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 each, or fix thouland in the whole ; but if 

 all the variety of people that work in what 

 may be called the preparation for the em- 

 ployment of the immediate manufacturers, 

 the total number cannot be much fhort of 

 ten thouland, and it is increafing every day. 



It dates its great demand from Mr. Wedg- 

 wood (the principal manufacturer) intro- 

 ducing, about four years ago the cream- 

 coloured ware, and fince that the increafe 

 has been very rapid. Large quantities are 

 exported to Germany, Ireland, Holland, Ruf- 

 Jia, Spain, the Ea/i Indies, and much to 

 America : Some of the finefr. forts to France. 

 A confiderable fhopkeeper from the Pont- 

 neuf at Paris, was lately at Burjhm, and 

 bought a large quantity : It is poffible, in- 

 deed, he came for more purpofes than to 

 buy; the French of that degree feldom 

 travel for bufinefs, which might be as well 

 tranfacted by a fingle letter. 



The common clay of the country is uled 

 for the ordinary forts ; the finer kinds are 

 made of clay from Devonfiire and Dorfit- 

 Jhire, chiefly from Biddeford ; but the flints 

 from the Thames are all brought rough by 

 fea, either to Liverpool or Hull, and fo by 

 Burton. There is no conjecture formed of 

 the original reafon of fixing the manu- 

 facture in this fpot, except ior the conve- 

 nience of plenty of coals, which abound 

 under all the country. 



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