war, That was an agreement oa the parto! the German Chancellor to consent to Ube transter of Belgium to France as @ compensa- tion lor neutrality in the confict with Austria that ended at Sadowa. Bismarck re(used to comply with his eogagemeuot when peace Was restored, aud in 1570 bad the document given to the world in the London Tunes. The French government, however, repudiated any responsivility in tae premises, | However, there was @ general uproar all over England in reference to the matter. It was sald that the thought of leaving Belgium aione in case of necessity Was Mot to be considered for & moment, The main thing, it was said, both in and out of Parliament, was as fo the best means o/ assuring Belgium, Europe and the world that England meant to be faithiul to her enzavements and that no hostile foot should enter Belgium, ‘fhe question Was One between hovor and tniamy, In stort, Kugiand began to prepare for war, and the House of Commons voted an increase Of 20,000 men to the army. The cry was tnat “we cannot stand by and see Belgium attacked withou, mak- ing her cause ours.’’ The matter was quickly ‘y between Engiand, France and Gerinany guaranteeing the integrity na neutrality o! Belgium daring the war and for twelve months after the conclusion of peace; but | there Were no alterations in former treaues al- tecuing the independence of the Kingdom. ENGLISH FEELING. London Journals Qi recent dates discuss this | latest movement in German diplomacy, as might be expected, a8 a matter invuiving the gravest giam may lappen to be assailed itia the ixed policy of Ureat Britain to Castaside all reserve, aud, regardiess of consequences, take the side of the thrifty littie Kingdom, The London ae the Bel- gian reply to Prince Bismarck, and dwelis upon the fact that ia England aii expressions of opinion and action on religious concerns, even when ap- proaciing danger to the state, are not interierea | with for good reasons, and that in the Unitea States, where the Pope has millions of followers | most enthusiastic in his cause, the American gov- | erpment {ears no danger and allows the fullest | liberty to all. Tne Dasy News lears that Bismarck is playing the part of bully toward Belgium, which | Was bad the sympathy Of civilized Burove in her ol mere intent, as in other States. 1¢1s 1mpossi- | that an independent | 1, Should be compelled | State, no matter how » to abandon the essentiai conditions of her consti | thtional system merely because tne too open | spoken Opiuivns of some of her citizeas bappened | vo wound | THE PRIDE OP A POWERFUL NEIGHROR, | which, tor ali its strengtn and success, was unable | to bear in paticnce @ whisper Ol adverse criticism. | It 18 too mucn to expect that ali considerations of | naiional habits and of individual liberty should be | rated ws of secondary interest Wien they stand tr | the way of the present purposes of the German | government. It 1s unreasonable to ask that the | Woole civilized world should constitute itself tue | mere seconder and backer of Prince Bismarck in his duel with tne Pope, itis certain that no strong Siate would tuink of so altering her domestic laws as to become a mere police for the purpose of arresung a! Prince bismarck’s enemies or sus- | pected enemies, The pressure, therefore, that 13 | rought on Belgium seems peculiarly ungrace/ul. | All the addresses that are sent to German eccie- | siastical dignitaries, Whom Prince Bismarck does | not like, caa bardiy come from behind the Beigian frontiers. A (ew must come trom Britisa territory | 4 FEW PROM THE UNITED STATES | and other couotries. Germany, it may be as- sumed, does pot propose to snub all tue civilized States Of the world ia turn, aad to call upon them alito shape their domestic’ laws sv as to prevent eVil-disposed persons Irom giving comfort to ber ecclesiastical enemies. 1t 18 Une position of Bel- giuin, coupled wiih her lack of strength, that brings ou ber (bese lectures, remonstrances and ratings. The German compiatnts on the tace of them seem to be protests against tue freedom of tue Belgian coustitutioval system, aud tucy are uttered in @ tne whicn is not likely, says the Jews, in conclasivn, to win for the compiaining | party the generous sympathy of Impartial Kurope. ibe Spector taks more plainly, though not as boldly as it and other journals didin 1870, But tuen, 1% mast ve remembered, that France and | Prussia were at that time engaged in a death Struggle, and that Bismarck bad Lot supplanted Napoicoa in the atonership of Europe. The Speo- tator remarks a5 to the duty incumbent on an in- dependent and neatral State to put down eupicas. aatecriticsms on the policy of its Gelgubors, aod considers there pas been | NO WORSE OMEN POR PEACE in Europe siuce the War closed than the temper dispiayeu in raking up old scores against a weak, beutral State lixe Beigium on the express grouud that neutrals oWe More precautious, which meaus more subserviency (0 (het powerful neighbors, than States which figot tgeir own batties. To make ieedie beutrals tremble at the nod of a mas- ter is a symptom of danger which no Stat-suen Wil see Witsout real anxiesy. In truth, says the Spectator, there has been too mucn homage paid Germany aud ber Chancellor, who are now dis- ying the domineering spirit of sudden success, te .u Europe should fail to mark, indirectiy, ob this sortoi nigh-bauded Mdicate its determination | esmansuip and t | to stand by the independence “no less than che | menace to Great Britain. In fact the First Napo- | Jeon Geciared that “Antwerp is a pistol shot at the head of Eogiand.” Since the time the hm- peror projected am invasion of Eagiand tne city has greatiy increased in vaiue io a military sea-e, The water is deep from the sea to Antwerp, and a sormidabie Beet could now be easily collected there, Which, With no force on land to assail them, | might be prepared, 48 in a jormer War. to cross tue Cbannei and jang & josie army on the coast nd, The atiempted inv ead by Boelwk ShIDd Keeping tbe wea. ns of the coun. | o wy apditferent periods Were de eated by storms | Nacoieon's | bewtom: peutrality’ of Belgiam—an independence which is ine lent With auy BiLeMpt Ww govern it by hotes irom Bern. MANY MUST BE TAUGHT | that tne infinence she nas faitly earned in Europe Wil Dot be increased bat diuainisned by toils umi- Versai troubling of the waters. The neutrality of | sm \# & gGaraniee not chiefly for the sake of ui, OBE 1Or tae #ake Of Europe, and unless do vetter, | dancy, than to keep | intimation may be taken Hogiand will not stand any Donsens’ cerning Belgium, nor will acyevent peaceabiy suomit to Antwerp Into the hands 0: ® possible enemy wuo Would taen be really iu @ position to try re iso Soll aod make 4 reality of Colone: Hamiey’s Bcutious Ba ; Dorking. In paliauon oO! (he arbitrary course of Prince Biswarck toward Belgium 1) is siated that the kingdom has pecome the refuge and neadquarters of large DumbeTS Of Ultramontanes—exLes irom other countries—inany of them possessing great ath, and that they have succeeded in placing | ry siry aod parliament of their own way of thinking. But if it be true that Germany now proposes vo deal with Holiand im reference vo | toe Grand Ducuy of Laxembarg as she has dealt | Aud persists in dealing with the neighdoricg nation, toe justification offered in the oue case hot bold good im the other, for tne Nether- jands are Frotestant, and there is no pretence that the governmens there is under any influences speciaily hostile to the religious policy of the | German Chancellor. Holland, however, is not | les’ # coustitauonaliy ruled Kingdom taan Bel- gium, and, moreover, ber geograpnical position | J of as equal importance to Grea: Britain | t of the first smal but independent State Bismarck attempts to dictate to from (he in Foreign Office. From what has been written above it mast appear clear that the Kuropean coming complicated im an uuex- The apovnegm that Engiaod uture take purt in Continental wars, ana that ene would only draw tue sword tu resist attack on her Indien hmpire, begins to jose its force. Ine independence Oj Beigiam and ot Holand, that is, their remaining as they are, feeoie, eGtral countries, is as Well understood as being A$ essential to ner salety as the necessity Oi Maintaining @ grip to the death on ireiaud, ENGLISH INFLC BELGIUM. Germany complains t igiam has been made & hol-ved jor Dursing Conxpiactes against her Weliare. The only evidence adducea to support this allegation is that Belgian Catnolics sympa- thize Wid their persecuted ¢ re:igionists in Prassta, Nothing, it may be seid, can be more natural. Tue same Coudition of t Englaud, in the United staves, that matter, ail over the world ‘wher- ever aubercnis of that creea are to be found. Surely, Prince Bismarck would never dream of inditing #uca a no PI toeuwher the Lon- fogioa Cabinet Most potent at Brussels, yieid to It ie &li questions oF mo: fore only reasouavie Lo assume boat Go acts IncoM- sistent WIth the constitation and laws oi the king- dom would be tolerated. Nor i# it likely, i there Were any reason Jor supposing that any were on foot to disturb tae quiet o: Germany, that tne Britian Minster would fati to get imiormation in reference to them, even tr the Belgian ausnorities (whien is not pretenued) were lukewarm or indii- ferent im the premises. Toe fact is, Prince bis. | marck aims at atta mplete expuision | from Europe of the ecclesiastics ne nas bauisned from Prussia; and he empts, oy an over. bearing and toreatening policy, to exiles irom utvert ances againat the persecutions to w been sunje: | ERMAN POL . BRITISH INTERES | The Coancelor, able, far-seeing and su ashe is, comd not buve pursued @ path more likely to lead cirectly to aa Issue a8 LO Lie Gomi | bavion of Germany (han vy attempting to treat | Belgium a% he would Hesse Darmatads or Saxe- | Covurg-Goita. He mast remember that turme- | Giately alter the breaking out oj the last War be Look ocvasion Lo assure England, 1 Aaguscus Lotus, that he Was prepared to givs Most complete guarantees for woe neutranty oF thas the terpuruie treaty reierred | breaking the propeller. | going oniy at hi | He | duty vo do 80, to above provided that, if either one of the belliger- enta violated this neutrality, England was to as- ther with an army to drive out the tn- But, then, once more, France was not d to the dust, nor was 'h» German Empire itis at present. However, the changes during the past four or five years m the necessity greater for England to prevent An werp and other ports in the Channel falling into the nands of @ iormidable Power, Prince Bis- design of making Great taste of bis quality with the view bringing about a more repressive policy in that country toward Roman Catholics, But tt is not possidie that the Bnglish people would brook any foreign machinations in reierence to their domestic afairs, and tt ts not forgotten that one of the charges brought against Mr, Glaastoue's administration by Mr, Disraelt during the last election campaign was that suMciont attention had not been paid to the interests and honor of tue nation abroad, particularly in Europe. Mr. Disraeli bas Dow the opportunity of demoustrating how lar he will go to uphold the interents of Eng- land in the case of Belgium, since Bismarck shows no Signs of going back @ step and po Britisn Ministry could remarn an hour in office that would stand idly by while the neutrality or indepeudence of Beigium were violated by any country, no matter how poweriul or pretentious, IN MID-OCEAN, IVE FIRLDS DANGERS OF TRANSATLANTIC VOYAGES—NARLOW ESCAPE OF THE STEAMSHIP W. A. SCHOLTEN. For the past few weeks the accounts received from the captains of the numerous steamships arriving from Europe goto show that they have on their several passages met with more or less ice, causing them some little delay only, but, fortu- nately, dolng them no damage, For the most part tuis has been field ice, of no great thickness, The steamsiip W. A, Scholten, belonging to the Rotterdam ling, which arrived at her dock on Thursday morning, however, was, it appears, less fortunate in her experience, and her safe arrival is much to be rejoiced at. It appears from tne statement or her commander, Captain Hus, that he ieit Rotterdam on the $do! April and Plymouth on the 9th, having on board an assorted cargo and sixty-three passengers, fifty-two of whom were in the steerage and eleven inthe cabin, All went | well up to tne afternoon of the 16th, when, as the shades of evening [eil over the ship, it Was discov- ered that the temperature-of the water was rap- idly decreasing, betokening ice not farom Littie Was thought of this, for &t the most it was thought that some little feild ice might be encoun- tered, but not of suficient thickness to cause any alarm or any material inconvenience and delay. A sharp lookout was kept, men being stationed in the bows and also at the masthead. By halfpast seven P.M. the ship bad arrived in latitude 44 deg. 07 min., longitude 49 deg, 12 min., when she met with SOME FLOATING ICR, bus this was soon passed. It now became very dark, so that but littie could be seen ahead, when suddenly the ship entered a heavy flela of tce and was almost instantly surrounded. At first it was tried to force @ way through, but the ice became thicker and thicker, so that but little way could be maae, It was then tried to move the snip astern, but this had to be desisted from for tear of All that was leit to be done was to try and forge ahead, so the engines were kept going at slow speed. Some um elapsed, during which the passeagers all came on deck and laughingly talxed of going over tue side en a skasing exped.tion, when a little vit of open Water was reacned; but it Was more like a pond than anytoing else, and the ship was svon again tore, until, by a@ little after eignt o'clock, she was held as 1 @ vise. ground the vessel, and iears were entertained that SHE MIGHT BE CRUSHED, especially as it Was noticed that ign bergs were gradually approaching on either side, These tor- tunately stopped on their onward course toward the snip bejore doing any damage. Clear water was seen by the lookout away off in the distance, | bearing aboat southwest. An endeavor was there- fore maue to gradually steer tne snip in this direc- tion, Belore this was reached, however, and avout | enveloped oy ice, this time more rigidly than be- | The beavy ice began to pack | midnight the ice increased, some ot the cakes | being twenty feet aud more In thickness, wiih a suriac ‘Yhe ship Was stili surrounded with icebergs and the situation was extremely perilous. The pressing of the ice caused the snip to tremble and quiver from stem to stern, und it Was thought sné might possiviy be crushed, withno sope of saving aay of tue sous on board,’ The icebergs bearest the ship were estimated to be $0 feet high and 600 leet long. These wou.d now aud then, a8 the water acted on their bases, topple over and crush torouga the Pains of tee, forcing immense cakes vy the con- cussion againss the sides of the steamer. The pas- senwera seemed not to realize ther danger aad busily occupied themselves 1p LOOKING AT THE EXTRAORDINARY SCENB. The gooa snip was held fast in the icy fetters all night, ous asthe day began to oreak anower opening was seea in the ice, bearing sbout 5.5. W. The course was accordingly cuanged oy siow degrees vo head in this direction, the engines still ihe slowest speed. The open Water was reached afier great trouble, when it was discove: that aii the toar blades of tue propeller bad oeen broken, but luckily Oaly at t Ups. It was also ound tat the port bow had be stove in badiy, leaving @ large hole and tae sial board bow somewhat dent iu. The Joreward co partment was fuilo: water. The bulkneag fortu- nately prevented any furiber entrance of the sea. So this bulkoead, as an extra precaution, was shored up and strengthened. Of course, the ves sel Deing built of iron, nothing could be cone to stop the hole, so there was Do heip put to rely on the strengta of the bulknead. Snortiy after day- light a heavy fog settied down, and but slight progress could be made in cousequence until one o'clock P. M., when it cleared up. lee wis seen to the port! rd aud eastward, so the ship was Kept A LITELE MORE SOUTH, and at three P. M. tne last berg was passed. An hour later, ia tude 42 deg. 20 min., longitude 60 deg, 36 mi) tw sighted and signalied to beware of toe Ic this time no inore ice was met, and, as betere stated, the W. A. schoiven reached port tn safety. A testimonial, In the iorm of an ode written for the occasion, Was tendered to Captain Hus by the assengers, ater the vessel arrived at Sandy look, Wien, or the rst time, they bexan to com- prenend the danger tuey had gone through. Cap- tain Hus stated lurther that in all his experience, xtended over @ period of torty years, years of which he has commanded Ships and steamers voyaging across the Atiantic, has never KNOWD 80 much ice to be met with. says tbat for the focure he will always take A MOST EXTR: SOUTHERLY COURSE at this season of © rw; for by the lesson has jost jearned he thinks tt his imperative He thinks, too, % ail Ocean steamers should, tor the next two months atleast, steer more to the southward, jor during that time the field ice and icebergs will be jouna Im the ocean coming away from tue coasts of Greea- jand and Newivundlaod, ° As soon as the W. A. Scholten is unloaded she Will be put tn the dry duck, in tne Erie basin, and undergo repairs. She is built iu five watertivnt compartments, and to this circumstance sue 0 ber salety. ANNUAL DINNER OF THE ST. GEORGE'S SOCIETY. The annual dinner of the St, George’s Society took pla t evening at Deimonico’s, Henry EB. Peliew presided. Mayor Wickham, ayor Hanter, of Brookiyn; Mr. Archivaid, the Britisa Consul; Judge Brady and severai otner prominent men attended, Dinver was served at seven o’cloce and the speechifying prolonged it upto a late nour, The toasts were proposed by the Chatrman, Dr. Ryiai Tesponding to the frat— “Tne Day and All Who Honor I.” The second e Queen,” in response to Which the pany sung toe & othem. Hon. G. Buckley Maithews, Britis ister to Brazil, he toast President ot tl wing alluding to bald, toe British Consul, spoke of * Representativ costomary feicity of expression. Judge Braay delivered & neat speecn im vebalf of tne State; Mayor Wickham eulogiaed the city aud its gov- t and Mayor Hunter, of Brookiyn; Coieuel ay did nonor to tue “Memory and Genius of Saakespeare” (not to conovaded with the keeper of the bi Oharitabie Societh r R. McDonough jor the St. Nichol > Thomas Barvour for we Friendiy Sons of St. Pat- Tick, Mr. Robert Gordon for the St. Anarew’s and Mr. Bailey ior whe New England society, Captain Gore-Joues, of the British Legation, extolled the “Armies and Navies of Engiand and the United States," but did not say which was the strongest, ‘Ladies’ were not responded to ai ait ex hearts of Lue lisveuers. THE VIRGINIUS SURVIVORS. An informal meeting of the Virginius survivors took place jast evouing at No. is Park row to make arrangements for the appointing of agents toreceive the Indemnity which Spain has agreed to pay for her sanguinary slaughter of the “exe peditionists” Im that expedition in November, 1673. Among those presei last night were Korique Canales, indujacio Trajilo, Kicardo Ira- jiio, Domingo Diaz and many others. Copies of the Oficial documents Were exnibited at tae meet ing. ‘Ihe Spacish government bas already paid 000, and Das to pay by treaty $60,000 more be- fore the expiration of the Next our mont Tue distribution of tos iIndemniry ts in tue bwads of toa Preaideat of tue United St From | @S It was estimated, of 5.000 square tect, | i | | up with other stuff, when It gradually sinks lower | 4s then what is known as pig iron, A HUGE STEAMY Ve The Steamship City of Berlin, the Latest Ad- dition to the Inman Fleet. Special Description of the New Palace of the Ocean. THE SCIENCE OF NAVAL ARCHITECTURE, LIvERPOoL, April 10, 1875, There are thousands who reaa shipping papers and even own snares in ships, a8 well those wno goin them, that Know very little of bow these Magnificent structures are brought into exist- ence, and there are some who know nothing of the luxuries that may be obtuined on board of a Well appointed ship; for that reason the writer Wil give a brief description of how they are com- menced and Gnishea, Also the great precautions that are taken jor the salety and com/ort of pas- Sengers who travel in vessels such as belong to the above mentioned firm or company, When passing along the coast of Engiand in an iron steamer, but few persons would think that but a Suort time ago the ball they were floating on was @ mass of hard stone that composed a part of the land they were iooking at. Perhaps six months ago men were quarrying it out of the side of a hill, from there dragged higher up and put into a blast furnace or white hut dre, whee it is made to crack, pop ana burst into pieces, making reports like hundreas of guns, and asit does so sinks lower and lower into the furnace, until it gets quite to the bottom of it, When it comes out into agaylight again and before it is cold it is put into iron barrows and hoisted up, stil higher than beiore, and when at the topis once more turned into another fuming furnace, mixed down, and, as it sinks, it becomes hotter and hotter until it is as white as snow, then it melts, and 48 it does 60 it runs Into a vessel at the bot- tom, and there it ls kept in that state until there 1s enough of it collected, then the vessel is tapped and the molten fron is allowed to run out on to @ sandy ground, where gutters have been made for it to run; it passes along them until it arrives where a number of holes have been made for it to fill, it fills them, stops running, geta cold and WOW THE IRON 13 TREATED. When these pigs of tron are required they are taken away to another furnace and are thrown {nto it, and this time they are made white hot, so thata number of the pigs of tron get into one mass anjas white as a mass of snow. In that state it 1s pulled out of the furnace and placed on a large shovel, the pan part of which is on wheels. ‘The mass ls then wheeled toan enormous steam hammer ana ts placed under it. Witn a ter- rifle smash 1t falls on to the white lump, sending the sparks flying far anda wide as ifit were going to blind everybody and set everything on fire around it. Then the heavy hammer ts litted again, and, when high enough, 1s allowed to fall down again with another tremendous crushing blow, which sends the stili white mags into a flat, oval, rough-edged jump of solid tron. AGAIN UNDER THE HAMMER. At this stage it is again put on the shovel with wheels and is put under another steam hammer and there it is hammered edgeways and ham- mered uutil it becomes a square lump and flat- tened; this being done it is then taken to a | covered over, weighing machine, aud its weight being deter mined the syuare lump of still wuite bot iron 3s taken to where there are placed two enormous iron rollers, One side of the square piece is then placed against these two rollers, which are re- | volving quickly round, when the upper rolier takes a grip of the edge ef the trou above, the lower roller takes hold of tye lower edge and | with their uuitea grips they force the | heavy lump between them, and between them the tron must go, and as it passes throngh it fatiens considerabiy the first time; then it is picked up on the other side and pssed through back again; and again aud again it has to go througa, until it is thin enough to be sheet of tron to form a piece of a ship. And now you see it lyingon the floor of the roiling shed @ large oval-siaped sieet of iron, of the thickness required for the snip. Of course it has rough edges. FIT FOR USE. At this stage 8 wooden frame mould ts bronght and is laid down on the sheet Of iron; then @ clean chalk mark 1s made ail round the frame. Tals being done the shee: ts lifted by several men, by means of long-nandled nippers. It ia then placed under 4 pair of shears or scissors and the edges are all cut off by the chalk mark, aud it 18 then a sheet of iron, clean, and @ plece of a ship. THB KEEL AND OTHER PARTS OF THK NAVAL STRUCTURE. Jnst in the same manner the keel of the ship is rolied out, length after length, the exact breadta and thickness required, until there are suiicient lengths to make up the whole length of the keel, which would ve jor this large vessel the enormous length of 488 feet. With respect to tue ribs or frames of the vessel, whica are of angle ana T- ped iron, these parts are rolied or squeezed through @ place made the exact shape and size that the tron fs intended to be and are cut to the exact lengths required. In this manner piece after piece is formed, of all sorts and al shape and sizes. Oj course there are parts of a ship that to be forged, and as a rule they are the most particuiar parts, but the special aua perhaps the most particular part is tne screw shalt, especially | ‘With respect to a vessel like the Uity of Berlin, A short description of the way the screw shaft is made may be interesting to some, as on it de- pends aimost everything. HOW IT Is DONR. In order to understand wel the care that ta necessary for the manufacture of a screw shaft the reader must picture to himself a large bundle of scrap iron bolts about three feet in length. ‘These bundles are fastened togetuer so that they ‘will not get loose when in the furnace. They havi through the middie of them or otherwise fastened to them long handles, the ends of which forma part of the bundie. They are then putinto a furnace and while there are attended vy two or three men, who watch it until It is quite white hot; it is made so hot the scrap falls into @ mass, | and fail, as it were, one into the orher, When at nearly @ melting heat the buudie is taken out of the fire and placed under a) heavy steam hammer, which is made to | fail heavy or gos on it at the will of the forger, One or two men hold the enas of the bars and turn and twist the now solid mass gbout so that the hammer may fall on the pieces exactly where itis wanted, In tails way the scrap is knocked one piece into the other, and in this way they make solid pieces out of the tens of | H & s a 3 2 3 3 F 3 5 & 3 5 : g = = i 5 s e short piece on to another ss twelve or fil- then jointed to- gether, tronger than the Suait itsell, When these lengths are placed in the sbip arrangements are made at the same time for iting any ove oj the lengtis Without any extra gear, or without discarbing any part of the ship's Miternal arrangements. The acrew alley in this Vessel is a grand silt of itself, THE WORK OF BUILDING. Having described the manver in which the ma- teriai of the vessel is prodaced, 1s may be well ior the Iniormation oi sume to notice how the baild- idg Of the vessel progresses from one stage to @ootuer until she becomes that beautiful strac- tare, perhaps second to nove im the world lor ail purposes, The keel, after having the holes drilled in it for the riveis,is iaid along the biocks im lengths. These biocks are the main support of the vessel while buuding, As the lengtus are isid on the block te: arfed or weided togevner until the Whole length of it isin one piece, waen itis firmly Hxed in its place, The stern ung sternposy are tien placed, ‘Then the above mentioned angie ifon is put into @ long iurnace and made red hot. Wuen so heated theyare isidon @ very thick floor of iron, which door is perforated, having round holes init every five or ten inches, the exact sape o1 each rib te Marked over these holes aud the red hot rib is laid on the trom floer and maue to bend over these holet, aud by meaus of tron bolts putin the noie the ‘hot rib is made to bend exactly bo toe shape of the chask mark, im tiie | We will endeavor to descrive uer general arrauge- | under these lockors there is an o of boats’ | | compasse one for every boat, and they are | of the most elavorate Anish, While, hanging | way, two by two, the Tlos are termed aniil thy whole of tiem are suaved: alter toils tuew are tested in the moniding loft, They are put under @ punch, the boles are punched in them, then they are ready to be carried down to the place where the keel is laid. Two by two these ribs (one for each side) wre carried and latd by the i, commencing from the aiter end. In the course Of & leW Weeks the whole of these ribs are latd in their places, and the enormous skeleton of the monster ship the appearance of (he back- bone aud ribs of @ iarge tsb, with tue backbone downward. They how commence to put these rips or fram Up tn their places, It 1s now that the work on tl vessel commences to show, Up tucy go two at t time, and it 18 NOt Many days belore the whole of the in their places. ‘Thea band-binders aud straps are put to them all round; the beams are pot in their places one above the other tn fours, right fore and ait the inside of the frames, O14 these beams there are placed tr te strong water- tight bulkheads, which really divide the vessel into nine parts, 80 that, in case of collision, al one or two of these Compartments were filed the ship could still foat, Moreover, these bulkheads strengthen the vessel very much as well a8 add largely to its safety, Walle the /astening of the beams, bulkheads and other matters are going on the Vessel being eS round with the piates descrived above, hep on the beams there are belog iaid the four decks; first there is laid a strong iron deck, which is riveted firmy down to the beams, and runs the who'e lengti of the ship, and tne butts, where the deck plates join each ovuer, have two other pieces ol the sane kind Of tron laid ove on top aud one underneath, and riveted (ogether turovgh and through, making the three thicsnesses Nvid to- gether ike enormous iron sandwiches. THE DECKS. On the top of this strong tron deck there js laid another Geck of wood o: great strength and of picked planks. ‘This deck is tastened down to the trom deck by means of screw boits of great birength, and there ace many o/ them. RIVETING. While the above ia velng done there are hun- dreas of men Working aWuy in many directious, some laying Gown the sole plates for the engines to be placed on, others are working away in the boiler spaces making beds (or tne boiler, und DOW the hundreds of gaugs, with two or three men and @ boy in each, are putting in thousands of rivets per and the rattiing of hammers for | more rivets and the clinching of them together, with the ocher driving and hammering noises, are becoming Sv deleanimg that you do uot near any- thing in particular, ec ENGINES, Woule this work is going on in the yard there are hundreds of workmen and artisis preparing toe Jurnitvure of the snip, a8 Well as getting the engine ready, aud @ large gang of men are empioyed at the tiuge six boilers, with their chircy-s1x Lubes. At the end of five months this grand ship is up in irame frem far below the high water mark Loe whole breadth of tue yard, with buildings Knocked away to make more room, una then, far overhang- ing (he street, 1s this network of frames, beams, stanchions and girders, made up of ali kinds and all sizes Of Materials, and still more heaps of stull lying in every direction ready to go into the mass, and, lastiy, among a forest of uprights, transverse and atawartship pieces, So muct is there sull ta sight that you wouder where tuey are going to put tb all, BUSY SCENES. While a large nuimver of outside platings are already on there are still hundreds of them io heaps to go on, &ua every day now shows more aud more Ol the veautiful outline of this magnifi- cent snip. Ab tis stage large shears are exected on the upper de then sixioid blocks, with heavy Warps wove through (nem, are seat up, and by Means Of suck tackling the enormous iron masis are holsted up and placed in their steps witn ag much certainty aud ease as putting up a sumull Naystalt, In building a ship of this kind there are many trades at work, aud every devartment 1s mind- lng its own business, There are placea for every- thing to go into and everything now 18 fast going into its piace. In every uirection now there are men going round with patat brashes, ruobing over every bare plece Of iron Co preserve it velore it 1s On the stern there are moulding, scro|,aod other ornamental work beiug placed, including the well known Atnerican eagle, while out at the Verv end of tue artistic cutwater there is placed Lhe figure of a lady. iuil length and flow- lng robe, With oue arm extended; walle under the wreath that agoros her brow there 1s a smiling face and cutselled features that makes tae looker on wish she was alive and bis property. THE CITY OF BERLIN, OF THE INMAN LINE. From tats figure there arises a modest orna- mental line tor about twenty-live feet, over which is written over o scroll the name of the novie craft, the “City of Berlin.” Witn’ the two excep- tions mentioned above there ts not the slightest piece of orbamentai work—not even a piece Of beading or mouiding. So superbly artistic | d beautiful are the lines of the whole structure any other ornamentai touch about her would have spoiled ber. ‘The vessel 1s now so far forward that tne time | 18 drawing near for launching be’. The numerous spars and stages that have been placea tugh up | ail around the vessel are being lowered down and | taken away (rom the “ways,” and it is not loag | ere the vessel 1s cleared of the most of them and they commence the @sual preparaitons ior lanneh- ing ber, Alter the work o! sume days the prepa ations for jacncting are finished and the orders are giveu to hundreds of men to ‘‘wedge herup,”? When over @ tuousand heavy mauls ure swung hait round and the flat heads of tuem go heavy against the fat ana thick ends of the wedges, the twin ends of them are forced in and most of the whole weight of the nobie steamer is faken by the Wars, which ure smvothed and greased; tne dog- shore 1s knocked away, the tiny hand of some dear little woman swings a botue BLU toe hard iron of the snip’s b the bovtle breaks and sprinkles the face of the good Vessel~ the feminine voice of the same lady is heard to eay, “God speed the City of Berlin,” as M thankful to those Wao gave fer that aame, She starts siowly a first, then faster aud faster, mak- ing (he heavy logs on whic! he is siding smoke fs 1! they were neariy io @ blaze, aid Lee eneers of thousands, She divides the water wita her after end, and opens it lainom after fathom anctil W * Sue lowers her pow gr 3 1D ber ele- meat, aj as any orait that eve ‘sof the Uiyde, | There soon appears aroand her a fleet of smati | Steamers, one (aking hold of ber in one part, one | in another, aoul they get her pointed toward | the part they wish ber to go, and with their uuiled efforts they move her. Sue is s00n docked | and under the enormous crane and made ready to receive on board her werlul machinery. Here they commence one by one lowering ber boule 8 inty the voller space, piacing them on their eas. weight, are lifted, low part after the other is lo as it were, grows complet masts, yards and gear ar becomes @ fuil-rigged ship and a full-powered steamer, Our readers must now follow us to Liv- erpool, to which purt the novie sel belongs, and WeNis ¥8 4 HuIsD. READY POR THE FIRST VOYAGE. Having briefy Watcued this vessel from the frst toueb 0: her manulacturer unt the tune she was lwuuched @od put uuder tae crane, and /rom thence till her machinery and rigging Were cou plete, we now Visit her ready for sea on her first voyage. being clear and clean, the masts, Z and sail belug in ship-shape order, the vowts veing stowed tn tueir places, you have | NOW & 00d Chance to see the vessel fore and alt | oa the Upper or spac deck. Stand right aft on the | port side, you may lean on toe taffrall, and | your eye along the deck to the right o1 you, taere Bre & TOW O1 houses having the appearance oi 004, substaniial wWorkinansmip and exquisite ed hard wood withoata brush of paint on it; toe row of windows with tI meat miy tred tassels dangung wy down them like home. Enter first of these houses and yoa find yourse\f li-circlé wouse, Or it Would be better known | thouse. The fra: thing that meets your | enormous spare wact ing the sel ip case the regular machiner, break down. In the iroat of tuts y large Couipasses, aiso spare ones, iniended only for @ stand-by in case the others are damageu. Abait these and running rigat around the semi- circle part of this bouse are pumerous large igeon holes—one for every kind of fag likely to required during the voyage. Besides tae flags there are in some Of (he same kiud of b kind of signal rocket and light tha be used.. These are all at hand, 80 vb come-ai-able in @ moment. Om th Tea, si/K Curtaios, some drawn down, othe: | hall down, showing the oD halt ikely to | t they are rating and trom =the same roof, tere afe highy- polished speaking trumpets, foar or six in number, Besiae these there are hanging from the same roof & Humber Of boats’ lights, Or lamps, having ta them shades for showing ared, white or There are more suilicient of ch boat. Peepiag up turouch ead, or til- iui brake, 3 z E 3 3 8 = . in ths Same house there is another brake sor 4 similar pur pore. OFFICERS QUARTERS, ‘The next door in the same row of hous Cabin lor tne second oificer of the vessel. fitted ap With two setiees covered with crimaon | Veivet, between Which if a small taole, the ved | e, under Which toere is a large chest of | o ra, A Wasving convenience and @ wararove complete the furniture of this capin, Which 18 lor one otter alone. The corresponding cabin to this On the other side Is one of the same s12e, lor the third and fourth officers. Toe next voor and forward of the second om- cer’s cabin is the cabin of tue entel Olflver. It 1s | larger and Naa superior fittings to the lastemen- | toned, while the corresponding cabin to it, on | the obaer side, is what is called the Iuman cabin, and perhaps may be considered the must coxey Uitie room of Cabin in the sbip, a8 It is Most Cie Ganuy surHished ior two people, having, Of course, 18 the two sigeping werins in tt, ® square tavie, Witn seats round taree sides ci'it, rionly covered with crimson velvet to march the table cover. ‘tue chest ol drawers and wardrove, together wiih the bedroom conVenicaces, iuish the arrangements in tuys neat litle cain Having passed tics into cabing the next door opens rit ® ROOM. This will be the great inscitution of the ship for | class cabins, and great care has «| of the boiler space 1 | up for her steaming purpo: the geutiemen in ali weathers. Lt t@ unusualy Spacious, end the Otiiogs are e-pecaily luxurious, for Lhe purvose OF Way. cUnstag gf Guatting WUAG pote. amtid cigar. In It there aro clght tables, aving their tops covered with glass, over @& chequered ground, as cuess boards. This root. which is not much unlike @ frat rate room in cate or club, has setiees all round it, waten aw covered with rich morocco leather, while Im the centre, among the tables, are a number of camp stools. There are eight lare windows on each Bide of it, with rich silk curtains, and altogether 1s One of the most spacious and well furnished smoke rooms to be found on board of ship, Next, in front Of this, is the ladies’ own room, or bouduir. the main and most elecant entrance saloon, and 18 a perfect picture of 4 palace, having that alr of luxury and comiort that L4 omy to be seen in places like the palaces of the Sultan of Turkey or the Viceroy of Egypt. Sitting on the eats of this apartment you have # charm- ing view, and can if you wish see all around the ship from the windows, the front of tb being oval shaped, Should the ladies desire to screen themselves irom tne sight of the gentlemen they may draw across the room the rich haugings of scarlet rep, which match the rich coveriaus on the Soft settees and which contrast eliciously with the darker carpets on the floor, Tue ladies wil find it a great comfort to themselves that they will nol have to g9 out into the weather to enter or leave this sitting room from the saloon; tor that reason it will oe found @ very use/ul and pigasing retreat jor them alter they have dressed fOr din- ver, &c. ’ THE PROMENADE. Leaving this room upon the upper deck you find yourself oo a grand promenade, wich is one of great length, Iree from all kinds of stumbling biocks, such as ring bolts, eye bolts, skyliwal bunker hole, betheads, &c. There is one loug ani uninterrupted walk over a fine flush deck. IN THR GRAND SALOONS. Returning irom this promenade aud descending the main eutrance to the saloon, long bere you reach the bottom step of the spacious staircase your breath is almost taken away with surprise ab the rich splendor of the sight looming 1n view. ‘Yne four rows of tables, with their coverings of scariet, throw out @ mass of richness which is miultiplied by the contrast with the luxurio2s violet settecs, which, with the sofas and seats, are upholstered in whe richest style, One jon aiter the other meets the eye 80 quickly that you wonder what is coming next, There are tho Corinthian co.umns 0: walnut wood and thei rich golden capitals, the panel framing of variegated Waluat wood, the array of lamps suspended vy silver supports, the whole of which forms a pleas- ing contrast to the rich carpet, the orimsoa silk biinds of tue side light, the whole of which are multiplied by the blaze mirrors at each end of this grand saloon, Which runs the whole breadth of the Saip. Between the mirrors, at one end, there is au excellent coned piano, while at the o:her there 18 @ Select liorary ‘or the use of the passengers. ‘Tats saloon ts lighted in the aay time bya very elegant skylight; the ceiling of the saloon 1s painted white, enriched with gold mouid- ings, while the cornices are richly adorned in mat and burnished gold. Beside the above inen- anel @ large circular side light, keep the saloon well ventilated, It would, indeed, b+ difficult to exaggerate tue richuess and beauty of tis saloon. it scems that nothing bas been omitted to add tothe comlert of the passengers and gratify ther eves at the same time. ‘Tits noble apartment {8 divided into three spaces by two ranges of handsome Walnut columns, sur- mounted by elegant Vorinthian gold capitals. In addition to the Inxuries of this gorgeous been dani suere is anotuer, which 1s especially tor the LADIES’ PRIVATE USE, and ison the same deck, It is a tastefully fur- nished room, aud may be used as a sittiug rom or waiting room, as leading Out of it there is every convenience that may be desired, fitted up in toe m improved and comfortabie style, from washing hands, &c., (0 @ snower batu, THE SLEEPING CABINS lead out from either end of the saloon, and the fittiog in every way are in good keeping with the above mentioned arrangement. ‘Ihe vessel being of great depth and of extra large tonnage, wore space has been allowed for each passenger, ard as to the Ventilation, loo much cannot ve said in favor Ol the great attention that hus been paid to it, not Only in the Chie! cabins, but all over the ship, and the perfect arrangements in this respect must be the result of many years of experience in carrying large Dumbers of passengers, INTERMEDIATE AND STEBRAGE, of the vessel we now modation for 1,500 passengers, Tne betweea decks are very lolty, and the ventilation may be rewu- ated according to the state of the atmosphel ‘Toe arrangements tor tats class of passengers are somewhat of an improvement onthe ordinary style, luasmuch as thedeck on which they are is divided into many rooms, some paving tweoty- jour berths, The doors of these rooms may be closed when the occupants desire to be private. This will be found to ve & great com- fort, and is in advance of many other vy sels. AS adjunct to the intermediate . commodation there are tnree tue spaf deck. These inflrmari @re fitted up nearly in the sam lui marie? oa or hospitals, @ as tne first een taken that they snould be out Of the way of tue heaithy pas- sengers. There are two burs, one on the main and one on the spar deck, where drinks may ve had in moderation, There 1s also @ barver’s shop, | and the lavatories placed in the various parts of the vessel jor the different classes o1 passengera are equal to those plecea At the best appointed railway stations. There are steam ittts for taking up and sending down food in the spacious cooking houses. Adioming the butcher’s shop tue.e are two vegetavie rooms and a baker shop FOR THE CREW. Having described the accommodation for the Passengers it will be pleasing to many readers to jeirn that the accommodation tor the crew oas hot been overlooked, as it too oiten ts. Tunis vessel will carry about 160 of @ crew, and for their ac- commodation there has been arranged along the midsuip part of the topgallunt forecastie seven rows of bunks; bu: the side of tue vessel has been left clear, so that the mess tables may be placed along under the circular side lights, waich botn light and ventilace the forecastic. We are to notice that che seamen’s quarters are kept irom all Mith, and that any other person It 18 too often the cage that Lye. Another potable arrangement in connection ‘With the s@imen's quarters ts, taatattne end of be forecastle there are two dvors, one on each nice pl the deck. They are marked, “Seamen's »C. Close to the last mentioned and just at the broadest part o! the bow tnere aré two otter notable arrangements. These are the ship's lignt houses. They are 80 arranged that the man who attends to them to see if trey are always ourning brightly need not unsbip the la. He has ample room to stand up und see to the trimming without ever hiding the iigbt ior a moment. Beiore leaving the deck it may be mentioned that there is ample room for the intermediate passengers to promenade the deck at the fore part of the snip, and there is pieaty of snelier during rainy or blowing weather under the rails and houses of the Vessel, THE ENGINES. The vessel is propeiled by a pair of inverted direct acting engines. ‘They are bigh and low pressure and of ¥OU nominai borse power, but are capable Of being worked up to five times thas amount of power. The low pressure cylinder is 120 | Inches and that of the nigh pressure cylinder is 72 inches 10 diameter, With a piston stroke Of 6 leet 6 inches. Sae 18 supplied with steam oy 12 boilers, hich are ted by 36 furnaces, and the de- tails have been well cared for. As tie upper part only grated over, it wilt ood drait as well ag be well ventilated and giv: lower decks, which are opening. ihe boilers are so arranged that one or more of them may be cut off, so that when the vessel is under sall she mignt be worked With only three or tour botiers. The vessel has two sets Of distilling apparatus, equal to the production of 100 gallons o1 water per hour, Besides this she is furnished with water tanks capable oi coutaining 20,000 gallons of waver. Every cident. recaution has been taken in case of ac- Light strong watertight compartments el Into nine separate paris. Sie carries ten boats, of which number eigat are evoats. There iso on board uniimited supply of life baoys, id the Vessel carries at least tifcated surgeon. @ mati steamer for the Atlantic or any otn trade she 1s not second to any in tue world a8 garas speed, On ber triai trip she averaged nearly 16 knots, or 14.825 Knots. INTERESTING MINUTIAR. She measures 483 feet between tne Jars and 520 feet over all; nec moul width {9 44 feet, and she 18 37 feet in depth to tue spar deck. sne jour decks—viz., the spar aud main decks, tie lower and‘oriop decks, ter bage Of measurement 18 6,400 ton! Measurement, 4,634 tons, ana her register ton- Dage is 313%. The jatier measurement will show that neariy one-hali of her gross tonnage 18 taken 8. ‘Thts iarge vessel Was contracted for in Octover, 13/3, and was launcued in October, 1874. Both the vessel and engines we-e bunt by Messrs. Caird & Co, iron suipbullders and engineers, of Greenock, THR DAY OF SAILING ON AER FIRST VOYAOR. On the zvth of Apri, 1875, the City of Bern will son Irom Liverpool via Queenstown for New York, on her Orat voyage. Tpendicu- JERSEY CITY YACHT CLUB. This organization is commencing the scavon ‘wiih renewed itie and vigor. The members ara preparing to remove the club house to their new | location, au artificial cove on the south side 0) tue New Jersey Centrai Raliroad, between the fervy and Communipaw. Tae #t> i very plersa aod, with thelr spacious house on tie grown @ breakwater consiructed and new foauug stages tu position, toere wil be but few yacut ciubs in the Vicinity 8o favorably located, Some Of the more spirited Members are taiking of the feasivility Ol constructing @ dry dock capabie of hauling out boats Up to sixty OF seventy ious, and it may be builr during the summer, Dr. Vondyy tue owner of the schooner Cornelia, mtenus to part with her, replacing her with a deep cuscor- Tivged bout, Kaglish style, Waich be bus a fancy to wy. 1 YACHTING NOTH. Yecnt Agnes, A.Y.C., Mr. Smith, passed White- fione yesterday, from thea casward. vound te Dew Yorke |