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A general history of inland navigation, foreign and domestic : containing a complete account of the canals already executed in England, with considerations on those projected, to which are added, practical observations / by J. Phillips
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Ashby de la It is also enacted that this canal shall be upon a dead levelCanal. from Ashby Woulds, to the junction with the CoventryCanal.

Pxemption from the toll of five-pence to the Coventry Canal;corn, or other grain; sheep, or other cattle; iron-stone,*^ orwrought iron got or made upon the banks of this canal; dung,ashes, marie for manure, gravel, sand and stones for roads.

Also as an indemnification to the Leicester navigation, forthe great expences (30,0001.) they have been and still are atfor maintaining rail wavs and water levels between the SoarNavigation, and the Coal Works in the several parishes ofSwannington and Coleorton, and in Thringstone Common;it is allowed to the Leicester Navigation Company to take fortheir own uses, two Jhillings and fx-pence per ton on all coalcarried from any works now open or hereafter opened in thesaid parishes, and which shall pass a certain place in the Lord-ship of Blackfordby; which is about three miles to the westof Ashby de la Zouch.

The extensive collieries on the northern parts of this canal,cannot fail being greatly benefited, when this canal shall becompleted.

Birming- BIRMINGHAM CANAL, EXTENSION.

ham CanalExtension.

Particulars of an AB j or extending and improving the Birming-ham Canal Navigation. 34 Geo. III. Ck. 87.

THE act authorises the proprietors of the Birmingham andFazeley Canal to extend a branch of the Birmingham Canal fromBroadwater in the parish of Wednesbury to the town of Wal-

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