The Sun.
London, England, 1829-10-08 00:00:00

EFFECT TO BE PRODUCED.

From the foregoing statement of facts it is
shown that the removal of London-bridge will
admit a greater body of .water to flow up the
river to the westward, and with a greater velocity,
which together will considerably increase the mo-
mentum ; and it is equally certain that the same
cause will operate in the ebbing tide, and leave
the bed of the river nearly dry for several hours
in the latter part of the ebb, This wig in part
be remedied by tho in Greased velocity and • mu-
u rg a
deepen the bed ; but Cis
placecannot take
the matter has more
osmall ;ravel s o
s to
where
consistence, and to obtain the same depth as at
present at low water wo'4ltl requhe excavation to
LA very great eNtent, &c.
ilt t4:s loweiing of the bed, if accomplished
either by the tide scour, or artificial excavation,
would s?ri9usly affect the foundations of some

of the other bridges. The piers of Westnlin-
ster-bridge stand upon gravel, ',without Wing
piles under them, and several are now not inc'r
than three feet under the present surface of t`le
river bed, the matter of which I proved t°
be sand and gravel. .
With regard to wharfs and houses built on
the banks of the river, the lowering of the Or:
face of low water, and extending the time of that
depression, would afford an opportunity ofgre3`ef
drainage from the adjacent soil upon wilic`t!
buildings are erected, and may have the eTect
causing settlements; if no excavation take'
place in the shores adjacent to the wharf,' t°
barges, &c., will. be longer prevented from sr
proachinc,c, to or departing from them ; if an cA:
cavation does take place there will be some
of the walls being undermined. These obsejr'
vations apply to the whole river as far as :le'

dington. -
Besides these consequences from lowering die
bed of the river, others will unavoidably 11)110.;
from the tide above London-bridge rising higt
than it does at present ; many of the wharfs vie
the sides of the river arc not more than froe's'
and a half to two feet above Trinity datum, 19ti
are not unfrequently overflowed, partly by 1-°i
floods, but chiefly by high tides, which rise ab"`e
a foot higher below bridge than they do at Pre
sent above bridge, the evil will, therefore, be
proportionably increased both in degree and fret
quency. But, besides the common operatioe °e
land floods and tides in calm weather, tl,
river above bridge will, when the dam- is re
moved, be further exposed to the influx of beg''
vier waves driven from the Nord with stool'
from the northward, which have hitherto ,heel'
checked by the almost solid mass of the tipPe"„
part of London-bridge. These observatieo
apply to all the banks and low grounds on Pea,
side of the river from Westminster to Teddivo
ton, and which are very extensive.
Ins!ances of such influx and rising of the tins
have been already mentioned, and another
je
come to my knowledge while engaged in *I.,
present survey ; at the Cashen river in Is'Sril6
which hills into the sea near the mouth of tit°
Shannon, a bar has been lately cut aeress.,,r
make a more direct navigation, the upper r°`,t
has thereby been lowered two or three feet
low water, and at high water raised so as 1,0
overflow the marshes more than before, and 101,
direct stream is now cutting a channel thOri
the sandy shoals above the bar. This idol;
tion I received from the able engineer
Nimino) who advised the measure.
Then follow various details with regard to the
expenc:. •

PREPARATIONS FOR A DISSOLUTO
OF PARLIAMENT,
£P
AND MEETING OF THE ELECTORS OF COLCIIE.S-

On Tuesday evening a numerous meeting of t
electors of Colchester, resident in London, tc°T
place at the Kent and Essex Tavern, Whiterhe
After the important preliminary of the distrib,;:
Lion of beer tickets, Mr. Buck was called to the''
The CHAIRMAN rose to propose the health Of'
of the most able, liberal, generous, and noble ;3°l;
bers of Parliament, Mr. Daniel Whittle 'vev-d
He was not like the Lo
other' members, who ve:o
showed kindness to their constituents except
before an election; for it was uworious that,. do
withstanding the overflowiag attentions and dlehitr
tioni of eternal gratitude of the candidate anti
friends during the canvass, no sooner was the 1134,11,
her returned than there was an end of generoul , th-0
lag towards the constituents; and whenever 'l,O
kindness began again to be shown, they migh;ye
sure there was a probability of a dissolution of V
liament.—(Cries of " True, true.")—Not ° t'd
most noble, magnanimous, hospitable, generous,
liberal member; he brought them together 1:1e0
times every year. He need not tell them how 'oy
they had met in that room since 1812, how ll'oe
suppers they bad had, and how often they drotik
member's health, with the highest applause,
liquor for which the Hon. Member had i*h gp
(Approbation.)—For his part, he adored stic'.:o,l
able, and liberal member. Ile would not,
spending a shilling—nay, on great occasion:, IVa
crown—out of his own pocket ; but he never or
any beer so well as that for Which a rich.onj
stet
rous friend paid.—(A laugh.)—The eloquent rpAi'
then told them that he expected a dissolutioo
liament before their next quarterly Ittee"%of
January. Ile understood that there was all °Pt„it
tion club at the Angel and Crown ; but suOv,
would be unmanly to desert their member, whii°,4liih
an honour to Colchester, and a bulwark of Spittle
freedom.—(Cheers.)—The health of Daniel %T. sea
O
Harvey was then drank with long and loud C'
acclamation. .110
. • . the

The SECRETARY, in returning thatilis f
health being drank, entered into a statemeut 0
por'
grievances of the people, and particularly the. eliol9
mous taxation on beer. He read the particular 1'
a late number of the Edinburgh Review, arr°ll(l
to upwards of right millions sterling. If theYetioo
the making of the laws, would they ever sPlirli`e
such oppression ? And if the members of "„lioplQ,
ment were the real representatives of the 1/"ftha
would such enormous taxation be laid on ore cold,
first necessaries of life ? And would the 40: sol
continue to levy such taxes on beer, toble°':youi`"
other comforts of the people, if the peolile sre
firmly support such members as their
OotiQlje IQ
presentative ? He then advised them to c9ric:fiii,sri
the next meeting prepared to sign petitions
the corn laws, the taxes on beer, arid SOP-I
11°i;
the reformation of the law, and of return) '9 veal°
liniment, which their learned representativt ;Der
present and ably support. The faithful m o re;
would himself be present at the next meeting ie Or,
ceive their instructions to guide his conducc.,"lorr
House. He concluded by advising them
nothing to do with the Opposition Club,..oe'irle'
said, had no leaders of talent, and as little pr f'
and therefore could do no good.
.01
,
When BROOK ES'S Club-house was thr"'
W
some years ago with a visit from ite police, the Cto
the opinion of an eminent Barrister, then a tneOlt•etvr4
10
what course, it would be best to pursue; .'4° ,r'er
answer " Order the waiters to chuck
bauit;ters." •

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BIRTHS.
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On the Gth inst. at Elm-grove, near Port'''''' 0'
lady of Captain Rivett Carnac, R.N., of a vs'. I cl.'cri
The lady of Archibald Billing, M.D., licifor ‹re,,li
a daughter.. r
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At Black Rock, Cork, the lady of Col. 51" b ne(
Consul, of a daugliter. t AE ot
A few days ago, the wife of John Breadbeor
weaver at Alythohnoyd, near Halifax, of ori''''
third time in tuccessioa. • PI
;MARRIED.• 006!,,,,a'
On the ith iniit. Mr. John Weston, t,('„ t 11..
only daughter of Mr..Satuttel Watkins, of '''-'j t i'lo',
t) tl
street, Ilot ton. - 14;;',,10
At Frederickton, New Brunswick, Witt' /P.—
Esq. of Halifax, N.S. to Mary, fifth daughte."
Lieut.-Col. Rodyerd, It. E. i. Gecif

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DIED. stet °.
On the 3d inst. at Herne, Frances, tiatg''
M4y, Esq. aged 33. I cs'if' al:
On. the sth inst. at DA,ton, ElizaOP' 19
Lloyd, Esq. f 01° ro
At Bath, Laura Louisa, fourth tlattglA'r 0 Solliec,,,'
11,%. f T.Cll"' .e ..
General Chapman, •i ~ o itlll le ,-4 ,•,101 I
and si,ter of Mre. Chadwick, of Alavesyn I'l
larilsh ire.

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