Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-11-15


the n. Y. Commercial Advertiser, has the follow
ing items:
The l,test railway novelty is the great tubular
bridge over the Conway Straits, in Wales. through
which pass the trains from London to Hoyhead
ihis Is considered of the greatest works of mo
dern engineering skill, and is the Joint production
or Messrs. Stephenson, Fairbain, Hodgkinson and
Clarke.
The leviathan tube was Lifted upon the piers I'M
der the superintendent of Capt. Claxton, II. N,
noted for his exertions in raising the unfortunate
Great Britain steamer. To form some idea of the
huge iron fabric which now spans the Conway YOU
have only TO imagine the Thames tunnel transpos-
ed-that is TO say, suspended Is feet over, instead
OF passing so many feet under the Thames, with
no midway support, resting solely upon the piers
400 feet apart
This immense tube is composed Of a series of
iron plates, rve,ted together. It's entire length is
424 feet-i's inside width is Ia feet throughout,
lis height ~ feet at either end but rising to 25
ieet in the centre. The weight of each tube is
,oOO tons (there are two) SO that the weight of
the whole Is 1900 tons burden from bank TO bank
The elevation OF the tubes is Is f. above high water
mark. i he wrought iron plates of which they are
composed vary from half inch to seven eiphths
OF an inch in thickness. On the iron floor OF the
tube about 70 solid transverse beams are laid about
* inches square and feet in the clear part upon
these cross beams are laid longithdnally, and to
these the cradles that secure the rails for the trains
fto pass upon are screwed. Each tube has cost A.
bout -f6O0 G0 or 100000
by order of the commissioners of RAILWAYS. up
ward of one hundred and seventy cheap or third
class trains now Ean daily on the railways of the
United Kingdom, extending over more than four
thousand miles. They are called in the tables
parliamentary trains"-the objec, Of the Legisla-
tuTe being TO secure 10 the poorer classes the
OF travelling by railway at moderate fares By this
act 1t is lncumbent'upon every railway company To
run one such train. overy day, at one penny per
mile, and at speed not less than twelve miles an
hour.
tits required, by recent statute, that on or be-
fore the 2lst instant the owners of all steam YES
sells, whether they proceed TO sea or not transmit,
TO the Board Of Trade declaration of the sufiicen
cy and good condition of the machinery and hull of
every steamer 1t is provided that in case of neg
lect to do so, they shall pay Ten shngs for every
days delay until the order is complied with.
While on the subject of music, would remark
that Henry Russell, who was so popular in the u.
States few years ago, is accumulatng rapid for
tune. With tact peculiar 10 his character, he
has directed his efforts TO the amusement of ..the
ml'Ion," rather than of the arstocratic few whose
tastes and patronage are always precarious. He
has partially abandoned that simple vet beautiful
style of bld'English melody which rendered him so
popular IN the United States, for new dramatic
one, Of which he is the only representative His
subjects are adapted TO the taste of his audience
such as "TheTes good time coming, beys,,' in
which portion of them join i'm chorus. In the
concluding part of his entertainment he relates Ne
gro anecdotes, and sings a few Ethiopian melodies
As far as the science of music, the genius of com
position artiscal taste is concerned there is lit
lie to add TO his fame, transmit his name TO pps
terty but as matter of profession he is in con
slant demand, and am told he is clearing every
week Throughout: the year some $500, beyond his
expenses.