38 WESTMORLAND AGRICULTURE, 1800-1900 



then became the centre of distribution for com arriving by the canal 

 from the Lancashire growers and from the rapidly increasing produce of 

 the newly inclosed lands. The canal was extensively used for the con- 

 veyance of passengers and goods and produce. Two sailing packets 

 for passengers, drawn by horses, were placed upon the canal, and com- 

 menced running on May, 21st, 1820 ; they travelled at a rate of four 

 miles an hour ; and on the 9th of July, 1833, the " Water Witch," a 

 swift sailing packet boat drawn by horses and traveUing at a rate of 

 over eight miles an hour began running, and conveyed 16,000 passengers 

 from Kendal to Preston in six months. The fares between Kendal and 

 Preston were : first cabin, 6s. ; second cabin, 4s. ; between Kendal and 

 Lancaster, 3s. and 2s. respectively. On August 13th, 1827, a schooner- 

 rigged vessel, the " Seaforth," of 60 tons burden, arrived at the Kendal 

 canal head basin with a cargo of salt. The passenger packets ceased 

 pljnng on the canal on the day that the railway was opened from Lancaster 

 to Kendal, September 21st, 1846. Owing to the canal being frozen up in 

 December, 1846, the boats could not sail ; this caused large numbers of 

 butter boxes to be sent by rail, and on account of the high rates charged 

 for their carriage on the canal this traffic was soon transferred to the 

 railway. The canal was finally leased to the London & North Western 

 Railway Company in 1863, in whose heinds it still remains, and since 

 that date it has ceased to be an economic factor in the trade of the 

 county. 



Acts for Turnpike and other Roads. 



Westmorland : — 



(i) Appleby and Kirkby-in-Kendal, i Geo. 3. c. 43, and 22 Geo. 3. c. 3 

 and 44 Geo. 3. c. 60. Act 5 Geo. 4. c. 15 repealing the 3 above 

 Acts. Repealed and new Provisions made 13 and 14 Vict. c. 13. 



(2) Brough-under-Stainmore and Eamont Bridge Road, 26 Geo. 2. c. 67, 



and 19 Geo. 3. c. 97, and 41 Geo. 3. c. 82, and 57 Geo. 3. c. 18 

 and 18 and 19 Vict. c. 98. All the above repealed and other Pro- 

 visions made thereof by 19 and 20 Vict. c. 72. 



(3) Brough-under-Stainmore and Middleton Bridge Road, 57 Geo. 3. c. 



15. continued by 16 and 17 Vict. c. 135. and 17 and 18 Vict. c. 51. 



(4) Brougham and Penrith Road, 52 Geo. 3. c. 122. Above Act repealed 



3 and 4 WiU 4. c. 80. 



(5) Heron Syke and Eamont Bridge Road, 55 Geo. 3. c. 37 repealing 



26 Geo. 2. c. 52 and 19 Geo. 3. c. 108 and in part 40 Geo. 3. c. 22. 

 Repealed and other provisions made by 13 and 14 Vict. c. 64. 



