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Scientific Intelligence. —Statistics* 
STATISTICS. 
37. Population .— In Great Britain, the number of individuals 
in a state to bear arms, from the age of 15 to 60, is 2,744,847. 
The number of marriages is about 98,030 yearly ; and it has 1 
been remarked, that in 63 of these unions there were only 3 
which had no issue. The number of deaths is about 332,708 
yearly, which makes nearly 25,592 monthly, 6398 weekly, 914 
daily, and 40 hourly. The deaths among the women are in 
proportion to those of the men as 50 to 54. The married wo- 
men live longer than those who continue in celibacy. In the 
country, the mean term of the number of children produced by 
each marriage is 4 ; in towns the proportion is 7 for every two 
marriages. The number of married women is to the general 
number of individuals of the sex as 1 to 3; and the number of 
married men, to that of all the individuals of the male sex, as 
3 to 5. The number of widows is to that of widowers as 3 to 
1 ; but the number of widows who marry again, is to that of wi- 
dowers in the same case, as 7 to 4, The individuals who inha- 
bit elevated situations live longer than those who reside in less 
elevated places. The half of. the individuals die before attain- 
ing the age of 17 years. The number of twins is to that of or- 
dinary births" as 1 to 65. According to calculations founded 
upon the bills of mortality, one individual only in 3126 attains 
the age of 100 years. The number of births of the male sex is 
to that of the female sex as 96 to 95. 
Art. XXV L — List of Patents sealed in England from VI th 
November 1825 to 23 d January 1826. 
1825. 
Nov. 24. To Augustus Count de la Garde, of St James’s Square, London; 
who, in consequence of a communication made to him by a cer- 
tain foreigner, residing abroad, is in possession of certain improv- 
ed Machinery for Breaking or Preparing Hemp, Flax, and other 
Fibrous Materials. 
To Joseph Eve, of Augusta, Geoi’gia, in the United States of 
America, but now residing at Liverpool, engineer ; for “ an im- 
proved Steam-Engine.” 
2G. To Henry King, of Norfolk Street, Commercial-Boad, London, 
master-mariner; and William Kingston, of the Dock-yard, 
Portsmouth, master-millwright ; for “ certain improved Fids for 
