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k ; [it it: f S' '1 t i :t 7 1) 1 1 . I }. r s . !. X . ‘, I .. a , neignre rommnnily are properly eslionaltd, Ibis whole ton swooi• .so and explore CJII iiiii it iw thooelgt, be expressed ow 41. Ir.gyrgl by bus tb.go suo 1111,i01111. The expense of to!...,:ass sod rot arils. capliooli is beer fiVI azagnai Hie Ing.eg v or gclowny of %Val. a, ,irot I soil, and Ireland , Oa limit grotool population. A:1 the posolssets of ob► soil, sad of ills r nlo;vation by la. Into, sof sio.loorisig trrationos in bonlelissors, foo osoiiii its, nod igoo:g g0...04; as wry as of on.intaarlsorco, sit skill , meggial nit y, aad t ..e armpits, in nosesines moil ships (which pre lot ma , booty of tonsnottrt), or ne.wtos hoe, and in auy to r.-Len giveatong•nl, and all Ike profile, it any, or aurnrot of • tkri? :a capital &Tired from tosternational exclint.gra, soo tlgr ingrogne (coin colonial reln•e. of vratrol capital is Mimi, tutor lii 14110.1100. Ih. 10/1..ei.• I.,nosror or sig.. ',Mil. i• . appliratone a n.l ti. • 111011 iiii .howl is soar pnuH r.l' pies it, lie Ilmoroza 1..11 t well 11. v. 10,0.11 _ An indistinct apprelsemion of the matter, or a confusion a Wear. tots ComilitlA in grappling a ids these great and ill trivee e m i.id y3sioti+, seems to hare the ruergette soil isolefaitgadle Minister of the AqlsoCiattolis ill II en.b.l Alio% flop I. iss the rapissotion attempted, of the clompurabre " ozriculture and navels) cotn metre. lo the general or Iradiug ss am, there ale nn " protF4" f.., la /11,:rirlelltlire; arid, in COMmuis tares, there is directly a mutual IWI of letboter in Must fort.,zot exchanges. As these sst are prop• only of the ciirplur a natural growths, or prwidelivel of lalsaistr, machinery, o art, their value air pike 111 exelsange fur rialic prodactions may be in a de (lry al:Orary. 11111 in She barter of corn air Champagne, or silver or woollens for the tea of Close, or the oratt•:es of Lisbon and St. Michael's All these exchanger, hoverer, when lung continued, confswm to the ►attu of the st.uttoil cost• of production, or subunit to the law of supply And demand. T!,ere are no means of ase►rtainiag. weir even any means of thstingnishing the comparative "wet door prop" of productions from the soil, and of the halsace of isit•rnational exchanges. The merchants, traders, nr niansfacturers may find pruonal profit■, while the grueral community sustains Toss or ilnadvantage from their traffic. Exporting all the woollens nag cottons the country, sail all the hardware (leaving the general population half naked), to purchase ae daily bread of the people abroad, would be a very 11.01'2131e " agency" for a few, but would be misery fur the many, mid poverty and weakness for the politic body. The gem rat income of a mate will, its wholesome re lations, bear a proportion to the extent of its active property and capital, and will be determined by the power of the industrious labour, skill, and mechanism employed, :it'd by the fertility of its Foil, and the skill mil eenatimir of its cultivation. The introduction of grain hunt other vom it its, will have the flied to moderate the moiket price of (air own growths, or to reduce it beton , the , xmose of its growth with ws; but depreciation in the ?able of commodity dues not of itself diminish the Toned!, of money or cur rency, though it tends to render • part of its amount stip r- Hsu's. Any natural, accidental. or legal contractiou of all aVelliONlffi currency, has a gavot effect o,n the nominal Fri.e of all carninuilitin, and as merchandise allaets even the precions metals in some degree—and this effect will be the greater, if it come iu action concurrently with nll.er causes of depreciating—a■ of al clerk to credit, confidence, twine circulations, and foreign (spurts. The" eel profit" attemptsii to he estimated (in the " Re port" to the Agriculturists) of trade and shipping is quite utimesnim; and inaccnrate, and has no bearing open the cars! ions it is stated to affect. - The returns of the property Tax will wave as little; this was an assessinimt on all iticuraes above a certain amount, without regent to then eLiiralion ; very inaccurate sad deficient to themselves', and not at all applicable to a correct or complete estimate of the grosser real anneal products of the roil, industry : ca. petal, and foreign trading of the Empire. This rack" of estimate and comparison, so far from brine: solid, is a " baseless fabric," unf Jed ua fact, or any theory of political arithmetic, or statistic principle. The amount in value of lead, and of all its products, and of the lehuur, capital, sail attention they require from the et-eerier, mid workers of the soil, is the principal property, arid the great Rod surest, as well the must necessary iocume or riches of tae country. For its due cousbleratiou, fur proper terutection from the taws aud custom of the country, it should not reggae. disparaging comparisons with esaustfac. tore. Red forrigo cousin. ree, Nor erroneous assumptions' on sitihrti sail currency. Nature has placed the food of • great people ou the " rock* of their soil, and defraded it there by the law of necessity, and by all the reason that instinct, preadesce,Coll4oll.l sense, and suited poPey can suggest or etifirrre. The proper object of egricultere is to raise fermi a given extent sod quality of suit the lutanist produce with the lost of labour, human Or 1111.1.:341, and of expense that is practicable. It is Skew produced as cheaply as possi ble i and to this rust of production, its average price, (to a west* of years, must refer. Tithes and lases •ow the land, and on 'abuse, and the key fur the poor iriii enter into, sail vete this rate of price at home, sad the accidents of harvests will ocean another valise t ton, as they may be alwindant, or deficient. 'lite free and unregulated import of foreign in competition with a saOckary of home growth, must, in a course of time, discourage agriculture; and if it eau he obtained in grafi. orient (reality, gradually impoverish the community, and degisite the people to tbsrlllo.lstarish &Tendril...sof itatural sad politic insecurity, and of an Eitypliati severity of bond. age and bard labour, to purchase their daily bread. There would be a mistimes: to this extrenitty, but great soffering its the roarer of decline, and in the woggle to recover a w!-A.-lome condition. S•nee the diseovety of America, Srtin has diasipated all She treasures of her rich mines, about IMO millions sterling, eittily in the pnrchsse of brrail corn and salt fish, and has rrduc.•.l her population more than one half. The Israelites of UI.I, alio seen) never to have addicted themselves to laliqvr, were ohliged to" srl their booths" to the Egyptians fur bread, sad " to go down to Egypt" as slaves.—ls ti•rie any instance 'us record, of any great nation or nu merous pPopte, which has ewer trusted to Auriga' soils and politic amity far their food: (tome went farthest its this, when she could exact corn, as tribute, frum all the shores of the Mediterranean, and from Egypt also. The transport of the fowl of a people by land is impossi. They •ho seek it out of their own connives tans( ►eise on olltri lands, aspriquerurs, ur go down" to them, like t:te plirlwews of 01d, as slaves. Nor has navigation stuck iacreastathia power; all the shipping of Europe could not trunpport Jo du 14 'bons the hired of IS millioas of pi:o,4 sec will mantsfaeteres purchaw food: all that the severeat Inhume mod she most powerful utacicurr3, infant slavery, and female toil eoeld effect wish UP, would not long purchase Oar rftl.ll of the neighbouring nations: the maneafac i urea pro. thsee.l by labour and mrsehbie)y,Lew tha ir value in radiance us skill and uumhees increase; all the producta of the wail affrareat in value or price in exchange, as numbers in raesse, cud men improve In civilization mid pa ogress in wraith. In the hurt half century, corn, wine, wood, t! , ,S, flit., hemp, and wool, have doubled or more in each: price, taken in the standard of the precious metals; most or all monn-facturita, anal most of all " ara rkewt-fietlMM,"have fallen to one-half, une-thiscl, or It se yf sktie foram' early-Aug.:able •e will. gold, silver, and hinter fisisd or raw product. of our soil. Cold and silver, *Which •re said to have,falien in price bs. or sd. all ounce, Itikwetten Intl:ear Tofu, is esehwege with other meichandisc end eitweena..hty. 4J to per cent. tiara. ISIS; and in ra cks/age for fora. tram, end copper, full une-third; will, rot. owls it is d el ;roll and painful to state how mtiels more. . . _ . . . 11111 thirst( •mm ies of the Emperor of Russia with one guud w,ultro cloth, Ai 4s. 4d. a x tool, as in 1516.17, and taking Coe corn tit the Clime■ in exchange, would he as had a retiree far Great Nritsin lo conlitate, AS it would he ',whit to pure the enrol from Iloseow to Constantinople and I.paltin. The rent, the ware., the tithes, Ow unantirmanre of the Twiner, the return fur his capital ittvrttivd uu the Moil, and the roe it-Rffians to the sta►e and to the peer, which are all dr, ay. rl from the harvests hurl growths of the soil, are any of them ill designated Isy the trading tvrin of "profits;" and the nature and process of land,fettaattcymnd the co collations sit the cultivators of the soil, are not atwilw conditruns to l 4ir . ' ; 1 i llotar of ilic mauwf•cturer ond mrrrhant adreterrer. Simbttity •si.l nip rvrti •nd rimy lessor of existence should 111.0111 th• first of these ; but have newer yet, ill the experienne of mankind, long •itessded the courses of the others. " forlannlos . minista auU ei bona norinf, Agricola." 11. • Nay, ill, 1t1.2% WOOL T,IX. COPT OF MINUTES OF EXAMINATION. TARE?. UEFORE THE. COMMITTEE OF TIIF. PILIVY COUN CIL Colt THE AFFAIRS OF TRADE, REGARDING THE WOOL. TAX. At the Council Chamber. ‘‘Mtehall, December 15, 1819: By the Itoglit lionuatrable the Lords of the Committee of ( .. SIIIICII appointed for the ronaideratinn oral! mat ter" r.l.iloot to l'rade and Korivi Plantation,. Lord Lowther, one of the Lords of 11:4 Majesty'. Tirasoire, and Mr. Stuart Wortley, tursilln r fur the roomy of folk, and Mr. Thomas Nlll.un, nu•nibrr fur the city of Loudon, were prgArtil. Read—R.lN, escntaii iii from the gesitlemen engaged in the woollen maisofileitirtelating the injurious len•lency Wlllell a C//1011311111111$111( the lax t•n (1)11/1X11 01Hol mua beet• mr the ores of Great Britain communicated by !be Earl I.ivi rpool A rely numerous depute • from the arveral clothing mtendanre, nese celled iu , and Were ricionim..lllll ft/111/WS Q. At are the mum-opal mai keta to whirl) the fine wooll.o goods of Okia conotry, made altocelher of foreixn wool, are cetierally .%purled ?—A. The prior loal rximris of Ihese cloths are to Ilse Unittil Slates and 11 , 1513 but we cannot slate the pro:rorituos of e.ch sort of gumit mu ix. ported. Q. What proportion of the fine forrizo wool, imported into this ettnotry. i+ re.ezpomted to a atatauf.tetured A. .4houl tatt.ilord. Q• Can you. by approximation, slate how much or the wool so imported is exported in ao licks made euil Ire ly of fine foreign need ?—A. ITe have out the menus of stating the Proportion generally. It is supposed I hdt Glourestershire where the manufactoey is almost exclusively of fine cloths, shout one-third of the fine foreign wool consumed there is exported in cloths asaele entirely of fine foreign wool. _ _ Q. In articles made of a mixture of British wool and of fine foreign wool, what is the proportion of each 10r1 of wad?—A. Some kinds id IR r le wool (that groan in the 'mother,* parts of England for example) require a Elea!, r proportion of fine foreign wool Bean whets. In Yorkshire, the quantity of wool consumed is about Iwo-thirds foreign wool, and one-third British. Of the floe foreign wool, about our-half is mask into cloth comprised entirely of foreign wool; the other into cloths made of a mixture of fore gee wool sod fine British wool. Stuffs are made wholly of British long wool. In the article uf carpets a small prove , - lino of foreign wool is reset'. In low priced carpets some foreign wool to used; but this fureiszei never exceed. 1441. per lb.; a good many carpets of this illtbrnplioll are exported to she United Slates. Q. Is there not a mixture of foreign and British wool M the articles known by the names of I'laahing•, Deilkis, :c••. and in other coarser articles?—A. Yes ; while British ruarse wool was very dear, the proportion of coarse foreigr wool was nearly one-half. Q. Are these descriptions of goods exported to the.l.lnited States?—A. Yes; Ow greater proportiou of them. The great propurti tttt of woollen goods, exported to the European mai kris, are coarse *elides. In laoesshirr, a great quirotity of low-priced foscizo wool i• consumed. Thr risco duty on wool of Chia i r e i o n is a proleibitimi; and if tee ;price of British coarse wool *lmola rise, Chit leratieh sif trade would lee destroced. Mare foreign wool is 31 prearnt required, fur the piirpose of mixin g with B. iiish wool, tie couseepie lice of the latter having become eisi.re deteriorated w qlealiiy. Q What rin-ct has the duty on foreign wool, be rai.ing the piece of any pas 'mane sleseriptishe of woollen manufseetere?—A. Sunposiug a cloth at Ilk per yard, wade of half British and half foreign wool, Iwo pounds of wool would be required, each at 2a. fid. per lb. Iu consequence of the present duly of 641. per lb. the pine of the pound of foreign wool is necessarily raised to 3s. and the price of the poem/ of Enlist) wool moat he reduced to 25., in order that the manufaourer °say still be eualrled to gelid the article to the foreign market al the price stated (10a.) the price of the article in the foreign counsel being fixed. This is the flume necessary, as foreign cloth of a very good quality can be manufactured wholly from foreign wool. Q. As the consumer in the United Stales cannot procure fi on the foreign neanufat Curer an article of the same quality as that furnished by the British maaufareorer, what oddities,' to the price of the British cloth would, in your opinion, en. duce the Ame►ican consumer to give loathe use of the British article, and to have recourse to the foreign manufacture fur a subalitute ?—A. Mr. Wilson stated, that W. per yard, or 5 per rent. upon et cloth of 10a. per yard, would give the turn Wll . lllll the British article. Q. 7'u what comic du you impute the incremiril import of foreign wool?—A. The manumit high price of F.itglish long wool in 1818, amide it muse us cessary to import foreign wool to mix wills it. Suds •ras the &mood for roarre wool, that old cods are sent to the mills 'III great numbers, to be torn and winked up again. The supply of short wool has been still further diminished by the enclosures in the northern parts of England. The total produce of English wool may be estimated at 000,000 packs, or 144,000,4100 lbs. of which one- (Will is cons. mon wool. 't he Harlotry anti Porno* Ayres wools are short wools. The chief growth of Irish wool is of a quality pretty nemly iesenthlinc 11w wool of Leicratershire, or perhaps mote like the Dieteb and Low Illeckleeihurz wool. 1Vi4411 aid the importation of COilf't wool from Buenos Ayres commence?—A. Thus article was to be seen in the market twenty years Miter; but the importation of it has been greatly iticreaseil of late years, fruits the scarcity of English wool. 4. Has theie not been an illness, d demand for foreign CUalie wool of late years, fur the purpose of using it 0111LC.1 with other wool in runny derrripiinns of goods in which it was sot formerly mud while English wool win cheaper, mid if Englisliwnol falls in price, would not less of the foreign wool be required to mit with the English comae winil?— AA. Less foreign wool would be required if English wool were at a ►easonable price. Q. What du you coercive to be a reasonable price fu► British coarse wool?—A. Twelve pounds pre par k,ispisl to Is. per lb. would be • reasonable price, sit that price she English article might met. ally Googol competition; She present price is 131. per park. In the stuff trade the manufacturer can afford to give Ms. or 15d. per lb.; at this price they can afford to stud their goods (stuffs only) to Russia, or any oilier market. The fins good. depend entirely is) he finer .reign wool. A Grath-mass who had for some lime watched Slur priers of French cloths in the Veiled States. cossereved that we cur supply that market 7 per tent. cheaper than the French. lu Russia Slit German cloths come into closer competition with Ilse Kniglials. This ohs. realism, taking the last three years, is applo able to superfine cloth worth front 30,. to 351. per yard. The duty of fill. per lb. un foreign wool would he equal to 15.1 per yard on our fine cloths sa the Itenumin market. hi sloths of a lower draeripti ~,,, of Itts. per yard fur ellt. ample. those made of foreign wro.ll entirely, are certaiesly superior to Eeglish cloths of the same price nook of mixed wool. In cloths of 15s. per yard, the competitiou is meek nearer. Al the Council Chamber Whitt hall, December 17,1319. By the Hight Huntiorsble the Lords of the C mitice of Council appointed fur the consideration of ell mat ters relating to Trade and Foreign Plantations. ford Lowther, use of the Lords of his Majesty's Ties. wry, was present. Brad—Letter from J. Maitland, Esq. Chairmen of the C milk* of the Wool Trade, dated this day ; transmit ting a list of the gentles's. is deputed from the different clothing districts, classed arcurdine to the several branches of the woollen trade in which they are respectively engaged. Their Lorilohips having dete ssss lard to hear those gentlemen who were beat qualified so give evidence as to the cxlmrt of articles made exclusively of furriest wool, the followiuz grit. Orsini were called in and examined :—Mr.6Oll, Mr. Mr. Phillips, Mr. Thompsou, air. Ftsh►r (of lindili Mr. Maitland, Mr. Tlsoniati Sheppard, Mr. Sheppard, Mr. Oirerbory, Mr. N. veil, and ltle Botcher. Q. What is the quantity of foreign wool committed an. 'Snail, in Yorkshire to the tosoistottures?—A. We have usi rittamloraireltaht;nit &semen-rely; but we think that pm. Laity rather less than our ball of the whole quantity Im. ported. Q. What propos , ' Ma of the foreign *owl eonlitnled in the woolliest strtuurseluees in the west of England, is reexported in a innunfaciiired stile ?—A. About one-third. Q With the exception of the, consumption of n certain (mustily of coarse forrign wool in Laisen:burr, is Hilt nearly the while foreign import eIJUSUITICII iu Yorkshire and the west of Yes. Q. Do you slut esituni.ite that tan puhnils of fine wool are respired to make a hard of anises fins. brawl riots?.—A. Y.ii, if ut be Spanish wool; if German wool is used, two pounds and • half will be require ..1. CL If the wool siele imparted in a smsbett state, what quantity would be plowed ?—A. About six pounds iis tauesity are Mat in scouring German wool; in Spanish about three pound.. Mr. Golf aslderl, that Spanish wirol grnerally cornets h«re wiqflid. The trench wool also cosine+ in a ernplied state gr. nerally. It is F4111)110111.11 noose pulitild, from the 'she of Gernian woola are usually brims:hi its the natural style hunt the &ere, sir orally an. Brazil wool conics its its natural stele.— Smyrna wool in the 1.3111 e way. The wriser4l thisisneti , ..is so the trade is, that the Spanish and nesse!' wools are caite.l The others, in the II oral stale. Q. Assoosing a yarJ of superfine cloth to be mule of 2lba. of floe foreign word, the s fleet of the new dory ♦uald be nearly au 'Waitron of 1.. per yard?—A. Yes, sot cloth made of Spanish wool. Q. What is the price of a yard of superfine broad cloth made entirely of floe foreign wool ?—A. From 17s. to 21'. per yard; superfine broad clink of tine Spa4ish wool is worth upon an aserage about 174. Ir. r Q. Would the hest English Mei 44444 wool lie of sufficiently fine quality to make cloths from 12s. to 15s. per yard?— A. (Mr. Phillip.). 1 have made up a great ileJI 4.f Merin. wool grow., by Mr. Flower; it wits very inferior in quality compared with fine Spanish wool; it wsv very cJartte. There is WI wool grits u in this country of a quality equal to make superfine cloth.. It wonle be very °harems whether such stew rline cloth wore made of girlish wool. _ . Q. Wbit is the quality of the wool Gum New South pales?—A. There is great variety in it. Soma of it, but only a snail quantity, is equal to Spanish wool. Q, has it siut been Pisti!, that, with the exceptio* of Portugal, there is 110111111111itt iur the au pettisie cloths of this country, uxeept in ft ?—A. There iv still a einisolerahle trade in Ilicm in the Mcilit.arrnorail; but it is expected, that if the new dilly is continued, the cloths of !kabala will su persede the Enlist' in the Mediterranean. Q. Has nut the 31eitiitri aura') trail•• bees. gradually di miuishing since the peace'.—a. It is cusistilirably diminish ed. It huts however thicivaleil arrording to sin- octet of wool. The competition use the whole rather inclines iu fa your of the foreixii ls. Q. la it your issinressiois, that if the duty hash slot taken place yon wuuld have carried out an eXti'I)VIVC Ira•le to the Mediterraist ass in eblliv 1141111 V wholly of foreign wuol ?—A. We think this Irnile would hare coutinued, Ib 411 it would I ave fluctuated. Q Of 11 n woollen condi exported in Rowda, doe* not one-1114d ronaixt of fine goodx?—A. No; tl prubably about one.liftli. 11. What are the propurt• of cloth made entirely of furtive wool, mitt of cloths made of oozed woos, m lime trade with the United Stairs?—A. Perim!). Nearly une.half i. pn.t.tl of Cligh4 uicde of hue foreign wool. In au emourt of 300,0001. to the llama States lecl year, made by one of the gentlemeu present, 160,000/. was of cloths made of 4uc w unl. ha an txport apt 2010,0001. in Me current year, about Si) or 90.1)001. were flue foreign 1r Loll. The proportion of fiue goods inthe exports to &nib A ate rien is about the same. It would be bad policy to send cloths made entirely of British wool, ILu wool tool ) ; ousel' deteriorated in quality. Up to 10s. per yard, the Judo we woke ere entirely of British wool. The advantage which British cloths have over the Preach cloths in the United Sirtes, tM at present allots, 71 per cent. that is an cloths worth from tifis t.. 354 per yard, of which the export may amount It) alines' 200,000/ per aranue. TMe kerweh cloths however are Set avier than uu►c. tVe do slut pontsc lise same advantage in he common steperalie cloths. _ Huller the terms of the existing treaty of commerce be tween Ibis country and the United Stales, we have an iJ. vantage in respect of cloths of Ss. and upwards. But at• Irrupts are now makiug to introduce eletlia of foreign mann. 'reuse into the market of the United States, which will pruhahl) injure our i rade very motel i•lly. Q. What are the eireumstaliceit which have hitherto given us the advantage to which )ou allude?—A. Hitherto fo reigners have not nude any great efforts against its; bet sampler of foreign cloths use now introillicing, wind' may liod to a more unreal consumption of them. N. What ■re your exportations as to the South A meriean market ?—An increase, nu ilimillit. Mr. Gott stated that he had this slay received irittra conveying very favourable ac counts on this suiliji el. . . . _ Q Judging hen; the. elate of the orders lab ly received, and from you, general knowledge of the state of trade, what is your Impressioti, ex to the prospect of feline improvement !.—A. Mr. Colt-1 think that the quantity ex ported this year bag 4(111 su diminished as compared wilts flu me or the revilAllt, year, diet there will Lea more relive Trade with the United Steles next spring. The stock of Roods in that rountry is 4,111114'h-bid; and the prier of th.ir own produce is nearly come to its fixed levelosid I therrfore expect we shall have inure considerable orders. I think the made will revive with consideteble activity in the spring, if a fair chance be give., us. If tie• present tau were repealed we should begin to pur chase floe wool; as we are satisfied that the muck of goods ow hand in the United Stales is run off; awl that they moist require fresh supplier , . But we shall uui dare to act upon this conviction, if we are to give fiel. per lb. inure for our wool than our (ureic.' competitors. Q. Will nut the advantage of finding in England long credit under the eireunisiauces of expected difficulty and stagnation, elweys induce the people of the United Mate. tic prefer a connexion with this country.—A. During the Lillie part of the war the A-meek:toe Came In pay ready money ; and I believe they would now pay at six numbs credit. If mere should be mine difference arising Irma hanger credit then the interest of the money, I believe they will prefer the Di abant clothe. At the Council eliainber, IV the 2011 i a Dee imp: By the Bight 800. the Weds of the Committee of coun cil appointed for the cuesideration of all wailers re. lating to Trade ami Foreign Plantations. Lord Lowther was primed. Their Lordships resumed the consideration of the duty on wool. The following Centlesnen, interested iu that branch of the woollen manufacture *herrn' twig wool it consumed, brunt: in attendance, were called iu , mud examitir4l, viz —Mr. Banks, Mi'. Kiley, Mi. Pardo, Mt. Lea, Mr. Noweill, Mr. Walker, Mr. Nussey, Mr..Garoly, Mr. Bischoff, Mr. Ryley, junior, and Mr. Henry Burgess. U. Taking the annual import of foreign wool at 16,000,000 lbs. what is the proportion, ion all a Vernife of the last ten yeses, of coarse wool, that is of wool omit r 2s, 8.1. per lb ?—A. Mr. Bischoff think■ it has been about 1.3 d upon an serrate of the lust four years. Q. Flay 11111 the vary high price of British long wool, slur. ing a part of that period, hit ii the carter of the irreatly.isi creased import of conwe rump' wool Nu doubt. Q. lit. it doubled the Outwit of this article'—A. We cannot any abrthir ii has or um; but Slit- high price of the British hula wool certainly has brought a great deal of to. reign WIWI to till, country, wheals ounlil tint otherwise have conic brae. Q. Ilas any part of the 16,000 i nnio thy. of foreign wool imparted into this country hero re.txpor tett ?—A. There has hero wine capon of forrizis wool iu au atimauufactured state, but only It, a tufting extent. Q. A.roming the quantity of comae wool imported to be 1-4.1 of the whole in+pori, bow o u ch of that proportion so • uproar.' iii a manafactureal state?—Sloe than 1.3 d; hot it is wised almost invariably with British wool; and II is/ray drlbtsill tht rrfore to slate the morn-lion currtoly. A very material part of it is employed in the manutactute a carpel-, particularly Se tab. U. Lucid nut the snick known by the nose of Kalmuck,. Mai are Mated to he made at present of asixed wool, he mrtie entirsly ur liriiish wool ?--Yes ; but if British wool should rise to ■ certain price, we should cease t• make this lrticle if we tooth, not go i foreign wool. Wonld the ditty iu inch rase prevent the imporfitlins of such wool ?—A. Aloft noiloubtedly; Deified' wool of the flue, or cern middle spialitv, could not Ise worked up to ad vantage will I a mixture of foreign wool. Q. Amoseintig She quaniiiy of British wool exported in the stair of cloth to be e7,000,0001b5. what is the quantity ex pm led in all plates of mannfaetnee ?—A. We faittunt any: the a hole export of Rrilish wool may be nearly 39,000,000. pound. more than 1-411, of all the British wool produced, is, we apprehend, reported in ■ mmoraeloreil slate. , 2. In articles made of wool moil •ilk svier,l, a hat iq the pl , Vorlino of earls?—A. In Isionliezinc, tlic asik may be rrrkuned about one tenth. 0„. IVhet to the drawback a—A. Ten•peure upon the gr,:se Wright. Q. Mrs the drawback cover the duty on the silk ?—A. We Capitol say. Q. In a cloth made of foreirn wool naked with British moot, is it possible to disliiiewolt the irruntity of each ? A. No; but if the cloth were very fine, we should presnme it Si, made of foretzn wool; a chilli made of British wool canto), be made of a Weber price than Ills. to les. per yard. Q. What is the weight of a pi•re of hombszine,emitaitsinc one potted of raw silk?—A. Moot. 7l lbs. in a finished slate. Q The prodore of British wool has been stated at 600,000 parks; who, was this estimate wade?—A. In the year 18055. . . . Q. Has the produce been Warned since that time. some increase has taker' place. Q What sort or osrpeis are exported to the United States?—A. The largest quantity i 4 of the c sort, called Kidderminster. Q. Are any carpets imported into the United States from other foreign eouutries?—A. some ignore carpets, llor oisfielure of other foreign countries, are imported into the United Shales, but no pirre carprts : the srpoire rarpriv are very high priced; double the price of our best Brussels car - pet.: The carpets mama-mini... 4 at Tourney ere either so room, or Nu to be unlit for the marktt of Ilie l'ititeal Stairs. Q3f i. the price of coarse wool, table: the produce at 150,000,0001hs.?--A. About Is. fad. per lb. Q. Batsmen the extreme prices of fine foreign wool, whin has been the flortuati **** of the superfine cloths ?—A. The price esf superfine cloth has fluctuated very link, it at all; the lien I.cootessa wools have been at 70.6(1. and at bs per lb. The tnanufartured.aritcle, that is superfine cloth, does nut fluctuate so much as the !trice of the raw material. 144 r4rpellini, the manisfactured article varies suture in price than the raw material.. Q H.• the price of title cloths varied much to the foreign cuimimer ? A. In 'be United Mates snprrflue cloth has has fallen nlau a gOO4l deal 111 Itassia. lo B►novels regretting, the price ba■ fluet•atcd • roan! deal in the laat four yetis,. from 74 Hal. to Ss. lii the expert of the articlew manufactured at Kendal in 1817, what was 21a per piece of 20 yards, in 11114 was 31s. to 325. In 1810 the United States would not give that price, •nd throe& are still on baud, and our manufacture is now at a stand. We impute the high price of coarse abort wool is 1818 to the great orders for cloths from Itimeia. Q IXlsat ws;the price of lung wool in 1818.—A. Twenty to to/emplanr pence per lb. NAVAL IN rgLLIGENC'E. PTXMOUTII, MAY 15. Arrived the Minerva, Derell , from Nurfullt ; turd Zeepard Dutch blimp of war from the Texel, fur Batavia. FALMOUTH. MAY 14. Arrived off this port the Lian Hooauty, Elhutt , (loin Jamaica, is 47 d ay . , for lAwdoii. _ _ Pared Ibis purl un the 12111 instant, the Chtlisptake, Pairson, from bunks.' fur Valparaiso. WILIYMOOTII, MAT It. The Almurab,lVriirld, from Madras, passed Ibis port last night. She eallrd the 20;16 Jauuary ; left at the Cape t h e Iluugly transport, and t.ru ur three other Iff swig bunseward. Would. l'hmnix and Caruatic left Bengal She 2011 January. .I.7EItIPOOL. WAY IS. Arrived she John sad Mary, hPArthur, (film Honduras; Agenuria, Ridley, from Paraiba; Pocahontas, Boyd, from is;4l, (Wring ; Cu harhie, A othcot, from demo ; (/live, ;Jug horn, from S..vasousila ; Oemvia, from Charhuou ; and Chichester, &Moo, from 1.1•111111 and Co. k. DIAL, MIT 18. Came down from the River I tat night, and sailed with the rest of the ontwand.b..und the Ituit.h Army, Stevens, for (lot toe ; Suffolk, Albion, fur Si. Thunimia ; and Jane, 011151 w, fur Jamaica. FROM TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DIVIDENDS. June 22. J. Yuen, late of Warofurd-eourf, Throgenorlon sere et, London, esuw of Maryland, Nur. le Aratrice, Intro chant, at It n, ■I Guildhall, London. May 2n. J. WHArnof, of Gun-street, Old Artillery-ground, Middhown, lunar ' al ten, al Guildhall, Loudon. June 9. T. Hall and J. Malkin. of Compton. Aslibnrue, Derby, enarlimakers, at eternal, at the King's Arms Ta vern, Dr i by. May 23. G Hardisly and J Cowing, of Be/Marla/art, Cn " " vrut•:ardeu, Middlesex, woolleu:drapers, at twelve, at Guildhall, Lunikia._ June 24. J. Gale, of Paternoster-row, London, wholesale stationer. at twelve, at Guildhall. June 27. C. F. Bell, of Castle-street. Bethnal.gietn, llliddtc sea, victualler, at twelve, at Guildhall, London. June JO. It. Pratt, of Archer.streei, St. James, Middlesex, ironmonger, at ten, et Guildhall, larodon. June 7. J. Slingsby, of Maucloater,ealiemprinter, at two, at the Star Inti, Deausgate, hlaisaester. June 3. J. Ryan, of Liverpool, merchant, at twelve, at the Grine lon , Liverpool. Jane 8. M. Bradley, late or Ilisildersfield, York, ironmonger, at eleven, at the Pack Horst. 1 00 0 Huddersfield. J u ne 17. J. IN How, of 31111.-yaid, Lower Shadwell, basket maker, and of the Astchor and Hope, New-street, Muta t/01.41.04, 111iddlrr.x, victualler, at twelve, at Guilittrall, I.rooduri. Jour 17. C. S. Ashford, of the Harrow-road, Paddington, 31 iudiescx, tut 00000 onger,,ai larder, at Guildhall , London. Cult - rt.*. ATI:S.—Jun, 6. M. Brickslale, Isle of 'Farrows, SU:nerve 1. brookrr.—J. I:Lckrovon, of Marsh-side, Lower Elsooninti. Mdlolears, rattle-draler.—M. J. Gray, of Cannon-strert.road, J 1 uWk. rex, wine-mrreliant.—Mf. Horur soil .1. Stsekliutow, of 1.1- ,c.pool, merchaora..—J, Dvionod and It. Pears, of Cornwall, coalition brewers.—W. Molest, of 11r.lfurd. Wert, Cuvent-garden, Middl.arx, bookseller.—J. Gray. of holy-hue, Muldleors, mo.sons agroi —ll Save, y, of 146101,sugar-reflorr.J. Oliver, now of liendisignin-row, Ilranspath, Durham, and late of I.l.atiliath West Parkes, Dui War, collies-dealer. During the last week four cabins have been burned in our night rl I, no consequence of ! the inoprietors keeping their pigs in the sante slow.. 'tient with themselves. .1 lie n,, i ttt als, 111 fllUilng about the beds, e.sused the straw to come in coninet with the lire MI the lienroli. and. in a kw insittiti.s. the dwellings were in n 'doze. The oh copiers have ; lost their little effects Its well as their hawses. Ot,e has beet, burin-1110 death, viol arserool persons much scorched. NV.. Leg have in V llt,TgeOr if, land lords the expediency of govinK a small nllntoustre too the rent, or some other encouragement In ptu.s. II 1111110, who would build a pig.ty rod on out-horse fur their rattle. Such tippetnlrges to the humble dwelliogs of the poor would promote health, com fort, soil l'irSitlistess, sod present the ocesirrence such melancholy bereidents as ye hire now Tasted. —( Sligo Joeonut 4 BARI.4IOVS Wednesday kat abont eleven o'clock i. • tse forenoon fn.., stimulate character*, well known in Sunderland, in a staff, . of intoxication, after pillaging a miller, cart of its einiterii, as the foot of Sil.rr-n►eel, soul wantonly tossing atoms &me, ke. proceeded In ether ads sit outrage by juruiluil the pitamegers sod thrusting their fists through the or 141. bowing windows. 'flue nest uliject of their fury was siee the privates of the 411th regiment whir had been and was qnielly reinring to his Ikodgnrg• in the besmeared Isis face with their bloody hninle, sin lola :tr0.n,,4. ills resistance t►ey knocked him down; took fiirra 1111111,., bayonet, repeatedly jumped upon hoe peo.toate Imd v and finally threw ISM, appitrenily lAeless nun joining cellar. The idiom had by this time reach. i „„ I .ks ; a file of soldier. were inidanily on the ppm, isr.l succeeder, iii set-wring Greenfi Id and Adams whir hir e been lodged in the feril of Iles city. {heirlooms sad so. Whir hate for the prescut reeved. The wrlilier is 1114 alive, though hot small hopes are entertained of his ree. very. These ettesioloctrol misirreants are part of flu erre who ittlempted the niniiter of the pour nisch in Vision Noe shout it year ago. They have been repeatedly is prisos, sit as often ht luu•e a.am upon Ike public; ands tiring terror they iaipire shot no one dares to give evidence *tailed tie .es, nA 'Writ to interfere iw attemptiihr to rescue tire Lie tort unote victinis of their wanton !railway. MINYA 7.5. CORN EXCNANGE, Wsoscsomv, MAT 17. We have had v#ry link %Vheat fr..% ith sister Illowrir, shoe any ihaptureateal hs the deasaud hh.s moraultz, Iml 0.1 . . Ewa slrs went mask were at allooday's prices. Harley very Wen ado, soil rathe► cheaper, haviv srarre a !tit‘rr at amarlial. 'The are:rale of Oats have lucre:met, au.: the ars*. *ea heavy, hot (here is no alteration iu prices. PRICK OF 110 PS, per Cwt. Now siic4. XK W POCK wrs. Kest ....31 B.s to 41 46 Knot 3/ 8* to 4/ 41 01f WWI ..21 114 to 3/ 10. &MICK •. 2/ 181 to 31 Essex 18. to 3/ 1 1 11 Essex 21 18.1 to 3/ 16* OILS, per Tan, __.. ,f 252 Galkrns. NewGreenl.Whate.: —/ 32( Sp& rinareli .0W Pale tiral FUR EIGN prr ib. Spanish Sierep, 11.enavga .. as 0.1 a 51134 ------- Segovia .. 3. 3,1 49 _ . . Sori t 3s O. • 3s S.l Seville Sa‘ussy,lst. . 4a 0,1 • 5s !1.1 Bolseinia.lm 24 t• 34 a Ss fia KA%V 111 Des. Best Ileife►* and Ittorn (per (lrdlitory . I. 10.1 ... 1 6 1 stone).. Is alto 39 041 Market C.a.. 0, to. 2 ~ I, *fiddling. 2. td in Is 6.1 Eng. horse 0. 0.1 i.. 0, 0,1 SHEEP SKINS. Skins 3. 14 to be Oti PItICE OF LEATH F.R. - Batts, 50 to 5611.3 carte 17.1 to 19.1 per lb. Ditto, 56 to 1161bs. each 4 11 to 22.1 Dressing Hides Fine Coach Hides ... Crop 11 idts 35 to 40 lbs far cutting 151 to 1744 Ditto 45 to 5011.8 .17.1 to 19J Calf *kips 31110 401bs 22.1 to 24.1 Ditto 50 to 70164. Ditto 70 to SOlbs 26.1 to 284 Sinai I Seals (Greenland) ..18.1 to 214 Large ditto Tailoed Horse Hides ll4l le 18.1 Spanish Horse Hides PRICE OF RAW C rAT, per dome of 81b. As staled by the Tallow isataterl by the Bntehers. Metiers. Sl. Jasors's Market. as %I Price by Tallow ....II 81J Whitechape I Market Is thi Average as tti.l NICE OF CANDLES, Prue Tallow Chandlers Hall. Price of Candles, per dozen, IL 64—.Thmelde, Ua M. 6d. per doacto allowed for reedy oresey. • COAL MARKET. MAY 17. Shiva •t Market. kliipts Rul4. Price. 213 Newt-milk 9 Suuderland A fife broke out in a dr..-Ilin:4-hmse at Peeigutort. near Tircitirey, on Wetlewelley afternoon hut, about lire n'clock, which, after tog con.itle:oble damage. coerunermeutt:d e.ilhlVert 11111-hoet.e. the rename - T. CI EORGE THORN. ENV ad I nough the eres.r:: rxrftiona v•Ft- made by the Rev. Mr. KITiuN, Catilninu KING and COSSIMAT. and CIIO LW ICI:, aml the t•ento w genera of the partritrie of Se. M.ery Church aid To.rnsorliam. to arreeit the (bonier. they ',roved irresistibte, and in a short time reduced the ivi.J.e to r hr.'', or rum,. _ _ BI ItTII O• We:ln/easy, the 17iciti;t:ht Glu•reNer-phee, Port mau•cquarr, ihe Lady of Wiihem Lyuch, E•q. ut • sem DEATH. Ors Xmolay last, at Isis seat m Limn!whirr, Mr. Dynsrske, the Kisses twreslisary rhampims at t h e Coronation. The s.flics , of Kitten champ' was enjoytt: by hint as Lusd of the M31114' of S4rivrtsby,io that county. 1111016 WATER Tfl/8 oliT AT LONDON BRIDGE. 9 liner 6. Evenis, 33 ufwr 6. YeeSsralay—Qurvw Reau....lioliday se the Bank, Emln quer, List 1011% load &NAM Sea Ratan. By his Majesty's ROYAL LE rTEEE PATENT. LEA E'S ssss is Iv PILLS, jabtiy Cavorma for Coring, is •:1 is Sine', a Venus Thaeave. 00. ...II Pill is a dose; and the tskini a( *at Lox. is a le. cent Case, will soon eutivins c the Patient ot the eat-lints or his speedy recovery. Nothin can Is better contrived, more safe, or more cossvenieut than this remedy, for sorb as ate obliged to go jostrisses or to sea, RS it needs no combrenserr tie resissisit of die, ; and fill years experience (sus an tamer airy, practice) has proved that it will ett ec i a s err, slira IC • pealed sativaili.l. and all other m 4111 1 ,11. I nr the Scurvy •Rd other Clieotoral It ...earn, Ibis Mullielltr has not its parallel. Upwards of 0,000 persons, of boils sexes, have hien radically reared of 11, e above cruel Otr• milers within the last eight wars. Prrparesi mid sell by lb. Se& Pioprsetisra, T. TAYLOR and SONS, Musson' at their house, No. 9, New Broke •greet, in l o sses of 0114 2s. thl. nob, ditty ititlosis Two hark doors and Melds it tlw p.sassages at utzlit. Tiny sic also mild by their appointment. with copious diversions, at Mr. Ilestbarwl 01 , -0 1 ".P. 103, t oaf rd-street ; Mr. Disheeivreliv. 7. Et"' street-hill, neatly opipueite sbe.bisameamat; al Mf.Ralltor ' '. Edinburgh; Mr. Newlnary's, Dithint ; send by o u r person in every considerable lows. in (he's Britii• and Ireland. Advice Era'. In pension taking' She above. or odor 0: Ile Irrassirtesess' Mrslicil.lll.—Girms and Ressissi tiVeskisesse. cured, and letters, post 11111.1. • Sce the list published by the koyal College afloadou. Pasted sod Polettehe - ist los itmotssi;l tatooorDirmee. No. le:, Nrsud i by C. of Me ititsd. . ••:; . • _ Pura awl Tut . COIMICELL, ~•: •