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JREAT MEETING AT THE LONDON MECHANICS' INSTITUTION , TO PROMOTE THE ERECTION OF A TRADES' HALL FOR THE METROPOLIS . ,
( From our London Correspondent . ) On Monday evening , a numerous meeting of the trades of London took place in the spacious theatre of the Mechanics' InBtiiuiion , Southampton Buildups , Chancerv Lane , to receive the report of ihe ± * rovjH ' . onal Committee appointed at a previous ioeetimg , for the purpose of adopting measures to facihtaie the progress c" the erection of a London Journeymen's Tradf-s' Hall , which should be open to all parties , for meetings on all subject ^ , at ' &l ] reasonable tim 3 . Thomas Wakley , Esq ., M . P .. was announced to lake the chair , Dut as that gentleman had not arrived at half-past seven ( half a- ~ pour after the time fixed for the commencement of business ) Dr . Bowring was proposed as chairman , and elected by acclamation .
Letters wera read from Mr . Hnnie , M . P _ Mr . Ewart , M . P ., Mr . Warburton , M . P-, Mr . Daneomfce , M . P ., and John Epp 3 , Esq ., M . D ., assigning Yanoas reasons for Their non-attendance ., bat all professing the warmest devotion to the object for ¦ which the meeting -. r » s assembled . Mr . Leader , M . P . for . Westminster , Mr . Roebuck , Rev . Dr . Wade , Knd many other well-known advocates of popular principles , were present ; and the Secretary haviDg read the report of she Committee , detsilir ?;; ihe progress of the share list , ( there being above 10 C 0 ihare ? taken , upon Trhicii the required deposit has beeu paid , besides numbers of c-olltciia ^ backs not yei returned . ) the report was received with the utmost enthusiasm ; and the announcement therein that s
meeting would be held on the 251 a Lastant , at the Temperance Hall , Alderssate-streej , to elect the first Council of foiiy-five , together with a treasurer Jffid secretary , jrave evidently the greitest satisfaction to the . num-irons assemblage . — - Mr . Spffiii , carpenter , was called upon to move the £ r = £ resolutiou , and came forward amid verv general applause . The resolution was as follows : " — 1 . "Th « it is tae opinion of this meeting , tha * toe working aen of London , from their number and the direct and indirect influence of their labour on the welfare of their county , ought to coznmanii the utmost facility for assembling together on ah matters of national and local importance , 'In order that the eiercisu of public opinion may be hones ily preserved and freelj exercised amongst " ; hem , as tht wholesome safeguard ci * the rlgaia oi libwar and thgeneral tenc £ ; of tiie exp . re . "
He ( Mr . Spiirr ) feic deepiy interested in the erection of a Traaes' -hali , where the working classes might dissuss their political grievauees ; - sud . httoprd , as soou ^ s the Structure was ^ campltto » i , tii working class « would be in the comment of leisurtto resort to their club-house by four or five in the tftemooa , for ; he purpose of enjoyment and relaxation , as well as some of those who were now erroneously dencmin-Lfced their betters . The resolution poke of the "Lflaeueo of labour ; " but the only xcfioence that labour possessed at present , was to bring the owner of u to the workhouse . " If the Wkmg ma © had not all along been as ignorant of their « rwn strength as & dray-horse , they would , long ago , nave been able to meet in their own hall , for the
acquirement of that information which their posiricn in the social scale rendered it so important that thev ahonld he in possession of . Let tiie hall , then , b ' e a > mmenced as soon as possible , and it would be a new « a in the history of Europe ; for who would ever think of ths working men of London erecting a Club-house for themselves ! but this they could do most speedily ar . d effectually if they would save for afew weeks what they now spent in ^ begin palace-. There was an o : d saying that "suoemaker ' 3 wives snd blacksmivh ' s Lorses go the worst -shod , " and so it was with those whose pk . il ! and industry coula erect the
most magnificent mansions and structures for their oppressors , yet had not naanimity enough to erect a place for themselves to assemble'in : be trusted , however , that it would now be different ; and as the expres-ion of public feeling is at all times to * safety-valve of the psblic peace , it behoved those who comd possibly _ spare the triae which was required , to become shareholders in this undertaking , aad thereby advance the intercuts and promote the prosperity « f thosa who produced -11 the necessities , eomforts , acd luxuric-s of life . Mr . Spurr concluded by moving the adoptioc of the resolution , and resumed his seat anud considerable plaudits .
Mr . K , Moore , carver , in a speech remarkable for eloquence , taste , and argument , seconded the resolution . So iinportaLt has labour been in all fees considered , that , so long ago aa the reign oi Edward the Third , their oppressors had passed a law prohibiting labourers from combining te obtain more wages than the statute allowed tnem . If ever iJaere was a time when there existed a necessity , for ins operative class to band themselves tt ) geiuer , Yna . t subs was the present—a time when they must effect < jrery thing by discussion , and by the exercise and discharge of their concentrated moral power . Some pereans -were looting to other quarters than "their own ola = 3 for the means of erecting this hall , but it the £ 70 , * 00 required was for & building in which a
certain - young kdy might practiee riding , there € Duld be no doubt it would be forthcoming in a short period , and might be had for the asking ; this Wi > exemplified by the sum of £ 9 , 226 being put dovrn to the n&uen&l account , for fitriug up a chip ;! ia which Jte young iady he referred to might be married . When , however , they saw such grants of money as that , they should ask themselves would it be so , if the working classes exercised their legitimate and Iu 3 t control over the expenditure of their productions . He did not wish to express in thatplaceany peculiar opinions , but te always took the opportunity to declare himself an out-and-out , that is to = ^ y , a thorough-going Chartiit . ( Immense cheering . ) Every Qianist , therefore , every Dissenter , everv ixvrn Law repealer , and in short , every on « who bad a reliance on t > e supremacy of trutk , shocla aid in fee erection of a trades' hsdL Tiiere -were three
tundred of tne : r orethren immurred in various dun- geons iB the king-Ion ., for no greater crime than he Wa 3 then eomnnsviug ; and thib ough- to be an incenfive to them to siiaaulate each oiher to grapple with those who strive to perpetuate the system—a s ^ -stcia which , as ilr . Cobbcit once saiu of the Irish Church , 1 lest there should be any misundersvandiug as to r . j ^ opinion . =, hs would 3 ay " , " I'd pu-L it down iltoge- ¦ ther . " Am effort was lately made—and tha : eifort : was nearly si . o « s .--fd ux>—to taka away liota ; he i people the ri ^ hi uf ds ^ ajoliog together to protect : their laoo ^ ir ; tuey ! ia . i i ; -refure no iime to . oso iu oomplencg -he uac-trr . ii . iig which they had i-o Well _ b « gaa ; and trusn : ^ t ^ ai they woula , iu deed ' . » nd in heart , as though the fucccss = of the measure ! depended on the efforts of each individual , exert < themselves to the utmost , he would confidently leave the cause in their keeping . ( Loud and long i witinaed che « r . nz . ) ,
Joh . n EhMPLS Leadeb , Esq ., M . P ., said ha had been requesied w > p- as to tne resolution ; bu ; hn j did not ooaae to niiks & speech ; he came merely ; to hear with his owa ear ; wha ; he hoped he should i hear , th » t the workiug cia&ses were resolved on I having their own place of assembly ; he came to 1 testify , by his presence , the deep interest he took in j the object , and as an advocate of social equality , | he would remark , in reference to an observation | that fell from the mover of the resolution , that , in his I CMr . Leader ' s ) view , there was no hurfour in being a ! rich man , nor any disgrace in being a poor man— ; the one or the other , the honour or the disgrace , !
arises from the manner of fuloiling jour duty ' in the station of life yon may occupy . " Believing j that h was impossible that any country could be I prosperous , without the working ck * s 3 of that oountry were prosperous , and believing , moreover , thata trades' hall m the metropolis , and a similar one in every town in the kiagdom , would be a great j means of advancing their intelligence , and conse- i fuently their prosperity , he would do all in bis ! power to forward the object they had met that evening to promote . ( Cheers . ) The resoluiion was teen put from ihe chair , and earned nnanimonsiy . , -
Mr . H . F . Nssobui , telescope manufacturer , rose to move the second resolution , which was as follows : — "That a Trades'Hall , in the centre of London , ought to _ supply a deficiency which ia painfully fell to exist in the Metropolis—an kustitution open to ali Classes , but more especially the operatives , withoai reference to political or sectarian prejudices ,- and in j which public meetings of all kinds , and at ali times nay be held at a very trifling oost . " ' It might be asked what the working classes required Of aoy other h&H than that in which they now were —• ndit was generally supposed that , being a mechanics'institution , it wonid always have its doors open U the operative class . Not so , however , as
eren the present institution had refused on many oeeasions t « let their hall to working men , lest politic * might , by chance , be introduced . Even the Glasgow cotton spinner * applied for the use of it ia rain , as the fear existed that they would touch upon politics in the discussion of their grievances , lie tMr . N . ) Would merely say to those present , who were not shareholders , that they ought not to rest satisfied with applsuding the > entimeutg of the speakers of which they appproved , or which were in unison wiih their wishes ; they ought to oo-operate with their means ; and , if i&ijir iaoomes were so limited that they believed they eonld not spare tae sixpence a-week for a few
months , whieh would be required to become a fall mareholder , let them retrench hall' a pint of beer a day , and they would find themselves amply repaid for the depnmion , by the reflection that their ahildren and their children ' s children might hereafter look upon the proposed structure as a proud memento of the perseverance of tb . 9 working men of the metropolis in the year 1840 . The speaker was loudly cheered on resuming his ? eit . Mr . H . Mitchell , tarner , like hk friend , Mr . Moore , wa * not ashamed to avow himself a L'hirt'st ' and , ai a Ch&rast , he had found that -irhererer they had applied ftr piacas of meeting , they &r « o tiriik rstHMl , &a « t ia many ouea iuaultl Mr .
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Mitchell then called attention to the case of Mr . Lovett , who was suffering imprisonment for expressing an opinion respecting the London police . [ The mention of Mr . Lovett ' s name acted like magic on the assembly , and several rounds * of applause testified how much Mr . Lovett ' s merits and persecutions h&ve endeared him to his fellow-woTkmen . ] Mr . Mitchell continued—To say that if a farthing a-week were contributed by a million of people , ( and a million and a quarter had signed tha great National Petition , ) they would soon be enabled to rear their ball , without reference to support from any ether class than themselves ; and why should they not \ Did it never strike them how many farthings , and shillings even , were expended in the ginpalaces , many of which could Fpei ; d £ 1 , 000 each in decorating their exteriors ; whtreas iifteen of these pbces would build their Trades' Hall . There has
oeen a p * an in operation among Sbveral of the working men , who could not at once pay so mnch as hali-a-orown , to leave 3 d . or 64 . a-week in the hands of their fellow-workmen , until it amounted to the requisite sum , and as fast as it came to that , shares were t 3 ken up . At present , the working men supported the licensed victuallers in a very creditable manner ( " No , no . ") " I mean , " saitt Mr . Mitchell , " a creditable manner to them , bat not toycu . "—( cheers ) —aud if they desired to see the hall ' of freedom erected speedily , the means and the opportunity were now awaiting their embrace . J . A . Roebuck , Esq ., came forward amidit most enthusiastic plaudits , to support the resolution . He
; n cvDimoii with all who had preceded him that ovtnii-g , wa 3 most desirous that the Trades' Hull should succeed , and he would be especially careful not to awaken any lurking suspicion , nor to frighten any ¦ unnecessary timidity , for these things may be done by well-intentioned men , with the best motive ? , but vrith a mistaken zeal . If he understood ti > e ; r object rightly , it wad not to establish a debating club , but to b ' . iild a Trades' Hull ; a hall ki which they might meet every laoment of their leisure time ; a school , which would tp far to i ; .- ! i-uct aud raise rhe working classes to hold up to nis ; kird an t-xampl . that should be woithy of imitation in ail ages auc countries . Much had been said cr the value of i labour ; but he must not flatter the vanity cf the
labourers by telling them that labour was everything and iutelligeiioe mulling . I ' m 100 , 00 © men in 3 mass , to-morrow they would ba a irob ; but ^ uio ' ti them by intelligence , and they would be all powerful . TrJk of labour , indeed ! it was true he haa not ren' ^ red his hands hsrd or nis frame har
! asd when ; alk was made of the gin palaces , h ^ must ; say to them , " these are your trades' halls , geutle-! man ! " ( Laughter and cheers . ) He would have j thim transfer their aius from those trades' halls to ) the present object ; and , as they became intelligent , i they would narrow tbe sphere of Government ' s inj nuence . Instruct but yourselves (? aid Mr . R ., in ; conclusion , ) a&d you need not hereafter talk of i Government ; let those things go on , and we need not * use the term revolution ; for never was there , or will 1 there be , a greater or more glorious one than it is j now in your power to effect . Be this a ? it may , my 1 humble efforts shall at all times be forthcoming to j aid in the promotion -of this and all similar underi takings ; and though my means are not so capacious
! as those of many , I may make up in zeal lor the i dtficiercy . ( Loud cheers ) I Mr . Elmer also ? poke in support of the resolution ; i he had known several societies that had been prei vented from format ; .. n by the expenses of attending ; thym ; and , as Dr . Johnson said , "' They met to drink ; beer , then thej thiuk beer ; and these maudling : meetings end , bir , as they begau , in smoke . " He ( . Mr . E . ) had no sympathy with the theories of the Socialists ; but had not a vile set been made against them ! and wigat not th ^ y , the working classes , to . nave a place ; n which fref discussion on aU questions : might take place . Their preseni degradaiion rose not from any vvant cf democratic power—there was P'jwer ia abundance—but it arose from the h ' ifjl
; t-ffUrts made to exercise that power . Tha state . ; priesthoods had in ali ages aud countries been the \ most effective opponents of the diffusion of educa-; tion , because they knew their power depend , d on a ' disunited people ; but they now kicked in apprehen-: sive agony , till their cloven hoofs were sore ^—( loud ; laugh : er and cheers ) , —because they saw the spirit I of union hmd-in-band with the genius of intelii' gence ; and the Trades' Hall they were about to er-:-ct , was to be the leniuie iu which they would I preside . ; Ml " . FaB . "REN , ( the secretary . ) af-. er a few tlzgzncies adap ed to the iady ptraou cf the audieuce , i moved the third resolution : —
' Ti-. % t it is the opinion of this meeting , that the erection of the London Journeymen ' s Trades' Hall , in a central situation , would at or . ee present to the ; un ; t « d trades of London the means of creating a i nucleus for concentration , nnd pri . c . uto a : i easy a : id i prompt communication betTc < n t ' ei ;' : ; whilai pohi tical associations , icmp- ^ nince a : ni Dt-u-.-fit societies , j aud all the various in-ti ^ . tiuns v . likh l-j-. v abound , I would , by meeting in ful-u a building , give a more i re-pectable and commanding tone to their proceed-. ings , and indicate the progress of intellect aud infiu-\ ence amongst the working class . '
^ * y , * . ' He ( Mr . Farren ) had hoped hU fnead Lovett would have been here to take the question out of his hands . He truit ' -d , however , before lor . g , to have him iinong them ; and the support th ,-y had received since t * it last meeting , encouraged the committee to taini ; that they ? hou ; d suon be enabled to make the Ci / rpora'ion ofLoationan offer ior a ve .-y eligible ~ r-0 ^ of ground st the < ud of Fa rringdon-tiroet , on which u > ert ,-rt their Trader' Hall ; a nail that wuuKi dignify the city more ihan any of the buildiDgs it at pre .-eat contained . Ths resolution vras < o -. il-.-. i by Mr . Wiittock , tinplate worker , in r . v-. r > c =.-:, s ; l , " o and judicious r . ddre .-s , a : i >! supporttd by Mr . IlEiUKRJNGTO . N "; when , b-.-ib ^ put from the chair , it w ^ ca rn » J , aiso , unuu ; - ^ O'i .-iy . j ier .-ra . Taperell and BRiDp ^ ao moved and seconded : hc next resolution : —
c i i 1 : 1 : lhat this meetipg learns with delight that some of iiio trade ? oi London have already identified themselves with the vrineiple of a r . udes' hall ; and whilst it confidently rciit 3 vn their tupptirt in carrj-inj ; out the treat objects of this uniknakiug , d ^ ires to appeal to the wb . de of the Meiiopolitan Trades , to consummate at once the success of the project by imiEediattilj investing a portion of their respective funds in the purchase of shares . " This was also adopted without a dissentient . A lener -was received at this period from Mr . Wakley , dated House of Commons , stating thai he had , ail through the evening , beea in hopes of being able to " drop in " on the meeting , but that he had been detained by the Ludlow bribery case , which was causing frequent divisions ; and as it was 1 k < ( Mr . W . ) who aad nioyed the printing of the evidence , he had found it impossible to absent hita&eil even for a few minutes . Tne letter was received with very great applause .
A vote of thanks to the Provisional Committee was mo ^ ed and seconded from the body of tbe meeting ; which being acknowledged by the secretary , a similar compliment was paid to the chairman , ana after a few observations from Dr . Bowring , m reply , the meeting separated at eleven o ' clock . The result has been a very great accession to the share list ; and hopes are entertained that sufiicieut progress wiil be made in the subscriptions to enable the fir ^ t stone to be laid during the present year . ^^
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say , tb&t the men of Unsworth were determined to have the Charter and nothing less . They would go any length for it , and be humbugged no longer by 007 party . This -was aU he intended to say , or would Bay . Mr . James Leech , of Manchester , said that tbe last speech could not be mended by any speaker there that day ; and he also observed that they must meet the Corn Law repealers on principle and not aa a factions opposition , for the whole of their schemes only tended to the extension of Cotton Bastiles , and to snek tho blood and marrow out of the bones and sinews of the unfortunate beings doomed to toil therein . Man never could or would be happy till placed upon the J . ind . Wa ^ te land would then be cultivated , and , as a natur . ii consequence , the Com Laws repealed . Ho had seen O'Connor lately , who was rejoiced to heur that the people were still as determined as ever . The success of
their cause would be the greatest consolation h « could have in the dungeon which awaited him . He condemned all wild said visioDary physical-force declamations by public speakers . Mr . Stephens was the first to raise that phantom , which frightened himself until he knew not wbere to hide himself , or how to back out from tho position he had taken ; and for attempting which he ( Mr . Leech ) believed he had got six months extra imprisonment If so , he ( for one ) was not sorry for it . To talk oi physical force , under existing circum > tances , was worse than madness . If ever the tyrants drove the people to that extremity , it would come like a thunder clap , and a willing man could always form a weapon . One thing he hoped they would ever bear in mind , that one day of blood would bring years of serrow . He could assure thim that the men of Manchester would always do their duty .
ilr . Richard Littler , of Salford , said those who sent him thf re wero determined to have the Charter . All ffiu ^ t unite , and all must pull one wa / . He stronglj rccoiumcndcJ the plan of ilr . Lowery , of Newcastle , which appeared in the Nortltern Star . The Debate from Clayton said , he came for instructions , and to learn what were tbe opinions of the other Chartists throughout the cuuntry . Those who sent him there would never be found wanting in their duty . Mr . Jakes Schofield , from DrcyKlen and Openshaw , said the men of his district had bocn subjected to n : idiJle-clas 3 persecution . They could not obtain a Louse to meet in , the one they used to hr . ve being razed to th « ground on their account . He also had suffered , but still they had truo hearts and sound bottoms ; for aUhju ^ h steepei in poverty , their mites were always ready to meet any emergency .
Mr . Peter Chappell , from Stock-port , said tho middle-class men of Stockport were the moat inveterate enemies to Chartism in England ; they foudly fancied tkey h : vd nearly annihilated it in Stockport , when they sent twelve as ^ ood men and true as ever stept in shoe leather on English ground to Chaster Castle ; Le being the only one who haa as yet escaped their fkndish
grasp . A letter was read from the Chartists of Liverpool , stating , that , owing to the shortness of the notice , they were not prepared ; but , on & tuture occt'sion , they had made up their minds to be present with their country irknds . The following resolutions and address were then severally put from the cliair and carried unanimously , which called forth some very pointed remarks well worthy of notice , if space would permit : — 1 . " That in the opinion of this matting , the counter agitation already set on foot by the middle classes , ' for an extension of the Suffrage , and n Repeal of the Corn Laws , ' is another of tho many attempts at trickery aud delusion of the niiddle-cUv-s eneniks of tho working peodle , when seeking to gain their solBshends at the expense of the nation , and more particularly of the labouring part thereof . "
2 . " That we , the delegates here assembled , do hereby pledge ourselves , and call upon our brother Chartists throughout the country , to opposo , by all and every means in our power , this last attempt of the delmltrs ; to Bland fast by the Charter as the only means of rescuing our beloved country from the grasp of classlegislation . " 3 . " That this meeting do strenuously recommend the different Chartist bodies throughout the country to take into their most earnest consideration , the most , proper means of establishing weekly lectures in tho various towns , villages , and hamlets , as recommended in the address accompanying these resolutions . " 4 . " That the men of Manchester and Salford be requested to appoint five of their number as a central committee , piv tempore , to act with their friends in o : her districts , for the purpose of establishing that uniun which is st . rer . gth , and which will eventually establish the principles of liberty from po "; e to pole . "
5 . " That in order to carry the foregoing resolutions into full effect , this meeting do adjourn until this day fortnight , the 24 th inst , when it is hoped as many towns and other places will send delegates aa possible . " The following is the address above-mentioned : — TO THE CHARTISTS OF SOUTH LANCASHIRE
AND ELSEWHERE . Fellow Covntbymex , —We , the Delegates from various towns and village * in South Lancashire , assembled in Manchester , perceiving that a . momentous crisis of the great struggle for freedom is near at h&nd , do fevl it oar duty to reconiaic-nd every lover of his coumry to gird up hia loins for action , both individually and unitedly with his brother Democrats , to oppose the insidious efforts now making by the mori deadly enemies of tbe unfranchised millions , who , under the garb of friendship , nro now endeavouring to seduce the people from their own " dear little Charter , " iu favour cf the delusive scheme of " Corn Law reptal , and practical extension of the Suffrage , " which moans low wages , much work , and as little of the suffrage for the operatives as the middle clashes will give , which with their ( the middle classes ') will would be just none at alL
>\ e do implore ourbrother Chartist * not to fall into the snare now preparing for them , but instantly to convene Delegate Meetings in every county and district of Great Britain , ( preiiminary to the expected general assembly in London , ) to devise the most ttfectual means of nitt'tmg , exposing , aud defeating , at tho first onsets th ..-unholy crus : de now conauenced for the purposo of stifling our rising liberties , by the base aud brutal factions who smile but to deceive , aud embrace but to betray . We also hope that some general and certain system of future agitatiun will be agreed upon , so tliat wo may all pull together as one mau , with one htrart , one soul , and one tttrength ; suck places as cannot send a Delegate may communicate by letter , and thus the opinion of tho public uuy be gathered , concentrated , and acted upon in a manner that cannot f . iil to crush all factious oppoaition , and establish the People ' s Charter the law of the land .
Brethren , to accomplish this , we strongly recommend to your notice the plan proposed by Robert Lowery , in the Star of tho 2 nd instant , as bcingemiiiently adapted , by means of public lectures and discussion , to create , concentrate , aud direct publio opinion to a peaceful aud successful issue . FeUuw-countrymen , it is decided on all hands Uwt the downfall of the present unjust syst-. m is near , and that a further Reform , must shortly tako place—it depends upon you whether it shall be a mock or a real Reform—wiaether it soall be a partial humbug or a full mess ure of justice . Hoping you will determine upon the latter , We remain yours , In tha Sacred Cause of Universal Freedom , The Delegates of South Lancashire , In Delegate Meettkg Assembled .
The meeting was then adjourned to that day fortnight , 24 th instant All present ssemed highly gratified at the unanimity of sentiment and firm determination displayed by the delegates and thtir constituents ; thus proving that the late prosecutions have tended to establish . Cbartuni more firmly than ever in the minds of the people .
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STOCKPORT . The Tors-Out . —The unhappy contest of the working classes in support of the rights of labour against the aggressions of capitalists , which commenced in this place above a week ago , is still proceeding , without any immediare prospect of a termination . The weavers persist that there has been no honest reason shown why their earnings should l- . . educed to such an extent as twopence ia the shilling , making a difference in the receipts of two members in one family of six shillings a-week . They contend , therefore , that this defensive war on their part has both justice and humanity on its side . Hence the largo amount of sympathy exhibited bv
the public towards them , and hence the increased rabidness of their masters , who have united—conspired is the better word—together , under a forfeiture of £ 50 or £ 100 , to carry . the struggle through , nor give a fraction more than one shilling lor weaving a cut of calico ! The neighbouring manufacturers , too , appear to be implicated in the conspiracy ; for they have forbidden in their country districts , 011 pain of instant dismissal , ike relief of any of the biockporfc turn-outs ; but , thank God , the injunction proved to bo of little avail . This system of' starving the people iuto submission is carried on in a variety of ways , the manufacturers having , for instance , diacharged the dressers , and others engaged in the branches immediately aDDertainins to the waa . vin »
department , with a view of cutting off a supplj ot money from persona in full employment ; ana . consequently , nearly all the dressers , &c , are thrown out of work . Hundreds of tlie turn-outs have been in the country districts for the purpose of obtainiHg a little temporary work to support their wives and families ; but no ! the gates have been shut against them : and , in one or two places , the weavers have been threatened with discharge if they are seen speaking to those seeking relief from btockport , the masters and managers little thinkijitf , and less caring" How many drink the cup Of baleful grief , or eat the bitter bread Ol misery . Meetings of various characters have been held by the operatives at different places in this towa during tha week , at which resolutions have beea passed and repassed expressive of - . heir ut alterable determination not to yield on the present occasion ; aad proeereions , the largest and most orderl y that ever were seen in Stoekport , have occasionally beeofomed
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the vast majority bebg females , monitored by elder females bearing green wands , and marched through the borough . At present the prospect is cheering ; and the masters are falling oat among themselves as to the absolute necessity of the abatement at the present time . ' At some of the mills an insignificant number of knobsticks have compromised their own interests and the welfare of their families , by creeping in at the reduced prices ; and the overlookers , by the ' * orders" of the masters , are running about the town to induce others from remote parts of the town by promises , &c . to follow their example ; but they are well picquetted ; aud there are good hopes that most of these " squeakers" will beat a retreat and again join the band who are
opposing aa innovation of the rights and labour of the operative , which , if acceded to , must inevitably tend to entail more suffering and increased poverty upon the labourer , whilst they would add another pang to that of slavery , by becoming more and more dependent npon those above them for their daily bread . The principle of redaction is bad , but its consequences are infinitely worse ; because where can the operative determine the end thereof Many of the middle-class men , the shopkeepers , have acted a most atrocious part in this contest . They have banded themselves in the masters' conspiracy , and have closed their stony hearts against the claims for sympathy by those who live by the sweat of thoir brow . They seem not the least
reluctant to offer up the horny hands as a sort of holocaust at the shrine of the avaricious , piety-loving , God-dishonouring capitalists , that they may shave the smiles of tho privileged few , since many , very many of these very shopkeepers , after receiving the money of the poor weavers on Saturday night , for the previous week ' s provisions , refused any supply 011 credit , or enter into auy further transactions for the current week without tho money , although the parties had traded with them for many years , disfcharsing their obligations as they went along , within a trifle . Of course , the poor creatures ( mothers waiting for food for their children , and young women soliciting provisions for their aged parents , ) bad paid all their ready money , and not being able
to com more upon tho spot , were turned away without a prospect of obtaining it elsewhere . Such , then , is another of the adversities against which the honest working men and women of Stoekport have to contend . Every stratagem has been ' resorted to by the manufacturers ana their minions to entrap tho " piequets , " which walk in limited numbers , two-aud-two , opposite tho mills where knobsticks are robbing their own childre » of their heritage , into a breach of the peao 9 , and policeman after policeman has been 8 cnt for , for tiie purpose of taking these men into custody ; but the police , who seem to bo beUer lawyers than tho cotton lords , candidly told the indi ^ nktit aristocrats that as long as the men walked peaceacly alone the highway , without
obstructing the public , they had a perfect right to continue what they called their " picquetting , " if they thought proper . And so they have continued accordingly ; and they can do so legally by doing it peaceably , which they are determined to observe . By-the-bye , three tarn-out weavers , named John Harmer , John Fairhurst , and Charics Langley , were brought up under a warrant beforo the Borough magistrates , on Saturday , charging-them ( and Nelson Wrigley , who is not in custody ) with having , on the Sth Aiay , by threats , intimidation , molesting , obstructing , &o ., He * ry Bullock , tried to prevent him from following his employment as weaver , at Mr . Robinson ' s mill , Spring Bank . Thisproceeding , which was laid under the Intimidation Act , was
conducted by Mr . Hudson , Secretary to the Masters' Union , and Mr . W . Vaughan appeared for the detcudants . After the examination of witnesses whoso evidence was of tho most iucouclusive and indistinct character against the defendants , and particularly as regarded Langley , parties oame forward and clearly established , an alibi in favour of Langley . Tho Bench , however , did not believe the evidence for the defence . They said the case had been clearly made out ; and they committed them to a month ' s imprisonment in Knutsford . Mr . W . Vaughan then availed himselt of one of the clauses in the Intimidation Act , by giving notice of appeal to the next Quarter Sessions against tho decision . The necessary bail having been tendered aud justified on Monday , the
defendants were lioerated on paying tho cost ? . The town at the present moment is very unsettled , from the greater portion of its manufacturing population walking about the streets , willing but unable to obtain employment at even the ordinary rates of payment ; and we fear these gloomy appearances , even in the face of a great and an increasing demand for goods in the market , is likely to become yet wore so from a probable attempt of another class employed in the mills giving notice of a strike for an advance of wages , a reduction having very recently been made from their earnings . The borough containa twenty-five establishments in which , weaving is carried on . Of that number nineteen are almost at a standstill , the whole of the weavers having turned out ; indeed , several are absolutely closed ; three others will turn out this week ; whilst the remaining
three mills are looking o » , watching the result , piepared to pay either rate of wages with the most perfect nonchalance , sacking a handsome profit either way . We may therefore presume that this week there will be between 5 , 000 and 5 , 500 weavers , Ac , thrown out of ' employ in resisting the aggrandisement of the greedy , rapacious profit-mongers , whilst the comfort , and happiness , and welfare of the operatives are frittered away and away in the same proportion until they become degraded , and , "bonnd Land and foot , " are delivered over aud accounted as mere animated machines for ministering to tho luxuries of others . Lot the operatives of other places lose not an opportunity of contributing their mite to the weavers in this struggle—it is their own cause , whilst it ia a claim of principle , and right , and justice , which the turn-outs of Stoekport have upon the factory slaves of tho whole British empire , for
" Britons , never , never shall be slaves !" or rather they never ouyht tt > be in a Christian land wero the body politic iu a healthy condition .
LIVERPOOL . MEETING OF THE YVORKLVQ MEN'S ASSOCIATION . On Friday morning , as soon as the nuvs of Feargus O'Connors sentence reached Liverpool , the Chartists of that place convened a meeting for the evening , at their room , 82 , Scotland-road , where a good muster took place oa the occasion . On tho motion of Francis Mellon , Mr . Bernard M'Cartney was unanimously called to the chair Tho Chairman , in opening the business of tha meeting , after » he Secretary had read the minutes of the previous meeting and settled some money matters , said it was with extreme regret that he alluded to the case of
Feargua O'Connor , who had been yesterday doomed , by the base , bloody , and brutal Whigs , to eighteen months imprisonment iu York Castle . He need not , as it would fall to the lot of those more able and competent than himself , to go at any length into the character of that distinguished patriot . When his conduct for the hist seven years was taken ns a criterion of his sincerity , ke must be pronounced the most stern and unflinching advocate of the rights of his species that ever graced humanity . After adverting to his unparalleled exertions id the cause of the suffering millions , and reprobating the odi » us and tyrannical conduct of the wouldbe Liberals , the worthy Chairman called upon Mr . Middleton to propose the first resolution .
Mr . MiDDLKTON said , unaccustomed , as I am , to address my fellow-men , I feel unable to the task of doing justice to the resolution which baa been entrusted to me ; but when I see the noblest patriots of tie land daily becoming tho victims of unhallowed tyranny , 1 coiiwjlve that it is the baunden duty of every man who wishes to see such a state of things cease , to throw all diffidence aside , and come boldly forward , endeavouring , however humbly , to supply the places of thoso who hivo fallen sacrifices to the malice of our country's oppressors . ( Hear . ) Although Fear-gus O'Connor haa been made the ostensible object of persecution , their principal aim has beea the suppression of the people ' s organ , the Northern Star , through the prosecution aud imprisonment of its proprietor . ( Hear , hear . ) I , therefore , beg leave to move the following resolution : —
* ' That is ia the opinion , of this meeting , that the bide * vindictive , and unconstitutional sentence of that champion of the rights of man , Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., is calculated to call forth the indignation and abhorrence of every true friend to his country . We , therefore , as men abhorring despotism , under whatever name or form , pledge ourselves to use all the means , which God and tho Constitution have put into our power , to destroy every vestige » f that tyrannical and infamous arsttiu . which has trampled on all the dearest rights of pur existence , filled the prisons of our land with nature ' s best , and England's bravest spirits , and consigned to other lands men , whose only crime was their patriotism—whose only object the redemption of their country from the intolerant bondage of the oppressor . " Mr . Ralph Nixon briefly seconded the resolution , which was unanimously carried .
Mr . Fbancis Mjslloh rose to propose a resolution of which he had previously given notice . < He nead not remind the majority of thos * present of the unparalleled exertions of the London Committe , for the recall of Messrs . Frost , Williams , aud Jones . They were also aware that the Committee had issued an address to the people of England , by which the true sense of the country would be fully tested ; and ho was sure that were that recommendation fully acted upon , the people of England aud Scotland Would show such a determination that no Government could withstand the united voice of a determined people . He would , therefore , conclude by urging on them the necessity of actiug in co-operation with the Committee in London , and submit the resolution for their adoption : —
" That the best thanks of this meeting be tendered t » tho Committee established in London for the recall of Frost , Williams , and Jones , for their exertions on their behalf ; and that w « pledge ourselves to act , as far as lies in our power , upon the plan recommended by the said Committee as the best means to achieve their purpose . " Seconded by Mr . Charles T « dd , and rnnkri mnauiinousiy . After a vote of thank * to the Ouuraaa , ti . e meeting separated .
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BIRMINGHAM . Lovett and Collins . —At the publio meeting , held in Lawrence-street Chapel , on Tuesday evening * Mr . Edwin Thompson , in the chair , the chairman rose and addressed the meeting , which was a very crowded one , to a very great length , on the infamous conduct of the Government towards Messrs . Collins and Lovett . [ See correspondence in our 7 th page . ] Mr . H . Watson then came forward , and was received with loud cheering . He addressed the meeting on the noble conduct of William Lovett and John Collins , in refusing to accept the Whi ^ offering . He said the actions of these two men might be traced back from the first , and every act would be found to be most honourable to them as working men ; their conduct was a pattern to all . He called upon
the people to bestir themselves in getting useful knowledge , and it would not be long before they . obtained what they were seeking for , viz . the People ' s Charter . He also showed to the meeting the ill eifeots of tho money laws and the Corn Laws . These laws were robbing the poekets of the labourer and . the mechanic , while , at the same time , they were filling the pockets of a bloated aristocracy . He addressed the meeting at considerable length , and sat down amidst cheering . Mr . H . Green then came forward to move a resolution . He Raid the resolu tion he was about to move was one which he was satisfied they would all agree to . He knew '
horn the first time John Collins took an active part in the people ' s cause , that no one would have to coni .-plaiu of his conduct , for a more straightforward aud unflinching patriot there did not exist . If the Government thought that they had got a twig that they could bend to any shape , to guit their own purpose , they were miserably deceived . Having known John CoiiiiiH fora considerable time , he was fully satisfied that he would , on no account , receive euch a paltry boon as that offered by the Whigs . He concluded by calling upon the people to meet in their thousands as often as they possibly could . The following was the resolution he had to propose : — '
" That so few are the occasions on which the people have cause to congratulate the House of Commons upon auy expression of feeling or humanity towards the victims of injustice and oppression , that this mcetir . g feels bound to record , in the case of Colling and Lo , vett , ita Approbation of the conduct of those few Members who pleaded in their behalf , in contrast especially with tho Lase and dastardly proposal of the infamous Whig faction , in wishing , beforo they consent to give up a few weeks of tboir time , to bind in fetters the minds of those two noble patriots for twelve months , no doubt considering they should have the best of the bargain , in
detemug them from any interference in tho causo of the people , and the chance of robbing them of £ 50 / at the same time ; thus Bhowing that whenever they are spurred on to do any good action , it must , of necessity , be accompanied with a mixture of eviJ . At the same time , we must express our thanks to those nobleminded men , in suffering for the people ' s cause longer than needful , rather than swerve from principles to which they are an ornament , and which will shed an additional lustre on their names long after their persecutors have ceased to be known , only by the infamy attached to their remembrance .
" We further express our most unqualified approbation of the sincerity and firmness exhibited by these two unflinching patriots ; and call upon « ur fellow countrymen to come forward , during the very short period that remains of their time , and redouble their exertions in their behalf . " The resolution was ably seconded by Mr . W . Smallwood . He caUed upon the people to abstain from all exciseable articles ; also to deal with no one , onlythose who would do justice to the people . The resolution was supported by several of the working men of Birmingham . Tho resolution having been put , it was carried , amidst applause . A vote of thanks was then given to the chairman , and the meeting adjourned till the next Tuesday evening .
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HOUSE OF LORDS . —Tuesday , May 12 . Earl Stanhope , after tLe presentation of various petitions on the subject , brought forward tbe motion of which be had given notice respecting the opium trade with China . His Lordship stated , that , as fr . r as the Chinese Government was concerned , its policy had been inVariably directed towards the suppression of the trade , and had not been , as was alleged , prohibitory in theory , yet permissive in fact His Lordship concluded with moving , " That an humble address be presented to her Miyesty , to express to her Majesty the deep concern of this Housa in learning that an interruption has occurred in the friendly relations and
commercial intercourse which had so long subsisted with the Chinese empire : and to represent to her Majesty that these calamities have , in the opinion of this House , been occasioned by British subjects having persevered in bringing opium to China , in direct aud known violation of the laws of that empire ; and to request that her Majesty will be graciously pleased to tako immediate measures for the prevention of such proceedings , which are so dishonourable to the character and so detrimental to tbe interests of her subjects ; and to assure her Majesty that if any . additional powers should ba found requisite for the purpose this Home will readily concur in granting them to her Majesty . "
Lord Melbourne and the Duke of Wellington , opposed the motion , and , after extended discussion ,. in which Lord Ellenborough , Lord Ashburton , &c ., took part , the motion was negatived without a division Their Lordships then ar . joumed ,
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HOUSE OF COMMONS . —Tuesday , May \ 2 .. On the motion of Mr . Stanley a new writ w . ia ordered for the borough of Armagh , in the room of Mr . Sergeant Currio , who had accepted the olfice of Master in Chancery in Inland . Mr . G . Palmer postponed , till the 28 th instant , the motion that stood for that night respecting China . Lord Sandon , for Mr . J . E . Tennent , gave notice that on the 26 th inst ., the latter inemlier would move for papers relative to the claims of British subjectsfor losses sustained in Brazil . Mr . Skaw gave notice that he should , on Friday , put a question to Lord Morpeth . as to the ciaini of the clergy of Ireland to payment of the instalments , of the loan .
The Earl of Darlington then renewed his motion of Monday night , for the issuing of a writ for Ludlow , stating that if he could find three members to support him , he should persevere , and stop all other business till that motion wcas decided . Mr . Stanley again said that he wished the subject to ba deferred until Lord J . Russell was present . He thought that this was an instance in which the issuing of the writ might fairly bo postponed , bribery and treating having been proved to have taken place to an alarming extent at the last election for Ludlow . Mr . Horsman moved that a select committee be appointed to inquire into tho extent of bribery and corruption that prevailed at the' late and previous elections for the borough , and that pending the inquiry the writ be not issued . The House divided , when the motion was lost , the numbers being—For it 180
Against it ~ w . > ... 216 M aj ority against the amendment ™ 3 G Mr . Waiburton then moved that the further consideration of the subject be deferred until Thursday next , to give time for the presence of Lord J . Kussell iu the House . After further struggles , the subject was again postponed , the understanding being that no public business should be proposed before Thursday . The House accordingly adjourned early . Wednesda y ^ May 13 . . . > The business of this evening was exclusively confined to the presentation of petitions .
SHEFFIELD PETITION . Mr . T . DUNCOMBETiod a petition to present from 16 , 000 inhabitants of Sheffield , agreed to at a public meeting , which contained six different requests , all of them important . The first was that the House would address hex Majesty to dismiss her present Ministers—( Loud cheers from the opposition)—as they were no more worthy of the confidence of the Crown or the people than any Government formed during the list fifty yeaw , and to pray her Majesty to choose a Ministry who would make Universal Suffrage a Cabinet question . ( A laugh . ) He did not hear Hob . Gentlemen opposite cheer that request The second request was , that the . time of the Houso should not b « wasted iu long speeches—( loud cheers )—01 In party quarrels and contentions—( cheers )— as if they only met tot the purpose of levying taxes which bore unduly upon the working classes . The next request was that they would take measures to exclude professional lawyers from the Houie —( load laughter)—aa it was their interest to confuse and make obscure the meaning of all law ; which greatly contributed to their own profit . Next , that as these were seventy-five volumes containing the statute laws of this country , which were too much for any man to digest during the course of a long life , they requested the House to cause the laws to cease to exist upon a given day , prior to which they should cause a new aud compendious code of laws to be published , and placed in aU Courts for the administration of justice throughout the country , so that everyone charged with aa offence might easily know whether he was guilty or not They next request that the House should enact a law for the exclusion of all heirs and descendants of those who were in the House of Peers , as they considered that the landed aristocracy were sufiidently represented in that House , w > tUat that House might become , as it ought to be , the represen tatives of the people , to that they might no longer receive in return for their taxes only New Poor Lair bastiles and prisons ; and tbe last request they made was , that the House should pass fw act of amnesty fox all past political offences After tha presentation of Yflciora « tbar peY&OM , Uift H * Me adjouued .
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O'CONNOR , Esq ., of Hammersmith , Countf , ' Middlesex , by JOSHUA KOBSON , at bia Prints ing Offices , Nos . 12 and 13 , Market-street , Brig * gate ; and Published by the said Josh cta HOB 80 H , ( for the said Feargus O'Cohnob , ) at hia Dwelling-house , No . S , Market-street , Briggato ; an internal Communication existing between tae said . No . 5 , Market-atieet , and tha BaAd Nos . 12 ««* 13 , Market-street , Briggate , thus constituting the whole of the said Printing and Publishing Offie * ' one Premises . AU Communications must be addressed , Post-paid ) to J . Hobsok , Northern Star Office , Leed > . day . May 19 , 184 * .
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WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET . BT EXPRESS . Fridat , Mat 15 . —We have a good arrival of Wheat to-day ; the trade is extremely languid , and the best descriptions hare declined fully ] g . per quarter ; other sorts difficult to quit . Barley 11 c . minal . Oats are Ad . per stone , and Shelling Is . per quarter lower . Beans as before . No alteration in other articles ^ Leeds Cloth Market . —There was riot the same amount of business transacted at the Cloth Halls on Tuesday and Saturday last , as was the case on the two preceding market days , nor is the demand ia the warehouses so brisk as it was ; we should be glad were we able to" report better things .
Leeds Corn Market , Tuesdat , May 12 .- —Thft arrivals of all kinds of Grain to this day ' s market are smaller than last week . Fine Wheat has not been quite so well sold ; all other descriptions hare been lower ; Foreign has been Is . per quarter lower Barley has been dull sale and la . per qr . lower ' Very little alteration in Oats and Beans . Bradford Market , Thursday , Mat 11 . — -Wool Market . —The demand continues dull for the season and there is . even with the ifohtiiRKa nf e *^ - *
. great difficulty in maintaining our last quotation Yarn Market . —There is nothing new to report iu respect to this branch of the trade . Spinners complain of the extreme low prices at which Yams ale selling , and the want of customers is proved by a majority of the mills still running short time . Piece Mar feet . —This market -has worn a very similar aspect for along time , and which , considering the season , is far from encouraging . Prices are not lower neither can any advance be obtained . *
Huddersfield Cloth Market , Tuesdat , May 12 . —Our Cloth market to-day wore rather a better aspect ; more buyers were in attendance , and good Broad and Narrow Cloth morev in demand . The Fancy Woollen branch is btfsk for any new pattern ? but old goods is not easily disposed of unless at a ' great sacrifice . Prices for new goods may be quoted a shade higher . In Fanoy Waist « oating , | ome little improvement is perceptiblfi , but prices > emain in much the same state . The Wool market remains firm , and prices stationary , but little business doing . Rochdale Flannel Market , Monday , May 11 , —Wo have had a very fair demand for pieces again to-day ; and many flannels have been sold , though at low rates . Wool has fully maintained the last week ' s prices , and for noils some little advance has been asked , though not generally obtained .
Liverpool Cattle Market , Monday , May 11 . — The supply of both descriptions of stock at market to-day with regard to number has been a little larger than that of the preceding week , and the quality on the average middling good . There was a tolerable good attendance of buyers and d ealers but we cannot quote any alteration in the prices ' except for good Sheep , which were sold at from Is ' 0 2 s . per head more than last quoted . The bee may bo quoted at Gjd ., varying from that d own , to 5 * d per Ib . agreeable to quality , and principally all sold ; the few that remained unsold were of a verv ordinary description . Good Wether Mutton sola freely at 7 id ., varying down to 6 id . per lb . There were & good few Lambs at market , which were sold at very high prices , from 253 . to 353 . per lead . Number of Cattle at market : —Beasts , 900 ; Sheep and Lambs 3 S 96 .
London Corn Exchange , Monday , May 11 . — There was a great quantity of Wheat fromEssex this morning ; a fair supply from Suffolk , but a limited show from Kent , whilst ; the arrival of barley , beans , and peas , was very moderate . A few vessels with oats have come in from Ireland since Friday , but from our own coast aud Scotland , scarcely any have arrived for to-day ' s market . The imports of foreign wheat have been good , but only moderate of barley and oats . The weathethas gradually changed since thi 3 day se'nnight , and there have been copious rains within the last few days , with to-day a colder temperature .
Having a larger supply of wheat from E 3 sex this morning , our millers succeeded in buying this article at a decline of 2 s to 3 s per qr on last Monday ' s currency , but at this abatement in price there was a good clearance of all the finest fresh thrashed samples , and a fair extent of business was transacted in the recently liberated foreign without submitting to any decline whatever ; in faot , in some instances , or really fine rather better prices were Obtained ; butfold stale and granaried parcels could not bu got off without submitting to lower rates .
Liverpool Corn Market , Monday , Mat U . — There have been released from bond during the last seveu days 1 , 531 quarters of Wheat , 322 quarters of Barley , 362 quarters of Beans , 217 quarters of Peas , and 1 , 963 barrels of Flour . On Friday , the duty on Foreign Wheat became 13 s . 8 d . per quarter , that on Flour 83 . 2 £ d . per barrel , a fall of 3 a . per qr .. and Is . 9 id . per barrel respectively ; a reduction of Is . 6 d . per quarter also took place in the rates of impost on Barley and Peas ; the former is now admissible at Is . 10 d ., Peas at 8 s . per quarter . At about the rates quoted on this day se ' nnight we have had a fair business in Wheat , the transactions including purchases for the country as well as for shipment to Ireland .
Darlington Markets . —At our market onMonday last , we had a thin supply of Wheat , which sold at from Us . to 17 s , per boll ; Butter , Is . per lb . ; Potatoes , Is . 4 d . per busheL Malton Corn Market , May 9 . —There w a tolerably supply of all kinds of Grain at our Corn market this day . Wheat and Barley was without any alteration , and Oats were rather lower , and dull sa ! e . Wheat from 52 s . to 72 s . per quarter of 40 stone 3 . Barley from 30 i . to 35 s . per quarter of 32 stones . Oats from 14 £ d . to 15 £ d . per stone . Skipton Cattle Market , May 11 . —Our show of fat Stock was not large , and there being plenty of customere , the market was brisk , and prices were rather higher . In the calving and lean Cattle market , there was a very large supply , and they were mostly sold at high prices .
Manchester Corn Market , Saturdab , May 9 . —There was a plentiful show of Wheat at our market this morning , consisting chiefly of free foreign , and with a moderate amount of business holders were firm in demanding the prices of this day se'nnight . —For superfine English Flour , in good condition , there was a steady inquiry , and such descriptions were readily sold at fully last week ' s quotations ; the demand for all other sorts was very languid , and saie 3 with great difficulty effected . —Oats and Oatmeal were more saleable , but no advance in prices could be obtained except for choice qualities in retail . —For Beans rather higher rate 3 were demanded , but in that article , as well aa in Malt , we note no alteration in value ..
State op Trade . —There was decidedly less business doing yesterday , both in goods and yarn , than ; ou the preceding Tuesday , and sale 3 were with diffic £ ltv matfe at the prices whieh were then readily obtained . Perhaps tho absence of demand might be , in some degree , accounted for by the extreme wetness of the weather , which generally exercises some little influence on the market , it was not sufficient to account entirely for the deterioration in business , and for which no very palpable cause appeared . There were , indeed , some rumours of faUures ; but we are inclined to think that they were rather an effect than a cause of the gloom which evidently prevailed . —Manchester Guardian , of Wed
. London Smithfield Market , Monday , May 11 . —This day's supply of Beasts was , the time of year , considered but moderate , yet fully adequate to meet , tho wants . of the dealers , the attendance of which was somewhat numerous , and scarcely auy fluctuation occurred in the quotations . From Scotland about 100 horned and polled Scots wererc * ceived in good condition . With Sheep we wera tolerably well , but not to say heavily supplied . There was a fair arrival of Lambs per railway , from the Isle of Wight . Richmond Corn Market , April 9 . —We had s good supply of Grain in our market to-day , the prices being much the same as . last week Wheat from 6 s . to 10 s ; Oats 3 s 6 d to 4 s 6 d ; Barley 53 to 5 s 3 d ; Bean * oi od to os 6 d .
Hull Corn Market , Mat 12 . —We were favoured with copious rain on Sunday and yesterday which , no doubt will improve the crops of Spring Wheat and Oats , which generally are reported very deficient ; and many fields of the latter have been ploughed up in this district . The Wheat trade today was dull , and all but the best rathe * cheaper . There are but few Beans in the market , and last week a rates freely paid , and in some instances Is P * V moie . Dais continue scarce , and in demand , and sell at extreme high prices . Barley support * last currency . In othor articles no alteration .
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DELEGATE MEETING IN MANCHESTER . On the 10 th instant , & meeting of Delegates was held in the Universal Snfirage Association Room , Whittlfcbtreet , Manchester , when Delegates from Oldhain , Bolton , Unsworth , Clayton , Droylsden , Openshaw , Saiiord , Stockport , some of the Manchester districts , and various ou . er places , were present ilr . Digles , Delegate from Boltoa , was in the chair , ¦ who opened the business of the meeting in a most appropriate speech , stating some of tho many difficulties the men of Bolton had to encounter , arising from the rancour of the middle classes , whose persecution had been more bitter against the Chartists than the prosecu tions of the Whig Govtmuient Ho knew them wellhe moved in their ranks , and he embarked in business with erery prospect of success ; but the moment he was known by the middle classes as a friend to free dom , he was a marked man , and was annoyed in such a number of ways , that it brought him to ruin . He not
was alone—he could mention many irf Tnii < M » instances—suffice it to say , that the Chartists could not now procuw a room to hold their meetings , and they would be obliged to bold ibem out ol doors , taking ad-rant ^ of Mr . Wa rden ' s kind offer to gpeak from his window . He could assure the Delegates that the men of Bolton were goort and true , and wished to haTe a friendly understanding and united mode of action with taeir brother Chartists throughout tiie country . They were not to be led away from their prineiplei by any clap-trap schemes . As an instance , the anti-Corn Law men got up a public dinner , when only twentysix of the middle-class men attended . ( Hear bear . ) At a second dinner , got up by the same parties , the working men were compel iod to attend , the cotton lords presenting them with , tickets ( with one honourable exception ; and the price out of the men's wages But , lo and behold ! the moment the dinner was over , the room was deserted , and tho men all went to a Chartist meeting . ( Applause . )
Llr . Jonathan Carter , from Oldham , had little to t&j . TLe men of Oidham were determined to persevero aud hold public meetings . They were anxious to know the rssult of this meeting , being well aware of the tricta of the factions , agaiaet whom they were armed -i all poiata . Mr . Sauvbl GavaoT , from Unsworth , wa § not able to rasie an eloquent speech ; bat thjt ne would
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