The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-05-08 00:00:00

SILK TRADE.

We are informed that iiie deputations sent by the silk trade et
this town, and of Macclesfield, to the Government, have obtained
some important arrangements in the Bill now before Parliament,
for the regulation of the.duties on foreign manufactured silk goods
and thrown silk. No broad goods are to be admitted but those of
betweeen sixty and sixty.six yards in length, having a fault, or
bar, woven into each end. This regulation was strongly opposed by
the London retail trade. But its object is obvious, as it will pre-
vent the indiscriminate importation of all the short lengths and old
stocks of foreign countries. East India Bandanas are to be ad.
milted on payment of an ad iii/orern duty of 30 per cent. till the
sth of January, 1827, and afterwards on the following scale of
duties :-6s. the piece on all pieces not exceeding 6 yards In length
if more than 6 yards, and not exceeding 7 yards, 7s. the piece: and
further for every additional length, not exceeding a yard, Is. This
will include Rotro's, Pullicates, and China handkerchiefs. The
excise duty of Gd. per square yard ou British Bandanas is to CORSO
from the sth of April last, with a remission of the duiies on drugs
used in dying and printing silks, and a drawback of the duty on
soap used in the various branches of the silk trade. The removal
Of these various incumbrances will, we have no doubt, be highly
beneficial. During the discussion of these and other important
subjects connected with the silk trade, it was distinctly intimated
by his Majesty's Obvernnent, that it was far from their intention
to injure either the British manufacturer or the throwster, but to
afford to both every protection in than power, consistently with the
main object in view—the prevention of smuggling. The gentlemen
who were engaged in the deputation in question, we are happy to
hear, speak in the highest terms of the marked personal attentions
shown to them, and of the great and effective exertions used on
their behalf, by both our county members, Lord Stanley and John
Illackbume, Esq. and also by Davies Davenport and Wilbraham
Egerton, Esqrs. members for the county of Chester.
The most effectual precautions against riots have been taken at
Kneresborough, by administering relief to the distressed. The Vi.
car, whose hand is as open to the purposes of charity u his heart is
to the feelings of piety, undertoolc, in the course of the lot week,
to make a survey of the town, with the aid and assistance of Dr.
Murray, from which it appeared that there were 450 families, con.
stating of about 1800 individuals, in want of relief-200 families
having partial work, and that 250 families would be wholly without
work at the close of the week. Having made an appeal to the be.
nevolent, founded on this information, a meeting of the inhabitants
was held last Monday in the Sessions-house; the Rev. Andrew
Cheap, Vicar, in the Chair, supported by Sir Thomas Slingsby,
Bart., Dr. Murray, and a vast number of respectable inhabitants.
It was resolved that a committee should be appointed to alleviate
the distress of the unemployed, and upwards of 5001. was imniesii-
ately subscribed for that purpose. Lord Stourton, of Alliston
Park, Mrs. Lawson, of Boroughbridge, and Mrs. Robinson, of
Thorp Green, are liberal donors to the fund, to which Sir Thomas
Slingsby, But. has conttibuted 1001.
During the hat six weeks, a Committee has been acting in
II udlerstield, for the relief of the distressed and unemployed poor.
Its operations, although privately conducted, have been continually
extending, and assuming a more systematic character. But these
measures, and very great exertions of many liberal individuals,
prove inadequate to provide for the continually increasing cases at
distress. The necessity of a still more extensive system of relief
becoming obvious, numerous and respectable meeting of geptle-
men, yesterday, pr, ted a requisition to the constable of Had.
&Wield, to call a p 4. c meeting on Monday next.