[490] In this connection, of course, Great Britain really means the United Kingdom.

[491] They are discussed in Ellison, Cotton Trade of Great Britain, pp. 33-35.

[492] Souvenir of Royal Visit to Bolton, pp. 27-28.

[493] ... suggested, if you should agree, that a little more time should be allowed, before you published your circular letter, in order to call a meeting....

[494] Brown, The Basis of Mr. Samuel Crompton’s Claims, pp. 32-33.

[495] J.H.C., lxvii., p. 175.

[496] Crompton always spelled Mr. Perceval’s name as in this letter.

[497] Crompton’s son.

[498] In the margin opposite this answer the words “The Billy” are written. Ante, p. 123.

[499] A comparison of these questions and answers with the evidence given by Mr. Ainsworth before the Committee, which sat some time later, will show that one is largely a repetition of the other.