bridge over the said Straits of Menai at Ynys-y-moch, or any other place near the Swilly rocks; if you are, such an Act was passed unknown to your Petitioners, for want of such public notice as your Petitioners conceive is usually given, before an Act is obtained for erecting any public bridge.

That when the propriety of building a bridge over the said Straits was brought under the consideration of Parliament some years ago, your Petitioners, with several others interested in the free navigation thereof, opposed the measure, and examined pilots and others experienced in the navigation of the said Straits, before a Committee of the House of Commons, whose evidence your Petitioners humbly conceive had considerable weight and influence with the Committee, which your Petitioners humbly hoped would have prevented another attempt of constructing a bridge, that will evidently be most injurious and destructive to so valuable a navigation.

That if your Petitioners had notice of an Act being brought before Parliament, for the purpose of constructing a bridge over the said Straits, they would have most. strenuously opposed the same; and if your Petitioners had any knowledge of the intentions of your Lordships to sanction the attempt of building such a bridge, at an earlier period of the present session of Parliament, they would have taken the most prompt steps to bring such measures under the consideration of the Honourable House of Commons of the United Kingdom, and satisfy the Members, by the most incontestible proof, that sucha bridge would be most injurious, if not a total ruin to the navigation of the said Strait.

That as your Lordships' intentions of having a bridge erected over the Menai have been unknown to your Petitioners, until too late to oppose it during the present

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session of Parliament, and though your Lordships may feel justified to countenance such measure, by virtue of some Act passed unobserved by your Petitioners, still, as it is of such importance to the trade of the several ports hereinbefore stated, and other advantages not to be foreseen or at this time enumerated, your Petitioners humbly hope, that your Lordships will direct the commencement of the erection of a bridge to be suspended until the next session of Parliament, to give your Petitioners an opportunity to convince the Members of the Honourable House of Commons, of the most serious injury that your Petitioners and others will sustain by the building of such a bridge; and they humbly hope, that the conveniency of the public travelling over Bangor Ferry, will not be put in competition with the immense importance of the free and uninterrupted navigation of the Straits of Menai.

Signed,

R. Williams, M. P.; A. Smith, M. P.; H. Jones, W. Ironmonger, Rice Thomas, Geo. Wyatt, J. P. Jones Parry, R. N.; E. Creig, J. Hamer, Clk; Z. Jones, Collector of Customs; M. Fleming, W. Williams, J. Bevans, W. Williams, W. Griffith, Capt. of Brig William; H. Roberts, J. Jones, G. Roberts, Captain of Princess Amelia; E. Evans, W. Owen, H. Evans, Capt.` of the Dinas; R. Jones, J. Jones, J. Lloyd, O. Williams, R. N.; Rev. J. B. Lewis, R. Roberts, W. Roberts, W. Evans, T. Lloyd, T. Taylor, H. Jones, J. Holme, J. Jones, L. Owen, Capt. of the Brig Brothers; R. Owen, Capt. of the Miss Smith; D. Rowland, Capt. of the Oilgwyn; S. Samuel, R. Evans, Capt. of the Catherine; R. Parry, W. Thomas, N. Hughs, Griffith James, J. Thomas, Pilot; R. Evans, G. Bettiss, J. Jones, Clk.; R. Woodyatt, R. Pierce, Capt.

Capt. of the James and Betsey; W. Jones, D. Roberts, E. Harries, S. Ogden, R. Jones, T. Williams, W. Hughes, R. Thomas, J. Evans, T. Jones, Brig Esther; R. Robert, R. Jones, W. Thomas, Capt. Sloop John; Rice Jones, R. Roberts, H. Parsey, D. P. Evans, T. Jones, W. Thomas, W. Williams, W. Thomas, H. Hughes, D. Edwards, O. Williams, Capt. Sloop, Elizabeth; Capt. E. Parry, Queen Charlotte; W. Jones, J. Hastern, R. Roberts, O. Jones, G. Jones, R. Rowlands, E. Price, J. Jones, D. Jones, D. Hughes, R. »Abel, J. Griffiths, T. Hudson, J. Williams, R. Hughes, G. Drotitle, J. Owen, J. Owen, E. Thomas, R. Parry, J. Price, W. Williams, O. Griffith, W. Williams, Evans Jones, R. W. Williams, W. Holland, T. Hughes, D. Davies, O. Owen, R. Roberts, Master of the Eliza of Carnarvon; J. Owen, Master of the Elizabeth of Carnarvon; W. Turner, R. Williams, J. Edwards, J. Griffith, Pilot; H. Hughes, E. Parry, J. Morgan, E. Lloyd, J. L. Williams, W. Prichard, R. Williams, W. Mathews, J. Byrne, J. Roberts, T. W. Maddocks, W. Jones, W. Roberts, W. Hughes, W. Jones, J. Williams, D. Parry, H. Owen, E. Williams, T. Hughes, W. Roberts, T. Rowlands, R. Charles, E. Griffith Roberts, E. Porcelle.

Gentlemen,

Treasury Chambers, 16th June, 1818.

The Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury having had under their consideration a Petition of the Merchants and Inhabitants of Carnarvon, praying that the commencement of the erection of a bridge over the Straits of Menai may be suspended until the next session of Parliament, together with a Letter from Mr. Telford

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of the 9th inst. relative to the expediency of proceeding with the construction of the said bridge:

I have it in command to transmit to you copy of the said Representation, and also of Mr. Telford's Letter; and at the same time to state to you, that such representations having been made of the injurious effect which the erection of a bridge over the Menai might have upon the navigation of the Strait, my Lords could not think themselves authorized to issue the sum granted by Parliament for the said bridge, until they have received more satisfactory information upon this important pointMy Lords therefore request, that you will give directions that the several Plans and Surveys of which you may be in possession, with respect to the intended bridge, be laid before the Corporation of the Trinity House, whom my Lords have desired to take the subject into their consideration, and to favour this Board with their opinion as early as their convenience will admit, (in order that no unnecessary delay may take place in the execution of the said work, if finally resolved upon,) whether the erection of a bridge upon the plan and in the situation proposed can be attended with any injurious consequences to the navigation of the Menai. And I am to desire, that you will give such further information thereon to the Trinity House, as they may require.

I am, Gentlemen,

Commissioners for
Holyhead Roads.

Your obedient Servant, (Signed)

G. HARRISON.

Sir, Trinity House, London, 27th June, 1818. The Commissioners for the Holyhead Roads having, agreeable to the desire of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, furnished the Elder Brethren of this Corporation with the several Plans and Surveys and

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such other documents as are in their possession, with respect to the intended bridge over the Straits of Menai (the erection of which is requested to be suspended by the merchants and inhabitants of Carnarvon); and Mr. T. Telford, their engineer, having attended this Board, and given such further information as was desired in explanation thereof; the Elder Brethren have, agreeable to their Lordship's request, communicated by your letter of the 16th instant, taken the subject into their consideration; and having carefully examined the plan and situation of the proposed bridge, and attentively perused and considered the evidence detailed in the several reports laid before the Honourable House of Commons in different sessions of Parliament, with respect to the probable effects of such a structure upon the navigation of the Straits; I have it in command to report to you, for their Lordships' information, that the Elder Brethren are of opinion, upon mature consideration of the whole, that the erection of a bridge, upon the plan and in the situation proposed, can be attended with no injurious consequences to the navigation of the Menai.

The Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury having resumed the consideration of the representation of Sir Robert Williams and others, on the subject of the erection of the intended bridge over the Menai; I have it in command to transmit to you, for your information, VOL. XXXV.-SECOND SERIES. X a copy