MATHESDN ON T&k NliW CLYbk BRZDG$ OF [hfinutes of but their accuracy in this case was so remarkable as to suggest complete justification of the practice of chisel-boring7 as distinguished from boring by the diamond drill, for all the preliminary purposes of engineering work, except the puddle-trenches of waterworks and perhaps the foundations of dock-walls. And the great importance of ensuring accurate results by boring suggests that a11 qualified boring-contractors should be officially accredited by R recognized authority. There is some variation in the character of the strata at the sites of the several piers, but at the centre of the river the following may be taken as a typical section :-High-Water Level.
Glasgow is the principal station on the Caledonian Railway. It i s a terminal station and has recently been much altered and extended. The new works have just been completed, and as the reconstruction and enlargement of existing terminal stations, as well as the building of new terminal shtions, appears to be a matter of consequence at the present time, not only in this country but also in France and America, it is proposed to describe the leading features of the extension scheme. The subject will be treated mainly from the point of view of the politics of
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