The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-08 00:00:00

THAMES TUNNEL COMPANY.'

A special meeting of the Proprietors of this Coln•
pany was held yesterday, at the City of London Ta.
'vern, fcr the purpose of receiving the Report of the
Directors and a statement of the accounts, &c.
BENJ. HAWES, Esq., took the Chair.

The CHAIRMAN stated that he felt great pleasure
in informing the meeting that the engineer had ad.
vanced sixty feet further under the river since the in.
troduction of the new shield, making upwards of 700
feet in the whole. The success of the undertaking
was placed beyond a doubt, as there was good hard
ground to proceed with the work. When it was con•
sidered that, in order to proceed with the work, they
had to use a machine weighing 140 tons, propelled
under a pressure of 3,000 tons, under the bed of the
Thames, it was not desirable to proceed too rapidly ;
but, on the contrary, that every step taken should be
regulated with care and caution. The total number of
persons that had visited the tunnel since its formation,
was 300,000, among whom were distinguished fo-
reigners and several Royal Personages. It would
not be long, he believed, before the proprietors would
be enabled to go into the tunnel at Rotherhithe, and
come out at Wapping.—(Hear.)
Mr. CHARLIER, the Company's Clerk, then read
the report. It stated that the Directors felt great sa-
tisfaction in stating that since the report in March.
last, 60 feet of the brickwork of the Tunnel had been.
completed, making nearly 700 feet under the Thames_
When the stoppage in 1828 took place it was occa-
sioned by no difficulties of an engineering nature, but
solely from the original capital of the Company being
exhausted. At that time about 599 feet out of 1,300
feet were completed for the sum of 120,0001. only.
The Directors never received of the original subscrip-
tions more than 182,0001. The difference between
these sums, viz., 62,0001., was, as had been fre-
quently stated to the proprietors, absorbed by the
purchase of land, machinery, engines, store, build-
ings, Parliamentary and other expenses (including the
cost of maintaining the works during the period of
their suspension of nearly seven years), and by the
extra expenditure occasioned by the two irruptions
of the river. The Directors stated that the new
shield had fully answered the purpose, and has en-
abled the work to proceed through some portions of
ground in almost a fluid state: Some idea may be formed
of the extent of the excavation which it enables the
miners to carry on through the ground, of the consis-
tency just mentioned, and which it preserves until the
brickwork is completed, when it is known that the area
before and around it is equal to 2,000 superficial feet,
over the whole of which vents are opened for the in-
filtration of water from the river and land springs.
After entering at some length into various particulars
'dative to the.carrying on of the works, &c., &c., the
report concluded by stating that the Directors continued
their unabated confidence in Mr. Brunel, and reiterated
their opinion that at no very distant period this great
undertaking will be completed.
The CHAIRMAN stated, that since June Mr. Brunei
had been able to proceed with the works at the rate of
4 feet per week. When he was able to go on at the
rate of five feet a week the expense of the undertaking
would be less than the estimate sent in to Government
—(Hear, hear)—and in a short time he had no doubt
but that the work would be proceeded with at the rate
of .eight or nine feet per week.
The Clerk then read the accounts, from which it
appeared that in June there was a balance in hand
of 3,000/.

The CHAIRMAN said, that previous to June, Go-
vernment had advanced 30,0001. and since then 10,0001.
in addition, and the probability was, that another
10,000/. would very shortly be advanced.
The report was unanimously adopted, and ordered
to be entered on the minutes.

In answer to a Proprietor, the CHAIRMAN said,
that a stranger visiting the works at the Tunnel, might
think the falling of earth, &c., were matters of an appal-
ling nature, whilst those who were conversant with the
works would think nothing about them. The writer
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of a letter to a Morning Paper, might therefore pos-
sibly feel all he had stated. A complaint had been
also made to the Navigation Committee, but when the
Company attended to meet the charge, no complainant
appeared—(Hear, hear)—and the Lord Mayor acted
upon the occasion in a manner that was highly grati-
fying to the Company.
At the suggestion of Mr. ADAMS, it was arranged
that for the future, the liabilities of the Company
should be set out in the accounts furnished to the Pro-
prietors.

Upon the motion of Mr. HANKEY, the thanks of
the meeting were given to the Directors.
The CHAIRMAN having acknowledged the compli-
ment, the meeting separated.

Let Norway and Sweden in all their internal affairs
remain two independent sovereign States, each with its own
Legislation, Administration, &c. ; in this respect there is
not in Sweden any wish, any thought, different from the
wishes of the Norwegian nation. But what every reflecting
Swede must wish as earnestly, especially considering how
Sweden is exposed to its too powerful neighbour in the East,
is, that the kingdoms may in all internal affairs, in all rela-
tions to Foreign Powers, and in all matters concerning their
defence, not remain so divided as they now are, but form oue
whole ; and truly, it seems that every reflecting Norwegian
should join in this wish, for it would be idle to imagine that
after the bulwark of Norway had fallen—after Sweden had
become a Russian province, the Norwegian nation could long
maintain its independence against the preponderance of Rus-
sia. But it is clear that such au union cannot be hoped for so
long as a mistrust is cherished in the Norwegian nation that
every proposal coming from Sweden aims at the amalgamation
of the two countries—so long as national aversion is kept
alive by insinuations that everything unpopular in Norway
originates in Sweden.—Argus,...a Swedish paper.
THE GOOSE V. THE LAPSTONE.—St. Monday
has been a social fellow time out of mind ; his very breath is
redolent of " heavy wet," and peradventure of grog—and he
wields for a sceptre a well-filled pipe of the best bird's-eye.
No wonder, then, his subjects are frolicsome and funny, or that
tailors and shoemakers, of all others, should delight to bask in
his sunny smile. This week his godship held a field-day, and
even on Tuesday a party of his subjects—the thoughts of their
patron hanging in their heads—assembled at the Cups, at
Springfield, where five tailors—aye, every inch of them tailors—
entered the cricket-ground against some members of the
honourable order of the hammer and the lapstone. How, it
will be asked, could five tailors dare to oppose two men? That
we cannot answer ; tailors arc evidently improving in courage.
We recollect to have heard of one some time since who ac-
tually enlisted for a soldier, and only fainted three times in.
biting off the end of a blank cartridge. However, Tuesday
last was not a day for fainting ; the tailors pressed their oppo-
nents very hard, and ultimately won the suit. The shoemakers
having received a good welting, the parties retired to Mrs.
Murrell's parlour, and "mine host" attended very satisfactorily
to their inside lining.—Essex Herald.
ANTIQUITY OF RACING.—Sir Simon d'Ewes, in
his Journal, speaks of " a horse race, near Linton, in Cam-
bridgeshire, in the reign of James the First, at which town
most of the company slept on the night of the race." Ga-
tlierly, in Yorkshire; Croydon, in Surrey; Theobald's, on
Enfield Chace, when the King was resident, were the spots
where races were run. This King (James I.) bought an
Arabian horse of Mr. Markham, and gave 5001. for him. He
was the first of that country which had ever been seen in
England. Races were held at Newmarket the latter end of
Charles 1., although the round course was not made till 1666.
In this King's reign races were run in Hyde-park, as appears
from a comedy called The Merry Beggars ; or, Jovial Crew,
1641. " Shall we make a fling to London, and see how the
spring appears there, in Spring-garden and in Ilyde-park, to
see the races, horse and foot ?"—Sporting Magazine.
There is a Company formed, and a very extensive
building erected, by Mr. Cubitt, with powerful steam-engines,
on Bankside to make Sugar from Beet-root, under the direc-
tion of Mr. Hoare, the banker, and several opulent Quakers.
It is expected they will commence early in October.
The Messager de Marseilles states, that on the 0 6th
ult., a young man went to the Mayor, pretending that be bad
been made privy to a new conspiracy against the life of the
King, but that, being terrified by the consequences, he had
resolved to reveal the whole plot. The account be gave, how-
ever, was so confused and inconsistent, that the Mayor soon
suspected he was an impostor, and on making the necessary
inquiries, discovered that the co nh saedi e
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opfrlein Pthaeriis,/eaisiribetetes,ahiad;ing since got into debt at seve-
ral hotels. It appeared that he belonged to a respectable
family at Paris, and took this step in order to get conveyed
home at the expense of the Government.
We understand that the Dock Trustees have re-
ceived a reply to their last application to Government, which
completely settles the question as to the future trusteeship and
management of the Dock estate. The clause in the Muni-
cipal Act which continues to the new Town Councils all the
powers of the old Corporations as trustees, is, by a proviso in
another clause, suspended, so far as regards the Liverpool
Docks, until the first day of November next, and no longer.
Away they go on the first day of November. The Town
Council will then become trustees of the Docks. , There is
great room for reform and improvement. • The interests of the
town depend upon it; and we look with confidence to many
improvements, and to good management for the future.—
Liverpool Mercury.