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The steam-boat on Loch-Lomond is discontinued during the 

 winter, but will recommence in spring. 



It is understood that the Belfast boats will continue plying all 

 winter. 



The steam-boats on the Clyde are generally calculated to 

 carry each 120 passengers, but they do not average more than 

 50 passengers daily throughout the year. The Rob Roy is 

 fitted to carry 200 passengers, and has carried 220. 



On the Frith of Forth there are four steam-boats, which upon 

 an average during summer, carry 500 passengers daily. 



As connected with this subject, the following account of the 

 intercourse of this remote corner of the island is curious, exhi- 

 biting an interesting view of the habits of locomotion so charac- 

 teristic of our country. The number of passengers which were 

 conveyed along the Forth and Clyde canal, between Glasgow 

 and Edinburgh, amounted in 1818 to 94250. Between Glasgow 

 and Paisley, by the Ardrossan canal, 51700 ; and from Glasgow, 

 along the Monkland canal, 18000. 



Steam-vessels also ply on the Tay, the Humber, >the Trent, 

 the Thames, the Dee, and the Mersey ; and the great success of 



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