The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-08-07 00:00:00

ley, Kent, has refused the same price for bit wool,
e misters lit itawiley staish and South I..terivti;
and I know several instances, in this eumitY and
out of tt, where 3s. for South Down have been. Ar-
fused. 1 have not so detailed an account dt'Mr
Tollett's woet, us usual; nut I learn from liiin'tlest
he lies soil to the mole persons who have bobitht
his wool fur several year; 84t fleeces, of which 110
were pure Mental, and the reminder mixed Me.
rims, fur 1731. 106. which is 203. ltd. per deem; I
have exerted the fullest inquiry to obtain • correct
opinion of tae value of wuol tins yo it ; and utter n
due eau ttt iii ution of a very erteu.ive corresposo.
deuce, the upiuiun I venial from it is, that 3s.
appear to be a fen price for our finest weolsonel
so proportionnblv for wools of ilafrrler yuality ;
and I thlllk It aufhtieat, bemuse it is fully eyelid
to 4a. when washed and !nought to the state of
Smallish. We should not appreetate our woof, by
the eery centrueted extent of the supply this year,
bat rather restrict ourselves to it. iutrinsie value.
Teat value, I do not hesitate to say, the prover of
bee wool 4411 'scarcely ever yet oldairied. hitherto,
it has been a depreciated commodity; It lets Sallee,
found en open market ; and the woolstaplers Imes
never evinced ii proper degree' of diecrintioatiou, in
respect to quality. Hut, an advanced price ha,
promoted, rod will always 'secure, a greeter degree
of care and atteunim to the quulity of the fleece,
rather than to the Tommy; and nalees we can ob-
tain a better price than heretofore, the weight of the
fleece will ha the principal object of the grotorr.....
This is a rusts Ili the wool trade of Untaiti; sued
by net eNn4ritry, ew,rbttant pi Ices, the manufactur-
. are will be iroltieed to use British hue wools iii the
place of Spanish. If the preseot extravagant prier
. of Spanish ivied should iiiiluor the inautifeeturers
to eircutirage, by advanced priers, the growth and
niatiufetture of British flue wools, the prejudiees
oldie country in favour of theSpaiiish would tit...mei
done mety, and we should become iodepeodent of
other militaries feellie- materials of our simple 1114-
nufacture, rod suit MOllrly three inillionk sterlitig
t) this eoluary ;for mallet% is more clearly demon-
stniteel„ these that wool may be rinser! in Eughwel,
equal in gtibiity to any that i. imported."
The reitelout of this steteinelit seem -d to be RC-
knowledgfrd frotreall pens of the room. Nevertheless
some of the buyers' repeated Nee usuel COllllllloo-
place observiiiirms on the difficulties outer which
the trade laboured,- air& which were greatly exag-
gereted, eveii if implied to the rate of it many
months ago, but fry no imams corresponded with the
prestin state of the trade. (lidera, they applied co
little to the statement which hail beeu made, that,
Lord Sheffield observed, in answer, to read the re-
port again ; but some of them cool:Med *hilt
snigue that ell the warelionsre iu the
kingdom were tuff of goods, thut there was no de-
ment' or market for our ineotifecturies, and that it
woe ridiculous to suppose twit airy 'nett would pity
such au fret ravaging, prier im 3s. per lb. Lord Sher,.
field replied, that tl:e etittemeist lie had %wide was
flapported be nuthentic Custitiodeta,
returns, and letters from the most respectable per-
sons. in all parts of the hingdow, where the „e, es_
sary and heist Wiur nation could lir. had. That ex-
pectation tieing very high in respect to price. he
bad ss. which he kisewdiad been refused
by soveral, as a marrow% for the finest wool, and
that he knew that mate had been given in several
karts of England, for inferior bowl ; and that lie
by no Ineaas me int to gni& the opinion in respect
to woul of inferior veiny. It has *Odom happened
that much litisilieas has been done on the day or
tile fair ; however, towards ni:cht, the buyers and
sellers lied ',mei' conversation together; the owners
or the Borst wools insisted on 31. per toil of 3111 b..
or 3s. 111,1. per lb. and there was little drilla of
their obtaining at least 3s. per lb. A.eosOtterable
qiiautity of the inferior wools was sold at 2s. bd.
Lemr.i Sheffield toe/Mooed that his Miler, who is
also in. woollen draper, and whose interest it wa-i.
not to over-ruts the quality, hail valued the cloth-
of the coat lit thee wore, as worh ;lass per yen'.
The men absent, is of the cloth, even at the present
high peen, ani.witited to - - N. lid. per yard!
The wool, at a.. per Ib. - 7 0
13
trying. i!drab colour, at *I. per lb. -
A yard of drab cloth - - la .ij

If te.,arled to a dark blue, at 4s. per b. .4 9
Manufacturini and ruin . - 13 it

A yard a Liar eau - - IS ioi
) ofiviiig at ion. or even at lux. pert aril, a very suf-
ficient profit to the manufacturer, draper, &c.
The isiiiiiial Awieultural Meeting held here on
Wednesday last, for awardisq Prize. and Prei ;;;;; ins
to the °worn of the best Stock shewn, agreenlily
to the Sussex Agricultural Society, was very
(ally attended; and the Stoek exhibited for com-
petition, exceeded, both in quality and qnsi.tity,
alert of any preceding year since the establishment
of the Society.
In addition to the several prizes awarded by the
Judges to the successful candidates at the above
meeting, a wager la.tween Mr. inn., of Stanton'.
and Mr. Auger, of Eastbourne. which would pro-
duce the beat ball, was .beided in favour of Mr.
sweepstakes, histatens Sir J. Sehrisl.t,
Bart. of Beettfiwood Park, Ilerts, sod Mr. Tho-
Mai Smithy, of Northease, to prodece the best one,
two, and three-year 01.1 South Down rams, was
determined in favour of Sir John Sel.right, for the
,rat of each age ; and a wager between Mr. Cripps
Mr. Read Kemr, which produced the best
boar, was decided in favour of Mr. Read
Upwards of 16u agrivol•iiissts and amateurs sat
down W KO excellent flintier, at the Star Inn ; on
the removal of the cloth many loyal and agr;eultu.
rid hoots were briskly circulated ; after whirls the
returned to the tick' mail awarded the prizes.
Toe President, die Earl of Egreinont, as missal,
presented a brace of excellent fat backs for the din-
ner. lii. Lordship's health was drunk with three
times them

We have authority to state. that no dsreetions
I.sve been issued from the Treasury to the
for calling in the old Tuner hnlfpetice.
• Liedtenant !Vaal( 'Ow:, of the Id tanttalion of
the ,stiti‘ regiment, arrived at Newport, Isle of
Wight, on IVednessinv, front in Spain, who
had been prirouer with the !'Tench some tune ak,,,0,
in a delicate state of health, with a detachment of
too men, who aloe effected their caeape irons pri-
sou, and joitra. hie at Gila&
er.eui•ud •‘.4