1846.] 



THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT'S JOURNAL. 



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Chancery, inasmuch as the sum actually subscribed was the sum of 

 £1,285,340, which would require a deposit of the sum of £128,534, 

 whereas the aniouut which the promotors had deposited was only £93,0(i6. 

 The question depended upon the construction of the standing orders 39 A 

 and 29 A. The point appeared of some importance, and the Chairman 

 retired, with the view of consulting the Speaker upon it. After hearing 

 the arguments of the agents on each side, the Chairman (Sir John Y. 

 BuUer, Hart.), on his return, said the Speaker quite agreed with him that 

 the intention of Parliament was quite clear on the point, and that three- 

 fourths of the amount of the estimate was all that was required by stand- 

 ing order 29 A to be subscribed, and that one-tenth part of the amount 

 subscribed should be deposited with the Court of Chancery by the order 

 39 A. In this case the sum actually subscribed was £1,285,343, but, in 

 consequence of the promoters abandoning a considerable portion of'tlie 

 works, the sura required for ihe undertaking was reduced to £758,001), 

 and they had deposited £93,006, a sum larger than they would be called 

 upon to deposit in respect to £758,000, the estimated cost of the work, 

 even if the construction of the standing orders required, as was contended' 

 by the petitioners' agent, one-tenth of the sum subscribed to be deposited. 

 He (the Speaker) thought the House had no right to find fault with and 

 punish parties for doing more than the requisitions of the House demand- 

 ed. The Committee, therefore, thought that, ou this point, the slandiu"- 

 orders had been complied with. ° 



NOTES OF THE MONTH. 



We are sure that many of our readers who were acquainted with the 

 late Mr. Loudon, will feel gratified to hear that a pension for life of £luo 

 per annum, lias been granted by her Majesty to Mrs. Loudon. Sir Robert 

 Peel has just communicated to Mrs. Loudon this act of beneficence To 

 her It wdl be doubly grateful, as it is conferred in consideration of her 

 deceased husband's labours and writings on subjects of science. 



At the Marquis of Northampton's second soiree there was exhibited a 

 cast of " Chanty," moulded out of pounded marble combined by a cement 

 so as to imitate the original marble. ' 



■I'he Archaiological fnstitute, under the presidency of Earl Fitzwilliam 

 will hold their next annual meeting at York, on Tuesday, 2 1st of July next' 



It IS proposed to construct a glass saloon at the Botanic Gardens, Man- 

 chester, of sufficient size to receive the usual exhibition of flowers, pl.ints 

 and truit, and all the promenades, and to be also available for lectures It 



■The west end of the building is to have a semicircular alcove or 

 recess, for the reception of the band. The area of the building will be 

 equal o C,750 square feet, and will accommodate nearly 2,000 persons. 

 The whole space of the interior is to be made available; no pillars or other 

 obstructions are to be introduced ; but the ribs of the frame-work are to 

 be fed beneath the floor, Messrs. Irwin and Chester, architects, of Man- 

 chester, have been entrusted with the designs by the Council for an- 

 proval. ' *^ 



•iotZ"VT?'^i''^ ^'^P^"""^"'^' "ial of Nasmyth's steam hammer of 

 50 cwt., lately took place at the Chatham dockyard, where it has been 

 recently erected. The trial commenced with breaking up old and con 

 demned anchors, under the superintendence of the patentee and Captain 

 weV; hr f ■ ^"P"','"'^"dent of the yard. Anchors of various sizes 



ivee broken up ,n engths vvith perfect ease-in some instances by one fall 



30 cwt .^^sh'; ,7 ""'"i'," "T "f ""^ ^''''"'^ "f ''" anchor, of about 

 rod of about four inches in diameter. Here proof was given of the per- 

 fect control under which the inventor had the hammer if finish ngoffor 

 rounding up. 1, was brought out from under the hammer quite equal m 

 finish as It would have been by the small forge hammer. In beaUno- out 

 1 on or conversion, the blows are so powerful and eflective that drives 



who! ma^s^in T'T'/ I'T ".'^ ''""' '''"' P-f-^^^''^ consolidates th" 

 Who e mass, in proof of which, the four-inch rod was cut into various 



If fhe'shanl'tt'i'h','' '^1,""'"' '''""'"' °' '"'"^ '"^'«>' whillt tie "a 

 ol the shank, 1 at had not been under the hammer, showed ucarlv every 



of toe frUish f:'S'""'rf ^O':''"''''- "'"'^'' by 'I'e timely interposition 

 tion isnn.nf H f^'f ^'"'"''"°"'"'''"^"' preserved from destruc- 



about 2?8 feet hv l^f >nteresting of our national antiquities. The area is 

 moTnH i? t I M .u\ " " "^ '° "'^' ^°™' ^'"^ i' surrounded by a 

 TeT. "f .<^°''^"i^'-''''le thickness, formed of blocks of chalk cut from the 



wal"'abouN'nfrrh''"f°''-;r"^'^ ^7" ''"''" *'>•= -'^-^> surface Thi 

 wall is about 20 feet high. The amphitheatre at Silchester is of 

 aame form and dimensions as that at Dorchester 

 feet state of preservation. 



nearly the 

 er, but it is not in such a per- 



larirer hein. 9fi'? r t i, \J. "^\.°^ ""= Coliseum at Rome is a trifle 

 larger, being 263 feet by 165 feet. Mr. I. K. Brunei, the engineer of the 



he amphitheatre, 

 nre«pri7atin„ „<• .i ■ ■ ^' '"' ■' — "■ """ association tor the 



fhe toe. ' *""""^ monument, and took proper measures to divert 



Weymouth Railway, which was planned' to cut throuKh the 

 Tery readily and courteously admitted the plea of the ass 



f . .-, „ """elty of design,— in which some good as well as 



fiesh ideas are thrown out. At the same time it is to be regretted that it 

 betrays great inequality of taste. While there has evidently been a -cod 

 dea of petty parsimony in some respects, money has been not only use- 

 lessly, bu rather mischievously expended on what are intended for orna- 

 n e'«n".ir "-^^'"y <'y^^»'-««.-"'« tnean the trumpery obelisks stuck up 

 at the angles of the building, and producing at a little distance the effect 

 of pinnacles, consequently quite inconsistent with the style On the other 

 hand, something certainly ought to have been done to what was left of the 

 old gab e and the belfry lantern upon it, for the latter is not at all in keeo- 

 ing with the new exterior, and the other shows most awkwardly as a mere 

 riangular bit of wall, seen poking up behind the front, but not at all be- 

 onging to or connected with it. Another very great blemish marring the 

 front- which would else possess considerable merit-is occasioned by the 

 wo sma ler , oois next to the middle one, being out of the centre in regard 

 to die intercolumns or arcades, in which they come. This very disagree 

 able irregularity might easily enough he remedied even now, by merely 

 hanging additional outer doors before the two mentioned, so as to be flush 

 vvith the wall, and painted or coated over so as to be of the same colour, 

 m other words those should be what are called jtb doors,-as is the case 

 House """"*' •^"'■'■•ase entrance in the front of Northumberland 



Sir Kobert Peel has announced to the House of Commons her Majesty's 

 intention ot appomtiug a Koyal Commission for considering the vaiious 

 projects for railway termini in the Metropolis. 



In consequence of the valuable collection at the Museum of Ecraowif 

 Geology having increased so rapidly, it has been found necessary to build 

 a larger museum, for which purpose a large plot of ground has been cleared 

 ot its buddings in Piccadilly, near St. James's Church 



It is proposed on the projected railway from Lyons to Vaise, to haye a 

 tunnel on that part of the line under Croix liuussc; with shafts to com- 

 municate with the commune above, through which the passengers are to be 

 raised and lowered, seated in elegant boxes or apartments 



Travelling by Steam ou the nver Thames between London and West- 

 minster Bridges IS reduced to the low fare of one penny for each passenger. 

 Ihe Jletropolitau Improvements of New Oxford Street are fast approach- 

 ing completion, and it is expected that the roadway will shortly be thrown 

 open for the passage of vehicles ; the whole of the buildings having an 

 architectural frontage, presents a pleasing appearance. 



It IS stated that the laying down of wooden pavement and subsequent 

 removal for the old granite, cost the city of London £40,000 last year 



rhe new street (rom Farringdon-street to Clerkenwell is to be called 

 Victoria Street. >.»"<=i* 



The site for a new church has been selected by the Metropolitan Church 

 Commissioners in Old-street, City-road, the first stone of which will be 

 almost immediately laid. 



The repairs and restoration of Chester Cathedral are nearly completed 

 with the exception of the pulpit, for which orders have just been given 

 It 1.S to be constructed of Painswick stone, from a design by Mr. Hussey, 

 ot Birmingham, under whose superintendence the restorations in the choir 

 have been eilected. 



.ioJ"" '^f^^t^i-'^ War STEAMER.-Tbe Terrible war steamer is in commis- 



Sv Ue No?/"l'l','"''l "'.''" '""^ ''°"" '•"' ■'""'«"" f™"' Woolmoh «> 

 cania... and f^' % "' 'T""'' 6""' mounted, also a brass field-piece and 

 tan age, and a wagon for powder to accompany it. On her uuner deck each sId, 



with the te^l'^n.'''''^'"-'"'""'"^^''' """^'^ '' f"' 8"-. to fire^e audafti^a nl 

 sweep 'otnd 'to hl^T ""7"''" °" " f?"' "'"' "'" "°'^ ^"^ '"'^ each other, and also 

 croS3''a'od "teen ,„ h V '""T'" "l"?" ''""^ B""'' "«"' "'t i» the steri,; will also 

 /uns ifren!,Tref *» '''^,,''™"'«"ie on their pivot, so as to lire forward, acting as chase 

 shot whicraf, he , ? H 'f '"'" «»:?'"'"<'«•» <>■> "'^h broadside, to carr, shells or solid 

 which is also fl.f,'',"'. '^ "'„'""^'' '"i'-T^'-'S t" "Circumstances. On the deck below. ' 

 Runs 1 feet ?onl in IT,""'^ ""■ ^"^ ^>ht guns. ,1,., two long ,56.pounders, Wonk-» 

 lreesoftr„i^in"^;,?h 1^ bow pons, to fire in a line with the keel, and also .-everal de- 

 ?an Bive such de^reL ''""t'"'"' """^ '"■" "'""^ """^ S""' *■> the stern, right aft, which 

 with fonr^nn. ,v . "' '° ''u'^'""" '"'"' " '""'" '"""t from coming under her stern ; 



si^ialler J,f„?^; ih '""""'"^ "" *"" •"•""dsides, for shells or solid shot. There are fou; 

 naddebThnar. f"P''"''H",'''""'' traversed to any place or carried onshore in her 

 ^r, i„,;„n?nH . ' '■"I,""'':'* to-- '"^ in landing troops, &c. She has four separate boil- 

 one oe?chhnl! f^'"""";' ""''''' °"'y"'= connected when required ; four funnela. 

 set when .ain' ^^V^V ^"" »"" strike down, so as to allow a square mainsail to be 

 set wnen sailing, and still using the two foremost boilers, thus working half her power, at 



TlieT»rrii",i„ k" ".~~ '■" """ """s vnwicu awaj; her one funnel lost, she has lost all. 

 r„„m a^,H ! ,"? mjgaiineB, and two shell-rooms, one of each beiore the engine- 



loo n'wh. r- i °' ""^ '""'ty "' t''^ "''"^'' "> ?■•""" any powder passing the engine 

 urenaredTn h""^ 'h-^B^^- She can store 4(J0 tons of coals below the lower deck, and is 

 ade/enrlfJV,^ '.!'"",■""' "' ""^ '^""^ to take 200 or :W« tons more, packed ia baas, as 

 ?io„tnhi,K L ','" ""^^Pn" and boilers, lilUng up a space oflSfeet. lo'addi- 

 Darti;.?,l,r ' '"^^""""''' """'' <>'">"<' ^l'<^ bas good capacity, and if required for any 



The can hprfri'n, n" ''anymore coal in sacks. VVithregaid to the conveyance of troops, 

 comnam, ,i ■ '■ !^t" ""'''''' ""^^ "" *""■ =^"™"'l g""-'ieck, independent of her ship's 

 soTh'L, J.; , ^"r'] ^""^ ''<^'°"' ""'"'arcl, and the officers' cabins, gun-room, &c. abaft : 

 bulkhead „ ?","-'<"■'' 'S entirely clear and always ready for action, without removing a 

 the ves,ei i "■ ""* ""'"S P,"-"^"'' "" ""^ ""-* "capt'-'in's cabin abalt, to the bow of 

 I an^^=1„ . '^ constructed in the strongest and most substantial manner, on Mr. 



,„^h.„ ""P''"'e'^ method of uniting the frame timbers, making her perfectly water-tight, 

 method iS^rd '"■","■ ''T \l "'T "■"'"'" ""' ='"" l''-"" ""'e "f 1=" bottom. This 

 "n t fs in in w f k'","'? ''T' ^nl""'' '^^ '='"''> ""''' "' "" '""*' »■>■< >""y be seeu 

 on tiic shp in Woolwich dockyard. The engine-room of the Terrible is most spleodid ; 



