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1805.J On the Population, &c. of Great Britain. 
INLAND COUNTIES, 
Derby, : < 302 
Nottingham, i © 104 
Shropthire, “i * 103 
Stafford, . ° - 101 
Leicefter, e ‘ 103 
Rutland, ‘ . 105 
HKereford, 2 ; 102, 
Worcefter, : 106 
Warwick, a ° 108 
Northampton, . ° 107 
Huntingdon, . 2 Tou 
Cambridge, F ° 102 
Bedford, 5 . 107 
Oxford, * ° 103 
Buckingham, ° . 106, 
Hertford, ‘ : 103 | 
Berks, 2 : 106 
Average, : 104 
There can be no fufficient reafon affign- 
ed for a greater proportion. of females 
refiding in the counties which contain 
fea-ports, but their connexion with males 
engaged in a feafaring life. In reality, 
the proportion of females is not ggeater 
in thefe counties than in the others ; but 
it unavoidably appears fo in the abftraét 
of the enumeration, in confequence of 
perfors in the navy and merchants’ fer- 
vice having been accounted for in a body, 
- Inftead of being imcluded in the returns - 
of the parifhes to which they belong.— 
Of the total number of males in Great 
Britain, it appears that about 11n 27, or 
nearly 4 in 104, arein the army and mi- 
litia ; which correfponds with the appear. 
ance of an excefs of females in the in- 
land counties, whence moft of our fol- 
diers, but fcarce any failors, are fupplied ; 
and of the total number of males in 
Great Britain, the army, navy, and {ea- 
_ men in the merchants’ fervice, together, 
amount (0 rin 11g, or fomewhat leis than 
ro out of 1103; which agrees {o nearly 
with the average excefs of females in the 
maritime counties, that little doubt can 
remain that the appearance of an excefs 
of females bas been caufed merely by fol- 
diers and feamen not being included in the 
parochial returns. It is well known that 
foldiers and failors are obtained chiefly 
from large towns, and that the failors 
belong almoft entirely to the fea-ports ; 
it is found, accordingly, that the excefs 
of females is much greater in large towns 
than in the villages, and likewile that the 
excefs is far greater in the principal ports 
‘than in inland manufacturing towns, 
£ 
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525 
Total of inhabitants, and excefs of fe. 
males, in the principal large towns : 
SEA-PORTS, 
Total. - Lxcefs of Fem. 
77,653 Liverpool, 3919 
63,645 Brittol, 9759 
435194 Plymouth, 716z 
32,166 Port{mouth, 3548 
29,516 Hull, 34.14 
2.35366 Newcaltle, 3628) 
17,398 Exeter, 2770 
15,052 Chetter, (+2068 
145845 Yarmouth, 1919 
12,412 Sunderland, (2608 
11,520, /Colchefter, 1496 
115295 Gofport, — 1789 
10,505 Chatham,. A¥TOF 
50,096 Lysn, 1016 
8,742 Whitehaven, 2046 
75913 Southampton, 1133 
75187 Berwick, 1169 
6,688 Scarborough, 1228 
6,099 Swanfea, IO4E 
3,684. Falmouth, seek 
417,976 58,572 
: MANUFACTURING TOWNS. 
Total, Excefs of Fem. 
$4,020 Manchefter, 5800 
73,670 - Birmingham, 4238 
53,162 Leeds, 2154. 
36,354. Norwich, (5234 
315314 Sheffield, 242 
28,861 Nottingham, 1403) 
16,953 Leicefter, IIIT 
16,034 Coventry, 690 
343739 Shrewfbury, 1445 
12,565 Wolverhampton,  316f 
12,549 Bolton, 704 
10,989 Wigan, 353 
10,332 Derby, 868 
10,107 Dudley, 289 
8,886 Halifax, 934 
3,743 Macclesfield, 785 
3,131 Wakefield, 729 
8,027 Maidftone, 357 
75909 Devizes, « " 66x 
7,668 Salifbury, 844, 
462,053 295595 
The difference is obvious on mere in- 
fpeStion of this ftatement, and would pro. 
bably have appeared greater had the trade 
of Birmingham, Manchefter, and Nore, 
wich been in a flourifhing ftate at the 
time, fo as to have employed the ufual 
! number 
