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ancl pantaloon-pieces, in the southern districts of Scotland ,is from 700 to 750. Those in and near Edinburgh amountto about 150 : and at Glasgow , and the adjacent towns andvillages, to about 200. After the lamb-wool hosiery is wo-ven, it generally receives a small degree of wanking andscouring; and the undyed articles are subjected to the fu-migation of burning sulphur, which, by destroying the yellowtinge of the wool, makes the white much more pure.

Zetland Hosiery .—In the Orkney and Zetland Isles, theknitting of stockings, or as they arc locally termed Hose, isa source of considerable advantage to the inhabitants. Boththe finest and coarsest wool is obtained from the same fleece;and so great is the difference of quality, that stockings madeof the best wool, are sold for SOs. the pair and upwards;whilst those made of the worst, are worth only 4 d. or 5 d.;but they may be had at every intermediate price. The pro-portion of fine wool varies from the 30th to the 72d part ofthe fleeces. The greater part of the stockings and mitts ma-nufactured in these islands, is sent to the different towns onthe east coast of Scotland , in exchange for groceries andother commodities.

4. Felting .—In Scotland , bonnets were formerly muchused, not only in the Highlands, but also by the lower classesin other parts of the kingdom ; and they are still consideredas a most essential part of the Highland military garb. Butthe refinement of the times has found a substitute in hats,which even among the poorer people have almost everywheresupplanted bonnets. Besides the hats made for home con-sumption, considerable quantities of a coarse quality for ne-groes, &c. are exported to the West Indies .

The above-mentioned manufactures are the principalbranches of the woollen trade carried on in Scotland . Con-siderable quantities of long or combing wool are imported. Inregard to the short or clothing wool, the manufactures abovedescribed do not nearly exhaust the raw materials produced iu