The systbne usnel, now abolished, was as follows, the divisions being those of the old system. The toise was 2 metres, and the foot its sixth part. The aune was 3 feet 11! inches) English. The boisseau was one eighth of the hectolitre : the litron was 1.074 Paris pintes. The here was 500 grammes. The arpent was that of the old system.
It is not in our limits to give n complete list of the weights and measures of foreign • countries. We have selected accordingly a num ber of places from the smaller works on exchange operations, presuming that the beat choice we can make in that which includes the most important countries or spots which have large money-dealings with our own country. All the weights, &a named have been taken t for these places front Kelly's' Catnbiet.' All the English measures are of course imperial (the gallons being reduced by ourselves into imperial gallons), and each measure is given in English measures.
.Austria.-The metrical system is introduced in the Italian do minions. In Austria Proper, gold and silver are weighed by the Vienna mare of 4333 grains. The pfund ie 1.235 pounds nverdupois : the metzen is 1'691 bushels. The diner is 12.444 gallons. The foot is inches : the ell, inches. The jock is 1 acre, 1 rood, 23 perches.
Bararia.-The Augsburg mare is 3643 grains ; 24 lb. commercial weight is 25 lb. averdupois; and 24 lb. carriers' weight is 26 lb. aver dupois, nearly. Tho metzeu is 1.515 bushels ; the hider (16 muids) is 3114 bushels. The foot (half the short ell) is 11.667 inches. The long ell is 24 inches.
Bremen.-For gold and silver, as at Hamburg. The commercial pound is POlsS pounds averdupois. The last is 78117 bushels. The ohm is gallons. The foot, or half-ell, is inches.
Colonic .-Follow in general the weights and measures of the mother country, except where they have passed under other governments, in which case there is usually a mixture of the two.
chequee is 4'J57 grains. Tho oke is pounds averdupois. The killow (dry) is 1'296 gallons. The almud is 1150 gallons. The pike is 27 inches. The measures of Turkey are very imperfectly known.
Denmark.-The pound for gold and silver is 7266 grains. The commercial pound is pounds averdupois. The barrel is
bushels. The viertel is 1.701 gallons. The foot, or half-ell, is the Rhineland foot of 12.356 English inches. The toctide of corn is 54 acres.
Florence and Leghorn.-The cautaro is 150 pounds of .74864 pounds averdupois each. The etajo is bushel. The barite is gallons. Tho braccio is 22.98 English inches. The saccata is 1 acre 36 perches.
Frankfort.-For gold and silver, the Cologne mare. The common pound is 1.03 pounds averdupois. The centner is pounds aver dupois. The malter is bushels. The ohm is gallons. The foot is 1117 inches ; the ell, 2114 inches.
Genera.-The mark is 3785 grains. The poida fort is pounds averdupois; the Folds foible one-sixth less. Tho coupe is 21.361 bushels. The seller is 99.53 gallons. The foot is 191 inches. The acre is 1 acre, 1 rood, 4 perches.
Genoa.-The pound sottile for gold and silver is grains. The pound grouts is 16875 pounds averdupois. The mina ie bushels. The mezzarola is 32'57 gallons. The palmo is inches.
Hamburg.-The Cologne mare is 3608 grains. The pound troy is two mares. The commercial pound is pounds averdupois. The last of wheat (30 echeffels) is quarters ; the ohm is gallons. The foot is 11.289 inches. The seheffel (quantity usually sown with a scheffel) of land is 1 acre 6 perches.
llolland.-The mare is 3793 grains. The pound is two mares ; but the commercial pound is 1.0S93 pounds averdupois. The last (variously divided) is 10.231 quarters. The aam (256 pints) is 34.16 gallons. The Rhineland foot is inches. There are several ells of about 27 inches. The Rhineland perch is 12 Rhineland feet, and the Rhine land morgen or acre is 2 acres 16 perches.
Ionian Islanda.-The weights and measures are mostly Venetian and Turkish.
Lilbeek.-For gold and silver, as at Hamburg. The commercial pound is 1.0685 pounds averdupois. The echeffel is bushels. The !thin is 31.85 gallons. The foot, or half-ell, is inches.
Malta.-The pound for gold and silver is 4886 grains. The commer cial pound is pounds averdupois. The salma is bushels. The foot is 11.167 inches. The canna (8 palmi) is 81.9 inches.