The cotton goods manufactured in Barcelona pro duce annually £442,510 sterling. Of these, one twelfth is consumed in Barcelona, two-t•elfths in the other provinces of Spain, and two-thirds are shipped, for the Spanish colonies. The exports from the pro vince amount to £375,000 sterling. No fewer than 700,000 pair of shoes, at 2s. ld. the pair, are ex ported to Spain, India, and the Spanish colonies in Between the 13th and 16th centuries, cloths made of woollen, linen, silk, cotton, and hemp, were manu factured in Barcelona. After a long interval of in activity, its manufactures revived about the middle of the 18th century, and are now flourishing beyond all former example. The principal articles are print ed calicoes, silk, silk stockings, ribbons, and silk galloons. No fewer than 214 manufactories are em ployed on printed cottons, 521 looms on silk stuffs, and 2700 looms on ribbons and silk galloons. The articles manufactured from silk are, taffetas, twilled and common silks, satins, and velvets. Besides these articles, laces, blonds, network, and tapes, are manu factured to such an extent as to occupy about 12,000 persons. Galloons, laces, gold and silver fringes, 'and silk gold and silver embroideries, are likewise made. Among the manufactories recently establish ed are, several for hats, two for stained paper, one for gauzes like blond lace, one for glass, one for cot ton stuffs, and a magnificent establishment for the foundcry of cannon. Cotton spinning was introdu
ced about the year MO, and it employs about 4000 looms, and 10,700 persons. No less than 120,700 pieces, or 2,596,871 French ells of cotton stuffs of -various kinds, are annually manufactured, to the va lue of 212,510 sterling.
The climate of Barcelona does not seem to be -so mild as was formerly believed. The air is con stantly charged with humidity, and the east winds •are very prevalent. Formerly snow never fell at Bar but at present it snows every year. The spring is always the worst season of the year. The intense heat of summer is moderated by the east. wind ; and the changes of temperature are both great and sudden. Autumn is the most delightful season.
The following is an accurate statement of the po pulation of Barcelona, including Barcelonetta : The number of families amounts to 20,508, the number of houses to 10,767, the churches to 82, and the convents to 50. East Long. 2° 13', North Lat. 26'. See Laborde's Spain, vol. i. p. 27. Bourgoing's Travels in Spain,.chap. xxxiii. Towns end's Travels, vol. ii. p. 374. Reichard, Guide des .Voyagenrs en Europe, vol. i. p. 79; and A Tour in Spain and Portugal in 1803, chap. i. published in Philips' Voyages and Travels, vol. iii. See also CA.
Losin, . where we shall give a full view of the trade of that.flourishing province, as communicated to the editor by a gentleman who has resided in that country. • (r)