1803. } 
The metropolis of England, at once the 
feat of government and the greateft em- 
porium in the known world, feems to 
claim a diltin€& notice of the increafe or 
diminution of its population. It is fi- 
tuated in two counties, divided by the 
river Thames, arid its population is ex- 
hibited in five divifions. A thirtieth part 
was added to the extlting population or 
THE METROPOLIS.+ 
tr. City of London within the Walls 
2, City of London without the Walls, (in- 
c'uding the Inns of Court) -_ - 
3. City and Liberties of Weftminfter - 
4. Out-parifhes within the Bills of Mor- 
tality - - - - - = a 
5. Parifhes, not within the Bills of Mor- 
tality - © - + = - + -- 
6. Total of the Metropolis - - - 
1. The walls of the ancient city of 
London included a {pace now in the mid- 
die of the metropolis, about 14 mile 
in length, and rather more than 4a mile in 
breadth.[ The population has diminifhed 
almott one-half during the laf century. 
Many ftreets haye been widene~ ,and many 
public buildings erected, whereby the 
number of houfes has been much leflened; 
and the houfes which remain are nat 
crowded with inhabitants, as formerly 
they were. At prefent the population 
1s nearly the fame as that of Liverpool 5§ 
which town in extent alfo and fi uation is 
very fimilarto the ancient city of London. 
2. The City of London without the 
walls, isan extenfion of the ancient city 
The Population AG. 
1700 1750 130% 
- 139,300 37,000 78,000 
- 159,000 156,000 155,000 
130,000 152,000 165,000 
~ 225,900 253,900 379,000 
2 9,150 225350 123,000 
- 674535 ie aig Sie ae eee 
409 
England in general ; but it is undeniable 
that fourteen thoufand arrivals of trading 
fhipping annually muft make a conftant, 
thoughflu€tuating, acceflion to the refi- 
dent population of the metropolis, toa 
larger amouat than elfewhere. On this’ 
conlideration, adding a twenty-fifth in- 
ftead of a thirtieth part, the metropolis 
contains 900,000 perfons. * 
| POPULATION. 
which it furrounds. It is governed by the 
city magiftrates. 
3. Weltminfter, which is the feat of 
government, adjoins to the city, extending 
wefiward. 
4. The London bills of mortality were 
originally inftituted about the year 1562 5 
and from 1603 a complete feries is pre- 
ferved. The putrid filth produced by a 
crowded population, and not carried off 
by fufficient fewers, made London very 
unhealthy in former times, and caufed a 
plague about once in twenty years; and 
a timely notice of this danger was to be 
given by the weekly bills of mortality. 
The crowded part of Lonion was puri- 
fied by the memorable conflagration of 
en RSC AES AES DOE SE 
3750, does not appear exaétly the fame in this place as at page 406. From the nature of 
the calculation it does not fullow that the refult in both places fhould be exaétly the fame. 
_ The aggregate of the feveral county calculations on this page is probably more accurate 
for the years 17¢0 and 1750, than is the general calculation (page 406) for thofe years. 
The population of 180r here given, is rather below that at page 4°65, becaufe fractional 
parts are here rejected from each county. 
* The refident population of the metropolis, 864,845 3 add one 25th==34,594: 
Total 
3995439 
ees eee 
\ For the places included under this Title, See «* Enumeration Abftract,”” page 499 te 
page §¢3. 
*" J Seea defcription of its limits, “¢ Parifh Regifter Abftraét,”’ page 442. 
§ The refident population of Liverpool, 77,6535 add one 25th for mariners, &c,—=3,106 5. 
, Total ~ ft 
To 
80,759 
