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Griffith.
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An interesting Lecture was delivered last eve
ming at the rooms of the American Institute, by
J. w GRIFFITH, a practical, hard-working ship
wright, of this city, on Naval Architecture. Mr..
Griffith was an apprentice TO the late Henry Eek
ford and appears TO have been an apt and worthy
pupil OF that distinguished ship builder. lie sta
ted the results of experiments made on the SCI
ence in reference TO the combination of the great
est velocity combined with the largest burthen,
and left d strong impression on the minds of the
audience that he has successfully applied himself
to scientific course of investigation Of this i'm
portant matter. He explained with great minute
ness theproper lines ola vessels bottom, and sat
isfactorily showed that for the last fifteen years
we had not kept pace with this improving age,
imputlng large part OF the fault and difficulty
to our bud tonnage measurement. With respect
to our navy also, he stated that such failures as
our largest ship the Pennsylvania, our war
steamer Fulton and many others, are attrlbuta-
BILE to the circumstance that our Naval Secreta-
ries are political Secretaries, and suggested that
if there must be political Naval Secretaries In the
Cabinet, there oughtto be another one for practl-
calpurposes.


It's exceedingly gratifying to see our hardy
practical workingmen come to the roStrum and
lecture us into practical common sense. The
commerce of our country being of such vast I'M
portance, has deep interest in this business OF
good ships and Mr.. Griffith properly claimed
for the ship, thing of life, higher honor than is
due to the most splendid architecture of the land.
We trust the laudable design of the American In
stitute. in thus bringing forword the experienced
mechanics of our city, may contribute largely to
improvements in the various Branches the useful
and mechanic arts


Ue The U. S. fr;gate Raritan came up to the
city yesterday. She left Philadelphia November
80, was FIVE days in getting out Of the Deleware
and three days more coming to Sandy Hook,
where she has remained for favorable wind to
cross the bar. The following is list of her
officers:


FRAHcIs H. GREGORY, Commanding; Lawrence PEN
ninS,ou Firs Lsu,enan John P. ellis Second James
d.ph Acug Master: A. K. Watson, Purser, j. NJ. Folly
Surgeon; John X. Duer, Passed Midshipman; Henry A
Clemson dos Henry c. Stevens, Paul Shirleyder, Edward
\. Hopkins, MilshPmen; Charles Dyer, S. P. Quacken-
bush, A F Warley, Milton Harlow, j. Charles P. De
Kraft, Junior Alidshpmen w cambridge Hayes Acting
dos James T Powers. Masters Mate; John S. Gregory,
Captains Clerk; Robert Dixon, Boatswaiu Gustaye New
man, Gunuer; George D. Lozier, Sail Maker; VIM. NJ.
Laigh;on, Carpenter; J. E. Alwyn, PurseI's Clerk.