L. & M. Railway Acts. [Acts (4), 1826-1829, re Liverpool and Manchester Railway. 1 vol. Comprises 'An Act for making and maintaining a Railway or Tramroad from the Town of Liverpool to the Town of Manchester, with certain Branches therefrom, all in the county of Lancaster' (1826); 'An Act for amending and enlarging the Powers and Provisions of an Act relating to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway' (1827). Also 'An Act to enable the Company of Proprietors of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway to alter the Line of the said Railway, and for amending and enlarging the Powers and Provisions of the several Acts relating thereto' (1828); 'An Act for enabling the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company to make an Alteration in the Line of the said Railway, and for amending and enlarging the Powers and Provisions of the several Acts relating thereto' (1829). Refers to the use of locomotives in clauses 12 and 19-21 of the first Act and 267-9 of the fourth. Includes index. This specially bound copy of the first four Acts for the Railway was presented to the Duke of Newcastle by G. A. Pritt, solicitor to the Company] L. & M. Railway Acts, 1826-1829, re Liverpool and Manchester Railway 1826-1829
S. & D. R. Acts. [Acts (4) of 1821-1828, in 1 vol., re Stockton and Darlington Railway / Francis Mewburn. Comprises 'An Act for making and maintaining a Railway or Tramroad from the River Tees at Stockton, to Witton Park Colliery, with several Branches therefrom, all in the County of Durham' (1821); 'An Act to enable the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company to vary and alter the Line of their Railway, and also the Line or Lines of some of the Branches therefrom, and to make an additional Branch therefrom, and for altering and enlarging the Powers of the Act passed for making and maintaining the said Railway' (1823). Also 'An Act to authorize the Company of Proprietors of the Stockton and Darlington Railway to relinquish one of their Branch Railways, and to enable them to make another Branch Railway in lieu thereof; and to enable the said Company to raise a further sum of Money, and to enlarge the Powers and Provisions of the several Acts relating to the said Railway' (1824); 'An Act to enable the Company of Proprietors of the Stockton and Darlington Railway to make a Branch therefrom in the Counties of Durham and York; and to amend and enlarge the Powers and Provisions of the several Acts relating thereto' (1828). This volume belonged to Francis Mewburn, the Company's solicitor, who made many ms. notes in the margins. At front is note 'I was the solicitor of all the acts comprised in this vol: I prize it much. F.M. 1862'] Stockton & Darlington Railway Acts. 1821-1828