. The Architectural magazine. , cranes, on rollers, for carryingit along the wall to its proper situation. the act of going up. This principal is of good construction,and possesses some peculiarities worthy the attention of thescientific reader. During the raising of the principals, an acci-dent occurred by the breaking of the hook of the pulley-block,which in conseciuence, let fall the principal which was suspendedto it, and, by the jerk, threw three men from the top of the wallsto the ground, a height of nearly 70 ft. One valuable workmanwas killed upon the spot, and another died, after bein
. The Architectural magazine. , cranes, on rollers, for carryingit along the wall to its proper situation. the act of going up. This principal is of good construction,and possesses some peculiarities worthy the attention of thescientific reader. During the raising of the principals, an acci-dent occurred by the breaking of the hook of the pulley-block,which in conseciuence, let fall the principal which was suspendedto it, and, by the jerk, threw three men from the top of the wallsto the ground, a height of nearly 70 ft. One valuable workmanwas killed upon the spot, and another died, after being a fewweeks in the hospital; the third is now recovered from theeffects of his fall, and is a living testimony of the skill of Jukes, the surgeon of the Hospital, who attended him. The interior of the room is beautifully finished in plaster, inthe same style as the exterior, having a bold Corinthian pilaster D. H. k.— ?North Caro!,ni> SUto Co!!eg3, . 26 Descriptio7i of the Birmingham Ncw loxvn Hall. Plan of part of the Ceilin/;, in which a b is the centre line. between each window. The room has a great gallery {o,fg. 2.)at the principal entrance end, capable of seating about six hundredpeople, and small side galleries {p2^) projecting about 9 ft. fromthe walls. The other end has a large orchestra (;) surmountedby one of the finest organs in the world, built by Mr. Hill (lateElliot and Hill) of London, which will do him lasting whole acconnnodation amounts to 3500 persons. In consequence of the increasing difficulties of the architects,and from their having exhausted all the means they were ableto command, without receiving sympathy from any quarter,they were compelled to submit to a bankruptcy in the early partof 1834<; and the committee, hoping to benefit by other assistance,called in Mr. Foster of Liverpool, to consult him as to the com-pletion of the work. We are not able to give the reason whyMr. Foster deemed it necessary to offer hi
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