New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-07
ENGLAND.
TIE britannia Tubular RrIsxe.


Ia. afternoon The saA IN CT ne BulAnai, lsse toos
.-e, NIo,e h sh.waier marx ,.vius been .secs..S Nv
slisued saturday. shen IL u.uuiase elevation wss
srihu,issucs y hailed from al Ear. % the with
cheers snd succession Of sanI-s Eais sttiucnA hosg
u n sc feri had 10 msde. and nGlspensaby re-
cess.ry ensb,e lie engineers engaged Ia he operation
oin he great tube on - the end or and noes before
syus % down on perm sreui bed plates snd roll
witch vii have 10 be piseed beneath IL rhis Proees.
o. adjustment vii occupy three ~eets
Il viii matter OF surprise. however, 10 may - be
made acquainted with the f.e hss In the saocessa rails
ng u he tube 20 10 permanent eve oueeig mn part
5siy o. these colossal lsboFs Was secom phshed There
srs fee sim enshs " tube 70 be seated ana HIRED
5e4as foar o. wbs are ca ed and tubes before the
.p,r-rsou. fsbr,c !. completed The SCI q tubes
g.vins fotSl -rgth Of l.sss feet viii GUY form NE
pssssxe for ice 81 rails scro.s ne strNls sni
aougsita OF these smother Of rbes exscty similar
aaa psrs will have be rsised 20 furnish double iine
" r. for thu up snd down line The great object 81
present 10 view 10 get one completed WHICH uhn tne
sond 81 . ready IN be used both FOR The al and down
siu.. me pssssg- % which will De r@sulsrd sceoFu
lnyy To show bat has yet 10 be doue, =. well as 10
Illustrate he srdGolsness oi zoe prosPeS.Se oPess ,
uaus. statement Of the approximate dimensions, ara
OF Ora gros. Of mserisl 70 be employed IN the
ere fabric. viii - Interesting The oiAl ensn o' these
contiguous lubes will be sis feat The total length OF the
tubes tor ooh Ines Of railway, S6ss eet The grese spsn
The tn feet he HI OF M iuoestn me middle ~
feet Rht informed piers = feet his ~ each end
- feet extreme width. Il feet nches The number oi
rr-ts IA he enlife bridge g COO the amount OF iron
ID 70 be .ed In The 70. asd ube, IA r.. ong 80
OF Plates In the Other .hree, Of The sane length, o
rs I'M H. af.i ubs OF az fee one ass tons OF plates
three others Of the same length sS5 0ps OF psies
making total with pier tubes Of 6i7sious The tosleo.
putsd w-igh OF angie iron 10 he employed In them 10 .o
OF i5On 30 OF rvetiron CSC ioRs oi cast iron
The frames sri beams eco IONS mshiug total dead
weight of lo57o ,ons The total length of the tubes. II
,c1d 10 Inc would be about three nnhs OF mile TIE
s~ngih OF mis- rigid structure consists IN what 10
Gle he cellular .ysem found 90 effective in resisting
era and vertical pressure. The plan, ~ In the nbe
raised con..t 4 series OF cells or pipes at the
i9 sud bottom &C tte tube ranged IN hollow eompsrt
uru-. covered shove sad below by iron plates nveted
together sud having parallel direction TO me loug AXIS
Of iha tubes These cells sufficiently large 10 admit
of The entrance ~ man, FOR Ire purpose OF beng
Cd. a1et a1t repaired. IL Was originally proposed 10
have double Tier " these cells a. the top, more effect
gay resist tie crushing force, but the construction OF
se usr suhs~qu-nuy resolved on a. sufficient
T cells nave me sdecs OF placing the resistance
of compression and expansion nearly IN equilibrium
" IN rsch other The utmost ienaeily and suaness
oJta nsi yith he east possible weight OF mslefis
al rs is believed that lube OF Que thousand tee1
s.sn might be constructed with safety Upon ms
ce,l system u ugidiy and sueogih Trans
pa s~d through thu smaller scale OF lube tlnwsy
Z months. without Sny injury o. eject wAotFrr. No
csn be detected by The eye during no >sse oil
t-r. Etd nstnmelta Observations detect i'N ZION OF
ghfh ~ ~ inch IL has been found thti 20 eu-c
very from he northwest on the - of me
C.uFsy lube, A. = angle o about % degrees, tiodhceo
A. osci atng motion. which being carefully ieuur-i
.-ys Il lateral DETECTION Of only IS inch IL Is found
moreover hsl TIE enormous weight OF The tnbes them
v-s opposed to the Impulse Of the wind 10 security
sgAust continuous OSCILLATION. The effect temperature
cl..entfy rrpducei but in no way ujurousy these
la ~ surfaces a. ron Is remarkable In the afternoon
the shining The aud one side the ube 10 bent
Ia that directyn . irch, or nearly one nch On con-
ps-iug The d-f-ct OF the morning with those OF mid
isy decrease " an inch Observable Or rising In
hs middle OF be abe had place to that extent
II result OF cl-nge ofsmpersufe Az Increased con
xily curys Of the top sud bottom sides the eS'
tessOf raising The entire tube II inch In the middle
Intended By The Directors OF me Che. ~ aud Holy
n. "a Railway 10 givo some chea excursion period
lraiy 0 ih- Strait, euabe the middle and humber
cr.ses vsii these noble worss of sf Two addluons
IS .dSrs have heen for the htng II the next lube 40
fss-rv- o. lhs event Of the one In WORK railing All Tue
pr. pzlsurus comp @s for the floating Of ths next
.a f. which vii take placc about The middle OF Noyen
ne- The fay present liked on should no unforeseen
contingency FOR The completion n oue highway and
- transit " the nr,t train the Straits 10 ths ls1 o
March newt