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ADDENDA.

Dudley

Extention

Canal.

Ellesmere

Canal.

and if the water is not kept on the fame level in both canals,the passage may be stopped.

If by reason of making this canal, the profits of the Stour-bridge canal shall be reduced below i 2I. on each share, theproprietors of this canal are to make up the deficiencies, so asthe lame does not exceed 3I. per stiares, and they shall in thefame year, have received by their rates 5I. on their shares.The Worcester and Birmingham canal company, are also ex-onerated from that clause, which makes them liable o makeup deficiencies to Dudley canal company.

This extension of the Dudley canal may be considered as arival scheme to the Old Birmingham canal, which has longenjoyed a very beneficial monopoly; it is to be hoped thepublic will be some way benesitted; but this much is certain,the Old Birmingham shares have been greatly affected in price,in consequence of the present scheme.

ELLESMERE CANAL.

Description of a Canal from Shrewsbury , in Shropshire , to theRiver Mersey , near Netherpool , in the County of Chef er.34 Geo. III. Ch. 91.

THIS canal joins the river Severn on the north-side ofShrewsbury, at Bagley-bridge, and taking a northerly course,passes Newton, Wafford, Baschurch, Weston, Lullingfield, andHordley; here a cut branches to the west, called the Llany-

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