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To fum up matters, then, with truth and brevity— A denfity 

 of population, furpaffing that of the vaunted milHons of un- 

 depopulated France * ; a copious export trade in provifions of 

 various kinds, unequalled by any kingdom whofe inhabitants are 

 proportionably numerous fj and a ftaple manufadure unrivalled 



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* The inhabitants of Ireland amount to more than four millions. (See Mr. 

 Buflie's Memoir, Irilh Tranf. Vol. III.) 



Hence, the denfity of its population is at the rate of 182 perfons to a fquare 

 geographical mile, fuppofing the ifland to contain, in round numbers, 22000 fuper- 

 ficial miles. 



Mr. Zimmerman, in his Political Survey of Europe, erroneoufly fuppofing the- 

 inhabitants of this country lefs than two millions and a half, deduces a denfity 

 of population equal only to 117 perfons on each mile. The following table marks 

 the number of individuals on a geographical fquare mile in the northern countries 

 ef Europe, as taken from Zimmerman's tables (Ireland being correfted) from whence 

 It will appear that this kingdom rates extremely high in the denfity of its population. 



Perfons. 

 Denmark - - - 12 



Sweden - - - 14 



RulTia - - - 20 



Scotland 

 Poland 



51 



53 



Pruffia - . 6^ 



England - - - 129 



Germany - - " '35 



France 



152 



Ireland - - - 182 



Holland » - - 236 



f Two hundred and twenty thoufand barrels of beef and pork, independent of the 

 various matters connedled therewith, and of every other fpecies of provifions, were 

 exported in the year ending S5th March 1,793. 



