| Description | What have we proved?
That the Standard of Copper Ore in Cornwall is more than 50 Pr. Cent higher than it was 9 Years ago, when the Mines publickly acknowledge that all the Mines of Cornwall could be wrought to great profit.
That at the time Copper was sold Cheaper abroad than in this Country, & that we were then rivelled in some of the principal Articles of our Manufactories.
That great Encouragement has been given to English Artists to Establish their Manufactories in forign Countries, & that many have been Established in Consequence.
That forigners are already possessed of sufficient Machinery & Capitals to rivel materially the Manufacturers of Birmm & do actually rivel them.
That sudden & alarming fluctuations have taken place in the price of Copper, & that in Consequence the Manufacturers of Birmm. & its Neighbourhood have been greatly distressed.
That within the last Six Months the price has been greatly advanced by the purchase of persons interested in raising the same.
That [it] is at all times when Copper is in demand practicable to do this & important to guard as much as possible against the same.
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