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 who are induftrious, rather more fo than the 

 common run of their brethren, have never 

 been in want in the higheit of the late high 

 prices. Large families in this place are no 

 incumbrance ; all are fet to work. 



America takes three-fourths of all the 

 manufactures of Mancbejier. 



I am obliged to Mr. Archibald Bell, of 

 St. Amies Square, and Mr. Hamilton, two 

 of the principal manufacturers in the town, 

 the firft in the fuftian branch, and the latter 

 in the check, for the heads of the preceding 

 intelligence. Had I been fortunate enough 

 to meet with gentlemen equally knowing 

 and obliging, at many other manufacturing 

 towns, I mould have been able to give a 

 much better account of them ; but the fuc- 

 cefs of fuch undertakings as this Tour, mull: 

 depend, in a good meafure, on the people 

 one meets with *. 



* Since the firft edition of thefe papers, I 

 have been informed that a great fpint of im- 

 provement is roufed in feveral parts of Lancajhire. 

 An agriculture fociety meets regularly at Man- 

 cbefter, which offers premiums for fundry mat- 

 ters in rural oeconomics. The following papers 

 will fhew with what judgment they proceed. 



Manchejler, Ocl. 3, 1769. 

 Agriculture Society, within the hundred 

 of Salford, in the county of Lancafter. 



On Wednefday lall, at a general meeting of 

 the Societv, held at Crompton\ cofifee-houfe, the 



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