New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-08

the Susceptible ana Be0BluVb pulses VI 49,
Bradford respectively The former triumphed when
ii not only built lofty town. hall but crowned 10
with lofty tower. The story is fold OF how pam.
fully the heart of all Leeds was sirpeu Nth
there bearing the inscription, Leeds, near prdu-
ford" il was as If the Bradfordians had erected u
lofier town hall and crowned It with more lnales
tic tower than the edifce Of which Leeds was proud
as a symbol of It's supremacy. Near mere ls nGil
noted four centuries ago for " a galOws on GIDDeG
Hill and thirteen house, now d ine C 6t ~ V
Sheffield, with 2S5.0OO people, black, dinkY aHu
unattractiye in some parts Astounding IN wretched-
aPd ysd 1ns 6 seat location on
Sheaf, where it joins the Don huddersheiu, VIII IN
$4,000 population. stands oil the hill, over SGo
Cone and near here was the nunnery where hooIn
Hood was bled 10 death by a nun. and here may
still be seen his grave. DewsDqry where uI antd
cloth and cotton goods are made and W akeuelu,
celebrated for wool and worsted yarn anu iop0
In that part of Nottingham included IN the area
to be visited we have East Ratf9rd noted LOT ha.s
sail cloth and paper" Mansfield for hosiery an anu
lace Newark manufacturing "a little lace ana
more beer Southwell, and many smaller manu- haia
featuring towns and lastly the Queen OF me Miu
land Districts, beautiful Nottingham VI lhls Guy
Herr hemnich said " That seems TO me the most I
ancient city that have yet seen in England. buI
il has been apty said that III Nottingham NC usel
ALWAYS had precedence OF the ornahehIaI ~. ~.
tiuRbam made stockings before II mace lhce uug
il was gentleman, says DIR. Doran wHo W. seh I
the stocking frame, ana an oIddn hoShb,Oet Rv co
ms frame rs 70 make it produce the imi:
tatIon or lace alter IL had woven ne Ieali.S ~; VI
stockings Soon alter the Kew: Villain IN la Nv
yenIed the stocking frame at the enc oil ihe siA
teenth century the old trunk nose supper away
from the limbs of our ancestors. Nearly Two nun
dreI years later-that Is TO say o1a Of Lea. old
fashioned frames, and as he piled MS I'sh us
thoughts dwelt on the expensive pillow lace Inaho
nj Il " thread by aid OF fingers ana boDDlnS anu no
hdn % ~ fhe Old Italian lace made by the needle,
ct The costly productions OF Brussels AlenSon ana
Valenciennes of Honiton Lace made Ike lne l.iai,
and of buckingham lace, winch more nearly
reaemhled the commOner point dAIencon., Inc
resut of these thoughts was the far fained pOopI-
net which made Nottingham famous even IN paLaans
of Eastern Ind. IL IL SIN tue cehIc VI 'ho
hosiery and bobbinet trade. .,o.
In the portion OF Derbyshire included In the area
under discussion r we for acemaSing iron and
brass Manufacturing for its ribbons and Tor SIX;
throwing; Buxton Tor its Buxton diamonds ana
Ch.sterfeld for its tobacco factories.
As we enter Staflordshire, the entire county pc
ing included in area, the first important district
rs The pottery region intending STOKE buIsleIl,
Hanley Tunstall, and number OF other places, aii
nj which, since the time of Wedgwood, nave Deen
noted for the manufacture OF earthenware.i ne rs
account OF the trip through TINS region WIZ 1e VI
considerable interest on the other SIDE OF tue Aah
tic As the United States still ports over Dal inc
amount of earthen and glass consumed. Stan0in ~
noted for boots and shoes burton ana L's na1
inhabItants raised into Importance by us
iron and coal worhs; Wednesbury, with
II h2o'V the IRON pTUp trade; wolverhampton. an
ancient town founded by King EgDerts sister, now
the seat of the iron trade OF the black County
and containing 1855, 900 inhabitants. The BLACK
Iountrv il n region OF StaifOrdshre covering ABOUT
tnlr.y square miles OF barren SOIL Doneath "hcn
are rich crops of coal, iron ana stone lnere are no
fields no trees nothing IN the Landscape out sin9k-
INC c6imneys heaps OF Stag blast furnaces Delching
forth req flames and the most dllapiualed houses
where the operatives i've. Aboul the mines anu
furnaces and around the heaps OF Stag III the BLACK
(ountry may DO seen by the glate OIL the furnaces
by night aud day the stond animal races OF tne
women with shOeless feet ana uncovered legs ana
arms begrlmed with cotted hth' assisting the men
I'm their work. Indeed, sayago-featdIrd, reckless
dirty men and women, whose man enjoyment seems
fighting and carOuslng form Inc chlei atIaclion Oh
this rlcn INNING and ~DulacturinB dlsulcl' ~ mas
heen saId that setting aside the romance OF Tho
manufacture OF iron under he btlohs we may
fserf that il IS reeking but healthy laOor ana not
ROYALTY with al offensive imPefigO that has made
birmingham one oil the most remarkable cities IN
line kinguom. Labor and the sons OF labor have
done il al!-not suddenly. but by slow degrees
| Gland could only say OF birmingham that u was
inhabited by smiths that use 10 make hilVcs anu
all sorts OF cutting tools; ANA many loiimoTs mat
make Butts, and great many hhlietS' CaIuueL,
travelling i'm the sixteenth century, says, Most
of the inhabitants be smiths" mus dlu the great
city commence career OF pIosp,tlly anu uscIui-
one of the noted manufacturing cities OF ihe world.
Ia the district OF worcestershire. included III the
imaginary lines have drawn, are olOuIoIlHge'
where glass was first manufactured III 1901; ma
dcrrul.tcr long celebrated Tor rs carpets Drpit-
witch. iOf manufacturing nne salt Eycsnam Tor iis
stockings and ubDons; and le"kesbury Tor
nails cotton lace aud mustard for Shakespeare
saws AS thick Iowkrsbury mustard Al
Worcester, in 1851, the mauufac, ure OF porcelain
was first established, for which IS celebrated To-
day AS well a. for the manufacture OF gloves THIS
win a few important places like stockport. N9rtn-
wlcb. Macclt shield and CTe"e. III Cheshire
cnmnrises a bird'seyo view OF the
inuuslrlM regions OF England. From
here We proceed 10 South Wales, ana TO obtain
ear idea Of the work l. will be best to include
erly cons flutes he great ron anO coal district which
has Acrihyr iydyIl Tor It's cenGc. a general view
OF TINS section and 81 tue great haA ,Idl' rag anu
hnen-IuanufacturIng regions OF Ireland and of the
southwest IN counties Of England, around all OF
which clusters muGh OF interest ana Importance
for an inquiry thus be lett subsequent
letters az the pfe-oat has already reached the
limit Of the space allvticd
ROBERT +. PORTER.