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draw, materials Tor the repair of roads, lime intended for 
manure, and for all other kinds of manure, three halfpence 
per ton per mile. For iron, lead, timber, and all other 
goods, wares, merchandife, &c. five pence per ton per 
mile. And, on the rail-ways, for every horfe, mule, or 
aft', pafiing'the toll-gates, one penny ; and for cows, and 
• horned or neat cattle, one halfpenny each. 
Combe-Hill Canal. 
This canal is in-length only three miles and a half, with 
• a fall of fifteen feet. It takes its name from the place 
where it commences, and joins the Severn at Fletcher’s, 
Leap, ip tiie parifh of Deerhurft, and palfes through the 
commons of Leigh and Deerhurft. Tlie allowed tonnage 
for coal, iron, iron-ftone, timber, &c. is 2s. 6d. 
Manchester and Oldham Canal, 
Commences on the eaft fide of Manchefier, near a tlreet 
called Piccadilly; erodes the main road to Aflitcn, and 
the river Medlock ; pafles Fail field, and-terminates at Afli- 
ton-under-Lyne. At Fairfield the branch goes off to the 
New Mill near Oldhafn ; from this branch there is a cut 
to Park Colliery. The total length is eleven miles, with 
-152 feet rjfe. The rates are : For lime, lime-fione, dung, 
manure, clay, land, and gravel, one halfpenny per ton per 
■mile. For coal, carinel, fione, (except lime-ftone,) and 
other materials, not palling through locks, one penny per 
ton per mile. For timber, goods, &c. not palling through 
locks, three halfpence per ton per mile. For coal, cannel, 
fione (except lime-ftone), and other materials, palling 
through locks, three halfpence per ton per mile. For 
timber, goods, See. palling through locks, two-pence per 
ton per mile. An adt has alfo been obtained to make a 
cut from the Manchefier and Oldham canal, at Clayton 
Define fne, in the parifh of Manchefier, to Heaton Norris, 
near Stockport, which diftanee is about fix miles, and pa¬ 
rallel with the high road. Alfo to continue this canal 
northward, from a pi,ace called Taylor’s Barn, to Denton, 
a diftanee of about three miles. Alfo from the aqueduct 
near, the Water-houfes on the Oldham branch, a canal to 
Stake-Leach, at Hollingwood, a diftanee of about two 
miles. The rates of tonnage to be the fame, and under 
the fame regulations, as thofe on the Manchefier and 
-Oldham canal. 
Wyrley and Essington Canal. 
This navigation commences at Wyrley-bank; pafies 
'through the Old-field, over Ellington-wood and the Snead- 
commons, acrofs the road from Wednesfield to Bloxwich ; 
from thence, on the fouth fide of Bloxwich, in a direct 
line to Birchill. From Snead-common the canal goes 
through Lane-head, near Perry-hall; from thence to Lap- 
ley-hayes, near the Moat-houfe, to Wednesfield, by Wed- 
nesfield-heatli, and there joins the Birmingham canal. 
T he branches, are, one from Wolverhampton to Stow- 
heatli ; another from the canal at Pool-hayes~ into Alh- 
more-park; and a third from Lapley-hayes into another 
part of A fhmore-park. An aft lias alfo been obtained for 
extending this navigation, fo as to join the Coventry ca¬ 
nal at Huddlesford, near Lichfield; refpecting which, in 
addition to the former account, we have to add, that from 
Birchill near Walfail, the extenfion-canal takes a north 
courfe up to the coal-works at Lord’s Hay near Wyrley. At 
I'el fall-wood the canal takes ntveafterly courfe, palling by 
Brown-hills, over Cannock-heath, on the fouth fide of 
Lichfield, and joins the Coventry canal oppofite Kuddles- 
totd. On the weft fide of Cannock-heath, a branch goes 
to the fouth by Walfit 11 -wood to the lime-worksat Hay- 
head. The total length of this canal and its branches is 
thirty-fobr miles and a half, with 264 feet fall from Can¬ 
nock-heath to the Coventry'canal. The following are the 
rates of tonnage l For all coals, coak, iron, iron-ftone, 
rock-fione, bricks, tiles, and other minerals, which Avail 
enter the Wyrley and Ellington canal, and not pafs thro’ 
the lock at or near Catfliill, nine-pence per ton, and fo in 
proportion. For all coals, .coak, iron, iron- 1 tone, rock- 
ilone, bricks,. tiles, and other minerals, (except Inch as 
have been brought from the Wyrley and Ellington canal, 
and for which the fum of nine-pence per ton (hull have 
been paid as aforefaid,) carried on this canal or cut, and. 
not through the lock near Catfliill, nine-pence per ton, and 
foin proportion..' For a'Lcoals, coak, iron, iron-Ttone, 
rock-ftone, bricks, tiles, and other minerals, for which the 
fum of nine-pence per ton fliall have been paid upon the • 
Wyrley and Ellington canal, or upon this canal, and (halt 
afterwards pafs through the lock at Catlhill, the further 
fum of one (hilling and three-pence per ton, and fo in pro¬ 
portion. For all coals, coak, iron, iron-ftone, lime-ftone, 
rock-ftone, bricks, tiles, and other minerals, which (hall be 
produced or gotten from or out of any lands or grounds 
lituated below the lock, at or near Catlhill, and fliall be 
carried upon any part of this canal between Catlhill and 
Huddlesford, two (hillings per ton, and fo in proportion. 
For ail flack or final! and inferior coal for the purpofe of 
burning lime-ftone or bricks, lime-ftone and lime, which 
(hall be carried upon the canal or cut, and not pafs through 
the lock at Catfliill, (ix-pence per ton, and fo in propor¬ 
tion. For all lime for which the fum of (ix-pence per 
ton fliall have been paid upon the Wyrley and Ellington 
canal, or upon this cam! or cut, and (hall afterwards pafs 
the lock at Catfliill, the further fum of nine-pence per 
ton, and fo in proportion. 
Horncastle and Lincoln Navigation. 
The Tatterfliall canal being deepened, widened, and en¬ 
larged, it now extends to the river Bain, within the parifh 
of Tatterfhall ; alfo the river Bain, and the ftreams com¬ 
municating therewith, are made navigable to Ho'rncaftle, 
from the junction of the canal; befides fome new cuts on 
the fides of the river. As the trade of this navigation 
will caufe a great inrreafe of tonnage on the Witham ri¬ 
ver, goods which pafs from or to the Korncaftle naviga¬ 
tion, on the Witham river, are to pay but half the accuf- 
totned dues to the Witham company. The rates of ton¬ 
nage are as follow : For goods, wares, merchandife, &c. 
navigated from above the feventh lock at Dalberby down¬ 
wards, or from below to above the fame lock, two (hil¬ 
lings per ton. For goods, &c. navigated from or to be¬ 
tween the feventh and fourth lock, near Fulby-mill, one 
(hilling and nine-pence per ton. Goods, &c. navigated, 
from or to below the fourth lock, one ftiilling and three¬ 
pence per ton. Forlinie, lime-ftone, manure, or materials 
for roads, half the above tolls. 
Sleaford Navigation. 
This canal extends from tlie river Witham, near Cha¬ 
pel-hill, along the courfe of the river Kyme Eau, and 
Sleaford mill-ftream, to New and Old Sleaford, through 
the fouth bridge in Sleaford, and along tlie fouth branch 
of the mill-ftream, to the Ca'ftle caufeway. The tolls on 
the Witham river are to be reduced one-half to goods paf- 
fing on this navigation, the fame as to the Horncaltle com¬ 
pany. The Witham tolls are to be equal, palling either 
to Lincoln, or to Bofton. The rates are as follow: For 
goods, wares, merchandife, &c. conveyed oil any part be¬ 
tween Haverholm-mill and Sleaford-caufeway, or from 
above Have;holm-mill to the river Witham, two (hillings 
per ton. From any part between the faid mill and the fe- 
cond lock, near Flax-dyke, to the river Witham, or any 
lefs diftanee below the fecortd lock, or from any diftanee 
below to between the faid fecond lock and Haverholm- 
mill, one (hilling and fix-pence per ton. From any part 
between the fecond lock and Beftries-bridge to the river 
William, or any lefs diftanee, or from the river Witham, 
or any lefs diftanee, to between the faid bridge and fecond 
lock, one (hilling and three-pence per ton : and from any 
part between the faid bridge and the full lock in Kyme 
Eau, to the river Witham, or any lefs diftancG, to be¬ 
tween 
