Star.
London, England, 1803-04-14 00:00:00

WOOLLEN MANUFACTURE.

A BILL to repeal the Provifions, Regulations, and Reftrie-
dons, contained in certain Ads, to to u the fame relate to
the Length, Breadth, and Weight of Woollen Cloths, the
teetering, firetching, and Braining, and the viewing, (ruch-
ing, and fading of them by (Micas appointed for that pur-
ple, the Boiling of Wool with certain Ingredients, the Pro-
hibitioa at the Ufe of Lamb's Wool, the Sale of Woollen
Cloths tacked and lidded, the prefliog of Woollen Cloth,
end the Cie of Gig Mille, and the Number of Looms ; and
alto, to repeal an Ad, palled in the nth year oldie Reign of
(teen Elizabeth, Marled, An Ad containing divers Or-
ders for Artificers, rs. Servants of Hulbandrv, and
a Apprentices," (a fillalle relates to Apprentieelhipsh
the Trade or Bufinds af a Clothier and in the (astral Branch-
es of the Woollen Manutetturo, of Weaving, Dying, and
Cloth•dreffing, In the (ever 4 Counties of Oloucefter, Wilt,,
and Sonserfct ; and likewice for permitting the Exportation
of certain Cloths uniburn.

Whereas the provifions' regolationa, and reit:idiom, rela-
ting to the miring, dying, warping, weaving, marching, hur-
ling, working, lulling, rowing, &Citing, teotering, pedant'. or
otherwife ruailufaCturing or making of woollen cloths, or the
file of Itch cloths, or the length, breadth, weiyht, meafuring,
ftamping. or 'caul thereof. or the appointment of (earthen,
feelers, or overfeers furerbittod the leafing thereof, cal-
ltabled in (everal acts al parliament, Ratites, and ordinances,
palled and ntaile relpectively in the sth Ynd OtL years of the
reign of his Nlajelly King Edward the :gel., and in -be ad and
3d years of tht ring° of their Majelties King Philip and ft.,"
Mary, and in the 4th and sth years of their laid Majcittca
reign. in the 43d year of the reign of her hilajetty Quern -
a heth and in the 4th year or the reign of Kim. James the
Firß, in the a ill per M bit Paid neigit, it: it,e
rOth ya.r of the reign of her Ma;. fty Qi.ieen Anne, In the tft
year of the reign of hit Maießy King Gorge the ',tilt, .014.1 it
the 13th year of the reign of his laid Majetty, of in act
pafe4 in the 13tu year of the feign of hi. King
the oceond, prohibiting the file of tilain cloths in cirtain cows.
tics, tockediand tolded, :re from the 'relent improved and es •
Code!. ae of the woollen menu. ..Acre, rendered impratßicable
land ufelefs, and °thereof them would, If cm timed, create delay
and incouvztuatee in the carying on the Laid manufadure, to
the grist detriment thereof :
And whereas the rettri,i'ons and prohibitions contained is
an aft paffitl In the sth and 6th year of his Wetly King Ed-
ward the S.ith, As to the ufe of rerta n mills, called Fig mills;
and in an set pared in the ad at d sd year of the reign of their
Alajettles King Philip and Quern Mary, as to the number
of WOO to be kept, let, or let up tuget her, by any manulattu.er
or wearer of woollen cloth, would, it enforced, be Tory rein.
dial to the woollen manufacture : _

And whereas rainy of ttac Cod bereft' before nsentloned ado
ban for sung years pall b••ai confidatd to be &knew, and
tie osasagaditnics and sawn engaged in tbs imam orwrLe-

titre and tr...o^, b-tve, in (-in. nt !',!• C itieto.rtol utri-ve
p n nnm r Lid o- t, •: • o it, e.arrying
on their et a:: ! rr s
Ar.d wly.reos profeettrio: s have b ,a:b. renal 7.... on
many of the raid acne, and doubt • as('
of the :u is ar,• not repelled by ful.f. quest uric, p tied or regue
tbefaidinarufaetur,; att.! tr..,:e
And ,vlit the 1-r,tfeetitittns to b;:pro.:ct.d-
ed i•t. and the Lid prt•sif.outt, rtpolabobs. ttbebbto and
prohibition+, and penalti,,rnd forfeit tire., to be e-sfur rd would
be attended sr:- h very tainon, roil-gto : :tc id In.1::U•
Liclure ...id tribr, a:..1 I.t th:. tee: 'YZ'
And whereas, or remedy Coe:: •,f. .t.r tt, removal of
fuch doubt. as:!fut,,l.Aid, it is csindi,a- that at rl:/ilt parts of the
C. visa! Act. b
blay it therefore I:l,afe your Ni3j. rt 7.
Tint it at .1v 144,114.14 41; be it ! t' 7V- ft
Escellunt :\,,Tajelly, by and with the a... t ~:.1 confeitt
Lttrds f•itir tout ai.,l ;caporal, and t •• • •:1 :'ti, pr.-fent
Lailirtioott ..t,.1 by tit, 0ut..,,. -v.,: di • f..ate, 'Plat
a'„• s. ord'tist pr r
r 4t• "'MA. Mies, per.e.h.....a. and , con-
-ai y ur the tail nr,i .. a c• . or
it har'::,ntent. teti: Leteg ilylitg, warping,
weaving, ti...:ton,g, tuarlieg, ;low; fh far-
ert Pine, weft:: e. 0r......... n•anntaekuritn;
or making; wot-L. It clellis, Lb: of fu:11 cloth., or the.
length, bre.a.H., bo, ?I:et:Thing tripia:.•ll- fealirg there-
. 0.• ;•.•itte.ti of le rn, or vcrfecre to
lu-
pe.itbed r.te or Cori; : •reof, end slits
us to Olt .fte ol . vain ;LP!. dulled 7le and k to the
rionlier It, fib Op together by any
manufaaortr or were r of woollen elrelt, and r•• rY clatt.;.e,
aetielr, tracer, and g thereni. or in are or sit! ere of them
contant..., :be matter.; and the fame
arc L tut. ri pealtal stud 1,14de Vol.! ; ry perft.n
wham any aOlon, bill, pl.tibt, or infermation, bath been or
be brought, for :try fine, penalty, art :overture. or againtt
whom any profecitiion (hall have been or fliall he etinimenced
by reafoti of any breach or n. glees of any of the orders, dime- •
thins, provtfi its, regulations. reftristlions, pruLibiti eis, fines,
pena'ai.a, or forfeitures aforefaid, in the laid ads, or any or
either of them camained, fh di eras hereby indemnified, paid, ,
and dficharged from the fame.
And whereas the szrorration of woollrn cloths unshorn is
prohibited by certain ads of Parlianunt : Arid w hereas beavers,
coatings, cloakings,fwandowits. and other dr (Cril.,foil,llClOTh2.
are now completely manutadured and finithed without being
thorn, and it it therefore expedient that the re portation of Lucia
ah Ihould beallowed; be it therefore further enaded, that
front and atter the paffing of this ad, it Mali be lawful for any
perfun or pcifons to (hip or export any heavers, coatings, cloak-
ings, fwandowns, and other defcription of cloths, completed?
Imanufadured and finished without being thorn, without being
fubjeet to any penalty or forfeiture for fu doing; auy law, ufasc.
i or !haute to the contrary notwithflanding.
And whereas by a certain ad of Parliament in the fifth year
of her late Majcfty Queen Elizabeth, intitul d, An ad eon-
taiDing Woe's orders for artificers, Labourers, fervarits of hula
bandry. and apprentices," It is enatted, that It Mall not be law-
ful to any puke, other than fuch as then did lawfullp tole or
eaercife any art. myttery, or manual occupation, to bet op, oc-
cupy, ufc' or eserclfe any Craft, resyltery, or occupation, then
ufcd or occupied, width' the realm of England or Wake. ea*
eept be lbould have been brought up thertin keen years at leak
as an apprentice, in manner and form in the laid iLtute men-
tioned: ear to bet any perfon on work in loch myitery, artinr
occupation, being not a workman at the tire, SA
have been apprentice at is aforefald, or elk, having keyed as '
an apprautict, Mould or would become a jsurneleasin, hiltkircds •
by the year; on pain that every puke willingly OEsadhli or
dries the e ntrary, &Add forfeit and lofc fill s
a month : And whereas there are many perfors who carry m '
t ellbaafuti-lidelotiders or woollen mane 'adorers In the astestim •
of Glouceiter, Wilts, and Sonserkt, to a large extent. femoral
of whole dye their own wool andeloth, and who in the peak-
cution of fuch Define& have embarked conaderable capita's ;
and many perfons are now employed in the Paid war es In the
woollen manufacture, in weavlng, dying, cinth-drAng, sad
otherwife, who have not ferved a regular apprentheibir.,as re-
quired by the left recited od, whereby they asr. become
to the pmattles inihaed by the fddath, and divers vexatious
prof,cutioos base been commenced, or me threatened to be
commie:lced on that account, which it is expedient to prevent
Be it therefore further cooled, that all dodders or woollen
mestaatharers fo carrying es Sulkers on his or their own et -
cutter in -the raid counties of Ohmeeker, Wi u, and Somata
and all pertain by them employed as weavers, dyers, eke;
drelfera, or in say other branch of the woollen memsfintere.
and againit whom any adtkm, bill,plant, or informed= bath
been or &all hereafter be t roasts for say fine, penalty, or kr.
hits= heretofore incurred or hereafter to be incurred by him.
or them, for or by reafon of his, be; or their having fo entered
into and earrkd OD the trade or bylines of a clothier, weaver.
dyer, or of any other branch of the woollen raanefaftere, or
b stung employed any parks whatever therein, contrary to the
Incas and mends's of the Paid hit recited sa, ball be and k
and are hereby indemnified, freed. and dUcbarged from do
fame; any thing in the Lid recited at to the contrary sm.
witbitaoding.
And, In order to indoee perfons fo carrying on the beim*
of clothiers or woollen nasnefadoras, who say sot keg

E-reed4;i appren ticelhip, to continue in and carry a the
fame, and alto to induce other peons, who may not had
(erred fucb apprenticed*. to enter into and carry co Is& Mr s
linefs, and to enable them to employ wearers.dpen,and other •
perfons, In foci manufacture, who have not (creed froth al.
prenticeihip ; be it farther eluded, that from and after the
Frill of this Ad, it dill belawful for any pafoo or paces
to carry on the bubo& of a clothier or woollen manatees:re.'
in all or ant of the (Corral branches, in the raid counties et
Glotic,ftrr, Wilts. and Somorfet, and to emplpy any palm .
or perfons whatever therein, whether he or they have
(erred an apporenticelhip or not ; and alto for ray weaver, dyer.
or other perfon, employed, or to be employed in the wooden
manufacture, in any or either of the fail counting, to carry on
and callow the feveral and r-fpcdive branches et the Paid =-
nurse:me, without having keyed any (itch apprentiscalp as
afc.c(ll, and to employ any peefon or perfone whatever than.
in, whether he or they dad bare fervid fuels an apprentice.
Ibip or not, without incurring, or being fabled or liable to any
of the penalties or forteitures imputed by the Paid raked
made sod paid in the Laid filth year of the reign of her raid
Majefty Queen Elisabeth, or soy other Atl or Ads of Podia..
ment whatioever.
Arid it I arthcr matted, that from and after the pain; ot,
thi, Ait. it a. it and may be lawful for the defendant in any
aalan already commenced, or which theft be coerimeneirk
tor any penalty incurred or to be incurred under any or titbit*
n. t lie Paid Raw ,a, hws. ordirtausci. or ads us Parliament. to
a,q,iy to the Court in which (itch anion' fha I b: brought, der.
tu:h Court; or to any :uch Court
.4,71.‘1 the y3e.,taln, tor flay of proceadiar in any :orb action,
aril I.irlt Count and Judge refpecitaely ate la.tieby required to
flay inch prweedings accordingly; and the';drintiff ar
ylaits-
:.o: is, any fuch .•, commenced on re Mere the Grit day'
of J.nu .ry i.a. on the flay of fit:h proccedkiga. 01/11 or eta+
net to hi. colt. thirrin, to be paid by foci. deur:id:it bin in
Iny (orb anion commenced after the day if
i.IL, the Vaitot;fl or platnuffa thereto (hall pay is. (aid dellen.
SAM, anti (Ail judge is hereby required to order and third the
raititiff or glaiotdts in aoy Inch adios to pay to the defendant
hoi colt* 'brain, totether with his reofocabk colts and charge*
attending any fuel. application, the fame t • be used and el.
errtained by the proper 011,:er at fuels Court ; and in cafe of
any proceedings to recover soy such penalty betas my Of
his Majelty's julticea of the Peace, by virtue of any or ce.
her f the laid recited Ad" on the prode.tion of this Ad
to any Magistrate before whom fruit peuscedlop may ha thaw
menced.fisch Marianas is toroby marital not krocisAirrio
the therein.

FRANC;

PARIS, APRIL ro.

The Mayor of Liege, after the example of that
of Broil-els, has invited his fellow citizens to repair
a; fpee.lily as !arable the fronts of their houfes,
before the art ival of the FIRST Coss
The RtifEarl troops in the Republic of the Seven
aalwer the fame purpofe, as the French
troors in Switverland, .and if they were with-
.:rawn before good order and liability are eflab•
lOted, that Republic would become the theatre-of
the mi:ft horrid anap-hy. The two hundred and,
eighty inhabitants of the town of Potamo, lately
arreile.l, have confeiled their defirm of letting fire
to the houfes of thirty of the "iNlobility. It is ex
-et•d that the Court of Ruflia will loon decide re.
ffeting their late.
Orders are expefted every moment at Bergen.
op•Zvom and Williamfladt, for the embarkation
(4 fame French troops dertined for the Ifles of Zea-
lar.d, particularly Walcheren.
An Englifh Official Journallift has declared in
his paper, ?he Times, that letters from St. Mato,
which have been addreffed to him, announce that
8o gun boats are already affembled in that port.—
Citizen Rorri ER, of St. Malo, has replied to that
affertion as follows :
The flat-bottomed boats, which of enurfe the author of the
pretended letter alludes to, were in the port of St. Malo to-
wardsthe end of the haft war, to the number of 6o; they were
completely difarmed at the Pelee, and it was not till about a
month ago that (even failed, dellined tolely to convey the ma-
terials which are employed in making the harbour of Cher-
b qirg. One of there boats sr.:, loft, both Crew and good.
With refpedt to the aadvity of our equipments. it is true that
it is aftonifhing, and that upwards of to rads will fail in all
probability, within a month, to go and make war—:"..n the ,cd-
Atßetween two and three o'clock this morning
Trumeau was condated from the prifon to the
Place de Greve, there to undergo the execution of
his fentence. In his countenance appeared no in-
dication of any inward diftrefs, or any fhrinking
of his fpirit from the fatehe was haflening to meet.
He wore, as tifual for loch criminals, a red (hirt.
The fcaffold was not, as commonly, in the mid-
dle of the fcinare, but near the brink of the jai
de Greve ; a precaution which had, probably, been
thought neceftary, on account of the eager con-
courfe of fuch a prodigious number of /*relators,
that all might the more conveniently have a view
of fuch an awful fpeetacie.
On the 9th MIL the Prefident of the Legiflative
Body read a meffage from the Government, an-
nouncing its intention to withdraw the bill (asp°.
jet de la lei) relative to die banks, and requefting
the Legitlative Body to fend back that bill.
Immediately after that meffage had been read,
Counfcllor of State Carrs-r, was introduced.—
He came to prefent a new bill relative to the banks.
"Citizens Legislators, ((aid he), the Regent:and
Cenfors have tranfmitted to the Government cer-
tain obfervations upon two articles of the Bill.—
There obfervations duly examined do not a ffea the
fyfiem of the Bank. They are, at the fame time,
the defire of the Bank. And, as in this inflance,
the public intera is fo eafily reconcilable to that
of the proprietors of the (hares of the Bank Stock,
the Government has thought fit to accede to the
wiffi expreffed in thole observations.
The fretrad article of the Bill prefented on the 4th
infl. fixes the capital of the Bank at 45 millions
at admit From this article, the proprietors of
the prefent flock of the Bank have been led to fear,
that their flock would be increafed indefinitely,
during the whole term of their charter, and that
a new flock would be created to (hare all the ad-
vantages of the holders of the prefent flock. Go-
vernment has, therefore, determined to fupprefs
the words at the lee. And the capital of the Bank
is irrevocably fixed at 43 millions for the whole
duration of the prefent charter.
The eighth article of the bill fixed the dividend
at 6 per cent, to connnence from the, ill Vende-
miaire, year is (Sept. 23, 1803). The Regents
and Cenfors have remarked, that the proprietors,
accuftomed to the receipt of art high dividend,
might be diff.atisfied with a reduction of their im-
mediate income, 10 fudden and fo confiderable—
The Government, refpeaing this obfervation of
the Regents and Cenfors, as an in/lance of their
fagacity, and laudable zeal for the inte
fells of the proprietors, makec no difficulty of yield-
ing to their deltic, and adjourns the reduction of '
the rate of the dividend to the beginning of the
year 13.
Cotinfellor of State Cs FTET then read the new
pejet de loi. It differs not from that of the 4th init.
otherwife than in the modification above explained
of Articles iil. and VIII.
Aar 11 The capital of the Bank of France Mill criteria of
fn-ty-five thoufand !hares of woo francs each, principal flock,
b Die referred float
1 here than be no new call upon there (hares.
As r. VIII. The yearly dividend from the aft. Venclemiaire,
1,1 (Fept. 23. Oka), (hall not envied 6 r cent on each
(hire of toe J francs. The elects of the profits over the annual
dividend Mall be converted into a referred fund.
This ieferwd fund mall be converted into 5 per cent. confoL
flock, on which a fecund dividend (hall take place.
"I he preterit referred turd Mali be equally converted into c
per cent. eonfol. ftnek.
Th• dividend for the haft fir months of the year a t (hall be
rtyalated agreeably to the old urges of the Bank.
The dividend for the year is mall not exceed b per cent. In-
eleading the dividend t-ons the referred fund.
The order for the dikuffion of this projer is fixed
for the 14th April.