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THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT'S JOURNAL. 



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Bolton and Pirsfon Eaihvay. — The workmen are proceeding raiii.lly \\itli the 

 works on this Une of railway- The rails are now hiij iluwn as I'ar as the footpath 

 leading up to Dean Cliurch. Further up the vallev, Lady liridj^o has been taken 

 down, a temporary wooden bridge lias been ereuti^d in its stead at a short distance, 

 and the workmen are now engaged at a inagniiicent stone bridge on the site of the 

 former one. The line from Bolton to Preston will be one of the most picturesipie in 

 the north of England. — Preston Ohscn-er. 



The Mauchcsttr ntnl Lceih Railwaij. — The directors of the Manchester and Leeds 

 Railway, accompanied by their engineer, Mr. Gooch, inspected the works of the line 

 between Manchester and Todmorden, on Friday, the 17th nit., proceeding by the 

 Stanley engine, nunle by Robeil Stephen.son and Co., from Rochdale to the summit 

 tunnel; this part of the line being already complete, although the time conti-acted 

 for has not yet expired. 



Newcasfk and Carlisle Railway. — The works of the Newcastle and Carlisle Rail- 

 way, on the north side of the'river Tyne, are rapidly progressing towaa'ds cumjiletion. 

 — Netvcaslle Journal, 



SNGINSEUING WORKS. 



River C'lifuet We are glad to lind that some enterprising pai'ties have obtained 



an Act of Parliament, and are about to carry into effect considerable improvements 

 at the month of the River Coquet, about twenty miles northward tif the Rivrr Tyno, 

 for the purpose of shipping coals and corn to the London marlcets, and importing the 

 various other necessai-y commodities for whicli the extensive surrounding districts 

 stand much in need. Tlie works are dt signed by Sir John Rennie, and we hear 

 that they are calculated to render the port as effective as the Tyne or the Wear. 

 These works necessarily prove of considerable public benefit, combined as they are 

 with the Coquet Island, which is situated about a mile fiom the shore and imme- 

 diately in front of the River Coquet, forming as it were a natural breakwater, with a 

 spacious well-protected Asyhnn Harbour within, capable of receiving the largest 

 class of vessels at low water. This valuable roadstead has, until lately, been almost 

 imknown, or at least but little made use of, but the Trinity Board, with that laudable 

 energy which cliaracterises their efforts, have tulcen the matter up and are going to 

 ctinstruct a light house upon the Island, and the entrances to the madstead will be 

 properly buoyed out, so that it will be ea.sy of access night ami day. We liO}io by tlie.'^e 

 improvements that tlie numerous wrecks, attended with mcdauchidy loss of life, « liich 

 have so frequently taken place heretofore on this dangerous coast will be hence- 

 forward avoided. 



Muunt's-hay Breakwater. — On Saturday, the 18th ultimo. Lord Eliot, M.P., Sir 

 H. Vivian, AI. P., Sir C. Lemon, M. P., Mr. Pendarves, M.P., Major Vivian, M.P., 

 and Mr. C. J. W. I'lUis, had an interview with Lord Melbourne and the C-hancellor 

 of the Exchequer, on the presentation of a memorial to the Government ^oy the con- 

 truction of a breakwater and harbour of refuge in Mount's-bay. 



IffEVT CHURCHBS, Soc. 



New District Church at Sibford, near Banhnry. — On Monday, the 6th ultimo, the 

 ceremony of laying the first stone of a new ohurch about to be erected at Sibford 

 took place. 



West Bromwich. — The Earl of Dartmouth has most liberally offered a piece of 

 land near Hill Top, in the parish of West Bromwich, for the site of a new chiu'ch, 

 and also tlie sum cd" 1,200/. towards the erection of the edilice, and 300/. to be in- 

 vested as a fund for keeping it in repair. His lordship's offer has been accepted, 

 and a subscription has been entered into to carry this desirable object^ into effect. — 

 IVolvfrhamptun Chronicle. 



New Unitarian Chapel and Sunday Schools. — On the 1st ultimo the ceremony of 

 laying the first stone of a new Unitarian chapel and Sunday schools, about to be 

 erected on Newhall Hill, took place. Estimated cost of the building, 3,000/. Mr. 

 D. B. Hill, architect ; Mr. R. Turner, builder. 



Lord Dynevor is erecting at his sole cost a chapel of ease to the parish of Llandilo 

 Fawr. The ceremony of laying the first stone of the edifice was, withiu the last few 

 days, performed by his lordship's eldest daughter, the Hon. Fainiy Rice. — Hereford 

 Jiiurnal. 



The Sahsbuiy Diocesan Church Building Association have appointed T. H. 

 Wyatt, Esq.. their architect. 



Staffordshire. — On Sunday, March 24, the collegiate church of Wolverliamptou 

 was opened for divine service. The interior of this church has been repaired with 

 oak framings, new oak screens, new galleries, new carved gallery fronts in oak, and 

 the whole of the interior has been restored to correspond in character with the style 

 of this beautiful old fabric, together with a new and splendid west entrance win- 

 dow. The cost has been nearly 3,000/., chiefly by votnntary subscriptions, a grant 

 of 350/. by the Lichlield Diocesan Society, and 250/. by grant from the Incorporated 

 Society. A most liberal collection of 335/. 10s. was made at the opening, after the 

 sermons preached on the occasion by the Venerable Archdeacon Bather (Archdeaoo7i 

 of Salop). The restoration has been done under the du'ectiun of Robert P'.bbels, 

 Esq., Architect, of Trysull, Wolveiliampton, and under his direction the exterior is 

 now about to be repaired and restored. 



Staffordshire. — On the 14th nit. the new church at Tipton, near Dudley, was 

 opened by license. (The consecration does not take place until August.) This 

 church is a Gothic building, with a tower, crocketed pinnacles, &c., and is built en- 

 tirely of brick, v,\[\i moulded brick copings, cornices, reveals, &c. The interior lias 

 a very fine effect with the handsome moulded bracketed beams, on corbels, with 

 pierced quartre-foil spandrils, and moulded binders, to form cmiipartments in ceiling. 

 The lengtli from the west door to altar tables, 106 feet 6 inches ; width in clear of 

 body, 48 feet 6 inches ; height to ceiling, 2y feet inches : it contains 54S sittings in 

 pews, and 774 free seats, including children's; — total, 1,322 sittings; cost, about 

 3,700/., including vaults underneath. Her Majesty's commissioners granted 2,000/., 

 the Incorporated Society, 3o0/., and the Lichlield Diocesan Society, 7oO/. ; the re- 

 mainder was raised by subscription. The chiuxli has been erected for her Majesty's 

 Commissioners for building Churches, from designs, and under the direction of 

 Robert Ebbels, Esq., architect. 



Warnicksliire. — A new church is going to be erected in the parish nf the Holy 

 Trinity, Coventry. Robert Ebbels, Esq., is appointed the architect. 



BerksJiire. — A new church is going to be erected in tlie parish of Old Windsor, 

 Smiiiing-ldll. Robert Ebbels, Esq. is appointed the arclutect. 



Sir Charles Wolsely, Bart, is reported to be about to erect a Roman Catholic 

 church at Colwich, near Rugeley JKorcestcr Journal. 



Clydesdale Bank. — On Wednesday, 15th ultimo, the ceremony of laying the 

 foundation stone of the handsome edifice, now erecting in Queen-street, Glasgow , 

 took place. I'nder the stone was deposited a plate, un which were engraved the 

 names of the directors, manager, architect, and builders; and also a bottle hermeti- 

 cally sealed, contahiing a cojiy of all the Glasgow new.spapers, coins of the present 

 reign, deed of co-partnery, one of each description of the notes issued by^the Clydes- 

 dale Bnnlc, almanacs, &c,, &c. — Edinburgh Chronicle. 



FOREIGN INTELLiaENCE. 



The Font which is to serve for the christening of the Count de Paris has already 

 been taken to the Cathedral church of Notre Dame : it is carved out of a solid block 

 of stone, and is a very beautiful specimen of tlie llaraboyant Gothic, richly orna- 

 mented with a great number of Uttlo figures, and the most exejuisite foliage in the 

 mouldings. — The NonvelUsfe. 



The MonuTiu-nt of SrhiUer, at Stullyard. — Tlie inauguration took place on the fith 

 ullimo, with great pomp. In the morning a procession of 5,000 persons entered the 

 square. The great ofiirers of State, the members of the two Chambers, the Foreign 

 Ministers, and other liigh personages, were stationed in a gallery erected for the pur- 

 pose, with Charles and Ernest Schiller, the sons of the poet, and M. de Gleichen, 

 his son-in-law, in front. A deputation from the school in which Schiller received his 

 education attended, and with it some of his old schoolfellows, and even one of his 

 tutors. Colonel Rosch, now 96 years of age. The statue was uncovered amidst the 

 enthusiastic acclamations of all the spectators. The house in which Schiller lived 

 when surgeon of a regiment was decorated with an appropriate inscription, and all 

 the principal buildings of the town were adorned with flags. 



The Ti'inh of the Emperors of Anstria, and other members of the house of Haps- 

 burgli, in the convent of the Capuchin Friars, at Vienna, is about to be enlarged 

 to such an extent, that it will receive their descendants for 200 years to come. 



French Harbours. — It appears from a statement drawn up by the Administration of 

 Bridges and Roails, that there are in France no less than 400 harbours and landing- 

 places. According to the same docmnent, a sum of 16.5,000,000 francs would be 

 required for the improvement of the most important hai'bonrs alone, of which sum the 

 Ministry has demanded of the Chamber an advance of 41,000,000 francs, to be divided 

 among IS of them, as follows:— Calais. 2,700,000f. ; Boulogue-sur-Mer, l,200.000f.; 

 Dieppe, 2,')00,00l>f. ; Havre, li,O00,000f. ; Rouen. 1,500,0001'.; Brest, SOO.OOOf; 

 Redon, 4,000.000f.; Croisie, l,400,000f.; Nantes, l,000,000f.; La Rochelle.S.OOO.OOOf.; 

 Rochefort, GOO.OOOf. ; Chateau, in the Island of Oleron, 300,((00f.; Verdon, 

 2,50O,000f; Cette, 7,000,0001'.; Marseilles, S,000,000f. ; St. Nazaire, GOO.OOOf. ; 

 Ajaccio, in Corsica, OOO.OOOf. ; Tle-Rousse, in Corsica, SOO.OOOf. 



Mr. R. Stephenson, the able engineer of the London and Birmingham Railway, who 

 left London for Italy a few weeks ago, to superintend the preliminary arraugeuients 

 for the construction of the Florence and Leghorn railway, arrived in Florence on the 

 22nd of April. — Railway Times. 



We niulerst and from a correspondent at Muuich that the greater part of the railway 

 between that town and Augsburg, thirteen leagues in length, will be finished in .Tiily, 

 and the remainder before the end of autumn. The diligences, waggons, and loco- 

 motive engines are already at Miuiich. The last have all been made in England, 

 costing one with another, about 72,000f. a piece. — Railway Times. 



Bntnswieh, April 8. — The railway from Brunswick to Wolfenbuttel is far more 

 frequented than was expected. There are days on which the number of passengers 

 is above 1,000. The tmdertaking has, therefore, fully succeeded, and does great 

 honour to the projector. 



GEOLOGY. 



Singular Fossil Production. — There is now in tlie possession of Mr. B. Froggatt, 

 miner, of Matlock Bath, a fossil specimen of a most extraordinary form. The gene- 

 ral contour of the stone, or rather shmes (for there appear to be two) although inse- 

 parably united, is that of a battle-axe or Indian tomahawk. The greatest peculiarity 

 of the fossil is, that the part resembling the head of the weapon, comprised appa- 

 rently of a dark-coloured limestone, absolutely passes throiigh a cavity in the sliaft 

 part "(which is a light-coloured magnesian hmestone), and is much larger on each 

 side the orifice than the aperture itself. It would seem, from this circumstance, that 

 the head was originally the root of sonio plant, and that during its growth it ha<l 

 accidentally inserted itself in the orifice of the stone, and afterwards became petrified. 

 It was found near the old Ecton mine, about two feet from the surface. — Staffordshire 

 Adrertiser. 



Elephant.— Tho Journal de la Haute Lairc states, that some labourers at Epsley, 

 near Puy, who were extracthig some blocks of basalt from a field, met with an entire 

 skeleton of a fossil elephant; which, however, they, broke to pieces in their careless- 

 nesa ; and it is supposed that it dates a period posterior to tlie last volcanic formation 

 France. 



Paleontology. — The indefatigable M. Lartet, of whose labours we have so often 

 spoken, announces the discovery of two fossil Ciu-nivora, one of which appears t.i 

 constitute a subgenus, intermediate between the badger and the otter, and the second 

 approaching to the dog, difl'ering but little from that gigantic fossil whirli he baa 

 de»;cribed under tlie name of Ampbicyon. Ho is of opinion that the latter is the 

 same animal as that of which some remains were found at Epelslieim, and which 

 constitutes the geni:s Agnotherium of M. Kaup. "There arc," says M. I-artet, " a 

 considerable number of fossil mammiferte found on the borders of llie Rhine, which 

 appear to me to be identical with those which ai-e daily brought to light at the foot of 

 the I'vrennees. These aftinities are the more interesting, because the intermediate 

 couutjies, Anvergne, for instance, possessed very difl'orent traces of animals. — 

 AUwmuuM. 



Intere$ti7ig DiicW€ry.^>An interesting discovery was lately made of numerous fos il 



