The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-14 00:00:00

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THE MIDDLE LEVEL INUNDATION.

Stu TO THE EDITOR. OP THE SEN.
—As the plan I suggested for stopping the rush of
water over the fens appeared in your valuable paper about
'bur weeks ago, I am induced again to trespass upon your
Columns, as the coffer dam has burst ;rota the cause I
strongly urged upon the engineer;,, 'viz
reliance upon throwing th'lsands of bags.
of earth into the
away from the , that if they placed
drain on the upper sip sands
of the dam, they would be washed
P
:.,our and the treacherous nature of the soil
into which 'ihe piles were driven.
Tow beg again that my mode for stopping the tidal
Waters may be duly considered, and which consists in
aprealing on the upper side of the dam a sheet of strong
naval canvas, which can be made in sections, and laced
together to any size, the outer end to be secured to the
'bottom by iron weights, and the end next the dam to be
raised above the water and secured to the piles. To give
the dam greater stability I would secure the ends of hawsers
or chains to the top or bottom of the piles ; the other ends
of the hawsers or chains to be taken ashore and secured
to the banks by anchors or other holdfasts, and the chains
or hawser. to be tightened by block and tackle.
This plan need not cause any delay or much expense, nor
interfere with the work already begun, but greatly facilitate
it, as scouring is effectually prevented, the dam is rendered
watertight, and held securely in position.
As materials for the above plan, together with a staff of
riggers, can be had at once, the dam could be rendered
most efficient in a vary aiiort time.
Your obedient servant,
June 13, 1862.
J. MACINTOSH.

DESPERATE AFFRAY WITH A 1313ROLAR.—Last
night, Detective Police Sergeant Seal, of Birmingham,
who was accompanied by
two Manchester detectives-
-3'
Sergeant Watson and Inspector Taylor—went to Edwards's
beerhowse Hanover-street,Shnuedteehdillß,
iannwienllt-hkantoowzlrreasloartr,
of t'aieves, in search of
a
/named Joseph Alexander, who was suspected of having
broken into a draper's shop in theßuilßtiengt,hßeiriiinimonunghtaraof,
on Monday night, and stolen property
in the beerhoonsf ea;
X 200• Alexander was founds drinkingal
he caught hold
being
but the moment he saw
heavy poker, and made a
Watson was severely injureddis-
abledassistedsucceeded in the struggle. Seal, h
handcuffs which stunnedf
the burglar a blow with a pair of
oSweeevreer.rightarm. was.
•
hhh; and with the timely assistance of somnde
the A division he was at length secured,
cab' He
lieu
then taken to the Infirmary,conveyed constables
eon
on big head were attended to ; but he remainedwhere
thfeerw
time in a state of apparent insensibility, and it wasro
During the
be impracticable to remove him last night. aeuillondga
struggle Alexander threw away a watch which heu hadein.
his possession, but the works, having fallen out, were se
-
The by Seal.—Manchester Guardian.
'lle command of the Hogue at Greenock will b_e
.
vacant on the 4th of July in consequence of Captain R. J
J. .on
time ceasing on that date; and we hear
that Captain Arthur Farquhar
Captain of the Hannibal during a great portion of the time
(1849), who was the efficient
that Rear-Admiral G. Rodney Mundy's flag was flying in
that ship, will succeed tot he vacancy.—Army and Navy
Gazette.
FRICIIITPUL SUICIDE..
On Thursday morning
a man named James Davenport a book-keeper in Mr.
Buckley's print-works, at, '
tion by Placing his head
under
laeytrcaomoranal:tttb:lHseelrfw.clieesbtraunod-
Blackrod Railway Stktion, on the Lancashire and York-
shire Railway. He deliberately took off his hat and laid
his head under the wheels,
dead. What has been tb.end when taken up was quite
cause of this sad affair is at
preleut unkjaown, Dftilmed has left a Wife and family,