116 REPORT—1846. 
AppENDIXx No. 6. 
Quantity of Iron made in Great Britain in 1839, as stated by David 
Mushet, Esq. 
Districts. No. of Furnaces, Tons of Pig-iron. 
South Wales ......cc.cccsssecsees De ere sanvaccccocucee 453,880 
POGrEGt AGH AE ea nas Ream sewsee 18,200 
PHO PHENRS  Eisschthen ties ncswdane at teatns: SaaNer cases 80,940 
Staffordshire (SOME) ("5 ec saese NOG arate totes ssc vs 346,213 
Staffordshire (North)............ Me arbepnccneutae eee 18,200 
Neat WV alee ce 1 Seder SE ie aca 33,800 
Derbyshire ............ ARR Le eas a: Mamudiont« 34,372 
NWeorighie oe eacsndeb We. Mistees sate anenters 52,416 
Northumberland and Durham BG SR) ccereteenes 13,000 
PUD laid srg see. asks cues ve caes OE i inci sc esracceeuene 196,960 
OUh. caiscesatoenneee 1,247,981 
Lancashire (charcoal-iron) ......sc.sssssessenseseessaseeces 800 
Total of pig-iron in Great Britain ............ 1,248,781 
APPENDIX No. 7. 
Production of Iron in Great Britain in the year 1840, as ascertained by 
Mr. William Jessop, of the Butterley Iron Works, Derbyshire. 
Number of Furnaces 
Districts. Iron made. Coal used. 
In blast. |Out of blast. 
tons. tons ; 
Forest of Dean .........06. + . 15,500 60,000 
South Wales ..........s000 132 31 505,000 1,436,000 
North Wales ...........00- 12 3 26,500 110,000 
Northumberland............ 5 1 11,000 38,500 
Workshines G4 i.deies cor: 25 7 56,000 306,500 
Derbyshire .........csseeeee- 13 5 31,000 129,000 
North Staffordshire ...... 7 9 20,500 83,000 
South Staffordshire ...... 116 19 407,150 1,582,000 
SHEOPERIRG: gressceceerases: 24 7 82,750 409,000 
Scola a, Govncesesecserise 64 6 241,000 723,000 
402 | 88 -| 1,396,400 | 4,877,000 
Coal used in converting to wrought-ir0n..........sseeseeeeeeseoene 2,000,000 
6,877,000 
Of the above 402 furnaces, there were using hot air, 162; cold air, 240. 
