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Rh and its advantages are that the lanterns being within the building, they can be of larger size than if suspended on the outside, whilst the light being better protected from wind and rain, will be steadier and more effective.

"The striking part is made with all recent improvements, the hammer being raised by the great wheel, by which means a heavier blow and more sound are obtained than from the corresponding mechanism of the old construction. The system used is the rack repeating work, which is the easiest in its action, safest in its lockings and the most modern; whereas the old style of locking plate or count wheel, was unreliable, being apt to run past its lockings and strike the wrong hours. The clock will chime the Cambridge quarters, the beauty of which is universally acknowledged, being attributed to no less a musician than Handel.

"Immediately above the dials is the bell-chamber, where, upon a teak frame, the bells are so mounted as to produce the greatest volume of sound. These five bells have been specially cast for this clock, are of the finest bell-metal, and their tones are extremely clear and musical. The hammers are mounted in frames and fitted with steel counter-springs to prevent 'chattering.'

"The following are tho weights and notes of the bells:—

Along with the Husainabad Imambara, Mahomed Ali Shah built this magniﬁcent pucca tank which is contiguous to the Clock Tower. The tank is well stocked with fish and is said to have been connected with the river by an under-ground passage.

West of the Husainabad Tank may be seen an unfinished structure called the Sat Khunda, or seven-storied tower, having been originally designed as such. It was commenced simultaneously with the Husainabad Imambara by Mahomed Ali Shah, as a watch-tower, from whence he