The sun., 1864-09-06
Cesdlfioa Of English Factories.
The following IN from The London Ttxra Aug

.
The reports Of the factory inspectors Tor anot er
hiatt year state that the cotton mills most einJ oy ed
arc those in which surat cotton be best ted
In the yarns and cloths nanufacturcd-;hal is,
where coarse or heavy goods are the pie. Com
p'snts occaSionally made Of scarcity OF hands;
but Gauss IL the low rate of wages earned from
inferior cotton and tho migration frou one mill 10
smother where superior qualities arc used. One OF
tho inspectors, Mr.. RAker, calculates that between
the beginning Of January and the end Of Nay tho
average employment per week rose from two days
and two hours " three days and seven hours hut
he 10 told that there Ia unfortunately circunstance
which may prevent his estimates beipg soceptcd
With eutire confidence, when cotton u hiph In price
SPINNER Of ordinary yarns will raise his cou nts
end make his cloth tho usual weight by tho addition
Of more sire; u said that - much as hity per
cent. II eometimes added, and manufacturer may
boast Of getting rich by selling cloth for less
money T<r pound than he pays for the mere yarn
VI which Il IL composed. With regard 10 the
silk trade II reported to b 10 . very depressed
state. FrHnce, losing her American market foods
this country with her silk manufactures. Steam
power has, In many instances given place to hand
power, that il 70 machinery turned by Little boys
the day through-boys whom the law does not pro-
tect, because theirs 10 simply hard labor but II 10
% severe - almosi to amount 10 cruelty. When
the fashion of wearing ribbons returuA Coventry
will not be behind any competitor. Three now
trades appear 70 have become estsSliehed there,
and sssm likely 70 do we'll. They srs he weaving
Of ff1llingA of worsted goods similar 70 the Brad
ford trade, aud Of slascs. For the former the city
10 indebted to the public spirit Of the Messrs Cash.
and for the latter l. the incefaigsble energy o.
Lord Leigh and ths enterprise OF Mr. Franklin. Jr.
Mr.. B.ker notices also . successful attempt at
weaving oolored silk figures IN ooturpS without
any waste Of material. A. for the Tax trade,
every spindle AMI loom Is working hll TINE.
II 10 std that tbrss hundred thousand acres
were sown 10 ireland. New mills are spring.
ing up there md the numter Of looms for
linen poweydocIn weaving have increased ll6
pr cent In Eve ysars. In Gnsland, on the other
hand, ths eax spindlSs have decreased lansely,
and We have imported the dAx We could nave
growp. nsw process Of retung In few days in
the most costless manner. and without offence to
the peighborhood. II spoesn Of. Mr.. Redgruvs
Inspector. doubts the wisdom o. families Of
opei aiivas smgrsups 70 Dundee la cotsequelc lc. ~
any demand for labor in The tr;, ..~ae. In that
trade oudy . small number u the younger nem.
bcrS 81 family caa be employed. and the material
10 very different from cotton. The state u trade 10
very remark able. Cotton that used to be thought
dear ~ 81. is now 2si., and advancing, and the
consumption In decreasing. Wool that was 21d.
peS lb. four years ago, II now S4d. the sleeps
back, and yet every spindle 10 10 full work. Flax,
which In 1850 averaged CCs per ton, tnds now a
ready market st f'S AMI the trade WAS never pore
profitable nor more healthy. Linen, which had
become . luxury, In consequence of It's price Ia
once more becoming an article Of universal and
preferable consumption. silk, tor which We used
to depend greatly upon China now comes from
Japan In considerable quantities, aud the msmpu.
latop IL such ~ 70 render IL equal ~ that which
We ARE accustomed 10 receive from ItAly.