The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-21 00:00:00

No. 22,488.

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•

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An Eight-roomed ditto
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THE MARLBOROUGH CLUB COMPANY
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THE OXFORD AND CANTERBURY HALL
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THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 21, 1864.

NEW NOVEL BY NOELL RADECLIFFE.
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upwards. Impure Glycerine
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shell, a segment shell, and a solid shot. The nom•
nearly mon shell is 21ift. long, and carries 471 b of powder.
The segment shell carries upwards of 500 segment
pieces,es each, which
powder,
ddeisr-
p,
ignited either in flight or on striking an object by
the action of the time or percussion fuse. The crdi-
naryrd o weighingn
bursting
by a
chargelb.
solid shot is of cast iron ; but the most formi-
dable prejectile against plates is the steel shell,
which carries a bursting charge of 241 b. Steel
shells containing molten iron can also be used
against plated ships.

plied by Mr. Krupp, John Brown and Co., Messrs.
Sanderson, Brothers, and Co., and various other
makers. The shots were used against 5-inch plates,
and Mr. Krupp was the only maker whose shot,
during yesterday's trial, went through one of these
plates. Only one shot did so, however, and, as no
other competitor fired against that identical plate,
it would be premature to call this a victory for Mr.
Krupp. Next to Mr. Krupp's in order of merit,
and close upon them in penetration, were those of
John Brown and Co., and the difference between
the performances of these shot was by no means so
great as the difference in their prices, Mr. Krupp's
being about £5O per ton, whereas those of Mr.
Browu, which are almost as good, are only £3O.
All the shots, however, did very well, and showed
the necessity for a large supply of these formidable
Projectiles for both army and navy. At present not
a single steel shot has been ordered for either
branch of the service. All these projectiles were
fired from the old and much-abused Armstrong
110-pounder breech-loader, which with only 12-
pound charges, always had inAmense effect on the
plates, and which, as we have said, in one instance
sent th© shot not only through the plate, but deep
into the bank behind it. The trial of La Gloire
target, which is looked forward to with the greatest
interest, is not likely to be made for some days yet.

In the two years that have nearly elapsed since
this gun has been made only 27 rounds have been
fired from it with 731 b. and 90lb, charges. Four of
the latter charges were fired, two of them with rifled
shot; and these, like our system of overproving
generally, have done the gun more harm than good,
and made it after proof a less safe gun than it was
before a shot had been fired from it at all. The
first rounds were fired to test the velocity of the
shot on leaving the gun, and its velocity on striking
the target at 1,500 yards. Poe this practice it was
laid at and when fired the noise
was less 3 deg
painfulesselevation,
than that 100-pounder; but the
shock of the explosion was very great, and became
distressing to those who were obliged to stand near.
The enormous bulk of the projectile made it per-
fectly easy to trace its progress from the muzzle of
the gun to its mark ; and nothing could more
strikingly demonstrate the accuracy of the piece or
the care with which it was laid than watching the
huge shot rising with a long wavering roar high
and then began its
dinotwontwhaerdaiflr as
flight till cud
imitinsattreudck full on the little
black spot at which it was aimed, and then
ricochetting on, bound after bound, till its course
was lost in a long think trail, half sand, half water.
It was impossible to ?ascertain its velocity at the
screen, as the first shot, struck on the right side of
the
g whichet uprooting onei ofhe
the supports of the
screen,second shot, which
was aimed to the left to avoid the same mishap,
felld s. The
broke up the screen withthe splinters of the target,
and again there was no result as to velocity at that
point.
As the tide was :ow, and it would take a
long time to repair the screen, the trials for velocity
at 1,500 yards was abandoned, and only three more
rounds were fired at this elevation to test accuracy.
This test, considering that the ce.steiron shot used
varied from 5201 b to 6121 b in weight, and that of
the bucket of water poured into the gun after each
discharge very nearly a quarter was once left in
the bore, showed that, as far as flight of shot went
it was as perfect as it well could be. Its mean error
in range—that is to say, the difference between the
shot which fell nearest and that which fell furthest
—was only 161 yards, while the average of the
error from the true line of fire was lft 9in. A still
more formidable experiment, as regards testing the
strength of the gun, was neat tried. The elevating
screw and all the quoins were removed, so that as
the breech was depressed the muzzle of the piece
was gradually brought higher till it rose to the
portentous height of 23 deg 19 sec--the highest
elevation, we believe, at which any large rifled gun
has ever been tried sinoe rifled guns were thought of.
No one expected the gun eairiage would have sur-
vived the tr al, and very few believed in the gun,
though they showed their confidence in its principle
by standing by it. The gun was fired, and the huge
shot went towering with a terrific roar higher and
higher into the air till it disappeared in the clouds.
Yet still the ear could trace its progress as it went
roaring onwards, fainter and fainter:till as it seemed
on the very verge of the horizon, it alighted on the
sands, which it threw up in a cloud, and went blune
dering on for a short distance further. Strangest
of all, however, lA as the kind-of after roar,- whiet.
seemed to begin in the clouds, and as it gathered
force came hoarsely down from the upper air in
a dull reverberation that seemed almost mysterious
in its vague sullen noise. The flight of the shot
was nearly half a minute (26.2), and its first graze
on the earth was 7,400 yards, or nearly 44- miles.
Three shots were fired at this enormous elevation,
giving a mean range of 7,300 yards, a metal error
between the nearest and furthest shots of 80 yards,
and a mean deviation from the trae line of fire of
21 yards. The gun was then depressed to 5 deg.
elevation, at which five rounds were fired, giving
the astonishing result of a mean error of 26 yards
and a mesa error in line of 0.8, or as nearly as pose
sible 24 feet. At 10 deg. the mean error in range
was only 45 yards between the longest and shortest,
while the mean error in line was precisely the
same as at 23 deg., that is to say, 2e9 or 71 feet. In
all 47 rounds were fired on Monday, which, with
the charges previously discharged at proof and
against iron targets made a tow, of 74 shots. At
the close of the day, and early on Tuesday, careful
impressions were taken of the bore of the gun, and
these at once showed the value, if not the necessity,
of Sir William's latest improvement---the steel
lining inside the iron coils. The gun showed signs
of wear. The fibre of the rim in the coils was
clearly indicated on the gutta.
Percha mould, while
between some of the welds the
re were little fissures
varying from the 100th to the 00th of an inch in
depth, and from a quarter of an inch to two inches
long. All these were in the Powder chamber at the
heel of the shot; none were , • in the rifling, where
the grooves were as snarp as
when they were first
turned. Compared with the
impressions taken
when the gun was first delivered t Shoebury, the
trials of all kinds which
e taken place since
then seem to have opened and n deepened the cracks
rather more than a third, and less than one half
more than they were at &Bt.
Beyond all doubt,
however, the coias may be said to be gradually
opening, and it is only a, question whether or not
the inner coil will stand a large number of rounds
before it gives Way' Once the inner coil yields,
all the others on the Outside become useless
until the vino of the defective coil is supplied
with a tube of steel, as all
the modern
Armstrongs are now built with, There seems, how•
ever, not the slightest reason
to doubt that the
piece will bear easily all the rounds, 250 in number,
with which the committee intend
to test it. Come
paring the performances of the
600 pounder for
accuracy with the performance of the French, the
Scott, and the Lancaster guns, Which are now come
peting at Shoebury, the 600 Pounder has on the
whole a clear gain at 6 deg. and lo deg. of eleva-
tion, as the subjoined table shows
FIFTH ELEVATION.
Mean Error in
Mean Error in
gauge.
Line.
Yards.
Yards.
French 33'5 .............. 41
Scott
Lancaster
600 pounder
TENTH ET.EVATIeIf.
Mean Error in, Mean Error in
Rags. Line.
Yards.
Yards.
French
Scott
Lancaster
600 pounder 54 ............ 2.8
On Tuesday the experiments Were continued for
velccity, which was tested at 120 ft. from the muzzle
of the gun, at 530 yards, and at 1,000 yards. At the
muzzle it was 1,240 ft, per second, at 500 yards it
had diminished_ to 1,172 ft.; at 1,000 yards it was
1,122 ft„ corresponding with the velocities up to
1150°, yards, which were talon some time ago. It
gas take been said this gun would BO long a time
in loading as to diminish its value as an engine of
war. The result of the trials of Monday and Tues-
day showed this objection to be in practice as Blue
sort' as almost all the others which are from time
to time brought forward against the use of very
heavy ordnance. The average time occupied in
loading by men who had never served the gun
before was only 21 min., though not the slightest
haste was used, or any attempt made at quick
firing.
Some valuable experiments were commenced
yesterday by the Iron Plate Committee to test the
hargness and general suitability steel shot sup-

THE PLANET JUPITER, when magnified 250
times with the NEW £5 TELESCOPE, appears seven
times as large as the moon is to the naked eye; and the other
planetary bodies proportionately. It will also distinguish
the face of a sheep and features of a man four miles, shot
marks upon a target two miles, and time by a church clock
10 miles. This instrument is guaranteed in writing to per-
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eight sheets of testimonials from scientific and other gentle-
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The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862.
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manufacture.
A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis
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WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS,
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there will be steamboat 11:riding-places. The dum-
mies for these piers will be partly concealed within

recesses formed by massive granite pillars projecting

into the river in front of tae general line of Embank-
ment. These pillars will have moulded pedestals,

and will rise about 30ft above the roadway, and it

is part of the design that they shall be ornamented
with statuary. Half way between Hungerford and
Waterloo Bridges there will be a flight of landing._ _

steps GOft wide projecting into the river, and flanked
at each end with msssivc piers, rising to the level of
a few feet above the roadway, and hereafter to be
surmounted with colossal Lgures of river deities or

other appropriate groups. There will be an approach
for foot passengers from the high level roadway to
the river by a second flight of steps, descending to
the level of the lower or Embankment roadway. As

the plan at present stands, it is proposed to construct
the Embankment from the Temple to Blackfriars-

bridge on arches, so as to give an access for boats
from the river to the wharves; but is not likely that

Ulla design will be adhered to, because it is expected
that the Inner Circle Railway Bill will pass into
law this session, and, if so, it will cut off all water
approach to those wharves, and the Embankment
will be oorttinucci is the solid, the ruudway ascend-
ing by a gradual incline to the level of Blaekfriars-
bridge. Besides the low-level sewer, there will be
a sub-way for gas and water pipes and telegraph
wires beneath the road, and if the Inner Circle
Railway be adopted, this line will also pass under

- - -
the entire length of the roadway or the apace be-

bird it. From end to end the Embankment will be

faced with granite. It will be enriched with mould-
ings of a simple character down to the level of
high-water mark; but the line of moulding will be
broken by the introduction at intervals of massive'
blocks of granite to bear ornamental lamps and by
occasional recesses for seats. Behind the embank-
ment wall the reclaimed space will be filled in to a

members of the Metropolitan Bet ird curreuna.a...
their chairman, the general visitora formed an ter,.
circle, workmen stood along the :rreodss
thheeaMt:
s::.
the coffer-dam, and the platform at the top 'tae
crowded. As Mr Thwaites deep
stone duly laid, a cheer rose frc m below, and
was taken up and continued 1. 17 the hun-
dreds of mechanics and nay vies in t. ho yard. A
sketch of the scene was taken by mew than one
artist. Mr Thwaites addresstld the cRa-2:nbly at
some length, tracing the progretls of the id ea of em-
banking the Thames from the tithe it was first pro-
pounded until. Mr Cowper gave it effect. Mr COW.
per, in proposing a vote of thanks to Mr V, waitcs,
describad the work as one of the
,greet uneert.,:kinga
of the day. He observed that, when the Embank,
ment was completed, from Blackfriars to West,rnin.
stet. there would be a magnificent promenade, hav-
ing as the principle object at one end t. Paul's
with its unrivaltccl dome, and at the .other the Palace
of Westminster, which, notl.vithstan6ing its faults,
was, be maintained, the finest Gothic building is
Europe. Lord J. sancrs seconded the vote, and a
similar vote Was passed to Mr Bazalgette, w.lo wan
warmly congratulated on the ability displa,yer4 by
him as engineer of the Embankment. Thankai were
subsequently voted to Mr Cowper and Lord John.
Manners, and most of the party proceeded to a
marquee and partook of a luncheon provided by Mr
Furness, and supplied by Mr Lucas, of Parliamemt.
street:

If no unforeseen accident should occur, there is
every reason to believe that both Mr Furnes3tma
Mr Ritson will have finished their contracts within
the stipulated time. Happily, no unexpected diffi-
culty has hitherto presented itself. The formation
of the railway under the Embankment will make
some alteration in the works necessary, and will
affect the terms of the contracts, but not to a serious
extent. Since the commencement of the present
summer one-third of the entire sewage of the north
side of London has been diverted from the Thames.
The construction of the low level sewer is at a stand,
awaiting the further progress of the Embankment,
but there is every probability that before three
years bsvo passed we shall see the Thames an un
polluted river, and that we shall be able to look rct
it, as it flows through the heart of the metropol'og,
as one of the most magnificent promcnad:s
which Europe will be able to boast.

level of 4ft. above Trinityhigh-water mark.
Owing to the uncertainty to which we have al- •
laded as to the way in which the embankment will The governors of St. Thomas's Hospital made tier iir an-
have to be constructed between the Temple and nual inspection of the temporary hospital at the e. lurrey
Blackfriars-bridge, that portion of it has not been Gardens yesterday morning, after which they adjourned to
contracted for; bat the remainder has been divided the London-bridge Railway Hotel, where a general. court
was , el
into two contracts, and since early in the month of the
minutes
Alderman Sir John Musgrove in the chair.
uutef
a
the last meeting having been rea I and
March the pile-driving "monkey' has been heard confirmed,
day and night from the Temple to Blackfriars, and Mr AD VMS rose, in pursuance of a notice given .3 t the
piles have been driven and the dams lowered with a last meeting of the court, to call the attention of the over-
nors to several matters affecting the internal economy of the
rapidity marvellous in the case of an English public
hosplital.edH. e
l and would first notice the very great disproportion
patients
from Perhaps it is that the Board learnt a lesson of u
from the railway companies, and determined not to as comparedmea with other surgical staffit ais to theF number of tient
e: Guy's
be be outdone by Mr. Hawkshaw, who throws an iron Hospital contained 600 gads, and their anneuxaalmsupl;icaluay,ss
and
bridge across the Thames in a few months. Be this medical expenses amounted to £2,000, while their own, for
as it may, they have bound their contractors within only 200 beds, were no less than £3,000. As, however, the
short and narrow limits as regards time, and
occupying of d new site would no dcubt make a great alte-
ration in this respect,
heby increidasingt
dthe numberth of
callbeds to
since the present session of Parliament opened
their
to
proper
the
quantity,
they have greatly changed the appearance of thefacts he
H
had stated. e would:l.w ctohireiLet
attention
river. The work from Westminster to Waterloo to the extravagant allowances furnished at the expense of
Bridges, 3,740 ft. in length, has been contracted for the charity to their apothecary, Mr Whitfield, who during
by Mr. George Feyness, at a sum of £520,000, the last year had had supplied to him 912 gallons of Barclay
and he is bound to complete it in two years and Perkins's porter and 36 tons of coal. In 1862, from
from the 16th of February in the present year. Mr. Sept. 22 to Jan. 29, be had received 16 tons of2coal,ior at
Ritson is the contractor for the 1,970 ft. from t3hle
Ira6tetoonfs, 4bBe
itnogn sar
thr
ea nr
antuemcs;
Gain
tonsd fro ma
year. Jan. Allt ri
thesearl2
Waterloo-bridge to the east side of the Temple. His quantities were far beyond the requirements of any private
contract price is £229,000, and his work is to be gentleman. He thought these allowances ought to be
completed in two years from the 9th of March. discontinued, and a fair increase of salary granted instead.
Each contractor is proceeding on a different prin. The:r steward at present had a salary of £4OO, and £35 for
ciple as regards details, though to the public eye coals and beer. He regarded Mr Whitfield as the best
their work when finished will present an uniform paid official in Europe. Ho was in the receipt of £6OO
appearance: Mr. Ritson commenced on the old 8a year salary, besides 50 from the Nightingale Fund, and
coffer-dam system. It may be observed that the thipser
hceenht.uodnathheoursesceiptds ftrhe om putpils. In. adldl ition to all
river mud and sand average a total depth of 7ft., had mentioned. Being so well pxaidavtat'eayhtwouldewnrtuerealhlyo
below which ',there is a bed of gravel, varying expect tee: greatest vigilance and activity in looking after
in coarseness and character, and averaging from the lute; c,ts cf the hospital, From the facts he was about
it.eibdrih'ng.fuirward they would be enabled to sec if Mr Whit-
ebout. 15ft. to 25ft. in thickness. Beneath this is
the London clay. The foundation of the embank- last year t(:_c:em-pahtiseed'usthei du bibeeisn rseuspppeertedorwlehl.. r During; the
1,330 ticzou or sociawater and lemonade. L:terre7tle3e than
tacut, Irall jet on the leis et pcntrOl or tee bed Of gravd,
at a depth of about llft. below low-water mark. year 6("0 patients at Guy's only co-:sun-led '6O dozen.
The old coffer-dam principle would require a vast These bevaages were only tried by fever pAtients, vim eon-
stitutzd only a. small portion of the inmate oi the hospital,
number of piles for a work like this, and in driving
these Mr. Ritson found that many of them split toand
li econsidered
p lo
2s s
mi b loant forhs t, h elm
tthe c 719. s .
rui
on,ileb„,rla6n, 06
wine
tiyo,
bottles of sodawater tei r t i ill
pieces in consequence of the heeduess of the ground. and
gin acconn's there were serion's defic:,ip
He, therefore, abandoned that plan and resorted 05 gallons in 656 gallons, in brandy 17 ire'le?, and in gins
to iron caissons. His present plan is to sink caissons in 72. These et ticiencics could not be cocoon 't d for by loss
20ft apart. These caissons are joined with girders. in cleaavtihnloLsuntiaesll
brecut.,a)rustitthil,
tlhreeydi‘dvonuoitdiles,:nyie
thatthat afterthis
locked
um a
dast r cur theiriift interests..v
On the top are iron plates, from which. the Embank- laying
ment wall rises. The spaces between the caissons
ulalene accusation i 0
will be filled with concrete. Mr. Furness is pro- ,teti:ntthlie,
Whitfield
,totthhe. Ch rift'
Cornmiesionere, that the hosypital did nho.t
with the hest drugs. The speaker then madeP3 several toltehuet;
ceeding on a different system. He is using a caisson
invented by Mr. Joseph Phillips, of the Charing- accusations against Mr Whitfield, and concluded by seg-
cross Ironworks. Unlike the ordinary caisson, gesting that a committee of seven governors be appointed to
which is circular, this is oval in shape, 12ft Gin inquire, into the matte.r.
derabmethhe
tionhede Pb
d. that the whole of the
long, 7ft wide, 4ft 6in deep, and having a groove 1
3711E:IlrDAE
dicams had been already consiindeartet
6in square at each end. These caissons have shelves
grand committee, who had proposed certain alterationys in
inside, on which weights are placed to fix them as the regulations of the hospital that would meet the evils
they are put one over the other "till they rise from complained of. He thought Mr Adams's object would be
the foundation to the required height. They are attained if the whole affair was left in the hands of the
sunk to an average depth of 361 t below Trinity grand committee.
high-water mark, and never less than 3ft into the The TREASURER, Mr li. Baggallay, acknowledged that
Itvheenatlhlower
tocetshhad
abeelnB47thhefr extravagant; m
but when he
r
e
clay. The process of sinking them is partly by the
" bag and spoon," where the nature of the strata is of beer and coalse y
going on. The matter had consumptionadbee :.
known to him, and had given him the greatest anxiety.
open and full of water, or by a simple process of
dredging by steam-power, and partly by excavating, He had since holding the office of Treasurer done much to
where a water bearing strata is found and the reduce certain petty allowances which had obtained frees
pumps can be got to work. Each column of caissons time immemorial. The sodawater and lemonade had
s teeff oarndde 1 d t
is sunk end on to another as nearly close as possible. bn
winouthlde rantbitylamtehn.tnioneind baynytheovmvesdrincsarl
s
A key of timber is driven down the groove, and this to dictate to those gentlemen what theyg should order the
makes up for any opening between the caissons and patients under their charge. Mr Whitfield had explained
tightens and holds them together. It makes a that he said the authorities bought drugs of good, although
take s.
meeting
should
thsohuoguh
water-tight joint by the pressure of the water on not of choice quality. That gentleman had been the zealous
the outer side of the timber, so that the greater the
cdficerhfor at verery
tloonhgispsecriieohdt,iBacnadttah.e
mcoultd give him the
pressure the tighter the joint becomes. When the best
certainlyito
id
hesenhsadebtaeteinouiTh imprudent,
euruldengtt,hand v butthe
aln tte of the services
caissons are all in their place they will form an iron into
dam or wall along the whole length of the Embank-
ho had rendered.
ment. As the work proceeds the coffer-dams are
A motion to the effect that the grand committee, assisted
formed at intervals of from 100 ft to 300 ft, and of by Mr Adams, should investigate the matter at once, Mr
that theyssuhotuld report the issue of their inquiries to a
such size as is desirable for building the Embank- Whitfield being ordered to attend before them, and, further,
pswessyassiabllfe2, winwastdhsen. put and carried.
ment wall itself within. The caissons below low-
ew
n
water mark remain as a part of the permanent work, 1 general
D r LDE s 0 N beggedsoon at
so
Whitfield. His familyaud defence i
fo ft
he Mr
and, being filled with concrete, form a solid basis to
number,
the wall; but those above are removed and fixed in divided the quantity of beer supplied among them they
y
advance to servo their former purpose over again, would find it only amounted to about two pints per day per
while the wall and Embankment above low-water head. He thought, too, it was most unfair to calculate the
are being constructed. The facing of the wall will rate of consumption
of coal per annum by what was con-
suomeodh which in the winter months. He quite concurred in the
be of granite; the rest of it is to be of the best
in
i‘iti
t Deputycommittee.
zL feared the public would blame the Leo= had put the matter into the hands of the
brickwork. The wall will recede gradually upwards
grand
from the point where it is to leave the caissons
immediately under low-water mark. The space grand committee loudly for letting things run on so long.
the last possible moment, when a Government
behind the wall will be filled up with ballast. Mr It really seemed as if the inquiry was being made only at
hHaedhbaedenpaappeproainintehditaohiinaqnuire.intoht.hhe affairs of Commission
Phillips's system has been found to answer admi.
the hospit.atle
rably, and the Government have determined to use
caissons on his principle for some of the fortifies- t contained incserdrifeadetssuqteis:
as condemnatory of the syetemes watle
place
his
reggeation ID.
those brought forward by Mr Adams ;but, as there was i 4
tions at Portsmouth. One advantage in having the
cylinder of an oval shape is at once apparent. A chance of reform taking place, ho would allow the matter
caisson of this shape presents a greater surface to to rest at present.
Mr BAGGALLAT, the treasurer, here rose
ago be had announced
the water in front of the wall than would a round
the time had come for him to end said that.
one of similar cylindrical dimensions.
the hands of the court and take the rest hiseadvaneing
The preliminaries having been sufficiently ad- years rendered necessary. Four years
vanced for the purpose, yesterday was appointed his intention of resigning,
for laying the foundation-atone of this gigantic had persuaded him to stay with
his good frliend Mr Adams
with then' until battle with
work With now,
until his successor work. The company invited to witness the memor- the railway company had hisbeendofonght how.
able ceremony entered on the scene from the con- ever, that he couldtnothlsontearrity.
emerged himself and profit charity He should, however, be
tractors' yard in Cannon-row, whence they' glad to remain with had been
oil tramways, which run here and there and every.
appointed.
lonere
htnotto
drAlmvi
lead
raußkds
ea
dgt
amount
ogaul
with
undergo
adyci
sf
100
rrf
whero over what in a few weeks will cease to i.. 43 theapologyratsthe
capacity
years of extra work of
,etaggallay for the ca
the
cause
sofkind givingHhaivinfceelir
muddy banks of the Thames. The workmen were as
obneiniugr
could appreciate'
thick as bees in a hive, and steam-engine, travelling t..i4i:g.i.
platforms, dredgers, and pile drivers were scheech- a
-gieninitie then passed a high eulogiurguao
t l
ing and rolling and scraping on all aides. Mr
Mr
rr
honourable
d wishing
connexion with elm hospital, and
and energy he had
Cowper, the First Commissioner of Works, Lord
of that gentleman's
Johil Manners, Mr Doulton, M.P., and other gen.
concluded
ryeV;cheningt him health and happiness in his
demon inspected the works, accompanied by
Thwaites, Chairman of the Metropolitan Board,
Mr TITE, lix Das similar .
sed a Woe= on Mr Dan,
the Com- gallay, and gin Mr Mr Adams in his apereciatil
stone was laid at low water mark, so that
Baealgette, Mr Furness, and Mr Phillips The first
jeetgreent, ability, and decision, as
piny were obliged to descend to some
coming
in shown during the contest eedth the railway company. He
as rapidly
then moved a resolution to tie, effect that the governors re-
coffer-dam, though th,q tide w of granite
blockceived Mr Baggallay'e resignati on with deep regret, bear-
at the time. The stone w.‘s a large, the wall. In its ; wh!ch the offica had been
forming a portion of the ra
._cf.ig 0, .rig testimony to the way 'in
reeiv'e a sealed bottle carried out, and wishing him every happiness during his
centre a square cell was cut tore
on which some well-earned retirement.
depth in a
containing a parchment doo The resolution was seconded in similar terms by Mr
Was inscribed, a copy of
account of the ceremony -- , Alderman GIBBONS, and carried by acclamation.
ins of the realm. When „,-
Mr BAGGALLAY then returned thanks for the complie
the 7irnes, and several co
1 Th "t
exited, 1‘ r waa es, who had ments paid him, and said he would be glad to remain in
this bottle was depot ,
dap, ht and Lord John planners on office until his successor was appointed.
his Cowper on his r was then transacted,
the block with the aid of a Winds Some business of a formal nature
his left, duly fixed .
had and the Court broke up after having PasBk2d a vote of thanks
very beautiful silver trowel Which
lass and a
dto Wu by the tioutraetoro, vplo to the President.
been present®d showndur ininlgreAtaidYA.leatjaciallparYneal:
bnd:Pl he
;hiss'lse°3st labour that et
yearshtwahtee du:

St. Thomas's Hospital.