The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-07-04

The most efficient members of Canning's
ministry, are "new men," The son of a
painter, and native of Boston, Sir John
Copely, as lord chancellor, and now called
lord Lyndhurst-the chancellor of the
of the duchy of Lancaster, is Mr.. Vansit-
tart, stiled lord Bexley-the secretary of
state Cor the colonies, is lord Gooderich,
late Mr.. Robinson and in the "cabinet"
which consists of only eleven persons, five
are commoners, and three new made lords.
Mr.. Abbot is also named lord Tenterden,
Mr.. Plunkett, lord Plunkett, &c. MIR.
Canning, by virtue of his place as premier,
has officers at his disposal, worth ele2,000I
or $500, 000.-.NileS's Register.
ITO these may now be added Mr..
Tierney who has recently been appointed
to the ministry, and who is also nei0 man.
LONDON, May 10.
BURSTING IN THE THAMES TUNNEL.
The water broke into the Thames Tun-
mel with irresistible violence last night,
about twenty minutes before seven o'clock.
Some doubts of the soundness of the roof
being entertained, Mr.. Brunei, week or
two ago, made numerous borings, from
which it was ascertained that the supern-
cumbent soil was at the thinnest part about
seventeen feet thick. At the moment that
the water. burst in, last night, there were
luckily no persons in the tunnel but the
workmen. The first indication of danger
was tremendous noise, and the rush of
I the water iu.rno diately followed. The men
employed in the archway escaped with diff
I ficulty, but they did escape, and it is ex-
tremely gratifying that, on being mustered
as soon after the accident as possible, not
one was found missing.
! About 100 men were engaged in cutting
the tunnel, when the alarm wes raised that
the river had broken in Tallet, the I'M
der engineer, and Messrs Brunei Jun. and
| Gravatt, the principal engineers, remained
/ for several minutes, using every endeavor,
at the imminent peril of their lives, to stop
up the cavity through which the water
oozed but all their efforts proving unayail-
| ing against the increasing rush of the wa
1 ter, they were forced to retreat towards
! the shaft. The instant the accident &C.
Cured, general CONSERVATION prevailed
amongst the workmen, and they simulta-
neously rushed towards the shaft-Saupe
I qua puet was the sentiment, and in their
hurry several ludicrous accidents took
| place. The engineers, and particularly
Tallett, narrowly escaped drowning. At
a quarter before seven o'clock, the twelve
shields or frame works were in the act of
being propelled forward at the end of the
tunnel, to enable the workmen to excayate
more securely; and, at that time, the tun-
mel extended $50 feet under the Thames.
! The workmen, employed in prcpelling No.
ii and II shields, observed the soil to give
way between these shields, and in few
seconds afterwards the water poured in
through an aperture about six inches in
diameter. Tallett, the engineer, was oblir-
ed to swim considerable Distance. a
workman named Quits was also in the
water for some time. Tallett, being a rood
swimmer, remained at the top of the water
about ten feet below the top of the shaft.
till Messrs. Brunei Jun. and Gravatt came
to his assistance. Mr.. Brunei Jun. pluno-
ed into the water, and affixed a rope round
Tallett, and he was drawn up in a state of
exhaustion to the top of the shaft From
the time the water first broke in, till the
tunnel and shaft were filled to the level OF
the river, twelve minutes elapsed.
MAY 81.
FURTHER PARTICULARS. At low wa
ter this morning Mr.. Brunei, SEN, Mr..
Brunei, jun, and Mr.. Gravatt, descended
III the diving bell to the bed of the river.
IN order to ascertain the efficacy of the
measures which have been adopted to rem
edy the difficulty which has arisen in the
| prosecution of this important undertaking..
In addition to large quantities of strong
clay, some bags filed with the same com,
position, have, with the help of long spikes.
been lowered into the river, and laid in
such position as would best answer the
purpose intended. SIessrs. Brunei this
morning descended principally to ascertain
whether these bags had been properly plac
cd. On the bell being hoisted up, the en-
glneer declared that every thing had been
done IN the most proper manner, and or
dered additional quantities of clay in bags
to be lowered on the place where the an
erture previously was.
STEAM CARRIAGE. An extraordinary
sensation was created on Thursday even
ing in the neighborhood of the Regents
Park, by the sudden appearance of Cur
ney's newly invented steam carriage, or
self moving machine, which -coursed round
part of the new road at the rate of ten
miles an hour, carrying several persons in
side and behind. 1t seemed to move with
the most perfect ease, and without any ap-
pearance of smoke whatever. The con-
ducter evidently held the carriage under