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      IVTERMEXT OF TIIE LATE POLITICAL _MAJITYR _ALEXANDER SHARP . i'he funeral of this unfortunate victim to class"ruk _* , took place on Sunday , the 23 d ult ., and notiv . _rhstanding the extreme wetness of thc morning , a vast concourse of persons attended from all parts ofthe metropolis and its environs . At half-past two o ' clock the mournful procession started from the rendezvous of the Cripplegate locality , ( 2 S , _telden-lane , ) for its destination ( the Tictoria Cemetery , ) conducted by Mr . Fowler , as marshalman . The following was thc order of procession : — Marshal banner hearers earning the Finsbury

      _tricoioured flag , —inscribed on either side with the following inscription , taken from the Sun newspaper of the Thursday evening , the 20 th of _Septeinler . — "We cannot term it otherwise than _soius- _ibing very near a kin to deliberate _assassinatieiT' ; eight men with wands ; a plate glass manufaciurers van , which formed a raised dais , on which was placed the coffin containing the remains of Alexander Sharp . The coffin being covered with a pali of scarlet velvet , having a satinette double border of white and green , thus forming the Chartist tri-colour . On either side of the van was inscribed in large black letters , on a white

      ground' ' He asked for freedom with his breath , Merciless tyrant 3 gave him death . " And at the back of the van in similar characters , was the inscription— " Xo man should be a felon for his political opinions . " On either side of the van were men with the batons of office to clear the way . The van was followed by twelve friends of the deceased , bearing the wands of office ; immediately behind them was the magnificent flag belonging to the " Emmet brigade " emblazoned with the harp of Erin , and inscribed— " What is life without liberty . " This was followed by several cabs , bearing the widow , orphans , and other relatives of the deceased ; the rear was brought up by along line of political friends , walking arm in arm four and six

      ahroa . se . The route was different from that observed _on . _1 he occasion of Williams' funeral , on the previous Sunday : leaving Finsbury-square by way of the Pavement , Moorgate-street , passing the Bank of England , the Itoyal Exchange , & c ., and proceeding down Cornhill , Leadenhall-street , Aldgate , Whitechapei , through Mile End-gate , down the Dog-row , _Beth-tal-green , to the Victoria Cemetery . Just as the mournful calvacade was about fo start , the rain —whieh bad for hours previousl y came down vnceasicirlv—ceased , and the weather continued fine during the time occupied by the friends in traversing the whole line of route , which—in consequence ofthe immense concourse of persons—was rather more than two hours and a-half . The roads—from

      the extreme wetness ofthe morning—were sfanding pools of mnd and water , consequently the walking procession was not so long as that which followed the remains of the martyred Williams , the people evidently preferring the broad pavement to the road ; _nerertheless , the roads , windows , and balconies were lined with sympathising spectators , who eagerly purchased the splendid article re-published ¦ from the . _S-BOfthe 20 thinst ., which was offered for sale by numerous vendors . On arriving at "Whiteehapel , the immense width and _length from Aldgate to . Mile End-gate , presented a forest of densely crowded human beings . The Dog-row and Bethnal Green-road , were equally crowded . The policeuiet

      as on tne previous " _annuay—were cm * , q , ana respectful , and at the gate 3 of the cemetery , lent theu assistance to facilitate the entrance of the eager claimants for admittance , who rushed in thousands to the scene . We have it on the assurance of an inspector of police , that there could not have been less than 30 , 000 persons in the cemetery _sdbne . The grave being reached ( the same in ¦ which the remains of the martyrs , Hanshaw and "Williams lie interred ) , a circle was formed , in which the widow , orphans , and other relatives of the deceased , took their stand , and around which a dense wedge of human beings placed themselves , to listen io the orator as he pronounced the last few ¦ words over the grave ofthe deceased patriot .

      "Mr . _Dixojt addressed the vast assembly as follows : —Friends , but one short week has elapsed , and you are again , called together to pay the last tribute of respect to another martyr to a corrupt system of class misrule . I would much rather some more efneient person had been selected for this solemn duty—some one more intimately acquainted with our lamented friend than lam . Personally , I knew little of Mr . Sharp , but this we all knowthat hc was a true democrat , who had the honesty and straig htforwardness of heart to speak what he thought , and fearlessly expose the many wrongs -which you are exposed to ; and for thus acting he has fallen a victim in the cause of human progress . This is indeed aprond sight to see ; the thousands

      assembled around the tomb of the young martyr speak * * , irampefc-tongued , that the Charter is not dead , and at least that you appreciate the virtues of our departed brother , and the principles for which he laboured , suffered , and died . I repeat , that in my opinion , Mr . Sharp fell a victim to unjust treatment , treatment ; alike opposed to justice and humanity . It is true the jury returned a verdict of ' Died by Asiatic cholera , ' but was his death not accelerated by the treatment he received at the hands of the prison authorities ? It is true that the doctor of the prison said before the jury , " that six days ' solitary confinement in a cell , on one pound and a ( _martyr of brown bread with cold water , did not injure hk health , or predispose bis system , to receive the attack of that fell epidemic . " But , my friends , is this r . ? sertion not at variance with the opinions of , and -. _' . dvice given by the most eminent medical

      men through the press and otherwise ? Have they not one and all declared that the best preventative is generous diet , warm clothing , and moderate exercise . * If , therefore , these opinions be correct—and we have every reason to believe that they are—then what can we think of a man who could deliberately say before the jury , "that a sudden change from full diet and plenty of exercise to a damp cell , and bread and water did him no harm ? " But the fact is , in my opinion , that he whose loss we now deplore , was sent to his grave prematurely by the treatment he had to undergo in TothiE-fields Prison ; a treatment , which in common humanity , ought not to be inflicted npon thc most desperate " felon , " at a time like the present , when this awful scourge was not only prevalent in thc metropolis , hut actually raging within the walls ofthe prison ; hut how much more atrocious in the case of our

      departed brother , whose moral character was without a stain ? He had done nothing beneath the dignity ofa man . He saw his country groaning beneath , the evils arising from misrule and classmade laws—* " - Sot that he respected the law less , . But that he loved his country more . " And for this lore of country he was sent to prison , for having been guilty of what they term sedition , which means anything which has a tendency to awaken the mass of the people to a sense of their -wrongs , and the means to adopt for their redress . For this crime he was sent to prison ; bnt in the sentence there was nothing said about labour . It

      merely required that his person should be kept in safe keeping for a certain length of time , and not that any other punishment should be inflicted heyond his loss of liberty ; but because he would not submit to thc labour of a " feloa "—because he _ffbul- ! maintain the dignity ofhis manhoood—he is _subject - id to a punishment which ended in his death . My friends , this sedition is not a new offence—for I will not call it a crime . It is no degradation to be perse _cy-i-d for sedition ; the best of men have been called v _.-ditious . The Saviour of Mankind was called •¦ a seditious fellow , and one who stirred up the people , " and so is every one who endeavours to rem ave abuses . My Lord John Russell should

      rasae ; t . _Htr that one ofhis own family had his head cut <¦? ior endeavouring to do the same thing . Seditions language had been used by many men now in high places . "When the Whigs were seeking ¦ pow er fbcyused very hard language against the Torie-. —language much more violent than the two mart _}**•• - who now rest from their labours in this tomb : ¦ round which we are assembled . Oh ; in -what : f lours they painted the blood-thirsty doino-s of Sidmouth and Castlereagh ! The conduct of those _moasi-rrs in human form , will never be forgot so long as a _Fhzgert-ald , an Emmett , and the victims of Peter ' oo are remembered and revered by the people of thi ? _country . But the aristocratic Whig is just _- ¦

      as _ba-J .. ' * the aristocratic Tory . They are not free from _hlrwd-guiltiness . No , llolbury , Clayton , and Duffy ia 1810 , and in ISIS Hanshaw , and in 1 S 49 "Williams and Sharp . And the cries and groans and prayers of their widowed wives and fatherless children , ascend to Heaven for a just retribution on the system and its supporters that has robbed them oftho- _* e they so dearly love . Let us improve then by _tfc-3 present calamitous _circumstance , and endeavour for the future , at least , tobe honest with each oilier , and never say at a public meeting what you are notprepared to carry out afterwards ; for onr friends were led byyou to believe that you were as _determined and as honest as themselves , and that yoa meant what you said . Let therefore this foolery have an end ; and now at the altar of otft common

      country , at the " Tomb' of our martyred friends , renew our fealty with each other , and swear to enforce the princi p les for which they died , by every means io which justice points and prudence dictates . In conclusion friends , let mc remind you that it now becomes your duty to be husbands to the widows , and fathers to the fatherless . Remember they have lost their all iu your cause—their husbands ' fell in the struggle for your emancipation , and therefore they lave a just demand upon you forsupport ; they have lost that prop to which the loving wife clings as the Ivy clings to the Oak . And oh 1 let me _implore of you . not to let them in addition to the - _trrepar ; iblo loss they have alread y sustained , be subject to the cruelties of the Poor Laws , but set to -work at once , and put them in the way of _-rettine a livelihood for themselves and little ones . ° The following lines , composed , for thc-occasion by Mr . John Arnoti _, of Somers Town , were sun" over

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      the grave , the whole audience harmoniousl y joining in chorus * . — Tune . — " Canadian Boat Song . " Williams and Sharp , from pain set free , ' Beneath this sod we now may see ; They struggled long , in Freedom ' s cause And Victims fell to Class-made Laws . Let us here now , as one , agree , Resolv'd to gain our Liberty . Two Martyrs to one grave consign'd , Oh ! horrid thought to each thinking nund ; For teaching what they knew was just , These Patriots slumber in the dust .

      Chorus . —Let us here now , { ic . They saw this land o ' er-run with knaves , Despots and serfs , tyrants and slaves ; They felt their wrongs , the truth they tell , And , lo ! they starve in a felon ' s cell . Chorus . —Let us here now , & c . As toiling slaves , we will not be Content m want and misery ; We will , as men our rights demand , Joined in an adamantine band . Chorus . —Let us here now , & c . 2 _fo longer cringe at tyrant ' s nod , When all are equal made by God-Submit no more to vile abuse , "When we , the wealth , for all produce . Chorus . —Let us here now , & c .

      We will not see ourselves despised , Oppress'd , degraded , pauperis'd ; We will not kiss and hug our chain , United , we can Freedom gain . Come , Brothers , come , let all agree , Resolve , as men , we will be Frke . After these lines were sung Mr . Stallwood declared the proceedings closed , at the same time exhorting the friends to depart in peace , and to pass out of the gate slowly , and as it were in processional order , that each might have thc opportunity of dropping their subscriptions into the boxes . This

      advice was promptly acted on ; the ground gradually became cleared ; and many , many thanks to those patriot Chartist women , who , despite the inclemency ofthe weather , so ably did their duty as collectors . We are happy to announce that a very considerable sum was raised , much exceeding in amount even that of the preceding Sunday . Thus closed the funeral rites of our two latest Chartist martyrs—a lesson to tyrants , a grateful salve to all who struggle and suffer for freedom , and a voice _proelaumngfromthe tomb : — - " Though victims may fall , Chartism is not dead , —Liberty shall yet triumph . ' . '

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      THE POLITICAL _PRISONERS . MEETING TO MEMORIALISE FOR A GEUERAL AMNESTY . A very numerously attended public meeting was held at the Literary and Scientific Institution , John-street , _Tottenham-co-att-soad , on Tuesday evening , September 2 oth , to memoralise her Majesty for the immediate release of aU political prisoners . Mr . "WEtmsi Dixox was unanimously called to the chair , and said , the chairmanship of working men ' s meetings was invariably a sinecure , and he hoped the discussion to-ni ght would be conducted with , temper , discretion , and prudence ; Mr . Clark would now read some communications he had received from friends , who were earnestly with them in sentiment , hut could not attend .

      Mr . Clark stated , that Mr . M'Gratli was prevented attending by severe indisposition . He had also received letters from William Lovett , Thomas M'Enteer , of the Parliamentary Reform Association , and Thomas Cooper ( the latter of whom had , by his eloquent appeal , raised a considerable sum for the victims on Sunday evening , in that Institution ) , all breathing the purest devotion to the cause , and promising their assistance upon anv and every occasion in which circumstances would permit , and regretting their inability to attend on the present occasion ; he had also received the letter he now held in his hand , from G . Julian Harney , which would speak for itself . 9 , Queen-street , Brompton . September 25 th , 1849 .

      Deaii Sm , —I regret I cannot attend the meeting this evening * , called to memorialize tlie Queen for the liberation ofthe political prisoners . Ill health is the cause of my unwilling absence . Within the last few days I have been compelled to refuse invitations to address public assemblies iu the West of Scotland—including Glasgow , Kilmarnock , & c ., < fcc . I , however , made it my business to meet the leading democrats in Glasgow and several other places , and ! strongly urged upon them the necessity of pursuing tlie course intended to be taken at tlie meeting in John-street this evening . 1 have reason to believe that the men of Glasgow arc at this moment engaged in taking steps iu behalf of our persecuted brothers , similar to those being taken by the London friends . It is , perhaps , superfluous for me to express my sincere sorrow for the deaths of the martyrs—Williams and Sharp —and my earnest desire for the safely of the surviring * sufferers .

      Though unable to attend the meeting 1 hope , through the press , to perform some service in furtherance of the holy object yourself and compatriots have in view . lam persuaded that a national effort in behalf ofthe prisoners , if made at this moment , cannot fail to be crowned with success ; but to ensure that consummation the effort must be national , and must be made at this par ticular time . Salute et Fraternite , G . Julias _IIxbs-et . Tothe Chairman of the Meeting , Literary and Scientific Institution , John-street .

      Mr . G . J . Holyoake moved the first resolution as follows j- * - " That while this meeting emphatically depreciates all attempts to accomplish political reform in this country by violence , holding that enlightened public opinion is the safest and soundest agency for effecting the salvation of nations , it at the same , time considers that the expression of thought upon all parts of our civil polity should be free and untrammeled ; this meeting is , therefore of opinion , that the incarceration of menfov expressing their honest convictions upon political subjects , is contrary to that spirit of freedom said to be inherent in the British constitution ; and is further of Opinion , that the tyrannioal and persecuting spirit Ot our sedition laws call npon parliament for their

      liberal revision or immediate repeal . " Mr . Holyoake said , he thought with that resolution the most fastidious could not disagree ; it was painfully notorious to the people , and synonimously so to tlie government , that the laws under which politicians were convicted were of the most unjust kind . ( Hear , hear . ) In reference to the precise object which had called them together—the deatn . of Williams and Sharp—was clear and distinct reasons why we should interfere , as other prisoners might meet with a similar fate . He had written to Mr . Lavie 3 , the surgeon of Tothill Fields Prison , to acquaint Mm of that meeting , and to ask him for the precise instructions he gave relative to thc late Mr . Williams . He had received a note in reply ,

      but it was marked private , although , injustice to that gentleman , he must say hc could see no reason why it should have been so . He respected the courage of the men who had so heroically resisted the degradation attempted to be put upon them . ( Loud cheers . ) In these matters he spoke from experience . When he was in Gloucester Gaol , the authorities attempted to degrade him by applying the prison uniform , but he told the governor that it would require all his spare turnkeys to dress him . ( Hear , hear . ) He , when in prison , was in a bad state of health ; and he had mentioned the circumstance to the turnkey , with a view to the obtainment of a change in his condition ; the turnkey referred him to the surgeon—he thanked him for

      his information ; the surgeon referred lum to the visiting magistrates—he thanked him ; the visiting magistrates referred lain to Sir James Graham , the then Secretary of State for the Home Department . He thanked them all—( laughter)—and then set about writing to him . Sir James Graham told him he never did any thing without it was on the recommendation of the visiting magistrates . The meal they had in prison was ( he supposed facetiously ) called Ala-mode , but he ( Mr . Holyoake ) called it Leather-mode . ( Loud laughter . ) When Dr . Bissel Hawkins visited him in prison , he told him that the surgeon was alone responsible for his life . " les , " he ( Mr . Holyoake ) replied , " I know it : but then I must die first before he will be made

      to feel his responsibility . ( Hear , hear . ) Bransby Cooper , brother of thc late Sir Astley Cooper , one of the visiting justices , had also made the same remark ; and he ( Mr . Holyoake ) immediately replied , "Yes , but the surgeon dare not prescribe without your ( the visiting magistrates ) permission ;" and Bransby Cooper , though a brutal man , was candid , and said— " Certainly not 1 " There then was an illustration of the treatment received by Eolitical prisoners ; and unless the surgeon was a umanc and bold man ready to risk his situation , there was no chance for a political prisoner . He knew there were some men who were the inhabitants of prisons , without principle , and for this class these iron rules appeared to be made ; hut those rules fell heavy indeed on the men of principle . He thought what the men had already suftered was amply sufficient to expiate any offence they might have committed ; and whilst he repudiated violence ,

      he thought we ought to have the most perfect liberty of speech . On the ground of political justice and common humanity , they ought to be unanimous in calling for the immediate liberation of those men who were now suffering for giving vent to those feelings for grievances which they had felt too intolerable to be borne . ( Great applause . ) Mr . Uttisg , in seconding the resolution , said Mr . Holyoake had tho advantage of him , as he could speak with experience of a prison . At the time Williams and Sharp had spoken , thc Gagging Bill was in force , and anything then was sufficient to call forth a prosecution for sedition ; and be it remembered , that at that time _continental thrones were tottering and falling . He had thought perhaps as strongly as those men did ; but the last ei ghteen months experience had convinced him that things obtained by moral . _means , although much slower in . their obtainment , * were much surer and more durable than those obtained by physical convulsions .

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      ( Hear hear . ) Hc thought the best way ot showing our re spect to our departed martyrs , was by endeavourin to better the lot of thc living victims , and bv an earnest endeavour to amend ov repeal tne lawsrSivc to sedition . ( Hear , hear . ) He knew ! w some said the Whigs would not release the men S he believed that they liked the reputation * for merc y : and the two men having died from cholera he thoug ht they would haye the goodsense to takeThis thlir excW , and comply with the prayers of the peop le . ( Cheers . )

      Mr . O'Cossob _, on rising , was received with several rounds of applause . He said that it gave him no small p leasure to discover the truth of his old maxim , that" the folly of thc day is the wisdom of the morrow" from the resolution just proposed . He entirely agreed in the denunciation of madness contained in that resolution , while he was sorry to think that the Chartists who had departed—and those who were still suffering incarcerationwere the victims of their own credulity and tho enthusiasm of madmen . ( Cheers . ) How often had he told them that moral pov _* cr was tho deliberative quality in each man ' s niind , which teaches him how to reason , how to endure , and when forbearance becomes crime ; and should that fail to achieve for man all those

      rights and privileges to which he is justly entitled , and should physical force be required—which God forbid—it would come to the aid liko an electric shock ; while the man who marshalled it destroyed it , and the man who recommended it would be either a coward or a traitor , and he first to desert it . ( Loudcheers . ) Now , nothing was moro fascinating to a dissatisfied people than the assurance of their power ; but mark , when itcame to the point , how were they prepared to exercise it in a moral , much less a physical sense . Every hardship that they endured was a consequence , not of bad government , or of stringent laws , but of their own weakness , baiied

      upon their own jealousy . ( Cheers . ) The proposer ofthe resolution had amused them with a sketch of the prison discipline to which he had been subjected in Gloucester gaol ; he had described the power of the turnkeys , the governor , the visiting justices , and the Home Secretary . He ( Mi-. O'Connor ) had also haa a taste of gaol discipline ; but he did not so tamely submit to its rigour . "When he was taken to York Castle , the governor told him he should be washed , and wear the prison dress . He replied , that "he was a very clean man , and did not want washing ; and if they attempted to attire him in the prison garb , he would knock down every

      turnkey and official in the gaol . " ( Loud cheers . ) So much for the turnkeys and governor . As to the visiting justices , Sic John Key—a very loose character—one ofthe visiting justices , brought four suspicious-looking ladies to the "Lion ' s den , " to exhibit the "Lion , " when he ( Mr . O'Connor ) told him "that he should have sent up his card , to know if he was at home hefore he entered his house , that he begged to inform him that he was not at home to such visitors . " ( Loud cheers and laughter . ) The morning after his arrival , he was taken into a narrow passage to breakfast , with murderers and thieves of every description , all

      law-made thieves . There was a black earthen pot wilh gruel in it , a wooden spoon , and a bit of bread placed before him . The under-governor said grace , and his ( Mr . O ' Connor ' s ) response was " What the devil does all this mean ? " He left the passage and never entered it again . ( Cheers . ) That was his mode of contending against arbitrary prison discipline ; while they should bear in mind , that those parties for whose release they were that night met to memorialise , were placed under a more degrading and humiliating discipline ; and they should also bear in mind , that they were not more the victims of the law ' s vengeance than of their own faith in popular

      enthusiasm . ( Cheers . ) Now what was the law ? There was one law for the rich and another law for the poor—the spirit of thc law for the rich , and the letter ofthe law for the poor . ( Hear , hear . ) A legal quibbler could enforce a verdict of acquitta l for his wealthy client by the judge ' s partial construction of the law , and the jury ' s partial verdict for one of their own order . Thero was more danger to the peasant who shot tho squire ' s hare than to the squire who shot the peasant ' s head . ( Cheers . ) Lord Mansfield , a celebrated judge , had given the best definition of the law . His son came down to breakfast one morning , when the noble lord said .

      " Well , my boy , what have you been doing ? " "I have been studying , father . " " What have you learned , my boy V "I have learned to mako right right , and wrong wrong , father . " "And you a lawyer ; pooh , you booby , go back to yom * study , and learn to make right wrong , and wrong right , and then you'll be a lawyer . " ( Loud cheers and laughter . ) _ftow that was the true definition of the English law ; and that definition was not so much arrived afc by judicial and governmental power , and the iaw _' s flexibility , as hy the people ' s treachery and treason to themselves . ( Cheers . ) Ah ! they cheered ifc , but they ought to be ashamed of it . _~ Sow who was tho

      sufferer from these incarcerations , in a pecuniary sense ? and what had the mourners over Williams and Sharp done to preserve them from an untimely grave ? They were subjected , not . by law , nor by sentence , but by strained prison discipline , to pick oakum . The Press reported that their relatives had paid the prescribed smart money , to relieve them from this toil ; while the real fact was , that neither friend , relative , nor mourner had paid one single penny , while he ( Mr . O'Connor ) had paid between £ 70 and £ S 0 out ofhis own pocket . ( Cheers and cries of " Shame . " ) Yes , it was a shame that one man should do a nation ' s work , and still be

      subjected to the ingratitude of the nation . ( Hear . ) He paid by tho month , £ 5 a month . His clerk ( Mr . Rider ) paid it punctually for 14 months , and when called upon during that month in which it was not punctually paid , his exchequer was empty ; and as soon as the fact came to his ( Mr . O'Connor ' s ) knowledge , hc went to the Land Office to Mr . Clark , gave him the money , and told him to go instantly to the prison and pay ifc , and he did so without a moment ' s delay . ( Cheers . ) The cholera was the disease which was now affrighting the black slugs and pampered shepherds , not for love of their flocks , but from dread ofthe pestilence , owing , in a

      great measure to _tneir own gormandising brutality , which caused the people ' s incapacity to bear up against even a less frightful scourge . A right rev . father in God ( the Archbishop of Canterbury ) had been selected to compose a prayer to the Almighty , to spare them from thc further ravages ot the scourge , and in that prayer ho had the presumption and audacity to admit the unjust and unholy manner in which he and his tribe had treated the poorer and moro dependent of God ' s creatures ; he presumed thafc a sudden twist in his guts—( hear , laughter , and cheers ) — had brought all his iniquities , and the plunderings ofthe poor by his order ,

      to recollection ; and therefore he made his confession ; and to what do you think this right rev . father of God ascribed thc pestilence ? Why , to the FIERCENESS ofhis Maker ! What do you think ofsuchaternubeing applied tothe Creator of the Universe ? Itwas not to God ' s fierceness , but to Church and capitalist plunder , that this scourge was to be attributed . ( Cheers . ) Could there be a greater anomaly than their present Church system exhibited ? Sect ranged against sect in deadly hostility . Thc present system of religion , established by the adulterous , incestuous Harry the Eighth , who , because he could not get absolution

      tor his unpardonable sins and crimes , put his subjects to bed as Catholics , and made them rise the next morning as Protestants ; every divine , with a very trifling exception , becoming proselytes , accepting thc now creed upon condition that their salary should be increased by the plunder of their flocks . ( Cheers . ) They went to bed Catholics , and got tip Protestants , and , to-morrow , if- the perpetuation of their plunder was based upon another change of faith , they would abandon not only their creed , but their God ; and would worshi p vipers , adders , crocodiles , or the Devil himself , upon thc one stipulation , that they might still continue to live upon the sweat ofthe poor . ( Loudcheers . ) This was

      not the first time tliat he was called upon to join in sympathy for the slaughtered ; they , no doubt * recollected the Rafchcormac massacre of 1834 , when over thirty peasants were slaughtered in honour of God , at the command of Archdeacon Ryder . He ( Mr . O'Connor ) had preached the funeral oration over his slaughtered countrymen , whilo surrounded by three . regiments of ' infantry and cavalry , with drawn swords and fixed bayonets . He had also attended that inquest , and without hisnrofessionalfeefora fortni-mt . and - ? ot a

      unanimous verdict of " . Wilful Murder" _against Archdeacon Ryder , Capt . Bagley , another parson and another mag istrate . lie left thc House of Commons to attend the spring assizes to prosecute the parties upon the finding ofthe coroners inquest also without a fee . The bills were sent before the grand jury ; the widow Ryan , whose homestead was the scene of bloodshed , and whoso son was _slauslitcrcd before her eyes , was the only witness called before that grand jury she was sneered and jeered at . -As if by magic ,-the bill of indictment was i » - norod by tho grand jury . Smith Barry an

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      Orangeman , was thc foreman ; Baron Foster , a _Sailed Orange partisan , was the judge ; the Km announced that they had ignored the bills . r £ coSel , asked in what form they had done th _Wpn-nlied thatthey had written ignoramus on _llwkofthe bill . Then , said I , "Take it back , * K « S' to it , We t _IGxN'ORAMUS'S , and _fhere never , was a truer finding" ( Tremendous ES Now that was the definition of the law for the _&; and the reason why free trade agitators were not prosecuted for much more violent speeches than were ever made by Chartists , was because they _wnd 7 have the spirit of tbe law , andthe clemency VI _. iSShm ( Laughter . ) Well , but in such _& JSoi _? sa pr _^ mfd _apiuo th * House of _ftfmmons * he ( Mr . O'Connor gave notice of a _SffifSmUsubject , in the following _sesssion Kould not get a single member to second it and

      Mr O'Connell asked him to withdraw it _ lest it mi ght hamper the Whig government which had _Sst then displaced the Peel administration . ( Hisses and shame . ) Now that wastho way the slaughtered Irish were treated bythe law , and by parliament . There was a general exultation now that Chartism was dead . Plain John Campbell made fche same assertion some years ago ; andbefore parliament met a gain he promised them that another Chartist breeze should be created throughout England , Scotland , and Wales . ( Laughter and tremendous cheering . ) For although the Chartists were perfectly satisfied to join with the middle-class Reform Association , for the achivement of four points of the People ' s Charter , the working classes may

      rest assured thatthey should ' nt be juggled this time , nor did he believe that ifc was the __ intention or object of their new associates to deceive them . ( Hear , hear . ) And for this most cogent of all reasons , because they had now discovered tbat all reforms save those which would confer a benefit upon tho industrious classes , were a mockery , a delusion , and a snare .. ( Cheers . ) Let them not suppose that ifc was from sympathy for their order that the middle classes joined them , they had never sympathised with them when they were satisfied themselves ; and if they were satisfied now they would have laughed at the sufferings of the poor ; bufc as a fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind , they now fraternize with you as the only means of bettering

      their own condition , and I fraternize with them as the only means of bettering yours . ( Loud cheers . / Give us the four points of the Charter that they have adopted , and we will soon have Annual Parliaments , and Payment of Members ; and then your representatives will be your honourable servants instead of as now , your tyrant masters , and then the House of Commons will be very different . ( Cheers . ) He wished he could desoribe the comic performances in that House . There is Peel and his stafi representing their toadies ; Russell and his staff representing their toadies , * the Poor Protectionists and feudal lords , without a staff to represent them . They will respectively occupy night after night in eulogising the governor of this colony , and denouncing the

      governor ofthat colony ; they will tell you what kind of eyes , nose , and mouth ho has , and what a sound politician and pure philanthropist he is , while not a single colonist is satisfied with-his rule . And then Sir John Cam Hobhouse , amid thunders of applause , will indulge the House with a description of themanherin which Lord Gough gavo tbe English invading butchers orders to massacre the Sikhs on their own native soil , and how every sword and bayonet was fleshed to the hilt . But this is nofc the description of legislation and mummery by which the English peop le will be deluded as soon as they have conquered their bitterest and their greatest enemy—their own dissensions and jealousy . I Cheers . ) That cheer told him that they admitted

      the fact—the fact which he had often repeatedthat the well paid labourer , who received £ 2 or 30 s . a week , looked with scorn and contempt upon the destitute man earning bufc 10 s , a week by harder work . ( Cheers . ) Did they ever picture to themselves the horror of a kind father rising from his loathsome bed of straw strong , able and willing to work , bufc unable to procure labour , with his \ iife and family , as dear—and perhaps dearer to him than the Queen and the royal babes are to Prince Albert —weeping , moaning , and perhaps dying around him for want of food , while he is willing to work but unable to procure labour . ( Hear , hear , and shame . ) Is it wonderful in such cases that tender and affectionate fathers and mothers should be driven to insanity , and urged to the commission of murder upon their own children , to save them

      fromthe horrois of starvation ? ( Hear , hear . ) The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Shepherds were offering up prayers to arrest thc progress ofthe devastating pestilence , whilo the Sewerage Commissioners were trying to dispel it by partial cleansing ; while , upon the other hand if he ( Mr . O Connor ) had his will , he would remove every individual from the back slums—the unhealthy lanes and alleys , and the inviting gin palaces—and place them as free labourers upon the land of their birth . ( Loud and continued cheering . ) Before he concluded , he must call their attention tothe probable result of the present movement . During the great continental convulsions which had taken place , Russell and the Whigs merely retained office upon the fears ofthe feudal lords ; they said if we have a « hange of government , we shall havo a revolution here ,

      therefore" It is better to keep the ills we have , " Than fly to thoso tve know not of . " This was the basis of Russell's power ; the feudal lords , however , are now tired of his policy ; and Russell , as he ( Mr . O'Connor ) predicted many years ago , must bid for the popular voice , as the only means of overpowering feudal ascendancy : and , therefore , he has promised a largo increase of suffrage . ( Loudcheers . ) He . had Been an ag itator for over twenty-seven years , and he would hold himself unworthy thc name of man and their confidence if his ambition or folly induced him to be a stumbling block in their road of progress . ( Cheers . ) Sir Robert Peel taunted him in the House of Commons with the declaration that he did nofc care whether tlie Pope , the Devil , or tho Pretender was upon the throne , provided the throne was based upon the will and the voice of the people , instead of upon the caprice of the aristocracy ; and that the power

      behind the throne was greater than the throne itself . ( Loud cheers , and " That ' s ifc . ") Letthem , however , be of good heart . The Queen ' s visit to Ireland has done great things for that country—( laughter)—why should they laugh ? Did she not banish the potato blight while she was there—but they have all rotted since she left . ( Laughter . ) There is great magic in thc royal breath . They are going to build a palace for her ; but markhev knowledge and her power . You aro here to-night to memorialise her , while the probability is thafc she never heard the name of Williams , Sharp , or Jones . Now is not that a farce ? (¦¦ Aye , it is . " ) He would now conclude , with fche exhortation to their order not to allow any interested agitator to offer any impediment to the union now being formed between the veritable middle , and the veritable working classes . ( Loud and long-continued cheering . ) The resolution was then ' put and carried unanimously .

      Mr . T . Clark read , and moved the adoption of a memorial to her Majesty—praying the release ofall political prisoners , and said they had in their memorial adopted tho tone usually employed on such occasions ; and he thought it the most appropriate—especially after _thejlamentable death of their two friends—they had , if their proceedings were conducted prudently great hopes of success—men in high quarters were lending their aid . He knew that differences of opinion liad prevailed amongst themselves , he hoped for the future that unity would prevail . He had recently seen Ernest Jones , he was in good spirits ; he hadalso seen Vernon , and from a conversation lie had with Mr . Pownall , one of the visifcinir magistrates he found thev bore a pom

      character in the prison . Hc trusted their memorial would bo unanimousl adopted—that their efforts would be cro _* wned with success—and tho men restored to their families and society . ( Lou d cheers . ' ) Mr . Richard Moonis , in seconding the memorial said _tHe thought canvassing what th ose men said and did a year and a half ago , was quite beyond the question , and could be of no avail . He was perhaps not so sanguine as others , as he knew what the Whigs had done in times past , and hence , he did nofc expect much . He thought it marvellous that more men had nofc fallen victims to prison discipline . ( Hear , hear . ) He could not quit that platform without paying a compliment to the courage of Williams and Sharp , in resisting * the degradation

      attempted to be foisted on them . He had felt ifc his duty to remonstrate with Mr . Williams occasionally for what he deemed his impudence ; but ho thought ifc due to that martyr ' s memory , to say , he had know him for many years as a constant attendant atpublic meetings , and that ho believed he was an ar dent , honest and consistent man . ( Loud cheers ) Tixdal Atkinson , Esq ., barrister at law , rose , amidst great cheering , tosnpporfc the memorial , and said : He attended there that evening at the request of the committee who had got up that meeting , and he did so to show the interest he took in tho matter , and which he thought every man of feeling must do ( Cheers . ) Perhaps it mi ght he thought strange that a man of his class should raiso his voice amongst fchem , hut it was pregnant with Iiodc for

      the future , and he trusted the two classes would now progress together to the ono common goal , the elevation of the people . ( Loudcheers . ) When mon who had been proscribed , oppressed , and trampclled on , feel their wrongs , ifc was only reasonable to expect them to speak out , and ho said "Honour to them , and success to the object they had m view ' ( Loudcheers . ) It would be a black page in tho history of civilisation , a disc-race to our government , if the Minister did not lend a willing nl ! l th « r _Payers and grant a general amnesty-Much applause . ) He observed , that one whoso language had nearly lit the sparks of insurrection mthe sister country , had received a remission of K _» r / V _X ° , J the _Queen had _granted to Mr . Mitchol ,- ( tremendous cheering ) -power to reside _In _^ Z _^^^^^^' P _^^^^ _edidnotreturn to _lioland-ttus was done on tbeground of ill hoaltli

      The Political Prisoners. Meeting To Memo...

      Well , if the Queen had granted such a pnviego to Mr . Mitchell , how much more reason was there to grant liberty to other political offenders ? . ( Hem , hear . ) He was here to night to indicate his right as a man ; and he did not intend to turn cither to ¦ his right hand or to the left . Surely , if he had allowed his mind to be prejudiced by a perverse 1 rcss , it was tho more honourable that'he should come lor-Ward and say so—they had both been in the wrong —( great cheering )—and when both classes thoroughly understood this , and firmly united , there would be an end to all misgoverament . ( Loud cheers . ) He believed that end could be beat attained by that means alone which adorned and dignified human nature reason . ( Great cheering . )

      We go shortly for an interview with Sir George Grey , that is Sir J . Walmsley , Richard Cobden , and myself . This interview was arranged , and therefore he was full of hope . He hoped that intimidating language would not bc used , hut tbat their , efforts would be confined to reason and persuasion " . It would be well for the authoritses to remember that their erring brothers had been allowed to proceed without being forewarned , and that they had been stimulated by spies , as was proved to be the case at Liverpool , by a ruffian who was now undergoing sentence of transportation for his misdeeds . ( Hear , hear . ) If the government wish a good feeling to preva 1 , and respect to be held for our institutions , they would grant the prayer of that memorial which wnsiso _tfimDcratelv and eloquently worded . ( Great

      applause . ) . , Mr . Lloyd Jones said it had given him very great pleasure to witness the reception of the resolution and memorial . In those you tell the government that moral convictions shall henceforth alone guide you ; and ifc was but pain to ask ; at tho time of the convictions , did not excitement prevail not only amongst the Chartists , but also in tho jury-box and on the bench f and were not longer sentences inflicted than would otherwise have been the case ? ( Loud cheers . ) The Chartists , since that period to which he alluded , found that their most secret proceedings were known : and that all , and more than

      all that they had ever dreamed of , was told to the authorities . ( Hear , hear . ) He ( Mr . Jones ) contended , thafc . unless the people possessed thc knowledge of how to use their rights , although they _migTit possess physical power to obtain , and did so _obtain them , they would be useless to fchem . He wished to see the people elevate themselves , and then they would soon rise above the calumnies of the newspapers . Present the memorial in a proper spirit , feel as if you were the men suffering—and depend on it , you will act as become men—and your object must be obtained . ( Cheers . ) The memorial was then put , and unanimously adopted .

      Mr . H . Ross moved , — " That Tindal Atkinson , Esq ., and Mr . Thomas Clark be a deputation to convey the memorial to Lord Dudley Stuart , M . P ., for presentation to hcr Majesty . " Mr . Stallwood seconded the motion , which was adopted by acclamation ; as was also a vote of thanks to the chairman , andthe meeting quietly dispersed .

      The Late Meeting At The Hall Of Science,...

      THE LATE MEETING AT THE HALL OF SCIENCE , CITY ROAD . The following is tho Memorial adopted afc the meeting held on Thursday , the 20 th instant , in favour of the immediate liberation of all political prisoners , and which , or a similar one , we hope will bo adopted and forwarded to the proper quarter from every town , city , village , and hamlet in the United Kingdom : — TO THE QUiEN ' 3 MOST EXCELIENT MAJESTL The Memorial and Petition ofthe Inhabitants of Finsbury , JL'C in Public Meeting in the Hall of Science , within the Borough of Finsbury , assembled , SnEWETH , —That Joseph "Williams and Alexander Shai _*! " were , in 1848 , convicted of political offences , nnd sentenced to long terms of imprisonment . That with the exception of these political offences , committed during a period of unparalleled political excitement , the said Joseph Williams and Alexander Sharp were men of otherwise _irretn'oachable character . That the said _Josuph Williams

      and Alexander Sharp have recently died of cholera m your Majesty ' s Gaol at Tothill Fields , in the county ofMiddlesex ; the said Joseph Williams _leaving a widow and six children ; and the said Alexander Sharp leaving a widow and three children , to bewail the loss of affectionate husbands and fathers . That both the deceased were in good health when they entered the gaol on the 12 th of July , 1848 . That the sentence passed upon the said Joseph Williams and Alexander Sharp did not include hard labour ; but , nevertheless , their relatives wore required by the prison authorities to pay , and that they did so pay , the sum of 5 s . each per week to the governor of the prison for their exemption fram . the degrading labour of picking oakum . That such money was paid regularly until the llth ult ., when the extreme poverty of the relations of the unfortunate deceased precluded its further payment . That the deceased were thereupon ordered to submit to the aforesaid degrading labour of picking oakum ; but , heaving in

      mind that their sentence excluded them from such labour , they declined compliance with that which they deemed , and which your Majesty ' s memorialists also consider , an illegal order on the part of the prison authorities . That the prison authorities thereupon caused the said Joseph Williams and Alexander Sharp to he confined in solitary cell- ; , and to receive no other aliment than bread and water—the bread allowed them heing limited to the insufficient quantity of one pound and a quarter per day . That such sudden change from full diet and plenty of exercise to solitary confinement in damp cells and an insufficient supply of mere bread and water—whilst cholera existed in thc prison—did predispose thc said Joseph Williams and Alexander Sharp to an attack of that fatal disorder and consequent death . That your "Majesty's petitioners have been informed

      tliat several other of tlie political offenders now confined in your Majesty ' s gaols are at this time suffering from sickness , consequent , as your Majesty ' s petitioners have reason to fear , upon thc severe treatment to wliich they have been subjected . That your Majesty ' s petitioners have heard with grateful pleasure tliat the sentences passed upon several political offenders have been mitigated . Your petitioners therefore implore your Majesty to be graciously pleased to extend yom * royal mercy to the political offenders now enduring incarceration in youv Majesty ' s gaols , and by remitting the remainder of their sentences , restore them to their families and friends , and thereby enable tlwm to participate gratefully in the profound peace , happiness , and tranquillity , with which J'OUr Majesty ' s dominions are now blessed . And your Majesty ' s petitioners will ever pray , &<* ., & c .

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      Newcastle.—At The Usual Meeting Of The C...

      Newcastle . —At the usual meeting of the Chartists of this branch on Sunday last ; Mr . Morton Rolson in the chair—the following resolutions were carried : —Moved by John Brown and seconded hv John Hamblin , " That the secretary be instructed to invito Mr . O'Connor to visit Newcastle in his intended tour . " Moved by Mr . Jude , and seconded by Mr . Hamblin , " That the Chartists of Newcastle and Gateshead be appealed to in behalf of the political prisoners now confiined in the iraols of this

      country . Moved by John Hudson , and seconded by Mr . Jude , " Thai ; a district . delegate meeting be held at Mr . Gillray ' s , Cross Keys , West Holburn , on Sunday , October 7 , at two o clock , for the purpose of settling the aftiiirs ofthe district . " Moved by John Robinson , and seconded by Joseph M'Farlane , " That John Hudson be the delegate for the _Newcastle branch . " Moved by John Brown , and seconded by John Hudson , " Thatthe discussion be renewed on Sunday evenings , and that they commence on Sunday evening , September SO , at seven o ' clock .

      Whittixoton and Cat . —On Sunday evening a crowded meeting was held at the above locality . Mr . M'Grath aud other speakers addressed the meeting , and 14 s . 2 d . was collected for the victims . The LBciunK Hall , Philpot-street , Commercialroad , was re-opened for lectures , & c , on Tuesday evening . Mr . Gibbs in the chair . After the transaction of business the meeting was adjourned to Sunday evening next , at eight o ' clock .

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      . Bnanfonn, Yorkshire. —A Meeting Of The...

      . _BnAnFonn , Yorkshire . —A meeting of the members of the National Land Company was held on Sunday , the 23 rd of September , in the Land Room , Hope-street—Nathaniel Iloyloin the chair ; when it was resolved , " Thatthe thanks of tho members be given to Mr . O'Connor and the other Directors , for seizing the crops of thc allottees who were about to rob thc society . " Thanks wore also given to the allottees at Snig ' s End , for their _determination not to allow any allottee to defraud the Company and we also request that the allottees on other estates will follow their example . Business of importance havingbeen discussed , the meeting adjourned tothe tollowmg Sunday , when fche members are reouested to attend .

      _Edi-sb-jug-i . —An adjourned meeting of this branch ot the Land Company was held in the Hall Societv Close , isetherhow , on Monday last . Mr . Chestnev was called to the chair . The Secretary read a series of questions addressed to the Directors , for the purpose of eliciting information as to the practicability ot the plan * and whether ov not the fault lay with the allottees , in not being able to meet the demands of the Company ; a copy of which has been sent to the Aorthcm Star , for insertion . A discussion followed , on the best mode of assisting the wives and families- of tho Chartist "Victims . It was resolved to confer with the Chartist Committee and the Democratic Tract Societ y , with the view of gottin « un a grand musical melange ; the free _procieds to be devoted to the English Victim Fund .

      The Bkrmosdsev M*Ow»I*F T.—Manning And H...

      The Bkrmosdsev M _* ow » i _* f t . _—Manning and his wife were again brought up at the Southwark Police office , on Thursday . Tlio depositions of Mv . btevens , stockbroker , were read over to him and signed ; but m consequence of the illness of two witnesses tlie prisoners were remanded until Friday week .. So fresh evidenoe was produced , The Ciie ltexiiak Poisoxis-3 CaSE _^ _Verdtct j ™ JS _« the conclusion of _theTqni on _Ihu-tsday tho jury returned a verdict of " _Wil-^ SSSSS _«'' _^ tSr _^ _'j _« Si _tZSS . _* p «» »*™

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      Corn. Maiik-Lane, Monday, September 24—W...

      CORN . _Maiik-lane , Monday , September 24—Wc have had la _*™ arrivals of wheat , barley , and oats ' , from abroad since this day se ' nnight , and a good show of -vhciit samples this morning from Essex and Kent . The market for wheat was not so brisk as on Monday last , and the best qualities 0 f new barely supported tliat day ' s prices . The demand for foreign wheat was veiy languid , having but few countrv buyers , hut no material reduction was submitted to for good qualities . 1 ' or flour we have had less demand , unless at lower prices . New barley continues scarce , and foreign tor grinding , met rather a better sale at our last quota ! tions . Walt very dull . Pine new beans were more _pienti ful and rather cheaper . New peas , both white and ijrev held much tlw same . Oats were duller sale , owing ° o tiie large foreign supply as well as arrivals coastwise , and even the best sorts with difficulty maintained former _iiriu » Foreign rye met a very limited sale . Linseed cukes in _lesj demand Fine new carrawayseed scarce . In rapeseed

      . very little doing . The current prices as under : — British . — "Wheat . —Essex , SuiMk _. and Kent , r _<> d _ . } . to 425 , ditto white , 37 s to 48 a , Lincoln , _Norfolk , and York , shire , red , 33 s to 37 s , Northumberland and Scotch , white . 32 s to 3 Gs , ditto red , SOs to 35 s , Devonshire and Sumersetl shire , red , —s to —s , ditto white — to —s , rye , 22 s to 2 is , barley , 243 to 32 s , Scotch , 23 s to 25 s , Angus -s to -s ! Malt ordinary , —s to —s , pale , 52 s to 55 s , peas , grey , new . 27 s to 29 s , maple 29 s to 31 s , white , 24 s to 2 te . boilers ( iiewj _, 27 s to 30 s , beans , large , new , 24 s to 26 s , ticks 20 s to 28 s , harrow , 29 s to 32 s , pigeon , 32 s to 34 s , oats , Lincoln and Yorkshire , feed , 15 s to 21 s , ditto Poland and potato , 17 s to 24 s , Berwick and Scotch , 17 s to 23 s , Scotch feed , 17 s to 23 s , Irish feed , and black , 15 s to 21 s , ditto potato , 17 s to 24 s , linseed ( sowing ) 50 s to 52 s , rapeseed , Essex , new , £ 27 to £ 30 per last , carraway seed , Essex , new , 28 s to 34 s per cwt , rape cake , £ 4 to £ 410 s per ton , lin . seed , £ 9 10 s to £ 10 10 s . per 1 , 000 , flow , per sack of 2801 bs , ship , 28 s to 30 s , town , 38 s to 40 s .

      Fobeio- _** . —Wheat , — Dantzig , 40 s to 4 Ss , Anhalt and Marks , 34 to 42 s , _uitte white , 38 s to 44 s , Pomeyanian red , 36 s to 41 s , Rostock 38 s to 44 s , Danish , Holstein , and Friesland , SOs to 35 s , Petersburgh , Archangel , and lfiga , 32 s to 34 s , Polish Odessa , 32 s to 36 s , Marianopoli , and Bwdianski , 30 s to 34 s , Taganrog , 30 s to 33 s , Brabant and French , 34 s to 36 s , ditto white , 3 _Cs to 42 s , Salonica , 30 s to 33 s , Egyptian , 23 s to 2 Cs , rye , 20 s to 22 s , barley , wismar _andEostocIc _, 18 s to 22 s , Danish , 18 s to 22 s , Saal , 22 s to 24 s , East Friesland , 15 s to 17 s , Egyptian , 14 s to 15 s , Danube , 14 s to 15 s , peas , white , 2 Cs to 28 s , new boilers , 28 s to 30 s , beans , horse , 24 s to 2 « 6 , pigeon , 30 s to 32 s , Egyptian , 22 s to 24 s , oats , Groningen , Danish , Bremen , and Friesland , feed and black , lis to IDs . ditto , thick and brew , 15 s to 23 s , lliga , Petersburg , Archangel , and Swedish , 14 s to 17 s , flour , United States , per _VMbs ., 21 s to 23 s , Hamburg 20 s to 22 s , Dantzig and Stettin , 20 s to 23 s , French pec 2801 bs ., 32 sto 3 Ds . ¦ Weekia Average _vor September 15 . —Wheat , 43 s 9 d ; barley , 27 s Id ; oats , 18 s 6 d ; Kye , 26 s 7 d ; beans , _oOs 8 d ; peas 31 s Id .

      , Aggregate _Atebwe of the Six Weeks - Wheat , 45 s Id ; barley , 2 fis 4 d ; oats , 18 s IOd ; rye , 26 s 8 d ; beans , 31 s 8 d ; peas , 29 s Gd . Duties . — "Wheat , rye , barley , peas , beans , oats , and maize , Is per quarter ; flour , 4 Jd per cwt . ; clovcrsed , 5 s per cwt . Cobs Exchange , Mark-lane , "Wednesday , September 2 S . —With very short supplies of grain and flour , our market is very Ann to-day for every article , at Monday's prices . Coen Exchamgb , Mabk-lane , Friday , September 28 , — Tlie wheat trade during the week _hai been _ heavy , and prices in many ofthe provincial markets declined ls to 3 s per qr . for new . Barley , peas , and oats unaltered , but the latter a heavy sale . Arrivals this week '—Wheat — English , 870 quarters ; foreign , 1 , 010 quarters . Barley—English , 90 quarters ; foreign , 2 , 840 quarters . Oats — English , 460 quarters ; Irish , 200 quarters ; foreign , 2 , 860 quarters . Flour—750 sacks . BREAD .

      The prices of wheaten bread 111 the metropolis are from Old . to 7 d . ; of household ditto , sd . to 6 d . per 4 lbs . loaf _.

      CATTLS . _Smithf-eh * , Monday , Sep . 24 . —We had an unusually large timc-of-year supply of home fed beasts on offer this morning , viz ., upwards of 5 , 000 head . With very few ex . ccptions this i 9 the largest , number on record for the month of September . The general quality ofthe beasts washy no means first-rate . As might be expected , the beef trade ruled excessively heavy , at a decline in the prices of Mon . day last of from 2 d to 4 d per _81 bs . ; the highest figure for the best Scots was Ss 8 d per Slbs ., and at which a clearance was not effected . The number _^ of sheep were again

      extensive , and of full average quality . Tlie heaviness in the beef trade had considerable influence upon that of mutton , wliich ruled dull , and pviccss suffered a fall of 2 d per Slbs . The best old Downs were quoted at only 4 s per Slbs . Atthe close ofthe market a large number of sheep was turned out unsold . The " season" for lamb having been brought to a close , we have discontinued to quote that description of stock . We had a fidl average supply of calves on show . All kinds of veal were heavy , at barely last week ' s quotations . Neat small porkers were held for rather more money . In other kinds of pigs very little was doing .

      Heap op Cattie at Sm * t * ifii * i , d . — Friday . —Beasts , 842 ; sheep , 12 , 000 ; calves , 3 S 2 ; pigs , 310 . Monday . —Beasts ) 4 , 900 ; sheep , 30 , 800 , * calves , 180 ; pigs , 102 , " Newgate and _lEADEKHAtt , Monday , Sept . 24 , —Inferior beef , 2 s Gd to 2 s 8 d ; middling ditto , 2 s IOd to 3 s Od ; prima large , 3 s 2 d to 3 s 4 d ; prime small , 3 s 4 d to 3 s Cd ; large pork , 8 s 4 d to 3 s 8 d ; inferior mutton , 2 s 10 d _; to 3 s 2 d ; middling ditto , 3 s 4 d to 3 s Gd ; prime ditto , 3 s 8 d to 3 s IOd ; real , 3 s Od to 3 s 6 d ; small pork , Ss IOd to 4 s 2 d ; lamb , 3 s IOd to 4 s 8 d per 81 bs . by the carcase . _Sjcithfiixd , Friday , September 28 . —The supply of meat at Smithfield to-day wm more than sufficient to meet the demand , which was limited , at a decline in rates of from 2 d to 4 d per stone . Mutton and pork at 2 d decline . Veal hardly disposed of at 2 s 4 d to 3 s per stone , Lamb un . altered .

      PROVISIONS . Looto * - _* , Monday , September 24 . —The arrivals last week , from Ireland , were 7 , 421 firkins butter , and 272 bales bacon , and from foreign ports 6 , 833 casks butter , and 302 boxes and bales bacon . We have to notice a further _improxc-awat in . thc butter market ; the demand very good during the week , and prices have advanced from 2 s to 4 s per cwt ., the finest mild descriptions and Covks being in most request , and realising the greatest advance . Best Dutch has also advanced Gs to 8 s per cwt _. The supplies of fresh cured bacon ave barely sufficient to meet the wants of the dealers , and meet a ready sale at full prices on arrival . Fine hams and lard iu demand , but middling sorts move very slowly .

      Esousn _B-ottes , Sep . 24 . —In the past week our best weekly butter has improved in price 4 s to 6 s per cwt . but fresh is lower to-day , and further improvement is checked . Upon stale and middling butter there is not the least advance . Dorset , fine weekly , 92 s to 94 s per cwt . ; ditto stale , C 8 s to 74 s ; Devon , 70 s to SOs ; fresh , 9 s to Us per dozen .

      HOPS . _Bonooon , Monday , Sep . 24 . —Somewhat more activity is noticeable in ouv market than at the date of our last report , and the finer descriptions ofthe new arrivals have been mostly cleared off the market . The dutv is called £ 80 , 000 . Sussex pockets , 12 « s to 140 s ; Weald of Kent ditto , 140 s to ICOs ; Mid and East Kent ditto , 150 s to 220 s . SEEDS . Lokcos , Monday , Sep . 24 . —The upward movement in the value of Canary seed continues , and the sales made to-day were at enhanced terms , ln other sorts of seed there was little passing , and quotations remained nominally unaltered .

      FRUIT AND VEGETABLES . Sa . tci * . "os . v , Sep . 22 . — "Slot-house grapes , peaches , and nectarines are plentiful . Pine-apples have not altered in price since ouv last account . Filberts and foreign walnuts are abundant . Oranges are scarce . Lemons moderately plentiful . Amongst vegetables , turnips may be obtained at fvom 3 d to Cd a bunch . Carrots the same . Cauliflowers ave iess plentiful . Green peas fetch about 4 s per bushel . Potatoes have not altered since our last account . Mushrooms fetch fvom ls to Is 6 d per pottle . Cut flowers consist of heaths , pelargoniums , gardenias , bignouia , _venusta , tropieolums , fuchsias , and roses .

      WOOL . Cm * , "Monday , Sept . 24 . —Tho imports of wool last week included 3 , 179 bales from Port Phillip , 104 from Bombay , 1 , 352 from the Cape of Good Hope , 42 from Germany , 1 , 739 from Sydney , 244 from Spain , and a few parcels from Jamaica . & c . The public sales are going off steadily , a very small portion having been withdrawn , and prices appear to be rather fuller in some instances , though no decided alteration can bc noticed . LivEnroot _, Sept . 22 . —Scotch . —The arrivals of all kinds of Scotcli of flic new clip is on a fair scale , and rather more business has been done in laid Ili ghlawl , at about our quotations , if anything rather iu favour of the buyers . Whito is not much inquired for . There is only a moderate demand for crossed and Cheviot wool , at our quotations .

      TALLOW . _JfONDAv , Sept _.-24 .-Owins to the increasing stock , our m „ _« stlU , contu . lue ? heavy . During last week , upwards ot 9 , 000 casks arrived chiefly from Russia , and the supply m warehouse is slow-34 , 079 casks . Prices to-day ruled from 3 d , to Gd . per cwt . lower than 011 Mondav last . PA . C . on the spot is selling at 37 s 6 d to 3 Ss * , and for forward delirerj- 37 s , per cwt . Town taliow , 37 s per cwt . net cash * , rough fat , 2 s lid . per Slbs . Letters from St . Peters _, burgh represent the trade there as very inactive

      HIDES . _^ _xif _^ _C _!^ _hHes > 561 b * t 0 c _* > _' > H * _^ < M per 1 lb . - , ditto , 64 B > . to 721 b .. Ud to 13 d -, ditto , 721 b to 801 b 961 b ., od to 3 id ; ditto , _SUJh . to 1041 k . 3 d to 3 / d ditto » 1 * b ; _^ _JfhWr * Calf : skins ' _«^ h , _" stofs _;* £ S 0 Ss "d ; ' ? S Gd ; S 1 _* cavUnSs . _M d OILS . . « n _' i _« ' •> , " \ ™ _* ' T 28 s 6 d . * _mpeseed _, English h retaod , 38 s Gd to 39 s : brown . 37 s Cd ; Gallipoli per ton . _n . t _$ K _^„ * , 1 ' 5 _^> evm * _«* tagged Sll . ; South Sen , » ., _ > 2 . to oil . ; Seal , pale , 3 GI . ; do ., coloured 331 , ; Cod . i . 2 d . 10 s . ; coco nut , per ton , 38 J . to 40 ! . ; Palm , 301 . HAY . _Smitofielt ) , Sept . 22 .-At per load of 38 trusses .- .-C _' sto 3 _C ' ° 72 S ; clOVer ' ola * fi 0 s to C 5 s ; straw , w ,

      COLOSIAL PRODUCE . h _^ i ?„ ° _^/ f , y Bv ; ei _**** l ? -S < _' _<* AR ,-The public sales les ha re been far too large for the demand to-day . They con . on . bags Bengal , 1000 bags Madras , and 500 hhds . of Pprto rto _Kioo . and although a decline of Cd . was verv generally ally submitted to scarcel y half found " buyers . 880 hhds . West Test * ; inuiasold _, chiefly m the private contract mavket . The The s _SSortedf 1 UlS beeU dU " ' lu ' iCes lmve _^ _mieeni Con _* EE . —700 bags ordinary native * Ceylon sold , in -public _iblic - sale , at 39 s . ; a few lots at 39 s Cd , which ras a _shSdea plantation kind were also ottered . A lar » e nortion _wii wis * _"S _^ _S _^ _t _™** ' «* _the ? _enffiS _^ d

      _^ Hics has been steady , but no alteration in price can beau bcie _tt _or „ ° _SltV CaV a ( bmmA ¦ _HWJacer . _sils _*'" ' * ' iCBS rcmain the same as at the late publipubliiiii

      Printed By William Hider, Oftfo. 5, Macclesfield-Stree-Streee 111 _ The Parish Of St. Anne, "Westminster, At The Printinrintinini

      Printed by WILLIAM HIDER , _oftfo . 5 , _Macclesfield-stree-streee 111 the parish of St . Anne , "Westminster , at the Printinrintinini

      Omce, 10, Treat Windmill-Street, Haymark...

      omce , 10 , _treat Windmill-street , Haymarket , in the Oihe OiOil wwestminster _. _for-aiePreprictor _. _PBAUGUSO-COKNOJKNODl : « f _* ' n _? '' an < 1 P * Wisllc , i % the said Wiuum limn , _ider , , the Office , in the same" street -ma pariah . _—Satwdmturdiilii September 2 _{* nd _, _18-tf ,

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 29, 1849, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_29091849/page/8/