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_av-. _'iir of ihe wowing classes . The people of this CJ _' . _iiury , lie observed , _liad no animosity against the _ari--n « .- _" rr « ey , which , on the contrary , had a _strou- » "hold _tijion _' their opinions and affections . The aris " toei-ac-y of to-day was the'democracy- of fifty rears ' _agy , and he lamented that , upon such a subject as this , ? -Ir . Bri g ht and his party exhibited a " _narrowness of _iniud . He then showed that , in addition to measures of great public utility passed by the reformed Parliament , a large amount of taxation had been taken off , whieh pressed mainlv upon the working classes . "With regard to the gist of the motion to admit every male of full age to a vote , he frankly avowed that he objected to the proposition , because , _although he «* avc credit to the great bulk
ofthe working classes for virtue aud integrity , and believed that the suffrage mi g ht from time to time be enlarged , he thought at present tbey would be liable io be misled by artful and designing demago ' _fue . _r _, and a Ilouse so formed would not conduce to ihe welfare or good government of the country . His lordship thus concluded : So far as I see , there are but three great countries which appear to stand , each according to its constitution , in a firm and unmoved position—thc one where is a complete democracy , namely , the United States , where none of the people wish to change their constitutionwhere it is evidently suited to them ; another in thc opposite pole , the empire of Russia , where the law is fixed by the sole will of the monarch , but where
order is preserved and general security for life and property afforded under the strict means adopted by the -supreme authority ; the third is the constitutional monarchy of Great Britain —( cheers )—and , so far 'is I can sec , the people of this country are as much attached io ihe constitutional monarch y as the people of any country have ever been attached to the constitution of their own state . M y belief is , ihat it is the form of government suited to this people . My belief is , that not a balance of forces , but a combination of powers brought about by monarchy , aristocracy , and democracy acting together , produces as much of liberty and happiness , as great a development of talent , as great encouragement in the practice of reli gious and moral duties , as anv constitution the world ever exhibited has
produced , liy belief is , that if you adopted the scheme of the hon . member for . Montrose , as it is explained hy the hon . member for Manchester ( Mr . Brig h : ) , you would risk all these _blessings . ( Cheers . ) I di ? n » t think tbat you , the House of Commons , ch <« -eji by Universal Suffrage , in equal or nearly equal districts , would long have peace in this House ; and , if yon had peace in this House by an overwhelming majority carrying measures ofa democratic nature , you could not keep harmony with the other two powers of the state . In _fi-aniing and proposing the Reform Bill , as I stated at the commencelucii i , what we wished was to adapt the representation of tins House to the other powers of the state , and ket-p it- in harmony with the constitution . That
object ; , I think , after seventeen years' trial , we have attained . We have obtained a gradual progress of measures of Tcform without convulsion , without fear , or risk of bloodshed . If you go on in the same course other measures will be adopted by Parliament , other measures which , being in harmony with the opinions of the people , will pass into law in a constitutional manner , and withou . i nterruption to that constitution . I pray you , therefore , in the name of that constitution , not to adopt the measure now before the House , but to give it a decided negative . I believe you will be consulting the interests , and I am firmly convinced you will be consulting the wishes and opinions ofthe people . ( Great _cheei-iiisr . )
Mr . Osbobse thought it could not have escaped thc _observation of the Ilouse and would not of the peor _^ _ti , tbat the opposition to the motion had come , with one exception , not fromthe hereditary enemies of _refarm on the other side , but from the gentlemen who now occupied the Treasury bench . They had oi nl e-1 into power on the credit of what had uecn done by thc hon . member for Montrose and thos-- who had been stigmatised as men of narrow and confined minds . It was time that those who _expressed so narrow and confined ideas should be thrown over by those whom they stigmatised . The most- remarkable speech of the evening was that ma-l *> iroin the vicinity of the red box by the hon . member for Cambridge . His whole argument was
draw :, like a special _^ constable ' s , from the 10 th of April . Tbe hon . and classical member , when he referred to Aristotle , forgot that Aristotle had been persecuted by the Conservatives of his day for his new doctrines . The hon . member ' s speech would lav- ; wen more appropriate on tbe . Miscellaneous Estimates . "With respect to the speech of the Secret ;; ry for the Home Department , there had , since the days of Julian the Apostate —( laughter )—been no such conversion recorded in history . It was true , he said , that in 1 S 42 he had voted for the Ballot , bill ho had heen converted the other day by the argument of the hon . member for Oldham ! Julian the Apostate had assumed the garb of a monk at first , but when he reached the Imuerial
_throne—-wiic-ii ue took his place on the Treasury bench of his day . he voted against Christianity . The speech of _ihf noble lord was a melancholy failure , lie appealed to the Conservative fears of the old women . Not content with referring to the state of foreign _couua-ics , he brought in the subject of the Xatioua _] Debt . In the book on the English _constitufioii—that curious book wherein lie said the _constitution to which he now appealed had never been fixed—he stated tliat the national debt had been t'io great cause ofthe taxation ofthe country :
and . Therefore that if despotism were to he _established in England it must begin by destroying thc national debt , the people , possibl y , being willing to pari with their liberties in exchange for a diminisli < -u pressure of taxation . How did such views tall y with those now expressed by the noble lord ? The _aili-mpt to terrify those sensitive persons the funtihoblers was a weak invention of thc enemy . The Whi g party were notoriously more aristocratic at ail rimes , more nnti-liberal in reality than those Who . Hvnvedly opposed liberal principles . In -the ¦ _woi- u - * _'•! * Swift , thev
x nrget- the dunghill where they _gi'ew , -. - !; :- _<] think themselves the Lord knows who . " ( A _bu-rlij The noble lord said—and thc ri g ht hon . meaiher for Tainwortk cheered him at the timethat in If the capitals of Europe were in a state of siege . Whs the noble lord so satisfied with respect to hh own government , was he so confident that he could punt to Ireland & ud say that at present it was not in a state of siege ? The Habeas Corpus Act was suspended ; tbe Alien Act had been renewed ; and -it this moment there were actually more soldier-- _; ii Ireland than voters . "Was it not notorious that four prosecutions had been instituted against one _newspaper , and that theAttorney-Geiier . il couhl not _possibly get a conviction against Mr . Duffy ?
The more any plan was pressed the moro did the noble !* . » ni recede . He would propose none of bis ynn , _^ n-1 therefore hon . members were obliged to vote for the plan ofthe lion , member for Montrose _, if lie (? - ? r . Osborne ) might offer any advice to those men _t-f narrow and contracted minds , the Free Tr & _. _lkrs , it would be that they should snake a stand , scpaiv . _i . - _fhemselres from that party which had proved - -e f an i _icubus on the country , and ia ' . e the p " _s - * . u * u which tlieir talents would command . Tke _ii-iylc lord would be left to declaim to empty _beneii' _-i -. viiiJe they were carried into power on the shoub ! - - -r 3 of the , people . ( Cries of " Divide . " )
Mr . I " . Wood said , tbey ought to pay some attention u- tue present subject , whieh was a most import- ** ' : one , and excited considerable attention _aaiote-v a large portion of the peojde . ( Hear . ) "Whc-: "; -- - "r ihey had got four or five millions presenting '••• linens or not on this subject , they couldnot _ignon- _li-elr existence . ( Hear . ) " lie did not meanto say thai this question excited intense interestamongst every _Oiio of these four or five millions ; but be knew— _. md they had formidable proof of it—that many hundreds of thousands bad feelings far too _sensiti-c not to feel their inferior condition , and mind- far ' too acute to take impatience or a sneer for _nmumsnt . { Cheers . ) It was most remarkable
that \ mw of thoso who spoke -ngnmst the motion of Lis h . i _* :. friend had grapp l ed with his arguments . ( Hear , _i-tar . ) - Thc argument used by the " right hon . baronet "Sir G . Grey ) and others was tbis , that the motion of hU hon . friend was identical with the six poin t- - of the Charter , whereas the fact was that Siiey were not only not identical , hut- were directly and _diametrically opposed , and it was that difference whic ? - k ; Uiui to support the one , mid to oppose the other . I Hear , hear . ) The noble lord did uot take precisely ihe same line , but hc pursued a similar course . . f « -r he took some particular passages in the spec * : !! of his hon . friend the member for . _Minchestfr , and _~ distorted them that he made it appear t _-a » the obj . _' _t-i . of his hon . friend and of the hon . member for X _.-rdr-ghamwas the same . The language
attributed by ihe noble lord to his hon . friend was that " he Im i no respect for the constitution . " But the words of l _* . is hon . friend were that he had no respect _forsu-.-b a constitution as could not proceed without the -- "J of force and violence . Ilia two statements ¦ were , _therefore , entirely different . ( Ileal ' , hear . ) At one _' _xiiue complaints were made that petitions were uot presented ; at another , that petitions were _presented * and that their presentation was the re--sult of _^ 5 iit . -srion . Sow , he was not an agitator . He d _"» 3 i * ivi from the hon . member for Manchester as to Uu- necessity of adopting agitation , except such as each man might legitimately and constitution -i-. v _i-- ; _- _.-rcisc in bis own immediate locality ; but
lie did > ioe _apjsrore of itinerant agitation . Still , the "Whi g government of late years had done all they could _t-t _oiivert bim upon this subject , for it was the- _psihic-d unions winch had carried the Beform Bill . Jic _always believed the agitation in Ireland to l > _- _> _i-iissliievoiis , and yet it -was that agitation which kvi - _-amed Roman Catholic Emancipation . Those men were answerable for agitation who had -pissed " Catholic Emancipation and other measures avowedly oa the ground of the agitation which was going oa iu _dicerent parts of the country . ( Hear . ) Wcr - u . _u- ' tioas of the present kind to he kept hack "by tviiin _^ thj people at one time that they were rca H .-n . \ 4- and at another that they were violent ? 1 L * belli-v .-J that thc present was a most _opportune
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moment for _scttlins * thc question of _parliamentary reform . At a time of peace and quiet at home , and when demonstrations had been . ' . afforded of the fidelity and lovalty of the great- masses of the pco pie , that was * tbe time to interpose , and not wtien there were lowering clouds abroad , and when they knew not how soon those clouds would burst . Ihere were , indeed , vast quantities of inflammable matter in the country at present . Therefore , let hon . members bo wise in time . Let them not wait for _aVitition , hut lot them cany their reforms into eSect without delay . ( Hear , hear . ) The noble lord at the head ofthe government admitted that be was prepared fo produce an extension of the suffrage ; but why not produce it now ? ( Cheers . ) The
best moment for doing so would have been immediately after thc demonstration on the 10 th of April , but thc next best time was now , because one ofthe strongest reasons for bringing forward a measure ofthe kind was furnished by the tranquillity - of this country compared with that of France . TVhy were we tranquil ? Should wc have been tranquil in February last , if we had not passed the Reform Bill ? Should we have been tranquil if the corn laws had not been repealed ? ( Hear , and cheers . ) But were there still no dangers ? Were there no large classes of disaffected persons in the country ? . Nay , more—were there not some ranged on the side of order last February and March who sympathised with the disaffected ? There were . He believed there were
hundreds of workmen , employed not far from that Ilouse , who declared at that time that they would protect property , but that they would not he sworn in as special constables—that they would not act against their ekss . ( Hear , hear , ) This was a formidable fact . One gentleman had brought 500 men , friends of order , who declared . that the people were of their class , and that though they would not join them , they would not move against them . He wished the House to take these things seriously to heart . He desired , by supporting the present motion , to diminish the influence of the hon . member for _Nottingham over the masses , because Im did not think that influence beneficial ; and the way to do that was to admit these masses to the enjoyment of constitutional privileges , not for the purpose of over-awing parliament , but simply
for the purpose of enabling them to take thenproper place as constituent members of society . ( Loud cheers . ) The fact that there were no petitions this year in favour of parliamentary reform was , in his opinion , a dangerous symptom . Itshowed that the people took no interest in the proceedings of the House , and that danger might arise if present evils remained unredressed . There was not the slightest ground for supposing that if the institutions of the country were permitted to expand freely , in order to meet growing emergencies , and to enable a large portion of the people to enjoy then * political rights , any danger was to be apprehended . The House having divided , the motion was negatived by 26 S against 3 * 2 . The otherorders were- disposed of , and the House adjourned at half-past twelve o ' _cloi-k .
WEDNESDAY , June 6 . HOUSE OF COMMONS . — Insolvknt anu Bankrupt Members Bim .. —Mr . Moffatt moved the second reading of tbe Bankrupt and Insolvent Members Bill . —Mr . Mackixnox supported the motion . —Sir "W . Cuy moved , and Mr . Bernau seconded _, that the bill beread a second time that day six months . After somediscussion , theHouse divided , and the numbers were — For the amendment , 45 ; against it , 55 ; majority against , 10 . The bill w » s read a second time , and ordered tube committed on Wednesday next .
Affirmation Bill . —The debate on the third reading of this bill was resumed by Mr . Law . On a divisiun being made , a majority of twenty-two were for thc third reading . The bill was read a third time . On the motion that the bill do pass , Mr . Law _pers-stt-d in again dividing the House . The numbers were—For the motion , * 77 ; against it , 73 ; nirjority for , 4 . The _ann'ju cement was received with _lon-J cheers . Mr . Aglionby : hen moved the second reading of the Copyhold Enfranchisement Bill . After some ' 'iscnssion the House divided , when there was a majority of twenty-five ia favour ofthe second reading . The bill was read accordingly .
Mr . _Mackisnon then moved the second reading of th _? _Sii . _iS-e Prohibition" Bill . —Mr . ' Willyams uiov : d that the bill be read a second time that day six months . -A brief conversation ensued , after which the House divided , and the numbers were—For the amendment , 37 ; against it , 72 ; majority against , 35 . The b il was then read a second time . Vextilation of Mines . —Mr . Aglionby , in the _abs---ce of Mr . Thomas Duncombe . obtained leave to _iuroduce a bill to provide for the bttter veaulatiou of mines and collieries , for the protection of the lives of the persons employed in and abont lhe same , and to make other provisions relating thereto . 'lhe House adjourned a few minutes before six _o'dorlc .
THURSDAY , Junk 7 . HOUSE OF LORDS . —The Bankrupt Law Consolidation Bill was read a third time , on the motion of Lord Brougham . Certain amendments were brought up and added to the bill , which was tben passed and ordered to be sent to the House of Commons . The Bill _fou the Protection of Women passed through committee , on the motion ofthe Bishop of Oxford , and the third reading was fixed for Thursday next . Some other business was then disposed of , and their lordships adjourned . HOUSE OF COMMONS . - Only thirty-four members being present at four o ' clock , it stood necessarily adjourned to this day . FRIDAY , Ju . E 8 . HOUSE OF LORDS . —Thc Earl of Harrowbt gave notice that on Monday he should move for a select committee on the Sale of Beer Bill .
Lord Brougham proposed his motion on Canada to Tuesday week . Lord Stanley presented a petition from the Lord Mayor and Corporation of London praying to be ex * empted from the operation of the Leasehold Tenure of Lands ( Ireland ) Bill in regard to their property in that country . After some discussion on the principle of exemption , which it appeared had been already embodied in the bill in one instance , Lord Campbell postponed the third reading till Monday . The House then adjourned .
HOUSE OF COMMONS . —On the motion that thc House , on rising , do adjourn till Monday , a somewhat lengthened conversation took place upon the subject ofthe _latn evictions in Toomevara and Kilrush , during the progress of which Sir B . Peel admitted ( bat there mi ght be difficulty in getting the law to reach the esse , but thought that an expression of indh / nation on the part of the House might have the cflV-et-of putting some limit , under _existius- circumstances , to tl : e o _.-itieni _*! exercise of legal power , and of checking _i-ecnos of barbarity such as no civilised country had ever before witnessed . On the motion for going into committee on the Poor Belief ( Ireland ) Bn . i ..
Sir II . "W . Barron- _movi-d : — " That the property at present rated to support the poor in Ireland is totally inadequate for that purpose ; that in England thero are sixty-seven millions of property rated to the poor , the population being about fifteen millions ; whilst in Ireland there arc only thirteen millions of property rated to the poor , with a ( much poorer ) _population of about ei ght millions ; showing nearly three times more property in En « _rl-ind per head to support tho poor than iu Ireland : that therefore it is necessary to provide fur ther means for support ; of the poor in Ireland , in order to remove the extreme pressure which is now crushing down the ratepayers in that country , and checking the energies of all employers and capit-dists . "
Sir , W , Sqm _* _srvii . _i . k replied to the arguments nsed by-the hori . baronet in support of his motion , and moved as an amendment tliat the Speaker do leave the chair . Colo : el "Doxnb supported the motion ofthe hon . _memiicr for "Waterford . Mr . B . _Osborj-e , in an energetic speech , drew the attention of the House to the evils resulting from estates in the Court of Chancery being under the control of receivers , not one shilling of the rentals of which were applied to the improvement of the estates , no called upon the Houso to appoint a committee of imniiry into tiie subjectwhen he ' pledged himself that a plan
, should be submitted calculated to remove the evils at present _--xisting , and to hold out some immediate hope of ;» better state of things . Lord J . Russell had no objection to the proposal ofthe hon . memWr for Middlesex , that there should be an inquiry : and if the hon . member would move for the _nppnininient . ofa committee , he ( Lord J . Russell ) would ghi-hi .- - support to the motion , and the S _* oHcitor- < j < _-n- - _.-i-: u would be ready to give every assistance toward * -: ; _-ussing such a measure as the House might approve . " It was not , however , by one measure , but by a series of _"Pleasures , that rest could be _siven to'Ire ' nmi .
After some further , discussion , Sir Hknrt . W _» Barron s motion was iif-galived by a majority of IM , the numbers 30 to ! _-ft ; and the House went into committee on thc Poor Relief ( Ireland ) BilL
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Fbesch Istebvextioxis Italy . —A public meeting was held on Thursday _evening , in the . ' _National Hall , lloIUorn , When resolutions sympathisiag Avith the Romans and condemning the French intervention in Italy were adopted . A committee was appointed to receive funds for the purpose of assisting the Italians in their struggle , and thanks having been given to the chairman , the proceedings terminated with three cheers for thc Italian Republic , and a li « beral collection on the spot . The meeting was _ad- > dressed by Messrs . Moore , Hawkes , Buolianan , Lloyd Jones , Shaeu , and Dr . _Bpps .
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UNITED TllADES . This Association , which amidst the wreck of so many unions , whereb y the working classes have endeavoured , but up to"this period in vain , to protect themselves from the oppressive influences of ill-regulated capital , still exists , and it appears is yet destined to lead the way to that extended confederation of Labour which has now become an imperative national necessity , as the onl y means b ' y which Capital can be kept within reasonable and
legitimate limits , has just finished its fifth annual Conference , a report of which will be found below . It will be seen h y the judicious _^ Report issued by the C entral Committee , that having weathered the difficulties and obstructions of the late commercial panic , there are the strongest symptoms of a healthy , and it is to he hoped permanent , improvement in its position . Alread y have several large sections of the working classes either rejoined the movement , or si gnified their intention of doing so at an early period .
The alterations suggested in the law ' s hy the Central Committee were all adopted hy the Conference , which throughout the proceedings manifested tho most undiminished confidence in then * Executive , to whose stead y perseverance through a protracted series of difficulties they attributed the existence of the movement . But the most encouraging and important feature in the proceedings is unquestionably the excellent letter of its popular and patriotic
President , Mr . Duncombe , so redolent of hope and confidence , and which ought td ; _iiispii'e similar feelings in those whose interests that honourable gentleman has given such repeated proofs ofa _. desireto promote . Mr . Duncombe fully recognises the principle of an extensive confederation of Labour , as being a necessity of paramount importance ; and we think his opinions and advice aredeserving ofthe serious consideration of the industrious classes , and should stimulate them to immediate action ..
. The Central Committee are , we understand , determined to proceed with redoubled vigour in their endeavours to realise the results anticipated by the founders of the movement . The almost uniform success which has attended their efforts when engaged in the settlement of disputes , negociating between master _andAy-pi'kman , speaks powerfull y in favour ofthe soundness of the principles of tho Association , and the temperate aiid judicious manner in which they have been carried out .
It is deepl y to be lamented that many of the plans proposed for improving the condition ofthe working classes fail to realise the anticipated results , in consequence of the fickleness or apath y of these classes themselves . "We believe that an attentive examination of the proceedings of this Association , since its commencement , will show a greater number of important victories for the trades , at an '' infinitel y smaller cost than can be shown to have been achieved by any other association in the history of this country . Itis difficult , therefore , to see wh y its Executive should have been left to
face so many difficulties . The trades may depend upon it , that the old proverb of "A roll ing stone gathers no moss , " is peculiarly app licable to the measures intended to promote then * permanent interests . Those who have heretofore acted in concert with the Association should consider seriousl y the necessity for resuming that connexion , while the present fitful burst of commercial prosperit y exists ; and those who have held aloof from it should ask themselves seriously , what other organisation offers similar means of attaining the object aimed at . All reflecting men in every station have come to the conclusion , that mere local unions
are inadequate to effect these objects—and that in future then * efforts , to be efficient , must be national . This Association originated in this feeling , and its machinery was carefull y co ii _^ structed b y experienced persons with tliat view ! It has now been perfected by successive conferences of experienced practical working men , connected with the leading branches of industry in Great Britain , and may , therefore , 'be fairly assumed to be as perfect an organisation as ever was constructed for the purpose in view . Its great value , as we understand it , consists in the full and free developement it allows to local action , and the simplicity by which the combined energies of the whole of the trades are concentrated . The mere fact
that it has weathered the storms which have proved fatal to so many other societies , says much in its favour . The smallness of the contributions , in proportion to the benefits it confers , is another argument ; and last , not least , the immense advantages which the Association possesses in the unreserved and continuous exertions of its President ( Mi-. _DutfCOMnE ) , when the blessing of health shall have been fully
restored to that gentleman , and he shall be enabled again to devote that attention to its affairs , and _itaadvoeacy , ( eitherin oroutof Parliament ) , he formerly did , cannot fail to elevate the Association into a position from whence it can nationallyand effectuall y improve the condition ofthe working classes , and at tlie same time secure-the respect , orneutralise the opposition , of every other class in the eommunity . :
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The delegates representing the trades connected with this Association-held their annual conference lhst week in the Brunswick ltooms , Byrom-strcet , Liverpool . Mr . Frederick Green ( one ofthe- Central Committee ) was callcd-to the chair , in tlio absence of Mr . T . S . Duncombe , the "President of the Association . Tho Cilmrmaji briefly opened tho proceedings by expressing his regret tliat lie was again called upon to occupy tho seat which he , and all present ,, would have rejoiced to see Mi ?; . Buncombe fill . It was gratifying , however , to know that his absence arose from-no diminution of interest in the cause-in which they were embarked . Mr . T . Barratt ( the Secretary ) then _readctho-fblr lowing letter * . — Palace-chambers , St . James ' s , Mav 2 G , 184 !) ..
_GErrtEJiEN ' , —It would Lave given me sincere pleasure _tatake tlie chair atyour annual Conference this year , but my health , though I hope steadily improving , is still not sufficiently re-established to allow of my takuip ; any-very active part in . public affairs . Remembering as I do , with high gratification the occasion upon which I had the honour of ! presiding over the deliberations of the delegates , of tha-United Trades Association ,. I can assure you that' _-my en-. forced-absence is a source of deep personal reg"cti ' ' »' ' v The circumstances under which you assemble this _yeai * are of less exciting character than tiiose by which you were surrounded at your last meeting , though perilapsnot less pregnant with important influences on the future . In the internal , the wisdom ot thacourse marked out . by the Association for itself , of patient constitutional and constructive efforts for the improvement of the condition ofthe la > - bouriag classes , has been demonstrated by the . ovents which liave occurred in other countries . It is only .- neccssarv « o continue the same course- in order to insure- creation of a sound and enlightened opinion , not only among the trades , but the other classes of society , and when _tJiiit is effected , our political institutions are of such an expansive _charactar tliat they will readily give effect to tlie _expression of tbe popular will .
In the attempt to carry out the _impoctant objects' & r whicli the Association was established , it is . but natural ! to expect ebbs and flows in the tide of public opinion , and fluctuations in the amount of support it may receive , arisingfrom causes _altogether extrinsic to its . own merits and capabilities , for attaining these objects . E observe by flu annual lleport of tlie Central Committce ,. that tbe past . year lias been less prosperous in a financial point of view , than previous-years , but tae reasons assigned for this - by the committee must satisfy the friends ofthe Association , that itbetol-ens no real _» r permanent decliaie in its _influence among the working- classes , and that when tlie temporary but severe pressurewhich has compeuid the trades to cease 1 active _co-operaflouj is removed , we may confidently expect ) that they . _vrill resume their former support . '
The Committee In tlie report so fully explain the present position ofthe association , the causes of tliat pdsi :-. > u , and its future prospects , that it is unnecessary for me . o detain you by any comments upon these points . They have wisely , in my opinion , proposed a reduction in the number of the Committee , and m its _wording _expenses . Such reductions are no doubt required b y the present state ofthe finances , but . while aiming at economy in expenditure you must not effect that at the cost of efficiency in management . lam doubtful as tothe prudence of _electing five members of Committee to give only occasional attendance at tho office ; _1 fear tlie division of attention and energy wliich must arise from sueh an arrangement , . will not conduce to vi gorous management , and I should prefer a permauent ' eummittec of three members . Upon one point my mind is made up , namely , that you must have , at least , a secretary constantly in tlie office . The alteration in the constitution of the association by the efforts whicli have been made during the past year towards winding up tlie affairs of No . 2 Association , in terms ofthe resolution of las' ; Conference ] will , I feel confident , when completed , tend to promote the future prosperity of the association . It will allow of more
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The address was rece ived with great applause . The Secretary next ' proceeded to read the annual report of the Central Committee , which was as follows : — , . ¦¦ - . " The Central Committee , in presenting then ' usual annual report to the delegates ofthe Association iii conference assembled , regret then * inability to congratulate the conference upon the same successful progress during the past year as upon former
occasions . . :... , , - ,, « I ; would bo useless to attempt to conceal the fact , that the continued existence of those depressing influences which have acted so injuriously upon all the trading and commercial interests of this country , have fallen with more than corresponding severity upon the impotent and unprotected artisan . •' Deficiency of emp loyment and constant and steady depreciation bf thc wages of labour , bare been the marked characteristics of the past year . That bur Association should have passed through trying ordeal unscathed , would be beyond the limits pf reasonable expectation ; that it should have maintained its existence amidst , the signal failures and _ceheral wreck of similar institutions , is , indeed , a
subject for . ' exultation , and the best eulogium which its warmest admirers could pass upon its principles , and must secure for it at no distant period that general support from the trades _, of this country , which is alone wanted to constitute it a lever of such irresistible power , as to effectually overcome all opposing forces , and gradually , but surely , to elevate the order of British labour to its just and natural position . It is admitted by the most reflecting and judicious men of all parties thai ' the present tendency of capital to erect itself into an independent and uncontrolled supremacy , is pregnant with the most formidable dangers to the safety and wellbeing of society ; and that a counteracting confederacy of labour in a legal , judicious , but active
combination , is a necessary desideratum , as a moans oi maintaining that order and harmony which should exist between the different grades of men who constitute that complicated machinery called society . It is not possible for thc working classes uncombincd and unorganised to . effect this essential requi-. site , or to offer tlie slig htest obstruction to the inordinate ambition of capital , or to the unscrupulous employment of means , destructive not only to the growth , but to the very germs of manly feeling and independent action . Indeed , it may be safely affirmed , that such a confederation ofthe labour interest , as tbe founders of this Association orig inally contemplated , and for which it now presents an admirable nucleus , can alone prevent thc rapid
deterioration ofthe working men of Great Britain , to a condition as degrading-, as wretched , and as . hopeless , as the unhappy people of Ireland . "These serious and important considerations have encouraged and sustained your Committee in contending with the obstructions and disappointments with wbich their attempts _atprogression havo been so much impeded . . It is , at tlie same time , in the highest degree consolatory to find that a universal opinion in favour : of this movement exists amongst those trades whom the'lengthened and unprecedented pressure of distress have prevented from continuing their payments ; this fact is amply proved by the reports furnished to your Committee by their correspondence , and by those of its members who have recently visited the localities which
have hitherto furnished the greatest numbers ofthe Association . ¦• Another circumstance , still more encouraging , and one which should stimulate every friend and well-wisher to the movement to increased and continued exertions , is the fact that tbe necessity for a national organisation of Labour to prevent the condition of tho liigbly skilled and better paid operatives of England being brought down to a level with those less favourably circumstanced , is now the established .. opinion of tbe most intelligent and influential men to be found among the trades of England . It may , therefore , be fairly inferred that the time is-approaching-when this Association will assume that important position ori ginally predicted for it by its founders , as the prop and sustaining buttress of tbe ri ghts and privileges of British industry . " Your Committee , while _desrantinsr upon those
causes winch may have conspired to retard the progress of the Association , and to such as lead us to anticipate a more cheering future , cannot omit referrimj to the great loss we have suffered from tlie long-continueilindisposition of our esteemed and honoured President , T , S . Duncombe , Esq ., M . P . It is impossible adequately to calculate to what extent that honourable gentleman ' s deprivation from that active surveillance of the Association ' s affairs , which , when in health , it was so much his delight and pride to bestow , may have contributed to impair its influence and usefulness ; for although your Committee have , upon most important occasions , and when that gentleman ' s health would permit , sought his opinion and counsel , which has always , and upon every occasion , been given with that promptitude and urbanity for whieh he is so well known and appreciated ; still they feel that the public notoriety of that fact was not so calculated
to inspire that confluence and satisfaction in _wie public mind , as would have been the knowledge tbat in the full vigour and freshness of _convalescence that honourable gentleman was , as heretofore , tlie real : and active leader in the cause in which he had a fniih so strong as to embark liis name and public reputation as its _acknowledged Patron and President . Your Committee- have , however , to congratulate- the conference and the working classes of England , that the most sanguine expectations are entertained of Mr . _Duncombe- ' s speedy restoration to _healbli , and to that position in tho Legislature which he so much honoured by his presence , and from which his long absenoe-has been so sincerely and universally deplored , and in the event of these expectations being realised-. , your Committee are authorised . to say ,, that the Trades of England may ever reckon upon the continued and active services
of Mr . Buncombe , both in andout of Parliament . " The operations of the Central Committee have , during the past year , been necessarily confined within those limits prescribed by the- first resolution of the last conference , which _vei-y properly prohibited them from sanctioning any _fi-csh application for support until- a reserve fund-of £ 1 , 000 had boen created , \ vhi « h sum was doemed'no . more than wasnecessary toonsuro the punctuabandregular remittance of the alimentary allowance to those who had been pronounced en titled to it . 'i'he balance sheets for the past year will show that the receipts have not been sufficient for this desirable purpose , and the Committee felt themselves bound in honour , primarily to meet , as far as their- means permitted , thc claims of those who remained , on the funds of the Association , and tiiose that wore in arrears of their allowances at the last conference .
•¦ 'lour Committee have been called on in numerous cases sineo the last conference to act as _mediatc-rs in _casss-of _dispute—t-heyyare happy in being able to state that thc utility and-the success of this department of their duties havo suffered no diminution ; whenever this mode of dealing with trades disputes was capable of being employed , an almost universal _succsss has attended it & adoption , and iu many , -i _ii'staiic 9 s with the marked approval aiid _thanko of "the employers—a fittinn * and deserved
homage to a principle which for- its excellence aud efficiency should be adopted and ' -eaforccd by a law of Parliament . The Central . Committee " would strongly recommend that as soon as the health of Mr . 'Duncombe is -mfficientl y established to resume his legislative-duties , ' that ho be-solicited to bring the subject ofVlocal boards of trades , and an amendment of the Truck Act before the Ilouse of Commons , and that the trades be necommGnded to get up local petitions in favour of-these measures without , debiv .
" The Central Committee- have to regret that their _attempts to carry out thfr expressed wishes of the conference , iu reference tothe publication of a : weekly report of _jirocecdings _* have not been responded to by the members anil the working classesgenerally .. Tlie Labour League , or Journal of _tli & _National Association of United Trades , was published shortly after the conference _^ and lias been continued to the prasent time , but your Committee are sorry to add that the publicatio ' ikof that journal , although from its price perfectly within the means of the p oorest ot our members ,, has not met with the support contemplated . ,
. "lour Committee during the past year have _sjjavoA no energies in seeking to extend a knowledge of tho principles of the Association in quarters not previously acquainted with them . . . . . . ' " The balance sheet which will be submitted to you shows tbat there has been a considerable diminution of the income of the Association as compared with former years . This , however , is amply accounted for by the facts to which your Committee havo already referred in this report . The number of members has also fallen off , but tlie symptoms of renewed interest in the Association and tlio growing feeling among the trades in favour of national over mere local organisation , induce your Committee to believe that the number of members will shortly be largely inoreased , and of conrse the income of " the Association proportionately augmented . . . . . " Having thus referred to the principal subjects arising out of the proceedings of the last twelve months , it may be expected that your Committee
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should record their opinions upon the _p- _'csciit position and thc future prospects ot the Association . " Iu _drawiii" _* -conclus ions as to the probability Of future success from the . impressions which our present position may create , it will be necessary that _reform a correct estimate as to what our existing position really is .. . , , " Lei- us first inquire where -are * the great and powerful confederation of trades-.-which existed in 1846 ? Where , for instance ' , is the Cotton Sp inners ¦ Union of Lancashire ? . Where , the Power-loom Weavers' Association , consisting of from H , 000 to 20 , 000 members ? Where , again , the Builders of
Manchester , and the great Carpenters and Joiners Union of Great Britain ? Where , the Block Printers of Lancashire and Yorkshire ? These wore powerful confederations affiliated in various towns and localities . Where are they . ? The history of one is the history of tlio whole . They wore dependent f _» r their resources upon contributions from their own trade exclusively , * and when the bulk of trade is thrown out of employment for any lengthened period , the existence ofa society of that trade , exclusively dependent upon contributions to be drawn from its members , will depend altogether upon the extent and duration of the depression from which they are suffering .
. " But there are circumstances , having relation to the future , much too important to be passed over without observation . That general depression which in its progress has left its blighting influence behind it in every department of industry , combined with the fatal theories in favour of , at all hazards , cheapening the costs of production , a theory wliich is now the chosen and adopted of government and parties , _Entirely unmindful of the consequences iikely to ensue , upon tlio well being- of more than a half of thc population , has found its road into some
of those trades , heretofore deemed impregnable to any adverse attack from any quarter . In these trades professing a greater amount of education than is _o-encrally found among the working classes , strong also in their local unions both in numbers and money , the inefficiency of the one and the insufficiency of the other is seen and admitted by the most intelli gent and influential of their leaders , as means by which , the threatened dangers may be averted or conquered .. It is in a National Association of Trades alone that they can perceive safety
or protection . " Your Committee , in forming their judgment upon the present position of the Association with reference to the past , and to the general condition of tlie labour interest through every department of industry , so far from finding any sufficient reasons for looking despairingly to the future , are strongl y impressed with a conviction that there is now in a far greater degree than at any former period , the most well-founded reasons for anticipating a speedy addition to our numbers , strength , and importance . They believe that when one or two of the better paid trades shall have pronounced in favour of the national movement , a moral influence will be imparted to it that will rapidly attract within its circle thc treat body of the industrious classes throughout the ingdom .
" These considerations impel your Committee to an unbounded confidence in the future , and justify them in calling upon you to pledge yourselves in behalf of the bodies you represent , to proceed with renewed vigour , with a trustful and unshrinking perseverance to strengthen , consolidate , and perfect the work you haye in hand ; to present an example to your fellow-workmen of firm and faithful adherence . to the principles and policy of this Association , the advantages and superiority of which all our past experience has tended to confirm and establish ; to extend far and wide by all practical and legal means , a knowledge of its principles , whereby this Association may be made in reality , wha . t it assumes to be in name , * The National Association of United Trades for thc Protection of
Industry . '" Tho report was unanimously adopted . In the subsequent sittings , the Conference was principally occupied by the transaction ofthe ordinary and routine business laid down by the constitution of the Association . Past experience has shown the practical adaptation ofthat constitution to the purposes in view , perfected as it has been by the labours of preceding Conferences , and the alterations made in it were few and unimportant . The subscription to tho fund for the relief of persons who may be thrown out of employment for giving evidence under tho Truck Act , or the Ten Hours Act , was raised from Id . per quarter to Id . per month . A reduction in the number of tbe paid officers of tbo
Association was also resolved upon , The rpconimendation of the Cential Committee was , that in future a President , five members , and a Secretary , should be elected , who should attend to the business occasionally . Mr . Duncombe , the President , on the other haud , recommended thc appointment ofa permanent working Committee of three members and a secretary . After considerable discussion and deliberation as to tlie mode in which efficiency could be combined with economy in the management , a compromise between theso two opinions was effected . It was unanimously resolved that the committee should consist of five members exclusive ofthe President , and that one of the members shall act as secretary ' This will effect a
considerable reduction in the expenditure of the Association . Messrs . Green , _Bobson , Peel , Winter , and "Humphries were unanimously re-elected as members of the Central Committee , Mr . William Peel being selected to fill the office of secretary . On Wednesday several complaints and appeal cases were heard and determined to the satisfaction of all parties concerned . The resolution of a previous Conference , by which the Central Committee was precluded from giving support to any turn-out whon the- funds wero below £ 1 , 000 was rescinded , and the question of relief in such eases left to thc discretion ot' thc Central _Committee . Mr . T . 'S Duncombe , M . P ., was unanimousiy re-elected the President of the Association amidst hearty and
enthusiastic applause ; and the following resolution having been proposed and seconded , was adopted with acclamation and every mark of respect : — " Resolved , —That this Conference begs to-otter its grateful thanks-to T . S . Duncombe , _Es-q ., M . P ., for his energetic and disinter sted efforts to elevate and improve the- condition of the industrious classes of this country . The severe- and long protracted illness produced by that constant and unwearied attention to his public duties- so peculiar and _honourable a feature in his character , and which has for so long a period deprived * this country of his eminent services , has been the
_subjpet of universal regret . His restoration to health and that distinguished position iu the nationallegislature which thc- gratitude and esteem of- a numerous constituency has secured him , is equally tbo subject of generai satisfaction . Wc , tho delegates of the United Trades of England , acknowledge the obligations we _owc-Mr . Duncombe for his continued and gratuitous-services as President of this Association , and venture to hope that he will continue in s generous anddnvaluablc advice to a movement which owes its ori gin to his anxious desire to promote the well-being , aud happiness of the people of Great Britain . " l r
Mr . F . Gheex _, the Chairman , returned thanks on behalf of the Central Committee , for tho confidence which had been again placed in them by their return to office ; and also acknowled ged the compliment ofa vote of thanks-wliich was passed to him fou - his services as chairman ; and the Conference then broke up , after sitting four days , during the whole of which a very excellent feeling animated the me _»» lii > _i-s .
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_t ? . iie Ciioleiu is _Pabib , —The great heat of the last few days has occasioned a considerable increasd of oases of cholera . The-number of cases of persons attacked reached-on Sunday to a greater amount than has boon seen since the commencement of the maladj _* _-. On that day there were 20 & ncw cases in the hospitals , and 119 deaths . The Uotel-Dieu alono received ninety-four on that and tha two preceding days , . and the Salpctrioi'e fortvfotir . In the ncighbourJiood of Paris , and particularly at the Batignollcs ,. thenialady is said to be very severe . . In the inilitary . hospitals also an augmentation is perceptible , but uot in the same proportion _as-in the civil ones
Ascot Races . —FnAUDB on "me Revenue . —The commissioners of inland revenue have just adopted the most efficient means-for the prevention of frauds by the proprietors of vans and other vehicles attending races . Bars havo- been erected , by order of the commissioners , on all . tho roads leading to Aseot , in the vicinity ofthe heath , where tickets for horses let for hire are to be collected , and the exchange tickets inspected ; and . where all coaches , omnibuses , ( fee ., conveying passengers at separate fares , _are-also to bo checked . Ordsrs have likewise been issued b y the commissioners for . the apprehension of alL persons _plying for biro- without bein n- duly licensed , or " specially _authorised , " and for the seizure of all horses and carriages-so employed . The adoption of this plan will be an . effectual means of putting a stop to the calling of _'Mihe unlicensed , " and of protecting the licensed tradesmen .
MAnYLimoxE . —A dramatic version of Dombey and Son has been produced at this theatre « ith much success . The various characters are exceedingly well " made up" after the engravings in the hook - a great point in adaptations of the sort—and considering the undramatic nature of the- story it his been skilfully managed . The illness of Mrs Mow . att leaves Miss F . Vining the sole heroine of the . stage , and she shows her versatilitv by ¦ acting the cold Edith Dombey and the lively Violante ( m tlie Wonder ) in one _evening _ Tiie Fire AND Loss of Life in * tue Hackney-Uoad .-An inquest was held on Friday , before Mr Bate , at the Cock and Castle , Hackney-road , o _^ w ,, _^ L ° \ ¥ '' f D _^ _" ? _' , _= ? d thrce •* - *»»«« - 'ho was burned to death m the fire which occurred at the residence of Mr . Duncan , in Jii mes s-place , ilackney-road , on Thursday morning last . The _^ _AIX-- _* _" * _™* ' Yordict -
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CORN . Mark _"Listf , Monday June 4 _,-= Thc show of English wheat samples tbis morning was on a very limited scale , and the beat dry qualities sold at fully last Monday s prices , but inferior sons met a very slow demand . The transactions in foreign wheat were quite in the retail , but good quaUties could not be procured ou lower terms , i . lour waa rather more inquired after , at full prices . )\ e had a fair retail sale for grinding barley . Malt doll , unless fine . Beans and peas duller sale , and beans rather cheaper . The large arrival of foreign oats last weel * , made the trade very heavy , and Gd to ls per qr . lower . Linseed cakes in less demand , owing to the fine weather . Foreign rye fully as dear . The current prices as under .
Bkitisii Wheat . —Essex , Suffolk , and Kent , red , 38 s to 45 a , ditto white , 4 Us to 52 s , Lincoln , Norfolk , and Yorkshire , red , ' 37 s to 44 s , Northumberland and Scotch , white , _« 7 s to 41 s , ditto red , 35 s to 42 s , Devonshire and Somerset-Shire , red , —5 to —s , ditto white — to —s _, rye , 22 s to 24 s , biirlcy _, iis tO _' dVS , Scotch , Sis to 26 s , Malt ordinary , —a to —s , pale 52 s to _SCs , peas , grey , new , 28 s to 31 s , maple 29 » to 33 s , white , 24 s to 2 Gs , boilers ( new ) , 28 s to SOs , beans , large , new , 23 s to 28 s ; ticks 24 s to 27 s , harrow , 2 Gs to 2 !) s , pigeon , 28 s to 32 s , oats , Lincoln and Yorkshire , feed , 16 s to 18 s , ditto Poland and potato , 18 s to 21 s , Berwick and Scotch , 18 s to 22 s , Scotcli feed , _I " s to 20 s , Irish feed , and black , 15 s to 18 s , ditto potato , 17 s to 22 s , linseed ( _sowing ) 50 s to 52 s , _rapeseed , Essex , new , £ 20 to £ 2 & per last , carraway seed , Essex , new , 25 s to 29 s per cwt , rape cake , £ 4 to £ 410 s per ton , linseed , £ 010 s to £ 1010 s per 1 , 000 , flour nor sack of 2801 bs . ship , 31 s to 32 s , town , 40 s to 42 s .
FoiiEics . —Wheat , — Dantzig , 46 s to 52 s , _Anhalt and Marks , 40 s to 48 s , ditto white , 44 s to 48 s , Pomeranian red , 40 s to 44 s , ltostock 42 s to 4 Ss , Danish , Holstein , and Friesland , 3 Gsto 42 s , I ' etersburgh , Archangel , and Riga , 8 < is to 40 s , Polish Odessa , 3 ( 3 s to 41 s , "Marianopoli _, and Berduiuski _, 35 s to 38 s , Taganrog , 31 s to 38 s , Brabant and French , 3 Ss to 42 s , ditto white , 40 s to 44 s , Saloiuca _, 33 s to 86 s , -Kgyptian , 24 s to _2 GS , rye , 21 s to 24 s , barley , Wismar and ltostoelt , 18 s to 22 s , Danish , 20 s to 23 s , Sua ! . 22 s to 2 ( Js , East Friesland , 17 s to 10 s , Egyptian , ICsto 17 s , Danube , IGs to 17 s , peas , white , 24 s to 2 Gs _, new boilers , 2 Gs to 28 s , beans , horse , 25 s to SOs , pigeon , ; 30 s to 32 s , Egyptian , 21 s to 23 s , oats , Groningen , "Danish , Bremen , and Friesland , feed and black , 13 s to 15 s , ditto , thick and brew , IGs to 10 s , ltlga , Petersburg , Archangel , and Swedish , 14 s to IGs , Hour , United States , per lOGlhs ., 22 s to 23 s , Hamburg 21 s to 22 s , Dantzig and Stettin , 21 s to 23 s , French per 2 S 01 bs ., 31 s to 33 s .
_Wei-KESDAr , June G . —Of oats tliere is a good supply this week , wlilst of other grain and flour tho quantity frosh in i 9 but trifling . The weather being favourable for thc growing crops causes tlie trade in most articles to rule heavily , but without alteration in prices , Mabk-i # . 4 ni * , June 8 . —The wheat trade was heavy ; hut prices cannot be quoted lower than on Monday . Barley sold slowly , at about former rates . Foreign cats in large supply , and , where sales were pressed , a slight reduction had to be submitted to . Beans and Peas unaltered , Arrivals this week : —Wheat-English , 0-50 quarters ; foreign , 1 , 970 quarters . Barley—English , 170 quarters ; foreign , 1 , 080 quarters . Oats—English , 2 , 520 quarters ; foreign , 11 , 400 quarters . Flour—English , 1 , 510 sucks .
BREAD . The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 7 d to 7 id ; of household ditto , od to _0 _§ d per 4 tt > _s loaf .
CATTLE . _S-MiTHFiELD , Monday , June 4 . —Tliere was a considerable increase in thc supply of beasts on sale in today's market compared with that exhibited on Monday last . The Quality of the stock was unusually prime . Ou the whole , the attendance of both town and country buyers was good , while the demand for the best Scots was steady at about last week's quotations . In all other breeds of beasts comparatively little business was transacted , at , in some instances , a decline in the prices of Monday last of 2 d . per 8 tbs . The supply of sheep was seasonably good ; yet thc demand for that description of stock was steady , at fully last week ' s quotations . The primest old downs sold at from -3 s lOd to 48 per Slbs . We had a somewhat active trade for Iambs at extreme currencies . In som . instances the best down qualities realised Gs 2 d per Slbs , Prom thc Isle of Wight we _receive-I 32 U head . Calves—the supply of which was extensive—moved oft * slowly at barely the late decline in prices . The pork trade was heavy at barely late rates .
Head of Cattle at _S-iit-ifield . _Beasta .. .. 3 , 5 « G I Calves .. . 276 Sheep .. .. 2 G _. 440 1 Pigs .. .. .. 24 U Price per stone of Slbs . ( sinking the offal * . Beef .. 2 s 4 d to 8 s Sd I Veal .. 8 _s 4 dto 4 s 0 d Mutton .. 3 s 4 d .. 4 s Od ( Pork - .. 3 2 .. 4 2 Lamb .. .. 4 s lOd to Gs Od . Per Slbs . by the carcase . Newgate and Leadenhall , Monday , June- 4 . —Inferior beef , 2 s 2 d to 2 g 4 d ; middliug ditto , 2 a Gd to 2 s 8 d ; prime large , 2 s lOd to 3 s Od ; prime small , 3 s Od to 3 s 2 d ; large pork , 3 s 2 d to 3 s Gd ; inferior mutton , 3 s Od to 3 s 2 d ; middling ditto , 3 s 4 dto 3 s Gd ; prime ditto , 3 s Sd to 3 s lOd ; veal , 3 s Od to 3 s lOd ; small pork , 3 s Sd to 4 s Od- ; lamb , 4 s Sd to 3 s 18 d .
_Smitupielo , Jiwe 8 . —There was a largo supply of beasts trade was dull , ami it was with great difficulty that Monday ' s quotations were realised . The number of _shesp and lambs was very large ; the quality of the supply was , however , hut middling ; the choicest kinds were consequently disposed of at a small reduction , but second-rate were rauc h lower . Thero was an extraordinary supply of calves-j a _lai-ge proportion of them were inferior ; a choice one , therefore , made 4 s ., but other , kinds suffered a considerable reduction in price , and many remain unsold .
PH Q _VISIONS . _Londos _, Monday . —Business in the past week was again slow and limi . ted . Butter—The transactions in Irish were trifling ; prices nominal . Foreign declined 4 s to Gs per cwt , and not freely dealt in . Bacon—nothing of importance was done in either Irish or American singed sides , and no change worth notice in prices . Scalded middles in moderate request , and the inferior sorts cheaper . Hams in demand , and the turn dearer . Lard—No alteration , English Buttek Mauset , June 4 . —Our trade is iu a state of extreme depression , witli still declining prices . Dorset , iiho weekly , 70 s to SOs per cwt ; ditto , middliug , 3 _Ga to 70 s ; fresh Buckinghamshire-,. Gs to 10 s per dozen ; du . West Country , 4 s to 8 s .
_J-MJIT AND VEGETABLES . Covent Gahdes , Monday , June 4 . —There was a good _sHippty of fi- ' uit and vegetables witli : a _saodcrate trade doing ; at the folloivintj prices : — Rhubarb . Id to Mil broculi _r Gd to lsGd ; and forced asparagus , 2 s Gd to Gs per bundle- Strawberries Is , and green currants ls to Is 3 d per pettle- - . cucumbers Sd to 3 s per brace -, green peas as to 10 s ; . old , onions , 2 s to 2 s Cd ; gooseberries 3 s ( Id to 5 s ; spinach , -hltoGd per half sieve ; Summer cabbages , 10 d to ls 3 d ; horseradish , ls Oil to 2 s per dozen heads ; carrots , 3 s Gd to-4 s Gd ; turnip radishes 3 d to 10 d ; . Spring onious , _lsto-29- ; . greens , 2 s Gd to 3 s Gd per dozen bunches ; grapes j Is-Od to 2 s , - pine apples , 5 s to is- 0 d - r new frame potatoes , 4 d to- ls per lb ; oranges , Gs to 14 a ; lemons , 5 s to Us ; . _fov-ucd . French beans . Is to lsGd- per hundred ; _mushrooniSi . 3 d to ls per punnet ; lettuces-, fid to lOd per
score . POTATOES . _Soutiiwaue WAaTiisiDE , June 4 _Wocoiitinue to be supplied with- _foreien potatoes more than equal to the demand , which lias caused a considerable- redaeliou m price to be submitted to ; the few Yorks here ¦ stiU command a high figure . Tho following are this dav ' s quotations : —Yorkshire llegmits , _lGOsto 220 s ; Scotcli Whites , 80 s to 00 ; . _Pbr-eicii _, 50 s to 90 s .
. GQWSIA . L PRODUCE ,. Tuesday Evening , June 1 . —The large publie- sales of sugar have proved , rather too heavy for tlie market , and prices have scarcely been supported , but a large amouutof business has been . done . 1 , 180 hi ids . of West India sold , including 700 iu . public sale ; Barbadoes sold- 8 Ss to 42 s ; St . Lncia , low-to fine , 85 s to 42 s , whieh established a decline ofBd ; . 7 , 000 bags Mauritius sold in public-sale a shade iu favour of the buyers ; yellow , 37 s Gd to 40 s ; 5 , 000 bags of "Bengal sold in . public sale at previous rates ; white Benares , 40 s to 43 s- ( id ; and 1 , 500 baskets Penang , brown , ill's _to-345-6 < l . ; . vell _9 «* , _oos to 3 Us . ltefiiicd market firm : grocery lumps , 52 s Gd to uls , _Cowee without alteration . Good ordinary- native withdrawn above the market value , and plantation-kind sold at previous rates .
WOOL . City ,. Monday , June 4 , —The imports of wool into London last week were only 130 bales , of which 08 _vvcve-froin Germany , and the rest from Russia . . Liverpool , June 2 . —Scotch . —There is no improvement to notice-in the demand for Laid Highland ,. aud price is sustained . from the lightness of the stocks . White _lligliliuitl is not inquired for . In crossed or _Cheviot tlie only demand is for the best class , at prices in favour of the buyer . s . d . s . d . Laid Highland Wool , per 241 bs .. G . ' * to- 7 9 White UMiUuid do . .. .. a _v' 10 _«
Laid crossed do ., unwashed ., 8 0 10 ( i Do . do _.,.-ivaslied .. .. .. 9 9 12 ti Do . Cheviot do ., unwashen .. 'JO 12 0 Bo . do ., washed .. .. .. 13 G 17 0 - _**** _** : White Cheviot do . do . .. .. 20 0 22 G Import for tlie week SO-bag Previously this year .. .. .. 3 , 101 „ Foreign . — 'latere was a public sale here on Tuesday ,-the 29 th ult ., when were brought forward 350 Australians , which sold at prices scarcely . equal to our last sales here ; 1 , 000 Buenos Ayres , a great portion of which were fine kinds , for which there -was a good competition , brought very satisfactory prices ; 500 bales East India , sold from + U to id under , late rates . Of the 3 , 000 BalLott ' s Peruvians ; _ooo Turkey , Bouskoi , and other low _vvooL they were principally withdrawn . ,
Imports for the week .. .. 53-. bales 1 reviously this year .. .. 23 , 205 bales
COAL , " . . _t-, _^\!? l _* * at lust Monday ' s prices . Fresh arrivals , 47 ; old , 40 . Total , 0 G . ff rice of coals per ton at the close of the market . ) _ Bates s West Hartley , 13 s Od ; Buddie ' s West Hartley , lis ; Carrs Hartley , lis ; Hastings Hartley , Ha * . Holywell Main , " _nisl ' * " fleW > _J-s < _id j Old Tanlicld _, 12 s : Old's ttedbeug hi 12 s Gd ; South Peareth _, 13 s . ' _- . Taufield Moor , 13 s j Tanfield Moor Butes , 12 s Gd ; Townley , 13 s : West Hartley , 14 s ; Wylam , 13 s Gd . WalPs-end -. —Elm Park , 14 s ; Gibson , 18 s 9 d ; Washington , 13 s 9 d ; Eden Main , los ' Bell ,. 15 s ; Hetton , IBs , Bd ; llutton , 15 s ; Morrison , 14 s Gd ; Pemberton _, 14 s 3 d ; AVest Belmont , 15 s ; _Ileugh Hall , Us 9 d ; South Hartlepool , las 3 d * , Whitworth , 12 s Od ; Adelaide Tees , 15 s 8 . 1 to las 9 d ; Seymour Tees , 14 s _0 d ; lees , IGs 3 d ; West Hetton , 14 s fid -. Oowpen Hartley , 14 s ; Hartley , 13 s Gd ; Sidney ' s Hartley , lis : Whitworth Coke , Ills : Elgin , 13 s Cd . '
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» estmmster , tor the Proprietor , FE AUGUS O'CON'NWK , tsq . M . P ., and published b y the said Whxum Ride * , at the Office , in the same street and parish . —S aturday _Juneath , _j _f-HJ ! _,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 9, 1849, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_09061849/page/8/
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