on the Principle of Cementitious ArcJiiteclure. 191 



— The Cementitious Bridge is calculated at 246,085Z. with- 

 out the statues. 



The Bonded Bridge is calculated at 359,550/. without the 

 statues. 



Add to either the expense of the statues done by a first-rate 

 artist, of granite including bases. 



Number, 8, at 400/.. ..3200/. 

 Neither the preparation for lamps nor the making the access 

 or paving beyond the abutments of the bridge are included. 



Cementitious Bridge. Bonded Bridge. 



Brought down .5^246,085 ^359,550 



Statues 3,200 3,200 



CofFre-damsand accidents"] 



to be used again J 



I 3( 



,^357,285 ^470,750 



V. To John IVJiite, Esq. 



Sir, — Your packet reached me safely yesterday ; and I em- 

 brace the earliest leisure opportunity of examining your papers. 

 If any motives in addition to those furnished by the interesting 

 nature of the papers themselves, and the momentous topics to 

 which they relate, had been needed to draw my attention to 

 them, the name of my greatly esteemed friend your excellent 

 brother would at once have turned the scale. 



Complying so far as I am able with your wish, in reference 

 to promptness, I have examined the papers this evening. The 

 thoughts suggested by their perusal have been put down much 

 more crudely and hastily than I could wish ; but I had no 

 alternative between writing thus, and availing myself of a de- 

 lay of some days, perhaps weeks. 



Both departments of your researches lay open a wide field 

 for inquiry. I hope you will explore them thoroughly. My 

 hints will I fear be of little, if any, utility in your pursuit : such 

 as they are, they are at your service. I regard myself, how- 

 ever, as cjuite incompetent to speak of your designs for the 

 bridge unless I could see the drawings. And even if I had 

 that advantage I am by no means certain that my humble 

 judgement in the general question would be of any value. I 

 have a great fondness for this class of researches, but no time 

 to pursue them. 



"The 



