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his history bears to the benevolence of his Creator. And thus 
a conclusion, which has been denounced as hostile to religion, 
will be found to be in harmony with its highest truth. 
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SILKWORM IS TO 
THE WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE, AND MORE ESPECIALLY 
A NEW SPECIES WHICH MAY BE FED ON THE TEAZLE 
PLANT. BY MR. H. DENNY, A.L.S. 
It has been several times suggested that the cultivation of 
the Silkworm should be introduced amongst the cottagers of 
this country, with a view to improve the condition and 
diversify the occupation of our agricultural population. This 
would afford an industrious employment for their children, 
and thus add very considerably to the general income of 
the family, with little or no outlay, and also be the means of 
increasing our commercial products. 
The first period when this branch of national industry was 
attempted in England was, I believe, in the sixth year of the 
reign of James L, who was extremely anxious to promote the 
breeding and rearing of Silkworms in England, and in 
1608 he issued a royal edict, despatched official circular 
letters, also to persons of influence throughout the country, 
recommending the subject to their consideration ; and 
arrangements also were made for the distribution of mulberr}'- 
trees in different counties. The experiment was unsuccessful 
in consequence, it was said, of the climate being unsuited to 
the Silkworm. About a century later, 1718, a Company 
was incorporated, which obtained a lease for 122 years of 
Chelsea Park, where mulberry trees were extensively 
planted, and large buildings erected for managing the 
business of breeding Silkworms. This scheme also 
failed. The last attempt to introduce this trade in the 
United Kingdom on a large scale was made in 1835, by a 
Company which commenced its operations by planting 80 
