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 time, affording the greatest facility to the manufacturers in procuring coal, lime, timber, cotton, wool, dye-wares, iron, &amp;c. and that of exporting their goods in a manufactured state.

Mr. Outram was the engineer who made the original estimate, which amounted to £184,000; but it appears that upwards of £300,000 has been expended. Mr. Clowes, Mr. Nicholas Brown, and other engineers, have also been engaged in prosecuting the works; and although the proprietors have not reaped the fruits of their patriotic undertaking, there is a prospect it will eventually be productive, as the revenue has of late years greatly increased.

HULL, PORT OF.
(SEE KINGSTON-UPON-HULL.) ]

HULL RIVER.
(SEE DRIFFIELD NAVIGATION.)

HUMBER AND OUZE.
23 Henry VIII. Cap. 18, Royal Assent - - - - 1531-2.

THIS article is merely introduced for the purpose of shewing that an act for keeping clear the navigation of these rivers, was passed as above in the reign of Henry VIII. bearing for title, An Act for pulling down and avoiding of Fish-garths, Piles, Stakes, Hecks, and other Engines, set in the River and Water of Ouze and Humber.

HUMBER RIVER.
(SEE LOUTH NAVIGATION.)

HYTHE RIVER.
(SEE [[/Colne River|COLNE RIVER].)

IDLE RIVER.
6 George I Cap. 30, Royal Assent 7th April, 1720.

THAT part of the Idle River which we have to notice, and for rendering which navigable, an act was passed as above, entitled, 'An Act for making the River Idle navigable from East Retford;