8 llr .; but in some counties of England the stone contains 12, in 

 others 14, and in some even 16 Ibs. Imperial. 



This weight is now used for all articles sold by weight, except 

 the precious metals, <fec., which are sold by Troy weight. As 

 there are 5760 grs. in the pound Troy, and 7000 in the pound 

 Avoirdupois, they are to one another in the proportion of 5760 to 

 7000, or as 144 to 175. 



IMPERIAL MEASURES OF CAPACITY. 

 cubic inches. 



1 gill = = 8.6648125 = 5 oz. of water. 

 4 gills = 1 pint = 34.65925 = 1J Ib. " 



2 pints = 1 quart = 69.3185 = 2J Ib. 



4 quarts = 1 gallon = 277.274 =10 Ib. " 



2 gallons = 1 peck = 554.548 = 20 Ib. 



-4 pecks = 1 bushel = 2218.192 = 80 Ib. 



8 bushels = 1 quarter = 17745.536 = 640 Ib. 



4 quarters make a chaldron, and 10 quarters a last. In London 

 a chaldron of coals is 36 bushels. 



This measure is used both for liquids and dry goods, the 

 measures up to the gallon being used for liquids, and from the 

 peck upwards for dry goods. 



cubic in. Imp. galls. 



The Winchester bushel measured 2150.42, and contained 7.75557 

 The Irish bushel 2178 " 7.85504 



The Irish gallon for all> 21? Q ^^ 



liquids / 



The Old English Wine S M1 ., _ 833n 



gallon o ) 



The i d El i, glish Beer ! 282 " 1.01705 



and Ale gallon / 



The Scotch gallon for ain <4 833.6272 3.00651 



liquids ) 



IMPERIAL LONG, OR LINEAL MEASURE. 

 12 lines = 1 inch. 

 12 inches = 1 foot. 

 3 feet = 1 yard. 



5J yards = 1 pole, perch, or rod = 16 J feet. 

 40 poles = 1 furlong = 220 yards. 



8 furlongs = 1 mile = 1760 " 



A Scotch mile is 1976J yards, an Irish mile is 2240 yards, a 



