A. D. 1784. 6^ 



From this account, compared with thofe of the trade with other coun- 

 tries, it appears, tliat Great Britain is by far the beft cuftomer to Ireland, 

 and that Ireland is alfo the beft cuftomer to Great Britain *. 



The temporary depreflions of the linen trade in the years ending 25'" 

 March 1781 and 1783 do not appear to have been at all owing to the 

 American war ; as we find the quantities during the other years of it 

 not inferior to thofe of the preceding years of psace. The deficiency in 

 the year ending 25'" March 1781 was occafioned by the Irifh non-im- 

 portation agreement in 1779 ; and, as a long faft produces an extraordi- 

 nary appetite, the demand of the following year for Great Britain rofe 

 beyond the level of any former one ; and the flackened demand in the 

 enfuing year was the natural and necefixiry confequence of that glut. 



The view, which has been given of the progrefs of the woollen manu- 

 fad:ure of York-fhire, (fee above, p. 15.) fhows, that its profperity ad- 

 vanced during the war : and at Manchefter the manufactures were fo far 

 from declining in confequence of the war, that, in the opinion of fome 

 of the principal manufacturers, there was employment enough in the 

 year 1780 for 10,000 hands more than could be found. 



The linen manufadure of Scotland alfo continued to increafe almofl 

 every year, as will appear from the following 



Account of the quantity and value of linens Jiamped for f ale in Scotland, in the 

 years ending 



:ds value ;^492,056 

 561,527 

 638,873 

 710,634 

 592,023 

 551,148 

 622,188 



738.483 

 775,100 



866,983 



932,617 



* In making up this view of the Iiidi trade I fides of the water, with the intention of producing 



liave to acknowlege confiderablc obligation* to the conciliatory and moderate fentiment» on both fines 



indoftvious refearches of Lord Sheffield, who pub- by fubmilting authentic fafts, inftcad of theory 



liihed his Obf.rvjtions on lie manufaSures, trade, and declamation, to the coufidc.ation gf all con- 



and prefent Jiale ^f Ireland, while t!ie Irilh propofi- cerned. 

 lions were the general objeft of attention on both 



