1 45 1 round the ſame; and both high and low lands are charged to the drains and common ſewers leading to its outlett into the river Oaze. „When the outfall was good, all the lands which paid to the ſame were laid dry, and con- ſequently they were then(not only all equally charged, but) all equally benefited.

But now, by the rivers being filied up, the outfall is, and has been for ſeveral years paſt, ſo much impaired, that the drainage of the country of Marſhland is nearly loſt; the high lands are charged to theſe ſewers and gools, and reap the ſole benefit of them; while the low lands are equally charged, and receive no benefit; for the former, when ſurcharged with ſudden downfalls, let go their ſtops and dams, and pour their waters upon the low lands, where, of courſe all thoſe waters muſt lodge which the outfall cannot carry off.

It is therefore obvious, that the low lands, inſtead of equally profiting with the high lands by the ſewers and gools, are moſt grievoufly oppreſſed by the high lands themſelves.

The country of Marfhland is a parcel of ground, containing about 40,000 acres, gained at d'fferent periods from the ſea.

It is encompaſſed towards the fen on the South by two banks, called the Old and New Podike, to prevent inundation from the fen waters; and next the ſea and river Ouze by banks to defend the country from ſalt and freſh waters.

The high as well as the low lands of the country of Marſhland, are aſſeſſed as equally as

may be, to the ſupport of thoſe bonks. That the country of Marfhland, is greatly oppreſſed by the decay of the outfall, clearly ap- pears from proccedings taken at different periods, within the laſt two ycars, to which the

reader is referred*., From

* At a meeting of the Commiſſioners of Sewers of the county of Norfolk, and of Land Owners of the country of Marſh-

land, holden on Wedneſday the I12th day of January, 1791, ar the Duke's Head Inn, at King's Lynn, in the ſaid county: Jo H N EDpDWAR DS, EſqQ. m the Chair;

Reſolved, That the cutfall of the river Ouze, between St. Peter's church and the town of Lynn, is deſedive.

That a cut from the bend of the river near St. Peter's church to Lynn(which cut was formerly propoſed by Mr. Kin-⸗ derley), would effetuate a proper outfal], and at the ſame time improve the navigation.

That John Edwards, Eſq; Sir Martin Browne Folkes, Bart. William Bentinck, Henry Bell, Anthony Dickins, George Hogge, Edmund Saffery, Thomas Berners Pleſtow, Maxey Allen, William Bagge, and John Cary, Eſqrs. or any two of them, be a committee of this mecring, to requeſt the Mayor of Lynn to call a meeting of the merchants and traders at Lynn, io take their ſentiments upon che expediency of ſuch a cut; and that they, or any two of them, be alſo a committee of this meeting, to propoſe the ſaid cut as a drainage to the corporation of Bedford Level, and requeſt them to depute a com- mittee to attend a meering to be holden to-take ſuch plan into conſderation-,.

That the Meering be adjourned to Wedneſday, the 9th day of February vext, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, at the Dake's Head, at King's Lynn; and that public notice be given of ſuch adjourned meeting. By order of the Meeting.

RoBßEkRT WHINCOP. Norfolk(to wi*). At a General Seſſion of ewers, holden for the ſaid county, on the z5th day of April, 1792, at King's Lynn, before ſeveral of His Majeſty's Commiſſioners of Sewers, the following verdicts of the jurors were returned. The verdict of the jury fworn to enquire for our fovereign Lord the King and the Hundred of Freebridge in the parts of Marſhland, in the ſaid county: te We preſent the river Ouze or Ourtfall between St. German's Bridge and Lynn being ſilted vp, whereby the works of „*o ſewers are greatly impeded; and we pray this Honourable Court would take the ſame into their ſerious conſideration, and 46 endeavour ro obtain ſuch relief and aſfiſtance as fhall be thought proper.“ Signed by 10 jury at Eing's Lynn, 25th April, 1792. The verdict of the jury fſworn to enquire for our ſovereiga Lord ihe King and the Hundred and halt of Clack Cloſe, in the ſaid county: 3 α We find and preſent that the river Ouze or outfall between St. German's Bridge and Lynn has for many years paſt «³α been gradually ſilted up, which prevents all ovr internal work of ſewers from having their deſired effect; and we pray this Honourable Courit will take the ſame into their ſerious confideration, and endeavour to obtain ſuch relief and aſfſtance as 6& in their wiſdom fhall be thought expedient.“ Signed by 21 jury at King's Lynn, z5ůth April, 1792.

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