Excerpt from The Life of Robert Stephenson, F. R. S., Etc. Etc., Late President of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. 2 of 2 Art - Philosophical Apparatus - Demeanour in Society The Chief' in Great George Street - Robert Stephenson and 'the Profession - Stories of Robert Stephenson's Generosity The Westminster Review' on Robert Stephenson - Cab-drivers and their Payment - Zenith of Robert Stephenson's Prosperity - His part in the Great Exhibition of 1851 Crack-brained Projectors - Aquatic Amusements - The House without a Knocker' - Alexandria and Cairo Railway - Victoria (st. Lawrence) Viaduct - Mr. Samuel Bidder's Reminiscences - Grand Banquet at Mon treal to Robert Stephenson - His Speech on the Occasion - Connection with Mr. Alexander Ross - The St. Lawrence Viaduct completed, and inspected by Robert Stephenson's Deputies Page 157. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.