The Express.
London, England, 1856-01-14 00:00:00

THE NEW PALACE AT WESTMINSTER.

The fins open weather which has recently pro-
vsucd has rammed of a more nrd mama of the works
et the New Pans at Westmiester, than meld have been
anti..ipcta, from the sesreosact Maid by the frost,
which occurred in the middle of December. In coca.
guar., and with a view to reader ibis portion of the Palate
De perfect as possible by the day of opening parliament, on
the 314 instant, the ad and lofty \ medic', which het for
N. tine entitled the greater ponies of Old Palace yard,
gad together with UM Tarim shade, &a., amend from
public view the Mastics of the peen' front, sow eo far ap-
pease:tie' completion as to give an almost Sleighed aspect,
ha. been removed sad a lower hoardiag closely apprort-
mastic' to the frostege mad end, by which the wool*
sob:. malice tea Mu thrown open to public view. Yee
torday esmerous workmen were emptied is tenni,. aid
spreeNrig brokee greats era she satire rood way lora New
raleacyaed to Alskelinwelmet, by the 'firma Tower,
while revised gm Vibe gfiYn have been crested in the snit
owl irises to
The Old Petro Turd it Peale Front, above alluded to,
my not at thie petted be laaliarlby of description, as its
graceful and shwas oppsseweso most be attractive to all
spectators. It straeltee boo tbo smith east angle of IN.
aisphen's Forth to the sail tide of Vienna Tower, la
leinath about 360 feet. Its assent height from the Trinity
arsdaid, or flooring of Writ/waster Hell, to the top of the
parapet, is 70 feet 6 inches, sad thence to the pinnacles
easuitionting the elegant iron roof, 12 Net 6 Wares ; asking
• total height of 81 feet 6 ache.. The centre is decorated
by a tower, nemoented by elaborately mend pl4llllllel
at etch eagle, the shafts of which are of as octagonal
fine, MautifsLy displayed in ornamented panels.
The height of this is 117 feet 6 aches, having as apes'
lan for a clock, 6 feet 3 Mhos in diameter. Beneath
le a noble pock fors* tba poet's estnece, which!
hos range finest esrvioge of heraldic eahlents is keeping
with me geserral deco/aims. Oa either side of the tower
IN ranges of Oriel sad other bay window., tea on each side,
Met three Ikea is height, which, with the fear win.
dews is the tower, contain 6,400 equine of mune Flat.
r.
All the works are being sebsteatielly 'envied by -Jobs Joy, the counselor for the completion of toe edi-
fice; and it Rey be observed that in the peers' front 680
leas of lena have been seed, emprising 'Wen, beams,
Roofing. rein sad water pipes, to
The Victoria Tower, whist), when it was placed under
the control of 11r. Jay about three years Weft, h.d only
bees reird to the height of 167 feet, is sow Increased 90
feet, tusking its elevalioa 267 het, with a stop:orlon
parapet 12 feet high. The weight of material in the tower.
and 'hose the surface of the foetal, exceeds 32,000 tonr, of
which 290 tone are ins. The ge thickness if the.
wells is 6 feet 6 lychee, and the height of the greet arch
62 Ist t 6 inches. Fran this to the summit is a fine into
egeral steams*.

SUICIDE OF A SOLICITOR AT KENDAL.— A painful
sensation wes created in Kendal, Westmoreland, as Wed.
needs, aftessoco, is eosin Queue of a sport (which proved
to be to.. tree) that Mr. Blared Berrien., the Arlie of
I'. sad B. Benison, solicitors, had econsitted suicide by
henviag himself that mattroiso at the Commercial H.del.
The deceased, with mewa friends, bad been attending a
boll toe pita:cgs eveeiog at Abbot Hall, the residecee of
Beefy Harrisos, Rao . nee of the newly appointed lassie-
erste. of the e witty of Wien, reload. Tee deceased lett the
hall (mese the parish ebonies of Kende!. and about &minute's
walk (rocs the Cnmenercial Hotel) between two and three
• in 't e nonstop ; amid ieetsed of gclog to bit owe
louse, is the Beast Bask, he went to the Cement rcial
Hotel, wh..re be eaSee quietly retired, at wee supposed, to
be', nothisg peculiar either in his conversation cr his
Waller being observed. Not Deihl., his appearasee
down sta:n at two o'&ock to the afteraoon of Wed•
nesdey scree little uneasiness wet experienced, and a
female se RRRRR Was Met to the de,essed's hedr,om. Or
est.iing the spattlairst, aka wee horr.ficd is fiailog the
deer end seepraded by the meek to a portion or the top of
the bedete•-d by a rope. Her screams brought to the room
some sesietsece, wises the deceased was at one, con' doers,
hut life we. quite *inset. Rumours (says the 11.Nelualts
Cniardian) are veriest as to the m.u.ee which todare d the
deceased to terniaate hie ezietenee—tbe owe which her
raised the meet entesaive eircu!aticts beide, that he bad
ersperiescod disappointment ace resentment is the hall-
no st. The deceased wee is the prime of life, with ez.•
ernes* prospects, sad sesesrrieel, sad a native of Petrith,
mid his family conneziofte are of high repute is that town.
He wee a temperate and indiestrioss au, sal mush es
teemed.

Itsvutee or Forrines.—At the edmi,e7en et
ywayer• at its last muting of the areardises of this asks
• Ito man, who still held coder the exterior pub of
poverty that impute of rupeetability whl:h the rouges f
Owe sod adeorsity had not been able to efface, was btought
before the bleed is the work►,u.s &Uses. He stated that
his case was Robert Rayss—thu he was bon tear Mit
0ud0... and left his hone at a very tirade' e..—thet he
was log, years la Bermuda, Barbados', "Ed Halifax—that
ter ten years he was th. Brit turn and director of tousle at
Wtadauf Cull*, and rebeetptectly diree•or of music to the
Lag of Belgian, sod t►at he woo noels to the celebrated
•• lush esatatriee (Cube►lse Hayes), sod her teacher—that
he was 87 years of au, hi perfect ►with, at 4 premien of
hi faculties, and willing to instruct any one who would
nisei,* Lis yrofeeisiutal @eructs rather thus cooties*
'eel *et et workkuna relit—sed Le farther sold that he
bed nest a tittered isesewst of his reverses to hie Lieu. Idia
SIM bit tint, is AM was et roust is Australis, be
set Lave bed a nply up to the ptteesu"—Apperarp
itee Pram

THE RUGELEY POISONING CASE.

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