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wearer in the lap-room of hr house; .he doers nut know
wlwttist they came in together or nut; Ihry sat together, nod
had a pint of beer and a pipe of tobacco; she doer io.t
know %hid, of 'loan called for it or paid fur il.She na. I
lorry in the liar, hI r girl served tlst on nod brought her the
Monty she did and ts tolls et ever seeing the Ps !sower. Whets
tomtits, k the oilietr r.wr to, the l'risou.T, Cluk, was bur-
c.ing out, asol ou Ilia pris.ine liar Ise flung a pared not
of
Isis hand owe it. She saw the parcel come (slOlll llla I'l
autos's hastd; she was alarmed thinkiug it was sonielliing
wrong; slit took it sip in ..... diately and flung it into Ow
passage; she did nest examsne the parcel. Limbriek
haul
hold of the Prisoswr, Clark, unit pit ked op the parcel (it
contained nisteeu sf. notes, twelve 21. Doles, and Moray
.a. 51st Itsww hulloing or the Promoter, limit bees, but
arei*P.: luta, ia •iisisoly of Cslwasll Steil in the lall•flaial.
J. 10161, (tram. husband to the Iwo a Ones., deposed, Ise was
lsol 'loan ois his 101 l at the itme, hnl uu hearing of the rir•
rimistatsce,lw gust up and saw the Prisoners in the custody of
Lisubtark and Ite:ssl; lir saw Limbrick open the pasts I,
which contented the nnmtwr of notes already meistioncol;
be heard lanslorick say that the Prismier,Clark, threw some-
, Ilsitig shown the privy, which wan very near. Witness seta
for si rstriscuter, and had the lulls of the seat taken tar. Ile
then scot for n swetp.hoy, who was let flown by a rope, the
well heSlll yrs y sleep ; he saw She !my take up a parcel, and
give it to Limbrick, who opened it; it contaiued five ones
pu I noire.
Mr. Ler, one of thy Rank lespectors, proved that all the
notes were forges', and r terreit in evely respect.
Limbrick's evidence wan taken rot Ike first esantinat•
Nothing being found in the possession of Smithrws to war-
rant his further detention, both the Magistrate and the !Sauk
Solicitor read him a very creme Wetsere„ awl warned I to
beware of his (store loft. The charge of possession be-
ing proved against I lark, he was folly committed for trill,
sold the witnesses hosiod over to piuswente. Clark is a re-
greet:able looking young mass, a tie•wmker tor trade.—
Sinitlttrs is s Slant niiddlesagest ruing man, sandy bast, a
gunsmith by trade, and lately tome front Covrotly.

PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS.

REPOra.

The Select Committee appointed to inquire into the griev-
ances conipinined of in the Petit of the Huai* rs 41141
Framework Knitters in the Woollcii Manufactory of the
town and county of I.,Pirester, which was presented to the
House upon the 12th day of February last, Ind to report
the same, with tlwirobservations thereupon, to the How-e,
together with nhe minutes of the Evidence taken before
thi m ;—have, pursuant to the Order of the House, inquir-
ed into she mailer* to them referred ; and h ore agreed to

the following Report :
It appears to your Committee, upon the testimony of many
recyclable hosiers and framework-knitters deputed to
represent the body of Petitioners, that their trade has
been, and !dill is, greatly injured by the introduction
into it of a fraudulent species of worsted hose, which is
called cut-sip wink, an snide iss appearance so nearly re-
sembling the properly wrought stocking, that consumers
cannot easily distinguish st, and which, thosigh differ-
mg very little in price from the fair article, is greatly
nor in value. That since its intrusluctiusi, the woe kmea
engaged ill this trade have suffered the severest privations
and distress, sod are totally unable to inaintaiu themselves
and their &mill.* by the utmost exertions of their industry,
the average rate of their earnings not exceeding from
six shillings to seven shillings per week, MI labour of
Micros hums a day; that conatquently they ■re now vet),
generally reduced to pauperi ~,,, to the enormous increase
of the Poor Razes is, all the parishes both of the town and
comity, whe►e the manufacture is carried on, to the great
injury of the middle classes of society, and to the destruction
of that spirit of isoleptudenee fur which these mechanics
were formerly emispicouna; it having been proved, that till
the period before named, the workmen in this trade have
COIIII3IO iy iilitained such wages as enabled them, with very
few exrepts.ms, to maintain themselves and their families by
their labour. That your Committee are satisfied that the
deteriorated coodition of the wuekhwn is, in a considerable
degree, owing to the introdection of the article complained
of, the iliferiority of which has heought the worsted corking
trade into disrepute in the for.•ign and limbe ma►kets, sod
has thrown a great slumber of lauds out of employment,
without erodes riug any advantage on the community.
Your Committee further report, That both the hosiers
and framework knitters (the masters and workmen) ewes*
an equal desire for the prohibition of this article, and con-
cur ifs delaiing, that it would, in their opinion, restore the
workmen to their employment, and a more adequate rate
of earnings; that it would benefit the hosier, by re-ests-
!dishing 11w reputation of his manufacture both at home and
abroad; and that it would be greatly advantageous to the
public, which is now injured by purchasing, at a trilling re-
slisetion iii price, an article greatly inferior in value, said
which, from its near resemblance, a consumer cannot
easily distinguish from the fair article.
Your Cosninittee further state, Thad it doe* not appear
that ids prohibition woold subject the trade to any competi•
lion, at present, from foreigners, they not bring able to oh.
lain the raw material, which is peculiar to this country, and
tint exportable: with these impreasmiss, your Committee sic
of opinion that the Legislature may with safety grant the
prohibition which is prayed fur, at least by way of experi-
ment, for three years,
April 1, 1819.

The total quantity of Tin imported into Great Britain,
in the year ending sth January, 1819, is 1,458 cwt. and
three quarters; of which, 1,398 cwt. 2 quarters and 14 lb.
were imported from the Fast
The total amount of all Tin exported from Great Bri-
tain in the mid year, was 34,043 cwt. and 171 b. Unlash Tin,
mid 1,381 cat. 1 qr. and 9111. Purely, tin.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

APItIL 15.

Sailed the Sinify, Baynes, and Garland, Tranhill, fur
Lniplini; Hope, Junes, fur Cork; auJ Consul, Short, for
I)ubliu.
FALMOUTH, 1111111 L 13.
Put in here the Sampson, Finkle°, from Liverpool fur
51arriibam, uut eleven days, leaky.
COWIN APRIL 15.
Arrived the Thomas transport, from Loudon, to take
troupe to Gibraltar, Malta, and Corfu.

•
HARWICH, APRIL 15.
Arrived the Mary Fretting packet, with • Mail, &r. fro*
Cuxhaven. _

DFAL. APRIL IS.

Ille down from the River, the 11011. EllYi India Curti-
pany'a ships Apollo, Tremont, fur China; and Matilda,
Hamill)))), for ditto; Surrey, Oldham, for Madras and
Bengal; Sceptre, Gibson, fur Prime Edward's Island;
Anilermni, for New Brnuswiek; and remain with
a large fleet of outward•lnouud, detained by contrary winds.
The outward.hiisind that got under way yesterday evening
are again put back and remain.

;E, FRinAit, APRIL 16.
Venire ....
Malin
Naples
Palermo.. perils 123
57
Oporto
Hip Janeiro .. COI
Dultliu
Cork
Agin of Bank un
Holland

A 111.1.10‘.

Portugal (:oloita l •. a.
coils, p►r o 0
Foreign Gold It
liars 0 0 0
New lloubloenut 0 0 0
New lhollars II 5 &
Silver iu Bars 0 0 6