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and being of similar width, estimated to cost 35,0001.; and a
suspension-bridge of iron, reereseceetling 35 feet in width(being that of the bridge at Heintreamitli), tibe executical of
which he considered to be eneeicteciekeat front 45,000/. to
50,0001.—contingencies in eaa ins uded.
Your Majesty'esCommissiOneis were of opinionethiet, in
principle, a suspension-bridgeepresented the most..eligible
mode of crossing the river, as adießterig, from thi-thinness
of its floor, of a better headway to the traffic on the river,
in conjunction with an easier inclination of the roadway
above; and as involving the smallest practical diminution of
the navigable channel. Assuming each of the proposed
bridges to have the' ame height and inclination of roadway,
the greatest attainable elevation above high water, with a
structure of brick, was stated to he 18 fees, with a bridge of
timber, 20 feet ; and with a suspension-bridge, 21 feet.
Having regard, however, to the possible requirements of the
traffic, both by land and water,. your Majesty's Commis-
mistioners instructed Mee rite to `revise -his estimates, sub-
ject to certain conditions given to' him for his guidance; and
from the result it appears, that eliowinc' 24 feet 9 inches fir
the headway above high water, and 40 feet for. the width of
the road and footwe) s between the respective shores, such a
b idge may be constructed at an expense not 'exceeding iu
the whole the sum of 6t1,0011.-
Your Majesty's C( inniiseionere thought it their deity,
nevertheless, to inform themselves whether there were any
application of the principle of suspension, differing from
the mode which prevails in the construction of such bridges
in this kingdom, which could be -resorted to with less ex-
pense, and with a prospect of equal durability, and the
adoption of which would be justified by the existence of
known and approved examples in other countries; and if
s what would be the probable cost of such a structure in
the present case, as compared with a suspension-bridge
similar to that at Hammersmith. For this purpose they
referred, as will be seen from the evidence, to Mr. William
Tierney Clark, the civil engineer employed in the construe •
Lion of that bridge, and extensively acquainted with
similar operation§ in foreign countries. From the report of
Mr. Clark, it appears that he is not aware of any modifica-
tion of the principle of suspension as at preent applied in
this kingdom, the adoption of which he would deem advisa-
ble in the present instance.; and that lie estimates the pro-
bable cost of a bridge ur on the ordinary principle, over a
water way of 750 feet, at Battersea, in width not Less than
35 feet, and in the centre 23 feet above high water (Trinity
datum), at about 45,000/. Looking to this testimony, there-
Sore, in conjunction with that of Mr. Bird (already referred
to), which probably includes a sum for expenses beyond
the outlay upon the structure only, the sum of 60,0001, the
amount of Mr. Page's estimate, may be taken as the pro-
bable outside cost of a communication across the river,
amply sufficient for all the possible requirements for this
locality.
Any est ini eta. ott heiproktbl e- ex pen &tee re, --see—
your Majesty's Commissioners are aware, must at the present
moment be conjectural ; and it must be admitted that expe-
rience in the case of such of the bridges connected with the
metropolis as are at present dependent upon tolls, is not en-
couraging to speculations of this nature; but looking to the
populous districts to be found on either side of the river be-
tween Battersea and Vauxhall-bridges, and to the fact that
the present means of communication between them are at
least two miles asunder, and considering that both the above
bridges are toll•bridges, a circumstance constituting a very
important difference between the present case and that of
the metropolitan bridges, your Majesty's Commissioners are
disposed to rely upon the calculations to be found in the evi-
dence appended to this report, which exhibit a probable re-
ceipt from the tolls of 6,000/. a year, and a consequent return
of not less than 10 per_ ent. upcn ie whole expenditure,
It appears, therefore, to your Majesty's Commissioners that
assuming a bridge to be constructed over the river at Chel-
sea, in immediate connexion with the proposed embankment
of the river on its northern shore, end with the site referred
to in the evidence laid before this Commission by Mr. Penne-
thorne, the project of a park at Battersea is one, in a finan-
cial point of view alone, well deserving the attention of your
Majesty's Government.
The Commissioners feel, moreover, that while the inha-
bitants of the rich districts on the west and south-west of
London possess the advantages of the older parks—Hyde-
park, the Green-park, and eq. James's-park—largely im-
proved and opened as they have been in later years; while
the inhabitants of the northern district, the borough of
Marylebone, have within the last quarter of a century
been - provided with the vast field for recreation and health
which the Regent's-park supplies; and while time eastern
districts of London have now the prospect of similar enjoy-
ment in the Victoria-park, the south of London has never
possessed such means and area of exercise and pleasure. The
whole, or at least the western part of Southwark, and the
whole of Lambeth, may be considered as likely to benefit by
the formation of a part: on the south or right bank of the
river, in the position of Battersea• fields, while the erection
of a bridge on the site proposed would extend the advan-
tage to a large population on the northern or Mid-
dlesex shore of the river. The comforts thus opened
to the vast and crowded masses of the metropolis would,
by the great highway of the river, be matte available
to them in the cheapest, easiest and quickest mode
by steam navigation, or very conveniently by land convey-
ance along the terraces. It is to little recommendation of
this scheme, in the eyes of your Majesty's Commissioners,
that the realisation of this project would put ax end to the
scenes of demoralisation which the existing almost lawless
state of the locality presents daily, and chiefly on Sundays.
This consideration is strengthened by the feeling that the
places now disgraced by every kind of profligacy may hence-
forth be made a scene of happy and healthy enjoyment to
large masses of your Majesty's subjects, now for weeks to-
gether pent up in. the close alleys of this metropolis ; and
your Majesty's Commissioners feel. more anxious to impress
at this time the importance of the plan proposed upon your
Majesty's Government, inasmuch as every year's deity is
likely to add materially to the expense of effecting it, by the
increased value which every acre of land in the environs of
London is constantly acquiring by the gradual extension of
its limits. On these various grOunds, therefore, the Com-
missioners are disposed to, recommend to the early and fa-
vourable consideration of your Majesty, subject to the con-
ditions herein detailed, the plan for a park on the present
site of Battersea-fields, in connexion with a bridge over the
Thames in the same locality, and with the embankment of
the northern shore of the river, which forms the subject of
their second report.
(Signed) LINCOLN, and the other Commissioners.
Whitehall-place, July 23, 1815.

GIBRALTAR.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUIV.

-Sia,—As up to this day I believe we are the latest arrival
from Gibraltar, and as an old subscriber to The Sun, I have
troubled you with a few lines, .to say that upon leaving
Gibraltar, on the 31st ult., the steamer from England, due
about the 23d or 24th, had not arrived. The steamer with
the outward•bouud India mail arrived there on the 31st.
Her Majesty's ship Canopus was there, ' 17 days from Eng-
land, and was to sail on the 2d, for the West Indies with the
88th Regiment.
There has been a continuance of heavier westerly gales
than had been known for yearg in the Mediterranean ; all
the ships spoken with had very long passages.-4 have the
honour to be, Sir, your most obedient servant,
0. P., Royal Yacht 'schooner Circassian.
Devonport,'Feb. 15, 1846.

THE REV. I. M. CHANTER, M.A.,
VICAR OF ILFRACOMBE.
TO THE EDITOR 'OF THE SUN.
Sut,—:When I inform you that the 'Rev. I. M. Chanter,
vicar of this parish, th;s day administered the sacrament of
the Holy Communion, also performed part of the morning
service, and preached from St. Luke ch. viii. the parish
church of Ilfracombe, you may reasonably suppose that the
representation in a paragraph of last evening's edition of The
Sun is incorrect therefore I feel assured that you will not
allow a day's publication to pass by• without giving a
positive and direct denial to the assertion that the Rev. I.
M. Chanter, Vicar of Ilfracombe, has " conformed to the
Roman Church."

I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
ROBERT WILLIAM DICKINNON, Portreeve.
Ilfracombe, Feb. 15, 1846.
P.S. Perhaps you will have no objection to name the
authority which induced you to publish the paragraph ahoy@
referred to. R. W. D.
[The paragraph in question was copied from the. Daily
News.

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rße.liDrixiilsutreatllieliEin'El3u:sqN-I"islied deer are uncommonly sagacious,
and seem to employ the whole of their sagacity in in-
venting and adopting plans of self-preservation. Wherever
a red deer is found, if his seat be carefully examined, it
will appear that it possesses a more commanding view than
any other part of the surrounding scenery. If a deer travels
in snow to his form, he gazes at and watches his own track
with the greatest anxiety. If the wind blows from the
direction of his pursuers, he will smell them at several
miles distance. If any of them are perspiring, he will detect
them much further. It must have been frequently observed
that almost every herd of red-deer carries a.young one along
with it. The young one is the'sentinel. He ii placed on an
eminence to watch, while the others browse beneath, andit
he attempts to gait his post the stags pursue and butt him
With their horns until he resumes his watch. When the •
leading stag is perplexed with baffling winds, he works up
the herd to a pitch of terror in a similar manner. He
leaps from his form as if in extreme flight—scampers off,
but goons returns, followed by the others. After a little.
when no danger is apparent, they begin to browse, and the
stag suddenly repeats his ruse. In this manner he convinces
the herd that some danger threatens, and they all become
watchful as so many lynxes. They also adopt this system
in instructing their veung. There is a perpendicular rock
above the village of 'llieldaig, on the summit of which a stag'
selected his form. He lay with his flank towards the pre-
cipice, and commanded a view of the surrounding country, and
did not seem in the least degree alarmed at the approach et
the shepherd or his boy, or even the cuttermen ; but if the
gamekeeper entered the ground lie bounded away directly—
Inverness Courier.
HER MAJESTY'S STAG IrouNns.—The Earl of ROSS.*
lynn, Lord Sheffield, several military officers in garrison at
Windsor, and a field of upwards of two hundred and fifty
were at the meet on Friday at Beaconsfield. It being thee
day on which the February fair is held in that town,
thetll
foot people included a mob of between 1,200 and 1,5000 f
deerl'oke iSsa Sailor, rt, h which
being uncarted near Holtspur Gate, took away E.,
the 'light ef the
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style towards Holtspur Bottom, doublingwt,
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where it was beaded back through the wood village of Pen», through Penn Wood to ,
cros.ir, part
1 ,ad at a racing pace, ••- ,f, r.
Sailor then went right a- it. ,
and was taken at M 11-
'of Shardeloes Park, on to Ainersehealeni? /de tOmPb e:1:11°-Ins tnr' °eiti...
the best runs this sea-
son,den Gate, near the town,
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deed were up at the finish. ~.
Grand Stand at ,
will be a bv•day on Wednesday.
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of an hour mad twenatyf'teprdonittes. Upwards of one lam.
Ascot,lter:u(l 711 ridgy:at the Magpies on
The fixture
sme/ HROIR:ft MATRIMONIAL DIFFERENCES.--..
)14 been made public.
Hounslow-heath.
On-S-a-t-irvdEayTMr. Bakur held an inquest at the Quren'sHead.
Fashion-street, Spitallields, Cu view of the body of Mrs.
Eliza Blount, aged 41, the wife of a respectable chemist ani
druggist, Cheyne-walk, Chelsea, who committed suicide.
Spit altields, - grocer and
oilman, said that the deceased was his wife's sister. She hao
street,',
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d very unhappy. The previous morning, about seven
o'clock, his wife went up to
upon not finding her, she informed vvitnsss, who proCeededtd
another room, where he discovered her suspended by a box
cord. lle cut her down, and sent for Mr. Hart, surged-rt.
Union-street, who, upon examining the deceased, Pi'dnounce
life to be extinct, Verdict—Temporary Insanity.

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