The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-13 00:00:00

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY-

GRAND TERMINUS AT PADDINGTON.—Very eaten
sive works, second only to the well-known ones a
Euston-square or King's-cross, are being carried out to
form the terminus of the Great Western Railway at
Paddington. These works, now near completion, will
entirely al er the aspect of the terminus at Paddington,
and give it an imposing appearance. The new ter-
minus is being constructed on that large area of ground
on this side of the Prince of Wales Bridge, below which
the present temporary terminus stands. The style
of structure, as applied to railway purposes, is entirely
new, being the design (in conjunction with Messrs.
Fox and Henderson) of Mr. Brunel, the company's
engiueer, ned is formed as nearly as possible after the
model of the central aisle of the celebrated Crystal
Palace, both the departure and arrival platforms con-
sisting of a continuous iron roof, eight hundred feet
loeg and eighty feet span, formed of ribs of wrought
iron rivetted together, with two lofty and elegant tran.
septa near each end, the light being admitted trough the
glass medium, now popularly known as " Paxton's glass
roofing." This building runs parallel with the whole
of Eastbourne-terrace, and between is the carriage
road parted from the terrace by an iron palisading,
with flights of steps for foot passengers. The ar-
rival platform faces the Paddington Canal, there
being between them a large unenclosed space for cab
stands and carriages. There are entrance and depar-
ture gates, booking effices, first, second, and third
class waiting-rooms, of a superior order, with an
elegant circular room and suite of apartments for her
Majesty. The company's range of offices are above
the booking offices, along the whole length of the
terminus. There is also a central vestibule in the middle
of the terminus for passengers to promenade in, with
refreshment rooms, newspaper rooms, and electric tele-
graph station. The two lines of rails are to be brought
up through the bridge to the new terminus, at the end
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111ortNYsuiRE.—The salmon-fishing in therier
Findhorn, in this vicinity, has been remarkably productive
within the last few weeks. Every other morning, 40, 50,
60,
and 100 fine fish are caught betwixt the Sluy Pool and Find-
horn. In five days last week, after the rain, 700 were taken,
of which no fewer than 300 were captured on Saturday morn-
ing ! We learn that the fish in the water of Nairn has been
likewise very 44;4414 Scotch