Richmond Palladium (Weekly), Volume 22, Number 49, 24 November 1852 — Page 1

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AwmMttm of Step hen CTltoiNL 11 bBSSE®* B^ Mr. Girard had a fnrorits clerk, one, #lio •very wy pleaded bird, slid who at the age of if vepfa, ejected Mr. G, to say something of Ills’fata w prospects, and perhaps lend him a helping hand in Starting him in the world. But Mr. 0. said nothing, carefully avoiding the sub-1 jet ofkfa (taMp* from minority. i ’ At length aftet 1 the lapse of some weeks, the clerk mastered courage enough to address Iff, ©.upon thS Subject. ~, 'f suppose sir,' said the clerk. *1 am free, and t tliougiit I would say something (o you as to my fature cottfse/ V,; ' , i, u { ‘tea, yes, Iknow yon are,* said Mr. G., 'and my adrice to you is, that ybtt go and lenrn the cooper’s trade.’ This announcement Well nigh threw the clerk off the ttrack; but recovering his equilibrium, he said if Mr. G. was in earnest he would do so.

•1 am in earnest,’was the reply. The •>>*, rattier tieMUMtlglf, sought Ofle of tMTfeit coopers, and agreed with him upon the lerat of apprenticeship, and went at it in goud enraest, and in the course of time made as good A barrel as anybody. Heweut and told. Mr. Girard He had graduated with all the honors of the craft, and was tmtHy to set up his business, at which the old tann 'srdmed gratified, and told him to make him three of the best barrels be could. The S cooper selected the best material ho and soon put in shape and finish three of the best barrels, and wheeled them up to the old man’s counting room. Mr. G. said tho barrels were first rate, and demanded the price. •One dollar,’replied the ckrk,:‘i4 low as

J can live by,* ~ • j ‘Cheap enough, said the employer, make out your bill and present it.* And now comes the cream of.the whole. Mr. G. drew a check for $20,000, and handed it to the clerk, closing with these words; ‘There, take that, and invest It in the best possible way, and if you are unfortunate and loose it you have a good trade to fail upon, which will afford you a living at all times.

Isrimanci or A Newspaper.—A school teacher who has been engaged a long time in his profession, and witnessed the influence of a newspaper upon the minds of a family of children, writes to the editor of the Og.lensburg Sentinel as follows: 1 have found it to be a universal fact without exception, that those scholars of both sekes and of all ages, who have had access to newspapers at home whun compared with those who hare not, are

1. Better readers, excelling in pronunciation and emphasis, and consequently read more un* derstHndingly. 2. They arc better speller/, and define words with greater ease and accuracy. * 8. They obtain a practical knowledge of geography, in almost half the time it requires others, as the newspaper has made them familliar with the location of tho important places, nations, their Government and doings on

tin? iflobe. 4. They are better Grammarians, for having become so familiar aritli every variety of style, in the newspaper, from the common place a Ivertiseraent to the finished and clastoal oration of the statesman, they more readily comprehend the meaning of the text,and consequently analyse its construction with accuracy. 8. They write better compositions, using better language, containing more thoughts, more clearly and connectedly expressed. 6. Those young tnen who* have for yeafs been readers of the newspapers, are always taking the lead in debating societies,exhibiting a more extensive knowledge upon a grater variety of subjects, ani expressing their views with greater fluency, clearness an:l correctness in their use of language.

An Interesting Anile. The Gjz:tle dis Tribttnaur has the following: “The widow of an English General met in a railway carriage last summer a handsome young man whose politeness attracted her attention. In the course of conversation he informed her that he was an Italian prince and that he was obliged to fly his country for having, as aid-de-camp to Garibaldi, taken an active part in the revolutionary movements in Italy. This caused the English lady to feel great Interest in him, and she invited him to visit her at her residence at Enghlen. They became very intimate, and the prince took up his residence at that water-ing-place, la order to eqjoy the ladies society. He more than once bad recourse to her purse, owing to the non-arrival, as he said, of remittances from Italy. On Saturday last he said that k* U*i kiutun , t>•“ 1“ sent his own watch to be mended, lie borrowed that of the lady. Shortly after his departure, she missed a valuable ring set with brilliants, and Was convinced that he alone could have taken it. She resolved to await his return to qsiNtitw him about it, but, as he did not return in the evening or the next day, she examined her jewel box,and found, to her painful surprise, that jewels worth between 15,000f., and 40, OOOf., and a pocket book coataiaiag a considerable sum, had been token away. She laid a complaint before the police, and active searches made alter the man. Yesterday, to her surprise, she received, in a letter bearing the post mark of Brussels, pawnbrokers' duplicates for the jewels, which had been pledged. She ascertained that the thief is no prinee at all, hut a man who was somo tlsso ago condemned by justice,"

Ws hm an Hum for tbs Ladlss, Anew bonnet has made its appearance in by Madame Dub ay D’Golfoerg, a name famous in the firmament of LuroCl fashion. The materia) is new as well as style. It is made of the skin of polished leather. Madame has secured a patent for her ingenuity (the Home Journal here, has learned.) and ha* conferred its exclusive sale in England, upon a dashing milliner in Regent street, London. The Journal says—The possession f these bonnets to Paris; and the really bcaniifnl way in which the material is made subservient to every style of wearer, from the truly eoqnetish to. the sombre or demure, folly justifies that distinction.’ This article of dress is called the diphtm Bonnet. Wc shall ‘keep an eye out’ for the first appearance of the bin*hqw*. It will be to eight to tee,’ when our "dies all get to wearing leoOter Jam. That is step that not even the desperate progressive- **** es Bloomcrism ever dreamed of.

*rswiug OM find Pawing Away. ll . ' 1 di_ v : ••• ** •• mohuill,/, . j. U ]° **"• of sfphyr; that Am*, thoebeeck of mother Bnrth/ts tow haon, that chants forth lh moumfat accents; the impressive Words, Orowbff otd, ttnd Mne <tm,j It U Mu>* upocl orrery leaf; brightest flower* bear its impress; fair choeis pale at the Whispers of its menacing voice; Go whefe you may, this voice will be ever endeavoring t 6; remind tts ofour inevitable fate. J'loWefa, which bloom to-dar. lu gladden the eyes, and soften j and harmoniao the natures of mankind, to-mor-, row Itavo withered; have passed away; Trees ywl-Mw-e iHy tofvdrd* thubroad blue canopy of heaven, Ahat list* breasted , sunny a. stern blast, and' charted and protected many ft past generation, “hi, thejt branches arc leafless Abtb, MHd the Wind sighs mournfully through them— Growing old andparting away. . .., . • . i

J O I The motlwr, as she gtitea on tho brow of her fair, young boy, and into' his brightest laughter loving eyes, can scarcely realise that the same destiny await* her darling that awaits 1 sill others in this changing world, that he will I 8'”” wte, w tmrttnjnrfufte nss planted nr* mi ! press on his brow, and that lie may pass away j like the delicate flower. The proud, ardent lover at her side, as he looks with admiration on the fair, blooming one he rails his bride, hears not that prophetic voice which wills per* | thnt lhe blooming cheek shall fade; tho light elastic form shall stoop, grow old and pass away. Heard ho it, would not iho happy smile (tern his fact? Would not a shudder chill ins frame? Ah, dimmed would be that hour of felicity. . . ,

Go into the speechless forest, whefo tho wild Winds play fantastic freaks ’mill the fluttering, Waving Ichvi's; tvlier© the timid bird loves to make her home and carol forth anthems to the great Originator; where the soft footed fuwfi gambols on the gntssy mounds, and drinks from the silvery brooks that rush impetuously over gray, mossy rocks; and whither hath flyd that

dark eyed Indian Inaid !ho with kify fleetnegs bounded through tlidse grand old woods, whither has gone the proud ohiof, who gloried in his war whoop? The pratting brook will tell as it rambles on, how the bright maiden and brave warrior were wafted to the spirit land bv those oi l forest winds, how the blue smoke tluit hid curled up their rude wigwam, ceased to float on the misty morn; ati passed away. Qo to the broad, free ocean, and ask of it, a* it foams on ill its terrific grandeur, where are those who have been so proud to ride on the mountain billows, and listen to the eternal stir ging of its tides? An answer will come from its briny depths, that they have “grown old and passed away.’*

Let fancy wave you to the shores of antiquity —visit the places which once knew Bonaparte, Alexander, and the beautiful Ca-ms. The fields are green now which they watered with the b'ood of their victims. \ViJows and orphans they made, are calmly sleeping that last, that, long sleep that knows no wakihg; and they vne conqtiror/, arouner wuose crow firing twinen Iter laurel wreath, they too, have passed away. No longer does the beautiful but vile Cleopatra captivate and tea l astray,she,like the unknown almseeker, has passed where none return.— Mighty Demosthenes, whose eloquence made thrones tremble, has embarked on that shoreless ocean where we must spread onrtiny sails. Wend tliy way to the crumbling walls of a once splendid castle, where in days agonc, congregated the young, gay and beautiful, where merriment and banqueting broke the hush of night,and the lady welcomed her knight from fields of valor! Now the night bird builds her nest In the deserted luills,mid sings a lonely requiem o’er that which hath pas.ttdaway. Indeed, a salutary lesson may lie learned from the rehearsal of passed events and the realities of the present, And we may so cultivate and fertilise our hearts llmt we may have a blissful home in the spirit land at last, where young hearts nefr.jT'ViM* ptd, beauty never fades, and fasting away is unknown.

Masonic Visit to Mount Vkrko.v—Hiaiitv IxtanssTUfo Cbrbmokies— This being the centennial anniversary of the initiaitioii of Gao. WA.stitNUTON into the mysteries of Masonry, tire fraternity have celebrated the event in H handsome and appropiate style. A large number of the members from’this city, Gorgctown, Alexandria, Fredericksburg, Petersburg, and otlu r sections of Virginia, accompanied by a large number of ladies and gentlemen, ns guests visled Mount Vernon 10-dny. The fraternity from the District cities were under the charge of Washington Centennial Lodge, and those from Virginia under Fredericksburg Lodge, in which YVashington was intimated one hundred years ago. The whole company assembled around the hallowed grave of the departed at 10 o’clock, jtml u liiJ,. i.lip Marine hand and the Richmond and Fredericksburg bands discoursed appropriate strains of music, interesting salutations took place between the Masters of the various lodges.. From the landing, a grand nroecssinn marched round the tomb to tlic stand erected near the old grave on a beautiful site. Worshipful Robert G. Morrison, Master of Fredericksburg Lodge, opened the ceremonies by rending a part of the twelfth chanter Ecclesiastics. Prayer was then made by Rev. Philip T. August, followed by the anthem, “Blest be the tie that binds.” Mr. Morrison then delivered an eloquent oration, which was listened to with deep attention.

The venerable G. W. Park Custis, followed in a touching address, and was also listened to with great interest. Grand Master B. B. French made a beautiful speech, and closed by submitting resolutions con renaming together for the establishment of a MAsontc Orphan Association, and wh® to erect a monument at Fredericksburg in memory of Washington. Both resolutions were adopted by acclaraa-

tion. All then proceeded to view the various memorials, the chair of Washington; also the house, j Cunds, Ac.; and after a day delightfully spent, j company embarked at 4 o’clock for theif respective homos on board the steamers Balti- j more and Thomas Collycr, which were beautifully decorated for the deeply interesting occasion. Sandusky Register states that Mr. John C. Priec, agent* of the steamer Fashion, jumped overboard into the lake in a dark stormy night, and succeeding in rescuing a gentleman from ’Bcllvillc, 0., and his two Utile daughters, who had missed their footing and foil overboard.

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BICHMOND, WIrRE CQUNTY, IND., NOVEMBER 24, 1852.

mm t/.Vii •‘rffilflp AiITMOHnV.f k, h Vb, Md* n M ,J M .r Oh, Tt.ir, r -*r., 'i'SHfriM •( Ik, Mnlm sr AmOVIM. ’ P*ti 6 All ACTtoaMeM airiMt sWiiflmf of .,t | }V >• (f gvta on haura of vetsela propelled in ivliolo or,ill putt t brsUsm.o.aMi on* " " 1 B U ennetvd Uv rtf B<nl aa<l ttoiAa of Represcntulives of tbe United Stales of America In Con- | fiteaf asNmtilvd, TliAt 1 db Ilteiise, resMioiC'/r cnroltho pruyiainhs od lhi* lor ! tho *<t • which f*rt/k.vcud drrj,io(r psaaongtra, tnttil be tiiMli swell Veesel j sliyll bo .n tvibated, Wilt,' : pumnfers dn o?Hfd, without cormilviiig with the terms of tlilssdt, Ilia owiiars add lh R veJret liieliT tl.all be iuldeet ta llmfriiellies contained hi the socoud section of the act to Which this is nil amendment.

.l?*,?'. ?' 4 , SL be ,WW! b !fl e ? ol rt | That h|i be thdi du(y bf the iiiffpfftilors or the liulls of l<*Anietiid and the inspectors es boiler* and engines, appointed ; under the provision* of ll|in act, to examine end te : AUitiible and ffiife provisions are tnudo llirouglioul i.Mtch VMsrla to guard afainet IiMO OS danfer from flr6; fires are not, oomidteri Ui'ht Ar if any coiAbustiblS material liable to hike Ore frmi, healed iron,or any oilier ItdiU generated on board of allch Vessel* ill aiid about ibe boilers, |,l|ira, or liiacliinery, elluti be jilnced at less n column „f sir *r water iiitrrveiiefdietweiSnWli heated surface, umi any wood or olliar conibustibl,e material So Htpoddil, 'AldHMeiil it kll liinea niul under aU (.ircuiuslaltcei to prevent, iffnilioii; Slid further, when wood is so exposed to ignition, es.su a.iditionui prrventnllve, it sllnll lie Shielded 'by some incombustible inuleriaj, in sUcii tuniiner a* to leave lira sir, in circulate freely belwecn such ma serial and the wood: Provided, bowVVrr, Thai wbied lliS structure of such eleamore |a such, or the arrarigemetit qf the boiler# or lUSclllnery 1 is srtclt that llte requirements aforekald cannot williout aerioua inconvenience er sacrifleo be comnlied with, Insuectnre Miay vnry llierefroni if iu It.elr jndgment it Can be doiie with Safety J

Bkc. 3. And be it further enacted, That every vea set so propelled by steam, nnd carrying uaßaenger*, shall have, eot leas titan three lldahle-dering forcing nuiiips. with chamber at leuet four indies iu diameter, two to be worked by haud and pile by sleum, If steutn can bd employed, dflierwie* by band; o|ie wlierenf shall be plaedd hear the stern—due hear tile steal and one uni idship; each having n suitable woil-fltted hose, pf al |yast two-lliirda the length of llte vraoel.liept lit all tiliies hi perfect order, und ready fpr linmediajp IlsS; each of Wlllrll pttin|is Shall also be supplied wiUs walbr by u pipe connected faeVsWlfli, Stilt'passing t|irollgll Ilia side of Hie vessel on low us to be otull times iq the wuter when she is afloat: Provided, Thdt lii SlrniherS not exc rdtiig two humlred toilsjneusuremeill, two of said primp* limy l be dispensed with, dad in sleaniers of over two hundred tons, and not ed-i caediug five hundred tons'ituiaiutenieut, one of said pumps limy lie dispensed wHii.

ifre. 4. And be it further enacted, Tlmt every such vessel currying passenger* shall have at least two good and suitable boat* supplied wllli oats, in good Condition at all limes fat serf ice, CiiC of Which bonis shell lie u life-heal made of metal, fire-prouf, and iu all re-: specie a good, substantial, safe sen-boat, cupnbls of sustaining, iiiside and oulriile, fifty persons, With Ijftsllhes otladlied lo the ghiiwule, at suitable distance*.— And every sort, vessel or more than Bve hundred lons,! and.hot exceeding eight hundred tons oleosarmeut, shall have three llfr-hoalst nnd every such vessel of ihdre lhaii eiglil hundred ton* and not exvpeiliug fif* . ... J 1 . Itoale; and i very smlf Vessel of more llitill fifteen hundred loll* ineusiiremeiil, shall have six life boats; nil of which lire-bouts shall be Well furnished wllli oars add other necessary apparatus! Provided, however. The Inspectors aH-hereby authorised io exempt steamers navigating rivers etily from the obligation lo carry the lile-boot herein provile l for, more th in one the snme being of suitable dimensions, made gs metal, and furnished wllli nil liecunaury apparatus for Use Olid safely; such sleadiere having oilier suitable provisions for the preservation or lifit iu such case of ftt : or oilier disustef. Sue-5. And belt farther chanted, That every encl, vessel currying passenger* ghetUdn* be provided with a good life preserver mede of suitable material, and (toot Well adapted to ilie purpose, for each sil l every piissrnger, which life-preserver* nnd float* sit nM al - ways be kept in convenient and accessible places It! sac'll vessel nnd in readiness fur Ills Use of, the passengers; amt every such vessel slull also keep twentyfive buckets and five axes; Hil l there shall he kepi Oh beard every such Vessel exceeding five hundred Inns measurement, buckets and axes after Hie rath of their, tonnage, n* follows: Ott cvery Vessel of si* hundred lops measurement,five bucket* and oue oxo for each one-hundred tons mCaatreirtcnl, decreasing this pro portion ns the tonnage of the vessel increnses, so that any such vessel of thirty-five hundred tans, und all

sucli vessels exceeding the same, shall not be required Id keep three buckets Tor each one hundred tons of measurement, and hut one BYa for every live buckels. Sen 6. And bu it further enacted. Thai every such vessel carryiiig-pustengeih on the nmfd sf lower deck shall lie provided with sufficient menus convenient to surh passengers Tor tliair escape to tho upper deck in case of fire or other accident endangering life. Sr.c. T. And be it further enacted, That no loore hemp shall be carried on board of such vessel j nor shall haled hemp bo curried on the deck Or guard* thereof, unless the hales are compactly plreaSed and well covered with bagging or a similar fabric( nor shall gunpowder, oil of turpentine, oil of vittnl, camphene, or other explosive burning fluids or innlerialu which ignite by friclioii.li*. carried on board of any such vessel a* freight, except in cases of special license (or that purpose, ae hereinafter provided; and all such articles kept shall be secured in metallic vessels.— And every person who shall knowingly violate any of this section shall pay a penalty of one hundred dollars Tor each offence, to be recovered by action of debt iu any court of competent jurisdiction.

Skc U. And beit further enacted, That hereafter -I* jw-fow.Uv, of a| of viirol, camphene, or other rxplooive burning fluids, and materials which ignite by friction, when packed or put up for shipment on board of any such veaael, shall be securely packed or put un separately from each Ollier and from all other articles; and the package, box, cask, or vessel containing the same, shall be distinctly marked on the outside with the name or description of the articles contained therein. And every person who shall pack or pot up. or cause to bo packed or put op fur shipment on board of any such vessel, any gunpowder, oil of terpentine,mil of vitrol, camphene, or other explosive horning fluids, or material* which ignite by friction, otherwise than aforesaid, or shall ship the same, aniens packed and marked as aforesaid, on board of any steam vessel carrying paseeagera, shall be deemed gnil'.y of a misdemeanor, and punished by a fine not exceeding one ihoasau.l dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding eighteen months, or both.

Sue. I. And be it farther enacted, That instead of the existing provisions of law for the inspection of steamers and their equipment, and instead of the present system es pilotage es each vessels and the pieseat mode es employing engineers on beard th* same, the following regulation* shall be observed, te Wit: The collector or Other Chief officer or the enstoms, tegeth- , er with the anpwrviato* inspector fleet he dWtdeh, and the lodge of tho district "court of the United States fee the I district ia each of the following collection districts,; namely. N. Orleans and St. Louis, on the Mississippi river; Louisville, Cincinnati, Wheeling,#ud Pittsburgh, on the Ohio river; Buffalo and Cleveland,un Imho Kris; I Detroit, upon Detroit river; Nashville, upon the Cumberlsnd river; Chicago, on Uke Michigan; Oswego, 1 on Lake Ontario; Burlington, m Vermont; Galveston, Ij„ Texas; and Mobile, in Alabama; Savannah, to : Georgia; ChaHeaton, ia South Carolina; Norfolk, in Virginia; Baltimore, in Hnrylutod, Phitatolphia. in Pennsylvania; Hew York, in New York; Now Undo, j B Connecticut; Providence, in Rhode Island; Boston, in M*achowUs: Portland, to Maine; and San rra. cmco, in California, shall designate two iusnecion of good character and suitable qualifications to perform the services required of them by this act J Within th* respective district* for which they toall be appointed —One or whom, from h*. practical knowledge of ship-budding and 'be sw* of .tram to n.vignshall b* tolly competent to make a reliable estimate es the strength, eee-worthinras, and other qwol,the hell* es Mdnmers and their equipment, wmnlovMi it ikfi citrififi called the Inspector of Units; the other stf who**.

, f r°T, , 'l* koowfarige and experience of the doliskof an t ad hPpurtooapoos thorewlrt, Wodhected, shall be able lo form a reliable opinion of tba quality of the material, the strength, form, Workmanship, and ‘mtabjeneaa of aucb boilers and machinery to bo erripmyed in the Oarriage of pasaeugers without hazard to ilf* from imperfections Iu tfie material, Workmnhship, V 9 rt WtW ! ‘. ui i*f.ny part of sucli app*rains fdf "‘criming, to be called ilia Inspector of Boilers; and these tsio persdHs. thus designated, if approved by the , Secretary of tbo Treasury, shall be from the time of sttcli driigiiaifoH inspector* empowered and required loworform tkaxlbflrib herein speclfled, lowit:

OIVXIMIIPH licrrvru HpeUIIIQIIy IU WIU WlWo* l* writing by lbs mastosior Gwiiiff Iney slntf], oiico in every Vfar ut least, curefaliy.inoperl Ibsi liolt of each Steamer belonging lo their such Vessel so submitted In their inspection Id of a struotare suitable for lluLjervlce in wliicli she is to be employed, buy suitable accommodations for Iter -grew and pridseng-r*, dud Is in condition to Warrant tbs belief that she may be used in navigation as a steamer a-itb safety to life, and that all lha requirement! of law in regard to fires, boats, pump*, hose, life-preser-vers, duals, and other things ara faithfully complied With; Wild il they deem It expedient they may direct the vessel lo bo put In motion, and may adopt ally other suitable means Is test her sufficiency and that of her equipment.

Second. They ahull also inspdtfl the hqller* of *ocb .learners before Hie same shall be used, und once in every veer thereafter, subjecting them <0 n hydrostatic pressure, the limits lo which, not exoeedlng oils hundred and sixty-five pound* lo tbs square Inch for liiglipreMure boilers, may bo prescribed by (lie owner or .tile muster,and shall satisfy themselves by examinetlo* *fd experimental trials that the boilers are well made, ol good and suitable material, that the openings for the passage of water nnd steam respectively, anil uli pipes tied tubes exposed to heet; are of proper dimensions and free from obit ruction | Hint the space between the flues are sufficient, and that Iho fire line or Hie furnace is below Ibe prescribed water Hue of the boiler*; and that such boiler*, nnd the machinery, Jl lari 111** Xs ia. L.I e-1.. J * il.

nnd Hie appurtenances may be surely emplnyed Iu the service proposed ju Hie written application, without peril lc life; slid ahull also satisfy themselves that the sufi-ty-vulves are es suitable dimension*, sufficient in number, well arranged, and iu good working order, (one of Which may, if necessary In tils opinion of the inspector* to gecaro safety, be taken Wholly from Ibe control of all persona engaged In navigating such vessel;) that there is a suitable number nf gaugecocks properly Inserted, and n suitable water-gauge and steam-gauge indicating the height Os the water and Hie prtasnre of tits steam, Hint in or upon the outside Ann of each outside high-pressure boiler there i* pieced 111 n suitable manner alloyed mstale, fusible by the heat of the boiler when raised to the highest working pressure allowed, and that in nr upon til* top of the lilies of nil other lilgh-pressure boilers In the •leunier such alloyed metals ars placed us aforesaid, fusing al ln pounds greater pressure than said metal* oh the outside boilers, thereby In each cese letting sleum escape; aud that adequate and certain provisions ia made for an ample supply of wnter to teed the boilers al dll times, whether shch vestal la in thotiou ur not; so that in high-pressure boiler* the Water shall not bo less lliau four inches above the flue: Provided, however, in steamers hereafter supplied With new high-pressure boilers, if the alloy luses on the oilier toilers at a pressure of ten pounds exceeding thu working pressure allowed, and at twenty pounds above said pressure oil the inner boilers, it shall be a sufficient compliance with this net.

Third. That in subjncliug to the hydrostatic test ateresahi boilers Culled slid usually known under Hie designation of high-pressure boilers, the inspectors Khali assume one hundred aud ten pound* lo the eqnure inch ms thu maximum pressure allowable as a working power fora new boiler forty-two inches In diameter, made or inspected iron plulcs ut least one-fourth of an inch thick, in the best manner, and of the qunlitv mnrrirt required, anu snail rats lh# working power of ail high-pressure boilers, whether of greater or leu diameter, old or new, according tu their strength compared with this standard; and iu alt case* the test applied shall exceed the working power allowed in the ratio of ouu hundred and sixty-five to one hundred olid tan,and nd high-pressure boilers hereafter mads ►hall lie rated above this standard; and itt subjecting to the lest ufuresaid tlmt class of boilers usually designated and known as low-preuure boilers, the said luspuctors shall allow as a working power of each new bolter a pressure of only tliree-faurihs the number of pounds to the square imdi to which it shall have Men subjected by the hydrostatic test Scd fonud to be sufficient therefor, using ths water ill such teats at a Ivntperuluru not exceeding sixty degress Fahrenheit; but should such inspectors be of the opluion that said boiler, by reusou or Its construction Or material, will not saMy allow so high a working pressure, they may, for reasons to be slataJ specifically in their certifiatc, fix Hie working pressure of said boiler at less thsn three-fourths of soi l test pressure; and us Isw-prcs-slim boiler llcrenrier made shall bo rated 111 Ha working pressure above Ilia aforesaid standard; and provided Hint the same rule* shall be observed in regard to .boilers heretofore made, unless the proportion between such boilers Slid the cylinders, or soma other cause, muter* il manifest (hot It* application would bs unjust, iu which case* the inspectors may depart from these rules, if it can be done with safely; but In no case shall the Working pressure allowed exceed the hydrostatic teat; nnd 110 valve, under any cirCnmaUiicva, shall be loaded or so managed in any way as U> subject a loiter lo a greater pressure thuu tho nmount nlldwtul by the Inspectora, nor shall sny boiler or pip* be approved which is made in whole or in part of bad malerisl, or is unsafe in its form, or dangerous from defective workmanship, age, use, or sny other cause.

Fourth. That wliea Ibe inspection in detsil is completed, and th* inspectors approve of the vessel and her equipment throughout, they shall make and subscribe a certificate to the Collector of the district, substantially as billows: State of , District of ■ , Application having been made iu writing by to the subscribers, inspectors for said district, is examine the steamer— —, of , whereof are owners and is master, we, having performed the service, now, on (hi* day of .Anno Domini ,do certify that she was built is the year ,i in all respects ataaneb, sea-worthy, and in good condition for navigation, having suitable means of escape in case of accident from tbs main to the upper deck; that aka ia provided with [here insert the number of atale-rooma, the number of berths, therein, the number of other permanent berths for cnbin passengers, the number of berths for deck ororther classes of passengers, the number of passengers for each class for whom ah© ha* suitable accommodations; and in case of steamer* tailing to or from any European port, or to er from any port on the Atlantic or the Pacific, a distance of oa* thousand mile* or upward* the number ol each she ia permitted to carry; aud in case of a steamer tailing I* any other port, a distance of five hundred miles or upwards, the numbrof deck passengers *h* is permitted to carry; alto th* namber of boiler*, and th form, dimension*, and material of which each boiler ia made, the thickness or the metal, sod when made; if after this act take* efleet, tad or iron, whether they are auch in all respect* a* th* act require*, whether each boiler ha* been tried by hydrostatic lest, the amount of pressure la the square inch iu pounds applied to it, whether the amount allowed au the maximum Working power wa* determined by the rule prescribed by this act, if not, tke reason for a departure from it; alto th* number of safety valves required, their capacity, th* load prescribed for each valve, how many are left ia the cou-

ia wilhdr*w* ,a nd ihe tnaeaer af aorariag it ognfnot interference; also the number end dimensions of rap- I ply pipes, and whether they aud other mean* provided are sufficient at all time* aud under all circumstance, when in gowd order to keep tho water np four inches at lewit *bov ihe top of thfl flue; lit® tho lumber ond dimensions of their cylinder*, th* somber and capacity of the forcing pumps, and how worked; tho number ami kind of gauge-cocks, water end steam gauges, j where Situated, aud how secured; also tho meaner of using alloyed metal* awd the pressure at which they , are known by the inspectors to firee; the equipments fsv Ms* extinguishment of fire*, including hose, fire-

•or mo rxi,iili™nre.ii v. - ——a ~ buckets, and axes; th* provisions for osv.ng life in | COM of accident, including brat*, life-preserver*, and sabatitates therefor, whore kept, and all other prevision. made on board foe to* rararriy of the hvra *f passenger*.] And ranker certify, that th* equip- ] merit of th* vessel throa ghost, indnding pip**, pump., j and other means to keep th* water up to the point •fsramid, hem. heats, lito-prawerrara, and other thing*, is in conformity with to* pravmio** of law; and that wo declare itt* h* our deliberate conviction, founded opon the inspection which w* have made, that th* veaaatned^a* without l*e from

•rteixJmlu? htm ’ /"•‘‘'tel*, workmm.hip.or | Aj ih "7 U ,l>! ’ r * renwlffilimits, to wit! from Id seat Meek, touching at the intermediate places. And wlucli csrtifieat* .hall be verified by th* Oath* b. .!£ ? r ? T 1 *" 1 "* “-before a prrytm eo.npele„l . b n n i r„". ’" ) "' l l nlsler '"■ And In cay* the said InH 1 *"" slot . ra,lt certificate of Approval, (hey ttSff’dySa* - Fifth. Upon thfl application of the master or owner or any alwimsr employed in the oarriage of paseen- % rot n license to carry gunpowder, oil of turpentine, oil of vitrol, anmphene, Or other explosive burniftflf fltiidtt and materittlf which ignite by f riel iu 11 * or Alihan* nf its asm aI. _ i. . .1.. h . ... . .. *

# 7. xvi.iu.* *|( hi uy inuiiuiij or Either of them, Iho inspector* nhail examine such vri•el, and if they find ihat he iff provided With chest# or ffflf&s eottipotted of indal, or entirely lined therewith, or one or more apparloieula thoroughly lined' With metal at a secure distance from any fire, they may grsbt n certificate to that effacf, authorising such Vestal tu earry as freight any of the articles aforesaid, -those of each description to be secured iu such chest, safe, or apartment containing no other article, and carried at s distance front any firs to be specified Iu tile certificate: Provided, That any such certificate may be revoked or annulled at auy time by the Inspectors, Upon proof that either of the ealil articles have been carried on board said vessel at a place ami itt manner not authorized by such certificate, or that ally of tba prnrUinn* at this wd iu rotation Unvote harn been Violated.

Sixlfa, The said inspector* shall keep a regular record of certificates of inspection* of vessels, (heir hailel’s, engines, and machinery, whether of spprovnl or dhapproval, and when recorded the original t-hull lie delivered to the collector of Iho district; they shall keep a like record of certificates authorizing gun* powder, oil of turpentine, oil of vitrol, caniphene, or oilier explosive burning fluids, aud muteriuls which ignite by friction, or either of them to be carried g| freight, by any such vessel, and when recorded deliver the originals lo said collector) they shill I keep a like record of all lioenaes to pilots ant) engineers, and all revocations thereof, and shall from lima lo time report to the supervising inspsclur of their respective districts, in writing, their decisloU* on all applications for such licenses, or proceedings for the revocation thereof, and all testimony received by them Iu auoh proceeding*. Seventh. The Inspectors ehall license and classify all engineers and pilots of steamer* carrying paaseu-

ger*. Eighth. Whenever any person claiming to be qualified to perforin the duty of engineer upon eteumere carrying passengers, shall apply fur u certificate, ibe board of Inspectors ahull examine tho applicant, and the proofs which ho produnrs in support of his claim; and if, upon full ounaiderution, they are satisfied that his character,Hablls of life, knowledge aud experience in the duties of an nirglueer, are all such as to authorize thd belief ihat the applicant is a suitablo und sate person to be entrusted with the powers and duties of such a station, they shall give him a certificate to Hint effect for one year, signed by tliein,iu which certificate they ahull, slate .tbo time of the dxaminallon, and .hall aaelgu the appoiutes to the appropriate elate of engineer!. Ninth. Whenever any person claiming lo be a skilful pilot for any such Vessel shall offer himself for n license, ills said board shall make diligent Inquiry as to hie character and meritSf aud if kutiafied that lit possesses the requisite skill, and is trustworthy and faithful, they shall give him a certificate to that effect, licensing him for one year to be n pilot of uny such vessel* within the limit prescribed in tbs certificate; but the license of nuy sqcli eigiueer or pilot may bo revoked upon proof of negligence, unskilfuliien, or innltentioii to tbs duties ol tbs station: Provided, however, If in ensee of refaeal lo license engineers or pilots, aud in cases of revocation of nny license by Ilia local board of inspectors, any engineer or pilot deeming himself wronged by such refusal or revocation, may, within thirty days' after notice thereof, on application to a supervising inspector, have his case exaniiiisd anew by suth supervising inspector, upon producing a certified copy of the reaeons assigned by the local board ter Ibeir doing* in Ibe premises; and such supervising inspector may tevrike the decision ol such local board of inspectors and line use such pilot or engineer; aud like proceedings, upon the same conditions, may be had by lh* master or owner of any such vessel, or of any steamboat boiler, ter which the local board shall h'ava refused, upon inspection, to give a certificate of approval, or ahull liavo notified such master or owner of any repairs necessary alter

such certificate has been granted. Tenth. It ehalt be unlawful Hr any person to employ, or any person to serve as engineer or pilot on any such vessel! who is not licensed by ths inspectors; and any one so offending shall forfeit one hundred dollars, for each offence: Provided, however, That if a vessel leaves tier port with n complement of engineer* and pilots, and on her voyage is deprived of their services, or ths Krvices of any of them, without the consent, hull, or collusion of the master, owuer, or any one interested in the vessel, the deficiency may be temporarily supplied, until others licensed cau be obtained. Kleventh. In addition to the annual inspection, it shall be the duty of said board to examine seasonably steamers arriving and departing, so often as to enable them to detect any neglect to comply with the requirments or law, and also any deflects or Imperfections becoming apparent alter the inspection aforesaid, and lending to render the navigation of the vessel unsale, which service may be performed by one of the board; and if he shall discover an omission to comply With the law, or that repairs have become necessary to make the vessel safe, lie shall nt once notify the master, stating in the notice what is required; and if the master deems the requirements unreasonable or unnecessary, he may take the opiniou of the board thereon, and if dissatisfied with (he decision of such board, may hpply for a re-examination of lh case to the supervising inspector, as is hereinbefore provided; and if he shall refuse or Eeglect to comply with the requirement of the local board, and shall, contrary thereto, and while the same remains unreveraed by the supervising inspector, employ the vessel by navigating her,' the master and owner shall be liable for any damage to the passengers and their baggage which shall occur from any defecta so as aforesaid slated in said notice, which shall be in writing, and all inspections and orders shall be promptly made by the inspectors; and where it can be safely done in their judgment, they shall permit repairs to be made where those interested cau most conveniently do them; and no inspector* of one district shall modify or annul the doings of the inspector* of another district, in regard to repairs, unless there is a change ia the slate of thing* demanding more repairs than were thought necessary when the order was made; nor shall the inspector* of one district appoint a person coming from another, if such person has been rejected for unfitness

or want of qualifications. ■twelfth. The said board, when thereto requested, shall inspect steamer* belonging to districU where no such board is established; and if a certificate of approval is net granted, no other inspection shall be made by the same or any other board until the objections made by theinspectors ale removed; and if any veooel shall bo navigated after a board of inspectors have refused to make the collector a certificate of approval, she shall be liable to the same penalties a* if she had been ran without a license: Provided, however, That nothing herein contaiaed shall impair the right of the inspectors tb permit such vessel to go to another port for repairs, if in their opinioa it is safe so to do. Thirteenth. The said board of inspectors shall have

power to aammona before them witnesses, end to compel their attendance by the same process as in coarta of law; and alter reasonable time given to the alleged delinquent of the time and place of investigation te examine sard witnesses ander oath toechiog the perfjims—m of lhair rintirs by engineer* and pilots of any each vessel, end if it shall appear satisfactorily 1 that any Mch w or lhmt life has been placed in peril by lessen of such tacom-

iieteuey, or by negtigenc* or misconduct on the pert of eny ouch person, the board shall immedinlety suspend or revoke his license, and report Ihoir doing* to ths chief officer of the custom*, ond th* chief officers of the custom* ohnll pay out of tho revenues herein provided each mum to ant witness so summoned ander the prevision* of this net for hie actual travel and attendance as shall he officially certified by an inspector hearing the cane upon the back of the Sammons, i net exceeding the rate* allowed to * with*** for travel ] and attendance in the eirenil und district courts us

the United States. Fourteenth. That the mid beard ahsll report pvumptly.il thoir dgngotalho customs, as wall as all omrmioaa or refusals te comply with th* provisions af Its on th* part of any owaer jor mooter of any smeh veoael propelled m whole ar in part by staam, carrying pamoagor*. .. .. . Fifteenth. That it .hull t all tfaweob* the duty* all eagieect* awd pilots Ireonsud mm*"* •* b ' I mate*? to asm* tb* '"P***" m 1 nay such vessels t# which any duck engineer, mate, or

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pilot belongs, oikUo point ot tl Aefrdf* and impcroil accident* occasioning scri.iu* Injury !a the vessel or bar equipment, wbsrvby Ilia Map in, In danger,'*nd la dofoolttlMreor tb lioeuao of any aucii engineer or pilot aliall be revoked. '#-.■< bkc. 10. And belt further enacted, That t those cneea where tlio number of passengers is limited |,v the inspectors’ certificate, it ahull not (M lawful to lahs oil board of any steamer a greater number of passengers thno is certified by the iospeclMS In she oertißcetejI and the master nod owners, or either "of them, alia I be liable, to any person suing for the Witte, o forfeit the amount of passage-money and tan dollars forsacb passenger beyoiilltle nun, her allowed ,v_ Ana, moreover, iu all sum ensea of Hu express or bn.

p id undertaking to transport passengers, or to simply them with loot! and lodging, from plena to utatfi. and anltable provisions is not mnda of a full ond odequato supply if good and wholesome food sad water, aijd of suitable lodging fur all such passengers, hr where barges or other erofl impeding the progress ore taken ill low, for a distance exceeding fir„ hundred miles, without previous and seasonabio nelico to auoli passe"Srr.j ui all auch cases thrt owners .and the ressel shall be liable to refund all the money paid for the passage, and lo pap. also the damage sustained by such default or delay: Provided, however, That if in auv such case n satisfactory bond is given to the mondial fur the beuelit of the pluutiff, to arcure the satisfaction .or suol.pad.moot aa fas map rawer, tha vessel shall be released.

Sko. li. And be It further enacted. That If the master of a steamer, or any other person, whether acting under orders or not, shall intentionally loader obstruct, or cadse to be loaded Ur obstructed, iu any way or tliunnei, the safety-valve or vulve* of a boiler, or shall employ any other means or device whereby the boiler shall be subjected to a greater pre.ssure thuu Ilia amount allowed by the certificate of the itiaper,, lets, or shall be exposed io a greater pressure, orsimii Intentionally derange or hinder tlio operation of any machinery or device employed to denote tlio state o[ the water or Steam in any holler, or to give wariijug of approaching danger, It snail In any such Cate be a misdemeanor, and any ami every person concerned therein, directly or indirectly, shall forfclttwo hundred dal, lars, and may, at tits discretion of l|ie const, be in ail, dilion therato imprisoned not exceeding tightest) months.

Bfeo. 19. And ba it farther enacted, That If at any lime there be a deficiency of Water In a boiler, by suffering it to fall below three iocbes above the ftqg as prescribed Iu this net, unless the same happen* through inevitable accident, the master, if it he by Ilia order, assent, or couuivauce, and also the engineer, or other person whose doty it is to keep up the supply, shall be guilty of an offence for which they shall severally be fined one blindrqd dollar* each; and If ait explosion or collapse happens 111 const-queue* of aoch deficiency, they or any or them, may ba further punished by imprisonment for a period of Itol lose than six nor more than eighteen months. ' ° Ban. 11. And be It further enacted, That hereafter all hollers or steamboats mails of iron shell be Constructed or plates which have been stamped according to the provisions of this act, Bern 14. And bo It further enacted’, that it shall be the duty ot such inspectors to nseertaiu the quality of the material or which tiia boiler so submitted to their iospeotion are model and to satisfy themselves, by any suitable means, Whether the mode of manufacturing has been such as to produce iron equal to good iron mode with charcoal, such as in their lodgment may bn used (Or generating eleam-poWdf Without has* ard to life) and no such boiler shall be approved which is made of unsuitable materiel, or Os which the manufacture is imperfect, or is not, in their Opinion, of suitable strength, or whose plates arc less than one* fourth of an Inch in thickurss, for a high-pressure bailer of forty-two inches in diameter, and in that proportion or alrength according to tits maximum of working pressure allowed far high-pressure boilers of greater or less diameter, or which is made of any bo| wrought iron of a quality equal to good iron mad* with charcoal. : B*o. 15, Aud bo it farther enacted, That oil plates of boiler-iron thall be diatinotly and permauently ■tamped iu auch mauaer at the Secretory of the Treat* ury shall p rose riba, and If practicable, In such place ot placet that the mark thall bo lort viilble after tho platqa art worked iato boilers; with the name or tho manufacturer, the quality of the iron, nod whether ot no me red, and the glued where lllff tm* **i rnir

Sec. Iff. And ha it farther enacted, That it shall b* unlawful to use fu such vsasel for generating steam for power a boiler or steam-pipe connecting th* boil* era, mad* after tho passage ol this nut; of any iron utileas It has bast* stamped by tho manufacturvr as hsreiu provided; and If any person shall make for urn in any such vessel a boiler of iron nnt so stumped In* tended to generate strain for power, he shall, for any such offence, forfeit five hundred dollars, lo be recovered la an action of debt by any person suing for the same; and any person using or causing to bo nsotl in sny such vessel ouch a boiler tu generate steam foe power, shall forfeit a Ilk* sum fbr such offence. Sec. 17- And bo It farther enacted, That if auy person shall counterfeit the marks aud stamps required by this act, or shall falsely stomp any boiler iron, and ba convicted thereof, be shall be fined not exceeding five hundrvd dollars and imprisoned not exceeding two year*. And if any person or persons shall stamp

or mark plate*.with the nam* or marks of soother with intent to mislead, deceive, or defraud, ouch person or persons shall bo lisbto to any no injured thereby for all damage occasioned by such fiend or deception. Sec. Iff. And be it farther enacted, That in order to carry this act folly into execution, tho President es the United State* shall, with the advice of the Seuate, appoint nine supervising inspectors, vrnomi*.',' ~ “lasted for their knowledge, skill, and experienco In tho uses of steam for navigation,* and who ar* competent judges not only of the character of vessels but of all parts of the machinery employed in steaming, who shall assemble together at such places at they may agree upon once in each year at least, for joint consultation and the establishment of rule# and regulation* for their own conduct ond that or tho several board* of inspectors within the districts, and also to assign tu each of the said nine inspectors the limits of territory within which he dial I perform hit duties. And the said supervialug Inapt elom shall each bs paid for bin service* slier the rule of fifteen hundred dollaraa your, and in addition thereto hi* nctnal reasonable traveling expanses Incnrred in the necessary performance or nia duly when away from the principal port in his district, and certified and sworn to by him under each instructions as shall be given by the Secretary of the Treasury,who is hereby authorised te pay such salaries, and also such traveling expenses, and the aetnal reasonable expenses (both to them and other Inspectors) of transporting from pise* te place the instrument* used ia inspections, which expense*shall be proved to his satisfaction. See. Iff. And be it farther enacted. That the super* vising inspectors shall watch over all part* of the territory assigned them, shall visit, confer with, and examine into the doings or tho several board* of inapeetora, and shall, whenever they think it expedient, visit sttch vessels licensed,and examin* into their ceaditien, for th* purpose of ascertaining whether th* provision* or this net hove been observed and complied with, both by the board of inspector* and the master and owners, and it shall b* the duty of mil masters, engineers, and pilots of such vessels, to answer nil reasonable inquiries and te give all the information in their power in regard to any such vessel so visited, and her machinery far steaming, and th* manner of managing both.

Sec.ffV And ho ft farther enacted. That whenever a supervising inspector ascertains to hi* satisfaction that tho master, engineer, pilot, or owaer*of any anch seasel fail to perform their duties according to the provision* of this act, he shall report the facta in writing te the hoard ia th* dirt net where the vomel belongs, and, W need ho, eons* th* negligent or offending parties take prosecuted; ond If ho has good roooon to believe there has Won, through negligence, or from any other cause, u failure of tho board who inspected lb* vessel to do it* duty, ho shall report tho hh t* writing to the Secretary of tho Treosnry, who shall cans* immediate investigation into th* truth of th* complaint, and if Ho doom* tho nanus sufficient shall remove the delinquent.

Sbc. ffl. Aud he It farther enacted. That it shall be the duty of sue* nnpervisiug inspector ta nee *t the mid several boards within thetr sesqsective collection districts execute thoir duties faithfully, promptly, and. ns far ns pomSWe, uniformly, ia all W lo wing out thopmvinwMan of thro oet, ten* intent and meaning thereof; and they J.*ll,m far no pmcticble by their eataMwlmd tuloy ice difference of opinion when they exsrt in diWreut And ho it farther enacted, That fas mid to non vising inspector* shell aim vwt callsctina diw Tn no Wmd. of there be nay, where rtmssem aes owwot and each une that! has* fall fwerto ifswteftgff steamer or boiler* of each rtearner in any such district.

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