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January 11, 1845. THE NORTHERN STAR. . J
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A BOWL OF "PUNCH," FRESH BREWED
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Sensibilitv op the Pharisees.—The Ipswic...
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Fatal Railway Accident.—On Tuesday night...
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MARKET INTELLIGENCE
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January 11, 1845. The Northern Star. . J
January 11 , 1845 . THE NORTHERN STAR . . J
Agriculture Ana J^Orrauituts
agriculture ana j ^ orrauituts
Horticcitcke. —The Old Year Went Out At ...
Horticcitcke . —The old year went out at last m Tcrv goodlwmour , g iving ns a more genial sunny day than we have esperianoed during the last five or six weSs The appe arance of the weather about the mWdlp of last month was very threatening , and we W ntoaSpate a very severe winter ; but there ilow room to W thatthe winter will not prove of unusual severity- Dnxmg mild weather pruning and Baffin * ' should now be set about in earnest , especiaU v where the walls are extensive and the trees full crown It will he we ^ ^ eaTe * P h and nec-tanne trees till the beginning or middle of the next month , as they are liable to be injured by very " severe frost after recent pruning . All the hardier trees may , however , he pruned with perfect safety , and the
sooner the work" is out ra hand the better , as the spring will bring with it plenty of occupation . It Ttill be well for all primers to bear in mind that the whole art of pruning consists in insuring a plentiful supply of fhut-bearing wood in all parts of the tree , and I n removing all useless , unhealthy wood or shoots . In order to effect these two objects thoroughly , it is necessary to make oneself acquainted with the fruithearing habits of the particular hind of tree to be pruned , so that having discovered the kind of wood on which the fruit is usually produced , wc may know low to proceed in regulating and thinning the fruitshoots of the present year , and hi curtimj out all useless wood . A little observation carefully noted down , and a little experience will , in this as in all
other practical matters , be worth a thousand essays There is no mystery at all about the matter , and peo ple err chiefly because they endeavour to act according to some arbitrary rule , instead of following the laws of nature and the dictates of common sense . — The Greenhouse . The greenhouse plants are again suffering severely from the effects of damp ; this is particularly the case -with geraniums , calceolarias , cinerarias , and other plants of a soft juicy nature . We do not remember to have seen them so much injured for some years . This is probably attributable to tbe absence of the sun , and the inability to ventilate during cold winds . The only remedy is to dry the atmosphere by putting onthe fires for a few hours
every damp day . The last hatches of hyacinths , narcissus , jonquils and other Dutch bulbs , may now be brought into the greenhouse . Those which are throw ing up their Sower stems may be freely watered with liquid guano , as may the early geraniums , cinerarias , and Chinese primroses . — Tlie -Flower-garden . Prune file hardy roses , both dwarf and standard , if not done in autumn ; but leave the China and noisette kinds till March . —TheHtehen-garden . If the weather continues open and tolerably dry , it may be worth while to sow a small crop of early horn carrots and early frame peas . Choose for this purpose a warm sheltered border of light rich earth . —BeWs Weekly Mes senger .
Aixoimexts . —Sir E . Filmer spoke as follows on the allotment system at a late meeting ofthe Maidstone Farmers' Club : —It has been said that the worst master a poor man could have was himself , but he thought that had been fully disproved . He had eighty allotments , which had been worked for ten years , and for the last four years there had been only one defaulter ; and that was a poor widow , who had not her money ready at the time , hut paid it within a week . Toprove that the poor man was not a bad master to himself , he could give them a statement with which he had been -furnished by one of his owu labourers : —
Bent , 1 quarter of an acre ..... £ 0 7 6 Manure , 17 s . Gd . ; Garden seeds , Is . 6 d . ; Potatoes , lis . fid . 110 8 The produce of this was as follows : — ¦ Potatoes , £ 4 . Is . SO . ; Fruit , 10 s 4 11 8 vVgttables for own consumption 8 10 0 i ¦ 3 18 From which deduct 118 2 t "w There would be a clear profit of £ 3 3 C Be went over the whole allotments afterwards , and found them much better fanned than they had been ; and although he did not think the allotment system was a panacea , yet he thought it relieved the poor man from a great deal of anxiety , and taught him his dutv to himself and his master better than
anything else did . IXTEliESTlXG TO Hoi * GhOWEKS . —Extract fl"Om tllC supplement of Dr . Ure ' s " Dictionary of -Arts and Sciences , " proving that the proeessof brewing genuine London porter is by the use of 3 lb . of hops to one bushel of malt , or nearly so . The Doctor says , under ihe head t » f porter and brown stout— " 1 oftcr flic following statement of the process of br ewing genuine Londau " porter , believing it to lie more near that rcslly practised than any formula hitherto published : —For l £ t ) uaiTcls of brown stout , containing from SO to 85 parts of malt , extract in 1 , 000 by weightlonipom-Jits;—530 bush . ( English incjisure ) of good barley malt ; 10 bushels do . of kiki-browncd malt 12 cut . of cssentia-bina . caramel , or su « ar fused
over a lire into a dark-brown or black syrup mass ; 150 lb . of hops , or al-out 3 lb . to each bi ; suel of jult ; 10 quails of calfini * a preparation made irith the oil distilled from the outer bark of the birch ; 5 imarts of good porter yeast ; finings of isinglass dissolved in sour beer . The cssentia-Hna may be dissolved in hot worts in a separate copper , and mixed with the rest by limning it into the cooler immediately after the boiled wort is strained frein the hops in the hop-back . The calfini ( a hocus-pocus term of the brewers ) is prerared as follows : —Put one ounce of buxh-barkoOintoaJwttle , withfourquartsofspirits of wine 60 per cent , over proof ; cork the mouth y of Ihe bottle , and place it in a slhrhtly warm position
till the oil be thoroughly combined with the alcohol , with tlie aid of occasional shaking . This solution being cooled , is to be filtered through paper and kept for use The birch is an empyrcumatic product , made in large quantities in Russia and Poland , for the purpose of giving flavour and conservative properties to the Russian leather . It is sold for Is . per quart . The dose of calfini in porter is varied according to the taste of the brewers and consumers . " The large quantify of hops now made use of is a rery great increase on the old system , which has arisen from the -value attached to them by the faculty , and even the brewers themselves acknowledge they cannot fmd a substitute for them .
Example tor the Lakdowkers . —At the rent audit of J . S . PaWngton , Esq ., M . P ., held at West wood , on the 23 rd ult ., that gentleman liberally returned ten per cent , to his tenants ; and further intimated his intention of thinning the quantity of game on his estates within such a limit that no damage shall be sustained by the occupiers . Protection or Cboesi * bom Hares asb Rabbits . — A ^ orrespondent of a contemporary writes as follows : — " Ihad cut and plashed a very fine withy coppice , which broke remarkably well , and for the -first year was allowed to remain undisturbed ; but this peace was of short duration , for in the second winter of their growth , the enemy was at work , and most effectually too , for whole roods in some places the
beautifullv young shoots were browsed off , as though a whole herd of forest colts had heen turned in . Knowing their aversion to the smell of tar , I eircumscribed the scene of devastation with rope yam , first clearing away all rubbish , such as brambles , high grass , Aa , making a clear space for operating ; I then fixed stumps into the ground , at the distance of twelve feet- apart , to which was affixed the yarn , in two lines—tbe lower one was six inches from the ground , the upper about eighteen ; there is no fear of either hares or rabbits jumping over ( unless pursued ) , as they invariably crawl through or under any obstruction to their progress . To render the plan
more effective , I occasionally applied the tarbrush , thereby causing a strong scent of tar . By this plan 1 saved my crop , aud now make it a standing rule never to have a copse unfurnished with the above preventive . I advised a neighbouring farmer to try the same plan with a piece of carrots he had sown in the verv heart of the game preserves , and of which the rabbits in particular are very fond : he did so , and with the like effect , assuring me , at the time of lifting the crop , that he believed there was not a single root or top touched . Value op Guano . —Dr . Tire quotes African as varying in composition as follows : —
Moisture ... from 21 to 20 per cent Ammonia ... " 5 10 ** Organic matter " 35 50 *• Phosphate of lime " 23 35 " * Phosphate of magnesia and ammonia ... " 3 t Alkaline salts ... " 1 . 6 5 ** Sand , Ac . ... " 13 Sow , the moisture is worth nothing , so that a sample giving 5 per cent , moisture , will contain but 64 solid Uuano , and that more or less damaged . Ammonia isthe most valuable ingredient , and may be estimated ( m comparison with miser -manures ) at Gd . and 3 d . P ^ lb . ; go that samples , in other respects equal , one wntainlng 10 , the other only 5 per cent , of ammonia—the first will be worth 2 s . 6 d . per cent ., ? ' £ 2 10 s . per ton , more than the other . The ttyredient next iu value is the phosphate of ""• e , imludine : that of magnesia , which are here
?» a Kt-scu more readily soluble state than in "toes : and taking bones to average half their weight < f Phosphate , may be valued at double the price of boae-d ust . that is , taking bone-dust at 18 s . per quarter of 3 c-wL , or ljd . per lb . But these phosphates ™ ° not decay : and hence the more the ammonia and o'pmie matter * are rotted away , the richer isthe reader in phosphates . Forinstance , if fresh guano ^ tains 15 percent , phosphates , and then lose * l-4 th 2 ?<* ay , the whole 15 of phosphates remain in the S '«*• residue ; and 100 of such residue will contain : S" So that decayed guano becomes richer urphos-££ *> as H kws ammonia ; the one going , in some Z ®?* , to compensate the loss ofthe other . The orfu * patters , free from ammonia and nitrogen , are ftp ""* elements in the worth of guano , and are J ^** valu able from their state of intimate comiK * fo the ammonia and phosp hates . In this dbuW na be worth Is . ( or » ore ) per cwfc Ihe fcv ? " *» are In such sinall quantity , that it may ^ to amplify the calculation by omitting
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them . The value of guano may then be estimated according to its contents , in—1 . Ammonia : 2 . Phosphates : 3 . Organic matter . For example , take two samples of African guano—No . 1 . Fair ; No . 2 . Inferior—containing as follows , per 100 lbs , ;—lHo . 1 . So .-2 . b . d . s- d . Moisture ( no value ) ... 30 ... 33 Ammonia , at Gd . ... 8 4 0 ... 5 2 6 Phosphates , IJd . ... 25 3 11 ... SO 3 9 Organic matter , Is . per cwt ... ... 40 0 4 ... 28 0 3 7 5 i 6 0 Their proportionate values will be about as fa . 6 d . to 6 s . 6 d . ; their actual prices depending on the state of the market , hut still bearing the same proportions .
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Improvement Is The Atmospheric Railway.—...
Improvement is the Atmospheric Railway . —M . Hallettc , an experienced engineer and maker oi steam-engines , at Arras , near Calais , in France , has patented an invention , which he regards as an important improvement on the Atmosphere Railway of Messrs . Clegg and Samuda , and likely so far to perfect that principle of railway construction as to give it an unquestionable and great superiority over the present methods of constructing and working railways . Our readers are aware that hi the Atmospheric Railway , the moving power is not a locomotive engine , but the pressure of the atmosphere on a piston which moves in a large tube laid longitudinally between the rails . To give this power , it is needful to exhaust the tube of air as far as
practicable , which is done by stationary steam-engines , placed at certain distances along the line , say , from two to three miles apart , by which engines air-pumps are worked . If the exhaustion were perfect , the pressure of air on the surface ofthe piston would be equal to fifteen pounds to the square inch ; and even with the degree of exhaustion which is found to be practicable , a power is obtained sufficient to move the largest trains at a speed far greater than has ever been attained by locomotive engines . Mcdhurst , a Danish engineer , proposed the adoption of this principle for the transmission of letters , in 1810 . The ridiculous idea was once conceived , of making a tube solarge that carriages with passengers might be shot along from London to Brighton ! Of course this was abandoned , and the idea was then entertained of
attaching the carriages moving on a railway to a piston travelling in the interior ofthe tube ; but the difficulty was , to connect the piston with the carriages , without admitting the air into the tubewhich admission of air would at once destroy the vacuum and with it the moying principle , Mesgva , Cleggand Samuda , two able engineers , after many experiments , succeeded in accomplishing this object ; and after a successful trial on apiece of railway half a mile long , at Wormwood Scmbbs , they constructed a railway from Kingstown to Dalkey , a mile and three quarters in length , which has been in actual operation for the conveyance of passengers and goods , many months , with complete success . The means contrived b y Clegg and Samuda for attaching the carriages to the piston was , to make a groove along
the tube , covered with a leathern flap , which , being weighted and covered with wax , allows a cable or bar connecting the piston with the carriages to traverse—opening with ease to admit the passage of the cable , and closing after it , so as almost , but not entirety , to prevent the admission of air . The apparatus is extremely ingenious ; it requires the application of a heated iron behind of the piston to melt the wax , and a roller following the piston to re-seal it ; and it allows of a leakage' ^ which the patentees calculate as equal to fifteen per cent , of the power employed to exhaust the air-. _ The improvement made by M . Hallette is in providing a mcaus of opening and closing the longitudinal grooves , so as to prevent the loss of power by leakage . He has endeavoured to imitate nature , by providing a pah of
Uexiwe lips to the groove , wnich allow ot the passage of the piston-bar , or cable , without admitting the air . It is possible , as every one may find on trial , to pass a quill or pencil between the lips from one side of the mouth to the other , without admitting the least ah into the mouth or out of it . M . Hallette has made artificial lips , by disposing along the parallel edges of the longitudinal groove two little cylinders , cut laterally , so that the concave of the one cylinder is opposite to the concave ofthe other ; and filling each cylinder witli a kind of hollow gut or tube , of leather or other material impermeable to air , Avhich tubes , being- filled with compressed air , and lying in close contact with each other , form a kind of elastic hp $ , that open like the lips of" a man , and allow a bar or cable to pass along them without admitting any air into the largo tube . Such is the method of M .
Hallette , who states that after experiments made publicly on a short railway at Arras , he has proved that ihe artificial lips , placed alonsr the groove of the tube , hermetically close it , and eiii .-clu . iiiy prevent the admission of air into the exhausted portion of the tube as the piston passes . His invention also affords flic means of bringing the piston and train to a stand much more quicluy than any other system , and , oi course , it is better adapted than any other to the descent of considerable inclinations . M . Arago , and other distinguished men of science in France , have declared then- approbation of M . Hallctte's invention ; and a commission , composed of Messrs . Charles Dupin , Arago , Seguier , llorin , aud Piobort , has been appointed to report upon it to the Academic des Sciences . We understand that patents have been taken out for M . Hallette ' s invention in England , Scotland , and Ireland .
French Acadestt of Sciexces .- —Sitte-g of Dec 30 . —One ofthe first papers read was from M . Jules Desportes , relative to the announcement made at the last sitting of a new mode of lithographic printing in colours , practised at the royal printing-office , and of which some beautiful specimens have been exhibited . According to M . Desportes , the process adopted at the royal printing-office has no superiority over those of Engelmann , Lemercier , Formcntin , and others . A communication was received from M . Desbordeaux , of Caen , proposing a mode of plating upon steel hy ihe galvanic process , in the mode of operating practised by Messrs . Ruolz and Elkington . It is found necessary to cover th e article which ii to he silvered with a slight coating of copper ,
without which the steel will not receive the silver . M . Desbordeaux states that the necessity for this coating of copper maybe avoided by plunging the article for a few seconds in a mixture composed of one gramme of nitrate of silver , one gramme of nitrate of mercury , four grammes of nitric acid , at forty of Beaume ' s aerometer , and 120 grammes of distilled water . A long paper was received from Dr . Leopold Turk , on the nature and-treatment of typhus fever . His paper has no interest but for medical men , and for such an analysis would not suffice . We must refer them , therefore , to the paper itself , merely observing that they will find in it many things opposed to the generally-received notions on this subject . For the general reader , we have to
remark that Dr . Turk regards typhus fever as _ a general malady , attacking the entire system , and in which bleeding is useless . He says he has ascertained that the disease has generally an intermittent character , and therefore he treats it as such . He employs the alcoholic infusion of bark in lotions , the aqueous solution of bark as a drink , and the sulphate of quinine in injections . He gives fourteen cases in which , according to his statement , this treatment was successful . Mr . Ackermann , formerly surgeon major ofthe navy , who passed three consecutive years at Madagascar , submitted to the Academy the project of a scientific voyage , with a view to the exploration of the interior of this important island . M . Ackermann considers that much valuable ^ information would result from the realisation of liis
project . Detection of Needles , & c ., ej the Human Bodt . —When you suspect the presence of a p iece of needle , or other steel instrument , you must subject tbe suspected part to a treatment calculated to render the needle magnetic ; and there are two principal methods by which this object may be effected . The first , by-transmitting a galvanic current , at right angles , to the suspected part ; the second , by placing a large magnet near the part affected , so that the object may be magnetised by induction . Tou may accomplish the first end bytaking acopperwirc , covered with
cotton , or still better with silk ( in fact , you may employ the covered wire as generally used for the formation of electro-magnets ) , and wind it round thepartssuspeeted to contain steel several times , so that the game current may act at right angles many times upon the piece of steel ; you may then take a galvanic battery ( one of my little tumbler batteries will amply suincc ) , and connect one end of the wire tothe rinc , * tho other to the platinised silver . The current might be continued for half an hour , or more , when the steel would become magnetised , and thereby give strong indications of its presence . —Smee , in Medical Times .
Ant asd Exercise . —People who are travelling , especially in clear frosty weather , when the atmosphere is of the greatest specific gravity , and more oxygen is taken into the lungs at a single inspiration than in hot or hazy weather , will drink asmuch spirit with impunity as " would intoxicate them five or six times over were they sitting in a confined room . It is not an uncommon thing for a man , whose ' maximum of whiskey toddy is a couple of glasses , to find , after having ascended Ben Lomond , that he has unknowingly swallowed a whole bottle of undiluted Glenlivat . ThelBglilandersareproverblalforthequantityofwhis does them
key they drink , and for the little injury it . Many of them habitually drink a wine-glass of raw spmt directly upon rising in a morning . To them it is a " cup that cheers but not inebriates . " They are not intoxicated by it for the moment , nor do they suffer in any -marked degree from the usual remote consequences of dram drinking . They are not like the tavern frequenter and spirit-tippler ot the crowded city—jaundiced , consumptive , impotent , imbecile , or paralysed , dving oefore totime . They are hale , cheerful , and vigorous , despite their practices . And wherefore thi * marvellous difference ? Fresh air and free exercise are the foundation ot it all . — Medical Tunes .
Improvement Is The Atmospheric Railway.—...
Wonderful Improvements in Copper-plate Engraving and Printing . —The Art Union for the present month gives an account , together with a specimen ^ ofthe new process whereby engravings may . be multiplied , ad infinitum , and at a small cost . It appears that the inventor , an English engraver , can in a few days , copy a large and elaborate engraving , with such accuracy , that the difference between the original and the copy will be imperceptible : that an engraving on steel or copper cam be produced solely from an impression of a print , and that this plate will yield from ten to twenty thousand impressions . ' She Art Union also gives the following account of a new discovery called Anastatic Printing : — " We have been favoured with an opportunity of inspecting , at the offices of Mr . J . Woods , No . 3 ,
Bargeyardchambers , Bucklersbury , a process of reprinting , to which this name has been given . We are aware that many attempts have , at different times , been made to arrive , by similar means , at an available result . These have been attended with various successes , but in no case amounting , hitherto , to anything profitable . To describe the present result in as few words as possible : It is the production of any form of letterpress , or any quality of print , drawing , engraving , or lithograph , in an unlimited quantity , in an inconceivably brief space of time . Any journal , for instance , say the Morning Post , might , in twenty minutes , be prepared for reprinting-, merely from a single number , and worked off with the ordinary rapidity ofthe steam-press . It is our purpose fully to describe , in the next number of the Art Unionthe
, process whereby this is effected , and to show the admirable applicability of the invention to all those lands of croquis drawings , sketches , & c ., which have hitherto been presented to the public eye as wood engraving , by giving as a specimen a page of drawings by distinguished artists , printed in this manner . The proprietors are scarcely yet prepared to work their patent onthe extensive scale which they contemplate . We have , however , seen a set of drawings , fresh from the hands ofthe artists , prepared for printing , and printed off in littlo more than a quarter of an hour ' . In less than a quarter of an hour from the time of receiving the sketch , the printer will present to the
artist proofs of his work , which shall resemble the original as perfectly as if it had been reflected on the paper touch for touch . In presenting these specimens we shall describe the process at length in the next number ofthe Art Union . In the meantime , it must be observed that it is impossible to define the development of this , to say the least , truly wonderful invention , -whereby the -work of the artist is reproduced in fac-simile , without the slightest point of difference ; the finest and rarest engravings may be reprinted , -a dinfinitum , and last , though not least , books may be reprinted , as from stereotypes , in unlimited quantity . "
A Bowl Of "Punch," Fresh Brewed
A BOWL OF "PUNCH , " FRESH BREWED
Sensibilitv Op The Pharisees.—The Ipswic...
Sensibilitv op the Pharisees . —The Ipswich Express publishes a statement that puts the sensibilities at" the dwellers of Ipswich in the rosiest li ght . If we are to believe the Express , then are Ipswich folks of the porcelain of all human clay , having the very tenderest affections towards—themselves . At the present time , it appears , there are three convicts in Ipswich gaol under sentence of death . Well , the town of Ipswich bestirs itself , and despatches " an earnest petition to the Secretary of State "—for what ? Is the town doubtful of the efficacy of capital punishments , and therefore does it sue for a commutation of the sentence ! By no means ; the town leaves the culprits tothe halter , and in the depths of its tenderness only thinks of itself ! The petition , " signed by the authorities of the town , " is to this benevolent effect ; it
prays—That the prisoner ( Mary Shoming ) might be respited until the execution of the two Howells and Shipley , in the hope that the town might he spared the infliction of two public executions . And the town of Ipswich feels its heart somewhat the lighter , "for an advance has been made" towards its wishes , Mary Sheming being respited until the llthinst . But-The execution of the other criminals being ordered to take placo on the 25 th of January , it is not improbable that , in deference to the earnest petition of the authorities the female prisoner may receive a further respite .
That is , the law , cat-like , but in deference to the authorities , may sport with the agony of Mary Sheming until the 25 th ! The reputation of Sir . James Graham , as Home Secretary , certainly owes something to the condemned cell ; and as lie linked his name with Mary Furley , he may not in this latter instance refuse historic companionship with Mary Sheming , . But why , allow us to ask , shouldtherenot . be two executions , if executions are permitted at all ? Their advocates contend that they arc beneficial as public examples . ® If so , why should there not lie two examples instead of one ? Why not , to the shuddering population of Ipswich , read two tcirMu moral k-ssons ? Wherefore lose one awful opportunity of illustrating the solemn usefulness ofthe pimishmcnt
« f death ? Or if , indeed , tbe feelings of the town are so acute— -if Ipswich shrinks at the thought of so appalling , so ghastly an exhibition—wherefore hang at all ? The advocates of hanging , as asocial example , should rather husband their resources , that their influence might be more frequent . To beg a respite , only that there may be a double execution , is certainly to lessen the number of wholesome examples . We are aware that George III , —a very great authority on hanging—was not of this opinion . Under his reign there was always what Peachcm calls a " a decent execution . " It is a fact , not to be too frequently quoted against the champions of the gallows , that on the 23 rd of June , 1784—subregepic—the New Drop was first used , when fifteen convicts were
together executed . More thantliis ; from the following February to the 1 st of December , there w « e ninetysix—more than an average of two a weelJ-hanged in front of Newgate ; and for what ? Wh y , the great majority for offences which in the present time would be punished with various terms of transportation , the evil-doers being first taught a trade in a Model Prison . Let it be known that fifteen human creatures were to be hanged in the Old Bailey on Monday —and the metropolis , nay , the whole country , would rise in indignation against < the wickedness ; a wickednees which , however , our forefathers thought necessary to social security , as > their forefathers , in their
daily business walks , saw in the heads of traitors festering on Temple Bar , the ghastly yet fitting evidences of the right divine of kings . To return , however , to Ipswich , and the selfishness of its sympathies . Li its tenderness for itself , and its apathy towards the suffering convict , we are reminded of the sensibility Of a certain lady of fashion Shehad a pet spaniel that , in a momentary freak , bit a piece out of the footman's leg . Whereupon , the lady , thinking ofthe dog . as if indeed it were a part of herself , exclaimed — " Poor little dear ! I hope it won't make it ill . " Now , never mind the sufferings of Mary Sheming , but don't let Ipswich be made illlet Ipswich be " spared an infliction . "
A . "Warm Woollen Dress . "—John Matthews was recently discharged from . Brinkworth Gaol , Wiltshire ; he having been committed there for two months for desertion of his wife and children . That is , the man went to Wales to obtain work , leaving Ms wife and children in the workhouse . He was unsuccessful in his attempt to be employed—no shirking idler , be it remembered—he returned to the workhouse , aud was sent to gaol . In this way , in some places in merry England , does Justice play the grhn mountebank ! The man was discharged in the late bitter cold weather . "He was most miserably clad , having exchanged his warm ivovUen prison dress for his own clothes—mere rags ; the upper garments consisting of an old waistcoat and a thin slop . He
was also suffering from a diseased heart , a complaint of long standing ! " The end is soon told , fie had no money ; he took shelter in a hovel near tbe road , where there happened to be some straw . " Here , according to his own account , he remained from the Wednesday eveningtill the Monday morning , during a most intense frost , and having nothing to eat except the remaining portion of the loaf wliicli was given him on leaving the prison . " On the Wednesday afternoon the man was conveyed to the Malmesbury Union , his feet being so badly frost-bitten , that the surgeon declared he must lose them ' . The man died on the Saturday . His wife , on the inquest , said that he "had always been kind to her and the
child , was a sober man , and brought his earnings home , when able to work . " The jury returned the following verdict : — " That deceased died from the inclemency ofthe weather , and the jury are of opinion , that disease of the heart , and sudden exposure to cold on leaving the prison with insufficient clothing , rendered him peculiarly susceptible of its effects . " And thus it is proved to a bold peasantry , a country ' s pride , that it is better to endure , with all its ignominy , " a warm woollen prison dress , " than to seek , by the honest employment of their energies , the comfortable clothing of a free labourer . In the one ease he is well-fed , and well-clothed ; in the other , he is starved , and dies with gangrened legs , the victim of " bitter weather . "
* In The Times' Report Ofthe Recent Exec...
* In the Times' report ofthe recent execution of William Kendrew , at York , we read , in the following sentence , a frightful comment on the social effect of hanging : — " A . young man was detected , almost at the foot ofthe scaffold , in the act of picking pockets . "
Fatal Railway Accident.—On Tuesday Night...
Fatal Railway Accident . —On Tuesday night an inquest was held in Guy ' s Hospital , before Mr . Joseph Payne , deputy coroner , on the body of Charles Meaden , aged 25 , late a guard in the service ofthe London and Dover Railway Company . Thomas Slater , of Ashford , an engine-driver on the London and Dover Railway , said that he kiew the deceased , who was in the same employ as guard . On Christmas-day , about five p . « ., he was at the New-cross station , going out with a train , when he gave the usual whistle , and then looked round to see that the carriages were all right . Whilst doing so he saw something fall , about three yards from the end of the platform . He reversed his engine , and put down the break , and on going back found it to be the deceased , who was lying in the shw 0 - Witness having procured another guard , proc eeded on to Ashford , and the deceased was removed by an
Fatal Railway Accident.—On Tuesday Night...
engine and carriage to Guy's Hospital . The signal had been given for him to go on . William Wadley , a porter at the New-cross station , deposed to bringing the deceased to the hospital . On their way he told witness he was endeavouring to seat himself on the carriage when he missedhis hold and fell , one or two of the carriages passing over his arm , which was much shattered . ' Mr . Andrew Davis , house surgeon , said deceased was brought in on Christmas-day , suffering from a . very severe compound comminuted fracture of the ri ght fore-arm . His arm was amputated a few houss after his admission by Mr . Calloway . He died on Monday morning from irritation and exhaustion consequent on the injury . The deceased ' s brother , who appeared deepl y affected , said he had no complaint to make against any one , and the jury being also satisfied , returned a verdict of Accidental Death . An intimation was made to the coroner that the company would bury the deceased , and make provision for the widow .
Sanguinary Epicurism.—There Is A Curious...
Sanguinary Epicurism . —There is a curious alchemy in human nature which enables men to convert the most repulsive aliments into dainties . Some have been known to feed on poisons . It is with the moral as with the physical part of our being . Nero is said to have wished that lie had never learned to write when he signed his first death-warrant ; and Robespiorro gave up a judgeship rather than pronounce a sentence of death . They became in time perfect gourmands in what was at first so nauseous to them . Such rulers as those wc have named have vulgar voracious appetites for slaughter . They iced lustily , like ploughmen . Eut there are men with delicate and fastidious appetites , who prefer tiny titbits , and linger over their repast to prolong the
pleasure . The former class are the gluttons , the latter the epicures of death-punishments . It strikes us that the present Secretary of State for the Home Department occasionally betrays symptoms of being a little of the epicure in this respect . Par exemple . — A Minister may be justified for habitually allowing the law to take its course , even in the case of death-Sunislunents ; but in such cases prompt and stern ecision is mercy . Now , there is at present a woman —Mary Sheming—lying under sentence of death at Ipswich . She was ordered for execution on Tuesday last , and three men are ordered for execution on Saturday , the 25 th . The authorities of Ipswichapparently from a wish to bolt the whole of their snare of the nauseous morsel of death-punishment at once—petitioned that Mary Sheming might be respited till the day fixed for the execution of the three men . The Home Secretary has respited her till the
11 th , and the Ipswich newspaper intimates a hope that he may yet be moved to grant a further respite . There is something in this doling out of respites by halves even more cruel than prompt refusal . Tho criminal is kept in a prolonged alternation of hope aud fear . The secretary plays with her as a cat with a mouse , when , in the very wantonness of secure possession , the brute cutis it from side to side , ana delays the finishing stroke . He resembles the bon-vivant taking smaller and smaller sips of liis last glass as he gets nearer the bottom . Sir James hesitates like a schoolboy , doubtful whether to make two bites of his cherry , or reserve it for one rich mouthful ; he cannot decide whether it is better to divide the pleasure , by having two executions , or to reserve the whole four culprits for one glorious full-gorged hanging-match . The question is a difficult one and accordingly he has taken a fortnight to make up his mind . This is making the most of a treat . —Spectator .
The General Post-office . —On Saturday the following Post-office order was placed in the hands of the several postmen , by direction of the Postmaster-General , having also been issued to all postmasters , sub-postmasters , and letber-receivei-s : — " General Post-office , December , 1844 , No . ' 31—On and after the 1 st of January next , should any letter or packet be tendered at your office , which you may ascertain to contain , or which you have every reason to believe contains , any of the following articles , viz ., any glass or glass bottle , any razor , scissors , knife , fork , or other sharp iwstsumeftt ; any leeches * , game , fish , flesh , Wit , vegetables , or otherpcrishablc substance ; any bladder or other vessel containing liquid ; or any article , matter , or thing whatsoever wliichmisht , by pressure
or otherwise , he-rendered injurious eitherto the officers ofthe Post-office , or to the contents of the mail-bags , you will refuse to reccircsuch letter or packet . In the event of any letter or packet being taken by you , and you do not until afterwards discover that it contains any article as above described , or should any suchletter or packet be deposited in the letter-box , you will not forward"it to its destination , but you will detain it in your office , and inform me by the first post of the circumstance , stnting the precise address of the letter or packet , and its contents , or what you suppose them to be , when proper steps will bo taken in this department in the case , and you will be
instructed in what manner to dispose of the letter or packet . Should any letter or packet containing any article as before mentioned not be discovered by the postmaster at whose office it maybe posted , but be forwarded ou to its destination , tho receiving postmaster to whoso town it may bo addressed , upon discovering , or having reason to believe , that its contents arc such as those alluded to , will not sontl it out for delivery , but will detain it in his office , reporting the circumstance to mo by the first post , and stating the nature of its contents , when he will bo duly instructed in what manner to dispose of it . —By command , W . L . Maberly , Secretary . "
Extraordinary Marriage . —An old man , aged 85 years , who has long been a teacher at Mauchline , and forthe latter eleven years of his pilgrimage blind , yet strange to say , still teaching "the young idea how to shoot , " bethought himself , a few weeks ago , of a helpmate , and , in his peregrinations to Kilmarnock , happened to fall in with a woman of less than half his age , whom , on hinting his views , he found was on terms with a ' younger son of Adam , who belonged to the thriftless fraternity of weavers . Marriage , it appeared , had often been hinted by the knight of the shuttle , but not that direct query put which is so grateful to the cars of womankind . The patriarchal instructor had not passed so many of the young through his hands not to'be able to take advantage ofthe opening thus afforded ; and , in order to counterbalance the difference of years ( the other , of being blind to her faults , provided he might be alive
to her perfections , not being taken into account ) , held forth the advantages of a comfortable fireside , with something to make the pot bod , in contradistinction to the " muslin-kaill , " that would probably be her staple commodity did she engage with his young rival . Coming to close terms , he at once proposed to leave her , should she survive to be his widow , £ 100 and a house , of which he is proprietor . This decided the no-longer thoughtless maiden to bring matters to an issue with the man of threads . He ^ when pressed to declare his 'sentmients , professed his unchanged regard , but proposed to wait for better times . " No time like the present , " thought the damsel , and she closed with the offer of her aged suitor ; and , as the bridegroom had no time to lose , the nuptial knot was tied this week . —Kilmarnock Journal .
Tim Okfertokt . —We last week gave the Rev . J . R . Pretyhian credit for a charitable action in having given a dinner to thirty poor persons in the Countyhall . From the report of the Bucks Herald ( to which attention is called by a correspondent ) , it appears that this dinner was paid with the communion alms . This is certainly a strange ( and , wc rather think , an illegal ) manner of disposing of the contributions of the faithful . The communicants have always been led to think , that in giving their alms they were bestowing their charities direct upon their poorer neighbours . — Aylesbury News .
A Sad Rsversi ; . —Four individuals , who were a few years since occupiers of as many farms of considerable extent in the parish , are now working on the roads for the means of existence , at Boarstall , Bucks . A sad reverse this , from master to man , from the land to tho road , to be obliged to labour on the highways for the parish surveyors , at the small sum paid them for their work ; we believe eight shillings is the highest , down to six shillings per week . With two of them it is the more severely felt from their having large families to support .
Extraordinary Lbtmr attesting thb Efficacy op Holloway ' s Medicines in Barbadoes—received by J . Young Edghill , Esq ., Professor Holloway ' s Agent for the above Island : — " Afy kind Benefactor : With the most affectionate gratitude and respect , I acknowledge your liberality in the Pills and Ointment you sent me on the 31 st of last month , from the use ot * which I have derived a benefit almost incredible ; the favourable change in my leg , and the promising appearance it has assumed , cherishes my dearest hope of recovery , provided 1 can manage to
obtain the medicines , and continue an uninterrupted use of them . They have , indeed , realised my opinion of their efficacy , ar : d I very much regret I have been obliged to apply another dressing this morning , being entirely out of the Ointment . I now send per bearer one dollar and a half , which I have just obtained from a friend , and shall be obliged to you to receive it , and send me one of your large pots of Ointment ; I shall take particular care to report to you my state and progress of recovery . Signed—Jons B . C . Wilson . August 8 th , 1844 . "
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BANKRUPTS . ( From Tuesday ' s Gazette . J "WiUiam Toule , Addle-street , Wood-street , City , commission-agent —Thomas Chandler , BowJane , builder—John Mandeno , Grove-street , Hackney , market-gardener —ponias Revely , jun ., Newcastle-upon-Tyne , piumber-John Barff , Liverpool , merchant-James Booth , Brownluii , Yorkshire , -woollen-cloth-mamifacturer — "William Lutwyche , Birmingham , brais-founder . DICtABATIONa OF DIVIDENDS . J ?• , W i Newcastle-upon-Tyne , ship-broker , second a ? rJnu-idlvldend of lB 7 id " > the pound , any Saturday , at the office of Mr . Baker , Newca . tt ^ uponiTyne . J . ^ yeon ,. Sheffield , scythe-manufacturer , firat dividend % * i . » n , fte pound , any Wedneiday after Jan . 9 , at the office of Mr . Freeman , Leads .
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J . Dixon , Sheffield , linen draper , second and final dividend of 2 s id in the pound , any Wednesday after Jan . ' J , at the office of Mr . Freeman , Leeds . - . , . _ W . Batty , Kingstcm-upon-llull , currier , first dividend of Is in the pound , any Wednesday after Jan . 0 , at the office of Mr . IVeeman , Leeds , H . and G . Schonswar , Kingston-upon-HuH , merchants , third dividend of 8 d in the pound , any Wednesday alter Jan . 9 , at the office of Mr . Freeman , Leeds . It . Pullen , Selby , Yorkshire , flax-merchant , second and final dividend of 4 id In the pound , any Wednesday after Jan . 9 , nt the office " of Mr . Freeman , Leeds . B . Curric , rfewcastle-upon . Tyne , bookseller , first dividend of-Is in the pound , any Saturday , at the office of Mr .
Baker , Jfowcastle-upoii-Tync . W . Ilayton , Sunderland , coal-fitter , third and final dividend of Id and 7-15 ths of a penny in the pound , ' any Saturday , at the office of Mr . Buker , Newcastle-upon-Tyne . II . Kerr , Woolwich , tailor , fifth dividend of 25 d in the pound , Saturday , Jan . 11 , aud two following Wednesdays , at the office of Mr . Groom , Abchurch-lane , City . J . Ward , Upper Ground-street , iroufoiinder , second dividend of ls ' 8 d in the pound , any Wednesday , at the office of Mr . Turquand , Old Jewry . E . Tuck , Hayinarket , silversmith , first dividend of 5 din the pound , any Wednesday , at the office of Mr . Tuvquand , Old Jewry .
J . Prior and H . Brady , Kingston-upon-IIull , brushmanufacturers , first dividend of 'Js ( id iu the pound , any Wednesday after Jan . 9 , at . the office of Mr . Freeman , Leeds . J . Wilson , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , linen-manufacturer , first and final dividend of is 3 d and 8-10 ths of a penny in the pound , any Saturday , at the office of Mr . llaker , Newcastle-upon-Tyne . T . llodliam , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , grocer , first and final dividend of ad and 7-10 ths of Id iu the pound , any Saturday , at tbe office of Mr . Baker , Newcastle-upon-Tyne . it . Drew , Compton-street , Itegent-sguare , licensed victualler , first diviilond of 6 ^ d in the pound , any Wednesday , at the office of Mr . Turquand , Old Jewry . E . If . Foster , Hathern , Leicestershire , tanner , second dividend of 2 fd in the sound , any Wednesday , at the office of Mr . Belcher , King ' s Arms-yard , Coleman-street .
J . Cockburn , New Broad-street , City , merchant , fourth dividend of 3 Jd in the pound , any Wednesday , at the office of Mr . Turquand , Old Jewry . T . Doukin , Cambridge , victualler , first dividend of 2 d in the pound , any Wednesday , at the office of Mr . Turquand , Old Jewry . J . Hurley , Woburn , Bedfordshire , plumber , second dividend of 4 d iu tlie pound , any Wednesday , at the office of Mr . Turquand , Old Jewry . C . Graydou , St . Ann ' s-place , Limchouse , ship-chandler , second dividend of 6 d in the pound , any Wednesday , at tho office of Mr . Turquand , Old Jewry . J . Hyle , Manchester , banker , fourth dividcnd ~ of 2 s Od iu the pound , Wednesday , Jan . 22 , and any subsequent Wednesday , at the office of Mr . Pott , Manchester . A . Tregear and T . C . Lewis , Cheapside , print-sellers , first dividend of 20 s in the pound , any Wednesday , at the office of Mr . Belcher , King's Aims-yard , Coleman-street . J . Balls , Ilolloway-road , Islington , livery stable-keeper , first dividend of 3 s in the pound , any Wednesday , at tiie office of Mr . Belcher , King ' s Arms-yard , Coleman-street . A . Portway , Braintree , Essex , tea-dealer , first dividend of 3 s ( Jd in the pound , any Wednesday , at the office of Mr . Belcher , King ' s Arins . yai'd , Coleman-street .
J . Baker , llomsey , Hampslure , grocer , first dividend of Ss in the pound , any Wednesday , at the office of Mr , Belcher , King ' s Arms-yard , Coleman-street . J . Scholefield , Cheapside , cutler , first dividend of 4 s IJd in the pound , any Wednesday , at the office of Mr . Belcher , King ' s Arms-yard ,- Coleman-street .
DIVIDENDS , Jan . 28 , J . Wacey , Beccli-street , Barbican , bookseller—Jan , 28 , J . and It . Dewe , Oxford , booksellers—Jan . 30 , J . Oliver and J . York , Stony Stratford , Buckinghamshire , bankers—Jan . 30 , J . Oliver , J . York , and It . Harrison , Tipton , Staffordshire , coalmastcrs—Jan . 30 , A . Lett , Commercial-road , Lambeth , timber , merchant—Jan , 30 , T , Roberts , Blackman-street , Borough—Jan . 30 , T . G . Thorn , Southampton , builder-Jan . 31 , E . Ashwell , Yeldon , Bedfordshire , dealer aud chapman—Jan . 81 , G . and S . Potter , and J . Krauss , Manchester , calico printers—Jan . 30 , W . Cochran and J . P . Bobertson , City , merchants—Jan . 30 , W . P . Bobertson , Buenos Ayres , merchant .
CEBTIHCATES TO BE CHANTED , UNLESS CAUSE BE SHOWN TO THE CONTIUKY ON THE DAT OF MEETING , Jan . 30 , T . Sherwood , Tilehurst , Berkshire , brickmaker —Jan . 30 , J . Burgess , Cratfield , Suffolk , farmer—Jan . 29 , W . Smith , Gloucester-street , lloxton , builder—Jan . 28 , \ V . iBrookes , GilbGrt-strGOt Grosvonoi ' -smiftre , grocer — Jan " . 28 , ' £ . and J . Walker , York-road , Lambeth , upholsterers—Jan , 28 , A . Akehurst , East Mailing , Kent , baker —Jan . 29 , II . Parkinson , Parsley , Yorkshire , cloth-manufacturer—Jan . 29 , A . W . Pollock , Liverpool , commission merchant—Jan . 29 , It . E . Walker , Liverpool , merchant—Jan . , W . Cross , Chester , lead merchant—Jan . 30 , S . Etcles , Manchester , cottoii manufacturer—Jan . 28 , ( J . Mann , Romford , Essex , banker .
PARTNEKSHIPS DISSOLVED . J , A . Forcshaw and R . Foreshow , jun ., Liverpool , merchant—S . and II . W . Wilkins , Judd-place , West St . Pan . eras , stonemasons—R . C . Edlestou , II . Fisher , and R , 0 . Edlestou , ASantwich . Cheshire , attorneys ; ns far as regards II . Eisher-W . P . lmdcLW . Woodward , J . Bleteliley , W . A . Long , and W . Oliver . London , commoncarriei'S—L . Eastwood , G . Johnson , and E . Tavo , Manchester , joiners—1 ) . ' Fletcher and J . Payne , Demmtvkliill , Cnniberwell , schoolmasters—J . Cramond and A . Schuyler , jun ., Lime-street , City , ship-ageuts—T . Giles and ( i . Foster , Leicester , yarn-manufacturers—T . Marston , sen ,, aud T . Marstou , jun ,, Birmingham , goldbeaters—C . R . Ayrcs and II . ' Parkinson , John-slrcet , Berkeley-square , architects—R . Blackbird and W . R . Hunter , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , shipbrokci-s — J . A ., and J . S . Burnley , Batley , Yorkshire ; , woollenniumifacturcrs : as Far as i-ejrards A . Burnley—P .
Crook , sen ., and P . Crook , jun ., Manchester , cottonmiinutiicturiTS— M . Blawliu and G , A , Brown , Liverpool , inerchanls—II . Guy and W . B . Bun-ell , jun ., Chelmsford , booksellers!!—J . Seville , J . Ainswurth , and J . Beardsworth , Blackburn , attorneys ; as far as regards J . Bonrdsworth—E . Hall and J . Burnett , Lythain , Lancashire , plumbers—M . Rokcs and ~\ Y . Webster , Blaekmaiistreot , Southwai-k , furnishing undertakers—W- Buckle , i . Smith , and , i . Booth , Bradford ,, Yorkshire , worsted spinners ; as far as regards W . Buckle—W . Pawsun and J . Kenworthy , Leeds , woollen-cloth manufacturers—J . WooUatt and G . Walton , Derby , upholsterers—T . Baker , J . Uavis , and P . Harris , Bromley , Staffordshire , coalmasters—J . German , T . Grundy , T . Ileywood , and J , Grundy , Preston , cotton-spinners ; as far as regards J . German—R . Dickson , R , Watson , R . W , Robinson , and J . n . Wood , Stockton , drapers ; as far as regards R . Dickson—B . Beard aud C . H . Cliitty , Lewes , hrewu-s—A . Windus , E . Beard and C . H . Cliitty , Lewes , winemerchants ; as far as regards C . II . Cliitty—J . Beynon , 3 Jones , and R . Beynon , Margaret-street , Cavendish-square , embossers—II , White and It . 11 . Baas , Kalesworth ,
Surfolk , attorneys—E . and P . Farnden , Long-acre , hatters—J . Currie , L . Currie , sen ., L . Currie , jun ., and A . Curric , Bromley , Middlesex , distillers ; as far as regards L . Currie , sen . —H . Brown and W . II . Marston , Coventry , pawnbrokers—J . and W . Moore , Sellings , Kent , millers—W . Jackson and J . Ranger , Trowbridge , auctioneers—W . Pass and J . Shelmerdine , Altrincham , Cheshire , attorneys—W . Casson and G . B . Withington , Manchester , attorneys—P . Murphy and J . JKirkland , Blackmoor-strcet , Drury-lane , grocers—W . A . Palian and W . Pindar , Gainsburgh , Lincolnshire , feather-merchants—J . Hannah and T . Heath , Bridge-street , Westminster , wine-merchants—A , D , Cuffley and J , Heighway , Manchester , paper-hangers—C . lewis and K . J . Inman , Stangatestreet , Lambeth , t ' m-plate-wovkers—II ., J . T ., and 11 . Shaw , Petter-laue , Fleet-street , printers ; as far as regards R . Shaw—S . Skinner and S . Closs , jun ., Springstreet , Sussex-gardens , Hyde Park , saddlers—W . Master , man , W . Peters , D . Mildred , J . Mastennan , J . Master , man , jun ., and F . Mildred , Nicholas-lane , Lombard-street , City , bankers ; as far as regards W . Mastennan—E . T Clarkson and E . E . Whitaker , Calne , Wilts , attorneys ,
Market Intelligence
MARKET INTELLIGENCE
London Corn Exchange, Monday , Dec. 0.—T...
London Corn Exchange , Monday , Dec . 0 . —The wind having got round to the south-west , a good nianv vessels of grain laden arrived towards the close of the past week , some of which had heen a long time on passage . Of English wheat , barley , and flour , and of / Scotch and Irish oats , the supplies were liberal , and a fair quantity of barley arrived from abroad . The receipts of English oats were not large , nor were the supplies of beans and peas ' particularl y abundant . This morning there were several cargoes of wheat fresh up from Lincolnshire , but the quantity offering b y land carriage samples from the neighbouring counties was trifling . Of barley , the display of samples was rather considerable , and there were , in addition to the quantity of oats reported , a few vessels with this grain from Ireland fresh up . Beans were in good supply , whilst peas wore rather scarce .
The wheat trade opened slowly , and only the best dry qualities sold readily at the currency of Monday last , other descri p tions being difficult of disposal . Tho transactions in free foreign wheat were on a retail scale , and quotations underwent no change requiring notice . In bond nothing . whatever was done . Flour hung heavily on hand , and ship marks were rather easier to buy . Superior malting barley was scarce , and selected qualities brought fully previous prices ; secondary descriptions were on the other hand very unsaleable , and barley supported former terms . Malt being on hand , the supply exceeded tlie demand . Though factors acceded to a decline of Od . to Is . per qr . on most kinds of oats , tlie dealers did not buy freely , and only a moderate clearance was made . Beans moved off tardily at about Monday ' s terms . Peas were held firmly , but the demand was not lively . With constant arrivals of red clover seed from abroad , prices of the article have tended
downwards . The inquiry for white lias also been alow , and to-day there waa very little doing . Other sorts of seeds in retail request at former terms . CURRENT PRICES OF GRAIN , PER IMPERIAL QUAKTER .- # ri * t * ft . i i is Whe » t , Essex , & Kent , new 4 old red 42 48 White 51 04 Norfolk and Lincoln . ... do 43 4 « Ditto 48 53 Northum . and Scotch white 41 46 Fine 48 52 Irish red old 0 0 Red 41 44 White 45 48 Rye Old ..... . ii » M » w tl S 3 Bra . uk SS EB Barley Grinding .. 27 29 Distil , 30 32 Malt . 54 38 Malt Brown .... 54 SS Pale 58 63 Ware 54 So Beam Ticki old & ntw 31 li Harrow S 3 S 8 Pigeon 18 42 Pe « s Grey 32 S 3 Maple 3 S 15 White 16 49 Oats Lincoln-i k Yorkshire Feed 32 24 Poland 2 S 26 Scotch , . Angui 23 25 Potato 25 27 —• Irish White 21 22 Black 21 22 Per 280 lb . net . s r ! Per 2801 b . net . s s Town-made Flour ... 41 45 | Korfolfc & Stockton S 3 34 Essex aud Kent .... S 4 85 I Irhui 84 25
Free . Bond , Foreign . si i Wheat , Danteic , Korigsburg , < tc 50 ( 0 86 40 : Marks , Mecklenburg 48 54 12 la Danish , Holstein , and Friesland red 44 47 JO SI 1—Russian , Hard 45 4 fi Soft ... 45 47 21 SO Italian , Red . . 4 fl 60 White ... SO 52 32 34 Spanish , Hard . 4 < 50 Soft .... 48 53 82 84 Rye , Baltic , Dried , ... 81 S 3 Undried . . 31 32 21 24 Barley , Grinding . 27 19 Malting . . 83 84 24 30 Beans , Ticks . . 32 34 Egyptian . 31 32 2 « 30 Peas , White . . 3 < 38 Maple . . 33 34 28 30 Oato , Dutch , Brew and Thick ....... 24 2 « 13 21 Russian feed , 21 22 IS 1 « Danish , Friesland feed 21 23 15 17 Flour , per barrel 25 28 20 21
London Suithmild Mabkbt , Jan . 6 . — The export season having been pretty generally brought to a clo 86 in Holland , in consequence of the various porta being blocked up with ice , it is now placed beyond a doubt that the imports of live stock from the Conti-
London Corn Exchange, Monday , Dec. 0.—T...
nent , for some time hence , will be on a very limited scale . On looking over those for tho pa * t year ( waick will be found below ) we find they have considerabl y exceeded those of 1842 and . 1843 , both as respecte numbers and quality ; and it appears to ua quite evi « dent , from the exertions now making by the forei gn graziers to improve the condition of their beasts and sheep , that the importations for 1845 will be much larger than wo have ever before noticed . In the week just concluded 16 sheep and 18 oxen : and cows have been received for this market , and which were disposed of on Friday last . With this exception , no arrivals have taken place into any of the ports of the United King dom . The official returns of the importations of beasts aud sheep give the following results i ^ -
FROM DEC . 31 TO JAN . 4 , 1845 . Beasts . Sheep . London -. » 2581 1814 Hull 1690 ... ... 115 Liverpool Si — jj Southampton 193 5
Totals 4495 2 G 03 ., To-day there were only 4 beasts and 8 sheep on sale from abroad ; but , as thev were somewhat out of condition , they attracted very little attention . Although there was only a moderate number of beasts offering in to-day ' s market , the principal portion of which was of very middling quality , the demand for that 'description . of ' stock , notwithstanding we had a fair attendance of buyers , was extremely inactive . The few prime Scots offering were mostly disposed of at Erices about equal to those obtained on Monday last ; ut the value of most other breeds was lower b y 2 d . per 81 b ., and even at that amount of depress ' ion a clearance was not effected . There were very few
serious cases oi disease apparent amongst the beasts , yet they came to hand somewhat out of condition . The sheep were , generally speaking , in good order , and their weight was equal to that of most former seasons . For the time of year , tho supply of sheep was rather limited . Prime old downs were in fair request , and last week ' s quotations were steadily supported . All other breeds were on full sale , though not cheaper . The supply of calves was quite equal to the demand , which ruled somewhat inactive , at previous quotations , There were upwards of 200 pi gs on sale from Ireland . Prime small English were ra fair request , but other qualities being heavily on hand , at late prices .
By the quantities of 81 b ., sinking the offal . ¦ s . d . s . d inferior coarse beasts ¦ . , 2 ( i 2 19 Second quality .... 3 0 3 4 Prime large oxen . . . 3 G 3 8 Prime Scots , < fcc 3 10 4 a Coarse inferior sheep ... 2 8 2 10 Second quality .... S 0 3 6 Prime coarse woolled . . , S 3 3 10 Prime Southdown .... 4 0 4 4 Large coarse calves .... 3 4 4 Prime sinall 4 2 4 4 Suckling calves each . . . 18 0 30 0 Large hogs 3 0 3 C Neat small porkers S 8 4 O Quarter-old store pigs each . . 10 0 20
CORN AVERAGES . —General average prices of British corn for the week ended Jan . 4 , 1845 , made up from tha Returns of the Inspectors in the different cities and towns in England and Wales , per imperial quarter . Wheat .. 45 s . 3 d ., | Oats .... 21 s : lOd . 1 Beans .. 3 Gs . Id . Barley .. 34 s . 2 d . j Rye .,., 33 s . 3 d . | Pease .. 36 s , Id , Smith-field IIavmaiikets . —Coarse Meadow Hay , £ 3 10 s to £ 4 15 s , - Useful ditto , £ 4 lGs to £ 5 4 s ; fine Upland , ditto , £ 5 os to £ 5 10 s ; Clover Hay , £ 4 10 s to £ 6 ; Oat Straw , £ 114 a to £ 116 s ; Wheat Straw , £ 1 10 s to £ 1 ISs per load . A fair average supply , and a steady demand . Meat Markets , South-all , Jan . ' 8 . —Wo had rather a steady demand for the primest beasts and sheep , but all other kinds of stock , which were in fair average suppl y , were a dull sale , at barely stationary prices . Beef , from 2 s IOd to -Is ; mutton , 2 s Sd to 4 s 4 d ; veal , 3 s Cd to 4 s ; and pork , 2 s Sd to 3 s Sd per 8 lbs ., to sink the offal . Supply : —beasts , 40 ; sheep , 1 , 450 ; calves , 41 ; pigs , 52 .
Romford , Jajt . S . —Generally speaking , we had a very inactive demand hero this moi'iiing , and the rates were with difficulty supported . Beef , from 2 s 8 tl to 4 s ; mutton , 2 s IOd to 4 s id ; veal , 3 s Od to 4 s ; and pork , 3 a to 3 s Sd per Slbs . Sucking calves , 18 s to 30 s ; quarter-old store pigs , lGs to 20 s ; and milch cows , with their small calf , £ 10 to £ 10 each . ILunsirAM , Jan * . 8 .- —We had a very dull inquiry for stock , the quotations of which had a downward tendency . Beef , from 2 s IOd to 4 s 2 d ; mutton , 3 s to -Is 4 d ; veal , 3 s Od to 4 s ; and pork , 3 s to 3 s Gd per Slbs .
Aruxdel , Jan . 7 . —Beef , from 3 s to -Is ; mutton , 3 s to 4 s 4 d £ veal ,. 3 s ( id to 3 s IOd ; and pork , 3 s to 3 s Gd per Slbs . Supply but moderate , arid trade dull . Chicuesteji , Jax . S . —There was a s-.-auty show of prime stock , which in consequence supported previous figures . The value of other kinds wan lower . Uecfj from 2 s Sd to -Is 2 d ; mutton , 3 s to -Is -Id ; veal , 3 s 4 d to 4 s ; and pork , 2 s IOd to Ik Od per SWm . Suckling calves , ISs to 28 s ; quarter-old Store Pigs , 10 s to 10 s ; and Milch Cows , £ 10 to £ 18 10 s each . Coal Market . —Prices per ton at the close of tho market ,: —Buddie ' s West Hartley 20 s ; Carr ' s Hartley 20 s ; Charlotte Main , 21 s ; Iliisting ' a Hartley , 20 s ; llolvwell Main , 21 s ; Hedley ' s Hartley , 17 s ; Old I ' ontop , 19 s Od ; Ord ' s Rcdheugh , l'Js ; Taylor ' s West Hartlcv , 20 s ; Townloy , 10 s Od ; Wvlam , 20 s 9 d ; W . E .. ' Bell and Brown , 22 s ; W . E ., Clark and Co .,
30 s ; W . E „ Clcnnell , 20 s Cd ; W . E „ Cosfortli , 22 s W . E ., Heaton , 21 s Od ; W . E ., Hilda , 2 ls Gd ; W . E ., Hotspur , 21 s Gd ; W . E ., Killing-worth , 21 s 6 d ; W . E . Wliarneliffo , 21 s fid ; Eden Main , 22 s ; W . E ., Belmont , 22 s Gd ; W . D ., Braddyll ' s Hetton , 2-is ; W . E ., llctton , 22 s ; W . E ., llaswell , 24 s ; W . E ., Hetton , 24 s ; Hytton , 22 s ; Lambton , 24 s j Morrison , 21 s Gd ; Shotton , 24 s ; Stewart's , 24 s ; Whitwell , 22 s Gd ; Caradoe , 23 s Gd ; Oassop , 23 s Cd ; Hartlepool , 23 s 9 d ; Hcseldcn , 21 s Gd ; Heugh Hall , 22 s Gd ; Kelloe , 23 s 9 d ; South Hartlepool , 23 s ; South Kelloe , 23 s Od ; Adelaide , 23 s Gd ; Bitchburn , 22 s ; Gordon , 20 s 9 d ; Seymour Tees , 23 s ; Tees , 23 s 6 d ; West Hetton , 21 s ; Cowpeu Hartley , 20 sGd i Garnaut Stone , 20 s ; Lewiss Merthyr , 21 sGd ; Moreton ' s Milford Stone , 2 Gs ; Townhill Elgin , 19 s Gd ; Welch Channel , 35 s ; West Hartley , Nethcrton , 20 s ; West Hartley , 19 s Gd . —Ships arrived , 52 .
MA-ycHESTEii Corn' Market , Saturday , Jajt . 4 . — During the week tho trade has boon in a lifeless state ; and in the absence of demand , beyond that for present consumption , no change can he noted in the value of any article . At our market this morning the inquiry for wheat was very limited , and we repeat our quotations , nominally , as on this day se nm g ht . Flour was in but moderate request : no reduction in prices can , however , be noted . The demand for oats was on the most limited scale , and the previous currency was not obtainable . For oatmeal there was a fair consumptive demand , at full prices , but the scarcity of the article caused a limitation to the business whicli would otherwise have been done . Beans wero only a slow sale .
State of Trade . —The improvement which we noticed in tin ' s market last week was fully sustained yesterday , when the demand both for yarn and goods was considerable ; and the market being * exceedingly bare of stock , purchasers were compelled , in some cases , to irive , for immediate delivery , an advance of id . to id . per pound on yarn , and of lid . to 3 d . per piece on 40-inch shirtings . Many contracts for future delivery have also been made at full previous rates . —Manchester Guardian , of Wednesday , Liverpool Corn Exchange , Tuesday , Jan . 1 . —A change of wind has brought up a numerous fleet of vessels the last three days , and our import list shows a large supply of the chief articles of the trade . Tho trade has continued to exhibit much tlie same want of animation that wc have had occasion to notice for several weeks past . Forei gn wheat has been held at previous rates ; but on Friday new was sold on rather easier terms . Flour has moved slowly , and has
barely sustained tho prices of last Tuesday . Oats have still met a very limited demand ; and , at tho close of the week , a parcel or two of good mealing were disposed of at 3 s . to 3 s . Id . per 45 lb . Oatmeal had only a moderate sale , without change as to price . In barley or peas , wc have had little passing . A small parcel or two of Egyptian beans have been sold at 33 s . Gd . per 4801 b . There was a good choice of Irish new grain at to-day ' s market , with a moderate attendance of buyers . Tho best descriptions of wheat realised Gs . IOd . per 701 b ., which was the top quotation last Tuesday ; but the secondary qualities were Id . to 2 d . per 701 b . cheaper . Prices of Hour did not vary . Oats were offering Id . per bushel lower , and the business in this article was not large ; at the same time , there did not appear to be much disposition to press sales . Oatmeal met a fair demand at a decline of about 3 d . per load . No change in tho value of barley , beans , or peas .
Live- 'pool Cattle Market , Moxdat , Jait . 6\—Wo have had a smaller supply of beasts at market to-day than last week ; ol sheep about the same . Beef met with dull sale at from oid to ofd per lb . Mutton in good demand at from 5 R to Oid . per lb . — Cattle imported into Liverpool , from the 30 th Dec . to the 6 th Jan .: —Cows , 1 , 687 ; Calves , 43 ; Sheep , 3 , 135 ; Lambs , 2 ; Pigs , 4 , 791 ; Horses , 17 . Malton Cohn Market , Jajt . 4 . —We had a fair quantity of grain offering to this day ' s market . Wheat of good quality at last week's prices ; inferior rather lewer . In barley and oats no alteration . — Wheat , red , 44 s . to 48 s . ; old ditto , 50 s . to 52 s . ; ditto , white , 60 s . to 58 s ; old ditto , 53 s .. to 58 s . per qr . of 40 stones . Barley 28 s . to 32 s . per qr . of 32 st . Oats , 9 Jd . to 10 id . per stone .
Lebds Corn Market , Tuesdat , Jam . 7 . —Ou * arrivals here this week are fair , but not large , considering the detention . The Wheat trade is again slow ; last week ' s rates are , however , generally demanded for all dry qualities , but the demand is only to a moderate extent , and a small decline is wnwdeS upon damp and secondary qualities . Fine Barley ia in rather better request at last week ' s prices , while aU other lorts remain very dull . Oats and Beans as last noted . Leeds Cloth Markets . —There ha » been a fair ousmenj-seajjon considered-at the Cloth''HaWtfiii . % week ; the transactions in thewareho ^' tut"flat < , r A general improvement , how
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 11, 1845, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_11011845/page/7/
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