| Title | Six interesting queries submitted to counsel in 1824 - about the diversion of the river Ogwen from its old course, the mud and marsh that were formed in consequence of such diversion, the comparative insecurity thus caused by Aber Ogwen as a shipping place for slates, and the possibilty, nevertheless, of persons and interests (other than G.H.D. Pennant) making use of the place as an exporting convenience. |
| Description | The counsel whose opinion (dated 11 Novr., 1824) was sought was N.C. Tindal, one of the greatest lawyers of the day, who in 1829 became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas: he came down pretty heavily on the side of Mr. Pennant, but wanted to be assured on point of fact whether the Ogwen could be called a navigable river up to a certain spot marked on the maps submitted to him, and whether the owners of Penrhyn, as Lords of the Manor, had exercised ancient rights of user in the shore, sands and weirs. |