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Notices respecting Ne'w Booh. 



of millers, bakers, carriers, coal-merchants, boat-builders, iron-foun- 

 ders, paper-makers, printers, opticians, tailors, publicans, barbers, 

 butchers, pastry-cooks, cow-doctors and chimney-sweeps, although we 

 are unable at present to fathom the invisible principles which bind 

 them together. Time may develop some of them, and being grounded 

 on numbers derived from absolute population, the inquiry will no 

 longer be the sport of uncertain speculation, but assume a definite 

 and practical form. The only example yet afforded by Mr. Rickman 

 is that which relates to the city of York ; and when the whole popu- 

 lation becomes subjected to a classification of this sort, the most satis- 

 factory results must be anticipated. We subjoin this interesting 

 document together with the schedule return of that ancient city. 



City of York (Schedule Return). 



CITY OF YORK. Number of Males (Twenty years of Age) employed. 

 SPECIFICATION. 



Animal Preserver 1 



Artificial Flower-maker 1 



Auctioneer, or Appraiser 13 



Broker 14 



Baker, Gingerbread, Fancy 56 



Barber, Hairdresser, Hair-dealer 47 



Basket- maker 16 



Blacksmith, (Horse-shoes) 39 



Nailer 3 



Boat-builder, Shipwright 



Caulker 3 



Sail maker 1 



