london in 1731-第24部分

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akers　contribute　also　considerably　to　the　adorning　and　furnishing　the　dwelling…house。　　The　common　smiths；　bricklayers；　and　carpenters　are　no　inconsiderable　branch　of　mechanics；　as　may　well　be　imagined　in　a　town　of　this　magnitude；　where　so　many　churches；　palaces；　and　private　buildings　are　continually　repairing；　and　so　many　more　daily　erecting　upon　new　foundations。　　And　this　brings　me　to　mention　the　shipwrights；　who　are　employed　in　the　east　part　of　the　town；　on　both　sides　the　river　Thames；　in　building　ships；　lighters；　boats；　and　other　vessels；　and　the　coopers；　who　make　all　the　casks　for　domestic　and　foreign　service。　　The　anchorsmiths；　ropemakers；　and　others　employed　in　the　rigging　and　fitting　out　ships；　are　very　numerous；　and　brewing　and　distilling　may　be　introduced　among　the　manufactures　of　this　town；　where　so　many　thousand　quarters　of　malt　are　annually　converted　into　beer　and　spirits：　　and　as　the　various　kinds　of　beer　brewed　here　are　not　to　be　paralleled　in　the　world；　either　for　quantity　or　quality；　so　the　distilling　of　spirits　is　brought　to　such　perfection　that　the　best　of　them　are　not　easily　to　be　distinguished　from　French　brandy。

Having　already　mentioned　ship…building　among　the　mechanic　trades；　give　me　leave　to　observe　farther；　that　in　this　England　excels　all　other　nations；　the　men…of…war　are　the　most　beautiful　as　well　as　formidable　machines　that　ever　floated　on　the　ocean。

As　to　the　number　of　foreigners　in　and　about　this　great　city；　there　cannot　be　given　any　certain　account；　only　this　you　may　depend　upon；　that　there　are　more　of　the　French　nation　than　of　any　other：　　such　numbers　of　them　coming　over　about　the　time　of　the　Revolution　and　since　to　avoid　the　persecution　of　Louis　XIV。；　and　so　many　more　to　get　their　bread；　either　in　the　way　of　trade；　or　in　the　service　of　persons　of　quality；　and　I　find　they　have　upwards　of　twenty　churches　in　this　town；　to　each　of　which；　if　we　allow　1；000　souls；　then　their　number　must　be　at　least　20；000。　　Next　to　the　French　nation　I　account　most　of　the　Dutch　and　Germans；　for　there　are　but　few　Spaniards　or　Portuguese；　and　the　latter　are　generally　Jews；　and　except　the　raree…　show　men；　we　see　scarce　any　of　the　natives　of　Italy　here；　though　the　Venetian　and　some　other　Italian　princes　have　their　public　chapels　here　for　the　exercise　of　the　Romish　religion。





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