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. SX 2 S&Y HUNT'S B 1 BTH DAX . ; ~ BA 3 ^^ iS ^ GEfc ? ^ r MANCHESTER . i ^^^ fi ^^ T of the immortal Henry Hunt » a » «^^^« Sed < m Towdaj evemng last , by the ' rnftm ^ Ti rtrr Rr-fr- *^ ^ -Manchester , in a .-manner Vsmda&fiToves at tmce the deep and decided convic"TfJHr ^ fi ' " tiirr "''' of the working classes of that K % Dj 5 |^ the Importance and value ef democratic ^ prlnaplea . The house selected for the occasion wan the R » jal Oak , in Oak-ssreet , where nearly three inndred persons partook of an / excellent dinner . It i » worthy of remark as a proof of the interest which he working classes feel in the success of their own cause , that this remembrance of the memory and deed * of the immortal Hunt , wan got up entirely by four or five working men , who ** influence- conrist ¦ -. SEKRY HUNT'S B 1 BTH PAX -
only in their in lelhgence and in thrir zrsI t » r the cause of liberty and justice . W « ob * erved in ihe room the large beautiful Hag of the Manchester Political Union . There were * i « o three small silk flag * hung across the worn with "die Rote , the Shamrock , and the Thistle . " Besides these the roomTSi ornamented with' portraits of inany ' -wellknown patriots—Marvel , Cobbe-tuCartwright , Hunt , Feargus and Arthur O'Connor , Stephen * , Oauiler , and others . After ike cloth was withdrawn the charm&n ( Mr . DixonJ read * letter from the Ren J . R . Stephens , excusing hinmelf from attending thendinner , but T « wv » Tnfn <» mHny them , still to persevere in
their efforts for the attainment of political liberty . Three cheers were given for Mr . Stephens . After the letter wa * read the Chairman gave as th « fir * t toast : —*• The people , the producers of all wealth , and the tme source of all legislative power . " Drank with three times three . After the cheerinc subsided the chairman gave—2 nd— ^ The immortal Bern ry of Henry Hunt , the unflinching champion of Universal Suffrage , Annual ParliamentSj and Vole by Ballot . " JDrunk in solemn silence- ;—the scene was impressive and every man and woman seemed as mnch affected as if they wvre in reality gazing "upon the last remains of that fmTTHiTT . il patriot . . ' . ' -
Mr . Dixos rose to respond to the toast , and wns received wish the most euthuid-stic cheering . He j « id lie had narrowly watched the conduct of Henry Hunt , as a pp-idcai man , for twenty tc-j-s previous to Ms tieath , and if ever he felt confidence in tie anti-griTy , honour , and uprightness of any man , it \ ras-ifi the conductof Hensy Hunt . fChetrs . ) He must say that the impression which the coaduct oi that patriot had made upon his mind w- « u more favourable to him than any impression which any individual had t-vermaue . ( Chet-rs . ) He theulnacle a reiereiice to the conduct of some newspaper proprietor in . Manchester who had opposed Hum , anu j-howed that he iMr . Dixon ) had predicted tiulv wben he informed that newspaper proprietor that , inoppujin £ that man , he was working out his own
rain . Tlit-y knew hvw fir that had bsvn done . { Hear , hear . ) The press generally , both local and metropolitan , were eager lo bring down the character oF Hunt inro cntempt and disgrace ^ bn : they would recollect that Le lield on the tven iei : or of ilis way in good times and in bad times , " and ; died as neliYs-ii , the friend of-man and the a-J-rocate oi liberty . ( Loud cheers . ) He then entered at great length , and with inuch elnqueuce , into the history and chuMcter of Hfiny Hum . and the rimes in wbich . be lived . . He spuke in the most feeling and patheric manner of departed excellence , am : seemed as if con . ^ rious of the immortal presence o : the man to wbose . mt-mory he had ri > en to speak . Tbe speech of Mr . Dixon was , throughout , received with the THost enthE > ia > t -c cheering .
After be Lad finished , Mr . Hums snug tbe following song , composed , we br-heve , by himself ; tbt ^ company all joined most enthusiasticall y in tlitcbo u ? , sma loudly called for its repetition .
SONG . In Wiltshire fair a child was born—A chUd ' tif noWe fame , "WTio never feared a tvxa r ' s scorn , And Henry was his name . In rvery avtame trf lile We find him stfll the same ; The trieud of mm , deny who can , We shall Msva see his like again . The people ' s rights he did defend In senile and la jaD ; Bath open foe and dark sham friend * He often made to quail . With oouotlesd thousand * all aronnd , Upon the fatal pbun Of . Peterloo , he there stood true—We shallnever see his like again . Some "boast of statesmen load and long , fcir Bobbj or . Ewl Grey ; 111 toast the hero of iny " wMi £ , And not such kuans a * tVy : "Who boldly said , in Tnirty-two , ** The Bill ' was a cheat and vain ; Bave we » -. t fount } Jus jadjjttirnt trax : ? Vie shall never Bee his hie again . The Tea Pound scheme he quickly saw Wa * tut the work of knavrs ; ADd like ii * twain , the New P . * jr Lavr , Was nmnt to make us slares . The jugglers he held np to view , 1 heirprffhe did disdain ; Fra feqnil light wa = hi » Jr-liplit—We shall never see kk like aeain .
Bnt daie at last hid him -prepare - Tc- jiiin thus * sta s hefore , "Who all , like nim , had f -Tight their share , S > n » e sealing witn their gure . There ' s Uainpd ™ , TvImt . Jimmett too , A C Ttwright and a Paine : Sh ^» , if you can , such inen as these ; We shall never see their Iikr again . After Ihe song was fiuished and the cheering . bad snbsided , the chairman proposed , —3 rd . — Feargii ? O ' Connor . Elsq ^ the bold and determined snecessor ofonr late-tried friend , Henry Mnnt , and fonnder of the great Northern Union . " X > runlc with three rin : ejs three , ana immense clapping of hand * .
When Mr . O'Conxor presented hi ;; : self to return thanks , the whole company rose > iinoltaneoualy , and made the bnilding ring " with hearty cheers , tbe ladies waviMg theirwhile handkerchiefs , and joining in the welcome- He said—ilr . Chairman , Ladies , and Gentlemen , otten asl have had occasion to teel gratefnl for tbe uniform and unceasing kindnesses which yoTi hare so lavishly bestowed upon me , yet do I feel increased pride , and return renewed thanks for this last and surpassing mark of your affecriun and regard . { Cheers . J Gentlemen , 1 do esteem the compliment of being your invited gue ? t as the living representauve of departed excellence —{ cheers);—but whiie 1 teel pride , you should blush ; for your devo tion to the ¦ memory of the departed hero is a censiire
upon that recreant opinion wiiieh prematurely consigned him to the cold ^ rave . ( Great cheeriugO Yon in -urn orerlns or rathar yourlos ? , but your affection was weaned by the delus ve cry of Reform , which . a- ! the song yon have just heard tells you , ' was but deception and dlnat . ( Cheers . ) Bnt , do I blame you r no , I rather honour you for yjur simplicity and confiding credulity . ( Hear , hear . ) You could net lave snppoj » ed that a measure and friends which proinised somuchgtK ) d , could have perpetrated so many evils . { Cheers . ) While they were , caught in the trammebj of the lleform net , and paid devotion to ihe i" 10 franchise . Hunt told them that it was an insult to their intellect , and wonld but the more firmhjr . rivet the chain . - * of their taskmasters . ISut . nke
scorpion- , you took the infidel promise of men who were struggling for personal power , against the exertion * and opinions ol a man who had made universal liberty the stujy of his existence . [ Great cheering . ] I like this festive meeting now ; but how much more cheering would it have been if public opinion had been righted , and if devotion had been paid to the man instead of to his memory . [ Loud cheers . ] There was jio stranger incentive to tbe actions of tbe living than to Snow that the deeds of the departed were not altogether forgotten . [ Hear , hear . ] He had attended meetings pretending honour to departed heroes and martyrs , where Btatoes-of marble and besrs of stone were considered fittest emblems to represent tbe principles of heroes ; Lut when he moved , as an amendment , that the
recognition of their principles would "be the most imperishable monument of their patriotism , he was met by WhigyelLKand factions scorn . [ Hear , hear , endcaeers-i They were there tonight to perform a more noble work than that of bedaubing the marketplace with inanimate figures , cold •• mblerns of recollection . Th-y were building a fresh temple in the hearts of the youth * which he saw about him while ; they were watering the recollections o - Teteran patriots , so that the name of Bnut , the immor tal champion of liberty might still live green in their memory . [ Tremendous cheering . ] Tnis , was the way to commemorate great deeds . If one individual more than the rest deserved the name of an lonest aadnn nincuing patriot , Henry Hunt was that man . [ Lond cheers . ] He was no trafficiue poBncian . Jfhehaa been ^ nch , what would nof
tae conversion or the only opponent to the new "" M sp'fJ" *^* ?* to d « men who would have purchijed public opinion at any price rather than haEzardMsrotiny where censure w ^ sure to follow . [ C aeer ^ ] Condemnation had followedtrial , and his ( Mr . OC . «) only apology for them and their duly apology to the revered memory of Hum was tuat publicopmion was i * eldom wmng and never very long wrong . [ Cheers . ] He did not hoist of being the fonnder of those opinioiw which the great Nortueru Union and the Radical _ Associations , of which the toast justl y said he had be . n the foundrr , were tesonedTowoitont ; butie did arrogate to himseli Eome of thepraiie which wa * due to the wo > kintf m thosemst itutious . IHeaf . he ; ir . anil cbi ^ rs . l Af » ,
£ ? * rritnde iu the House of € mmons he lounJ ^* - "le constitution itielf whether worked by a , Iii " crevr ' depended n ^ on the organization and the union oi the two recognised factious ot the iffSm ™ ° ^ je = tlht ; I 1 was ^ i » onleavi ng th Hons-BB-B ^^ ™^ - p B ^ msms ^^¦ rn ^^ B icwnwlaca vas ioem ^ atc Ui , vs for tbe govcruui -nL
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of the existing ginerationi ( Cheere . ) But when existing opinion saw reason to alter the constitution fri existing drcomirtanceg , thea thai which was formerly an acknowledged directory , became but as an old abnanack , remarkable for its antiquity . ( Hear , hear . ) When the con * itution waa a thing to be revered , it "was : based upon onr ancestors ' homely knowledg * of human nature , upon their reason and their conversation ; it only became vicious & depreciated in value , whenit wa « altered to suit _ the whims , prejudice * , and caprices of moonraking meuphysicians and scienuhc philosophers . [ Uproarions applanse . ] Although manual labour gave way to scientific production , yet sbould reason and common , senne have still held in dominion <^» «?? J ^? £ 22 £ 2 \ SQ *?* A : ? u * ***»
-over unexplored science , and experimental philosophy . [ Cheer * . ] Now for what the eonstitBtion guaranteed but the law had abrogated . The constitution anticipating from ihe narrowness of representative delegation t ^» t differences of opinion would erst in the human family left to those who were excluded from direct representation , the mtaus of appeal through petitions against ichat might be erroneous , or unsatisfactory in those who were but recognised a * the trustee * of th * general Toice . [ Cheers . ] This right the constitution gave but J 9 years ago , in yonder spot , when a general appeal was made by the people in favour of the constitution , and against the excrecences which had sprung x > ut of the constitution , and which tiauditv had
matured into . custom , and ens tora . had moulded into law , b _ t which justice did not recognize as equity , then , he said , was ths constitution at Pelerloo which had been based upon the blood of their ancestors fertilised and made fresh by the blood of their wires ; their husbands , tbeir children , and their relativ&v ( Tremendous sensation . ) Yes , then did the constituti « n stalk abroad on Peterleo , in tbe shape and form of crippled man , of slaaglitered youth , and breastless woman . ( Renewed and mdescribable sensation . ) Now then he had shown that the constitution was based upon reason and bad only been violated by physical fjree . ( Cheers . ; The mention of physical force brought him to the considararion of a matter whi » h
he had learned since be entered that room . He was told that tbe Birminghum Journal of lastweek reported some angry remarks of Air . Salt , one ol tLe Uirmmgham Council , with , reference to his ( Mr . O'Connor ' s ) letter to the men of Colne , wherein be told them that the fight was to be fought , and that they mmt reiy upon their own mosclr * in the struggle . ( Great cheering , and "right . " ) In commeutSg upon this , be wiW tola that Mr . Sal' observed that to him privately he was an aposile of peace . So he was . ( Cheers . ) Had he ever deceived them ? ( No , no . and cheers . ) And in commenting upon physical force , had he not told lb-m that the man " who attempted to ' marshal it would destroy its power ? ( Hear ,-hear . ) Had he not told them
that when moral power iaiied to effect what tras dm ; to Teason and common > eivte , thut then pb 3 > ical force , as the snbstancn ol of the sha-low , would come like an electric shock to its aid ? ( Great cheering . ) Had he not told them that he bated war , that war was to trade what tbe botbed w ; is to the plant , which forecti it , but strengthened it not in its growin , while peace was as tbe pure air of heavrn , which forct-d ; t not , butstrengtbenedit , iLl it arrived at a wliole-¦« ome maturity . ( Much cheering . ) With these views he had gone on tbe even tenor of bis way , led . not leading , aud beiug resolved that when the people went 10 battle , be wonll join in tbe fi gbt . ( Here the company rose , aud gave three uemenaou *
cheers , which were followed b y long and continued clapping of bands . ) "Geutlc-nien , " said be , "in enueuvonring to gain hones : " popularity , 1 have never built my fame upon the ruin of otbers , neitber shall I now , in justifying myself , cast tbe sli ghtest rvpnach upon my accuser , for of Mr . Salt J wiil « ty that he is a good man , and an honest patriot , hut a mis ^ -aideC politician , imk'ss be now sets us a moral lesson , by winch we can acquire , without physical force , that -which he and others ' tell us i > necessary for our very existence—namely , Universal Suffiase . ( Much cheering . ) And , " Gentlemen , although Mr . Salt has raked up reminiscences of private conversation which to me are hononrabl- and irom the acknowledgement of wldch I do ni » t
flinch , of him 1 will but say , that honest men oit do the work of subtle knaves . ( Cheers . ) No assertion , however , or misgiving , of Mr . Salt ' s , should cause nusunderstandiiig between the Northern and tbe Birmingham Radicals , for "be was ready to repair to the stronghold ol his popularity , and asacommon stranger , defend himself before a jnry of the Birmingham Radical * , and allow them to cecide between them . ( Hear hear , hear . ) And be now challenged him to the onset ( loud cheers ) , and in the contest , might he say that his conduct met with their approval , and that be possessed tb ^ ir unbounded confidence ? ( " Yes , ye * , " and load cheers . ) 4 i Look here , " said ^ Ir . O'C onnor , pointing to a . flag which was suspended behind him . u ^ on li
wjiicb Were the words Peace , Law , and ' - ) rder , " "if , " said he , " this be your motto , then , in proclaiming peac , do 1 act according to yourguidance . If liiis gives this , " pointing to tht- inscription , "tht-n 1 am for tbi * . That is , if peace gives law , then am I for order ; but if peace giveth not law , then am J for " war to the knife , " contusion and disorder . ( Uproarious and upstanding applanse . ) Mr . Attwoo J , they would acknowledge , was a patriot and a champion in their cause , and if he spoke not in tropes , iignres . meiaphors , and parablct , when be told the men tif Glasgow , that *• the people of liirmingham would foliow them or lead them to ; he deal / tin tbe prosectirion of the demand for Universal Suffrage , " then bad he also offended against the
holy laws of quack doctors and moral philosophers . [ Cheers , and laughter . ] The time was now come when the people were determined to have a defined interpretation of every physical word uttered by their leaders ; so that one parry should not gull popular opinion by using strong language which m ght be convertible into ea * y expression . [ Cheers . ] It had always been bis care to lollow the example of both Whi ^ and Tory when tending to b . nrficial resjlu . . ( Hear , bear , bear- ) Tbeir practice bad invariably been to magnify the virtues and throw a veil over the vices of their political iriends , while the Radicals bad pursued a diametrically opposite conr * e ; lor they , as competitors for popularity , had thrown virtue in the . s ' uade , while
iney had magnified the vices of those of their-partv . ( Hear , heal , and " true . " ) But though be had no * * served them f . r seven year . * , both in and out ot Pa . liamtMit , as Hepreseutative , Demagogue , and JonmaKst , had he ever attacked a single public m in who ever professed a de .-ire to serve tl ; e Radicil causer ( Cheers , and "No , never . " ) His object iu thus screening some , where censorship might have been merited , was to avoid throwing discoruinto ihe Radical ranks , because he knew that by nuion alone could Universal Suffrage , which hadalways been the burden of his-sons , be acc-unplished . ( Cheers . ) With regard to Universal Suffiage , he wonld a » k , bad they made up their minds ? CUeers sud " nye . ") Would i t be a good thing in 1842 ? ( " Avc" ) Then
wonld it not be a belter thing in 1839 ? ( Cheers and " aye , and we'll hav < i it . ' ) Was Universal ' Suffrage Ui do good ? ( ik Aye . " ) Then the sooner they set about the accomplishment of that good the betu-r . ( Hear , hear . ) "Wonld they be better prepared in 1840 ; or were they prepared now ? ( Cheers aud "we are . ") Would the delay se-ve their cause ? Or would not public exciteineur , which , when well directed , was public strength , evaporate , as Lord John Russell fondly anticipaU d . (•• Aye . " ) Then now was the time for Universal Suffrage ; tile nation demanded injustice required it , and God would grant it . ( Tremendous cheering . ) Let them then fix a period to the existence ol suffering ; let them say that they would receive all moral
insirnc-Ui » n , ' . o n ' t and prepare themselves fur the u > e of thi * nght . till tbe 2 iJih of September next . ( Great cheering . ) And let them trll the moral philo-ophers that if they did not give it to them on the 2 i ) du they would give them Michaelmas goose on tbe 3 Jih . ( Tremendous cheering and chipping of hands . ) For hiinse : Lhe knew that nature woula be exhausted , if it _ were longer protracted , and if the ' work which was imposed upon him , was to be executed by him . ( Hear , hear , hear . ) Thrrefojv , m he wished to participate in the benefit ? he hoped to see the accomplishment of the measure , ( tivar , hear . ) For the last lour years he had travelled more miles spent more of his own money , attended more public meetings , and made more speeches than any man ho had
w ever c » me before him nad done during thrwhole of bis lite . ( Hear , hear , and " you have , " " you have . ) If he required any scabbard lor the dagger , which Mr . Salt had pointed at him , it had beeH furnished by the censure and condemnation of : he hired staff ot the political assassins , who professed to lepresent pubLc opinion in Ireland . ( Heur , hear , and cheers . ) If they saw aught worthy of reproach in Mr . Salt ' s accusation , they would find a refutation in the censur * ol those slaves , who used the religion of an oppressed people as a political engine to serve their own traitorous purposes . ( Great cheering . ) Tiiis Counter-irr tant principle of agitation wa » got up by the Whigs , who had become as lamiliar with the meaning of Irish indignation as the shepherd had with the cry ol" woh . " Ju it they recrfguisrd nothing dangerous to oppres-ion—( Hear , hear , h-ar . )—nothing cheering to the
lovers of reiigiou- * liberty—nothing threatening in the enemies uf civil equaiiry . ( Great cdheenng . j Every patriots pockets was a sufely valve ; anu union of opiu : ou and coucentratiwu of power , was but used by the great engineer , as a weight to pre » upon tie sieam of national indignation . ( Long aua continued charring . ) This stuff , who produced nove , ty to produce tuuds . ha-1 condemned Stephens . Oastler , aud O'Conunr , bnt inasinnca as tne censure of slaves was praise , be bailed it as a ^ ood omen for his country , that ic was necessary to condemn bon-.-t pr . nciple , lest it might serve its a Deacon light , and r ^ lljiug poiut for oppiessed auu misguided slaves . ( Lheeis . ) Yes , it augured wi-il . lhiit lheyh » d anncipaieJ ibi-noveiit of piire pnndjle > , liclore wjcu t ' . t-ir jusuit-. t uioijiitv Hills ' 'aJe _ its ihe uij ; Lit mist bei « tue luonmlg miii . ( L-heer . -. ) Wh . it La-1 all t ! Je c : iaii- _ t-s c . me for lrelau . 1 ? Emptied the Le . ]; . of UiUioni to fill the
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bags of a few trafficing politicians . ( Cheers . ^ What were the principles ^ for whichLhe was now condemned ? T . he same which recommended him to his constituentsin 1832 . Who , then , had changed ? Not be , nor yet the people —( cheers )—but the weathercock , which had so long wafted by the unsettled breeze ot his own imagination , would speedily turn to the universal point of ^ freedera ,: and teach the people that , to / be free , they must be : united . ( Hear , hear . ) Here Mr . O'Connor continued for a length of time in strains of the moat eloquent and rapid denunciation and argumentative declamation , we ever heard ; . pointing but the manner in which Mr . O'Gonnell had acquired poniical power , and the use he bad made of it . He in-?«? - of a few " ~ " ' | . — ' ' -, " ' ' ,
voked tbfe factory children , the - Dorchester labourers , the murdttred Canadians , the trembling , but yet untried ; trades , the strengthened doublehanded Protestant Church of Ireland , now divided between the landlords and parsons , the ghost of insulted Catholicity , and a prostrate nation ' s junt resentment , as umpires between him and the mail who had dared to call him traitor . Through tUi « figure , which was one continuous flow of the most indignant eloquence we ever heard , no reporter attempted , neither could they have followed the speaker , who did not even allow himself to be interrupted by cheers and p laudits , which we have nevejr heard equa ) led . Mr . O'Connor then dwelt noon the importance of the struggle in which they
were engaged , and said that he had set down a day for the establishment of Universal Suffrage . It would enly place them ten months in advance of the poor negroes who were to be emancipated on the 1 st of August , 1840 , upon the payment of £ 20 , 000 , 000 wrung from their arms ; and surely , the same arms which purchased the freedom of the slave would abolish die slavery . of the freemen . ( Tremendous . cheers . ) . We have been obliged to omit all those portion * of Mr . O'Connor ' s speech which dwelt upon the Suffrage , the state of labour , the necessity of establishing- a reward for improvement before education would be thought valuable by the people , and several other new aud valuable topics ior which , from-the length of the speech , it would be impossible to furnish space . Suffice it to say , that we never heard any speech delivered
which had a greater effect upon the audience , or yet a greater effect upon the speaker who sat down much , exhausted , amid thundeis of applause . Tbe Chairman then -gavethe . fourth toast—'' The memory of the men , women , and children massacred at Manchester on the lHth of j ^ ugust , 14519 ; and may the sword of justice , . tempered with mercy , avenge tbe wrongs ot that diVy . " " The next toast was— "The officers and members of the Manchester Political Union ; and may unity and persevt-. ance be their pilot , uud bring them speedily into the haven , of- political equality , " : to wuich Mr . Richaudso . n whs called upon to respond . He said he had great pleasure in respondi ng- to the t < iasr , because heliml been in some measure ins . iruuie ; ital in forming the union . He spoke , of the necessity for those nuions , fur all the purposes ot good Government . It might be asked ' ,- what necessity there was for Political Uninns . He answered
that it was necessary " tinit every man who-valued his own interest to stand forth ami as > n » l in . the holy cause of regenerating his couutry . The qiiesliou oi Poliiical Unions was not a new question with theui . Ever * ince the principle of nej ; leciii . g the interests ol the labouring population had been adopted by their rrilern , Politicul Unions had been neces > arv . Mr . It ; chardson then ran through the history o ) Radicalism for the last two centuries , and recommended the lolloping of the examples of patriots who had gone before . The "lilymeans tu redeem rhe country " wsii » by . granting Universal Su'ffr » ige . It was lor that greiit pr-nciple that Cartwri ^ ht , Cobbetr , : ujil 1-1 ant wrote , and lor which the latter dii-d in ileicnding-iu the House of Commons , [ tlearhear , aud cheers . ]
, But to uccomplisVi thist , they must have union , nuA without it they would iit-ver obtain thut for which they had been contending . But he saw the dawn of ireedom , and was satisfied from the interest which the women of England were taking in the cause , that they would be mainly instrumental in obtaining relorm . ( Hear , hear . ) He paid a grea ' compliment to the ladies , mid hoped they would ultimatel y cemand the suffrage for themselves . He recommendi-d them to conitt forward nnd f orm thfiusrlvesiuto an association . As a reason for this he urged that the women were coinpelli-d to work for the maintenance of their families . Men were t . iken
Irom the factories , and women placed in their stead . Children also t-wk the places of women , and thus the order of tilings was inverted ; the child had to support the p : trenr , kstead of the parent supporting the child . ( Shame . ) He hoped the women i > f Manchester would come forward nnd join die women ot " other towns , aEd say . l % we demand Univrr .-al Suffrase , "' having as much right to have a voice iu the government of the country , as the Qneen who * at upon the throne . ( Very loud cheers . ) The chairman then gave '" The National Convention ; may thfir fiiin unity , and uubeuc . iug integrity proo-ucti that glorious-result—tbe people ' s right and no compromise , " to which
. Mr . Tsightingale responded . lie said , he would say but few wtrus on-Ihe roast . He was one of those who were to form the Convention . It was true ihi > . » tj who undertook this important task should posses a Rrinnes * and-nuhy of r urpose-nothing can overcome . Did not ^ O'Connor possess a sufficienc degree of firmness ? Had Hot Stephens and others the utmost finnnessand determination , and auility to accomplish their object ? They would answer yes . But were they prepared to back these men out ? ( Loud cries of " we are . '" ) You testified that you have confidence in the men of your own choice , therefore it rests with you to say whether you have your rights or not .. ( Cheers . ) f hey hud-determined to ask the ryraut for lho- < e rights—ull ibey ought to have—and it be relused th-m , they ought to demand them with the voice of detenniuatiou . ( Cheer . O
The Chairman then gave the 7 th and 8 th toasts which were loudly responded to . They were— "The brave patriots of Canada , and may they continue their struggle for freedom till every tyrant is banished ' rom t eir sh .-res . " '" The memory of Timmns Paine , Major Cartwrigbt , William Cobbetf , Kobert Emmett , and the illustrious dead of all nations , who by their writings or act ous hwve contributed to the cause of freedom . " . The last tcast was—'' Arthur O'Connor , the exile of Erin , and may Ireland ' s sons , through the light « f denjocrat . c principles , Vxpost ihe trickery of iulerc-sled knave .-, and show the jugglers thut would betray them , in their true colours . *'
M r . O'Connor much exhausted , briefly responded to this Mns-t , but in so Hffectiug a inamier that we observed the tears rolling down luuny laces rs well as the most evident feeling ^ ofindignation at the conduct of past giiyernmrnt , in reference to this unprecedented patriot . The business of the evening was eoncludcd by M r . O'Connor proposing , the" health' of the / Chairman wliich was euthusiasrically responded to by the company . The Chairman briefly replied by thanking the members who were inconveniently numerous , lor the gentlemanlike and orderly manner in w hich they had conducted themselves , aud tiiusendt-d the festivities of a night acknowledged by the Radicals as ihe most intellectual and delightful they have ever spent .
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¦» ¦ r—GREAT EXECUTIVE DEMONSTRATION AT ROCHDALE . On Wednesday night , the -largest meeting ever convened in this town , or district , was holden iu BHiley-utreet , t . » take iuto consideration the propriety of adopting tLe . Charter , of supporting the National Demand , and of nominating a delegate to represent the town in the National . Convention . At seven o ' clock the torches began to blaze , aud the out-townships began to pour in their thousauds . Hey wood and WhitwortW sent their bonies in good order , preceded by bandM , and well furnished wit / : banners , all bearing niottos emblematical of liberty . Tbe procession had a most splendid and enlivening effect . The ground for the meeting was badly chosen , uneven , and swampy ; but mui bad
no terrors lor the Radical corps . " At eight o ' clock the chair was taken by Mr . J . Hingn , and the whole proceedings were most orderly , notwithstanding the vicious , impertinent , and dastardly attempts of Mr . Tkomas Hoyle , and some of bis confederates' , who , now and then , threw rockets , and sent "tber combustibles at the people . Mr . Whprlev also , the resjjectaOl ! beadle , paid by the people ' , joined in the hostile hVe works , but themachinations of those puppies were yp-edily subdued by'the inimitable force of tbe thousands assembled . There coull not-have been fewer than 30 , 000 persons pre-- < ent ; and perhaps Guardian _ ar / d Mercury vvirlafiuw us this number < hen it is known that the parish contains over 80 , 000 inhabitants , and many came from a distance to witness the moral > pectacl * e
. Mr . Joshui . Haigh was unanimousl y called to the chair . He briefly stated the object for which they were assembled " ; the . principle of which was theelectionof a delegate to serve in the National Convention . He ' 'congratulated , them on the progress which the principles of deroocrary were everywhere making , and assured them that with the same d-gree of persoverance and determination that had lately been manifested in every part of the country * the time must speedily arrive when tn-y would be put in full possession of their rights .- "" -He then rea i the requisition by which the meeting was called , iind after exhorting them to perseverance and a firm reliance npou their own merries , concluded by calling upon the mover of tnefirT-t resolution .
Mr . 1 . Livesey then came forward to move the first resolution . He was proud to see so many w * S ™ en assembled before him , for the purpose of _ ; declaring- their determination to obt-in their nghts . _ He needed not to point out to them what tho--enght . swere which they "" > on » lit to obtain ; lor there w ; is not a j ' nau amongst them who was not able fully to appreciate those political rights from tfhsch they h ' aj hitherto been deb ; ured . ( Cheers . ) "M-jiiiy otij .-ctinuj hiid byen r . nsed by ihi-ir enemies a . < t .. whe . ihi-r . of noc they-were Veliti il ^ iffi ieill stain of ifUuciitiou to t'inploy po'htxal | iiivfle » es with uuvautajitt to themsiu . ves uud the wtliaro of the
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cotmtry at large . The \ Vh \ ji Haid they were too i ^ oi ^ tto . < njoj ^ he . franchkiF ; -. '' 'lt ^ ifa ^ -d ^ . c ^ . at y , ' however , for him to teU thernthaewhateyer be tbeir then state of education , they ^ had so mtiph knowledge as for eyer to exclude from the reins of Government , a , partyMhwe almost every act had been an act of despotiBm . ^ Cheers . ) He thentook a brief view of the general policy of the Whigs since the passing of the . Reform . Bill , and adyertvd particularly to the I nshGoeraon BUI , and theNew Poor Law Act as Bpecimen ,, of Whig Legislation . He also spoke of the declaration of Lord John Russell , relative- to the late meetings , and observed that the Vf hig « professed liberality , merely tecause they dared not haye recourse tii » nr . trlii 1 rOnimu ,,,, ^
for pnttmg those meetings down . He cohcluded by recommending them to unity and perseveranfce , and wa 8 ; londlj ' cheiere ( L : - - "' - , ' Mr / TArt seconded the resolution . . Mr . OXJonnor then rose in support of theTftsblution , and was received with several rounds of the most enthusiastic cheering . He addressed the meeting m a long and interesting speech , touching ; as he passed on , almost every topic interestiiig to the people . He showed them Uie necessity of actujR with determination , and of looking towards the accomplis iment of their object within a wwr . ifio
tome . He adverted to the object for which they had T ^* T < jlect ^ ° P a delegate . He informed them that Mr . James Taylor was to be proposed for that purpose , and paid that gentleman a Well-merited compliment , commending him as the moist suitable person they could choose . He then adverted at great length to the question of the SuflTage , showine with . great clearness and energy the disadvantages under which the people laboured for want of their pohucal . unvilegesi and illustrating the great advantages which would result from the att / tinment of Universal . ' Sutfrage . Mr . O'Connor concluded amidst very loud cheers .
Mr . H uuh Carter moved the second resolution He delivered a short address , condemnatory of the policy ot Ae Whigs , and urged them to persevere in that coarse .. : Mr . Sampel Lord seconded the resolution . Mr . Stephens was then introduced in ' . " support of the . motion , and was yery loudly cheered . After addressing himself to the Chairman and to the meeung , he asked how long was this to last , and to what was it to lead ? He would seriously ask : the (• overnment of this country what they intended' t <» make ot those demonstrations of the people of Luglnnil , and how much further they intended to drive , them in their peaceful , tbeir consinutioiuil and their mauly deterriiinati « n to obtain their just aud lawful rights . lHear , he « ir , and cheers . ] Meetiugs liku these ,, at such an nntim , ly and uns .-asouable hour , were nut meetings after hits -heart ; he liked them not : but with them , and along Aith oth ot their trieuds
ers , he said that if they were not to mee t in the day-time , they would meet at night . ; - ana if they were not to meet in their T . ow-nunl'ls au . i theatres , aud ottier commodious and suitable buildings , they would then take the field , aud * uh ( jo , i s eartii under their feet , which would not let them through , nudwiih God ' s heaven over their heads , ¦ thut smiled upon them iu the s'insirins or tuo shower—ill the rtiimmer or in the winter—at .-noontide , or at midnight ; , meet they would , and pero-m -he work which they had set themselves to do . I iiey only asked that wluch wa * right—they- only -ouuht that which was good ; and if God's " Word were true , and if tie himself was God then his Word was true , and God and their rights should be th « r waic . hw . ord , tiiht rallied them together and around . ¦ he ttiijj which proclaimed u Glory tP God in the highest , andoneuich peace and good-will to wards men : under that banner they would marck rifht onward until they reached tlu- goal of that and of all
tiieir < Uhnr undertakings . [ Very loud cheers . ] It - > as nut intiny yenrs since be eame into tbe field and became known to the people of England ; and he put it to the bitterest foe he had in ihe worl ' , to s ; i y m what single instance he had ever recommended the people to adopt aline of policy , or pursue a course ot proceeding which had not been strictly legalstrictly constitutional , and strictly conscientious according to the straighten standard of the laws of our Coiistltution . When he first came among them it wa > to fi ght with thein the peaceful and Furlinineuti » rj- battle of reform in the factory system . He went with them in petitions and remonstrances upon the facU ) ry question ; and when atterwnrds they foujiht together upon the Portr Law question , it was
in the same constitutional way—tliey met wherever they could , under the sanction and auspices of the mayor , the ^ constable , or the boroughree . ve of the ditlerent cities and neighbourhnods in which they a . veiiibled . They approached . Parliament dutifully , ayv , and humbly too . They asked of Piirli * raeiit thut they would give time before they attempted to tone the New Poor Law upc-u the conntrv—that they would give them time to look at it—ttuit they them ,-elyes . would look at it , and would leiuvestigate its principles , and would review its operations- in those places in which in some latal instances it had already been introduced . They knew full well in how traitorous * as well as treacUerous , a way those petitions were treated » hen they went up find were
• aid at fore the House of Commonsi , and the House of Lords , and even at the foot of the Throne itself . [ Hear , hear , hear . ] Weil , then , it wjw after this wlieu ; he . found , and when they found , that their ineet-ings went for nothing , and •'¦ ' Hint talking went for nothing , nnd xlint petitions were of no avail , and reinoiistruiice ' s produced no effect—when they found that there was to appeal for the people of nny kiud —when they faiind that there was no power in the land thateither iouldor would protecttheiri . that either would or coul . 1 redress their grievances and remed y those damning-. evils ' of a free and Christian state ; it w . s then that be called upon them , by their alleuiance to the Throne , and by their sworn allegiance tw the wives of their bosoms , by the oath they had made to
Go'l , and to ; the womea who went with them into holy wedlock , it was then , and then only , that be told them that every man that wished to have tiisj wife , his children , or his borne untouched , it was then that he told them to ¦ pr ' ovide : theiuselvvg with amis in self-defence , and lie came to Rochdale to tell t'lem the sanie thing to-night . ( Loud cheers . He knew there were men professing to be leaders on this question , professing to interpret and represent the mind , and wish , and will , of the people of England , who would' discourage thi- ; n from those priiceedings . and who would denounce , and who already had deiiounce . d those ot their friends , that had thought themselves in their duty to recomintfud this course . They had said , let us keep everything back
but the Suffrage , let us talk of nothing but the Suffrage , nothing about the New Poor Law , nothing Hi > outarming , and nothiug about physical resistance . He told tho ? e men they knew nothing of the law of God , nothing of the first elements Of human nature , aud the first principles of national liberty . They knew nothing of the feelings of man , nothing ot ' . iliv evils of the matronly bosom , if they attempred to prevent the full and enrire splution ot those principles nimtng the people of England . Whoever else held his touguf , his should ; go on to speak . Whoever else allowed himself to be hand-bound , and toigtietied , and lip-locked , he will kWpi bis hands Iree , and he will have his tongue at the command of a heart , beating with an intense-desire to secure , aye ,, at all haznrds , and at the last risk , the emancipation of his lellow countrymen , who were every man of them now placed under the dominion of those
tyrants who had violated the constitution . The Rev . Gentleman then proceeded to deuounce the New Poor Law in his usual eloquent style , calling forth ihe most enthusiastic plaudits of the assembly , lie related several facts of the most distressing nauire ^ thai ba occurred under the operations of the Powr Law Amendment Act , and which , produced a srriking effect . He concluded with one of those eloquent perorations for which his speeches are no reiiiarkable , recommending the people , by every thing that could induce them to stand for the defence of their liberties , to provide themyelve « with those me ^ ana which Would enable them to defend themselves to the last . A , t the conclusion of his speech , the meeting gave three tremenuoud cheers . Mr . GitEEN wood moved and Mr . Taylor seconded the third resolution , which was that Mr . JitavTaylor , ot' Spotlnnd Bridge , be the delegatH to the National Convention . The resolution was unanimously
carried . Mr . Ja 8 . Taylor rose amid the deafening cheers of the multitude , and in a neat and effective address , returned thanks for . ithe honour the people at Rochdale hnd conferred upon him . ¦ ' "¦ ¦; Mr . Deegan , of Stalybridge , was then introduced , and said he waa glad to nieet any portion of » he people of this country , when they are . assembled together to demand a restoration of the rights and liberties of -which they had been robbed' by the cruel and insolent ; tyrants , who had so long plundered and misgoverned this unhappy land . They were engaged in the most holy cause , namely , to endeavourl > y every constitutional and legitimate means in their power to render themselves and
families happy . 1 hey had been robbedof theirlnhentauce by the two bloody arid relentless' factions who have so long fattened and gorged themselves upon the produce , of their " industry and toil . They had been compelled : to work late and early . They had been forced to part from / .. their ' : wives and children , and to submit to , bi ; locked up in tUe unhealthybody and soulydestrpying , cotton millj—which abound iu , and , disfigure the ; country . . And not « nly that but the wive <» of t , eir bosoms , whom they had sworn before the altar of God , to cherish and jprotect , were torn from their home . 5 and their children to toil and sweat in those hellish prisons . Yes ,
those ; wives who ought to he iat home attending to their domestic duties , and watching with parental c . re over their innocent and helpless oB ' spring—were necessitated to hand them over to birefings , to be drugged , and poisoned , and murdered ^ whilrtt they are undergoing a process of lingeringj but certain destrnctioii , under the scourge of the paltry lickspittle , and under the lock aud key of their purseproud cotton , tyrants . They had ' come / there to r » -ciird their solemn detetmination , that wbetn « r the Pnrliauieutgraut the peopl «' s charter « ir not-whether they accede to the dlmiaiids of the National Petition or nol— ' -theyare resolved to subiuit totlds no loiigur .
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Theyha (« l nifcde tip their n ^ ds that ^ y wUljbe MPPyvi"" « I « M 7 : ^ er class or isociety shall be miserabje-trthat their wiyeii aud children should leave the mills , at that the wives ^ anj chiWren oi ^ their ^ taskmasters should go into theni , or that they shall be nulled to the ground . Ther ^ rwaa a fair day ' s wages ™ . a ^? r , ^' ^ i Pl enty of the good thiiigTbf thlsr world for themselves and families after they had produced them ; Mr . Deegan proceedei at considerable length to address the meetingi and wa # loudly cheered thfoughout his speechi - The meeting separated at about half-pWieieyen o clock in the most orderl y and peaceabie fflj ^ mer . The following regolntion * were unanimoualT passed : — . ¦ ;• .. .. . - - . - ¦ ••• ¦ .- -, : ¦ .:.- - ¦ . ' _ .
1 . That this meeting is of opinion that the House of Commons , as at presient constituted , is baaed oh exclusive and unjust privileges : ihat , therefore , the prayerx ) f the Nauonal Petition , and the : principles denned an the People ' s Charter , viz . —Universal Suffrage , Annualparliaments . Vote by Ballot , No Property Qualification for Members , and Payment for # ervin £ in Parliament , ; be adopted . And that this meeting pledges itself to use every legal and constitutional means for carrying into effect these principles , so as to become the law of the land .
2 .. That copies , of the Natiorial Petition be preptired , ahdlay ^ ^ for signature in different partsbfthe town , and each village in the district , arid when signed , John Fielding and T- AttwoodT Esqrs ., be requesred to present , and support the prayer of , the Petition in the House of Commons , and Earl Stanhope in the House of Lords .
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RADICAL DEMONStRATION AT THE QUEEN'S HEAD , BRADFORD . On the night of Monday last , the iii-ha'h ' itants ' of this place were aroused by an excellent band of musie , accomoBnied by the Radicals of that place , wliich parHded the neighbourhood about five o ' clock in the evening , for the purpose of acquainting the people that a meeting would be held on the same evening , at seven o ' clock , in the school-room belonging to the . Baptist Society , to adopt the Birmingham Petition , and promote to the utmost of their power the objects of the Northern Union . The procession continued to move through the ; District from five to seven o ' clock , headed by the b | and , yfho volunteered their s-rvices , and one perkon bearing a
nanner , on which was inscribed , " Eq ^ al Rights and Equal Laws . " On darkness « verspreadirig the horii ' . oii , a ., large number of torcht-s were itnmediately lighted , which , from the novelty of the ^ sight ; was the ciu . se of great attraction . At the time stated the procession reached the school-room , which w a very commodious place , capable of holding from 600 to 600 persons , and which was immediately crowded to suffocation , and large nnmbera who could not he accommodated were doomed to -retiri , expressing their sorrow at not being able to obtain admittance . Mr . J . Crossland wus unanimousl y called to fill the chair , aud who , after stating the objects of the meeting , proceeded to read the Birmingham Petition , after the rva . lingot ; which , the arrivalof Messrs .
Buiiey , Thornton , and Brock was announced , upon which the assembled peop e made way . for them to reach the hu-stings , which they effected amidst the hearty cheers of tlie assembly , " in addition to thebe-Uire-mentioiifd individuals , Mr . Sutcliff , of Hali'ax , had previ < r . i > l y arrived , whom the chairman , on profieadiug to busiiie . Hs , called upon first to address tue-meetin- ? , which he did , entering into a general view of the first principles of Government , from which , he proved the abstract right of the people to the elective franchise . He next referred to the Whiff bugbear of education , and went on to show that the people no * ' possessed the requisite amount of intellig'uce tor the safe exercise of niich right . Iu treating upon this subject , he said , an idea had often
presented itself to him on this question , which was that of laying a piece of iror » in a damp place , where , if it was not removed , became covered with rust , and thus its value as au article of use was deteriorated , wi : ile , on the other hand , if it was kept in use , it would remain bright and valuable . The analogy of which was , that the brains of certain classes were not necessarily exercised , and , therefore , were not in a fit-state to have the entire control of the affairs of this Kingdom , while those of the working classes were , from necessity , in continual exercise , to devise the means of existence , and , therefore , fully prepared to be entrusted with such right , and concluded a very spirited address , by exhorting the people to unite , and demand their birthright , which was Universal Suffrage ..
Mr . Joseph Brook was next called upon to address the _ meeting , which he did in a very appropriate sp < ech , in which he especially depicted the distressed state o : the hand-loom weavers , showing the . stupidity , folly , and wickedness of the British manufacturers in rediuing the wages of the labourers to the starvation point , in order to benefit the foreign trade . Mr . \ V _ illtam Thornton then came forward , and was received with loud cheers . He said , Mr . Chairman ' arid VVorkiiigmen , the object of our meeting together is to form . ; Union of the forking Classes tor the attainment , of Universal Suffrage . Me contended that the Whigs had cheated the people by false pretences , ' —that instead of economising the
affairs of the State for the benefit of the people , they had increased tl- > expenditure of the country . He next referred to the pnym nt of the Russian Dutch loan , and the , £ 500 , 000 granted by the Whigs , to put down the Constitutionalists of Canada , and the enormous grant of £ 100 , 000 a-year for the support of the Queen Dowjiger . He then adverted to tbe atrocious New Poor Law . At this stage of the proceedings an iatefruption was caused by a VVhig named Slocks , a fellow who is a great bawler in the neighbourhood in favour of that cruel measure ; but who was silenced by the speaker , declaring that if any Whig had the courage to stand by his side lor one hour and a halt he would make , him ashamed of his party . He then continued his
review of the conduct of the A ^ higs , which he shewed up in all their deformities , and in conclusion said , he had read a ( able of a hare and a frog agreeing to run a race . The hare conscious of her superior swiitue ^ s , started off at full speed , promising fair to he first in . However , after making a good start she squatted into a comfortable seat and fell asleep , wnile the frog kept jumping along , passed the drowsy hare , and neized upon the prize . This he said was precisely the position of Whig and Tory ; they had agreed to run a political race ; the Whigs representing the hare and the Tories the frog ; and that the Whigs by tailing asleep , had allowed the other to pass them ; but he trusted that the peop . e by tbeir union and perseverance would outstrip them
both , and thus keep their long lour hngers out oi their pockets . He concluded an excellent speech amidst lond cheers . The Chairman then said he had to introduce to their notice a tried friend in the cause of the people , Mr . P . Bcssev , of Bradford , who was received with loud cheers . He addressed them as brother Radicals , and said that t . he Earl eff Chatham one 6 said , " where great discontent prevailed there must have been great lnisgoverraent . " The very ^ preserice of the meeting belofe him proved that the people were discontented , and the discontent was not confined to the present meeting ;—( hear , hear)— it was general throughout the kingdom—it was not an agitation like that of 1832 , ou the Reform Bill
, wht n the manufacturers locked up their factories , and ordered their slaves to attend the meeting at Wakefield , to secure their enfranchisement . No , it was an agitation arising out of empty stomachs—ot hungry bellies aqd starved backs—afl agitation of priuciple , which was steadily working its . " way through the entire community , and should the governing powers raise up a Cscsar to stand betwixt the people and liberty , he had not the least doubt , but the people would . produce a Brutus , He considered the condition of the people , to be of the most miserable kind , and their future prospect to be distressing in the extreme , and advised them to lay aside all petty grievances ; to meet frequently together , not only inlarge masses like the present ,
but also ui smaller bodies , and discourse together on these subject . " ; b y doing this they , woultt find that the whole system was wrong—that the working classes paid t . e entire of the taxation ot the country . The speaker then entered into a development of the principles of trade ,. aud proved that it mattered not to , any class , whether the prices of the necessary articles of consumption were fluctuating or stationnry , furthrr than their own family consumption , and notgenerally even in that . as . tney always had the power of removing the extra price en * tb th 6 ahonldersot the labourer , where it must remajri , as there was not another class upon whom it cbuld b » thrown . He proceeded to shew the benefits the people would derive from the exercise of the elective
iranchise , and exhorted them to steady and determined perseverance ; they wished not to destroy either ' . lifeor property , uuless compelleil to de so in selfdefence ; but they had resolved to possess equality of rights , with their oppressors , and let the individual who stood betwixt them and treedom beware . ( Loud cheHrs . ) Itwas then mev « d ^ seconded , and carried unanimously that the National Petition be adopted , after which great numbers enrolled themselves as m einbera of the Northern Union . The speakers then sat down to an excellent refr . shment provided for them ; after which , in iliemidst of the very heavy rain , the band , banner , and people , with torches accompanied the speakers about a mile on the road , when they separated , alter giving three cheers for democracy , and three cheers lor the speakers .
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YESTERDAY'S WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET . We are well supplied with all articles to this day ? s market . Fine «> ld nud new W heat fully supports last week ' s imeus but damp sump lea meet auu sale * Barley is ready sale at Is . per qr . dearer , Beans in demand , and rather higher .
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j ^ % P ^ Marke the Coloured and White Cloth Hall , , duringtbe partwfe eTc / the ^ hw ; beeu a fatr average dernand ,-considering til Uie ^ eason of the year . The s tocks of goodYo hand . have not considerabl y increased ; ^^^ ^^ thii TdaaWe ^^ d ^ g this town , » from 7 d . to 8 d . per w ei ^} ¦ ^^^ - - ^ Price' of «« s artick i » JLeedi i . . 5 s . 8 d . . r . tone , which meets , with a > ready salei - ¦ ¦ '¦ ¦; ¦¦¦' . ' - . ¦ •; ,. - ¦¦ . •' ; . '¦ - ¦¦ ' ; . ¦' . ; - .. r Leeds Fortnight Fair , Nov . 7 . —There was a fair average ihow of every description ; of Catde at this market , which was well attended by buyers , and consequently nearly the whole of tht Cattle exposed for sale were disposed o ^ at the following priceg : —Beef , 5 g . 6 d . to 6 s , per stone Mutton , 5 ^ d . to 6 d ; per lb . Number of Cattle at market-rBeasts , 27 (>; Sheep , 3 , 020 ; Pigs , 130 . Pric * of Hay in Leeds ; , is 6 id . to 7 d .: oM do ., 8 d . ; Straw i 4 Mper stone . f . ' ~
HowiDiw Cork Markbt , Notv 3 . Total Quantities Pr ; Qr . Tot Amount Imp . Measure . £ . r . d . £ . t . 4 ^ Theat . wi . 173 . . 3 8 9 .... 694 18 10 Pats ...... 435 .. 0 19 10 .... 402 8 0 Beana .... 70 .. 2 0 6 L ... 142 0 0 Barley 30 .. 1 10 9 .... 46 2 6 Bye ;> .... -, 6 > -. 1 19 6 . ^ .,, 11 17 0 Malton Corn MarketNov . 3 , —There
, were a good many gamples of new Wheat offeriri at out market this day but tery few samples of old wheat . Very little business was also done in Barler ^ ftiw wheat sold at atriflinR advance in price , and odier kinds of Grain much as at former rates . We add a list of price .: —Wheat ,: old , from 82 s . to 88 s . per qr , of 40 st . ; do ., new , 80 s . to 84 s per V . of 40 st . ; Barley , 30 s . to 34 s . per qr . of 32 st . ; Gats , 12 d . to 12 Ad . Ver st .
. York Corn Market , Nov . 3 . ^ The rise in a many of our neighbouring markets has caused pur iarsners to value their Grain at a much htgherfigurethan « ur buyers are willing toigiye . We have , to-day , a better supply of both Wheat and Barley ;; the former is dull sale , at ah adyanc * of 2 * . per quarter ; the latter , veryinferior in qualitT and being unfit for malting , is rather lower . Qa ! l 8 ^ d . per stoae , and Beans Is . per qr . dearer ; ¦ Hull Corn Market , Nov ; 6 . —The holders of npw wheat demanded 2 s . to 3 s . per qr . above
the rates of lastweek , but the buyers did not take them freely , being chiefly coarse and tender ; th « trade , however , gave an advance of Is . per qr . Many sales of old Forei gn took place during last week , at a proportionate advance . Old Beans folly as dear . Barley for grindingis in great requestj and more money was paid . Scarcely any fine for malting appears , and but little wanted , as the maltsters are not at work . Oats , both old and new , meet tree sale , and fully as dear . Peas much wanted and scarce . All other articles as last week .
Newcastle Corn Market , Nov . 3 . —We had a good supply of new farmers' wheat at our market to . day , and the best dry samples met a reidj sale at prices varying from 72 s . to 78 s . perjqr ;; the greater portion was very soft , and with difficulty found buyers at 50 s . to 60 s , per qr . The arrivids of couth couutry wheat have been small this week , and soldat an advance of 2 s . per qr . There has been a better demand for Rye , and fine samples maybe
quoted Is . to 2 s . per qr . dearer . Most of the maltsters being about to commeniee working , barley met a ready sale at . the quotations . The market is bare of fine boiling Peas , which are much wanted * Good fresh old Oats were in demand ; the suppiy of New sold at about last Saturday ' s prices ; Arrived thi * weet ; Coastwise , 138 qrs . Wheat , 260 qrs . Barley , 150 qrs . Matt , and 444 sacJts Flour ; foreigm , 424 qrs . Wheat .
Rochdale Flannel Market , Nov . 5 . — There has been a better demand for fine goods to-day than for some weeks past ; low and dyed goods are much as usual , both in demand and price . Woolg and Oils remain firm . ' ¦ Rochdale Annual Cattle Fair , Not . 5 , The former part of the morning indicated no signi of ashowot Cattle , scarcely any was in the market at the usual time , but towards eleven o ' clock droves of Beasts teemed in from all qiiarters , and by noon there was a good supply . Milch Cpwi wer « much sought after and good prices were generall ; obtained for prime ones . From £ -15 " to 20 were in
many instances obtained for a single head ef a superior kind , while small heads of drapes or fat cattle did not average more than £ 4-. JOs ; to £ 5 . A fair average of business was transacted . Darlington' Cobn Market Sic ., Not . 5 th .--In the Corn market the supply of Grain was small , but sales brisk . Wheat , 1 . 8 s . to 22 s . ; Oatt , 7 s . to 7 s . 6 d . j Beans , 9 s . to 12 s . j Barley , 08 . to 10 a . per boll . At the fortnight lair on Monday ^ the supply 6 F Catde and Sheep was large . ; sales dull and prices lower than last fortnight fair . Beef , 4 | d . to 6 d . ; Mutton , 5 d . to 5 jd . per stone . Butter lid . to 12 d . per lb . Potatoes , Is . 8 d . to 2 s . 4 d . per bushel . Hides , 4 s ; Tallow 5 s . per stone ..
Richmond Corn Market , Nov . 3 rd . — There was a tolerable supply of Grain in our market to day : — Per Bushel . Wheat sold from .... 8 sr . 6 d . to lls . 6 d . -Oats , .......... 3 s . 6 d . to 4 s 6 d . Barley , 5 s . 0 d > to S * . 6 d . Beans ,.............. 6 a . Od ; to 6 s . 6 d . Richmond NoyBMBER Cattle Fair . —Thu fair , which from its establishment has been progressively improving , has betn this year exceedingly well attended by both buyers and sellers , and a great deal of business was done at good prices . Very
early on Friday morning , the 2 nd in ' s ' t , -: ' buyers were actively on the look out for good stock , particularly in calves , and steers in fresh condition —these were picked up as soon as they made their appearance on the ground , v The shew of Scotch and Irish cattle was very excellent , as was also the shew of sheep , for all of which sales were , effected on good remunerafng prices , the fair being admitted , by sbottt buyers and sellers , to have been a good fair . From the excelieutand valuable accommodation of
pasturage ( gratis ) which is offered intbe Cprporatiou pastures close at hand , the Cattle came upon the ground in an excellent state j the ground tor shewing them , being aiso in fine condition . Amongst the Cattle particularly admired , was a lot of fat cattle fed by John Hutton , Esq ., of Maske Hall , which drew general attention . The number of cattle , &c . shown was as follows ;—Ca'tle , 321 i ; Sheep , 3 , 933 ; Horses , 471 . This fair will in future b « holden on the two business days next preceding th » Middleham Moor fairs .
Thirsk Corn Market , Nov . 5 . —We had * large supply of Corn at this day * « market . Wheat went off without material alteration , but dull sale . Wheat , 8 s . 9 d . to 9 s . ; Maitlin , 7 s . to 8 s . ; Beans , 5 . 8 . 6 d . to 6 s . per bufhel ; Barley , 36 s to 40 s ; Oitf , 20 V . to ' 25 . 3 . perqr . ; Rye , 6 s . to 6 s . 3 d . per bushel . PoNCASTER Corn Market , Novi 3 .--Our supply of Wheat was large in this day ' s market j and at the opening more money was asked , in cpusequence sales ruled heavy , and we eahnot quota new otherwise than 268 . to 30 s . ; and old 29 a , to 31 s . ; the same as last week . V Good dry Beans ar # 6 d . to Is . per three bushels higher ; and good OaU
ls . per qr ; in advance . We had a fair showof Peas , and the grey qualities averaged from 14 s . to 16 d . 6 d . per three bushels . Barley ia still a , security Wheat ,-26 s . to 30 s . { Rye , 16 »> to lls- ; Blendr corn , 21 s . to 28 s . ; Beans ^ 16 s * to 18 s . ; Barlefi 28 s . to 30 s . ; Oate , 21 s . to 2 U . per qr . State op Tbadk . —TJhere was some improvement in tbje d ^ were ' more disposed than previously to give tht trifliDg advance which haa been occasioned by th « late movement iu the cotton market ; but pricet ,
especially of mule yarn ; are stiU uHremuneraHng } and a further advance in yarn , or a decline in cottoD , is absolutely necessary for the spinneri . -In manitti factured goOdsf on the contrary , there is a good ana proiitable business doings to an extebt quite unusuM at this period of the year ; aid weavers , ; boti »' '¦ *? . hand and power , are pretty fully emp loyed i *^ J ~ districts where dotton manufactures prevaU , wnetnet in England or in Scotland . I ndeed , the goods trada has Seldom been in * more sound and healthy conditioh than at ^ Tesenu- ^ MantAfsfer Guardtan , of ; Wedne 8 day # - . - ' ; ¦] ¦¦;¦; ' . " . ¦ - ' .. ;' : ' . -, ; ¦ ¦"• . ' .. . ¦ ¦ j : . " > - ¦ ¦' . ¦; '¦; ¦ _ - ¦/; - . ' : '
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 10, 1838, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1031/page/8/
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