Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-04-05

1hntS ncaru mere Is the Scl-Biru'S
The mournfu 1uuruiur OF the surge.
The Clouds deep voice, the winds low sigh.
STATISTICAL FACTS GIVEN AT RANDOM
AS art. says the Dmmiries Counter like tree
wien il fairly takes root, ufen adhcIes So obstinate
iyto It's native soil, to bulG every u at trans
pan'Gti"n and hence the numerous towns in Britain
which are Supportt almost entirely by one solitary
commndty or branch of manufacture. Paisley owes
every thrg tothe cunning Of her workmcn, aud such
is the virtue OF good name that, though atteDpts
have been repeatedly and perseverDgly made to
drive her from her place of commercial pride she
B'il stands unrivaed for the variety OF her fabrics
aad the surpassed beauty of her figured .luslius I'm
der the plastic touch Of her artisans the produce of
the cotton plant, and the legacy which the silk worm
boqueathsto nnn, assume many shapes as Proteus
himself enabling cottage girl clo,kc herselfn raj
IHeDt which Duchess would have been proud OF half
century ago, lending on additional SPELL to beauty
and frightening every where, in rural as well as civ
llfe the numerous attractions Of female loneliness
Duniermne, too. IS celL bacd for the wonders of the
Ioom; and Ii a PCtcutatC NObleman wishes to Get
his araOral bearings embossed in linen he musl still
s"nd h;s orcTs to spot where the remains of Bruce
eAhuGed and re-iuteIcd III the ancient ceme,ry
of the Kings Of Scotland. Glasgow has long been
f1mous fer ITS prims ihWns mIils SC and Manches-
ter affords cambi les and other fabrics; aaj thou5b
the inc otadIstnctiOn must he exceedingly nice be
tween enc species OF auslin and another perfect i'm
'sstion appears SO hopeless that the foreign merchant
WtIO ttSlfelf- must VISIT both Dlaces
naally or oftener before nc can make sroncr saIoc
ton Of goods --First-zafe PU-tvr nus never bern
brcwed cut of London, probably from the gigantic
and uhequalci scale which the ncedful operations
conducted and, TO say nothing oil the enthusiasm
with which such beverage is hailed in tropical eli.
lnaes, the tne ia not remote when single bottle or
IL more priced in Paris, Vienna, Naples and
Rome, iIlan Whole gallon of Hook, or Champagne
And here again may trace the efficacy Of the sub.
de prlnciple alluded TO above With the exception
OF isinglass and Russian honey, ale and porter are
comp1nnicd- Ut precisely the same materials; vet.
while london furnishes nearly the whole world with
the lhttcr beverage, it 10 understood to draw its
INST delicate aud tavOre supplies ofthe former from
Edinburgh, Lelh, Alloa, Mussclburgh and Preston
pans. The Austrian Dukes, when in Scotland pre-
ferred Edinburgh ale TO the finest wines, although it
las been whispered that 'minc hnst" took into ac-
count their high quality, and made them nav pretty
snaFty both for what they did and left undoBe This
pIedeciiJn at once singular, and implied high
compliment to our Scottish brewers, in the case of
pcrsOnages who could sap IN their country impe.
rial 'Ivkay al HbH0nl-a wine made from grapes
which grows only in a few places OF which tho
Emperor Of Austria is said hold a complete monoD-
oily, and which il only obtained by families Of distinc-
ton in small quantities, through the medium Of pre-
sents gwen TO Ambassadors Leaving his topic and
travelling northwards, we find one large village SUD-
ported almost entirely by spinning, twisting and reel
ing the thread thnt enters into the Composition of
iaco asecond by drying and smoking haddocks aud
third by boiling and picking salmon-nn art that
originated in Berwick upon-Twced. In Cumnock
Ayrshire, several hundred persons were EMPLOYED
few years ago from January till December, in the
manufacture Of snu-boXes; and we have good reason
Tor believing that the trade time brought from
Is 900 to $4,000 annually into tho villa pe though
the raw material Of box. does not, on an average
exceed twopence sterling What would Neweas.
tie be without is coal, Sheffield without
is steel, or Birmingham without its from
In the second OF these towns human ingenuity is car
ed 10 pitch which must be seen 10 be believed and
properly appreciated; ond mcnaced as we are with
foreign competition, our rivals have gone but a lit
tic way as yet TO suppent the uneuualcd cutlery Of
Britain. Birmingham ia full of workshops which the
Cyclops might have coveted and in CHANGING at the
pace we cannot do better tian copy part Of the
Ivey description given Of ii py o foreirner in no
year lBl4;-"ln one place 500 persons were nnplov-
ed IN making Oh sorts Of toys and trnkets We so,y
there patent carrage-steps, flying down and folding
up oil themselves tho door opens or shuts: chairs In
walkng-5cks, pocket umbrellas, extraordinary cheese
toasters, and multitude ofOther singular inyeniions
IN another place, 300 men produce 10 900 GUN bar-
Eeis m month; we saw part of the process--enor
nous hammers, welded by steam engine oftbe pow-
or OF l2O horses crushed in an instant rcdbot iron
bars, ond 'hen converted them into thin ribands In
ulat staie tney were wrapped round q rod Of iron
winch determines the cBlibre nnd the eJgns vvolJoJ
lgether. Bars iron, for different nirtoses Co.
cTal inches ~ thickness presented To the sbsrn ;s
of gigantic SCISSORS, moved also by the sFen
ore clipped Ike paper. Iron wire from an ;n1 ~
tho tenth Of on inch, ie spun ont with as little effort
aud lesi noise, than cotton thread on ar iG'
Large mlsiones, employed to polish metals turn with
30 great velocity as 20 to pieces bv lie mare
ccnpiuga force, aud the fragments sone,imcs royco
tho walls or break through the roof Siro.ras 81
melted meitle are poured into moulds of All sorts
and copper is spread into sheets for sheatioo vessels
under rollers moved alec by the steam-eneno. ike
Pss'e under fbs stick Of the psstry-cook p
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