The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-04-05 00:00:00

THE .411. K TRADE.

We have received the follovring from ari intelligent correspondect
in Paris

PARTS, A t•ntr. 1, 1826.
It is remarkable, that whilst in England you were complaining
of great distress in your manufacturing districts, and contrasting
with it the cheerful industry of dye French manufaenners, rtre let—
ter were only enjoying a momentary prosperity, and on the verge rt
,iespondency as intenae as any that can exist in England, becaus,
tht zausel are as real, whilst at the same time they were much more
an. greeted. As long as the excitement to speculation by the mss.
,er .nanufacturers and some of the merchants existed, the sok
looms were constantly at work, and in the atelitrr of the workme.r
we heard only the sound of industry and mirth ; but no sooner lvid
the orders of speculators and the undertakings of the manufactures •
amounted toe sufficiency to stock the English market than thotusamta
of workmen were suddenly dismissed, and hundreds of loam, let;
idle. This has been the case throughout France, but partieatarly
at Lyons, where three-foarths of the silk-weavers were thrGwn not
of occupation, and many of them must have starved if there h.,1
not been other work for them. Fortunately the iron works vir:e
prosperous, and required additional hands, and some enterprising
capitalists were.huilding several large mills in the neighbourhooe.
Upon there the distressed weavers have fonnd employment; an.l
thus much of that acute misery whick generally accompanies wane
of work in a country where there two so poor rates, has been pre.
vented. It is not generally knows is England that the silk trade
here had for some time been subject soon over-speculation, the tie.
cessary consequence of which was a reaction of no slight import.
&nee. You will judge to what an extent the speculation extended,
by the following abstract of an official document, which has just
been printed for the exclusive use of the French Deputies, one of
whom has kindly furnished me with a copy. This document
shews .rot only the amount of the exports for one year(lB24), but
also the weight of the di,Terent articles, and the official valuation in
France, and it is curious as having formed the basis of 31r. Huskis.
son's new table of Silk Duties, by which I rind that none of the
articles therein enumerated will pay less than 30 per cent. duty, and
many of them upwards of 70.
The French broad silks exported in 1824, amounted in weight
to 361,270 kilogrammes, or 722.5491b5., valued at 100 franca per
kilogramme, making about 21. sterling per lb., ameanting in total
value to 36,127.000 francs,.
The silk handkerchiefs exported were in weight 44,880 kilo.
grammes, valued at the same rate as broad silks, and amounting
to 4,428,000 francs.
The fancy silks, valued at 120 hence per kilogramme, weighed
136,834 kilogrammes, and amounted to 16,437,280 francs.
The fancy silks mixed with gold or silver thread, valued at 20e r.
per kilo., and false ditto valued at l Mf., weighing 1,364 kilo.,
amounted to 253,51,0 f.

Ditto mixed with thread 398 kilo. valued at 70f., amounting to
27,8ti0t.; ditto, containing any quantity of gold or silver, valued at
1 ovr. the kilo.; 2211 kiln. amounting to 22.600f.;—ditto, with false
gold or silver thread, 377 kilo., valued at 701. per kilo., amount-
ing to 26,300 f.
Silk counterpanes-141 kilo., at 80f. per kilo., 7.040 f.
Silk stuffs mixed with cotton or wool-41,824 kilo., at 70f. per
kilo., b27,6110f.

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Gauze of pure silk-8,819 kilo., Valued at 100 f., 861,900 f. Of
other descriptions--241 kilo., at 100 f, 24,100 E
(:rape-40.726 kilo., valued at 100 t., 4.072.C®f.
Net-18,798 kilo., at 130 f per kilo., 2,443,740 f.
Silk lace, no fixed value, 761,0421.
llonneterie (stockings, caps, sod similar articles), 43,668 kilo.,
at 100 f., 4,366,8001.

Pa.sementerie (fringes, twists, tapes, silk ornaments, &c.), of
fine gold or silver thread with silk, 3,037 kilo., valued at 200 f.
per kilo., 607,41105
Ditto false gold mollify, 4,040, at 175 f, 707.000 f.
Ditto ail bilk, 29,155 kilo., at 100 f., 2,915,5001.
Ditto ;nixed with gold or silver, real or false, 1,666 kilo., at
175 f., 2:11,.w0f.

.....
lotto of other descriptions, 1,012 kilo., at 701., 70,840 r.
Itibbands of every descriptiou, 213,460 kilo., valued at 100 f. peg
kilo., 21,556,000 f.

llourre de Sole, 3.650 kilo., at 60f., 182,500f.—Evening Paper.