tween the faid.fird lock and Beffries-bridge, one fliilljng 
per ton. Lime, lime-done, manure, or materials for roads, 
to pay only half the accudqmed dues. 
Stover Canal. 
The length of this canal, front the tide-way of the ri¬ 
ver Tteign, near Newton-Abbot, is to N.?v?ton-Bu(hel one 
mile, and 'five miles, and a halt , to Bovey-Tracey, with a 
rife of fifty feet. The fame d;dance to Chiidleigh, with 
a rife of twenty feet; communicating in its courfe with a 
valuable coal-mine, and feveral valuable clay-pits. This 
canal commences at the navigable part of the river Teign, 
fix miles from the port of Teignmouth, and terminates at 
the great road leading from Chudleigh to Afliburton, to¬ 
wards which: tovt-n, and Others of feme note, it is intended 
to be continued ; by. which Morton and other parts will 
be fuppiied with manure at an eafy expence, particularly 
lime and fea-fand. The extenfive importance ot this ca¬ 
nal is inferior to none. By it the various potteries not on¬ 
ly of Staffordlhire, but the whole kingdom, are fuppiied 
with tile mofl valuable clay for their manufactories, the 
demands for which are daily augmenting fince the fpirited 
exertions of the proprietor of the canal have fo much re¬ 
duced the rate of carriage; heretofore, not half the quan¬ 
tity wanted by the potteries could be obtained. By the 
return of the clay-fifi.ps, the whole country is well fup¬ 
piied with coals. Another advantage attending" this ca¬ 
nal, of no fmall importance to land-owners, is, the branch¬ 
es are fo contrived that, with the fuperfluous water, well 
mixed with the mud, the lands adjoining are floated. 
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Sankey Canal. 
This canal leads from the coal-pits at St. Helen’s, near 
Prefcot, to connect with Liverpool by the river Merfey, 
and was cut to.convey coal for the accommodation of the 
latter place. Near this canal are the large copper-works 
beldnging to the Anglefea company, and alfo -the glafs- 
works, commonly called the Lancafhire plate-glafs manu¬ 
factory. The length of the canal is twelve miles, with 
ninety feet fall. 
Loughborough Canal 
Commences at the river Soar, a little below Grace- 
Dieu-brook, and takes a draight courfe to a place called the 
Rufhes, at Loughborough ; its length is about one mile, 
and level. This navigation lias been found very beneficial 
by the inhabitants of Loughborough, as it cattles'a regular 
fupply of coal at a cheap rate, and, by means of the river 
Soar, it enjoys an uninterrupted chain of connection with 
the river Trent, and by that river with all the-various and 
important canals in the interior part of the kingdom ; and, 
by the late improved navigations, to Leiceder, Melton- 
Movvbrav, &c, becomes of great utility. 
Cromford Canal to Langley-Bridge. 
Thisxanal begins at Crovnford, runs fome way parallel 
with the river Derwent, and pafies Critch■ Fritisky, Tod- 
moor, He age, Hartey, Lefcoe, Meynor, andjoins the Ere- 
v.’alh canal at Langlev-bridge, which canal falls into the 
Trent near Nottingham. The total length from Cromford 
to disjunction is about fourteen miles ; of which the fird 
eleven are level, and the latter three, towards’t he junction, 
have a fall -of about eighty feet. There is a collateral cut 
to fome coal-works, of three miles, and level ; befides fe¬ 
veral fmall tunnels, there is one on tills canal of about 3000 
yards long. This canai is of great fervice to mines of coal, 
&c. which abound in the whole of its vicinity, 
Donnlngton-Wood Canal. 
This navigation, the private property of the marquis of 
Stafford and Thomas and John Gilberts, Efqrs. is in length 
fix miles, and level. It begins at Dormington-wood iron¬ 
works, in’tbe parifh of Lillilball, and proceeds to Paved- 
line near Newport, in the county of Shropfifire: it is ufed 
principally for conveying iron-done, lime-done, and other 
raw'materials, to the iron-works at Donnington-wood, 
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Ret ley Canal. 
This is the private property of Med v $. W. Reynolds and 
Co. It commences .at the Sbropihire canal, at Oakengates, 
and proceeds to the iron-works at Ketiey, of which Me.tfrs. 
Reynolds and Co. argrow-ners. The length of the canal is 
one mile and a half, w ith a fall of (ixty-feven feet to Ket- 
lev ; which is managed by a fmall lock of one foot lift, and 
an inclined plane fi:jty-fix feet perpendicular height. It is 
proper here to fay, thafthis machine is the fird of the kind 
coirdrubled in England, 'and anfwers exceeding well, the 
loaded boats drawing tip the empty ones. The principal ufe 
of the canal is to convey coal, Iron-done, and raw materials, 
to the Ridley iron-works. 
Shropshire Canal. 
This navigation has the following courfe : beginning' 
from the canal at Donnington-wood, in the parifh of Liili- 
1 liall, it paffes by Rqckv/ardine-wood, Oaken-gates, Hol- 
lingfwood, Stirchley, Madeley, the Hay, and into the Se¬ 
vern, at a place called the Sheepwalh-meadow, two miles 
below- Golebrook-dale. The length is feven miles and a 
half; the rife and fall is 457 feet ; the whole of which is 
managed by three inclined planes : the fird, at then irthern 
extremity at Donriington-vvood, is a perpendicular height 
of 122 feet afeent; the length of the declivity is 320yards: 
the fecond, at Stirchley, is a perpendicular height'of i2<> 
feet defeent ; th.e length of the declivity is 586 yards ; the 
third, at the Hay, a perpendicular height of 207 feet de¬ 
feent ; the length of the declivity is 30o'ya:ds. The ma¬ 
chinery to the-fe inclined planes is worked by a deam-engine. 
There is a branch or collateral cut from this canal, “at 
Southwell-bank, near Strichley, which goes by Daw ley and 
Lightmoore, to the head of Colebrnok-dale. From the ter¬ 
mination, the cargoes are lowered through perpendicular 
tunnels or Hi a ft s ten feet diameter, and 120 feet deep, to 
the rail-ways below, which lead to Colebrook-dale iron¬ 
works, and the river Severn, at Lead-croft, and other- 
wharfs in that neighbourhood ; alfo, from the iron-works 
at Horfe-hay, there is a rail-way which communicates with 
this canal. The following tonnage is allowed : for iron, 
iron-done, coal, dones; timber, goods, merchandife, &c. 
two-pence per ton per mile. This canal is particularly ufe- 
ful in conveying the raw materials to the many large 
works and furnaces in the vicinity, and for conveying their 
manufactured articles to the feveral wharfs on-its borders, 
and to the Severn,, by which river they are difnerfed to 
parts wideband aidant. The country is alfo much accom¬ 
modated with merchandife in general, at a cheap tonnage, 
Aberdarf. Canal. 
This navigation joins the Glamorgan canal at the foil: 
made by the union of the river Cynon with the river Tan’, 
and proceeds through a beautifully wild country, parallel 
with the Cynon. to Aberdare, a d.idance of feven miles and 
a half, with a rife of forty feet in the latter three miles to 
Aberdare ; the fird part is level. From Aberdare there 
is a rail-road which erodes the river Cy non at Aberdare, and 
taking awederly courfe joins the Neath canid at Alternant, 
being a didance of eight miles and a half. The following 
are the rates of tonnage: For ail iron,• timber, goods, 
wares, merchandife, See. five-pence per ton per mile, and 
fo in'proportion forlefs than a ton, or lefs than a mile. For 
all iron done, iron-ore, coal, coak, charcoal, bricks, brick- 
tile, and (late, two-pence per ton per mile. For all lime- 
done, building-done, done, tile, lime, fund, clay, and all 
kinds of manure, three-halfpence per ton per mile. For all 
cattle, (beep, twine, and other beads, five-pence per ton per 
mile: Fractions to be taken ; as fora quarter of a ton, and 
as for a quarter tof a mile.—Alfo for travelling 0:1 the rail¬ 
ways: For every horfe, mule, or afs, one penny per day. 
For all cows, and other cattle, one halfpenny each. For alt 
fliee'p, fwine, and calves, fiv.c-pence per (core. For articles 
remaining on the wharf more than two months, a reafona- 
ble allowance fliall be made. 
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