The Express.
London, England, 1858-07-09 00:00:00

INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ,ENGINEERS.

The Connell of the Institution of Civil Engineers
have just awarded the following premiums for papers reed at
the meetings during the past session .
A Telford medal to James Atkinson Longridge, M. Inst.
C. 8., and a council premium of bosky to Charles Henry
Brooks, for their paper "On Submerging Telegraphic
Cables."

A Telford medal to George Robertson, Assoc. het C B
for his " Investigation into the Theory and Practice al
Hydraulle Mortar."
A Telford medal to James Henderson, Assoc. Inst. C. 8.,
for his paper " On the Methods generally employed in Corn-
wall in dressing Tin and Copper Ores.'
A Telford medal to Robert .7soomb Hood, M. Inst. C.B.
for his paper "On the Arrangement and Construction al
Railway Stations."
A Telford medal to Major-General George Borlase Tre-
reenheare, ANIOR Inst. C.E., foe his paper "Oa Public
Works in the Bengal Presidency."
A Telford medal to Alfred Giles, M. Ina. C.E., for his
paper " Oa the Construction of the Southampton Docks."
A Wait medal, and the Manby premium, to Guilford
Lindsay Moleeworth, Assoc. Inst. C.E., for his paper "On
the Conversion of Wood by Machinery."
A Watt medal to Thomas Spencer Sawyer, for his paper
"On the Principal Self-acting and other Tools employed in
the Minefeotetre of Engines, Steam Boiler*, ko."
A meson premium of books, suitably bound and inscribed,
to Fredeeick Charles Webb, Assoc. Inst. CR., for hie paper
"On the Practical Operations connected with Paying-out
and Repairing Submarine Telegraph Cables."
A cornea premium of books, suitably bound and inscribed.
to Henry Conybeare, M. Inst. C.E., for Dia " Description of
Works moistly executed for the Water Supply of Bombay,
In the East Indies."

A council precohtm of books, mtitably bound and inscribed,
to Samuel Alfred Varlet', for Ms paper "Oa the Qualifica-
tions requisite in • Submarine Cable, for most efficiently
transmitting Massages between distant Stations."
A council premium of hooks, suitably bound and inscribed,
to Richard Carden Despard, for his "Description of Im-
pm on the Second Division of the River Lea, with
Remarks on the Position of Canals generally."
A council premium of books, suitably bound and inscribed,
to Alexander Wright, Assoc. Inst. C.E., for hie paper " On
Lighting Mines by Om."
A council premium of books, suitably bound and inscribed.
to James Banter, M. Inst. C. 8., for his " Descolption of
the Iron Viaducts emoted across the Estuaries Leven and
Batt, in Morecambe Bay, for the Inversions and Lemmata
Railway."
It may be mentioned that two of these awards, the Watt
medal and the Manby premium, are now presented for the
tint thee. The former originated with the council, who were
desirous of possessing some distinctive means of rewarding
smelbsioa in communications upon mechanical subjects. The
medal has been executed by Mr. Joseph 8. Wyon. On the
obveses lea beautifully executed medallion likeness of Jenne
Watt, sad on the reversea representation of the steam alias
as 43estracted by him. The Manby premium is due to the
liborsitty of Mi. Charles Manby, F.R.S., who has filled the
ofil.• of ascretary for ihe last 19 years, and with so much
satiefeetion to the members, that a few months bark they
00rerhim with a clock and candelabra, and a cheque for
dl. In acknowledging this handsome testimony of lib
servims, Mr. Manby requested that the council would Te.
NIA dabentore stock of the value of 2001., bearing 6 par
cwt. interest, to be expended in an annual premium. In
accepting this offer, it was resolved that tbe premium in
guard= should bear the title of the " Manby premium."