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the globe so as to throw the light downwards. One of these 
reflectors is turned inwards at an angle of 30 degrees for the 
space of 6 inches all round. The lamp under the bridge is 
provided with a very coarsely frosted globe, which shuts off 
much less light than the opal globes. Each candle lasts 
one hour and a half ; the lamps therefore burn for six hours 
every evening. 
The three months’ trial ended on the 16th of March, but 
the Board of Works, determined that the experiments should 
be as complete and conclusive as possible, have renewed 
their contract with the Societe Generale d’EleCtricite for an 
additional period of three months. It is rumoured that 
before long the whole of the Embankment from Westminster 
to Blackfriars will be illuminated by Jablochkoff candles. 
This could easily be done by providing an extra pair of 
dynamo-eleCtric machines to work in the shed, the engine 
being at present worked at less than half its strength. 
About the beauty and efficiency of the electric light, as 
applied to the illumination of the Embankment, there can 
be only one opinion, and that a most favourable one. The 
sternest opponent of the eleCtric light, on account of its 
“ weirdness,” its “ ghastliness,” and so on, need only stand 
in the middle, and glance alternately at the Victoria and 
Albert Embankments, to be thoroughly converted, unless he 
be a gas engineer in what theologians call “ a state of 
invincible ignorance.” With men like Sir James Bazalgette 
and his colleagues controlling the results we may be sure of 
obtaining data that will be absolutely unprejudiced and 
indisputable, and their report will be awaited with im- 
patience by all who take an interest in the great battle of 
the lights. 
The City Commissioners of Sewers have adted very 
differently to their brethren of Spring Gardens, and have 
refused to carry on any more experiments in lighting the 
Holborn Viadudt, their engineer and surveyor, Colonel 
Haywood, having apparently frightened them by reporting 
that although the electric light was seven times as bright 
as gas, it was seven and a half times as dear. These city 
Solons would evidently like to buy diamonds at the price of 
paste, or shall we say real turtle at the price of mock ? 
According to Colonel Haywood’s Report, made on the 28th 
of February, to the Streets Committee of the City Commis- 
sioners of Sewers, arrangements were entered into in 
November last with the Societe Generale d’Eledtricite for 
lighting the Viadudt from the western end of Newgate Street 
to Holborn Circus, with sixteen Jablochkoff candles, for a 
period of three months, beginning on the 14th of December. 
