The Sun. — London, England, 1812-05-25 00:00:00

From the LONDON GAZETTE, May '23, 1812. Carlton-klouse,..May 22, 1812. His Royal Highness the Prince Regent was this day graCi onsl .pleased, in the name and ontlie behalf of his Majesty, to confer the honour of Knighthood on the following persons, as Proxies for. five of the Knights.of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, at the ensuing ipstallation : .Alexander Hood, Esq. proxy tor Sir Samuel Hood :—Panl- Baghott (late Wathen), Esq. proxy for Sir-Samuel Viscount Strangfnrd :—George Adam Wood, Esq. (Lieutenant Colonel' in the Royal Artillery) proxy for Sir John Coape Sherbrooke: —John Poo Betesford, Esq. (Post Captain in the Royal Navy,. and M.P. for Coleraine) proXy for Sir William Carr, Beres-: ford : and John Maxwell Tyhten, Esq. (a Major in the Army) proxy for Sir Saninel Ancinnuty. Whitehall, May 23, 1812. His Royal. Highness the Prince Regent 1:1:1.r been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, to order a conge d'elire to pass the Greatkal.Of the United kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, empowering the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Elyto elect a bishop of that see, the smile being void 131 the death of the Right Reverend Father in nod, D. Thomas Dampier; and his Royal Highness has also been pleased, by his Royal Sign Manual, to-recounend to the said Dean and Chapter, the Right Reverend Father in God, Dr. Bowyer Edward Sparkle, now Bishop of Chester, to be by them elected bishop of the said see of Ely: CoMmission signed by the Vice Lieutenant of the Cou , ; ( ty o f Surrey. Ist Regiment of Royal Surrey, Honour able Lord H. Montfort to be Mao vice:Thompson, re moved. Commissions in tht King's 'Own 'Regiment "of Staffordshire Militia, sigricd by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Stafford. The .Earl of Dartmouth to be Colonel, vice the . Earl of Ux bridge, &ceased. Major the Honourable John Chetwynd. Talbot to he Lieutenant Colonel, vice Deshrow, resigned. Captain William Palmer to. be Major, vice the Earl of Dartmouth,. proMoted. John Henny, Gent, W. H. Dutton, and James Wool, to be Ensigns. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Tomas Day, West Cowes, 'lsle of Wight, Southampton, merchant. - BANKRUPTS. Joseph Parker, Lower Mitton, Worcestershire, iron-founder and woollen-yarn-manufacturer, to surrender June 23, 24, and July 4, at eleven, at the Stourport 'lnn, Stourport, Worcestershire. Attoruies, Messrs. Clarke and Pardoe, Bewdlev; and John Beubow, Esq. Stone-buildings, Lin . cola s-irin, London. John Knells!" Gosport, Southampton, stable-keeper, June 1, 9, and July 4, at . ten, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. Harvey, Cursitor-street, Chancery-lane. Nathan Hymns, Duke-street, Aldgate, London, fishmonger and coal-merchant, May 30, June 9, and July 4, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. A. Isaacs, Bevis Marks, Saint ' Mary-Awe. Charles Davis, Birmingham, shoe-maker, May 29, 3Q, and July 4, at eleven,' at the Royal Hotel, Birmingham. At tornie.s, Mr. I'. Mole, Birmingham; and Mr. Nicholls, Gray's-inn-square. William Campion, Mumby, Lincolnshire, shop-keeper and miller, June 12, at three, 13, at ten, and July 4, at eleven, at the George Inn, .SpilsbY, Lincolnshire. Attornies, Messrs. Bourne and Carnley, Alford ; .and Messrs. Exley "and Co. Furl - lives-inn, London. Wastel Cliffe, WeStbromwhich, Staffordshire, dealer in iron 'and - steel, June 19, 20, and July 4, at'twelve, at the Royal Hotel, BirmiNbain. Attornies, Messrs. Bleasdale, Alex ander, and Hohne, New-inn, London ; and Mr. Meredith, Birmingham. JOsepk Bran-image ' Lower Mitton, Worcestershire, victualler and coal.rlealer,June 23, 24, and July 4, at eleven, at. the Stourport Inn, Stonrport, Lower Mitton. Attornies, Messrs. Clarke and Pardoe, Bewdley ; and Mr. J. Benbow, Stone-buildings, Lincoln's-inn, London. Thomas Shepherd, Portsmouth, mealman, June 10, at one, 11, at eleven, and July 4, at one, at the Crown Inn, Gos port. Attornies, Messrs. Sweet and Stokes, Basinghall street., London; and Mr. D. Compigue, Gosport, Hants. Thomas Hart, Bristol, wharfinger, May 29, June 9, and July 4, at twelve, at the Offices of Mr. Frankis, St. John-street, Bristol. Attornies, Messrs. Wbiteoruhe and King, Ser ant's-inn, Fleet-street, London; and Mr. J. ll..Frankis , Nt. John-street, Bristol. Alexander Mein and Owen Pell, Liverpool, merchants, June 16, 17, and July 4, at one, at the Globe Tavern, John-street., Liverpool. Attornies, Messrs. Cooper and Lowe, South ampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, London; and Messrs. Orred and Baines, Liverpool. David Maurice, Marlborough, Wiltshire,' linen and woollen draper, June 1, 15, and July 4, at eleven, at this Castle Inn, Marlborough, Wiltshire. Attornies, Messrs. Griffiths and Welford, Marlborough; and Mr-C. Bishop, Gray's-inn- square, London. Peter Begbie, Broad-street, London, insurance-broker, Mq 2.6, June 6, and July 4, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Swain, Stev'ens ' Maples, and Pearse, Old Jewry. Samuel Kettle, Edleston, Chester, June 16, 17, and July 4, at eleven, at the Crown Inn, Nantwich, Chester. Attornies, Mr. W. Curry, Liverpool; Mes . srs. Edlestons and Elwood, N twich,Chester ; and Mr. E.Chester, Staple-inn, London. -DIVIDENDS at Guildhall, London. - - • June 30. C. Herries and J. Nailer, London, merchants, at eleven. June 13. I. Tooke, Strand, wine-merchant, at twelve. June 13. J. Scott and G. Scott, South-street; Finsbury-square, merchants, at ten. June 9. S. Wall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, linen-draper, at eleven. June 13. J. Bond, Lloyd's Cotiee-home, underwriter, at 12. June 13. J. Kirton, Gray's Inn, Middlesex, scrivener, at one. May 36. It. Davis, Aldermanbury, warehouseman, at - ten. June 20. R. Harvey, Huggin-lane, Wood-street, Cheapside, carpenter, at eleven. June 510. F. Hayward, New Sarum, Wiltshire, tailor, at 11. June 30. It. Wilson, Friday-street, merchant, at ten. June 21. L. Beale and T. A. Beale, Basinghall-street, ware housemen, at ten. June 10. It. Winstanley, jun. King-street, Cheapside, ware houseman. June 13. W. Harvey, Chiswell-street, currier, at ten. June 13. J. Buekridge, Lambeth, barge-builder, at twelve. June 6. J. G. Werninck, Plymouth, merchant, at eleven. June 13. H. Cooper and It. Sandison Cooper, Mount-street, Hanover-square, coach-rua,kers, at eleven. • June 16. ‘T.Oalcruan, Castle-street, Long-acre, bedstead-wa nufacturer, at twelve. June 16. J. L. White, Cannon-street, London, wine-mer chant, at ten. June 19. It. Pickering, Liverpool, wine-merchant, at eleven, at the Globe Tavern, Liverpool. June 18. E. C. Millburn, J. Hallowell; and T. Walmsley, North Shields, ship-builders, at eleven, at the Turk's Head, Newcastle-upon-1 yne. June 12. 1. Ingleby, Lygan-y-wern, and C. Ingleby, Sough ton, Flintsbire, lead-meretiants, at eleven, at the Feather's Inn, Chester. June 16. J. Holder, Kingston-upon-Hull, tailor and draper, at 11, at the Dog and Duck tavern, Kingston-upon-Hull. June 13. J. Howell, Chester, linen-draper, at .eleven, at the Feathers Inn, Chester. 4une 24. W. Hart, South Shields, ship-owner, at eleven, at the George Inn, Newcastle-lpin-Tyne. June 19. C. Farrell, Gosport, Southampton, slopseller, at (ale, at the Crown Inn, Gosport. June 20. .1. Hart, Scholes, Lancashire, manufacturer, at one, at the Star and Garter Inn, Paradise-street, Liverpool. June 20. H. Barton, Manchester, dyer, at eleven, at the Star Inn, :Manchester. June 17. J. parniley, Manchester, cotton-merchant, at ele ven, at the Star Inn, Manchester. June 15. .1. Naylor, Aberford, Yorkshire, flax-spinner, at eleven, at the Fox and Hounds Inn, Aberford. CERT IFICATES.—.Ic NE 13. J. M'Donald, Woolwich, Kent, builder. W. F. Walker, Chatham. Kent, linen-draper, N. Nowell and W. Wakelin, Piccadilly, men's-inercers. W. Birl,e, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire,' victualler. G. Bucl , abian, Liverpool, merchant. Semen: and JrLindstedt, Liverpool, merchants. V,'. l'i:lillipp,.Jaines-street, Bedford-row, coal-merchant., M. Jo Ncath, Glamorganshire, shop-keeper. J. 13Owt•r, Manchester, furrier. J. W'hitalo.tr and It. Alsop, Manchester, grocers. • - J. Neu txa and-G. Lomas, Stockport,, Chester, corn-factors. M. Canicroti, Great Yarinouth, milliner. Ei , rey, Lancaster, merchant. C. S.Lirrow, Lancaster. grocer. J. 'futon, Leeds ' merchant.' • - • . W. V. Scott, L. Nicholson; and G. Smith, Leeds, bankers. J. Drew, Manchester. cotton 7 spinner. J. Adams and J. Ludlow, East-lane, Walwortli, colourmen. trade Ni'ages; have g6lerally been uniform ly the same. It is the lowest line of manufaCture we have in-our districts ; the average is . perhaps about twelve shillings per man. Do you mean, that by the lowest line of busi ness in your districts, that it is that in which the Wages have been reduCed to the lowest ? , -;--Yes-; they arc so low that a man can scarcely exist ; it is made out by the benevolence of the public. Have they not been at a very low state uniform ly and for a long 'time past %--It has always been a low trade ; it is that sort of employment that generally the paupers have been put apprentice to from parishes. Is the Committee to understand that this is the reason assigned by you why the diminution in the rate of wages has been smaller in that trade than in others ?—No doubt of it,. Do yint wart to say that the Wages before the . late and present distresses were in that line of trade so low that the workmen could scarcely sub sist upon them if they were lower ?—I am per suaded not. What used formerly to he the number _of hours• during which the workmen were employed in this line ?—They would generally work from twelve to fourteen hours. From what hour in the morning to what hour in the evening i---From, about five to eight. What are the hours during which they now work in the same line ?—I should•suppose not less than sixteen. Do they earn quite as much as they used to do ? —The neighbourhood of Dudley was very much oppresse with their situation, and a general meet ing was called about twelve months ago - to raise . the wages, which was done ,• but since that, the trade has so much decreased that . they have re duced it to about the original standard. ,The witness was confirmed in this part of his evidence by the testimony of 3.VIr. Whitehouse. He stated, that the nail trade is carried on in the vicinity of Birmingham from eight to ten miles ; but that the manufactories of" _Birmingham were a completely different thing, as they are very exten sive in the manufactures of buttons and brass work of every decription, and all kinds of iron goods suitable for buildings, andvery generally in the plated way, plated saddlery particularly. In these lines of business the wages differ according to the different engagements of the men ; a button burnisher would get from forty to fifty . shil lings a week ; a very capital hand in 'the plated line would get the same; bUt a man in an inferior situation would get perhaps from - twenty-five to thirty shillings ;. but they . do not now get cum half ; their daily wages are the same, 'but they 'are not one-half of their time employed. 'The.num ber of labouring men in Birminghath, who are thus for half the week thrown out - of employment might be from twenty thousand to twenty-five thousand at least. distressei of the viorktnen are universal in Birmingham, and even the • manufacturers htive found it necessary to obtain advances froni bankers and merchants. If no favourable change should speedily happen in their affairs, in the course two months, necessity wi.l oblige them to dismiss at least two parts out of three ; and some of them must dismiss the whole, for they cannot go on. With respect to the state of the export trade to America, the examination is as follows : You have stated, that your own particular nue of trade is that of a merchant exporter to Ameri ca, in what state is that export trade which you carry on to America ?---In general Birthingham manufactures. You are an exporter .of Birminghath manufac tures to America ?—Yes. —....... ~ , export .. in what state is that eort of Birmingham manufactures at the present ?-4t . is worse than ever, for we have bat very large sums in the warehouses at Liverpool, and have had frOin twelve to fifteen thanths, which are totally unap- propriated. liy totally unanropriated, do you mean goods for whiCh there is no demand ? 7 --We have the orders", and our connexions would receive them very readily, but they cannot be shipped. Goods which it is impossible to dispose of ? ',They will not be receiyed in the. United States. At what time did the shipments to America be. gin to fall .off ? We shiliped in .0e whole of the year 1807 ; and in 1808-we shipped nothing comparatively. Did you ship during the whole of 1807 as usual in former years ?--Yes. Did you experience any falling off in your ship ments in the, year 1807 ?—None they had been progressive for many years. . And these shipments regularly proceeded in an increase ?—Regularly so. Was it a trade which kept steadily increasing ? . —Nothing more uniform ; we coUldalways anti cipate what would suit the market before the or ders came; and that enabled us to keep the lower orders in the vicinity of the town alwßys employed. Was this trade not only steady, and one which could he regularly calculated upon, but steadily increasing ?—Perfectly so. • Has it been so ever since you can recollect ? Yes, it has. Up to 1808 ?—Yes, up to 1808. In this trade used the American's forMerly, a great number of years back, to lie under the sus picion of being had payers ?—Perhaps twenty years ago they were very much behindhand ; but they have progessively improved every year. Formerly, about twenty years ago, they were very much behind hand in that particular ?..--Yes. Was not it at that time difficult to get money out of their hands ?—Yes. Was there any such thing at those times as Americans preferring ready money' payments for the discount ?---hardly ; I do not recollect an in stance so long back, as' that.- Since that tithe . how has the 'American trade been in the sanie particulars ?—Within . these seven years it his materially altered. Confining your attention to the period before .1808, do you mean to state that the Americans have very greatly improved in paying ?—They have improved in a considerable degree every year. In 1807, for example, was there any difficulty in obtaining payMent for the shipments that were , sent -to America ?—No. Were the Americans as good pay nasters a; mil; other dealers ?--Much better than some other. parts. Were they as good as the common run of tii" foreign countries with whom this country did bu siness ?--I cannot speak precisely to . the German trade, because I never was in it, but they paid' the best of any that I have ever- had connexion _with. . . . , . In 1808, in what state were the shipments tar America i—There was nothing don compara tively. Nothing done, either at spring . or fall ?—No.; thing done the wholeyear.? • In 1809, after Mr.,.Erskine'sarrangeinent, was there any business done - to America ?=-Yes, we had a considerable fall shipment in 1809. In 1810, was there any lspring or fall ship ment ?—No spring shipment; but a very coast.- - derable fall shipment." : Was there any difficulty in receiving payment for that shipment,?—None. - . Was the payment for that as good as to any. other quarter ?-IVluch bate?' than we had had . at any time even withAhe AineriCans: . In payment for:these goods; • did the Amerioans ever prefer taking the discount for ready money ? a great many instances they preferred pay- - ing ready money and taking the discount, remit ting on what we call the arrival. In order to avail themselves of the . discount ? —Yes. • In 1811, in what state was this trade with America ?—We have done nothing, I believe ; :-a" . few partial shipments were made, buy it was con sidered a high speculation, and by the law of the United States they ought to have been seized, but a law was made in order to admit them. Have You done any businest to America since Feb. 1811 ?—None. Turn your attention to the exports to Canada, and the rest of British America ; can you tell whether those exports. have been considerable since the year 1807 ?—They have very materially varied ; in the year 1808, during the American Embargo, there were considerable shipments made there with the hope 'of smuggling them into the -United States, and I believe there were some sent to some other islands, but that was the principal mart. By smuggled into the American States, do ~ .,tott not mean run into the United States in spite of the American laws ?—Yes, surely. Did this speculation succeed to any consider able extent believe it was very considerable. (To be continued.) IRISFI LOA - N.— A bidding for a loan of 1,500,0001. took place at the Castle,' at Dublin, on Tuesday last, when Messrs - . Gibbons and Wit- hams offered to take, in addition to 1001. 3f per cent. 201. 5 per cent. stock,' and a Treasury Bill of 101. 17s. for every 1001. subscribed. This bid; ding not being accepted, they withdrew, and shortly after returned, and offered to take a Tres - sUry Bill of 101. which was likewise refused. C. Saxton declaredthe seale&up paper contained higher price, and, handing it over in coufiefen , ,ii to the Governor of the Bank, he co:lf:rifted thq statement. Mr. T. T. Frank complained, sufficient time was not alloed for the tender ot - ally English W list: then offered, better terms ffr a less sum than 1,500,00 01 . but Sir C. Saxton ae" c ined taking any other bidding. General .Barclay de Tally, appointed to com mand the, V Russian Army of theest, is of Fren ch extraction, and about 51 years of age : he distinguished himself on several occasions, bat never before held the chief command. Baron Geramb, according to the last Balti c letters, had obtained leave to visit, or rather t ° exhibit hiMself, harlemagne Lucien Buonap a a t r t C e o ' s i)e p n o h e t a n gn o e f . O ba it is said, been published on the Continent untle'• a. feigned name. The act of separation between the Count 31 ' t " Countess of Gottorp was finally pronounced Basle on the 18th of January, in presence . of ron de Bertheim, Envoy from Baden. , e The Grand Jury .in the Bahama Islands 1 181 11 presented as a grievance: the numerous Frefic.tt picaroons in that neighbourhood," which o btal shelter'and support , from the United States. the The Madras journals mention„ that one 0; , - largest tigers ever seen - in_that part of the Act ”.r-, Was killed at Saukerry Droog, by Captain Af°le and Lieutenants Bireb. 3 tand Nelthropp. t course of a few, months it had destroyed a dred head of cattle, &c. besides four childreg. it Sixteen balls were lodged in its body befor e '„,t, fell it measured from - head to tail 14 feet , a'" Was 43 inches in height. BIRTHS. On Saturday night, in Percy-street, Bedford-squal-e' the Lady of William Bode, Esq. of a Daughter. tlo' The same evening; at the College, Doctors' Commons,- Stoddart, of a Daughter. of in h e A B r Arundel-street, n n d g e a t .t Army,r ee t theand daughter t o e of Captain of.Hatton-garden, of a Lon. Lately, Mrs. Oniwell Lloyd, of Vwliesbury, of tains. Cfarlexinan‘dVe:rfil'urfraat)t-I,V::1: . „ MARRIED. l a c ctor. On the 41st inst. at Foxley the Rev. Francis Jon g, elde st of Rockingham and Lutteu,Northamptonshire , to Niary,c daughter of Richard Carter, Esq. of Foxley,. Wilt4iir"e•lijoa On Thursday last, at Brenehley, in Kiznt, Mr. I ,, h tcr Scoones, jun. of Tunbridge, -to Miss Hooter, eldest dauS of the late John Hooker, 'Esq• of proadOak, Brenchlefio, Lately, at Tewkesbury, Mr. Mutlow; of Ledbury , . t°__ To ier. Wicke4, daughter of *Joseph Wickes, place. tbe On the 30th ult. in the Parish Church of Straban e 'ggia'. County. of Tyrone, John Scott, Esq., of Dublin, to t th daughter of the late John Stnithwick,. Esq. County of Limerick. Esq. of the /4.1 • DIED. ha rlot On Sunday morning, after a lingering il lnes s , • 1 0 wife Samuel ivrs, of Tower-streot. • ?liter On the ath. inst.. D Itt e Kintbolton, Jane, eldest 4aut , the late Charles Marion Weistead, Esq. • PRICE OF STOG YESTERDAY• Bank Stock, 2231 India Stock, 175 Navy 5 perCialt. 9Q 911 4 per Cent. 743 3 per Cent. 8 . ..;i1". GO/1 Co 3lndd is iaa . ni3d :i l -- dds3: ll l T rr' ; 'l.:3l.;C:''lr').o 3 per Ct. Cons. GOI 61i 601 6,1'. pr. Of Bank L. Ann. 15t 7-16ths I Cons. for 27 MaY , 603 - - • ROW' 1 - 11 CM W II TEI3. AT LONDON.I3II,IpGETO-MOR, -- • 3 Morning, 57 win. after 2 . I tie a in g , 19 a/ter MINUTES OF EVIDENCE, Taken before_. the Committee of .the whole Horse, to whin it was referred, to consider of the several Petitions, which have been presented to the house of Commons, in this Session, of Parliament, against the Orders in Council. ✓oVI4, 30 9 die Aprilid, 181 4 2. THOMAS BABINGTON, EiQ. in the Chair."' • Mr. WIIITEiIOUSE called in, and Examined (Continued from our Paper of Saturday.) Do you know the present price of nails in Ame -66. ?—Yes, it is a price tht f t would afford a very great profit if we could get theRL, there ; iron is lower than it was ever at an period in this coun try, which would us to send the article of nailg, which is the., principal value itt iron to that market, and - ;;?t a handsome profit. 114 vr.;:et - conceive the present price to be the price dt which nails Manufactured in America can he. afforded ?—They can be. afforded there at a very handsome profit, if nails were ten per cent. higher than they are now here, and iron ten per cent. higher. Has there not been a considerable export of nails froth the Continent of Europe to America ? Not, I should think, since I have been in business ; formerly Germany used to supply America, the West 'lndies, and a great many other places, With the. Manufacture Of nails ; in our part of the coun try where there are now thirty thousand employ ed, there were nut terithousand, - nor Ibelieve five thousand employed at that time. • If the intercourse between America dud the Continent of Etirope *as open, do you not believe that there would be a considerable export from the Continent of Europe to America now we arc at par in the manufacture of all raw mate rials in iron, .so that neither the Continent nor any country can go t to market cheaper than we ,can. Have - you any demist in your mind, that if the export trade . was again opened to America, the whole of the manufacturers in West Bromwich would find euiployment in your trade am sure they woUld•find employment. h the Committee to understand that the dimi nished price of the raw material is owing to the diminution in consumption, or the improvement of manufacture ?—Both ; but a great deal tQ the improvement. Are not considerable new mines and new works opened within the last ten years ?—Yes, in im mense quantities. Are your concerned - in the export of nails to Ca nada ?—Not particularly ; We do not directly ex port there, though we manufacture for merchants who do export there. To the West Indies ?—To the West Indies there has been a very fair export the last season. To South America ?—To South America there would be a great trade I am convinced, but ow ing to either the state of affairs, or something or other, many of the - people concerned M that trade have withdrawn from that trade ; I have no doubt a. great deal has been sent by persons who could not well afford to send its and the money has been locked up, and they have got repetitions of the orders if they thought it prudent to fulfil them: Thoie artibles you sent there are paid for Yes., nearly so. Have you any fresh orders to send any article out to South America ?—I have considerable or ders in hand from a correspondent, but I am di rected not to send them out till he arrives in this country ; and we expect him by the next packet. Do you consider that an increasing, or decreas ing.trade ?—I consider it an increasing trade. . Can you it all state what proportion of the nail-making trade is consumed iii the home mar ket, as compared with that exported have heard it estimated at half and two-thirds, but I think not more than half ; and it is a matter of doubt with me whether half is taken for the home conSumption. What proportion do you conceive the home con sumption, Canada, South America., and the West Indies, may make l.—Three-fourths, T should think ; about one-fourth goes to North Ame rica. • Have not you understood that the manufacture of America has been gradually improving and in creasing ?—lt has been represented soto me. • Is not the increaw of manufacture in AMerica a subect of considerable anxiety with the merchants of Birmingham ?—Yes„ it is. Do you not think that the restriction to the American trade, continuing any time, will prove a very great encouragement to those manfactur ers have no doubt of it. You, as a nail-maker; haVe no anxiety With re spect to the machinery in America 1--No;. that pressing system prevents a great many wrought iron nails being used that otherwise would ; but am convinced there is plenty of consumption for what are made by these twenty-five or tinily-five thousand pair of hand's, independent of what is made by this pressing machine, for they must use them for very soft kinds of work ; for casing work, doors, and shutters., and so on, they must . have the wrought iron nails ; they cannot use these pressed nails ; therefore they cannot carry that to, a greater extent than a certain degree ; they cannot carry it to the full extent of their ne cessities in nails. • -[The witness was directed to withdraw.] [TheChairman was directed to report progress and ask leave to sit again.] . _ . Mr. Thomas Pats called in, and examined. In what line of : business ..are You ?—A mer chant.. Ite.iding at - Birmingham ?--Yes, -- residing at . Btrm'nu,bani. In what line of businesi are you a merchant? — An exporter to the United States of America. How long have you been in that line of busi mtcss ?—Perhaps,eighteen or nineteen years. E . Do-you know any dung of the nail trade in Bir -thingham and the neighlrOuring districts ?—I know some little of it, but not so much as those who arc immediately .employed in it. Do . you know whether there is any peculiarity in the wages of the wdrkinen employed in the nail LONDON: Printed by THOMAS WOOD, of Igo. 35, Malden-lane,. Co v ent- g arden ; a nd PublishOd by Vv iTLIAM ARMIGER SCRIPPS, South Istolton="giri4, Grosvenor-square, At the SiN OFFICE, No. 112, Strand, where Advertisements, o r ders for the Paper, Letters for the Editor,' eta. (post paid) ihust be addressed.