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 is divided into two apartments, one for the Clerk of the market, and the other for the ue of the Town Wardens of Roeau, who hold their meetings there when they tranact the public buines. It is alfo ued as a guard-room for the militia, during the three days and nights of Chritmas holidays (a ueles piece of ceremony, only putting people to unneceary trouble and expence) and in times of actual need, as fire, or any danger which threatens that town.

It may not be improper here to take ome notice of the market-place, and market of Roeau. The former is a large open quare, nearly in the centre of the town, on the bay; it is paved, and well adapted to the purpoe for which it was deigned; but the market is very poorly upplied in general with butchers meat. This is partly owing to the carcity of horned cattle, few being killed, unles they are brought from North America, which, however,