The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-02 00:00:00

THE WOBKB AT BLACAPHIARS.

The gigantic operations necessary for the comple-
tion et the Ludes, Chatham. and Dever Railway, and for
connecting it both with the City sad with the Metropolitan
Railway, are being pushed forward with great rapidity, and
probably, by the spring of next year, if not before, the hoe
at its northern end will be finished and in full working
order. The viaduct across the Thames at Blacidriare,which
for months past has been gradually usurping shape and
solidity, is now so far towards completion that the
trellis work on either side, and to the parallel lieu
in the middle of the structure, extends from bank to
bank of the river, and the permanent way is In an ad.
vexed state. The bridge at either end rests epos mammies
abutments of solid masonry, slightly ornamented, and,
as a whole, has at extremely simple and utilitarian ap-
MXILLICe, the sides, which are of considerable height,
being consigneted throughout of Iron in open trellis
work, coooected at the top by elliptical arches of iron at
intervals, and harass the monotony broken here sad there
by ornamental pileaters. It is sufficiently wide for
four lives of rails. From the northeru abutment the line is
Wog carried on brick arches, of great width and strength,
parallel with the eastern side of Bridge-street and Perrin,-
don-street, to • point of junction with the Metropolitan
railway on the western aide of Smithfield. In its course it
crosses Rarl-street, Union-street, Ludgate-hill, and Snow.
hill—the three first by viaducts of wrought-iroo, and the
last by a tunnel under the projected Holborn Valley In,.
provereeet. In Bridge-street, immediately facing Medley's
Hotel, a large end commodious weeper station is being
erected, harmonising in its general appeuwen with that on
the southern side of the river at Black f riars, and having a
frontage of about 150 feet is width, extending from Union.
street northwards. Broad as Bridge-street is sod ought to be,
the station stands well back from the precast limed thorough-
fare to admit of convenient approaches to it, end of the
street itself being widened, which it probably will be at some
future time,bseing regard to the convenience of the ordinary
street traffic between the two sides of the river by the new
bridge at Blackfrian. and to admit of a suitable junction
with the Thames embankment. The five meanies wrought-
iroo girders or beams which are to carry the line over Lod.
gato-bill are now in positioo, but at present they afford no
idea of the appearance which the viaduct there will ulti-
mately present. The railway company were bound by their
set to construct it after a design which should receive the
approval of the Commissioners of Sewers of the City of
London. who are in fact, a Board of Works with powers
as extensive above ground as below, and a plan of the
bridge bas been sanctioned by them. According to that
there will be a clear headway for the ordinary street traffic
of 1811. from the reed way to the bottom of the viaduct, sod
the hill from the point of intersection by the railway to-
wards Bridge-atreet on it. southern side will be very oon-
sidershly widened. The sides of the viaduct wM be 711. gin.
is height, and weskit of iron in apse trellis work, after an
ore/mental design. and decorated at two points on either
side with the arms of the City and lamp pillars.
The abutments of the bridge facing the street
will be of Portland stone and harmonise in ornamentation
with the more massive ones of the viaduct acmes the
Thames. It will carry four lines of railway and be about
5211. in width from parapet to parapet. It will cross Lud-
gate-hill very our to the foot, or about 25ft from Bridge-
street. Siroultaosouly with the extensive railway opera-
tions now in progress, the old bridge at Blackfriers is being
pulled down to make way for the new one, for the con-
struction of which ponderous mums of scaffolding are being
erected on the western side of the condemned stricture.
It has already been stripped of the parapets and masonry
down to the tops of the arches, the roadway has been hewn
op and removed, and at present the bridge proems the ap-
peerages of a vast quarry.—Tinter.

INAUGURATION or THE &MCI OF Till LATE
Sin G. C. Lewis.—Hereford, Tharsday.—The city is now
sll ea the qui rice in anticipation of the visit of Lord Pal-
roerstos on Saturday to manure.' the status of the late Sir
G. C. Lewis. The status has this week bees reined to its
intended position in front of the ShirehalL The bane mo-
nists of • block of unpolished Penrbyn granite, on which
rests a moulded polished pedestal, surmounted by the statue.
The figure of Sir George is cast in broom and is 7 ft. 6 in.
in height. He is represented as standing with him arms
folded upon his breast, and the likeness is said to be admir-
able. The pedestal beam the following inscription :—Sir
George Cornwall Lewis, a wise and honest atatesmaa, •
profound scholar, a tender and firm friend ; M.P. for the
county of Hereford from 1847 to 1862 ; Chief Steward of
the City ; Cbanoallor of the Exchequer from 1855
to 1858 ; Horne Secretary from 1859 to 1860 ;
for War from 1860 to 1863. Son 18086713
1863." The status was erected under the supervision
of Mr. Chick, county surveyor for Herefordshire. and
Hams Marochetti superintended the raising of the figure on
the pedestal. 'At present the statue is hidden from the
while eye by • comic, of white cloth, but as already an-
orismsd it will be formally unveiled on Saturday by Lord
Palmerston. The arrangements for the ceremony are now
complete. Him lordship urine in Hereford tomorrow
from Carnar►on, and will be the guest of the Re►. Archer
Clive at Whitfield. Oa Saturday seormag • precession will
meet Lord Palmerston on his entering the eity, and will
wort him to the Shireh•ll. The yrocession will consist of
the militia and volunteers with their bands, Odd Fellows'
lodges with batmen, Ise., sad the mayor and corporation of
Hereford and adman. The oweencoy will %displace at
nom, and his lordship it is nederstood will afterwards take
luncheon with the bishop at the pekoe, an invitation from
the corporation of Hereford having been reesived alter his
lordship had accepted that of the bishop.