Star.
London, England, 1801-03-13 00:00:00

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Ta Meeting ofthe TRUSTEES of the LINEN
and HEMPEN MANUFACTURE of IRELAND, on
Tuefday, the 3d day of March, doz.
Hon. JOHN Baron DILLON in the Chair,
The Right Hon. John Foßer reputed from the Committee
a plan -of encouragement for promoting the growth of Hemp
and the eftatalifhment of the Sail Cloth Manufadure, which
was read and is as billows:
HEMP.

" The Truftees of the Linen and Hempen Manufafture,
anxious-that this kingdom (tumid effeetually lay hold of the pre-
fent opportunity which the interruption of trade with the
Northern states offers for promoting the growth of Hemp and
the eftatelithrnent of the Sail Cloth Manufadiore, call upon all
Landholders or Farmers to alfift their endeavours, by allotting
fome portion of their grounds to the railing of Hemp.
" They underftand it is as oaf), in its culture as flax, the richer
the foil and the deeper the loam the better will be the produce,
It (meads admirably in drained hog Illanured with Axes and
the Truftees propofe to procure a fulficient number of perform'
properly firdied in the m ointment of it from the time it is ripe
for pulling until it is made ht for the fpinner.
" 'There pzrfons will be Rationed in various parts of the
kingdom, and orders will be given to the County InfpeCtors to
receive all applications from Gentlemen or Farmers who may
defire their afilltance, and to fend them accordingly.
" The Truftates will ago give the following bounties, and
cos tinge them for three yr..rs
" BREAKING AND SCU MMHG. _

" a. For every (tone of Hemp ripen in this kingdom in the
years aSot, acts, and 4303, well broken and (cinched for the
hatchel or fur cordage, she fum of 4d. and a further bounty of
a complete kt of Hemp Hatchets to every perfon who thall have
broken and feutched half a ton weight thereof.
" 2. To the Owner of any Mill or Mill Machinery, wherein
not Ids than 3o tons of found Hemp of frith growth Malt be
brokLa and fcutched perfeCtly before the tlt of June 042, the
fum of toot

" 3. To the owner of any Mill or Mill Machinery which
be ere rod after the aft of May !Sot, whether entirely new
or added to an old Mill wherein there titan be broken and
feutehol, the greaten quantity of found Hcmp of !rah growth,
between the lit of June 180 s, and the NI of June 'BO3, not
Ids than so ton, the fum of isol.—for the next greateft quin-
tal, not left than 40 ton, between the Paid periods, the fun of
root—and for the next greatNt quantity, not Icfs than 30 ton,
between %herald periods, the fum of sot.
" 4. To tin Owner of any Mill or Mill Machinery, now, or
hereafter to be ereeted, wherein there shall be broken and
fcutched,. thereat& quantity of found Hemp of Irith growth,
between the aft of June r3ot, and the an of June Oka, not
left than too too, the fum cif 3cral.—for the next greateft quan-
tity, not Ids than So ton, the fun of cool.--and for the next
rcateft quantity, not Ida tkan 6o ton, the fum of rook
" HACKLING.

'' 5. For every Rode of Hemp, of trim growth, well watered,
rotted and feutched, which than be hackled and drilled et for
linuning, between the eft of Auguft, 'got, and the Ilk of An-
tall, 1.8c4, the fum of 3d."
" SPINNING.
" 6. For all Machinery which Mall he emitted, whether en-
tirely new or added to old Mills, for Spinning Hemp or Flax
for Sail Cloth, before the ilk of Auguft, arn, to be worked by
water or Ream, a fum after the rate of tol. far every Spindle it
hall contain, on fuffident feeurity being given that the number.
of Spindles for which fuck Premium be reef tred, mall be
regularly kept at work in Spinning Hemp or Flax for three
years.
" For this Premium the fum of 30001. will be appropriated—
and if more than 6000 Spindles (hall he claimed for, the Truf-
tees will recent to thanfelves the power of dividing the fum of
• rateably among the Claimants."
" 7. To the perfon who (hall fpin fuch yarn by fuch Machi-
n'll• before the tit of Auguft. 1804, a Sail Cloth Loom made
he he ti materials, and on the molt improved plan, will be
ordered by the Trußecs for every 2 too of good even merchant-
able Yam Cu (pun, every fueh Loom to cantinpe the property of
the Board, into whofnever hands flub Spinner may give it.
MN}:RAN HEMP DRESSERS.
" AU peeling wbo can produce fullielent proof of being
patedUy Stilled in the management of Hemp throughout all
different proretres, from the time It it pulled until it Is
ennipletely &ere! for Spinning, and with to engage wish the
'fruftees, arc defied in apply to their Secretary, at the Linen
°Pier, Dublin, or their Agent, EOWAILD S I EIVART l'fq.
Aldrrinanbory, London, and the flrft twelve wbo Gall be ap-
proved of, will appointed Itinerant Hemp Dreffers, at tot.
a year each, and will have libeity to receive from the rerfam
arbui.i they Orli Se ordered to attend, fuels reafonable
afiow-
mice as the Teeters Mall previoufly tandem.
" MILL WRIGHT and MACHINE MAKERS.
"All retinas of this deferiptlon, in Great Britain or Ireland,
who with in be employed in conßrudting any Machinery for
the rcetcLingi della', 'pinning, or weaving of Hemp. may
nzilter char names, charade's, and prices or Lerma, if they
choofe, in the Lines-0111ce, Dublin, where a bank win be kept
en eke Flapafe, and he opm at all times to the infpedioo of
any Fagan who may with to ova Machinery."
And the fame bring trid paragraph by paragraph, was sea- i
n.aanney arced to, and ordered to be publiflied.
bi seder of the Treics, JAmrs CORRY, Sec.