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with much greater ease, for it acts simultaneously as a
rudder and propeller. This is the one power I should
like you to see ; the small space it occupies, the ease
with which it would pass through the loose floating ice,
are some of the recommendations of this propeller,
which I should like to see fitted upon your steamer.'
Mr. Dick, speaking of the paddles.continues :— ' But the
nature of its acting is so very different from the blades
of a screw working entirely under water, in a line with
the wake of the vessel, that I wish you had had
this application of the stern screw with you in your
perilous voyage.' Although now too late for him to
think of adopting the screw for this voyage, Captain
Ross was nevertheless anxious to see the model, and
requested that it might be forwarded by „his coaling
ship, the Johns, which was to start on a certain day
from the Clyde, and join him at Lochryan. Mr. Dick
thereupon resolved to go with it himself, and accord-
ingly proceeded to Greenock, on reaching this place he
found the Johns had left shortly before, and was by
that time as far as Rothesay Bay. He however, secured
a steamer, about to start for Rothesay, in the hope of
still overtaking the ship, and on his passage he dis-
covered her beating down the Frith. On landing at
Rothesav, he proceeded with all speed in a carriage to
the south end of the island of Bute, where he saw her
opposite Largs ; he believed he might yet get on board,
bat was unsuccessful. After this pursuit Mr. Dick
returned to Irvine, and despatched the model over-
land to Lochryan, accompanied with a letter to
Captain Ross, instructing him how to mai.age it in
making experiments. The model reached its destina-
tion in good time, but still another untoward circum-
stance was to prevent the Captain making any use of it.
This was the mutiny and desertion of the Johns crew,
while on the eve of starting, occasioned by the delay,
of the steamer, and the nature of the seamen's engage-
ments, which so disconcerted the plans of the gallant
Captain, that anything like experimenting with a model
could not be looked for. With its precious contents the
box was, therefore, returned to Irvine, unopened. On
the 12th November, 1829, this model was next sent by
Mr. M'Cririck, with a full description of it, to the
Royal Scottish Society of Arts, Edinburgh. And early
in 1830, it was taken by Mr. Dick to London, where,
accompanied by Mr. Andrew Smith, engineer, Princess-
street, Leicester-square, he placed the same model in
the hands of Mr. Aiken, the secretary of the Society of
Arts, Adelphi, and afterwards furnished (for use of
said society) a full description of it in writing. The
committee on mechanics of this society, as well as the
Edinburgh Society, received it with disfavour, stating
in their report, 'that it did not possess sufficient
novelty to require th«ir attention.' Mr. Aiken
having intimated the adierse nature of the London
Society of Arts report, Mr. Dick, on the 16th February,
1831, wrote to Mr. Andrew Smith, asking the favour of
his procuring the model aud its appliances from the
society and re-transmitting them to Irvine, which he
did in March, 1831. The model and propeller have
ever since been sacredly preserved, fitted up exactly as
they then were, by Messrs. M'Cririck and Dick, aud of
the identity of the whole there is a great amount of
evidence.
Irvine stands within two miles of the far-famed
seat of Eglinton, the field of the tournament of 1839,
to which the noble earl permits the greatest freedom
of access. The market is held on Monday, and the
fairs on the first Wednesday in Jannaiy, the first Tues-
day in May, and the third Wednesday in August.
POST ©FI?1C£S, Bridgegate-street, James Arthur Campbell, Post Master.
Arrivals of tlie XVEails.— Letters from London and all England, also from Ireland, Edinburgh,
Glasgow, the North and West of Scotland, arrive every morning at half-past four.
Letters from London, Carlisle, Dumfries, Kilmarnock, Troon, Ayr, and from Ireland, arrive
every morning at a quarter before eleven.
Letters from Kilwinning, Stevenston, Saltcoats, and Ardrossan, arrive every evening at twenty-five
minutes before six.
Letters fiom Edinburgh Glasgow, Kilmarnock, Troon and the North of Scotland, arrive every
evening at ten minutes after six.
Despatches. — Mails for Kilwinning, Stevenston, Saltcoats, Ardrossan, West Kilbride and
Arran, are despatched at half-past four every morning.
For Edinburgh, Paisley, Glasgow, and the North of Scotland, every morning at a quarter
before eleven.
For Edinburgh, Glasgow, Paisley, Ayr, Kilmarnock, Troon, the North of Scotland aud Ire-
land, every evening at a quarter before five.
For London and all parts of England, Dumfries and Carlisle, every evening at seven.
For Edinburgh, Glasgow, the North of Scotland, Ayr and Kilmarnock, every night at nine.
Post Office, Dreghorn, William Monson, Post Master. — Letters from all parts arrive every morning
(from Irvine) at eight, and are despatched thereto every afternoon at twenty minutes before two.
NOBILITY. GENTRY AND
CLERGY.
Allen Miss Mary, Eglinton st
Andrews Mrs. Margaret, High st
Auld Miss Margaret, High st
AtildMr. William, High st
Blair John, Esq, Hish st
Blair Patrick, Esq. High st
Blair William F. Esq. j.p. of Blair
Boyle Patrick, Esq j.p. Shewalton
Brown Captain James, George ville
Brown Major Hugh, r m. High st
Campbell Mrs. David, Bridgegate s(
Campbell Thomas, Esq., j.p.,
(provost), Aunfield
Chalmers Mrs. Sybil Curzoti, Wa-
terside
Clark Mrs. Elizabeth, Carapbelton
Connell Mr. Charles, Clyde view
Connell Rev. John, Perceton
Corsau Rev. George, Ealinton st
Cousin Rev. William, Kirkgate
Craig Miss Margaret, High st
Crawfurd Rev. Alexander M.
Fullarton st
Cundell Mrs.—, Hill st
Dickie Miss Marion, High st
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Donaldson Captain Robert, Ham-
mell Hill Cottage
Drummond Rev. James, Castle st
Duff Miss Ann, Stewartfield
Eglinton & Winton the Right Hon.
the Earl of, k.t. Lord Lieutenant
of the county of Ayr, Eglinton
Castle
Ferguson Captain Daniel John,
Marine Lodge, Waterside
Fergusson Mrs, Ann, Hill Cottage
Fletcher Nicol Brown, Esq. High st
Gemmell Miss Ellen, Willow Bank
Gillies Mrs. Catherine, High st
Gillies David, Esq. Segxin Bank
Gilmour the Misses — , Eglinton st
Gray David, Esq. High st
Hal! William, Esq. Seggin bank
Hamilton Miss Ann, VVaterside
Henderson Miss Ann, Hill st
Henderson Robert, Esq.CastlePark
Hutchison Mr. Sarah, Kirkgate
Jaffrey Rev. John F. Townhead
Jaffrey Mrs. Isabella, Townhead
Jameson Rev. John Campbell,
Manse, Dreghorn
Johnston Georg •, Esq. j.p. Redburn
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Johnston Mrs. — , Rose bank
Lang William, Esq. j.p.ofGroatholm
Longmuir Miss Elizabeth, High st
Longmuir John, Esq. of Roseholm,
High st
M'Dougall Miss — , High st
Macfie Miss Margaret, Rose vale
M'Gregor Rev. Alexander, George
ville
M'Jaonet William, Esq. j.p. Highst
M'Laren Mrs. Mary, Castle st
M'Redie P. B. Muir, Esq. j. p.
of Perderton
Malcolm Mr. John, Seagate
Maxwell Thomas, Esq. Cottagefield
Miller Captain Daniel, High st
Milioy Rev. James, Dreuhoni
Mitchell Win. Esq. of Egiaia Villa
Montgomerie Hugh, Esq. J p. Bour-
tree Hill
Montgomerie Miss Jean, High st
Montgomerie Mrs. — , of Ann ick
Lodge
Montgomerie Robert, Esq. J.P.,
Craig House [Lodge
Montgomery Captain — , of Annick
Moris Alexander, Esq.MayColtage