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poet . " The hon . member gratified thc House by announcing that he should refrain from again addressin _* : them upon this subject , until it reached thc committee . Mr . Bourse was of opinion , not only from the statement made by Sir _<* . Grey , but also from _circumstances witliin his own knowledge , that there was a strong necessity for the continuance of the powers now vested in the Irish executive . It was objected that the purpose of this bill was to suppress the repeal agitation in Ireland . He had every confidence in the Lord-Lieutenant , and wa * certain that he would not use the powers intrusted to bun , except in cases of cmergencv ; but he could not forget that Conciliation Ilall had begotten the confederation , and the confederation the rebellion . In giving his suwmrt to the government on this occasion ,
he tnisted thatit woSld lie thc Last time thit such a measure would be required . Sir II . W . Bakros affirmed , _fromFW- _^™* ledge in the south of Ireland , that the country never wa _£ so tranquil ; that poUtical agitation was at . discount , thlt its leaders were _proscratc , _ and that the people were convinced ofthe _^^{ _^ racier of the demonstration of _** - * _$£ _^ _Jg these circumstances he must be a tnut * jo urtj _-i-w-iv the rWits and liberties of his countrymen _ po \ _theS Sts _setforth in the Lord-Lieutenant ' s letter The hon . baronet then enlarp d upon the wants and sufferings of Ireland , amf the Parliament ' s nesrlcct of them , which was gradually _alienating her from England . Mr . Moore denied that an extraordinary case , or even . iii ordinary case , hid been made out by thc _jTOvcinmcnt for " the suspension ofthe constitutional ri-dits and liberties of one-third of her Majesty ' s
subject ; -. Mr . Muxiz regretted to be obliged to say , that he felt it quite impossible tD support the government on this occasion . ( Hear , hear . ) He always wished to support them , when he could consistently with justice and honour ; but if the same _circumstances existed in England as now existed in Ireland , he should not vote for the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act —( hear , hear );—and , ; although there had been different circumstances , it appeared to him , from thc statement of the Home Secretary , that they were so comyletely altered , that there was no pretence for this measure . ( Hear , hear , ) As to the Lord-Lieutenant ' s letter , asking for ccrtain powers in order to nrevent political agitation , where would
Her Majesty ' s Ministers have been without political agitation ? " ( Hear , hear . ) Where would the liberties of England have been without political agitation ? ( Hear , hear . ) Every one had a right to agitate , if he did it like an honest man , and he ( Mr . Muntz ) would oppose any government that would coerce the people from doing it . ( Hear . ) I _/> rd John Rcsseu . observed that it was easy for honourable _mcinbe- _'s , when peace had been restored and security attained in Ireland , to make _light of the means by wliich this had been effected . If Ireland was now in a state of comparative tranquillity it was in no small degree attributable to the suspension of the ILibeas Corpus Act last year . He admitted that the case which the government now
laid before the House was not similar to that presented last year , when the urgency was so great that the House almost unanimously passed , in a single day , the act which it was now considered necessary * to continue . H the danger which then existed was only averted by extraordinary measures , the House should pause ere it deprived the government ofthe means of preventing movements similar to thosj which took place last year , and which , if perm tted to take place , would inevitably lead to similar results . Let them not now tear the bandage -from the wound ere it was healed , lest it should bleed afresh . It was urged that the object of the bill was to suppress a constitutional agitation . But , considering the history ef the agitation referred to ,
there might be circumstances in the present condition of Ireland wliich would justify the measure now sought to be submitted to the House . He was far from tliinking that it would be a good ground for the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act , that an agitation was going on , and that the object of ihe agitation was impracticable . But agitation in Ireland had , at this particular time , more significance than this ; and he would only now say " that he felt it to be his duty to ask the House to arm the Xord-Lieutenant with power to prevent the renewal of an _airitation directly leading to rebellion and insurrection . If the act were allowed to expire on
the lst of March , many , who had endeavoured to turn the distresses of Ireland to their own account , would again be active , and would in all probability have some success , although there could be nb doubt but that they would be again defeated . But if the House wished for the tranquillity of Ireland , or was anxious to act most usefully towards thc people of that country , it would consent to the _lntrodnction of this bill , and arm the Lord-Lieutenant for some time longer with the powers which he had wielded so discreetly as well as so advantageously for the last five months . Mr . G . Tnoxirsos contended that none of the
reasons , three in number , which were given by the noble lord for bringing in this bill last session were applicable to the present circumstances of Ireland . They were therefore called upon to give their sanction to the bill in utter ignorance ofthe reasons why such extraordinary powers should be vested in the Lord-Lieutenant . He also desiderated those remedial measures which were necessary for the relief of Ireland , and would feel it his duty" to vote against the bill now proposed to be laid on the table . Mr . Sccixy moved that the debate be adjourned . ( Loud cries of " Xo ! " " Divide . " ) Mr . J . O'Coxxell hoped that the House would give those who were desirous of speaking against the measure an opportunity of expressing tlieir sentiments npon it , which it was impossible they could do at that late hour . The gallery was then cleared , but no division took place ; and Mr . Scully addressed the house . He said that he
feared the government , in endeavouring to suppress agitation in Ireland , would be adding to the evils at present existing in tliat country . The present measure would have ihe effect of preventing discussion a . lto <* ether , and there were many subjects besides the Hepealof the Union which the people of Ireland were anxious to deliberate upon . He could bear testimony to the fact that the county of Tipperary , to which so many allusions had been made , was never in a more quiescent state than at the present moment . Had . but the tenant occupier a secure mode of «* ivin « - employment to the people , there would he no discontent in that country , and , as this measure would not afford them that security , he should most strenuously oppose it . ( "Divide , divide . " )
Mr . S . Crawford could hare wished to state the reasons why he should vote against the proposition of her Majesty ' s government , but he thought he should better consult the _convenience of the house if he reserved his observation till a future stage of ± liel-ill- ( Ilcar , hear . ) The House then divided—For thc motion 221 For the amendment 18 Majority for the Ministers ... 203 Mr . Gkattax gave notice that on the second reading of the bill he would move a call of the House .
Rojiax Catholic Relief Bill . —Mr . Axstey then moved for leave to bring in a bill for the further repeal of enactments imposing pains and penalties on Roman Catholics on account of their religious observances . When he stated to the house and to the hon . baronet the member for the University of Oxford that the present bill was substantially the same as the one he introduced last session , and that the only alterations which had been made in it hai been made with the view of removing the objections of its opponents , he trusted that ihe courtesy which had not been denied him last year , and which had never been denied to th * : promoters of any previous bill on this subject , would not be refused on the nresent occasion , viz ..
to give him leave to introduce the bill , to have it read a first time , without opposition , and to take the discussion on the second reading . Sir It . Ixglis was sure the hon . member would acquit him of wishing to show bim any intentional discourtesy , but he could not help thinking that -when the hon . member produced a bill which he told them was substantially the same as the one he lad introduced last year , he ( Sir R . Inglis ) was not asking too much of the house in wishing them to decide at , once whether such a bill should be allowed to be again introduced or not . He should , therefore , iliough . very reluctantly , feel it to be his duty to oppose the motion for " leave to bring in the bill . ( Hear . )
The Earl of Arcxdel and Surrey said he thought it would be a waste of time to press the bill forward so soon after the reeent discussion . ( Hear , hear . ) He had been a warm _supj-ortcr ofthe principle of the bill , but he begged the hon . member notto press it this session , and he was ready to take the responsibility of that advice upon himself . ( Hear . ) Mr . A . VSTET could not agree in thinking that the noble lord had been a very warm supporter of the bill ; on the contrary , he considered the loss of it -upon a former occasion had been owing to the uncertainty of the course taken by the noble lord , which had left Ids friends on that side of the house in doubt as to his movements . He therefore could not accede to that or toany other hint he might receive ¦ from tbe noble lord . ( Laughter )
. The Larl of Abe-del and Surrey . —The hon . gentleman has arrived at a most monstrous _con-^! :, . m m _™ , _H _? _? _^^ S caused the loss Ofthebiimrai , _) Butl amn otsmprisedatthe t _eati-ic-it . _Ihavera-eivcdfrom him when I recollect that which his supporters received at the close of last session . ( Loud cries of " Hear , hear . " ) Sir G . Geet said , that he feared _i _** thi » linn _iSftSL _^ rf _*!*? _*^ _*! * S £ lord _neither would he take one from him . ( A laugh . ) £ _ would , however , be taking a prudent and judicious course if he followed the su _^ cstion he Had received ; for , though he ( Sir G . ( _it-ev ) had _De-4-i _fcyourable tothe measure , he _wnM foresee no-
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thing but waste of time , in the _preset , state of _publTc business , in bringing in the _^ at presen and he hoped that the Hon _; J _^_ 7 _ f _^ uld be of time to consider whether his «» " ¦ - ¦ .. ;; ' mm _ c !) advantage to the object he , tadm _*« _£ J _^^ Lord Nugent also urged the mm . _X'JiS _^ _dnSX * _« on - When therC _apPearlt " u-8 t the first reading g For it — . — : _*• •;* n Majority against it — - The bill was consequently lost . . Mr Uoffatt obtained leave to bring in a bill to ' _-iTO-ride for the recovery of debts from persons havm- privilege of Parliament , and for the _exclusion o ? insolvent members from the House of Commons , which was read a first tune , and ordered to be printed ; the second reading to take place on the 14 th . . The House then adjourned at ten minutes to ten o ' clock .
WEDNESDAY , Feb . 7 . HOUSE OP COMMONS . —The House met at twelve o ' clock . Sakitart Measures ( Irelakd ) . —Sir W . Somerville stated , in answer to a question from Mr . Maher , that a bill for instituting a registry of births , deaths , and marriages throughout Ireland , was in preparation , as also was another measure for promoting the health of towns in Ireland . Distress ix Ireland , —On the motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer , thc House then went into committee on the subject of the existing distress in Ireland .
The Ciiaxcellor of the Exchequer rose to propose a grant for the relief of Irish distress . He reminded * the House that Ministers took only a small vote atthe close of last session , with a discretionary power to advance a further small sum , if necessary to save life , and promising to call Parliament together earlier than usual should the distress be so extensive and so urgent as to require any large grant before the usual tune of meeting . £ 12 , 000 , which remained of the funds collected hy thc British Association , together with £ 3 , 000 advanced by the government—and this was the full extent to which they had carried their discretionary power—hadbeen distributed in affording relief to those unions where distress most prevailed . H was only in a small part
of Ireland that this relief was needed ; in the north there was less distress than inthe south of England . Admitting the unpopularity ofthe Poor-law , which he was not surprised at , as the rate-payers naturally preferred that their poor should be relieved from the imperial treasury , while the majority ofthe poor objected to a system which checked abuse , he believed the machinery of that law was the best for administering relief , aiid but for that law the severity of that distress which he attributed principally to the failure for two or three years in succession of the E otatocrop , on which the " people had been in the abit of relying as the means of subsistence , would have been far greater , and thousands must have died of starvation . But for the Poor Law Unions Ireland
would have been infinitely more expensive and more dangerous to England . Food and population were no longer balanced in Ireland . More food must be raised either by bringing into cultivation the waste lands , or by a better system of cultivation . Li all cases , however , thc distress was not consequent on over-population , for , as the papers on the table showed , emigration had gone on to such an extent in some districts that a sufficient population was not left properly to cultivate the soil . The events ofthe last two years had had one good result—that of ridding the estates ofthe numerous cottier tenants , and putting an end to small holdings ; and he believed that capital and the exertions of the
proprietors were only wanted now to bring their properties into proper order . What , he now asked , was tho means of preventing starvation and loss of life in those unions where the distress was the most severely felt , and where , owing to that distress , a sufficient rate could not be collected . For this purpose , he proposed to take a vote of £ 50 , 000 from the Consolidated Fund . From the relief commission and repayments of advances from unions , there was a balance of £ 284 , 000 , of which they might fairly say £ 184 , 000 would be available , exclusive of the repayments on account of the relief works—but he did not propose alargersumnowthan the £ 50 , 000 because he was anxious not to excite undue expectations .
Mr . P . Scrope , in rising to move the amendment , of which he had given notice , rejoiced to find that the government had discovered at length the futility of relying upon the voluntary exertions of Irish landowners , who as a body cither would not , or could not , or at any rate did not , employ the people . ( Hear , hear . ) Although he had placed an amendment upon the paper , he did not wish to interpose between the grant now proposed and the Irish people , for he felt quite sure that it would be impossible for the unions to do their duty by the poor , unless they were supported by extraneous aid . Thc only difference between the right hon . gentleman and himself was , as to the question whether that aid should be given unconditionally as a grant , as an
absolute present to the proprietors of those districts , or whether provision should not he taken which should ensure in the first place the productive employment of this money in labour on the land , and in the second place , and as the consequence of the first , that it should be repaid to those who advanced it . ( Cheers . ) But if they continued to spend the money as they haddone , if they continued to feed thousands of paupers in idleness that money would never be repaid . Let them , however , employ it productively in the cultivation of those rich and fcrtilelands which were now lying waste and unprofitable , and they need have no fear as to the repayment . ( Hear , hear . ) His plan appeared to him to be so undeniable—there was such an obviousness
about the proposition , that if they were to give money it- should be expended in as useful a manner as possible , and should be repaid as quickly as possible—that he should have thought there could have been no conceivable objection to it . He should have thought so at least , were it not for the fact that the system they had pursued for the last three years was diametrically opposed to that which he proposed . ( Hear , hear . ) The money expended under the Labour Relief Act , and in the soup-kitchens , where they were feeding upwards of 3 , 000 , 000 ofthe people , more than one-third of the whole Irish population , was unprofitably laid out , and had in consequence not been repaid . In the Kilrush Union productive employment had been
adopted on a limited scale , on a model farm , and the result had been found to be most satisfactory . He did not care whether they operated upon what was commonly called " waste land , " or upon land which had been left waste . In either case , by so employing the paupers of Ireland they interfered loss with private property and private industry than by employing them in any other way . ( Hear . ) There were _eisrht unions in Ireland which had been largelv assisteffby the government , the aggregate area of which was 2 , 22 S , 000 acres . In thc year 1847 , there were only cropped in those unions , under any species of crop whatever , including pasture and meadow land , about 221 , 000 acres , or less than one-tenth of the whole area ; whilst the remaining 2 , 000 , 000
acres were left altogether unproductive , barren and waste . ( Cheers . ) To the Westport Union £ 93 , 000 had been given ui grants , and £ 40 , 000 in loans , together £ 133 , 000 , to support the poor and make up the deficiency in the rates for the last two years , during which time the inhabitants only paid a sum of £ 4 , 000 , or according to Lord Sligo ' s account £ 8 , 000 . Upon this subject , however , Lord Sligo ' s answer was , "It is not we of the Westport Union who have expended this money , but it is thc government who have insisted on spending it unproductively , and in the establishment of soup-kitchens , the consequence of which is , that we are not able to repay you your money , not able to maintain our poor , and are getting less able to maintain them every day . " ( Hear , hear . ) He ( Mr . . Scrope )
thought that Lord Sligo had perfectly cleared himself by that statement , ( near . ) 20 , 000 of the population of thc Westport union were , at this moment , wasting the food that they , ate , and were prevented employing themselves by the system which the government adopted . His ( Mr . Serope ' s ) proposition was nothing like that for the establishment of national workshops in France . The onl y true parallel to thc national workshops of Paris were our workhouses . They shut paupers up in those houses , which they called " work" houses , but which were nothing more nor less than coops for working men , coops where they chiefly sat toasting their shins before the fire , or wasting their strength in the unprofitable occupation of breaking stones . The Irish workhouses were thc
national workshops of Ireland . ( Hear . ) The hon . gentleman concluded by moving : — ' ¦ That no appropriation of monies taken from general taxation be m future applied in aid ofthe poor rate of Irish unions , except on condition—1 . That its repayment be secured by a lien on thc rateable property of the union ; 2 . That it be expended , as far as it is practicable , in the productive employment of the ablebediedpoor . " After speeches from Mr , Christopher , Mr . Frexch , and Sir J . Walsct ,
Lord E . Howard addressed thc House in a maiden speech , which was delivered with considerable confidence and address , and was throughout loudly cheered . He strongly supported the vote . Admitting the distress which prevailed in some parts of England , that was no reason why they should shut out all sympathy for Ireland , which was suffering from famine and dise se , and whose people had remained quiet and resigned beyond what might have been expected , wldle their children were dying of hunger . If they drove that people to despair they might be called upon to bear an expense in comparison to which the proposed grant would be as nothing .
Mr . Hume observed that the moral ofthe noble lord ' s speech was , that if we did not give them money , the Irish would rebel . The principle of the noble lord was that Of Communism—that of sup-
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porting the idle and the lazy atthe expense ofthe prudent and industrious . The amendment embodied Louis Blanc ' s principle of appropriating the public money to the creation of national workshops . Such was the system on which they were now called upon to embark , and he advised them to pause ere they committed themselves to it . He hoped the House would not grant one shilling to the government for thc purposes of charity . Sir W . Somerville observed , that however hon . members might blame the government for doing this or not doing that , there was but one answer to their censure , andthat was , thatthe grant moved for was necessary , if they would preserve the . lives of thc people in many ofthe districts of Ireland . The poor jaw was erroneously blamed for the , present -lamentable condition of that country ; .. A fearful
calamity had befallen Ireland , with which that law had nothing to do , which had reduced her to such a state as could not suddenly be remedied . Until a remedy could be applied , unless they stepped in with temporary aid , a sacrifice of human life would ensue which it was appalling to contemplate . As to the amendment , if they attempted to apply the money to reproductive works , it was not fifty but five hundred thousand pounds that would be required . He warned the House against mixing up the question of the relief of the destitute poor with that of the employment of able-bodied paupers on reproductive works . The latter system was by far the more demoralising of the two , and he trusted that whatever course the House chose to adopt with regard to the proposition , of the Chancellor of the Exchequer , it would not give its assent to Mr . Serope ' s amendment .
Mr . Stafford asked the House to force upon Ireland the maintenance ofits own poor . If he thought tliat grants like that now sought would leave Ireland as they found her , he might have less scruple in consenting to them . But he was positive that every grant of this kind only aggravated the misery and poverty of Ireland . The grant now sought would , when expended , leave that country , if possible , more poor and miserable than now . The area of taxation was at the root of the evil in Ireland , so far as the operation ofthe poor law was concerned . He regretted that the government had not been prepared to meet Parliament with some better proposition with regard to Ireland than that now submitted to the House . Mr . Herbert , while concurring generally in the views of Mr . Stafford , felt that to ret ' _u-e the present motion would be tantamount to passing sentence of death on many of the Irish people .
Mr E . B . Roche also spoke in favour of the motion . Sir ( J . Grey intimated that government did not contemplate the possibi ity of a town _' and rating ; but if the report of the commission of last year , as to the aria ot rating , was _approved by the Poor Law Commissioners , tbey had full powers to carry it out ; but , whatever the area of taxation , it could not have prevented the distress . He reminded the House that the circumstances under which this grant was asked for to assist those unions wherein a sufficient sum could not be raised to keep the poor from starvation , were different frora those under which the former appeal was made . Then the whole amount of rate collected was £ 300 , 000 , whereas last year £ 1 , 600 , 000 had been raised .
Sir J . Graham opposed the amendment—first , because he was jealous of the relation of debtor and creditor between England and Ireland , and would rather give double the amount as an absolute grant than a smaller sum to be repaid by compulsory means , which might be dangerous to the nation ; secondly , because he had no reliance , after the example of Franee _, in a system oi national workshops . Ue supported the vote on the faith of the statement made by government ttat it was necessary to pre serve from starvation a large portion of the Irish people . He regarded this vote not as the first , but as the last of a series , because he thought the time bad come when government must review tli 6-whole subject of local taxation in Ireland , and _' -when a comprehensive measure should be _thought forward .
Mr . Faqan supported the vote , but declared il to be utterly insufficient . Mr . Disk' 1-li _suggested tbe adjournment of the debate , and that government should give some assurance that if this vote were agreed to , they would , without delay , bring forward a comprehensive measure of local taxation . Lord J . Russell would give no pledge that this should be the last vote , * neither could he say that he had am comprehensive measure of loo < _il taxation in course of preparation . With regard to the poor law , he would state his opinion in detail before the committee , and afterwards would bring forward some measure to amend that law , which , though inadequate to meet tbe distress in ccrtain parts of Ireland , had generally fulfilled his expectations . The debate was then adjourned till Frid . ay . THURSDAY , Feb . 8 .
HOUSE OF LORDS . —Lord Campbell introduced a bill to abolish transportation for simple larceny , which was read a first time ; and after transacting some formal business , the House adjourned . HOUSE OF COMMONS . —The Queen ' s answer to the Address , was presented to the Speaker by Mr . Lascelles , the _Comptroller of the Household . After several notices had been given , Sir R . Inglis moved for a copy of any despatch from the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland to Earl Urey _, on the subject of the rank of persons described as prelates of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland . Mr . Bank . es seconded the motion , which after a short discussion was agreed to .
Irish Pook Law Committee . — Sir William Somerville moved thatthe Select Committee upon the Irish Poor-law do consist of twenty-one members , and that the following members be members of the said Committee : — Lord John Russell , Sir James Graham , Sir John Young , Colonel Dunne , Mr . George A . Hamilton , Sir William Somerville , Mr . Scrope , Sir Robert Ferguson , Mr . Clements , Mr . ShaftoAdair , Mr . Cornewall Lewis , Mr . Monsell , Sir Denham Norreys , SirJohnPakington , Mr . Herbert , Mr . Reynolds , Mr . Sharman Crawford , Mr . Fagan , Mr . O'Fiaherty , Major Blackall , and Mr . Stafford . Mr . Henry , Mr . Grace , and Mr _Fitjsiephsn Frexch , objected to the Committee , on-the'ground that there was too strong a preponderance'on the part of Ministers , or persons officially connected with the government . -,.- •'
Sir Robert Peel suggested an extension of the number of members of the Committee . After some observations from Mr . Sadlier and Mr . J . O'Coxxell , Sir W . Somerville said government would consent to an increase of the Committee if the' House would agree to the names already on the Hsti The other business on the paperwas then disposed of , and the House adjourned .
FRIDAY , Feb . 9 . HOUSE OF LORDS . —The Marquis of Lansdowne moved lor lhe appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the administration of ihe Poor Law in Ireland . From the notoriety of circumstances wiih wbich they were a ' l familiar it was unnecessaiy for him to make out wh -t was called a Parliamentary case for this Committee . The Irish Poor Law had b ° en introduced as a great experiment full of danger in a time of unparalleled distress ; and , though lie
was grieved , he was not at all surprised to learn that its operation had been impeded by almost insuperable difficulties . Some people seemed disposed to condemn the measure altogether , but though it had failed in some parts of Ireland , it had been eminently _successful in others . A great many changes had also been proposed in its provisions , and amongst others the _modification of the electoral districts , but on all these points he _begped the House to suspend its judgment until the Committee . had an opportunity of _considering the matter .
Lord Stanley , though he did not intend to offer any i pposition to the motion , could not refrain from expressing his opinion that the appointment ofa committee would only cause unnecessary delay , and ultimately be productive of no good . After some further debate the motion was then agreed to , and their lordships adjourned . HOUSE OF COMMONS . —Habeas Corpus Act in Ireland . —After disposing of the private business , motions aud questions , the H . use proceeded to the secand reading of the bill for suspending the Habeas Corpus Act in Ireland .
Mr . O _FtAHKBTY opened the debate by declaring hi * - opinion that to continue a coercive policy in Ireland unaccompanied by remedial measures would endanger rather than secure the peace ofthe country , and entail upon England a necessity for large _pecuniary grauts from time to time to preserve the people from starvation . Mr . Sadlier , though he had voted for the bill last year , could not do so now , as the reasons which then justified the measui e lo longer existed . He blamed Ministers for neglect in not having originated
measures for promoting the investment of capital in Ireland and relieving the resident _landowner , aridsug gested that the Bank of Ireland should be enab ed to lend their surplus capital on the security of the land , " and that the management of college lands should be improved so as to put an end to the system of middle-men . He complained of the Incumbered E-tates Act as tending to throw a large portion of the land into the Court of Chancery , and concluded by moving the postponement of the second reading for six months .
Sir 11 . W . _B-nRo . _v and Mr . Spabxax Cbawfobb opposed the bill . Colonel Thompson said , he should reluctantl y vote for the bi 1 , but only in the hope that its duration might be limited to a less period than six months . Mr . Osborne thought that an unnecessary amount of adulation had been offered to Lord Clarendon , and , after arraigning the whole policy of Lord John Russell ; and taunting that noble lord with bis recent overtures to Sir James Graham , whohad separated from him on the Irish Church question declared that he would not vote for the continuance of this bill a day longer upon such reasons as those
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contained in the disgraceful letter of the Lord-Lieu-46 ' REWOLDS likewise opposed the bill . Mr Trelawney looked on the opposition as a shatn ' one , and charged Irish members with attempting to thwart public business , unless that business was a grant of money for Ireland . In reply to Mr . Roche , ......... , Sir W . Somerville denied that the design of this measure waste put down any legitimate agitation in Ireland , like that of Mr . J . O'Connell , for a _repeal of the union . It was merely a precautionary — r 11 11 r 11 _r 1 r
m Lord Claude Hamilton blamed Ministers for drilling the people of Ire and _int- > a system of agitation and then _suppressing it by violent : means . Mr J- O'Connell hailed with satisfaction the exposition of this measure given by Sir W . Somerville namely , that it was not intended to interlerc with a constitutional agitation for a repeal , of the Union . lie should , however , propose an instruction to the committee to introduce a provision in the bill securing'to the people of Ireland the right to meet and petition for redress of grievances , After speeches by Mr . Hume , Mi-. Grattan , and Mr . Disraeli , .,
Lord John Russell replied on behalf of the _government . With reference to putting downagitatation , he said , the hon . gentleman ( Mr . Disraeli ) , I think excusably enough after the specchof the hon . member for Limerick ( Mr . J . O'Connell ) , supposes that certain parties are to be allowed to conduct their ag itation free from any danger from this bill . But such was not thc declaration of my right hon . friend . ( Hear . ) An hon . member ( Mr . Roche ) said that this bill was aimed at all constitutional discussion , that petitions could not be proposed nor grievances complained of if it were to pass , and that the obvious intent and object of it was to destroy all constitutional and political discussion in Ireland ; my right hon . friend ,
in answer , said , that such was not the object , and such would not be the effect of the bill —( hear , hear)—that it was aimed at agitation connected with treasonable practices , and that discussion aimed at a redress of grievances , discussion constitutional in itself , with a view to seek from Parliament measures beneficial to Ireland , was not intended to be prohibited , and could not be prohibited , under the terms of thc bill . ( Hear , hear . ) Thc hon . member for Limerick ( Mr . J . O'Connell ) , adroitly enough certainly , but not with a very fair inference from my rig ht hon . friend ' s speech , said that he understood that thc association with which he was connected could not come under the operation of this bill [ Mr . J .
O'Connell— " The agitation" ] , —the agitation , —and therefore half his objections were removed . Upon that I must say very plainly , that the bill itself contemplates treasonable designs and treasonable practices , but the power to imprison persons suspected of them is to be placed in thc hands of the Lord-Lieutenant . I have had much conversation with the Lord-Lieutenant during thc existence of the present law , as to agitation ; and I know his mind is that any agitation ought to be carefully watched— ( hear );— that agitation which tends merely to the production , the fair production of a petition , is agitation which he ought not , and has not the power to _prevents—( hear ) , —but that the meetings of an association which is likely to fall
very rapidly into a club and a conspiracy —( hear , ) —and tends immediately to lead to treasonable practices —( hear , )—ought in his opinion , and I will add in my opinion , to be carefully watched —( hear , hear , ) —and if those treasonable practices should , in my opinion be carried on , it will be his bounden duty to secure thc peace of thc country by the application of the powers of the act . ( Much cheering . ) Mr . J . O Cornell . —Does the noble lord impute to me treasonable practices or treasonable designs ? ( "Order , order , " Hear , hear . " ) Lord J . Russell . —The hon . member asks mo that question ; I will answer it . ( Cheers . ) My opinion is that he would wish to carry on what he may think a wholesome , what I may think a
pernicious agitation , —( hear , hear)—without any intention of committing treason or leading to treasonable practices . But , seeing what I saw with regard to the association of which he was the leader last year , and in which , although he was the leader , he was left in a very small _minority-slaughter ) , —the large majority of those who acted with him declaring that " moral force" was altogether a delusion—[ Mr . J . O'Connell . —" No . " ]—and that they concurred with some confederation over thc way of which physical force and rebellion were the doctrine , and intended to be the practice—( hear ) , — I should have no confidence in the safety of any
association which thc hon . gentleman was to set up in Dublin . I acquit him personally , I acquit him fully and sincerely of any treasonable design or practice , but I am not prepared to say that those whom he would assemble would be equally innocent ; and I do believe tbat any association of which he was the head would be very likely to become liable to the penalties of the act . ( Loud cries of "Hear , hear . " ) I have answered his question fairly ; he may now take what course he likes with respect to this bill ; he may make , if he pleases , the other half of his speech ( alaugh ); but I will not conceal from him what I think may be the effect of his bill . ( Hear , hear . )
Sir It . Peel could not vote for the second reading of the bill without reluctance , as it was calculated to restrain the personal liberties of a portion of tho people , but he believed it to be necessary to prevent the renewal of those rebellious attempts which had so recently distracted Ireland . He did not believe , notwithstanding some honourable members had vouched their credit for the fact , that these factious designs were entirely repressed or abandoned ; but he could not declare that he gave his support to measures of this nature from any confidence in the men by whom they had been propounded .
After a few words from Mr . Moore , in opposition to the measure , the second reading was carried , on a division , by a majority of 275 to 33 .
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THE MINERS OF NORTHUMBERLAND . At a public meeting of the miners , held at Scaffoldhill , the followin resolutions were unanimously agreed to : —• That the varied , manifold , and extensive reductions , both as regards the price for hewing coals , and the extra burdens attempted to be imposed upon that most useful aud hard toiling class , the putters , are grievous in the extreme , and unwarrantable * , therefore , it is resolved , that where those reductions have been offered , the miners are justified by all legal means in resisting the same , ' That the experience of the past , more especially since tbe year 1844 , sufficiently proves that nothing but a firm and compact union can preserve to us the few remaining rights and _privileges left us by the employers . ' -That the extensive sacrifice of human
life hy an explosion of fire-damp , at Darley Main Colliery , near Barnsley , Yoikshire _, but adds another proof of the imminent danger to which the coal miners of this country are exposed . That while ships and steamboats are deemed worthy of legislative superintendance before they can be pronounced _life-worthy , the lives of those who earn their bread in the dark and murky mine should claim protection from the legislature : Therefore , it ig resolved to petition the House of Commons to pass a bill with the least possible delay , granting inspectors of mines , pits , and collieries , and that they be endowed with proper power to stop the working of any pit , or parts of a pit , that may be deemed unsafe to the lives of those working therein . ' The above resolutions were ably spoken to by the various speakers , and adopted witb perfect unanimity .
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France . —The intriguers have thrown off the mask , and Legitimists , Orleanists , and Buonapartists , openly avow their coalition for producing a counter-revolution . They have resolved to form an Electoral Committee in Paris , to be composed of thirty members , to direct the ensuing elections Count Mole has consented to act as President , and MM . Thiers and Berryer as Vice-Presidents . Five Buonapartists are to be admitted into the Committee , the remaining twenty-five are to be composed of Legitimists and the Friends ofthe Regency . It has been agreed on by the chiefs 0 / these parties that any candidate approved of by the committee shall obtain all the votes the united parties can influence .
Prussia . —The election of tbe Members of the Second Chamber took place at Berlin on the 5 tb . The result was favourable to the Opposition party , six of their candidates having been chosen ; three of them were each elected in two districts . The names of the Deputies nominated are- —M . Waldeck , M . Behrend , M . _Rodbt-rtus , M . Jacoby , M . Temme , and M . Philips . The number of Deputies for Berlin is nine ; in consequence of the double election of three of the above names , three new elections will have to be made .
Suicide of a _DRESSMAKER . —On Thursday , Mr Mills held an inquest at the _Solden Fleece , Perceval-street , _John-street-road , on Constantia Martinet , a dressmaker , aged twenty-seven . Deceased , who possessed a small property , was courted by Mr . B — - for two years , and every arrangement was made for the marriage , when he suddenl y broke off the match . This disappointment greatly affected her mind , and she declared sbe would not long survive it . Tuesday morning she was found dead on the floor of her bedroom , and at her side there was an empty cup , that lately contained oxalic acid . Mr . Goddard , surgeon , found in the stomach a large quantity of oxalic acid , mere than sufficient to cause death , VerdicWInMnity . '
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Zino --or Roofing . —Singular Properties of Zinc —This metal is , in fact , a curious and anomalous mass of contradictory properties . Chemically speaking , it so greedily devours oxygen , thatit will strip oven iron of it , yet we see how completely it can protect its own substance from this very tendency to oxidise , and this , too , from its very strength of affinity for oxygen . Chemically speaking , it is so combustible , that it may be made to burn and blaze ; and yet from its practical power to cover itself with a firm though thin shell or crust of stony or glassy oxide , and from the mucii stronger heat required to melt it , we have no doubt that it will constitute ( though not a fire-proof material like iron or stone ) , a safer covering for roof ' s than lead at least ; for though where the ordinary inflammables have already orig inated a conflagration , it will much rather promote than retard thc blaze , yet certainly it will protect the wood-work of - / . — .. . _t- ' _mbivo KivGiiLAtt Properties of
roofs from sparks , and burning embers , & c ., contributed by adjoining conflagrations , both by its surfacial incrustation , and by its solidity in circumstances where lead would melt and disappear , exposing the timber beneath to the burning embers . A case of this very kind has occurred since these remarks were in type . Wc quote from thc Sun newspaper : —" While the firemen were employed upon this five ( at Lincoln ' s-inn ) , an alarm was given that another had broken out in Chancery-lane , nnd it was ascertained that some of the burning flakes had been wafted by the wind upon thc roof of thc law chambers , No . 77 in the lane , and , having melted the gutter , had come in contact with tho timber underneath , and fired thc roof . When the Fire Brig ade arrived with their engines , thc names were raging with such fury that the two roofs at least wore in great danger of being consumed . "The Builder .
Emigration to the Gold Regions . —On Wednesday week Peterborough was all excitement , from the appearance of two waggons loaded with people , consisting of men , women , and children , in holiday attire , who were preceded by another waggon loaded with boxes and trunks . This strange sight at this time of the year , led thc townl ' olks to wonder where the strangers could be going . It was at length ascertained that the travellers had stopped at tlie station , which was soon crammed with _luggage , and that they were actually emigrating to
the gold country of California , and had come trom the neighbourhood of Spalding . It it stated that there are many from the same neighbourhood about to follow the example thus set . Malicious Outrage . —The passengers in the express train from Liverpool to Derby , on Thursday week last , on arriving near to Sudbury , felt a slight shock , as if occasioned by something being thrown across thc line . The guard signalled the engine-driver to stop the train , and then ran back for some distance , when he found that some villain had thrown a bar of iron across the rail . The bar
was severed in two places , owing to the great speed at which the express train was proceeding . Had it been a slow train no doubt most of the carriages would have been upset and some lives lost . LosnoN . _—Robbeuies in the City . —On Wednesday , at the Guildhall , W . and Elizabeth Burt , C . Witcher , J . Lee , and D . Barker were finally examined , charged , the three last with stealing , and Burt and his wife with receiving , a large amount of property . In October last a person named Young , a porter in the service of Mcsssrs . Wood , Red Lioncourt , Watling-strcet , was tried at the Old Bailey for robbing his employer , and found guilty , when'he was sentenced to be transported for seven years . He shortly afterwards made such a communication
to Messrs . Wood , that Lee , who was a porter , and had thc sweeping of the rooms containing thc table covers , ' and Witcher , who had a like duty to perform in the flannel department , were taken into custody . Goods were then traced to the possession of the Burts , who kept a shop in Elmstreet , but lived in Gough-street , and not giving a satisfactory account , they were also conveyed tothe station-house . The greater portion of the goods were identified as the property of Messrs . Wood , and forming a portion of their stock . When Young was brought up , he swore that he was aware that both Lee and Witcher were in tho habit of daily robbing Messrs . Wood and Co ., and that he himself , in conjunction with them , began , about six months after he entered the service of his employers , to rob them . He was employed in the capacity of carman .
and had taken goods to Burt ' s shop , and received money , which he gave to another servant of Messrs . Wood , named Albert , ( who was tried at the last sessions , and convicted , judgment being respited ) . The new feature in the case was that of the evidence against Barker , when Young was brought from Newgate to give further evidence . It was proved that Young and Witcher went to dine at the lied Lion public-house , _Basing-lane , when they met Barker , who was in the service of Mr . Caldicott , warehouseman in Cheapside . Barker toot out a piece of print from underneath his waistcoat , and gave it to Young , and said he would call for it in the evening . He did not call , and the next day Young was in custody , andthe piece of print , which was identified by the private mark , in the hands of thc police . The prisoners were committed . Bail was refused in all the cases .
A Gentleman Found in the Thames . —On Thursday , about nine o ' clock , as some coal-porters were at work near the lower Surrey side of Waterloo Bridge , they discovered the body of a respectablydressed man in the mud , opposite Beachy ' s wharf . A shell was procured , and the body was conveyed to St . John ' s Church , Waterloo-road . The deceased ' s clothes were all new black , a dark patent stock , and in his pocket a silver watch . Age about forty years , with dark whiskers , linen shirt , and stockings marked "J . E . S . " The body appeared quite fresh , and free from any marks of violence . Notice of the circumstance has been forwarded to the Surrey coroner , Mr . Wm . Carter , for an inquest .
WnECKED _Pnon-Rir . — An immense quantity of white boiling peas have , during the past week , been picked up on the coast at Blackpool , which has proved a great boon to the poor people in that locality . Prunes , figs , A * c , have also been washed up , and form part , no doubt , of some ill-fated vessel which has been lost during the late gales . —Liverpool Mail . Tue New Strand TuEATnE . —Mrs . Nisbett , it is stated in theatrical circles , has again undertaken the direction ofa theatre , and the New Strand dramatic temple is to bo the scene of her exertions . The style of entertainment , as may be imagined will consist of light vaudevilles , petite dramas , and those pleasant serio-comic burlcttas , for which the house is solely adapted .
A Corporation Going to Prison . — The ExeUr Gazette says : — " At Totness the _coi-porate gentlemen , are beginning to put up long faces at the dreadtul fate which awaits them . It appears that the Attorney-General had , as long' ago as 1823 , instituted proceedings against the corporation of this town for the misappropriation of funds entrusted to their care as trustees of the town charities . At the town council held on Monday week last it was stated that unless the corporation appeared bv attorney before the Master in Chancery on thc folio win" - Thursday ( and there were no funds to pay an _attoi-ney ) an attachment would issue , and thc Mayor and his brethren be taken into custody . A strange sensation was felt by all present , many of whom wished themselves well out of the council . Thc Town Clerk and Mr . Edwards ( a solicitor ) , were deleated to
g proceed to town to arrange the matter if possible . Manchester . —Fatal Accident with a Pea-puff —On Monday last , before Mr . James Roberts ! deputy coroner , an inquest was held at the _lloyal Infirmary , on the body of a child named James Edwards , aged five years , whose death occurred in a rather curious manner . He had , on the previous evening , been playing with a pea-puff ( a small tube through which peas were propelled by a puff of breath ) , when , placing two peas on the table , ho sucked them up into his mouth . One of them , however , got into his windpipe , and stuck there , so that although the child was taken to tho infirmary it was found impossible to extricate it , andthe ohild died the same evening . Verdict— " Accidental death . "
Crim . Con . in High Life . —In allusion to the paragraph bearing the above title , which has lately been in circulation , the Britanniasn . y $ ;— « Thc noble duke who figures as the defendant , is in thco 2 nd year of nis age , and has of late fi gured in regard to his liabilities , and the large demands made upon him , ma manner which lias created a painful feeling m his behalf in thc public mind , Lm the pnncely and royal associations connected with WAlS " rt nt bCC _* f ° ' ? _perfcy «• " t & o highest bidder . The aggrieved ; party is a _gcntlemanV-ll known to the public by name , from his filling a ugh and important office in the House of Lords the ofhee being one of great responsibility , and _^ _JTfi ° l M , cccdenc , y a » _d all matters that affect the peerage he has to be applied _JfewSi _T Sh tUe n _, ecessai _7 information , _" _rfce alleged offence on thc part of the nn ' ,, 1 _* , i _7 , l „
is ot some time standing , but has only within the last month or two come "to the knowled ge of to injured husband . It is but justice to state on S _* _, uk ?> _thatnehas indignant _^ denied the charge , _declaring that the alleged offence never took place ; and to enable a plea to thit ef feet being put on the record , application was made to Mr . Justice Ere ; butthc lea _^ cdjud .- _* _cbein- for titled by the decision of the full court in th « S i Cook I Wetherell , _eonsidered _thThVlS _Slfo power to comply , by making an ordjfor the phin tff to give dates and occasions when he uleZ criminal intercourse took place _m _. l , _» e _- cation was not entertained the _' _cS' in V e appl 1 ; form , stands for trial In tht tt * * V _u Bont ¦ _" _*^^^ , _£ * _SSF _entovprl fm . ti ., « 1 ..+ ii ! * U 1 W , 1 . - * . rit "id , it would be _Se Oueen ' AtS «? " i Slttin _° of _Nisi _M _™ _rtlW » _toth ' dama S being hud , it is said , at the enormous sum of tmMo . mm ., 1 _„» , ? % _, ed from hydrophobia , at Jesn ond , near Newcastle , a month after having been bitten in the nose and cheek by a dog .
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Accident to the Bee Steamer . —On _Wedncsdayafternoon , about one o ' clock , as thc Bee half " penny steamer was proceeding on her up-voyaj-o from London-bridge to the Adelphi Pier an accident occurred which might have been attended with the most frightful consequences , and , as it was , caused the utmost alarm to the passengers on board . It appears that tlie steamer , when above Blackfriars-bridge , came in contact with a barge coming down the stream , which ran into her with _, such force , that the barge cut the starboard paddlebox completely away from the side of the steamer Accident to thk Bee Steamer . — . On w _« , i ... _
and flattened the lower part of the paddle-wh eel . Thc state of alarm and confusion that immediatel y ensued amongst the passengers may be easil y con . ceived , as it was apprehended that the side of th 0 vessel was stove in , and that she would go down . number of boats , however , put off from the Essex and Temple stairs , and conveyed tlie passengers safely on shore ; no injury beyond the fright having been caused by the collision . The steamer was thou towed to Essex-stairs , where she is now lying , | damage occasioned by the encounter being so great as to prevent her proceeding further . The occur . rence , it is understood , was purely accidental .
The Tooting Inquiry . —At the Central Criminal Court an application was made on Thursday week , to thc judges presiding , for a postponement of Mr Drouet s trial until thc next session , the prosecutors not having liad sufficient time to prepare their case , The application was granted . Flight of Landlords . —The Limerick Examvi states , that " no less than twenty Clare _proprietor are about to sell out their estates and seek a home in another clime . "
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CORN . Mark Lane , Monday , Feb . 5 . —Our supply of English wheat to-day was only moderate , but ( including tlie _quau . tity released out of bond' very large of foreign . The trade , notwithstanding , was firm this morning , and fully is per < _-r _duai-ei' than on Monday last , and at this advance a fair amount of business was done . Flour saleable at previous rates , though not so brisk as on Friday . We had a large arrival of English barley , but there was no change i u prices . Malt very dull . Deans and peas slow sale , f " j supply of oats was small , and for fine samples rather nioi _« money was paid . Hye very dull . Tares are more _demanded at a slight advance . Linseed cakes dull . J _{« _j _clovei-secd quite as dear , but in white little doing . The following quantities of grain have paid tlie duty of ls perqr in our port , on and since the lst instant : —Wheat lO *! , U 0
British . —Wheat . —Essex , Suffolk , and Kent , red , 36 s tg 46 s , ditto white , 38 s to 50 s , Lincoln , Norfolk , and York _, shire , red , 36 s to Us , Northumberland and Scotch , white , SSs to 4 _* 2 s _, ditto red , 3 Cs to 42 s , Devonshire and _Somersetshire , red , —s to —s , ditto white , — to —s , rye , 24 s to -lis , barley , -J 4 s to 31 s , Scotch , Tis to 27 s , Malt , ordinary , —s to —s , pale , 02 s to 57 s , peas , hog , 30 s to 32 s , maple , 30 s to 35 s , white , 25 s to 27 s , boilers ( new ) , 28 s to 30 s . beans , large new , 21 s to 23 s , ticks 23 s to 25 s , harrow , 24 s to 28 s , pigeon , 30 s to ' i ' h , oats , Lincoln and Yorkshire feed , lis to 'J 2 S . ditto Poland and potato , 18 s to 23 s , Berwick and Scotch , 20 s to 24 s , Scotch feed , 19 s to 22 s , Irish feed and black , 17 s to . 20 s , ditto potato , 20 s to 24 s , linseed ( _sowin-r _) , 50 s to 52 s , rapeseed , Essex , new , £ 26 to £ 28 per last , car . raway seed , Essex , new , 25 s to 29 s per cwt ., rape cake , £ 5 to £ 51 5 s per ton , linseed , £ 1110 s to £ l J per 1 , 000 , flour , per sack of 2801 bs ., ship , 30 s to 34 s , town , 38 s to 43 s . Foreign * . —Wheat—Dantzig , 48 s to 57 s , Anhalt and Marks , 44 s to 48 s , ditto white , 45 s to 51 s , Pomeranian red , 47 s to 48 s , Rostock , 4 Gs to 50 s , Danish , Ilolstein , and
Friesland , 42 s to 46 s , Petersburg , Archangel , and luga , 41 s to 44 s , Polish Odessa , 43 s , to 48 s , _Mariauopoli and Ue rdianski , 38 s to 44 s , Taganrog , 35 s to 39 s , Brabant and French , 40 s to 45 s , ditto white , 42 s to 47 s , Salonica , 83 s to 38 s , Egyptian , 26 s to 30 s , rye , 23 s to 25 s , barley , Wismar and Kostock , 21 s to 23 s , Danish , 22 s to 25 s , Saal , _2- ! s to 27 s , East Friesland , 18 s to 20 s , Egyptian , 10 s to 19 s , Danube , lCs to 19 s , peas , white , 24 s to 2 Cs , new boilers , _ia ' s to 29 s , beans , horse , 28 s to 80 s , pigeon , 28 s to 30 s , K ( typ . tian , 24 s to 26 s , oats , Groningen , Danish , Bremen , and Friesland , feed and black , 15 s to 18 s , ditto , thick and brew , 20 s to 22 s , Kiga , Petersburg , Archangel , and Swedish , K $ to 18 s , flour , United States , per 1961 bs ., 24 s to 2 Cs , _Hambui-g 22 s to 23 s , Dantzij- and Stettin , 23 s to 25 s , French , per 280 ibs ., 3 Ds to 37 s . Fbiday , Feb . 9 . —There was but a moderate attendance of buyers , and the trade in wheat ruled dull , and where sales were pressed , the advance of one shilling per qv . noted on Monday was iu some instances lost . Flour dull , without alteration in value . Barley a slow sale , at previous rates , as were also oats , beans and peas .
BREAD . The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 7 d to 8 id ; of household ditto , 5 d to 6 _Jdper 4 tt > s . loaf .
CATTLE . _SsiiTiiFu-LD , Monday , Feb . 5 . —Notwithstanding the arrivals of foreign stock iast week were on the increase , the _supjil _^ on sale here to-day was limited , and geiieivi'ly speaking of very middling quality . There was a better demand for beasts and sheep , at full prices . Calves , however , command very little attention . From our various grazing districts the arrivals of beasts fresh up this illuming were but moderate , the time of year considered ; yet tbey were slightly on the increase , compared with _tli'rfc reported on tliis day week . The Scots , short-horns , and Devons come to hand in full average condition , lu ihe quality of the various other breeds no marked iniproTenicnt was noticed . The dead markets having been fairly cleared of their last week ' s supply from tlie provinces , the
attendance of buyers was tolerably good . Nearly all breeds of beasts commanded a steady , though not to say a brisk _, demand , at full rates of currency , a few of the priniest Scots producing 4 s 2 d per 8 lbs ., and a good clearance was effected , prior to the close of business . An extremely small supply of sheep was brought forward . As it was scarcely adequate to the wants of the butchers , there was a decided improvement in the quotations of 2 d per 8 lb * . Tlie primest old Downs moved off readily , at from 4 s lud : o os per 8 lbs . Tlie late rise in the value of veal hud tiie eft ' ect of producing rather a large number of calves on oner for a Monday ' s market . The primest qualities of w-A moved oft" steadily ; all other kinds slowly , at last Friday ' s prices . The highest currency Mas 5 s per 8 lbs . Oniv a limited business was transacted in pigs . Prices , however , were supported , with a moderate number on ofl ' er .
Head of Cattle at Smithheld . Beasts .. .. 3 , 227 Calves .. .. l ; 7 Sheep .. .. ic _, 290 Pigs V ; 5 Price per stone of Slbs . ( sinking the offal ' Beef .. Ss 2 d to 4 s 2 d Veal .. 4 s 0 d to Os ii Mutton .. 3 0 .. 5 0 Pork .. 3 4 .. 0 0 Friday , Feb . 9 . —There was a large supply of beast "; trade was exceedingly dull , and our top quotations wire with difficulty realised for sonic of the choicest description * . Several of interior quality remained unsold . Tlie _nuinl-. r of sheep was not large ; it was , however , quite adequate to the demand . Monday ' s prices were freely given , but there was not any quotable advance . Thc arrival of a _considerable number of foreign calves since Monday caused a reduction in price , more especially of second rate . T :. c best kinds were also on the average rather lower , alih .. « -h a few ofthe choicest , being scarce , still made very _nearlr _»" much as of lute . Trade was more cheerful for pigs , but ' the advance in price was trifling .
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES . COVEXT GAMES , Monday , Feb . 5 . _ This market « as well supplied with both fruit and vegetables , the time ct year considered , at the following prices : —Forced rhulwb , _9 d to Is « d ; and brocoli , lOd to 2 s per bundle . Apple . - . Is Gd to 4 s ; pears , 5 s to Ss ; onions , ls 3 d to ls O'd ; Ur ... sels sprouts , Is to 2 s ; gpinauh , Cd to lOd ; and liarslev . ls to Is 0 d per kalf sieve ; red cabbage , -2 s to 4 s ; savi > v _# , »\ to lOd ; celery , Cd to IsOd ; and horseradish , ls < kl to is-J per dozen heads ; turni ps , Is to 2 s ; carrots , 2 s ( id to is : and greens , 2 s 2 d to 2 s 9 d per dozen bunches ; _hotline grapes , 4 s 6 d to 5 s ; _Foi-e ' gu ditto , yd to -is ; i . _lue apples . ' == _toos ; and filberts , is to 2 s per lb . ; oranges , Is tu _*> : lemons , 5 s to 9 s ; and forced asparagus , i ! s 6 d to 5 s ior hundred ; sea kale , Is to 2 s mushrooms , <; d to h - , asd new potatoes , M to ls per punnet ; turnip greens , Cd \ _-i Is per bushel basket .
POTATOES . Soc thwabk AVATEnsirjE , Feb . 5 . —There have been a f _.-v arrivals the past week , which have met a ready sale at a trifling advance . The _foUowing are this _dav's quotations : -Urkslure Ke _gcnts 100 s to 150 s ; Newcastle ditto , Si's « 110 s ; Scotch ditto , 100 s to 130 s ; Ditto cups , iiOs to lui's _Irencli wlutes , 100 s to 110 s ; Belgian , 30 s to 10 US ,
PROVISIONS . _Ios-ihw , Monday Feb . 5 . _ Tlie mild weather in the v _> _** r _, t _7 _-n , _T'" _^ fr _«^ ale of _wTJ _ffi butter . The- dealings . 111 each were , in consequence _« npa . -at . vely tr _. H . ng ; p _.-. ces nominally as last quoted ' I * - * Irish bacon there was an increased demand , ___ Irides > _vmu-cda * to os per cut . Hams in better d _, S ' _w change in prices . Lard held with more confidence , and _<* higher rates . American singed bacon and scalded a-, i tierce i-nddles were more in repute , and sold steadily . 1 : full prices .
Ciiti _& E MAKKET . -There has been a little improvement in the demand of English cheese , but none in pi-ice . The « _-.:-sumption runs ot fine and low priced ; the demand for American IS slow , but there have been some sales _ma-loar Liverpool and Manchester ; however , there is still -i u _>* isiderable quantity on hand , ' and _ib _^ _gn _« m _4 Sh-i ? b > proved rates . In exportation nothing doin _^ ' _hxcLisu Boraa Market . -Trade continues in a state of _wlhoiueS t r * i nd l 0 Wer _Pnces a es " bn , i . todto fiV _. n w . st ? al , y buslness "'or thy of notice . _Jwi-sc * , fine : autumn-made , 84 s to 88 s per cwt ditto Mimnwr . made and middling , 50 s to 748 ; &___ _% \ ' , i & V " d _**»'
COLONIAL PRODUCE . 1 ' . 00 _££ ' 1 ntlus " ' -WW bugs' _liimgal and Madras , wi 1 _, 1 «« bags Ceylon , went oft * steadily at nrici's _wliivk mS dP h r , ° ? T 3 t , Veek ' i _^ _VqStii-s _^ Si amo _^ t of ' i IU - _^ _--j _**!™ of _tliea ? salM , _ton _Sf 2 w ( _Jrasiness has been done by j _* rivatecoar ° 1-L _™ _^ _? _dy ; B roee _O lu _"'l _4 48 s Cd to 51 s . nn „ _Si 7 T lhe S . ales _hl"'e Bone oft * without sp irit , _mul 1 HEMS F ° r " WaS b 0 " 8 - » t 0 s _« stain * mi _? t oougi . t in at that price . . _^ r , 000 _' _' _^" _Ben 8 found bnyers , in public _«' _f at previous rates ; middling to good middling white , h _' - * Tea continues in but limited demand .
COAL . Losdok , __ Monday , Feb . & . —Market still continues « iy heavy , owing to the mild weather , with little or _notlH ' _S doing . _Stewart ' s , 15 s Od ; Braddyll ' s , 15 s ( id ; Ki'l ' , _*' 15 s 3 d - Last lletton ; lis ; Wyl _. im , 13 s .-Fi .-esu _'UW- _' _-- _* 8 ; lelt trom last day , 151 ships .-Total , 159 . WOOL . Cur , Monday , Feb . 5 , —The imports of wool into Lond "' last week included 1 , 034 bales from Peru , 818 fiom -7- '; ney , and COS from the Cape of Good Hope . Tlie * " ¦ " . for wool is looking exceedingly good . Accounts of -km- * ; ' ' from _Breslau _, stato that thc wool trade was active- t - <¦ ¦ stocks being very reduced . There were many Eii o ' _" _* buyers stiU _operating , but contracts were taken -vitl' u , uJ '' caution for forward delivery .
Printed By William Rider, Of X'.. 5, Slacc-Lcsfiem-Sti-H *. Iii The Parish Of St. Anne, Westminster, At The I'Riut": ?"
Printed by WILLIAM RIDER , of X' .. 5 , _Slacc-lcsfieM-sti-H _* . iii the parish of St . Anne , Westminster , at the I ' riut " : ? "
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olhee , 10 , Great Windmill-street , Ilavmurket _, m' «? _" ' - of _\\ estuiiiister , fortlH'l roprietor , FEAKaUSO'CO . _N _> _'J _t- _* Esq . M . l \ , and published by the said William K » Er " * . the Office , in the same street aud parish . —Sat _iu'iW February 10 th , ! Si 9
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 10, 1849, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_10021849/page/8/
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