Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-10-27
Tho British Woolcn Trado.

Az recent meetihK ol INC pri''rH h"Soci"'
ton" Mr. +. Baincs read worry valuable paper
on The Woolen Manufacture of England" In
1899, tho British imported 2,253 900 fbs of for
ci,n aud cooninl WOOL and 1887. l27 900, 900, oi
which 90oO0,o0 was retained for homo consump-
ton and tho rest exported. "The total vnluc oi
the wnolon und the worstel goods and yarn OK
ported Inst wear was l3,Gi5, 900: 1t having boon
mu h ,hcr kcd luring the last 90 years by tho in
tro,lucion of the cotton manufacture" OF which, in
noo,ls and warn f3S 2s9 900 worth Was exported
last ycnr. lie thought IL not snio to assume that
there were more than 100000 operatives engaged
in the WOODEN trndc, and l25 900 in tho worsted
trade--mnking 275, 900 together whilo tho total
number OF persons directly dependent upon the
trndc might be set down Mt s37 MO Including
the workcrs). thcro being larger number of de-
pendent workers in auxiliary trndes than in
connection with my other manufacture. raw cot
ton and silk being wholly imported, and flax very
nearly 20, Tho wages of those engaged in the
woolcn manufacture, would average l2s 5d n week
for cnch man. woman and child--mnkng for tho
100000 workers, Gi,S75.0 year The annual
value Of tho wooden manufacture OF the kingdom
might bc thus stated, and certainly with tho re-
lance that tho figures were not excessive FOR
cign md colonial wool, 900, 900 lbs, worth a.
III 900: s00o0,0oo lbs Of British wool, E5,OOO,-
600; 80 900 900 ibs shoddy, nt2A and 5.O0O 900
lbs mungo. ut dld,. worth E609,o0O; cotton and
cotton wnrps c2Oa 900; making about l0l millions
sterling for materials. Then there came dye wares
oils and soap. El,5Oo,00o wages, E4S75OO0:
rent wear nnd tear interest profit, &c., E3,3Sl, =,
900: making n grand total oi L2O. 100 600 as the
,aluc Of the woolcn Manufacture Of the kingdom.
The rapcr occupied nn hour aud three quarters in
reading. and Mr.. Bnines referred. in illustration
to nearly It score Of elaborate abca Amongst
mnny other things ,wclt upon, Mr.. Baines min
utcly explained the lcrnlinriles of tbc trade Of
the three districts united 10 form "thc 1T eds cloth
ing district. He especially described the origin
aud growth Of the shpddy and mungo trades OF
which Bailey il the centre; and lc argued TINT
fairness Of dealing being of course implied those
trades were in Utmost every sense an advantage,
especially for their making again useful cloth OF
rags once thrown aside as useless.
Tnr Comrr AND lis TAiL.--Thc appearance Of
the comet which is now starring it Tor n limited
series of nights, has given rise to much spccnla-
tun which, as usual has resulted in failure. No
body has vel offered u satisfactory conjecture in
solution + the question what the comet il. Some
astronomers ray that they cnn through it, and
the stars ON the other side Of it but for n that
they have not been able to renctra'e its mystery.
The theories Of the constitution Of comets which
have not vet been published shall now DE and
may dcNcryc TO be smuch az some others. Per-
laps rs comets are both luminous and transpar-
en-, and ghosts likewise, according tn some obser-
,ers, both shine themselves ind are also diaphan-
Gus comets are the ghosts Of departed planets
Natural as well rs supernatural substances, how
ever, both reflect and transmit the rays of light ;
and your comet generally has n tnil. Annloges
sulsist throughout nature. Iday not n comet bo
planet in the first stage of its developments II
celestial body corresponding TO n terrestrial tad
pole?- Punch
A Girl WouNDlNc AND PURSUING BURGLAR
During the absence Of the Bey. j. Parker, Of Car
mel. Putnam CO. n Y. n few weeks since, his resi-
lo, h,,,l, int, nnIa nj
stolen thcrefrom. few days ago the reverend
gentleman had again occasion to leave home. Du-
ring the night young English girl, domestic
in the house. was awakened by n noise proceeding
from the next room. She arose, and arnng her
self with corn-sash, formidable weapon. went
boldly into the next room to learn the cause when
she saw large black arm thrust through tho
window into the room, attempting to reach tho
fa=tnnng inside She ordered the intruder to
leave, and tho order being unheedcd, the corn
slash descended with great force upon the arm,
between the wrist and the elbow, inilicting fear
fu gash.
Tie negro did NOT wait for further orders. but
left the house, and ran across the meadow follow
cd by the brave girl, with tho bloody corn-siash in
her hand. Tho next morning traces Of blood
were tracked to considerable distance.
The negro rcmancdquict until last week, when
DR.. Adams was called to dress the wound, and
found that the limb would have to be amputated
for want OF timely care.
TIE SEASON ADRoAD.-Thc thermometer in Eng
land was higher last month on the average. than
during any September since observations have
been made aad the London newspapers are dis
cussng the question whether the comet has any
thing to do with the extraordinary midness ofthe
season. The London Chronicle has this para
graph:
Comets do not effect the seasons. Taking an
interval of .al tho warmestwas 1874. n which
there was one comet the coolest 1899, in which
there we're two, and therefore it is not probable
that comets ever killed cats, wssps. or Julius o.