The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-01-02 00:00:00

THE SILK TRADE.
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The following is a copy of the letter communicating to
the Deputation of Silk Throwsters the determination of
his Majesty's Mainers -WA to abandon their intention of
recommending Parliament to ateteut to the reduction of
23. ed. per lb. on the importation of thrown silk lately
made under an Order in Council:—

Office of Committee of Priry Council for Trade,
December 24, 1825.
Gentlemed—After a most attentive consideration by the First
Lord of the Treasury, and Chancellor of the Exchequer, con-
jointly with this Board, of all the circumstances and statements
which were brought forvrard in the discussion which took place
at Fife House, on the 22d inst., in respect to the proposed di-
minution of the duty on undyed thrown silk, from 7s. 6d. to ss. the
pound, I am directed to inform you, that it does not appear that
sufficient grounds bare been made out to induce this Board to re-
linquish the intention of submitting to Parliament a proposal for
reducing the existing duty to ss. so long t the duty on raw silk
shall not exceed 3d. yer lb., leaving a protection to the English
throwsur of 4s. lid. per lb., which the lords of this Committee
have ascertained would exceed the protection which was declared
sufficient in 1792, when the duty on raw silk wu Si. per lb.. and
that upow thrown silk, 71. 4d., and when, it may be fairly assumed
that the machitutry used in this manufacture was in a much less
improved state than a 4 present.
I ant, Genlemen, yet, =stoat obedient humble servant.
(Signed) - =VS. LACK.
To Messrs. Pattison, &c. &c.

LIVERPOOL COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL, SEEL: R DAY, DEC. 31,

Our British Plantation Star Market (as usual at this time of
the year) has been very dull, the sales of the week amount to about
300 hhds. at steady prices. Nothing done In East India or Foreign
Sugar, or Molasses. In Coffee the business has been confined to a
few small sales to the Grocers at former prices. Nothing done in
Cocoa, Pimento, Rum, or Ginger. In ashes, 150 barrels Montreal
Pots have been sold at 295. lid. a 308 In Dyewoods, 20 tons Cam.
peachy Logwood at 111., and 20 tons Jamaica at 61. lbs. Nothing
done in Fustic or Nicarigua Wood. In Tar, no sales. In Tur.
pentine. 4,500 barrels have been sold at 7s. 9d. a As. for hard, and
at 91. 6d. a 10s. for prime, In Rice, 40 tierces of Old Carolina
have been sold at 17s. 6d. a 211. and a few casks of prime at
255. Nothing done in Hides. In Saltpetre, 200 bags sold
at 261. a 20s. Quercitron Bark is quite neglected. In Indigo
or Cochineal nothing done. In Brimstone 35 tons sold at 71.
a 71. ss. One hundred bales French Madder Roots sold at 455.
In Olive Oil lb tuns of Gallipoli sold at 411., with some smaller
lots at 421. add 431.; and a few casks Sicily at 391. In Safflower
11 bales Egyptian (inferior) sold at Ns. No demand for East
India ; a few bags Sicily Sumach sold at 16s. ; picked Turkey
Valonia at 221. 10s. In Tobacco little doing, and prices some-
what lower. Nothing done in Nutria or Clunchilli skins, nor in
Oak or Cork-tree Bark. For foreign Wheat and American Flour
no inquiry. Twenty tierces of good old Clover Seed sold at
61s. 6d. Nothing done in Fla* Seed. We have had a moderate
demand for Cotton, and the prices remain without change, ex-
cept about 0n.,-quarter to one-half lower for new Boweds. The
sales consist of 6100 bags Uplands at 6id. a 9}d.; 500 New Or-
leans at Ofd. a Ilid.; 600 Alabamas at 63d. a ; 100 Sea
Islands at 21 id. a 2s. 2d. ; 100 stained Sea Island at did. a 11 id. ;
300 Pernambuoss at 111 d. a IW. g 800 blaranhams at 10fd. a 11d. ;
909 Bahia at 103 J. a Ild; 211 Para at 9t.1._,• 400 Egyptian at iald.
a Hid.; 40 Demerara at Ild. Ilid. • an 09 Surats at sid. a 6fd.
Making a total of about 10.600 bags:

A Liverpool Parer having occasion to name one of the
candidates for the vacant office of Parish Clerk, Mr. Wil-
liam Pierce relate► the following anecdote:—
" This is the same gentleman who took out letters of in-
troduction from the late Sir Joseph Bankes, to the pw-
sident of the National Institute at Paris, on the subject of
the management and culture of Bees, on an improved
principle, when he received the vote of thanks of that
learned