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Wool. 
468 THESSALONICA. 
CHAP, to the wool and silh, the best is brought to 
Salonica from Thessaly; the former as an article 
of exportation originating in no particular 
district. In a country where agriculture is so 
much neglected, a very considerable portion of 
it must necessarily be employed in pasture. 
The same may be said of other inconsiderable 
exports ; as honey, wax, opium, &c. The imports 
Imports of of Sttlomca are principally frora England: they 
consist of cloih, muslin, tin, lead, iron, and hard- 
ivare, watches, jewellery, glass, poj'celain, furs, 
spices, sugar, and M^ est- India coffee. This last 
article is often sold in the Levant under the 
name of Mocha coffee, particularly at Smyrna, 
whence it has been sometimes shipped, and 
brought back to England under that name. 
Govern- Thc govemmeiit of Salonica is vested in the 
hands of a Pasha of three tails ; excepting only 
that part of it which relates to the administration 
of civil justice ; and this rests with a magistrate 
who is called a Mollah. Short as our abode 
was in this place, we yet saw enough of the 
society among the Franks, to regret that we 
could not prolong our stay, even in spite of the 
plagued In the evening, Mr. Charnaud and Mr. 
(l) Above all, the pleasing society afforded by the families of 
Mr. Oiarnaud aud Mr. Abbott, ought particularly to be mentioned. 
Mr. 
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