i —— The fine little paddle steamer just built by Mr C. Hawkeswood, for Captain Casey, is now complete in every respect, and last evening steam was got up iv her boiler foi the lirst time, and a short trip in harboui was taken, wlien the engine worked well. The engineer's trial trip is to come oft' this afternoon, when we shall see what the little steamer can do. The description of this vessel has already been published, but there is no harm in repeating a lew particulars. Her dimen sions are—length in keel. S-i ft. ; breadth of beam, 13 ft. ; depth of hold, 7 ft. She has a. Hush deck fore and aft, with no sky lights, the cabin being lighted from the side ports. The after cabin is 15 ft. long by the breadth of the vessel, and is com fortably furnished and fitted. The fore cabin, which is for men only, is the same size, but more plainly fitted up. The engines are high pressure, and on the oscilating principal, and have two cylinders 14in in diameter, with a stroke of 2ft. The nominal horse-power is 40ft, but'the ordin ary indicated power is, of course, much higher. The boiler is on the locomotive principle : 10ft long, and 4ft Gin in dia meter, and is calculated to withstand a working pressure of SOlbs. The speed ex pected to be attained is 10 knots, and this is likewise the estimated speed of the North Shore Steam Ferry Company's new steamer. Several bets have been made between the two.
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