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ofthe southern Mahratta country and Coimbatore had been ameliorated . The important question was , why British capital and intellect had not been applied to the cultivation of cotton , asoopium , indigo , and sugar ; and npon that point thecomhiit tS ' diKSree : they . tbought 't ^ eeessary to enter into the * xed question ofthe land assess-JSd itsoperation upon the cultivation , and Eon . They , however , did the Company the iustica to state that the assessment was now taken open tbe character ofthe soil , not upon the nature of the produce , and that they had abolished tne inland duties . He very much doubted whether such an additional quantity of cotton , and of such an zmnrovedkind , ever would be brought from India
as would enable it to compete with America . Dr . Boyle said , the great mass of cotton produced in India was unfit , from the shortness of its staple and its dirty state , to sustain a competition with the . American . Besides this , 120 , 000 , 000 of natives were clothed with cotton , and after they were supplied the surplus was not likely to be very great . The manner in which Mr . Bright had spoken of the condition of the people of India induced him to think he was not weU acquainted with this part of the subject . The ryots were not serfs , as he seemed tolsuppose , aud they , were disinclined to cultivate cotton ; nor were the assessments levied as he represented . He bad charged the Company s government with neg lect in regard towwtoand irrigation ; but ho ( tir John ) showed that large onrni W hw . n emended and were still laid out
upon canals in India Proper , especially the- great Ganees Canal , and in the Punjaub . He likewise read documents proving that a material improvement had taken place in the social condition of the people of India . With respect to the commission , who , he asked , were to be the commissioners ? and what were they to do more than the Company had dene or were willing to do ? The Manchester Commercial Association , to which Mr . Bright had applied to assist him in his object , had declined to do so , and doubted the expediency of a commission .- There was an entire dissimilarity between ihe commission of 1832 and that now proposed , which would supersede , the East India Company and their Governor-General , who was a Royal Commissioner . It was from a firm conviction that there vias ho ground whatever for the motion that he urged Mr . Bright not to press it to a
division . ' . ! t Sir T . E . Colkbrooke was favourable to the appointment of a commission , which , if composed of CtompanyVsemnts , would be highly serviceable , there . being circumstances in the condition of the Indian provinces which urgently demanded attention . Mr . Sewsegate declined to support a motion which was an undeserved attack upon the East India Company . ' Mr . G . Thomfsox said , if indigo , opium , and sugar had succeeded under European management in India , there could be no natural impediment to the improved cultivation of cotton . The evidence before the committee of 1848 proved that , if the native cultivators were emancipated from the money lenders and relieved from the burden of the land assessment , we might look for a large and constantly increasing supply of Indian cotton .
Sir J . Hogg observed , that the East India Company had as strong an interest as Manchester in encouraging the cultivation of cotton in India ; but this motion was repudiated at Manchester , where the Commercial Association were convinced thatthe East India Company had done every thing that was practicable . There was nothing to prevent tbe gentlemen of Manchester from sending a commission of their own to India or establishing a local European agency in the cotton districts . Sir James explained tbe different systems of land assessment in India , pronounced by Mr . Mill to be the perfection of taxation — which was the setting apart a certain portion of the rent of the soil for the state to meet the exigencies of the public service . He likewise
corrected some misapprehensions respecting the internal communications in the cotton districts of Broach , Candeish , and Dbarwar . Besides the large demands of the Indian population for their own cotton a large quantity was taken to China , and these regular markets were preferred to the uncertain demand of Europe . Upon the subject of public works in India , he showed that , exclusive of the Ganges Canal , which had cost £ 1 , 000 , 000 , the Company had expended in roads and bridges , £ 2 , 262 , 891 . Mr . W . Pare * had thought that the deficiency of internal communication had been the cause of tbe dirty state of the Indian cotton , that this was the great impediment to the investment of capital in its cultivation .
Mr . Miseixa explained the evidence he had S ' vea-before the committee of 1848 , and defended a . theory respecting the land revenue of India , which he considered to be the best system of taxation that had ever existed , when properly administered . After a few caustic remarks from Colonel Sibthorp , and a brief reply from Mr . Bright , the motion was negatived ; Thassmissiok of Letters os Sunday . — Mr . Fohsteh moved for leave to bring in a bill to repeal the prohibition contained in preceding acts , against transmitting ! letters otherwise than -through the post on Sunday afternoon . The prohibition , he argued , was designed to protect the revenue , and as tbe Post-office intended to give up carrying let lers on Sunday it would save perpetual infringements of the law to allow correspondence to pass through other channels . Colonel Thompsos seconded the motion .
The CflASCEiiOKof the Exchequer admitted his belief that the vote of the house on a previous night respecting Sunday labour at the Post-office had been unfortunate , and would lead to much evasion and many inconveniences . But having adopted that vote , he could not consent to the present motion , which was an indirect mode of rendering it nugatory . Mr . Aguosby wished for some direct opportunity to reverse the vote alluded to . Mr . Heald pronounced that resolution a fair test ofthe opinion of the house , and believed it had been ratified hy the public voice .
Mr . G . Thompson claimed the right of individual judgment for every man to decide how he should keep the seventh day . Lord J . Russell apprehended that the bill would create a private postroffice , which must prove practically very inconvenient . He had advised the preparation of a measure fosnded on the resolution of the House of Commons , though without sharing in the opinion it expressed . But . while he regretted that resolution he recommended the withdrawal of the present motion . After some conversation the motion was put and egatived without a division . .
The ExHmitios of 1851 . — Colonel Sibthorp moved for a return of all the trees cut down or to be cut down to make room for the buildings designed for the Exhibition of the' Industry of all Nations . The gallant member had seen ten trees marked for destruction , and having seen so many previous marks of extravagance wished to inquire into the extent of , and authority for , this robbery of the public . lord Sethouk explained that the trees had been marked ia planning out the edifice , but there was B . 0 official statement that they were to be cut down atall . The motion was afterwards withdrawn . The amendments of the County Courts Exteksios Bat were brought up and considered , and the house adjourned at a quarter to two o ' clock .
WEDNESDAY , Juke 19 . HOUSE OF COMMONS .-The house met at twelve o ' clock . Greece . —The Ministerial Deeat . —Mr . Roebuck . —1 beg to give notice , that to-morrow 1 shall ask a question of the noble lord at the head of the government respecting the course which the government intend to pursue after the event of last Monday . I hope the house will not be unwilling to take tbs-ttate of the country into consideration tomorrow wift reference to this subject , notwithstanding ihe forma of the house , which do not permit one to make a motion to that effect without the consent cf the house .
- Lord J . Russsii . —What question is it which the hon . and learned gentleman intends to ask ? Mr . BO 8 B 0 CK —I have already stated the question , namely , what is the course that the government mean to pursue after theeventof last Monday fLord J . Russeix almost immediatel y afterwards left bis seat and crossed over the floor of the house to speak to the hon . member for Sheffield , with whom he was for a few moments engaged in conversation . ] School Establishments ( Scotland ) Bill—On the order ofthe day for the second reading of this bill being-read ,
Lord Melgtod gave a history ofthe ancient system of education in Scotland , and described the present condition of tbe parochial schools , and the qualifications ofthe masters , whence he concluded that the state of education there was very far from what it ought to be . He then showed that the taxation , by which the parochial system is supported , was unequal ; that tbe wealth of Scotland was taxed much less than it used to be for education ; and that the masters were unpaid . ' He stated the reasons whv he had founded his hill upon the
old principle , of a territorial instead of a denominationa system ; he observed that , as the religion of afl the denominations in Scotland was essentially the same , there was no real obstacle on this ground to a united education , and to the teaching of religion in the schools , and he proposed to abolish tests . Sir G . Clerk opposed ' the bill , and moved to defer the second reading for six months , He commended die ancient sys ' en upon which the parochial schools were founded ,- and thought Lord Melgand had overstated the deficiency of education in Scotland , which arose from , other causes than want
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' of schools . Inthe manufacturiigand mining dfi ; triots , the labour of children of twelve and thirteen was so profitable that parents neglected their education , and as this bill did not propose to compel them to send their children to school , it would not remedy the evil , while it menaced with total destruction the ancient system which had been so beneficial to Scotland . He denied that there was any practical grievances which called for so sweeping a change in an integral part ofthe parochial ecclesiastical polity of Scotland , and for conferring absolute power npon a government board , under a jaid commissioner . The principle and object of this bill—and it was upon tlrs ground that he objected to it—was in a few words the severance of the connexion between the Church Establishment and the parochial schools . He admitted that there were evils in the present system which required a remedy , but the modifications should not be made with a rash
hand . , Some farther discussion ensued and upon a division , the bill was rejected by 100 against 94 . Fbiesdlt Societies . —A number of petitions , for and against the above bill ) were presented by several honourable members . Mr . Soiheron moved the second reading , which he characterized as of great importance to the working classes of this country . Tho very large proportion of the adult male population above twenty years of age , who were enrolled in one or another of these societies , was not generally know , and if the house would permit htm to read the figures the importance of the matter would become more apparent . The number of friendly societies
enrolled and registered under act of parliament in England , amounted to nearly 11 , 000 ; tho number of members of those societies was 1 , 600 , 000 ; their annual income amounted to £ 2 , 800 , 000 , and their accumulated capital to £ 6 , 400 , 000 . The total number of Societies in England , Scotland , Wales , and Ireland was 33 , 000 , and the number of members 3 , 052 , 000 . The total number of societies in England , Wales , Scotland , and Ireland , was not less than 33 , 232 , and the aggregate of members which they included amounted to 3 , 032 * 000 . - The annual revenue of these societies was £ 4 , 980 , 000 , and the accumulated capital from the savings of these poor persons , was no less a sum than £ 11 , 360 , 000 . ( Hear . ) Accordingto tho last census ,
the ma > e population of the country above the age of twenty years , was only 6 , 300 , 000 . ItfoUbwed ; "thereforethat one out of two of the Jmale population , according to these -returns , was fiithej enrolledtxir in some way . or other interested , in-. benefit and friendly societies . The subject , ; therefore , was one of great interest and importance . to this numerous class . The bill embodied two important points . It embodied and consolidated . ' the existing law relative to enrolled friendly societies ; and it gave legal protection to that very large mass of societies which , at the present moment , justly complained they were not allowed the common privilege of Englishmen , namely that , if cheated or ill-treated , they might appeal to the laws of their country
for protection and leJress . ( Hear , hear . ) He asked the house to give to these societies no privilege but that which the committee of last session , after full inquiry , said they ought to have . He only asked the house to give them a legal character , so that when they went into a court of law for their own protection , they might not be met , as hitherto , by the question , " Are you enrolled or are you not ? " At present thoy were obliged to say , in answer to this question , "We are not enrolled : " so that , however strongjmight be the opinion of the judge or the magistrate that morally the decision ought to be in their favour , the answer to this question was fatal to ther rights . The practical result of this state of things
was . that every year , especially among the Odd fellows and others , thousands were lost to these associations from their want of a legal character . ( Hear , hear . ) It was proposed in tbe bill that unenroUed societies should go through the same process , as a means of security , that all other societies of the same description were required to undergo . They would be required to send to the registrar copies of their rules , returns of their numbers , with other information ; but the bill would not require , asm tho case of enrolled societies , that their tables should be certified by an actuary . In the case of all branches of societies a fee of half a crown would be required for registration ; and these provisionally certified societies
would ibe required to appoint trustees ; - in whom their property would be vested ; an officer , whose business it would be to keep accounts ; and a board or committee of management . On the other han ^ he proposed to give to such provisionally certified societies the privilege which , for many years , bad been conceded to Freemasons , namely , that although they nsed secret signs , and were divided into branches , the provisions of the Corresponding Societies Act should not be applicable to them so long as they were duly enrolled and certified by the registrar . He did not think that Parliament , in its wisdom , would'hesitate to grant this simple privilege to so large a portion of her Majesty ' s subjects . - The bill had relation also to burial societies , and he
considered that it effectually provided against the abuses to which those societies were exposed . It would require that no money should be paid for the death of any child under ten years of age i a / certificate must be given that the whole amount had been expended upon the burial , and at the same time the surgeon or coroner wonld ha required tocertify the cause of death in each case . These requirements , ne believed , would afford the largest guarantee which it was in the power of Parliament to enact , against evil practises and mal-administratioh . He might , in the next place , be asked what guarantee was afforded by the bill that it would not be used for the support of avast number of unsound , bankrunt , and objectionable societies . That was
reasonable question , and he was happyvto say he was prepared with a satisfactory answer . It was , that the bill required , in return for the advantages it gave , the great security given by - publicity . ( Hear . ) Every society , whether certified absolutely or provisionally , would be required to furnish an annual balance-sheet to the registrar . It would be part of the registrar ' s duty to require and enforce the delivery of these annual balance-sheets , and the registrar would be required to lay them before parliament every year in such a shape , that honourable gentlemen could immediately see tho nature of the transactions of every society in the kingdom during the preceding twelve months . ( Hear , hear . ) He considered that the publicity thus secured would be an effectual check upon malversation , mal-administration , and abuse . On
the whole , he hoped the house would agree with him , that a measure founded upon the principles he bad indicated , would be the means of placing these institutions , which were so beneficial to the working classes , upon a sound and healthy basis . He was not aware of any intention to object to the -second reading of the bill ; but ft number of suggestions had been mad © for the improvement of the details , which were worthy of consideration . If , therefore , the bill was read a second time , he would take the earliest possible opportunity of moving its committal jjro / orma , in order that amendments , might be introduced into it ; and that , when next discussed , it might appear in a more perfect shape , though , at the same time , he was far from admitting it required any very great improvement . ^ The hon . member concluded hy moving that the-bill be read the second time .
The motion was seconded byMr . Cockburs , who said the object ofthe bill was to secure the rights ofthe members of these excellent institutions , who were now subject to frauds . After a few words from Mr . Adderlby , the bill was read a second time , and ordered to be committed on Monday next . The Borough Bridges Bill was read a second time . The house adjourned at a quarter to six . . THURSDAY , Jras 20 . . ' ; ' HOUSE OF COMMONS . —Vote ov Cosfibkncb in Government . —Mr . Roebock , thinking that our double chambers ought to act injeoncert , each
portion withstae other , or-that the jjublio-should clearly understand the re ' asohs ^ W difference , and feeling that nader' existing' circumstances the government was crippled , and the honour" of England could not he sustained , gave - notice that he should , on Monday , bring forward a resolution of confidence in the foreign policy of Lord Palmerston . ^ -= ¦ ¦¦• .- : - ¦ The second reading of the Mercantile Marine ( So . 2 ) Bill was moved by Mr . LABor / CHERB , and committed pro forma . ¦¦ : ¦¦ -.: ¦ ¦ < ¦ ¦ .. ¦¦¦ The Metropolitan Interments Bill was read a third time on the motion of Sir 6 . Grey , and passed .
Thr Factories Bill . —Sir G . Grey moved that this Bill be read a third time . ¦ '• • ¦¦ Mr . O'Cokkor said that , as so much sympathy bad just been expressed for the dead , he trusted that the house would exhibit a ' similar feeling for the living . He was aware of the folly of an indepen'dent member , belonging to no party , undertaking to advocate any cause in that house . He , however , at all risk and hazard , would oppose the third reading of that atrocious Bill . Machinery came upon tiiemwitha hop , step , and jump , and so rapidly am its owners acquire power that the government were afraid to legislate honestly for the sufferers . Let him call their attention to tho different feeling
which those millowners had for their own children , and those little children upon whose sweat and marrow , and blood , they fattened and became rich . If one of those miihWnera had a child to uo educated , he would take care that the school waa inj . healthy situation , and that playhours were sufficient for recreation . And then ,- how could the government attempt to base its power upon tho ignorance of a people , whose time , that should be devoted to ins truction , was devoted to slavish and exhausting toil . Ministers stated that they proposed this billlest , after the recent decision of the-judges the mill-owners should return to the old system , but he would as k the house and the government how the dignity of that assembly jcould be maintained ,, if a tegat quibble was capable of nullifying an Act of
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Parliament By such a course they would stultify themselves in the eyes of the nation ; and they now based their pohcy upon the support of men who sat behind and around them , who had jumped out of their clogsjhtd Spanish leather boots , and out of dung carts into carriages . ( " Oh , oh ; " and laughter . ) They may laugh , he would not rebuke them for that , was it not that they cared nothing for tho health or strength of those women and little children , so long as they could live and luxuriate upon their very marrow and blood . Although he was not a mill-owner , yet , perhaps , he had visited more mahufacturingtownsthan any manufacturer in that house ; and as he passed through the slums and back lanes of those towns in the depth of winterit
, made his blood run cold to see little girls , seven years of age , with a baby tied upon her back , hobbling through the mud , while the mother of that baby was obliged to obey the summons of that dread curfew , to drag hor sucking babe , from her breast , and throw it to a stranger ; and having established such a system themselves , which compelled a child of ninety-six months old to work six hours a day , and of thirteen years of age to work ten hours and a half a day , they would how base their power upon the presumed ignorance of those when they grow up . Did it not destroy all domestic . feeling . Did it not sever all connection and union between man and wife , parent and child ? It had been ureed that
there were no petitions in favour of the Ten Hours Bill , ho , however , asserted that there were many , and if there had been none , he could assign substantial reasons . Firstly , the people felt that petitioning that house was useless , and secondly ,- the masters who held the tyrant power over their slaves , would perhaps discharge them , if they dared to make their grievances known to that house . But , notwithstanding this allegation , nearly all , if not all , the masters of Preston and other towns , did petition in favour of the Ten Hours Bill , but their voice was silenced in this house by the cupidity of the government supporters belonging to the ^ RSvrao class . In the good old times when , men worKe'd at their own loom , and in their own cottage , ' ' when the sterling stamp of labour , as well as the brand of capital appeared upon tho fabric , then the employed and the employer were co-partners j ' and : if the master was driven to complete an order , he
went to his labourer and told him that if he cord ; pleted it before tho prescribed time , he should have , a gratuity , but how ao powerful have ttfeyCpcomef and so , great . is the competitionvfor ,-laboiji ; , that they had reduced wages tothem . ere oxistehce ' ppiui ^ Let not that house or the government however , imagine that public , feeling was a 8 lejep . ; . they , l ) he government were slumbering on , a volcano , which ; sometime or other would burst about their , ears " . ^ He was . sorry to . see the hon . member for gMadchester not in his place ,, as in the last discussion upon that bill , that gentleman had bad the audjacity and impertinence to call his ( Mr . O'Connor ' s ) speech- — ( ' ^ Order , order . " ) , ; ' ,. ' ., The Speaker intimated that the honourable member , had ; committed a breach of order in calling the language . of any other honourable member" audacious and impertinent . "
Mr . O ' Connor recalled the expression and . ' reisumed . He would tell her Majesty ' s ministers that if they succeeded in passing this bill ,, he would do his utmost to raise a feeling against it out of the house ; and ho wished them , to understand that although as an independent , member his speech apd his voice had no power in that house ; yet , he could and would exercise a power out of doors which would bring that house to its senses . He held in his hand an extract from the report of an Inspector who had visited Mr . Bright ' s factory , and which he would read to the House .,. Mr . O'Connor then read the following document .
Oldham , May 6 , 1850 . Sib , —I was at Mr . Bright ' s mill on Saturday last , and received the following information from . the hands . The Trosle piecers have been turned out ever since January last against a reduction in their wages , this being the third during the last three years ; the reduction offered was onethird their wages . The best hand ' s were getting nearly eight shillings per week previous to the strike in five per week . The weaver on two looms , bsst quality of work , will get about nine sbiuings per week—these are the . best workmen . At tape-side Mill ( Messrs . Lord and Brothers ) , Bacltslate , for the same kind of work , they will get from twelve to thirteen shillings per week , in five days . Some of Mr . Bright ' s hands ' , in the weaving branch , are
only earning about four shillings and ninepence per week on two looms ; this is owing to the work being so very bad —and good workmen , too . This is a serious reduction ; indirectly he makes no recompense . This statement is from the Overlooker of power looms . The Spinners ' statement : — They were reduced threepence per thousand hanks in January last Ihe winders , were reduced on the 19 th of January last to the amount of twopence per thousand hanks ; they are now earning about thirteen shillings insU days per week : while at Mr , James Kfog ' s , in the . same town , winders are getting 19 s , 1 Jd , in the same time , '' '' This statement Isfrom the winders themselves .
Both the workmen of Mr . Bright and the inhabitants of Rochdale generally , say that he ( Mr . Bright ) has always been the first to reduce wages ; in fact . there is-no end ^ of his reducing wages ; both directly and indirectly ... " , !' . ' v From an Overlooker ' s statement ' : —He says ' that he worked for Mr . Bright nearly twe . nty ' yeartf ' and tK ^ -last four has not received on the average ten shillings per week . Two of the mills are totally stopped , and have ; teen , some time and another partially so ; this causes , great distress among the hands , which you know as -well as myselfT ' Do
you remember them two young women begfeing alfRoJiton , when we were there l ^ -they were two of Brjght' ^ handsjs' Sir G . Grey asked to be allowed ; to look at th ' e letter , and after glancing at it remarked that it-had no signature attached to it . ( Hear / heari ) " -VMr . O'Cokkor said that no name ^ was attached to the letter , because if a . persohrjivas ; . 'Known Fo have given such information he . wouhf be disnyssed from his employment . . .- V . )•>« . ; Mr . Ellis asked whether the writer was a Government "inspector ?"
Mr . O'Cokkor : No : there was no chance .. of getting just information from a Government inspector . ( Cries of "Oh . '" ) The letter he hadr-ju ' st read was from a person who had been sent , to inspect the condition of Mr . Bright ' s mill . Mr . Reynolds asked whether the hon . member had given Mr . Bright notice that it was his intention to read an anonymous communication against him . .. - . Mr . O'Cokkob had intimated that it was not from a government inspector . ( Renewed cries of " Oh , ohi" ) Was not the house aware that he ( Mr . O'Connor ) was not likely to be in communication with a government inspector , and was not every man in the house aware that the brand of poverty would be
stamped upon the writer of that document ; but as he never fabricated reports , he would hand the original document to the right hon . baronet Sir George Grey , and he , ( Mr . O'Connor ) upon an important subject of this kind , had a right to complain of those frequent and indecent interruptions . Let him remind the government , and honourable millowners , who complained of the reuts of the landlords of this fact , that if a master , employing a thousand hands , reduced tho wages of those hands hy 2 s . a week , he made , without reference to the price of the raw material and the manufactured article , this made a profit of £ 5 , 200 a year , and if he reduced wages by 2 s . a week , and employed 2 , 000 hands , he made a profit of £ 10 . 400 a year , and his tyranny
and power increased according to his profit .. Then , if they really entertained that feeling of kindness for . the poor , which was so often expressed iix ^ hat house ; let him remind them , that while . the > ayerage of life in Dorsetshire was fifty-three year , s , the average of life in the . manufacturing districts was twenty-seven years ; and therefore , according to the principle of justice and . humanity , the . man who had exhausted his life at the age of twentyseven , should have realised sufficient to have lived upon for the remainder of his life . A factory operative , represented the racehorse , who ; " had lived . an unnatural life , and had run ! . : . his sweating race , -the racehorse was . as old at five as the , agricultural horse was at twenty , and I the
artificial labourer was as oldat , twenty-ser . en ,. as thehaturally employed labourer was at fifty $ h # e . ' But if the house required a stronger proof of ' . the value which the slave employers attach to . thisjiu .- ; created slavery of two hours ; a-weekiKit wpuld .. hh dSVfflbped hjf the profit ; that thoy caloulated ^ td make upon these two extra hours labour . " In n 3 t he could not furnish them with a more convincing proof , that they coined every sweat ahdhldo'd into goldfrom that fact . The evils which shortened human life would be perpetuated by this ineasurej and he wished it to bo known that he gave it'his moat strenuous oppositiou . It was said'that the struggle was only for two hours a-week . bilt did not that prove how valuable to the master ' s was the labour of factory children ? He would notti ' ouble the house further than by informing them that if they did not give justice to the people , tho latter would find a means of obtaining it for themselves .
Mr . ItErxoiDs then made some impertinent remarks relative to Snig ' s End , and as to whether the letter relative to Mr . Bright ' s factory , was signed . Mr . O'CoHNon would remind tho Lord Mayor of Dublin , that he stated that the letter was signed , and since he concluded his speech he had handed the letter to Sir George Grey—who , however , returned it . " With regard to the remainder of the hon . gentleman ' s speech he would , not condescend to notice it , as the censure of slaves was adulation . ( Order , order . ) The galleries wero then cleared , but there not being a single member to second Mr . O'Connor ' s amendment , it was negatived without a division , and tho Bill was read a third time . On tha motion tliat tho . Bill for the abolition of tho Equity Jurisdiction ofthe Court of Exchequer ( Ireland ) be read a second time , ¦» . Mr . Kapier spoke against the bill , but reserved his hostile amendmeat for a future stage . Ho was answered by
The Solicitor-General for Ikeland , and the bill was then read a second time . ' . ,,.-The house went into committee . on tho Charitable Trusts Bill , the discussion of which occupied the greater part of the remainder of the night . . . On the third reading of the . County Courts Extension Bill , ' ' ' * ¦ ' ¦ ;•'¦•
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Major BtACKitiimoved ' -tho-alldition"of a ' clauso enabling Irish barrister * otseven years' standing to be appointed judges ofthe English county courts . The clause , was , on ; division , negatived by 111 to 58 ;; majority , 53 . <; vy : . ' . ,, . - - The . bilUpassed ; s The other orders were then taken .: .. ¦ . * '¦; . •• . ¦ : ¦ . *¦ '¦¦ - . - ¦ ,:-. ( From our Third Edition oi'last' week . J FRIDAY , Juxb 14 . HOUSE' OF LORDS . — The Committee on the Australian Colonies Government Bill was then resumed . Lord Stanley ' s amendment , expunging the SOth' and four following clauses , relating to the establishment of a federative government in the Australian colonies was negatived by a majority of one ; the numbers being — Contents , 23 ; Non-contents , 22 . After some further discussion , the remaining clauses were agreed to , and tho bouse ' resumed . Their Lordships adjourned at twenty miuutes pas
nine . . . HOUSE OF COMMONS .-The consideration of the ' amendments to the Factories Bill having been moved , Lord Ashlet brought forward the motion oi which he had given notice designed to render the restrictive provisions of the measure as regarded tho hours of factory labour more stringent in prohibiting the employment of children . Sir G . Gret believed that the act as it stood provided sufficient , protection for the younger opera ; tives against any undue amount of labour . This
amendment , he added , would result in a highly iniurious interference with tho employment- of the adults and the availability of the motive powers . . ' : Sir G . Grey , Mr . Bright ,. Mr . Tatton Egerton , Mr . Eliot , and Mr . Hume opposed the motion ; and Mr . Aglionby ,. Mr . Sharman Crawford , Lord R . Grosvenor , Mr . Edwards , and Mr . W . J . Fox supported it . The house then dirided , when Lord Ashley ' s amendment Vtos tfegafcived by 100 to 159—majority , one . - -- : Immense cheering from the supporters of Lord Ashley ' s motion followed the announcement of the numbers .. ¦ - " ,
Lord J . Mansers then brought forward his postponed motion to amend the act by inserted halfpast ' fiye / 'instead of six p . m ., as the appointed time for'lea'Ving off work ih factories , The noble lbrd enlarged ,. in ,. a prolonged address , upon the valuable * hooii . ' which- this additional half hour of leisure , , wouild ' conferupbn the operatives . ; . , Mtf Hornbtseconded the-motion , and enforced ! th ' e propriety of making the bill in reality what it was in name—a " Ten flours " Bill . ' ' ¦ ¦ - ' ; ; A long discussion ensued , when the house divided
—For the amendment , 142 ; against , 181 ; majority , 39 . The report of the bill was then brought up and agreed to . . METBOPormK Interments Blu . —The committal of this bill ' was then resumed and concluded , several additional clauses being added after some miscellaneous discussion . The clause by which the salary of the principal secretary was allotted formed the subject of some lively debating . Ultimately the allowance was fixed at £ 1 , 200 per annum . The house then resumed , and adjourned at one o ' clock .
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' . . . THE MINERS . O THE NORTH , The meeting of the miners of this district , which took place on the Black Fell , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , on Saturday last , was well attended , and the spirit of the men was of first-rate order . The proceedings were conducted with the greatest harmony , and there seemed but one sentiment to actuate the body present , and that was , to persevere with the organisation that their health and lives might be preserved , and a more liberal remuneration be got for their labour . At a little after twelve , o ' clock the proceedings commenced by a call being made for Mr , William Bird , to preside over the meeting , which being unanimously adopted that individual bravely stood forth to occupy the chair .
. Mr . Bird briefly alluded to the subjects of tbe meeting and pertinently observed , that they ought to be termed gentlemen , seeing that by their exertions the whole machinery of society was kept moving ) yet , from a want of proper appreciation of their own value , they had sunk into a state of veritable slavery . Mr . -Henderson Fawcett was called on to move the first resolution , which he did as follows : — ' That , as j . n almost every instance of loss of life by col . liery explosions , & c , the coroner ' s jury returned a verdict , exonerating from all blame the owners and managers of such colleries , that this continuity of exculpation from all blame may be ascribed more to
the form and . manner of conducting such inquiries thaiv tft . Hie absence of all neglect on tbe part of those managers ; therefore , this meeting resolves to memorialise her Majesty ' s government to revise , alter , and amend the law of coroners' courts , so as to ensure a more stringent inquiry into the causes of those fatal . calamities than has hitherto -been practised iu such courts . ' What , said Mr . Fawcett ^ is the . practice : that now occurs in taking cognizance of those fearfn ^ eyenta ? Why , the first thing is to summon , , a jury , and the parties who are . thus empowered , to dispose of ' the lives of the miners are generally what may be termed the middle , class ofthe colliery village . The head viewer ,
and . one or two of the resident owners , who , perhaps at the same time are magistrates , forming the aristocracy , and the pitman forming tbe council , or vulgar class , and , as a matter of course the middle class had a great deal more sympath y and connexion with the higher class than with the lower . These men are selected as jurymen , and the first thing done , is for the viewer to detail the excellent arrangements of-the pit—the superior management of that m \& c «; this ia corroborated by the overman , the deputies , and , to give a little colour of fair play to the farce , a hewer or two is called upon to give evidence ( the coroner calling out , ' Let us have some of
the workmen . ) The workmen are there , ready , having been already drilled by a previous examina . tion , to give such evidence as will please the master , and then the finale is ' Accidental Death . ' Nay , continued Mr . Fawcett , it is always known before the jury meet what the verdict will be—either that a bag of gas had broke out , or that the thing was the will of God , and could not have been prevented . For example , look at the summing up of Mr . S . Reed , at the Wallsend inquest— ' The fiat of God bad gone forth ,, says Mr . Reed , and one hundred human beings are launched , out of time into eternity , ' Mr . Fawcett concluded an able speech by proposing the resolution .
Mr . J . Fawcett seconded the resolution , ' and stated as his opinion ( and he could bring experience and observation to bear him out in such opinion , ) that the exceeding laxity exhibited in investigations of this kiad was calculated to induce further carelessness on the part of the managers of mines than otherwise . Did not the fact astonish them when it was announced , that out of the hundreds of inquests held on mine accidents not one had been attended with any other result than a verdict of acctdenfoJ ileathl Could it be conceived that every one of these were pure accident ? No ; he could assure them that many , very many , indeed , ofthe so-called accidents . were due to wilful neglect . A poor man
had been killed this week , at Ludworth Colliery , by ihe fatting of a large atone from the roof . This stone had been known to be dangerous for along time , ja , nd was stated to have been so at tbe inquest , yet the-verdict ' wag ' accidental death . ' Let therai look'at the manner in which coroners' inquests , were conducted in . other cases . This week an unfortunate young ; woman had been murdered ; at New castle , or , at any rate , supposed to be so ; well ' they had the : police on the look out , ; they were flying about in -all directions , taking persons on the least suspicion and having them examined . Not a
stone but what was turned up , lest it should conceal any circumstance connected With the foul deed . O this be did not complain , it was as it ought to be , but why observe a different mode when colliers-were murdered ? Why , instead of apprehending the manager of the colliery , and calling for evidence to establish his guilt , he was the first person examined upon oath to exonerate himself ; he had always the first chance of giving & cue to the proceedings , and paved the way for the other witnesses , equally as implicated as himself , to afford them an opportunity of perfect exoneration . Mr . Fawcett having seconded the resolution , it was put from the chair and carried unanimously .
The Chairman then called upon Robert Archer to move the second resolution as follows : 'That as every official inquiry made into the causes of those fearful colliery accidents , are attended with proper remarks relative to the ignorance of tho mining population , this meeting agrees to petition the legislature to pass a law providing ' that no boy shall be kept longer at work down any pit on any day » than eight hours , and also that proper schools ha established in every colliery * that the rising generation may receive a suitable education i and be thus instrumental in diminishing the great loss of life in the pits oi this country . ' He said , that no doubt tho miners were very ignorant ; there was so much truth in that , that he believed , but for such ignorance , they would not have been placed in their present slavish » ud degraded co » i
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dition . At the same time he could not but think the charge came withan exceeding bad grace from their superiors and the / government , for they were not . able to emancipate themselves from such ignorance . How couldiliey , when in the days just gone by , the young hoy * had to remain down tbe pit fourteen and sixteen liouri a-day , never in the winter season seeing daylight , except on a Sunday ? : Itis true the rtiiners had acquired knowledge ; they were somewhat advanced at present , to what they were in . years bygone , but still
they , were far short of the other classes of tbe community ; and thus by contrast the miners were still ignorant . It had been said , that those fearful and serious accidents were due to the carelessness , and consequent ignorance of the miners well be it so , but to obviate those dreadful events let us become educated , give us schools , and time to attend them , and then he for one would not be afraid of the advancement . of tbe miners in the state of society . He most cordially moved the resolution .
Mr . T . Bbh . seconded the resolution by observing , that from his own experience he knew how hard a task it was for the young miners to get any education .. Why , they were all perhaps aware that even if they went to a night school , no sooner were they seated : than sleep overcame them , and down went their head on the desk or table , and it made no matter however anxious they were to do otherwise , exhausted nature would have its course ; and thus not one of twenty among the miners got any education at all , The government had legislated in respect to the education of the factory children , and had provided that they should not work longer than six hours and a half per day , , and that two hours at
least should be devoted to school in that time r why then should not the miners' bays be privileged with a short time act , to enable them to get education , and to be thereby instrumental in preventing the great loss of life among the miners of this country ?' ; The resolution was carried . Mr . S . Pratt moved the third resolutionv That from the knowledge of tbe fact that competition among the proprietors and the ' workmen of collieries'dias recently assumed a form and character calculated to . alarm all parties concerned ; that this-at ^ rapt . to . produce coals at a low rate naturally engenders the causes of explosions , and other accidents in mines , and will , if not checked , at no
distant-date , lead to the closing of many of them altogether , thereby producing misery and wretchedness among large numbers of tbe population . This ' meeting therefore resolves to use its utmost endeavours to establish a general anion among the proprietors and the working miners for the purpose of so regulating the trade that a moderate right of profit may accrue to tbe former , and a proper remuneration be accorded to the . latter , and the condition of the pits thereby be rendered more healthy arid safe to work in . '—Mr . Pratt said he was fully convinced that the competition which had prevailed among themselves had been productive of the most alarming evils—in fact , low wages and extremely
long hours had emanated from this foolish system of competition , and not only was it productive of low wages , but it was undoubtedly to be ascribed to the parsimonious spirit of the proprietors that so many accidents took place . Why was it but to a spirit of saving that prevented the employers putting brathies into every place in the pit . Where he had worked there was scarcely any brathies pat in the boards at all ; they had to work in places thirty or forty yards before the air which was so weak a current as not to turn the flame of a candle—indeed , the candles would not burn without being placed in a horizontal position , and when they blasted the coal the powder smoke stood there alt day , half
suffocating the , people who worked among it , and yet the government refused to grant them inspectors to visit , and oblige their employers to keep up a better current of air . Was . it not a shame that the supply of pure air should be so stinted when they had the unlimited source of the atmosphere to draw upon without charge—without rent—and with but little cost . Some people were pleased to say inspectors would hot mend the system ; but he could tell them that at the Sherbourn Hill Colliery—where no pains Whatever £ were taken to give the men pure air—last year , when it was rumoured that the preliminary in . spection had to take place , the master set to work many extra hands to go through the air ways ( and
he himself had to creep half double through them , they were so strait ) to make them larger * and every exertion was used to" put the pit in a proper state . They even commenced to build . a long chimney on the pit to increase the draught ; ,- but no sooner . did it become known that thefdnspector would . not trouble them , than all those'proceedings were suddenly dropped , and have remained in that state ever since . There is no doubt but that com . -pefciijon among the employers had a most pernicious tendency , for when coals were low in price , the employers , fell back upon the wages of the workmen ,, and the latter had always to Bufferiibufr if they were firmly united , they could easily m ' anaee
those things , and prevent the downward-tendency of . wages . Behold what union had done for them at the colliery where he worked . They had got weighing machines put up ; and since'that had taken place , their wages had increased from 4 d . to Is . id . per score , which amount had before gone into the pockets of the employers , and thus served to enrich them . He would now call their attention to a . circumstance which showed the villany of the masters at these weighing machines . Each party had a man—each paying their own man ; but now the master has assumed the tyrant so far as to refuse the workmen to choose their own weigher , and had driven the same off the pit-heap by the
police . However , they were about'to try the 0830 at law , and ha hoped they would pour in the needful for that purpose . The case was an important ono , for several other employers had attempted the same at their collieries . If this was not put a stop to , their only remaining privilege would be swept away , and tho proceeds of their labour be at the mercy of the employers , which past experience demonstrated to be characterised neither by justice nor fair play . Ho would conclude by moving tbe resolution . Mr . J . Smith said he had great pleasure in seconding the resolution , and would briefly hint that their safety lay in their complete organisation : and he
trusted that this meeting would lead to a better understanding among them and their employersthat a state of harmony and concord would be brought about , and the nefarious practices hitherto prevalent amongst them entirely cease . This could only be expected when the miners became powerful through being thoroughly united amongst themselves—then , when their masters could no longer pluck down their wages , they would seek to obtain a higher price for their coals , and protect that price by a proper regulation of the whole trade . Trusting that the excellent spirit displayed to-day would lead to the best results , and that at no distant day they would meet again in numbers that would
unmistakably set the question at rest . As to their organisation being complete , and co-extensive with the great body of miners , he would second tho resolution , which , being put , was unanimously agreed to . .. Mr . R . Hodgson moved the fourth resolution , which read as follows : — " That in the opinion of this meeting , the only great and practical security for the miners against the fearful mine accidents , is an improved system of mine ventilation , guarded and sustained by a welkirganised system of government inspection ; and that the government ( from . gome , unaccountable cause ) in so long resisting the generally-expressed conviotions of the viewers and miners of all parts of England are the Indirect ; cause of the continued series of misfortunes ' ana
accidents that are perpetually bringing misery and desolation amongst miners , " Mr . Hodgson stated that his experience went to show that nothing short of a good and efficient system of inspection could be a safeguard against the tremendoussacririce of human life in our pits and collieries , and it would appear , that from all tho investigations that had been made into tbe subject , that all parties agreed that such inspection should take place ; the miners had long agreed upon it , and had petitioned for it time after time , but their petitions had been unheeded . From the evidence given by the viewers and managers before the Committee of the House
of Lords last year , they wore all agreed that inspection should be granted , and would be attended with benefit' and advantage to all . Why was it that the government , who had taken tho bill , as it were from Mr . Dancombe , three years ago , and from Mr . Wyld and Mr . Hume last year—why was it , he would still ask , that it was still delayed ? There was , no doubt , some counteracting influence at work , some special difficulty to contend against ; but , whatever it might be , he-had no hesitation in saying , that after so generally an expressed conviction of its utility , that all future loss of life by carelessness and- neglect should be due to the responsibility , ofthe government . He moved the resolution .
Mr . > Ym . Hammond , a veteran miner , upwards of seventy years of age , stood forward to second the resolution . Ho began by congratulating the minors upon the progress being made on this question . In his early life explosions frequently occurred , and although it was then , as it is now , a vcrdidt of " Accidental death , " yet such matters did not find their way into tbe Houses of Parliament . No , - no ; the cold grave ended nil connected therewith , and nothing further was-said about it ; therefore , although tha government' seemed to . delay the measure unnecessarily , yet he hoped the agitation of the question would not cease , until an Act of Parliament was got which , would give the . miners a
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good and > an . efficient inspection of minBr ^^ l glad to find-that their good Iriends S & places , had spared no exertions to nut til . lfii ! f
lulionand determination of a Wallace re » i $ 0 , have it or perish in tho attempt . H 0 Vou ?] ' » dially second the resolution , which was can-i 1 ° facclamation . . " e < *» if & It was then announced that the reason ftr O'Connor not being present , as expected jL Ir - have been , was owmg to a letter requ eatino v 0 ul 1 senco in London on the Factory Bill Th 8 " Pf « - nation gave every satisfaction , for immJ * 1119 , after a vote of thanks was accorded that senM el ? for his intention to be with them , had it 111 a " for the circumstances just stated . ' ^ a A vote of thanks was given to Mr Wr < Newcastle , for the loan of his wag < r < m " on tv ' $ casion , and for which he refuael to last ^ charge . ^ any The business being now ended , the bands sb „ t up a merry tune , the flags were unfurled , and p C ^ colliery of men took the road to their tmffl homes having first made the welkin rinb Jj ? cheers for the progress ofthe cause s Wl »«
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THE MINERS . Woriht 8 m ,-Excuse me from addressiW yo ,, ;„ ray simple , humble , and unlearned strain ; fiffi you are , amlever have been , a friend to theTort ? ing classes , I think it right that you should IJt that the greatest grievance of the muier 2 fc speaks or looks contrary to the wishes of the \ Lz or any of the agents of the colliery where h 6 working he receives a month ' s notice , and « hJ charged from his ^ employ ; and it , Vorie , f £ greatest detriments to our union . / 9 A short titoe since there was an inoffensive man as could httfbund working at Shincliff Colliery , and wmginahouBe belongingto the owners ofTb ' cliff- and the winds rising one day extraordirm £ . high ; Ona , 8 uddem blew his window shutter clo it
g with / such fp ' r ^ ce that broke seven Squares of s \ Z He \ went ' 8 nd asked tfce . viewer to send a glazier Zl tho viewer said ; if the owners were at the exoeZ of mending the windows it should be for someZ else , not him . The man went home and remain *} a week without glass in the window , and then fa « went again and told the viewer- that he would nav one-half tbe . expense himself rather than have atw mischief ; the viewer gave him a month ' s notice and discharged him from the colliery . ' Wishing you health and liberty , I remain , Ac , "— .- » . ii To Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., M . P . . '•
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• COURT OF EXCHEQUER—Thobsdat . . O'Cokkor , M . P ., v . Bradshaw . —National Lam . . Compakt . Mr . Roebuck , at the sitting of the court , applied to their lordships to rescind the decision to which they had como lately on the appli cation of Mr Serjeant Wilkins to defer the arguments in this case till tho next Term . ^ This was felt to be a hardship and an injustice by his client , and he might say that it was calculated to prejudice many poor people whose interests were deeply connected with this cause and the Company . He was read y to make any personal sacrifice in order that this case might be disposed of at once , and he hoped that tha court would reconsider its determination in this matter . .
Mr . Baron Parke said if the Chief Baron could attend I see no reason wh y it should not be takea after Mr . Gorham ' s case . Mr . Roebuck having in the meantime obtained the Chief Baron ' s consent , . Mr . Baron Alderson said , then ; wo-will take it after tho Bishop of Exeter ' s case , if we survive it .
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NATIONAL CHARTER LEAGUE . The Council , all of whom wero present ; met at their room , No . 5 , Snow-hill , City , on Wednesday . Mr . M'Grathin the chair . ' The minutes ofthe last meeting were read and confirmed . Several of ihe members gave in reports favourable to tbe progress of the movement , arid suggestive ot means to promote it . The chairman having called attention to the . proceedings of the late Scottish Conference , and the members having' expressed their opinions , the following resolution was proposed by Mr . Side , and seconded by Mr . Alhiutt , and adopted unanimously : — " That this Council have read with much satisfaction the proceedinraof the late Conference
which met in Edinburgh . to organise a Scottish national party ,-for . the advancement of the People ' s Charter ; and that this Council hail as a cheering Pres age of the-futute , the resolution of the delegates , Condemnatory of an obstructive policy and favourable to ' amity , and . co-operation with other sections of reformersy . such resolution being an embodiment of the policy . and . principle of action upon which the League is based . "—Mr . Tapp moved and Mr . Dixon-seconded : ¦ — " That Mr . Clark he instructed to send a copy ofthe foregoing resolution . to the Secretary of the Conferrence . ' It was moved by Mr . Tapp , and seconded by Mr . Side , and carried : — " That Mr . Fairchild be instructed
to make the necessary arrangements for opening Lambeth branch of the League . " It was next resolved : — " That the report of this meeting should contain tho announcement , that parties desirous of opening branches of the League , shall receive the assistance ofthe council in so doing , by applying by letter addressed to the secretary , at the councd room as above . " Some financial matters having been disposed of , arrangements were made for Mr , M'Grath ' s lecture upon the Wrongs of Ireland , which will be delivered in the council room on Sunday evening next . The chair will be taken at eight o clock . Admission free .
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CORN . Mask Lane , Monday , June 17 . —We had a very small show of English wheat this morning , and the whole was taken by the millers at fully last Monday ' s prices . With foreign wheat we have been well supplied during the past week , but we do not alter our quotations to-day , though the sales made were chiefly in retail . For flour wc had a fair demand at previous quotations , Barley quite as dear hut wetk . Beans and . " peas without alteration . The arrivals of oats since our last having been moderate , fine fresh samples were the turn dearer ; light and inferior qualities , however , sold very slowly , though without change in price . In linseed cakes little doing-. The weather is fine for the growing crops . wi
BarrisH . —Wheat . —Essex , Suffolk , and Kent , reo nvit to 40 s , ditto white , 36 s to 46 s , Lincoln Norfolk and Yorkshire , red 31 s to 38 s , Northumberland and Scotch , wtuW Sis to 88 s , ditto red 32 s to 36 s , Devonshire and Somersetshire , red , —8 to —8 ditlo white , — to —s rye , 21 s to B » , barley , 21 s to 23 s , Scotch 19 s to 22 s , Angus— sto - »¦ Malt ordinary , —a to —s , pale 4 Cs to 49 s , peas , grey , 22 s to 24 s , maple 23 s to 26 s , white 22 s to 23 s , boilers new 24 s to 26 s , beans , large , new 23 s to 25 s , ticks 24 s to »» harrow , 25 s to 27 s , pigeon , 29 s to 31 s , oats , Lincoln ana Yorkshire feed , 14 s to 15 s , ditto Poland and po tato , 15 s to 17 s , Berwick and Scotch , 15 s to 18 s , Scot « t » feed , 14 s to 15 s , Irish feed and blaek , 12 s to 15 s , dit » potato , 15 s to 17 s , linseed ( solving ; 50 s to 62 s , rapeseea , Essex , new £ 30 to £ 34 per last , carraway seed , Essex , n ?* 27 s to 31 s per owt , rape cake , £ 4 to £ 419 s per to " . S "" seed , £ 9 Os to £ 9 10 s . par 1 , 000 , flour , per sack of 2301 OJ , ship , 26 s to 28 s , town , 35 s to 37 s . , r « KEiQ » .-4 Wheat . — Dantzig , 42 s to 48 s , Anhalt m MarU 8 ,,. 3 Ss to 39 s , ditto white , 88 s to 41 s , Pomeranian r » i
36 s to 38 s , Rostock 38 s to 44 s , Danish , Holstein , « o < Fi & sland , 82 sto 36 s , Petersburgh , Archangel , . and ROT 30 m to 32 s , Polish Odessa , 30 s to 37 s , Marianopoll , and WidTai & JkL 3 0 # & 34 s , ^ Jaganrog , ^ 8 s , < d ' 32 s , ' Brabant and French , 328 " to 88 Kdltto white , 34 a to 40 s , Salonica , 283 W 32 s , Egyptian ,. 22 s to 2 Gs , rye , 19 s to 21 s , barley , wisaar and Rostock ; 16 « " to 19 s , Danish , 17 s fo 21 s , Saal , 18 *" 20 s , EastFrieslahd ; 18 sto 16 s , Egyptian , 12 stol 4 s , DanuWi 12 s to 15 s , peas , white , 21 s to 23 s , new boilers , 213 w 25 s , beans , horse , 21 a to 24 s , pigeon , 25 a to 27 » , EST ? tian , 18 s to $ 0 a , oats , Groningen , Danish , Bremen , *" Friesland , feed and black , 12 s to 14 s , ditto , thick andbrrfi 14 s to 18 s , Riga , Petersburgh , Archangel , and Swedish , « i So 15 s ; fldur , United States , per 196 lbs ., 20 s to 23 s , Hamburgh 19 s to 21 s , Dantrig and Stettin 20 s to 2 l 9 , 'Frenchpe < 2801 bs „ 27 sto 30 s . - Mauk Lanb , Wednesday , June 19 . —Sinco Monday ** have been well supplied with foreign wheat , barl «)'< and oats ; whilst of Eng'ish grain , and foreign and E »| - lish flour , tho quantity fresh in is very scanty .. The trad * to-day is without any alteration from Monday .
CATTLE . Smitufield , Monday , Juno 17 . —Our Market today Wbut moderately supplied with foreign stock , but the " ; vals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing districts w «< seasonably large , and of excellent quality . AlthougH" attendance of both town and country buyers whs goou ,, ^ beef trade ruled very inastivo , at a decline in the quotat ' * obtained on Monday Iaslof quite 2 d per Slbs . The « tre figure for the best Scots did not exceed 3 s 8 d p « r Slbjoj ^ at which a total clearance was with difficulty effect *; From Norfolk , Suffolk , Essex , and Cambridgeshire , v « r ' ceived 2 , 400 Scots , homebred , and shorthorns ; from ow ' i parts ot'EnjIand , 300 Hcrefords , rums , Dcvons , < Ssf . i ¦"' . from Scotland , 3 I » horned and polled Scots . Thct 9 «? i further increase ia the number of sheep , at least a nw » i of which wero above the mlddlfc & unllty . All breeds mfl"j off heavily , and : prices gave way . 2 d per Slbs . the top F S for the best oWDowiis was 3 s lOd per Slbs . We bad » ' 3 average supply of lambs ofiering , and for which tW mand ruled , heavy at drooping figures . From the" !?! Wight 12 ft head came to hand . In calves only a Vn *»> business , was transacted at late rate ' s . The supptf . 1 offer was large . The pork ' trade was in a very dep ^ i state wit we have n & change to notlco in prices .
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