Star.
London, England, 1821-09-19 00:00:00

COTTON ?FOOL

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We understand an attempt has lately lv
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to account for the India fabrics, from cotton
being superior to those made in Great Britain. I. is
alleged, that it chiefly, if not altogether, arises :;
the material, and not from the skill of the native,.1
in
spinning and weaving. It is contended, that
nual plant, lierbcceuni, yields the chief of cotta
wool cultivated in India and China, and
fine cotton wool of India is from this plant: tha. all tulle
he
cotton wool of both Americas and Bourbon is frog
the biennial shrub barbadinse, or oth,rs nearly allied
to it : that the invention of Mr. A RI:WRIGHT, die
improvement in machinery since his time, h„e oc.
casioned a regular progressive decline in the use rf
India fabrics; that at this moment not a piece M this
description of goods can be sold, except at a heave
loss, owing to the cheapness of British manutactiro•
that there has been for some years shipments maki„
to India of British cotton goods from American iron!,
and that there is every appearance of an increase ;hem
of,which must occasion great ciamity to British is.
dia, unless products of some kind can be brought to
Europe in return.
The objections to India wool are, its dirty state
when imported, short staple, and last seeds adhering
to the wool (the nasure of the plant). The last car;
not be removed by hand-picking, in this coan;:e, •
without a great expense, and the machinery
used in lieu thereof greatly destroys the staple: t:
is also a prejudice against its ttse by the maido.e.
turers; but the chief objection, it is helWyckl,
from the expense which would be occasioned be 1;,.;
alterations of the machinery in the spinning-nail.,_
Yet it is represented, that if the fine desciipt;ol,,
India wool were sent home in a clean state, by han,
picking, it would be universally used, and that t;..
manufactures of this country would acquire a 6.
ratter, for durability and beauty, which at no tonne
period they ever possessed.
It is admitted that India cotton wool is infinite:,
more difficult to clean than that of America, isle;;
productive, and, being a more delicate plant, tt,
quires greater care in cultivation—all of which dui"
backs have been urged against its being broitghtei
general use in our manufactories. But do not albs
[liable products require greater care, and meat
expensive in their cultivation, than coarse and irk
rior articles? And, in this instance, the labettrofdt
free people of India not costing, perhaps, more than
eighth or tenth of the expense which the same la
could be performed for by the slave populatico
the western world, convinces us that no ads
could possibly arise to the latter country, on the
of cheapness ; and if the cotton wool of India sh
possess any superiority of quality over that elks,
rica, as has been contended for, then those elm
stances which have been represented as unfavtxuali
to India, would prove greatly to its advantagel
we do not believe any country on earth could prole
this species of cotton wool on the same terms ask,
tish India, China, perhaps, excepted ; which, h
ever, requires a greater supply than it has yetis
able to cultivate.
We conclude, that the privileges which bawl

granted to the United States, and other cousin::
import cotton wool into this country, upon the
duties as that which comes from our ownenic '
are subject to, have been grounded upon tilliell
uisl
of reciprocal advantages being obtained, on the
mission of our manufactures into those coup •
But we confess we de not consider this countrya
fair footing in this respect—we particularly allivit
the United States, whence our great supply of cue
1 wool is received; and in that country their
pear to be rapidly closing against our
by duties, impositions, &c. It therefore
to us, that Government should bring'
measure to give to its Colonies greater ,
and particularly in regard to the cotton wool
dia ; for should the same system continue •
prevails, that country must be ruined, and
States aggrandized, in which we have no

Owing to the change in the weather, Wheat
on Monday 8s: the quarter in Mark-lane ; •
day it experienced a further depreciation of
quarter. It is said also, that more than .
of Wheat, shipped off from the northern ci
hearing of the rise in the London Market, ha
Fine fresh herrings, the first of the season,
brought for sale, yesterday, to Billingsgate •
and were soon purchased bythe principal
Since the disappearance of pilchards on
of Cornwall, vast quantities of them have
Galway bay, in Ireland. But it is in vain r
to send her blessings in abundance to kit'
these ignorant people have agreed not to
them, stating, that they injure their nets,
oily to save well!
Last week a young shark, about
was taken in Plymouth Sound, not h.
considerable difficulty ; upwards of
were carried away before it could be
last it was killed by severe beating on
being brought to the surface of the water.
A letter from Smyrna, by way of Gibraltar'
nounces, that a massacre took place there
Bth, and 9th ult. Twenty Genoese,
being spies to the Greeks, were put to
Turks, notwithstanding the intercession
and French Consuls.
At the Sitting of the Portuguese Col tes,,.
ult. BORGES CORNEIRO submitted a mow
ducing the Establishment of the Chapel
abolishing that of the Patriarchal Chin
He descanted on the evils which mankind
fered from superstition. A number of days
denominated Holy, to deprive indur
the benefits of their useful occupations ; a
had been erected, to fill the prisons with
of private revenge ; a Holy Alliance '
tuted, to guarantee certain spoliationsali
to concert others, and to rivet the chains
and a Holy Patriarchal Church had ,
to support the younger sons of Noble
give to Portugal a vain imitation of tic
He then enumerated the various privile,
nities conferred on the latter Establish'.
Chapel Royal ; and asked whether, who
deficit in the public revenue of
they were to continue to expend ()Ilya.:
by superstition, d sum of !V30,000 milreesa

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