The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-25 00:00:00

INAUGURATION OF THE CROMPTON STATUE,

BOLTON.
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BOLTON, Sen. 24.

Bolton has had its fête to-day, on the occasion
of the inauguration of a statue of Crompton, the inventor of
the spinning mule, which has just been unveiled in Nelson-
square, in the presence of assembled thousands from all
parts of the manufacturing districts. In Bolton itself the
mills have been closed, and all its people literally turned
into the street'. The number has been swelled, not only
by pedestrians from all the populous towns within mailbag
distance, but the railways have .poured in their quote by
thormands at a time from the earliest hours of the morning.
Every thoroughfare leading to the centre of the town bas
been thronged with people, till progress through them has
bovine a difficulty, if not almost an impossibility. The
town was droned with fiap, which fleeted on the breeze
from most of the public and many private buildings, giving
to the town an extremely gay and holiday appearance. The
weather was fine and all that could be desired for the sue-
ems of such a display.
The ceremony of inauguration took place at a few minutes
after 1 o'clock. About 2,000 Suodapechool children were
present, selected from the various schools, representing bctb
the church and dissenters, who sung tie (lid Hundredth
Psalm as en introduction to the proceedings. The statue
was then unveiled, amid the acclamation of all present. It
is • seated figure of Crompton. by W. Calder Marshall,
8.L., and is executed in electro-plated bronze by Ethlogtons,
of Birmingham. The likeness is taken from a portrait of
Crompton, painted dotting his lifetime, and from • cast
taken et his death by BaUy. The figure is myth feet high,
and stands upon • pedestal of Portland stone rising to the
height of eleven feet. Its position is at the bottom of the
square, fronting to Bradshaw-gate, and with its
back to the Infirmary. The likeness is said by thaw
who remember Crompton to be an exceedingly striking one.
On the frost of the pedestal is the name "Crompton,"
and at the back the words "Erected by public subecnption.
J. R. Wolfenden, Esq., mayor. 186'2." Oo one side of
the pedestal is a bas-relief in bronze representing Crompton
in as attitude of deep thought, with his machine before
him in its first crude shape, and a fiddle, an instrument
with which be was food of beguiling his leisure hours.
Another taa-relief, on the other side of the pedestal, gives
• view of HaU-i'th'-wood, the inventor's residence at the
time he made the 1111t118, and in an attic of which be
thought it prudent to bide his invention when the populace
rose to destroy cotton machinery of every kind.
The statue having been unveiled.
Mr. HIM ASHWORTH, cotton spinner of 'Dario°, ad-
, droned the assemblage, observing that they had now
before them a monumental statue, which was admitted
to pomw great excellency as • work of art. It was in-
tesdd convey to posterity a very striking resemblance
of the outward lineaments of Samuel Crompton, of Hall-
Pth'.wood, seer that town, who, by means of his il2VOS-
ties of the mule machine for spinning cotton, lied
deserved to be ranked amongst the greatest at our bene-
factors to commerce. The speaker proceeded formally to
hand over the memorial to the are sod • of the
oorporation, and said: It may be theta' distant future
the inquiry may be raised, "whams cam* this memorial,
and what have been the advantages thus sought to be re-
corded ?" The blistery of Baton, the rapidity of the the
sad program al the antes manufacture. and the enormous
amount of =aerial advantages derived to our own eoantry
sad to the world at large, would ',apply the transplant'
answer. From the records of satumity we drew the
important fact that during a period el mess than
six thousand years. the textile fabries the bean
!easily wen sapphed from the dials!! and apnea
It might be said to have been in our con day thee this
r iltsted proem bed km supseneded by amelaninl
The names of liergesnee sad Arkwright,aad
other breenters, stood foremen emesupsa those who had
throws inn the sheds Ai brighla essiihass• by the us

[TWOPENCE

of moschisee which Way invented for the proisetien
warns domestic (Moto, but they left namospied that is-
aelealehly wider field of cotton manufacture which the
of Samuel Crompton, in his invention of the make.
Miu bs
een found moot adequately to supply. The machines
of Arkwright and others bad been found capable of
a pound of oottm into 40 hanks, or to the Mean"
miles ; whilst the mule machine of Crompton ail
found any limit short of 2,000 banks, or 700 miles to the
poand. The immediate effect of these inventions, and more
particularly that of the mule, was to change the (milord
chariots, of the people of Inuicashire, and to direct them to
those move luastive pursuits cow laid opsa to their industry
ia the manufacture of cotton. Melanin to the taws
cf Bolton at the period of those ieventione, we found that
in the year 1773 the population was only 5,330, aad that at
the t time it bad reached 70,306. The progress of
w th it was believed bed kept poop with ihie seeress* of
population, whilst that of the towns and villegeserimed bad
probably increased in the same proportion. Let it not be sup-
pled that the rejoicing of this day was at all narrowed by
tha mossideration of benefit" immediately'
this to whisk they belonged. Thu
set ally national but world-wide in e
test. Dario( last year the value
was 40 millions sterling, and the
would be about MO millions ; whilst in
Crompton gave his mule to the public,
of British cotton manufacture only emir
Bcooured be the name of Samuel
that memorial serve to convey to
grateful appreciation of his:olio',
cultivation of those pursuit. which •
teach them how Gambling it is to lea,
ampler of a patriotic effort. (Applause.,
The MAYOR having scceptod the
from the committee, Mr. Robert

Mr. C7vouneillor Ricusow pointed to Mr. Joins Crow*"
who waa mated by the side of the statue (the sou of the M-
ember of the mule), and said be hoped they would not
bigot Wm, but would raise a subscription to place him
aladissaos during the remainder of his days.
ceremony 'tided with the Stuiday-echool children
the National Anthem, and three chem. Mr. Bird,
of the Lever's Aram, afterwards entertained • large party
at leach in the principal rooms of the infirmary, and the
Armor of Boltou entertained a select party at his residence.
the proceedings recorded above were followed by a ball,
and a Whoa ascent took place in the evening, by Mr.
CozwelL There was also a grand concert is the evening.

Mai;teTy accruing to the
rbo *doubly, hod bell
in their obareeter sad et-
r of oniton
the goods
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Of
it in 1782, the year after
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ouel Crompton, and may
o future generations our
swears ge our youth in the
cb are commendable, and .
leave on record the *c-
lause.)
be transfer of the statue
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