They were printed on a card, and sold, principally at the railway stations.
Their sale there, and elsewhere, is known to have realised the sum of 160 pounds.

Their authoress is the wife of Mr Serjeant Bellasis, and the only daughter of the late William Garnett, Esq.

of Quernmore Park and Bleasdale, Lancashire."-- Notes in "Lancashire Lyrics." {2} From "Lancashire Lyrics," edited by John Harland, Esq., F.S.A.
{3} Dole; relief from charity.
{4} "During what has been well named 'The Cotton Famine,' amongst the imports of cotton from India, perhaps the worst was that denominated 'Surat,' from the city of that name in the province of Guzerat, a great cotton district.

Short in staple, and often rotten, bad in quality, and dirty in condition, (the result too often of dishonest packers,) it was found to be exceedingly difficult to work up; and from its various defects, it involved considerable deductions, or 'batings,' for bad work, from the spinners' and weavers' wages.

This naturally led to a general dislike of the Surat cotton, and to the application of the word 'Surat' to designate any inferior article.