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PROVISIONS, &c. 



Bread, per lb. i^d. Cheefe, - 6!- 



Mutton, - 34- Soap, - 6 

 Beef, - 34- Butter, - 7 

 Veal, - 3 



Manufacturer's houfe rent, from 40 s. to 5 s. 



Their firing, 20L 



The trade of this place, is at prefent 

 very dull ; it has been fo ever iinee the 

 peace. 



The country between Wakefield and 

 Leeds continues very beautiful ; but the 

 roads ftony and very ill made. At this 

 town, but more in the neighbourhood, is 



carried 



finely bounded by riling cultivated hills, and 

 very complete in being commanded at a fingle 

 lock, notwithstanding its vaft variety. 



Within the menagerie, at the bottom of the 

 park, is a molt pleafing fhrubbery extremely 

 fequeftered, cool, mady, and agreeably con- 

 trailed to that by the houfe from which fo much 

 diftant proipect is beheld : the latter is what 

 may be called fine ; but the former is agreeable. 

 We proceeded through the menagerie (which is 

 pretty well Hocked with pheafants, &c.) to the 

 bottom of the fhrubbery, where is an alcove in 

 a fequeftered fituation j in front of it the body 

 of a large oak is feen at the end of a walk in a 

 juft ftile-, but on approaching it, three more are 

 caught in the fame manner, which, from unifcr- 

 in fueh merely rural and natural objects, 



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