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or Cloyse, a kind of sluice for letting offirn Provf n 'l nt ^’,.r P l 0 >' e , d in the agricultural operation of8unj e '. n S soils by flooding the land with muddy water, thefor r „. . Paddle, shuttle, sluice, pen-stock, &c., a contrivanceq l a,nin g or letting out the water of a canal, pond, &c.of canolf U Arciies > or Paddle-IIoles, in the constructiondrawino. ’ cro °hed arches by which the water is conveyed, onhie c j ° R P the cloughs or paddles, from the upper pond intoCT rvrV^ 1 ' op the lock, when it is to be filled.

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des crib e .'^^AMBERS. As the building we are about toac c ° m ’ s the first attempt to provide a superior kind ofhi cliami atlon Por gentlemen who are accustomed to reside

fur, an< j e *" s > hy the erection of an edifice especially plannedP * te nsiy ada P te, f to the purpose; we think a notice of thehi e an d elegant institution known as the Club-chambersRl ' c hitectuf ^ treet ’ not inappropriate in a work devoted to

hi t lie C< v' Se ^' :lence oP the scarcity of chambers for residenceass °ciati 1Cln ' ty op the Clubs and Houses of Parliament , an) v ant, ? w as formed for the purpose of supplying the. n eligible site having been procured in Regent

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®t\veen Pall Mall and Piccadilly, the association

k't'l'dinw ihecimus Burton to make designs for a newj fhese designs being approved of, contracts were"^ion?:. the result was the present handsome and com-

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arc hite e t u eVat ’. on this edifice is of the Italian style ofa g Pou • it occupies a frontage of 76 feet, and consists' lCp '~ band* ' St0r >’’ rusticated, and terminated by an enriched*r°U. rp! , or String -course, enriched with the Yitruvian^'“hig tj^ 13 s t°ry forms a basement to the upper part, con-

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nt ed i pllnc 'P a i story, and a second and third story,‘Stic f e t ^ a ^h'l and enriched cornice, the main charac-> ? r y and I ' t L lre op the Italian style. Between the principaliu Hiovv s of 6 Sround-floor, an entre-sol is introduced, thei'Portif!^ ,| v hich are placed between the panelled pilasters3 ' v iti(]m„ 16 con soles of the bold projecting balconies in

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c by dD0 ye. Tlie ground-floor is approached in the>n a 0n a P° l 'tico, projecting forward with coupled Doricst 1,3 into „ eac ^ s ‘ ( i e » and recessed back to give depth: thistti ° r y, anfi e ® rand en trance-hall, the height of the ground-s . e . s ain e re *sol. The four upper stories are divided inSiiT* 63 abovg 1 ^! 88 the ground-floor, except that on all the,p‘nce-b a ]i entre -sol there is an apartment over the

‘'on° Ves 0 r re^ ContaiR s 77 chambers; 27 are provided withare so 06 ] 8868 ^° r ^ le hed, and 50 without; some of the8 er 8u ‘te, jf P ann ed, that two or three may be formed intobrj V p“ts’ r 00tt required - The basement-story —occupied asnr e * arc hes 8 and ( i° m estic offices—is arched over with flat3a PPorted by iron girders. The two staircases

""tion ha^^K 16 corr ‘^ or3 l lave stone floors, and everypension 8 f een taken throughout the building against

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displayed by the architect in providing forkriii,? ‘leser;? 1 ? Vent ilation of the building deserves a par-

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“ pip e 0p ? e ’ on the basement-story, is a furnace, with

“id ?‘eal 12 inches diameter, fixed in the centre of

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ical a C 13 terminated by a cowl. On each storytween era communicate with horizontal ones,

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?ksai a j' Ur * le door and ceiling of the corridors. Each>tl ‘be I '“to (i,?! 18 ?'! with a ventilator near the ceiling,Ur Uaces • ior ‘ zon tal chamber; when the fire is lighted> lt heats the iron flue, rarefies the air within2 x

the vertical chambers, and causes it to pass off with consider-able rapidity through the cowl at the top. The air withinthe rooms then flowing through the ventilators and horizontalchambers into the vertical ones, supplies the partial vacuumcreated by the escape of the rarefied air, and thereby keeps upcontinuous and healthy circulation.

The warming of the building is effected by the patent hot-water apparatus of Mr. H. C. Price, erected under the super-intendence of Mr. Manby. The apparatus is erected on thebasement-story, on the north side of the principal staircase;the hot-air chamber is immediately behind, the top beingnearly on a level with the ground-floor; a supply of cold airflows through a trunk—the mouth of which is furnished withgauze-wire to filter the air—into the vault, where it passesupwards between the vertical iron chambers filled with hot-water, and becomes heated, the warm air then escapingthrough apertures in the top of the vault, is distributedthroughout the principal staircase and corridors. The cor-ridors and water-closets are lighted with gas, the light beingenclosed in glazed lanterns, provided with tubes leading tothe external part of the building. On the basement-story,a well has been sunk, by which the premises are suppliedwith pure spring-water lifted to the top of the building bymeans of a small steam-engine, which is also employed forraising coals, furniture, &c., up the well-hole of the backstaircase. Every alcove or recess for the bed is providedwith hot and cold water, and pipes trapped, and commu-nicating with the drains for a water-closet, if the tenant shouldwish to have one.

We have been thus particular in describing this establish-ment, because the very perfect arrangements made in it forthe comfort and convenience of its numerous occupantsreflect the highest credit on the architect, whose taste andingenuity have been so eminently displayed; and because wewould bespeak for so valuable an association the patronageand support its liberality so fully deserves.

CLUB-HOUSE. Under this term are designated thesplendid establishments which have sprung up at the west-end of the metropolis within the last few years. Called intoexistence by the requirements of a highly refined state ofsociety, the clubs of London represent an assemblage of gen-tlemen composed of all that is eminent in rank, wealth, andtalent; the llite of the nobility and gentry of the kingdom.

The clubs of the present day must not be confounded withthose of a past age, they are essentially institutions of moderncreation. Of the clubs of former days, the earliest describedin our popular literature date about the end of the sixteenth,or the beginning of the seventeenth century. About that timewas established the famous club at the Mermaid Tavern inFriday Street, amongst whose members were Shakspere ,Beaumont, Fletcher, Raleigh, Selden, Donne, and others.

Another celebrated club, founded by Jonson, held its meet-ings at the well-known Devil Tavern. For this club Jonsonwrote the “ Leges Convivales,” which are printed among hisworks. In the Spectator, Addison describes an associationof a political character, called “ The club,” or rather the Con-federacy of the Kings. “ This grand alliance,” says he, “wasformed a little after the return of Charles II. , and admittedinto it men of all qualities and professions, provided theyagreed in this surname of king, which, as they imagined,sufficiently declared the owners of it to be altogether untaintedby republican and anti-monarchical principles.”

The great age of clubs, political, literary, and of everyother description, was the early part of the last century.Amongst the most celebrated of these was the first Beef-steak club, of which Mrs. Woffington, the popular actress,was the president, being the only female member; and