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NUMREIi 5916.


PRICE 7d.

THR A TRE-140 YA L, DRORY-LANI.
THIS EVENING. TUESDAY. Nov. 20.
bis Majesty's Servants wilt perform (Otb time) a new
Musical Comedy, in two acts, railed
MAID OR WIFE ?
Or, THE DECEIVER DECEIVED.
The principal Characters by Mr. Elliman, Mr. Harley,
Nita Smithson, aad Mies Cripelend.

Many years roils:air, rblr, nor acre the insporiations muck.
or at limit regularly increased till it,b.iitt the rar 1811.—
They appear to hart been greatly augmented, and the ave-
rage annual imporjstion from that period may be stated at
900,P01Ibs tieing sea ly double the overage of any riett
pierinus years; and tbiasceuwpaaied with ■ eorrrspor.d•ng
improvenirni in the• quality of the Silk, mime of which has
been found folly rips 4 to that produerel is and the
averlige difference if ►ahte Iretwecti &As of comparative
finality is stated not to be noire thou from five to ten per
cent. Il is also to he reniitked, that the best and oldest,
filatities are those in the possession of the East India Coo-
pans, sod it is only within a short period that the pbeibe.bibes
of private egtahliehments have been excited, by the compe-
titiou of the Private Trade, to bring their tilat•rro to per-
fection; bit! in thmit lost, a gradual improvement has beam
traced; al,ll as the preparation of Raw Si k affords more
Cinpinynetit In the country prodnciag it than almost any
other raw on itrrial, this commerce appears t 4 benne likely
to be pro•'urtire of great ►ecipoc.rl ndtamt,ive, 1.. Great
Britain and to India. The price of Italia,. Si'k from leas.
to 245. per lb. racloprively of the duty, that of Pend
from his. to 25s : but as it is stated that oilly one Erse of
silk is neuunlly produced in Italy, whilst from two to Core
are in the ...amr pe . I produced sit hobo, it is take expect-
ed that phew eke mipply shall be tatter regulated, the 14..
dist, silk of equal quality will bear a still lower price thou
it does stow, as compared with the Italian.

After which

THE CORONATION.

The Procession Comm from Westminster Hell.—
no Second Scene, the Interior of the Abhey.—The Third.
and Introductory Scene, in which Mr. Kolght will introdoce
a new Comic. Song., entitled, " The King and the Coronation,
Old England and the People."—The Fourth Scene, the Holt,
in the course of which the Grand Entre of the Champion.
To conclude with the favourite Musical Extravaganza. called
GIOVANNI IN LONDON.
Don Gioraosi, Illad•me Leporello. Mr. Harley;
Mr. Florentine Fieickin, Mr. Barnard. Mrs. Leporello,
Mix Cabin ; Miss C.onataut is Qnixotte, Miss Powcy ;
lag Fmk Mrs. Blood.
Plows to be taken of Mr. Rodwell, in the Rotes& of the
Seams of the ?bemire.
Private arms can poly be obtained ler die Bowing of
Mr. indwell, at die Box-Odre.
To-movvoo, Geraldi Duval-.with The Coronation—and
Moesieur Tommie.
On Thursday, Maid or Wife '—with The Coronation—
' sad Gliovaaai in London.
On Friday, the Tragedy of Hamlet : Hamlet, Mr. Kean.

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The importation of Kaw Silk front Foreign Europe Ea•,
from many causes, beet, exceedingly variable, but it has io•
creased in the course orate last three years, disfistg which it
has averaged sham 550.000Ihe„ The impoetailiuss from
China have been c,rmiderably soemeutid in the last seven
years, and average about 150,00011 n. In additioe to this,
about 340,0001115. of Thrown Silk are annually imparted from
Italy; earl the total amount of our importation. paying
duty, therefore, in all preterit:lin, coneum..l in our ma-
nufactories, amounted in the last three year. to nn average
of 2,100,00011 m ; in the year 1820, taken by itself, to
2,54741211 w ; the extent of which, as compared with that
t it. rival manufacture in France, may be tedietated, whet,
it is found in the work upon Fretteh industry and manu-
factures, by Mons. Cliapnl, formes ly 1l Mister of the Interior
of France, and cone. germ!? of grist authority upon such
'objects, that the whole of France did not it otelieary )ears,
down, to the year 1812, produce mwe limo 987,00011e5. ■nd
that the whole of the Silk commuted in the French sua-
nufactury was not mitre thee double that amount. One of
our own most intelligent maitufacturen states, that the
value upon raw Silk is Mertes/al nearly fuer fold in the
course of manufacture, sad that the whole value of
Silk manufactures natio be staled at less than tett millions
annually, which. with the exception of a very trifling pro-
portion to the whole, is used fur home coessimptiosi.
It therefore becomes au important object of inquiry, frern
what cirenostances a manufacture of such growing cOII4C.
queues at home holds nut each little promise of being advan-
tageous, with respect to foreigo trade, beyond t►e mere.
imperialism I.f the raw material, This manufacture would
undoubtedly not have hitherto rested, but by the prohi-
bitory laws which gave to it the entire monopoly a the
home market; but at the same time it has laboured under
considerable ilisedeastages; the raw material which it pre-
pares hiss bees heavily taxed, sad the district in which it is
principally earned no has been made subject to a law of
regulatioo, by which the employment of capital, the price,
and with the price the direction of labour, have been very
unhappily controlled. The duties are 4a. the lb. stool, Ben-
gal; 51. 70. upon all either Silk; and upon Orgaiszioe,
14.. 71d.; and the total amuse( received upon three duties
bee rut been more than from Ave to 600,000. Urgent:Me
is Silk landied into Thread, fur the purpose of being used in
manufacture, and has been principally imported Gann Italy;
but from the airmen' of the duty, our capitalists have been
induced to establish Silk mills fur this purpose here; and
where's, twenty years ago, nearly one-third of the Silk im-
ported ros►isted elf Organzine, it. actual amount has re-
maimed nearly slatioteloy, whilst that uf the other Silk ha.
beets nearly detailed, and it now bean a proportion of nearly
one•sixth to the • hole. It has btu, however, a :stetter of
surprise to the Committee, and it hit. appeared inexplicable
to nearly all the wit sreses examined, that though the manu-
facture of Orgassine is roue almost entirely carried tan Ly
machinery, and requiring, in great part, only the labour of
women and children, yet that it cannot be made hire at less
thus double the price for which it is thrown it, Italy; a cir-
cumstance which can apparently be best sceenuttul fur from
this branch of MC manuface having been hut penally
adopted in this country; and the Committee trust that when
its economy shall be better understood, we shell have the
same advautage as to price and skill its this, as tu uur other
manufacturer, in which machinery is principally used. lit
the mean time, the English Orgaurine is generally allowed
to be but little inferior in quality to the Italian; but the
proprietors of silk throwing nulls state, that even if
the other duties were taken off, unless a protecting duty
of nearly one-third its present amount were glass in
favoisr of English Organ:nue, .that their establishment
would b► ruined. The other duties bear, istopteNtiutiably,
very heavily upon the price of the manufacture; they
sistutiiil to 25, and in many instances tu 33 per neat. upon
the prime cost of the raw material, and or this material
these is a waste of cousiderably more than a quarter in the
course uf manufacture ; this, with the length if time that
elapses hetet.. n the first prima of the ditty suit Ow sale
of the manufacture, and the umber of hands through
which it passes, each claiming a profit, tends no doubt very
much to enhance its price Wore it is sold to the• consumer.
It is calculated by one of the witnesses to do so, in articles
manufactured of Italian Orgenzine, to the amount of 84
per cent.; in those of English Orgauzinc, from 45 to 48 ;
and this exclusive of heavy duties paid in soap, in dyeing
geode, &e. In order to counterbalance this duty with regard
to the Export Trade, a drawback, with a variety of modifi-
cat ttttt e, not exrreiling tw.lire shinnies upon every pound
weight of manufactured Silk exported, is allowed : a draw.
hack which is very far in many cases, particularly in those
of fine static, from being a connwasatiun far the duty
originally paid, ROlOllll4 Other., p+rticislitfly in the article
of parent Net Lace, the drawback upon which it stated
by one of tl:e wit to he only 4•..,per pound, whtld
the duty and the effect of the duty mmont to 30s. The
drawback however is, generally speaking, as liberal an could
be sllowrd, without opening, a door to such frauds as might
he peactieral, by dyeing giro& to give them artificial weugbt.
It could with difficulty Ile better propurtioued 10 the real
amount which has been paid in duty by the maunfacturer,
and the Committee cannot recommend that it be increased ;
but the chard.* that ere made upon those who apply for this
drawback ought to he moderated. It appears that for retry
exportation upon whirl, it is due, a chew is incurred ut;
455. whirls, in the case of the small parcels of Silk
generally expos led, is a larger gum that. could be ii.maude•l
in return ; awl thus, with the •arious delays which at
present attend such Sus application, fr. queutly operate situ.
(ether to prevent its being made. The exportation of 813 k
manufactures, umd mixtures with Silk, though some have
ueca►roualty been mule to most parts of the world, have,
exclusively of the lhs,tish Colunin, principally taken
place to Spain, Portugal, the United States, and the
Brazils. Undue the ssialuug duties, a great increase of the
export, except in a few art:cles, ran scarcely be Not ieipated.
In fact, as far as relates to a huge proportion of the supply
to the United States, both France and din country may long
ceolusue to be undersold by the Chinese; though in ho-
siery, and perhaps is some fancied articles of fashion, we
appear to have some sale its that country. With respect t•a
the quality of our ■ilk manufacture, it is mishit, not only by
proms tett-rested in the trade, bet by some American Gen-
tlest:see examined lay the Committer, that, setting the gun-
I of price aside, It is it, matey respeete frilly equal to abet
uf the French; equal it, the artiekdsf piece EWAN illreliur
ribberde, very Knott) atipersue its gloves sod hosiery, se
well as is poplin mud tole c annum uf wool and silk; but

TIMATRR-ROY AL, COVENT-GARDE'.
THIS EVENING, TUESDAY, Nov. 20,
wiN be acted Shakepeare's Tragedy of
HAMLET,
PRINCE OF DENMARK.
Clandius, Mr. Chapman; Hamlet, Mr. Young; Pnlonius,
Mr. Blanchard; Lsertes, Mr. Abbott; Horatio, Mr. Coo-
our; !Cowin-rants, Mr. Censer; Goildenstern, Mr. Hunt ;
First Grsve.digger, Mr. Emery; Second Grave-digger, Mr.
Baran; Ghost of Hamlet's Father, Mr. Egerton. Gertrude,
Mrs. Fattiii ; Ophelis, Miss M. Tree.
To which will he added the Farce of
TH it:: CITIZEN.
Sir Jasper Wilding, Mr. Chapman; Mr. Wilding, Mr.
Connor; Mr. Beaufort, Mr. Horrebnw ; Old Philpot, Mr.
W. Fame ; Yoga( Philpol, Mo. Julies. Maria, Mrs. Chat-
terley ; Corium., Mimi Mow.
Placee for the Beers to be taken of Mr. Breedee, at the
Bon.ivirsee, Hart-street, from Ti. till For.
A Private Buz may be bad ter the smitten, err sightly, of•
Mr. Brundoe, at the Dete.o6ee.
To.ntrinrow, The Exile, with Brother aged Sister.
Oo Theirsiday, The Stranger: Mrs. Haller, Miss Bakewell
—with The Libertine.
On Monday Mr. Maeready will appear in the Tragedy ni
V:rgiiiiui.
On Tuesday, Sbakspeere's Play of The Two Gentlemen of
Veroos•.