GREY RIVER.

West Coast Times, Issue 633, 4 October 1867, Page 2

GREY RIVER.

High Wateb This Day.-— 1.57 a.m.; 2.22 p.m. Shipping op British Pouts. — Afc the ond of the year 1866 there stood registered at the port of London 2558 sailing vessels of 843,154 tons, and 729 steam vessels of 305,591 tons. Afc the port of Liverpool there were registered 2569 sailing vessels of 1,326,317 tons, and 429 steam vessels of 205,664 tons ; afc Glasgow 536 sailing vessels 233,075 tons, and 271 steam vessels of 99,280 tons ; afc Sunderland 897 sailing vessels of 223,470 tons, aud 99 steam vessels of 29,192 tons; afc Shields and South Sluelds, 847 sailing vessels of 259,843 tons, and 178 Bteam vessels of 6529 tons ; afc Newcastle 465 sailing vessels of 112,342 tons, and 136 steam vessels of 21,998 tons. — " Monoy Market Eeviow," July 13. Of fche vessels above 50 tons, built in Great Britain during tho year 1866, 121 of 68,134 tons wero built afc tho port of Glasgow, 149 of 59,254 tons at Sunderland, 44 of 27,961 tons at Nowcastle, 38 of 23,667 tons afc Liverpool, 32 of 17,734 tons at London, 18 of 14,276 tons at Greenock, 38 of 13,548 tons afc North Shields, and 19 of 5057 tons at South Shields, 39 of 13,288 tons at Hull, 16 of 11,571 tons at Aberdeen, 24 of 10,689 tons at Port Glasgow, 9 of 6659 tons at Stockton, 8 of 6557 tons at West Hartlepool, 11 of 6476 tons at Middlesborough, and 12 of 5997 tons at Dundee. — " Economist," 20th July. Captain Eochfoet HAGtrrau, R.N.— We regret to record the death of Captain Bochfort Maguire, BJN., late Conimodoro on tho Australian station, which took place on the 29th of June, afc Haslar, shortly after his return from fcho colonies, in which he was. greatly respected as a zealous and efficient oißcer, much beloved by these who served under him. Captain Maguire entered the navy from the royal naval college in November, 1830, passed his examination in 1835, and served as mate on board the Wasp, 10, during the operations on the coast of Syria, and was severely wounded at the capture of Sidon, where by his gallant beliaviour he gained hia lieutenancy. Captain Maguire's commands as post captain were the Galatea, Bcrew frigate, on the West India station, and the Challenger, screw corvette, as commodore of thp second class on the Australian station, from which he was compelled to invalid owing to the state of hja health.— "Homo News."

A Novel Invention. — Tho latest invention that it is our provinco to chrouicle is of the nature of a piece of niarino machinery, but which will obviate tho necessity of steam, and -will at the same timo do away with the masts, thus discarding tlio sails proper, and yet receiving the motive power from four fans or sails of canvas ; in short, the invention is nothing more or less than a windmill ship, the machinery of which is very simple and easily kept in repair. An upright tower, seven feet in height from the deck, composed of wood, and hollow in the middle, after tho fashion of a pump, contains an iron rod which is attached to a revolving head on the top of the tower, and, running through thi3 pump or ] tower, a cross-bar rosliug across tho keelson, j where, by tho means of two mitre wheels, working at right /angles, a direct acting shaft is made to turn an ordinary propelling wheel. The rod is confined to its proper place in the centre of the tower by means of journals. Capping the tower are two mitre wheels working on tho revolving head, and through this head passes the counter shaft, to which tho windmill is attached. These fans furnish the motivepower, and are composcdof 4oak frames, in Die form of a common window frame, tho spaco in the centre being occupied with canvas working an iron rod, which, by means of halyards leading to tho decks, can bo reefed at will. A reversing motion is obtained from a double wheel on tho propelling shaft and worked by a clutch leading ait to tho cock pit. An iron rod leading from tho revolving head to tho dock, and held there by a set screw, and working a segment of a circlo on the deck enables tho navigator to ]ay her as elogo to tlio wind :is any ordinary sailing vessel. The credit of this invention belongs to Captain John Powel, a native of Brooklyn, who is now engaged in building a small vessel, about the size of tho famous Ecd, White and Blue, I© bo worked on this novel principle, in which he proposes taking passage for Europo about tho middle of Juno next. The dimensions of Ms vessel will bo as folio ws : — Length, 26 feet ; breath of beam, 7 feet ; and depth of hold, 3 feet. In the case of storms ho can easily reef or tako in his sails, and hoavo his vessel to with a drag. Captain Powcl feels confident that he can make between six and seven knots per hour in an ordinary breeze. — " American Paper."