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Show 196 THE DRENNON SPRINGS·. althotwh not so terrific or sublime. The rapids above and below the falls add much to the beauty of the scene, and give to the spot a charm of no ordiuary character. THE DRENNON SPRINGS arc situated in Henry county, Ky., li miles from the Kentucky River, and 20 miles from its mo11th. At these Springs may he fonnd every variety of sulphur water and chalybeate. They arc reached from Cincinnati. 0., Frankfort, and J..Jouisvillc, Ky., by steamboats, which run to and from the Springs daily, during the season. THE HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, are situated a few miles north of the Washita Riv~r, and 53 miles from Little Rock, the capital of the State . ..I ' hey derive importance from the great virtue of the mcdi.cinal waters in the vicinity, and are now becoming every season more popular. The waters Iwvc been found efficacious in chronic diseases, such as scrofula rheumatism. &c. Stages run between Little Rock and the Springs: Fare, $5 00. GENERAL INFORMATION, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES. There are denominations frequently met with in reports of markets, but their English value is not always readily recollected. The following will be found, it is believed, correct : .11/tm, in Rotterdam, nearly ...•••••..••....••.•.•••..••..•. 40 gallons .IJ.lmude, in Portugal, contains ..••.....•.........•..•.••• 4.37 .. .IJ.lmudc, in Madeira. . • • . . . . • . . . . • • • . . . • . . . . . . • • . . . . • . • • . 4. 68 .IJ.lquiere, Madeira, nearly ...•...•.•••...........•.•...• , ..• 2 pecks .IJ.lquiere, in Bahia. . . . . . . • . . . • . • • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • • . . . • 1 bushel .IJ..lquiere, in M aranham .......•...•.•.•.......••..•.... · ·. • 1i .IJ..lquicre, Rio Janeiro, Pernambuco ..••................ 1 to lt .. .!lnna, of rice, in Ceylon .•••...•..••......•..•.....•.... 260 2-5 Ibs . .,/l?"·roba, in Portugal ...•. , ..•..•••••..•.........•....•...... 32 .. ..IJ.rroba, in Spain ...............•...•...•...•....•..•..... ·· 2 . · .IJ..rroba, in Spain (large) ................................ 4.246 gallons .IJ.rroba, in Sp in (small) .................... ..... .. ... .. 3.337 • • .IJ.'rroba, in Malaga, of wine, about ..........••... ••• ........ 4i · · Bale of cinnamon, in Cey lon , net. .......•...•...•...•.. 104 5-Slbs. Barili, in Naples, equals about . ..•...•.......•...•. ·.· ...• 11 gallons Canta1·, the Levant, contains 44 okes. . . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 118.8 los. Cantar, in Leghorn, of oil ...... .. ... , •.......•.... · · · .... · ·. · 88 Can~ tar,itl Malta ... .. ........ ................•.•• ........ 174k ·· Cantar, in Naples ...............•.........•.......• lOG to 10 6~ •. Cantar, in Sicily ................................... 175 to 192-k Car1·o, in Naples, is equal to about .......•.......•......... 50 bushels Carro, in Naples. of wine .......•......................... 264 gallons Catta, of t ea, in China, is about... . . .. . . .. . .. . . . .. . • . . . • . . .. J! lbs. Cayang, in Bata~ia ...............•..••..........•...•.... 3~8 1 .. Che.twert, in Russia, nearly ...•......••........•.......•.... G bushels Emine in Genoa ...................•...•••••..••••.• 3 34-100 EJlgli. ' ..:;/t Quarter ...•...•...•...••. · ..... .•.• •. · · • · • • • • • • · · • • 8 · · English Imperial Bushel ...•..••..••...•.•• •.·••······ 1 4-100 Fa'Jlega, in Spair1 ... . . ........ ......... .... • ... · · · · · · · · · 1.599 Hcctolitre, in France ...•..............••....•.. ·.··· • · ·. · 2.84 KilloO'ramme France and Netherlands . ..•...•.......•...• • 2.21 lbs. Last oin Amsterdam, of grain ... .. ..•...•..••....•...•.•.• 85J bushels • ' 802 Last, in R rem en, of grain, over ..... · . · ... · · · · · ... · • · • • · · · :r L ast, in Cacliz, of salt . .................. ···· .... ·····•• 75 4-5 Ln.:;t, in Dantzic, of grain, nearly ...• · .................. ·.· 93 L r1st, in Flushin g, of grain.·················· • · • • • • · · · · · · 8992~ Lust ' 1.11 F-lan1buro.,• of ~g- rain ...........•....•.. •·••••••··.• ca.o1 · · L ast. in Lu bee, of grain .... · ... ......•• · · · ·. · ·. • ...••• · · · • ~ Last, in Portugal, of salt ........ · .• • .... · · · · · · · • · ·. · · · · · · · 70 · • L rzst , in Rotterdam ' of grain ..... ·· ........•.•••....... 85.1.3... 56 Lrzst, i 11 Sweden ..... .....• · · ·. • · • • •. • • • • • • • • • • · · • • • •• • • • • • ' • • Lrzst, in Utrecht, of grain, over ••.•.......••.••..••••.• · · · • 59 17 * (197) |