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even of the wealthy. I have seen a good 

 dinner for a large party, with only one knife 

 at the table. 



Watches have never been made in the 

 country, nor will they perhaps for many years 

 to come. The number of persons who wear 

 them is inconsiderable ; and those hitherto 

 used, are mostly of French or Swiss manu- 

 facture, at low prices. 



Messrs. Roskells, of Liverpool, are the 

 first Englishmen who have ventured to es- 

 tablish here a house in this line of business ; 

 and their watches are deservedly held in high 

 estimation ; but the people must recover from 

 the effects of their recent struggles for inde- 

 pendence ere they can afford to purchase 

 expensive luxuries. 



I have already mentioned the works of 

 glass and earthenware of Puebla, the latter 

 of which is also made generally over the 

 country ; but our blue and white earthen- 



