The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-05-29


that OF The states Of Massachusetts, Name,
khode-!'and and Delaware I? Yet such j. true
u the city OF London. We cannot wonder
therefore at the multitude OF II. mobs, the
number OF us riots, and The frequency oi
crime nor that the different parts Of its i'm
mense population should be strangers TO each
other, anu even unacouainted with the pro-
sress OF Improvement IN different portions Of
he society.
THE REGENTS CANAL
tne magnitude OF this city, and the vast
ness OF I's population, might be Inferred
were there no<,lber means Of calculating the
extent Of both-t E'm the little communication
that appears 10 eyst between the remote ex
lremltieS u H. al from the mutual ignorance
which generally prevails Of whatever-no,
immed'feiy inlerHtiDg-is passing IN its dis
tant quarters. Thus, numbers who live east
OF The Roy Exchange have never witnessed.
and are almost unconscious OF, the many eX-
tensiye improvements that have within TIE
last lew years been made, and are daily ma
king, 10 The vicinilS Dot the two Houses Of Par
iIament, IN The ne lyhbourhood Of pm Ma
and thence nofthEsFJs 10 the New Road, anv
Regents rafx. While. among those who li,t
IN the more polite district Of this widely
spread town, may be found thousands who
have never seen the mint, the New Custom,
House, anu those useful and splendid moDu
menIs OF national grandeur and wealth. the
West and East india Docks.
We ale led TO these remarks by the recenf
opening the Regents Canal, which, occurring
at moment when the public mind was much
agitaIed, was not noticed in manner propor-
tomato to either The enlerprlzing spirit Of the
design, Cr the probable Importance OF its con-
sequences. Here we have an instance Of
great work gong On for years upon The whole
northern border Of the metropolis, but almost
unknown, both 10 its origin and progress, 10
Inc majority OF the people living in the south
eTn DIVISION OF the same town, which, suppo
sing line Ut separation to be drawn from Ty-
ourn to Nile End-comprehends a full mole
" OF is inhabitants. THIS canal commences
Al faudington, where it joins that branch Of
Ine Grand Junction which is called the Pad
dlngion Canal, and thus communicates with
al 'he haVIgable rivers, &c. IN England
FROM ms point u proceeds IN n E direc
non. ana passes, ~ means OF a tunnel Of 3g2
yards, under Maidahili then round The Re
gents Park, through Camden-town (wbere II
takes an ea,lerly course, and Somers- town,
near which y enters second tunnel Of $40
yards, and peneirates Islngton-hll, burrow,ng
below The bed Of the New River Il emer
yes again near Brick lane, and continues near
y IN Inc same direction through The parishes
u d Leonard, Shoreditch, and ST. Sohn's.
Hackney, traTerslng 10 these districts the
klngsland and Hackney roads, and Cam
oncge heath Then entering the parish Of
belhudi green, Il bends 10 the south, passing
through the fields adjoining MIIe-end anu
olepney, AMI, crossing both The latter places,
as also ihe Commercial road, it opens into
spacious dock, formed al Limehouse, which
completes The navigation BY direct commu-
nIcaiIOn with The Thames. The line Of canal
Is nine miles, running chiefly from west to
easl, over whoa are thrown So substantial
onck bridges ; and IL descends eighty-six
teet 10 the river by means Of twelve double
locks, besides tide lock. lis avarage
breadth Is forty eight feet, and The towing
pain = twelve feet, which together occupy
about eighty acres OF ground. The tunnel Of
more tndn hall mile IN length, which car
RES Inc Canal under . part of Inc town OF Isl
'Dgton, and also beneath the New RIVER, i
seventeen feet and bali N width. and nine
teen and half n height. OF ine latter space,
seven feet and halt are the depth Of the wa
Ter, and eleven feet aud half remain be
tween the surface Of the canal and the roof Of
The tunnel. Il IS passed, without any aid
from towing Ines or poles, N from fifteen to
seventeen minutes, and Is well worth the no
iIce q those whose laudable curiosity and de
sire OF knowledge have never been grauhed
Dy 40 opportunity Of seeing 50 striking
proof u The powers with which science has
invested The civil engineer.
Al was begun 10 1913, and opened on the
Isl OF August last, the expence amounts to
about 6OO,U0OL.
Upon the utility Of the Canal system Ini
general, i i needless now to expatiate.: Of
The advantages that will flow from tins in par
s'cu'ar' time alone can enable u % Judge
VIE any degree Of accuracy. When lie Cd
ormous expence Of carting heavy articles
iiom The whars on, the banks Of The river u
Inc northern side OF the town, including the
adjacent villages. i considered, II appears
quite reasonable to believe jhat much mus
U gained oy water Carriage tor it Is Known
that the power Of one horse applied to foai-
ing weight, i equal Il The strength Of thirty,
drawing the same on wheels
The celebrated Gr.nsn bard, Glenn. once