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THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECTS JOURNAL. 



[July, 



magnificent scale, to erect a sort of " Skcond Westminster ABnKv," for 

 the intcnncnt of tlie noble, opulent, and ilhistrious dead, and wc liave hoard 

 that the drawings are now ready, though wc have not yet hecn fortunate 

 cnoiigli to see them. We do not know who the antlior of the gi-and scheme 

 is, hut it is w hispered that Barry is the chief architect, an<l a friend who has 

 been favoured with a sight of the drawings, informs ns that the design is 

 noble, chaste, and beautiful, ami a most perfect siieeimen of art. No doubt 

 such a building is nmeh wanted, seeing thatanich iti the Abbey is not now 

 to be had for either " love or money," or within its precincts, and hence the 

 necessity of the intended National Mausoleum. We shall endeavour to oli- 

 tain permission to reduce and engrave the dramngs for oiu- next number. 



Tlie experiment of the New Water Company which has lieen going on to 

 test the (juanlity of water which can be procured and brought by its own 

 gravity to London from near Watford, is now nearly completed. As far as it 

 has gone it has been most successful. Cojiioiis springs have been tapped to 

 the depth of 97 feet, and the well of 20 feet diameter wlien only 16 feel deep, 

 required .SO men to be incessantly pum])ing from 4 a.m. to 8 p. m. daily, to 

 enable the sinkers to proceed. Telford never made a happier hit than in 

 pointing out this spot for the supply of London. 



The Annual Meeting of the Council of the Government School of Design 

 for distributing the prizes, took place on Friday, the 26th ult. AVe were 

 much gratified on witnessing the great progress made by the students since 

 the last yearly meeting, and the marked improvements that could be traced 

 in those drawings that were made from models and plants. The school is in 

 a vcrj' flourishing state, and there are not less than 100 pupils. Mr. Labou- 

 chere, the Tresident of the Board of Trade, distributed the prizes. Among 

 the comjiany present we noticed Sir K. Inglis, Bart., M.P., Sir D. Norrevs, 

 Bart., M.l'.,' Henry T. Hope, Esq., M.P., T. Wyse, Esq., M.l'., Sir David 

 Wilkie, and C. R. Cockerell, Esq., R.A., the latter gentleman read the report 

 of the committee. 



At Paris they are now employed in engraving on the bronze of the column 

 of July, the names of the combatants who were killed during the revolution. 

 These names are .'J04 in number, consisting of about -1000 letters, and jilaced 

 in alphabetical order, letter A at the top. Each letter is 8 centim. ("J in.) 

 liigh, and .H millini. Q in.) deep. A good specimen of mgraviii;/ on a large 

 scale. The artists have got as far as L. It it said that the elepliant is to he 

 cast at last, and erected at the Barriere du Trone, the decorations of which 

 are tu l)e finished ; all this however is far from certain. — On the reconnnend- 

 ation of the Commisioners for Preserving Historical Monuments, the Minister 

 of tlie Interior has directed M. VioUet le Due to prc])are a plan for the re- 

 storation of the church of Vezclay (Yonue), and M. (Juestel plans for those 

 of St. Giles (Card), and I.ouillae (Lot), and for the cloister of Moissac (Tarn 

 and Garonne). — The French naval authorities have directed experiments to 

 lie made at Brest on galvanized iron, and on gutters of zinc and of tin. The 

 Commissioners apjiointed have already recommended tlie application of gal- 

 vinized metal in several cases, in order to test its properties on a large scale. 

 By iiolice regulations the extent of the projections of plaster cornices is limited 

 at Paris to 10 ni. (G in.) 



REVIE'WS. 



Pictorial and Practical Illustrations of Windsor Caulk, from original 

 Drawings. By Messrs. Gandy and Baud. London : Joliii Williams, 

 1840. 



When Achilles died, Ajax and Ulysses contended for his arms, diie 

 was the conflict, and great tho perplexity of the Greeks in coining to 

 a decision, they ended it, however, if we recollect aright, by nnikiiig 

 the award in favour of one of the competitors, not as we should pro- 

 pose to do by giving a bit to one, and a bit to another, or forcing them 

 iioth to squeeze flieniselvcs into the same coat of mail. Since .Sir 

 JeH'ry Wyatville's death, a similar contest has taken place, ecpudly 

 distressing as regards the parties engaged, and the difficulty of coming 

 to a safe decision. Sir Jett'ry anxious for his fame, and for the proper 

 illustration of his great work, Windsor Castle, during his life time em- 

 ployed two of his pupils, Messrs. Gandy and Baud, and expendeil large 

 sums on the preparations of the necessary drawings. His death left 

 the enterprise unaccoiii|ilished, and by his will he directed his executor 

 to provide for the completion of a task, dear to him even in death. 

 Messrs. (iandy and Baud, artists of approved competence, who had 

 been employed by Sir Jeffry himself in carrying out the works, had 

 engaged to make the necessary drawings on condition that they should 

 be the persons solely employed in carrying out a work, the importance 

 of which they fully a]ipreciated, and in wliich they also took an in- 

 terest, as having their own reputation connected with it. From some 

 cause, however, which has not been explained, a dissension has taken 

 place between the executors and the artists, and eacdl party lias deter- 

 mined on producing a separate work. This step in such a case cannot 

 but be deeply regretted, for neither tlie ]iiiblic nor the ]iublishers can 

 be benefitted by a contest of this kind, the latter must have a diminished 

 sale, and the former a deteriorated work, instead of both parties making 



a profitable union, and devoting their whole capital and energies to 

 the production of one magnificent volume. 



The sjiecimeiis we have seen of both the contending works are 

 creditable and well executed, but we do hope that there is still time 

 to conclude amicably a contest so distressing. The executors have the 

 fame of Sir JeH'ry in their keeping, and Messrs. Gandy and Baud, 

 architects themselves, cannot be unmindful of the reputation of their 

 former master, or of their own; the public are not so selfish as to wish 

 for an injurious competition. 



The illustrations of the Part before us consist, of a beautiful litho- 

 graphic drawing of the Xurth West View of the W'inchester Tower, 

 draw 11 by Mr. Ciaudy ; of the North East View of the Prince of Wales 

 and Brunswick Towers, drawn by Mr. Baud, and lithographed by 

 Hawkins ; and two engravings in outline exhibiting details. 



A Treatise on Projection, mill numerous Plates. By Peter Nicholson. 

 London: Richard Groombridge. 1840. 



Mr. Nicholson has laboured hard for the |irofession, but although far 

 advanced in years, he is still as fresh as ever in supplying the wants 

 of the professional student; to this class the volume before us will be 

 of great service. We will give an extract from the preface, which in 

 the author's own words best describes the utility of the work. 



The theoiy of projection is of universal application ; a knowledge of this 

 useful branch of delineation will enable the designer to instruct tlie workman 

 with nearly as much ease as if he had the model before him, and to explain 

 the effect of an imaginary object as if it really existed ; this knowledge in the 

 workman will enable him to forsee how the different parts of an object will 

 join upon each other, to understand drawings and designs with readiness, and 

 to execute them with accuracy. 



.Vniong many other uses to which this truly admirable science extends its 

 innuence, may be mentioned the constiuetion of the centerings of arches and 

 groin vaults, the formation of hand-rails and stairs, the cutting of stones for 

 bridges and oblique arches, and the delineation of plans, and elevations of 

 buildings and machinery. But the utility of an intimate acquaintance with 

 the pruiciiiles of this useful art is not confined to the workshop alone, a cer- 

 tain knowledge of these principles should form a jiart of that stock of informa- 

 tion which is essential to the student in the arts of design, and the rapid 

 strides which have of late been made in other departments of the arts and 

 sciences render it far from improbable that we shall shortly see the theory 

 and practice of projection taught in our pubhc schools, as a necessary branch 

 of educatiou. 



Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Xaral Architecture. By Aueus- 

 TiN B. Crewse, Member of the late School of Naval Architecture, 

 &c. Edinburgh: Black. 1840. 



We regret that the space occupied by other matter prevents us 

 from giving the remarks which we had prepared on Mr. Crewse's 

 work. This is a reprint of the article Ship Building in the Encyclo- 

 pedia Britannica, and gives in a short compass the elements of the 

 history and theory of the art, and also a great deal of information upon 

 construction. We recommend the work to the immediate notice of 

 our readers, as we must ourselves defer the consideration of it until 

 next month. 



Chemistry of Science and Art, or Elements of Chemistry, adapltd for 



reading, along with a Course of Lectura:,for self instruction, &c. By 



Huuo Reid. Edinburgh : MaclachUin and Stewart. 1840. 



Mr. Reid's work is what it professes to be, a portable compendium 



of the |)riuciples of chemistry, not aiming at the extent and research 



id' large works, but eschewing the superficiality of what are called 



cliea]) works. It is sound, cheap, and useful, eminently calculated for 



the artisan and the student, deriving its information from the highest 



sources, and giving all the improvements of the latest date. We have 



only one thing to quarrel witli Mr. Reid about — and he has treated 



upon the subject so clearly, that we are half inclined to let it alone — 



and that is, that he has in the beginning of his work enlarged upon 



two or three subjects, which might better become the subject of his 



forthcoming treatise on the classication of the sciences. 



LITERARY NOTICES. 



Mr. RooKE has brought out a new edition of his Geology as a 

 .Science applied to Engineering, in which he has detailed some of the 

 results of his last year's tour in FVance. 



Dr. Day will not think us inattentive to liis pamphlet on the Doc- 

 trine of Parallels, in deferring our remarks upon it until next month, as 

 it requires a serious perusal. 



