[ 3°6 ] 



At Broom/grove I firft remarked the abo- 

 minable cullom of Gripping up the timber 

 trees, to make them look like Maypoles, to 

 the utter deitruction of the timber, and 

 diftorting the face of the whole country. 



Four miles on this fide of Worcejier land 

 letts from 1 5 s. to 40^. an acre; farms 

 from 20/. to 200/. a year. 



Worcejier is a very well built, and hand- 

 fome city : The great ftreet is remarkably 

 fine. It is fuppofed to contain about eleven 

 or twelve thoufand fouls. There are feveral 

 manufactures carried on here, of which that 

 of the glovers is the mod confiderable, em- 

 ploying feveral thoulands of hands. 



Men earn from 7 s. to 9 s. per week. 

 Women 4 s. to 5 s. 

 Children i s. 6 d. to 3 s. 6 d. 



Burying crapes are alio made here; the 

 men in which branch earn from 5 s. to 9 s, 

 a week. 



The porcelane works are very famous ; 

 but not carried to that degree of perfection 

 which fome have aflerted : The clearnefs of 

 the ground, and the beauty of the paintings, 

 are neither of them equal to the Drefden, 

 which it is pity they do not aim, with more 

 fpirit, to equal, and then excel. It is well 

 known that all the porcelane in Europe may 

 be melted in a Drefden cup, unhurt ; and 

 that the Drejden cup will itfelf melt in an 

 old China one, unhurt; which fhews the 



amazing 



