A. D. 1792. 



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icatinsf, by canals and improvements of the natural navigation of the 

 rivers, with a back country of prodigious extent and rapidly-improving 

 population and importance. 



The following brief notices concerning canals are worthy of attention. 



This year Mr. Templer of Stover-lodge made a cut from Teignmouth 

 to the neighbourhood of Afhburton (both in Devon-fhire) at his own 

 expenfe : the only example, I believe, beiides the duke of Bridgewater's, 

 of fuch a work being undertaken and accomplifhed by an individual. 



The canal, leading from the coal-works at Wednefbury to Birming- 

 ham, was begun in 1769 with a capital confiding of 500 Ihares of;^i40 

 each. The price of coals was thereby reduced from i^f ^ ^un to 874; 

 and the value of the fliares in the canal rofe in the year 1782 to £'^~]0, 

 and this year to ^1,170. 



The fliares of the Birmingham canal, originally ;(^ 100, were this year 

 worth above /^ 1,000. 



Such are the benefits conferred by inland navigations, when judiciouf- 

 ly planned, on their proprietors, and on all the country around, 



A very fimple method of preierving water at fea was communicated 

 to the patriotic fociety for the encouragement of arts, manufadures, 

 and commerce. It confifls merely in firing the infide of the calk, (the 

 heading as well as the ftaves) fo much as to produce a thin cruft, or 

 lining, of charcoal on the whole infide furface of it. The calks fo pre- 

 pared never become mufty when empty. 



The following Account of the JiJJjery and trade of Nezvfouridland, from 

 the re-efiablfloment of peace till the end of this fea [on, is extruded from the 

 official returns, made to the committee of the privy council for trade 

 and plantations, by the admirals commanding on that flation. 



In the year 1 784 

 British fishing vessels . 

 British sack vessels . . 

 British colony vessels . 



Bye boats 



Boats of the inhabitants 



1785 

 British iishing vessels . 

 British sack vessels . . 

 British colony vessels . 



Bye boats 



Boats of the inhabitants 



1786 

 British fishing vessels . 

 British sack vessels . . 

 British colony vessels . 



Bye boats 



Boats of the inhabitants 



1787 

 British fishing vessels . 

 British sack vessels . . 

 British colony vessels . 



Bye boats 



Boats of the inhabitants 



Vol. IV. 



t-> o 



'679" 



506 

 901. 



771 ■ 



429 

 1,433. 



830"! 



526 

 1,035 



602" 

 585 



^54e 



1,660 



2,800 



2,09? 



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