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-Isaw the wool sent to Yorkthire to be combed, 
sent down again to be spun, and up again to be 
wove, and down agzin to be bought in Scotland. I 
saw roads acrofs one of the finest wales in the king- 
dom impracticable to be travelled even on horse- 
back, and the people averse to have turnpike laws 
to repair or make them. 
I now see within four miles of my door, four 
score looms employed on cotton warps from Glas- 
gow, and many.hands employed in tambouring cot 
tons for the Glasgow markets. 
_ Galafhiels, a village on an entailed estate, the bane 
of every improvement, surmounting the great impe- 
diment, and rising rapidly to be a Scottifh Hudders- 
field, with a monthly cloth market already establifh- 
ed, and affording great sales. 
The idle villages of Lafsudden and Earlston em- 
ploying thirty looms for cottons ; and more coming 
in daily. Turnpike laws pafsing for making roads 
in all directions ; the breed of fheep improving, and 
fine wool laying upon fine mutton; fulling mills, and 
carding and scribling machines, and mule jennies, 
-erected at Inverleithan and Southdean; anda gene- 
ral spirit of industry awakening in the country. | 
A survey of the line of inland navigation from 
Berwick into the heart of the country has been 
made by Mr Whitworth; and by and bye the 
people will render it no project,‘ but an easy and 
profitable adventure. 
With respect to the dearnefs of fuel, the people 
will soon obviate this impediment by its economy 
an Stoves, as is practised in other countries similar» - 
