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By the Act of Parliament passed in June, 1824, all the weights remain 

 as they were, the Act only declaring- that the Imperial -Standard Pound 

 ,^roy^shjjjljbthe unit or only ^standard r.ic.-.^ire of weight from which 

 all other weights shall be "derived and computed ; that this Troy pound 

 is equal to the weight of 22.815 cubic inches of distilled water weighed in 

 air at the temperature of 62 of Fahrenheit's thermometer, the barome- 

 ter being at 30 inches ; and that there being^GOjrraiiisiiLa Tx&y pound, 

 there will be 7000 such grains in a pound avoirdupoise. 



APOTHECARIES WEIGHT. 



Scruple. 



1 Dram. 



8 1 Ounce. 



96 12 J Pound. v 



AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 



1 Ounce. 



16 - 1 Pound. 



448 ,28 1 Quarter. 



1792 112 4 ~~~ 1 Cwt. 



573440 35810 2240 80 20 1 Ton. 



Avoirdupois weight is used for ail coarse and heavy goods, such as 

 butcher's meat, groceries, bread, cheese, butter, tea, &c., and all metals, 

 except gold and silver. 



The statute stoneis 141b., but it varies in different places j in London 

 81b. make a stoueoToutcher's meat. 



An avoirdupois pound : pound Troy :: 175 : 144 or :: 11 : 9 nearly ; 

 and an avoirdupois pound lib. 2oz. lldvvts. 16 gr. Troy j and a Troy 

 ounce = loz. l,55dr. avoirdupois. , 



WOOL WEIGHT. 

 Pounds. 



Clove. 



1 St.one. 



1 Tod. 



6% 1 Wey. 



13 ,~~ 2 1 Sack. 



156 -~^~ 24 ~~, 12 *~~ I Last. 



In the northern counties woolstaplera allow 301b. to the tod, and 8 

 todi to the pack. 

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