THE GREAT EASTERN.

Colonist, Volume III, Issue 288, 24 July 1860, Page 3

THE GREAT EASTERN.

It is announced that the Great Eastern will, sail on the 9th of Jane for New York. -The-alterations-that were considered neces-, sary in the machinery will all be completed in the course of a few days. The directors have decided on sending the ship to New York instead of Portland, as was originally intended. Great as would have been the facilities afforded by the Grand Trunk Railway for bringing visitors from Canada and other parts of the State of Maine, they are vastly counterbalanced by the consideration of the number of persons who at New York would visit this great wonder of the shipping interest, .The ; municipal authorities of New; York have offered great inducements to the board to send the vessel to that city, j The number of passengers to be taken out by the great ship is limited to 300 firstclass. The fares will be £25. for the voyage out, and £40 for the voyage out and home. A large number of the berths has already been taken, and the limited number fixed by the board will, it is expected, be taken in the course of a few days. •,,-■■■■ -"' ■ ■••■•■ ■' •" ■'■'■' ■' ■ . The time which the vessel will remain at New York will depend, of course; upon the amount of attraction for -visitors, from which source the company hope to derive a large revenue. In addition to this, negotiations are at this moment going on with one of the departments of the Government with respect to the chartering of the ship for the conveyance and laying of the submarine cable between Rangoon and Singapore."' V, '"\:" : /. .-■>'. ■■'./ ■./' ••. >■ It is upon long voyages of this description that the real success of this experiment depends. Already the speed obtained by the (jrreajt Eastern has proved equal to that for .which it was constructed, and if, in addition to this, it is shown that she is able to '■ carry with her coal sufficient for so long a voyage, the success of the experiment , will be complete and satisfactory. Within the last few; days the rumour has been, revived that the. directors are in negotiation With the Government for the sale of the ship as a transport for the Indian service. H The confidence of the proprietors continues unabated in the. success of the great undertaking;' the; payments oil the new /shares have been made with readiness, and and the value of the old -shares has increased considerably wijthin the last few da.ys.-~r"Ohserver. " .; .