The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-11 00:00:00

INSTITUTION OF CIVIL

ENGINERS. r'
TUESDAY.—Sir John Rennie, E
president, in the eboiprifer
The conversation upon the Estuary of the ',id
Severn being renewed, led to an interesting discus?'
upon the River Clyde, and the capability of hol/oeo
ments of that river, which will be continued at the
meeting. ,s
The paper read was a short notice by Mt. u'aftc?
chanan, explanatory of a plait and sections of the
Lothian coal-fields. af of
The coal• field treated of is that by which the eL7I to
Edinburgh has long been supplied, and it was ate" erf
be still very far from being exhausted, but that
large portion of the coal seams were rendered use'ec„-;iog
account of the vast volume of water which, pereearo,
through the old working pervaded the freestone —te
above the coal, and poured down in such quantitiesoreot
the pumping engines were barely sufficient to keeheect °`
the present workings ; it therefore became the °,14,4-raify,
the proprietors to obtain an extensive system 01 'ivy'
age throughout the coal-field. Mr. Buddle, of fit'
castle, was requested to draw up a report on the s-u to '-
from which it appeared that the great difficulty opl
encountered arose from the circumstance that Iv! t,
water communication existed throughout the distri
a primping-engine placed in any one spot woolc ode'
the water from every part around, which would r oge.:
it an operation involving great labour and e%Poepti'l
which ought to be borne equally by all the mine Pegret,
tors. The paper then described the situation of broe"
dyke by which the coal was intersected and toel,
eighty fathoms upwards; the north-east bounda*he
the seams are standing on edge ; and then gave t ere: 1
ferent seams of coal and their qualities. These vv, 5 fie
Splint coal, 3 feet thick, good quality; rough c0ti!9.,400'
thick, good quality; bufie coal, 4 feet thick, 'uteri(/'
lity, not much worked; diamond coal, 4 feet thick;oooe.
able when found; jewel coal, 4 feet thick, most 0%, 05,
At the monthly ballot for members, the followili/V,
didates were elected:—William Froude, John 'els
jun., and Edward Woods, as members; Charles_auclt
ham, J. B. Huntington, and the Rev. S. J. It*"
be
associates.
The following paper was announced to be read °S
meeting of April 21:— files
No. 737. On the combustion of fuel under 11,
boilers, with a description of Bodwer's fire grate
J. G. Bodmer, M. Inst. C.E.

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CONVEYANCE OF THE SOUTH MAILS BY 000 e,r
CHESTER AND BIRMINGRAM RAILWAY.—We are ;000.041
learn that this long-desired accommodation to the:eai.
cial public of Manchester has been at length effeclir "00
that, from the let June next, the mails to and front 100 M
ham, London, and the south, will be transmitted 110; s‘o
Manchester and Birmingham line, between Crewe,..00.40
town, instead of being conveyed round by Warrilliot
loss of nearly an hour each way. This boon haleiyA,ooo
conceded to the oft-repeated and almost importemlatilfs toe
requirements of the mercantile community of
_e, of
and neighbourhood. It is not granted in sies'incooo4'
memorials of the merchants and manufeke., to''
the two commercial associations in t`ko ;
or of the corporation of the borough. volf '150;
railway companies, who had rival interests, have intor',„o;
gamated ; and that which has all along been the
n, tbe '41,0
the community, having also become the terest ,r be re
bined railway bodies, the thing is at once settled. lies, Lent:
history of the resistance, by the Post-office autheirci pres,l4 ;
requirements of the public at Manchester, I'o.'l'os ie,;00,,
curious picture of the way in which public 130'5 nil t';ity td
times managed. But this has now gone by; oie
shall add on the subject is, that for the increased prop;
correspondence, which will be afforded by t
01. 01';
change, we have to thank—not the Post-office,,oce.,,,s ;10,,
sury—but that desirable combination of circuna?': to o,.ukest
makes it the interest of individuals or compan'" 5,101 ,
which is right in itself and best for the public.
,1141
Guardian.
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WINDSOR, THURSDAY ET ENING.—T tit ST All ee
MENTS AT THE CASTLE.—Previously to aorder_lit.,
Court at the Castle, on Thursday afternoon, a paw ti ,0
o tii`
issued for the State apartments to be closed t
_ever,
,ito
terday (Good Friday). Yesterday morning, h°,:ether Sio
was countermanded, and the State Rooms, tozs,he ree nowo
Round Tower, was open as usual. Befote of tbetirft
?foe c? ter,
gulations came into operation for the admits!
without the payknent of a fee, the Castle, VClo,lv.,s. %L' r,A
at Windsor, was closed on Tuesdays and Frult)joositt'e fiee'r
been, as we are informed, suggested to
111,fied na 11"013
sonage that, as the tickets of admission (siteopen
_t 1000
Chamberlain) expressly states the Castle le,,:ri'troeu4oo,.,;
days, Thursdays, and Fridays, great disa.l74lo apeh'e
be occasioned to visitors to Windsor 11_Z., to eyr ori,
(without due notice having been given.)„.,",710 fotd be
closed, it was immediately commanded tl' sno fotir'oo
should be rescinded, and that free admiss.tou,,,o arid on 0
lowed to the public between the hours of elel'.agrjin„ be
Id sit
It is stated that the conf•rences he
he Pliv°r
question of the accession of Hanover to t
concluded in favour of that nsalurs•