The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-08 00:00:00

THE CHARING-CROSS RAILWAY TERMINUS.

This structure, with all the rest of the works con-
sulted with it, the hotel noepted, is fast approaching com-
pletion, and when finished will be one of the most sites.
site buildings of the kied In the metropolis, as it will be
smog the mon oonneinot to the public. The hostage
of the edifice will stand back from the line of the Strand
about 1210 ft., lesviug a ion epee space opposite the church
of St. Martin•iu.the•Yinda, and affording commodious ap-
proaches to the statioe. The building. when complete, will
occupy the whole of the ground east and west between
Craven and Villiers streets • distaste of nearly 300 ft, and
beekward to the manes of the river ; is order words, it will
take in the entire site of what need to be linnWprd-
musket, sad a moat deal of the adjacent property besides.
The govern plan of the intim isdndes, as its most sow
spices= feature, as hotel of maguifieent proportions which
in being erected from denim by Mr. Edward M. Busy,
the architect. This part of the building will present •
frost of five sterns towards the Strand, with • wing of
squat elevation, moupying the greater part of the western
side of Villienetreet. The hotels being built of stone
and white bricks, oninsested here and there with
tens-eotea, The Staid frost will be sanownuned by
two lofty towers use at each sod, aeon have a poittail
roof somewhat like that of %be Wttiriattise Yalikto RoWls
in Vistorneetreet. Tl'. tertnitrls itself will be covered by pi.
loth)
t., Me. Of iron and glass, with • span of about 17011, and
_„"if or in appearance ad mode of coostructiou to that of
w°6,.. , Clew-street station of the London and North Western
A.; deny at Birmingham. Nearly the whole of the hemlines*
wary fronting the Strad will be devoted to bookiog.ollicas
waiting-moms, places of entrance and nit, and the like,
with an elegant roof or awning projecting over the foot sad
carriage way outside. The principal elitilllloo to the hate/
will be by • handsome portico at the corn, of Villiers-
street. Mr. Lucas is the Dominator for the mssoory of the
hotel, at which about 150 Pun are now employed. Some
300 more are imaged in other parts of the works, sod about
I,ooof. is mpeeded weekly in wages. Much of the iron,-
work has been delayed by a strike among the peddlers in
" the black country" daring the last foeinight. Ms. Wytbee,
who constructed the bridge of the Charmgmross Railway,
from • deogu by Mr. Mairlishaw, the eminent engineer. I.
aloe the priocioal °Detractor for the station works, in the
nt of which he is satiated by Mr. Hoary Sharp,
semntr°.hrothers, three of whom are now engaged in
the direction of similar public undertakings in or sear the
meerepolie. Kr. Steens is the rodent engineer.
The railway in crossiar the river will be carried on four lines.
two each way, but these expand fen.wne into seven different
lines in °commies with the terminus. The bridge itself
was recently subjected to a severe prelimthary test. Os the
first span on the Surrey aide a weight equal to ghost 700
tone was placed. The result, it is understood, was • deft-
limo of only three-eighths of in inch, and on t'au mama of
the pressure that part of the structure set Inch to within
len than an eighth of an inch of its original position. A
Valkway for foot Plaael!lien• sbir..", bet wideA with an
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oroamar.tal W0n..., le now kills tan. iooog Mali 1
side of the bridge, and the bridge MIAt is being adapted for
the i ailway.—Tisser.

Tnz CIIO/14 IN iRZLAN D. —The unfavourable
data of the weather dories the past week has asturally
excited noose appeliMPUMOOll with reagent to the harvest
We are glad to find, however, fr, m the reports in our pro-
vincial oustemporarisa„ that as yet but little if any injury
has been sustained by the crops. In the western counties,
which were viewed with especial solicitude, harvest opera-
tions have not bees interrup•ed, sod • conaiderable
quantity of produce bas hews safely got in. The potatoes
have manifested but slight symptoms of dimwit sad all
Ito otter crops in the ground pron.ise an abundant yield.
A local 'moral gives an account of a drainage work 10 the
cetiaty tloecemmoo, which presents an example worthy of
imitation. In a once barren district a wonderful Wean
formation ban been effected by the enterprise and capital
of a resident proprietor. Tee waters of a lake called
Keogliville, covens( an area of 137 sorts to s depth
varTiai firm four to fifteen feet, baye been completely
drained, and the place where the peasantry used formerly
to ash and baths has now become dry rod severed with
vegetation, and abide hood putting* for cattle It is
one of • aeries of instances of successful reclamation
which ought to stimulate the owners and occupiers of land
to greater exertiuos. We toed hardly observe that thus
are districts of the touchy where, if drainage works sere
judiciously carried out, thousands acres might be made
productive, and the &mate less humid and unhealthy. We
hope the new Drainage Act of last erasion will be made avail-
able, and that, although it may not be deemed altogether
sati.factiwy, all the benefit which it is capable of yielding
will be turned to acceuot. In some few place. meetiags
have been already held with a view to give effect to its
provisiom —Dublin &pros.
SNOW IN Hasviorr.--Snow fell in Nottingham
no Sunday stomas., sad in the atone:too rain set in and
continued to come doom heavily during the night. There is
still a considerable quantity of corn ungstbered in this dis-
trisA—NottiapAso Guardian.

lifussum Or PATIINTN SOUTH KENSINGTON.—
Number of 'Lot= for the week *Ming Sept. Cr, 1,895;
total somber aims the °peeing of the mueeltm free daily
ittili May, 186th, 748,663.