Dependent Manufactures and Processes. A.--NON-METAL. Box Makers (Wood), Box Makers (Paper), Brick (Fire), Bookbinding, Casting Pot and Crucible, Emery and Glass Cloth Paper, Embossed Paper, Engravers (Block), Felt, Glass Mould, Jewellery Case, Lamp Wick, Lithography, Printing, Pitch Paper, Pearl Workers, Rouge, Rope and Twine, Sealing Wax, Tortoise Shell Workers. Dependent Manufactures and Processes. B.--METAL. Assayers, Bronze Powder, and Gold and Silver Leaf, Die Sinkers, Iron and Steel Hoop, Letter Cutters, Music Smith, Rollers, Refiners, Sweep Smelters, Water Tuyere Iron Manufacturers, Weavers’ Mail. Processes carried on for the Trade. Brass Polishers, Buckle Plater, Chasers, China Decorators, Coach Painters, Dippers and Silverers, Diamond Cutter, Engravers and Woodcutters, Enamellers, Electrotypers, Electro-platers, Engine Turners, Galvanisers, Glass Quicker, Glass Painters, Glass Grinders, Glass Benders, Glass Cutters, Harness Platers, Iron Planers, Iron Casters, Iron Braziers, Jewellers’ Stampers, Jewellers’ Glass Cutter, Lapidaries, Metal Spinners, Metal Perforators, Metal Fluters, Machine Rulers, Magic Lantern Slide Painter, Stereotypers. Dealers and Merchants. Asbestos, Carozo Nut, Cotton Waste, Copper and Metal, Grindstone, Iron, Salt. Variety of Materials used in the Manufactures. It may be expected that in a variety of manufactures, such as those just given, numerous materials would be required. In order to ascertain as far as possible what materials are used in the town, circulars were sent out to many firms, and from information supplied, in reply to these circulars and from other sources, the following list has been prepared. STATEMENT OF MATERIALS USED IN THE MANUFACTURES OF BIRMINGHAM AND THE DISTRICT. NOTE.--After the name of the material, which is printed in small capitals, is given in ordinary type the trades, or a few typical ones, in which the material is used. ORES. ANTIMONY.--Nickel and cobalt refining. BROWN IRON ORE.--Gas works. COPPER PYRITES--(SPANISH ORE).--Copper extraction and refining, sulphuric acid works. COBALT AND NICKEL.--Nickel and Cobalt refining. HÆMATITE.--Iron smelting, nickel and cobalt refining, malleable iron casting, polishing works. GALENA.--Refining lead slags and products. IRON PYRITES.--Sulphuric acid manufacture. MANGANESE OXIDE.--Weldon’s process for chlorine. TIN ORE.--Nickel and cobalt refining, bedstead manufacture, tin plate works. METALS. ANTIMONY.--Britannia metal works, pewter working, stereotyping, engineers’ brassfounding. ALUMINIUM.--Aluminium bronze, metal beating, pen and pencil case, gauge making, sewing machine. BISMUTH.--Engineers’ brassfoundry, solder making. COPPER.--Alloy makers, coppersmiths, copper and brass tube works, gas fitting, railway carriage works, brass founding, stereotyping, nail making, gun making, roast jack, clocks, electro works, jewellers, mathematical instrument makers.