Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-07-10
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
THE MANUFACTURES OF ENGLAND.


srom an article in Chambers Edinburgh Journal,
n.r;odical now repubishing in London:
The whole of England, and some OF the coun-
ties in Scotland, is but one immense manufaeto-
~. sectoned into divisions, and swarming with
anonrlation whose innate skill and industry put
:, shame the perseverance, of the ant. or the IN
,,sn;nns Jabor of the bee. Let US, for example,
f,La glance at this wonderful human hive. En-
tsr;pg Ensland from the north, we first fall in
NTH the great trading district on the Tyne, CO.
ysreJ with ship-buildmg establishments, soape-
RES. glass works, potteries, iron foundries, and
otber works Of a similar kind, connected with
,he coal trade aud mines. In Cumberland, we
fad manufacturers of ginghams, calicOes, cOrdu-
rows, and other cotton goods; sail cloth, carpets
naner. pottery and glassbottIes. The billy dis
riot Of WestmorelanJ, we find, gives employ
ment to the woollen manufactures OF Kendall,
and other towns in that quarter. In Durham are
fonnd extensive foundries and FORCES, producing
anchors, mooring chains, lilies, edgetools, sword
blades, Sc. Yorkshire comes next, and we per-
csiye It has an extraordinary variety OF manuiac-
lures. The East Riding furnishes wool In large
quantities to the weavers IN the West RIDING,
Which is without exception the greatest manu-
FEATURING district in the world. The manufac-
lures OF DPeuS, w dkcucfi, biuuiOiut AoiuuA,
Uuddersheld, and places adjacent, comprise broad
and narrow cloths of all qualities, shalloons, ca
Imancoes, and fannels, with every kind Of wool
len goods.
From Sheffield, cutlery. printing types, and
plated goods, are exported to all parts Of the
world. The knives Of Sheffield have been cele-
brated for many centuries. West from Yorkshire
lies Lancashire, which is famed for the extent
and variety of its manufactures, consisting Of
silk, cotton, woolen, linen, hats, stockings, pins.
needles. nails, watch tools and movements, TO-
bacco and snuff, earthenware, porcelain, paper.
and many other articles. In this busy scene lies
Manchester--a city of cotton-mils and machine
ry,formiug light fabrics Of goods intended for the
clothing Of females. in every part of the globe
which can be reached by merchants. Here is al
50 manufactured an uncomfortable variety Of
small wares, as tapes, threads, laces, &c. In the
vicinity are situated the establishments for PRINT
ing and dyeing the calcoes. In this district are
also found manufactures Of iron and copper, glass
white lead, lamp black, vitriolic acid, paints,
SC. Liverpool is the great outlet Tor those pro-
ducts.
Proceeding down into Cheshire, we discover
manufactures Of silk, cotton, linen. ribbons
thread buttons, leather, and salt. Shropshire,
adjoining, has its iron, and tar works, besides
manufactures of garden flower pots, tobacco
pipes, china, and queens ware; also some linen
and cotton manufactures In MOntgomeryshire.
we find some Of the best flannel manufactures in
Britain. Let US retrace our steps, and view the
centre Of England.
Here we find the stocking, silk, and lace manu-
fActures Of Nottinghamshire; the worsted, wool
len, and hat manufactures of Leicestershire; the
woullen. linen, cotton, silk and polished marble
manufactures of Derbyshire: The great wonder
of England is the Stafturdshre potteries, which
occupy central district. For ten square miles
the whole land seems series of volcanoes, as IN
teresting, and thousand times more profitable,
than those Of Sicily or the Neapolitan territories.
An abundant supply Of coal found here. has pro.
duced the establishment Of these potteries, which
give employment to an immense population and
send out Del goods to every country. Warwick
shire falls next under our notice. Here every
town is celebrated foI manufacturing some part-
cular article. Birmingham is filled with mann.
factories OF hardware. muskets, pistols, and other
goods oil a similar nature.
In Coventry and its neighborhood. not less
than sixteen thousand people are employed in
manufacturing ribbons; and many are engaged
in making watches, which are reckoned among
the best in Britain. Gloves, horn combs, hosle
u
the chief Warwickshlre products. Worcester
is the great mart of the glove and carpet trade.
GlOucestershire has ITS manufactures of iron,
lin plate, edgetools, BRASS ire. wre-cards, pins,
and nails, On the water Of Stroud are extern
siye manufactures of fine scarlet, blue and black
cloths: the best worsted stuiFs are made at Cir
encerter, and stockings at Tewkesbary. In
Buck,nghamshire. lace and paper the chief
manufactures. In Dunstable, Bedfordshire,
straw-plait is the principal source Of employ
ment
Kent has the most extensive paper mills in the
world; gunpowder, calicoes, sacking, and hop
basgins, are also made to great extent; and
the various dock yards Of Deptford, Woolwich,
Chatham, &c. employ numerous hands. In the
southern county Of Berkshire, sackins, paper,
cotton, blankets, and copper, are manufactured.
10 Wiltshire, the finest woollens, aannels, broad
cloths, kerseymers, fustains, and gloves predo-
inmate. Dorsetshire Is celebrated for its twines,
cordage, sail-cloth, nettings, and shirt buttons.
Somerse,shire for its stockings, woollen cloths.
coarse iiuneus, ticks. aud gloves. The metropo-
i,ar districts abound in manufactures, and in