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PART VII. 



by Mr. Eermie was finally adopted ; on which the Cor- 

 poration of London selected his son, the present Sir 

 John Bennie, engineer in chief, to carry it into effect ; 

 and the nomination having been approved by the 

 Lords of the Treasury, in conformity with the pro- 







NEW LONDON BJEUDGE. [By Percivnl Skelton.J 



vision of the Act, steps were forthwith taken to pro- 

 ceed with the work. It is scarcely necessary to say 

 how admirably Mr. Rennie's noble design has been 

 executed. New London Bridge, in severe simplicity 

 and unadorned elegance of design in massive solidity, 

 strength, and perfection of workmanship in all its 

 parts not less than as regards the capacious size of 

 its arches and the breadth and width of its roadway 



