Paidby Government,Cavalry9d.Infantry11d.
”by the soldier”6d.”4d.
Soldiers beer money”1d.”1d.
Total16 16

MEASURES.

Long Measure.
12 Inches make 1 Foot.
3 Feet”1 Yard.
5½ Yards”1 Pole, or perch.
40 Poles”1 Furlong.
8 Furlongs”1 Mile.
4 Inches”1 Hand.
6 Feet”1 Fathom, or toise.
3 miles”1 League.
60 Nautical, or ”1 Degree.
geographical miles, or
69½ statute miles.
Square Measure.
144 Square inches make 1 Square foot.
9 Square feet”1 Square yard.
30¼ Square yards”1 Square pole.
40 Square poles”1 Square rood.
4 Square roods”1 Square acre.

Solid, or Cubic Measure.
1728 Cubic inches make 1 Cubic foot.
27 Cubic feet”1 Cubic yard.
251 Cubic inches”1 Gallon, wine measure.
281  ”””1 Gallon, beer measure.
168⅗ ”””1 Gallon, dry measure.

Dry Measure.
8 Pints make 1 Gallon.
2 Gallons”1 Peck.
4 Pecks”1 Bushel.
4 Bushels”1 Coom.
2 Cooms”1 Quarter.
5 Quarters”1 Wey.
2 Weys”1 Last.

Avoirdupois Weight.
16 Dramsmake1 Ounce.
16 Ounces”1 Pound.
25 Pounds”¼ of a hundred.
4 Quarters”1 Hundred.
20 Hundred”1 Ton.
14 Pounds”1 Stone.

French Weights and Measures.

The toise is commonly used in France for military purposes, and is divided into 6 feet: each foot 12 inches; each inch 12 lines; each line 12 points. The pace is usually reckoned at 2½ feet.

Poids de Mare, ou de Paris.
24 Grains make 1 Den’r.
3 Den’rs”1 Gros.
8 Gros”1 Ounce.
8 Ounces”1 Marc.
2 Marcs”1 Pound.

The French have lately formed an entire new system of weights and measures: the following short account of them, and their proportion to the old weights and measures of France, and those of English standard, is extracted from Nicholson’s Nat. Philosophy.

Proportions ofFirst part of
the measures ofthe name which
each species toindicates the
its principalproportion to
measure or unity. the principal
measure or unity.
10,000 Myria
1,000 Kilo
100 Hecto
10 Deca
0 ———
0.1Deci
0.01Centi
0.001 Milli