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32 of the 52 counties of England and Wales, but in some to a very small extent. In 18G8, there were 17 of the 40 counties of England that had more than 100 of their population employed in woollen manufactures; in the same position were 6 of the 12 counties in Wales, 16 of the 33 counties of Scotland, and 6 of the 32 counties of Ireland. As regards the chief homes of the trade, Yorkshire heads the list, with 27,548 of its people employed in the woollen trade in 1839, and 59,602 in 1868 ; Lancashire gave 4,947 people to the trade in 1839, and 11,338 in 1868; Cheshire, 174 in 1839, and 6,045 in 1868 ; Derbyshire, 35 in 1839, and 4,668 in 1868 ; Leicestershire, 85 in 1850, and 2,077 in 1868 ; Gloucestershire, 5.515 in 1839, and 6,368 in 1868 ; Wilts, 3,218 in 1839, and 3,192 in 1868; and Somerset, 2,133 in 1839, and 2,518 in 1868. In Scotland, Selkirk shewed 406 persons in the woollen factories in 1839, and 2,696 in 1868 ; Stirling, 327 in 1839, and 1,889 in 1868 ; Clackmannan, 1,083 in 1839, and 1,845 in 1868; Roxburgh, 640 in 1839, and 1,780 in 1868 ; Dumfries, 78 in 1839, and 1^238 in 1868 ; and Aberdeen, 1,083 in 1839, and 1,027 in 1868. In Ireland, Dublin county had 580 persons in this employment in 1839, and 9,304 in 1868. The progress of the woollen trade in the seven years will be seen from the following statistics. In 1861 there were in Yorkshire 1,296,190 spinning spindles, 11,405 power-looms, amount of moving (horse) power 19,634 steam and 2,816 water; in 1868, there were 1,342,690. spinning spindles, 20,028 power- looms, moving power 21,029 steam and 2,774 water. In Lancashire there were 277,655 spinning spindles in 1861, with 6,377 power- looms, moving-power 2,121 steam and 837 water ; in 1868 there were 1,842,730 spinning spindles, 7,581 power-looms, moving power 3,171 steam and 591) water. In Cheshire there were 7,828 spinning- spindles in 1861, and 406,788 in 1868; in Derbyshire 11,928 in 1861, and 330,750 in 1868 ; in Leicestershire, 6,360 in 1861, and 43948 in 1868 ; in Gloucestershire, 59,986 in 1861, and 65,094 in- 1868 ; in Wilts, 44,825 in 1861, and 43,607 in 1868 ; in Somerset, 31,401 in 1861, and 40,469 in 1868; in Selkirk, 46,368 in 1861, and 65,046 in 1868 ; in Clackmannan, 38,311 in 1861, and 62,116 in 1868 ; in Roxburgh, 60,747 in 1861, and 54,154 in 1868 ; in Stirling, 32,950 in 1861, and 44,171 in 1868; in Dublin, 6,636 in 1861, and 6,020 in 1868; in Cork, 2,752 in 1861, and 6,410 in 1868. Taking the whole of the United Kingdom there were 54,918 persons employed in woollen factories in 1839; there were 86,983 in 1861; and 127,181 in 1868. As to spinning spindles, there were 2,182,609 in 1861, and 4,189,560 in 1868.

4. Minerals and Metals.

The total quantities and value of the minerals raised in the United Kingdom in the year 1869 were as follows : —