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      Aekkdeex.—Inst Week A Chartist Meeting W...

      Aekkdeex . —Inst week a Chartist meeting was held in Union-haLV to take into consideration the matters which had- been brought before the Conference , lately held ' mlH ) ndon , by delegates from various localities in that city , and elsewhere—Mr . TvmJForbes in the chair , a he meeting , while discussis'the various topics which had been submitted to iha "Conference , observed -with considerable asto-Bishriaent and surprise ; a . notification in the shape Of a letter , speaking as if it had its ori gin in a special resolution , which had been argued at a meeting of Chartists in Aberdeen , and , as such not having been the case , the following resolution , in condemnation ofthe writer , was moved by Mr . W . Lyon , and having been seconded , was carried unanimously : — " That this meeting repudiates the

      opinion attributed to it by the writer * of the letter from Aberdeen to the Conference held in London . And that we , the Chartists here assembled , declare our willingness to support , and would place the fullest confidence in any Executive duly elected by Universal Suffrage—whether such Executive was composed of Englishmen , Irishmen , or Scotchmen . -And , further , that this meeting declare its deliberate condemnation of the conduct of any individual ¦ who would take upon himself the liberty to express the opinions of the people of Aberdeen , without having any authority from them for so doing . " AfiertuO Sleeting had gone over the entire business , as according to report , had engaged the attention of tlie Conference , the following resolution was also unanimously agreed to : — " That we , the

      Charlasts here assembled , being duly impressed with the paramount importance of a re-organisation of the Chartists throughout Great Britain and Ireland , hail with infinite pleasure and deli ght the steps which are being taken by the men in London to effect- this most desirable end , and that this meeting pledge itself to nse its utmost exertions to forward the object in viei £ " : — Rochmeb . —Two lectures were delivered in the Chartist Room on Sunday last , by Mr . G . Gammag ? , of Northampton , on the condition of the working classes , past and present , —past democratic movements , —causes of their failure , —the neeessilyof political freedom , as the means of ensuring the social elevation , and the power ofthe people to emancipate themselves . Mr . . G . was

      Warmly applauded during the delivery of his lectures , and the meeting separated highly satisfied . Busies . —A meeting of Chartists was held at John Jones ' s , Wolverhampton-street , when it was unanimously agreed to join the National Charter Association , as established by the late Conference at London . The meeting was adjourned to Sunday evening next , at Mr . John "White s , Hall-street . MiuiLEBOXE akd Pamhkgtos . — - At a meeting held-on Sunday last at . the British Coffee-house , after the business of the evening , it was resolved to call a public meeting on Sunday next , to discuss the rides of the new Executive . After which a subscription was commenced , when Is . was collected for the "Victims , and 2 s . Id . for Macnamara ' s Action . C . Saunders ,: Secretary . Mr . Pedbick , Chairman .

      Leicester—A tea party was held on Wednesday last at Mr . J . "White ' s , 87 , Church-street . After the tea six shillings was collected to exempt the prisoners from oakum picking . Pour shillings and sixpence being the proceeds of a pair of boots given by ill-, Goddard , and disposed of by subscription , was also given towards the costs of Macnamara ' s action . Several songs were sung , amongst which were-the Chartist and "Britannia ' s sons though slaves ye be , " in honour and remembrance of our departed townsman , J . H . Beamwieh , the author . She company were strongly called upon to take democratic papers , particularly those brought out by working men , and to meet together for the purpose of reading and discussion . After an evening well spent , the meeting separated , highly delighted with the rational enjoyment they had received .

      IJorrjKGHAM . —Mr . George White delivered a lecture in the Town-hall on Tuesday evening , Jan . 1 st , to a very attentive audience . Mr , John Skerritt having been called to the chair , introduced Mr . "White to the meeting , who showed in a clear and distinct manner the evils of the present system , by holding up the wrongs of the labouring classes , and defining their natural rights . Be then explained the evils of our present commercial system and the monopoly of the land , and showed that under existing circumstances man is a mere machine . He then contrasted the wealth and poverty of the people , showing the way in which the land had been taken from them , thereby rendering them complete hirelings , or actual slaves . The lecturer then expatiated upon the poor laws , and said that the only

      remedy for the existing evils was home colonisation , and pointed out the means by which government could cany it out . He complained of the present system of education , and exhorted his hearers to agitate for their social rights . Mr . "White . also recommended the formation of Democratic Tract Societies , whereby they could carry their principles to the fireside of every working man , and by that means be enabled to stamp a conviction upon the mind of the masses of this country . The lecturer concluded a powerful address by calling upon the meeting not to be led away by any claptraps for partial reform , but to stand firmly hytha principles ofthe People ' s Charter . After the cheering had subsided , Mr . George Harrison moved the following resolution : — ' * That the experience . ofyears have clearly demonstrated , that all agitations for partial reform are utterly valueless to the working classes ; we , therefore , recommend our

      brother Democrats to stand firm by their principles ; and , in order to strengthen their ranks , we further recommend . the dissemination of sound Knowledge on political and social reform , by the establishment of Democratic Tract Associations . " The speaker said , he had no hopes that a nnion of the middle and working classes would result in any good to the latter class . If the party asking for a union he sincere , why not advocate the just rights contained in the Charter . He , for one , bad no faith in partial reforms . The resolution was seconded by Mr . John Wall , and unanimously carried . . Totes of thanks were given to the lecturer , to the mayor for the nse ofthe hall , and the chairman ; when the meeting separated . Stockport . —The Old Guards sat down to an excellent supper in their Association-room , on Uew-Year ' s-eve . The evening was spent in singing and dancing , and the party separated at a late hour , delighted with the entertainment .

      ¦¦ ^# Chahtist Organisation. Mkeitsg Of ...

      ¦¦ ^ # CHAHTIST ORGANISATION . Mkeitsg of Pbovistokal Committee . —This body field its first meeting since tbe dissolution of tbe Conference , at IM , High Holborn , on Wednesday Jast , andatwMcaMessrs . P . M'Grath , G . T 7 . M . Eeynolds , J . Grassby , W . Dixon , T . Clark , E . Stallwood , and J . Arnott , were present . Mr . P . H'Gratb . occupied the chair , and Mr . T . Clark was appointed secretary . The business transacted was necessarily of a preliminary and-initiative character . The immediate issuing of cards of membership was decided npon . It was also determined to convene , immediately before the assembling of

      Parliament , a grand metropolitan demonstration in favour of the Charter , and two members of the committee . were appointed to procure a suitable place of meeting for that purpose . Another resolution of great moment was also adopted , unanimously , iiamely , to procure , with tbe least possible delay , a huge and commodious central place of meeting for the Chartist body , so that they may be able themselves to hold regular weekly meetings in a place of their own . The committee expressed a strong determination to resort to every practicable and prudent means for the accomplishment ofthe object , which for a time has been entrusted to their care .

      To Peahgtjs O'Connor, Esq,, M.P. Sib,—We...

      TO PEAHGTJS O ' CONNOR , ESQ ,, M . P . Sib , —We , the Chartists of the EeigUey district , believe ourselves to be possessed of sufficient judgment tb enable us to discern our real from our pretended friends . "With this full conviction , and with a wish that it should be distinctly understood that ¦ we are no flatterers , we beg to say that we have heard many of your speeches , read much of your writings , and examined your votes in parliament , and we have ever found your speeches—your writings—and your -votes—consistent , and pointing to universal liberty , and social happiness j and , we thank you , sir , for all your past services , in defending right against might ; and we hope that , by the aid of- the mind , you have been , instrumental in creating , that , ere long , your most fond expectations

      -will be realised . Sir , you have often appeared proud Is calling as your political children , but it seems you can hardly confide in us at present , and we believe that yon have good and" correct reasons for your doubts . You have found with us that it is not every one that cries out the Charter ; the Charter ! that is to be confided in , but those only who know their duty , and are willing at all times to perforin It . "With this short digression we shall now , sir , come to the point . In 18 £ S , at the farfamed Bingley riots , about twenty of our friends there , were arrested , and sent to York Castle . "We had them all defended at the assizes , by able counsel , and we did not ask any individual out of the

      district lor a fraction towards the expenses . Besides this , we rendered a little assistance towards our friends in Bradford . We also sent four or five pounds to the Victim Committee in London , with an understanding that it was the General Victim Committee , and that the families of the Bradford prisoners would receive relief from that source , altttoughVwe have since been informed that no money everfourid lfe way from London to Bradford . Sir , ¦ we are sendihgyou a little" towards paying off Macnamara ' a bill , and if we have not sent our share , please to let nsi know how much we are short , and we - plodgeFourselTes ' -to makeup the deficiency . Further , sir , wewould recommend thata tatanoeaheet be made out , setting form what amount each tews and district ought to pay , and we will remit

      To Peahgtjs O'Connor, Esq,, M.P. Sib,—We...

      our share , with the understanding thatin rfutiire we shall not he dunned for other peoples' "debts ; arid that after all is cleared off wo shall have a new beginning , and a & ir understanding respecting money matters , and our future policy upon something Iilse the following terms : ^ -- . ' v ; " . r ' First , that you shall not hold yourself responsible for tbe payment of any money or monies which ought to be paid by the general body . 2 nd , that each town or district shall be responsible for its own acts and deeds . Thirdly ^ that those' ^ who will" not :. take' a part for the attainment of their po litical rights when the trade of the country is good , shall riot'be considered as Chartists when the trade is bad ; r . "With these remarks , and trusting that you . will have the kindness to procure their insertionin . next Saturday ' s Star , * ' ¦' _' .. ' . . "¦" . ' . Believe US , sir , to remain ; yours most sincerely , The Chartists of lire KEianiBt Disinter .

      The Incarcerated Victims. Io Mh. W. Ride...

      THE INCARCERATED VICTIMS . IO MH . W . RIDER . SIR , —I Send you 17 s . for the unfortunate men that are suffering in gaol . Though I did ^ not agree with their policy , and am mora a social than a political reformer , I can sympathise with the unfortunate , whether they be political , social , or theological martyrs . It is a pity , sir , that -men should suffer distress ; but if any men deserve punishment I believe it is the ; Chartists of this country for not supporting those who are suffering for their cause ; for according to all the information thatl have had they have been shamefully neglected by their friends .- The money I send is a sum subscribed for twelve volumes of very good books . There ought to have been not less than thirty subscribers , ^ but seventeen was all I could get to subscribe , although I promised to send the money for the above purpose . Yourstruly , ' . - In tbe cause of Social and Political Redemption , - Armatige Bridge , near Jon HiBsr .: .: Huddersficld . . . v - . - » *^*^ ' * - ^ M ^ " /'"'"** ' 'tf-

      Barnsley Llishn . Trade. /^: Owing To A ...

      BARNSLEY LlisHN . TRADE . /^ : Owing to a printed placard being placed' in the warehouses of the linen manufactures of this town , announcing the intention ofthe employers to take away from the damask weavers their " tents , ( or . an end of their warps , which have enabled them to get thirty-six inches of cloth , a privilege . they have enjoyed ever since that trade was . brought into the townj ) there have been several spirited meetings of the weavers of the -dariiask fabric ield at . Mr . G . TJttley ' s , and they have determined unanjraously , by the following resolutions , ori . resisting this

      attempt to reduce their wages , the money value being about £ 2 a year : —Resolved , — " That we , the damask weavers of this town and district of Barnsley , do hereby pledge ourselves not to tahe ^ a piece of damask of any description frorii any iriariufaeturer until he agrees to continue-to allow is fifty-six inches of yarn at the end of all our warps , so that we may have thirty-six inches of cloth as usual . " " That the above resolution be printed , and that every damask weaver place his name to the same , and send it to all employers in the trade . " These resolutions were agreed to at a large meeting of the trade held at Mr . TJttley ' s , on Saturday night last ; Mr . Johri Exley , chairman .

      The Predicted High Tides. The Thames.—Th...

      THE PREDICTED HIGH TIDES . The Thames . —The tide on Saturday and Sunday only exceeded the ordinary height of spring flows by a few inches , and although Battersea fields were , as usual at such times , flooded , yet we have heard of no serious inconvenience having been suffered in other parts of the river . The preparations to guard against the flood extended , however , along both banks ofthe Thames , even as high up as Richmond . '¦ - ' . '' . ' :.-So firm has been the belief of wharfingers , flour factors , corn merchants , malsters , millers , distillers , and brewers , in the predicted inundation , that everything in the shape of grain arid any other

      property that could be injured by the water , was removed to the higher stories of the buildings ; and men have been engaged for some days in erecting barricades and bricking with cement , or planking up , with clay introduced between all doorways or other modes of inlet , from the river , all which must have entailed an enormous expense on the owners of the different property . Amongst the many we may mention who . have adopted such precautions are Smith's distillery , Thames-bank ' ; Messrs . Francis ' s cement works , Nine-elms , - ; Messrs . Bradley , malsters , Battersea , and Mr . Dives Miller , of the same place ; the silk works and rice works also at Battersea ; Mr . TvatneyVdistillery- ; Messrs . Laugten's , malsters , and Messrs . Watney

      and Wells , millers , Wandsworth ; Messrs . Kempson and Topbam ' s brewing and malthouses at Mortlake ; the Fulham malthouses and the "brewery at Richmond ; at many of the beautiful ; villas on the bank of the Thames precautionary measures , such as removing the furniture and other valuable ; property from the lower 'apartments , have * been adopted . The river the whole ofSunday was '< in a very turbid state , and between Putney and Richmond was a continuous field of detached masses of ice and frozen snow , and navigation'between those places was much impeded , if not altogether stopped . Portsmouth . —Our own correspondent ^ writing on Sunday , says there is nothing unusual to report regarding the anticipated high tides . The nigh water-mark has not been exceeded at this port today . The highest tide these springs " was on

      Thursday last . —Daily News . _ . . - ' -- ¦ : ¦' Dover . —A correspondent ofthe Observer , writing from Dover on Sunday , states that : tho tide that morning had flowed to a great height , overflowing the Marine Parade , and inundating the houses fronting the harbour . Yarmouth . —Disastrous as the recent flood has really been , it has been unaccompanied by the serious sacrifice of human life as reported in the London morning journals of last Saturday .- The tide of this afternoon has been naarly as great as that of this morning , and the lower parts of the neighbourhood continue under water . The gale is still heavy , and strong are the anticipations as to what to-morrow ' s ( Sunday ) tide will prove as predicted . The trains on the Yarmouth line can approach the station here within a quarter of a mile , but further it is considered dangerous , the whole being under water .

      Lowestoft , Saturday Afternoon . —This district continues one vast expanse of water , and every hour discloses more disastrous results of : the flood . Communications is to a great extent stopped . We have just heard of a serious accident happening on this branch of the main Norfolk Railway .. An engine attached to a luggage train was about passing over one of the bridges , when , in consequence of its foundation and structure being weakened by the sweeping current of water , it fell , and the train left the rails . It succeeded , however , in getting safely over the bridge , but the unfortunate driver , named Hannay , we believe , by the tilting of the engine , although it returned to its perpendicular , fell on the permanent way , and sustained a serious fracture of

      the thigh . The difficulty in removing the poor fellow to where he could receive the necessary medical aid possibly may be conceived , surrounded as the place was by a perfect sea . By an electric telegraphic message , received at Shoreditch on Sunday morning from Yarmouth , it appears that the tide had again swept the town . The railway station was under water , and the whole line up to Reedham station was flooded to a depth of three feet . The sea-wall , which flanked the rail for some distance along the Southtown , near Yarmouth , had been demolished . The greater portion had been carried away by the force of the current . 7 The mails from Yarmouth , Lowestoff , and other post villages were with some difficulty sent on to Norwich on

      horseback . Mr . Samuels , the resident engineer to the Eastern Counties , with Mr . Ashcroft , proceeded by special engine to the scene of destruction to direct the necessary arrangements in securing the works . Dublin . —Slumbers of people went on the quays on Saturday last , at the hour of high water , to observe the predicted inundation , and many were disappointed to find that the tide was . little more than the usual high one . Leith—Shields . —Northward , as far as Leith , the tide rose on Thursday and Friday two feet above the almanack calculated height . " This , together with a gale of wind from the ' NXW ., gave rise to much anxiety along the coast . Leith new docks seemed to be in some danger , for although the

      contractor had caused an embankment to bo constructed , three feet high , on the top ofthe outer dock wall , the spray of the sea was washing over it . The Tat . —Here the shipbuilders have secured all their timber , ships on the stocks , andfloating material , in such a manner as although the Tay rise to any height there will be no danger of their goods heme floated away . Similar precautions , we understand , have been taken in several parts of the low lying ground near Perth in respect to the securing of the farm stock , « fcc . In Dundee also much has been done to guard against the flood . The Clyde . —We ( North British Mail ) believe that preparations have been made , and are still making , at Greenock , and other places along the Frith of

      Clyde , snob , as Ayr , & c , to avert the threatened catastrophe . In the latter place , particularly , considerable numbers of individuals , residing within the probable reach of the tide , have removed their furniture from their domiciles , and are , themselves , ready to decamp at the first appearance of danger . The safety , of the loose goods usually exposed at the Broomielaw quays , appears also to have engaged the attention of shippers here , as we observed , on Friday , labourers occupied in removing floatable articles away to a more secure position under cover . LvNH .--There . has been a rising ef the tide since Wednesday last above the ordinary ¦ spring tides . . The inhabitants were' alarmed at the increase " of water , arid , believing the predicted high tide would prove too tro . wmmencea to barricade the tower

      The Predicted High Tides. The Thames.—Th...

      part of their houses ^ and so avoid rush of . water . The continuance of the north-westerly , wind added to ' the fears , ! arid ' , the . . general bpinion'ofithe most nautical men : in the town . was . that . aniriundation would take place . . At-Wisbech ^ thetide' , rose six feet ; beyoid ! . lts . ordinary ! heightk ^ StalsoatBfid-SvsDBRriiiM > . — Durmg ! Thursday and , Friday last ; the tides at . Shields arif Sunderland ^ roseveryhigh , arid created quite , a " -panic . amongst thainbabitants who occupy the . wharfs : and buildings vriear . the water . . The sea rolled in tremendously strong .. - A storxariRed thewhole time , -. and up to sixo'clock , Friday , the wind continued to blow almost ' a hurri ; cane from N . arid N . N . K , with heavy falls of snow . Ainidst its fury a steamer was nearly lost , ori the Herd Sands . She proved to be the , Brilliant from Hall for Leith , and was running into the Tyrie to

      shelter from the storm , when she was caugbtjbya sea and carried oh to the sands . The ; lifeboat was launched and part of the steamer ' s crew took to the rigging . ' However , she was carried off by the ; seas that followed , and by corisiderable exertion she reached the harbour . If she had struck ori thebarthe crewmust inevitably have beensweptfromher decks , and perished in the tempestuous , sea . The London mail which was dim here , too , has arrived when the rip ! m ail started , five hours afterwards . ; The lino , is said to be blocked rip with snow . .- ,, ,..,.., , Tub Alarm op High . ' Tides , in France . —The alarmists have not'been confined to England . The French papers show that at ' . Brest , Cherbourg , Havie-de-Gracej and Rouen , tho same apprehensions were felt , and every precaution taken , by the local authorities against the menaced deluge . Hitherto nothing of the kind has occurred .

      The Weather And. The Parks. -.. . Numero...

      THE WEATHER AND . THE PARKS . -. . . NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS . On Saturday last the ornamental water in St ; James ' s and Regent's parks was covered , with ice , and during the day , hundreds of men and / ads verir turcd ori it ,, notwithstanding that-they- were told it was extremely , dangerous . .- . The , Royal Humane ^ Society had icemen ' in attendance , provided with ' the necessary , apparatus , to ; rescue persons who might become immersed , and during the day several

      persons who . broke through were-extricated and conveyed to the society ' s . tent , where they received erery attention ;; one or two had narrow ; escapes , but fortunately there was no . fatal accident . The ice , though covering the- Serpen tine ,: Hyde Park , , and the long pond and round water , ; Kensington : Gardens , was so fragile , that , few had the ; temerity to venture on it . At Eeckhahv Fields ; : the Hackney ; Marshes , and Surrey Canal , the ice was . from-four to . five inches in thickness , and all places were thronged with skaters and sliders . * :-.,-:- ¦ b- ' I-v * : ;

      Fatal Accwbkt is Richmond Park . —On Saturday last a fatal accident occurred in Penn ' s Ponds , two- large and . 'deep pieces ' of water situated halfway on the side of the road . loading from Richmond to Ham . It appears that the two ponds , the largest of which is about half as broad as the Serpentine , and nearly a quarter of a mile : long , were thickly coated with ice . About eleven o ' clock some ten or twelve men were employed by Mr . J . Ellis , ofthe Star and Garter Hotel , Richmond , to obtain

      him a supply for his ice-cellar , and three men , named Wm . Powell , James , Powell ( brothers ) , and Thomas Godden , who were on the pond , some yards from the side , were in the act of pushing a large piece of ice towards the beach , when the ice on which they stood broke with a loud crash , arid they were all instantly immersed in deep , water .. James Powell and Thomas Godden were rescued in , a halfdrowned state , but William ; Powell disappeared under the ice ; arid his body ; was riot recovered , until an hour and a half afterwards .

      The frost continued nearly the whole of Sunday ; and at six o ' clock in the evening the thermometer at the Royal Humane Society ' s receiving-house stood at thirty degrees . ' From' noon till nearly four o ' clock , however , the suri shone ' most brilliantly ; , when the mercury rose as high as thirtyseven in Hyde Park , which caused the edgesfof the ice in the various parks to thaw rapidly ; rendering it exceedingly dangerous . ' The Royal . Humane Society , therefore , "; adopted , every precaution that was possible to prevent accidents . - it :- * St . James ' s Park . —About 2 , 000 skaters and sliders ventured upon the ice in the enclosure of this park , whilst the banks were literally crowded with persons . witnessing the sport . . The ice was

      only an inch in ; thickness , and many parts were broken to deter people from going on , but'without success . In the early part ofthe day three persons were immersed , but were immediately rescued by the Humane Society ' s icemen .: About three in the afternoon M . Soyer , the cook of the ! Reform Clab , had a narrow escape of losing . his ' life . ; rHe was leading a young friend who had expressed a : wish to walk on the ice , when he fell through into ^ sixteen feet of water opposite the Horse Guards . Iceman Martin got him out as soon as possible , and conveyed him to the tent , where he wasmet by the surgeon to the society , who immediately ^ placed him in a hot bath ,, and administered a glass -of whisky , wb . ioh _ . he considers _ one of the best stiiriulants , on hoto

      such occasions , After the lapse : of a ^ w -Mi , Soyer was able ; to be removed to hig ; own residence in a cab . ! Shortly after an accident occurred which caused a most painful excitement ., Mr . Butler , of 8 , Theobald ' s-road , Qray ' s-inn-lane , was in the act of crossing the ice , in the company , of his wife , when they both fell into eleven feet of water . The man tried to pall bis wife out , and savehimself , but , the more he tried the greater danger both were placed iri by the , breaking of the ice . ..-The icemen succeeded in rescuirig both parties , but they were so : much exhausted that it was feared both , were dead , they haviiig been in the water , npwards ; of four minutes . They were imiriediately removed to the tent , and soon recovered sufficiently to be removed . Whilst these persons were being attended to a cry was raised that a boy had fallen through

      the ice and had disappeared . The iceman went to the spot pointed out * , but no one could be seen ; the bubbling of the water , however , satisfied them that some person must he below . They dragged tho spot for some minutes , arid at length they got hold of what appeared the lifeless body of a boy about fourteen years of age . The usual means to restore suspended animation were resorted to by the medical gentleman , and after two hours the . hoy was able to give his name and address , which were W . Egan , 9 , Angel-court , King-street , St . James ' s . Thb Serpentine , HvhB Park . — -The average thickness ofthe ice on this river was riot more than one inch , and owing , to the advice given , not more than 300 persons ventured upon the river at any period . Several accidents occurred , which ,, however , were unattended by . serious consequences . -, ' V

      The Lono Water , Kensington Garuens .- —The skating club had' their tent fixed on Sunday , and including . the meinbers of ' the club ! , .. there were about 2 , 0 , 00 persons on the ice . The ice here is much firmer than iri the other parks , and ho accitook place . > '¦ - ' ' ' " The Rouno Poun . —The ice on this pond is very thin , ' and only 1 , 200 persons ventured on , but : rio accidents occurred . .,,, ' "V . ' , ' . '•; '" . " ; The Regimit ' s Park . —The thermometer ait this place varied from thirty-three deg . to forty deg . during , the day . The ice / upon the drriamerital waters was exceedingly rotten . ! Boards indioatirie such were stuck up along the banks , notwithstanding , however , about 10 , 000 persons of all ; grades ,

      and both sexes , ventured upon the ice . At one time about fourteen lada and boys broke through into seven feet of water . For sometime the deaths of several appeared inevitable ; but the icemen sue * ceeded iri getting them out . Several other persons fell in , hut they were t « keh ^^ out immediately in every instance , ' and removed to their hriiriesr ; |; . Monday . — The RoriNri Pond , ; KensiSgton Gardens . —The ice here was described ' as being ! an inch-and-a-half in thickness / and . very , dangerous . The number of skaters arid sliders being about one thousand . About two o'clock in the afternoon an accident happened near the island on the north brink , by which the lives of a highly respectable family of six persoris were greatly' jeopardised . ! At that

      period Mr . John Merriman , surgeon , ' of No . 9 , Kensington-square , his son Thomas , his two eldest daughters , and two young ladies of the name of White , relatives ,, were proceeding arm-in-arm across the ice , when it suddenly broke , and the whole of the parties fell into eight feet oi water . At first the death of some of the persons seemed inevitable ; and before they could be rescued , one of the Misses White went under the ice . Icemen Deze and Cook immediately proceeded to the scene ef the accident , with breaker ladders , 7 and the sledge . After considerable trouble the whole of the persons , with the exception of Miss White , were extricated ; and to rescue her one of the icemen was Obliged to put bis arm under water , as far as his shoulder , when he happily succeeded in Veaching her , and pulling her out . She was ; of course , much exhausted , and had she been under the ice much longer , she must have lost her life . The residence

      of Mr . Merriman being , nearer than the Royal 5 Humane Society ' s receiving house , the party was taken there . No other accident of any importance happened here . The Rbgbnt ' s-park . —Only one portion ofthe ice in this park could be pronounced as tolerably firm , the other parts being very dangerous ; notwithstanding , about 10 , 000 persons amused themselves by Sliding and skating upon it . The only accident , however , that occurred was to a lady and gentleman , who fell through the ice into deep water , hut were soon rescued by the icemen . ¦ < St . James ' s-park . —The surface of the ice in the ornamental water in this park having become iceeet during the night * induced an immense number of persons to venture ' upon it . AboiiuYeleven o ' clock the ice was literally- ' crowded , 'when : fr indicated symptoms of breaking in . The ' ¦¦ Royal' Humane Society ' s men at once ordered the people off , which prevented manv an accident from taking place . It wasaatertaihea that ; M : Soyer , who-hecaraeimmersed the previous day , was , although out of danger , obliged to keep bis bed ,

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      W : 0 .. , ' - ^^^ i ^^^^ u ^ Ms ¦ pWne following ¦ letter frbm / T 7 rV ; Weagberjs pnbr libhedin the last n u mlier ' ; pif 3 the 'Dublin Press : ' jh ¦ f - i On boardiher Majesty ' s-sloop ! of ; waW the Swiftj W * Sunday , Sept . 9 th , 1849 , 36 ( mil « 8 , \ yV " i Cape ? ' ^ .. - - ; of GroodHope ., 7 -.,. >" .- - - ; -,--.- - =- -ji'i-i v ^ ' ^ :- - ; v > - ' . ' !' ' ; !| i : 'i ' ! -: ! ' i " * -Wn- --vf l- ' -f ' - -- ' - - ' »¦ • ' - r ^^ ' - ' - ^ K-y . £ ; Jlieijevening ; after . ' we left Kingstown * between six andjseyeni ^ o ' clock ^ we -caughtttKe last' glimpse of p . o ! or ; ireland . A few hbnrs : iater '!' the Trident ' left us , " and " a fresh breeza springing' up , we' made sail ,

      and stood eutfairly on our course . ¦ ,. Fjfpm this until the'l $ tb ; ot July , we saw , pa Japd ^ ri pt as , much ae \ might spdalark / ' as they say ~ -npt asmuch . asa musciejbrharnacle could hold on by , says T ^ RM . Sea ! : sea' ! -. sea ! sky 1 ' sky ifsky ' . ' ^ Bliieabove ! arid blue below ! Blue all round ! ' and blue a > head of us 1 To give you an idea '; of our life on board air this timey I copy > word for word , a page or so of my minuterhbaK ; It is a chip of the old block , andyou may learn the quality , grain , and colour of the entire piece from it . )' .,. .

      ; Thursday , July 12 th , 1849 . —Morning very rough . Night extremely so . -Breakfest at nine . . Tea ; sea biscuits , salt pork , arid ; no milk . / After * breakfast ] read aloud the book of 'Judith' forthe . instruction and entertain men t of the' other prisorie ' r ^ . ' This done , went to dress . Found it impossible to shave . Ship pitching away at " a frightful rate .: ' : ' „¦ :. ; Twelve o ' clock , —Went on deck with Mr . O ' Brien , smoked a cigar with him abreast of the mainmastship skirting the Bay of Biscay , and running between four and five knots an hour . Swell rather heavy—sailors engaged at different works-splicing , twisting , matting , caulking , stitching . ; Half . pasfc Three .--Dinner . : Hashed beef ,, potatoes , arid sea biscuit . ' . ' .. '"' ! . A ,,. ¦! > ! ' . ; .. ! - ' . !; ' , : !!; ' - , '

      ¦ f Five o ' clbcks—Went on deck with > xoy pipe arid my book . ' 0 | Doriohoe and-M'Manus . reraainedjhelow , and bad a game of backgammon . - ' . ' Half . past Six . —Tea , After which Mr . " O'Brien read for usa portion of Plutarch ' s life of Pericles . ! Nine o ' clock—Sergeant ; Perry—lanthorn " and side-arms . ; : < Right shoulders forward— into , bed 1 Curtain falls- ^ ligbts extinguished . ' = ,, ; ' : Thus ends : our ! day v as , Caleb Quofem says ^ -tbus , in truth , / every , / day . begins , goes , and prematurely winds up . ! ,, .. ! The 18 th of July / however , was an exception . At eight o ' clock in the morning we were sailing close to the Desertas , a group of' mountainous

      I islands , lyinjr , north and south , some thirty miles ; eastward of Madeira . They looked extremely ' . . beau . tiful iri the ! quiet , soft , purple air of the . summer morning ' ' The first of the group . you , come ¦;¦ to . , is called Porto Santo . Petached from this , and lying a mile or bo to the north of it , you find a small rock jutting up in sharp fragments from the wavesj and looking as-if it : were an old ruin flying - from / the larger island upon the ocean . Later still , the picture looked more beauii / ul—tbe day was full of loveliriess —the water of a deep , rich / blue 4--the sky , the same ! ¦ —save that just above the Dese ' rtas , there lay a few soft , feathery clouds—clouds of the purest whiteness and most graceful outline—which seemed to me like large swans that bad fallen asleep in the light of the

      sun , and : lay floating in their dreams above the waters . ; Until the suri went downj the / eye rested upon those lovely islands , and the beauty with which they were encircled with delight— -they sprang up . with such grace and ' strength in the sunny , wilderriess through which / we moved , ^^ arid reminded us of the ; * old . island''itself so . quietly and ; solemnly . As night came on , the sailors , grouped round and abou 1 , the foremast , sang in chorus their songs of the battle and the storm . Rude and wild as it was , never did music delight me more , and yet it filled me with a sad delight . How comes it , that in such ! circumstances , music is sure to waken always the recollections of the past—calling us back , like the whispering pf some lost loved friend , to scenes , the flowers of which we can no longer gather , and the sunshine ofiwhicn has faded , long since , into

      coldest twilight ; ! At that-moment—^ for- the first time since bidding it farewell—I thought mournfully of my poor , sad , old country—thought of her until she appeared to rise up from the waters near me , and I saw her Round Towers , her little grey ' church ^ yards , with the little wooden crosses all mouldering there , and the white gravestones netted with : the purple briar and ivy stalk , her lonely , shadowy ; holy-wells , her mountains , with the grey eagle wheeling , and the grey cloud breaking into mist against them—saw them all before irie , But there is no use and little pleasure in striking upon this chord . Oh ! that 1 could lose sight of Ireland in my thoughts and dreams , until the light ; of the day ahd ha 8 , b 8 ejn ^ salon |^ omisg dy from nj ^ Pa ^^ Pr ^^^ % P ! to see her , clothed' iri 7 adiantbeal ( b-,, ' aiid ^ WDgtb , and beauty , and find her sickness and her sorrow for

      ever gone ., ,, -, v . ' - - - ¦; . - ; - - The 18 th . of July was the first , indeed Imight say the only , interesting day we have had 6 u board- f her Majesty ' s sloop of war , the Swift . ' Since thenVunless I expect the island of Fuego , one of the CaiSSfy Islands , of which we caught a glimpse a few . days after—we have not seenarriorsel of earth . Were it not for my books , our life here would be perfectly unendurable . ! From morning till night they keep us pecupied . Fortunately I have nearly the whole of my little library , about 180 volumes with me , so that there is little fear of my running short , and being put on a limited allowance of literature—little fear of my being reduced to two chapters a day—a canto for three suppers—four . couplets a knot—or a duodecimo ' for a degree and a half ; with a song on

      twoby . wayof a relish . . The weather ( with the exception of four or five , days , at the most ) has been remarkably fine . < We - have had frequent calms , however . A week previous to our crossing the line we were obliged to strike out of our course , by some five or six points , I believe , in consequence of very unfavourable winds prevailing . This sort of sailing brought us right into the middle ofthe Atlantic , where , on the 10 th of August , we fell in with the Calypso—an English man-of-war , a very fine brig , mounting twenty-eight guns—on her way to Portsmouth from Valparaiso , with two millions of Californian gold in charge . - Both ships hove to—Capt . Aldhamsent off some letters : ofthe prisoners , Mr . O'Brien was the only one who wrote a line ( it was merely a line , ) the rest of us being ' too late for the post . ' ¦¦ ¦; : - * ' :

      / Saturday , August . the 11 th — We crossed the line , ! Theevent was celebrated : with the ! usual solemnities . If I can possibly squeeze it into this despatch , I shall cut out the description of them I have written in my scrap-book—though it is scarcely worth ; while , for it is a very , very old atory ; ' it has been told ten thousand times , and all the world knows it long ago . ¦ '¦ # ¦¦¦ ¦;¦ ' * - :- ' - -: : * ¦ * ' . ¦ After this event , our voyaging—for a fortnight or more—was stupid in the extreme—sickeningly soa dead hot calm prevailed during all ; this time ; This was a frightful calamity 1 You cannot imagine how oppressive- life at sea becomes under such

      circumstances , the calm without , above , around you , steals into you insensibly , pervades every fibre , sense , and organ ; acts like a potent opiate upon the entire system ; and leaves you totally , unfit to do anything else ; but lie down upon the poop , arid quarter-deck , and yawn at full length . A whiff or two came how and then , but invariably from a wrong quarter ; in consequence of which , the little way we made was in tbe wrong direction , and that , too , by several hundred miles—at one time , about the 18 th of August , we were within 200 miles of the South American coast , five degrees south of the Equator .

      Wednesday night , August the 22 nd ,. we passed between the same coast and the island of Trinidad , which , by throwing your eye over a good map , you will find in long . 10 . lat . 63 . ; This island you will not , of course , confound with its namesake , famous I believe , for hurricanes , and sugar canes also . The one I now notice with aiich a remarkable geo . graphical distinction , is a miserable old rock , inhabited by wild pigs , who have it , r all . to themselves . - The day following , the captain issued orders , placing us on a short allowance of water—two quarts a day , each man—until we reached the Cape . Every ' hand ' on board comes under this enactment , which ; like the Felony Bill of 1848 , puts an

      end to spouting' -to a great extent , at all events . Now , just fancy : with these two quarts you are supposed , hot only to make the two ends of the day meet—that is , you are supposed not only to make yonr ^ tealin'the morning , and your tea in the evening out of it—but likewise and moreover , and of heceasity , you are expected to make all the intermediat ' e ends meet , which in the course of-the twelv e 4 Bd the twenty-four hours , may probably . ' t * m un . an ^ require to bespliced-for the / waahing . bV ' . S the shaving box , the tooth-brush , the dinner iable—for all purposes you have the ^ twoquar ta ) r aa werevriu aa badly . off with the thirst as Divea K ' imaeUU ' rehre Bented to , be , it would be « U ; % B isme tblha purser-the , « 8 orraadhrop' mn would you get . Then , to m & % tbia arririge ^ nt the more plaa ^ t ,

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      we ; are !/! cbritiriual | y ^ djn } rig | . u ^ . , Bait / b / eefr salt pork , ; faBUt / fish ^ theVeJfect , Of ! which .. ; dishes ' ; 5 s to create a ratherstrong desire for aj % city puibp at your elbow , 'without' this , keyi inyour !* v handA s At ; first , when - ¦ the supply in / the tanks -was j found . ; to be so lOWj ; tbe oaptain wris thinking of running into Rio Jarieirdfor-yater / from / whic ^ psried tb be little ' ' mpreVthan Jour ; 6 r five days sail . TbV ^ wind ;/; changing , ' / howeveiv / ' the captain ' s opinion chan ^ d with it . / We / then got upon our straight course , i ririd , up totp'day , have had ¦¦ the faiMSt gailingi . running upon an average 7130 miles in the twenty . four hours . On Friday ni ght ,

      however , we bad something of avanety . About the first watch ( eight o'clock ; p . m ; , ) a squall was felt Upon bur wake—sails were shortened , and every , thing made ready to weather but a rough night--somewhat later a regular storm / set in-, though greatly tempted to it , I shall not make it the subject of a ' powerful [ and eloquent description . ' All kinds of atorms—even those of the most unruly and tbe fiercest temper—are very ! old in the literary as well as iri the physical world -. they have been painted by painters , pairited by poets ^ painted by novelists , painted by . entertaining old ' 8681116 ^ wi th g lass eyes arid wooden legs—painted by every ! order of genius , so often , arid in such VatrikiDg colours , that it would

      be . impoBsible for me ^ to make anything new out of the ' admirable little specimen to which I have ventured to allude . Were- I to attempt it , I should have to tell the old story over again—tell all about mountain ' waves '— iwirids howling / sails ! split , ting into ribanda—and the whole concern , guns , masta ; yardarmsj catheads ,-bows , and booms going tottie ' . deuce ^^ 3 & l ~ and to have f 0 say— -thatat nine we were ' battened down . 'iand from . thathour till seven o ' clock next morriirigthe aea never stopped punehingand pounding the poor little cratt ia the ribs , and every other available plaice from stem -to stern—never stopped leaping in upon her spite of the gallant spirit with whicb she faced and . tbpped each scowling wave that crossed he ^ I say , its rude , fierce , gallant play ,, uritil , with one stunning blow it

      hit the bulwark on the larboard side , and splitting it into one ? hundred fragments ^—or thirteen : feet and more—swept it , iu a blinding : mass of foam and spray across the dsck . / Nor was this all—spare sails and spars were torn froni / their berths ,-and flung in shreds and splinters ouVnpori the sea . Below decks , c ' aaira , ' casks , . boots , basins , ' trunks ^ jug ' s , hat . cases , spoons , every / ebneeiyabie article of dress and furniture , ! lamp , inkstands , foot baths , looking glasses , mustard pots , all came cracking , splashing , splitting , in one promiscuous heap together , mingling and interweavirig with coats , table-cloths , suspenders , Scotch plaids , shirt collars , slippers , flannel drawers , and pillow cases , utterly effacing all signs and tokens of civilised existence , and burying us alive like the citizens of . Pompeii beneath the complicated ruins of commerce , convivialities , literature , and , the fine ¦

      arts . •• ¦ . ' ¦; .. ' So much for the ship , the passage , and things in general ; now for myself upon this subject , with which by this time I should be pretty conversant . I can speak in the highest terms ; at all events , I can assure you—I was . never better in all ray life ; from the day we left Kingstown , up to tbe present moment , I have riot bad a second ' s sickness , nor the slightest ; sensation approaching ; it—although during the calmer . part of our trip , we had some rough tossing , I felt no more inconvenience from it than I used to feel on board one of the Cove

      steamers , gliding down on a bright summer's day . I am not merely in the best possible health , but wonderfully . improving in looks ; at any rate the ' sea air' is a superlative Kalydor , capable , I sincerely believe , Of transforming a Thersites into an Adonis , if the former is only long enough out and gets anything like a respectable < living . I am as brown as prepared coffee—and the ; equal of my moustacbios is not to be found at the dorse Guards . To save myself the positive trouble of shaving every two days , I have permitted them to grow to extremes , and likewise with a view to avoid the

      dangers I should otherwise most probably run , of diminishing my lips , nose , and chin , by several smal slices , for I contend it would be as easy to shave in a cradle , with a fisher woman of masculine energies rocking it daring the process , as to do so in this bit of a ship , which , however straight and swift its course may be , necessarily keeps up a semicircular oscillation ; just in the same manner as a mouse-cage on the top of a street organ , when the boy is not touching it , and the mouse itself inclined to be playful is keeping the machine in . motion according to its own peculiar principles . ;

      As yet not the slightest bint has escaped from any quarter upon" which I could build the smallest conjecture as to trie intentions of .. the -government in our regard . * Indeed , none of a favourable nature exist at present , I should say ; and it may be that circumstances , which are now unforeseen , may alone give rise ' to such—so perfectly in truth is ! pur fate concealedfrom as , that we know not whether we are to be detained in prison—or be set at liberty with ; a ' ticket of leave' upon arriving at our desti . nation . / ( Signed ) Thomas Francis Meagher .

      ' Fataii Accident Os Thb Eas* Liscasninh...

      ' FATAIi ACCIDENT OS THB Eas * LiscAsninH IUilwat . —On Tuesday evening , one of the most dreadful aooiderits which has occurred in this locality for a long period of time happened at the Maghull station on the East Lancashire Railway ; attended by afearful'loss of life . It appears from the narrative of a passenger that a train left Preston at a quarter before eight o ' clock last evening for Liverpool , with only one carriage attached to the erigine , consisting of first and second-class compartments . At the Ormskirk station there was a considerable accession of passengers , for whom it did not appear that there was adequate room , When the tram arrived at the Maghull station there was a spare carriage on the siding , and to get hold of this carriage

      the tram crossed the line on to the other rails , and for about ten minutes was moving up and down on the raila on the wrong side of the line , when an alarm was given that a train was coming up ; and being in the way of any train ori the wrong rails , it was apprehended by the passengers that a train might becoming up on the same line as that on which they were moving , and under this apprehension several of the passengers jumped out , when a train towards Liverpool passed at a rapid rate , and the night being dark , and the passengers on the track of the advancing engine in a state of the utmost confusion and alarm , three of them were caught by the engine and killed on the spot . Their bodies were immediately picked up , but in a

      shocking state of mutilation . W « have not been able to learn the names of the parties , but it is believed that they were country people who had been transacting business at Ormskirk . Had these unfortunate people retained their seats , they would have sustained no injury , but the continuous moving of the train up ana down the line at the station , the knowledge that they were on the wrong rails for their own train , and the sound ofthe approaching engine , appear to have caused a panic resulting in this melancholy termination . —Liverpool Courier . , Tue Navigation Laws . —On Tuesday tho new navigation laws came into force . The act of last session ( 12 & . 13 Vic , c . 29 ) has repealed statutes and parts of statutes from the 37 Geo . III . to the

      8 & 9 Vic . The substance of the act itself may be briefly stated . The coasting trado is to be confined to British vessels , and British aeamen aretO be employed . Regarding reciprocity with other nations , her Majestyincouneil may issue orders to impose additional duties on foreign ships when our goods are not admitted , as may appear to her Majesty to countervail the disadvantages to which British trade or navigation is subjected by prohibitions and restrictions or other nations . The orders aro to be published in the London Gaxettei and to specify the vessels to which they apply . A new form of certificate of registry , is prescribed for registering British shipping , as also a declaration to he made by the owners before vessels are registered . It ia enacted

      that if any goods be imported , exported ^ or carried i coastwise contrary to this act , all such goods shall be forfeited , and tho master of the ship in which the same aro so imported , exported , or earned coastwise , shall , forfeit the sum of & M except where any other penalty is \ specially imposed by the act . —Bmstol , Jan . L—This being the day in which new shipping law Qomes into operation it had been currently reported that the shipping in the harbour , generally , would hoist their flags at half mast as a signal of mourning , " for England ' s departed glory . " So fer , however from the folly generally prevailing , but very few vessels wore CTUlltVOf it . on , ! « , n 0 a n-lnni ™!! . * n -,. „ - «¦" ^ uj / iwjran aillrtU 8

      , „ , = , .- ;» "uu . u n . ; w a « JJ | a ana ccmn « ; oted with one firm . It having been made asubjeot of inquiry whether goods which may have neon Necessarily warehoused for exportation only , Wdejr the Navigation Act of 8 th and 9 th Vie ., cap . *«* , will , if they have not been reshipped , and are ? U 11 lying in bond , he admissible to entry for home consumption on and after the first day of January inst ., under , the provisions of the act 12 th and 13 th Vic ., cap . 29 , the Commissioners of Customs . have caused the several : officers of the department . to be apprised that no , goods , warehoused under the law above referredto for exportation only are to he admitted to enter for home usei , ;

      Dsiin oy Mr . Ttilbr , ihb . Hisiobun . r- Wo regret to announce the death , at Malvern , on Monday'last , of Mr . Patrick Fraser Tytler , the well-, known historian of Scotland . By hia defttb . a literary peasion reverts to the orOwflt

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      ; : \ i . | . fi :. - . ;; 7 7 ;^;^¦; TCOR ] Vi- >^; A •* " - ^' '^^; v ^ ' Mabmane' trorida ^ Deci' a i ^ - ^/ had'ibut ^ Iimite d suSSfSh ^ few ^ resh arriva ls of foreign ^ e ^ a ^ n ^ Mry samples of English sold more reiddy . tOithe nnjiers , ai is per qr . advance on red , and 11 » : £ * M «? J °£% * tirvert Fine foreign wheat Tvvosh ' eld at-higher . prices , fMmg little disposed of . ¦ Trie'barley market was ' . firm , WitnOOT alteration of price ' s / Malt slow sale / - 'Beans and pens wera dull , and grey peas Is cheaper / Good-oatswent . off pretty readUy , having but few fresh in , arid maintained last Monr day ' s prices . Linseed cakes sold fully as dear . The flour trade was very dull . In clover seed not much doing . - InO current prices as undGr ., !!! V " !/ 7 ,

      . Bemwh . — Wheat . —Essex , Suffolk , and Kent , red , new sea to 12 * , ditto white 40 s to 48 a , Lincoln , Norfolk , and Yortt ? ghlre , red 35 s to 38 a , Northumberland and Scotch , whitfl 82 s to 37 » , ditto red 34 s to 38 s , Devonshire ' and Somerset ? shire , ' red , - » s to —a , ditto white — to —s , rye , 21 s to 23 s , barley , 724 s . to 2 Cs , Scotch 22 s to 24 a , Angus— 8 to —8 , Malt ordinary , —s to —a , pale 50 s to 54 s ; peas , grey , new 25 s to ' 21 a , maple 27 s to 20 s , V / hitS' 23 s tO 24 8 , bOllerS H 6 W 2 Cs to 29 s , beans , large , new 23 s to 25 s , ticks 25 a to 2 T 8 , harrow ; 27 s to 29 s , pigeon , 30 s to . 82 s , oats , Lincoln and Yorkshire feed , 18 s to 195 , ditto Poland and potato , 17 s to , 20 s , Berwick and Scotch , 17 s to 21 s , Scotch feed , 17 s . to ; 22 s , Irish feed , and black 15 s to 20 s , ditto potato , 17 a to 23 s , linseed ( so ^ g ) 50 a to . 82 s , rapeseod i BSSex , new £ 27 to £ 30 per last , carraway seed , Essexj hew 26 s to 30 s per cwt , ' rape cake , £ 4 to £ 41 flg per ton , Yinseed , £ 910 s to £ 10 10 s ; per 1 , 000 , flour , per sack of 2 B 0 HW , ship , 28 s to 80 s , town , 88 sto 40 s . : 7 ; . ¦ ' ; ; ,- Arihalt and

      ¦ -Eobeios . — Wheat . — Dantzig , 44 s to 50 s , . Marks , 38 to 40 s , ditto white , 40 s to 42 s , Pomeranian red , 40 s to 42 s , Rostock 41 s to 4 Gs , Danish , Holstein , and Fricsland , 80 s to 34 s , Pctersburgh , Archangel , and Itiga , 32 s to Ms , Polish Odessa , 32 s to 3-ts , Marianopoli , 9 nd Ber < dlanski , 32 a to 35 a , Taganrog d ' ia to ?* s , Brabant and Frenchi 34 s to 86 s , ditto white , 38 s to 42 s , Salonica , 30 s to 93 s , Egyptian , 23 s to 2 Cs , rye , 20 s to 22 s , barley , Wismar and Rostock , 18 s to 21 s , Danish , 18 a to 23 s , Saal , 20 a to 24 s , EastPrlesland , lCs to 18 s , Egyptian , 14 s to 15 s , Danube ; l-ls to 15 s , peas , white , 23 s to 20 s , new boilers , 26 a to 27 s , beans , horse , 22 s to 24 s , ; p igeon , 2 asto 26 s , Egyptian , 228 to 24 s ; oats , Groningen , Danieh , Bremen , ana Friesland , feed and black , lis to 15 s , ditto , thick and brew , I 5 s to 22 s , ltiga ,. Petersbuish , Archangel , and Swediah „ 149 tol 6 s , floiir , United States , per lUClbs ., 22 s to 24 s , Hamburgh 20 s to ' lid , Dantzig and Stettin 20 s to 2 d 9 , French per 2801 bs ., 32 s to 34 s . ¦ ' ¦ " ¦ - ' .

      WEDNESDAY , Jan , 2 , —Of grain and flour fresh in this vveek there is but littls . The market is very quiet to-day , but Moriday's ' pricesare realised for the few sales made . . Arrival ' s . this' week : ~ Wheat—English , 310 quarters foreign , 2 , 030 quarters . Barley—English , 670 quarters j foreign , 2 , 200 quarters . Oats — English , 2 , 150 quarters ; foreign , 4 , 070 / Flour—2 , DG 0 sacks . Richmond ( Yorkshikej Dec ; 29 . —We had a tolerable supply of grain this morning . Wheat sold from 4 s 0 d-1 » 5 s yd ; oats , Is Cd to 3 s Od barley , 3 s 6 d to 3 s Od ; beans , 44 Od to 4 s 3 d , per bushel .

      BREAD . . . .... The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from G ] d , to 7 d . j of household ditto , Sd . to 6 d . per itt > s . loaf .

      CATTLE . - . Smithtieed , Monday , Dec . 31 , —With foreign stock wewere very scantily supplied to-day , hevertheless ^ the demand for it ruled heavy . Fresh up tb onr market this morning the receipts of home-fed beasts was limited , the time of year considered , while their general quality was inferior . The attendance of buyers was but moderate , yet the demand for all breeds of beasts was steady , at fully last week ' s quotations . The highest figure for the best Scots was 4 s 2 d per 81 bs , atwhich a good clearance was effected . The principal portion of the bullock supply was derived from that northern grazing districts . The numbers of sheep were very limited , yet they proved quite equal to the wants of « ie buyers . Most breeds ruled steady , at full prices . Calves and pigs were in short supply , and sluggish inquiry at late rates . ' . '¦' : . ' Head op Catjxe at SHrrnnistD . —Friday . —Beasts , 545 ; sheep , 2 ;« 00 ; calves , 120 , pigs , 250 . ' Monday . —Beasts , 3 , 089 ; Sheep , 16 , 620 : calves , 60 ; pigs , 135 .

      Price per stone of albs , ( sinking the offid . J—Beef " , 3 s Oi to 4 s 2 d ; mutton , 3 s Od to 4 s 2 d ; veal , 3 s 4 d to 3 s lOd ; pork , 3 s 4 d to 4 s 2 d . Newgate and Leaden-hall , Monday , Dec . 31 . —Inferior beef , 2 s fid to 2 s 8 d ; middling ditto , 2 s lOd to 3 s 2 d ; prima large , 3 s 2 d to 3 s 4 d ; prime small , 3 s 4 d to 3 s 6 d ; laiga pork , 2 s Sd to 3 s 4 d ; inferior mutton , 2 s 8 d to 2 s lod ; middling ditto , 3 s Od to 3 s 4 d ; prime ditto , 3 s 6 d tc-3 fi lOd veal , 3 s Od to 3 s 10 d ; small pork , 3 s 6 d to 4 s 2 d J per 81 bs . by the carcase . f

      PROVISIONS . London , Monday , Dec . 31 . —The arrivals last week from Ireland were 3 , 270 . firkins butter and 740 balea bacon ; and from foreign ports 1 , 780 , casks butter and 80 bales bacon . The transactions iince our last in the butter market were to a moderate extent . Holders very firm , the severe weather giving increased confidence . In bacon we hare to notice a farther improvement of la per cwfc , and at the advance sales pretty freely effected , both on board and landed . Stock and deliveries for the week ending Decern * bar 29 , ;— BtrrrEB . I Baco . y . Stock . Delivery . [ Stock . Delivery ; 1847 .... 18 , 640 6 , 500 J 2 , 210 790 1848 .... 62 , 509 7 , 170 I 1 , 330 1 , 170 1849 .... 00 , 330 8 , 210 | 2 , 710 1 , 690 English Butteb Mabeet , Dec . 31 . —Trade continues very duU with ns , and none are saleable except the ; best parcels . Dorset , fine weekly 88 s to 92 sper cwt . ; ditto , middling , 60 s to 80 s ; fresh ,. !)* to 13 s perdoz . lbs . .

      POTATOES . Southwabk Watebside , December 31—Tlie arrivals the last week from the continent have been very extensivenearly 3 , 000 tons . So large a supply of foreign potatoes tends mricli to depreciate the value of those coastwise , particularly Scotch Regents , ; Which are very difficult to sell . Prime York Regents still command a high figure . The following aro this day ' s quotations : — Yorkshire ¦ Regents 70 s to , 110 s per ; ton ; Wisbech ditto , 60 s to 70 s ; Scotch ditto 60 s to 70 s ; Ditto Cups 40 s to , 60 s ; French Whit * 3 60 s to 65 s ; Rhenish and Belgian ditto . 40 s to 60 s .

      WOOL . City , Monday , December 31 . —The market for wool has . been dull both for foreign and colonial , but very firm , anc ^ with a prospect of rather improving than otherwise . . There were last week only a few bales imported into London from Belgium ; - .. ' ' - ' ' •• Livebpool , December 20 —Scotch . —There has been less doing this week m all'kinds : of Scotch wool ; no doubt from the cause that most manufacturers are engaged taking StOCk , ' : . ' . ' - ; ' ... ' ... ¦ , . . Foreigh . V-There is a decidedly better feeling in our market , arid ' with the-unusually low stocks , as soon asstock takings are over , we : ihay expect more doing . Imports for the week , 2 , 125 bales—previously this year . 52 , 210 bales .: , ,. - •' . ' .,.. ,. > ,

      TALLOW , HIDES , AND OILS . Tallow , Monday , December 31 . —Our market continues in" a very sluggish statej and ' prices are quite 3 d per cwt . lower than on Monday last . To-day , P . Y . C . on the spot is selling a 133 s 3 d to 38 s fid per civt . For forward delivery very little is doing . Town tallow 39 s 6 d per cwt . net cash j rough fat 2 s 3 d per 8 lbs . Leadenuaii ;—Market hides 5 G 9 ) . to C 4 ID ., l } d tol ^ d per ft . ; ditto 641 b . to 72 B ) , l | d to ljd ; ditto 72 fl ) . to 80 © ., 2 d to 2 £ d ; ditto 80 ft ) . to 83 Ib ., 2 . JdtO 3 d ; ditto 889 ) to 9 (! ft ., 3 d to 3 Jd ; ditto 96 R > . to 104 ft ., 3 Jd to 4 d ; J ditto lOtft . to 112 lb . 3 id to 4 d ; calf-skins each 2 s to 2 s Od ; Horse hides 6 s 6 d . Linseed per cwt . 29 s . Od to —3 * rapesecd Engligh . refined 42 s Od to—s ; broim 41 s Od ; Gallipoli per ton . HL ; Spanish 431 . ; Sperm 822 . to 831 . ; bagged S 2 { . ; South Sea 31 ( . 0 s to 3-3 / . ; Seal pale 3 » . 10 s to —i ., ditto , co . loured 33 J . ; cod 291 . to 39 / . ; cocoa nut per ton 38 J . to iOl . ; palm , 3 W . COAL .

      Monday , December 31 . —Stewarts 19 s— Braddyll ' s 18 s Ci —Kelloe 18 s 6 d—Hettons 18 s 9 d—Wylam 15 a 9 d . 136 fresh arrivals , 69 left from last day . . Total 203 . We have experienced to-day a very heavy market : the supply fully equal to tbe demand .

      SEEDS . BarnsH . —Cloverseed , red 35 s to 40 s ; fine 45 s to 50 s * white 35 s to 150 s ; cow grass [ nominal ] —s to —s ; linseei ( per or . ) sowing 54 s to 56 s ; crushing 40 s to 42 s ; linseed cakes ( per 1 , 000 of 31 bs . each ) £ 9 0 s to £ 10 0 s ; Trefoil ( per ewt . ) Ws to 18 s ; rapsseed new ( per last ) £ 28 Os to £ 2 $ OsJ ; ditto cake ( per ton ) £ 4 5 s to £ 410 s ; mustard ( per bushel ) white Cs to 9 s ; brown Ss to lis ; Coriander ( per cwt ) 103 to 25 s ; Canary ( per ( jr . ) new 80 s to 88 s ; turnip , white ( pes bushel}—s to —s ; ditto Swedish —s to —s ; tares , winter per bushel 4 s 6 d to 4 s 9 d ; carraway ( per cwt . ) 28 s to 29 s ; new 80 s to 32 s ; rye grass ( per qr . ) —s to —s .

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      DEATH . On Sunday last , the 30 th December , at Whit © Abbey , Bradford , Mr . Jonathan Peacock , aged thirty-five years , the eldest son of Mr . Thomas Peacock , of Paradise-square , Sheffield , and formerly of Norkhallerton .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 5, 1850, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_05011850/page/8/