The Express.
London, England, 1856-07-25 00:00:00

THE NEW WESTMINSTER BRIDGE.

The report presented to the Chief Comcniesionee
Weeks b. M . Redd sad fluespeon, civil eapiseers,
el •s-we of re new Westminster brings., now in thine ed
ertetion, shims that the ropiest. on *noon% of 'hues gm%
est° taS 31sr ef May, bad bees 76,98t1.. of which SAW
lira hese psid order mince, and 5,7284. for proftsiggai
services. Mr Sts•oheratio's valratian at the worn/ Ez•elited
end m.t•tia:e ..iirsr.d. with the Vara, mounted to
UMW ; of which 28,9671. was for asterisk, and 23,8861.
to:leac Toe progress whisk has bees made with the
to Pesten omeribed. Abut our fourth of the
feeedeas works hie bees attested, and about one-third
if the teamwork of the supentractsre hes been delivered
had fitted together.
The interne on which they were eranmeased was to avoid
smog c. if. r tem or censor,' in fouedieg the piers sod abut•
meats, and to substitute, beneath sack pier, a series of
wooden p I.e, 146 in number, the whole to be sae-
roended by a mime of east tree piles, sad the space
modes d withia that ire. men* to be Ailed up with
*accrete; block. of termite 18 Mahn thick to rest es the
Metteis of the piles 2 feet above low warn; aid • thane
eel solid maeoury apes them terminerng 2 feet shove high
water mark, from which level the from serarstnetere of the
anima was to sluing. The else pile., 30 tut in length, were
*be drieen In feet Ste the solid Loados clay, which lies
at • depth of 28 to 32 fret below high want mirk, wit! •
niters sinus. The mat ire, ratter piles, of two lathe,
=sisreately, semen, hollow round pile. 15 imam is
er, •ith a "TOWS at each dole, and plate or fist piles
ebeserthesed by leaps to fit Smiths grooves, were to beast
timely together, so that they would socks., as io a fuse, a
pert of the he/ of the river contaiiing the 146 wood's
Pee, ben. ads each pier. This 'eclogue*, however,
mould not he homogeseons throughout its entire height,
glace the plate piles were to be drives to the depth of
21 feet below low watermark, heels. their heads sir feet
hinge kw watersark, whiles the roma it piles adjoining
them were sot to be drive. so tar dews, but te keep thee
beads is. foot above inw wateraseled the epees line
left epee le the Ina easing, le the et se hes bees
bow weteresek. is,. tO be SIM ebbs el
.make, 18 inches thiek, the levet thief Za biweid eat
ea the heed. et the phte pike, sad the laic it which
weld stead tee ha above low is tocsin the
ekes eons of .wary. Seib big the stemelare elf the
mike sg sew, the Yea else wee Is be held toe-
less b! weanlna tie-helte is ere time, lied the
aniseed these. angel and between the weeds* piles, wee
tr be BIM is with emaseste, op te the is... biotin Meth
issaliseed, oath foes bee genre esdelsbasos Wiese Ibleb,
leak were to rest apes the bees el the wades plie•
Oshile ail the hes 000 mad sail Nets, weld be pe-
tiole by a book el Name hem Ws lesestag miss of the
noise. sad by Mae* leaden ee Meath hem Weiss with
iName 1.1.1 ibm memo whisk lea been adopted, emir.
&ski tad rave their Neuss fir thee* it Mime
eve sad rims. mad der ?melees gelid she plus sad abst-
swath weed Area deep tenths Leaks eler, lesisal of
*me we hem desebed. They my:
" TheiNdbiest gall= of the bridge ere ftesileat ea
themenlised miles enema sheen efesiesiek itemise
Y ink iiresgib, se well as is the esesese to which they
mirareFp:rther, the ettiaelb eta& pan is liable to
the fallen el way ass, mad is epee the fracture
aseihn al may silks of the outer
mobleis tieing aislebo pedective le the gad of very
salsa Neale Is fesh sagessing the pried* cs whisk
One ibusdatioas ere - to be • sewed sae, it le
widepeselierly mendese a esillenthot tor this aline
mo the mode sipseelems whiebledeemeled by
a den of west depealless its 0 pormeens es he &alike
ansalles. Ages, we sweet bet disk it pselable ohms the
beams ef the Wier wel ass seals its psalm fens
latesded to be pies te N l should life hi Or thee, the ease
wee blabs resod the plessnet Is meek* ihst be babes
sp. iamb p;... be melanin.. is% by Me leseisse diher
=god height, aed. essarlft. bp thediembeiles efthe
oesrel solidity of the leallethel thigegte wattles gess
al mai& they 'seep immenet ere !dee As supple the
amen, ef messy sad gee that will result frees the nee
fa width • impiety bridge la digressed
_w the cede
depends es the deleulties the nay be head la its beld•
Wit the me ledge la pane. mad the poseselese sere-
any ease*
be
el sumegoilea pus orinuis:
aldose te bell susetwese; anlini
sad penile_ le et sesseesage=ll lesessehl_ by the shoe
raiser et the the dd usige,_hy he
sesiesemate mi=st theft led
e5.....41. Wan-
hefts whisk ohm velem seen immeeed ta gis is
le seen 11,
_bath se the
-rstilds trisdier. Ithillet we eeneet bat we
rtie ens of ibe seresse dthe sew bilge
aise te
the mot es lengesery beep sod et theardeme se I
leadobie, sad eskibillegi sethed diwsprd of posiesel
losable led Isseety, bidebllged Is Nee theedeelegg is
iheihosen whisk have aka piss Is the bed al the I
glessee, enough Laidig, sees **Newel ef Links I
SW" mad to the temethatmen semi whisk thee crones
Son pisdesed ea the harleilesi el the mere
gel impede* to the gnat elithillssee whisk the Imdb=
skim the else la geodes bee sederieme the ihe guise
sewn te keep app the old beige, es soy, hes regard
teener Len, e. weal to the esseles Ober the &sa-
ddlers of the sew beige ram he net ethsetthir Pissed
hesed the reach of amident, we to se feel that the pre-
sal, or my plea whisk ion set eampries tolii sloth pine I
sad abetment*, earned dews deep late the Lathes elf], .
es be regarded ea nessmaing a t. permaneet eb masher." We
Sri farther Droplets' that this is a we specially denuding
the stool cofferdams, not osly that the sate of the sew piers
easy be laid cos se New, as well se their foundations be
laid at • sufficient depth, bet .Me for the better, cheaper,
mere seedlike,, sad safer removal of the arches sad
Sasedstass of the old bridge; a matt. r important alike
m the 'dray of the pine of the sew bridge gad the
earty impuvemeat of the eavtiatiou of tha rim. Wears
ale of *plates, theses the enlist of the met of • temperary
Ilisidge lea • sefilideet meopeneatioa fer the tumble, deleer
ask, sad estrs cost emasquest es the othatrustiou of the
bap le rave twee/edam m mow premed, sad the Ant is
seen sleet prinimity to &sold bridge. &meld the pressed
dodge be pousated, ereneommeed that the feendatiosa,
imamert, sad ins supentruetere, mint the plates whisk
mere the roadway ether two sectiees,thoeld he built entsely
indepeedest of each other, es seen reduce the coraegneaces
of unequal eettlemeets la them be the least peamble evil."
To Seib the bridge es the erlgiW oakum, they
releulate, will seat 169,1741. yet to be weeded apes
It, after the settlement of the present entree, pen
meaning the pr (disability of safely fosse* the sew
Diem ea the sites of the old ma, cif which they
have great doubt, end which festive, e gaieties of 40,0001.
mere. The aptrosthee, whisk lin set inaleded, will
east, on the Middlesea side, 232,2001., end, os the
Sven side, 162,0004. They think the drat side or
ball width of the bridp miOt he made ready fee
Inas is eighties seethe ens the works befog reeemed;
that thee, the removal of the old bridge and is riff, would
mate the sumo period ; eel Obit the whale of the sew
zrsight be completed ia bus lean sad • hall after-
.or re years mei • half bee this Immediste scamp.
OM of otter dime.
Kenn Bendel sod Blokes that the probable
firifter MO et the beige, el the width sew prepoerd. and
0 the sane she, is ibeir nedelml pleas, would be 268,0001.,
lbsides Weed hrat.gsney bridge. With r.gari to the
spessembee, they sate their messes for rather advieirat the
SlSlMesaion of another bridge 60 feet wide, ire= Bone-
Bery-med to Lambeth, es relieve the Weesaiester-hridge
MAW in whirls case tkey thisk the Wesualestar-betage
might 'be made 60 feet Snead of 86 feet wide, melee os tt
sad no approaches 170,8001., that sum to p toward/ the
eau of the Lambe:ll-h, idge. which is takes, with its ap-
proaches, at es estimate of 416,0001. They ay:
We would call attentlas to the feet, that Sus at m-
enet. the smack toile hews of perlimest le readered
most ilia naves Nat by the crowd of Salle to and from
Westeataster.htidge, which, it mast be remembered, is the
mon free bridge above Blackfrlars ; that, is then, the
ersesiag in B idea meet is even We begrautly diseprou ;
mod there resent be a 10.14 that the teals fres Chelsea,
Pisellso, Belgravia, sad loathers Westminster gonerslte,
srahtse en st.Vot ht the Etot, will yen. by year VICTeSSID.
The result of seek Menem emit* bat he te add to it Km
hies sod dagger of the Bridgectreat erasure, and the
moody for it would caste be rather the dispersos of the
Male by the previa= of two bridges, thus its cotheetraties
by the doubling of the purest sae at Weiteafather.
It has several times bees proposed Si divide teak teethe
by the emotrarion of s toll bridge from Wirraterrproed
mum the ram to Chant -"net, Lambeth; but the psojeet
hes bees eassemetal, b c see it bee been (mouldered, and
sightly, we think, this with • free bridge et, near, frau p r-
ims would emus a bridge when a toll we. takes The re
Ms to se doubt, testae, r, that if • free bri• ge was the-
sewed on this its, the diversion of Ingle from West-
Mies ter bridge. Isaiah It would emotes, would be se greet
IS to *deed of the redactisi of the width of the new bridge
et Chet polo% from 86 feet to GO feet, which
still sit feet sit inches greater than the width of
bandom.inidee ; so", therefore, fa etas:lnfo, the quatis
of cost, we must credit the Lambeth-bridge, sot oily with
the coat et tie t sporty bridp, bet with tlu saving
▪ the cot of the aaw bridge at Westminster, by the
Meeting 'f i's eidth and spry se hie 26 feet. Mists",
thee, Cyr the (meg Ana retroao, that this Wlll a wetter molt
material to the *brie 1-qeiry entrusted to as' • e brat* care-
folly mensioral the ' and distrinine each bask tenors**
Wee Waster sad Veeshall. The malt la that we lad that
the old try, intense the lirrer ferry-raga, en ti.e.
Middles.: side of the ~,sr, and Church...treed, Lambeth, ;
ea the Bann site, fns, e p rketly 'births site for
belie, arta Ora smite I. opprosehes may be made oat este
mile of the riv,,e et a comparably/1y soloists seat. her
rar00.7.1 itrwforwcaut'teaest we attach
tlu .
p a pm (lessedi.
• Met rs pre:instils the grationts, which, M
you will observe, wools, awhile need 1 la IL
We resider that • brides is this site Should, like the sem
Westramater bridge, be bushed deep le the Landon day
ea wand atone aim, with (ea see sat a Ste loweele of the
direst.) en Kos serrarradere • bet that is plan of um,
mikes. es settled fer Washed:atm Bridge, it shield bin
tee; the clear wets', way gad headway for eradiates's*,
ilme mene es to, Westminster, and the roodway mad op-
premise GO test oleic The seat if mob a bridge ea the
Mee we estates at 240.011, sad we sounder that its ewe-
tie would octet" four pars. 41. stated, linwsver,, is the
ism st the audit d deeSa far Weetselester Bridge, we
ken set felt jets died If mekieg VIII lenitive' drawings me-
man fee ma sensate esimate ; but we believe that the
ISO shove glees is es *early spproaita de, that there seed
bone heated is in siarAdorieg the expedition of mestmet
WI mot • brides, es the greed of west of iliferalstiM ea
It. loot "

IRELAND.

THE CABE OP JAMS BADLIIII.
DUBLIN, JOLT 24.

The one is which the Lord Chancellor yesterday
mad* ea order for appointing a recover over the persoaal
sad real peoperty of Jellti &Moir, may be musidered r to
appeal from the onion t f the Minor of the R.W. The
appliance was made leader the 83rd George 11., oa behalf
of R. 0. Flaherty sad ethers, creditors of the Tit pertly
Beak; ea/ it wee pal that the looms of the ered:tors
weld be meth lease maseited by this mode of preesedieg
the. they _math oathr the thentrou of do Wladtag-up Act.
The etheisi seder dm latter act meld oily reach
the risfeeffirthe sbartheldere by making salts
whisk kedged feeder proosediegs, while seder the
Beakers Ad the receiver cold be &prorated W.
medbiely, over all the property. • Mr. Larose,* shelter,
oberraid. in the mane of the prosodic, yesterday, that
Mho Mr. Jame foiair left the esuatry be was advised by
bite that he ought to aorgo all his property to the distal
masteer,
master r, sod he (Mr. Korma) bad sow his midway le
wigs all hie property of every deseripties to Mr. M.Dewell
at mew. It was admitted, however, that so goo:sato
,said be gives that rkir *ono would be sated ; and,
further, that if the Bothers' Act eppliad, the weaveysoce
would be eall sad vela. The Lora Chancellor, in giviep
hi. decision ea the apellestioa. said : " There were guestioas
of great difilcelty Weed ie this woe, hat it did sot appear
to be messtery to Moen easy of then ea the view N took
of the ?meet agelierase. Ultimately tide aim pellitee
slight be diembeed, sad lithe ems should tea eat to beast
Weis the set of yeraineat. the seciel asseger would be
entitled r ble preseedlep epla.t defaulting shareholders
be meth ash property, sad that of James Sedleir la yard-
Wm. At pares ttt wee attained that be was sot la pee
artha at ate L t.r, sad that be bad no direst UMW
• sliiiths the legal pomades et it. He marts=
see!yelleNl6lll ad ie trough the medlars of legal
lep 51 lediels, fres powers gives to bin to inform
mho ; wed hew lag • time It would take to feeble awes
cells me MI amid precisely wy. Is the weetism, what
wee the thealise of do property t Badleir was a (verities
from jambe (the Chaneellor) we now autborbed to
my eon aseibeing what bad takes yleee—ead whether he
valid eve be wareable or not he did net know His
meditate, as well as thole of the beak, wen very awe.
roes. This petition had hese Sled, god he (she Ma-
caw) did sot know whether he bad appeared to it or sot.
Ceder these einrelastasoes the Muter of the Rolls had
=teed ma labanction to • pt.mat Mr. dadlete from col-
the mats of his estates we his perresal
Wy. The ethaegusse was that ell property was
Isra ta
dentist state, with so me to take sere of it,
or laving asp legal deka against It. It might he, ea his
sillier hat seammeed. that he wield meows • teem.
owe la Hie said aweesse of his prepay; bet the validity
of week a eameyeare slabs be • very eerieee gaieties.
shah night be ailed ate eel y la that wart bet by manes
esse ether pewees opted whoa rights might be set ay
heeded we the seatoyease. There might be • %ear*
whether. la the prime wailer yeddiest of Mr. 9
he wee usayebeat as meals • easeepreee of hie
whisk wield be had "plea the weid. The
elle awe woe peel bat the geodes we, whether the
prepay wee le be hie la its mesa{ . whim&
say sae tees sake me of it, sad se the that be (die Lied
Chassellor) could Weems weld be projedised by he
beat team NM of. The suit prayed • receiver
Mr. Medea, sad he eft hada, appeared to it be (the
secret
ether) eras melded to taken pro cowlesso yawl time
The andel memo did cot repremat him, and bad so
Ind weithe la these lurk at all, ear maid he have it soil
seek ewe as he aboeld be la • muddies to get • receiver
ea Jedgeseate otrateed by wan of galls. Ice the mow
time be (the Ciameller) did act think be maid prejediee
maks by aside, • eoeueee order be vesehreir be
the paled Geese; It appeared to Ida dist Net weal/
be the oriel wane with • view to the
.pesernalies of the
yeadieg the Ude*. sheet IL s• haymow
rtre Violet mike pity of the we thistly relied ea la sap-
ported this ppeetWit cm; while es the ether had be ible ewe
doubts MIPS rot cot emselesive it. • meshes
sew greeted, the Werra set be wry
seal the Hoe wbea tat ewe shealli be belly beard ud
this Aber the prwarty of Kr. dead, week] be tiro wa
late andieheeel leads of the . it perhaps the malt
maid be diambeed elloyether. Ne.M.Dowell would oa•
awake die aredwreehhs, be dad net Wait eley better perms
othl• be amed kr the Mee. _

lit; sopa Waugh, au of tie sharshaldtos of
the Thoppery Beak who bed tenallwrod his shares to a
Mho isidoy, pawto be • govereass la kis deployment,
ths titehise sf tho Masts, of the Ito Us was rossi•od yester-
day. The smut moos the sobs, yids coats. ksMy a-
rmed M. Waugh to &stood is inert to be sassaiard tin
• co, se to mks as sfildarit uplaialrg the fasts scearstad
with els traasfsr of the shares to Kw L &May, wed also
bailee &rioted Miss Rai day to &stead sad bo
viva Toss is soli" sad Kum Halide, or Mr. Waugh sot
=Mei ottoada4 is smart to be ereausod, or Yr. Wank
=440 as oadavit.