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Odd Fellows, 582. In the army, 587.
Among troops in the West Indies, ib.
A table of the attacks of sickness, 589.
In prisons, 590. Among the troops abroad,
ib. In dock-yards, 589. In hospitals, 592.
Average for quinquennial periods, 594.
Duration of sickness and mortality,
increasing with age, ib.

Sicktime, ii. 570. Among spinners and
piecers, 579. Among the poor of parts
of London, ib. In the Metropolitan Po-
lice Force, 580, 581. In friendly societies,
581. In the army, 586. Of the army
pensioners, 587.

Sierra Leone, statistics of, ii. 536.
Silk hats, manufacture of, i. 762.
Silk manufacture, historical notice of, i.
713. Statistics of the value of the man-
facture, 715, 717, 719. Price, &c. of
velvets and other manufactures, 717.
Broad silks, 717. Ribbons, 718, 719,
Shawls, 718. Handkerchiefs, 719. Crapes,
ib. Silk hose and gloves, ib. Sewing
silks, ib. Mixed goods, ib. Miscella-
neous articles, ib. Persons employed, 719,
720. Wages paid, &c. ib. Statistics of
imports and exports, 716, 720. Amount
of duty, 719. Factories and people em-
ployed, 720. Power-looms, ib. Statu-
tory regulations as to children in fac-
tories, 721. Summary of persons em-
ployed in, ib.

Silk, raw, waste and thrown; imports of,
i. 715.

Silks, sewing, manufacture of, i. 719.
Silurian series, i. 66.

Silver plate, manufacture of, i. 737.
Silver, value of, used for plating articles,
i. 724, 731. In watch-making and for
other purposes, 736.

Simony, offence of, ii. 271, 472.
Sinecure rectories, number of, ii. 273.
Singapore. See Straits Settlements.
Sinking fund, ii. 431.

Skins. See Hides.

Skye, Isle of, i. 250.

Slane, or Slaney river, i. 331.
Slate, Chlorite, i. 252.

Slate quarries. See Quarrries.
Slave-trade declared piracy, ii. 472.
Slave Emancipation Act, ii. 533.
Sliebhdonard, elevation of, i. 325.
Sligo, county of, i. 392.

Small Debt Courts, ii. 220, 221, 252.
Small-pox, ii. 595, 614.

Solicitor-General of England, ii. 155; of
Scotland, 218, 223; of Ireland, 253
Solicitors, ii. 154, 218.
Solway Frith, i. 50, 248.
Somersetshire, i. 210.

South American States, trade with, ii. 16.
South Australia, statistics of, ii. 536.
Southampton, or Hants, county of, i. 206.
South Downs, the, i. 14.
Spain, trade with, ii. 15.

Speaker of the House of Commons, election
of, ii. 124. His duties, 125.
Spey, river, i. 238.
Spinach seed, i. 484.

Spinners, cotton, wages of, i. 694-696. Sick-
time among, ii. 579.

Spinning by rollers, Arkwright's patent
for, i. 676. Utility of, greatly extended,

679.

Spinning frame, described, i. 675.
Spinning jenny, invented by Hargreaves, i.

675.

Spirits, dealers in, i. 760. Quantity manu-
factured, ib. Duty, ib. Quantity im-
ported, 761.

Spitalfields, chief seat of broad silk manu-
facture, i. 717.

Sporadic diseases. See Diseases.
Sprats, immense number of, used as
manure, i. 640.
Square miles. See Miles.
Staffa, Isle of, i. 251, 252.
Staffordshire, i. 163.

Stamp Duties, ii. 398. Statistics of revenue
from, for 1850, 1851, and 1852, 409, 416.
Stamps for newspapers, i. 754. Postage,

ii. 407.

Standards of the Church of Scotland, ii. 283.
Standing army, ii. 446.

St. Andrew's Bay, i. 244.

St. Andrew's, University of, ii. 360.
Stannary courts, miners under the jurisdic-
tion of, i. 617.

Star Chamber, Court of, ii. 89. Abolished,

91, 252.

Statistical Tables. See Tables.
Statistics. See Vital Statistics.

St. Columba, College of, at Stackallen, ii.
384.

St. David's College at Lampeter, ii. 359.
Steam-engines, number employed in the
cotton factories, i. 679. In all the fac
tories, 721. Manufacture of, at Birming-
ham, 724. Also, at Glasgow, Manches-
ter, Newcastle, &c., 734.

Smuggling, offence of, ii. 474 Difficulty of Steam-power, extent of, used in factories, i.

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St. Kyran's College, Kilkenny, ii. 387.
St. Lucia, statistics of, ii. 536.
Stipendiary magistrates of Ireland, ii. 250.
Stipends or salaries of the Scotch clergy, ii.

222, 289, 290. Of curates of the English
Church, 276. Of ministers of the Scotch
Secession Church, 295.

Stirlingshire, i. 282.

St. Mary's College, Blairs, ii. 298.
Stockings, i. 660. Woollen and worsted,
manufacture of, 665. Mr. Felkin's sta-
tistics, ib. Cotton, 692. Silk, 719.
Stone, disease of, ii. 607. Annual number

of cases; statistics, 608.
Stone quarries. See Quarries.
Stoneware. See Earthenware.
Stour, river, i. 45.

St. Patrick, College of, at Maynooth, ii.
384.

St. Patrick's College, Carlow, ii. 387.
St. Paul's school, ii. 325.

Strata. See Geology.

Straits settlements, extent and population
of, ii. 535.

Straw, weight of, per acre, i. 477.

Study, course of, for the Scotch Church, ii.
287. For the Secession Church, 294.
Stuff hats, manufacture of, i. 761.
St. Vincent, statistics of, ii. 536.
Subinfeudation, abolition of, ii. 85.
Subletting Act, operation of, in Ireland, i.
536.

Suffolk, county of, i. 185. Changes on the
coast of, 47.

Sugar, refined, manufacture of, i. 764.
Suir, or Sure, river, i. 330.

Sunday schools, in England and Wales, ii.
318. In Scotland, 376. In Ireland, 390.
Superiorities, sale of, in Scotland, ii. 212.
Supervision of the Poor of Scotland, Board
for, ii. 680.

Surgical instruments, manufacture of, i.

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535. Army, ii. 442, 445, 446, 447, 448,
449, 452, 454, 455. 537, 555-60, 609.
Assessed Taxes, ii. 415, 416. Banks, ii.
44, 45, 711. Beer, i. 759. Benefices, ii.
260, 268, 272, 274, 276, 277, 304. Births,
i. 409, 410, 413, 417; ii, 543. Bishoprics,
ii. 261, 262, 268, 276, 277, 300, 301.
Books, i. 752. Brass, i. 735. Bricks, i.
632. Burghs, Municipal, ii. 201, 202, and
Parliamentary, 116-124. Catholics, ii.
308. Cattle, i. 499, 550. Churches and
Chapels, ii. 260, 264, 281, 299. Climate,
i. 87, 260, 361. Coal, i. 599, 600, 605.
Cod, 638-40. Colonies, ii. 532-6. Cop-
per, i. 615, 618, 735. Corn, i. 439, 529,
548, 550, 555, 563, 571, 573; ii. 11, 12,
513. Cotton, i. 674, 680, 681, 683-685,
687, 689. County Rates, ii. 423, 425-
427. Crimes, ii. 482-496, 508. Crops,
i. 529, 548-550, 563. Customs, ii. 26,
410. Cutlery, i. 735. Deaths, i. 409,

410, 413, 417, 424, 543, 544, ii. 550.
(See also Mortality.) Dioceses, ii. 261,
260, 268, 272, 276, 277, 300, 301. Dis-
eases, ii. 595, 601, 602-4, 606, 608,
620. Dissenters, ii. 281, 299, 307, 308.
Education, ii. 315, 330, 362, 363, 365–367,
372-376. Electors, Parliamentary, ii.
115-124. Elevation of mountains, i. 14,
233, 323, 325. Emigrants, ii. 532. Excise,
ii. 411-414. Executions, ii. 482, 496. Ex-
penditure, ii. 421-427, 537-541. Exports
and Imports, i. 376, 392, 439, 605, 630,
632, 638, 639, 654-657, 674, 680, 681, 683,
684, 687, 689, 705, 711-15, 720, 735, 761,
ii. 11, 12, 18-28, 536. Factories, i. 694–
696, 702, 720, 721. Farmers, &c., i. 594,
595. Fisheries, i. 317, 626, 628-630, 632,
634-636, 638-640, 642. Flax, Hemp,
&c., i. 705, 710. Forests, i. 545. Geology,
i. 357. Glass, i. 745-747. Hardware,
i. 785. Hats, i. 763. Herrings,
634-636, 638-640. House of Commons, ii.
632,
103. House of Lords, ii. 98. Houses, ii.
524. Inclosures, i. 579. Income Tax, ii.
403, 404, 417-420. India, ii. 535, 537-541.
Insanity, ii. 606. Interest on the National
Debt, ii. 434-437. Iron, i. 607, 608,
611, 613, 735. Kings and Queens, ii.
137, 204. Lakes, i. 241 Latitude and
Longitude, i. 63, 248, 345. Law Terms,
ii. 166. Lead, i. 618. Linen, i. 704, 705,
707, 711, 712. Lunatics, ii. 675, 686.
Malt, i. 757, 758. Manufactures, i. 317,
654-657, 659, 663, 680, 681, 683-685,
687, 689, 690, 691, 693. 694-696, 702,
704, 705-707, 708, 712, 716, 717, 719,
720, 721, 735, 740, 746, 747; ii. 75, 76.
Marriages, i. 407, 409, 410, 413-417.
Mines and Minerals, í. 599, 600, 605,
607, 608, 611, 613, 615, 618, 623, 624.
Money, ii. 30, 41, 44 45. Mortality, i.
419, 421, 422, 424; ii. 543, 544, 550, 553-
570, 595, 601, 602, 604, 606, 608-620. Na-
tional Debt, ii. 432, 434-437. Navy, ii.

460-462, 457-470, 563-4. Newspapers,
i. 754, 755. Occupations, ii. 524, 525.
Parishes, ii. 260, 286. Parliament, ii. 98,
103, 114-124, 136. Patronage, ii. 272.
Pay of Soldiers, ii. 449-452; of Sailors,
467. Pensions, ii. 454, 468, 469. Poor
and Poor Laws, ii. 661, 665, 668, 675, 682,
684, 686, 694, 696, 700, 701. Poor Kates,
ii. 424-426, 668, 698, 700, 701. . Popula-
tion, i. 153, 194, 368, 398, 399, 400-405,
407, 409, 410, 413-419, 421, 422, 424,
428-430, 432, 437, 446-448, 591, 594, 595,
611, 618, 626, 635, 636, 702, 713, 720,
721, 740; ii. 71-76, 116-124, 260, 274,
281, 308, 390, 424, 447-449, 513, 524,
525, 535, 536, 550. Postage, ii. 416.
Potatoes, i. 529. Prices, i. 409, 555,
630, 657, 683, 704, 717, 754; ii. 442,
668. Prisons and Prisoners, ii. 482-496,
507-510. Professions, i. 193; ii. 524,
525. Profits, i. 624, 754. Protestants,
ii. 308. Punishments, ii. 482, 496, 507-
510. Railways, ii. 58. Recruits, ii. 445,
446. Reigns, ii. 137, 204. Religious
Establishments, ii. 260-262, 264, 268,
269, 272, 274, 276, 277, 281, 286, 299-
302, 304, 307, 308. Rentals, i. 551-555,
558, 560, 566, 567. Revenue, ii. 22-28,
403, 404, 409-420, 538-540. Salmon, i.
628-630, 638. Savings' Banks, ii. 711.
Schools, ii. 330, 372-376, 390, 391. Sen-
tences, ii. 482-96. Sheep, i. 504, 550.
Shipping, i. 605, 635, 636, 639, 642;
ii. 69-74, 460-462, 536. Sickness, ii.
470, 571, 594, 609. Silk, i. 715-717,
719. Soldiers, ii. 447, 448, 449. Spirits,
i. 760, 761. Stamps, i. 755; ii. 416.
Steel, i. 735. Taxation, i. 623; ii. 22-
28, 403, 404, 409-420, 423-427. Timber,
i. 545; ii. 461. Tin, i. 618. Tithes, i.
269,302. Trades and Professions, i. 193;
ii. 524, 525. Universities, ii. 362, 363,
365-367. Wages, i. 694-696. Weights
and Measures, ii. 46-48. Whales, i. 642.
Wines, i. 760. Woollen Cloths, i. 654-657,
659, 663. Zoology, i. 123, 125.
Table linen, manufacture of, i. 707.
Tamar, river, i. 45.

Tanists, or petty princes, of Ireland, ii. 227.
Tanneries, i. 738. The largest are in the
vicinity of London, ib. Wages of per-
sons employed in, ib.
Tapes, exports of, i. 712.
Tare, the, i. 480.

Tartans, manufacture of, i. 667.
Taxation, local, of England and Wales, ii.
423. County rates, ib. Poors' rates for
1826, 1833. and 1841, 424, 425. Of
Scotland, 426. Of Ireland, 427.
Taxes, collection of, ii. 408. Statistics of,
for various years, 409, 417-420.
Tax, on property and income, ii. 400, 417–
420.

Tay, river, i. 236. Salmon, fishery of, 628.
Teazle, i. 484

Tees, river, i. 43.

Teind Court of Scotland, ii. 222, 289.
Teinds, or Tithes. See Tithes.
Temperature, the, of England and Wales,
i. 90. Estimation of the mean, 91, 92.
Variability of, 93. Of Scotland, 259. Of
Ireland, 360.

Tenants, eviction of, in Ireland, i. 537.
Tenant's right in Ireland, i. 384. Defini-
tion of, 520. Origin of, b. Evils of the
system, 521-523.

Tenants, occupancy of land by, in England,
i. 457.

Tenants at will, i. 458.

Tenasserim coast, extent and population of,
ii. 535.

Tenures in England and Wales, three. i.

450. Freehold, copyhold, and leasehold,
ib. Partnership, in Ireland, 540.
Terms of the English courts, ii. 166. Of
the Scotch courts, 218.
Tertiary strata, i. 64, 82.
Test and Corporation Acts, objects of, ii.
196. Repealed in 1828, 279.
Testamentary courts, i. 186.
Teviotdale, i. 276.

Thames, river, i. 32, 36. Its boundaries, 36.
Thanet, Isle of. i. 62, 197.
Theft, crime of, ii. 476.
Thermal waters, i. 84.

Thermometer, mean daily range of i. 93.
Dependent on the seasons, b. Extreme
daily range, ib. Annual range, 94.
Monthly range, ib.
Thirty-nine Articles of the Church, ii. 253.
Thrashing machines, i. 471. Popular pre-
judices against, ib. Important benefits
resulting from, ib.

Thread, exports of, i. 712.
Throstle-spinning, persons employed in, i.
695. Their wages, b. Departments of,
ib. Classification of the operatives, ib.
Earnings, 696.

Tiles, inferior to slates for roofing; largely
consumed in draining, i. 623. Duty on,
repealed, ib.

Tillage, principal counties for, i. 453. Num-
ber of acres in, 548. Distribution of, ib.
Quantity and value of crops, 549.
Timber, produce of, in England, i. 543. In
Scotland, 545. In Ireland, 546. Dry-
rot in, ii. 461.
Tin, productiveness of the mines of, i.
596. Exclusively produced in Cornwall
and Devonshire, 614. Produce of the
mines, ib. Foreign market supplied from
Banca, ib. Duties on vexatious restric-
tions abolished, ib. Working of the
mines of, in Cornwall, 616. Stream-
works, 617. Payment to the miners, .
Uncertainty of the returns from mining,
Miners under jurisdiction of the
Stannary courts, ib. Capital vested i
the mines of, ib. Number of persons em
ployed, 618.

ib.

Tipperary, county of, i. 377.
Tithes, ii. 266, 417. Great and small, 267,
303. Table of appropriations and impro-
priations, 268. Commutation of, ib. An
obstacle to agricultural improvements, ib.
Statistics of land tithe-free, titheable, &c.
269. Teinds or tithes, in Scotland, 289.
Of the Irish Church, 301, 302.
Tithings, civil division of, i. 140.
Tobacco, i. 107.

Tobago, statistics of, ii. 536.
Toleration Act, ii. 254.

Tolsey court of Bristol, ii. 156.
Tonnage of British vessels, ii. 69–74.
Tools, manufacture of, i. 729, 733.
Tortola, statistics of, ii. 536.

Tow, imports of, i. 710.

Town clerk, office of, ii. 194.
Towns, civil division of, i. 142.
Toys, manufacture of, at Birmingham, i. 725.
Trade, home, ii. 5. Foreign, 6.
land, 10.
With Ire-
With Russia, 13. With Swe-

den and Norway, ib. With Denmark, ib.
With Prussia, 14. With Germany, ib.
With Holland, 15. With France, ib.
With Portugal and Spain, ib. With Italy,
ib. With Turkey, Greece, &c. 16. With
Africa, ib. With the foreign West Indies,
ib. With the United States, ib.
the South American States, ib. With co-
With
lonies in Africa, 17.
American colonies, 18. With West In-
In Asia, ib. With
dian colonies, ib. Duties on imports and
exports, 22. Places where foreign trade
is principally carried on, 26.
of persons engaged in, 75, 76, 524.
Statistics
the colonies, 536. Of India, 533.
Trades, list of, in London, i. 193.
mingham, 727.

Of

At Bir-

Transportation, number of cr'n inals sen-
tenced to, ii. 482-496.
Trays, manufacture of, i. 725.
Trap islands of Scotland, i. 250.
Treason, crime of, ii. 472. Misprision of,
473.

Treaty of Limerick, important epoch in the
history of Ireland, ii. 230. Violation of

its primary article guaranteeing religious
toleration, ib. Emigration of the prin-
cipal Catholics, 231. Persecution of their
clergy, 232.

Trent, river, i. 38.

Trethings, trithings, or tridings, i. 138.
Trial by jury, ii. 169.

Trial, persons committed for, in England
and Wales; statistics of results, ii. 482.
Nature of the offences, 483-485. Age,
sex, and education of the offenders, 486.
Persons committed for, during quinquen-
nial periods, 487-489.
during ten years, 490. Persons committed
In each county,
for, in Scotland, 491. Classification of the
offences and results, ib. Persons com-
mitted for, in Ireland, 495. Statistics of
results, ib. 496.

777

Tributary States of India, statistics of, ii.

535.

Triennial Act, ii. 95.
Trinidad, statistics of. ii. 536.
Trinity College, Cairnies, ii. 297.
Trinity College, Dublin, ii. 378-384.
Trinkets, manufacture of, at Birmingham,
i. 725.

Troops, number of, ii. 446. Disposition of,
447. Pay of, 448. In India, 537. Mor-
tality of, 555-560. Sickness among those
in the West Indies, 587. Of those in other
foreign stations, 590. Diseases of those
in the West Indies, 609.

Tuam, St. Jarlath's, college of, ii. 387.
Turbot, scarce on the English coasts, i. 640.
Imported chiefly from Holland, ib.
Turkey, trade with, ii. 16.
Turnips, i. 482. Importance of, to a farm,
Turkeys, i. 119.
ib. Produce of, sown broad-cast, ib.
Drilled, ib. Great benefits of turnip hus-
bandry, ib. Crops of, in Scotland, 489.
In Ireland, 531. Statistics of produce
and value of, in England and Wales, 549.
Tutors at the Universities, ii. 335.
In Scotland, 563.
Tweed, river, i. 235. The salmon fishery
Tweeds, manufacture of, i. 667.
of, 627.
Tyrone, county of, i. 386.
Tyne, river, i. 42.

Uist, North and South, islands of, i. 308.
Ulleswater, lake of, i. 46.
Ulster, province of, i. 380.
Undergraduates, expenses of, at Oxford, ii.

341.

Undertakers, or middlemen, of Birmingham
i. 726.

Unions, the, with Scotland and Ireland, ii.
95, 209, 238-248.

Unions of parishes for management of the
poor, ii. 653. Purposes of, under Poor
Law Amendment Act, 654. 1. For pro-
viding a workhouse, ib.
2. For pur-
chasing or renting property, ib._ 3. For
paying Union officers, ib.
viding utensils, &c., for setting the poor
4. For pro-
to work, ib.; and generally for defraying
expenses, ib. Government of, by Boards
of Guardians, ib. Number of, 661. Offi-
cers of 662. Expenditure, 664. Statistics
of, in different counties, 671-675. In Ire-
Unitarians, ii. 297.
land, 691, 703.

United Irishmen, Society of, ii. 237.
United Kingdom. See Great Britain and
Ireland.

United States, trade with, ii. 16. Number
Universities of England, ii. 330.
of emigrants to, 532.

stitution of those of Oxford and Cam-
Con-
bridge, ib. 332. Their government, 334.
Fellows, ib. College tutors, 335. Scho-

lars, ib. Exhibitions, 336. Inferior stu-
dents, ib. Responsions, ib. Examinations,
338. Degrees, 337, 341. University Col-
lege, London, 357. King's College, 358.
London University, ib. University of
Durham, 359. St. David's at Lampeter, ib.
Universities, Scotch, ii. 360. St. Andrew's,
ib. Aberdeen, 361. Edinburgh, ib. Glas-
gow, ib. Bursaries, 362. Patronage, ib.
Classes, ib. Statistics, ib. Lectureships,
364. Constitution of, ib. Number of
officers and professors, 365. Number of
students, ib. Number of graduates in
medicine, 367. College discipline, ib.
Universities, Foreign, ii. 360.
University of Dublin; Trinity College, ii.
378-384. Foundation of, 378. Fellow-
ships, 379. Government of, 380. Pro-
fessors and lecturers, ib. Examinations,
382. Classification of students, ib. Scho-
lars, ib. Library, 383.

Unnatural crimes, punishment of, ii. 475.
Upper Canada, statistics of, ii. 536.
Urinary organs, deaths from diseases of the,
ii. 616-618.

Urus, the extinction of, i. 114.
Usk, river, i. 38.

Vaccination, Act for the extension of the
practice of, ii. 667. Statistics, 668.
Vagrancy, legal enactments for the restraint
of, ii. 637. Extent of, ib.
Vagrants, number of, committed, ii. 508.
Vales, of England and Wales, i. 18. The
north too mountainous to contain many
extensive, 19. Vale of Coquet, ib. Vale
of Tyne, ib. Vale of Stockton, ib. Vale
of York; its extent, ib. Continuity of,
from the Tees to the Humber, ib. Vale
of Pickering, 20. District of Holderness,
ib. Large plain on the north-west, ib.
Extensive in Lancashire, ib. Vale of
Warrington, ib. Vale of Severn, 21. Of
Gloucester and Berkeley, ib. Of Exeter
and Taunton, ib. Vale of Aylesbury, 22.
Vale of Belvoir, ib. Vale of Catmose, ib.
Vale of Mold, ib. Vale of Clwyd, the
Eden of North Wales, ib. Vale of Con-
way, ib. Valley of Festiniog, 23. Vale
of Llangollen. ib. Of Towy and Gla-
morgan, ib. Other extensive level tracts,
ib. Extent of the largest plain, ib.
Vales of Ireland. See Level Lands. Great
Limestone valley, i. 353.

Vales of Scotland; carses, i. 233. Valleys
of the Tay and Earn, 234. Merse of Ber-
wickshire, ib. Strathmore, ib. Smaller
straths, ib.

Valleys. See Vales.

Value, yearly, of property, &c., assessed to
Income Tax, ii. 417.

Van Diemen's Land, statistics of, i. 536.
Vases, manufacture of, i. 724.
Velvets, silk, prices, &c. of, i. 717.
Venereal disease, ii. 608.

Verdict of "Not Proven" in Scotch criminal
cases, ii. 225.

Vestry, select, powers of, ii. 643. Provisions
of Sturges Bourne's Act for election of,
643. Appointment of, optional, ib. Super-
seded the overseers, ib.

Veto Act set aside by the House of Lords in
1839, ii. 288-291. Effect of this, ib.
Vicars of the Church of England, ii. 266.
Of the Irish Church, 303.
Vice-Admirals, ii. 463. Pay of, 465. Half-
pay of, 467. Pensions to widows of, 468.
Vice-Admiralty courts, confined to the colo-
nies, ii. 189.

Vice-Chancellor, his functions, ii. 183. Rank
and salary of, ib.
Victoria courts, ii. 220.
Villenage, extinction of, ii. 637.
Violations of safe conducts, ii. 472.
Viscounts, number of in the House of Lords,
ii. 99. Origin of the title, 99.
Visitor under the poor laws, ii. 656.
Vital statistics, ii. 541. Mortality, 542.
Sicktime, 570. Morbility; attacks of
sickness, 588. Diseases, 596. Epidemics,
ib. Endemics, 603. Sporadic diseases,
604. Common diseases, ib. Insanity, 605.
Consumption, 607. Stone, ib. Venereal
disease, 608. Fatal diseases, and the
causes of death, 609. Remarks, 613. Fatal
diseases at different ages, 615-624. Sta-
tistics, 616-620. Remarks, ib. Conclu-
sions, 622. Means suggested for promoting
public health, 624.
Volunteers, ii. 456.
Voters. See Electors.

Wad. See Black Lead.

Wages of colliers, i. 603. Of tin and copper
miners, 617. Paid in the woollen manu-
factures, 673. In the cotton manufacture,
694. Aggregate amount, 689. Statistics
of, in the factories, 695-696. Average, in
the linen manufacture, 708, 712. In the
silk manufacture, 719. In the hardware
manufacture, 726. Average of, in Shef-
field, 732. Influence of combinations on,
ib. Of persons in the leather trade, 738.
In the glass manufacture, 744, 745. In the
hat manufacture, 763. Of seamen and
marines, ii. 461.

Wales, principality of, its supposed etymo-
logy, i. 3. Area, 4. Statistics, 6. Face
of the country, 7. Mountains, 11. Vales,
22. Rivers, 32. Lakes, 46. Sea-coast
and sea-ports, ib. Geology, 64. Climate,
84. Botany, 99. Zoology, 109. Civil
divisions, 137. Abolition of its judicature,
138. Counties of, 216. Position and
extent of, ib. Population of, 394. Agri-
culture, 453. Timber, 526. Agricultural
statistics, 549-556. Mines and minerals,
596. Fisheries,625. Manufactures,643, 665.
Commerce, ii. 1. Constitution and govern-
ment, 77. Circuits, 172. Established

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