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all goods, wares, and merchandife, (except coals,) carried 
tu>on all oranv part id' this canal, in trows, barges, boats, 
•&’c. (except-keel-veUels,) ; of lets burthen than too tons, 
two (hillings and fix - j cncc per ton. Forcoalsof every de- 
nonnn vijii, carried in trows, barges, &c. one {hilling per 
ton. For all goods, wares, merchandife, &c. not j fling 
through either of the locks of the canal, three-pence per 
ton per mile, and fo in'proportion. For all-(hip*, trows, 
boats. &c, entering ir.ro or going out of the canal at either 
end. empty or in bailad, one penny per ton for lockage. 
Fraction to be taken, as for a quarter of a ton. Exemptions: 
all flone, gra r , and fond, for making or repairing of roads, 
not exceeds? the diftance of two miles from the canal part'd 
all dung,foil, marl, aihes of coal and turf, lime for manure, 
and all other man re for tire improvement only of lands not 
exceeding three tmies from the canal g fo that more than one 
velte! donotpafsan lock in twenty-four hours. The rates 
oftonnageto Berkley are : Forall coal, three-pence perton. 
For all goods, wares, &c. one (hilling per ton. For all coals, 
goods, wares, See. palling on this canal, and to or from 
Vv a lb ridge, on the Stroud canal, or any intermediate part, 
(hall pay the (ame tonnage to the Stroud company, as fuch 
goods, &c. would have paid if they had been carried to or 
from the river Severn, at Framiload. Alfoall coal, goods, 
wares, &c. coming up or going down the Stroud canal, and 
into o; out of this canal or any part thereof, find! pay only 
half tiie tonnage the fame would have paid for palling the 
whole length, of this canal. / 
Grand Junction Canal. 
This navigation joins the Oxford canal, at Braunflon, in 
Northamptonlhire, on the bordersof Warwicklhire, bearing 
nearly north-well by. fouth-eaft From Braunflon, after 
palling a tunnel, its courfe is foutheriy between Welton and 
Daventry, with a cut of one mile and a half to the latter 
place. Then, leaving Long Buckley to the left, it paffes 
through Weedon, bv Lower Heyford, Bugbro- k, r<> Gay- 
ton, where a cut, five ntiies long, branches off to North¬ 
ampton. From Gayton it paffes Blifworth, whence thro’ 
a tunnel it reaches Stoke, paffes Grafton and Cofgrove, a 
little below which a branch of one mile and a half goes to 
Stonev Stratford; below this junction it erodes the river 
Oufe, and bending eadward pall'es Great Diirford, ar.d is 
didant about a mile from Newport Pagnell ; its courfe is 
again fouth, and palfes Little and Great Woldon, Wough- 
ton, Simpfon, through the town of Fenny Stratford, by 
Stoke Hammond, Soulbury, Linllade, Leighton Buzzard, 
Marfworth, Ivinglioe, Pittlelitorn, Tring, didantone mile 
and a half, Aidbury, Northchureh, clofe to Berkhamp- 
dead, Hentel Hempded, dillant about a mile, and King’s 
L.angley; after w hich, paffing a fmall tunnel, it goes by 
Grove-park and Calhiobury-pai k, and at rives at Rickmanf. 
worth, about a mile before which, a branch of two miles 
goes to Watford ; from Rickrnanfworth it goes to Ux¬ 
bridge, running parallel with the river Coin, which it fe- 
veral times erodes; from Uxbridge it palfes Cowley and 
Hillingdon, to the well; and Drayton, Harlington, Cran- 
ford-park, Norwood, and Ollcrly-park, to the eall, where, 
interfering the river Brent, it falls into the Thames be¬ 
tween Brentford and Ston-koufe; completing a courfe of 
ninety miles, palling 1:1 locks, with 796feet lockage; and 
going through three tunnels. The rates of tonnage are: 
For lime and lime-done, one farthing per ton per mile. For 
all cattle, Iheep, (wine, and other beads, all flint, ar.dother 
ftones ; bricks, tiles, dates, land, and fuller’s earth ; iron- 
done, pig-iron, and pig-lead, and all kinds of manure, (ex¬ 
cept lime;) one halfpenny per on per mile. For coal and 
coke, three farthings per ton j cr mile. Forall other goods, 
merchandife, &c. one penny per ton per mile. Exemptions: 
officers or foldiers upon their march, with their horfes, 
arms, or baggage. Timber for the.ufc of the king’s navy, 
or any bores, &c. belonging tro his majedy’s naval or 1 ;!i- 
tary fervice; the perfons having fuch things in charge to 
produce a proper certificate from the navy- or ordnance 
boards; alfo gravel and fand for making cr repairing any 
■ public roads. Owners of land through which the canal 
pali'es, for their-own ufes only, are allowed to carry free of 
tolls, dung, marl, foil, or comped, (liryie and lime-done 
'excepted :) but, if the fame pro's any lock, then to be liable 
•to the enftoniafy rales. 
By agreement between the Oxford canal company and 
the proprietors of this canal, it is enabled that the loilorr- 
ing rates only (hall be demanded, viz. for all coal which 
(hall pafs from the Oxford canal'into this canal, two diil- 
lings and nine-pence per ton, and fo in proportion for lefs 
than a ton, with.out any regard to the diftancethe fame diall 
pafs on the Oxford canal. For all goods, wares, &c. which 
(hall pafs from or to any' navigable canal into or out of die 
Oxford <.anu), and into cr cut of this can;;!, (except lime 
and lime done, and all fuch articles and tilings as are ex¬ 
empted from paying tolls to tiie Oxford canal company,) 
four (hillings and four-pence perton, and io in proportion 
for a lefs-quantity, and without any regard to diftance. No 
coals, culm, or cinders, are to be conveyed by this canal 
nearer to London than the mouth of the Tunnel aj: Lang¬ 
ley Bury, on penalty of 50I. The Grand jundlion canal 
company are empowered to have a cut from the town of 
Buckingham to join the branch of the,canal at Old Strat¬ 
ford ; alio a cut-front the to'wnof Aylfbury, to join the canal 
at Marfworth, which is about tw o miles above Tring. And 
alio to make navigable the cut or feeder from the town of 
Wendover, to join the canal, at Bulbourne ; which is about 
one mile above Tring. 
Grantham Canal. 
This canal commences on the ead doe of Grantham, 
paffes Harlaxton, the Point, at the foot of Wooldhorp-hill, 
Srainworth, Redmile, along Belvotr Vale, by Barkeflone,- 
Plungar, Harbv, Long Clawfon, to Hickling, being from 
Grantham a courfe fouth-wed ; from Hickling it bends to 
the north, and paffes through Kinnoultcn, Coultcn Baffet, 
Cropwell Bidiop, and joins the Trent between Holiy.e Pier- 
repoint and Radcliffe. There is a branch from near Crop- 
well Bidtop to Bingham. The length of this canal from 
Grantham to the river Trent is thirty miles, with 148 feet 
fall to the river. The branch to Bingham is more than three 
miles, and level. The rates are : For ail coals, (tone's, tim¬ 
ber, corn, grain, malt, meal, flour, and other goods, wares, 
&c. two-pencc halfpenny per ton, on entering into or paf¬ 
fing out of this canal, at its junction with the river Trent. 
And three halfpence per ton per mile for navigating the 
fame on the canal; except all citing, foil, marl, allies, and 
other manure, and gravel, done, or other materials, for 
mending public or private roads, which (ball pals toll free; 
lime excepted, which dial! pay half the tolls. 
Nutbrook Canal. 
This canal commences at the Shipley and Wed Hallam 
colleries, and proceeding by Kirk Hallam joins the Rn 
wadi canal near Stanton. The length is about dve miles, 
and may be confidered as the private pro) erty of Sir Henry 
Hunloke, Bart, and Edward Miller Monday, Efq. the 
owners of the above-mentioned 'collieries. The rates are: 
For all coal and coke navigated on this clinal, and not na¬ 
vigated on the Ere wadi canal, four-pence per ton. For all 
coal got within the liberties of Shipley and Wed Hallam, 
navigated on this canal and on the Erewa'fii canal, eight- 
pence perton. For all coal got within the liberties oi 
Mapperley, Kirk Hallam, Ilkfelton,and Little Hallam, na¬ 
vigated on this canal, and alio on the Erewafn canal, one- 
penny pet ton. For all other goods, wares, See. eight- 
pence perton, 
Oakham Canal. 
This commences at and joins the Melton navigation, on 
the fouth fide of the town of Melton, and, proceeding on 
the northftue ot the river Eye, p lies Brentingby, Wiverby, 
Stapleford, Saxby, Wymondhuin, Edmondthorpe, Teigh, 
Market Overton, Barrow, Cottefmore, Burley, and joins 
the tow n of Oakham on the north tide ; being a courfe of 
fifteen miles, with 12.6 feet regular rife in the fit it eight 
