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will be troubled. I was told that the na- 

 vigation will be in fome places near two 

 hundred feet below the furface. 



By fuch noble undertakings is the pre- 

 fent age peculiarly diftinguifhed. When 

 agriculture, manufactures, and commerce 

 flourifh, a nation grows rich and great, 

 and riches cannot abound, without exciting 

 that general induftry, and fpirit for im- 

 provement, which at laft leads to perform- 

 ing works, which, in poorer times, would 

 be thought v/onders. 



At Newcajlle is a confiderable manufac- 

 ture of (hoes and hats ; the firll; em>ploys 

 above an hundred hands, who earn from 

 lo^. to 2 J. 1 day. Of the latter there are 

 three or four hund'-ed ; the men earn fiom 

 7J-. to lo J-. a week. 



Women, 3 j^. to 6 j. 



Children, i/. 



P R O V I S I O N S, <S*r. 



Bread — maflin, \d^ 

 Cheefe, 3^. 

 Butter, 8 d. 

 Beef, 3 d. 

 Mutton, 3 dy 

 Veal, 3 d^ 



Milk, 



