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matters expected II would. The argument, there
fore, is geod agllns weakness not size


Inc next question regards therefore, her con-
s'ruction, the material Of which she is formed and
ule manner IN which II put together Is she strong
enough! And on this point we NAV saw withnnf
hesitation, thai those best acquainted with such sub
lecs are thoroughly agreed that iron ships can he
made much stronger than timber can be and that,
especially Tor use with steam. iron is peculiarly
adapted The heat of the boilers, the evaporation
and moisture OF the engine-room, and the coal-dust
are most injurious TO timber, but very slightly on
IRON Besides, tor passengervesse there il, in an
iron SHIP the absence of the very offensive smell of
the biige-watsr. So much for the material, durabi-
hty being the point still left undetermined Next,
as to the disposition OF the material, we must con-
cede to the constructors of the Great Britain
much ingenuity and sound Judgment in their ar
rangements tor strength the great thickness of the
bottom, one inch OF solid iron plate exclusive of the
rlbs; the numerous and close iron knees, the long
IRON keelsons, which run through the whole floor Of
the ship fore and aft, the thorough iron partitions.
and, above all, the complete lower decks of IRON
are devices which give immense strength and seem
to afford perfect security There but one part Of
the ship where these ngements are mpracticabe
we mean the engine-rootn; but we are assured that
the connexions introduced there render il the
strongest part of the ship-this however is not our
oPlnion AS apiece OF good work kmanship, the hull
OF the vessel deserves all praise the workmanship is
clean, smooth and faithful.


But the first point which strikes connolsscur Is
the form or mould of the vessel-her external sur
lace. She certainly appears handsome the critic
ron IS, that she does not seem so enormous as one
expects to find her-this mammoth-ths leyiathan
this monster of the deep! She looks trim and
handy; and were it not for the strange number of
poles, some half dozen, which are called masts but
look more like hagstaffs, on the deck one would adj
INIT that she was large, hut would hardly say enor-
nous. II IS only when one descends the dark chaos
OF her INTERIOR PAGES her deck, conscious that in
single turn from the rudder and back, he has ira
yelled tenth part OF mile it is only then that ne
flnds himself a pignly--she a Brobdlpnar And
then, the look OF utter contempt condescending-
ly bestow on the Insignificant little East Indaman
moored IN sight, sends us home with the conviction
that we have obtained for all sea craft and gi-
gantc standard of size. "She is enormous, but she
does not look so!' This is the highest complimen,
we can pay.