upon the cotton manufactures of this country, in their report dated 4th Feb. 1793, state the following facts, with a view to exhibit a comparative view of the progrefs of the cotton manufacture in Britain, and the extent of sales of Indian piece goods.

17

Years.

Value of
piece goods

sold by the
company.
1771 £1,435,475
1,653,912
3 1,797,508 3,097,500
1,815,008 5.816,363

1772

1,609,597

6,841,354

45678

4

1,621,777
1,660,892

1,663,069

747,120 1,257,868

850,703 1,287,110

I,143,046

1,055,722
1,560,847

Pounds

weight of
cotton impor-
ted.

2,677,042
5.390,685

1,439,043 1,202,87 1,229,360 1,752,356

6,380,705

7,401,671

7,393,044

4,790,016

7,564,629

5,198,778 11,811,781

7,8:6,645

11,482,083

18.400,384

1,570,217 19,475,020

23,250,268

20,467,436

32,576.023

31,447,605

Value of cotton goods manufactured

in Britain in

pounds Sterling.

£3,200,000

3,950,000

6,000,000

6,500,000

77,500,000

1790

This account comes no lower down than 1790, but we all know that the cotton works were greatly extended in the years 1791 and 1792, so that by reasoning from analogy from what has gone before, we cannot compute that the quantity of cotton wool im.

ported in 1792 could be under 40,000,000 libs, nor that the value of cotton goods manufactured from it could be less than 15,000,000 1. but if in the course of ten years, the value of this branch of manufacture rose from two to fifteen millions, and if our exertions to extend it farther and farther continued, it is easy to see, that a time must soon come, when that progressive extention must be stopped; especially when we advert that other nations were at the same time availing themselves of those very machines which had given us that temporary advantage, and thus supplying themselves with this commodity. Yet so blind were many persons, that they believed, as it should seem, that this businefs never could be cver-done, and from the amazing rapidity of its progrefs for some years past, they augured that its progrefs would be accelerated in time to come without end !!

While this subject is under review, it may not prove unsatisfactory to the reader to see an accurate account of the places from whence we obtained the raw materials for this extensive manufacture, which the above named committee have enabled us to do. These are as under:

An account of the quantity of wool cotton imported into Great Britain, between the 5th of January

1790, and the 5th of January 1791; distinguishing the countries from whence imported.

HINTS RESPECTING SOME USEFUL KINDS OF FOREST TREES, NOT GENERALLY KNOWN IN THIS COUNTRY.

Communicated by a correspondent in Manchester. 1. THE iron oak, which thrives three times as fast as the common English oak, and is equally beautiful. This oak is sold by Mr Lucombe of Exeter, and is the oak on which he grafts the Lucombe

oak.

2. Populus Græca or Athenian poplar. This poplar is of the quickest growth of any tree we know, especially upon a gravelly soil, and therefore the most profitable in the neighbourhood of Manchester, for the purpose of making boxes, where duration is not necefsary. And it is the most ornamental deciduous tree we are pofsefed of, because it is the first in leaf, and the last in going out of leaf, and its leaves never are insected nor blighted; its bark is of the most beautiful silver colour. It is propagated by layers and suckers.

3. BETULA, fol. rhombeo, ovatis, acuminatis, duplicota, serratis. This I am informed is the most useful and profitable tree in North America; it is called the black birch. It thrives equally well in this climate, and is a most desirable tree in plantations of ornament and shade, being one of the first in leaf in the spring, and has a beautiful bark.

For the Bee.

If Dr Anderson thinks the following version from Pindar, which was made as a college exercise, worth inserting in the Bee, it is much at his service.

Great Jove supreme, thy mighty hand
Wings the swift lightning thro' the sky;
The seasons roll by thy command,
The winged hours incefsant fly.
While these the sacred games renew

Me, with the various sounding lyre,
They send the glorious strife to view,

And all my soul with raptures fire.
Crown'd with succefs a friend returns,

With joy exults each generous soul:
How ev'ry breast with ardor burns

To hear how swift he reach'd the goal!
Thou mighty son of Saturn old,

Thou o'er mount Etna tow'ring high,
The load of Typhon, giant bold,
That dared to afsault the sky
Presidest still: receive the song,

Which to the graces ever dear,
Shall to the victor's praise belong,

On all his virtues beeming clear.
For see on Psaumis' glowing car

Glad vict'ry smiling, swiftly flies,
With olive crown'd, and seen afar,

To raise with honour to the skies

Fair Camerina, blest abode,

His native city far renown'd,
Where first the rapid car he rode;

His every wish with joy be crown'd!
The bounding steed, his eye delight,

And social pleasures glad his soul,
Fair peace attend him day and night,
And ev'ry anxious care controul!

No falsehood e'er fhall stain my song:
Experience, test of ev'ry deed,
Clymenus' son from scoffing tongue
Oftaunting Lemnian ladies freed.