The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-17 00:00:00

FIRST LINE (IFC.IN,II.

This ennui, and the works connectill therewith, are intendeal to
areommostste resets '2WO tons when fully haunt; fur this line-
', 110.4 I:1 fill ',colt of water is required, with locks 1'25 feet in
baigth and 81' feet in hreailth, which will also admit vessels of still
greater tonnage, when light or partly loaded.
The tine of each lock to be It list, and 30 in number on rich aide
of the RI 11111 l lit : and as the canal will be Oil feet wide at top water,
VCSSA. 01 Nett) tons. beirg only :nit fret in breadth to the extremity
of their clic:meta. and there being tall towira! paths, they may pout
each other without interruption in every part of the line.
['niter these circumstances. the line Of entail I sin about to tie.
%craw has been underfed and surveyed.
I 'pon the slur: of the English ( Lfunnel, the canal here commences
at Leer Harbour (described under the third heed of this Report).
whet', lire lochs, or eight feet rise each, arc placed in the mass of
White t From th••nee the line misses, by some deep cutting on
the upper 11, western side of the village of Seaton, and Proceeds
uptiti one level, in nearly a straight diteetion, for a distance of
alaait live miles. across the river Cully, and passes the ♦illages of
(l'hitefistil and ‘l*.welhaytie. At it little north of Kilmington the
liii.l.agc commences, and the line, bending gently westward. crones
the riser artt7 anti valley ; it afterwards ointinuels to near Chi_
conie, and from thence pruce.sls by hwhage up to the western aide
of the river Axe, to the commencement of the summit level near
Titherleigh, having. lit this part of its course, crossed the Warn.
braik stream and small valley.
In creasing the before-mentioned streams, proper aqueducts hare
been prneided fur passing the flowd-watrws..

roint Iterr I larbmir to this place, the distance is 11f miles, and
esetpting the di e;s tutting at Scum, the ground is sulticiently fa-
vourable, avid t. • woks of unusual magnitude arc required.
I 'pin the summit level, tin the distance of about I mile, no
°bustle ocntrii: but in the course of the nest two miles them is
some heavy skip rutting. whiela cannot be avoided, unless by in-
creasing the is-kage, and shortening the summit—both very tilt-
Jectionahle. Fonti titis ;dace to the northern telminati•tn of the
&unlink level, the ground is favourable; its whole length Is twelve
miles and a 11.11 f.

From thin meth entl of the summit keel, the lorknge down to
the riser Tone, at 11m1, is sus regularly attributed as the shape of
the groom! viii admit. The Tone Talky anal rarer are ri.-ooiesl by
an voiliaokittent and :ogieiltui, at u height to admit a lite passage
fey the navigation anti flood-waters.

IG mein the river Tone and Itridgewater, only two locks arc re.
yore& and excepting a circuity about tonic high ground, the
line is fAtourable.

The town of Ilridgewater standing upon the termination of a
conaiderable ridge of Will, %Mlle deep cutting is unavoidable; but
the line Is chosen RI 1111 to llllCfrefC with only a few houses of com-
paneivi Iv sniall value, and to cross only one street.
From ltridgewater to l'aiurbarcli, th.• ground it remarkably suit.
able. being all keel cutting, and very direct.
At l'onibitieb I propose to cmiatruct a small basin aril tide.
lcel: ; but Mahand of the general intescourie being Mrced to enter
the river rand at this place, and fume its circuitoun course amongst
irre!Tlar trunl.banks, the canal here is continued about three tildes
and a half along level ground, to the south.west angle of Bridge-
water bay, at Stidford, where it will tennittate in an e‘tensiee basin
and arta:eta! harbour, to be docribed under the third head.
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Fenn the northern ex:tinnily of the summit level to this place,
the dist:dire 20 Wiles :I furlongs. Of this distance IN miles hate
only two hicks. and these are consitletalily to the %oath of Bridge.
water. The toh.l distance front 'leer Barbour to Itralgewater Ilay,
is 4.1 sniffs h furlongs the tail f the auninsit to high water, at
an ordinary tide. in Ilridg.•watcr Bay, is VI feet ; lint by taking a
did:Tett tide at lleer, the fall was fouml to be 233 feet.
The ground aliaig tilt canal line, consisting generally of clays,
marls, or other atid stance. which will retain wader, appr:tns (as far
as cool.' la the course of a hasty survey be ascertaated), eery
witnLlr for canal opsratinns.
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At the northern cnd ut the summit level. and :dna on the
slim" at nail adjacent to Bridgettiter Ilay„ there is abundance
of stnei;i.il loos limestone, equally imitable as buikling atom
and ha 'maw. which hardens in wiser-works; a singular ad-
vantage, where to many locks, aqueducts, pica, Ac. will be
required.
SECONDLY—SUPPIXINO Tlll CANAL Wall
IVA T It.

The general direction of theianalinie is nearly north and south,
the valley of the. Axe forming the southern deflation, and those of
the Tone and l'arnt the northern ; but the Kivu Axe, previous to
reaching the sum level, turns.at almost a right stogie to the
eastward, and there embracing a great extent of country, with
many collateral streams, affords a very favourable Pitiltafloll loot
rcactrooir to collect floud.watuN, and accordingly one of 217 acres
has liven Bur vexed, where there is ample rye entry to fill it. From
this reservoir a feeder will conduct the water swathe lent,
and the planation of the country through which it passes justifies
snaking a greater part of is navigable few small boats ; a small re-
servoir may also be construct:xi us the line of she reedy?.
Psi the western side of the canal line the rarty visitey proceeds
fir into the country, aid its upper part bane lees to a very con.
%hireable width. embracing a sufficient extent to ensure an :Mon-
slant supply of tlimil-Water to a reservoir of ,105 acres ; to conduct
this ley sin open tecoler, for the whole of the way, mond he tot! etc_
ruinous, but ley driving a small heading through a ridge,
trait re may lee lorionglit front the bottom of the 1 arty 111-seirooir,
into the 'll4rdetock reservoir, and fruits it into the awnwit level,
Wool it would lee 1011114 ailyisablc to make this feeder navigable for

Far worl.iny: the !owe, levels of the smtthern tlistriet, a.h•antage
may hr tak en of the, Cully litre;; a!so doe !oat r part of the ltncr
Vatte, and, ii neceasary, of she River AIL:, there la ing tcw thiltm
on the lower psrts of thus vier:atm
From ttn• SOtlfel, alre:ole tleacrihol, melt e.ntple sal ',licit may he
(Main t4las to nder tt unnecessary to have reeonrve to any or the
waters filling .nto the Rlvet't Toole and l'r.ri et. a hirli It is drat.
fable to evoot on account of the valuable purposes to which they
are arilreptia:cil.