▁ ▁Open ing ▁ ▁The ▁canal ▁finally ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 1 8 3 3 , ▁amid ▁celebr ations ▁at ▁both ▁ends ▁of ▁the ▁canal ▁and ▁a ▁caval cade ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁High bridge ▁to ▁G last on bury . ▁A ▁second ▁celebr ation ▁for ▁the ▁" res pect able ▁trad ing ▁classes " ▁was ▁held ▁nine ▁days ▁later . ▁The ▁first ▁cargo ▁of ▁wood ▁from ▁Canada ▁arrived ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 3 5 . ▁The ▁canal ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁successful ▁initially , ▁but ▁the ▁reven ues ▁generated ▁were ▁in ade qu ate , ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁problems ▁with ▁water ▁levels ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁section . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁the ▁Pr at ▁brothers , ▁whose ▁legal ▁firm ▁had ▁played ▁a ▁major ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁canal , ▁disappeared , ▁leaving ▁a ▁financial ▁short fall ▁of ▁over ▁£ 4 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁It ▁appears ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁put ▁up ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁extra ▁costs ▁of ▁construction , ▁and ▁may ▁have ▁borrow ed ▁some ▁money ▁from ▁client ' s ▁funds . ▁They ▁were ▁declared ▁bank rupt ▁and ▁Richard ▁Pr at ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁office ▁as ▁town ▁cl erk ▁and ▁a ▁Commission er ▁of ▁S ew ers , ▁but ▁the ▁firm ' s ▁collapse ▁had ▁a ▁serious ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁prosper ity ▁of ▁G last on bury . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁upper ▁section , ▁the ▁final ▁p ond ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁proper ▁d rain age ▁of ▁the ▁surrounding ▁land , ▁which ▁being