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THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT'S JOURNAL. 



I'lymouth Breakwater.— T:\\o utility of this gre«t national work has been fully <ie- 

 inonstrateil in tlw? lato stciniis. All the vessels in the Sound rode out the gale, tliougli 

 at high water there was a heavy sea rolling over the Breakwater. It i« feared, in- 

 deed that it will Vie umth injured; all the cranes on the west end have been washed 

 down by the violence of tlie sea. 



Vurt Carlisle. — The wet and dry docks and pier are in active progress under the 

 superintendence of Mr. Boyd. The contract for the pier has been taken by Mr. 

 Nelson, 



Fortifying l\t Cotut. — Surveys are being made on the cast coast of this county 

 and the river Humber for the most eligible sites on which may bo erected batteries, 

 in the event of hostilities with Russia, ^\^lethe^ a war now take place or not it is 

 intended to secure the ground in the event of any future occasion. A site at High 

 I'auU and the opposite coast will be again occupied as military establishments for 

 the defence of the Humber. — Hull paper. 



Artl^last Pier. — The lighthouse and part of the pier at Ardglass, in the Bay of 

 llundrum, which had been nearly completed at an expense of 26,000^, were 

 destroyed by the violence of the late storms. — Morning Pott. 



Seiilaphorc on Shnolcr's-hiU Tho engineers have been surveying the ground be- 

 tween Shooter's-hill and Woolwich, for tho purpose of erecting a semaphore, and 

 perhaps a fort, upon that spot. Should a battery be erected there, it would be found 

 that one or two traversing guns will command the river below the Royal Arsenal — 

 Eoehcsler Gazelle. 



Dangerout Stale of the South Coast. — During the late severe gales, upwards of 100 

 lives were lost on the Dorsetshire coast, between the adjoining ports of Bridport and 



Weymouth Times. [Surely this calls for some remedy. Why are not ports of 



refuge established in different parts of our coast, as recommended by the Committee 

 of the House of Commons ? The utility of Rarasgate and Plymouth has now been 

 fully established, but doubtless the absurd standing orders impede this branch of 

 public enterjirize, as they do others.} 



Cnmmon Road Steam Carriages. — Sur James Anderson, an Irish baronet of peculiar 

 ingenuity and extensive fortune, has completed a vehicle of this class, which will be 

 placed, about ten days hence, upon one of the London roads, and is warranted to 

 ]>erform fifteen miles within the hour. Sir James's experiments to accompHsh this 

 object have been so costly, that upwards of 30,000i. were sunk on them some months 

 ago, — Irish paper. 



Waterloo Bridge A general assembly of tho proprietors of Waterloo-bridge was 



held at the Crown and Anchor, Strand. Mr. Bredell, the secretary, read the last 

 half-yearly report to the 23rd of August. The report stated that the select com- 

 mittee appointed, on the motion of Sir Si. Wood, Bart.. M. P., to consider the interests 

 of the Waterloo-bridge proprietary as regarded the City Improvement Bill, had not 

 oouie to any decision on which they could report. The soundings of the bed of the 

 river had, suice 1835, suflered but trivial variations, not exceeding sis inches in any 

 direction connected with the bridge, and the latter structure continued without the 

 least defect. A gradual improvement has taken place in the receipts of the bridge. 

 Mr. Plews observed that the approaches to the bridge contained an acciunulation of 

 water which had saturated the embankment, and would ultimately reach the abut- 

 ments and wall of the bridge, if a remedy was not immediately applied. The chair- 

 man, in reply, said that the directors had arranged to abate the evil complained of in 

 the early part of next spring. 



Sea Ordnance. — At Woolwich Dockyard the workmen are busily engaged in en- 

 larging the bores of 21-pounders for the purpose of lessening the weight of ordnance 

 between four and five cwt,, and at the same time enabling them to discharge a 32- 

 pound shot and shell of the same calibre. This is in accordance with a plan some time 

 since recommended by the late Liout.-General W. Miller, R.A., and which will thus 

 enable the guns to bo worked with greater facihty. — Morning Advertiser. 



Ilolloa' .Sliot. — The Prince George, which has been used to ascertain the elTect 

 of the hollow shot and shell fired from the Excellent, has been taken into the South 

 Dock to be broken up. Her appearance sufficiently indicates the tremendous effect 

 of tlie(*e projectiles, as well as tlie skill and preceision with which the scientific and 

 practical course of instruction piu*sued on board the Excellent is arming our officers 

 and seamen. 



PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS. 



NEW CHURCHES. 



(.'(ithotic Cathe'Jrnl.— It is stated in a pro\-incial journal to be the intention of the 

 Roman Catholics to crcLt a uin^niifioent cathedral in London, and that 100 wealthy 

 jippFH and commoners are expected to subscribe l,000i. each towards it. 



Worcester. — It is in contemplation to build a church on tho site of old St. Clement's, 

 in the city of Worcester, to be called the Wnternien's Church. This will, it is hoped, 

 prove a great blessing to this hitherto much -neglected people. — Ibid. 



Xew Church, Meltham Millf, m-ar Huddersflcld . — This church, dedicated to St. 

 .TatHes, was opened on tin; 2nd iuBtant. It is built upon a ]'lan recommended by tho 

 bishop of Sodor and Man, and will seat 250 pevsouB; and adjoining it is a school for 

 600 children, which, by means of Bliding shutters, may be thrown open and form part 

 of the chnrch. It is in the Gothic style, by Mr. J. F. Pritchett, York. — It is hand- 

 somely finished inside, lighted with gas, and has an excellent organ, by M'ard, of 

 York." The expense, which was 4,000/., was defrayed by Mr. James Brook, the mill- 

 owner. — Ijci'fh hilfUigcfii\-r. 



Trinity Church, (iray's Inn Road. — This church was consecrated on Thursday 

 December 13th, hy the Bishop of London. 



Asthury Cliurch -S'l'/rf.— This venerable structure (which was struck by lightniiig 

 in August last) the pride of the surrounding district, has been raised to its former 

 beauty and elevation by Mr. Thomas Wallworth, architect and builder, of Con- 

 gleton. 



Brighton. — Tho new church of St. John the Evangelist, which, through the 

 praiseworthy exertions and lilierahty of the rev. vicar, is now in course of erection 

 ouCarlton-hill, is already nearly roofed in ; and, as the works proceed very rapidly, 

 it is expected to be completed for divine worship in six mouths from tlie present 

 time. — Briifhti^n Hazcitc. 



Prfx/on. — Tiie first stone of a new Catholic chapel was laid on the Srd ult. 



iiir>iiiii<jhaiii. — A new church, named Bishop Kyder's Church, was consecrated on 

 the 18th December. It was erected under the threction of Messrs. Rickman and 

 Hutchins, architects. It contains 1,674 sittings, 813 of which are free. The whole 



expense of erectipgtlio clivtfcli amoufiti to ftlwul £i,'^Q0,^L9<^miftfft9n GhrQnicki 



Statue to Iluskigsnn. — At tlic meeting of the Liverpool Town Council, on the 5th, 

 a letter from Mrs. Huskisson to the Mayor was road, requesting permission to place 

 a statue to her late husband under tlie dome of the large hull of tho new Custom 

 House, A resolution w as unanimously agreed to, acceding to Mrs. Huskissons re- 

 quest. — Moniimj Herald, 



Coulis's Banking //ou«c.— Vast improvements are now going on at Coutts's bank- 

 ing-house, in the Strand, under the direction of Mr. Hopper. Great altitude has 

 been given to several of the offices, by the removal of the floors of the rooms above ; 

 iron staircases have been constructed, and the adjoining house, westward, has been 

 thrown into the former extensive premises. Messrs. Price and Manhy have fitted 

 up their apparatus for warming tho various offices. 



Honmlow — In consequence of the dark state of that portion of the Great Westeru- 

 road which passes tlxrough the town of Hounslow, a public meeting of the inhabitants 

 unanimously resolved to light the town with gas, the expense to be defrayed by a 

 private subscription. 



linckiTjghain Palace is filled with workmen, employed in the repair and improve- 

 ments now in progress. A portion of the wall extending from tho Mows to the 

 Conservatory will bo rebuilt. 



Kensington Palace. — Considerable repairs are going on in this palace. 



lyeBlern Literary and Sc!cnl(fic Institution. — A new lecture theatre is to be built 

 at the back of the premises in Leicester-square, under the direction of Mr. Godwin, 

 jun, Tho estimated expense is 1,0001. 



Carlisle. — The progress of the spacious public buildings is most satisfactory ; the 

 lecture room, for 800 persons, is nearly completed, and over it an exliihilion room 

 66 feet 6 inches by 46 feet 6 inches, is now being constructed. — Carlisle Journal. 



New Cudovi-houae f Liverpool...~.The long pending question of the warming and 

 ventilating the Long-Room of the New Custom-House, is set at rest by an order from 

 the Treasury to Messrs. Price and Manby, to apply their patent apparatus, a 

 description of which we gave in No. 10 of our Journal. The great extent o( tliis 

 room, and the approaches to it having together a cubic content of upwards of 

 631,000 feet will require considerable power to raise tho temperature sufliciently.and 

 at the same time insure perfect ventilation; but judging from the very successful 

 application of the system to the Elgin and Egyptian Galleries of the British Museum, 

 the work-rooms of the Indigent Blind School, and other buildings of equal extent, 

 there can be Uttle doubt of the desired end being obtained. 



Taymouth C<if^/c.— Workmen have been busy during the last summer and autumn 

 in building a wing to this magnificent scat of the Manjuis of Breadallmne, to corre- 

 spond with that on the oast side, which formed part of the original building. It is 

 generally understood that the cause of the completion of the building at the jiresent 

 time is to be referred to no less than an expected visit of royalty. Rumour says 

 that it is fixed, so far at least as such movements can be so, that our young Queen'is 

 to ^isit her ancient kingdom of Scotland next year ; and in the list of noblemen's 

 residences to be honoured by her presence Taymouth Castle occupies a distinguished 

 place Perth Courier. 



Improvements in Westminster. — Notices have been served upon the tradesmen and 

 other persons occupying tenements between M'estminster Abbey and Grosvenor- 

 place, Pimlico, at tlie instance of the Westminster Improvement Company, who sUite 

 in such notice that it is their intention to apply to Parliament in the en.-sning session 

 for leave to bring in a bill for forming certain new squares, streets, terraces, &c., 

 witlijn the said district, and requiring the person upon whom such notice is served to 

 give his or her assent or dissent to the proposed proceednigs on or before the Ist day 

 of January, 1839. 



A marble bust of Sheridan Knowles has just been sculptured by Mr. Tate, an artist 

 of Newcastle, for some spirited fiiends in the north. 



FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. 



Danube and Black Sea Canal. — The negotiations between Austria and Turkey ara 

 going on with vigour. Austria undertakes the direction of this important work, 

 which is to commence a little below Rassowa on the Danube, close to Csornavoda, 

 and will proceed thence in a straight line to Luke Lorazo, falling ultimately into the 

 Black Sea at Kustendji, where a port is to be established.— i'Vti?ao7i/a« Mercury. 



Public Works, Egypt. — Mehemet Ali has held a divan, in which it is suid that the 

 continuation of the dams on the Nile was deferred for want of money. For the same 

 reason the railway from Cairo to Suez was postponed, but its place was resolved to 

 be supplied by a cauul. — Journal dcs licbals. 



Gas in the Orkneys. — The town of Kirkwall, in Orkney, is now lighted with gas, 

 wliich now burns in the VKima Thule — Morning Chronicle. 



Restoration of St. Oiicn., — The municipal council of Rouen have just approved of 

 the plans for the completion and restoration of the cluu-ch of St. Ouen. one of the 

 Gothic chef d'ceurres. The estunate is l,400,000h-. or 10,000l.~Morning Herald. 



Russia. — The rebuilding of the Winter Palace, on which several thousand work- 

 men have been employed during the summer, proceeds rapidly, and externally it is 

 neai'ly finished. The Emperor, who viewed it a fow days ago, expressed himself 

 fully satisfied with the progress of the work. It is said that the state apartments of 

 the palace will be ready for use next Easter. The commission wliich was sent at the 

 beginning of the year 1837 to Tefiis, the object of which « as to draw up the sclieme 

 of a reform in the several branches of the administration in the Transcaucasian 

 provinces, appears to have terminated its laboiu-s. Baron Von Hahn, the president, 

 and some other members of the commission, have lately arrived here from Teflis. 

 At the end of last month the Cleopatra frigate, Captain Grey, arrived here from 

 Cronstadt, liaving on board the Moiquis of Chiniicarde, the British Ambassador. 

 Count Strogonoff has returiu'd from his extraordinary mission to London. 



To-day there is to be a brilliant parade of the Imperial Guards, and the newly 

 erected triumphal gate at tho barrier on the Moscow road will be inaugurated. Their 

 Imperial Majesties, and the members of the Imperial Family, arrived yesterday from 

 Zur.skojoselo, to be present at both, 



Iliiarkni Meer. — In the second chamber of the States General at the Hague, on 

 the 12th inst., a Royal message was brought up with a project of ('our, for raising 

 a loan to defray the expeaw of drajjuug the Lake of Haftileiu.*-t/o«/-/iflf rfe C'om^ 



