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con stru cted on th e principle o f p rod ucin g the
g re atest am o u n t o f noise as they
rattle
th ro u g h
th e streets.
S om e o f the leading trad esm en hav e m uch
im proved th eir sh o p -fro n tag e w ithin the la st few
y e a rs ; b u t still on the w hole the shops w ear a
m ean appearance : p ainted signs are exhibited on
m any, indicating the trad e carried on w ithin.
A c
c o rd in g to the statistics o f the tow n th ere a re :
12 A p o th ecaries; 98 B a k e rs; 5 0 B o o k se lle rs; 28
B re w e rs; 120 B u tc h e rs; 5 5 C onfectioners; 114
D istille rs;
125 G o ld sm ith s; 3 2 3 G ro c e rs; 9 1 9
S h o em ak e rs; 619 T a ilo rs; 7 4 W a tc h m a k e rs, etc.
As y et A pothecaries and B ak ers are a privileged
c la ss; only a certain n um b er o f each trad e being
allow ed in town an d c o u n try : b u t, d o u b tless, the
days o f m onopoly are n um bered. A pothecaries are
n o t allow ed to sell poisonous d ru g s , w hich are
k e p t b y the p rincipal u n d er lock and key, (nor
m ay th ey be dispensed w ith o u t his know ledge and
d irectio n), except on th e produ ctio n o f an order
signed by a m edical m an.
In 1 8 5 2 the n um b er of p ersons a rre ste d by
the police am ounted to 3 0 1 1 ; am ong w hich w ere
561 m ales, and 112 fem ales, for drunkenness.
In the y ear 1 8 48 the form o f g o v ernm en t
w as changed from a D espotic to a C onstitutional
M onarchy ; and all p ro p e rty before invested in the