19| Cwt. of lead ~~,_ ~~, 1 fother. 



8-i Pounds of tea ,~~,~, ff ^. 1 chest. 



168 Pounds of rice ~^~v,~. \ bag. 



112 Pounds of raisins r ~~~ f ~. *~~**~* 1 barrel. 



FRENCH WEIGHTS % MEASURES. 

 A. few of the principal old French Measures. 



A point ,, ,01-18025 English inches. 



A line ~~~ , . ,083315 



An inch ^^^^^-.r^,,^ ,~,,-,*,.^ 1,06578 



A foot 12,78936 



A toise ^ ~ , 6,394665 English feet. 



According to Gen. Roy, an English fathom .' a French toise '.' 1000 

 : 1065,75. 



New, or Metre, System. 



In the now system the iii^tre is the ten millionth part of the quadrant 

 of the meridian S.'cSl En^ij^h feet. The Arc, is the square decametre, 

 tmd the litre the cxibic dedmetre. 



Lineal Measure. 



Superficial A/t-,'/ r :ti >v. 



Are ~, ^ ^.^ .,,~~ lil'.('0!G PJujr. square yard*. 



Decare . 



Hecutare , ^-^. ..^,, ! , 



Measu re of cnpacit.;-. 



Millilitre ~ ~ *~..+~ f . .fClOS Eng. cubic inches 



Centilitre - , .610-J8 



Decilitre , ^ 6.10280 



Litre w ,,. ^,<^, , Cl.Oi-Sivj 



