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country, Belgium ranked the second in Europe. The ratio of the coal 
district to the total area is 
‘ Acres. ‘ Tons annually, 
Great Britain Jy, or 2,930,000 producing 34,000,000 
Belgium sy, or 335,000 e 4,500,000 
France zig, or 630,000 = 3,783,000 
Germanic Union . ‘ ; 3,000,000 
In 1838 the total number of coal-mines in Belgium was 307, with 470 
pits in work and 172 in process of construction, employing 37,171 per- 
sons ; being an increase of 8,454, or 28 per cent. on the number em- 
oyed in 1829. ‘The increase of the quantity of coal raised was not 
accurately ascertained, but it appeared to be about 37 per cent. The 
average cost of production is 10s. 8d. per ton, and the average price 
23s. 1d. for first quality, and 16s. 64d. for the second quality of coal ; 
the average rate of wages is ls. 6;%;d. per day. The establishments 
for preparing other mineral productions for market in 1838 were, for 
iron 221, copper 8, zinc 7, lead 2; the total number of furnaces was 
139, of which 47 used coke and 92 charcoal. The total number 
accidents from 1821 to 1840 was 1,352, which occasioned severe injury 
to 882, and deaths to 1,710, making a total of 2,592 sufferers. 
hat these 
Fungi being favorable for the growth of grass, but injurious to their own 
subsequent development on the same spot;—was remarked 
and a little sulphate of lime. nother fungus might undoubtedly grow 
on the same spot again; but upon the death of the first, the ground be- 
comes occupied by a vigorous crop of grass rising like a phoenix on 
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the ashes of its predecessor. It would thus appear that the increase of 
