a liberal hand. And if we, in this part of the 
ifland, enjoy lefs funfhine, than our neighbours, 
we have milder winters, and hummers tempered 
with more refrefhing Ihowers, to balance the in- 
convenience. 
The Rev. Mr. bolton, a very worthy diftent- 
ing clergyman at Monton, a few miles from Man- 
chefter, has, at my requeft, made an enumeration 
of his people, with a retrofpedtive view of the 
births and deaths among!! them during the laft 
ten years. By this furvey, his congregation, in- 
cluding fervants, confifts of 196 males; 190 fe- 
males; 97 families; 60 married perfons ; 14 
widowers; 13 widows; 142 under 15 years of 
age ; and 64 above 50. The deaths, during ten 
years, have been 57, and the births 138. Hence 
it appears, that, of this fociety, 1 in 6 has attained 
the age of 50; that the births are more than 
double the burials; and that only 1 in 68, at a 
medium, dies, every year. The laft circumftancc 
is fomewhat extraordinary; but to remove all 
doubts, concerning the accuracy of his enumera- 
tion, Mr. bolton, with the moft obliging affi- 
duity, has repeated it twice. And he has derived 
his information, not only from the regifter of his 
chapel, but alio from the private records, or de- 
liberate recolledlion, of every family in his con- 
gregation. The fttuation of Monton appears to 
rather unfavourable to health, from the vicinity 
of a large mofs ; but the people are moft of them 
farmers, and are remarkable for their diligence 
and fobriety. The long life, which they enjoy, 
affords a ftriking and pleafing proof of the great 
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