...Railway Company, June, 1839. f Lord Eldon. — When I look upon Local Acts of parliament, I regard them in the light of contracts made by the legislature...interested in anything to be done under them ; and I have no hesitation in asserting, that unless that principle be applied in construing statutes of...

...King's Bench, and I am glad to fasten myself in some measure on his great authority, and say that, when I look upon these acts of Parliament, I regard...interested in anything to be done under them, and I have no hesitation in asserting that, unless that principle is applied in construing statutes of...

...Adol. 108, and R. v. Edge Lane, 4 Adol. & Ell. 723. Lord Eldon, in the leading case just cited, said, " When I look upon these Acts of Parliament, I regard...interested in anything to be done under them. And I have no hesitation in asserting that, unless that principle be applied in construing statutes of...

...works of a public nature into execution, the law is thus distinctly laid down by Lord Eldon : — " When I look upon these acts of Parliament, I regard...interested in anything to be done under them ; and I have no hesitation in asserting, that, unless that principle is applied in construing statutes of...

...forbidden, or in this Court for a mandamus for the performance of a duty which the law imposes. He says : " When I look upon these acts of Parliament, I regard...interested in anything to be done under them; and I have no hesitation in asserting that, unless that principle is applied in construing statutes of...

...Keen, 162 ; who, speaking of acts obtained by companies for private undertakings, says : " When Hook upon these acts of parliament, I regard them all in...interested in anything to be done under them ; and I have no hesitation in asserting that, unless that principle is applied in construing statutes of...

...construed strictly as against the former : Webb v. The Manchester and Leeds Railway Company(a). They are contracts made by the Legislature on behalf of every...person interested in anything to be done under them, otherwise they become merely instruments of oppression. The public are compelled to submit to them,...

...not parties to the arrangement. ^ Charters of corporations are contracts made by the legislature in behalf of every person interested in anything to be done under them. 1 Shelford on Railways, p. 71. Blakemore v. Glamorganshire Canal Navigation Co., 1 My. & K., 162-3....

...county — (sections 28 and 29). This Act must receive the construction given by Lord Eldon in Blahemore v. The Glanmorganshire Canal Navigation (a), his Lordship...Per.), c. 25, ss. 24 and 25. From the 6 & 7 W. 4, c. 116, ss. 64 and 65, and the 7 & 8 Vic., c. 106, ss. 62 and 65, it appears that the obligation to keep...

...This is somewhat questioned by some of the earlier English cases.1 private undertakings he says : ' When I look upon these acts of Parliament I regard...interested in anything to be done under them, and I have no hesitation in asserting that, unless that principle be applied in construing statutes of...