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houfes on new foundations, and even of entire new ftreets, ereded fince 

 the year 1751, he imagined he couldnothefitate in concluding it to con- 

 tain about 100,000 fouls, or to be about the magnitude of that part of 

 London, which is contained within the antient walls. It is confefTed, 

 that London, within that limited compafs, appears to be more populous, 

 or to have more people appearing abroad in the ftreets ; but that we 

 apprehend to be occafioned chiefly by its communication with its vaft- 

 ly-extended fuburbs, its immenfe commerce and (hipping, the greater 

 refort of foreigners, and the near refidence of the court, nobility, gen- 

 tr}, and lawyers ; whereas, in the ftreets of Briftol, which are more re- 

 mote from the harbour and fliipping, the inhabitants are moftly either 

 private families, living on their means, or elfe manufadlurers and work- 

 men of many various kinds, employed moftly within doors. We have 

 met with I'ome Irifli gentlemen who will needs have the city of Dublin 

 to be larger than Briftol, for which they allege the like reafon, as above- 

 mentioned, for London within the walls ; and to which, we conceive, 

 it may be anfwered, that Dublin, being the refidence of the chief go- 

 vernors, of all the public officers, of the guards, the nobility and gen- 

 try with their numerous retinues, and of the courts of juftice, as well 

 as of the parliaments, thefe may occafion a greater appearance of people 

 in its ftreets, without her being really larger than Briftol. 



Edinburgh, being the ufual refidence of the courts of juftice of Scot- 

 land, of the police, the boards of cuftoms and e.xcife, of lawyers attending 

 on pleas, befides merchants, manufadurers, &c. and of a learned and 

 well-frequented univeriity ; with all its fuburbs, and its port of Leith, 

 may fairly be allowed to contain at leaft 6o,oco inhabitants. 



Norwich is by many thought to contain upwards of 7500 houfes, 

 many of which are crowded with inmates of manufaduring people ; if 

 therefor eight people be allowed on an average to each houfe, it may 

 contain 60,000 fouls. Or if, according to others, there be only 7000 

 houfes, and that feven perfons to each houle be fufficient, then 49,000 

 may be nearly the number of its inhabitants. But we conjecture the 

 firft computation is neareft to the truth. We may here, by way of co- 

 rollary, remark, that Norwich has, for many ages, and more elpecially 

 for two centuries paft, been very eminent for the nobleft manutadure 

 of the fineft ftuffs in the world, of various kinds, with which it not only 

 fupplies our own people in immenfe cjuantities, but likewiie moft fo- 

 reign nations, and alfo our American colonies, whereby the manufic- 

 turers accumulate much wealth. 



IVIanchefter in Lancafliire, merely as a town, though without being 

 fo much as a corporation, is probably next in number of inhabitants, 

 and abounds i'o much with great variety of excellent manufachires of 

 cottons, tickens, &.c. as to employ many thoufands of journeymen- 

 weavers, befide other workmen, women, and children, conftantiv em- 



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