THE 
“MONTHLY MAGAZINE. 
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No. 193.J 
JANUARY 4, 
b8OG<i 0. POmab gore 18: 
Communications for this Magazine foould, in future, be addrefed to Mr. Richard 
Phillips, No. 6, New Bridge-fircet 5 
Yo the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, 
HE following ftatement of progrefs 
made in public works may not, per- 
haps, be unacceptable to your vente — 
The cutward-bound Welt India dock 
is excavating, and will, it is EOS be in 
the courle of 1 next year, be ready for fhips 
to load therein. 
The London Dock in Wapping, for the 
accommodation of fhipping from all parts 
(the Eaft and Welt Indies excepted), is 
likely to be opened betore New Year's 
Day. The completion of the wharf, 
warehoules, and entrance, have not kept 
pace with that of the dock, which was 
finifhed more than a month ago.—-Three 
feet of water has been let into it, in order 
to try and accuftom the foundation. 
The Eaftt India Dock, at Blackwall, is 
excavating with all peilible difpatch ; the 
fteam-engine-houfe and apparatus is erect- 
ed, and every impediment in the way of 
the contraétor is now removed) The ut- 
moft exertion will be ufed to have it ready 
for to receive fhipping by Chriftmas in the 
next year. The Brunfwick Dock, late 
Mefirs. Perry and Wells’s, is purchafed by 
the Company, for the Falt India thipping 
outward bound—it is to be-deepened and 
extended. The following are the dimen- 
fions of thofe different Aupendous works : 
Welt India Dock for unleading R688 
feet long, 510 feet wide, or 30 acres.— 
Ditto fer loading, 2600 feet long, 400 fret 
wide, or 24 acres—Weltern entrance ba- 
fon, 6 acres—Eaftern entrance bafon, 2 
acres. 
- Londen Dock for unloading, 1262 feet 
ae 690 feet wide, or 20 2cres.—Ditro 
for loading, not fettled.— Two ba/ons, nct 
fettled. 
Eaft India Dock for unloading, s410 
feet long, §60 feet wide, or 18 acres.— 
Ditto for loading, nor fettled.—One en- 
trance bafon 23 acres. 
The Commercial Road, an apvendage 
to the docks, is three miles long exactly, 
from the Royal Exchange to the entrance 
gate of the Weft India dock wall.—lIt is 
to be paved, and will be mot completely 
an fubftantially finifhed next fummer, 
‘The traffic on it, in the meanwhile, is not 
Monruly Mac, No. 123, 
where it will in future be publifbed. 
in the leaft impeded. The tolls taken 
weekly are from 801. to 100]. and will be 
increafed, by the A&, when the paving is 
two-thirds laid down; and the truft have 
further to colleét two fhillingsand fixpence 
in the poundonallrentsof houfes, built and 
building, within certain limits of the road 
(1oo feet), towards lighting, watching, 
cleanfing and watering. This concern 
wiil coft nearly 100,000]. which is all fub- 
{cribed for, and the divifion of the profits, 
like the dock concerns, is limited to rol. 
per cent. An additional branch, to lead 
to the Eaft India docks, is to be formed, 
at a feparate expence of 20,000l. 
The Grand Junétion Canal is, at length, 
nearly finifhed; only zoo yards of the © 
tunnel at Blifworth remains to be com- 
pleated, and the embankment at Wolver- 
ton has proceeded on with more expedi. 
tion than was expected—but the committee 
are obliged to make another call upon the 
proprietors for. 1 50,0001 jJ-R.R. 
Now, 26, 1804. 
— 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, 
HAVE jut feen an interefting letter 
from Dr. Yeares, whom I previoufly 
knew to be a warm friend of Mr. BacuE- 
LOR, from Mr. Bacheior’s correfpondence 
with me. 
I will only fay thus much for myfelf— 
that having had the Village Scenes tent me 
by the author, in maoufcript, I ftrongly, 
though at that time  unfuccefsfully, 
recommended the poem for publicaticn. 
And that on its being publifhed, the au- 
thor very handfomely_ accepted my inten- 
tion, as if I had effeied it, and fent me 
the volume; 1n whch I had the pleafure 
of finding the Prospect of AGRICUL- 
TuRE, which J had never feen, and which 
I thir me (and find one of the belt judges of 
poetry that I kifow think of it as highly 
as myfelf) an admirable poem, and ftil 
far fuperior to that which I had feen. IT 
was alfo favoured,at the fame time, with a 
very medelt and aes letter. 
Though I felt the dif {appointment of an 
ineffe@ual recommendation, I am happy 
that the Genius of the AUTHOR was 
3 Q not 
