The Sun.
London, England, 1827-07-17 00:00:00

TUNNEL UNDER THE THAMES.

The efforts made, and the remedies proposed to
be adopted, to overcome the accident which occurred
on these works, proceed with the most favourable
appearances. • The whole of the boxes in the top
tier have been successfully cleared of the soil which
they contained, and made secure; and it has now
been found that the bags of clay which have been
lowered reach to the extent of eight boxes out of
the twelve ; thus clearly proving that the length of
the hole must have been upwards of 20 feet. This
fact has never been previously known, for the en-
gineers, in their descents in the diving-bell, have not
permitted any one to accompany them beyond a
certain depth, The extent of the diameter of the
aperture is still confined to themselves; but the
green brickwork, which has been washed away, and
replaced in the course of the last week, was about
three feet from the tail of the shield. The bags of
clay, therefore, would have been washed into the
tunnel, had it not been for the iron stakes which
were run through them. By these means they have
formed a complete bridge, or rather new bed, which
is clearly proved to have been the case by the brick-
layers having been enabled to continue their opera-
tions. The slight leakage which occurred in No.
12 box has already so far choaked itself up, that the
water which issues from it is conveyed away by
small hand-pump.
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When the clay was found to be sufficiently conso-
lidated, two small tarpaulins were sunk, and after
throWing clay upon these, in addition to the iron
with which they were bound, a second tarpaulin was
lowered, and as soon as this had sufficiently settled
itself,, a third was sunk. This latter was 100 feet
square : it was four canvasses thick. Before it was
loaded, it took 70 men to carry it from the brick-
small distance. In consequence of
field, where it, was prepared, to the river side,
which is a very
the leakage being horizontal, and not perpendicular,
the large tarpaulin was sunk somewhat more to the
eastward than the others. It is so constructed, that
in the event of any aperture existing in face of the
present spot of excavation, it will suck itself into it,
and effectually choke it; and, from the soil and iron
upon it, it will operate as a breakwater against the
tides.

The tarpaulins hare already so successfully as-
sisted the future progress of the work, that it is con-
jectured the number of small pumps, hitherto used
at the foundation, will be dispensed with.

An additional number of men, for clearing the
water, were taken on yesterday morning, and the
miners are now actively employed in clearing the
second tier of boxes.

SOLICITOR,.GENERALSHIP--THE LORD
CHANCELLOR.—We hare some reason to
think, that Lord Manners has withdrawn his
opposition to the appointment of Mr. Doherty
as Solicitor-General. As no obstacle now exists
to the signing of the necessary certificate, we
suppose there will be, without delay, an official
announcement of Mr. Doherty's elevation to
office.—Dublin Morning Register.

PURSE IDE.--If ever Mammon reigned in
a country, it is in England. Everything is mea-
sured by money, and the idea of consideration
not derived from money, or the means of making
it, is unintelligible. In a provincial town, he
who keeps a coach will not associate with the
person who can afford to keep only his gig ;
the latter looks down on the individual who only
keeps a riding horse ; and the person who can
keep neither coach, gig, nor horse, must nut
of them. All the
qualities that erer
viaspirertti
st, oaassociatethe
with itl atiy
amiable
centered in one individual, would fail to ensure
respect in England to straitened circumstances.
Time moment the black coat becomes rusty, or
any other of the well known symptoms become
apparent, friends are seized with blindness in the
streets, and the unfortunate is cut—this is a
word which could be translated into no European
language.--Moriang Chronicle.