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 532 THE BUILDING NEWS. June 28, 1872. other very interesting examples of art-workmanship were in the room, for the special record of which we cannot spare space. We should not, however, omit to notice some very good specimens of paper hang- ings, which were exhibited by Messrs. Jeffrey & Sons, of Essex-road, Islington, in the Association Room. They are from the designs of Mr. Owen Jones, Mr. E. W. Godwin, and Mr. W. Burges, and deserve the attention of architects. The conversa- zione was a brilliant conclusion of a more than usually successful Session of the Institute. ee ee THE PROGRESS OF THE LOCK-OUT. HE Pall Mall Gazette has the following on this subject :—The first suggestion of concilia- tion in the building trade dispute has come from the side of the men, though not, unfortunately, from the men actually affected by the lock-out. The London Trades’ Council has advised that the masters be asked to concede the nine hours on condition of the rate of wages per hour and the code of working rules being referred to a conferenee composed of an equal number of masters and workmen. The resolu- tion embodying this recommendation was communi- cated to the Masons’ Lock-out Committee yesterday morning. According to the report in the Times, the “deputation was courteously received by the Com- mittee, who thanked them for the interest the Council had taken in the matter, but informed them that they did not look upon the resolution with any favour, nor did they think it was likely to find favour with the men.” The correctness of this impression will be tested by the proceedings at the general meeting of the locked-out masons which is to be held to- night. If the Committee prove to be right in their reading of the men’s views, it will be matter for great regret. The London Trades’ Council cannot be supposed to favour the masters as against the men ; and they have the advantage of being able to take a wider survey of the controversy than is pos- sible to men actually engaged in it. A refusal to accept arbitration on the wages question is perfectly intelligible, on the supposition that the men feel themselves strongenough to obtain their full demands without arbitration. But they can hardly possess the data necessary for any reasonable assurance upon this point. They may feel confident of their own resolution, but they cannot be so well acquainted with the state of their employers’ books as to make it safe for them to assume that the masters will give in rather than sacrifice the orders they have in hand. On the contrary, the masters may foresee that rather than go on working on the terms demanded by the men it would answer their purpose to transfer their capital to other businesses. In that case they will certainly fight to the last. We do not say that this is probable—indeed,the alleged willingness of some of the smaller firms to give the men what they ask goes some way to make it improbable. But it is possible, and being possible it is a contingency which prudent men ought to take into account. Further, the damage done to the men’s ultimate interests by their repudiation of arbitration as a mode of ascertaining the rate of wages ought to be regarded. If the men reject it this time because they feel strong enough to do without it, the masters will be encou- raged to reject it another time for the same reason. ‘The consequence will bethat every demand for increased wages will be settled as a matter of course by a strike or alock-out. A much larger share of the income of the trade societies will have to be devoted to the maintenance of men out of work from one or other of these causes; their reserved funds will be de- creased in proportion; and strikes for objects which an arbitrator would have declared perfectly admis- sible will fail for want of means to carry them on. Nor is the fact that an offer of arbitration on the part of the men would put themright with the public to be altogether disregarded. The gain in money might be inappreciable, but the gain in another way would be very considerable. The em- ployers are naturally more influenced by what is called public opinion than the men, because in the forms in whichit most often expresses itself it is the opinion of the class to which they themselves belong. If the masters refused to grant the nine hours, even after the men had conceded that they should be guarded against actual money loss by re- ferring the rate of wages to arbitration, there would be a general agreement among unprejudiced bystanders that they had rejected a rational mode of settling trade disputes in favour of a very irrational one. Theexistence of such an agreement in society and in the press would certainly shake the confidence of the masters in the justice of their cause, and as soon as they began to falter upon this point they would begin to think of terms of compromise. Huilding Intelligence, CHURCHES AND CHAPELS. BicKNotter, TAuNton.—The parish church at Bicknoller was reopened for divine service the week before last, after restoration. Mr. Ewan Christian was the architect for the chancel works, and Mr. John D. Sedding, of Bristol, for the nave. Mr. Davis, of Taunton, was the builder. Dutwicu.—Mr. Poynter has (says the Atheneum) undertaken to paint a picture, and its predella, fora nichein the chancel of thenew church of S. Stephen, at Dulwich. The niche is a recessed arch of Deco- rated form, and will be divided into unequal portions by the two pictures in question. The artist is now occupied with these works, and will finish them as soon as practicable. The upper portion represents the trialof the proto-martyr: the false witnesses are urging their case against him; he alone perceives the heavenly rays which enter the chamber. The saint stands before the tribunal, in appropriate costume, and his attitude is extremely well conceived. His expression is pure and beautiful. Nothing could be conceived more successful than Mr. Poynter’s design ; it is treated in a monumental manner, which is per- fectly suited to the place it istoadorn. The predella represents the saint being led from the gate of the city in charge of Roman soldiers, who, for the time, protect him from the violence of the mob; the latter gather and carry stones. This design is as expressive as the other. Harwesron.—The new church of S. John the Baptist, Harleston, Norfolk, was consecrated on Tuesday week. The church is built in the Geome- trical Decorated style. It consists of a nave 68ft. long by 20ft. 6in. wide, and 41ft. high to the ridge of the roof, on each side of which are four arches and piers, the latter alternately circular and quatre- foil on plan, opening into aisles the same length as the nave, and 10ft. wide. These aisles are lighted by three-light windows, and the naye has a cleres- tory of tre- and quatre-foils, enclosed in equilateral arches. The chancel is 30ft. long and the same width as the nave, with an apsidal east end of five bays, and a single-light window in each bay. The outside walls are of flint and stone. The stone bell- turret is fixed on the gable of the south transept. The church accommodates 400 persons, at a cost of £4,500. Mr. R. M. Phipson is the architect, and Mr. Grimwood, of Weybread, the builder. Harrocate.—On Thursday week, the Bishop of Beverley blessed the first stone of the high altar of a new (Roman) Catholic Church in course of erection at Harrogate. The design is by Messrs. Goldie & Child, Kensington-square, London, the contractor being Mr. Wood, builder, Leeds. The church consists of nave and two aisles, divided by pillars. The cost of the building will be £3,400, exclusive of the internal fittings, and there will be accommodation for 600 worshippers. The building is of best red brick, with stone dressings, an open timbered roof, and square tower of brick and stone. Kirsurn.—The chancel and transepts of the new church of S. Augustine, Kilburn, were opened on Thursday week. The style of the church is an adaptation of thirteenth century Gothic. The building will accommodate, when completed, about 1,200 persons on the ground-floor, while a triforium can be made available for additional accommodation for about 250. The plan will consist of a nave (at present temporary) and chancel, together internally 155ft. long and 28ft. wide, and 56ft. high up to the ridge of the groining. This portion is to be entirely surrounded by a narrow aisle or passage, which is groined over at the level of 16ft. from the floor, and on this the forementioned triforium, reached by hidden staircases, is formed, also extending all round the church, and also groined in bays divided by walls, which are the buttresses which sustain the main groining, and through which open archways are formed for communication. There are north and south transepts, each equal in width to the two easternmost bays of the nave, and each groined in two bays and nearly of the same height as the nave. On the east side of the south transept is a circular- ended chapel, 30ft. by 18ft., also groined, and with a continuous window-arcade round the apse, with a narrow window in each opening. On the north side of the chancel are two large vestries; the organ chamber, which is of considerable size, extends over one of them, and opens out towards the chancel and transept by lofty arches. In the nave aisles are to be added north and south of the passage which will extend round the church. At the west end of the south one, and at right angles with it, is to be placed a large porch; and at the west end of the north aisle will stand the tower, which will be about 26ft. square externally, and 118ft. high, with a lofty belfry-stage of two couble windows, and another tier of windows below them. It will be surmounted by a spire of about the same height, and with pinnacles and spirelets at the base. At the foot of the tower will be the principal entrance to the church, through a large and important doorway on the west side. The east end is flanked by large square turrets, rising to a height of nearly 100ft. The outside facing is of red brick, and the inside of stock brick. Bath stone is used throughout for dressings. The altar is raised ten steps above the nave floor, and a sculptured reredos, extending across the end of the chancel, with a canopy in the centre, is intended to be erected. The architect is Mr. J. L. Pearson, F.S.A.; the builders, Messrs. Colls & Sons. RoruErumiTHE.—The new church of S. Barnabas, Rotherhithe, was consecrated by the Bishop of Win- chéster on S. Barnabas Day, the 11th inst. The church is of fine proportions and dignified appear- ance, although the materials employed are plain and homely. The cost of the building has been £4,000. Mr. W. Butterfield is the architect. 8. Pauv’s, Covent-GArpEen.—The Church of 8. Paul, Covent-garden, originally built by Inigo Jones, was reopened on Sunday, after having been repaired and decorated. The work has been done under the direction of Mr. Butterfield. The columns which supported the side galleries now form screens to the chancel, and the old reredos has been altered and fixed at a higher level, so as to frame and enclose the circular window, which has been filled with some bright and effective stained glass, and large outline cartoons slightly tinted, representing the Ascension, have been fitted into its three spaces. The seats, formed out of the old oak pews, are low and open. The ceiling has been painted in bright tints; and the walls have been in a few places decorated with architectural lines in colour, intended to be suggestive of a marble and stone treatment, whenever it can be afforded. A pavement of stone, tile, and marble, has been laid down. The church is in many respects remarkable, but all that regards the exterior of this church has been sadly neglected. The handsome wrought-iron work of the gates and therailings are decayed and rusty, and a considerable external repair is needed. SourHport.—The new church of S. Andrew, Southport, has been consecrated. Messrs. T. & D. Barry, of Liverpool, are the architects. The church is cruciform in plan, and consists of a nave 89ft. 9in. by 28ft. 6in.; north and south aisles, 61ft- 6in. by 13ft. 6in.; north and south transepts, 28ft. 3in. by 27ft. 6in.; chancel, 30ft. by 24ft. Sin., with organ chamber and vestry on the south side. The tower is placed in the angle between the chancel and north transept. The style is Gothic of the fourteenth century. The building is constructed with brick walls, faced with Upholland parpoints in courses. The stone for the exterior is from the Cefn quarries, near Ruabon, and that for the interior is white Stourton. The building contains nearly 1,000 sittings. BUILDINGS. BournemMoutn.—A new house is being erected at Bournemouth for Edmund Christy, Esq. Mr. Sedd- ing, of Bristol, is the architect; Mr. Toogood, of Bournemouth, the builder. Lstimate of works £4,500. CueppAr.—A new British School has been erected at Cheddar, at a cost of £3,000. The styleis Gothic, and the building is of Draycott stone, with Bath stone dressings. It will accommodate 120 children. Mr. John Beven, of Bristol, is the architect. Krirpy-Le-Soxen.—On Monday last the memorial stone of a new school for the parish of Kirby- le-Soken, Essex, was laid. The school is to be built of red brick with Bath stone-dressings, and will accommodate 150 children, the cost being £500. Mr. C. Shepherd, of Colchester, is the builder; and Mr. Henry Stone, of London, the architect, Metsury Hovse.—Melbury House, the seat of the Earl of Ilchester, situated about eight miles from Yeovil, has been in the hands of Mr. Salvin, of London, for the last eighteen months, and from that gentleman’s designs considerable alterations and addi- tions have taken place. A great part of the work has been executed upon the estate by his lordship’s workmen, and under the management of Mr. William Holderness, the resident clerk of works. The im- provements have been carried out in the same style as the older parts of the old building—Tudor—the whole of the walls, internally as well as externally, being of Ham Hill stone, the material used im the early work. Some parts of this old masonry are extremely interesting, not only on account of its excellent preservation and good workmanship, but particularly for its early associations. On the jambs of the tower door, and also upon the jambs of the