The Sun.
London, England, 1834-03-27 00:00:00

THE THAMES TUNNEL.

Several of the members of the Royal Society,
among whom were Lord Madenbrook, the Marquis
de Diny, Count Szechemge (of Hungary, whose
exertions to improve the navigation of the Danube
have lately been so honourably noticed), F. Chantry,
Esq., Dr. Carpue, D. Burton, Esq., Mr. Pepys,
Mr. Dolland, Mr. J. P. Roget, Mr. Marchison,
Mr. Children, &c., visited the Thames Tunnel on
Monday afternoon, for the purpose of inspecting
this extraordinary undertaking, and of considering
the practicability of the completion of the work.
There were also many ladies present.
Mr. Brunel, the engineer (who is one of the
Vice-Presidents of the Royal Society), received the
members of that learned body, and conducted them
to the extreme end of the tunnel, where tables were
laid out, having drawings, &c., showing the whole
progress of the work, the great difficulties that have
already been overcome in carrying the tunnel above

600 feet under the Thames, and the data upon

which the engineer confidently anticipated being
enabled to complete this bold undertaking were the
necessary funds supplied.
Mr. Brunel at considerable length detailed the
exertions that have been used to overcome the dif-
ficulties arising from the irruption of the river, and
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The scientific gentlemen who were present minutely
examined the drawings, models, &c., connected with
the work, and but one feeling existed among them,
namely, that it was an imputation on the country
that the requisite funds for completing the work
should have been so long withheld. The interest
taken by foreigners of talent is shown by the fact
that in a book kept at the extreme end of the tun-
nel there are inscribed the names of scientific men
belonging to nearly every city of importance on the
Continent, and various other parts of the world.
The members of the Royal Society, after leaving
the tunnel, proceeded to view the experimental arch
constructed on a new plan by Mr. B. The structure
is with bricks and Roman cement, and consists of
two semi-arches springing from the same pier without
any support. By this new plan an arch of the
greatest span may be constructed without centering,'
and demonstrating, as the projector observed, the
practicability of buildinc, a tower of brick-work, fifty
feet high, and two hundred feet in diameter, and
sinking the whole gradually in one mass. By this
method it is intended to complete the circular and
winding carriage approaches to the tunnel. It may
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months, without any sensible change in its position.
The company, after expressing their high satisfac-
tion at the novelty of the works of the tunnel, and
the last invention, partook of a cold collation, pro
vided by the members of the Royal Society, in
honour of their worthy Vice-President.

SUPPLEMENT to the LONDON GAZETTE

of TUESDAY,

MARCH '25,

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1834.
At the Court at St. James's, the 26th day of March, 1834
PRESENT,
The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
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His Majesty in Council was this day pleased to apPoint x; the
Edmund Waller, of Farmington, Esq , to be Sheriff °-
County of Gloucester, in the room of Josiah Gist, of Worm
ton Grange, Esq., deceased.