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(pinning of cotton warps, in all parts of the country ; with which the 

 hand-engines for the fpinning of weft, have kept proportion. In the 

 year 1788, an accurate writer, who confidered this fubjeft, ftated the 

 machines employed in this manufafture as follows. 



Water-mills or machines, - - - - - -143 



Mule-jennies or machines of 90 fpindles each - - 550 



Hand-jennies of 80 fpindles each, - . . . 20,070 

 Of the water-machines 124 were in England, 19 in Scotland, thofe 

 in England were difpofed thus — 



Thefe eftabliflrments, when in full work, are eftimated, to give em- 

 ployment to 26,000 men, 31,000 women, and 53,000 children; and 

 in all the fubfequent flages of this manufafture, the uumbcr of per- 

 fons employed is eftimated, at 133,000 men, 59,000 women, and 48,000 

 children ; being an aggregate of 1 59,000 men, 90,000 women, and 

 101,000 children, in all 350,000 perfons employed in this manufafture ! who 

 manufafture twenty-two millions of pounds weight of the raw material !* 



Thus, in twenty years 200,000/. becomes feven millions, and 50,000 

 fpindles employed in the manufafture become two millions. Such arc 

 the magic effefts of induftry, and fuch the wonderful progrefs of the 

 cotton manufafture. In Ireland, its progrefs has been lefs rapid, in pro- 

 portion to the capabilities of this manufafture ; yet, much has been 

 done ; and fair hopes of fuccefs, in this branch of induftry, may be 

 entertained, and the legiflature of the country has fhown a laudable 

 folicitude to encourage and proteft, in the infancy, the cotton fabrics 

 of the country. Though the firft attempts in this department were 

 lefs fuccefsful, than might be wiflied and expefted ; they have received 

 the fupport and encouragement of the legiflature, which has endeavoured 



to 



• It mnft be recollciled, too, how many years ago this calculation was made, and the nia- 

 oufaflure has encreafcd wonderfully Cnce. 



