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which by some m?dical thailadem was preferred to'
that which had been cultivated.
firlhe article of hemp eos principally imported from
nasia ; but ddlring the Lite war, when tbe cornmer-
'chill intercourse with that Country was in a great
'Measure suspended, a new source Of supply became
0 course nnessary, and our chief dependence was
upon our Colonies of North America. As the same
call for the article might again exist, k would be a
great object to have a facility either of supplying the
true hemp, or an article of such testate as would
answer the purposes to which it was applied. A sub
stitute for the produce of Russia presented itself in
our common weeds. which produced a vegetable
fibre fit for all the purposes of cordage, and capable
Of being made sufficiently fine for weaving. The
common mallow, nettles, bean•stalks, hop-binds, &c.
yielded hemp in considerable quantities, tire first par-
ticularly—a discovery to which the country was in.
debted to the researches of Mr. Salisbury.. There
existed a great demand for seeds of the best meadow
grasps, and plants for laying down and improving
pasture and meadow land. -Woods, commons, and
even the hedges which are fences to meadow-laid,
produced large quantities of those seeds, which were
sold at high prices, and for which there was sow
great demand.
The last circumstances to which the attention of
the Meeting was called were the improvement of cot-
tage gardens, the growing of apples, and the keeping
of bees, which were recommended to the poor as pro-
fitable modes of employment.
Mr. Saussuae produced specimens of the indige-
nous articles enumerated above, which occasioned
some surprise, and gave much satisfaction.
It was stated in ihe.room, that Mr. SALISBURY had
sent a man into Hyde Park last September, who
coned, by collecting seeds of meadow grass, the sum
of 3s. 6,1. in three hours.
After some conversation, it was resolved, that the
Meeting having taken into consideration the propriety
of establishing an institution for the permanent em-
ploymeat of the industrious poor in all parts of the
kingdom, should resolve into a Committee to suggest
and adopt such measures as should appear best cal-
culated to carry the same into effect. The Committee
consists of the Duke of &MAX, the LORD MAYOR,
Aldermen ATKINS and BRIM:MIL Sir T. SUL, Hon.
W. &MILKY, and thirteen others.

THE EVENIN.I4 STAR.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1816.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK :
Bank Stock 417 2164—L0n Annuities 154 1546ths
Reduce. 3 64—Cons. ino.62l—Cous. fur sec. 62a
4 per 'aut. 76i1-5 per Cent. Navy 951 94
ludia Stock is! y —lndia Bonds 15s. las. pre.
kacbquer Bale, Ba. I 1 s. pre.

HAMBURGH PAPERS.
This morning
.we received Hatnburgh Papers to
the 17th inst. being a day later than any which we
could have received by the Mail. They contain
some authentic and interesting particulars of the late
occurrences at Smyrna, in which the regular Turkish
Government seems to have taken a decided part
against the turbulent and unjustifiable conduct of the
Algerine Pirates :—it was, in fact, for aiding and
abetting these marauders that the Turkish Governor
of Smyrna was put to dcatb :