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bridge" were the cause of it. The canal, as 

 projected by Mr. Dodd, in 1795, would have 

 certainly opened out a territory of coal that might 

 have affected their interest. It would appear, at 

 least, that they dreaded it ; and in this, as in 

 almost every other case, private interest was found 

 to overpower public good. 



