Reckoned 32 million acres, half arable, half grass

(A. Young, Northern Tour, Letter XLII, p. 493)

The Landlord’s rent was found to be£16,000,000
„ Tenants’ profit£18,237,691
„ Clergy£5,500,000
„ Industrious poor (being the amount of labour)£14,596,937
„ Non-industrious (being the amount of rates)£866,666
„ Interest of money£4,400,000
Total of these several incomes arising from the soil£59,601,294

ROADS

(A. Young, Northern Tour, Letter XLIII, p. 573)

[A few examples]

Turnpike:To StevenageGood
To WooburnGood
Bad:To Newport PagnellMiddling
To BedfordA vile narrow cut up lane
To Castle HowardInfamous. I was near being swallowed up in a slough
To Darlingtonis the great north road and execrably broke into holes, like an old pavement, sufficient to dislocate one’s bones
To Wiganrutts which I actually measured four feet deep and floating with mud only from a wet summer.... I actually passed three carts broken down in these eighteen miles
To NewcastleI was forced to employ two men at one place to support my chaise from overthrowing in turning out for a cart of goods overthrown and almost buried
Good:To Choleford BridgeExcellent. Much indebted is the country to Sir Walter Blacket for the many good roads which lead every way round him
To KirkleathamCrossroad. This road is a rare instance of the public spirit of the gentlemen of Cleveland.... They are doing it by subscription

CHILDREN IN FACTORIES

(John Fielden, The Curse of the Factory System)