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taxable houses stand in the country, we shall have the following proportion, 

 177 : 588 : : 200,000 : 664406, for the whole number of houses that stand in 

 the country, commonly so called. 



Again, Lamborn parish, in which is a market town, contains 445 houses, of 

 which 229 pay the window-tax. Now if we suppose, in like manner, 200,000 

 taxable houses to stand in country towns, we must then say 229 : 445 : : 200,000 : 

 388646, the whole number of houses that stand in country towns. The re- 

 maining 290,000 houses must be placed in cities and flourishing towns ; and 

 must have Dr. Brakenridge's proportion assigned them ; on this supposition, 

 we must say 690,000 : 200,000 : : 290,000 : 84,058, for the number of cottages 

 in great towns ; which, if added to the houses that pay, makes the whole num- 

 ber in large towns to be 374,058. These 3 sums added together make the total 

 amount of houses in the nation to be 1,427,1 10. 



The two former of these numbers should be multiplied by 5, and the latter by 

 6. The reason of this difference is the great quantity of servants kept in large 

 towns. By this way of proceeding it appears, that the whole number of people 

 now alive in England, is somewhat more than 7 millions and a half. 



The militia act levies 32,000 men on the whole kingdom ; and in the west 

 riding of Yorkshire 1 in 45, it is said completed their quota. Now if this 

 proportion be applied to the whole nation, 32,000 X 45 will give 1,440,000 for 

 the number of ballotters ; and this multiplied by 5, will amount to 7,200,000 for 

 the total of our people. But he does not build any thing on this computation, as 

 many parts of the nation may have heavier quotas laid on them than the west 

 riding. 



But instead of speculating in ^"P"^ P . Lambom. Welford. ShefFord. Total. 



. , ^ Tv/r T^ 1614.. .. 1623 inclus. 327 67 59 463 



these theoretical ways, Mr. !• . 162*. ..1633 401 62 64 527 



thinks it would be much better ig^. . . 1643 391 1 19 86 '.596 



, , 1662. ..1671 441 146 93 680 



to make an actual statement 1^72, . . 1681 380 132 108 620 



of the baptisms in every pa- I6'82...i69i 451 201 112 764 



., , .i-o- . -1 1692... 1701 366 134 88 588 



rish, taken at different penods, 1702. . . 1711 387 137 84 608 



which he thinks a thing easy 1712. . . 1721 422 171 P7 690 



, , J J J- 1 1722.. 1731 483 156 106 745 



to be done; and accordingly 1732... 1741 578 205 128 911 



annexes this account of 3 of 1742. ..175 1 566 253 137 956 



them as taken by himself. This *** ^ 



table stands in need of no remarks : it speaks, he thinks, loud enough of itself, 

 that our people increase in a very rapid manner. 



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