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The iested, appear so far to have commended themselves to the local executive authorities, that, in certain i improvements have already been carried into effect

Of these various suggestions, the one by far thethe harbour-channel, and rendering the entranceperiod the harbour of Whitby had been protected, seaward, by two principal piers,-one running from the eastern cliff about 215 yards, in a north-westerly direction, and the other (a fine speci north-north-easterly, along the western side of the harbour, and extending beyond the line of the west cliff, a distance of about 940 feet into the sea This longer pier, at the time my Father wrote, stretched out a distance of about 100 yards (reckoned froeneral direction of the coast) farther than the head of the other, leaving, however, a clear width, for the entrance of the harbour, of about ninety-two yards

The effect of this arrangement, as to the extension of the western pier so far beyond the other, was, as my Father well observed, extremely injurious; for a deep bed of sand was constantly found encu the entrance by the formation of a ”bar,” which not only rendered the channel tortuous and incommodious, but not unfrequently diminished the otherwise available depth on the firmer bed of the river to an extent of several feet And besides thisat loater,-the access, with _scant_ winds froerous because of the flood-tide sweeping strongly across the harbour-, by its leeward set, to carry the shi+p atteainst, or beyond, the left-hand pier, and thus to risk her total destruction by stranding on the contiguous dangerous scar

For the correction of the evil and danger thus, apparently, induced, my Father proposed the extension of the east-pier by a bend in a more northerly direction, so that, whilst the reflux of the harbour water, and the natural streaht, within the narrowed and extended channel, carry out the loose sand of the bar into the sea, and thus deepen the entrance,-the projection of the east pier uide the tidal coast-stream of flood with more force into the harbour, and to render the access more easy and safe by such a protection i in with a scant wind from the ard

This plan, with some little deviation, has already been carried into effect The pier has been lengthened in a N by W (westerly) direction, by sections of fifty feet at a time, in the proposed direction; at each section, now increased altogether to about 300 feet, the channel has been found to be deepened and rendered less tortuous, and the entrance has become more safe,-exactly as the projector of the irand ie of aspect and accoested by my Father, but has not yet been carried into effect The ie space, above bridge, which is filled at spring tides fro-dock,-a scheme which he conceived could be easily effected by a wall, with gates, across the harbour, at, or near, the place of the present bridge

The effect of such an arrangement, indeed, is not easy to be anticipated

How far the overfloater would suffice to keep the channel clear of sandy deposits? or to what extent the body of debris and shale froment in the bed of the inner harbour? cannot be certainly deter wears at some distance from the town across the river bed, and no peruity, I believe, induced, it seems not improbable but that with a sufficient nu-wall, the efflux, whilst carrying off the considerable supply of water yielded by the river, e outward the descending debris, and keep the channel free

In conclusion of these notices respecting estions for improvements, it will not be out of place to add the substance of an interesting and curious autograph docu to other speculations, conteh neither explained, as to principle or process, nor attempted to be carried out

The document, which as to its manner reminds one of the Marquis of Worcester's ”Century of Inventions,” bears the date of London, 23d December, 1824, and is aptly entitled-”Hints; or Outlines of Improvements conceived by W Scoresby” These outlines, of which the following are pretty nearly literal and verbal extracts, are, in the original, thus introduced:-

”Hoift is a gliht, The teht!”

”During forty years occupation at sea, (the document then proceeds to set forth,) when duty called me to watch, s which ht forward in due tist these conceptions :-

1 An i, both as to shi+ps-of-war and , and pro, and also adding to their durability by preventing in a greattimber to prevent the dry-rot in shi+ps, churches, and other buildings

3 To deepen the water on bar-harbours, and in navigable rivers, so as to give easy access to all friends, and to shut out, when necessary, the enehly favoured land!

4 To build _breakwaters_ in any depth, not exceeding twelve or fourteen fathoe of the sea, and, when immersed in the briny flood, will becoranite rock

5 To secure the banks of rivers, [subject to encroachnitude

6 To i rivers, that bear up onlyon the flood-tide

7 To draw off the foul and inflammable air from coal-pits and other mines liable to explosion

8 To lay out new streets, nearly level, over uneven ground, with vaults under theed as to ad laid or altered withoutof venetian blinds in s, [and to render the out the sun

10 To prepare oat the corn