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London, England, 1807-03-16 00:00:00

GRAND WARE?' CANAL DOCK.

Friday was' opened, for the public reception of
Merchants' Velfels, the Grand Surrey Canal Dock, at
Itotherhithe, amidft the acclamations of the populace,
and a numerous affemblage of the Gentlemen. Pro.
prittors, who afterwards raked to the London Ta.
tern, dined, and fpent the evening with conviviality.
The Veffels entcred the Dock under a falnre of
cannon, Itreamers flying, with a martial band of
mufic playing popular airs.—This D ,ck or &don,
from its extenfive capacity, will contain about too
fail of 14:mare-rigged Veltels, at •any draught of wa-
ter in which they can approach the pool.
This public work was Silt fuggefled, furvejed,
and laid nut, by Mr. DODD, the Engineer ; and an
AR of Parliament obta'ned for its immediate execu-
tion.

The Deck and main line of Canal and collateral
Cuts, are as follow :—The Ship Dock immediately
communicating with the River Thames, a little
below the King's mills, Rotherhithe, gives admillion
into the Grand Dock, or Bafon. On the North,
South, Ealt, and Wen-fide of the latter, is in ex-
tenfive fci e for building Wharfs, Warehoufes,
and in the center of the Dock or Bafon, a large
Wand for the fame porpofe, to which there is an
accefs by a Draw-bridge. The convenience of this
Dock, for the erection of Warehoufes, Granaries,
Depots for Coals, &c. fo near the metropolis, WS-
ciently (peaks for its utility.
The Main Line of Canal palling from the Dock or
Bacon, runs nearly in a South line, on the Wen of
Deptford, and from thence in a WeR line, crofEng
the Kent, Camberwell, and Clapham Roads, enters
the Thames again at Vauxhall Creek, a little above
the foite where the intended Stone bridge, now be-
fore Parliament, is propofed to be carried over the
Thames.
Attached to this main line is a collateral Cut to
Peckham, Hotfemonger-lane, Southwark, and Butt.
lane, Deptford ; the whole of this range of eight
miles, is upon one entire level, without a l ck, and
peninfulates the South of the Metropolis, with which
the Croydon Canal forms a junction, that is propofed
to be finilbed in the courfe of this fummer, with the
part of the main line, and before defcribed, now that
the Dock has opened a communication with the
Thames.

The upper lines and levels of this Canal extend from
Kennington Common, along theWafh-way to Ruthey
Green, Stockwell, palling in the vicinity of Clapham
aad 'rooting, to Mitcham.
The Company of Proprietors are new applying
to Parliament, to make a Collateral Cut from the
Bricklayer's. Arms to the main line of the Canal, near
where it croffes the Kent Road, for the ufe of Pei-
Page Boats; by which means, much facility will be
given to perfons palling from London to Peckham,
Deptford, Greenwich, and parts adjacent, as well as
to Croydon, and hereafter, to more dillant parts of
the County.
The capability of extending this line t-s Portf-
mouth, has been elec. t tined and furvcyed by the
Engineer, who propored a Route through Guild.
ford, Farnham, Alton, and Alresford, to Winchefler,
there to join the River Itching, which is navigable
from Southampton to that place ; and if they joined
the Bafingltoke Canal at Shepperton, there would be
very little cutting requited to form a jundion with
Alresford and Southampton, thus opening an exten-
live communication with our Naval Atfenals at
Portfmouth, and thofe of the Counties of Surrey and
Kent.
We have been thus particular in detailing the line
of the Canal and its advantages and fuhtfe views of
its extenlion, as we are happy to do every public
work juttice, that is fo pregnant with national utility.