Has Mr. Crompton’s invention produced any material improvement and extension in the cotton manufacture?--Previous to the invention of Mr. Crompton’s Machine, the muslin manufacture had been attempted, but without success; since that period it has been progressively advancing, and at present I believe the major part of the cotton cloth manufactured in this kingdom is spun upon the Machine invented by Mr. Crompton. In consequence of drawing up that paper, and your commencing a subscription for Mr. Crompton, upon the faith of that subscription being adequate to its merits and his expectation, did he permit his invention to be made public?--It was I think in expectation of a much larger reward than he obtained, that Mr. Crompton permitted myself and some others to see his Machine; but I saw it in confidence before the subscription was entered into. Did Mr. Crompton allow his invention to be made public in consequence of that subscription?--Yes, but which subscription he did not know the amount of, at the time he allowed his invention to be made public; and that subscription, it afterwards appeared, fell infinitely short of his and my expectations. Do you recollect the amount of that subscription?--About £106. Do you think the sum of money Mr. Crompton has received at different times, in any degree adequate to the utility of the invention, or to the expectations entertained?--Certainly not. MR. GEORGE LEE, _Cotton Spinner, of the House of Phillips and Lee, of Manchester; called in, and Examined_. Does the Machine invented by Mr. Crompton produce yarn superior in fineness and quality to any other machine?--It does. Could yarns adapted to cotton, cambrics, and muslins, be spun equal in quality or cheapness by any other machine?--They could not. Is Mr. Crompton’s Machine in general use?--In very extensive and general use. To what extent is Mr. Crompton’s Machine used?--From the most exact calculation which I have been able to obtain, there are four millions of spindles upon Mr. Crompton’s principle. How many persons are employed directly in working machinery upon Mr. Crompton’s principle?--There cannot be less than seventy thousand directly. What quantity of cotton wool is spun by Mules annually?--About forty millions of pounds. What would be the amount of duty paid to Government upon the same materials spun by Mules?--About three hundred and fifty thousand pounds annually. What is the amount of wages paid for spinning by Mules, compared with all other machinery for that purpose?--Double the amount in wages is paid for spinning by Mr. Crompton’s Machine to that by all other machines for cotton spinning. Do you mean that two-thirds of the cotton spinning is upon the principle of Mr. Crompton’s invention?--I do. Has the cost of yarns, and consequently of cotton cloth, been materially diminished by Mr. Crompton’s invention?--Very materially indeed.