The Sun.
London, England, 1801-06-24 00:00:00

EXPORTATION of WOOL, WbOr.LEN or WORST-
-I.D YARN. _

•• Halifax, June 20i I ger I.
A T a MEETING of the.. MEkeflAN
MANUFACTURERS; and others concerned in the
WOOLLEN and WORST ED TRADE; held this Day pur-
Suant to Public Advertisement, the folloWing Resolutiuns
were unanimously agreed to :
t. That the Exportatjon of WOO, wOollen, or Worsted
Yarn to ForeigliCcimitries, is pregnant with such evil copse-
quences, as to threaten the. Trade of this Country With de-
struction. •
2. That as several Parcels Of English Worsted Yarn have
been seen in Portugal and Germany exposed to Sale, there
can be no doubt of the existence of such an evil ; and that
' the present very depressed state of the Worsted Manufadory-
Is owing, in a great Measure, to the Exportation of Worsted
Yarn. • • .
,;. That the following. Gentlemen be. appoiAted 'a Com-
mittee fig the .purpose of co-operating with 'the Worsted
'Committee, in tinier to detect and prosecute to sonvidion,
any person or persons who may be concerned in such a nefa-
rious practice :
fohn Edwards, Esq. Mr. The. Richardson
Wm. Walker, Esq. Mr. Thomas Bates
loseph Edwards, Esq. Mr. Wtn. Emmett
Mr. Wm. Rawson Mr. Joseph Holroydc
Mr. John .R.hodes* 'gin Wm. Holland
Mr. fames Crcissly Mr. Joshua Fatter
Mr. Win. Mitchell Mr, Robert Emmet .
Mr. Win. Rothivell ?Zr. Samuel Hall
Mr: 'C. hides Hudson Mr. Tho. Edmondson.
4: That a Subscription be entered into, to enable the Corn-
" frotfee to prosecUte Such 0 ttentiers, and to offer,and pay a,
-,..handsome Reward to any ooe who • will give,suChinfortna-
tibn'ait rnay.lead to the detedion of such Offences:
.Thatcthe committee
.be instructed to - corfespond with
all-Atterlodies of People who may be inclined to favour
1 them with any Communications, and that this Meeting hopcs
land trusts that all the other lVlanuladuring Towns will unite
i rip endeavours to put a stop to such an alarming Evil.
• 6. That thereon: this Meeting invites the other towns to
appoint Delegates tai meet at Bradford with the Conimittre
now appointed, in order that the object of this Meeting may
be more ettbdually carried into execution.
7. Tliat these Resolutions be printed in thelondon,Leetis;
Halifax, York, Manchester, andsuch other provincial News-
/ papers; as the
,Committec may think wiser.
•WILL. CURRER-, Chairman.
The Chairman having left the. Chair, the Thanks of the
Meeting were voted to him unanimously.
At a Meeting of the Committee appointed by the, above Re-:
solutions,
Ordered, That eßeward .of toed. shall be paid to any per-,
son who will give information 'against any Offender export-
' ing Wool, Woollenor Worsted Yarn ; or ;hall illegally pack
any such Materials with intent to export the same, so that
he shall- be convicted of such offence.
Ordered, That a handsOme Reward shall be paid to any .
.person who will give intbrmation which may in its roue,
quences, lead .to the conviction Qf any such Offindemi and.
tlte- name of the Inforiwr, if desired, shall be kept st'cret. ••
' Ordered, Chat, such informations are deSired to be Mom
municated to Mr Thomas Richardson, of Halifax, one of
Members of the Secret Committee: appointed for that pur-
pose.

ALL PERSONS who are indebted to the late
_
jcs UN Ft:WEER, of Leicester c range, in the Count
of Warwick, Esq.' 'deceased, arc requested to settle' with
Rohert Fo4er, Esq. or Warden Sergison, Esq. being two of
the Executors. And all - Persons who ' have any Clair i or -
•,Demand on the late John Foster, Esq. are desired to t.end an
aceonat Of the same to the above Executors, at. Leicester
i.Grangc.. near Hinckley. . . .