The Express.
London, England, 1857-09-03 00:00:00

(Stamped Id. Additional-) [TWOPENCE.

TEE ROYAL ALBERT BRIDGE AT,

8.4.LT.181r.

The first tube of this stupendous structure Was
laid on the pier@ on Weaned'', sad will la the Nero of a
few Best ebe raised to the required bright. la the mesa-
tine the mend tabs will Moot rendy ferAtend the
bridge be wade oosepbee. The loyal Albert sew sea-
beg at &huh le the Fenn rildr.Bruner belga. is tely
one other bridge of the kind yet erected, vis., that one built et
Cheyetow, la the yew 1864, for the Souk Wake Bailwey
line, and also ocertructed by lb. BreuteL la 1863 the
bridge was temeeneed by Mt. C. 3. Meru of Blackwell, es
contrector. anteequarat to Mr. Yaw's banktuptcy the entire
toanagenent of the emotion of the bride' has been =derail=
by Yr. Bread, who has let the several IN SWAY of the work
ta mai tentrects.

—This bridge is to be altcyS2,2oo feet in length, the
spa death mein opining • from the centre of one pier
to the entre of the other, feet ; height of centre pier
from bodetion in um bed of the fiver, 240 feet ; height of
matey, above high water mark, 100 bet; of ditto above
low water mark, 118 feet. The mein openings are each
=aby an oval tubs, whose diresters are 17 fast sad
t& ands of which are omega& by &sine,thc which
together keterm• & sad oains
are impended the readwsp.mho& cave,
from
To prevent the makinge chains
of of the tube, at &trash of 40 fest occur melical sautes
above the points of ensperfea, braes cannating
the straw for the parries of disMbuting the loai, the
height of the seed= owr e.ok opining being 1,100 tons.
tare a otiose when and in their I •rmanent Fordo& will
stand with their shove ends ea brick pillars einhoonting
granite and lime-stone pies, and their altar meth es
sued-
eeds 'appalled by four hollow solegonsl cast Iran oolnotre,
ten feet in diameter, and resting on a solid granite dialer
pillar, 36 feet in diameter, built in the mitre of ,:he river
and rending 12 feet above high water mark—two of the
kw columns supporting each section. From the button of
the roadway to the top of the tube at the metes is
about 76 fret and the whole is constructed of arallsabis
kat plates. The section of the badge has been soestractod
on • trepwary quay by the water's edge, and docks cut
under • anis seemed for the admire= of two pc ataxia at
each ask There pontoons drew *boat eight feet NM inches
of water, was foot of Immersion beyond their natural draft
being equal to 260 tons, or thersabouta. By mesas of valves
the pontoons water Into their interioes, and was them
passed beneath the ends of the tube ; and on closing those
valves, roes with the tide, and raised their ponderous w
the ascomery height required. At the ands of thet:ig
bed plates and rollers allow of their free satenakin sad cos-
struction under varying temperatttres—a very necassary
provision.
The important and Interesting pert of the work that was
carried out on Tuesday was the raising and off of the
&et or western emotion from the yard where ft was and
landing it on the plies. Daring the past week attemive pew-
=wwere nada, ander the superlarmilesios of Mr.
and his engineering for ths carrying out of this
work. Five vends, borrowed from the goverment &Mho-
_ ,rftles were moored in • semi-circle above the bridge, on
board of which were powerful crabs for the purpose of warp-
ing the tube round to its position. A large portion et the
gear employed and appliances teed were borrowed from the
Dockyard, but Mr. Canning, of Teat's-hill, supplied the rope
used in controlling the pontoons. Capt. Claxton, K. N.,whohad
charge of the floating of the Menai and Conway bridges, wee
parent to superintend everything afloat, Mr. Brunel taking
attire control of the pontoons, and directing the eperatior
by means of signals and gaga--this excellent aresagenient
obvig any of those misunderstandings that might have
stirs under the old plan of shouting out elm orders or
seading mereges. Bach vessel stationed bore a diatinguish-
fag number.
At a very early hone in the morning there were
indications that the inhabitants of the three towns intended
to make the occasion • grand and general holiday. From
.boat 10 o'clock in the morning tin 3 &the afternoon, a&
steamers were constantly running from Devonport to
&huh, without the least intermission, conveying to
Bala& during the day nearly 10,000 persons. The
railway elm brought • lags number of pawns to the
neighbourhood. At noon the greater nom of the shops
cloned, and shortly after thousands was seen wending their
way to the point of attraction, when ultimately some per-
sona animate that nesel4.lo,ooo pram must have memo-
tied. The Davenport wee closed at 12 o'clock,
sad meet of the aloes anise& were among the spec,.
talon.

TM townspeople of Salta& elan, not to be behind hand in
e:pawing their joy and mirth on so festive an occasion be
their interests, suspended Ergs in various farts of the town,
and the revery peal of the church bells lolletood the
leer throughout the afternoon. A large number of yachts,
meth, sad boats, sway of them gail chno y rated
were air on the river, sad every available station oria
surrousding hills were occupied by 'portrait. Brent
tents and marapess were erected to srord scoommodatke
to dear. The weather was most genial, and the MOO
altogether prorated such • lively coop dad r I. rider
witnessed In that vicinity. Along the Devon side of the
river were ranged a row of Moment refreehment dials and
cembeticeer stands ; • few shows were also preset. The
public-houses, beerthops, and tan-houses in the neighbour-
hood were sir densely crowded.
At 1.6 in the afternoon, the whole of the preparations
having been crenated, the pontoons glided into the river.
Just under the tube, in the centre of the roadway, a plat.
form wee erected, which we. occupied by Mr. Brunel sad
pert of the stele of his engineertng department. There
were about 600 men on board the vessels and ashore em-
ployed in the operation, and kept busily at work, especially
theft on board No. 4, station vessel, whose arstance woe
required fora longer period than the others. The arrange-
near were so admirably conducted that not the least irre-
gularity occurred, or the least noise or confusion periled.
As the =rive structure moved round towards its destined
poeitice everybody gazed on it with edmiration; end the
11111101NEleal skill and Ingenuity of the engineer, Mr. Brunel,
was the sole subject of oraverestion. About half-par three
o'doek the western end of the tube was placed in its position,
midst the theirs of the thousands of spectator that wen
Feast. Ths bend of the Royal Marinas were stationed on
board • straw, near the tube, sad throughout the after-
soon played a variety of musical pieces, which greedy
vaned the proceedings. The tube and roadway
struts, k.c., pent a most unique appears ;at once a
niernonal of engineering ingenuity, and the triumph of me-
chanical science, as applied to practical purposes of great dif-
ficulty. It is believed that several months will be occupied
In raising this aeration vertically to its permanent plain on •
Ilse with the railway. From its present position it will be
gradually nerd as circumthences will allow by mesas of by-
drulic pewee.
About Bee o'clock the rand played the National Anthem,
and the spectators began to ciieperse, the steamers berg
spin crowded on their return pasrage. A large number of
private and public carriages and equestrians were at the pe-
ers during the afternoon, but we we happy to say that not.
witreariding the numbers premed and the magnitude of the
undertaking, not the slightest socident occurred during
the dey.

DEATH or THE PRESIDENT or QUEENS' COL-
Lea R.—Ceram/roe, SEPT. t—Thls bersted event, long
expected. took place yesterday at the Trellises lodge. The
deceased (Joshua King, Esq., LL.D.) gmdusted in 1819,
as senior wrangler, Mr. Cooper, afterwards Prebendary of
Chichester, being second in the honnur-lin, which comprised
many distinguished names. Dr. King was soon Mtge elected
o Fellow of the Society, and succeeded to the Headship in
1831, on the decease of Dr. Henry Geethey. Between 1839
and 1849, Dr. King held the °Moe of Lncadan Professor of
Methemetica in the University, and Anse his resignation has
been afflicted with uninterrupted ill•health. He was in his
80th year. The election of his sueormar is noted in the
Fellows of the Society, and, by the statutes, must take place
on the eighth day after the declaration of the vacancy. Can-
didates must be In priests' orders, and a B.D. at Mast; If not
a fellow at the time of the election he must he he ported=
of proprity to the amount of 20:. per annum at the least.
COLLISION, AND Loss OF A BARQUE WITH ALL
HANDB.—Coon, AUOCIIT 31 —Yesterday morning a large
American ship, the Western Stun of Boston, put into Queens-
town. nearly in a sinking condition. About 2 o'clock that
morning ahe came into eollheon with a strange vessel off the
Old Had of Kinsale, went right over, &ending her to the
bottom, with every one on board. So sudden was the oc-
currence. the two vessels meeting in the dark, that the new
of the Western Star could only make nut that the other tires
• barque, but corJd ascertain nothing of where she was from,
or to what nation her crew belonged, except that some of the
latter, who were on deck when the wee struck, appeared to be
neither American nor British. A Genoese ship arrived also
yesterday, the captain of which expromed his °piston that
the lost vessel was from hie country. The Western Star was
from Rio for Falmouth for orders, with sugar and rice, and
she visa towed up to the Victoria Dock, at Pessage, yester-
day, alongside of which she now lies, men being employed
constantly at the pomp. to keep her afloat, ea her cutwater
wee canted away, and several planks in her bottom were
alerted.

AMIDENT AT TAR UNION CLUB-1101:8E.—Yea-
terday morning, between eleven and twelve o'clock, a afoul
accident happened at the Unioa Club-house Cockepur-strest,
Charing-cmas. The outside of the building is being re-
painted, and one of the workmen, named Peter Denton, was
working on the waffuld outside, when, by some mieohanco,
be lost his footing, and fell some twenty feet In the pavement,
He wee taken up inammible, and removed to Chasing-crom
Hospital, when he was immediately attended to bv the me-
dical officer of the institution. p..n eviodnation of his
Injuries it was found that he had eustained a serer. scalp
wound, in addition to being considerahly shaken and bruised
by the 00000Mi0O. There doe* not appear to be any blame
Mewling to any part of the seafbilding, and it is conjectured
that the man forgot blamed for a moment, and stepped too
far in a beekward direction, was to full ever. . •
THE AMERICAN MAILS.—LIVERPOOL, WIDNES
DAT.—The United States mail aterim•ship
Comstock, sailed from the Mangy this Mown, forelrls
ew
York, with the meal United SW= -mile, 114 pirmsers,
' mad • tall eine of sardralits as 1404