The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-09-21 00:00:00

THE GREAT BRITAIN.—MessiI. Fawcett,- Preston, and
Co., with Mr. Ilbss, Mr.. Baker, and Mr. Furlongs
engineers, and two foremen boiler-makers' at the request
of Captain Claxton, visited that vessel, to examine the
means adopted' by the foreman boiler-maker, Mr. John
Crew, for stopping the leaks at the bottom of that vessel
whilst lying in Dundrum Bay, and expressed their admi-
ration of the ingenuity displayed. The- method adopted
by Mr. Crew for this purpose, was as follows :—A plate of
sufficient size was passed edgeways through-each hole from
the inside, having a screwed bolt attatched' to it as nearly
in the centre as possible. This plate was then adapted to
cover the hole on the outside, and was drawn tight up by
a screwed nut and cross-bar from the inside, being packed
with felt to prevent leakage as much as possible.
NEW MUSIC HALL, HOPE-STREET.—This building is
situated at the junction of Hope-street with Myrtle-street,
on the south-east side of the town, having a front to each
of these leiding thoroughfares. The site is excellent, be-
ing on a gentle eminence. The Hall is to be of an oblong
shape, the longest side of which will front Hope-street,
is to be a house of 175 feet by 110, that is, the area of
ground enclosed by the foundations ; but outside of this
there is to be a margin or yard of about 28'feet, enclosed,
not by rails or walls, as is generally the custom, but by
large massive chains suspended from bronzed highly-orna-
mented cast-iron pillaretts. The effect of this judicious
arrangement will be, we are convinced, to give the build-
ing a clean, neat, and elegant appearance. The edifice is
now in course of erection, and is raised to the elevation of
about 25 feet all round. The style is Italian—plain and
simple in its ornaments, but at the same time imposing in
its appearance ; and from what we have seen of the plans,
through the kindness of the talented architect (Mr. Cun-
ningham), it promises to be one of the chastest and most
elegant edifices which he has ever designed. The entrance
will be by six doors in each of the two principal fronts, at
each of which there will be ample room for one, and, on
an emergency, two carriages at once. These entrances are
in the form of arches, and they are surrounded by a bold
and imposing architrave which terminates at the crown of
each arch in a highly-ornamented centre-piece. The
main pillars of the front constitute the sides of these en-
trances, and they are also ornamented with appropriate
cap and base mouldings, the former of which is sur-
mounted by a bold string moulding or cornice. And be-
tween this cornice and the windows there is a panelled
band, filled in with consoles moulded and highly enriched,
supporting as it were the bases of the architraves of the
windows above. The upper half of three sides of the
building—the south, west, and north—are to be filled in
with a row of large windows, 13 feet by 6 ; each of which
is to be ornamented with moulded architraves, frieze, cor-
nice, and pediment, above the top of which the building
will finish by a bold moulded cornice, surmounted by an
enriched frieze of consoles, moulded trusses, and patterie.
Projecting from and above the centre of this cornice, which
is itself a sweet design, there will be a shield, supported
by two ornamental scrolls, bearing a design emblematic of
the purposes to which this splendid edifice is to be de-
voted ; and at each corner of the building there is to be
an enriched vase, having similar emblematical devices
carved upon it. The subject of ventilation has, to a great
extent, occupied the minds of the most eminent builders
of the present day, and various methods have been in-
vented for heating and ventilating such places of public
resort. We are happy to state that in this particular Mr.
Cunningham has made ample provision, and that the
whole house will be thoroughly ventilated and well heated.
From the centre of the eastern end there will be one large
handsome tower for that purpose, all the necessary flues
of the building merging into it. By the adaptation of
this plan, the whole line of the roof remains perfect and
unbroken.