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Dodd, by which there will be a complete line of inland navigation between the city of Lon- 
don and the port of Lynn, in Norfolk. It is expected to contribute much to the fecurity of 
our North Coaft Trade, as well as to:‘the diminution of the prices of many of the principal 
articles of provifions in the markets of London. It will have the name of the NortuH Lon- 
pon Canat. Another canal, of great national importance, is about to be conducted from 
Deptford to Portfmouth and Southampton. ~It wilt pafs through or: near every one of the 
towns of Mitcham, Merton, Kingfton, Guildford, Goldalming, Farnham, Alton, Alres- 
ford, Winchefter, and Southampton, to the naval arfenals at Portfmouth and Gofport, It 
‘is eftimated that the whole work may be completed for an expence not exceeding 348,735]. 
fterling. -A canal is, in this intaMee preferred to an iron-rail-way road, becaufe'the ex- 
pence of carriage by a canal is much cheaper than that of carriage by an iron-rail-way road. 
it has been found, for inftance, that 60 tons of corn could not be carried from London to 
Port{mouth, on an iron-rail-way road, for lefsthan 1251. tos. fterling; but that, bya canal, 
the fame quantity of grain might be canvey eile the fame diftance, for an expence not Seeds 
491. §s. fterling. _The communication between the canal at Paddington and the Weft India 
Docks, is to be effefted, we underftand, by an iron-rail-way only. 
The regulated niidber of Negroes hich mdy be legally conveyed, in the African trade, 
from the ports of Africa to the Weft Indies, isin the ratio of three flaves for every five tons 
of thipping. That proportion is, we underftand, often exceeded in a manner which’ greatly 
enhances the miferies of thofe poor creatures nite they are on board, The prices of Welt 
India goods, coffee, cottons, and fugars, of feveral forts, fell, laft week,’ in the London- 
market. Baltic goods begin to rife in price. Eaft India goods im general have not been fub- 
ject to any very recent fluctuation in their prices. The prices of the metals employed in the 
arts, fuch as iron, lead, tin, and copper, have been lately ftationary. The eis for 
infurance have not undergone any recent alteration. 
By a view of the Imports into Liverpool, in the courfe of November, we are enabled to 
ftate, that the trade of that great emporium to America, the Weft Indies, the Baltic, and 
Ireland, is now in a condition “the moft flourifhing. 
The Omnium ftill continues a moft embarrafiing burthen on the bufinefs of the Stock- 
exchange in London. The Three per Cents Confol. er on the 26th of November, at 
@7% per Cent. Bank Stock, at 1793 India Stock at 2023. 
Subagartes in his late journey, has ufed every means to promote the b aveincemadiit of 
trade and manufactures in France, that could be exercifed, by thewing a folicitude for their 
interefts, and by doing honour ‘to thofe profeffionally euiplewed'’ in them. The Commercial. 
Bank at Paris has been permitted to renew its accuftomed tranfaction’ of bufinefs. Meffrs, 
Peregaux and Recammier, bankers at Paris, have given public notice, that it is’ not true 
that the French Government has refufed the payment of the dividends due upon ftock in the 
French funds, to Englith holders. hefe bankers are the agents in this bufinefs for most of 
the Englith proprietors-in thofe funds. The great ambition of the French, at the prefent mo- 
ment, is to make Paris, asa commercial capital, a rival toLondon. ‘The chief obftacle is in 
the arbitrary and defpotic charaéter of the prefent Government of France. The French five 
per Cents are at 53 francs 85 cents. : 
MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 
HE feafon has continued in fo mild'a manner, and with fo little rain, that the application 
of manure to the grafs-lands in the more low and wet diftriéts, has been effeéted with 
little trouble The taking up of the potatoe crops have likewife been accomplifhed with un- 
ufual facility. They have turned out in general good, though not fo abundant as was ex~ 
ected. 
s The young wheats of the more early fowings have generally a healthy and promifing 
afpe&t, and in fome diftriéts are probably in a {tate of too great forwardnefs, if the weather 
fhould foon become fevere. 
The price of old wheat is fomewhat on the decline, but barley and oats have alfo expe- 
rienced a little reduction. By the returns made up to the 2oth of November, wheat averaged 
59s. 1d.; barley, 27s. 6d.; oats, 20s. 6d.3; and beans, 34s. 8d. 
The openness of the Galas has alfo been highly favourable to the keeping of the cattle in 
the paftures, as well as to the fattening of fheep; from which the prices of both fat and lean 
ftock are becoming lower. 
Beef, in Smithfield-market, yields from 4s. to §s. 4d. ; mutton, from 5s.to 63.3 and veal, 
from 5s. to6s, 6d. In Leadenhall-market beef yields from 3s. 4d. to 4s. 4d,; mutton, 4s, 
to 4s. 8d.; and veal, 4s. 4d. to 6s. 
The price of hogs is likewife, in fome degree, reduced, 
Pork, in SmithGeld, Newgate, and Leadenhall markets, yields from 5s. to 6s, per ftone. 
Hops, 
