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tHE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECTS JOURNAL. 



JULY 



PROCEEDINGS OF PARI.IA»IENT. 



Hous ■ of t'ommons. — List of Petitions for Private Bills, and progress therein. 



Aborljruthwick Harbour . . 

 Aljerdcen Harbour 

 BallochiK-y Railway . 

 Banisley \\'ater\vorks . 

 Batli Cemetery . 

 Belfast Waterworks . 

 Birmingham Canal 

 Rirmingham & Glos. Ulway. 

 Up. A urkland & WearilalcRa. 

 Blackbealli Cemetery . 

 Tiradford ( York) Waterworks 

 Brigbtun Gas . . 

 Brighton Cemetery 

 Bristol 8^ Gloiieestershire Ra. 

 British Museum Buildings . 

 Bruniplon Ke» Road . 

 Cheltenham Waterworks . 

 Commercial (London and 



BlaekM all) Railway . 

 Dean Forest Railway . 

 Deptfnrd Pier 



Deptford Pier Junction Rlwy. 

 Deptford Steam Ship Docks 

 Edniburs4i> Leith,and Kew- 



hav en Railway . 

 ]'".vemouth Harbour 

 Fraserburgh Harbour . 

 General Cemetery 

 Gravescnd Gas . 

 Great North of England Ra. 

 (ireat Western Railway 

 Great Central h-ish Railway 

 Herefordshire and Glouces- 

 tershire Canal . 

 Heme Gas .... 

 'Liverpool Docks . 

 Liverpool Buildings 

 Liverpool and Sianchester 



Extension Railway . 

 London and Birmingham Ra. 

 JjondonBridgeApproachcs.&c. 

 fiondon & Crojdon Railway 

 London Cemetery 

 London & Greenwich Rlway 

 London and Southampton 



(Guildford Branch) Rlwy. 

 London and Southampton 



(Portsmouth Branch) Ra. 

 Manchester S^BirminghamRa. 

 Manchester and Birmingham 



Extension(Stone&Rugl)yRa 

 IManchester S^ Leeds Rlwa)'. 

 MaryleboncGasif^CulieCijiup. 

 Monkland Sc Kirkintilloch Ra. 

 Necropolis (St.Panc.)Cemetry 

 Newark Gas 

 Newcastle-upoii-Tyne & N. 



Shields (Extension) Rlwy. 

 Northern fc Eastern ( 1 )R1 wy. 

 Northern Si Eastern (2JRUvy. 

 North Midland Railway 

 Norlh Union Railway . 

 Nottinghamlnclosure & Canal 

 Over Darwen Gas 

 Perth flarbour & Navigation 

 Portishead Pier . 

 Preston Gas 



I'reston and Wyre Railway 

 Preston and Wyre Railway, 



Harbour, and Dock . 

 Redear (No. 1) Harbour 

 Redear (No. 2) Harbour 

 Rishworlh Reservoirs . 

 Rochdale Waterworks 

 Rochester Cemetery 

 Sawmill Ford Bridget Road 

 Slamannan Railway . 

 South Eastern Railway 

 S. Eastern (Deviation) Ra. . 

 'J'eignmoulh Bridge 

 Tytic Dock .... 

 'fync Steam Ferry 

 Avalsaitl .lunetion Canal 

 West Durham Railway 

 Westminster Improvement . 

 Wisliaw & Coltness Railway 

 Wyrley and Essington and 



BiiiuipgUam C'wal . . 



Petition 

 pre- 

 sented. 



Bill read; Bill read; Bill read 



Feb. 6, 

 Feb. 8. 

 Feb. 12. 

 Feb. 21. 

 Feb. 22. 

 Feb. 22. 

 Feb. 20. 

 Fch. 21. 

 l.'eb. 22. 

 Fell. 22. 

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 Feb. 22. 

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Feb. 14. 

 Feb. 19. 

 Feb. 22. 

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Feb. 19. 

 Feb. 12. 

 Feb. 2f). 

 Feb. 20. 

 Feb. 21. 

 Feb. 18. 

 Feb. 14. 

 Mar. 12. 



Feb. 20. 

 Feb. 22. 

 Feb. 21. 

 Feb. 21. 



Feb. 14. 

 Feb. 8. 

 Feb. 19. 

 PVb. 19. 

 Feb. 19. 

 Feb. 21. 



Feb. 22. 



Feb. fi. 

 Fell. 18. 



Feb. n. 

 Feb. 18. 

 Feb. 22. 

 Feb. 12. 

 Feb. 21. 

 Feb. 14. 



Feb. 18. 

 Feb. 22. 

 Feb. 22. 

 Feb. 11. 

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 Feb. 21. 

 Feb. 14. 

 Feb. 22. 

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 Feb. 6. 



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 Feb. la: 

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 Feb. 12. 



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 Mar. 18. 

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 Mar. 18. 

 Mar. 7. 



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Mar, 8. 



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 Mar. 20. 



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May 28. 

 Mar. 19. 

 Apr. 12. 

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Mar. 21. 



May 28. 

 May 28. 



Mar. 27. 

 Apr. 8. 

 Ajir. 8. 

 Jar. 21. 



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May 28. 



Mar. 12. 

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 Apr. 26. 

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Mar. 7. 

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May 14. 

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Mar. 6. 

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Mar. 30. 

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 Mar. 2,5. 

 May 30. 



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 June 13. 



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 May 28. 

 Apr. 16. 

 June 7. 



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 May 



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May 30. 

 May 6. 



June 10. 

 May 28. 

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Royal 

 Assent. 



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 June 14. 



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June 



June 14. 



STEAN NAVIGATION. 



THE lUUTISH QUEEN STEAM-SHIP. 



\Vr. fully expected that we should have been able to have given our 

 own report on this vessel, but as she had not arrived in the river 

 Thames at the time of our going to press, we are prevented doing so j 

 however, we give a very full account of her whidi appeared in the 

 Painleij Advertiser, at the commencement of last month. Iter dimen- 

 sions do not differ from what we before reported in om' Journtd last 

 year :^ 



This splendid and powerful vessel was built, as our readers are aware, by 

 Blessrs. Curling and Young, London, for the British and American Steam 

 iSlavigation Company. She was launched at Limebouse at the close of May, 

 183iS, and arrived at Port Glasgow about the 7th of July in that year, to get 

 in her engines, made by Mr. Robert Napier, engineer, Gla.sgow. Bv llie 

 jioliteness of Blr, Johnstone, resident engineer, we had an opportunity of 

 giving this ocean queen a general overhaul on Blouday last, and we shall now- 

 suhjoin a few particulars regarding her. Her engineering- and other iitting.s 

 are in a very forward state. On the day named her heavy machiiierv was all 

 on board, with tlie exception of the main shaft, which was expected down 

 from Glasgow on Thursday. W'e gave a number of the dimensions of this 

 vessel when she was launched, but [it may not be uninteresting to repeat a 

 few of them alongf with some other details. 



Feet. Inch es. 



Length from figure-head to taffrail 275 



Length of upper deck 245 



Breadth within tlie paddle-boxes 40 (> 



Breadth over all .... . 61 



Depth of hold 27 



Estimated weight of engines, boiler, and water 600 Tons. 



Twenty days' consumption of coals (>0 do. 



She has two splendid engines aboard, of 250 horse power each, the frame 

 work of which is in a massy Gothic style, while the working parts, for 

 strength, beauty, and excellence of fitting, are admirable. Each eng-ine stands 

 on a single plate of metal, weigdiing 35 cwt. ; four jiieces of the framework 

 weigh each \G tons ; the cylinders weigh each 12 tons ; the diameter of the 

 bore is 77^ inches ; diameter of the axle in the bushes is 16^ inches, ami 

 the stroke of the engine is 7 feet. She has in all four boilers, any number of 

 which can be used at one time without the others. The diameter of the pad- 

 dle wheels is 31ft. 6in. The float boards, which are 9ft. Gin. long, are ar- 

 ranged in three distinct parts, presenting a resistance of three feet in breadth. 

 According to her depth in tlie water, the revolutions of her paddle-wheels 

 will vary from fifteen to sixteen in a minute. She is supplied with Hall's 

 patent condensers, and thus the same water with which she tills her boilers in 

 the Clyde will, with a little addition, serve until her arrival at New \ork. 

 She has iron tanks between the timbers in the hold capable of holding 2011 

 tons of water, all of which is accessible to the pumps, and can be thereby 

 drawn out, and conveyed by pipes to the different berths. But over and 

 above this she has a patent still with her, aud can convert salt water into 

 fresh for her boilers, and for the use of lier passengers as may be recpiired. 

 The main saloon is about .50 feet long, aud in the narrowest part between the 

 side berths is nearly 20 feet in breadth ; a flood of light is thrown into it 

 from above, and the floor is covered with oil cloth, above which is laid ricli 

 soft carpeting of a beautiful description, while the sides are ornamented with 

 historical paintings, executed on a peculiar kind of canvass, which gives ihem 

 the appearance of needlework in worsted. The ladies' saloon is also fitted up 

 with great taste, beauty aud splendour, while the second cabin is scarcely 

 inferior in accommodation, and but little in beauty to the first. The saloon 

 furniture is furnished by Mr. Bovd, and the upholstery work by Blrs.JIuiray, 

 both of Glasgow. Mr. Kerr, of Greenock, has the work of the second cabin ; 

 aud all seem to be vying with each other in the production of excellent aud 

 beautiful workmanship. The berths are fitted up with every attention to ' 

 convenience. The lamps are of a patent kind, which can either be used with 

 oil or with wax candles, and move on an universal joint, which keejis the 

 light erect, however much the vessel might pitch or roll. There are Kit beds 

 fitted up aft, and lt)8 forward, with room for sixty or seventy more if required. 

 The steward's room is fitted up w ith almost every conceivable convenience, and 

 affords a passage for conveving the dinner from the gallery to the dining saloon 

 without incommoding or being seen by the crew or passengers. The delf ware, 

 which appears of a very excellent kind, has been made specially for the vessel, 

 and is ornamented with a steam- ship, surrounded by the designation of the com- 

 ]pany. The silver plate is superb. She will carry thirty-two hands 

 immediately connected with the superintendence and management of the 

 engines, and her crew in whole, including oflicers, seamen, engineers, cooks, 

 steward, &c., will amount to 85. In respect to stores and general fitting out 

 she is admirably found, and everything is on the most improved construction. 

 Her windlass, for example, is of Tyzick and Dobinson's patent ; her stop- 

 pers of JMoll'att's patent, and so on of many other patented articles. Her 

 chain cables are of 1^ iron, and are of the same kind as are used for 74-guu 

 shi])s. Her small bower, best bower, and sheet anchor weigh respec- 

 tively 32cwt. 2qrs. liilb., -k'icwt., and -17cwt. Iqr. 211bs. No pains, no 

 time, no expense, have been spared in obtaining perfection, and taking her all 

 in all, we may safely say she is unequalled by any vessel afloat. Among 

 other conveniencies for passengers we had almost forgotten one. On the 



desk there will be a neatetevtiw, in tvbJsh cold, Tyai-w, ei; stowei batbswa/ 



