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JAN. 1, 1859.] Building operations at Bray are likely to be more extensive next year than they have been hitherto. Mr. Dargan having purchased a large tract of ground from Mr. Quin, is about erecting two pair of semi-detached villas and terraces of commodious dwelling-houses, also Turkish baths on a large scale; of which, we understand, The Law of Patents, for Inventions in Ireland, and Registration of Mr. Cunningham is the contractor. For the former Mr. Wilkinson Designs.—(O'Gorman) Dublin.


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is the architect, and for the latter Sir John Benson.

A new church

is in progress from designs by Mr. Barre; as also are some works WE beg to direct attention to this excellent and most useful of a domestic class from the designs of Messrs. E. Carson, Burne, treatise, by James P. Byrne, Esq.; and in common with our con and J. J. Lyons, architects, respectively. temporaries recommend it to the mind of every man who is capable Mr. Hugh Kelly has been declared the contractor for the erection of contriving an invention. Everything that could be said in praise of the new buildings at Mount Argos, near Kimmage, intended of any work, has been said of it—we could scarcely add a word, for conventual purposes. The plans were made in Rome, and the superintendence is entrusted to Mr. Patrick Byrne, architect. Full without repetition. This, however, we may observe, that if, as it was truly said, the first edition was “so very cheap that it should be particulars shall appear in next No. The foundation-stone of a porcelain factory has been laid at placed on every library and office table,” the second is cheaper, for Belleek, County Fermanagh. it is published at half the original price. Hitherto Inventors in A new hall for Protestant meeting purposes is to be erected at Cork. Upwards of £700 has been already subscribed; Lord Ireland-the poorer classes especially—laboured under extreme Bandon and Allessandro Gavazzi having contribnted £10 and £5 disadvantages as regarded economy and facility in getting their in ventions patented and designs registered, being obliged to place respectively. The Catholic Young Men's Society has taken the Music-hall in themselves in the hands of London agents, thereby incurring both Lower Abbey-street, with a view to its conversion into a lecture extra outlay and increased delay, which under many circumstances theatre, reading-rooms, library, class-rooms, &c., for the use of that may prove most detrimental, and which all conversant with the body. We understand an architect has tendered his services gratu routine observed in some offices in Chancery Lane will readily under itously, and that plans have been prepared. -

The Ecclesiastical Commissioners are about having extensive works

stand. To remedy this, however, Mr. Byrne has not only prepared

executed at the churches of Desertaghill, Co. Derry, and Tomb a lucid exposition of the law as regards Patents, &c. in this country, (Camolin), Co. Wexford; and they also intend enlarging and re but offers through the medium of his own agency a systematic and pairing the church of Drumkeeran, Co. Fermanagh. A new convent for the order of St. Bridget is to be built at Gores direct mode of protection combined with comparative enconomy and increased facility. bridge, Co. Kilkenny; and Lord Castlerosse has subscribed £100. The Guardians of the Limerick Union are about erecting, for the use of the Catholic inmates, a chapel to cost £500—the dining-hall Rural Architecture. By John White, Architect. Blackie and Son, being at present used for divine worship. Glasgow and London, &c. The new parochial church of Blessington is in progress of com pletion, from the designs of Mr. M'Carthy, R.H.A., architect. It THE author of this work has fulfilled his task somewhat more comprises nave, transept, sanctuary and chancel; is in the Gothic creditably than the generality of those who, like him, publish the style, and measures from east to west, 90 feet, and across transepts, 60 feet. Mr. Robert Farrell, of Lombard-st, the builder. Expen unmatured offsprings of their imagination in the shape of designs for public or private dwellings; and which are usually replete with diture about £2,600. The first stone of a new community residence for the missionary features offensive to a professional eye, calculated to act detri oblates of Mary Immaculate, has been laid at Inchicore. mentally on public taste, and materially to injure the practice of A colossal statue is to be erected at Carlisle, as a memorial of the late Mr. Samuel Steele.

The new monument to the memory of Hugh Miller, is in progress of erection at Cromarty.

legitimate practitioners. Though the designs in the book before us do not, in some respects, exactly correspond with our taste, either in point of arrangement or external contour, nevertheless, we feel

bound—assuming that architects like doctors, may differ—to state, that there are many meritorious features introduced, especially in the details, and that from its perusal and examination architectural students may derive many valuable suggestions.

Railway $10tes. Continental #10tts.

Messrs. Malcomson, brothers, have invested £83,000 in preference shares of the Waterford and Limerick Railway.

The Clonmel and Dungarvan line has been abandoned, partly owing to the engineer not being able to complete the plans within

A statue of Peter the Hermit has been inaugurated in the gardens of the old monastery of Neumoustier. A marble statue is about to be raised by public subscription at Arrangements have been made for transferring the Waterford and Nice, in honour of Massena. Limerick Railway to the Great Southern and Western. The Academy of Fine Arts, at Copenhagen, have elected as hon Mr. Dargan is the contractor for the Tuam and Athenry Railway orary members, Sir Charles Eastlake, R.A., Sir Edwin Landseer, at £67,000. Sir Charles Barry, Professors Cockrell and Donaldson. The Banbridge and Lisburn Railway is being laid out by Mr. NEw MoNUMENT IN PERE LA CHAIse.—Amongst the recent Blakiston, C.E. the time required by standing orders.

The proposed railway from Londonderry to Letterkenny consists additions, those of “Rachel,” the actress, and “Alfred de Musset,”

of three parts: from Pennyburn to Farland Point, thence to New the poet, are the most noteworthy. The former consists of a small towncunningham through M'Cormick's slob-land, at Inch Level; Grecian chapel, with the word “Rachel” between two crowns, and and at Newtowncunningham another extension under other manage a diadem carved over the entrance, and is situated to the right of the

ment. The distance to Letterkenny is 21 miles.

Neccessary pre Israelite ground; and on that of the latter a marble bust of the

liminaries have been completed.

deceased has been placed, with a weeping willow in front, and on the extreme side a verse from his work is engraved.

The telegraph between the Dardanelles, Syra and Chio has been successfully laid, but that between Candia and Egypt has been IMPRoveMENTS IN SUBMARINE TELEGRAPHs.—An improved cable has been invented on which the outer fold of wires, instead

broken.

The new church of St. John the Evangelist, recently erected of being disposed spirally (like an ordinary rope) round the core, are at Pittston Pa, was solemnly dedicated recently. plaited or braided like the woollen covering to the cords of window blinds.

THE PoNTIFICAL RAILwAY CARRIAGEs.—The carriages specially

Messrs. Deane and Woodward, of this city, architects, designed

the new offices recently erected in London for the “Crown" Life Assurance Company. The front elevation is of a highly decorative fitted up, and decorated with paintings and figures. The bed-room character in the Byzantine style, and a variety of colour is pro has blue hangings, and is adorned with a superb painting of the duced by the adaption of different stones, marbles, &c, Fifteen hundred pounds have been received towards the erection Immaculate Conception, by Millet. The exterior is tastefully of the George Stephenson monument. decorated with objects in bronze. constructed for the pope comprise a sort of terrace, an ante-chamber, a throne-room and a bed-room. The throne-room is magnificently