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November 3, I849, 8 Tttt?. Knnittnr.Rn S...
November 3 , I 849 , 8 _tttt ? . _KnniTTnr _. RN STAR • — _~_^ _. — 1 ~ _—^
The Mixers Of The North. At Oar Delegate...
THE MIXERS OF THE NORTH . At oar _delegate meeting heia last Saturday at Mr . Corby ' s , New Durham , the following motions were agreed to : — 4 Tint the miners of these two counties establish a law fund ; the collieries to decide whether they will engage a lawyer as before , or whether they ¦ wil l have one as he inay he wanted , the ballot to he taken ni the next delegate meeting on that question . "' " That in addition to the lecturers wages , each colliery provide them with a sapper , a bed , and a hreakfest . " " That the subscription for the widow ofthe late general secretary be kept open , and those collieries who have not yet contributed , are respectfully requested to do so . " " That the report of the deputation appointed to meet the Government Inspectors of Mines , be received as read by thc secretary . "
44 That 6 , 000 tracts on thc ventilation of the pits he printed , and a portion distributed gratuitously to the members ef parliament * ai : d other influential parties , aud to thc local and London papers , with a view to make tbe humane of every class _acquainted wiih the injurious effects upon the miners , in being obliged to work in such unhealthy places . " The secretary then read a draught of the rules for extending and making the Association national , which were approved of , and 200 copies ordered to be printed t « _ai the same may be read and considered at the various collieries . 44 That all pits be recommended not to work on ihe pay Saturdays , as such a practice adds _considerably to the social misery of the miners . "
The reports of many collieries being of a favourable aspect , but there not being time to hear all the reports , it was resolved that each colliery send to thc next meeting a statement of the advance of wages , and whether such advance is equal to the reductions previously made ; also whether the standard weight has * been altered , and again restored to the original weight . To specify the average earnings at present , and to prepare a clear and _distinct account of the real state and condition of t :: c colliery , both as regards the improved condition _sf the working miner , and of the state of the ventilation of the pits _. Tiie meeting was then adjourned to Saturday , 2 < orember 10 th , at thc house of Mr . J . Bailey , "Wear Tavern , near the Arcade , Sunderlnnd , at nine o ' clock , a . ni . ; the levy for the unemployed and the General Fund being the same . Yours faithfully , M . Jcde , Secretary .
REPORT OP THE _PROCEEDINGS OF THE DEPUTATION APPOINTED TO MEET THE COMMISSIONERS OF MINES AND COLLIERIES . ( Copy of a letter sent to Professor Philips , Government Commissioner of Mines , & e . ) S 12 , —At a large public meeting of the miners of _Kortlraiobcrland and Durham , held oa the loth ult ., it was _uiianinioudy resolved to send a letter to yon , expressive of their entire disapproval of the recent proceedings , of tha viewers , in selecting only a few pits for your inspection , in this _important mining district , and they Idndly hope that the state of the ventilation in such selected pits will not be put forth as the state ofthe ventilation ofthe whole of tlie Tats ia these two _emiafies , inasmuch as snch report -wonld _t-e directly at variance with the facts ofthe ease , au < l _iycu .: < 1 materially influence the Legislature in providing aa efficient protective measure to prevent the serious and extensive loss of life , occasioned by the frequent explosions and other accideuts in coal mines .
Tiie miners humbly submit that tins question _afi-jcts them much more closely than any other parties , being a question of life and death to them , and venture to state , that at any such investigation or inspection of pits , somt : of their body ought to form a part of those who ac " company and assist you in such investigation . That , however , ha _' s been omitted , there net being a single collier _apprised of the -. aTmgements for such inspection , nor any collier allowed to be present when such inspection was made . Therefore they _liavs coumiissioned me to _represent to yoa their feelings and _conriefions . iu regard to this matter , and to apprise yoa of their desire that you would see a deputation of their body , at as early a day as may be convenient to you , whereby a more extensive knowledge cf fh'jirce state ofthe ventilation of those pits would be conveyed to you , than can be done by letter , and much more extensive than the arrangements come to by the viewers would _atTord ,
An auswer to this , their earnest appeal , to meet a deputation of the miners , on this important subject , _ivi _' l very rjucii oblige . On tosUali of the raisers , _& c . ¦ _STashx Jcde . In aeeovdanee -with the above request , the commissioner appointed "Monday , the 22 ud of October , at three p . m ., to meet the deputation at tho Turf Hotel , Newcastle . Monday , the 22 nd , the deputation assembled at nine o ' clock , a . ut ., when reports ofthe state of the ventilation iu the respective collieries were siren ia to the secretary , and copies retained thereof by the deputies present . This arrangement being : considered necessary , in order to ensure uniformity in the _proceedings , and to prevent any confusion of the details s _^ ven . This business occupied the deputation until three o ' clock , the time appointed to meet the commissioner .
The deputation then waited upon ihe commis sioner , and -were received in the most courteous manner by him , when he requested to be informed _Tvhat arrangement -wonld best suit to obtain the Objects advised in tho letter to him , from Air . Side . The following arrangement was then detailed to the commissioner , _Tiz ., " ihat each colliery would be specified _together , with the name of the * individual sect therefrom , and that he { the commissioner ) would call from the list each colliery as they stood , when the deputy would detail to him the state and condition of the ventilation of the colliery he represented . The following list was then given to the commissioner : —Westerton colliery . Mr . 11 . llodgson ; _Washington do ., Mr . G . Miickelroy ; Castle
Eden , do ., Mr . II . Fawcett ; Grow Trcess , do ., Mr . Peter Lowersou , Oxclose ; Mr . Charles Swan ; Ouston , do ., Mr . J . Wheatly ; Wallscnd . do ., "Mr . G . Soulsby ; Wingnte Grange , do ., Mr . -T . Gair ; Cassop , do .. Mr . $ . Maddison ; Trimden Grange , do ., Mr . II . Garthwait ; Crook Hall , Lud-¦ worth , and South Wingate , were represented by Mr . Fawcett ; Seasan Curn and North lletton hy letter , through M . Jude . The commissioner then proceeded to call upon each deputy , who gave a detailed account of their respective collieries , and which occupied your deputation near four hours , the length of which necessarily precludes them being given in this report , suffice it to state that when this part of the business was concluded , the deputation entered
more minutely into the specific requests made in the loiter to the commissioner , and to the allegation relative to the best pits being selected by the viewers . "With respect to the latter , the commissioner explained that what appeared to us as the work of the viewers , had really and entirely emanated from him , aud formed part of tho system he bad . adopted to secure the objects of the inspection . First , he wanted a standard to test the inferior ventilated collieries by , therefore he besought the viewers to select for his inspection , first the best ventilated collieries , in order that he might fix snch standard , and thus be enabled when inspecting the worst ventilated collieries , to ascertain how far
they were below that standard . With respect to apprisin" - the workmen of his intended visit to any particular colliery , and that two of the said workmen should accompany him , the commissioner hesitated to entertain the utility and feasibility of the plan , lest it should break tip that harmony of action which had obtained in this business ; the viewers had cordially given him liberty to visit the pits , and it was but by sufferance that he was allowed to do so , therefore he would rather not press them for any further privileges , such as that which was enumerated in the request , for two miners to accompany him on his inspection of the pits .
The attention of the commissioner was then drawn to the nnfitnes of many of the officials in underground working , their o _& ces being places of great trust , yet they were generally uneducated , and were sadly deficient of the necessaay acquirements to fill snch important offices , and upon the due understanding of which , their lives were in a great measure depending . The number of those oficials were in many case 3 too few , and the workmen had to either work in danger or to perform the work of the deputies themselves . There were also a want of timber , doors , and brattice ? , to support the roof , and to ensure a healthy ventilation 01 the ¦ working places , all of which bore hard upon the miners .
The commissioner stated that the particulars enumerated were comprised in his instructions , and ¦ would have his attention and the attention of the Government , and that any further information spun the subject of his mission , in addition to what he had receired , would gratify him , and that he had derived much pleasure from this meeting of the miners , and as the information conveyed was of that character which came under another pa | t of Ms instructions , viz ., the proper distribution , of the aiv into the working places , he was thankful for such information .
The above formed , among many other particulars , the leading feature of the conversation which took place upon the important subject of colliery ventilation . The deputation then begged leave to withflraw , thanking the commissioner for his attention , _vvhich compliment that gentleman returned , and the interview was brought to a close . The deputation returned to their place of meeting , and took into consideration the best mode of extending the knowled g e of this important subj-ct among their brother miners and the public , it being lamentable to state , that only two or three collieries had seat in any report of the _' state ofthe ventilation in their respective pits , in addition to thsse represented by the deputation . It was therefore resolved that a report ol these proceedings be made out , and that the same be printed for circulation among the collieries , with rlie twofold view of arousing them to a more active and energetic discharge of the duties _iaeumhsutupoa all who wish to be relieved
The Mixers Of The North. At Oar Delegate...
from the constitution-breaking and life-destroyinS . system which at present prevails to so alarming an extent , and also to relieve the delegates from the tedious process of writing down these lengthy proceedings . The deputation then adjourned till nine o ' clock next day , to make out the report . Tuesday morning , the deputation met at nine o ' clock , and proceeded to draw up the above report , which being done , was read and aopted . A discussion then took place relative to the publication of the Tracts on Ventilation , when it was agreed to suggest to the delegate meeting the necessity of circulating and advertising them to the greatest possible extent , so that the whole of the community may learn the severity of the miner's lot , and thus ensure a speedy and efficient remedy for so great an evil . Yours , faithfully , The _DEPurirro . v _Afpoixxed to meet
Professor Philips October 22 nd , IS 10 .
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PARLIAMENTARY AND FINANCIAL REFORM ADVOCATES . "We invite attention to the following production , extracted from the " NorthBriiish Mail , " and also to our short reply : — Being sincere advocates of Financial Reform , we are sorry to see thc sort of men to whom the more prominent advocacy of the cause appears to have been entrusted , and the plan of operations which is stated to have been determined on . We are led to ' make these remarks in consequence of what took place at a meeting at Aberdeen , last week , in support ofthe principles of tho Metropolitan Parliamentary and Financial Reform Association . By a report of this meeting , which appeared in
our columns of Saturday , it would seem that Sir Joshua Walmslcy , M . P ., appeared as the leading spokesman of the deputation from London , and that he was accompanied and supported by those distinguished , or , rather , ought we not to say , notorious politicians , Mr . George Thompson , M . P ., and Mr . Feargus O'Connor , M . P . _Xow , to Sir Joshua Walmslcy we have not the slightest objection ; lie is just the very man for the cause he has undertaken . Talented , shrewd , indefatigable , well acquainted with the feelings of the mass of the people , from whose ranks , we telieve , he sprung , and thoroughly sincere in his opinions , he comes to the work with the zeal of a man whose heart is in the cause , and what he undertakes to do he will do well .
We , however , greatly distrust the policy which dictated the selection of Mr . G . Thompson as one of the __ deputation on this truly national subject—a subject which is based on fact and reason , and in support of which it is so essentially necessary to engage the feelings of the middle classes of society . That Mr . G . Thompson is a , very clever man , and one ofthe most eloquent orators ofthe day , all the world kuows ; and that he is as honest anil sincere as he is eloquent and clever , we do not doubt for a moment ; but , still , it unfortunately happens that he is principally known to the world as an itinerant lecturer , and regular platform advocate . "Sow , the opinions which he has supported may have been all
of them very sound ; the measures on which he has lectured may have been ultimately successful ; and the sincerity with which be has acted may be Unquestionable ; but still it is the very variety itself ofthe subjects which he has supported , and the fact of his haying generally appeared as an itinerant lecturer , that is now destroying his influence . There is no disgrace in being a hired lecturer ; but when a man is continually on the platform , and is always before the public in support of some new nostrum , the infallible result is , the public suspect that the man who has been hired upon one subject is hired on another , and he consequently loses that weight and iufiuence which always accompanies
unbought services . " Platforming" has * of late years , been carried to such an extent , and is now so thoroughly understood and seen through , that people arc getting completely sick of it , and have come to suspect and undervalue any man who adopts it , however highly they may approve of the particular questions which he advocates . Can there be any doubt but that Mr . Cobden has lost much of the influence he once possessed , solely because he is eternally thrusting himself into notice on the platform , first on ono subject and then on another , aud thus giving people good reason to suspect that love of notoriety has more influence over his motives than the good of the nation ? These
objections tell with still greater force in the case of Mr . G . Thompson , who is well known to have been a paid lecturer , which , we believe , Mr . Cobden never was : and for these reasons , although we are quite ready to acknowledge Mr . G . Thompson ' s pre-eminence , both in ability and eloquence , and though he may be acting perfectly as an amateur in his present itinerancy in support of Parliamentary and Financial Reform , we must ever regard his being selected as one of the deputation as most unfortunate . But , it the selection of Mr . Thompson is an unfortunate one , that of Mr . F . O'Connor is ten times worse ; he has broken with the Chartists ; the frequent disclosures of his transactions in the famous ,
or rather infamous , "Land Scheme / ' havo lost him the support of the working clasees , and what advantage the Metropolitan Assoeiation can have expected to obtain by his presence at the meeting at Aberdeen we are wholly at a loss to imagine . We are , and ever have been , unflinching advocates ofthe principles of Financial Reform , and we think that we cannot prove our sincerity more fully and unequivocally , than by representing to the Central Association that , if they are really desirous of enlisting the feelings of the middle classes on their side , " they must select , as members of their deputations , men of far more weight and standing than Messrs . G . Thompson and F . O'Connor .
As far as the aborts relates to Mr . O _Cox-KOR we shall say nothing , as the censure of slaves is adulation ; but as regards George Thompson , is this egregious " gillygavpus ' —this blind leader of the Wind—this manno , not man , "but abortion—with no more brains in his head than a cuckoo—aware that George Thompson travelled through the Slave States of America as an " UNPAID LECTURER , for the purpose of emancipating his fellow-man , and that he has been concealed for weeks together in tlie attic of a friend ' s house , to save him from , the Lynchlaiv ofthe human butchers . Is this northern
" uuiconipoop , "— -that the sun never shines upon except through the _spike-holo of bis garret—aware tbat ihe said George Thompson has devoted his time , his energy , his superior talent aud eloquence , to tbe liberation of his fellow-man all over tbe world ? Perhaps , be is ; and hence bis indignation , lest bis pure philanthropy may preserve this movement in its proper course ; but just let the reader peruse tbe article with care , and there we find George Thompson described as an honest , eloquent philanthropist , to be relied upon b y
every body and doubted by none ; and yet , not the fit advocate of a principle tbat is to confer benefit npon all . But he has been paid for bis services ? _TV ' e wonder whether the " nincompoop " who scribbled the above , was paid for his rubbish , or whether—like George _Thompson—he acted upon the free trade principle , and gave it at a reduced price . We will conclude with a , scrap from the following leading article from the same journal , and then let the reader see whether there can be a stronger advocate for the Land plan than this fellow , if he bad the brains to discover its value . Here
is the niarrow out of his bones : — Labour it is which constitutes the true wealth of a state . Brain-sweat and brow-sweat are more to be _pmed a 3 true capital than gold or paper currency . The latter only represents capital — the former is capital itself . When the population of a state increases in a ratio disproportionate to its means to afford internal employment , the only efficacious remedy is emigration . We stop not here to ask why the state cannot employ its children—why it cannot give them bread for their capital , which is labour . It matters not whether the result be from a combination of evils—as failure of crops , depressed condition of the market for manufactured goods , high prices of necessaries , and only starvation wage 3 to purchase them witb , and so forth—or simply from redundant population , "We seek not for
canses _. _bnt look at effects . People are starvinglabour is at a discount . In other words , the true capital has no employment . At the most moderate calculation , there are in England 4 , 000 , 000 , in Scotland 6 , 000 , 000 , and in Ireland 4 , 000 , 000 , or , in all , 14 , 000 , 000 of really improvable and _cultivatahle acres , which , ia a couple of years , the spades of our unemployed woidd render sufficient productive to support as many people ; but , from one cause or other , these acres might as well not exist at all . No resource , then , remains for the unemployed , or halfemployed , or the miserably under-paid , but emigration . It is true that waste land lies at their own d tor , as it were , but instead of cultivating this latent El Dorado , they must set off for the antipodes for means to live . Such things possibly may seem almost incredible to distant posterity , but we know them to be sad , humiliating truths .
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_Irish-Yery . — "What brought you from New Orleans ? " enquired one levee " Rat" of another . ' The people die there . " answered Pat . " Faix , " return the other , " an yeshownie the place where thev don't die , I'd like to go and end my days on it . "
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Halifax.—On Sunday, October 28th, Mr. A....
Halifax . —On Sunday , October 28 th , Mr . A . _Robinson ' f Wilsden , delivered two political sermons in the Working Man ' s Hall , which gave general satisfaction . . Dudl ey . —At a meeting of the committee , on the 22 nd ult ., it was resolved : — " That the committee of the Dudley Chartists , render their most cordial and energetic aid to any and all parties , favoura ble to the present movement for Financial and Parliamentary Reform , at the same time reserving to itself the right of progressing onwards when these objects are achieved . " _Bilsion . — On Sunday evening a meeting of Land members was held in Hall-street , to discuss . several points of Mr . O'Connor ' s letter : also , to
put in motion the required means suggested by the Executive , in reference to paying the two pounds as tlieir share incurred in the late Conference ; when it was unanimously agreed to re-organise the Chartists for the above and other purposes , which , in honour to the cause , they are bouud to do . The attention of friends at Darlaston , Wednesbury , Walsall , and Willenhall , were invited to the subject , and , it is hoped , that some persons from the above places , will meet the members on Sunday evening nest , at sis o ' cloek , at Mr . John "White ' s , in Hall-street . Burnley . —A public meeting was held in the Working-man ' s _Xews < room , on the 29 th ult ., to memorialise her Majesty for the liberation of Ernest Jones , Dr . M'Douall , and all political offenders . The resolution adopted at the South London Hall
on the 3 rd ult ., was adopted , as well also as thc memorial recently adopted at tho Hall of Science . Mr . James Leach , of Manchester , ablv supported the adoption ofthe memorial , and said , that though he did not think much notice would be taken of it , still it was a duty on the part of the Chartist body to endeavour by all the means in its power to obtain their liberation . Cripplegate . —At a meeting of members -Mr Cox was appointed to receive all subscriptions for the monument of Williams and Sharp . It was also resolved , that the members assist the central committee for the Widows' and Orphans' Fund . 9 s . 9 d . was subscribed for the monument , and 33 _< Hid ., the proceeds ofthe sale of _songs at the Two Chairmen , and the Hall of Science .
Marileboxe and _Pmvoysg'KKI . — An association was formed at the British Coffee House , 5 , Newcastle-place , Edgeware-road , on Tuesday evening , when Mr . Sanders , was elected secretary , and the following persons were appointed as a committee , with power to add to their number : —Mr . Pcdrick , Mr . Doney , Mr . "Willis , Mr . Cook , Mr . Morris , and Mi-. J . Blake . The Widows of the iaie Victims , Shabp asd Williams . —The committee appointed for the purpose of raising a fund on behalf ofthe widows of Williams and Sharp , held their adjourned meeting on Monday , the 29 th ult , at Anderton's Hotel . The sub-committee made tlieir report , and the address was read by G . W . Reynolds , and unanimously adopted . Eight thousand copies ( small size ) , and five hundred ( large size ) were ordered to be printed . Also to be advertised in the Sun , Advertiser , and
Times newspapers . A motion was then passed that the committee meet the first Monday in every month , at eight o ' clock , at the above house ; and that an executive committee be appointed , with full power to act in thc interim , and make tlieir report to the general committee on their monthly meetin « night . Messrs . Bettie , -Delaforce , Brown , and Styles , were chosen to act in conjunction with tho president and treasurer , Messrs , Davis and Reynolds . Greenwich . —On Sunday evening last the Chartist Association was again formed at the Earl Grey , corner of Straight Mouth , and the following persons were chosen as council : —John Browne , James Saunders , Stephen Barney , John "Soman , "William Horloek ; James Bligh , secretary , 2 > ro tern . After transacting business , tho mooting adjourned to Sunday night , at the same place .
The Liberations From. Kmivdalb. Io The E...
THE _LIBERATIONS FROM . KmivDALB . IO THE EDITOR OF THE _NORIHEKJI STAR . Sir—In looking over your letter in this day ' s Star , I find you again refer to the liberation of thc Kirkdale Chartists , and express your surprise that none of us sent you any communication on the subject . I admit , Sir , that to you it may bo a mattci of astonishment that you had no word from us . 1 should have written to announce my discharge from prison , if I had thought that any one cared to know anything about it further than a few private friends , to whom I should have written privately . But as you seem to think that tho names of tho persons liberated , and the __ circumstances under which their liberation took ' place , should be made
Known , 1 will hero explain all I know about it , which is _vey little . You , Sir , will , no doubt , remember , that some of the Chartists recently confined in Kirkdale Gaol , represented to Sir George Grey that the cholera was spreading rapidly in that gaol , in consequence of which they desired to be sot at liberty . We received from tlie Governor an answer to that request , signed by a Mr . Waddington , stating tbat Sir George Grey saw no reason why we should be discharged . This occurred in September , and we heard no more of the matter until October the 12 th , when tho Clerk ofthe gaol ( the Governor being absent ) entered our day-room , and asked George White aud myself if our bail was ready . We answered that all was right . He then said that we ,
m company with others , must go to the Courthouse with , him , for the purpose of tendering our own personal bail . This we did , and in tbe course of twenty minutes after we were first informed of the subject , White and myself were in tho street , once more free . But as John West was still in limbo , we proceeded to our friend Mr . Parrel , and by his aid we soon had two gentlemen who were ready to enter bail for West up at tho prison . Their work being soon done , he too was liberated . We had to enter into our recognizance of £ 100 , and two sureties of £ 25 each , to be of good behaviour , and to keep the peace for two years . This , Sir , is all that any of us know of tUe circumstances of our liberation .
With , myself , White , and West , nine others were also liberated , viz .: —Mr . Cuddy , of Liverpool ; Mr . Winterbottom , of Asbton ; Mr . Donny _, Mr . Flinn , Mr . Gunn , Mr . Mooney , and Mr . Birch , who were sentenced to fifteen months at the August Assizes , and would , consequently , have about three weeks to serve . Winterbottom had still less , and Cuddy about the same time ; so that government are but little thanked by any who have been set at liberty _. In _addition to those , _ttere wore two others—Hankin and Clark Cropper—with those the whole number liberated from Kirkdale amount to twelve . I cannot give you any information concerning any ofthe other prisoners . I am , Sir , yours truly , Daniel Donovan .
Smugcltxg Is Ciiixa.—Tho Overland China ...
Smugcltxg is Ciiixa . —Tho Overland China mail for August states ;—The Chinese authorities at Canton have been adopting energetic measures to put a stop to the smuggling , which it is well known is not confined to one class _of-foreignor-s or description of goods , and embraces alike exports and imports . The system has heen in a great measure winked at by the inferior mandarins , who made their own arrangements with tho foreign merchant ; but through some misunderstanding , the subject has now been brought officially before the higher authorities , who immediately proceeded to make seizures of contraband Ginseng , the property of Americans ; but to show equal vigour to other offenders , a formal application has since been made
to the British Vice-Consul by the Chinese , to seize a schooner with smuggled silks , teas , and other goods belonging to a British subject . This the consul was hound to do under the treaty , and accordingly the schooner was seized by the boats ofthe Phiegethon . These proceedings have excited no little interest at Canton ; but hitherto the Chinese do not seem to have gone beyond the treaties and law of nations . But it is doubtful if they will proceed to extremities , since tlieir own officers are as much implicated as the foreigners . At present we merely advert to a subject which may possibly eve long occupy more of our attention . The Cosvici Question axd the Cape op Good Hope . —At the Cape of Good Hope the colonists
keep up their determined resolution not to employ or harbour the imported convicts ; and as tho governor conceives that he has more power over them than he first supposed , the colonists are urging him at once to send the convicts back to Bermuda or England . Meanwhile , if a paragraph current in tlie papers last week , and uncontradicted this week , maybe trusted , Lord Grey , evading the contest with the larger colonies , proposes to send convicts under an escort of pensioners to Moroton Bay and Norfolk Island . Moreton Bay is in "Sew South Wales , which colony repudiates thc convicts . Lord Grey reversed the plan of his predecessor for
erecting Moreton Bay into a separate colony , and took some credit for the step : he now make ' s it a penal colony ! And Norfolk Island !—wo all know what that was before the zealous and intelligent Captain Maconichic , had the command , and what it has bocome since he left it . Lord Grey is about to ropcople that " hell , " and a large number of Chelsea pensioners are to spend tlieir last days in watching over a community that cannot be controlled , in witnessing crimes that they cannot prevent . Unable to carry out his purposes in America , or Africa , orthe settled parts of Australia , Lord Grey carries his crotchet to desolate corners , apparently as helpless as ho is self-willed . —Spectator .
_Fihe ix me City . —On Ihursday evening a five broke out in the extensive premises belonging to Mr . William Smee , the large cabinetmaker and upholsteser , Finsbury Pavement , which created much alarm for some time , but was got under before . damage to any considerable amount was done .
Slavery! To The Editor Of The Ifortherw ...
SLAVERY ! TO THE EDITOR OF THE _IfORTHERW _STAK . Sin , —The people of all countries appear to be influenced by delusions ; they do not appreciate the real meanings of "liberty " and slavery , and hence they arc subject to be deceived by having a false direction given to their minds , wherever severe _depression causes them to exorcise reflection . The p riests tell them that it is a decree of God that tho poor should never cease out of the land , and that their poverty is the result of such decree ; that though their sufferings in this world may be severe , they will be rewarded in the world to come proportionate to their sufferings , and the fortitude with which those sufferings may be borne . The poor overwroug ht and under-educated portion of the community not being able to seo through the ¦ _nniiiatrv of this doctrine , submit to it as being the _cietuaers
will of Heaven . Thus these hypocritically of the people have not only secured the object of their real mission , but thoy have secured the position ofthe governors of na _' tions , whose corrupt and unholy tools they have ever been , and will remain , so long as they are enabled te enslave the very soul * of men . God has decreed that the poor shall never cease out of the land . Who are the poor ? Those alone who from either physical or mental ability arc net able to produce for themselves the necessaries of life . But for these luxuriant drones to tell tho working portion of thc community that their poverty is a decree of Heaven , is a foul libel on the character of God . Ho decveed that man should his bread by tho sweat of his brows , and not
earn that one class of men should do this . Ko ! this decree is universal in its application , —the exception being the poor , who are physically disabled . In order that man might he enabled to do this He established certain and fixed laws , through the operation of which , and with tho application of labour , thc earth is made to yield an ample supply of fruits . He gave the earth to man , and commanded him to multiply and replenish it . As it had an existence before man , and as it is absolutely necessary for his existence , each individual has a just and equal right to its possession . No man can be said to have an exclusive right to it . Hence it follows , ' that the poverty of thc producer arises from another source , and not from the decree of God . It arises from the
robberies committed by the priests ; the aristocrat and the usurers , who by fraud and cunning have contrived to evade tho great and universal Jaw" man shall earn his bread by the sweat of his brow . " This class of individuals are constantly increasing , and as a natural consequence , the labouring portion of the population are from year to year becoming poorer . Each individual who becomes a capitalist , commences levying taxes on society , which taxes are handed down from one generation to another ; the weight upon the shoulders of the labouring man thus continually augmenting , until its pressure becomes so severe that he is not able , through excessive toil and privations , to live out half his days . Yet those who rob him , and
who are enabled to wallow in luxury and licencious extravagance , have the audacity to tell him that his poverty is a decree of Heaven . The hypocrisy of those parties is so transparent that the people will , at no distant day , call them to account for their deceptions and injustice . Whence arises the power exercised by this triune ? From the slavery ofthe masses . The masses say wo are free _; this is the a land of freedom , —shivery cannot exist here , — who told you so ? You are deceived ; and those who told you so are either wilfully blind to the existence of surrounding facts , or are materially interested in causing you to havo an impression that you are fvee . You are not free , —you are slaves , mentally and physically , —and so long as the institutions of society exist in their present state
you must remain so Thc man who " is compelled ' to sell his labour is a slave to the purchaser of that labour . The freeman is he who sells or exchanges the fruits of his labour . Would to God that tho working classes could be induced to think and act more in concert ; their elevation must spring from themselves alone ; unfortunately , the institutions appear to have a parallelising effect on their spiritual nature ; tho public-houses , jevry-shops , and gin-palaces , have too much attraction for them ; excitements of an unhealthy and soul-destroying character is too much sought after ; the taxes which the people pay in this way rivet their fetters of slavery with a sledge-hammer force of a threefold character . They give a tyrannical government the pecuniary means of perpetuating their slavery . They dissipate the little power they possess , and
thus become the mere kicking posts ot their emp loyers ; and are liable to receive the greatest insults without the slightest power of . retaliation ; and they destroy or neutralise the noblest portion of their nature , viz ., the spiritual or intellectual part , which , if cultivated , would afford to them a happiness ofthe most pure and elevated character . There is after all great hope for tho people ; many of the working classes arc beginning to think more deeply than they ever did in any age of the world ; there aro a greater number of able and noble-souled men who ave disseminating views through the medium of the pure portion of tho Press than at any former period . These receive the warm gratulations of all good men ; they may be persecuted by
the slander of the priests , who have In every age manifested a peculiar aptitude for persecuting good men , which , however , from its universal occurrence , is producing a completely different result than that which they desire . Somehow the people begin to think that a man must havo somo peculiarly good quality about him when he is slandered by the priesthood , and hence they arc induced to read and reflect upon his ideas . As social reform , or the destruction of slavery , can alone be effected by the dissemination ofthe necessary ideas , and as ideas can only be received by those capable of exercising tlieir reflecting powers , it behoves every individual , animated by tlie desire of elevating tho masses , to do all he can to remove the cause which prevents the cultivation of reflection . On looking round he
will find tho greatest portion of his acquaintance , to a greater or less extent , thc slaves of intemperance , which intemperance can alone be removed by a total abstinence from intoxicating drinks . "What is thero more unbearable than to be held by the button and compelled to listen to the contemptible , puerile , and childish twaddle of a . drunken pan f What scone is more calculated to produce pain and sorrow in the mind of a man whose aspirations are ever for the elevation ofthe people , than to see his soul so beclouded , —his manhood so degraded , —by pandering to a vicious habit ? and perhaps he may have a wife and a group of lovely children at home requiring for tlieir comfort the very money which he has been squandering at somo gin-palace , or other place , whore this internal poison is permitted to be sold . The man who Win do this is a tyrant in his
soul , made so by drink . It is the duty of every democrat to destroy the poivor of this tyranny by doing all he can to overturn the drinking customs , and thus we should have a sober people , which no power on ciwth could keep in slavery . May the time speedily arrive when every species of slavery shall bo banished from the world , and when all men shall ho united in one common bond of brotherhood , —when each shall seek his brother ' s welfare , and individual selfishness entirely destroyed . Yours truly , . Halifax . Jon * _Cuwax , Jun .
Tarks For The People.—It Is To Be Hoped ...
_Tarks for the People . —It is to be hoped that if Smithfield Market be removed the space will he immediately converted into a city green . What was formerly necessary when London was much smaller , and , from its hitherto long form and narrow width , more healthy in its internal parts than it can bo in future ( unless care be taken , whilst there is yet time and opportunity ) , is much more necessary now , and the consequences will show themselves , if precautions be neglected . One grand benefit to London will be to preserve an opening into the sides of it , both north and south ; and the effects of tins' will be manifest ; it will cause a current of comparatively pure air into the very centre ofthe metropolis , and also be the means of
a pleasant , safe , and short access to open ground , green fields , or walks , parks or broadways ( as may be provided ) , for the benefit of the health and morals of thousands of individuals who otherwise must bo deprived of one of the greatest blessings of Heaven , On the north side of London the opening that would be beneficial is from Holborn to King ' scvoss , Did- Gyay ' _s-inn-road , by certain improvements and widenings in sundry places , as opportunity woud permit ; with wide and safe footpaths ; thence to Highgate , or so far as might be obtainable either in progress thereto , or in extent of space as public ground , terminating at a nearer distance from King ' s cross . The ground from King ' s-cross to Highgate , by way of Maiden-lane and Chalk-road , affords
facility for the purposes desired , and ten acres of ground obtained here are more valuable , as a general service to tho inhabitants of the middle portion of London , than 100 acres at the extreme ends . Tho high grounds about Copenhagen is an invaluable spot for tho formation of a reservoir of air , both for the supply of the centre of London and for tho access thereto of the inhabitants . If the opportunity be neglected now , when small comparative expense will effect it , the time will come when tho most expensive demolition must be effected in order to air London , and give space for its inhabitants ; fever and plague will not be stayed till thousands upon thousands be expended in this
manner , and the very spots now uncovered will bo then again laid bare for obvious purposes of general need . —Builder . _Amputation op toe Toes Pjievexted by Hollow Ws _OiSTJiKrr and Pills . —Mr . Oliver Smith Jenkins , of Falkirk , when superintending the erection of a railway _bricke , had his loot severely bruised b y the falling of a heavy slonc . Apprehending that serious consequences would result trom it , he consulted some of the most eminent _surgeons in _Lduiburjfh , who informed him to effect a cure two t « t _^ _f _^ l _^ _m _^ - fteiuslng to submit to this _ntumn , Iti ° _J £ klv 1 ' - a , ld commenced _usingHollowav ' s ? l _^ _lml _?^ , llls ; , _^ ' " ™ lous as it may appear , these invaluable medicines healed lug foot , and in three Yre & she was enabled to resume Ids employment .
Court Of Queen's Bench. Saturda Y Moroa*...
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH . Saturda y Moroa * G . -Just as our last edition is going to Press we have ascenameu that a motion has been this morning made ioi a New Trial in _Macnamara's Action against Mr . O'Connor , and that the Court have intimated their wish to confer "with Lord Denman , before whom the cause was tried , previous to coming to any decision .
Latest Foreign News. Dismissal Of Tilefb...
LATEST FOREIGN _NEWS . DISMISSAL OF _TILEFBENCH MINISTRY . The Ministry hare resigned en masse , and the following new appointments are made : —General d ' Hautpoul , Minister of war ; M . Achille Fould , Finance ; M . Rouber , Justice ; M . Ferdinand Barrot , Home Department ; M . A . de Hayneval , the Minister at Naples , Foreign Affairs ; M . Dumas , Commerce and Agriculture ; M . de Parrieu , Public Instruction and Worship ; Admiral Romain Desfosses , Marine and Colonies : M . Binoau , Public Works ; General d'Hautpoul is _charged , ad interim , iu the absence of M . __ de Rayneval , with the Portfolio of Foreign Affairs ; All the above belong to the majority ofthe Legislative Assembly . _Legislative Assembly , Oct . 31 . —The President of the Assem bly read the following message from the President of the Republic . M
_ __ _ _^ _, « Elysee , Oct . 31 . " Monsieur le President—In the * grave circumstances in which we find ourselves , the accordance whioh ought to exist between the different powers of thc state cannot be maintained , unless , animated by mutual confidence , they explain their views openly to each other . To give an example of that sincerity , I now make known to the Assembly thc reasons which have determined me to change the Ministry , and to separate myself from men whose eminent services lam gratified to proclaim , and to whom I have vowed friendship and gratitude . " To consolidate the Republic , menaced on so many sides by anarchy , to assure order more efficaciously than has hitherto been the case , to uphold abroad ( d J ' rater ' cur ) the name of France at the
height of her fame—men are required who , animated by a patriotic devotion , understand the necessity of united and firm action , and a clearly defined line of policy , which will not compromise the government \ lepouvoir ) by any act of irresolution , who will have a care of my responsibility as well as of their own , and pay attention to acts as well as words . ( Groat agitation . ) " For more than a year I have given proofs enough of abnegation to remove all doubts as to my veritable intentions . Without a grudge towards any individuality , against any party , I gave access to power to men of tho most opposite _opinions , but without obtaining the happy results which I expected from that combination [ rapprochement ) . Instead of an amalgamation of shades of opinion , I obtained only a neutralisation of
powers . " Unity of action was barred ; a spirit of conciliation was regarded as weakness . Scarcely were the dangers of the street over , when parties raised their colours , and gave vent anew to their old rivalries , spreading alarm and disquietude through tho country . " In the midst of this confusion , France , uneasy , not seeing any guiding power , seeks the hand , the will , the flag of the elected of the 10 th of December . That will cannot be manifested without a perfect community of action , of ideas , views , and convictions between the President and his Ministers , and unless the Assembly associates itself to the national thought , of which the election of the Executive power was the expression . _ .
" A whole system triumphed on the 10 th December , for the name of Napoleon is a programme in itself . It means—order , authority , religion , welfare of the people at home , the national dignity abroad . It is the triumph of that policy , inaugurated by my election , which 1 seek , with the support of the Assembly and of the people . I wish to be worthy of the confidence of the nation , by maintaining the Constitution to which I have sworn . I wish to inspire in the country , by my loyalty , my perseverance , and my firmness , such confidence as to give new life to business , and hope in the future .
"The letter ofthe Constitution has doubtless a great influence upon thc destinies of a country ; but tho manner iu which it is interpreted has , perhaps , a far greater one . The longer or shorter duration of a government contributes , doubtless , greatly to the stability of public affairs ; but it is also by ideas and by principles that the government knows how to re-assure society . " Let us , then , raise up again authority , without causing alarm to real liberty . Let us calm anxiety by boldly curbing bad passions , and by giving a useful direction to all noble instincts . " Let us consolidate the principle of religion , without abandoning anything of the conquests of the revolution ; and wo will save the country , in despite of factions , ambitious men , and even of those imperfections which may exist in OUT institutions , " _LOUISXVPOLEON _BoSAPAnTE . ' *
The PnEsiDEXT : A postcript is added . It runs thus : — "A supplement of the Moniteur will give this _eveningthe names ofthe new Ministry . " ( Loud laughter at the names not being announced . ) The Assembly then rose in great agitation at six o ' clock . Paris , Thursday . —Last night crowds assembled in the Boulevards eager to see the President ' s letter , but no popular demonstration took place , nor was there any appearance of disturbance .
FATAL DISTURBANCE IX TRINIDAD . On thc 1 st of October the people assembled in front of the government-house to demand an abrogation of the law , that persons sent to prison for small debts should bo treated as criminals . As the governor ' s carriage passed through the crowd it was pelted with stones , which proceedings being continued , the Riot Act was read , and , the mob refusing to disperse , the order to fire was given to the military , and carried into fatal effect , killing and wounding several . The city for some time remained in a disturbed state , and was patrolled night and day by thc troops . The greatest uneasiness prevailed in tho colony , and fears were entertained of a more general rising .
Tiie Bermondsey" Murder. Further Rauticu...
TIIE BERMONDSEY" MURDER . FURTHER rAUTICUUUS . _IjiroRiAXT Djsclosubes . —Some very important disclosures havo come to light within the last two days ' relative to the murder of Patrick O'Connor , which will remove all doubt as to the guilt of the Mannings . The male prisoner has acknowledged that the pistols used to commit tho horrid deed were those found in the possession of Adams , tho pawnbroker , of Bermondsey-street , but that tradesman could not swear as to thc party who pledged them , although he was in attendance at thc Southwark Police Court . He ( Manning ) asserts that his wife loaded both pistols , and having shot O'Connor with ono , presented the other at " him , _threatening to serve him the same way unless ho assistodlicr
. She statement relative to the pistols corroborates Mr . Lockwood ' s opinion . Manning also has stated thatthe clothes taken from the murdered man wore all burnt in the back kitchen , with his private memorandums and some rags . Manning declares that the grave in the back-kitchen had been du" so early as May last , and the murder had heen contemplated since then , but some how or other his wife could not muster courage enough to commit the deed until the evening of the 9 th of August . A shutter belonging to tho back-kitchen was placed over the hole covered with a carpet , and O'Connor must hare several times walked over his grave in going to the sink to vcash his _hawls , as was his custom prior to partaking of dinner at Manning ' s house . On Friday afternoon Mr . Binns had an interview with Frederick George Manning in the condemned
cell , Ilorswnonger-lane Gaol , according to a previous _appointment . The wretched culprit received an answer to his wife ' s letter on the previous day , which he submitted to Mr . Binns . It was written with great care , and the contents are rather important , as it discloses some extraordinary facts relative to thc murder , which at present cannot bo published . The whole of the correspondence was forwarded to the Uome-office , for the consideration ofthe authorities . With regard to the point of law urged by Mr . Ballantine on Mrs . Manning ' s behalf— " that she was entitled to bo tried de _meclielate lingua "—Mr . Salmon , her solicitor , waited upon the Attorney-General yesterday afternoon , and served him with the necessary notices . "So definitive answer was given to this application , as the learned Attorney-General must consult the judges .
L.Vited States Xavisatiox Laws.—Import I...
L . vited States _Xavisatiox Laws . —Import i \ t _CoscEssiox . -Although not officially announced , private information which may be relied unon . and on _* hich parties are acting , has been received from America , stating that goods , the produce of _Lurope , Asia , or Africa , will be admitted into the United Suites m British ships from Great Britain ; but that , beyond nationalising goods as being of the country whence last exported , it is not expected any further , relaxation will be made , unless by special treaty . 'I his relaxation will enable the Halifax and Boston steamers to carry foreign _sroods from Liverpool , which could only bo done by American vessels—the American Navigation Laws bein _« the same as our old laws with resnect to "oods th A ™
duce of Europe , Asia , and Africa . A Baker recently waited on one oi his customers to know how it was he did not intend to take any more bread of him , and was told , in reply , " that ho had never given him a job . " The baker was perfectly satisfied with the reason , for thc customer was an undertaker .
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Corn. Mask-Use, Monday, Oct. 29.—The Arr...
CORN . Mask-use , Monday , Oct . 29 . —The arrivals f t wlie . it during last week , and the show of _sanmta " a " morning from Essex and Kent , were moderate . Th 0 4 ' lish supply was taken off by the millers at a _rcdut-i * _* " _^ lspev qv . upon last Monday ' s prices , and f _orei-n _n "" , _!?* retail at our previous uuotations . Flour dull . " _yCg la malting and distilling barley in request tit full ' -, nf !" ¥ grinding slower sale . White peas scarce , and is . t . , _^ Beans and grey peas unaltered . The supply of Sv _^ oats was smaller than for some weeks pasr , but a _lin- ' _* "" goes of Irish were at market . The sale ot line viT _« ? " was steady , whilst inferior light qualities went _o > i \ i s at tlie price of last Monday . In rye little _doiii" ' _rf , " * and cakes rather dearer . _"* ' _'' _^ d
_Bnrrisu . —Wheat . —Essex , Suffolk , and Kent , _rej _„ -. to 43 s , ditto white , 40 s to 5 « s , Lincoln , Norfolk . _' ., \ % ' ' _® 3 shire , red , 3 us to 39 s , Northumberland and Scotch _iv _^* _« 2 s to 37 s , ditto red , 3 _ts to 37 s , Devonshire and s , { , _« _* ' shire , red , —s to —s , ditto white — to —s , rye _i ' l . _«**' barley , 24 s to 82 s , Scotch , 23 s to 25 s , AiwusJ-V . _. if alt ordinary , —s to —s , pale , 52 s to 55 s , peas _.. » .,. *~ s > 2 us to 28 s , maple 2 Ss to 30 s , white , 24 s to 2 < _Js _, _hiifir : . ' 28 s to 31 s , beans , large , new , 23 s to 25 s , ticks " 55 * : » _' » harrow , 27 s to 30 s , pigeon , 30 s to 82 s , oats , i , » ; , ' " > Yorkshire , feed , 15 s to 20 s , ditto Poland an , ] r _^ A 17 s to 23 s , Berwick and Scotch , 17 s to 24 < j < , ' " , » feed , 17 s to 22 s , Irish feed , and black , iss t 0 'V , _^ potato , 17 s to 25 s , linseed ( solving ) 50 s to o h , ruAi Essex , new , £ 27 to £ 30 per last , _cavraway seed , _Jfc 4 v „ " 2 fls to 30 s per cwt , rape cake , £ 4 to £ 4 Ms i ) 6 i . _"' _" . ' '" , - . _"' '» seed , £ 010 s to £ 10 10 s . per 1 , 000 , Hour , per Silck . ' . ¦ . " _'"" - ship , 28 s to 30 d , town , 88 s to 4 _(» s . ' - '' J * *» Foreign . —Wheat , — Dantzig , 44 s to 52 s Aril _.-r- j Marks , 3 < _5 to 43 s , ditte white , 40 s to 44 s , Poniw ,,, ; . _' , ' "" ? 38 s to 42 s , Kostock 42 s to ! Ss , Danish nu _j '; " ' rit f ; _^ i lti
, p _.. ; noi _,.., _^ -m tn _9 . - , p _„*„~ .. _» ,, „ .,,, a . _v . 1 _,., - » _-, ana Friesland , 30 s to 35 s , Petersburg ]! , Archangel , " i' i . " 32 s to 34 s , Polish Odessa , 32 s to 38 s , Mariano _^ ' . _^ _w _:- ' * dianski , 32 s to 3 us , Taganrog , 33 s to 31 s , l ii » i ' _' .. ' : French , 33 s to 3 Ss , ditto white , 38 s to 42 s , _SalonW ' i * _> , 38 s , Egyptian , 23 s to 2 Gs , rye , 20 s to 22 s , _bark-v , \ _r ! _2 Z and Kostock , 18 s to 22 s , Uanish , 18 s to 22 s , Sa ; l ) , I , ?* 24 s , East Friesland , 15 s to 17 s , Egyptian , 14 s to 13 s , _kuiyu 14 s to 13 s , peas , white , 25 s to 27 s , new boilers , _^ s _,, " 30 s , beans , horse , 24 s to 30 s , pigeon , 30 s to 32 s , H " _v-j . tian , 22 s to 24 s , oats , Groningeii , Danish , Hitmen , _Vmfl Friesland , feed and black , lis to 10 s , ditto , thick ami brew 15 s to 22 s , _lliga , Petersburg , Archangel , and Swedish , u _\ _toltfs , flour , United States , per 1 'JGlbs ., 21 s to 23 s , Ham burg 20 s to 22 s , Dantzig and Stettin , 20 s to 23 s , French r _. « p 2801 bs ., 82 s to 35 s .
Wednesday , October 31 . —The arrival of grain fresh ia this week is but short , nevertheless the trade _geiiMaUy _u heavy , without alteration in prices . Arrivals this week : — Wheat — English , 280 quarters ; foreign , 4 , 010 quarters , _liarley—English , 230 quarters foreign , 3 S 0 quarters . Oats—English , 50 quarters ; foreign , 3 , 420 quarters . Flour—410 sacks . Coax Exchange , _Makk-un % Friday , _November 2 nd . — Great dulness lias prevailed in the wheat trade , and a decline of Is to 2 s per quarter has been submitted to , a _slight reduction has taken place upon old Foreign . No al-eration has occurred in thc value of beans and oats . Foi ' ei " ' ij grinding barley commands an advance of Is per quar'tr " at which improvement English white peas have also been disposed of . Richmond ( _Yokksuire ) , October 27 . — We had he-vy market of grain this morning . Wheat sold fiwii ' . je « dt « fis Cd ; oats , Is 9 d to 3 s 3 d ; barley , 3 s to 3 s Od ; b-ans 4 s to 4 s Od per bushel .
CATTLE . Smithfield . Monday , Oct , 22—Tlie number of foreign beasts and sheep in to-day ' s market was tolerably extensive , but that of calves was small . Compared with that exhibited on Monday last , the supply of home-fed leasts on sale this morning , was limited , the falling off in tbe arrivals exceeding 1 , 000 head . As the attendance of burers was on the increase , and the weather colder than last week , the beef trade was somewhat active , and a good clearance was effected , at ; an advance in the quotations of fully 2 d . per Slbs . A few very superior Scots sold at 4 s ; but the general top figure for beef was 3 s 10 d per Slbs . From Lincolnshire , Leicestershire , and Northamptonshire , aVowt 1 , 700 beasts came fresh to hand . From the western and
midland counties , we received 750 Hercfords , runts , Devons , ic , and from other parts of England , COOofvariou breeds . There was a considerable falling off in tlie arrivals of sheep from the whole of our flock districts . For tho primest old Downs the demand was steady . In prices , however , we have no improvement to notice , they ruling from 3 s lOd to 4 s per 81 bs . Kents , Leicestershire , hnlf-breds _, . _iiid all other breeds were in active request , and quite 2 d per 8 Ibs , dearer than this day sc _' imiglit . Calves—the supply of which was small—commanded ready sale , at 2 d per Slbs . more money . We had a slight improvement iu tli « demand for pigs , the prices of which were well supported . Head of Cattle at Smithfield . —Friday . —Beasts , S 25 ; sheep , 3 , 190 ; calves , 180 ; pigs , 325 . Monday . —Beasts , 3 , 727 ; sheep , 22 , 270 ; calves , 149 ; pigs , 308 .
Price per stone of Slbs . ( sulking tlie _gUUV } . - —Beef , 2 s ud to 3 s lOd ; mutton , 3 s Od to 4 s Od ; veal , 3 s 2 _l to 3 s til ; pork , 3 s 2 d to 4 s 2 d . _Newgate asd _Leadesiiai-l , Monday , Oct . 15 . —Inferior beef , 2 s Gd to 2 s Stl ; middling ditto , 2 s 4 d to 2 s Sd : _i rime large , 2 s Sd to 3 s Od v . prime small , 3 s Id to os 4 _, t •/ ' _.-. _irre pork , * - ' s lOd to 3 s Gd ; inferior . mutton , 2 s Od to os Id J » middling ditto , 3 s 0 J to 3 s 4 d ; prime ditto , 3 s fid to 3 s id * veal , 2 s lOd to 3 s Cd ; small pork , 3 s Sd to 4 s il ' per Slbs . by the carcase . '
MOYISIOXS . Londos , Monday . —The arrivals last week from Ireland were 14 , 700 firkins butter , . _'ind 1 , 300 bales of bacon : : md from foreign ports G _. 450 casks of butter , and 600 " _joxt ' _s and bales of bacon . The demand for Irsh butter has been v < iy limited since our last , and the transactions few ami unimportant ; where sales have been effected , rather _l . _v _. w prices were submitted to . The mildness of the wcatl _' . _tr lias operated very seriously on tiie demand . Dutch _, declined Os toSsper cwt . The demand for bacon has _aiso been dull , and prices have declined 2 s to 3 s per cwt . _Iif .-fi 53 s to 54 s ; Hamburg , 44 s to 50 s , according to quality , kt Stocks and deliveries
, for the week ending Oct . 27 : — Duttek . Uacos . Stock . Delivery . Stock . Delivery . 1847 .... 20 , 250 11 _. SS 0 1 , 840 1 , 100 1 S 48 .... 55 , 300 11 , 100 2 , 480 yii > 1 SW .... ' 40 , 030 12 , 000 1 , 070 850 English " Botter . Mahket , Oct . 29 . —Our trade is very did ! only the best and freshest parcels are saleable , at baivly current rates , while middling and inferior qualities are neglected ; as such wc must report prices as prcscntiug a downward tendency . Dorset , line weekly , 90 s to tc ' s per cwt . ; do ., stale and middling , 04 s to SOs ; Devon , new made , SOs to 82 s ; fresh , Ss to 12 s per dozen lbs .
FISH , POULTRY , GAME , Ac . New _iroxGERFORD , October 28 . —Fisn Market . —Tur ' uots 2 s to 12 s , brills Is to Cs , codfish 4 s to Ss , haddocks lid to If . whitings 4 d to is , and lobsters 9 , 1 to Is O' dcach ; suits d to 3 s per pair ; Thames _founders Is to Is Oil , and _sim-lts Is to Is Cd per dozen ; eels Is to Is 3 d per lb . _—Supnly mid dling , trade dull . Poultry , Game , and Meat . —Turkeys Cs to Cs fid : teil 0 s toOd , geese 5 s Od to 7 s , fowls 2 s to * 3 s , capons 3 s Oil to 5 s 0 d _, chickens 2 s to 2 s 3 d , ducks 2 s to 2 s Cd , rabbits _i'Al to Is 2 d , pheasants 3 s 9 d to 4 s , hares 2 s Cd to 3 s , grouse'Is to 3 s Gd , partridges Is Gd to Is 9 d , and pigeons Cd to 8 d each . —Meat per lb .: prime legs of mutton 7 d to 7 id , shoulders Cd , necks 5 . Jd , and breasts 4 M ; _roasting- lea ' 7 _| d to Sid , boiling ditto Cd to 7 d , dairy fed pork Sd to Vd , _aiidvealin proportion . Fresh butter Is to Is 3 d , be . _nsalt ditto Kid to Is , common ditto 7 d to Ud , Cheshire _ehc-ise 7 id to 9 d , double Gloucester 7 d to 8 d , and _single < li : to - _*> i to Cld per lb . —Supply moderate , trade dull .
SEEDS . Loxdox , Monday . _—Canaryseod was more inquired ; , < r _, and realised enhanced terms . Linseed supported the recent advance . In other articles there wis little _passiiv . j _Jmxisn .-Cloverseed , red 35 sto 40 s ; tine 45 s " to vis ; white 31 s to 42 s ; cow grass [ nominal ]—s to—s ; linsted ( perqr . J sowing 54 s to Otis ; crushing 4 _fls to 42 s ; _linked cakes . ( pcr 1 , 0 ( 10 of Slbs . each ) £ ' 9 os to £ 10 Os ; Trefoil . pes cwt . ) 14 s to lbs ; vnpesecd now ( per last ) £ 28 Os to £ 2 ;> Os ; ditto calces ( per ton ) £ 4 5 s to £ 4 10 s ; mustard ( per ba _* l : _elj white _Osto !) 3 ; brown 3 s to 10 s ; Coriander ( per ewt . i _h' . s to -as ; Canary _(] , er qr . ) new 75 s to S 2 s ; turnip , whito mor _UiUwlj-s to -s ; ditto _Sweedish -s to -s ; tares , wi : f : es per bushel 4 s Od to Is 9 d ; carmvav ( per cwt . ) 28 s to i ! ' ; ; new o 0 _s to bis rye grass ( per . ) s to
qr _ s . _FonEi c . y .-Clover , red ( duty 5 s per cwt . ) per cwt . ol ! f to , " { V < 1 , tto , whitu <' _' y 5 s _I'"' cwt . ) per _i-. vi . -4 to « s ; linseed ( perqr . J llaific SSs to 44 s ; O . _I , ssa 42 s £ : !!? ° , _^ cakc ( l , CI' t 0 _* " > £ ( i t _0 £ s ; *¦¦ ' _•¦* _™ < v « - ton £ 4 ys to 1410 s . '
TALLOW , HIDES , AND OILS . Tallow , Monday , October 20 . —Since our last report , the imports of tallow have amounted to 3 , 007 , and the deliveries to !> ,: _J : J 9 casks . The demand to-day is somewhat inactive , at barely stationary prices . P . Y il . on the spot is quoted at 3 fis 0 d to 37 s ; ami for delivery up to the end ot the year , SOs Cd to 38 ! M per cwt . Town tallow , ;> 7 s per cwt . net casii ; rough tat , 2 s Id per Slbs . Wc _haveiurther advices from St . Petersburg . As several speculative purchases had been effected by English houses , say from 1 , 000 to 2 , 000 , casks , pi ices had advanced four toiive roubles . Leadexhall . —Market hides 5 ( i 1 b . to C 41 b ., _ljd to lid per lb . ; ditto Glib , to 72 « j .. _ljd to l ; hl ; ditto 7210 . to ' _i-Jib ., JJd to 2 ;{ d ; ditto 301 b . to SSIb ., 2 _Jd to 2 | d ; ditto Silb . SO _9 i » to _., 2 | d to _3-Jd ; ditto 90 tb . to 10 « b .. 3 d to 4 d ; ditto 1011 b . to 112 lb ., 31 ; to 4 d : calf-skins each 4 s to 5 s Ud ; lamb skins 2 s 2 d to 2 s lOd : Horse hides 7 s Ud _iShcarlinus Is _{? d to 2 s 4 d . n
_riS _5 , ?; . Cwt * - SOsOdto _^ s ; rapeseed English refined o _0 s bil to -s : brown SSs Cd ; GaIlipoli per tun . _£ ;; . ~ , _-l r f i i v ' , ' S 0 { - * ba st _* » - ; _^ ' _^ r * _M-J ° -: - " Sciu P _"' * B . 10 sto- _; -s ; da , conlm " 0 ? m ' ' C 0 C 0 : l nutpcr tou 3 SL t 0 m - i
HAT . Smitiifield Ootober 27 . —At per load of thirty-six trusses . it ? to £ ' t 070 s ; L _' lover - ' 60 s t 0 J 2 s : itVii " " HOPS . fin _«? Sof _fe _^ tober 29 - Tl 18 ue , Mni 1 «« _^ e _ffi _^ S t _^ _TW ? _? ' _»«>«* _tely-wtivo at fully _^^^ _SS _^ _SffSS _^ _heavyi COTTOX . _1-vEnrooL _, October 30 .-Afterthe close of business vestcr . _cnaiigeu Hands , making the sales of the day 12 000 To rtiv the market has been steadv . thc il ™™ ilt ' V ' , rate extent , and prices tin , _Tlie _"Z _'L _' _, " _^ 1 9 , 000 hales , including -1 , 000 on _ScuhHon _^' "fl _^ export , _llnsiness _ehjsed with _' _^ tL _^^
"WOOL . Cm , Monday , October 29 . —The market 1 ms not changed . There have arrived since our last 1 , 0 W bales from Sydney , 1 , 418 from Port Philip , 72 Sfrom Van Dicnieu's Land , 473 from Algoa Hay , 30 from IJuenos Ayres _, and 12 from Germany . _Liverpool , October 27 . —Scotch . —If any _change , there is _vatUev mora inquiry tor Laid Highland wool this week . In white no change . Good crossed aud Chevoit are still most in _douuuiv . 1 at late rates ; the inferior kinds are stilt neglected . COAL . Loxdox , Monday Oct . 29 . —Lamb ton ISs Gd ; Hettous l £ _s Stewarts 19 s ; Edens 17 st ! d ; _""Y ylams io ' s . 280 fresh aui vals . i ' , 9 left from last day . The market _without altera * lion since lust day .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 3, 1849, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_03111849/page/8/
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