The Sun.
London, England, 1827-11-03 00:00:00

ST. KATHARINE'S DOCKS.

Some of the accounts which.have already appeared
of the irruption ,of the Thames into the excavations
at these docks, have been considerably exaggerated.
The datilage done to the works is very slight, and
the chief. inconvenience caused by the irruption,
will be the delay occasioned to the excavation in
some parts, and to the progress of the brick-work
intended to form the sides of the basin, where the
excavation was completed. Great part of the brick-
work, which the water had covered for a time, is now
visible, and appears to have suffered no injury be-
yond that of a slight deposit of mud on the top.
When that is removed, a small quantity of fresh
cement will be sufficient to repair the damage. It
was stated, that in some part of the works the water
was from 27 to 30 feet deep. This is not correct.
it did not in any part exceed 20 feet, and that only
in a few places. On the subject of the amount Of
damage sustained, we insert the following letter,
which we have received, from Mr. Burge, the con-
tractor
for the works in the engineer's department:
" article appeared in your Paper of this
evening, purporting to be an account of the irrup-
tion of the river into St. Katharine's Dock, and as
the statement is very incorrect, it is calculated to do
me, who am the contractor for the execution of the
works in the engineer's department, much injury,
which I am sure you do not wish, nor do I really
believe your informant had any such intention, but
he has collected his information , from some of the
idle gabblers who were about the spot. The as-
sertion that the expence which will attend the
pumping out of the water will be immense, is 'eoid
of truth, as the whole estimated expellee of the ac-
cidentdoes not exceed 1,0004, all of which I am
sorry to say, falls upon me, as lam bound, with
sureties in the sum of 35,000/. to the Saint Ka-
tharine Dock Company, for the due performance
Of my contract. No engine-house is or was un-
der water' nor was any bridge swept away, nor is
the breach at the place where the old St. Katharine's
Dock was formed. The breach was in a part of
St. Katharine, Thames-street, neat' the bank with
which the west wing of the, coffer-dam was con-
nected, which latter remains uninjured; nor am I
aware that any damage has been done to any of the
works or buildings; and I am now able to state that
the breach has been stopped and secured, and means
have been adopted for immediately drawing off the
water, by means- of the sluice and the steam-engine,
which are upon the premises, so that in a few days
the works in the engineer's department may pro-
ceed: thisse in the architect's department suffer no
interruption. The water in the docks has already
been diminished in depth 15 feet since yesterday.
I•remaip, Sir, your obedient servant,
" St. katharine's, Nov. 2. " GEO. BURGE."
(FROM ANOTHER ACCOUNT.)

It a most' remarkable circumstance attending
this unfortunate occurrence, that the tide ebbed and
flowed no, less than three times previously to its
rising to its destructive level; and according to the
statement of the most experienced watermen and
others, well acquainted with the banks of the
Thames, such a phenomenon has not occurred within
their. memory. The height which it reached was
also beyond all .recollection. The • rope-venders,
shipwrights, carpenters, and public•houses in the im-
mediate d►strict of the spot where the greatest de-
vastation prevailed, have found their cellars in such
a terrible state of inundation, that they have been
compelled to borrow from their neighbours the ne-
cessary supplies for their customers : and the diffi-
culty of removing the water disenables them from
ascertaining the extent of their loss, which ha 2 been
alarmingly. extensive.

On Friday the Duke of BUCCLEUGH left
Dalkeith Palace fo! Bowhill, Selkirkshire, where he will
remain a few clays, the i.1i.1-Lothian hounds being in that
quarter.—Edinburgh Evening Courant.

The following account of the expellees of
building the King's state coach affords a cunous item of
the'ependitnre of the public money. The coach in ques-
tion was built in. 1.i62, by Mr. BOTTLER, and cost the sum
of 7,661/. 1 '7s. gd., which was composed of the following
items :

Coachmaker• (including wheelwright
and smith) £1,673 lb 6
Carver

Gilder .
Painter
Laceman
Chaser
Harness- maker
Mercer

933 14 6
...... 315 0 0
737 10 7
665 0 0
385 15 0
202 5 10

Bit-maker
Milliner
Saddler '
Woollen-draper
Cover-maker

99 6 0
30 4 0
107 13 0
4 3 6

3 9 6

£7,661 17 5

No further sales of Exchequer Bills by the
Govern'tient brokers have been made -.yesterday, but the
premium is kept down to about 605., .in the expectation
of a further supply. If the sales made during the present
week are really on.account of the Bank, the secret is nn-
commonly well kept, since there is no one, even among the
best informed indiViduals, who can produce any thing like
evidence that such is the case. Those whose connexions
lie very much among Bank Directors do, indeed, affirm,
that the whole of them up to yesterday are issued on ac-
count of the Government, and that the Bank has neither
sold any, nor finds it necessary, from the state of the
foreign exchanges, to adopt that or any other .mode
to contract the circulation. On this point of the fo-
reign exchanges,, there is a lively controversy kept
up in the city ; but the more experienced in such
matters seem to be of opinion, that no immediate
danger exists of an exportation of sovereigns,. because
bar-gold is lower in price; and because it is to be
obtained here in sufficient -quantities to prevent the
rate of exchange from turning against us, without bringing
it up to the Mint value. It is now at 31. 17s. 6d. the
ounce, while the standard is 31. 17s. • 10Y. ; and there is
a further advantage in regard to the assay, which is less
strict on the continent than in England, equivalent .to
about 2d. the ounce. Bar-gold, it it therefore said, affords
a test when the circulation is in. jeopardy ; for it differs in
no respect from other merchandise, and Until it reaches the
Mint price will be exportedin preference to sovereigns._
The balance of, trade with the continent of Europe is be-4,1,
lieved to be against this country ; but it is affirmed at the
same time, that the importation of bullion from South Ame-
rica has the effect; in great measure, of restot ing the equili-
brium. The rates uegoeiated to-day, taking the average of
the foreign bill transactions, have been a mere shade lower
thou on Tuesil.94.— Times.

" A paragraph having appeared in the Times
newspaper, giving an account, on the authority of a cor-
respondent at. Boulogne, of the apprehension and impri-
sonment of an English gentleman at Paris, on a charge of
a mysterious nature, which paragraph has been copied into
several other papers, the gentleman alluded to feels it in-
cumbent upon him to state, that the case has been grossly
misrepresented. The circumstance took place under a
violent, though short attack, of fever on the brain, which
gave rise to a scheme so wildly extravagant, that its author
was much more entitled to pity than deserving of animad-
version. He, however, recovered his reason in ample time
to abandon his project, long before it was to have been
executed ; and his arrest was rather a measure of safety
than of punishment. His Excellency the British Ambas-
sador, and the judicial authorities of France, were fully
convinced that the plan attributed to the gentleman arose
from a temporary aberration of mind; and, after an in-
vestigation of the case by the Tribunal de Premier In-
stance, who found no grounds for prosecution, he was set
at liberty, and continues still to reside at Paris, as peace-.
ably as before the occurrence. He feels truly grateful to
the French Magistrates for the Considerate kindness with
which they treated bin], and to his Excellency the British
Ambassador, for his humane and prompt interference; he
also conceives his acknowledgments due to Monsieur le
Comte de CHALATRE, and Messieurs les
,Commissaire de
l'Administration des Jeux, for their handsome conduct., The
Boulogne Correspondent attributes the, whole occurrence
to the effect of losses at play. ThiS is absolutely incor-
rect ; for these losses were not of a.nature to produce.such
a result, bad they not been connected with other serious
calamities of a private nature, most painful to a sensitive
mind. It is hoped, that the Newspapers which served as
a medium of circulating the paragraph alluded to, will be
liberal enough to insert this short statement in their CO-
Globe.-5 ,* The • paragraph. was in fact a
letter ; and we appended to. that .letter, a note expressive
of our conviction of the unfortunate officer's mental aliena-
tion,— Times.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. •

NEWMARKET. HOUGHTON. MEETING.

THURSDAY, NOV. 1.

(CONCLUDED FEW! OUR PAPRR OF YESTERD.a.)
Mitch-200 sovs. h. ft. Ab.M., Bst. 11b. each.
Mr. Wyndham's Camel 1
Lord Exeter's Redgattntlet
Won by a length.
Match-100 sovs. R.M.
Lord Exeter's Marinella, Bst. 21b.
Lord Orford's Protestant, Bst. 71b.
Won easy by three lengths.
Match-100 sovs. A.F.
Mr. Wyndham's Gaberlunzie, Bst. Slb.
Lord Verulam's Brocard, Bst. 61b.
Won by a head.-5 to 4 agst Gaberlunzie.

Subscription Handicap Plate of 501., for three-yr-old• and

_ .
upwards. D. I.
Mr. Wyndham's Stumps, 3 yrs, Bst. 10Ib. 1
. Mr. D. Radcliffe's Dervise, 4 yrs, fist. 31b.
Mr. Bloss's b. f. by Orville, 3 yrs, Est. 41h. S
Won by a neck.-5 to 4on Stumps-7 to 4 agst Dervise.
Match, 100 soya. h. ft. T.Y.C. Bst. 71b. each.
Mr. Scott Stonehewer' Kildare rec. ft. from Lo-rd
son's Anticipation.

WORCESTER AUTUMN MEETING.—Ocr. 31.
The City and County Cup, of 5 sore. each. Gentlemen
Riders. Heats, a mile and a quarter.
Mr. Wood's h. in. Maria 1 5 1
Mr. Smith's bl. m. Riot
Mr. Williams's b. g. Hazard 5 1 3
Mr. De Visme's c. m. Romp 4 4 4
Mr. Thorne's c. g.
Sweepstakes of 5 soys. each, with 20 added. The winner
to be sold for 60gs., &c. Heats, a mile and a quarter.
Tr. Thornton's Popi►~jay 1 1
Mr.: Day's Liston
Mr. Cook's Maid of Mansfield 4 3
Mr. Bolus's Latitat 6 4 .
Mr. Blazard's Falcon

Mr. Crouch named Mystery ... 5 dr
Sweepstakes of 7 sovs. eaeb, with 15 adder]. Heats, one
mile and a quarter.
Mr. Beardsworth's Loraine 1 1
Mr. Gwalter's Prude q. 2
Mr. Hayward's Sceptre
Mr. Thorne's Forester Lass 3 4
•Mr. Pickernell's Zamiel 2 di'
Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added Gentlemen
Riders. Heats, one mile and a quarter. .
, Mr. Russell's Moses 1 1
Mr. Parrock's Quadrille 4 2
Mr. Walker's Tenbury Lass
Mr. Rees' Waterloo 3 dr
Ttitritsnwir, Nov. I.—Hunters' Sweepstakes of 5 sovs.

each., Heats, two miles.
Mr. Parker's Coroner I I
Mr. Williams's Hazard 2 2

Mr. Jones's Waverley di9.
The Cavalry Cnp. Heats, a mile and a quarter.
Mr. Payne's Crack
Mr. Palfrey named Little Jack 3 2 dr
Mr. Turk's Timour