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Otituavg Notices. 



Nicholas Whitley was born at Tregony, on March lOth, 

 1810, and was the eldest son of Mr. Daniel Whitley. 



About 1830 he removed to Truro, where he practised as a 

 Civil Engineer, Land Agent, and Surveyor for many years, and 

 in these capacities was well known throughout the West of 

 England. 



In 1845 he was appointed Surveyor to the Cornwall Railway, 

 and purchased the whole of the land required for the construc- 

 tion of the main line, as well as that for the St. Ives branch. 



He was land agent to Sir William Williams, Bart., for his 

 North Devon Estates, and constructed for him the Heanton 

 Embankments, which enclosed a large quantity of rich marsh 

 lands in the estuary of the river Taw. 



He was also land agent for the Hope estates in Cornwall, 

 and land agent and surveyor for the Gilbert estates in Cornwall 

 and Sussex. In the latter capacity he designed and laid out for 

 building purposes a large portion of the town of Eastbourne, 

 and also constructed the necessary roads and sewers. 



He was employed by Lord Clinton with regard to Trefusis 

 and other property ; Kimberley Park, at Ealmouth, was laid out 

 from Mr. Whitley's designs, as also were Arwenack Manor at 

 Falmouth, and Alverton at Penzance. As engineer, he carried 

 out the improvement of the river Camel from Wadebridge to 

 Padstow, and other works in the West of England. 



In all matters of business Mr. Whitley was trusted alike for 

 his soundness of judgment, and his strict integrity. 



In scientific matters, more particularly geology and meteor- 

 ology, Mr. Whitley took a deep interest, and by his death the 

 Royal Institution of Cornwall has lost a most useful and valued 

 member, who for more than half a century contributed papers 

 to its transactions, which are comprised in the following list : — 



1840. The Cromlech near Pawton. 



,, Note on an El van Course near Malpas. 



