The Sun.
London, England, 1830-10-27 00:00:00

THE THAMES TUNNEL COMPANY.

Yesterday a half-yearly special assembly of the
proprietors of shares in the Thames Tunnel was
held at the City of London Tavein, T. 11. Woe,
!ASTON, Esq., in the Chair.
The CHAIRMAN read the report of the Directors
for the last half-year. It stated that a declaration
having been made at the last meeting of the Com-
pany, that Mr. Brunel's plan was the best calculated
to complete the important work of the Tunnel, it
had been resolved, " That the remainder of the
Tunnel be completed on such plan when the neces-
sary hands be obtained for that purpose." The
Board of Directors had, therefore, resumed their
exertions to eft et such object, being encouraged
thereto by the success in the accomplishment of the
work hitherto done, and by the perfect confidence
gained that the work may be completed. The re-
port went on to state, that " the interest which this
bold, useful, and unprecedented undertaking has
universally excited, is a further encouragement, to
hope for aid from the wisdom of the Legislature and
the Directors will seize the first opportunity which
shall present itself of applying foe such aid. The
principal inhabitants of those !relishes locally in-
terested in the success of the work, as will as many
commercial public Companies, are ready to co-operate
in application for public support, and the Directors
assured the meeting that they would continue to
exert their zealous endeavours to obtain the funds
required for the completion of this important wink."
The CHAIRMAN said that the Directors were
anxious to obtain a faculty from the meeting to en-
able them to proceed and to ask the assistance of
the Commissioners of the Treasury, or Parliament.
On the motion of Mr. MARTIN the report was
adopted, and he moved a tooltitiog to the effect-1
" 't hat the Directors be authorised to present a pe.
titiou to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's
Treasury, or to Parliament, or both, for assistance,
when they shall deem it expedient to do so."
Mr. ADAMS seconded the resolution, which was
carried.

The CHAIRMAN observed that this was not the
period for laying before'. the Proprietors any- state-
ment of accounts; but he might observe that the
public still took a great interest in the completion of
the Tunnel. The Company, had received 401. and
601. a week for admissions to view the work; and
last week, though the winter • was setting in, 30/,
were thus received. He hoped they would now go
heart and hand to work to obtain the means to finish
the undertaking.
Mr. BRUNEL, the engineer, was happy to Bee Haft.
itimity once more prevail, and he trusted the under-
taking would be completed. Few were aware of
the magnitude of the work. The Tunnel, which
was commenced at Limehouse in 1808, only pro.
seeded 100 feet under the bed of the river, the
workings when the !stoppage took place, were on a
scale 60, times less than the present Tunnel, which
had stood firm, notwithitandingthetremendeusforee
of the water at the last irruption. A report of a.
Committee had declared that it would be imposssible
to complete a Tunnel like that began at timehouse
without coffer-dams—still the work at Rotherhithe
had been nearly • half completed, though so much
longer, and having, comparatively,only a small depth
of ground overhead. The Tunnel at Rotherhithe was
onlytwo feet less in width than Temple.barond as high
as the windows in that structure. All the learned
societies in the world were looking with intensity
for the completion of the work, which, when finished,
would, they seid, do bowfir to any simian. The
work, as fur as it was finished, had remained firm ;
and if a powerful magnifier were applied to any part
of it, it would be found to have remained firm, not-
withstanding the last tremendous irruption, when
the whole '1 unnawas filled in a minute, a body of
water having flowed in half the size of the volume
of the water in the Thames at Richmond-bridge.
Waterloo•bridge had been settling for six years, but
the work of the Tunnel remained firm. He thought
the Directors should have applied to Parliament last
Session.

Mr. MARTIN defended the conduct of the Direc-
tors. They were prefixed with plans, and, if they
had not considered them, would have had a charge
against thim of neglecting British talent.
Mr. BRUNRI, complained that his plan of working
had been trampled upon and vilified.
Mr. ADAMS--If so, it has data superior to all
difficidtiei and opposition.
Thanks were then returned to the Directors, and
the meeting adjourned.

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PROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT

War-office, Oct. 96, 1830.

13th Regimen! uf Light Dragoons—Assistant Surgeon
W. Thomson, from the 26th Foot, to he Assistant Sur-
geon, vice Shean, promoted in the 16th Foot, Oct. 26.
3tl Regiment of Foot Guards—E. Gage, Gent., to be
Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Booth, who re-
tires, Oct. 26.

12th Regiment of Foot—R. Meade, Gent., to he Ensign,
by purchase, vice Pitcairn, promoted, Oct. 26.
15th Foot—Lieut. T Colman to be Captain, without
purchase, vice Quill, promoted, Oct. 26.
16th Foot—Assistant Surgeon R. Shean, from the
13th Light Dragoons, to be Surgeon, vice A. C. Fraser,
who retires upon half-pay, Oct. 26.
18th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon 1). 0. Davies to be Sur-
geon, vice Lindsay, deceased, dated Oct. 26.
23d Foot—Second Lieut. S. Powell to be First Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice Griffiths, appointed Paymaster;
11. G. Chester, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Powell ; Lieut. W. A. Griffiths to be Pay-
master, vice Macdonald, deceased, Oct. 26.
26th Foot—Lieut. A. Calder to be Captain, without
purchase, vice Brehaut, deceased; Ensign C. H. Pierse to
he Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Calder ; Staff-As-
sistunt-Surgeon J. C, Minto to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice
Thomson, appointed to the 13th Light Dragoons, Oct. 26.
31st Foot—Lieut.-Col. J. Peddie, from the half-pay,
to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Sir J. R. Colleton, who re-
tires, Oct. 26.

46th Foot—Stair-Assistant-Surgeon A. H. Cowen to be
A,Ni*tant-Surgeon, vice Radford, promoted in the 62d
Font, Oct. 26.

624 Foot.—Assistant-Surgeon T. Spence, from the 6t
Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Brown, 4ectabetl
Oct. 26.

58th Foot—Quarter-master 0. Gorman to be Adjutant,
with the rank of Ensign, vice Robertson who resigns the
Adjutantcy only, Oct. 26.
65th Foot—Ensign C. T. Freer to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Tracie, who retires ; W. P. Young, Gent.,
to be Ensign by purchase, vice Freer, Oct. 26.
68th Foot—Ensign G. Witham to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Gibson, promoted. A. Surtees, Gent. to
be Ensign, by purchase, vice Witham, Oat. 26,

73,1 Foot—Lieut. C. W. Coombe, from half-pay of Royal
West India Range's, to be Lieutenant, vice T. Nowlan, who
exchanges, receiving the difference, Oct. 26.
70th Foot—Staff-Assist ant-Surgeon W. Cruictshank
to be Assistant- Surgeon, vice Divie, promoted in the 01st
Regiment, Oct. 26.
Ceylon Regiment—J. M. Macdonald, Gent, to be Se-
cond Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Maclean, deceased,
Oct. `26.