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feven United Provinces, and principally that of the famous city of 

 Amfterdam. 



The number of fhips that entered the port of Cadiz in all the year 

 1734, were, 596 Englifh, 228 French, 147 Dutch, 13 Svvedifli, 14 

 Danifli, 2 Portuguefe, 2 Gcnoefe, i Lubecker, and i Hamburgher : 

 in all, 1004 fliips. 



Tn the fame year, 1734, there arrived at Cadiz the treafure and efFeds 

 of the flota, viz. 1 1,011,749 dollars in fpecie for the commerce, and 

 1,464,582 for the king: in all, 12,476,331, or about 3^ millions fter- 

 ling ; belides almoft five millions ot dollars by the AfTogues fliips, and 

 befidcs the vafi: quantities of cochineal, indigo, fugar, chocolate, tobacco, 

 fnufF, hides, cacao, copper, drugs, and dying fluffs. The preceding ob- 

 fervation, relating to the trade of Amflerdam in this fame year, may 

 hereafter be of equal ufe in the cafe of the annual Ihipping and trade of 

 Cadiz and Spanifh America. 



1735. — The lands in the north riding of the county of York being 

 generally freehold, whereby they could be fo fecretly transferred from one 

 perfon to another, or encumbered, that fuch perfons as were ill-difpofed 

 had it in their power to commit frauds, and frequently did fo ; by 

 means whereof, feveral perfons, who, through many years induflry, had 

 been enabled to purchafe lands, or to lend money thereon, had been 

 undone, by prior and fecret conveyances and fraudulent encumbrances ; 

 it was therefor enadfed, that a memorial of all deeds and conveyances 

 fhould be exhibited by michaelmas 1736, and alio of all wills, devices, 

 judgments, ftatutes, and recognizances (other than fuch entered into in 

 the name of his majefty and his fuccefl'ors) whereby any honours, lands. 

 Sac. might be any way affeded in law and equity, fhould be regiftered, 

 or a memorial thereof, in fuch manner as was by law di reded in the 

 year 1704 for the well riding, in i 708 for the eafl; riding, of this county, 

 and in 1709 for the county of Middlefex, otherwifc they fhould be ad- 

 judged fraudulent, [8 Geo. II, c. 6]. How much is it to be wifhed, 

 that every part of England and Wales were put upon the like regula- 

 tion ; and how eafily might it be cffeded, would gentlemen heartily let 

 about it. 



Tiie French had of late fo greatly improved their Eafl-India com- 

 merce, that they fent out fourteen fliips in the preceding year, whereof 

 twelve arrived in Augufl 1734; and they were enabled to put up to iale 

 at their Port L'Orient, the following Eafl- India merchandize, viz. coffee, 

 tea, drugs, &c. 5,334,712 lbs; calicoes, fluffs, &c. 387,820 pieces; 4284 

 packets of canes ; 500 ditto of malack ; 71 handkerchiefs of Colimba- 

 zar for iumples ; 39 painted handkerchiefs for famples; 5000 fans; 

 2124 flieets of paper painted; 28,000 counters and tilhes, (for card- 

 playing) mother-of-pearl ; 1992 cabarets of varmfli; $$ chells of China- 

 ware, and 189 rolls ditto. 



