'A Parliamentary Bill to safeguard the foundations of St. Paul's Catheral has been drafted by counsel for the City of London Corporation. More than £300,000 has already been expended in making the cathedral structure safe. It is now proposed to seek Parliamentary sanction to preserve the foundations. For some time the whole position has been under consideration by a2 Special Committee of the corporation, which hat had the assistance of famous engineers. The cathedral stands on a great bed of clay, the stability of which depends on its water content. If the amount of water in this clay should be materially reduced the clay might crack, and the safety of the "entire cathedral would be seriously threatened. Modern build Ings require such deep excavations that it io felt that these or other underground workings might inter-fore with the water content of the clay "if carried out too near- the
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