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The work to be managed by a committee, under the control of the general meetings.

The chief object of this railway, is to convey for shipment the produce of the several lime-stone quarries, collieries, and iron-stone mines, which abound in its immediate vicinity.

CARRON RIVER.
THE source of this river is among the Campsie Hills, whence it takes an easterly direction by the villages of Denny, Larbert, and Carron Shore, to the River Forth, into which it falls near the termination of the Forth and Clyde Canal. As this river is in the tideway, and no act has ever been passed relating to it, and therefore free of toll, it is noticed chiefly on account of the celebrated Carron Iron Works, situate in its vicinity, the supply of which with coal and iron-stone, and the export of the manufactured article, constitute the principal trade on this navigation, which is only three miles in length. Vessels drawing 7 to 8 feet may get up at neap tides.

CART RIVER.
26 George II. Cap. 96, Royal Assent 7th June, 1753.

27 George III. Cap. 56, Royal Assent 21st May, 1787.

THIS river, (which is sometimes called the White Cart,) has its source on the north side of the mountains which separate the counties of Renfrew and Ayr, from Lanarkshire; from whence it takes a northerly course by Eaglesham and Cathcart, to which place it forms the division between the last-mentioned county and Renfrewshire. From Cathcart it proceeds directly to Paisley, from thence, northward, by Inchinnan, to the Clyde. From the Clyde to Paisley the length is about five english miles, and as this river was navigable to the latter place only at high water, spring tides, an act was obtained in 1753, for tile purpose of improving it, which act is entitled,  'An Act for laying a Duty of Two Pennies Scots, or One Sixth Part of a Penny Sterling, on every Scots Pint of Ale and Beer, which shall be brewed for Sale, brought