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Extent and Population of England. 



[Nov. 1, 



ance'n probably corrupted from an obfo- 

 lete fubilantive of the Latins, entia, figni- 

 fying • being.' The fiift theretoie lias 

 fomething of a tranfitive, the iecond of a 

 paffive meaning. 



' The coiiiinuation of your hoftllity is 

 unbecoming.' — ' The condnuance of my 

 deafnefi grows tedious.' 



This acceflbry idea of af^i^n attached 

 to the woid ccntiiiuation render* it Htier 

 for ufe wherever effort is implied. 



' The coniiiiuation of the thunder- 

 claps.' — ' The continuation of Rapin's 

 Hillory.' — 'The continuation of the fpe- 

 cits.' 



But to all padive fub.lantives an accef- 

 fory idea of ftatt, condition, duratiiH, 

 eafily attaches, which renders the preva- 

 lent application of coniinuance natural 

 and proper. 



• The continuance of moncfhine.'— . 

 * A longer c.ntlnuancc here is impoffitile.' 

 — ' Continuance in futh company is a 

 continuation of his iniprudence.' 



Continuity and coniinuality deiive re- 

 fpcftiveiy from tiie adjei51ives ' conii- 

 nuous' and ' continual.' The f .rmative 

 termination ity began perhaps in ilus, 

 gait, from ' to go.' As generolity (ignifirs 

 the quality or propeity of being generous, 

 lo continuity figniiiesthe quality of being 

 continuous, ar d continuiiity the qnali'y 

 of being continual. Continuous is deriv- 

 ed fioin the La-in, in which language it 

 means ' immediately focceiTive.' Cciiti- 

 riKii is derived from the French, in which 

 language it means ' in'tlTsnt.' The ore 

 ps oftencr an attii.uie oi lublfance and the 

 other of miiion. 



' Continuous waves,' — ' A continual 

 ftream,* 



The (hades of meaning attached to 

 thefe (our words are fuch as their deriva- 

 tion requires : tlieir habitual tnij-ioyment 

 coirufponds with their effentid (ignifi- 

 cancy : it is likely therefi.re to be perma- 

 nent. 



(Jtobe continued.) 



*To the EJitor of the Monthly Magazine. 



SIR, 



THE following interefting Paper was 

 printed in ihe month if Auouit hiil, 

 by the order of tlie rioul'e of Lord* j and 

 as it coc tains t'le only authentic ("efcrip- 

 tion th;u has yet been given of England 

 and Wales, it is an ait;cle very proper for 

 the Monthly Magazine- The title given 

 to it by the Houfe of Lords is, 



" Abflrail of the Anpwers and Returns 

 made purjuant to an AH faffed in the forty. 



third year of his Majefly King George tlm 

 Third. Ordered by the Houfe of Lords to 

 be printed, fijtb of April, 1805." 



An account of our populai ion was taken 

 aliout lour years ago, but io very iniper- 

 fecHy and 1j very inaccurately, nj dcpen. 

 dencecan lie j laced upon its authenticity. 

 The cttictr^ ot nuny parilhes gave ro ac- 

 count, and many gave their accounts in the 

 mod care. clii and (lovmly manner, partly 

 from ignorance, and partly from indolence. 

 Tfiis accunt Irom the Houfe of Loid» is 

 unqueftionahly the bc(t. A. 



County of Bedford. 



The arei of this county is 430 fquare 

 ftatute miles, equal to 275,200 Itatute 

 acres ; the number of inhabitants oli 

 tach lqu.jre mile, containing 640 acres, is 

 J 47 perfons ; total of peil"jns is 63,210. 

 County of Berks. 



The area ot this county is 744 fquare 

 (iatu;e miles, equal to 476,160 ftatute 

 acres j the number of inh.ib tants on tach 

 fquare mile, containing 640 acres, is 147 

 perfons ; total of perfi.ns is 109,368. 

 County of Buck-.ngbam. 



The area of this county is 748 fquare 

 (iatute miles, equal to 478,710 Hatute 

 acres ; the number of inhaiiiiants on each 

 fquare m'.le, containing 640 acres, is 144. 

 peribns ; total of peifons is 107,712, 

 County of Cambridge. 



The area ot this county is 686 fquare 

 ftatute miles, equal to 439,040 itatute 

 acres ; the number of inhabitants on each 

 fquare m le, coniaini' g 64c acres, is 130 

 perlbns ; tot.rl of pcr;ons is 89,180. 

 County of Chcjier. 



The area of mis county is 1,017 fquare 

 ftatute miles, equal to 650,880 ftatute 

 acres; the number of inhauitants in each 

 fquare mile, containing 640 acres, is 189 

 perLns ; total f peifons i- 191,213, 

 Couny cf Cornivalt. 



The area oi ,his cou' ty is 1.407 fquare 

 ftatute miles, equal to 900,480 tt<itute 

 acres J ttie number of in aliitan.s on each 

 i'quire mile, containing 640 acres, is 134 

 perlbns j t 'tal of pc:(bns 's 188,538. 

 County of Cumberland. 



The area ot tiiis c-uni) is 1,497 fquare 

 ftatute mil.-s, equal to 958 080 Itatute 

 acresj the number cf inhab, tants on each 

 Iquafe milt, containing 640 acres, is 78 

 perions j tut.al of perfi'S is 116,766. 

 County of D'rby. 



The area ot thi^ county is 1,077 fqi'^^e 

 ftatute miles, equal to 689,280 ftatute 

 acres; the number of inhabitants on each 

 fqiiare mile, containing 640 acres, is 150 

 perlbns i total of pertons is 161,550. 



County 



