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at Digits, adjoining the foilth fide of Worcefter, falls into 
the Severn. 'I lie length of this line is thirty-one miles 
and a half. The rates allowed to be taken are : For coal, 
iron, iron-done, done, timber, &c. two diillings and fix- 
pence per ton, or three-pence per ton per mile, if naviga¬ 
ted on the firft ten miles only of the canal. For lime and 
lime-done ten pence per ton, or one-penny per ton per 
mile, if navigated on the fil’d ten miles only of the canal. 
Manure and materials for roads are exempted. Boats un¬ 
der thirty-five tons are not to pafs locks without leave. 
This canal opens a diorter communication for the exten- 
five manufactories of Birmingham with all the trading 
towns on the Briliol channel; and alfo ad'ords to the goods 
of thofe towns a certain conveyance to Liverpool, Hull, 
&c. The Wednetbury coal alfo gains an eafy carriage, as 
well along the whole line of the canal, as to many popu¬ 
lous cities and towns which are below Worceder on the 
banks of the Severn. 
Manchester Canal to Bolton and Bury. 
This navigation opens on the north fide of Mancheder, 
and joins the river Irwell, with which it runs nearly pa¬ 
rallel in its northerly courfe, and erodes it above Clifton- 
liall, running by its fide up to Bolton, in its way eroding 
the river Roach, where alfo the branch goes for Bury, 
making the total length fifteen miles one furlong, with 
1S7 feet l ife. The rates as follow : For lime, lime-done, 
clay, bricks, done, coal, Sec. two-pence per ton per mile. 
When the water flows over the lock weir, lime and lime- 
done fhall pay only one halfpenny per ton per mile. And 
further, coal, clay, bricks, or (tones, (except lime-done,) 
not palling through any locks, to pay only one halfpenny 
per ton per mile. 
Leicester Navigation. 
This canal commences at, and connects with, the bafon 
of the Loughborough canal ; palfes on the north fide of 
the town, and falls into the river Soar, at the village of 
Quorndon. Thus far it is a new cut; the remainder is 
only an improvement of the rivers, with fome occafional 
cuts and deviations. From this union the Soar is made 
navigable for boats, barges, See. to its junction with the 
Wreak; which river is alio made navigable to Turnwater- 
meadovv, in the parilh of Codington : through this mea¬ 
dow, and the parilhes of Sydon, Barkley, and Thttrmadon, 
there is, to avoid certain (hallows, a cut which again falls 
into the Soar, navigable to Wed-bridge in the town of 
Leiceder. From Thringdon-bridge to the Loughborough 
canal is about feven miles and a half, with 185 feet fall. 
From the Loughborough canal to the junction with the 
river Soar is rather more than three miles', and level. From 
this junction to Leiceder is eleven miles, with forty-five 
feet rife. Tonnage as follows : For coal from Loughbo¬ 
rough to Leiceder, fourteen-pence per ton. For any fhort- 
er didance, one penny per ton per mile. Bur, for coal 
pafling to the river Wreak for Melton-Mowbray, f'even- 
pence per ton. For timber, iron, &c. from Loughborough 
to Leiceder, two (hillings and lix-pence per ton. For any 
diorter didance, tivo-pence per ton per mile. For the 
fame palling to the river Wreak, and Melton-Mowbray, 
one (hilling and three pence per ton. For lime, lime-done, 
dones for building, and materials for roads, Sc c. one half 
of the above rates. For coal conveyed on the rail-ways, 
and water-levels, from the feveral places to Loughbo¬ 
rough, one penny per ton per mile. For lime and lime- 
done carried on the rail-ways, three -halfpence per ton per 
mile. And for the fame carried on the water-levels three 
farthings per ton per mile. Commillioners may lower the 
tolls ; in which cafe, goods palling to Melton-Mowbray 
navigation are in no cafe to pay more than half the regu¬ 
lated tolls. 
Leicester Canal to Melton-Mowbray. 
The rivers Wreak and Eye are made navigable from the 
junftion at Turnwater-meadow, to Melton-Mowbray, by 
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new cuts and deviations where neceflary ; and thecompa- 
ny are allowed the following rates of tonnage: For coal 
navigated from the Leiceder navigation to Eye, Kettleby, 
Syfonby, or Melton, two (hillings and (ix-pence per ton ; 
for any fhorter didance, two-pence halfpenny per ton per 
mile. For iron, timber, See. navigated from the Leiceder 
navigation to Eye, Kettleby, Syfonby, or Melton, four 
(hillings per ton ; for any lhorter didance, four-pence per 
ton per mile. Dung, manures, and materials for repair¬ 
ing roads, are exempted from tolls, under the fame redric- 
tion as on the Leiceder navigation. 
Arundel Navigation. 
The earl of Egremont has made the river Rother navi¬ 
gable for boats, barges, Sec. from a piece of ground call¬ 
ed the Lower-plat, near Midhurd, through the feveral pa¬ 
rilhes of Woollavington, Eadbourne, Atnberlham, Sel- 
ham, Lodfworth, Tillington, Burton, Dundton, Petworth, 
Sutton, Coates, Egdean, Fittlewortli, Bury, Cold-Walt- 
ham, and Stopham, to a certain piece of land called Stop- 
ham-meadow, and from thence a navigable cut to the ri¬ 
ver Arun near Stopham-bridge ; and alfo another naviga¬ 
ble cut from the river Rother, near Stopham-bridge, to 
Haflingbourne-bridge in the parilh of Petworth. For 
chalk, foil, or dung, for manure, the rate is one penny per 
ton per mile. For timber, plank, coal, lime, corn, grain, 
fire-wood, Sec. three-pence per ton per mile. 
Lewes Navigation. 
The river between Newhaven-bridge and Lewes was na¬ 
vigable only for fmall barges at particular times of tide ; 
but, by widening, deepening, and fome new cuts, it is now 
condantly navigable for boats of larger burthen. A great 
purpofe intended by this canal was to drain certain lands, 
lying to the ead of Lewes, called Laughton-levels. For 
beach, gravel, and all other materials to be ufed for the 
making or repairing of roads, the tonnage is three-pence. 
For chalk, lime, dung, mould, foil, compoll, or other ar¬ 
ticles to be ufed for manuring land, two-pence per ton. 
For other goods, wares, and merchandifes, four-pence per 
ton. Vedels, rafts, Sec. palling or repalling between Lewes-, 
bridge and Southerham-corner, are exempted from toll ; 
alfo between Newhaven-bridge and Lock-hole. By this 
canal the neighbouring lands will be materially benefited 
by better drainage : as the embankments are to be conti¬ 
nued on the ead fide of the river, above Lewes-bridge to 
Budiy-brook ; and on the wed fide, above Lewes.bridge 
to the upper end of the new cut; and on the north fide of 
Glynd-Sewer, from Sound to the Swall-bank ; and on the 
fouth fide, from Sound to a piece of land called the Cock- 
field ; which lands are in five divifions, and are liable to 
certain rates, under the direction of the commidioners of 
fewers. The lands below Newhaven-bridge are exempted 
from rates, and they are to maintain their own walk, drc. 
Monmouthshire Canal. 
This navigation commences on the wed lide of the town 
of Newport, having a bafon connected with the river Ulke ; 
it pafies between the town and the river, and erodes the 
Chepdow-road : from thence, by Malpas, it purfues its 
route parallel to, and not very didant from, the river 
Avon, by Pontipoo! to Pontnewyndd, being a courfe of 
near eleven miles, with a rife of twelve feet in the fird 
mile, viz. nearly oppofite Malpas ; the remaining ten miles 
have a rife of 435 feet:-from nearly oppofite Malpas a 
branch or canal takes its courfe parallel to the river Kbwy 
to Crumlin-bridge, being a courfe of near eleven miles 
from the junction, with a rile of 358 feet; making the to¬ 
tal length of the two canals twenty-two miles, with S03 
feet lockage. The rates of tonnage on the canal are: Tor 
iron-done, iron-ore, lead-ore, coal, culm, done-coal, coke, 
cinders, charcoal, lime, (except intended for.manure,) 
tiles, bricks, lime-done, flag-dones, -and other done, navi¬ 
gated or conveyed on the canal or rail ways, two-pence 
halfpenny per ton per mile. For hay, draw, corn in the 
