A. D. 1759. 315 



the kingdom of Great Britain. On the 2d of June, in the fame year, 

 that committee made a report of their progrefs ; and in the following 

 fefllon, on the ift of December 1758, a freHi committee was appointed 

 for the fame purpofe, who took very great pains in enquiring into the 

 original ftandards of weights and mealures, and into the moft etfedual 

 means for afcertaining and enforcing uniform and certain ftandards 

 thereof, as appears by their report of the i ith and 12th of April 1759 ; 

 which report was approved of by the houfe, and was printed and pub- 

 lifhed by their order. Yet, it is much to be regretted, that hitherto no- 

 thing farther has been done therein, confidering how requifite, and even 

 necelfary, fuch a regulation has been long thought to be, by all perlbns 

 who obierve the uncertainty and confufion in buying and felling all 

 meafurable commodities, as corn, wool, &c. and the frauds committed, 

 more efpecially among the lower people in the retail way of bufmefs. 

 It is, therefor, to be hoped, that the legiflature, in peaceable times, will 

 find leafure to re-confider this aftair, which, though doubtlefs attended 

 with difficulty, will, when effeclually regulated, redound very much to 

 the credit of the legiflature, and to the benefit of the public. 



Since our lafl account of the increafe of the linen manufadure in 

 Scotland in the year 1757, we have the following moft promifing ac- 

 counts of the quantity thereof made and ftamped for lale, viz. 



Yards. Value. 



1758 - io,62.|.,435 L424,i4i : 10: 7 



1759 - 10,830,707 451,390:17:3 



Thus, from the yeai* 1728, the quantity has been gradually increaf- 

 ing from three millions of yards, to almoft eleven millions. 



We had the following account of the Dutch whale fifliery in the year 

 1759, viz. that I 33 fliij^s brought home the produce of 435 whales : which 

 may be deemed a good year for that filliery ; being fomewhat above 3 1 

 whales for each fhip. 



But the Hamburghers were not fo fortunate, who in 16 fliips brought 

 home but i 8 ', whales. 



Ships arriving at, and departing from, the ports following, in the 

 courfe of the year 1759, viz. 



At Cadiz 602 fliips, viz. 114 Englifli ; 155 Dutch; 195 Spanifli ; 19 

 French ; 23 Portuguefe ; 17 Swcdifli ; 24 Danifli ; 13 Gcnoefe ; 16 

 Imperial; 2 Venetian; 7 Neapolitan; 13 Ragulan, and 7 INhiltefe. 

 This much f nailer number than ufual (efpecially of Englifli) is owing 

 to the jbrefent war. 



At Dantzick, 626 fliips arrived. 



At Koningflierg (the capital of Pruflia) 820 fliips arrived, and 758 

 III i led. 



At Riga 671 fliips arrived, and 669 failed. 



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