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by various circumstances. _The abundance 
of excellent fuel, could not fail to encourage 
it.—The humidity of the climate, and the 
unfitness of the soil for agriculture, would 
induce the inhabitants to seek, in preference, 
for employment within doors.—But I believe 
the rapid’growth and extension of the trade; 
in this particular district, “is ‘chiefly to be as- 
cribed to the great ingenuity and the perse- 
vering, skilful, laborious disposition of the 
people. In these qualities I believe they sur- 
pass the inhabitants of every other part of 
this island, or of the whole world. 
“We have the satisfaction of obser ving also, 
that they are gradually becoming pone. in- 
formed, and more regular in their conduct. 
Their employers see the advantage of this, 
and many of them take great pains to pro- 
mote the welfare of the people, and the edu- 
cation of their families.—The people them- 
selves begin to take a pride in this, and va- 
lue themselves on the proficiency of their chil- 
dren in education. 
Emulation of this kind has been iawn to 
produce the best effects in other countries, 
and we may, in afew years, hope to reap the 
fruits of it amongst ourselves. 
Having taken some pains to ascertain the 
present state of the cotton manufactory, as 
far as regards the spinning of the article, I 
