It is estimated that the labour of twenty-five persons, on an
     average, will maintain a hundred in all the necessaries of life.

Postlethwaite, in his time, supposes six millions of people in England.  The ratio of increase has been found by a variety of observations to be, that 100,000 people augment annually, one year with another to—.  Mr. Kerseboom, agreeing with Dr. Halley, makes the number of people thirty-five times the number of births in a year.

     Extracts from Demosthenes’ Orations.

Philippic.  “As a general marches at the head of his troops, so ought wise politicians, if I dare use the expression, to march at the head of affairs; insomuch that they ought not to wait the event, to know what measures to take; but the measures which they have taken ought to produce the event.”

     “Where attack him? it will be said.  Ah, Athenians—­war, war, itself
     will discover to you his weak sides, if you will seek them.”

     Sublimely simple.  Vide Long.  C. 16.

Are the limits of the several states and the acts on which they are founded ascertained, and are our ministers provided with them?  What intelligence has been given to Congress by our ministers of the designs, strength by sea and land, actual interests and views of the different powers in Europe?

The government established (by Lycurgus) remained in vigour about five hundred years, till a thirst of empire tempted the Spartans to entertain foreign troops, and introduce Persian gold to maintain them; then the institutions of Lycurgus fell at once, and avarice and luxury succeeded.

He (Numa) was a wise prince, and went a great way in civilizing the Romans.  The chief engine he employed for this purpose was religion, which could alone have sufficient empire over the minds of a barbarous and warlike people to engage them to cultivate the arts of peace.

Dr. Halley’s Table of Observations exhibiting the probabilities of life; containing an account of the whole number of people of Breslau, capital of Silesia, and the number of those of every age, from one to a hundred. (Here follows the table with comments by A.H.)

     When the native money is worth more than the par in foreign,
     exchange is high; when worth less, it is low.

Portugal trade—­Spanish trade—­Artificers—­Money—­Exchange—­Par of exchange—­Balance of trade—­Manufactures—­Foundry—­Coin—­Gold—­Silver—­Naval Power—­Council of trade—­Fishery.

     Money coined in England from the reign of Queen Elizabeth.