is merely the eye through which the band passes, and its office is to lay the band properly on the bobbin.  The latter is turned to coil on the band by a pitch chain from the builder screw, the motion being given through a friction clutch, to allow for slip as the bobbin or coil gets larger, for obviously the bobbin as it gets larger is not required to turn so fast to coil up the band produced as when it is smaller.  If the action is studied, it will be seen that the twist is put in between the bobbin and the hollow journal, and every revolution of the frame puts in one turn for the twist.  The hay is fed to the machine through the hollow journal already mentioned.  By suitably proportioning the speed of feed-rollers and the revolutions of the frame, which is easily accomplished by varying the wheels on the left hand of frame, bands of any degree of hardness or softness may be produced.  The machine appears to be simple and not liable to get deranged.  It may be after a little practice attended to by a laborer, and is claimed by its maker to be able to produce 400 yards of band per hour.  The frame makes about 180 revolutions per minute, that is, this is the number of turns put into the twist in this time.  The machine can make a bundle about 200 yards long, which can be removed off the bobbin without unwinding with the greatest facility.—­Mech.  World.

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THE ANGLESEA BRIDGE, CORK.

The river Lee flows through the city of Cork in two branches, which diverge just above the city, and are reunited at the Custom House, the central portion of the city being situated upon an island between the two arms of the river, both of which are navigable for a short distance above the Custom House, and are lined with quays on each side for the accommodation of the shipping of the port.

The Anglesea bridge crosses the south arm of the river about a quarter of a mile above its junction with the northern branch, and forms the chief line of communication from the northern and central portions of the city to the railway termini and deep-water quays on the southern side of the river.

[Illustration:  The new Anglesea bridge, cork.]

The new swing bridge occupies the site of an older structure which had been found inadequate to the requirements of the heavy and increasing traffic, and the foundations of the old piers having fallen into an insecure condition, the construction of a new opening bridge was taken in hand jointly by the Corporation and Harbor Commissioners of Cork.

The new bridge, which has recently been completed, is of a somewhat novel design, and the arrangement of the swing-span in particular presents some original and interesting features, which appear to have been dictated by a careful consideration of the existing local conditions and requirements.