The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-16 00:00:00

FELTWELL SECOND DISTRICT
• DRAINAGE.
• NOTICE is hereby given, that Application is intended to be made
to Parliament, in the ensuing Session, for leave to bring in a Bill to
alter, amend, and enlarge the Powers and Provisions of an Act
passed in the Thirteenth Year of the Reign offing George the Third,
entitled " An Act for draining and preserving certain Fen Lands and
Low Grounds lying in the South Level, • part of the Great Level of
the Fens, commonly called Bedford Level,' between certain old
Rivers or Drains celled Stoke River and Brandon River,' and a cer-
tain Level or District, called Feltwell New District,' and the Hard
Lands of Woodhall in Helgay, and Helgay, in the Counties of Norfolk
and Suffblk ;" so far as such Powers and Provisions relate to the Fen
Lands and Low Grounds lying within the Second District or Divi-
sion described in the said Act. And also of an Act passed in the
Forty-second Year• of the Reign- of his Said Majesty, intituled.
" An Act for amending and rendering more effectual so much of an
Act passed in the Thirteenth Year of the Reign of his present Ma-
jesty," intituled, " An Act for draining and preserving certain Fen
Lands and Low Grounds, lying in the South Level, Part of the Great
Level of the Fens, commonly called Bedford Level,' between cer-
tain old Rivers or Drains, called Stoke River and Brandon River,'
and a certain •Level or District, called Feltwell New District,'
and the Hard Lands of Woodhall in Heigay, and Ilelgay, in the
Counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, as relates to the Fen and Low
Grounds lying within the Second District or Division described in
the said Act;" or to repeal the whole or some of the Powers and
Provisions of the said Acts, and to grant other Powers and Provi-
sions instead thereof. And Notices is further given, that it is in-
tended to take Powers in the said 13111 for assessing and raising further
Taxes on the Land within the said Second District or Division, called
Feltwell Second District,' hitherto taxed under the Provisions of
the said Acts, as also for assessing and raising Taxes on the Com-
mons, Commonable, and Waste Lands, in Feltwell Saint Mary, and
Feltwell Saint Nicholas, formerly called North Fen,' and any
Lands or .Grounds within the said District or Division vested in
the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor, or in any other Per
son or Persons, for the Use and Benefit of the Poor of the several
Parishes within the said Second District or Division, or any of
them, and on any other Land situate within the Boundary of the
said District or Division described in the said first-mentioned Act,
and for levying suck Taxes on the Owners and Occupiers of all such
Land and Commons ; . and to raise by Mortgage of the said
Taxes, a Sum of Money for the purpose of carrying into Exe-
cution the Powers and Provisions of the said Acts, and of the said
Bill. And Notice is also given, that it is intended to repeal so
much of an Act• passed in the Forty-sixth Year of the R.ign of
his said Maje Sty King George the Third for more effectually draining
and preserving certain Fen Lands lying in the South Level, Part of
the Great Level of the Fens, called Bedford Level,' between Bran-
don River. and Sams's Cut Drain, as relates to or authorises the
draining and preseriing any Commons, Commonable, or other Lands,
situate hi Feltwell Saint Mary and Feltwell Saint Nicholas aforesaid,
or either of them, and bounded by Sams Cut Drain on the North. a
Lode called Stake Common Lode,' on the East and South, and the
Cross Bank of the Distriet called 'New Fen or Feltwell First Dis-
trict,' on the West, dud to make Provision for excluding the same
Commons, Commonable, or other Lands, and also all other Lands
within the "Second Dlitrict Or Division afbresaid, from the Boundary
described in the said last-mentioned Act of the Land taxable and
intended to be drained under the Provisions thereof. • .
Dated this Orsatsy ot—licarbtbor,.l44l.,„
ROG KR MIC KLLPIELD, 7
3 Solicitors.
THOMAS ARCHER,