The Sun.
London, England, 1838-08-09 00:00:00

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I 1,,,‘" learnt that ----------
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the
plan of.feirier jay, which I then proposed,
Sin,—
acted upon, but that the sail used, in consequence o,rde•
springs proce,ding, from the sh, re, (probably from levlty
pes'ted in the upper stratum at high water,) has bl'en b 1 I.‘ier:-
in the middle at hew wat,-r, and, consequently, reruler'
less for the intended perpoLe. • , ulnae
The . plan I propose as a remedy, is to IllSke a considerate,- ~,
rar:i_eror
ber of eye-let holes, or slits in the sail, say 60 or 80. or
has been
number, so as freely to allow the escape of water issuiettf
oat.
these springs. OVER these holes or slits, which must r .0, 8
teed two inches in length, I p..opose fixing pieces of can% fa
or 9 ieelic: square, to be merely fastened at the corner§.
it
the
this way, they would act as valves. They would nefel,ow,
water arising from the ground springs to escape witholut.or:
the
ing ep the sail; and they would at the same time exe.on-
,sce
water from above. The sail would fora) a sure bar ior b-,05'
flander
the river and i:s bed. brough
Perenit me, Sir, to intrude yet further upon you, and t
ebne,
the medium of your valuable paper, to lay before th° Pnother
and particularly, the contributors to this groat work, to
Ilan for completing it. It is by laying bare the tied 0f .
liver, and thus giving security to the workmen.' k Witb
Let a vessel or coffer, made of three-inch fir plan '.I di.
be wr 12
1 eIMS and riders sufficient to give it strength,
rectly over the pace excavating. Its length to be 10 °,..1* f.,0
feet more than the width of the Tunnel ; its breadth,frolu.4
t) 30 feet; its height, at least a foot above the higlealll,l-3
mark ; the lower par, for about 18 or 20 inches to be 010%.
upright, of thicker and harder plank, and formed like a we! i,_
so as to be more easily forced into the ground. Froma !_,f
height, the sides must slope inwerls to half or less the
half
thedimensions at the bottom. This, (the bottom) to bcillbee
open. The top to be entirely re: partially eo .ked overt small
moored in its proper place, with a steam-engine o
ballast to
power placed on its deck, and a sufficient quantity of ,any
fix it firmly in the ground, it may be pumped out, ant
canoes.
leaks of magntude may be stopped either by clay or by
After finishing one length of exm,vation, the coffer or vessel' be
removing the steam engine and ballast into a liediter, fixed,
easily floated and removed into a fresh birth, and therefa
&c., &c., as before. A) the
As to the plan of FODDERING (for such it may be termeno,
bed of the river with clay, as proposed by one of your e rireice
pondents, A. Z., I consider it as useless; and for this Pe: s
reaSon, that clay thus thrown into the river would not fulfrout
solid compact body—a body impervious to water. ‘Yelielee,
giving solidity to the ground immediately over the workmen,
it would arid to its weigh:, and, is thiselvey, inc as' Oil
danger. If this view of the question be a correct on',
thus thrown into the river would be worse than useless. ti,ca
Before fixing the coffer, it would be advisable to age° aii,.
by soundir:g that the bottom of the river contains no
cu ifrclu
ors er
tics; and, by the diving-bell, that it contains no anef the
other hard substances that might impede the pressure u
coffer into the ground.--I remain, Sir,
Your most obedient servant;.
.1 ~
*
Harrogate, August 6, 1838.
LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS m''''
A this
Dear., A vo. B—Wind N. W , moderSaile‘e 5;
morning the whole of the outward* bound, on their voyatr,
Arrived and proceeded for the River, the Woolsington, rniuca,
rows, from Ceylon; Planter, Field, from JaMilica; D„°ll'„tea;
Pearson, from Antigua; Hashmey, Backle, from ua"doert •
and the Atwiek, Mackay, from Hobart Town. Came M'
the River and proceeded the Cumberland, Tate, for St.,,..iver
dews, New Brunswick ; Columbine, Lang, for the l'ini..
Gambia ; Thames, Rutherford, for Trieste; and tbe
laus, Bell, for Pugwasle. a the
PoaTsmouTir, A LTG.' B—Wind N. N. W fine.--Saile er,
Earl of Harcliviek, Sophia, Mahon, and Lord liungs-le.
ford, Farquhar, for Bengal; Earl Grey, for Sydney ! for •
sannah Ann, Launcesion, for Quebec; General Evat4"brn,
water
00 ;
Santander ; Kitty, for the South Seas, Diadem,
and Lord Brougham, for Quebec; Newton, for Corna
and Prince Regent (transport) for the Eastward. a „eh 4
.YMOUTII, JULY 8— Wind N. N. W.-- Sailed. the 'l°w';
Dockets, for Valepia ; Sameen, 13 ck for Messi-
u eY,
Diligent, Oliver, for Rio. I r,ele9;
FALI • .10LTII, AUG. 7.—Wind W. to W. S. W., fresh •-) li ,!.?a
_Arrived he) Lord Melvillepacket from lialifrx,2a!le pen- !,-
ult. ; Andrew, M'Kean, frompPern;mbueo John e;r3lg' -
wick, from Girgenti ; Serie, Fromentin, from; F canlP• from
C fro—
M ARr A . TE, AUG. B.—Arrived off, the Dart, Ormston,
Madeira. St.
DOVER, Auc. B.—Arrived off, the Johan Maree, frcra
Croix. froll
OFF THE LIZARD,AUG„ 7.—The Germania, Decker' porta
Rio Janeiro ; Riga, from Matanzas; Henrietta, from
Rico ; Draper, from Balticeore. froo'
STARCROSS, AUG. 7.—Arrived the Oscar, Field,
Miramichi. • from
JeRSEY, Aeo. 6.—Arrived the Fredereka Emisfa,
Konigsberg ; Robert Watt, Vibert, from Rio Janeiro. frees
BRISTOL, Atm. B.—Arrived the Baltic, Saveriek,
Archangel. . frogS•AANSEA, AUG. 7.—Arrived the Cousins, Gaseurgne,
Quebec. h Evora
CLYDE, Ave.. 6.—Arrived the Richard Hill, Sidt--,
Trieste; Antigua, Fisher, from St. Kitt's.
Coax, Aye. 0.-Arrived off, the Ann, Brown, .Savtailite
KIKsALE, Auo. H. —Arrived, Clifton, Warman, (P *.'
LIMERICK, AUG. 6.—Arrived, the Traveller, Ward, "T"
-111
Miramichi.
eesen,
FrsIiERROW, AUG. B.—Arrive J,
, the Bertha, Dune
from Stettin.
ABERDEEN, AUG. 6 —Arrived, the Patriot, Dinsof 14 6°lll
Riga; Ann, Alcxand: r, from ditto.
01101'
SUNDERLAND, AUG 7 A ' '
, . . riiveu, the Henry Broue the,
front the Baltic; Londonderry,from A Ciff crt'
rehangel. P
Blenheim, from CI
nega. ee
STOCKToN A '
A .... . , rG. 7. Arrived, Cropton, Youlden, On
asks
')F.I.TRE, AUG. 6 —Arrived, Sr. James, Crawford, Dalt' °,ja
PETERHEAD,
AUG. 6. —Arrived off, Chieftain, Avocet`f•,.oo
Quele ', i.j "Gt-sT B.•—Arrived the Caledonia, Gralfaii,' foal
Jane,. Sutton, from Arcliaiwel ; Star, War'', re
ditto; c.'
Palmer, Warwick,i Lambton, frcm St Petersburgh ; (4-a'erva;
Mary '-son, from Riga; Rapid White,lron ' 'in();
Clifton, from Handy r' ' -
h ; ieph r Dalton. r° to.
Finnis, Storey, from ditto 4 g 4 ,) ,
~ ; and Ulysses, Ryley, fc° burl •
GOOLE, Ai
„us •GusT B.—Arrived the John, from Ham Ids,
ti .111E11, AucrusrB.—Arrived the I: Ski"ini'
angore,
from St. P • etersburgh ; and Providence,from crtto• • rla
I ',,,, ire
LYNN, Anorsr 8. %. e rrived the Edward, Larl;,"4
St. ur
l'et-r,b h- e g , 01
I? _AMsGATE, AUG 8 WO, fr '
—The Jeune Louise. Le ,‘, ,d; toi
Sunder lard to blare, *
ran ashore on the Goodwin eel`...boarfi
morning, but has b,‘en assisted off after throwing ev` tide'
part of her
cargo, en.l is expected to put into harbour next 044
SWANSEA, AUG. 7._....The T • • for Bri,t° 'i et
riton of and ,
_nrivee
spoken with 3d inst. disc. acted
• by the Commerce, a
this port from Jaeo dol),blip t`',.
Cuba.'
Iletiptx N. R 1
F, - " '-, —, Jute 21. —The ledustry, from -4- eca•
,aLI: ikldrcws, went on ghore 24th June at Round it"):,,' We
'a •ellw.r.fe ; passerigers and crew e has since
saved ; she
..,J
eotLoi ft sailed 13th •
, and
...Aril',
YERPOOL Aro
ti.c J - Alei,a),
from'port, Jancrin, from New Orleans ; Calcutta,
i`iderseir,
Te, st Quel'ec ; Glasgow, from rli:to ; Rubicon, A . MO
st:c.,e ; Pheenix, Co;dree,
,:, from Licata ; Susan, GaV;r4..bc:l/0
El'Z'oel;
, A Uter'bUrgh ; Evert'norp, NV'T from ditto •
it is, ball,
/teats:al-ell from ,
3. ~ ~ ditto ; Adventurer, Cotto, from At
si iendr,t, 4 1
,-e!:-oPi from ditto.
slia'e
The 1111-'• , •
.uaaaska, M'Carthy, from Beelin-st, was °rl to'
, ~,,, no
on Brian 1.1. 1 .am on the 18d) ult. erew and part of '
ride saved. i ed
. 1 lion
The Sereph, from P• • '
liehehucto, was wrecked nu 13rief
on the ..4:9.ti Juuc—c • •,.. ,1 • Iland
Ti e Dever, materia avd.
,_. . , ,
eatte,
L' of Sanderland • - wrecked oil
, we,
:b:,- te. ihe i ''' th of Junecrew lost' V
Oti'
; master and four of the ,
near
11. e Lou Nae • _
t.O . . . . .ctte, of Bordeaux, was totally 10'1. '
.....-
d. i
Stiru p..evious to the 7th ult • !er ev caved. elk
F- •
ect of a letter from Alt*-ialiciria dated IGths !jiver'
" llie
1).."1e', '4\l'l)oe/ell, ree,wl) • rrived here fro".
pool, is ddivel big her cargo • L.
: "' .Idamaged s'atc"
in a very •
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NEw TIUNNYMEDE.—.At the pll gt • ale, '',
tfe
Monday, after the Great Meeting in Birminghatn, Mr•_ "-A" ttwoo''' oh!
Conntv Clare, in Isis sprech proposing the heal!h of Mr; 4111°,,,,s
Prosiilc.st of the I'rien, suggrs'ed that the Pro Ade of Birmt°so,,rta 0,
in future call New Ilall.lsill, New ilui:s rmEnn. 'gagn'l Doi o'gr.
the Deform
t hill. iii
ob'ained from King John at Runnymede, and
tai'ed nix years ago by the Demorstration at Nov last trial
_.•teele has been Lug a Slumber of the Union, and V;ok his.o,,isit, for
Ireland, not as an is all Agitator, but as a Birmingham ljni I l'
IVJ . " ti,o
rrIIE SPEAKER.—AI r. Bannerman,
'1 rcroolny.,4 t,,
Aberd.scn, states, in a letter to Use Provost, that Mr. "--'e, , roe'
Speaker, is expected to visit Aberdeen this autumn. It 's 2 •
Jig confer upon him the freedom of the city.
iItISII CANALS.—" Through the culpable, f:: led.
or the Irish ParlianLot ill acceding to the tongw' "p)e Orili ct
creditable feelings of an individual projector,p not we' %wont, i'li'2o
date suarers by his itbdigested scheme losers to a Erse 3, iers oi. res,
Vs distressing effs•cts extended themselves to the shareh°';. irest I).ott
Grand Canal also, which, having been undcrtaken with the 'i(l,,,,isctiti pa
:se::: oufnspurcocde,s,
es
t,
iN,x.•
oa smr,eeenisille:tei do
nasl.t7Ft
two
altogether un r o fi, tab ; e
iblY:p
al Ire, ea, i v 'ts 'lc, *ch
so established. A total ca vital oitn•millions.pvas !net rieratriy 111.
•om the Second
Railway Comm perissioners.
riii it
HONESTY OF TIIE IRISH. 't The }',lseca---cit:col(lin they il')B'‘..c9:2i Ina'
form their c'.ntracts with singular fidelity and care. We I:rearelY: fat"ss
lesevni(sientheeatotfl:ee; esruasl.
noir:11:n
yi)rlionsesilUal rl odtel.;lller dealers
thesein c;tr's Dublin,o t;11 'lat",:i ,:t.ti's.'scril 'tilt:C.:lf
long experience of their honesty, and the punctuality wit') de.0101,1
dcl;ver the goo,'.s enter:stud to them, the merchants aucl "fi3denee'irf
towns are lit the habit of confiding to them with perfect cent cars i' -. ,1'
without °iv security, very valuable a:Cele,' The robbe7Y o; esh3'er 'hl
tic-salmon. Even in passing through •'• 'nrhed districts, t'l-:/e/ i
dom been interrupted or I - "'sti---- r/ RePj ~
irish
NAVIGATION Railway Co) m is:dos;
Femr°s.: ::";71::: the
oe
Utz Ili IV
Government in so: veying
Mr. Grantham, an engineer, who had been for some time el"est"-11'1,
nit° Il'
steam boats on the Shannon: he failed. A Joint.steck C° LOW:: 0.
lowed; to these succeeded the Imand Navigation Cosnl)3l'.. Wlll.-I,:i--
v expandinga
..,tiasib 0 fv
this l
ai
mkees
navigation i
it
i s
important
s only t ll ee
i, river, ,
20,
s: ,
beginning made
.i ,h theo.g 1 first, t
ii i as t t enio
0,) ,
,Itii:
alr;e management of a most enterprising individua!, Mr. °. estn",',l'
There are now nine steamers belonging to this Company
when we consider the capabilities of this magnificent stre3"' -,:t; fjrrofe
a successful
to
_,,
understoc-_eos
.0
the application of
steam to vessels as a propelling I v,„.„ boat Coo'
developing these capabilities did not, in fact, exist. I".
and iheyetv
adapted to the stream was little suited to traverse theLll":!,,j 15a0„,,0.$
struction of t,
--w.ng•paths along the shores of the latter w°`.,., ,rins"co.,
impracticable.- The introduction of steam vessels not ~:i1t•70%,,,is ~,t,
Scow difficulty, arising front the ex • f the stream at i• , reseal of
pansion o •ostsY . ..tiol' ,
fsilreolinn):::_seere,.:le;, ,iw.orl/eor :.,,‘
converts what was previously a formidable obstacle to t„.l)eov, the .5,
its rse, but, as the Shannon Cosmnissioners have
..1,,_ ovill'..catt'
this noble river, into one of its great advantages." 1
Report qf the Irish Railway Commissioners.