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exists to-day in the coal-carrying trade of the North 

 Sea. Some remarkably fine well-found craft are engaged 

 in that traffic, and, so far as they are concerned, there is 

 no cause for complaint as to either the quality or the 

 quantity of the food supplied. Crews nowadays generally 

 " find " themselves. The voyages are made with great 

 regularity, and both masters and men have plenty of 

 opportunity of getting spells of enjoyment ashore while 

 the vessel is taking in or discharging her cargo. That im- 

 provement has been largely due to the strenuous labours 

 of Mr. Plimsoll in the interests of all seafaring men. 



There is in the South Kensington Museum a re- 

 markably interesting whole model of the brig Brotherly 

 Love. She was built of wood in 1764, and in 1876 was 

 said to be still employed as a coasting collier. She was 

 of 214 tons gross register, with a length of 86*5 ft., a 

 breadth of 24 ft, and a depth at the side of 27 ft. 

 There is another model of the brig Liberty and Property, 

 with a tonnage of 274, a length of 120 ft, a breadth of 

 28 ft, and a depth at the side of 20 ft This vessel was 

 built of wood at Whitby in 1754, and was employed in 

 the Shields and London coasting trade. Apparently, 

 judging from her ports and other details shown in the 

 model, she was intended for use as a ship of war if 

 necessary. There is another rigged model of the brig 

 Antelope, built of wood at Sunderland in 1766. Her 

 tonnage was 195, length 80 ft, breadth 24 ft, and depth 

 at side 20 ft. The model shows her with topsail, courses, 

 foretopmast staysail, and jib set 



