London . riage. During the year 1829, of 887 waggonsand 3241 carts which passed over London Bridge southwards, no less than 480 ofthe first, and 1700 of the second, turned down Tooley Street—one-half of whichare supposed to be engaged in the traffic mentioned. The accommodation aTunnel may afford to passengers receives a striking illustration from the returnsmade to Parliament of the watermen engaged at the different ferries in the neigh-bourhood, who were 350 in number, and calculated to take, on an average, not lessthan 3700 passengers daily. An important consideration is deducible from thep
London . riage. During the year 1829, of 887 waggonsand 3241 carts which passed over London Bridge southwards, no less than 480 ofthe first, and 1700 of the second, turned down Tooley Street—one-half of whichare supposed to be engaged in the traffic mentioned. The accommodation aTunnel may afford to passengers receives a striking illustration from the returnsmade to Parliament of the watermen engaged at the different ferries in the neigh-bourhood, who were 350 in number, and calculated to take, on an average, not lessthan 3700 passengers daily. An important consideration is deducible from theposition of the Tunnel: it will have no expensive approaches to form. On thenorth it is connected, through Old Gravel Lane, with RatclifFe Highway, anda new road is projected in continuation of the former to the Commercial Roadand Whitechapel. On the south it is close to the Dcptford Lower Road. Allthese places will, of course, assume a new character when the influence of thenew traffic shall reach [Plan ofthe Thames Tunnel .-ind iu .^pproaclicsOj In the beginning of 1824 Mr. Brunei had the satisfaction to see the first andleast arduous, but still indispensable, stej) secured, the formation of a Comjianywith the express object of carrying his designs into execution, and by whom anAct of Parliament was obtained. The Company took the preliminary precautionof having three parallel borings made beneath the bed of the Thames in thedirection of the proposed Tunnel, when tlie report was so very favourable that. 54 LONDON. in consequence, Mr. Brunei went to work in a somewhat bolder way than he hadotherwise intended. The soil was the great oLject of deliberation, for upon itdepended at what level the Tunnel should be commenced. The assistance ofsome eminent geologists was here of great moment. These informed the engineerthat below a certain depth the soil would be a kind of quicksand, and there-fore advised him to keep above it, and as close as possible to the stratum ofclay fo
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