ut　the　name　of　the　purchaser；　and　the　day　of　the　month　when　the　purchase　was　made；　are　mentioned。
  All　articles　of　clothing　destined　for　the　army　which　are　made　up　in　the　house；　as　well　as　all　goods　in　the　piece；　destined　for　military　clothing；　are　lodged　in　the　Military　Magazine；　which　is　situated　at　some　distance　from　the　Military　Work…house；　and　is　under　the　care　and　inspection　of　the　Military　store…keeper。
  From　this　Military　Magazine；　which　may　be　considered　as　an　appendix　to　the　Military　Work…house；　and　is　in　fact　under　the　same　direction；　the　regiments　are　supplied　with　every　article　of　their　clothing。　　But　in　order　that　the　army　accounts　may　be　more　simple；　and　more　easily　checked；　and　that　the　total　annual　expence　of　each　regiment　may　be　more　readily　ascertained；　the　regiments　pay；　at　certain　fixed　prices；　for　all　the　articles　they　receive　from　the　Military　Magazine；　and　charge　such　expenditures　in　the　annual　account　which　they　send　in　to　the　War　Office。
  The　order　observed　with　regard　to　the　delivery　of　the　raw　materials　by　the　store…keeper　or　steward　of　the　Military　Work…house　to　those　employed　in　manufacturing　them；　is　as　follows：
  In　the　manufactures　of　wool；　for　instance；　he　delivers　to　the　master…clothier　a　certain　quantity；　commonly　100　pounds；　of　wool；　of　a　certain　quality　and　description；　taken　from　a　certain　division；　or　bin；　in　the　Magazine；　bearing　a　certain　number；　in　order　to　its　being　sorted。　　And　as　a　register　is　kept　of　the　wool　that　is　put　into　these　bins　from　time　to　time；　and　as　the　lots　of　wool　are　always　kept　separate；　it　is　perfectly　easy　at　any　time　to　determine　when；and　where；and　from　whom；　the　wool　delivered　to　the　sorted　was　purchased；　and　what　was　paid　for　it；　and　consequently；　to　trace　the　wool　from　the　stock　where　it　was　grown；　to　the　cloth　into　which　it　was　formed；　and　even　to　the　person　who　wore　it。　　And　similar　arrangements　are　adopted　with　regard　to　all　other　raw　materials　used　in　the　various　manufactures。
  The　advantages　arising　from　this　arrangement　are　too　obvious　to　require　being　particularly　mentioned。　It　not　only　prevents　numberless　abuses　on　the　part　of　those　employed　in　the　various　manufactures；　but　affords　a　ready　method　of　detecting　any　frauds　on　the　part　of　those　from　whom　the　raw　materials　are　purchased。
  The　wool　received　by　the　master…clothier　is　by　him　delivered　to　the　wool…sorters　to　be　sorted。　To　prevent　frauds　on　the　part　of　the　wool…sorters；　not　only　all　the　wool…sorters　work　in　the　same　room；　under　the　immediate　inspection　of　the　master　wool…sorter；　but　a　certain　quantity　of　each　lot　of　wool　being　sorted　in　the　presence　of　some　one　of　the　public　officers　belonging　to　the　house；　it　is　seen　by　the　experiment　how　much　per　cent。　is　lost　by　separation　of　dirt　and　filth　in　sorting；　and　the　quantity　of　sorted　wool　of　the　different　qualities；　which　the　sorter　is　obliged　to　deliver　for　each　HUNDRED　POUNDS　weight　of　wool　received　from　the　magazine；　is　from　hence　determined。
  The　great　secret　of　the　woollen　manufactory　is　in　the　sorting　of　the　wool；　and　if　this　is　not　particularly　attended　to；　that　is　to　say；　if　the　different　kinds　of　wool　of　various　qualities　which　each　fleece　naturally　contains；　are　not　carefully　separated；　and　if　each　kind　of　wool　is　not　employed　for　that　purpose；　and　FOR　THAT　ALONE；　for　which　it　is　best　calculated；　no　woollen　manufactory　can　possibly　subsist　with　advantages。
  Each　fleece　is　commonly　separated　into　five　or　six　different　parcels　of　wool；　of　different　qualities；　by　the　sorters　in　the　Military　Work…house；　and　of　these　parcels；　some　are　employed　for　warp；　others　for　wool；others　for　combing；and　that　which　is　very　coarse　and　indifferent；　for　coarse　mittens　for　the　peasants；for　the　lists　of　broad　cloths；　etc。
  The　wool；　when　sorted；　is　delivered　back　by　the　master…clothier　to　the　steward；　who　now　places　it　in　the　sorted…wool　magazines；　where　it　is　kept　in　separate　bins；　according　to　its　different　qualities　and　destinations；　till　it　is　delivered　out　to　be　manufactured。　　As　these　bins　are　all　numbered；　and　as　the　quality　and　destination　of　the　wool　which　is　lodged　in　each　bin　is　always　the　same；　it　is　sufficient　in　describing　the　wool　afterwards　as　it　passes　through　the　hands　of　the　different　manufacturers；　merely　to　mention　ITS　NUMBER；　that　is　to　say；　the　number　of　the　bin　the　sorted…wool　magazine　from　whence　it　was　taken。
  As　a　more　particular　account　of　these　various　manipulations；　and　the　means　used　to　prevent　frauds；　may　not　only　be　interesting　to　all　who　are　curious　in　these　matters；　but　may　also　be　of　real　use　to　such　as　may　engage　in　similar　undertakings；　I　shall　take　the　liberty　to　enlarge　a　little　upon　this　subject。
  From　the　magazine　of　sorted　wool；　the　master…clothier　receives　this　sorted　wool　again；　in　order　to　its　being　wolfed；greased；　carded；and　spun；　under　his　inspection；　and　then　delivered　into　the　store…room　of　woollen　yarn。　　As　woollen　yarn　he　receives　it　again；　and　delivers　it　to　the　cloth…weaver。　The　cloth…weaver　returns　it　in　cloth　to　the　steward。The　steward　delivers　it　to　the　fuller；the　fuller　to　the　cloth…shearer；the　cloth…shearer　to　the　cloth…presser；and　the　cloth…presser　to　the　steward；　and　by　this　last　it　is　delivered　into　the　Military　Magazine；　if　destined　for　the　army；　if　not；　it　is　placed　in　the　shop　for　sale。　The　master…clothier　is　answerable　for　all　the　sorted　wool　he　receives；　till　he　delivers　it　to　the　clerk　of　the　wool…spinners；　and　all　his　accounts　are　settled　with　the　steward　once　a　week。　The　clerk　of　the　spinners　is　answerable　for　the　carded　and　combed　wool　he　receives　from　the　master…clothier；　till　it　is　delivered　in　yarn　in　the　store…room；　and　his　accounts　are　likewise　settled　with　the　master…clothier；　and　with　the　clerk　of　the　store…room；　（who　is　called　the　clerk　of　the　control；）　once　a　week。　The　spinners　wages　are　paid　by　the　clerk　of　the　control；　upon　the　spin…ticket；　signed　by　the　clerk　of　the　spinners；　in　which　ticket；　the　quantity；　and　quality　of　the　yarn　spun　being　specified；　together　with　the　name　of　the　spinner；　the　weekly　delivery　of　yarn　by　the　clerk　of　the　spinners　into　the　store…room；　must　answer　to　the　spin…tickets　received　and　paid　by　the　clerk　of　the　control。　　More　effectually　to　prevent　frauds；　each　delivery　of　yarn　to　the　clerk　of　the　spinners　is　bound　up　in　a　separate　bundle；　to　which　is　attached　an　abstract　of　the　spin…ticket；　in　which　abstract　is　specified；　the　name　of　the　spinner；the　date　of　the　delivery；the　number　of　the　spin…ticket；and　the　quantity　and　quality　of　the　yarn。　　This　arrangement　not　only　facilitates　the　settlement　of　the　weekly　account　between　the　clerk　of　the　spinners　and　the　clerk　of　the　control；　when　the　former　makes　his　weekly　delivery　of　yarn　into　the　store…room；　but　renders　it　easy　also　to　　detect　any　frauds　committed　by　the　spinners。
  The　wages　of　the　spinners　are　regulated　by　the　fineness　of　the　yarn；　that　is；　by　the　number　of　skains；　or　rather　knots；　which　they　spin　from　the　pound　of　wool。　　Each　knot　is　composed　of　100　threads；　and　each　thread；　or　turn　of　the　reel；　is　two　Bavarian　yards　in　length；　and　to　prevent　frauds　in　reeling；　clock…reels；　proved　and　sealed；　are　furnished　by　the　establishment　to　all　the　spinners。　It　is　possible；　however；　notwithstanding　this　precaution；　for　the　spinners　to　commit　frauds；　by　binding　up　knots　containing　a　smaller　number　of　threads　than　100。It　is　true　they　have　little　temptation　to　do　so；　for　as　their　wages　are　in　fact　paid　by　the　WEIGHT　of　the　yarn　delivered；　and　the　number　of　knots　serving　merely　to　determine　the　price　BY　THE　POUND　which　they　have　a　right　to　receive；　and　advantages　they　can　derive　from　frauds　committed　in　reeling　are　very　trifling　indeed。　But　trifling　as　they　are；　such　frauds　would　no　doubt　sometimes　be　committed；　were　it　not　known　that　it　is　absolutely　IMPOSSIBLE　for　them　to　escape　detection。
  Not　only　the　clerk　of　the　spinners　examines　the　yarn　when　he　receives　it；　and　counts　the　threads　in　any　of　the　knots　which　appear　to　be　too　small；　but　the　name　of　the　spinner；　with　a　note　of　the　quantity　of　knots；　accompanies　the　yarn　into　the　store…room；　as　was　before　observed；　and　from　thence　to　the　spooler；　by　whom　it　is　wound　off；　any　frauds　committed　in　reeling　cannot　fail　to　be　brought　home　to　the　spinner。
  The　bundles　of　carded　wool　delivered　to　the　spinners；　though　they　are　called　pounds；　are　not　exact　pounds。　　They　contain　each　as　much　more　　than　a　pound；　as　is　necessary；　allowing　for　wastage　in　spinning；　in　order　that　the　yarn　when　spun　may　weigh　a　pound。　If　the　yarn　is　found　to　be　wanting　in　weight；　a　proportional　deduction　is　made　from　the　wages　of　the　spinner；　which　deduction；　to　prevent　frauds；　amounts　to　a　trifle　more　than　the　value　of　the　yarn　which　is　wanting。
  Frauds　in　weaving　are　prevented　by　delivering　the　yarn　to　the　weavers　by　weight；　and　receiving　the　cloth　by　weight　from　the　loom。　In　the　other　operations　of　the　manufactures；　such　as　fulling；　shearing；　pressing；　etc。　no　frauds　are　to　be　apprehended。
  Similar　precautions　are　taken　to　prevent　frauds　in　the　linen；　cotton；and　other　manufactures　carried　on　in　the　house；　and　so　effectual　are　the　means　adopted；　that　during　more　than　five　years　since　the　establishment　was　instituted；　no　one　fraud　of　the　least　consequence　has　been　discov