A. D. 1771. 



515 



December 27"' — The greateft part of the town of St. Georges in 

 Grenada was deftroyed by fire. The damage was eftimated at £200,000, 

 of which ;^6o,ooo were infured in London. If it had happened at al- 

 moft any other feafon, the damage muft have been much greater, this 

 being the feafon, when there is the lealt produce in the (tores. 



The following account of the hnen cloth and Unen yarn exported 

 from Ireland, taken at intervals of ten years from the commencement 

 of the eighteenth century, and thenceforth annually, is extraded from 

 an account laid before the Irifh parliament by Mr. Archdall, infpedor 

 to the truftees of the linen manufadlure, in order to £how the progrefs 

 of the ftaple manufadlure of that kingdom. 



Years 



ending 

 Ladyd;!)' 



1710 

 1720 

 1730 



17*10 

 1750 

 1760 

 1761 

 1762 

 1703 

 1704 

 1765 

 1766 

 1767 

 1768 

 17G9 

 1770 

 1771 



Linen Clotli. 



Quantity. 



Yards. 

 1,688,574 

 2,437,984 

 4,136,2031 



6,627,77 If 

 11,200,460 

 13,375,456^ 

 1 2,048,881 1 

 15,559,676 

 16,013,105^ 

 15,10I,081J 

 14,355,205 

 17,892,I02i 

 20, 1 48, 170 J 

 18,490,01 9 1 

 17.706,70J5 

 20,560,754 

 25,376,808 



1/3 



1/ 



1/ 



1/4 



1/2 



>l/4 



>\/0< 



Value. 



105,537 



1*1,899 



206,810 



441,851 



653,369 



891,697 



803,258 



037,3 1 1 



,067,540 



006,738 



■ 1 ,070,640 



1,341,907 



1,511,112 



1,386,751 



1,334,302 



1,542,056 



,1,903,200 



< 1; 



Li, 



d. 



6 

 

 6 



8 

 4 

 8 

 4 



14 8 

 7 



15 8 



7 

 13 

 15 



9 

 17 



Linen Yarn, 



Quantity. 



11 



12 



cwt. q 

 7,975 

 15,722 

 10,088 

 18,542 

 22,373 

 31,042 



39,699 

 35,950 

 34,468 

 31,715 

 26,127 

 35,018 

 30,274 

 32,590 

 37,037 

 33,417 

 34,166 



-. lb. 

 2 12 



II 



9 



8 



5 



15 



2 25 

 1 25 



7 



1 25 







1 



3 

 1 25 

 20 

 O 15 

 15 



Value. 



.£. 

 47,853 

 94,334 

 55,485 

 111,256 

 134,238 

 180,254 

 238,198 

 215,702 

 206,808 

 190,292 

 156,702 

 210,109 

 181,648 

 195,542 

 222,223 

 200,502 

 204,9y6 



The following view of the total quantities of Britifh and Irifh linens 

 exported from England, from tlie commencement of the firft bounty 

 on exportation, {hows the progrefs of the trade and the effed of the 

 bounties upon it. 



• This year thf bounty was raifcd to three halfpence per yard, and extended to all linenj from 5./ 

 to 1/5 a yard. 



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