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TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR, ESQ., M.P. Sni,—We,...
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8 THE NORTHERN STAR . __ _^^^ _= J Y 5 > 1860 Z _~
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Aberdeen.—Last Week A Chartist Meeting W...
Aberdeen . —Last week a Chartist meeting was held in Union-hall , to take into consideration the inntters which had been brought . before the Conference , lately held in London , by . delegates from various localities in that city , and elsewhere—Mr . "Whv Forbes in the chair . Ihe meeting , while discussing the ' rations' topics which had been submitted to the Conference , observed with considerable astonishment and surprise , a notification in the shape of . v letter , speaking as if it had its origin in a special resolution , which had been argued at a meeting of Chartists in Aberdeen , _ and , as such not having been the case , the following resolution , in condemnation of the writer , was moved by Mr . W Lyon , and having been seconded , was carried
unanimously : — " That this meeting repudiates the opinion attributed to it by the writer . ' of the letter from Aberdeento the Conference held in London . And that we , the Chartists here assembled , declare our willingness to support , and would place the fullest confidence in any Executive duly elected by Universal Suffrage—whether such Executive was composed of Englishmen , Irishmen , or Scotchmen And , further , that this meeting declare its deliberate condemnation of the conduct of any individual who would take upon himself the liberty to express the opinions of the people of Aberdeen , without having any authority from them for so doing . " After the meeting had gone over the entire business , as according to report , had engaged the attention of the Conference , the following resolution was also unanimously agreed to : — " That we , the
Chartists here assembled , heing duly impressed with thc paramount importance of a re-organisation of the Chartists throughout Great Britain and Ireland , hail with infinite pleasure and delight the _iteps wbich are being' taken by the men in London to effect this most desirable end , and that this meeting pledge itself to use its utmost exertions to forward the object in view . " Rochdale . —Two lectures were delivered in the Chartist Room on Sunday last , by Mr . G . Gammage , of Northampton , on the condition of the working classes , past and present , —past democratic movements , —causes ¦ ' of their failure , —the necessity of political freedom , a 3 tbe means of ensuring the social elevation , and the power ofthe _p-ople to emancipate themselves . Mr , G . was warmly applauded during the delivery of his lectures _, and the meeting separated highly satisfied .
Bilstok . —A meeting of Chartists was held at John Jones ' s , " \ Yolverhampton-street , when it was unanimously agreed to join the _National Charter Association , as established by the late Conference at London . The meeting was adjourned to Sunday evening next , at Mr . John "White ' s , Hall-street . M 4 BTEEB 0 XS axd _Paddisgiox . — At a meeting held on Sunday last at the British Coffee-house , after the business of the evening , it was resolved to call a public meeting on Sunday next , to discuss the rules of the new Executive . After which a subscription was commenced , when Is . was collected forthe Victims , and 2 s . Id . for "Macnamara ' s Action . 0 . Saunders , Secretary . "Mr . _Pedkice , Chairman .
Leicester . —A tea party was held on Wednesday last at Mr . J . "White's , S 7 , Church-street . After the tea six shillings was collected to exempt the prisoners from oakum picking . Four shillings and sixpence being tbe proceeds of a pair of boots given by Mr . Goddard , and disposed of by subscription , was also given towards the costs of Macnamara ' s action . Several songs were sung , amongst which were the Chartist and " Britannia ' s sons though slaves ye be , " in honour and remembrance of our departed townsman , J . H . Beamwieh , the author . The company were strongly called npon to take democratic papers , particularly those brought out by working men , and to meet together for the purpose of reading _anddiscussion , After an evening well
spent , ihe meeting separated , highly delighted with the rational enjoyment they had received . 2 forrixoHAii . —Mr . George "White delivered a lecture in the Town-hall on Tuesday evening , Jan . 1 st , to a very attentive audience . Mr . John Skerritt having been called lo the chair ,- introduced Mr . "White to the meeting , who showed in a clear and distinct manner tbe evils ofthe present system , by holding up the wrongs of the labouring classes , and defining their natural rights . He then explained the . evils of our present commercial system and the monopoly ofthe land , and showed that under existing circumstances man is a mere machine . He then contrasted the wealth aud poverty of the people , _showinjr the way in which the land had been
taken from them , thereby rendering them complete hirelings , or actual slaves . The lecturer then expatiated upon the poor laws , and said that the only remedy for the existing evils was home colonisation , and pointed out the means by which government could carry it but . He complained ofthe present system " of education , and exhorted his hearers to agitate for then * social rights . Mr . "White also recommended the formation of Democratic Tract Soeieties , whereby thoy could carry their principles to the fireside of every working man , andbv that means be enabled to stamp a
conviction upon the mind of the masses of this country . The lecturer concluded a powerful address by calling upon the meeting not to be led away by any claptraps for partial reform , but to stand firmly " bythe principles ofthe People ' s Charter . After the cheering had _snhsided , Mr . George Harrison moved the following resolution : — " That the experience of years have clearly demonstrated , that all agitations for partial reform are utterly valueless to the working classes ; we , therefore , recommend our brother Democrats to stand firm by their principles ; and , in order to strengthen their ranks , we further recommend the dissemination of sound
knowledge on political and social reform , by the establishment of Democratic Tract Associations . " The speaker said , he had no hopes that a union of the middle and working classes would result in any good to the latter class . If the party asking for a union he sincere , why not advocate the just rights contained in " the Charter . Be , for one , had no Mth in partial reforms . The resolution was seconded by Mr . John Wall , and nnanimonsly carried . Totes of thanks were given to the lecturer , to the mayor for the use ofthe hall , and the chairman ; when the meeting separated .
Stockport . —The Old Guards sat down to an excellent supper in tbeir Association-room , on 2 _Tew-Tear _' s-eve . The evening was spent in singing and dancing , and ths party separated at a late hour , delighted with the entertainment . _Gbeeswich . —On the 23 rd ult ., the charges preferred by Mr . John Robinson against Mr . James Bligh were heard and answered , and on a show of " hands being taken , a majority of nine to one exonerated Mr . Bligh from every charge . At a meeting held on the 30 th ult ., at the Earl Grey , 2 s . 6 d . was - roted ior the costs of Macnamara ' s action , and 2 s . Sd . for the wives and families of the victim ? .
"" Jew Crrr Chaetisi Hall and Aihes _^ om , 2 G , Golden-lane , Barbican . — We understand tbat our Cr ipplegate friends intend opening their Hall and Athenaeum , on Tuesday evening , the loth instant , -with a grand festival , embracing tea , public meeting , Ac ., & 6 . The new "Hall , independent of coffee and other rooms , is capable of holding upwards of 300 persons . The Hall and Heading-room will be open every evening , for public meeting , lectures , discussions and readings . Soma of ibe most talented men in the movement have already promised their services . On the opening night we understand that the following persons have received invitation , and are expected to attend : —Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., G . W . M . Reynolds , Esq ., Julian _Haruev , E . Stallwood , S . M . Kydd , W . Dixon , T . Clark , and P . M'Grath . We trust our friends in the East
will not fail to support this new Chartist Hall . We believe Mr . Fowler , on behalf of the Cripplegate friends , will be happyto receive any contributions in the shape of books , to inrich the library of the Institution . The good men of Cripplegate have our hearty good wishes , and we may add the good wishes of every true Democrat . Westminster . —At the adjourned meeting of thi 3 locality held on Tuesday evening last , at the . Two Chairmen , Wardour-street , Soho , John Arnott read a letter he had received from an allottee at Chartervflle , and which he was desired to forward to Mr . O'Connor . After it had been agreed that the members be requested to attend the next meeting , to take their cards , under the new organisation , the meeting adjourned to Tuesday evening , 8 th- of January .
Chartist Organisation. Meeting Op Pboyis...
CHARTIST _ORGANISATION . Meeting op Pboyisioxal Comhitiee . —This body hold its first meeting since the dissolution of the Conference , at IM , High Holborn , on "Wednesday last , and at which Messrs . P . M'Grath , G . W . M . "Reynolds , J . Grasshy _, "V _* _T . Dixon , T . Clark , E . Stallwood , and J . Arnotfc , were present . Mr . P . M'Grath occupied the chair , and Mr . T . Clark was appointed secretary . The business transacted was necessarily of a preliminary and initiative character . The immediate issuing of cards of membership was decided upou . It was also determined to
convene , immeulately before the assembling of Parliament , a grand metropolitan demonstration in favour-of the Charter , and two members ofthe committee -were appointed to procure a suitable place of meeting for that purpose . _pother resolution of great " moment was also adopted , unanimously , namely , to procure , with the least possible delay , a large and commodious central place of meeting for the Chartist body , so that they may be able themselves to hold regular weekly _meetings ta ' a place of their own . The committee _expressed a strong determination to resort to every practicable and prudent means for the accomplishment of the object , which for a time has been entrusted to their care .
Death ' Of Ma. Tvileh, The Histosias. — ...
Death ' of Ma . _Tvileh , the _Histosias . — We _TCgretfo announce the death , at Malvern , on Monday lasVpfM _£ PatrickTraser Tytler , the wellknown historian , of Scotland . By his' death a literary pension reverts to the crown . -
To Feargus O'Connor, Esq., M.P. Sni,—We,...
TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ ., M . P . _Sni , —We , tbe _ChartistsTof the Keighley district , believe ourselves to be possessed of sufficient judgment to enable us to discern bur real from bur pretended friends . With this . full conviction , and with a wish that it should be distinctly understood- that we are'no flatterers , we beg" to say that we have heard many of your speeches , read much of your writings , and examined your votes in parliament , and we have ever found your speeches—your writings—and your votes—consistent , and pointing to universal liberty , and social happiness ; and ,. we thank you , sir , for all your past services , in defending right against might ; ' and we hope that , by the aid of the mind , you have been instrumental ., in
creating , that , ere long , your most fond expectations will he realised . Sir , you have often appeared proud in calling us your political children , but it seems you can hardly confidein us at preVent , and we believe tbat you have good and correct reasons for your doubts . Tou have found with us that it is not every one that cries out the Charter * ' the Charter ! that is to bo confided in , but . those only wbo know their duty , and are willing at all times to perform it . With this short digression we shall now , sir , como to tho point . In 1 S _48 , at the farfamed Bingley riots , about twenty of our friends there , werearrested , and sent to York Castle . We had them all defended at the assizes , by able counsel , and we did not ask any individual out of the
district for a fraction towards' the expenses . Besides this , we rendered a little assistance towards our friends in Bradford . We also sent four or five pounds to the Victim Committee in London , with an understanding that it was the General Victim Committee , and that the families of tho Bradford prisoners would receive relief from that source , although we have since been informed that no money ever found its way from London to Bradford . Sir , we are sending you a little towards paying off Macnamara ' s bill , and if we have not sent our share , please to let us know how much we are short / and we pledge ourselves to make up the deficiency . Further , sir , we would reeonimcnd that a balancesheet be made out , settiig forth what amount each
town and district ought to pay , and we will remit our share , with the understanding that in future we shall not bed nnned for other peoples' debts ; and that after all is cleared off we shall have a new beginning , and a fair understanding respecting money matters , and our future policy upon something like the following terms : — First , that you shall not hold yourself responsible for the payment of any money or monies which ought to be paid by the general body . 2 nd , that each town or district shall be responsible for its own acts and deeds . Thirdly , that those who will not take a part for the attainment of their political rights when the trade of the country is good , shall not be considered as Chartists when the trade is bad .
With these remarks , and trusting that you wul have the kindness to procure their insertion in next Saturday ' s Star , ' Believe us , sir , to remain , yours most sincerely , Tue Chaetists of the _Keigulex District .
The Incarcerated Yictlms. ; To Mr. W. Ki...
THE INCARCERATED YICTLMS . ; TO MR . W . KIDBR . Sib , —I send you 17 s . for the unfortunate men that are suffering in gaol . Though I did hot agree with their policy , and am more a social than a political reformer , I can sympathise with the unfortunate , -whether they be political _^ social , or theological martyrs . It is a pity , shy that men should suffer distress ; but if any men deserve punishment I believe it is the Chartists of this country for not supporting those who are suffering for their cause ; for according to all the information that I hare had tbey have been shamefully neglected by their friends . The money I send is a sum subscribed for twelve Tolumes of very good boohs . There ought to have heen not less than thirty subscribers , out seventeen was all I could get to subscribe , although I promised to send the money for the above _purpose .
Yours truly , . . . , In the cause of Social and Political Redemption _^ Armatige Bridge , near Job _Hissr . _Huddersfield .
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mm _^^ - THE PREDICTED HIGH TIDES . The Thames . —The tide on Saturday and Sunday only exceeded the ordinary height of spring flow 3 by a few inches , and although Battersea fields were , as usual at such times , flooded , yet we have heard of no serious inconvenience having been suffered in other parts of the river . The preparations to guard against the flood extended , however , along both banks ofthe Thames , even as high up as Richmond . So firm has been the belief of wharfingers , flour factors , corn merchants , _malsters , millers , distillers , and brewers , in tbe predicted inundation , that everything in the shape of grain and any other property that could be injured by the water , was removed to the higher stories of the buildings ; and men have been engaged for some days in' erecting barricades and bricking with cement , or planking up , with clay introduced between all deorways or other modes of inlet , from the river , all which must
have entailed an enormous expense on the owners of the different property . Amongst the many we may mention who have adopted such precautions are -Smith ' s distillery , Thames-hank ; Messrs . Francis ' s cement works , " _S"ine-elm 3 , ; __ Messrs . Bradley , malsters , Battersea , and Mr . Dives Miller , of the same place ; the silk works and rice works also at Battersea ; Mr . Watney's distillery ; Messrs . Laugten's , malsters , aud Messrs : Watney and Wells , millers , Wandsworth ; Messrs . ¦ Kempson and Topham ' s brewing andmalthouses at Mortlake ; the Fulham _malthouses and the brewery at Richmond ; at many of the beautiful villas on the bank of the Thames precautionary measures , such as removing the furniture and other valuable property from the lower apartments , have heen adopted . The river the whole of Sunday was in a very turbid state , and between Putney and Richmond was a continuous field of detached masses of
ice and frozen snow , and navigation between those places was much impeded , if not altogether stopped . Portsmouth . —Our own correspondent , writing on Sunday , say 3 there is nothing unusual to report regarding the anticipated high tides . The high water-mark has not been exceeded at this port today : The highest tide these springs was on Thursday last . —Daily News . Dover . —A correspondent ofthe Observer , writing from Dover on Sunday , states that the tide that morning had flowed to a great height , overflowing the Marine Parade , and inundating the houses frontiner the harbour .
Iarmoutil—Disastrous as tha recent flood has really been , it has been unaccompanied by the serious sacrifice of human life as reported in the London morning journals of last Saturday . The- tide of this afternoon has been marly as great as that of this morning , and the lower parts ofthe nei g hbourhood continue nnder water . Tho gato is still heavy , and strong are the anticipations as to what to-morrow ' s ( Sunday ) tide will prove as predicted . The trains on the Yarmouth line can approach the station here within a quarter of a mile , but further it is considered dangerous , the whole being under water .
Lowestoft , Saturday Afternoon . —This district continues one vast expanse of water , and every bour discloses more disastrous results of the flood . Communications is to a great extent stopped . We have just heard ofa serious aceident happening on this branch of the main Norfolk Railway . An engine attached to a luggage train was about passing over one of tbe bridges , when , in consequence of its foundation and structure being weakened by the sweeping current of water , it fell , and the train left the rails . It succeeded , however , in getting safely over the bridge , but the unfortunate driver , named Hannay , we believe , by the tilting of the engine , although it returned to its perpendicular , fell on the permanent way , and sustained a serious fracture of tbe thigh . The difficulty in removing the poor
fellow to where he ' could receive the necessary medical aid possibly may be conceived , surrounded as the place was by a perfect sea . By an electric telegraphic message , received at Shoreditch on Sunday morning from Yarmouth , it appears that the tide had again swept the town . The railway station was under water , aud the whole line upto . Reedham station was flooded to a depth of three feet . The sea-wall , which flanked the rail for some distance along the Soutbtown , near Yarmouth , had been demolished . The greater portion had been carried away by the force ofthe current . The mails from Yarmouth , Lowestoft * , and other post villages were with some difficulty sent on to Norwich on horse ' back . Mr . Samuels , the resident engineer to the Eastern Counties , with Mr . Ashcroft , proceeded by special engine to the scene of destruction to direct the necessary arrangements in securing the works . Dublin . —Numbers of people went on the quays on Saturday last , at the hour of high water , to
observe the predicted inundation , and many were disappointed to find that the tide was little more than the usual high one . Leith—Shields . —Northward , as far as Leith , the tide rose on Thursday and Friday two feet above tbe almanack calculated height . This , together with a gale of wind from the JN . N . W ., gave rise to much anxiety along the coast . Leith new docks seemed to be in some danger , for although the contractor had caused an embankment to be constructed , three feet high , on the top of the outer dock wall , the spray ofthe sea was washing over it . The Tay . —Here the shipbuilders have secured all their timber , ships on the stocks , and floating material , in such a manner as although the Tay rise to any height there will be no danger of their goods bejngfloated away . Similar precautions , we understand , have heen takeh'in several parts of the low lying ground near Perth in respect to the securing o * f the farm stock , Ac . In Dundee also much has been done to guard against the flood , ¦ >
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Ths Clyde . —We ( North British Mail ) believe that preparations have-been made ,: and _arestiU making ; at Greenock , and . other , p laces along _^ the Frith ot Clyde , such as Ayr ,, Ac ., to avert the threatened catastrophe :. In the latter place , particularly , ' considerablenumbers of individuals , residing within ; the probable reach of the tide , have , removed their fur- ; niture from their domiciles ,, and are ,, themselves , ready to decamp at the first appearance of danger . The safety of the loose goods usually exposed at the Broomielftw quays , appears also to have engaged the attention of shippers here ,, as we observed , p " n Friday , labourers occupied in , removing , floatable articles away to a more secure position under cover .
; Lynn . ' — There has been a rising : of the , tide since Wednesday last above ; the . ordinary spring ; tides . Tho inhabitants were alarmed , at the increase of water j and , believing the predicted high tide would prove too true , commenced to barricade the lower part of their houses , and so avoid the rush of water . The continuance of the north-westerly wind added to the fears , and the general opinion of the ! most nautical men in the town was that an inundation would take place . At W _* 9 beeh the tide rose six feet . beyond . its ordinary height , as also atBridlington . . " . Sunderland . — During Thursday and Friday last , the tides at Shields and Sunderland rose veryhigh , and created quite a panic amongst the inhabitants who _occupy the wharfs and buildings . hear . the
water : The sea rolled in : tremendously strong . A storm raged the whole time , and up to six o ' clock , Friday , the wind continued to blow almost a hurricane from N . and N . N . E ., with heavy falls of snow . Amidst its fury a steamer was nearly _,. lost on the Hord Sands . She proved to be tho Brilliant from Hull for Leith , and was running into the Tyne to shelter from ' the storm , when she was caught by a Sea and carried on to the sands . The . life-boat was launched and part ofthe steamer ' s crew took , to the rigging . However , she was carried off by the , seas that followed , and by considerable exertion she
reached the harbour . If she had struck on the bar the crewmust inevitably have been swept fromher decks , and perished in the tempestuous sea . Tbo . London mail which was due here , too , has arrived when the up mail started , five hours afterwards . Thelinb is said to be blocked up with snow _. Tub . Alarm of High Tides in France . —The alarmists have not been confined to England . _^ The French papers show that at Brest , Cherbourg , Havre-de-Grace , and Rouen , the . same apprehensions were felt , and every precaution taken by' the local authorities against the menaced deluge . Hitherto nothing of the kind has occurred .
The Weather And The " Parks.— Mumerous A...
THE WEATHER AND THE " PARKS . — MUMEROUS ACCIDENTS . On Saturday last the ornamental water in St . James ' s and Regent ' s parks . _was covered with ice , and during the day , hundreds of men and lads ventured on it , nothwithstanding that they were told it was extremely dangerous . The Royal Humane Society had icemen in attendance , provided with the necessary apparatus to rescue persons who might become immersed , and during the day several persons who broke through " were extricated , and conveyed to tho society's tent , where they received every attention ; ono or two had narrow escapes , but fortunately there was no fatal accident . ; The ice , though covering the Serpentine , Hyde Park , and the long pond and round water , Kensington Gardens , was so fragile that few had the temerity to venture on it . At Peckham Fields , the Hackney Marshes , and Surrey Canal , the ice was from four to five inches in thickness , and all places were thronged with skaters and sliders .
Fatal Accident in Richmond Park . —On Saturday last a fatal accident occurred in Penn ' s Ponds , two large and deep pieces of water situated halfway on the side ofthe road leading from Richmond to Ham . _'¦; It appears that the two ponds , the largest of which is about half as broad as the Serpentine , and nearly a quarter of a mile long , were thickly coated with ice . About eleven o ' clock some ten or twelve men were employed by Mr . J . Ellis , ofthe Star nnd Garter Hotel , Richmond , tb obtain
him a supply for his ice-cellar , and three men , named Wm . Powell , James Powell ( brothers ) , and Thomas Godden , who were . on the pond , some yards from the side , were in the act of pushing a large piece of ice towards the beach , when the ice on wliich they stood broke with a loud crash , and they were all instantly immersed in deep water . James Powell and Thomas Godden were rescued in a halfdrowned state , but William Powell < disappeared under the ice , and his body was not recovered until an hour and a half afterwards .
The frost continued nearly tho whole of Sunday , and at six o ' clock in the evening the thermometer at tho Royal Humane Society ' s receiving-house stood at thirty degrees . From noon till nearly four o ' clock , however , the sun shone most brilliantly , when the mercury rose as high as thirtyseven in Hyde Park , which caused the edges of the ice in the various parks to thaw rapidly , rendering it exceedingly dangerous . The Royal Humane Society , therefore , adopted every precaution that was possible to prevent accidents . St . James ' s Park . —About 2 , 000 skaters and sliders ventured upon the ice in the enclosure of this park , whilst the banks were literally crowded with persons witnessing the sport . The ice was
only an inch in thickness , and many parts were broken to deter people from going on , but without success . In the early part ofthe day three persons were immersed , but were immediately rescued by the Humane Society ' s icemen . About three in the afternoon M . Soyer , the cook of tbe Reform Club " , had a narrow escape of losing his life . Ho was leading a young friend who had expressed a wish to walk on the ice , when he fell through into sixteen feet of water opposite tho Horse Guards . Iceman Martin got him out as soon as possible , and conveyed him to the tent , where he was met by the surgeon to the society , who immediately placed him in a hot bath , and administered a glass of whisky , which he considers one of the best stimulants on
sueh occasions . After the lapse of a few houw M _; Soyer was able to be removed to his own residence in a cab . Shortly after an accident occurred wliich caused a most painful excitement . Mr . Butler , of 8 , Theobald's-road , Gray ' s-inn-lane , was in the act of crossing the ice , in the company , of his wife , when th » y both fell into eleven feet of water . The man tried to pull his wife out , and save himself , but the more he tried the greater danger both were placed in by the breaking of the ice ! Tbe icemen succeeded in rescuing both parties , but they were so much exhausted that it was feared both were dead , they having been in the water upwards of four minutes . They were immediately removed to the tent , and soon recovered sufiiciently to be removed . Whilst these persons were being attended to a cry was raised that a boy had fallen through
th © ice and had disappeared , The iceman went to the spot pointed out , but no one could be seen ; the bubbling of the water , however , satisfied them that some person must be below . . They dragged the spot for some minutes , and at length they got hold of what appeared the lifeless body of a . boy about fourteen years of age . The usual means to restore suspended , animation were resorted to by the medical gentleman , and after two hours the boy was able to give his name and address , which were W . Egan , 9 , Angel-court , King-street , St . James ' s . Tub Serpentine , Hyde Park . —Tho average thickness of the ice on this river was not moro than one inch , and owing to the advice given , not more than 300 persons ventured upon the river at any period . Several accidents occurred , wbich , however , were unattended by serious consequeuces .
The Losa Water , Kbnsisoton . Gardens . —The skating club bad their tent fixed on Sunday , and including the members of the cluh , there were about 2 , 000 persons on the ice . The ice hero is much firmer than in the other parks , and ho accitook place . The Round Pond . —The ice on this pond is very thin , and only 1 , 200 persons ventured on , but nO accidents occurred . The Reg - cut ' s Park . —The thermometer at this place varied from thirty-three deg . to forty dejr .
during the day . The ice upon the ornamental waters was exceedingly rotten . Boards indicating such were stuck up along the banks , notwithstan £ ing , however , about 10 , 000 persons of all grades , and both sexes , ventured upon the ice . At one time about fourteen lads and boys broke through into seven feet of water . For sometime tho deaths of several appeared inevitable ; but the icemen succeeded in getting them out . Several other persons fell in , but they were taken out immediately in every instance , and removed to their homes .
Monday . — Thb Round Pond , Kensington Gardens . —The ice here was described as being an _inch-and-a-half in thickness , and very dangerous The number of skaters and sliders being about one thousand . About two o ' clock in the afternoon an actcident happened near the island on the north bank by which the lives of a highly respectable family of six persons were greatly jeopardised . At that period Mr . John Merriman , surgeon , of Ko . 9 Kensington-square , his son Thomas , his two eldest daughters , and two young ladies of the name of White , relatives , were proceeding arm-in-arm across the ice , when it snddenly broke , and the whole of the parties fell into eight feet of water . At first the death of some of the persons seemed inn .
yitable ; and before they could be rescued , one of the Misses White went under the ice . Ioeraen Deze and Cook immediately proceeded to the soene et the accident , with breaker ladders , and the sledge . After considerable trouble the whole ofthe persons , with the exception of Miss White , wero extricated ; and to rescue her one of the icemen was i ? g i j to P utnIsar _* n underwater , as far as his shoulder , when he happily succeeded in reaching ner , and _pulling her out . She was , of course , much exhausted ,. and had sho boon under the ice much longer , she must have lost her life . The residenoe of Mr . Merriman being nearer than the Royal Humane Sooiety ' s receiving house , the party was taken there . No othoi . accident of any importance happened here . .. " _¦** ¦¦ r
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_7-r _tV n . the _; iri _^ jxiles _^ _^ : _^ ,,. _,,,., ¦ ¦¦ The following . letter from T . F . Meagher is published in the last number ' of the . 'Dublin Press : ' _^ On board her Majesty ' s . sloop of war , the Swift , Sunday , Sept . 9 cb , 1849 , 36 miles W . Cape of Good Hope . ' '" _- "' ' 7 * . _* ' " ' _* ' . ::. ' * : "' ; Tbe evening after we left Kingstown , between six and seven ; o ' clock , we caught the last glimpse of poor . Ireland . A few hours later the Trident left -us , and a fresh breeze springing up , ' we made sail ;
and stood eutfairly on our course ; From this uiitil the 18 th of July , we saw no land— -not as ; much * as * might sod a lark , ' as they say- _^ -not as much as a muscle or barnacle could hold oh by ,, _says T . F . M . Sea ! sea ! sea ! sky ! sky ! sky ! Blue above ! and blue below . ' Blue all round ! and blue a-head of us ! To give you an idea of our life on board all this time , I copy , word for word , a page or so of my _minute-boek . It is a c _* 'ip of the old block , and you may learn the quality ; grain , and colour of the entire piece from it . '
Thursday , July 12 th , 1849—Morning very rough . Night extremely so . Breakfast at nine .- Tea , sea biscuits , salt pork , and no . milk , ¦/• After breakfast , read aloud tbe book of Judith " for the instruction and entertainment of the-other prisoners . This done , went to dress . Found it impossible to shave . Ship pitching away at a frightful rate . Twelve o'clock . — -Went on deck with Mr . O'Brien , smoked a cigar' with bim ' abreast of the mainmastship skirting the Bay of Biscay , and running between four , and five knots an hour . Swell rather heavy—sailors engaged at different works-splicing , twisting , matting , caulking , _stitchiag . Half-past Three . —Dinner . Hashed beef , potatoes , and sea biscuit .
Five o ' clock . —Went on deck with my pipe and my book . O'Donohoe and _M'Manus remained below , and bad a game of backgammon . Hal _^ past Six . —Tea . After w _' aich Mr . O'Brien read for us a portion of Plutarch ' s life of Pericles . ; Nine o ' clock—Sergeant Perry—lanthom and side-arms .. . 'Right shoulders forward' —into bed ! Curtain falls '—ligbts extinguished . - ' Thus ends' our day , as Caleb Quotem says—thus , iii truth , every day begin ? , goes , and prematurely _windsup .
The 18 th of July , however , was anexception . At eight o ' clock in the morning we were sailing close , to the Desertas , a group of mountainous islands , _lying , north and south , some thirty miles eastward of Madeira . Tbey looked extremely beautiful in the quiet , 8 oft , purple air of the summer morning The first of the group you come to is called Porto Santo . Detached from this , and lying a mile or so to the north of it , you find a small rock jutting up in sharp fragments from the waves , and looking as if it were an old ruin flying from the larger island upon the ocean . Later still , the picture looked more beautiful—the day was full of loveliness —the _watefof a deep , rich blue—the sky , the same
—save that just above the Desertas , there lay a few soft , feathery clouds—clouds of the purest whiteness and most graceful outline—which seemed to me like large swans that had fallen asleep in the light of the sun , and lay floating in their dreams above the waters . Until the sun went down , the eye rested upon those lovely islands , and the beauty with which they were encircled with delight—they sprang up with such grace and strength in the sunny wilderness through which we moved , and reminded us of the , old island' itself so quietly and solemnly . As night came on , the sailors , grouped round and about the foremast , sang in chorus their songs of the battle and the storm . Rude and wild as it was ,
never did music delight me more , and yet it filled me with a sad delight . How comes it , that in such circumstances , music is sure to waken always the recollections of the past—calling us back , like tbe whispering of some lost loved friend , to scenes , the flowers oi which we can no longer gather , and the sunshine of which has faded , long since , into coldest twilighti At that moment—for the first time since bidding it farewell—I thought mournfully of my poor , sad , old country—thought of her until she appeared to rise up from the waters near me , and I saw her Round Towers , her little grey'
churchyards , with the little wooden crosses all mouldering there , and the white gravestones netted with the purple briar and ivy stalk , her lonely , shadowy , holy-wells , her mountains , with the grey eagle wheeling , and the grey cloud breaking into mist against them—saw them all before me . Hut there is no use and little pleasure in striking upon this chord . ' Oh ! that I could lose sight of Ireland in my thoughts and dreams , until the light of the day shd has been so long promised should waken me from ray heavy . sleep to a happier watching—waken . me to see her , clothed in radiant health , and strength , and beauty , and find her sickness and her sorrow for
ever gone . The 18 th of July was the first , indeed I might say the only , interesting day we have had on board ' ber Majesty ' s sloop of war , the Swift . ' Since then , unless I expect the island of Fuego , one of the Canary Islands , of which we caught a glimpse a few days after—we have not seen a morsel of earth . Were it not for my books , our life here would be perfectly unendurable . From morning till night tbey keep us occupied . Fortunately I have nearly the whole of my little library , about 180 volumes with me , so that there is little fear of my running short , and being put on a limited allowance of literature—little fear of ray being reduced to two chapters a day—a canto for three suppers—four couplets a knot—or a duodecimo for a degree and a half ; with a song or
two by way of a relish .. The weather ( with the exception of four or five days , at the most ) has heen remarkably fine . We have had frequent calms , however . A week previous to our crossing the line we were obliged to strike out of our course , by some five or six points , I believe , in consequence of very unfavourable winds prevailing . This sort of sailing brought us right info the middle of the Atlantic , where , ou the 10 th of August , we fell in with the Calypso—an English man-of-war , a very fine brig , mounting _twenty-eight guns—on her way to Portsmouth from Valparaiso , with two millions of Californian gold in charge . Both ships hove to—Capt . Aldham sent off Borne letters ; of the prisoners , Mr . O'Brien was the only one who wrote a line ( it was merely a line , ) the rest of us being ' too late for the post . '
Saturday , August the 11 th —We crossed the line . The event was celebrated with the usual solemnities . If I can possibly _squeezs it into this despatch , I shall cut out the description of them I have written in my scrap-book—though it is scarcely worth while , for it is a very , very old story ; it has been told ten thousand times , aud all the world knows it long ago . # * * * After this event , our voyaging—for a fortnight or more—was stupid in the extreme—sickeningly soa dead hot calm prevailed during this time . This was a frightful calamity 1 You cannot imagine how oppressive life at sea becomes under such
circumstances , the calm without , above , around you , steals into you insensibly , pervades every fibre , sense , and organ ; acts like a potent opiate upon the entire ' system ; and leaves you totally unfit to do anything ' else , but lie down upon tbe poop and quarter-deck , and yawn at full length . A whiff or two came now and then , but invariably from a wrong quarter ; in consequence of which , the little way we made was in the wrong direction , and that , too , by several hundred miles—at one time , about the 18 th of August , we _wera within 200 miles ofthe South Amer ican coast , five degrees south of the Equator .
Wednesday night , August tbe 22 nd , we passed between the same coast and _thejsland of Trinidad , which , by throwing your eye over a good map , you will find in long . 10 . lat . 63 . This island you will not , of course , confound with its namesake , famous I believe , for hurricanes , and sugar canes also . The one I now notice with such a remarkable geographical distinction , is a miserable old rock , inhabited by wild pigs , who have it all to themselves . The day following , the captain issued orders , placing us on a short allowance of water—two quarts a day , each man—until we reached the Cape . Every ' hand' on board comes under this enactment , which , like the Felony Bill of 1848 , puts an
end to spouting—to a great extent , at all events . Now , just fancy * with these two quarts you are supposed , not only to make the two ends of the day meet—that is , you are supposed not only to make your tea in the morning , and your tea in the evening out of it—but likewise and moreover , and of necessity , you are expected to make all the intermediate ends meet , which in the course of the twelw , and the twenty-four hours , may probably turn up , and require to be spliced—for the washing-basin , the shaving box , the tooth-brush , the dinner talnWfor all purposes you have the two quarts ; and were you as badly off with the thirst as Dives himself is represented to be , it would be all the same to the purser—the * sorra a dhrop' more would yoH get . i Then , to make this arrangement the moria pleasant _.
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we :. are , . continually ,. dining _^ . _jupba _^ Bl . _t bMf , , 8 |« pork , salt fisli _^ - the eff _^ create a ' ratherstrong desire _fora : City _; pump atypiir el bow , -without the key . in * your "' : hand ' . 7 . At , first , when the ,: suppl y ¦ jii the , tanks _| was . found . to ; be so low the captain was thinking of running into j , Rio Jane rofor ; water ,-from which all the time we happened to be little _^ more- than four or five , days sail . The wind / changing , ' _> however , the captain ' s opinion changed with it . We then got upon our straight course , and , up to . to-day , have had ; the fairest sailing , _"" running ' upon ah _.-, average ; 130 miles in the twenty-four , _hoursi On Friday night , however , we bad : _something of a variety . _; About the first watch ( eight o ' clock , p . m ., ) a squall . was felt
upon our wake—sails were shortened , and every _, thing made ready to weather out a rough nightsomewhat later a regular storm set in ; though greatly tempted to it , I shall not make it the subject ofa ' powerful and eloquent description . ' All kinds Of Storms—even those of themost unruly and the fiercest temper—are . very old in the literary as , well as in the physical world : they have been painted by painters , painted by poets , painted by novelists , painted by entertaining old seamen with glass eyes and wooden lessr-painted by every order of genius , so often , and in such' striking colours , that it would be impossible for me to make anything new out of the admirable little specimen to which I have
ventured to allude . Were I to attempt it , I should have to tell the old story over again—tell allabout ' mountain wares '—' winds howling , ' sails splitting into ribands—and the whole concern , guns _, masts , yardarms ; catheads , bows , and booms going to the deuce ! It is quite enough , I think , to sayand to have to say—that ' at nine we were ' battened down , ' and front that hour till seven o ' clock next morning the sea never stopped punching and pounding the poor little craft in the ribs , and every other available place from : stem : to stern—never stopped leaping in upon her spite of the gallant spirit with which she faced and topped each scowling wave that crossed her path—never stopped , I say , its rude , fierce , gallant play , until , with one stunning blow it bit the bulwark on tbe larboard side , and splitting it
into one hundred fragments , —or thirteen feet and more—swept it , in a blinding mass . of foam and spray across the deck . Nor was this all—spare sails andspars were torn from their berths , and flung in shreds and splinters out upon the sea . Below decks , cbairs , casks , boats , basins , trunks , jugs , hat _cases , _spoOnsj every conceivable article of dress and furniture , lamp , inkstands , foot baths , looking glasses , mustard pots , all came cracking , splashing , splitting _, in one promiscuous heap together , mingling and interweaving with coats ,: table-cloths , suspenders , Scotch plaids , shirt collars , slippers , flannel drawers , and pillow cases utterly effacing all signs and tokens of civilised existence , and burying us alive like the citizens of Pompeii beneath the complicated ruins of commerce , convivialities , literature , and the fine arts . .
So much for ihe ship , the passage , and things in general ; now for myself upon this subject , with which by this time I should be pretty conversant . I can speak in the highest terms , at all events , I can assure you—I was never better in all my life ; from the day we left Kingstown , up to the present moment , I have not had a second's sickness , nor the slightest sensation approaching it—although _during the calmer part of our trip _. we had some rough tossing , I felt no more inconvenience from it than I used to feel . on board one of the Cove steamers , gliding down on a bright summer ' s day . I am not merely in the'best possible health , but wonderfully improving in looks ; at any rate the sea air' is a superlative Kalydor , capable , I sincerely believe , of transforming a Thersites into an Adonis , if the former is only long enough out and
gets anything like a respectable living . I am as brown as prepared coffee—and the equal of my _moustachios is not to be found at the Horse Guards . To save myself the positive trouble of shaving every two days , I have permitted them to grow to extremes , and likewise with a view to avoid the dangers I should otherwise most probably run , of diminishing my-lips , nose , and chin , by several sma'l slices , for I contend it would be as easy to shave in a cradle , with a _fisherwoman of masculine energies rocking it during the process , as to do so in this bit ofa ship , which , however straight and swift its course may be , necessarily keeps up a semicircular oscillation , just in tbe same manner as a mouse-cage on the top of a street organ , when the boy is not touching it , and the mouse itself inclined to be playful is keeping the machine in motion according to its own peculiar principles .
As yet not the slightest hint has escaped irom any quarter upon which I could build the smallest conjecture as to the intentions of the government in bur regard . Indeed , none of a favourable nature exist at present , I should say ; and it may be that circumstances , which are now unforeseen , may alone give rise to such—so perfectly in truth is our fate concealed from ns , that we know not whether we are to be detained in prison—or be set at liberty with a ' ticket of leave' upon arriving at our destination . _.- ., ( Signed ) Thomas Francis Meagher ..
Destructive Fires. Brunswick House, Nine...
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES . Brunswick House , Nine Elms . —On Thursday morning about a quarter before seven o ' clock , a quantity of smoke was seen issuing from Brunswick House , which stands between the wharf and the _Wandswoi'th-road , and at the same time the inhabitants of the road alarmed by the cries of a female , who . was seen climbing along the roof . Ladders were procured , and the woman—the wife ofa policeman _^ occupying an upper floor—was placed in safety in an opposite house . The flames tben burst through the windows , and a free supply of air being thus obtained , the entire house was shortly in flames . About eight o ' clock portions of the roof fell in , and by nine the north side of the large building Wa 3 gutted . About eleven o ' clock tbe fire was considered as subdued ; but the smoking ruins demanded watchful attention . Brunswick-house will bo remembered by many as being once a favourite public suburban resort , having gar dens by the side
of the Thames , and a pier . ¦ Cut . —On Thursday a fire broke out on the premises of Mr . John Boswell , a wine cooper , in Little-Bush-lane , Cannon-street . Several engines quickly attended , when the firemen found that the flames were burning in the cellars , running not merely under Mr . Bos well ' s house but under several others . The engines were got to work , and water thrown into the basement , but it could not reach the flames . The patent smoke-proof dress was therefore sent for , and one of tho officers was enabled to enter the cellars , where he found a quantity of crates , straw , & c „ on fire . By pumping cold air into the dress , Bridges was . enabled to continue a considerable timo amongst the smoke , and thereby direct the water in the proper quarter , but the fire was not extinguished for several hours . The damage done , howover , is not considerable , except by water . A spark from a lantern , it is presumed , was the cause of tho outbreak .
t Coventry-street , Havmakket . — About eleven o ' clock on Thursday night a fire was discovered in tho house of Messrs . Creese and Co ., bootmakers , i , Coventry-street . Some of Mr . Creese ' s family were the first to make the discovery , and although they raised an immediate alarm , in the course of a few minutes the whole of the factory became a general mass of fire . The premises were burnt to the ground . The total damage is very considerable , and during the excitement which prevailed it was imponsible to ascertain how many of the sufferers
were insured , or anything respecting the probable cause of the disaster . Lambeth-Walk . —On Friday morning a fire happened at No . 50 , Lambeth-walk , belonging to Mr . F . Case , a hat-maker , making the third time that the same property has been on fire within a few years . The firemen succeeded in eventually getting the flames under , but not until the whole of the stock-in-trade was destroyod , and the lower portion of the premises burned out , and tho upper portion , with the furniture , & c , severely damaged by heat , die . The cause of the fire could not be ascertained .
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ExrERiENCB in tue Gold Reoion . — An intelligent young friend who has just returned from California gives his experience in brief but emphatic language . After a wearisome voyage round the Cape he reached San Francisco ,, and left immediately for the ' ' diggings . " There he was sick nearly 3 months . _Histentwasinthemidst _' ofdrysandheaps , with the thermoraeter at an _average of 112 degrees during the day * Many of the amateur gold diggers were exhausted with the hard labour and suflering from blistered hands ; others were going about with their arms in slings from the same cause . Finding
his recovery doubtful if he romained at the mines , after paying the nurse * 500 dots , nnd his physician 700 dols . more , he was ahloto reach San Franoisco and embark for homo . Just before he left that place two young men , whose parents are opulent in New York , and whom he had often seen in fashionable costume on Broadway , accosted him . _. Their rough exterior had so disguised them that thoy were not reoognised . One of them was driving an ox team at 200 dols . per month , and the other , at similar ; wages , was carrying brioks on ; a board _strappod round his neck , as a tender to some masons . Wth scarcely an exception , tub gold hunters were all anxious tb return , '
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\ . _^ _.,:..... ::,.-.. _7-- / . _^ CORN _.-: r _^ ,: / _-r- _{ _-7 _,: / . .. 7 . - ' ¦ " _Mabmane , fMonday _, Dec . j 31 .--We _; had but ; a iimitcd Supply of Englifh wheat to-day ,, and . there have been very few fresh arnvnls of . foreign since Friday . , Ihe best , dry samples of English , sold more readily to the nutters , at Is per qr . advance on red , and Is to 2 s on extra nne white . Fine foreign wheat was held at higher prices , but very little disposed of . The barley market was -. firm , without alteration of prices . Malt slow sale . Beans and peas were dull , and grey peas Is cheaper . ; Good , oats . went off pretty readiljyhaving hut few fresh in , and _maintained last Monday ' s prices : Linseed cukes sold fully as dear . The flour trade was very dull . Indover seed hot much doing . The current prices as under . ' ¦ ¦ _¦¦/' ¦ : , v
; _Bainsn . —Wheat . —Essex , Suffolk , and Kent , red , new , 38 s to 42 s , ditto white 40 s to 483 , Lincoln , Norfolk , and York _, shire ; red 35 s to D 8 s , Northumberland and Scotch , White 32 s to 37 a . ditto red 31 s to 38 s , Devonshire and Somerset * shire , red , r * -s to —s , ditto white ' - — to —s , rye , 21 s to 23 s , barley , 24 s to 2 l ! s , Scotch 22 s to 24 s , Angus —s to —s , Malt ordinary , —s to —s , pale 50 s to 54 s , peas , grey , new 25 s to 27 s , maple 27 s to 29 s , white 23 s to 24 s , boilers hew 2 _Bs to 20 s , beans , large , new 23 s to 25 s , ticks 253 to 27 s , harrow , 27 s to 29 s , pigeon , 30 s to 32 =, oats , Lincoln and Yorkshire feed , 15 s to IDs , ditto Poland and potato , ' 17 s : to 2 _us , Berwick and' Scotch , 17 s to 21 s , Scotch feed , 17 s to 22 s , Irish feed , nnd black 15 s to 20 s , ditto potato , 17 s to 23 s , linseed ( sowing ) 503 to 52 s , rupesee d , Essex , new JE 27 to £ 30 per last , carraway seed , Essex , new 26 s to 30 s per cwt , rape cake , £ 4 to £ 4 183 per ton , Hn- ' seea , £ d lus to £ 10 10 s . per 1 , 000 , flour , per sack of 2801 DS , ship , 28 s to SOs , town , 38 s to 40 s . ' v : ' ' '
. Foreign ;—Wheat . —Dantzig , 44 s to 50 ? , Anhalt and Marks , 38 to 40 s ; ditto white , 40 s to 42 s , Pomeranian red , 4 Us to 42 s , Kostock 41 s to 4 Gs , Danish , llolstein , and Friesland , SOsto 34 s , Petershurgh , Archangel , and lliga , 32 s to 34 s , Polish Odessa , 32 s to 34 s , Marianopoli , andBerdianski , 32 s to 35 s , Taganrog , 32 s to 34 s , Brabant and French , _34 sto 3 Gs , ditto white , 38 s to 42 s , Salonica , 30 s to _? 3 b , ' Egyptian , 23 s to 2 Gs _, rye , 20 sio 22 s , barley , ; _Wismatf and Kostock , 18 s to 21 s , Dunish , 18 s to 23 s , Saal , 20 s to Us , East Friesland , _lfis to 18 s , Egyptian , 14 s to 15 s , Danube , 14 s to lus , peas , white , 23 s to 2 Cs , ' new boilers , 2 Csto 27 s , beans , horse , 22 s to 24 s , pigeon , 25 s to 2 Gs , Egyptian , 22 s to 24 s , oats , Groningen , Danish , Bremen , and Friesland , feed and black , lis to 15 s , ditto , thick and brew , 15 s to 22 s , Riga , Petersburgl ) , Archangel , and Swedish , . _tolfis , flour , United States , per 1961 bs ,, 22 s to 24 s , Hamburgh 20 s to 22 s , Dantzig and Stettin 20 s to 23 s , French per 2801 _bs ., 32 s to 34 s . .. ,. / . ' . ,
WED . _vESDAr , Jan . 2 . _—Ofigrain and flour fresh in this _weekthei-e is but little . The market is very quiet to-day , but Monday's prices are realised for the few sales made . _Mark-lane , Jah . 4 . —The demand was languid in the extreme , and Monday ' s rates barely supported . In foreign wheat little business was transacted , and prices underwent ho alteration . Barley was a dragging trade . Oats were in limited request , aiid the quotations of Monday were barely maintained . Beans and peas very dull and easier to purchase . ' Arrivals this week : —Wheat—English , 310 quarters foreign , 2 , 030 quarters . Barley—English , C 70 quarters ; foreign , 2 , 200 quarters . Oats — English , 2 , 150 quarters ; foreign , 4 _. C 70 . Flour—2 _. 9 G 0 saeks . . Richmond ( _Yobkshibe _, ) Dec . 21 ) . — * fl _*« had a tolerable supply of grain tiiis morning . Wheat sold from 4 s Od t » 5 s 9 d ; oats , Is Cd to 3 s Od barley , 3 s 6 d to 3 s _8 d ; beans , 4 s Od to 4 s 3 d , per bushel .
BREAD . The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from Old . to 7 d . _\ of household ditto , _ 5 d , j ; o Gd . peri & s . loaf .
CATTLE . _Smithfieed , Monday , Dec . 31—With foreign stock we were very scantily supplied _to-day , nevertheless . tbe demand for it ruled heavy . Fresh up to our market this morning the receipts of home-fed beasts was limited , the time of year considered , while their general quality was inferior . Tlie attendance of buyers was but moderate , yet the demand for all breeds of beasts was steady , at fully last week's quotations . The highest figure for the best Scots was 4 s 2 d per 8 tt > s , at which a good clearance wa 3 effected . The principal portion of the bullock supply was derived from tho northern grazing districts . The numbers of sheep were very limited , yet they proved quite equal to the wants of tha buyers . Most breeds ruled steady , at full prices . Calves and pigs were in short supply , and sluggish iuquiry at late rates . Head of _Cattze at _SsirriiFniLDi—Friday . —Beasts , 545 ; sheep , 2 , 600 ; calves , 120 ; pigs , 250 . Monday . —Beasts , 3 . 0 SU : sheep , 10 , 020 : calves , GO ; pigs , . 135 .
Price per stone of 81 bs . ( sinking the offal . )—Beef , 3 s Od to 4 s 2 d ; mutton , 3 s Od to 4 s 2 d ; veal , 3 s 4 d to 3 s lOd ; pork , 3 s 4 d to 4 s 2 d . Smithfield , Friday , January 4 . —The supply of beasts was small , the trade was exceedingly dull , and Monday ' s prices were barelj supported . The sheep buyers were scarce , and a reduction from Monday ( s quotations , had to be submitted to . An arrival of foreign calves caused a reduction in price in this department , with a slow trade . _ftEiroATE and Leadenhall , Monday , Dec . 31 . —Interior beef , 2 s Gd to 2 s 8 d ; middling ditto , 2 s lOd to 3 s 2 d ; prime large , 3 s 2 d to 3 s 4 d ; prime small , 3 s 4 d to 3 s 6 d ; large pork , 2 s 8 d to 3 s 4 d ; inferior mutton , 2 s 8 d to 2 s : 10 d ; middling ditto , 3 s Od to 3 s 4 d ; prime ditto , 3 s 6 d to Ss lOd ; veal , 3 s Od to 3 s lOd ; small pork , 3 s Gd to 4 s 2 d ; per 81 bs . by the carcase .
PROVISIONS . London , Monday , Dec . 31 . —The arrivals last week from Ireland were 3 , 270 iirkins butter and 740 bales bacon ; and from foreign ports 1 _. 7 S 0 casks butter and SO bales baeon . The transactions since our last in the butter market were to a moderate extent . Holders very firm , tha severe weather giving increased confidence . In bacon we have to notice a further improvement of Is per cwt ., and at the advance sales pretty freely effected , both on board and landed . Stock and deliveries for the week ending December 20 : — Bdtteh . I Bacon . Stock . Delivery . Stock . _Uelivery ; .. 1847 .... 18 , 640 ¦ 0 , 500 2 , 210 790 1848 .... G 2 _. 5 U 0 7 , 170 I 1 , 330 1 , 170 1849 .... 00 , 330 8 , 210 | 2 , 710 1 , 090 _Englisu BcrrEB Market , Dec . . 31 . —Trade continues very dull with us , and none are saleable except the best parcels . Dorset , fine weekly 88 s to 92 sper cwt . ; ditto , middling , fiOs to 80 s ; fresh , 9 a to 13 s per doz . lbs .
POTATOES . _Socthwabk _Watehside , December 31 . —The arrivals the last week from the continent have been very extensivenearly 3 , 000 tons . So large a supply of foreign potatoes tends much to depreciate the value of those coastwise , particularly Scotch Kee ; ents , which are very difficult to sell . Prime York Itegents still command a high figure . The following are this day ' s quotations ' . — Yorkshire Itegents 70 s to 110 s per . ton ; Wisbech ditto , 60 s to 70 s ; Scotch ditto 60 s to 70 s j Ditto Cups 40 s to GOs ; French Whites GOs to G 5 s ; Rhenish and Belgian ditto 40 s to GOs .
. "WOOL . Ciinr , Monday , December 31 . —The market for wool has been dull both for foreign and colonial , but very firm , and with a prospect of rather improving than otherwise . There were last week only a few bales imported into London from . Belgium . . LiYEnrouh , December 2 D —Scotch . —There has been less doing this week in all kinds of _Sootch wool , no doubt from the cause that most manufacturers - are engaged taking stock . ' Foreign—There is a decidedly . better feeling in our market , and with the unusually low stocks , as soon as stock takings are over , we may expect more doing . Imports for the week , 2 , K 5 bales—previously this year , 5 ' 2 , 2 l 0 bales .
TALLOW , HIDES , AND OILS . Tallow , Monday , December 31 . —Our market continues in a very sluggish state , and prices are quite 3 d per cwt . lower than " on Monday last . _To-day , P . Y C . on the spot is selling at 38 s 3 d to 3 Ss 6 d per cwt . For forward delivery , very little is doing . Town tallow 39 s Gd per cwt . net cash : rough fat 2 s 3 d per 8 lbs . Leadenhall . —Market hides 561 b . to 641 b ., lid to Ud per lb . ; ditto G 41 b . to 72 Ib , Ud to l _£ d ; ditto 721 b . to ' 801 b ., 2 d to 2 Jd ; ditto 801 b . to S 8 Ib ., 2 _$ dto 3 d ; ditto S 8 _B > to _Ofifo ., 3 d to 31 d ; ditto OGlb . to 1045 b ., 3 id to 4 d ; " ditto 104 ft . to 112 lb . 3 _Jd to 4 d ; calf-skins each 2 s to 2 s Od ; Horse hides Gs Gd . Ianseed per cwt . 29 s Od to —s ; rapeseed English _, refined 42 s Od to —s ; brown 41 s Od ; Gallipoli per ton . 44 _{ . ; Spanish 43 J . ; Sperm 821 . to 831 . ; bagged 821 . ; South Sea 311 . Os to 33 / . ; Seal pale 39 J . 10 s to — I . , ditto , co . loured 381 . ; _eod 991 . to 36 / . ; cocoa nut per ton 381 , to 40 ? . ; palm , 30 " .
COAL . Monday , December 31 . —Stewarts 19 s—5 raddvll ' s 18 s 6 d —Kelloe 18 s 6 d—Uettons 18 s 3 d—Wylam 15 s 9 d . " 13 G fresb arrivals , 01 ) left from last day . Total 203 . We have experienced to-day a very heavy market _: the supply fully _eo , ual to the demand .
Death. On Sunday Last, The 30th December...
DEATH . On Sunday last , the 30 th December , at While Abbey , Bradford , Mr . Jonathan Peacock , aged thirty-live ' years , the eldest son of Mr . Thomas Peacock , of Paradise-square , Sheffield , and formerly of Northallerton . ' ¦ «
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m parMh . Anne Westminster , at the Printing ,-office , 16 , Great _Whutaaiu-street , Haymarket , in the Ctfy o _^ West _^ ste _^ fortheProprietor _. _FEAltSUSO'CONSOR , i 3 ' IrJ ' _^ d l ? ubli 8 " 6 d by the said _Wuvluk _Bjm * _. at tho Office , m the same street _ui » aiiBh . _S _^ _aturd » y January oth , 1850 . "•• '"'
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Citation
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 5, 1850, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_05011850/page/8/
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