The Sun.
London, England, 1837-11-06 00:00:00

THE THAMES TUNNEL.

On Saturday afternoon a Court of Directors of the
Thames Tunnel was held at the Company's offices, in
Walbrook-buildings, at which some statements were com-
municated svith respect to the late irruption. Mr. Brunel,
however, in consequence of the great exertions required at
the works, has not yet been able to make his report to the
Directors upon the subject. The same measures which
were adopted on the last occasion in filling up the chasm in
the bed of the river arc in active operation, and not the
least doubt is entertained that they will, as heretofore, be
eminently successful. In fact much progress has already
been made in this respect. It is not the fact that the un-
fortunate man who lost his life was asleep in one of the
cells of the shield at the tittle the irruption occurred. Mr.
Brunel has repeated his confidence in
.being able to finish
the undertaking.
On Saturday extensive preparations were in progress, and
several hundred tons of clay thrown down to fill up the
aperture, and form an artificial bed. There is a great deal
of timber floating in the Tunnel, which must be cleared
away before the water can be pumped oat, and the body of
Garland recovered. The unfortunate man has left a widow
and five children.

ANOTHER ACCIDENT on the LONDON

AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.

On Saturday night, shortly after eight o'clock, as the
train from Tring to London was passing the Harrow sta-
tion, the steam-engine, from some unknown cause, flew off
the tram-way, and, singular to relate, made a summerset,
wheeling round its front towards Harrow, falling on the
wheels, and mas only stopped by the bank, which is cons:7
derably elevated above the tram-road. Tim tender con-
taining the fuel and water, which is immediately attached
to the steam-carriage, was thrown over on the opposite
bank and broken in pieces, together with the first carriage
appropriated to the use of passengers, in which were eleven
or twelve persons, and a considerable quantity of luggage.
It is a remarkable circumstance that not one of the passen-
gers was irjured, although it may be casiry conceived they
were dreadfully alarmed, more especially from the accident
occurring at night. Three other carriages were thrown off,
the first-class carriages remained in their proper position. It
was shortly after ascertained, from the concussion or over-
turning of the engine, that there was a large hole in the
boiler, and on going a few yards in the rear of the train, the
conductor, or engineer, was found lying extended across
the tram-way, with both legs broken, oao of which was se-
parated, the ancle joint hanging only by a piece of- skin.
Assistance was immediately afforded, and the unfortunate
man placed in one of the first-class carriages. Most for-
tunately three medical gentlemen were travelling by this
conveyance, one of whom, Dr. Davis, of George-street,
Hanover-square, afforded the sufferer his best assistance,
and after some little time they succeeded in sto2ping the
hemorrhage.
A gentleman from the Harrow station shortly arrived,
and, on learning the extent of the injury, made his way
across the fields to Harrow, and proceeded in :1 post-chaise
to the Loudon station for another engine and train, in order
to take the passengers forwaed. It was nearly eleven o'clock
before an engine arrived, and then it had to return to the
Euston-square station for a train of carriages, which caused
a delay of upwards of another hour.
The passengers having got into the fresh train, and the
unfortunate engineer having been carefully placed in one of
the first-class carriages, attended by Dr. Davis and two
other medical men, the train moved on to London, which
it reached betweeu one and two o'clock on Sunday morning.
The engineer was immediately conveyed to the hospital in
a dingerous state.

Several paszengers lost their hats, and some of their
luggage.

London is expected to be unusually. gay during the
winter. The houses in the great squares at the west end of
the town already give note of preparation for the return of
the nobility and gentry both from the Continent and the
country.