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public creditor , h . _* i 3 lost much of its force . You say—would ye rob windows and orphans ? Why , sir , the farmers and yeomen are saying—Let us look to our own wives and our own children _, ( near . ) So far , however , from wishing to do anything ofthe kind Iallnde to , 1 -would support any government which would lay directly upon the rich a load of taxation sufficient to enable the Exchequer to allow the labourer to brew his own beer , to build liis house with his own bricks , and grow anvthinohe pleases . ( Cheers . ) As to the insults _heaped upon the land—fortunately the supremacy ofthe land is not much affected by them . The land 'why , sir , it is as much superior to the
_mannfaehirin-r interest , as an oaken cudgel is to a cotton thread . ( Shouts of Laughter . ) And I will say of the land as the poet said ofthe oak which grows upon it" It holds its primeval ri ght from nature's charter , _Aot from the nod of legislation . " ( Cheers . ) "Captain _Telham endeavoured to be heard , amid much confusion and called for a division . He attacked the law of settlement : said that the poorrates could not he touched without going into thc whole poor-law question , advocated a revision of taxation , and opposed the motion . The debate was then adjourned until Thursday , on which day Mr . Disraeli in answer to Lord John "Russell , said he hoped it would close .
On the Party Processions in Ireland Bill coming on amid the orders of the day , Sir W . Terxeb moved the _omissio i of certain words . Sir G . Gket briefly resisted the alteration , as it "would put an end to innocent processions . Mr . GnoGAX said that the late disaster would not iave occurred but for the misconduct ofthe Ribbonmen . He called upon the government , by adopting the alterations , to put down all kinds of processions whatever ; but cries of " divide" being again raised , the motion was then - withdrawn . The report was brought np , and the house rose at half past twelve o ' clock .
WEDNESDAY , Februar y 20 . HOUSE OF COMMONS . _—Issoltext "Members ' Bill . —On the motion for the second reading of this
Bill , Sir G . _GitExapprehended that the measure , to the general principle of whicli he was , nevertheless , favourable , would involve a liability of injustice and oppression towards members of the house . - Mr . Goblborx and Mr . "Safier having spoken in opposition to the bill , the house divided : —For the second reading -31 ; Against 73 ; Majority 39 . Suall Tksemenis Uatixg Bill . —Mr . _""Ualset moved the second reading of this bill . By this measure power is to be given to vestries to charge the rates upon tenements not above £ 6 annual value upon tbe owners instead of the occupiers . Many parishes would thus be saved from the necessity of applying for local acts . Mr . P . Scbope moved an amendment that the bill be read again that day six months .
. "Mr . Baixes approved of the measure , and was followed in a brief discussion by Sir J . Pakixgtox , Capt . _Bexxet , Mr . Adair , Mr . Deedes , Mr . Slaxet , Mr . Aouoxby , Mr . He . vi . ey , Mr . Reynolds , Mr . Bright , and Sir G . _Gbet . On a division there appeared—For the second reading 182 ; Against 2 ; Majority 180 . ' Bexefices ix Plurality Bill . — The second reading of this bill was proposed by Mr . Fbewex . Its object was described by the hon . member as designed to render the existing prohibitions of pluralities more stringent , and to extend their operation to Ireland . Sir G . Grey admitted that the existing laws on the subject were defective , and was willing to adopt the principle of the new measure . He Bad , however , some alterations to propose , and wished the committal of the bill to be postponed in order that time might be afforded for their consideration .
Sir . R . Isglis was anxious to know the real intentions of government with regard to the measure . Lord J . Bussell said that a bill of their own was in preparation , and would speedily be presented . "Waiting the maturity of this measure , he wished the progress of the one hefore the house to be delayed . The bill was then read a second time , to be committed on the 30 th of March . Larcest Summary Jurisdiction Bill . — Sir J . Pakixgtox then moved the second reading of this . bill . The measure is intended to extend the summary powers of the magistrates over juvenile - offenders charged with small crimes , so as to preserve a large class of young criminals from the con-} lamination ofthe gaol . Its provisions extend to - thefts amounting in value to not more than one -shilling , and offenders whose age may not exceed . sixteen years .
Mr . M'Cullagh objected to the withdrawal of the protection of a jury in certain cases included in the measure . Mr . _Xapeeb was convinced that the changes it enacted would prove beneficial , especially in "freland . The Attorney Gexehal entered into many details of the eccentricities and anomalies of the existing laws relating to juvenile offenders and petty offences . He approved of the bill . Mr . Packe , Mr . "Robert Palmeb , Mr . Henley , Mr . Miles , and Mr . Trvus took part in the discussion that followed , after which the bill was read a second time . Tenants at Rack-Rest Relief Bill . — Mr . Sotbebox moved the second reading of this bill , which was agreed . The house adjourned at five o ' clock . THURSDAY , February 21 .
HOUSE OF LORDS . —The Duke of Richmond again called attention to the subject of the medals granted for actions on land and sea between 1794 and 181-4 . After a discussion and explanation from Earl Obey and the Duke of "Wellington , the subject dropped . The Earl of Desabt then moved certain resoluifons , condemnatory of the principle of out-door relief in Ireland , which he declared had produced bankruptcy and rnin , driven capital out of the country , and paralyzed the efforts both of landlords and farmers .
The Marquis of Lansdowne felt it his duty to oppose the resolutions . On a former occasion he bad defended thc adoption of the principle of outdoor relief as an inevitable necessity , and he saw no reason to alter his opinion . A long discussion on the state and p rospects of Ireland ensued , which was terminated by the withdrawal of the resolutions , and the adjournment of the house at ten o ' clock . HOUSE OF _COMMONS . — Mr . M . Mixxks obtained leave to bring in a bill for the correction and reformation of juvenile offenders , and the prevention of juvenile offences . Burdens mox Ia * a > . —The debate npon Mr . Disraeli ' s motion , adjourned on the 19 th , was
resumed by Mr . Stafford , who supported the motion , and assured the Free Traders that the question of protection was not settled , as they assumed it to be . Sir James Graham made an elaborate speech against the resolutions , which he contended involved no less than the reversal ofthe whole policy of the last five years ; a transfer of not less than eighteen or twenty millions of taxation to the Consolidated Fund , and the overthrow of the government . Not heing prepared to concur in these objects , and believing that land was exempted from many burdens that pressed upon other classes , he should oppose the motion . Mr . Gladstone said , if he thought the results
predicted by Sir J . Graham , would follow the adoption of the resolutions , he would vote against them ; but , on the contrary , he considered the claim was a just one , and he wonld vote for them , and against his honourable friend with whom he bad voted ever since' the ' dissolution of the Government of which they were members I ( This declaration elicited loud and protracted cheers from the Protectionists . ) At the same time , he did not mean his discretion to - be fettered by any of Mr . Disraeli ' s subsequent proposals . Mr . "Wilson produced a mass of statistics , to prove ibafc the farming interest was suffering under exceptional circumstances , and that there was no reason for assuming the present prices would be the permanent prices in this country .
After speeches from Mr . Buck and Mr . Ghaxiley Berkeley , Sir . R . Peel , in an exceedingly full and attentive bouse , delivered a lengthened and eloquent speech , in defence of the policy he had inaugurated in 1842 , and which he exhorted the house to maintain and extend . In the course of his speech he defended himself against the imputation of bad faith and personal motives , cast upon him by the Protectionists . Lord J . Russell opposed the resolutions , on the ground : firstly , that the surplus revenue was not yet before the house ; and that , if it were , they ought notto pledge themselves to give remission to the landed interest to the exclusion of industry . Mr . Disraeli made an able reply , and on a division the numbers were : —Against the motion , 273 For the motion , " 252 , * the majority being only 21 . The result was hailed with loud cheers . The house rose at half-past one o ' clock .
FRIDAY , Febbuary 22 . HOUSE OF LORDS . —The house met yesterday at five o clock . The royal assent was given , by commission , to the County Cess ( Ireland ) Bill . On the motion of Lor < l _Bbocgham , the Criminal - _^ _rSo _'S-1 _^ 011 M 1 _PaS'ed _» second reading . HOUSE OF COMM 01 * S . -The Party Processions ( Ireland * Bill was read a third time and passed . _Pabllsmestahy Votebs ( Ibelaxu ) Bill . —Mr . "Sapieb objected to the alterations effected by the measure in the qualification of county voters , and exp lained how , under its clauses , the franchise -would devolve upon parties having no beneficial interest in their nominal holdings .
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j -. _JImiE _contrasted the liberal franchise accorded at the Cape with the high qualification still required in Ireland . An £ 8 rating in that country , as enacted by the new bill was equivalent to £ 30 in England . He wished the amount to be largely reduced in every quarter of the United Kingdom . Mr . Reynolds . approved of the bill , but announced his intention of moving in committee to reduce qualification to a £ i rating . The hon . member proceeded to illustrate his ' argument by a narrative of the celebrated Dublin election petition ,
which held its tedious progress during ninety-four days , and not only cost £ 15 , 000 , but exhibited , he would not say perjury , but a considerable " economising of truth" among thc witnesses . Sir J . Walsh and Col . Taylor opposed the bill . Mr . M . J . O'Cossell said , that this bill would much diminish the household suffrage in boroughs . We ought to make concessions , not to democracy , but to tke increasing enlightenment and increasing social virtues ofthe working classes . Col . Rawdon supported the bill .
Mr . Feargus _O'Cosnok approved of this measure as most opportune and necessary . He looked upon it , not as a measure of principle , but of policy ; because it was said it would considerably increase the electors in the rural districts , but considerably decrease the number in the towns and boroughs _. The promoters were afraid that , unless the county constituencies were enlarged , Ireland would return a majority of Protectionists ; but they felt perfectly secure of the towns and boroughs . ( A laugh . ) When the hon . member ( Sir J . Walsh ) talks of the rapid strides of democracy , he must tell him that the landlords of Ireland had always measured their property by the standard of political power , rather than by the public necessities and state
reouirements . It was to the resistance of the landlords to the developemeut of the generous mind of the people of Ireland that had driven the people to a wild democracy ; and ho would tell the landlords , that until the present system of quibbling government was done away with- ' a laugh)—we should never see the only proper and sound system of government established—a system of pure democracy . The landlords of Ireland could not say they were in the same position as the landlords of England —the English landlords were gentlemen , the Irish landlords were tyrants . He accepted this measure because he believed that shortly the same measure of justice must be dealt out to the people of England . Talk of a £ 25 rating for Ireland ! Did
tho hon . member for Dublin ( Mr . Taylor ) know that 3 G , 000 voters were the whole constituency of Ireland ? Why , the West Riding of Yorkshire alone had a constituency of 3 G , 000 persons , and returned only two members ; so that the same number as sent to that house two members in one case , sent 105 members in another . Was there ever a greater anomaly ? The Irish landlords always made themselves tools lo a government ; and ho would ask , did they ever know anything moro absurd and anomalous than the paltry subserviency to a minister which the Irish government had shown last night , when they refused to relieve Ireland with £ 500 . 000
out of the Consolidated Fund at the same time that they accepted a grant of £ 300 , 000 ? ( Laughter and cheers from tbe Protectionist benches . ) The Irish landlords came with weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth , and yet said they would not take what their country wanted , merely because they wished to support the government . ( Renewed laughter and Protectionist cheers . ) He thanked the government for this measure . He had not much certainly to thank any government for —( a laugh)—but he regarded this bill as a step in the right direction . Lord Claude _Hamilton said the landlords of Ireland were more successful with tlieir tenants than Mr . O'Connor was with his tenants at Snig ' s
End . Mr . O ' Coxxor said that his tenants did not pay any rent . _JU > . _Bbight objected to eerfain restrictive clauses in the bill , and declared that as a new lleform Act will soon be demanded by England , Ministers had better place the Irish franchise upon a basis upon which they could take their stand , and arrange a franchise for England , besides giving Ireland the ballot . After some further discussion the bill was read a secoud time . Sir W . Somerville moved the second reading of the Elections ( Ireland ) Bill , which was agreed to after some remarks upon its details by Mr . Bright and Mr . Reynolds . The Estates Leasing' ( Ireland ) Bill and the Commons _Inclosure Bill were then read a second time and ordered for committal .
Woods axd Forests . —Lord John Russell gave notice of a bill for the better management of the Woods , Forests , and Land Revenues of tho crown , and of the Public Works in the country . This measure the noble lord briefly explained to consist of a proposed separation of the Woods and Forests from the Public Works department . Three commissioners ( ono being unpaid ) wero to undertake the administration of the "Woods , Forests , and Land Revenues . The Public Works were to be erected into a political department , at the head of
winch would be placed a commissioner , who was to be a member of , and responsible to , the House of Commons . The receipts and outlays of the Woods and Forests were to be included among the items of the public revenues , and the Commissioners of Public Works were to draw their supplies from parliament in like manner with the other branches of the public service . No increase in the gross amount _, of salaries in the offices would be occasioned by the proposed measure . Much economy and an increased revenue from the crown properties were anticipated from the change . After a short discussion leave was given and the bill brought in . The house adjourned at half-past nine .
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__ . THE LAND COMPANY AND THE "NOTTINGHAM JOURNAL . " COURT OF EXCHEQUER , _—Saturdat , Feb . 16 . o'coxxob v . bradshaw . Upon the Lord Chief Baron taking his place this morning , Mr . Sergeant "Wilkixs said he had the satisfaction to announce that it was not thought necessary to adduce any further evidence on the part of the plaintiff . . _*** Mr . Roebuck commenced the proceedings by addressing the jury upon tho additional endence which his learned friend the sergeant had called forward on Friday , and said , that notwithstanding the statements which had been made by those witnesses he should in the outset of the observations which he should feel himself bound to offer to the iury upon that further evidence submit , that whilst
the evidence which he had placed before them had been abundantly sufficient to establish thc truth of his plea of justification , and therefore to entitle the defendant to a verdict , yet that the additional proofs offered by his learned friend had most signally failed in satisfying the mind of any man as to the bona fides either of the two schemes , or of the conduct and objects of Mr . O'Connor in connexion with them . All the evidence , he contended , had gone to prove this plain and simple fact , namely , that whilst the " Land Scheme" was illegal , so was the " Bank Scheme " fraudulent . All the evidence had shown , moreover , that both of those concerns had been the emanation of a few individuals , of whose names they were all in ignorance , who had assembled in a room somewhere in London ,
and , having so met , had then designated themselves as a body of '* delegates from the working classes . " Now , he should argue that those persons wero just as much entitled to that description and designation as the three tailors of Tooley-street , who had , in days long past , represented themselves as the " people of England , " had been warranted in laying claim to the position which they had then assumed to themselves . With regard to Mr . O'Connor , he accused that gentleman of every charge which had been laid against him in the paper of which the plaintiff complained . Of the truth of the statements which that paper had contained , he had , he submitted , produced the most abundant proofs in the course ofthe present _investigation . As plain and clear had he made that appear as was the sun at
poon day in its greatest brilliancy on the brightest summer day . " The jury had heard that as large a sum as £ 100 , 000 had been gathered by this Com pany from out ofthe pockets of the poor working classes of the kingdom , by means of contributions of small and apparently insignificant sums—in many instances not more than 3 d . —and therefore it the more urgently behoved those to whom the money had been so forwarded to become its sacred guardians , and to protect it from imposition and from imposture . Now , it was apparent that the whole of this money had been paid to and received by Mr . O'Connor , into whose " private account" in the bank it had always been paid . Thus , no one but Mr . O'Connor could deal with that large amount of moiiey . Supposing , now , that Mr . O'Connor had been suddenly called from this world—suppose he had fallen down dead , to whom would all that money have gone ? To the poor and wretched
contributors ? No , no such thing ; not one farthing of it ; all would have gone to Mr . O'Connor ' s family or legal representatives , and thus every poor man who had subscribed his " threepence" even would have been driven to the necessity of filing a bill in the Court of Chancery with a view to the recovery of the hard-earned pittance which he had placed in the hands of that man , who was then no more . But it had been said that Mr . O'Conuor had made his will , and that by that instrument he had bequeathed the whole of his property to trustees for the benefit of the subscribers . Let him ask why , instead of rendering such a will-making necessary , Mr . O'Connor had not done as he had promised to do , namely , made the various conveyances of the allotments over to the different subscribers , to each allottee , and by that means havo given to them a legal title to their respective allotments , in accordance with the promise he had , held out to all of
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them ? But Mr . O'Connor , from the commencement to the present time , had kept all the money as his own , and all the estates , too , which had been purchased with the other portion of the contributions . Whatever property there was , then , that individual had the whole ofit under his own sole power and control , whilst there was no other human being in the world who possessed the smallest right or power to interfere with it in any way . That being so , then , be submitted that the present defendant was fully entitled to claim the right of exposing and denouncing such a proceeding as a " political imposition . " Had the defendant not a right to point out to the world at large , and to the working classes , that Mr . O'Connor had obtained possession of the people ' s money to the extent of £ 100 . 000 . bv means
of five hundred machines or branches , as he called them , which he had distributed throughout the kingdom , who wero exerting their influence to sway the popular voice in this matter ? What would come to pass in future days it was utterly impossible for himself or any other man to _foi'Cr tell ; but he could tell them what might be the motives , and what might be the ultimate result of such a course of proceeding . It might happen that Mr . O'Connor might keep tho whole of the property to himself . ( Laughter . ) The beginning and the end of the concern up to the present moment had been Mr . O'Connor . Mr , O'Connor , in fact , was the Company . That such was the case had been most fully borne out by the evidence which had been adduced throughout the progress of the cause . Well , then , was not the defendant perfectly justified inputting his finger on that great blot on the character of a public man—a man who
was tampering not only with the feelings but with the money of a large class of individuals—and to call him a '' political impostor ? " In such a case the press was the eye and voice ofthe public ; and thus , if a public man tampered with the feelings and property of the public , he submitted that it was the duty of that press to step in and tear asunderto pull aside the veil , with a view to the full nnd perfect exposure of the whole enormity and extent ofthe abuses which the particular person was practising , with the hope of arresting such a course of proceedings . In conclusion , ho should contend that the evidence which had been brought forward by his learned friend in reply to the case which thc defendant had made out had in no way weakened or shaken tho case which he had himself made out on the part of the defendant . Hence he felt thathe was entitled to ask for a verdict in favour of that gentleman ; and for that verdict he shonld look with the utmost confidence . '
Mr . Serjeant Wilkixs then rose to reply upon the whole case , and submitted , in the first place that the defendant was not entitled to a verdict , inasmuch as he had entirely failed to make outh is plea of justification , and therefore , having so failed , tbe verdict must of necessity be found in favour of the plaintiff . In the consideration of this caso he earnestly besought the jury to cast aside and to throw from them every feeling of prejudice , which from one circumstance or another , might by chance or accident have taken possession of their minds . Mr . O'Connor , in his opinion , —indeed , in the opinion of the great masses of society—instead of being branded as an impostor , and thereby held up to the world as the enemy of the poor mau , ought to be regarded , and treated , and accepted as a great
public benefactor , seeing that he had by himself been the means of producing an amount of good to mankind—ay , to thousands , with no other individual in the world , whether he were a member of parliament or not—whether he were a Peer or _anything else , —had ever been able to accomplish by the simple means of his own unaided efforts . Mr . O'Connor bad toiled day and night in the promotion and establishment of this Society , and had never upon any one occasion put one shilling of its funds into his own pocket , nor bad he over made any charge for his travelling expenses , notwithstanding that there were few districts or corners of the kingdom which he had not visited with a view to its successful formation . What had been the result ? Why , that by his own individual
exertions Mi * : O Conner had placed a large number of poor overworked mechanics and weavers , who had previously existed in a pestilential air , eating unwholesome bread , and drinking impure water , —that man had , by hi 3 sole exertions , been enabled to place those poor unhappy creatures upon small allotments , —a cottage and two acres of land at the least each—in the most healthy and salubrious districts in England . Comparing their present location and position with what it had previously been , these poor j eople were in a perfect Paradise . That such was the fact ,- —that the spots selected lor them were healthful , he need only recall to the recollection of the jury , as proofs , the ruddy cheeks and tho now almost stalwart- figures of the few persons who had been called before them as witnesses by lm learned friends on the other side . Until the removal
of those people to their respective allotments they had presented the very impersonification of absent health . Look at them now ; why , they had one and all exhibited that ruddy countenance , that healthful appearance of body , which was the indication of the enjoyment ofa far better means of existence than it had been tbeir unhappy fate , their unhappy lot to labour under , when working in the close and confined atmosphere ofa factory for the small remuneration of 6 s . or 7 s . a-week . Mr . O'Connor had eourted investigation of tbe most rigid character ; and yet , notwithstanding that minuto inquiry and examination into the matter , not one blot had throughout the whole case been affixed as against his bona fides , or against his honesty . That was the sole question ; and then he said , that if it were their
opinion , —and it was utterly impossible , after the case which he had made out , that their opinion should be otherwise , —that there had been neither dishonesty nor imposition on the part of Mr . O'Connor , then _' that , in that case , that gantleman would he fully entitled to their verdict . Mr . O'Connor had been accused of neither more nor less than wholesale robbery , but , whatever might be the result of their verdict , he felt confident that when a report of the inquiry had gone abroad , tho public would discover that they had long been doing Mr . O'Connor immense injustice . Mr . O'Connor had made everything connected with tho company known , and all that . he could now be accused of was , that he might have been too much of a philanthropist ; but he hoped the jury would be the last
persons to accuse a man for being a philanthropist , simply because they differed from him in opinion . It was seldom that they could find a man in Mr . O'Connor ' s position , who would go among the poor , who visited their hovela , and who subjected himself by choice to evils which they were subjected to by necessity , and he could only attribute his zeal in persevering in this course , notwithstanding the difficulties in his way , and the abuse which was heaped upon him , to a consciousness that he was doing that which was right and good , and that which his views of society and the world demanded at his hands . The course which the evidence had taken had shown what extent , what amount ofthe money had been expended ; as large a sum as £ 112 , 000 had been received , and he might recall to their
recollection how a very considerable proportion of that money had been expended . First , there had been for the purchase of the estates , taking thc items in round numbers , £ 60 , 000 ; then , ior the erection of the cottages , £ 28 , 400 , * then , there was for aid money , putting in the crops , clearing the land , and for tillage , £ 4 , 260 ; making a total of -t 92 , 660 odd . Then there was the expense of making roads , the cost of manure , the printing expenses , tho sums paid to the delegates for their travelling expenses , and when on duty ; then the law charges , and for stamps ;—why , when all theso matters wore taken into consideration , whero was there any surplus , did the jury think ? How much of that money could have found its way into the pocket of Mr . O'Connor ? Why , when the whole of the accounts were gone through , it would be'found that that gentleman was between £ 3 , 000 and £ 1 , 000 out- of pocket . That fact was clear , and fully established even by the evidence which had been produced
during the last three days . What then beeamo of the jesting of his learnedfriend as to tho hard earnings ofthe poor having been pumped into the great reservoir of Mr . O' Connor ' s pocket ? In regard to this scheme , Mr . O'Connor might have been deceived and ho might bave deluded himself in tho ardour of his enthusiasm and in his endeavour to accomplish an object which was calculated to raise tho condition ofthe working classes ; but that ho would intentionally mislead or attempt to deceive or to delude any other human being he utterly denied . "Vast stress had been laid upon the conduct of the banking department by Mr . O'Connor , and that he had led the working classes to suppose that up to tho last moment the security for the deposit of their money in that bank was the estates which belonged to the Land Company . The argument would not lie , it would not hold for one moment , because a document had been put in and read in evidence by Mr . M'Gratb , much to the discomfiture of his learnedfriend . Here it was : —
National Land and Labour Banls , 493 , New Oxford-street London , Sept . lath , 1848 . Sib , —After mature consideration , and under the best legal advice , Mr . O'Connor has determined to separate the National Land and Labour Bank more completely from the National Land Company , by assuming to himself all those current expenses of the bank , which ( although he was , strictly speaking , sole proprietor thereof ) were neverthejess borne by the Land Company , in consideration of the assistance to be attbrded to it by the bank , in furthering the interests of its subscribers , by accelerating their location on the Company ' s estate . AU connexion , direct or indirect , between the two establishments has absolutely ceased , and , although Mr . O'Connor may , no doubt , have transactions with the Company m respect of any loans from tho bank , no other connexion can be said to exist than that always existing between a mortgagor and a mortgagee .
Some doubts having heretofore arisen with respect to Ihe security enjoyed by depositors in the bank , independent of their confidence in the proprietor ( which , it may be remarked , is tho only security enjoyed by the depositors in any ordinary private bank ) , it is satisfactory to refer you to the opinion of Mr . Lawes , who stated , in his examination before the House of Commons committee : — ' That not only the whole of Mr . O'Connor ' s private property , but the whole ofthe _ostatcahelonging ft the _Nivtfo . n'Al
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Land- Company , and also , the private property of every member , of that Company , stood as security to the _depositoi'Bin tho bank . ' .. '' . ' . ' While it is-, therefore , easy to show that the connexion between the establishments ( as far as it existed ) was eminentl y favourable to the bank depositors , while it in no way damaced the interest of the Company , it now becomes _nepps « nrv to inform you that all connexion , director indirect , between this bank and the National Land Company having _ceised and determined , depositors in the bank have no one whatever to look to for the security of their money _etcentMr . O'Connor himself , and if it should have happened that in making your deposit you relied upon the security of tie Land Company rather than upon the proprietor of the bunk I am instructed to inform you , that m that case you ire instructed to send a written application with the __ certificate for the whole of your funds with Interest , on or before the 30 th inst , and the amount due will be punctually _remftted between tho 1 st and 15 th of October , after which date **<> ticc - * * U 8 ua 1 ' wiH be rct _* u"red accor ' _* ' _** e _* «> the
If however , you are content to rely upon Mr . 0 Connor as vour banker , he will be happy to continue his business with YOU , subject to the rules which I enclose , and which are subs tantially the same as those under which your deposit was received . _.,. ' _,. _i _-,. _.- ., Mr . O'Connor , however , thinks it just to explain distinctly tlie mode in which he proposes to deal with . the funds placed in his bank , although such explanation is , perhaps , uncalled for , and is certainly never offered by other bankers . " ... , . , . , ' The rate of interest will be continued at 4 per cent , per annum , and will be carried to accountprecisely as explained in the enclosed rules , and business will be conducted in all respects as therein detailed . No money whatever will be advanced by the bank by way of loan , or otherwise , except on a deposit of title deeds Of ample value , and the only other securities recognised by the bank will be , as heretofore , Exchequer bills or Government securities .
No money will be advanced to the National Land Company on mortgage of their estates untilfit persons have been appointed to whom the estates wiU be conveyed by Mr . O'Connor ( in whom they are now vested ) , in trust for the parties interested , and iu the mean time ample means are at thc disposal ofthe bank to . meet the whole of its liabilities . " In future tho weekly receipts of the bank will not be published , it being essentially a private bank . During the late crisis in political and monotary affairs , the withdrawals from tho bank have , of course , been heavy , in common with , although probably to a less extent _than-those from all other savings-banks in the kingdom ; but they have invariably been met with tlie greatest facility and punctuality , nnd I have continued , as before , 'to receive promises of further deposits as soon as a revival of trade shall take place .
The object had in view by Mr . O'Connor , in effecting this entire separation ofthe bank from thc Land Company , is to avoid the risk of any infringement ofthe several banking acts which the committee of the House of _Comhums , ( although they did not report thereon ) seemed to ' think were violated , so long as the Land Company shared in any degree in the responsibilities of the bank ; but the furtherance ofthe location of members on the land is still the principal aim ofthe proprietor , next to affording depositors the greatest amount of interest compatible with the . security they have a right to expect . „ , _, . , An ample reserve fund will be constantly kept on hand h the investments of the bank
to meet withdrawals , althoug will bo readily convertible when required to honour notices of withdrawal . „ „ , Itis satisfactory to inform you that Mr . Grey , the accountant appointed by the House of Commons , when the Land Company ' s affairs were investigated , to examine the bank books ( with the permission of Mr . O Connor , ) expressed himself perfectly satisfied with their present regularity . I have the honour to be , Sir , Your obedient Servant , For Feargus O'Connor , T . Puice , Manager .
Having heard that document he would appeal to the jury , as men of common sense , as men of business , as men of experience , and as men of the world and fully acquainted with commercial transactions , whether tbat circular—a copy of which had been at the time sent to every one of the depositors in the bank—whether that circular did not distinctly and in the clearest terms state that there was then no longer any connexion between the Land Company and the banking department , and also that Mr , O'Connor was , in fact , the only responsible party in reference to the bank ? That the working classes were satisfied was proved by the circumstance , that out of the 70 , 000 persons who had subscribed , there had net been one who had called upon Mr . O'Connor to give up his trust . He
asked the jury to examine closely into the case ; and , having done so , he should feel no fear of their giving a verdict in favour of the plaintiff . The Chief Baron then proceeded to sum up the case . The action was brought to recover compensation iri damages for the publication of a libel , in which the defendant had described the plaintiff to be a " political impostor , " and had coupled that expression with the word " honesty ; " and the jury would have to consider whether the imputation conveyed by those words was such as to reflect improperly and injuriously upon the character of the party to whom they were alleged to relate . Now , the defendant had pleaded , first , " Not guilty , " and then he had put on the record a special plea , which , in substance , amounted to what was called a
justification of the libel . Ue had read that plea with considerable attention . Now , he thought that those pleas applied mainly , if not altogether solely , to the conduct of the defendant in respect of what was termed the " Land Scheme . " That being so , the jury would have to inquire how far tho imputation went . There were three points of view in which the case was to be considered—first , was this a malignant libel which had proceeded from a bad motive , and was it false and untrue—in fact , was it that which fell under tho denomination of a malicious publication—malicious in its intention ? If such should , in the result , be their opinion , then , without doubt , the plaintiff would be entitled not only to the verdict , but to have that verdict accompanied by sueh an amount of damages as they might
consider the circumstances of the case to call for . That was the first view . "Well , then , the next was , had the defence been made out , in part or in the whole ; that was assuming that the imputation did not go beyond what was intimated . ? If their opinion upon that point should be in the affirmative , that the defence had been made out , then , in that case , the defendant would be entitled to the verdict upon the plea of justification , whilst the plaintiff would have the finding for him on the plea of " not guilty . " Then there was a third and intermediate view . It was this , —assuming that Mr . O'Connor was not actuated by any desire or intention of acting dishonestly , the question then would be , had that gentleman so conducted himself in the management and in respect of these schemes and their details , as
fairly to give rise or cause for the comments of a public journalist ; in other words , was there a reasonable ground for their being made , and thereby to justify the general character of tho imputation ? If there was , then that would of course tend to reduce the amount of damages to such an extent as the jury might deem proper . If , however , they should be of opinion that the justification had not been made out , and yet there was no dishonesty , then the plaintiff would be entitled to the verdict with such an amount of damages as they might consider would bo proportionate with the extent of injury the plaintiff had sustained . If , then , the jury should bo of opinion that the " Land Scheme" was
of _suoh a character as was calculated to mislead the public , and was an imposition upon them , it would , in that case , become his duty to tell them that the plaintiff must take all the consequences of his own acts , and submit to any fair public criticism which might be passed upon him and his acts by a public journalist . Both of these parties , it appeared , were the proprietors of newspapers , and he could not here fail to observe that it was to be regretted they had not settled their differences in the columns of their own journals , instead of coming to that court and occupying it for a period of three days . But the plaintiff had another course open to him , for , being a member of Parliament , he could have
made a motion in the Ilouse of Commons on a breach of privilege , and the whole circumstances of the case , as well as his defence , would have been given to the public next morning in the newspapers , and thus he would have been enabled to vindicate his character without having recourse to law . Now , many years ago the Legislature had thought it necessary to pass an act for the purpose of moro effectually regulating Friendly Societies and Joint-Stock Companies , and bringing them more directly within the range of the law , with a view to their legality and the security ofthe public . One of tho first steps to be taken , then , under this act was , that all Friendly Societies and Joint-Stock Companies must be registered , and receive the certificate nf the _recistrar appointed for that purpose . At tho
time of that registration the names of all the officers , as well as all the rules , must be exhibited and filed . Well , then , it would appear that in 1847 , in accordance with the provisions of this act , this Land Suheme had been provisionally registered , and in the list of officers the name of Mr . Roberts , of Manchester , was set forth as the treasurer , notwithstanding that prior to that period Mr . O'Connor had in truth become the treasurer . Now , most undoubtedly , the name of this latter gentleman ought to have been registered upon that occasion , and it was extremely wrong that it had not been so done . It was in direct violation of the act of Parliament that there had heen such an omission . It would seem from tho evidence that the sum whioh had been expended in the purchase of estates was no less than £ 58 , 000 or £ 60 , 000 . Now , a witness of the name of Browne had proved that the bank had not been duly entered at or returned to the Registrar ' s
office at _the-Stamp Office . That return or entry ou « ht to have been made . It had then been proved that the estates had beon purchased , and that the accounts at tlie London Joint-Stock Bimk had been in the name of Mr . O'Connor personally . Of those matters , and why that had been so ,, there had been no satisfactory explanation given . Then it hud been put forth that ono James Knight had become the " manager of tho bank , " whilst the evidence of that gentleman himself had gone- to show thai he had never accepted the appointment , because , upon inquiries , he did not like the concern ; and yet , notwithstanding his refusal to become manager , his name had been subsequently issued to the world as the practical manager . But there had been many othor acts of a somewhat similar tendency , and yot it was his duty to tell the jury that , in a case of that sort , thoy must not arrive at their conclusion upon one or two isolated circumstances , but that it was thou- fluty , and they must do so , to go-wider tho
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whole of the case together , Now , the society , had been provisionally registered In October , 184 : 7 , and again , in pursuance ofthe requirements of _theact of Parliament , in October , . 1848 , but when a subsequent application to , renew the registry , or to make a complete registration had been made , that application bad been . refused by the registrar upon the ground that the company was in itself illegal , and , therefore , could not be permitted to register , and there could be no doubt but that it was illegal . According to tho prospectus , the company was to have a capital of £ 130 , 000 , in 100 , 000 shares at £ 1 6 s . each . That being so , the company or promoters would , when provisionally registered , have a right to receive 10 s . a share , wliich would be
somewhere about * Ct * 0 ; and , in point ot law , they had no right to receive one farthing more . But it had been given in evidence that no le 3 S a sum than £ 100 , 000 had been received . That was a proceeding which was clearly and unequivocally an illegal proceeding . Now , it was possible that Mr . O'Connor might have been ignorant of the precise nature ofthe law upon the subject , or that lie might havo overlooked the particular clause which had application to that particular matter , and therefore he _mifht havo acted with a perfectly honest intention . Such , howeyer , was tlie fact , thatthe whole amount which could be received under the provisional reaistration was not niore than £ 050 , whilst , in truth , Mr . O'Connor had received £ 100 , 000 . Moveover , it
was further shown in evidence that , notwithstanding tbe refusal ofthe complete registration ofthe Company , Mr . O'Connor had gone on receiving money , a proceeding which was manifestly and indisputably _illegal , and contrary to the law upon the subject . Then it appeared that Mr . O'Connor had not in any of the proceedings at the Registry-office been registered as the treasurer . Now , as that gentleman was in reality the treasurer , it was his duty to tell the jury , that his name not having been registered as the officer of the Company was in direct opposition , and a direct violation of the law . The jury must con sider and say whether in their opinion this illegal act had been a wilful violation of the law on the oart of Mr . O'Connor . Now , the Company
could not be completely registered , it could not be legally registered , because it professed to collect subscriptions , which money was to be expended in the purchase of land , which land was to be divided amongst thc subscribers by allotment . That course was clearly illegal . He , therefore , now pronounced it as his opinion that this Company—the " scheme " rather , for , as it not had been completely registered , it had not assumed the legal character of a Company—was indisputably illegal , and had been illegal from its very commencement , indeed from the moment of its conception . Thus very serious questions for consideration arose . Mr . O'Connor might have been , however , uninformed either of the law : affecting the question , or ignorant of it 3
consequences , but the effect was that this result was led . to , that every man , whether high or lowwhether a man of talent or in a state of ignorance —whether educated or not , that every man who had paid his money for the purposes of this " scheme " had become a party to an illegal matter , and it was , therefore , not only a matter of considerable doubt whether any relief could be obtained in any court of law , but whether there was any legal claim on Mr . O'Connor . So also , if any suit had been commenced in a court of equity to call Mr . O ' Connor to account , it would at once have been said that the subscribers had not come into court with clean hands ; whilst that gentleman himself could have said—he did not for one
moment intend to impute to Mr . O'Connor that ho would have said so—but he could have said that he was the treasurer of these large funds , which had been raised for an illegal purpose , and therefore , as those suitors had been parties to the illegal transactions , they ' could not obtain" redress . The personal honour and honesty of Mr . O'Connor might , and no doubt would , during his lifetime have lea bim to act honourably to tbe contributors , but how was it possible for that gentleman to pledge himscf ior the honour and integrity of those who might come after
him ? The heir-at-law might have said , " I am not accountable to you—you have been parties to an illegal transaction , and can have no legal claim upon me . " One question was , therefore , as to the bona fides of Mr . O'Connor in the matter ; and then , on the other hand , there was the question of bona fides also on the pari ; of the defendant , —did he believe , and had he reasonable cause for that belief , that tho Land Scheme wns an imposition on the working classes ? Was it an attempt at imposition on the public ? These were points which the jury must take into their consideration . It was evident
that with respect to the bank , that concern , even in its most prosperous days , had never been a paying concern . Who then was to pay the losses ? It had been said that Mr . O'Connor would ; but it was clear that when the two schemes were working together the deficiency must have been supplied by the Land Company , but when the two schemes had separated then the security of the land was altogether lost to the bank depositors . Now although that security had been thus taken away , the parties in the Lnnd Scheme , as well as Mr . O'Connor himself , had still allowed the previous statement in the rules to stand as it had done as io the land being the security The circular then , without the correspoding alteration in the rules of the Land Scheme , was
not sufficient . Nothing could be more impropernothing could be more wrong . Mr . O'Connor had received £ 112 , 000 from the subscribers . He bad no right to have received that money without the protection ofthe act of Parliament : namely , under the authority of the complete registration of the scheme . Supposing that gentleman were to become a bankrupt , every shilling in this bank , and every one of those estates whioh had been purchased in his name with the money collected from 70 . 000 persons , would be laid hold of for the benefit Of his creditors , and legally be so taken and so applied . Thiiwasa position which no man was justified in placing himself in . No man had a right to take such a monstrous responsibility upon him ,
unprotected by the law . No man was justified in placing so large a sum in jeopardy . With respect to the estates , there was no man in the world who had a legal title to one acre of them but Mr . O'Connor . Looking at all the circumstances of this case , did , then , the jury think that the justification of the libel was mado out , or was the libel a wilful and malicious libel ? If the latter , then the plaintiff would be entitled to the verdict . If the former , in that case the defendant ought to have the verdict . The Jury retired for 20 minutes , and then came into court . The Foreman , reading from a paper in hia hand , said , " We find for the defendant , but we beg to accompany our verdict by the expression of our unanimous opinion that tho plaintiff's character stands unimpeached as regards his personal honesty . "
Mr . Sergeant Wilkins , with Mr . Atherton and Mr , Prentis , conducted the case for the plaintiff ( solicitor , Mr . Turner , _Lincoln's-inn-fields ) : and Mr . Roebuck , with Mr . Keating and Mr . Bagley , appeared for the defendant ( solicitor , Mr . Symons , 33 , Old Jewry . )
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mn . . MIDDLESEX SESSIONS . Tub _Akcyi-Ii Rooms . —At the sitting of the court Mr . Parry said he had to make an application on behalf of some parties against whom two indictments were pending in this court ; in which they were charged with keeping a _"disordly house '' an establishment in the parish of St . Jame ' s , well known as the " Argyll Rooms . " That application was , that the trial of these indictments mi ght not take place in this court until after an indictment which was now awaiting trial in the Court of Queen ' s Bench had been dispossed of by that tribunal . There was not the slightest distinction between the indictments in this court and the one in the Court of Queon ' s Bench . The expenses they had incurred had been verv _sreat . and he would ask
the court whether it would sanction the proceedings of the prosecutor , ono Thos . Stowell , an informer , whose only object in taking them was to involve expense , and to harass and annoy the parties?—The learned Judge wished to know whether there was not an affidavit , in which the prosecutor swore there were grave matters of law involved , upon whicli it was desirable to obtain the decision ofthe highest criminal tribunal in the land . —Stowell said ho had sworn no such affidavit . —Mr . Parry would undertake to furnish the court with the affidavit in very short time , if the Court would allow him to renew the application . —The Court then named two o ' clock for a renewal ofthe application , and at that hour , Mr . Parry handed in the affidavit , and repeated his application . —Mr . Clarkson opposed the application , the object of which was that the defendants might keep the place open until after the decision of a higher court had been obtauaed , and the object of the prosecutor in onnosim * it was . that
it the parties were tried ia the ordinary course and convicted , the place mi _» bt be shut up until that decision were given . —Tha learned Judge-said he considered the question one of much importance , aud one upon which the decision of the hi ghest tribunal was necessary , If the parties chose , they could remove the indictment to the Central Criminal Court , and such a course weald be attended with very little delay . It was known that h » entertained some strong opinions , as to the applicability ofthe law under which these proceeding *} were taken to the present __ state of society ; hut , though his private opinions would not operate upon him in telling a jury what the law actually was , that might bo an additional reason why the case should be removed to another tribunal . Ho had from the first considered that this case ought to be tried by the highest tribunal in the land , and ho should , therefore , order ther trial of the indictment in this court to be postponed until further application .
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CORNMam * . Lane , Monday , Feb . 18 _,-The supply _ttrtbm from our near counties this morning was on a most limited scale , and sold readily to the . millers at Is . advance _oprm last Monday ' s prices , but the demand for forei gn bei , w _vei'yslow , we had no improvement in its value , FlufoT both English and foreign , was held on rather hi gher term » ' which prevented many sales from being effected . Barley went off heavily , unless very fine malting , at mach the _saml prices . Rye very dull . In ma t hardly anything doiB _» Beans and peas were very dull , but hne samples im cheaper . Goad oats were scarce , but the demand was not lively , as the buyers look for better supplies when the wea ther is moro settled . Linseed cakes met a readier sale al reduced prices . There was very little doiug in _cloverceJ to-day . The current prices as under : — - " _--
British . —Wheat . _—Esssx , Suffolk , and Kent , red , _nt-wSfi , to 414 , ditto white 40 s to 47 a , Lincoln , Norfolk , and Y « _Z shire , red 32 s to 37 s , Northumberland and Scotch , white _a-2 s to 37 s , ditto red 32 s to 3 Cs , Devonshire and Somerset shire , red , —s to —s , ditto white — to —s , rye , 22 s to "U barley , 22 s to 24 s , Scotch 22 s to 24 s , Angus -s to a . Malt ordinary , —s to —s , pale 50 s to 53 s , peas , grey _neS 23 s to 25 s , maple 24 s to 27 s , white 22 s to 24 s , boilers Dew 24 s to 26 s , beans , large , new 22 s to 23 s , ticks 24 s to 25 s harrow , 25 s to 26 s , pigeon , 2 Gs to 28 s , oats , Lincoln and Yorkshire feed , 15 s to 18 s , ditto Poland and p tatn 17 s to 20 s , Berwick and Scotch , 17 s to 21 s , SoofcS feed , 17 s to 18 s , Irish feed and black , 14 s to 17 s _ditM potato , 17 s to IDs , linseed ( sowing ) SOs to 52 s , rapeseed . Essex , new £ 28 to £ 32 per last , carraway seed , Essex new - '( is to SO 3 per cwt , rape cake , £ 4 to £ 4 18 s per ton lin seed , £ 9 10 s to £ 10 10 s . per 1 , 000 , flour , per sack of 28011 ™ ' ship , 2 Cs to 28 s , town , 36 s to 38 s . * '
_Foiuaotf . —Wheat . — Dantzig , 42 s to 48 s , Anhalt and Marks , 36 to 40 s , ditto white , 40 s to 42 s , romeranian red 4 Us to 42 s , Kostock 44 s to 4 Gs _, Danish , Holstein and ' Friesland , 30 s to 34 s , Petersburgh , Archangel , and hba 32 s to 34 s , Polish Odessa , 32 s to 34 s , Marianopoli , and Wer dianski , 32 s to 35 s , Taganrog , 32 s to 34 s , Brabant and French , 34 s _toSGs , ditto white , 38 s to 42 s , Salonica , 30 s to 33 s , Egyptian , 23 s to 2 Gs _, rye , 20 s to 22 s , barley , _Wismar and Itostock , 18 s to 21 s , Danish , 18 s to 22 s , Saal , 20 s to 24 s , East friesland , 16 s to 17 s , Egyptian , los to 16 s , Danube 15 s to lGs , peas , white , 23 s to 24 s , new boilers , 25 s io 20 s , beans , horse , 22 s to 23 s , pigeon , 24 s to 25 s , Egyptian , 22 s to 24 s , oats , Groningen , Danish , Bremen and Friesland , feed and black , lis to 15 s , ditto , thick and brew ; lGs to 20 b , ltiga , Petersburgh , Archangel , and Swedish , l _^ to 16 s , flour , United States , per _lOGlbs ., 22 s to 24 s , Ilim . burgh 20 s to 22 s , Dantzig and Stettin 20 s to 23 s , French per 2801 bs ., 32 s to 33 s . _^ Wednisday , Peb . 20 . —We have to report a very limited supply of grain on the market , consequently every article is held firmly at Monday ' s rates .
RicmioND ( YoBKSHinE . ) Feb . 1 G . —We had a heavy market of wheat . Wheat sold from 4 s te 5 s Od ; onts , Is 8 d to 2 s lOd ; barley , 3 g Od to 3 s fid buans _, 3 s 9 d to 4 s 3 d petbushel . Arrivals this week : — Wheat—English , 170 quartersforeign , G 70 quarters . Barley—English , 3 « _1 quarters ; foreign , — quarters . Oats — English , 1 _. GD 0 quarters ; foreign , — quarters . Flour—1 , 810 sacks .
BREAD . The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 6 d . to 7 d . _' , of household ditto , 4 _Jd . to 5 Jd . per 41 bs . loaf .
CATTLE . Smithfield , Monday , Feb . 18—We were again very scantily supplied with foreign stock . Several vessels oa their way from Holland , laden with beasts and sheep , have not been reported , _althouaih due last evening . The recei pts of home-fed beasts fresh up to this morning's market were but moderate , the time of year considered ; yet they proved fully adcuuade to the demand . Notwithstanding that the supplies of meat in the dead markets have materially fallen off during the week , we have not the slightest im . provement te notice in the beef trade , which ruled heavy at last week ' s quotations . The top figurefor the best Scots was 3 sl 0 d per 8 lbs . No increase was observed inthe number of sheep from any quarter . The demand for that description of stock was somewhat active , and a good clear _, ance was effected , at lully Friday ' s advanced rates of 2 d per Slbs . ; the primest old Downs , in the wool , producing 4 s 6 d per 81 bs . There were about 800 shorn sheep on offer . Calves—tlie supply of whioh was by no means externsive—moved off heavily , at barely stationary prices . In pigs very few transactions took place , at last week ' s
cur-. Head of Cattle at Smithfield . —Friday . —Beasts , 735 ; sheep , 2 , 010 ; calves , 223 ; pigs , 240 . Mondaj . — Beasts , 3 _. 3 G 2 ; sheep , 17 , 300 ; calves , 104 ; pigs , 204 . Price per stone of 81 bs . ' sinking the offal . )—Beef , 2 s lOdtO 3 s lOd ; mutton , 3 s 2 d-to 4 s Od ; veal , 3 s 2 d to 4 s Od ; pork , 3 s 4 d to 4 s Od . _Aewgatj * and _liEADEtmALi ,, ifonday , Feb . 18 . —Inferiw beef , 2 s 4 d to 2 s Gd ; middling ditto , 2 s 8 d to 2 s lOd ; prime large , 3 s Od to 3 s 2 d ; prime small , 3 s 2 d to 3 s 4 d ; large pork , 2 s lOd t _» 3 s 4 d ; inferior muttou , 2 s 8 d to 2 s lOd ; middling ditto , 2 s Od to 3 s 4 d ; prime _ditte , 3 s -id to 3 s lOd ; veal , 3 s Od to 4 s Gd ; small pork , 3 s Gd to 4 s 0 d '; per 81 hs . by the carcase .
PROVISIONS . _London , Monday . —There was considerably more doing in Irish butter last week than for some time past . Dealers from the northern and western parts of the country wero here , and purchased about 5 , 000 firkins , and prices advanced in consequence for some descriptions from Is to 3 s per cwt ., and will go higher if further supplies are wanted from this market , even without exterior demand . Present appearances indicate a favourable conclusion to the 6 easoD . foreign rather more saleable , aud best Friesland 4 s per cwt .. dearer . For Irish and American singed bacon tha demand was limited , and prices slightly cheaper . H ;\ m 3 and lard steady . English Butter _SIabket , Feb . 18 . —Our market presents no change , the only inquiry being for tine new milk weekly Dorset butter . The stock of old left here has become a dead letter . Dorset , fine new milk 104 s to 108 s per cwt _; ditto fine old 5 Gs to 80 s ; Fresh 7 s to 13 s per doz . lbs .
FRUIT , VEGETABLES , _& c . Cov £ NT Oabdes Makket . —The favourable change in the weather has made vegetables plentiful , but many kinds of fruit are scarce . Hothouse grapes are over for a season , and pine-apples are anything but plentiful , as also are pears and apples . Filberts , walnuts , and chesnuts are abundant , and oranges and lemons are sufficient for the demand . Amongst vegetables , turnips and carrots are good , and there is some fine Cornwall broecoli in the market . Potatoes are unaltered since , our last account : foreign ones fetch from 50 s to 70 s per ton . Lettuces and other _salading are cheaper , and so are mushrooms . Some French beans , asparagus , seaknle , and rhubard , may be obtained . Cut _flowers consist of heaths , pelargoniums , bignonia , venusta , primulas , camellias , cinerarias , Christmas roses , azaleas , lilacs , lilies of the valley , _cpaerises , acacias and roses .
POTATOES . _SoxJTHWAitK Waterside , Feb . IS . —The arrivals from the continent since our last report have been very limited , which is entirely owing to the' boisterous weather . The supply coastwise and per rail is quite sufficient to prevent any improvement in price . Yorkshire Regents 90 s to 120 s per ton ; Wisbech ditto 70 s to 100 s ; Scotch ditto 70 s to SOs ; Ditto Cups 65 s to 75 s ; French Whites 70 s to SO ; Belgian 70 s to SOs .
TALLOW , HIDES , AND OILS . Mondav , Feb . IS . —The delivery of tallow since this day se ' nnight has not exceeded 1 , 742 casks . Notwithstanding the market to-day is tolerably steady , prices are 3 d per cwt . lower than on Monday last . P . Y . C . on the spot is selling at 37 s 3 d to 37 s Gd . per cwt . For delivery of new up to Christmas the price is SSs per cwt ., at which very little is doing . Town tallow , 37 s per cwt , net cash ; rough fat , 2 s Id per Slbs . Leadenhall . —Market hides 5 Gft > . to Wlb ., l _^ d to l " jd per tt ) . - , ditto 611 b . to 721 b , Ud to _ljd ; ditto 721 b . to _fittfo ., 2 d to 21 d ; ditto 801 b . to 8 Slb ., _21 d to 3 d ; ditto 8 Slb to _Ofilb ., 3 d " to 3 _Jd ; ditto 961 b . to 1011 b ., Sid to 4 d ; ditto 10 ifo . toll 2 ft .. Sid told ; calf-skins each 2 s Gd to Ss _6 d J Horse hides 5 s to Gs . Linseed per cwt .. 32 s Od to 32 s Gd _; rapeseed English refined 41 s 6 d to —s ; brown 41 s Od ; Gallipoli per ton . 50 Z . ; Spanish 501 . ; Sperm 821 . to —I . ; bagged S 3 * . ; South Sea 33 J . 0 s to ail . ; Seal pale 39 " . 10 s to —I .: do ., coloured , 331 . ; cod 30 * . to 31 ' . : cocoa nut per ton 38 " . to 40 * . ; palm , 321 .
COAL . Monday , Feb . 18 We have again to note a firm market , and without any alteration m prices from this daj se ' nnight . Stewart ' s 19 s ; Hetton ' s 19 s ; Tees 19 s ; _Braddyll _' _slSsGd ; Kelloe 18 s Gd ; Wylatn Id' s Gd ; J . Hartlepool 18 s . Fresh arrivals So ; left from last day , 337 ; total 422 .
"WOOL . Cm- , Monday , Feb . IS . —The imports of wool Into London last week were 3 , 937 hales , including 2 , 100 bales from Peru , 594 from Sydney , 418 from Odessa , 362 from Port Phillip , 271 from the Cape of Good Hope , and the rest frora Mogadove _, & c . The public sales of colonial , which will comprise about 15 , 000 or 16 , 000 bales , began on Thursday to a full attendance of buyers , nnd the biddings were brisk at Id to 2 d per lb . advance , this improvement oh the range ofthe last auctions being well maintained up to the present time . Liverpool , Feb . 16 Scotch . —There is still only a limited demand for Laid Highland wool -, but stocks are light , aud holders firm . White is , however , a little more inquired for . There is only a fair trade demand for Crossed and Cheviots , at late rates . Foreign . —The attention of the trade is now occupied with a series of public sales going on in London , which are reported to be going off at a considerable advance on tho December series , which will give a fresh tone -So the market . Imports for the week , 93 bales ; previously this year , 5 , 819 bales .
HOPS , Bobough , Monday , Feb . IS . —Our market remains without alteration . The demand continues linaJed , and prices are nominally those of last week . SEEDS . London , Monday—The operations in ihe seed _marksi were unimportant , and our quotations , must still be segarded as nominal .
COLONIAL _PRODUCE , Los-DOS , Tuesday—Sugar , —We have again to _report a dull opening of the market for the meek , and although importers have given strong support to . it bv buying in Uvrgely , yet prices averaged a shade in favour of tho buyers . tiM hhds . of West Sndia sold ; Barbadoes , SSs to 42 s _tiii ; Mauritius 2 , 000 bags * offered in public- sale , about 7 , 800 sold ; brown 29 s to 35 s ; yellow 30 s to 40 s ; Bengal 7 ; , 900 bags offered , about half sold ; whit * Benares 38 s _GtSto * 2 s 6 d ; yellow 31 s , l » SSs ; Madras 5 , 000 bags offered ,, about 3 , 000 sold , at Gil decline , brown 29 s . to SOs ; yellow Sis to 35 s Gd . Kefiiied market dull and n , shade lower , © _tocery lumps 48 s ( id tools . CoF _* _- _* fA .-This article has been dull ; a , small parcel ot good ordinary native Ce \ lon was offered , ai public sale and . bought in at 61 s . No sales reported by private oontrar-t
Deatil Died On Sunday, The Uth Inst., At...
DEATIL Died on Sunday , the Uth inst ., at _Hollinwood , Mr . S . Dixon , aged 29 _yeari . Thc deceased was a member of the ' _Natiomal _Chafer Association * u _$ . te the tim * -jf bA & _affliction , which _commnnced about nineteen months ago . The deceased was a . vtsgulav supporter of aU the democratic movements , for the last nine or ten years , and was a most enthusiastic admirer of the lamented , hut patriotic John Mitchel , and Robert Eramett ; the speech of the latter ho took gteat delight in delivering to a large number of _cravvied meetings , in different parts of the country . I " _lnsueath , the causo has lost a groat supporter . His loss i » regretted by a _im-ge circle _« f _friiids .
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in the parish of St . Anne , Westminster , at the Printingoffice , 18 , Great Windniill-street , Haymarket _, in the City Ot Westminster , for the Proprietor , FEARGUS O'CONNOl ., Esq . M . P ., and published by the said William RlW » , at the Office , in the _nomu _Meet-illl" _PftriJlh- * " _ittturaajf February 23 r < L 1850 ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 23, 1850, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_23021850/page/8/
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