Rabbits have always been an article of great consideration and attention in the light soils of this County, and immense warrens are kept for the purpose of supplying London with the skins; this was once as profitable a stock as could be attended to; but latterly many warrens have been laid down to other put poses.

It is impossible to speak too highly of the cottage system of this county. Round Folkingham and other places, when inclosures took place, during the late war, by the acts of parliament, at least three acres of land were assigned to every cottage; this, of course includes a garden and keep for a cow: thus land, gardens, cows and pigs, are within reach of the labouring classes. On views of humanity and benevolence only it is gratifying to the considerate breast to see in comfortable circumstances that class of people on which all other classes depend.

Population of Lincolnshire.

Males Females Total
158,717 158,527 317,244

Of which the following shows the larger numbers.

Males Females Total
Lincoln, City 5,644 6,199 11,843
Grantham, Borough, with the soke 5,216 5,564 10,780
Elloe, Wapentake 15,193 14,121 29,314
Kirton, Wapentake 7,469 7,308 14,777
Boston, Borough 5,094 6,146 11,240
Bolingbroke, soke 2,729 5,590 11,259
Bradley-Haverstoe, Wapentake 5,953 5,966 11,919
Calceworth, Hundred 5,118 5,148 10,266
Corringham, Wapentake 6,465 6,718 13,183
Louth Eske, Hundred 6,904 7,123 14,027
Manley, Wapentake 11,511 11,516 23,037
Yarborough, Wapentake 9,660 9,819 19,497

Representation of Lincolnshire.

For the two divisions of the county.

Lindsey (Lincoln)

2 Members

Kesteven and Holland (Sleaford)

2

City andBoroughs

Lincoln

2

Great Grimsby

1

Boston

2

Grantham

2

Stamford

2

FAIRS IN LINCOLNSHIRE.