Chapter VIII: Section VI: Textile Manufactures

⭘ Mechanical Inventions, Appliances, and Machines for Spinning and
Weaving

⭘ I.――Development of the Woollen and Hosiery Manufactures
――Introduction of Machinery, Steam-power, and Power-looms――Keen
Competition in the Markets of the World――Carpet Manufacture
――Bonnet Manufacture――Number of Woollen Factories in Scotland,
and number of Persons employed

⭘ II.――Progress of the Linen Manufactures――Number of Lint Mills
in the Eighteenth Century――Quantity of Linen produced, and its
value――Table Linen Manufacture in Dunfermline――Introduction of
Jute Manufactures――Its rapid Development――Number of Linen and
Jute Factories, and total number of Persons employed

⭘ III.――Introduction and Development of Cotton Manufactures
――Number of Cotton Mills in the Eighteenth Century――Steam-power,
and Power-looms――Number of hands employed at different periods
――Thread Manufacture

⭘ IV.――Silk Manufacture――Mixed Fabrics――Floorcloth――Total number
of Persons employed in Textile Manufactures

⭘ Some of the Effects of the Industrial Revolution――Wages of
Operatives in Cotton Factories

SECTION VII.

_Paper Manufacture._

⭘ Invention of the Pulping engine, and Paper-making Machine
――Development of Paper Manufactures――Raw materials used, and
quantity of Paper produced――Number of Persons employed

⭘ Manufacture of Paper-hangings

SECTION VIII.

_Printing and Book-binding._

⭘ Printing in the last Century――Invention and Development of
Stereotyping――Introduction of Printing Machines, and Steam-power
――Number of Persons employed

⭘ Book-binding, Machines used――Minute division of Labour

SECTION IX.

_Leather, India-rubber, and Shoe Manufactures._

⭘ Manufacture of Leather――Number of hands employed――Revolution in
the Shoe-making Trade――Gutta-percha――India-rubber Manufactures

SECTION X.

_Sugar-refining, Brewing, and Distilling._

⭘ I.――Sugar-refining Trade――Heavy Machinery and Apparatus used

⭘ II.――Quantities of Malt consumed and Beer produced at different
periods――Export Trade――Aerated Water

⭘ III.――Legislation touching Whisky――Variation of the Duty on
Whisky――Quantities produced and consumed in Scotland

SECTION XI.

_Miscellaneous Manufactures._

⭘ Importance of Chemical Science in the useful Arts and
Manufactures――I. Alkali Works; II. Alum Works; III. Mineral Oil
Works; IV. Artificial Manures; V. Comb Works――Conclusion

CHAPTER XLIX.

_Architecture, and Monumental Art._

SECTION I.

_Architecture._

⭘ Variety of Stones――Scottish Architects――William Adam――Robert
Adam――James Craig――James Gibbs――Robert Mylne――Functions of the
Architect

⭘ Crowded State of Edinburgh in the last Century――The North Loch
Bridged――New Town――Opening up and rebuilding of the Old Town
――Characteristics of the Architecture

⭘ Glasgow――Extension and construction of new Streets――In the
middle of this Century the old localities of the City crowded
――New Water Works――An extensive scheme of Improvement carried
out――Architectural characteristics of Glasgow――Sanitary
Arrangements

SECTION II.

_Monumental Art, Granite Cutting and Polishing._

⭘ Reference to early stone Monuments――Quarrying in Aberdeenshire
――Quantity of Stone annually Quarried

⭘ Granite-cutting and polishing Trade――The branch of Monumental
Art――Lettering――Export Trade

CHAPTER L.

_Fine Art, Music, and Painting._

SECTION I.

_Music._

⭘ I.――Earliest Collection of Scottish Melodies――Dance Music
――Sword-Dance

⭘ II.――Scottish Musicians, Composers, Violinists, Vocalists, and
Pipers

⭘ III.――Psalmody――Hymn Books――Organs――A Chair of Music instituted
in the University of Edinburgh――A Lectureship on Music founded
in Anderson’s College