In 1811, he toured the manufacturing districts of Lancashire and Scotland to collect evidence showing how extensively his mule was being used, and in 1812 parliament awarded him £5000.
1811年，他遊覽了蘭開夏郡和蘇格蘭的製造區，以收集顯示他走錠細紗機的使用範圍有多廣泛的證據，1812年，國議授予他5000英鎊。