Yardsley-cum-Whaley,) in the county palatine of Chester.' It was obtained by a company consisting of one hundred and sixteen persons, amongst whom were the Dowager Viscountess Anson, the Honourable Edward Curzon, Sir Charles H. Colville, and Admiral Digby, who were incorporated by the name of "The Cromford and High Peak Railway Company," and empowered to raise among themselves the sum of £164,000, in sixteen hundred and forty shares of £100 each, (which sum was subscribed before going to parliament,) and, if necessary, the further sum of £32,880, by mortgage of the undertaking.
TONNAGE RATES.
| Dung, Compost, and Manure, Lime-stone, Free-stone, Paving-stone, and all other Stone, Mineral, and Metallic Ores, Pig-iron, Bricks, Tiles, Slate, Clay, and Sand | 1d per Ton, per Mile. |
| Coal, Coke, Lime, Bar and Plate Iron, and Iron Castings, Lead, and other Metals, and Timber | 1½d ditto, ditto. |
| Corn, Malt, Flour, and Meal | 2½d ditto, ditto. |
| All other Goods, Wares, and Merchandize | 3d ditto, ditto. |
| All Articles (except Lime and Limestone) which do not pass the whole Length of Railway | 6d per Ton in addition. |
| 1½ per Ton, at each of them,in addition. |
Fractions to be taken as for Half a Mile, and as for a Quarter of a Ton.
Forty Cubic Feet of Oak, Mahogany, Beech and Ash, and Fifty Cubic Feet of all otherWood, shall, for the Purposes of this Act, be deemed a Ton.
Waggons of Four Wheels not to be allowed to carry more than Six Tons, including the Weight of such Carriages, and Waggons of Six Wheels to be allowed Nine Tons.
WHARFAGE RATES.
| Coals, Culm, Lime, Lime-stone, Clay, Iron, Iron-stone, Copper-ore, or any other Ores; Timber, Stone, Bricks, Tiles, Slate, Gravel, or other Things, remaining on the Wharfs any Time less than Ten Days | 1d per Ton. |
If longer than Ten Days, One Penny per Ton, in Addition; and Sixpence per Ton for the Warehousing the same for the succeeding Week; and the like Sum of One Penny and Sixpence for every subsequent Week.
CRANAGE RATES.
| For any Weight to be raised by One Lift, being less than Two Tons | 0s 6d per Ton. |
| Ditto, being Two Tons, and less than Three | 1s 0d ditto. |
| Ditto, being Three Tons, and less than Four | 1s 6d ditto. |
And so progressively, advancing Sixpence per Ton for greater Weights.
The chief object of this railway, is to open a nearer and more convenient communication between the counties of Derby, Nottingham and Leicester, with the port of Liverpool, and the towns of Manchester and Stockport. A glance at the accompanying map
