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directed to be called "The Proprietors of the London District," and to elect from amongst themselves three members of the committee of management. The following are the

TONNAGE RATES.
And so on in Proportion for any Quantity greater or less than a Ton, and for any Distance more or less than a Mile.

Having thus presented our readers with the leading features of the various acts, obtained for completing this stupendous work, it may be useful to add the following scale of particulars respecting the money subscribed, before we proceed to describe the work itself. By the different acts obtained for this canal, the following sums have been raised, viz.