The National Register.
London, England, 1817-11-30 00:00:00

LEIPSIC FAIR.

The Algematimte Zeilmsg contains, in Bs stippletnent of the
11th and lath inst., a pretty detailed account of the Leipiie
Michaelmas fair. The following extracts, however, are the
only parts of it that have any reference to British commerce,
or any interest for the British merchant
" It could not escape the notice of the attentive observer
for some months past, that the Leipsic Michaelmas fair held
out a happy prospect, and that it would be much more
portant for its sates than those that for some trine have preced-
ed it.
" In the chief manufacturing places of Saxony, great or-
ders were received, and every where revived industry be..
came active, particularly in the inauufacture of tine articles
of cotton prints, the fittest woollens and lace. Even some
prospect seemed to open here and there, for the linen manu-
factures paralyzed for a long thee. The Brunswick summer
fair, arid the autumn fair of Frankfurt, were looked upon as
auspicious harbingers; and the latter in particular furnished
the must favourable prognostics. From the middle: of Sep.
(ember rows of waggons covered the roads which have beers
established for the carriage of wares and inerchandize tiont
the east and north to Leipsic. Two weeks before the fair
Ca week before the usual time, owing to a mistake about the
day of opening) Leipsic was full. The public was justified in
expecting uncommon activity of busioeser and the event not
only fulfilled the expectationa which' were entertained, but
in some branches transcended any hopes which could have
been formed. If we take into consideration the quantity of
ready money expended on the spot, and the alinost exhatistiog
of the great magazines of some kinds of commodities, we must
allow that this fair has been the most seiceessiul which has
lately occurred. The success was .eviuctd in the solidity of
the transactions and the distinguished punctuality of the pay-
ments. There was no instance of inability to fulfil the con-
ditions of the purchases heurd of, except in a few unimportant
failures in transactions abort colonial pi °duce or drugs. The
merchants who attended on this occasion in such numbers,
and with such means of purchase, looked out every where for
patterns of the most costly nature, and of the newest and
must elegent fashion, having the least weight in proportion
to their value, and therefore best adapted fur distant car-
riage. All the merchants, therefore, who hail felt the pulse
of the piddle, and brought to the fair articles suited to the
taste of the times and the varying fashion, had reason to cora.
gratulate themselves on the extent of then The *hid
even seemed to favour at the beginumg, the disposal of native
productions. A settled east wind had retarded the arrival
of the newest English calicoes and ',edited cottons at Hain.
burgh for more thau a week. The impatience of the nothern
purchasers was by this means confined to Saxon productions.
which were calculated to allure them by new patterns and
attractive cutouts (especially the autarasith). At the very be.
ginning, many hues s uf Chemnitz (a umuutacturing town of
Saxony) did mock business and received great orders in these
articles. Many noithern buyers found themselves disape
pointed iu the prices when the newest English wares attn.,
ally arrived, (three ship.londs of which were hurried on to
Leipsic with redoubled speed before the lest,) as they expect.-
ed these prices would be as low as they had formerly been.
But the Britons had now got quit of the refuse of their ware.
homes ; and with regard to their fresh productions, they had
forrod a convenient market beyond the Atlantic. They,
therefore, held up their goad undamaged commodities at w
high price, and thus induced many dealers to resort to con.
tineutal wares (particularly the Fmeuch and Swiss cottons),
which were minder-rut. to the English in intrinsic value, and
even surpassed them in the elegance of the pattern, and to
take ads damage uf the oppertomty uttered them by making
great purchases. If we nevertheless hear that the Englisti
wares were sold at reduced prices, and thereby were nearly
thrown away, we shall find on closer exammatiun that the
English me rchants merely allowed such redactions worn
tile)' wished to diseneuniher themselves of urine damaged or
old fashioned articles. The silk manufacturers of Lyons and
other parts met with a geed market • • • la
" Ail woollen manufactiirts user which capricious fashiou
had war cut her magic wand found iu this fair air eager sate.
Merinos under their various denominations were favourite at.
tides; elide, on the contrary, kersey utm es and ether am-
cies of the kind, as well as common wooilens, and whatever
was not sup artier, were little sought aetei, and disposed of
with ditticitay. 'flue northern dealers freipiently preferred
the Saxon Merinos to the English. 'lnc miter nave more
guess, but they are not so soft and kindly to the touch as the
Saxon ; ter when made of unmixed English wool they have
always a rough feel. 'lire Saxon spun with the hand,
excels in clout that made by inaviiiiiery. But spinning me-
chines arc 110%, multiphing :o much in simony as to excite
some anxiety nbout those whom they enl throw unt of em-
ployment. The price of the beat WUO6 at the lair ruse very
high, .ind, according to their quality, were sold at from 35 so
'lO rixdolhirs, mostly for Dutch and English account. Great
liersiumis was done in leather, but very inconsiderable ia
linen. The speculative spirit of the Iltitisdi is desirous of
troducing cotton instead of linen shirts. 'lire Levant is °vets
&towed with such articles, sold at the cheapest rate, and even
disposed of in the ready made forum. Tire Spates,' ports of
C.aliz and Haulm, formerly so welt supplied wills klerinan
linen, have long ago broken off all cutouretions virile us. Ilse
Spanish domineers in South America appear fur ever to base
dissolved all Ce11111:011111 between themselves and time mother
country, and to have their ports open only tu !Jutish and
esi Imliimm commerce. In the Dotted North American pro.
linen maaufactures h.ve 'natio unexpected preen ese-
Flax is there used as the ballast of vessels • • • • •. 'there
was not waiieng alimidairce of British iron wares at the
Leipsic fair, out they were so high in price, like all the other
products of B. nisi' industry, that home pi oducts did nut sut-
ler rey mein. Few only eau pay five ur a guinea,
for teen new semtlers, oa flit baiim-ovel principle, as they call
it, though provided wear uu apparatus to tellivVe the muff
by a roller."

LOS/ Or VIE W/LLIAX AMD MART PACRET.—An have/,
tigation of the circumstances attending this melancholy shipwreck
has !may been taken at the Council-house in Bristol, before Mr.
Alderman Fripp, which occupied many days, itrorn the evidence
given it aupearea, that there was direct blame to be Imputed to those
who :aft the command of the vessel, and that there was ground foe
imptum.; to C.ae crew of the vessel a dtrclecuon ol their duty as Brit
ish seamen, and, consequently, of a great bn:aell ut humanity in Was'
ing their t, ,sts at at/ early a stage or the di.tress. and when their pre
senor migta been essentially usehd. On the utuer wind, ti.eyo
was hoped ut any act ei wurul cruelty on Lie part of the men, nor
of any conduct that way ao. be eaLmuated 14 the plea Of scit-preser
vation. bu.ly of t late Carnam Nlanley, of the I. and
Mary. was found un .‘loilday craning, 1.•,; 17,n, neatt:acSummer.
house at boveiton, ;thout b Mite+ flbtsl ch. plate where the vessel
wrecked. and on the same son where th. bodies of Mrs. Thebaher,
and one of this ether uniostuara ladie•4l44 Wen pnviougy fowl

'um the LONDON GAZETTE, Saturday,

BARTLETT R. Vincent-square, Nicsttninstcs. wheelwright, Dee. 6,
15, Jan. tO, at Guildhall. Atts. Templer and Co. Burr-street, East

.Aart am T. late of Rufrartl, Lancaster. innkeeper, Dec. 22, 23, Jan.
10, at Tarleton Bridge. Att. 7.1 r. Blakelock. Sergeant's Inn.
MaerrrEns i.r.d J. Cast, Shellield. ed►'etool makers. Doc.
Jan. 10, at Sheffield. Att. Mr. Bigg..ciuthampten-builJings.
WEAVE* E. and C. Gloticeateb pin makers, Dec. 15, 16, JAII. 10,
at tßooceater. Atte. Yizardlnd Co. I.incoln's Inn-fields.
CP A it.LTUN G. York, tailor, Dee. 11, 12, Jan. 10, at York. Atts.

Frearue and Co. Temple.
WAitu J. l'iverpool, grocer, Jan. 1,2, 10, at Liverpool. Att. Mr.
Hirt!. Castle-ditch, Liverpool.
Aacuttit T. Lombard-street, boot maker, Dec 6, 16, Jan. 10, at
Guildhall. Au. Mr. Hutchison, Crown-court., 'Threadneedle-st.
FATERSON R. and W. N (cot., Harrow-road, nurserymen, Deal.
13, Jun. 10, at Guildhall. Acts. Glutton and Cu. High-street,
Southwark.
A meaosc T. and T. FAWF.T.T., Botolph-lane, wine merchants,
6, 13, Jan. 10, at GuililhalL Att. Mr. Carpenter, Chuteh-
court, Old Jewry.
1.! r.r rtwonn J. Frith-street, Soho, truss maker, Dec. 6, 13, Jan. 10.
at Guildhall. Atts. Cannon and Co. Leicester-place.
WADDELL T. How-lane, warehousemah, Dec. 9, 16, Jan. 10, at
Guildhall. Au. Mr. Hurst, Milk-street.
Tawas/of-G. Lambeth Marsh, brewer, Ike. 2, 11, Jan. 10, at
Guildhall. Au. Mr. Rus.a.P., Lam-street. Southwark.
abOWING G. J. Ilassam. and T. OvEIITON, Liverpool, brewers,
Jan. 2,3, 10, at Liverpool. Att. Mr. Cheater, Staple Inn.
H. Watling•street, ixtrehrut, Dee. 4i, 13, Jan. 10. at
Guildhall. Att. Mr. Hutchison, Crown-court, Threadneedle.st.
I.rovo S. T. Leather-lane, bookseller, Dec. t, a, Jan. 10, at
Att,. Drew and Co. Bermondsey-street.
GROVE J. Drury-lane, grocer, Dec. 2,9, Jan. 10, at Guildhall. Att.
Mr. Wright, Fenehurch-street.
HAIL fllSoN J. late of Leeds, merchant. Dec. 6, 13. Jan. IN at Guild-
hall, Att. Mr. ilighmoor, Scot's-yard. Cannon-street.
RYAN/ .1. Liverpool. merchant, Jan. 1,2, 10, at Liverpool. Arts.
Illack,tock and CO. Temple.
BE.1141) W.J. Pluenix-yard Princes-street, Cavendish-square, smith,
Dec. 2, 13, Jan. 10. at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Hartley, New Bridge.
street, Blackfriar's.

DIVIDENDS.
J. Hickman, Birmingham, plater, Dec. 2t.
J. Barnes, Liverpool, tailor, Dec. 22.
W. Newman, Darlington, sheep johlier, Dec. 2/.
S. Keene, Upper North-place, Gray's Ina-lane, upholder. Dec. 9.0.
B. Davis, late of Wellington-stret, Southwark, baker, Dec. 27.
It. and 1.. Bracken, l'acker's-court, Coleman-atrtet, baize factors,

Dec. 27.
B. I.lnniel, late of foleman street, liveryman, lice. 27.
S. Kilbington, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden, brewer, Jan. 6.
J. Doughty, Bristol, victualler, Jan. 4.
G. Stevens, I I orniliureh , Essex, carpenter. Dec. 23.
J. Davies, thoreditch, lineralraper, Feb. Its
N. PArry, Liverpool, merchant. Dee. 20.
C.. Walrnsley, late of thauskirk, Laneaqer, hosier, Dec. ;5%.
.1. Forshaw, Liverpool, merchant, Dec. 31.
W. liarril and J. Dickinson, .Nlaryport, CumLerlanil, sail cloth

Dec. 26.

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J. Gooding, Lenham, Kent, tailor, Dee. 23.
• Dunn,late of George-street, Mile End-road. mpe maker, Jan. 17.
H. W. Wilton and 11. K. Creed, Crutched Friars, merchants, Dec. 23.
R. Strong, Whitehaven, mercer, Dec. 20.
S. Tyler, late of Sutton Vallence, Kent, plumber. Dec. 23.
J. and T. Poynton, Brook-street, Holborn, hardwarewen, Dec. 30.
P. Budd, Plymouth Dock, baker, Dec. 22.
W. Weightman, late of Birmingham, mercer, Dec. 27.
• M. Flea. Bury-court, St. Nlary Axe, merchant, Dec. 2.
W. I. Smith, Hirinin4hain. victualler. Dec. 22.
A. K city, Worcester, jeweller, Dec. to.
▪ Berriman, St. Ivea, Cornwall. milliner, Dee. ?S.

CERTIFICATES,

R. M. Bacon and S. Wilkin, Taverharn, Norfolk, paper manu..
facturers—J. Field, Walcot, Somerset, professor of muck—J. Ma-
thias 3nd 'l'. Brown, Haverlordwest, bankers—H. Blackley, Sheld-
wick, Kent, grocer—W. !Andrea, Bristol, wooll, n draper—J. Grey,
Newca.,tle•upon=l'yne, ship owner—T. H. Folly, \Slink, Lancas-
ter, cotton manufacturer—S. Ablitt, late of Ipswich, Suffolk, mislt-
ster—S. Otnrad, Bolton, Lancaster, leather cutter—D. Radford,
Canterbury, plumber—W. Hanbury, !ate of Shareditch, distiller—
C. Hanbury, late of Shorediteh, distiller—R. Coster, High Holborn,
chev,enionger—P. Hartley, Nether Knutsford, Chester, cotton-ma-
nufacturer.