. The Street railway journal . cts of morethan ordinary interest. On leaving Cosham agood view is obtained of Portsmouth with itsancient castle, where, during the French Revo-lution, nearly 8000 prisoners were confined;as also were the Dutch prisoners taken at thebattle of Camperdown in 1797. From the top of Portsdown Hill, nearly 400ft. high, a magnificent view of both sea andland is obtained. The dockyard, the town hall and the parishchurch of St. Marys stand out in bold relief. Beyond Ports-mouth is seen the Isle of Wight with all its beauties of hillsand dales, downs and cliffs. Continuing

. The Street railway journal . cts of morethan ordinary interest. On leaving Cosham agood view is obtained of Portsmouth with itsancient castle, where, during the French Revo-lution, nearly 8000 prisoners were confined;as also were the Dutch prisoners taken at thebattle of Camperdown in 1797. From the top of Portsdown Hill, nearly 400ft. high, a magnificent view of both sea andland is obtained. The dockyard, the town hall and the parishchurch of St. Marys stand out in bold relief. Beyond Ports-mouth is seen the Isle of Wight with all its beauties of hillsand dales, downs and cliffs. Continuing

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. The Street railway journal . cts of morethan ordinary interest. On leaving Cosham agood view is obtained of Portsmouth with itsancient castle, where, during the French Revo-lution, nearly 8000 prisoners were confined;as also were the Dutch prisoners taken at thebattle of Camperdown in 1797. From the top of Portsdown Hill, nearly 400ft. high, a magnificent view of both sea andland is obtained. The dockyard, the town hall and the parishchurch of St. Marys stand out in bold relief. Beyond Ports-mouth is seen the Isle of Wight with all its beauties of hillsand dales, downs and cliffs. Continuing the journey from the top of Portsdown Hill thecars pass along a delightful road through the pretty villages ofPurbrook and Waterlooville, and thence to Horndean. seekers, there is little doubt that it will be ultimately largelyused for through traffic. The work carried out by the contractors, Dick, Kerr & Com-pany, comprised all of the track construction, the overheadequipment and the generating and sub-station plant. The.