The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-25 00:00:00

rails, up to Stafford-street. Thence to a point 180 ft. west
of Northumberland-street nothing has been done besides the
sewers. From that point to Harley-street it is again finished,
and about a month's work remains to connect it with the
portion at Portland-road, where the next passenger sta-
tion will be built, partly in the oval at the angles of the
Portland-road and Euston-road.

At Harley-street even an ordinary passer-by is able to
judge partially of the difficulties which have never deserted
the contractors,and of the admirable provisions made by them
for carrying out their undertaking, one of the many
thoroughfares which they have had to preserve all the time
their work was going on is here carried on beams, whilst
the banks of the cutting are planked and strutted, and the
labourers at work in every direction. The excavations
are made with the nicest accuracy, so as to receive the re-
quisite thickness of brickwork against the supporting planks,
which are allowed to remain between it and the earthen
sides. All the arches are turned on cast-iron centreing,
which ensures perfect-uniformity. The work is done in 12
feet lengths, On the top of the arches there is a layer of as-
phalte, and on that and in the haunches concrete is put.
Just by the Portland-road the engine is fixed for hoisting
the excavated earth—a one-horse load is lifted each time
with surprising facility. There are also engines for mixing
the lime and sand for the mortar. Adjoining the Regent's-
park provision had to be made for the tunnel under the
roadway for communication with the two gardens, and which
could not be removed. The sides of this tunnel are now
carried on girders, 2ft. 6in. deep in the centre. Cross girders
run between, and York stone landing forms the floor of it.
It is in this way suspended 3ft. bin. below the arch soffit.
By the side of the Regent's-park, opposite Portland-place,
another piece of extra work is being constructed. It is a
winding staircase, 41 feet deep, leading to the sewer under
the line of rail. The diameter is altogether lift. The stairs
themselves are 2ft. bin. wide. They are divided by a ring
of brickwork 9in. thick from the central shaft, through
which solid matter may be hoisted out. The stairs are of 4
inch York store. At the bottom there is a passage leading
through an arch under the foundation of the tunnel wall to
the junction of the Marylebone-road and Regent-street
sewers.

About 100 feet west of Tottenham-court-road a sewer 3ft.
9in. by 2ft. bin. was put in on each side of the tunnel, and
the aggregate of all more than occupied the width of the
street; the sewer was, therefore, built partly in the tunnel
wall, and the greatest care and circumspection was needed
to carry the work successfully through. At Tottenham-
court -road the sewers run in opposite directions, one going
northwards into Hampstead-road, the other southwards
into Tottenham-court-road,

The next station after Portland-place, forming the fourth
from Paddington, will be at George-street and Gower-street,
Euston-road. The arrangements for it are precisely similar
to those we have before described.

The western end of Euston-road forms the boundary of
Messrs. Smith and Knight's contract. There, about 100 ft.
is finished, and the remainder is being rapidly pushed for-
wards.

The works are being done from the plans, and under the .
direction of, Mr. Fowler, with Mr. Johnston as resident
engineer.

Mr. Armstrong, Messrs. Smith and Knight's agent, is
constantly on the works, and o him they are greatly in-
debted for the able prosecution of their difficult task. We
are likewise indebted to him, and acknowledge the assistance
he has given us in our survey of the line. Next week we
shall notice the progress on the concluding portion of the
works between Euston-square and Victoria-street.—Build-
ing .News.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

BRISTOL-SEPT. 24.

•
At our market to-day there was a fair attendance of
millers, but a very poor business was done, and in prices
we have no alteration to report.

LEEDS—SEPT. 24.
We have a god show of grain to-nay, and business was
rather slow in both old and new wheat, at a decline of is
on last week's currencies. In barley, unless very fine, rates
declined is. Other articles unchanged.

MELTON MOWI3RAY—SPT. 24.
There was a good show of wheat to-day, which sold
readily at the prices of last week, with a fair attendance.
Barley a middling show, and late rates supported. For
oats quotations were steady. Prices :—White wheat, 42s
Od to 60s Od; red, 52s Od to 54s per 36 stone; beans
firm, at 40s to 50s for old ; new sorts, —8 per 38 st. ;
barley, 388 to 40s for malting, and 29s to 33s per qr. for
grinding; oats, 25s to 28s Od per 24 stone.