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nabfeWl in ft * cause he was vindicating , to seek SpSeir attention from the real qtrestwn in iaxId-hS seWand to seek to connett this ques-SwiSe queSonoffrectrade , from which with SrSod taste and judgment every previous Sxlhathe dkcussionhad deemed it advisableto ibsteim He ( 3 > ord Stanley ) should confine himself S ^ a «« J tefere their lordsfetps . He would not inquire whether the abolition of the corn l aws was a wise measure or not . Hf * ^ not discuss with the noble earl whether aH the : interests affected by that measure had perfect . reason tobe satbfied . withthcr 4 n . se of prices ^ f ^ ggbo produce ; or even whether any steps t ^ f ^ ve ken with reference to that w ^^ ffijgm the effect of rising or depre ssing the value > «*»* £ ofagricuUuralpr ^ u ee / He «^*«»» JS kX asT « had saidto tUis que ^ oa b ^ ore tte ^ wr
, 2 ^ -S , whcliicr ^ irpSTwa " ^ domestic , foreign , and cdon « Ugg f tMs bUl disable now , by adop ting ^ V ^^ u 0 WI 1 and and giving it a ^ ^ ne > a system of hiw which destroy utterly andJ ^ ne S had been looked upon for 2 Wyear s , ™^ 7 * : f ~ ' as the basis of their l > y the people of this " ^ ^ tion f their mTsl ^^ ^ hS ? Thetoble Earl , who generally glory ? ( "gf ^ mnion vith considerable confidence , pononn cedhis opmionw « barbarous to held in Ms hand a speech delivered by the noble Earl in cond emnation of those relaxations which Mr . Huskisson had proposed , and which yet the noble Earl now app lauded He described the extent and importance of the shipping interest , its pecuniary , and national greatness , all which they Were
„ ow called upon tastily , aiw . wuu . « u «•«>«» $ want of cause shewn , to put in peril . Ini the past , the present , or thefuture , the Ministers of theCro-vn hadWn nogroundwhatever forsogreatacham |& The petition from Liverpool was signed by 47 , Wt persons , three-fourths of the male population ; and he asked whether one great shipping . ton had petitioned in favour of the present bill . The noble Earl had taunted them upon the machinery by which their petitions had been got up , and he was rather surprised at such a reproach from a member of Her aiajesty ' s government , which had taken such usual measures for securing support in then : lordship s House . The main argument upon which the noble Earlrestedhis case wastheneces sity which existedfor renealine-these laws on behalf of thecolonies , and
secondly , onaccount of the demands of foreign countries . Asto thecolonies , Canada , he thought , was an exceptional case , justifying the relaxation of the navigation laws with reg ard to her . He could not help Inspecting the sincerity of all the anxiety which had been expressed to meet the wishes of tbe colonies , and the more so that it squared so exactly with the wishes of her Majesty ' s government . He did not find that in other cases the Cotonial-office opened its ears so wide to the prayers of hew Zealand , Australia , the Cape of Good Hope , or the YV est Indies . He admitted that the claims 01 the Canadians were peculiar , but he attributed the disadvantages of their position not to the navigation laws , but to the climatewhich during half the year closed the
, St . Lawrence , and to the shortness of tho passage f this country to Xew York as compared with that to Quebec The noble lord amused the House "by showing that a mercantile firm , whose authority Earl Grey had appealed to in support of the bill , so far from being the advocates of British connexion , wasin favour of annexation with the United States . He then having-pointed out the wants of the west Indies , proceeded to the foreign view of the question . Foreign nations , in their relations with other countriei , would in the main ever look to their own advantage , and under such circumstances the best plan of dealing with them was by fresh treaties made upon equitable terms . ^ He would ask Iheir lordships what the result would be upon the
country if the present measure was carried and it -was found to hav e injuriousl y affected the commercial marine—what temptations would a merchant have to sail under a British flag at all if the navigation laws were to be abolished ? He declared that a large number of shipowners in this ¦ country were prepared to give up their registers and sail under a foreign flag if such an event tOOk place . The noble lord after stating that Parliament -was gratuitously asked to destroy an important Iiome-interest , thus concluded : You are doing it against . the sense of the country . You are supporting the . opinion of a majority of the House of Commons , that is dwindling down from what it was last year ; it has been diminished to about one
lalf , and the members of that majority , or a considerable number of them , I take leave to say , not representing the feelings and views of their constituents —( cheers)—as they will be very likely to find whenever , sooner or later , that dissolution of Parliament , " to which the noble earl looks with such alarm , shall come . ( Cheers . ) My lords , I have to express many apologies to your lordships for trespassing upon you at so much length . But I do so feel the importance of this question to be decided to-night , that it was impossible for me to have abstained from going thus through a portion of the arguments—for they are only a portion—on which the . opposition to this measure is founded . The noble earl adverted to the state of the country ,
and said " reward how you raise questions—how you again raise questions between different classes of this country . " I beg leave to say that it is not -we who are doing that—we are not those who have arrayed one class against another on this Occasion , at afi events . Your lordships may exercise an independent judgment , for there is not a man amongst you who has personally—hardly a man amongst you who personally has any pecuniary interest in the issue of the question we are now about to decide . If you are fighting for the interest of one class , you are fighting for the interest of a class with which you have no connexion . If you are fighting tor their interest , it is a class on whose support and main prosperity depends the
stability of the empire at large . It , is not for . the \ vealthy—it is for the humble labourer and mechanic ihat you are fighting . ( Cheers . ) Ho not delude yourselves into the imagination that the people of this country are indifferent as to whether the commerce of the country is carried on in British or foreign ships . I nave had papers put into my hands , showing me the course taken by a ship returning , we will say , to the port of Liverpool , with a freight of £ 4 , 000 . Of that £ 4 , 000 freight , considerably above one half , say £ 2 , 500 , is forthwith distributed in wages to seamen , in provisioning the ship , in repairing or refitting , in paying dock-dues , and other cxpeLses .. About £ 1 , 500—1 have heard it placed lower , from £ 1 , 000 to £ 1 , 500—may remain as profit
tfl the British shipowner , and that profit , whatever it may be , is almost immediately and certainly reinvested in the same trade , for the employment of more British labour . and more British industry . The foreign vessel comes with a similar freight—the dock-dues she pays because she cannot hel p it—she pays no wages , pays no labourers , she purchases no stores , she never repairs , she never refits , if shepos--sibly can prevent it , but returns to her own country -with at least £ 3 , 500 out of the £ 4 , 000 ; she quits the country without having circulated any of the money amongst British labour , whereas the British ship circulates £ 2 , 500 out of the £ 4 , 000 at the port she reaches . J say , therefore , it is not only the wealthy , not great , national interests , but that which you
have to look at in all questions of this kind , and which , in my view , is of paramount importance to the permanent national interest , namely , the furnishing increased and additional means of employment for tbe labouring population . ( Cheers . ) I hold this question to he altogether separate from the question of free trade . I trust , with the noble earl , that none of those questions will be revived , or at least no animosity will arise out of the questions to which recent legislation has led . But you mistake if yon think a vote ofthis kind will settle this question . You much mistake if you think this is to be the end all and the be all—that the British merchant , the British , shfpowner -the British seaman , the British mechanic will be satisfied with this bill being
passed by a hare majority of this House , under a menace such as X heard , and which I wonder the noble marquis opposite should have thought becoming in him to throw out . But , my lords , this question , I say ,. will not be settled by the vote ofthis night , unless you should happily reject this bilL It was the complaint of the greatest general , except one , of modern times , the greatest opponent this country ever had , that British troops could not know wfeen they were beaten . Thepracticalresult , in the loEg ran , we all know ; and rely upon it , that on this question the people of this maritime country "will not kbotv when they are beaten , although they have a government ready to sacrifice their best interest . ( Cheers . ) They will renew the struggle
again and « gam—not for protection , but for the maiatenance . of . the naval power , of the commercial and mercantile interests oil this country ; and , my lords , the mention of that great general , that illustrious man , makes it impossible for me to forbear on this occasion from expressing the deep regret whfeh I feel [ the . noble lord here turned his back on the g allery , and depressed bis voice]—that one ' who hasajiachedtohifiimen staunch , with hearts devoted . ^ ever ble ^ imder Ms conimand , and died to raise his glory in the field , should now , while they are straggling for the maintenance of the honour , the glorjji * nd the exigence of the country—should now , _ white & eya T * firf ! ffflff . for the wincinies which
lwillnotbu £ believe thsnobleandgallant duke in ms own heasfcimproves , , " should stfll find him , to whom they looked up toiwith admiration and xespec ^ standing aloof from the great battle they are fightmft . jjdaau . pwmg the -weight of his influence into the rankB . flf then- opponents . "Whatever eoureetho nohIe , and gallant duke should take no man . may presume to-Jay , but , my . lords , I may he allowed deeply to deplore what I . conceive to be an error , And ,, my lords , lefc . hot my noble and gallant friend or any ndble . Jord persuade bimself that this question once disposed of , that war of parties . whieh a few years ago ; unhappily . split warm political friends , will at once he removed and leave no trace Behind , sad , jftat ; Jjjeje will be no obstacle to : the
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renewal of those political friendships . My lords , this cannot be . We may deplore ; our separation from those with whom it was our pride R »>* W £ act-wemay deplore the prevalence of J ™ g | which we think ihtal and . & ngerom But lotto * principles , and the adoption of this ™' e % *™ wm tel ftS Si ^ tSy * . fm ~« ** S ? jrSS ^ t ^ ag ^ a-egfd to the KWsVtive measures , lefthose noble ordsbe-SSe & no course they cantakeis , solikely . to fac ' uitate . increase , and strengthen that reaction as tne passing of ths fatal measure ; because to the fenS to tbe coloniststo the various interests
- , who feel themselves aggrieved amT oppressed by your recent legislation , yon will add yet anotlier class , and that a most important one , and one most dear to the nation—you will attach the shipping interest ofthis country , and if they desire themselves to be protected , they will associate themselves with their fellow sufferers , and combine in a united effort to obtain that which they think to- be justice . My lords , 1 don't desire this course ; hut I tell you it will take p lace—naturally , necesarily will take place . I may not look with wild anxiety to the consequences of that ; but what I do look with anxiety at is the consequence of passing this measure at this time repealing at once and without further consideration the whole of that great system of laws , and
that with scarcely from any foreign nations the slightest assurance that they will reciprocate the advances which you are making to them , ' that they would even if they can—which they cannot , for they have no colonies like yours—that they would afford you any advantage similar to that tney call upon you to give . Icannot but express the deep anxiety , and the deep alarm which I feel at the possible result of your lordships' legislation on this subject . I look with anxiety , for I think the fate of the country rests upon it , —( cheers , )—and I can only pray that that Almig hty Providence which has hitherto raised this nation to its proud state of eminence and prosperity , and which has blessed it with unnumbered blessings , that He who , we are taught , rules
the hearts of kings , and directs the councils of legislators very often for far different ends and far different conclusions to those contemplated by those legislators themselves—that He may in this awful hour raise the country—direct your lordships' judgment and decision to that course which may be most conducive to the safety , honour , and welfare of our sovereign and her dominions—the maintenance of the great fabric of our mercantile commercial system , most essential as it is in itself for supplying the many wants and comforts of this great people , and yet more important still , in directing , in supporting , and in upholding that maritime navy , that great lorce ofthis country in which , under God , not the wealth alone—not the greatness , not tho
gloryhut the very independence and the very existence of this country among nations depends . ( The . noble lord sat down amidst loud cheers . ) The Marquis of Laksdowke replied , commencing with great energy and vehemence by a reference to the matter which was uppermost in his mindnamely , the possibility of a turn out of the ministry . There were some observations made b y the noble lord who spoke last , which called , and called emphatically , for remark . ( Hear . ) That noble lord , in the course of his speech , had made a charge against some one of menaces —( hear , hear)—yes , of menaces . - ( Hear , hear . ) He now called upon that noble lord to prove them —( cheers)—to state where and in what language thoy had been made . ( Cheers . )
Yes , the noble lord said menaces . ( Loud cheering . ) There was a general curiosity throughout the House to know where these menaces had been uttered , whether in public or in private— -whether openly or in secret , and he ( the Marquis of Lansdowne ) was all attention to hear the solution of this extraordinary assertion . By and by he heard his ownname alluded to , and he immediately perceived that this extraordinary—this unconstitutional menace was a simple declaration made by himself . ( Loud cheers , which drowned the rest of the sentence . ) He took upon him to say , upon his honour , that he never would have uttered it if the noble lord had not first set him the example . ( Loud cheers . ) Some days a 20 the noble lord came down to that House , he
said , manfully , but he might have said somewhat ostentatiously —( great cheering)—he came down to that House and declared that for the consequences of the vote which would be given on this measure he was prepared . ( Hear . ) On a subsequent day , he ( the Marquis of Lansdowne ) humbly ventured to state in a single sentence —( cheers)—that if the noble lord was prepared for the consequences of a victory upon this question , ho was prepared for the consequences ot a defeat . That was the unconstitutional menace unheard of in the annals of Parliament , or , rather , that was the simple declaration which the noble lord with an excess of exaggeration had been pleased so to describe . ( Hear . ) After the declaration made by the noble lord—unnecessarily made by the noble lord—but having made it
no doubt for the purpose of influencing the votes , because with such an appeal to individuals as he made , some might hot dare— - ( Cries of " Oh , oh , " from the opposition benches . ) He was in the recollection of the House . The noble lord said , "I hope no man willfear to do his duty . " ( Hear , and great cheering . ) He ( the Marquis of Lansdowne ) understood , and the House understood , tho meaning of these terms and the intention of it . He should have felt it a dereliction of h ' s duty to have left the House and those who honoured her Majesty ' s government with their confidence in ignorance of these menaces , and the meaning of the noble lord . After travelling over the topics introduced by various speakers , the noble lord concluded by adhering to thebill . Their lordships then divided , when thero
appeared—Contents—Present 105 ) -, «> Proxies 68 / 1 < 0 2 fon Contents—Present 119 > lfi » Proxies 44 / i 0 <> Majority for the second reading ... 10 The House did not adjourn till ten minutes to five o ' clock . HOUSE OF COMMONS . —Joist-Stock Banks . —Mr . Headlam moved for leave to bring in a bill to legalise incorporated joint-stock banks , based upon the principle of a limited liability of the shareholders . The time , he observed , was favourable for the introduction of such a measure . He adverted to the social , economical , and commercial advantages attending a system of banking based
npon sound principles and carried out with ordinary caution , the evils arising from mismanagement alone ; and he described the calamities which , under the existing law , impended over small shareholders , deluded , perhaps , by a misrepresentation of their limited liability , who might be selected at the caprice of any creditor , and rendered liable for the losses of a hank to the extent of their whole property , He enumerated various other practical mischiefs growing Out of the principle of unlimited responsibility , and traced the act 7 George IV ., c . 46 , to the jealousy of the Bank of England , which had since relinquished all other restrictions upon joint-stock banks , and he believed it would no longer desire the continuance of this . He then stated the nature of the provisions he proposed to embody in his bill , namely , that individuals should not be allowed to form banks without the sanction of the government ;
that prior to a grant of letters patent a certain sum should be paid up and invested in the public funds ; that accounts in a particular form should be published four times a year ; that in the case of any material violation of itsprovisions , the parties cognizant of it should forfeit the benefit of the act ; and that the Court of Chancery should have large powers of control for the security of credit srs . The Chaxckixok of the Exchequer was wholly opposed to the principle of limited liability in banking , and would state at the outset that it was his intention to take the sense of the House on the broad question , of limited or unlimited liability . The right , hon . baronet then proceeded to refer to the evidence taken before the committee ( appointed
consequently upon the speech" on this subject by Sir "William Clay in 1836 ) in support of the proposition of nnlimited liability , contending that when persons were liable to the whole extent of their fortunes there was more security for the public than in a limited liability , and as regarded management , when the consequences of bad management would be utter ruin to the shareholders they were far more likely to look after tfce management than if their liabUity had been limited to a certain stipulated amount . ^ Hallway companies were concerns with' limited liabilities , and did not their managers do extraordinary things ? On these grounds he wished to join issue with ,. the hon . and . learned
gentleman , on the principle of limited liability , by opposing the introduction of a bill founded on that principle , without entering into further details . The motion was withdrawn , after some further discussion . - Major Buckail then brought forward a resolution to the effect that the peculiar circumstances of Ireland required the immediate adoption of measures to assist individual exertion ana promote industry , and that all grants or loans to districts should be applied , to purposes that would enable them to support themselves from their ordinary resources . He was proceeding with his motion when notice was taken that forty members were not present . " Upon counting , the number being only thirtythree , the House adjournedateighto ' clock . , -
WEDNESDAY , Mat 9 . HOUSE OP COMMONS . —E « PxorME » r or Liboubi ( Irelasd ) . —Mr . P . ScnopBiinoved . the second reading of the bill for Encouraging the Employment of Labour in Ireland . ^ The honourable gentleman , said that , without claiming for this bill the chapter of a l ^ eat' and comprehensive measure , he expected Jt would produce considerable improvement in the condition of the working classes fivfte . land by Btunulating employment . He proposed it PnLrf ^ l * ? i ? . * as an adjunct to , the roor Law , in the yiewpfreheving thatlaw . from the
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° tigma of operating as a discouragement to tho employment of labour . All parties were united in one belief as to the great advantages which would result from the employment of labour , and the inadequacy of the existing means for effecting that object . Was it that the labourers were unwilling to earn their own livelihood ? Was it that they preferred idleness and parochial assistance to work and wages ? The right honourable baronet the member for Tamworth had vindicated the character of the Irish labourers from that charge ; and it had been proved by experience that the labourers were willing to work rather than have recourse to parochial relief . He confidently referred upon this point to the evidence of Colonel Knox Gore before a committee of the
House of Lords upon the Irish Poor Law . That gentleman stated that employment had produced a marked improvement in point of feeling , and that though he at first found a difficulty in getting them tO WOl'k , they worked satisfactorily in the course of a month , so that now he found that when they did a good day ' s labour they were greatly pleased to receive their small stipend , which was paid to them every evening in cash . It was , after such experience , a harsh , cruel , and inhuman calumny against these men to say they would not labour , the fact heingthat they were willing to work for the smallest possible amount to maintain themselves and their families . ( Hear , hear . ) Ireland presented an ample field for the employment of all her labouring
population , not only m the permanent improvement of the land , but in the better cultivation of the soil . The union of Glcnties in the count y of Donegal , contained a population in the proportion of one soul to every 7 s . of annual value , and this was quoted as an instance of excessive population beyond the power of the soil to maintain . But the principal proprietor in the union , stated he had reason to know that in . twenty years he should not be able to pub his land in a state to be properly , farmed , adding that there was not labour enough to carry on the improvements which would be most profitable . What was the impediment to the carrying out of the profitable ' employment of labour , of which this was one among many instances ? It proceeded from employers
being heavily rated for the support of poor belonging to other properties ; the consequence of which was , that not an inch of land could be let , and large quantities remained unproductive ; The same-proprietor stated , that in one case he was obliged to pay 10 s . 6 d . in the pound for poor rates , besides six and a-half per cent , instalment for tho ' advances-of government , whilst he was not receiving anything from the land , because he could not let it . ( Hear , hear . ) Now , he ( Mr . P . Scrope ) proposed to introduce the principle of individual responsibility in such cases . It might be objected that making each proprietor responsible for the poor upon his own estate , would operate as a greater encouragement to clearances than to improvements ; but ne
would make the individual responsibility extend over a limited area , which would obviate that objection . He proposed , however , to make no alteration in the law , with regard to area , or in the general congregated responsibility of owners and occupiers in the electoral division . He took that as it stood ; but if the owners and occupiers of a limited district , whether a town land , or part of a town land , were able to give employment , he . proposed to exempt them from the liability to maintain the able-bodied population upon their giving employment to their fair proportion of that population . Por this purpose , he should propose a census to be taken . The plan which he proposed secured not only the means of employing labour ,
but it was the only way of giving protection to the improving landlord . Some or the witnesses were asked before the committje now sitting , what they would think of paying their rates in work , and the reply was ^— "We now pay 6 s . in the pound ; if you adopt that principle , you may make the rate 12 s ., if you like . " Mr . Napier , of Loughcroo , and other gentlemen of . the highest experience and authority in Ireland , had declared that the principle of this bill might bo successfully carried into practice . He might state , as another excuse , why he , an English member , should bring in a bill affecting Ireland , that he was himself aware of the principle which he wished to have adopted , having been most successfully
acted upon in a parish in this country . The hon , member here read extracts from letters referring to the beneficial results which attended the apportionment of labour according to property in the parish of Farnham , where a saving of £ 50 a week followed the introduction of the system , while ratepayers and labourers were alike benefitted . He quite admitted that this bill should only be tried as an experiment , and he therefore proposed to limit its operation to two years . There was at present a perfect paralysis in the labour market of Ireland , and before they could expect the proprietors to cmploy the labourers on then- estates , they should give them some security against being overwhelmed with poor rates for the support of the paupers on adjoining properties where no employment was afforded . He would ask the House to compare the effect on a person , about purchasing property in the west of
Ireland , between telling him that his poor-rates would not exceed 7 s . a pound , and telling him that if he purchased an entire townland , and employed a certain number of labourers upon it , he should have no poor-rate to pay at all , except what was required for the relief of the sick poor . ( Hear , hear . ) He trusted that the House would not hastily or contemptuously reject this measure , and he would add that he had no objection to its being referred to tho select committee now aitting on the Irish poor-law . On the honourable gentleman ' s resuming his seat , the question was put in the usual form , and no one rising to oppose it , it was declared carried without a division . The Bill was therefore read a second time , much to the surprise of Sir Wm . Somerville , who had intended to oppose it , and not a little to the amusement of the House , the right honourable baronet , in rising to resist it , being just too late for his
purpose . On the motion that the Bill he committed on a future day , .. .. Sir WxrV-SoMEBVitLE opposed tho further progress of the bill as " a . measure pregnant with manifold evils , and not calculated to affect the benevolent objects which Mr . Scropediadin view . The principle of a labour-rate had been generally condemned in this country as most pernicious and demoralising . to the labouring population , and Mr . TwisUton had declared that its evils will operate with tenfold
force m the abnormal condition of Ireland . The proposition was at direct variance with the wholesome rule of keeping labour and- relief quite distinct . The right honourable baronet then moved that the bill be read that day six months . A discussion ensued , in which Mr . SiANET , Mr . R . Fox , Mr . S . Crawford , Mr . E . Denison , Sir G . Grey , Mr . Stafford , Colonel Du . nne , Lord Bernard , Mr . Reynolds , Sir Arthur Brooke , Mr . O'Flahkrit , Sir H . W . Babron , and Mr . Lawless took part .
Sir George Grev said , it was desirable that the House should express a distinct opinion , upon the principle involved in this bill , which was that of reducing all labour to the standard of pauper labour , and its remuneration to a minimum . This principle had been found in England a most pernicious one , and had defeated the very end in view . In reply to Mr . Denison , he observed that government had no suggestion to offer by which , through its direct interference or that of the legislature , it could repair the evil ho referred to :
the remedy was m the hands of parties on the spot , with capital , and he believed there were some prospects of an improved state of things in the most destitute parts of Ireland by the only effectual process—the establishment of a class , of tenant-farmers , between the landlord and the labourer . He believed this bill would not effect the object of its author , and that the House would do best by rejecting it . After which the House divided , and the amend-: ment was carried by a majority of 166 to 41 . -. ; The bill was consequently lost .
Bribery at Elections Bill . — Sir J . Pawnoton postponed tho Bribery at Elections Bill ¦ # » future day , intimating that , after the divisionin committee upon the subject on a former day , he should only press one portion of it on the attention of the House . .: .. . ... .. The remaining business wa g then disposed of and the House adjourned . . *««« i » .
THURSDAY May 10 . r HOUSE OF COMMONS . -USB of Chicort-Mr . Anstey moved resolutions expressive of the regret of the House at the great extent to which chicory was now used in the adulteration of coffee an abuse which was the result of an order issued by the Lords of the Treasury to the Excise , not to enforce the penalties attachable to it . Not only was coffee thus tampered with , but the chicory nsed in its adulteration was itself adulterated . The extensive use of chicory for this nurnose had tenH « d t « + vn . m
, munition of the consumption of coffee , to the detriment of Ceylon and other coffee-growing colonies to the injury of the fair trader , to the prejudice of thei nubhe health , and to the loss of the revenue to the extent of some hundreds o thousands of * £ ^ me seconded the motion . . ' - ; ffcr ! L J aANCELl 0 B ? ftlie Exchequer , : in resisting Lta 8 nrrh o C T i , tended t ^ the «« terJ « sB 6 d by the £ 2 ^ 2 ? P ^ K 7 ' T not att exceBS of the then Kill t | lem ^ **¦ ^ rliament . He tuen stated his reasons , at some length , why in his opmwn , the matter should be left ffiuSSent
. After some further observations , ' the House voteofWtoit * - * - fQ ' *** Wcted ' , P" ? LICJXPENDIIBB ?—Mr . H . D aB o : ' ' ... lengthy address , moved that the -Hou » 1 KoWit selfinto committee to consider the public v ^ ZIaC ton . and tho existing system of taction , ana how far both may be-revised , with a view to rfiS pressure upon the industry of the countrv - Mr . URqcHABt Becohded the motion ; '
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The speakers following in •^•^ JJfS t * ? Chancellor of the Exchequer , Mr ; Sfooner , Sir J . T ? RELL ^ d Mr . M . Gibson , who moved the previous JuSn ^ Af t ^ long discuWon ^ was negatived by a majority of 51 ; the numbers , ^ Ster ? " Counties Railway . - Mr Charter * moved ^ tor" the appointment of a . select committee K nquSe into JSeport J ^^ JS ^ Ttof norfifn Rnms whicn appear as unaccounted , iot , under th 5 Sad of parliamentary expenses , in the report which was recently published by a committee aonomted to enquire into the management of the SSaof ' tS Eastern Counties Railway Company ; Sch , ° after speeches from Col . Sibtiiorp , Mr Roebuck , Sir R- INQUS , and Mr . H . Brown , was
^ SdAV TUADING . -Mr . HfflH ^" JX ft bring in a bill to prevent unnecessary Sunday trading in the metropolis . PTOttio HEAWH ( Scotland ) B ^ T *^^ of tbe day being read for the second reading 01 tne Public Health ( Scotland ) Bill , ¦¦ . Lord DnuuLANRio moved the adjournment of t & e House , which motion was negatived by a majority of . 63 , the numbers 33 to 98 . ,. ¦ The Loud Advocate then proceeded to state tne provisions of the bill , and after some observations from Mr . V . Mackenzie , Lord Drumlahrw , Mr . Fox Maule , and other hon . members , it was read a second time , and the House adjourned . (¦ From our Third Edition oj lost week . ) FRIDAY , May L
HOUSE OF COMMONS . —The House went into committee of the whole House , on the subject of Advances for Land Improvement and Drainage ( Ireland ) . _ , . The Chance llor of the excee ^ -eh observed , that having made provision for tho distress now SO prevalent in some districts in Ireland , it was time to devise measures for the permanent improvement of the country . The great desideratum m Ireland was employment for the people . For the purpose of furnishing them with employment , he first proposed that further advances should be made under the Land Improvement Act , these advances being ' such as admitted of the smallest government interference , and least impaired
the relations subsisting between landlord and tenant . The amount applied for under the act , was £ 3 , 074 , 000 . The amount authorised to be advanced by parli ament was £ 1 , 500 , 000 . The application had , therefore been for double the amountsanctioned by parliament . The amount sanctioned by the government under the applications was about £ 1 , 540 , 000 . Of this sum a portion had been returned , leaving the sum sanctioned by the government , and borrowed under the act , at £ , 1491 , 000 . About £ 9 , 000 were thus left of the sum sanctioned by parliament . Of the amount sanctioned the sum already issued was £ 648 , 000 . This left yet to be issued , as a fund for the employment of labour
for the next four years , the sum of £ 952 , 000 . io this latter sum he now proposed to add a further auvance of £ 300 , 000 , making the whole sum to be available for the future employment of labour under the Land Improvement Act , £ 1 , 252 , 000 . He also proposed to make some further advances for the purpose of arterial drainage . The sum which he thought could be advantageously expended m this way this year was about £ 270 , 000 . It would be recollected that , by virtue of an act passed last year , he was impowcredto re-issue £ 100 , 000 of the £ 300 , 000 repaid of advances already made . With this sum in hand , re-issuable under the act
alluded to , he would only now ask the committee to advance £ 200 , 000 of the £ 270 , 000 , which might be advantageously expended in this way . To sum up , therefore , his proposal was to make a further advance of £ 300 , 000 under the Land Improvement Act , and of £ 200 , 000 for the further prosecution of arterial drainage . The rig ht hon . gentleman concluded by proposing resolutions in conformity with the proposition submitted by him . After some discussion the resolutions were agreed to , and the adjourned debate on the Marmaoe Bill was then resumed , by
Mr . Bunbury , who spoko at some length in favour of the bill . Mr . Hope followed , in opposition to it . Sir George Grey stated the reasons which induced him to vote for the second reading of the Bill . Sir R . H . Ivolis implored the House to reject the bill , as contrary to the Scriptures , contrary to the law of the Church of England , and of the sister Church of Scotland , and repugnant to the feelings of the people throughout the country . On the motion of Mr . Namer , the debate was adjourned till Tuesday next . ' . The other business was disposed of , and the House adjourned .
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. Halifax.—On Sunday Last A Camp Meeting...
. Halifax . —On Sunday last a camp meeting was held on Skircoat-moor , which was well attended . The meeting was addressed by Mr . J . Shaw , of Leeds , and other well-tried friends of the cause . At the close of the meeting a collection was made for the benefit of the Chartist victims . In the evening Mr . Shaw delivered a lecture in the Working Man ' s Hall , in which he eloquently set forth the fundamental principles of democracy , liberty , and equality . At the close of the lecture a collection was made on behalf of Mr . Ernest Jones . Buapford . —Mr . S . Eydd delivered a lecture on the 2 nd inst ., on "the Labour Question . " Mr . Alderman Smith , one of the borough magistrates , was present . The lecture gave
unboundedsatisfaction . On Sunday last Mr . Itushton , of Halifax , lectured in the democratic school-rooms to a numerous audience . At the weekly meeting of the members , the following persons were elected to the council for the next three months : —Thomas Wilcock , James Croft , Edward Smith , Jeremiah Dewhurst , James Botamley , Robert Ambler , George Croft , Josep h Alderson ; Richard Gee , president ; James Steel , treasurer j Charles Normanton , financial secretary ; Thomas Wilcock , corresponding secretary . All communications for the Chartists of Bradford must be addressed to Thomas Wilcock , 29 , FHzgerald-stroeb , Manchester-road , Bradford , Yorkshire . Nottingham . —A delegate meeting was held at the
Balloon Tarern , 0 n Sunday last . Mr . Benjamin Douse , -of Carrington , in the chair . Delegates from Carrington , Arnold , Lambley , Carlton , and the various localities in the town , attended , and the following resolutions were unanimously carried . The several speakers to the resolutions energetically pressed tne urgency for exertjpn on the part of all true democrats , and the necessity of making every effort to raise funds for tho support of our classmade victims : — " That this meeting laments the apathy of the friends of democracy in Nottingham and its neighbourhood , and request all localities in this district to elect a council , to meet on Sunday , the 20 th , at three o ' clock , p . m ., at Mr . Thornton ' s , ' Seven Stars , ' Barker-gate . " " That , viewine
with regret the small amount collected for the support of our Whig-made victims and their hel pless families , this meeting pledges itself , individually and collectively , to do all in its power to collect the necessary funds for their support . " " That a Victim Comm'ttee be appointed of one or more from each locality to attend to the regular collection for the Victim Fund . " " That a meeting of the committee take place on the first Sunday in every month to balance the accounts and transact any business connected with the fund . " " That the treasurer shall transmit weekly the accounts to the Northern Star for insertion , notifying the sums collected by each locality , and that William Hervey Mott , currier , Goose-gate , Nottingham , be treasurer . "
Padiham . —Mrs . Theobald delivered two lectures on the 28 th and 29 th ult ., which gave great satisfaction , Parties desirous of Mrs . Theobald ' s service , must direct to Benjamin Pilling , Padiham . The Bethnal Green Locality met at theh > Assembly Room , Perry ' s Co ff ee House , 42 J , Church-street , Shoreditch , on Sunday evening , to hear Mr . Stallwood on the " Life , Writings , and Character of Thomas Paine . " At the conclusion , Mr . Williams , recentl y a member of the Wesleyan connexion , who .
occupied the chair on the occasion , and who has now entered the Chartist ranks , expressed his admiration of the lecture , and his joy at the progress of public opinion . A vote of thanks was given by acclamation to the . lecturer and chairman . We learn that interesting discussions on the great public questions of the day take place in this room , every Sunday and Tuesday evening , and we are further gratified at learning that not a night passes over without the addition of members to the National Charter Association .
Somebb Town . —A public meeting was held on Sunday evening in the Lecture-hall , 40 , Wilstead . street , which was numerously attended . G . W . M . Reynolds , Esq . was" called to the chair , who opened the meeting in a brilliant address . Mr . W . Dixon , in a splendid ' speech of an hour ' s duration , moved the following resolution : — " That , in the opinion of this meeting , the whole social and political system ofthis country is rotten to the ¦ core , and must be changed at once , in order to preserve it from anarchy , confusion , and revolution ; " which was ably seconded by Mr . T . Clark , and carried unanimously . The second resolution was nronosed bv
Mr . Hutting , and seconded by Mr . Wall , and carried unanimously : —" That , in the opinion ofthis meeting , the change demandedin our social and political systems , must , . to be effectual , be based on the People 8 Charter . " A vote of thanks waa carried for the chairman , which was duly acknowledged , by his placing a sovereign in the hands ofthesecretary towards the ideality ' s expenses . It was announced that a puMie meeting would be held in the same place oh Sunday « rening next , when the chair whlbe takenbyMr . M p M'Grath . w > H * vaair pmbejutto BmvErMR AWLiQXr-rhe annual sot ™ , of . the . Hanpltoh . ifcsiocratie Association t 09 k , pkmon t 08 Sm Qf Anrji ' jasf ; , ® Wj | S
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chairman introduced the various entertainments ot the evening ; and so excellent and varied were they in character that the audience were for several hours not only unwearied , but pleased and delighted listeners . One of tho chief attractions of the night was tho presence of Mr . Henry Rankm from Edinburgh , whose term of incarceration but lately expired . He received a most hearty welcome , and during the progress of his clever address was Warmly applauded . Messrs . Robertson , Walker ,
and Weir , likewise ably addressed the meeting . The rest of the evening was agreeably filled up by a number of talented individuals , friends of the cause , who favoured the company with a selection of duets , songs , and recitations , which were rapturously applauded . The company separated about half-past twelve . The Hamilton Democratic Association take this opportunity of returning their most sincere thanks to the several ladies and gentlemen who rendered the evening so particularly interesting .
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LATEST NEWS . HOUSE OP LORDS . - WRIT OF ERROR . Thursday , May 10 . o ' bmen v . the queen . m ' mam / s v . the qoben . These were writs of error upon the late convictions in Ireland . The Judges were summoned to attend ; and Lord Chief Justice WildC , Lord Chief Baron Pollock , Mr . Bavon Park , Mr . Justice Patteson , Mr . Justice Cresswell , Mr . Justice Erie , Mr . Justice Wightman , Mr . Baron Rolfe , and Mr . Justice Williams were present . Sir P . Kelly said that he appeared on the part of Mr . O ' Brien , that Mr , Napier , sircoiman O'Loghlen , and other gentlemen were with him ; andthat Mr . Seager and Mr . O ' Callaghan were for
the other plaintiff in error . It was proposed that the counsel for both the plaintiffs in error should address the House , and . then the counsel for the Crown be heard in answer , and that then he ( Sir F „ Kelly ) should reply . The Lord Chancellor having consented to this arrangement , Sir P . Kelly addressed the House on behalf of Mr . S . O'Brien . This was a writ of error on a judgment of the Court of Queen ' s Bench in Ireland . There were four objections to this judgment . The first ofthese objections was , that by the caption of the indictment It did not appear that there was any jurisdiction in the judges before whom the prisoner was tried and convicted so to trj and convict him , but on the contrary , on the true legal construction of that instrument , it appeared that the judges had
no such jurisdiction . The second objection was , that a declaratory plea pleaded by the prisoner was held to be bad on demurrer , and th ' e demurrer to that plea was allowed . The effect of that plea was , to claim a right on the part of the prisoner to have a copy of the indictment and a list of the witnesses delivered to him a certain time before the trial . The third objection was , that by the effect of the Irish act , called Poyning ' s Act , the statute of Edward III ., regarding treasons , was not extended to Ireland . The last of the objections related to the form of calling on the prisoner to say why judgment should not be pronounced against him , that form having been defective in this case for the omission of the words "judgment of death . " Mr . Napier followed on the same side , and went f ully into the statement and operation of the several statutes bearing on the case .
m ' manusv . the queen . The objections taken upon the writ of error in this case were precisely the same as in the case of Mr . O'Brien . Mr . Seager and Mr . O'Callaghan argued the case for this plaintiff in error . The latter had not concluded when the House rose , and the further hearing was adjourned . There were some ladies in the box of the Usher of the Black Rod and in the space adjoining it below the bar , and it was said they were some of the relatives of the plaintiffs in error , but there was no crowd in any part of the House . There were many members of the bar .
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THE FRENCH ARMY IN ROME . Paris , Thursday . —A telegraphic despatch has reached the „ government to-day , which announces that both the French and Neapolitan troops have antfirfid Rome .
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INQUEST ON THB BODY OF " Mill . NICHOLSON . —At inquest was held on Wednesday afternoon , at th ( Burtonstone arms , Clifton , York , before Mr . Wood the coroner , on . the body of Mr . Nicholson , whicf was discovered in the river Ouse on Tuesday night The jury returned a verdict of "Found drowned . '
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The following appeared in our Town Edition of last week : — . Suicide . —An inquest was held on Friday before Mr . Higgs , at 42 , Essex-street , Strand , on the body of Mr . Richard Dalton , aged 72 years , who committed suicide under the following circumstances : —It appeared that some years since the deceased ' carried on business as a hosier in the Temple , but had latterly resided with his son and daughter in Essexstreet . He had been in a very desponding state for some months past , and a short time since his mind became so-much impaired , that at intervals he was considered insane , and he once made an attempt on his life by cutting his throat with a razor . Since that period a young man had been engaged to be constantly in attendance upon him . On Wednesday morning last his attendant left the room , and during his temporary absence he closed the door and fastened it . When the attendant returned he was
unable to obtain admission , and he knocked several times at the door but received no answer . The door was broken open , and on entering the room the deceased was found suspended by his handkerchief to a rail of the bedstead . — Verdict , " Temporary Insanity . " Shocking Suicide . —On Friday morning , between the hours of six and seven a , middle-aged man , named Henry Ford , a compositor , in full employment on the Morning Chronicle committed suicide , by precipitating himself over the balustrade of Waterloo-bridge , his head striking with fearful violence in the descent against the stone abutments of the bridge . His body was immediately recovered , but life had ceased to exist ; it was conveyed to the engine-hoiise adjoining the church of St . Mary-le-Strand , where it awaits a coroner ' s inquest . The deceased had been drinking , but was not intoxicated , previous to his committing the rash act . He has left a wife and four children to deplore his untimely
loss . Sudden Death of Mr . Horace Twiss . —This gentleman expired on Friday , between the hours of two and three o ' clock . Mr . Twiss , as a member and proprietor of the Rock Life Assurance Company , in which he took great interest , was at the annual meeting , held at Radley ' s Hotel , Bridge-street , Blackfriars , in the act of addressing the chairman upon the general management of tho society ; and although he did not appear to be in the least excited , he was seen to falter , and gradually sink , and ultimately to fall down in his chair . Several of his friends present removed him from the room , but in the course of their doing so he expired without a struggle . Mr . Farr and other medical gentlemen were sent for ; but , on their arrival , it was found that their assistance was of no avail . The hon . gentleman had , for a long time , been impressed with the
idea that he should , one day or other , die suddenly , as he laboured under the fri ghtful disease of ossification of the heart , and , strange to say , within two hours of his death repeated the same fact . Dublin , Friday . —Sale of a Fee Simple Estate . —The Kilmacud estate , consisting of chief rents derived from lands and villas in the immediate vicinity of Dublin , was sold yesterday to an English capitalist , and did not realise quite twenty-one years' purchase . Four years ago , this property would have commanded at least thirty yeara / purchase . The depreciation in this property , however , is much less in proportion than has been experienced in the south and west , or even in some midland counties . There are further announcements of reductions of . rents . The Earl of Straabroke has made an abatement , of fifty per cent , to his numerous tenantry in the counties of Tipperary and Waterford . *
Jhe Famine in the Wes t and South . —A meeting of citizens ot Dublin was held yesterday at the Royal Exchange , convened by the Rev . Dr . Spratt , to promote a subscription for tho alleviation of the famine in the west and south . Alderman Kinahan presided . A committee , including the Protestant and Roman Catholic Archbishops of Dublin , Cloncurry , and a number of leading citizens , was an ' , pointed , to receive contributions . It was resolved to transmit at once the sum of £ 114 to Archbishop * Ma aSM 8 t 1 U * elievin S Pressing destitution
PARIS , Fmdat . - The anniversary of the » wclamation of the Republic by the National Assembly was celebrated this day with great pomp and solemnity . ^ The . President of tne RepubU ? the members of the National Assembl y , and ' ^ i & f k ?? , Sted , A * a ^«« T Which was chanted on the Place de la Concorde f ^ rTT ^ ? ! W ¦ ° * W - ¦ The news ^^^^ SST ^ J ^^ which announces that the pSnir ° ^ W ^ b , number of six ilwaSfLftffiSS ^ J " of Rome , and that + h « - + t ? . vea a the gates negotiations with tho ^?<™ te , had opened & xa ^* 8 rs ? j £
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posssession of by some battalions of Honveds and Hussars . They were received with frantic enthusiasm , and crowds of young men from Pesth and tha environs are hastening to enrol in the ranks of M , Kossuth's army . GERMANY .-Upto the 30 th , " order" reignedia Berlin . The Chaatbersof Saxony were dissohred by Royal decreee . From Cologne we hear that tha town council and the governor of tho province are now at open variance , the former having positively refused to withdraw , at his demand , the invitation addressed by it to all the members of the town councils of the province to forward a deputation to this city , in order to discuss the present state of a airs , and to express disapprobation of the conduct Of the present ministry . An immediate revolution in Germany is extremely probable .
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CORN . Mark Lane , Monday , Mny 7 th . —We had only a moderate show of wheat samjdes this morning from Essex and Kent but the arrivals from abroad , both of wheat and oats , haye increased considerably since Monday last , fine English wheat , particularly white , was taken off pretty readily by the millers , at fully last week ' s prices , but middling or in . ferior sorts , and foreign wheat , were Is to 2 s cheaper , though we had more buyers of the latter . Flour was elow sale , and Is per sack and barrel cheaper . Barley wasin more reaiiest , but without any advance in price . In Msut Utile doing . Good English and fine foreign beans and gres peas sold Is to 2 s dearer , but white peas held much tha same . Fine foreign rye is inquired after . Owing to the large supply of foreign oats , the buyers held off , but good qualities could not be got under last week ' s prices . Tares only saleable on low terms fer feeding . Linseed cakes sold more freely . The current prices as under .
British—Wheat . —Essex , Suffolk , and Kent , red , 38 s io 45 j , ditto white , 40 s to 50 s , iincoln , ftWpik , and Yoiit shire , red , 37 s to 44 s , Northumberland and Scotch , white , 37 s to 41 s , ditto red , 35 s to 42 s , Devonshire and Somersetshire , red , —s to —s , ditto white — to —s , rye , 22 s to 24 s . barley , 25 s to 33 s , Scotch , 24 s to 28 * , Malt ordinary , —s to —s , pale 52 s to 56 s , peas , grey , new , 27 s to 30 s , maple 28 s to 30 s , white , 24 s to 2 Cs , boners ( new ) , 28 s to 30 s , beans , large , sew , 23 s to 25 s , ticks 24 s to 2 fis , harrow , 25 s to 29 s , ptoGon , 28 s to 32 s , oiits , Lincoln and Yorkshire , feed , 16 s to 19 » , ditto Poland and potato , 18 s to 22 s , Berwick and Scotch , 18 s to 23 s , Scotch feed , 17 s to 21 s , Irish feed , and black , 15 s to 19 s , ditto potato , 18 s to 23 s , linseed ( sowing ) 50 s to 52 s , rapeseed , Essex , new , £ 26 to £ 28 per last , car . raway seed , Essex , new , 25 s to 29 s per cwt , rape cake , \ £ l to jM 10 s per ton , linseed , £ 9 10 s to £ 10 10 s per 1 , 000 , flour per sack of 2801 bs . ship , 31 s to 32 s , town , 40 s to 43 s .
FoiuacK . —Wheat , — Dantzig , * 8 s to 56 s , Anhalt and Marks , 40 s to 45 s , ditto white , 44 s to 49 s , Pomeranian red . 40 s to 46 s , Rostock 42 s to . 48 s , Danish , Holstein , and Fn » slana , o 6 sto 42 s , Petarsburgh , Archangel , and VAsai 38 s to 42 s , Polish Odessa , 36 s to 41 s , Marianopoli , and Berdianski , 35 s to 38 s , Taganrog , 34 s to 38 s , Brabant and French , 38 s to 42 s , ditto white , 40 s to 44 s , Suloniea , 33 s to 36 s , Egyptian , 24 s to 26 s , rye , 21 s to 24 s . barley , Wismar and Rostock , 18 s to 22 s , Danish , 20 s to ' , Saal , 22 s to 27 s , Last Friesland , 17 s to 19 g , Egyptian , lGs to 17 » , Danube , 16 s to 17 s , peas , white , 23 s to 26 s , new boilers , 20 s to 28 s , beans , | horse , 22 s to 25 s , pigeon , 26 s to Stfs , Egyptian , 21 s to 23 s , oats , Groningen , Danish , Bremen , and Fnesland , feed and black , 14 s to 17 s , ditto , thick and brew , 17 s to 20 s , Riga , Petersburg , Archangel , and Swedish , 15 s to 17 s , flour , Umted States , per 1961 bs ., 22 s to 24 s ,-Hamburg 21 s to 22 s , Dantzig and Stettin , 21 s to 23 s , Preach per 2801 bs ., 32 s to 34 s . . ' *"
Wednesday , May 9 . —We are well supplied with foreign grain this week . . The trade generally is firm to-dav , havlnc buyers at Monday's prices . ° Arrivals this week : —Wheat—English , 330 quarters foreign , 15 550 quarters . Barley-foreign , 5 , 880 quiuW 2 i ats " ~?? £ ll 5 n , ' w quarters ; foreign , 16 , 310 quarters . Flour , 890 sacks . '
BREAD . „ , The J ? ? cesof wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 7 d to 7 id ; of household ditto , 5 Jd to 6 Jd per 4 fts kmf ,
CATTLE . SMiranEtD , Monday , May 7 . —With foreign stock our market to-day was very moderately supplied as to number ; but there was a decided improvement in its quality . All breeds moved off slowly , and the quotations had an upward tendency . Comparatively speaking , the arrivals of homefed stock fresh up to this morning ' s market were very moderate ; yet the supply was seasonably extensive , and o £ excellent quality . The weather having become colder , and the attendance of both town and country buyers being on the increase , the beef trade was steady , at an advance ia the quotations of Monday last of quite 2 d per 81 bs . Tho primest Scots sold readily at from 3 s 4 d to 3 s Gd per 81 bs ., and at which
a good clearance was effected . The number of sheep were considerably less than those exhibited on Monday last , hence the mutton trade was steadier than for some weeks past ; and prices advanced from 2 d to ( in some instances ) 4 d per . Slbs . There were very few sheep in the wool , and it must be observed that our quotations refer solely to those shorn . The top price for the best old Downs was 3 s 8 d per Slbs . With lambs we were tolerably weU ,. but not to say heavily supplied . Most breeds moved off steadily , atfull prices—viz ., from 4 s Sdto Gsper Slbs . From the Isle ofWight 290 head came to hand . A full average amount of business was transacted in calves , the prices of which improved 2 d per Slbs . There was more inquiry for pigs , at a trifling advance in the quotations .
Head of Cattle at SHrriiFistD . Beasts .. .. 3 , 2791 Calves .. ., 33 T Sheep 30 , m [ ri s 220 Price per stone of Slbs . ( sinking the offal ) Be - ef .. 2 s 4 d to 3 s 6 d j Veal .. 3 s 4 d to 4 s 2 d Mutton .. 2 sl 0 d .. 3 s 8 d ( Pork .. 3 2 .. 4 2 Lambs .. .. 4 sSdto 6 sOd .
PROVISIONS . London , May 7 . —During last week nothing of importanco was done m Irish butter ; prices nominal . Foreign a slow sale , at a decline of 10 s per cwt ; on best quality . For Irish singed bacon the demand was nearly equal to the supply , and prices Is to 2 s higher j for American extensive , and an advance of from Is to 3 s per cwt ., according to size and quality . Middles respectably dealt in , atno advance . Hams and lard steady in price and demand . English Butter , May 7 . —Since our last report , we hare experienced a dull trade , and prices gave way 6 s to 8 s per cwt ., - and we look for a still further reduction . Our present quotations are as under , but it must be added tiiat all are nominal , except for firgtrate quality . Dorset , fine weekly , 86 s to 88 s per cwt . ; ditto , middling , 60 s to 80 s : fresh , Buckinghamshire , 9 s to 12 s per dozen ; ditto , West country , 8 s to 10 s .
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES . Covent GABDEN .-The supply of vegetables has been we ' ll kept up , and most kinds are sufficient for the demands Fruit has altered little since our last account . Pine-apples fetch from Cs to 10 s per lb . Hot-house grapes are very good , and more plentiful . Nuts in general are sufficient for the demand . Oranges and lemons arc plentiful . Amongst vegetables , young turnips may be obtained ot from 'is to Sa a bunch , and carrots at from 3 d to 2 s . CaulL flowers and broccoli arc sufficient for the demand . Asparagus , French beans , rhubarb , and seakale , are dearer . Potatoes were also dearer . New potatoes fetch from 6 d to 2 b per lb . Lettuces and other salading are sufficient for the demand . Mushrooms are plentiful . Cut flowers consist of heaths , pelargoniums , camellias , gardenias , tulip ? , hyacinths , cinerarias , ti-opteolums , fuchsias , and roses .
POTATOES . Sootiiwakk Waterside , May 7 The continental arrivals tho last week have been very extensive , which have met a dull sale at a considerable reduction from our former quotations . The following are this day ' s quotations : — Yorkshire regents , 160 s to 200 s ; Scotch ditto , 130 s to 1 *™ * ojtto whites , 90 s to 100 s ; French whites , 100 s to 110 s ; Belgian , 30 s to 100 s ; Dutch , 90 s to 100 s .
COLONIAL PRODUCE . London , Tuesday , May 8 . —The sugar market opened today with great spirit ; a large amount of business has been done , at a general advance of 6 d to Is , the brown strong refining qualities commanding the highest advance , and fe ° J" *«? . descriptions , of Uarbadoes ; 1 , 000 hogsheads of West India sold , two-thirds of which wrote private contract-5 , 000 bags Mauritius were ! otteredI in pu ^ nfe , and "U -A » md . rea ^ ar- Inqrera at the advance quoted ; also 2 00 ? bags Bengal . The refined market has ^^ ffi ^^ 1 ^ ^ ' ' . *^!™! rSST * - ^™ , . ? 8 ° « man < l «» »»*• Ceylon , partly on speculation ; about 1 , 000 bags goodordi-^« , n , pUbIlC 6 al £ i £ 31 sed ' aifflesnperSrSftftr lil ! rf , \ i S her Prices ; but plantatiot . Sul ^ s ^ ortel ^ *• tB ^ * A ™ ™* "iUj Rice went oft' steadily .
COAL , London , May 7 . —We quote the followinc from the monthly return of me Coal Meter ' s Office _ Total of cpals , coke , and culm , dehvered m byofficial meters .. . .. ' euTerea . „ „ , Total delivered by private meters ' . ' , ' § Sf T Gross total ., 295 881 to ( KitolfSB l ^? acheckhae been given beSrt ££ ll £ - . S " < ** Wi k so calculated to ? effiSS £ * e 81 of . *» trade , and country Jte" sh ° ws that the delivery of coals this monthis th ™ tTr eSp 0 ntll i . 8 month ' * > 61 , 984 tons ; Short the gross delivery ending April , I 8 i 8 , 205 , 828 : and short the average of five years , lll ^ iei tons' ' „ ( Price of coals per ten at the clow of the market . ) _ Chester Main , Ws 6 d : East Adairs Uniri in ¦ ra .
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WOOL . mf £ I n M T i * . J May T ' ~ Th 0 P » Wic sales ot wool commerce on Thursday next , and almdy about 20 , fl < W W « SLfftSW ? H ^ Por tstoto LondonVcon . Wer-SmgSth * Australian colonies and melude 2 , 193 taW fi £ ™^ o A " 64 / 311 * , 1 . 209 from Port Philip , > W from th » Cape , and 2 , 167 from Sydney , since this day ne * -
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BERTH . On Wednesday , May 2 nd , Ann , th « wife of ThowW *' A w ? i 0 f !• Leekcourt , Hargreaves-street , Hulme , tf « PT Chester , of a son , who was registered . Tnonuw £ rn' - O'Comior Austin . DEATH . General Sir Robert Wilson died oh Wednesday , Hi « ' 5 mst . His name will long be remembered on accoim ' r the part h « t » ok in effecting the escape of I < aval 9 tK » conjunction with Captain Hutchinson , in 1815 , and of . ^ Buuicquent behaviour at the funeral of Queen Carowm for which his name was then erased from the Army u-h but afterwards restored by the Crown .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 12, 1849, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_12051849/page/8/
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