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Birmingham canal, and which fhall net pafs along the 
"Worcefter and' Birmingham canal towards the town of Bir¬ 
mingham, nor have paid any of the rates or dues payable 
under the aft ojf the twenty-fifth or his prelent majefty, two 
(hiilmgS a ton, and fo in proportion for any greater or lels 
quantity than a ton. For all coal and coke which ihall pal's 
through the tunnel towards thq laid Worcefter and Bir¬ 
mingham canal, and which (hall not pafs along the lall- 
menrioned canal towards the town of Birmingham, and 
which (hall has a paid any of the rates or dues under the 
aCt, one .'hilling and nine-pence a ton, and foin proportion. 
For all c \d and coke carried through the tunnel and along 
the'Worcefter and Birmingham canal towards the town of 
Birmingham, and v. hich (hall not pafs along any other part 
of the Worcefter and Birmingham canal, nor have paid any 
of the rates under the (aid acf, two (hillings a ton, and fo 
iirproport'.on. For all coal or coke carried through the 
tunnel and along the Worcefter and Birmingham canal to¬ 
wards the town of Birmingham, and not pafs along any 
ether part of the lafr-mentioned canal, and which Ihall have 
paid any of the rates or dues under the laid act, one (hilling 
and nine-pence a ton, and fo in proportion. For all coal, 
coke, and iron-ftone, carried between the prefent Dudley 
canal and the tunnel, and which (hall not pafs through the 
tunnel or into the prefent Dudley canal, two-pence per ton 
per mile, and fo in proportion for any quantity greater or 
lefts than a ton, or for any diftance greater or lefs than a 
mile. Forall coal, coke, and iron-ftone, carried between 
the tunnel, and which (hall pafs out of this canal into the 
prefent Dudley canal, without having parted into or out of 
the tunnel, fix-pence per ton, and fo in proportion. Forall 
goods, wares, and merchandife, (except coal, coke, lime, 
and lime-ftone,) which (hall pafs through the tunnel, and 
which fhal/not have paid, or be liable to pay, any of the 
rates payable under the act of the twenty-fifth year of Ins 
prefent inajefty, two (hillings a ton, and fo in proportion. 
For all goods, wares, and merchandife, (except coal, coke, 
lime, and lime-ftone,) which (hall pafs through the tunnel, 
knd vv-hich (hall have paid, or be liable to pay, any of the 
rates under the faid aft, one (hilling and fix-pence a ton, 
and fo in proportion. For all goods, wares, merchandife, 
and commodities vvhatfoever, (except coal, coke, iron- 
ftone, lime, and lime-ftone,) carried between the prefent 
Dudley canal and the tunnel, without parting through the 
tunnel, two-pence per ton per mile, and fo in proportion. 
For all goods, wares, merchandife, lime, lime-ftone, and 
commodities whatfoever, carried between the Worcefter 
and Birmingham canal, and theeaftend of the tunnel, and 
which (hall not pafs into the tunnel, three-pence a ton, and 
fo in proportion. For all lime and lime-ftone which dial 1 
have paid the tonnage impofed under the faid aft, upon 
lime and lime-ftone, parting out of the fouth end of the tun¬ 
nel ot the prefent Dudley canal, and which (hall not pafs 
through the tunnel on- this canal, near Gorfty-hill, in the 
parirties of Ro'wley.Regis and Hales-Owen, one penny per 
ion per mile, arid fo in proportion. Forall lime and lime- 
ftone which (hall have paid the tonnage impofed under the 
faid aft, and which dial 1 pafs through the tunnel, near 
Gorfty-hill, four-pence halfpenny per ton, and foil, pro¬ 
portion. For all lime and lime-ftone which ihall not have 
paid any of the rates impofed by the faid aft, nine-pence 
per ton, and fo in proportion. For all goods, wares, mer¬ 
chandife, and commodities, navigated upon that part of the 
Dudley canal w hich was made under the aft of the fixteenth 
year of his prefent majefty, and which dial! not have paid 
or be liable to pay any of the other rates granted by the afts 
of the fixteenth and twenty-fifth years of his majefty, or 
t!:is prefent aft,, the Cum of two-pence per ton per mile, 
and fo in proportion. 
Ellesmere Canal. 
This navigation joins the river Severn on the north fide 
of Shrewflmrv, at Bagley-bridge, and, taking a northerly 
courfe, palfes New ton, Walford, Bafclmrch, Wefton, Lul- 
liogfi'eld, and Iiordley ; here a cut branches to the weft, 
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called the Llanvmynech branch, and goes to the town and 
lime-works of that name, being a diftance of twelve miles ; 
the canal then palfes Fran'ton-common, whence a branch 
goes to the. eaft, called Whitchurch branch, and partes 
Ellefmere, Weichampton, Whitchurch, and rmhhes at 
Prees-heuth; this cut is fourteen-miles long ; the canal is 
then continued, and partes the Ridges, Old Martin, crofles 
the river Morlas, and foon after the river Ccriog ; it then 
partes within a fhort diftance of Chirk-caftle, and erodes the 
river Dee at Pontoyfyllte, by means of an aqueduft; it 
then proceeds by Rhuabori, Nevvhall, Berfliani,and Wrex¬ 
ham, where a branch goes to the weft.called the Brombro’ 
branch, which is three miles and a half long ; it then partes 
Gresford, whence a branch of four miles goes to Holt; from 
thence in nearly a direft line it partes Pul ford. Leach-hall, 
and, eroding the river Dee, partes on the weft tide of Chef- 
ter, and then by Backford, Chorhon Croughton, Stoke, 
Stanney, Whetby, and therejoius the river Merfey, being 
a diftance of fifty-feven miles, with 537 feet of lockage. 
The rates, of tonnage are: Foi'all coal, coke, culm, lime, 
lime-ftone, and rock-falt, three halfpence per ton per mile. 
Forall free-done, timber, (late, iron-ftone, lead-ore, iron, 
and lead, two-pence per ton per mile. Forall other goods, 
wares, merchandife, &c. three-pence per ton per mile. 
Fractions to be taken, as fora mile, and as for a quarter of 
a ton. Exemptions : coal, coke, culm, lime, or lime-ftone 
only, carried along any part of the canal between Pont Cy- 
fyltee and rlie upper end of the Cegedog Valley, near 
Brombro’, provided fitch coal, &c. (hall have parted ten 
miles on the canal, and have paid tonnage for the lame. 
Alfo, all dung, foil, marie-, allies, or other manure, (except 
lime,) and all gravel, fand, or other materials, for making 
or repairing any public roads, in any p.arilh through which 
the canal or branches (hall go, provided the fame do not 
pafs any lock, unlefs the water (hall flow over the wafte 
weir .at the time. The courfe of this canal is through a 
county abounding with date, lime, coal, ar.d ether mine¬ 
rals, which for want of water carriage have hitherto laid in 
a manner unattended to, thefe, mu (Know rife to notice and 
profit, and will afford a confiderable employ for ihe la¬ 
bourer; by this canal an inland navigation is completed 
bent cen the Briftol Channel and the Irifh Sea, uniting thofe 
great trading places Briftol and Liverpool, with all the in¬ 
termediate ones ; fo that, whether viewed for its local be¬ 
nefits or its commercial advantages, it appears of the higheft 
importance. 
River Foss Navigation. 
This navigation proceeds from the junftion of the river 
Fofs with the river Chile at York : its courfe is the river 
Fqfs as far as Farlington-common, from thence by a new 
cut to the lordfhip of Morton, and the river Fofs to Stil- 
lington-mill. The total length is between twelve and' 
thirteen miles. The rates are : For every chaldron (con¬ 
taining thirty-two Winchefter bu(hels) of lime, coal, fleck, 
cinders, or culm, two-pence per mile. For grain and feeds- 
of all forts, oatmeal, (lour, oat-(helling, flock, and common 
bricks, fquare paving bricks, or tileg, timber, oak bark, or 
other articles of wood; ftone, flags, and (late, bar-iron, or 
manufaftured iron, butter,"bacon, cheefe, fait, hay, draw, 
and wool, two- pence, per ton per mile ; for all other goods,, 
wares, merchandife, &c. three-pence per ton per mile. 
Gloucester and Berkley Canal, 
This canal joins the Severn, at a brook called Berkley 
Pill, oppolite the town of Berkley ; front whence in a 
ftraight courfe it' parte? Slimbri-dge, Frampton, Weaten- 
hurft, (where it inter (efts the Stroud canal,) Hardwick, 
Quedglcy, and terminates on the fouth fide of the city of 
Gioucerter ; making a line of eighteen miles and a quarter. 
There is a fliort cut to the tow*n of Berkley ; the whole is 
level ; there are locks at the two extremities for preferving 
t lie water- The rates of tonnage are : Forall goods, w’ares, 
and merchandife, carried through all or any part of this 
canal, in any vertel of too tons or upwards, or in any lceel- 
vertci of any burden whatfoever,$ve (hillings per ton. For 
