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'ARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS.

Vito._l4
the Tutes and Proceedings of the Howe of Commons.)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19.
Om HOPS BILL.
tioc er for Second Reading read; Motion made, and Ques-
roPcsed, " That the Bill be nowread a second time :"
kP
413,1:Ida:lent proposed, to leave out the word " now," and
iiku! end of the Question to add the words " upon this day
km."3.laths." Question put, "That the word' now' stand
of the question." The House divided :
1/4_ MINORITY—AYES, 9.
tebZ), It. Goold, Wyndham Vane, Lord 11.
tit4l,l, J. C. Gwyn, Howel TELLERS.
4114%". M. Hollond, Robert Frewen, C. H.
s .... A. E. Lacy, li• C. Hcpe, Alexander

MAJORITY-NOES, 131.

IbiL:BATH OF SIR STAFFORD HENRY NORTECOTE.—
44:venerable Baronet died on Saturday last, at the family
the county of Devon, in the 89th 3 ear of his age. The
"red gentleman was son of the sixth Baronet, and mar-
led,: 1,,n 1791, the daughter of Charles Baring, Esq , which
in 1841. The deceased, who succeeded his father
toeh4 I, was a magistrate and deputy-lieutenant of the
•ey e.
of uvon, of which the first Baronet filled the office
ree,..sh riff ine the second year of the reign of Charles 1., and
kr *Med the county during the reign of Charles 11. He
Itotreeeded by his grandson, Stafford Henry Northcote, Esq.,
ereteey to the Royal Commissioners for conducting
I4Xhibition of 1851.
• Wi
eke_ th some exceptions, commentators would be
111 better employed in cultivating some sense for them-
than in attempting to explain the nonsense of others.
x,
'lta Cook's Journal.
• th XIIc E OXFORD UNIVERSITY COMMISSION. The
t of Wellington, Chancellor of the University of Oxford,
cioit is stated, signified to the Board of Heads of Houses at
ie,rdi that if they should, in pursuance of.
.the legal °pi-
th"' obtained from certain barristers, petition the Crown
clast the commission of inquiry into the Universities, they
hituceedo so ttrough the Secretary of State, instead of through
e, if as Chancellor.
each,
MACHINE.—We understand that Mr.
kithztfteh, tailor, Union-street, has forwarded to the Ex-
On a machine for taking the measurement of indivi-
Isst for clothing. This very ingenious and useful instru-
!Pith e4.,_risists of a series of steel bands in a frame, that are,
tsti‘,oe greatest ease, adapted to the human figure, and
!ter:',!l into a posi ion that indicates its form and size to a
ft breadth • and the measurement is so exact that a mis-
SOlDOssible. Mr. Cattanach has had his instrument be-
:Step for about twelve years, but has been prevented from
:tit* by an elastic band for measurement having been pa-
-014 630 n after he had completed his invention ; so that,
it,V,b his principle be different from the patent measure,
it
have been under the necessity of purchasing a right
from the rival patentees.—Aberdeen Herald.
41.1:th
Pi /lentils, now in Dublin, sustained much
leis, by,fire on the night of the 15th inst., supposed to
°tiginated in the mate's berth.
110CERS' AND TEA-DEALERS BENEVOLENT PRO-
°N SOCIETY.—The fourteenth annual meetin4 of the
ZijoB of this institution was held at the London Tavern
4r-hr',.?,Y evening, Henry Kemble, Esq., president, in the
241.; the report showed that the contributions of the past
Ani p t".keeeded those of any previous one, the annual sub
k°ll being 1.90/. 7s • ' donations 5531. is ; and divi-
N stock 419 .5s total 1,8621. 14s. The total sum
it.,ed in pensions was. 6,263/. 9s. The committee had
""8/. to the capital stock of the society, which now
,IPettt's to 13,400/. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. The
1q they stated, that John Davis, Esq., had consented
t'lliet'de at the annual dinner on the sth May. Certain new
Zlierne,re agreed to, having for their object the immediate
Zrryib" Widows and orphans of deceased pensioners, and the
l'utt„ forward votes of unsuccessful candidates. The re-
`Qe a as unanimously adopted, and thanks being voted to
hftlrnian, the meeting separated.
i kir
Ltb or RAILWAY ACCOUNTS.—The Bill brought
Zttelik"'"- Locke and Mr. Evart for the audit of railway ac-
tee,'": and for other purposes connected with railway
l'teerneut, has been printed. It contains 27 clauses, with
Ztet annexed descriptive of the form of account to be
;.1 railway companies. By the second clause each com-
Nit:to elect five shareholders annually, to be called the
Marl ,• by the third clause, at the second half-
of meeting after the passing of the Act, the auditors then
t„ltt4ete are to retire, but may be re-elected; by the fourth
, after second half-yearly meeting after the passirg of
an auditor is not to be capable of being re-elected ;
Nue fifth clause the company, at the second half-yearly
4rB:g after the passing of the Act, are to elect two audi-
NYY the seventh clause, one auditor only nee 1 to be a
t4',TO ldee ; by the eleventh clause, on requisition of not
kio'rlan 20 shareholders holding one-twentieth of capital,
41ints are to be submitted to a special auditor; by the
;11ty-seventh clause, an auditor may be removed from office
II:48T ANGLIAN RAILWAY.—A special meeting of
ilil„holtlers of the new seven per cent. shares issued under
titt:tet of 1849, took place yesterday at the London Tavern ;
Ikoa Bruce, Esq., in th chair. The chairman having
/tiii:gaed th object of the meeting, moved a resolution,
1'54 view of carrying out the arrangement with the credi-
eeki.()! the company, that the whole of the seven per cent.
kid 118 of stock should agree to a reduction to five per cent.,
Qat every two 10/. shares upon which 2/. had.been paid
k1e4:11,i1.3t consolidated into one share with 4/. paid. After
,",lteussion the resolution was carried with only three
w went,
kijim"DERFUL LEAP BY A PATIENT IN FEVER.--On
th ap ast a fever patient in the Armagh Poor-house broke
w,.444,1,gt. the hospital window, and escaped from the
Ipre-
irt''„ll a most extraordinary manner. By superhuman
&N t,!: ae leaped on the top of the surrounding wall, which
than tee feet high, where he took off his shirt—the
~clitekl.!rinent he had on—and sprang across the mill race, a
ts'te.e7_
,c.if twenty-one feet, to the opposite bank ; he then
Zsttilier across the country' a direct line to Loughgall—
se„,,4,l3lace he belonged—a distance of four miles, closely
4"-s(l4 by the master and porter of the workhouse. The
„."51 di.,,aWhich the man went was rprisin ; he took hedges
Itn'es flying, and never fell;su he hadg to cross the Ul-
Niko 411W,_
y at a place where the bank was most difficult to
. Near Loughgall he halted at the house of an ac-
tie hes, and, after terrifying the people nearly out of
j
-vtlge
. ; told them that he was running for his life, as
f,:R seen the doctor in the poor-house cutting up a
iristitti,ll, and that he was next in turn, and he had to run
4LI.;0„..):• 1 he unfortunate man was overtaken in the street
-ghgall by the parties in pursuit, and, by the kind as-
-44(14% of D
Lan r. Leaper, of the Dispensary, he was secured
tb eAred with blankets. The patient was safely brought
"°Td 41rInagh the same night, and he still remains in a
411gerous state.— Ulster Gazette.
tIitI,4NPIKE TRusTs.—The Committee now sitting
tge kin4PPlieation of the various turnpike trusts throughout
I,,rep4flotn for a renewal of their local Acts, have received
1,,..4g bee from the Secretary of State to the effect that, it hay-
rh4% ,•4 rePresented to him that considerable saving of ex-
Chclitleie`r: tihese matters might be eft cted by preliminary
° at had caused such inquiry to be instituted into
4h4tesoillinstances of each of the 14 trusts applying to Par-
t,,_"(l it, this session. In conducting the several inquiries,
elide •
h qtl endeavouring to effect equitable arrangements be-
b "PPosing parties, Sir George Grey states "That he
" des'
4, ea._ iron to recommend, as far as practicable. in
tramsgt74 that a portion of the annual income or each
t°", id be applied to the redemption of the debt at
; so that the trust may be in a better titian-
%edition annually, with a prospect or being entirely Te-
bY ,4°, ye debt as eary as possible, without imposing
'llhiltitonal burdens upon the parishes or the public

I R EL A vD.
ROMAN CATHOLIC MOVEMENT.
DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY.—The founchtion-stone of E.
good permanont agitation has been laid in Limerick by
the establishment of a " Catholic Association," after
the celebi-ated model of the late Mr. O'Connetl. The
first or inaugral meeting was held yestorday in the
Town-hall, under the fit guidance' of a parish priest (the
Rev. John Bialtan). Tne rub s by which the association
is to be governed were read and adopted, and ordered
to be inserted on the minutes of the proceedings; and
a determination was manifested to resist by every legal
and constitutional means the aggressive conduct of Lord
John Russell. Dr. Griffin, Messrs. Alderman Dawson,
Dallas, P. M'Donneli, and E. J. Corbett were appointed
troamrers to the association, and Mr. J. F. O'Gorman
te.-iretary. The opinions of the Messrs. Bethel, lit an-
wall, and Surridge, of the Chancery and Common Law
Bar, on the legal elf et of the disabling clause still re-
tained by Lord John Russell in his penal enactment,
having been rs ad, it was unenimously resolved—
" That we regard the apparent insidiousness involved in
retaining all the injurious effects of the measure, while its
patron profesess to relieve it of the disabling clauses, as an
aggravation of the infliction ; and that we ourselves deter-
mine and call on all the friends of civil and religious liberty
to aid in the moat determined opposition to this unjust and
oppressive enactment.

A large meeting of the Roman Catholics of Kilkenny
wai held on Sunday, " to give expreision to their feel-
ing* in reference to the Whig Bill of pains and penalties
against the Church." The mayor presided. The spy ak-
ing was confined to the laity, Dr. Cane being the principal
orator. One of the resolutions ran es
follow :
"Resolved,—That the Premier, who annihilated two mil-
lions of Irishmen by evil laws and iii;itd,cious government,
and who now proposes to shackle the. Church and religion of
the remaining six millions who have escaped the evils of his
despotic rule, is unfit to advise the Sovereign, or regulate the
affairs of any free country."

ENCUMBERED ESTATES COURT.

There were two pretty large estates put up for sale
in this court yesterday, but the competition for the
several lots was anything but brisk, and some of them
were postponed for want of bidders, or on account of
the inadequacy of the prices offered. Those sold
realized the gross sum of 23,3851. A fee-simply estate
in the county of Galway, lately owned by Mr. Clifford
Trotter, and containing about 1,250 statute acres, was
first offared for competition, in two lots, but as 2,1501.
only was offered for the first (yielding a profit-rent of
2451)., and no one came forward to bid for the second, the
sale of both lots was adjourned. The next estate set
up belonged to the same owner, and is situate in the
same county. The first lot was put up at 2.5001.,
and was knocked down to Mr. John J. Dennis for
4,7501., the profit-rent being 228/. A second lot,
yielding a profit•rent of 571., brought 7001.; a
third, producing a profit-rent of 34/, sold for 450/. ;
a fourth (profit-rent, 321.) produced 460/. ; and a fifth
(profit-rent, 24/.), realized 2551. The tee simple estate
of Mr. Edward Cripp Villiers, in the comity of Lime-
rick, was put up in ten lots, all of which found pur-
chasers, though the biddings went on slackly enough.
Lot 1, yielding a rental of 5181., was sold ,to the Rev.
Cecil Russell for 4,500/. ; lot 2, producing 382/. per
annum, brought 3,300/, the purchaser being the Rev.
James Brown ; lot 3, yielding a net rental of 1391., was
knocked down to Major George Gavan for 1,900/. ; lot
4 (net rental, 1240, sold for 1,2251. ; lot 5 (uet rental,
521.), fetched 625/. ; lot 6 (net rental, 113/.), sold for
1,0001. A seventh lot (net rental, 1421.) became the
property of Major G. Gavan, for 1,650/. A profit-rent
of 921., forming lot 8, was purchased for -9001. ; lot 9,
yielding a net profit-rent of 96/., was knocked dow❑ at
7501. ; and the last lot, producing a profit-rent of 851.,
realized 9201. The court was but thinly attended during
the above proceedings.

THE RURAL POLICE.

PRIbON.

IMPORTANT MEETING of SU LIMEY

MAGIC TUATES.
Yesterday afternoon a special general meeting of
the county magistrateS took place at the Court-house,
Newington-causeway, to teke into consideration the
present state of the new rural police, and the salaries
to the governor and other of of the new prison
being erected at Wandsworth-common as a venera,l
House of Correction for the county ; Thomas Puckle,
Esq., in the chair. Among the magistrates present
were the Earl of Lorelace (lord-lieutenant of the
county), Hon. Locke King, M.P., T. Alcock, MT.,
H. Drummond, Esq., Colonel Chaloner, Captain Par-
rott, Charles Barclay, A. K. Barclay, J. W. Fresh-
field, H. Kernhle, Esqs , Rev. A. Auslan, E. Morgan,
J. E. Johnson, J. Jeffrey, J. Trotter, H. Goss,
Esqrs,, &c.

Tho CLERK of the Police read the report of the com-
mittee, which stated that the extended force worked
well, and tlr.t - all the parishes had aktreed, and
everything was settled, except with GJdalining.
Here it was suggested that two superintendents
should reside instead of one ; and it was the desire
that a memorial to the Secretary of State be for-
" JOHN BRAIIAN, P.P., Chairman. warded for his concurrence.
" JOHN F. O'GolorAN, Secretary." The report was adopted.

FINANCIAL AND GENERAL P0RP03E9...-.TIIE NEW

Mr. GRIG, the clerk of the peace, read the report
of the new prison committee, which set forth that at
the last Quarter Sessions it was decided that adver-
tisements should be inserted in the newspapers for
peraoris wishing to offer themselves as candidates for
governor of the prison. The committee received 38
Applications, and after mature consideration of their
testimonials, eight were selected from whom the
governor was to be chosen.
Captain PARROTT proposed that the Court proceed
to settle the number of officers required and their
salaries.
Seconded and carried.

The CLERK of the PEACE read petitions from Ep-
som, 131etchingly, Farnham, Hambledon, and other
unions, against the enormous salaries proposed to the
officers of the new prison, and complaining of the
lavish manner in which the county rates were ex-
pended.

SALARY OF THE PROPOSED GOVERNORS.
The CHAIRMAN said that the committee recom-
mended that the governor should receive a sum of
6001. a year, with a house in proper repair, and that
he should be without any perquisites whatever, such
as coals, bread, candles, and other things usual in
prisons.
Mr. JOHNSON moved that the proposition of the
committee be adopted. He could assure the Court
that they had been very particular in deciding on the
salary. They had documents placed before them from
various prisons all over the kingdom, and after ma-
turely considering the salaries paid to those gover-
nors, the committee was of opinion that 6001. a year
was not too much for the governor of the new prison.
In all those prisons the governor had a house which
was always kept in repair, and was provided with
bread and every necessary that was usual in gaols.
They considered that these perquisites were worth
1001. a year, which virtually made his salary only
500/. a year. Taking in question the salary of the
Governor of Brixton House of Correction, which was
4501. a year, with perquisites, the Court must be of
opinion that the committee have not exceeded the
amount which the new governor ought to receive.
The Earl of LovELacs rose to propose an amend-
ment to the proposition, considering that 6001. a year
was too much at these times to give to the governor
of this gaol. They had lately elected a chief consta-
ble at a salary of 3001. a year nominally, he having
1001. a year more, out of which he had to find a house,
purchase and keep his horse, besides other expenses,
and his duty was extremely arduous—quite as much
so as the governor of a gaol. There were many gen-
tlemen who had served the country with distinction
and others who would be ready to accept the situa-
tion at 4001. a year. He made this proposition with
the view of economy, and that no angry discussion
might exist among the ratepayers out of doors against
their decision. He was sorry to differ from the com-
mittee, but such strong feelings out of doors had
reached his ears that he should be wanting in his duty
if he did not oppose them.
Mr. WILSON—Do you propose that the governor
should have the perquisites similar to the others ?
The NOBLE LORD replied that he proposed aportion
of them.
Mr. FITZROY, in seconding the Noble Lord's pro-
position,thesaidmfur h
ratepayers
enyaetrtsctieorn to
oly ought
interests. to
be
their
thankfulkfui to hi
The cry of all the ratepayers through Surrey was
the lavish expenditure of their money.—(Hear.)
H. DRUMMOND, Esq., M.P., said that great care
had been taken about the waste of public money.
Petitions had been received from union boards, com-
plaining of that, but it was the want of proper docu-
ments that led them astray. He must say that the
county of Surrey was quite the reverse of
what had been stated by the Noble Lord.
A great number of the petitioners had jum-
bled all the rates together, and therefore
such dissatisfaction had taken place. They (the
magistrates) were agents to the Secretary of State,
who required them to do certain things, which, if
not done, would render them liable to be indicted.
An attorney in Lancashire had proposed that a
number of tenant-farmers should be elected by the
ratepayers to act with the magistrates. He con-
tended that they could not act with them, for they
(the magistrates) were the only persons liable to the
Secretary of State.—(Hear, hear.) He would now
come to the point before the Court. They were
speaking about the salary of the governor. If the
county wanted the work done well, they must pay
accordingly ; therefore, he should support the com-
mittee.

A. li. BARCLAY, Esq., also supported the com-
mittee, and considered 6001. a year quite little
enough for a gentleman bolding such a responsible
situation.

Mr. ALcocK said that the county certainly must
be thankful for the Noble Earl's attention to the re-
duction of the rates. He was also of opinion that
the magistrates ought all to do what they could to
lighten the burden of the rate-payers. In Scotland,
the prisons were under the control of a central prison
board, called commissioners of supply, taken from
magistrates and ratepayers, and he believed that such
would soon he the case in this country.—(Hear.)
Mr. KEMBLE, late M.P. for Surrey, hoped the
members of the court would do their duty fearlessly,
and act up to the law. They had nothing to do but
carry that out. He wished some of the Honourable
Members would, in their seat in Parliament, ask for
returns of the money expended before the late Act,
and what was expended now. Ha was certain that
they would find a great difference. He was an ad-
vocate for economy, but only such as was proper and
could be carried out with safety. In conclusion, he
considered that 6001. was not more than would remu-
nerate the governor for the responsible duties be had
to perform.
After a few remarks from Mr. Evelyn, M.P., and
Captain Parrott,
The amendment was put for 4001. a year, which
was lost, there being 33 against it, and only 12 in
its favour.
The original motion for 6001. was then put, and
carried by a large majority.
The CHAIRMAN said the next proposition was a
chaplain at 2501. a year, and an assistant at 1801. per
annum.
Mr. ALCOCK opposed their having two chaplains,
as he considered one was quite sufficient. The Perth
prison, which was a model they might copy, bad only
one at 2501. a year, with a house and garden, and he
rni
his object
oc
had arduous duties to perform.
Mr. CHARLES BARCLAY—HOW many persons are
there in Perth prison ?
Tr
oh
raising
prisoning
the was
butMobjectionmade tow a
s t o holdgsotohoe
r;
the opinion of the Court; therefore he should propose.
one chaplain instead of two.
Captain FITZROY seconded the amendment, as he
considered 430/. too much for the county to pay for
clerical duties in one prison. He would compare it
with other prisons—for instance, Norwich Castle, the
largest prison in England, which contained 650. The
chaplain had 350/. ; at Northampton the chaplain had
2501.; and at Hertford 2001. a year. He hoped Mr.
Alcock would stick to his proposition,
and not saddle
the county with more than one chaplain.
Mr. JOHNSON, as chairman of the new prison com-
mittee, hoped the Court would support them, as he was
certain one chaplain could not do the duty on the
system about to be adopted. Several years ago they
were allowed to elect only one chaplain, but the 2d
Vic., cap. 66, sec. 16, provided one or more chaplains
when there were more than 250 prisoners. Captain
Fitzroy had stated something about Norwich Castle.
Now he (Mr. Johnson) could lassure them that there
were seldom more than 48 men and 23 women con-
fined therein, and that it could never hold 600. As
for their doing with two chaplains, he believed that
they would want another.
Mr. WILSON supported Mr. Johnson, as he was
sure two chaplains would he wanted, as the prisoners
would be required to be visited separately for their
own instruction.
Mr. ALCOCK said he was not sorry that he Fad
made the proposition; but, after the statement of Mr.
Johnson, he would, with Captain Fitzroy's consent,
withdraw his amendment.
Captain FiTzaoir, having refused to consent, the
motion was put with a majority of 36 in favour of
the committee.
Mr. JOHNSON said the next proposition he had to
make was that a surgeon be appointed at 2201. a year,
with residence within the walls of the prison, and that
he must devote all his time to the services of the
county.
After considerable discussion, that resolution was
carried.

The propositions fur the other officers were then
put to the Court, and carried according to the reso-
lutions of the committee.

The rules and regniations for the government of
the prison were also submitted to the Court, and
adopted, with a very few trifling alterations.
The prison, when finished, will generally contain
upwards of 750 prisoners, as Brixton, Kingston, and
Guildford Houst:s of Correction will be closed, and
all offenders for correction will only be seat to the
new prison.
We observed that none of the governors of the
gaols proposed to be abolished are mentioned among
those returned as qualified candidates for the latter.

INSTITUTION OF Ma/ ENGINEERS.
On Tuesday (4Yilfi»m Cubitt, Esq., President, in the
chair), the paper read was " An Account of the Sea
Walls at Panreaen Maar, on the line of the Chester and
Iluly head Railway," by Mr. Swinhurne.
These walls were described as c xtcnding over a length
of one mile and a quarter, sustaining a terrace beneath
the steep slope of Peninaen Mawr, through the rocky
headland of which the railway was carried by means of
a tunnel, about one-eighth of a mile in length. This
terrace was partly cut out of the clitl'on the east side of
the headland, and on the west side, for a distance of 550
yarth, it was wholly farmed of embankment, beyond
which there was a cutting about 110 yards in length,
fdlowed by 220 yards of terrace; then another cutting
about 350 yards in length, succeeded by an mbank-
talent retained on the seaward side by a wall about
260 yards of which was within the reach of
high tides. The original design for these
walls consi:ted of a plain retaining wall nearly
triangular in section, 3 feet thick at the forma-
tion level, with a straight face battering 3 inches per
foot,—the back being vertical. The parapet was to have
been formed of a small breast wall, 3 feet higher than
the level af the rails, and 2 feet thick. The masonry
was specified to be " coursed walling," squared with the
pick; and the face to consist of one header and two
stretchers alternately.
The works were commenced in the autumn of 1845,
but after two months' experience on the coast, it was
thought advisable to deviate from that original design
of a straight face to the wall, and to substitute an arc of a
circle of 60 feet radius, with a slightly overhanging para-
pet, and to prevent the great increase of masonry which
would have resulted from this alteration, the back of
the wall was also curved. This was afterwards found
to be impracticable, and the section was therefore
materially altered. The nature of the materials not
admitting of the " coursed walling" being executed
with facility, it was determined to introduce an
ashlar facing of limestone, procured from the
north coast of Anglesea, and set in cement for a depth
of eighteen inches from the face. The main sea wall,
immediately to the westward of the headland, was now
commenced, and as the embankment behind it was de-
pendent on the completion of the tunnel, and the wall
was unavoidably built in many detached lengths, it was
necessary to increase the width of the base, by reducing
the batter of the back of the wall. This wall had ad-
vanced very briskly, during the summer of 1846, and
was within nine feet of the level of the rails, with all the
lengths joined, excepting the two openings through
which the materials were carried from the beach, when
on the 22d of October, the coast was visited by a
severe gale, with a seventeen feet tide, which completely
destroyed the central portion of the wall, between the
two openings, besides damaging the other portions, and
sweeping away the beach in front of the centre of the
wall. In consequence of this lowering of the beach it
was decided to substitute for the central portion of the
wall an open viaduct, consisting of thirteen openings,
each 36 feet in clear width, and spanned by ten cast-
iron girders, two for each rail, resting on colic ashlar
piers, 32 feet in length, 6 feet thick under the impost,
and 6 feet 8 inches thick at the footings, with semicir-
cular ends next the sea. The remaining portions of the
wall were completed with the limestone ashlar lacing,
taken from the destroyed length of wall, sot in cement,
and in many cases barked with brickwork, also set in
cement; they were also built more upright, and nearly
straight on the face. In order to preserve the founda-
tions of those parts of the wall which remained unin-
jured by the storm, it was resolved to form a breakwater
and terrace in front, by driving a zigzag row of piles, in
bays at right angles to each other, and to back these
piles with planks, behind which an artincial beach was
formed.
The parapet of the first length of wall, immediately to
the eastward of the headland, was built for a length of
130 yards, from 8 feet to 11 feet higher than the level of
the rails, for carrying one end of a slanting roof, or
" lean-to," formed of whole timbers set close together, as
a protection against stones and debris, falling from the
face of the cliff.
In spite of the great difficulties encountered during
the progress of these walls, arising from the peculiar
locality and from the violent action of the sea, the via-
duct last constructed proved perfectly satisfactory; it was,
however, shown, that in point of expense it would pro-
bably have been as cheap to have pierced a longer tun-
nel, and had a less extent of sea wall, as the contingent
expenses incurred in contending with the waves were
very great, and were of a nature scarcely to be foreseen
and provided for by engineers.
The paper announced to be read at the meeting of
Tuesday next, March 25, was " On the Navigation of
Newry," by Sir John Rennie, M. Inst. C.E.