144  Dr.  haygarth’s  Obfervations  on  the 
Dr.  price,  in  his  excell  ut  obfervations  on  annuities, 
has  adduced  numerous  taels  to  prove  that  women  live 
longer  than  men.  Thefe  tables  afford  many  confirma- 
tions of  the  remark.  There  died  this  yew,  under  20 
years  old  162  males  and  1 49  females,  that  is,  a majority 
of  13  males;  32  hufbands  and  50  wives,  that  is  two 
more  hufbands;  28  widowers  and  48  widows,  which  is 
only  a majority  of  20  widows;  though  by  the  general 
furvey,  Table  v.  there  are  in  Chefter  258  widowers  and 
736  widows,  or  near  three  times  the  number.  The  total 
of  males  is  6697,  of  females  8016,  hence  there  is  1319 
or  nearly  a fifth  majority  of  females:  it  may  not  be  im- 
proper alfo  to  obferve,  that  the  women,  efpecially  in  the 
higher  and  middle  ranks  of  fociety,  are  remarkably 
beautiful.  Thefe  fails  clearly  prove,  that  the  manners 
and  fituation  of  Chefter  are  peculiarly  favourable  to  the 
female  conllitution. 
Other  obfervations  may  be  deduced  from  thefe  tables, 
which  confirm,  correct,  or  illuftrate,  various  queftions  of 
importance  to  fociety.  The  number  of  married  perfons 
in  Chefter  is  4881,  of  unmarried  9832,  that  is,  nearly 
one-third  is  married,  which  is  a common  proportion.  Up- 
wards of  one-half  of  the  inhabitants  above  1 5 years  old 
are  or  have  been  married,  the  proportion  being  as  4 to  7. 
Though  Chefter  is  fo  uncommonly  healthy,  yet  this, 
like 
