The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-30 00:00:00

FORTIFICATIONS.

The following detail, showing the total estimated
cost of the several new works proposed to be exe-
cuted, the sum proposed to be taken for each station
for the period between the Ist of August, 1860, and
the Ist of August, 1861, and also the extra sum,
not provided for in Annual Estimates, required for
the same period for works already sanctioned by
Parliament, was published on Saturday :

Proposed to
Total esti- be taken for
d t mae cost period be-
District. works,
purchase of
Proposed new ' tween Aug. 1,
including' tween
and Aug.
land. 1, 1861, in-
cluding pur-
chase of land.
------. ----
Portsmouth.. Spithead*. .... £ £ £
... 840,000
N(.edles .......... 150,000
Isle of Wight .... 130,000 .• • • 580,000
l'ortsdown t ... 650,000
Gosport Advance. 150,000
1
Plymouth.... Sea defences 375,000,920,000
Staddon-heights 200,000 .
Maker-heights
N.-East defences/ 600,000
1,920,000
Pembroke.... Baysto southward 100,000 60,000
j
- Work atScoveston 120,000 "• •
220000
Thames Four batteries .'.. 180,,000 60,000
Sea defences & ..
Medway and works in front
Sheerness of Mil e-town§..
.. 350,000 100,000
Chatham
1 W ork in front of
Dover Castle, & other
improvements. .. 170,000 50,000
Cork
byCommission era .. 120,000 30,000
Central Ar- 1 For purchase of a
..
senal .... j site 150,000 150,000
Total 4,960,000 1,635,000
Say
350,000
For works already sanctioned by Parliamentil.

Grand total rec
vided in Esti]

quired, irrespective of sum pro-
[mates 1860-61

2,000,000

* Omitting "Spit " and "intermediate " works.
f It is proposed to omit the three "minor works" proposed
by the Commissioners on Portsdown, and it is only proposed
to construct one work on the Gosport Advance Line.
j It is only proposed to execute four works on the north-
east side of Plymouth--viz., those at Catdown, at Lipsom, at
Mount View, and St. Budeaux.
§ It is proposed to place works immediatelyin front of Mile-
town, Sheerness, instead of the advanced works proposed by
the Commissioners.
II Viz.—Portsmouth
Plymouth
Pembroke
Portland.
Dover

. £150,000
. 75,000
. 55,000
. 30,000
. 40,000

Total

• • - . .. £350,000
SIDNEY HERBERT.

War-office, Yuly 26.

The Earl and Countess of Derby and Lady Emma
Stanley returned to St. James's-square on Saturday, from
visiting the Duke and Duchess of Richmond at Goodwood
during the races.

The Earl of Aberdeen has left Argyll House for
Haddo House, near Aberdeen. The noble earl is in excel-
lent bodily health, but still retains great weakness in his
legs.

DESTRUCTION OF Two HOUSES IN PIMLICO.—In
Sutherlan I-street, Pimlico, two houses—four stories liigh
—were struck with lightning on Saturday night, about 8
o'clock, and although at the time it was not anticipated any
serious damage had resulted, subsequent events established
the fact that the electric fluid had shaken the houseso the
foundation. About 1 o'clock yesterday morning the neigh-
bourhood was aroused by suddenly hearing a fearful crash,
followed by two others less violent. A number of the in-
habitants rushed from their beds into the street, and it was
soon discovered that two newly-erected houses in Suther-
land-street had fallen into a heap of ruins. The front walls,
more than usually substantial for private houses, had fallen
inwards, dragging
with them the back walls, and thewhole
presented a complete mass of ruins. Had the premises been
inhabited the loss of life must have been very great, and the
occurrence, as may naturally be supposed, created consider-
able alarm in the neighbourhood. This was increased to a
great degree last evening duyino. the storm which then
raged, when it was rumoured thatba similar occurrence, at-
tended with more serious consequences, had taken place
near the same spot. Crowds of people hurried to the place,
but fortunately the rumour was unfounded. The two
houses in question were totally destroyed,