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that flourishes. They have a large yarn trade, however; 

 which mniks the transfer of the fabrics elsewhere. 



Account of empty houses returne<l to the Court of Guar- 

 dians, and arrears of rates : 



Year ending April I, 1791 - - £'^3-5 



1792 - - logd 



1794 - - 1776 



1796 - - - 1866 



1797 - - 2126 



1798 - _ - 2361 

 1790 - - 2279 

 1800 _ , _ 1722 



This circumstance does not explain the difficulty. — 

 P.atcd houses are not probably in question : I applied to se- 

 veral persons who knew the city well ; but they were not. 

 acquainted with such a number of little houses untenanted, 

 as would account for a great decline in population. 



There is one great encouragement to manufacturing; 

 ■which is the cheapness of labour : I was assured by seve^i 

 ral persons, by one in particular, remai kable for accuracy 

 (Mr. Swift), that on an average of all the trade of Nor- 

 wich, a weaver does not earn more than 5s. a week the 

 year round ; yet, in some works, and at some seasons, he 

 will get a guinea or more. This is very low ; nor does 

 any thing enable him to support his family, but his wife, 

 if slie weaves, earning 4s. In flourishing fabrics no such 

 wages are heard of. 



Proportion of the Sexes. 



Baptisms of males from 1781 to 1789, eight years, 



average - - _ _ _ ^87 



Ditto females - - - " 55' 



Baptisms of males from 1790 to 1799, average - 524 

 Ditto females - - - - 478 



Deaths 



