The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-29 00:00:00

EAU BRINK DRAINAGE.

An Adjourned Meeting of the Eau Brink Com•
missioners of Drainage was held on Wednesday at the Red Lion,
Cambridge, for the purpose of receiving the Report of a Com-
mittee appointed to confer with the Commissioners of Naviga-
tion, the Proprietors of Marshland, &c. respecting a Bill to be
presented to Parliament for widening the Eau Brink Cut..
The Rev. ALGERNON PEYTON was called to the Chair, and
after the proceedings of the last Meeting had been read, ap-
pointing the committee, &c. Lord W. BE:vriNcic, as Chair-
man of the Committee Meeting, stated what took place on that
occasion. The Committee had resolved that they thought it
adviseable to widen the cut, if the funds of the Commissioners
be sufficient ; that Lynn harbour had received considerable
injury, and that the South Level had not derived any ad-
vantage from the cut. The Committee did not recommend the
removal of Denver Sluice at present, but they thought it was a
subject requiring serious consideration, and that it was desirable
to have the opinions of Messrs. Telford and Rennie as to the
effect of the measure, and the estimated expence of improving
Denver Sluice, if it was not expedient to remove it.
Lord W. BENTTNCK consequently moved that directions be
given to the engineers to inspect Denver Sluice, and make
their report.
Mr. WELLS opposed the motion on the ground that Denver
Sluice was the property of the Bedford Level Corporation, and
that the Commissioners of Drainage had no power to send ary
one to make surveys without permission, and after some fur-
ther conversation Lord W. Bentinck withdrew his motion, re-
gretting that such a feeling of hostility should have manifested
itself.

Mr. PRYME said, his reason for opposing the resolution wag
not from an opinion that the sui•ject ought not to be taken into
consideration afterwards, but he considered that, as the widen-
ing of the Hundred Feet river was in progress, and as the
widening of the new cut appeared to be agreed on, it was de-
sirable to wait the effect of those measures before they tried
others.

The resolution of the committee meeting being again ready
Mr. WELLS said, that if the Drainage Commissioners were
called upon to do every work, and nothing was conceded to
them, he for one would rather lose the last acre of land he had
than comply. Such a bill as it was proposed by the'Commis,.
smilers of Navigation to introduce into Parliament, he thought
could never be passed. For whatever might be said of the
House of Commons, he could never believe they would pass
such a bill without the concurrence of the taxed landed pro-
prietors. But to show that the Commissioners were not insen-
sible to the wants of the people of Lynn, and the proprietors
of Marshland, and were not actuated by any feelings of hosti-
lity, he would propose as a resolution, that if adequate secu-
rity were given to the Commissioners of Drainage against other
claims, they would have no objection to widen the cut.
Sir HENRY BUNBURY objected to such a resolution, on
the ground that the measure of widening the cut would not
tend to benefit the South Level. He regretted that no disposi-
tion to conciliation had been shown towards the South Level,
and said he had marked in the proceedings of the Board of the
Corporation of Bedford Level, a decided partiality in favour
of the Middle against the South Level.
The Rev. G. L. JENYNS defended the proceedings of the
Board, and said, that body had always attended to the genera)
interest of the country, without showing any preference to one
part or another. There had been great exertions made by the
proprietors of land in the Middle Level, which had induced
the Board to support them, and they should always be ready
to give the same support to the South Level, if the proprietors
of those lands were will to co-operate with them.
Mr. HOSEASON also opposed Mr. \Veils's motion, and ob.-
served that the South Level would not be benefitted by it.--'
After several Commissioners had spoken on the subject, Mr-
Wells moved, in conformity with the resolution of the Com-
mittee, that if the Commissioners of Navigation and the pro-
prietors of Marshland would consent to abandon their man-
damus, and all claims on the Commissioners of Drainage, they
would continue their attentions for the security of the harbour
of Lynn, and would agree to widen the cut.—Mr. Pryme moved
an amendment on this resolution, which was negatived, and-
mr. Wells's motion passed.—Several of the Commissioners of
Navigation who had opposed the motion then withdrew.

Mr. WE LLs said, that from the withdrawing of the Naviga-
tion Commissioners, they might now consider every mode of
conciliation at an end, and the meeting must then consider
what measures should be taken to oppose the bill intended
to be brought into Parliament for the removal of Denver
Sluice, &c.

Lord W. BENT INCIE, as a matter of courtesy, told the meet--
ing that it was proposed to read the bill the first time in Fe-
bruary, that it would then be printed and circulated, and read
a second time after Easter. On his part, as the person who
would bring the bill into the House, he would take care that
nothing should be wanting to enable them to meet the question
fairly, and he assured the meeting no unfair advantages should
be taken.

A Committee was nominated for taking measures to oppose
the bill, after which a considerable discussion took place as to
whether the Commissioners could legally appropriate their
funds for such an object. It was, however, resolved that the
sum of 2001. should be granted, in the first instance, for the pur-
pose of opposing the bill.
The question of allowing compensation to the Waterbeach
Level, for injuries sustained by erecting sluices at Upware and
Clayhithe, was then considered, and the sum of 4501. was
granted for that purpose, on condition that the Commissioners
of Waterbeach Level should give a release of all further claims.
--The meeting then dissolved. (Cambridge Chronicle,
Jan. 23.)

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