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ing mills, saddle and harness manufactories, boot and shoe manu- 

 factories, and in the vicinity there are in process of construction 

 two cotton mills. Manufacturing is rapidly on the increase, and 

 the planters generally are favorably disposed. 



An association has been organised at Charleston, denominated 

 the South Carolina Institute, for the promotion of agriculture, 

 manufactures, and the mechanic arts, under the auspices of 

 which a fair was held at Charleston during the last autumn, 

 when a large number of premiums were awarded for articles of 

 merit, among which we notice the following : for book-binding, 

 printing paper, tallow candles, soap, thrashing machine, work 

 for engines, and patterns for mill gearing, cotton gin, coaches, 

 to a lady for a blanket and carpet made ot cow's hair, to a lady 

 for cassimercj to a manufactory for black cassimere, to a young 

 lady for domestic silk, to a lady for silk gloves, for cotton yarn, 

 striped homespun, shirtings, sheetings, drills, osnaburghs, axes, 

 wine and brandy, wrought and cut nails, muscadine wine, cream 

 ale, wool hats, shoe lasts, pine burr bonnets, Sea Island cotton, 

 calfskins, upland cotton, Florida tobacco, brown sugar, pottery, 

 and flour, with a great variety of other manufactures. The ex- 

 hibition consisted of the products of North and South Carolina, 

 Georgia, and Florida. 



This is certainly a good beginning, and with our whole heart 

 we wish them success. It will afford us the greatest pleasure 

 imaginable to find at our annual fairs here in New- York speci- 

 mens of the handicraft of our countrymen of the south in com- 

 petition and rivalry with the manufactures and mechanical skill 

 of the north. They may always rely, that at the hands of the 

 American Institute, they will meet a most cordial welcome. 



A. C. 



IMPORTED SOUTH DOWN SHEEP. 



A. Chandler, Esq., 



Sir— Having shown ten ewes at the Cattle show of the Ameri- 

 can Institute, in October, 1850, 1 deem it proper to give you an 

 Account of them. 



