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bank of the canal, dragging after them their empty wagons, 

 and at the same time drawing rapidly up the loaded vehicles, 

 which were guided by teams, soon to descend again, after de- 

 positing their loads. The unloading was an affair of only a 

 few seconds. The body of the wagon being fixed on an 

 axis, running longitudinally, was easily made to lose its bal- 

 ance, when the load dropped out by the turning of the body, 

 while the wheels remained undisturbed, and in a twinkling, 

 the empty machine was again running rapidly down the hill 

 and drawing up its reluctant counterpart. The bottom of 

 the canal was also a scene of great life and industry — hun- 

 dreds of men and of animals were busily employed in the 

 most active industry. The vast beds of tough tenacious 

 and regularly stratified clay, presented decisive evidence of 

 being a great diluvial deposit. We did not, however, learn 

 that any organized bodies had been found in it. 



From captain Basil Hall, R. N. F. R. S. to whose good 

 offices we are indebted for this account of the Welland Ca- 

 nal, we received a printed copy of the regulations adopted for 

 the government of the laborers and workmen. Their moral 

 tendency is excellent, and being every way judicious, we 

 understand they proved effectual for the promoting of order, 

 industry and good morals. 



