FOOTNOTES:
[1] In the week ending April 29, 1848, the workers in Manchester stood thus,—
| Full time, 24,756. | Short time, 10,630. | Unemployed, 9,303. |
Times, May 4, 1848.
[2] Imported from January 5 to October 10—
| 1845. | 1846. | 1847. | |
| Live animals, | 19,59 | 85,542 | 172,355 |
| Provisions, cwts., | 109,550 | 206,455 | 403,577 |
| Grain, quarters, | 1,336,739 | 635,218 | 7,905,419 |
| Grain in flour, cwts., | 394,908 | 2,631,341 | 7,900,800 |
Parl. Paper, 12th Feb. 1848.
| Exports, Official Value. | |||
| British and Irish Prod. and Manuf. | Colonial. | Total. | Imports, Declared Value. |
| 1844 £131,564,503 | £14,397,246 | £145,961,789 | £58,584,292 |
| 1845 134,599,116 | 16,280,870 | 150,879,986 | 60,111,081 |
Porter's Progress of the Nation, 358, 2d Edition.