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      SOIREE GIVEN TO FEABGTJS O'CONNOR , ESQ ., BY AflTJMEBOTJS PABTY OF HIS FBIEHDS AND ADMIRERS IS EDIA ' - BUBGH .

      At seven o ' clock on Monday evening the doon of tie large Freemasons' HaU were openeu , and by right the large building vu crowded almost to suffocation . Mr . O'Connrj- and his friend * entered tbe Hall at * few minutes past eight , and was greeted ¦ with most enthusiastic cheering . Mr . John Duncan , on the notion of Mr . Milne , seconded by Mr . N . Andrews , wa * called to tie chair : be was supported on tbe right by Mr . O'Connor , and on the left by Mr . Saniey , tbe member to tbe National Convention 7 or Edinburgh and Mid-Lothian .

      After some excellent music , and when the tea , coffee , See . &c , bad been served up , and other preliminiries disposed of , Mr . Dtjkcax introduced Mr . O'Connor to tbe meeting with the following observation * : —Ladies and Gentlemen , on various occasions have I been called upon to preside over meetings , both social and political ; but never , on any occasion before , did I feel so highly honoured , or my inefficiency to discharge aright the duties of the chiir , as I do this ert-ning . Tru > ting , however , to your indulgence , I shall briefly offer a few observations in reference to car distinguished guest , Feargus O'Connor . la there , then , a Radical present but feels a ? I do

      myself—a great deal more than they can express , when they see beside them that noble patriot , Mr . O'Connor ? ( Loud cheers . ) Ladies and Gentlemen , the man whom yon have this night met to honour , is no cham Radical ; he is none of thosevrho , after baviDg eone all in tbeir power to unite the people on the principle of Universal Suffrage—I S 3 y , he is none of those who first get the people to unite —( loud eries of " Hear" )—and then attempt- either to divide or desert them . ( Cheers and cries of bear . ) "T ^ aen we look over the list of public men , and 1 mean ocry those who were eoBsidered on the side of the people , we find some marshalled in the ranks against uj > , others deserted and left us to fi ght the

      : battle ourselves , or forsake tbe cause , while they remain idle on-lookert , Not to with our noble friend , Mr . O"Connor . ( Cheer * , ) Here he is , the same unbending , uncompromising , undaunted patriot that erer be was . ( Deafening cheers . ) Still in the position which be ia so well worthy and able to fill , at tbe head of the people . ( Loud cheering . ) Altheogh denounced by Whig and Tory—railed at hy a hireling prera—censured by professed friends , saying that they excused bis delinquencies because they thought him honest . Yes , he is honest—( lood cheers )—and an honest man is the noblest work , of God . ( Tremendous applause . ) I have been a close obserrer of the conduct of Mr . O'Connor for these several years past , and if it is a picture worthy of your contemplation to see a man for years together struggling for liberty , not for himself

      out for othsrs , throwing aside a profession that was filling his coffers with plenty , spuming the caresst-s f the great for the friendship of the poor—overcoming the most towering obstacles with a !> tesidy * nd determined perseverance unexampled in the history of humanity . ( Cheers . ) If such a picture as that of which I have scarcely given the oat ' . ine , is worthy of your admiration and contemplation , look oter the political career of Fearsju * O'Connor , and there you will all see a picture of magnanimity and disinterestedness it is impossible to describe . ( Loud cheers . ) Knowing , then , Ladies and Gentlemen , that yon are eager and anxious to hear Mr . O'Connor himself , I will conclude by proposing three hearty cheers for Feargns O'Connor . Here the whole meeting rose to their feet and the cheering and waving of handkerchiefs , which lasted for at leajrt fire minntes .

      Mr . O'Connor then came forward , ard was re--tmed with deafening cheers . He said— "Working Men , "Women , and Children of Edinbnrjrh , the honour you have conferred upon me to-night is sufficient to overpower nae , if anything could overpower me . It is now more than two years since I had the honour of addressing the wortine men of Modern Athens upon the principle and the cause of * he jeDple , to make known to you the nature of the contest in which we then engaged , and in which with you , I am still struggling , and to explain and recommend to you tbe means b y which that cause could be rendered successful . ( Che ? n . ) 1 stand before you to-night to answeT charges brought

      against me in my absence , and without having reeevved any invitation or intimation to defend mvself . ( Cheers . ) Many persons who , it seems , have ' now deserted yon , maligned , condemned , and heaped censure ui *> n me , who never yet deserted you or yoar cause ; and I only hope ' that those person ¦ who censured mi may be here to-night , either to acquit me , or substantiate the charges which they preferred against roe , without giving me an opportanity of vindicating my conduct , god repelling my charges . Tbe cause in which I have struggled so long and unremittingly , is the cause of freedom and fair play ; and if my accusers are here to-night to stand by their aecu * a . rions , I will confront them

      face to face , and honourably and openly overturn tbeir charges ; but if they are net p .-e-e ' nt , I will heap upon them coals of fire , and denounce them here , and it shall go throughout the length and breadth of the land , through the medium of the press , 33 cowards , who condemned me in my absence , and refused to appear when I presented ' myself before tbe-bar of public opinion in my defence . ( Loud ebeer * . _) Genilemen , there are some persons who fosttr an opinion until it becomes too strong for them , and re&ehes a stage which they never intended it should arrive at , and then they become afraid of the mon » ter they themselves created ; but this has never been my conductand I hope that

      , "when I attempt to desert my Frankenstein , the monster will rise and crash me . ( Loud cheers . ) Both in and out of the House of Commons I have declared myself the friend and advocate of the working classes , * , nd I have never drawn back from toe principles which I have always adTocated . ( Cheers . ) I hare kept pace with public opinion and the increasing demand for Universal Suffrage . I did not wait till it had acquired strength and ¦ m aturity , bat I led its increase , and was ever in advance of public opinion . ( Htar , hear , and loud cheers . ) I have been maligned by the press for my steady advocacy « f Universal Suffrage , and have b * en styled a firebrand and a wild enthusiast ; and

      I hare ever been accused of delinquency by the professed friends of the people . The Scotch philosophers , with the Rev . Mr . Brewster at their head , accused me of delinquency , but admitted that I might be honest , and had done more serviee to tbe cause of the people than almost any other man . ( Cries of " you have , " and cheers . ) But , oh , how poor must that cause be that can be served b y a delinquent > If we were to cast from us tbe delinquents , I much afraid tbe people would throw off their best friends . ( Hear , hear . ) It was searcelv worth while for the Rev . Mr . Brewster to charge me upon the representations of a hireling press , without ealling upon me to defrnd myself , and

      without once attempting to ascertain whether I was misrepresented by that press or not There are few , however , who have been more abused by a mercenary press than Mr . Brewster himself , and he ought certainly to have been more cautious than he has been in condemning me upon the misrepresentation . * of that very press by whieh he has been to frequently vilified and maligned himself . But how strong must b « my ho \ d on the affections of the w rkine classes . And why should any man condemn me upon a few words which I may have used in the ¦ excitement of a moment ? "Wh y should a few ex pressions be selected from the volumes I hara spokeD * nd wnUen since I have commenced this agitation on which to found

      a charge against me ? I have been dragged from England to Scotland , in the ¦ depth of winter , to address meetings in a heated atmosphere , and answer charge * based upon the misrepresentations of the press ; and my accusers who were bo over officious in condemning me un ! heard , are afraid to confront me in support of their accusations . ( Cheers . ) I have been fighting « BirmiHgbaift and London with my accuser * and slanderers , and now I have come to Edinburgh to fight a little longer , and , a / ter I have met , and defeated , my enemies in Scotland , I will thence to Dublin , and fight the enemies and deceivers of the people there . ( Immense cheering . ) I am charged with having urged the people to violence and to lorce

      pnysicii . Uut . I defy any man to place hi * finger on a single sentence of mine in favour of un ^ conditional physical force . I have always denounced it . T hare continuall y declared that the man who marfhals physical force destroys physical force—I have repeatedly asserted , that moral fc .-cs is sufficient to ecompluii ail our objects , but every man must work MI haw done . One of my accusers has been guilty of the rery charge which he had the presumption to prefer against me . Had I ever indulged in the language which Danean employed on the 25 th v u ^ ** *• mee iag ia Carlisle , there £ XJ £ T ^ f "T ^ CKmd for * "actions o { the Scotch PhilowpW The people were told , on the occasion aUoded to , by Duncan , « that the blue UonneU . were conuag over the border : and that the

      SKB . ot Baaaoekburn fid not die without children . " v w ^^^ " **•* * re m «* ° t- I knew that *** Y * **^ *** & * * woe ov er the border to snp pomdg * I never made use # f language so intern-. -

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      perate aadlBconsjaerate as that is which this my accuser ha * repeatedly indulged . ( Hear , hear . ) Have I ever told you to tamper with the army—to ascertain their strength , and where situated ? < N » , oo . ) Or have I ever apokea of physical force , farther than to tell you the difference between that mod moral force ? I have told you to get Universal Suffrage by moral force , if po * sib l e ; and mural means are rofficieutly adequate to that end : but if moral means fail in obtaining Universal Suffrage , get it , or die in the attempt . ( Cheers . ) In this my defence , I do not tay one word of Traser . Some assiduous persons have evidently got about him , and poisoned him with their counsel ; bull hope yet to see him throw off those insidious traitors who have led him into a course injurious to himself

      and prejudicial to the cause which he has hitherto served . ( Cheers . ) I hojie to meet Brewster in his own town , and there to defend myself from thy accusations of the Radical parson . I knew that from the moment Duncan joined Fraser , and Brewster joined both , that the cause of the people , would not be advocated by this confederation . ( Loud cries of hear , hear . ) I do not pretend to much skill in physiognomy , but I recollect to have said to Johu Taylor , about a twelvtmoath ago , that I did not like the expression of that man ' s ( Duncan ) countenance ; I told him to Wware of that man . - ( Hear , hear . ) I hid always , and still have , a better opinion nf Fraser ; » nd I sincerely regret that he ha * associated himself with men whose

      condDct has already injured the cause of ihe millions . ( Hear , hear . ) It is the cause of the fustian jackets and the blistered band * , and the unshaven ahios , to which I have devoted my energies , and in which I have spent more money , and made more sacrifices of time , and health , and means , than any other man in England . ( Loud cfceet * 0 "We have been denounced as anarchists and revolutionists—as firebrands , and heroes of the dagger and torch ; but daring the Keren years in which I have been struggling in the cause of the working classes , not a tithe of damage has accrued to person orprojieity from my advice or counsel . ( Loud cheers . ) Why is it

      that tbty revile me ? Because I will not urge yon to acts of incendiarism , and precipitate the country into civil war . ( Hear , hear . ) 1 have too great " a love for property—I have too much respect for your property , your labour , to tender any such advice , or recommend a course of action likely to lead to any such result ( Cheers . ) In asking for Universal Suffrage , I- wisb to render property more secure , and to give to the producers of all wealth some influence and share in the disposal and distribution of that which their own hands create , and which is wrung from their blood , and bone * , and sinews . ( Loud cheer * . ) Johu of Greenfield said that all the stuff of the world wa * made for all the men of the

      world ; and I am quite of opinion with John of Greenfield . ( Htar , hear . ) I wish to have a more fair and equal distribution of the means of comfort and happiuesa . ( Cheers . ) The landowners and the moneynfungers have enacted laws to plunder the labouring man , and thty have divided the produce o ) the laud and . tbe labour of the millions among themselves . ( Hear , hear . ) They hare had Universal Suffrage as class ** , and they have made use of it to rob the people . Now , I want you to obtain Universal Suffrage , not to rob them , but to protect

      vour-* elve > . ( Hear , hear . ) They say we should destroy property—we would overturn the throne and raze the cottage ; but I wish to see the throne planted in the affections of the people , and make the cottage the abode of peace , comfort , and happiness . ( Loud ehrers . ) If this is treason , then I glory in the charge . ( Renewed chetritig ) "What is it that supports the throne but the cottage , and what can give it stability but the affections of the people . ( Hear . ) Some persons will tell you we are fighting for a shadow ; but they who say this are those who have derived substantial benefit , and who are still reaping a harvest of riches , by keeping us from obtiining this shadow . ( Hear , " bear . ) Household Suffrage and the abolition of the Corn Laws , are but shadows compared with that for which we are fighting . Household Suffrage wou ' . d disfranchue all the

      servants , the clerks of the Government , and the array and the . navvj which wonld produce discontent and sedation ; while Universal Suffrage would settle the " , matter at once , and satisfy the claim * of all . ( Cheers . ) The abolition of the Corn Laws would merely transfer the advantage to the moneymongers ; but I wish for Universal Suffrage , in order that the advantages likely to result from the abolition of restr ictions and monopolies—( hear , hear)—may be felt in tbe improvement of the condition , and in > he advancement of tbe bappinesi of the people . I am fighting the battle for labour . I want protection for that thrice sacred species of property , which stands most in need of it , but which is at present wholly unprotected ; and ibis protection can only be afforded by Uciverbal Suffrage . ( Loud cheers . ) If we were to ask for

      Household Suffrage , we would get nothing at all The same agitation which carried the Reform Bill , would haTe carried Universal Suffrage ; but the men—the "Whi gs—who have profiled by that measure , fought only for themselves , and although they armed your physical force against their predecessors in office , to obtain that measure , they had no sympathy with you , and tbry are now your most inretcrare enemies . They are now beginning to find out that you are ignorant . I know not whether tJiis may apply to Scotland . Now John » f Greenfield said a . v « ry good thing in reference to this , too . "I cannot-make a shoe , " said he , " but I k . ow when it pinches me . " ( Laughter . ) Now , if yoa

      cannot make the laws yourselve * , you know when they operate to your injury . Your ancestors were disfraachised because tbt-y were ignorant—you are disfranchised because you are ignorant—and your children are to be disfranchised became they are ignorant .. Now , ib the human race aever to progress in knowledge , and amid all the improvements of modern times in steam , navigation , machinery , and Tailroad travelling , do the millions alone remain stationary in tbeir incapacity to appoint their own legislators to make law * for the regulation of their own affairs ? It ig against tlia system of injustice that I am fighting . This cause is the cause of the labouring millions , and I am prepared to fight it out with them , and if I am not backed by them , 1 may fall a sacrifice to the tyranny of a cruel and persecuting Government But I am not afraid .

      I am told that warrants are abroad , and that one is out- ajrainst me . You are aware that the devoted and disinterested Stephens has been arrested and committed to stand his trial at the Liverpool Assizes . I was present at his examination . I heard one of the witnesses crosi-examined , and if I were to give my opinion as a barrister , I should say ^ that that witness was guilty of deliberate perjury . I come to the defence of Mr . Stephens . He has been accused upon some exciting expressions which he made use of at a public meeting at Leigh . It wag a torch-light meeting , and amoDg the last that waste be heW before the meeting of the Convention , and Lord John Russell , about that time , issued a most ungrammatical document , proclaiming these meetings illegal , but warned the authorities by no means to attempt to put them down , but to take note of whst was * aid at those

      meetings . Now is it to bt wondered at that Mr . Stephens should have employed somewhat exciting and indignant language against the system and its snpporters , from which the daily scene * of misery and wretchedness proceeded , which he so eloquently and feelingly describes . If you saw , day after day , the widow and the orphan—tbe decrepid alike from age and infancy—toiling in the taintrd and pestilential atmosphere of a factory , subjected to the oppression of a tyrant task-master , and withal denied a proper share of the common necessaries of life ;—( shame , shame )—would yoa be surprised if a Christian pastor and friend of humanity , like Stephens , should denounce in emphatic and th . nl

      ang language such a system and its snpporters . Such was tbe interest in Stephens ' * arrestment , that on the day of hu examination , the mnltitud ^ who attended and remained outride until the examination wiu concluded , was so great that the Council requested me to go out and address them , with a view to get them to disperse in order to prevent not and outrage . I did address them , and made use of language , within hearing of the magistrates , tar stronger than that upon which Stephens was being examined inside . All that Stephens ever recommended the people to do was to arm under the law and for tbe law , but by no means to n » e tnose arms ; and his arrestment came from a class Mr tfJlJ W ^ es with jon . Why denounce Mr . Stephens for riving this mo * t constitutional advice ? and why did that 7 * nrrion of »> , « r , ^;^» i ,, for

      ™ i ° ^^ ° H " an explanation ? I am not S « r ^ r ^?" - , wouU deionnce a n » before tZl f a m ^ P ^ tion or defeDce . If we were togo < m denouncing leader after leader , we would soon have no lea&rs at all . The Radicals are S « JTt ^ fault 3 of ttdl > frim « k- Ti > e Th ^ f ^ L Tones u are vi 8 er a th » «* P «* . fflSS ss ^^ asa ^ j s-s address , by thanking the meeting for S ? 5 HS 5 n and courtesy ^ with which they hid listened to Mm , by informing them that he would address them atraxn to-morrow night , and sat down amid the most enthusiastic and tremendous applause .

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      Mr . Sahket then came forward and said , Ladie * and Gentlemen , I naeerely thank you for the honour conferred upon me by the manner in which yoa received ny name . I will endeavour to deserve the confidence yon hare reposed upon me , by a faithful discharge of the dutic * devolving upon me a * member af the National Convention , lam pnrad of tbe trust yoa haTe confided in me , and I will be proud to sit in that Convention with the eloquent gentleman who has this night given you snch a clear and admirable exposition of the great principles of that cause in which we are all engaged . I believe with my eloquent and learned bratuer Conventionalist ,

      that some hare been appointed to that Convention who will not be forthcoming ; but I -will enter it altheogh there sh » nld bo none there but Mr . O'Connor and myself . _ ( Loud cheers . ) It in a great cause that in which we are struggling , and the greatest firrnnesi and decision will be required on the part of those appointed to that Conveutien . ( Cheers . ) After addressJug th « meeting at great length , and with considerable effect , die learned gentleman concluded by again expressing bis ( hanks tor the honour conferred upon him by the courtesy with which he was listened to , and the manner in which he was received . ( Loud cheers . )

      Robert Wilson taid , I *}* , and gentlemen , whils tho mmiunn of Court influence and th « fkwnerc of Ministerial cormptinn , » re playiug their ganaboli in CUristmw fentivitywhiln thecrawling «} cophmit « of power » re Jestlin ^ out thtsir holiday compliments around the throne of princely rra » iiear , and pro * tr » ting tbemtelve . before a tyranny which interest flattery , and principle , deterts—vrhUe contending factions in aena-like council ar « maturing their plans of public robbenand plunder , rallying taw snattered for » e « , and mini ererv endearour U unseat tbe Whig , und cnnih the people —< 3 «^ patching their evtfr-re&d y rmusariwi in the eaTb of pretended frwmls , to « owdi » en « onuionriankg » ndduunit « os— while the Whig * , trembling on thever ^ e of an innominuro » dUmiotal , or resirnnlion , are throwing out their baita , in the haye of Corn Law repeal , t « catch the leviathan « f popular applauae— Uiuing their trembling eJicU and coucertinr m <** ure « of defmce—whilfl foreign threatening and domestic viion bWnchei the

      Nmm cWk of the Miunttera and the Monarch—quiTer the lip of the panaion-ftil aristocracy ; auguring a speedj termination to the reign of plunder and monopoly , rarely , we may be permitted " whose labour u the source of all their wealth , and whose will ii the aouica of all their p « wer , to dcrote the time of this coming to do honour to a gentleman who hss ever proved hirateH to be the firm nnniaching adTocate of the ri ghts ol labour—the uncoraproniUiiigjricnd of freedom and « f man . This is no corporation ! e » 8 t , where the tablet * groaning under the accumulated viands of monopoly , sickrn the pampered stomach of the lusty burgher , who , stretching hi » gouty limbs , and smacking hu lip * after the oparkhng draughts of port and Maderia , Talks with statesman-like importance of ireent improvement * in mannacture and commerce , and the dimsi jnted habits of the lower erders : this u no lordly bunouet nnder the roof of a a baronial castle , crowded with all the glittering pauperr of utite , where the roa «* y plate , derired bv the heart ' s-bfooi of tlehibourw , decorates the board , and the brilliant chandelier di _ op « with the tears of the widow and the trphan—tbi * U no prujcely carousal where the mirth is drowned in the roir of

      tbe cannon—where the hilarity is checked in the sound of a thousand trumpets , and the dignity of man buried in the uniremal exclamation of" long lire the king . " No-pntriotimn and humauit ) ar « stranger * to such enjoyments ; ours is an hiuuble rrp » st in honour of one , who , both ia hi * life and rVi , ^* ^» P « i' > F tke degradatiou of costl y magnificence , boldl y declares himself the friend of truth and Justice . 1 eonf «« s 1 have always had confidence in Mr . O'Connor . Let uim U . ke Truth fur his gem-ml and Juxtice for hi * lieutenant no impediment will be insurmountable—no difficulty too great to be oTeTcome— he wiU nmrehal u »—he will array infant ] lead us tnumphiintly through the field of political warfare and bring us in safety tot . Uuting p «* c *—tb < "n what though ignorance and bigotry array their malignant influence against ns , and interwted prejudice endeavour t « arrest us in our march of freedom—let tyrants raiae their towers nf defence and their minions guard th # m in their palace of " corruption . — let a licentious priesthood pollu e our temple * and labour to crrste a world of prejudices against u » , thtir p « wer must quail betore the rapidly growing intelligence ol the people nmmated b y tne sound and pure doctrine of the democratic party of England .

      " The cloud capt towers toe gorgeous paloees , The solemn temple , nay the great globe itself And all that ii inherit * shall dissolve ; And like th « baseless fabric of a vuion Leare not a wreck br-hind . " As it has fallen to my lot this ertnins to mtve three cheer * a i j '"" rtfifrn 5 " rr > » Md the democratic press of Krigland , 1 will not protract the proceedings of thu evening * 3 Ur the eloquent address we have had from our honoured friend Mr . O'Connor , and oar respected del ate Air . Sankey but conclude b y moving " three cheers lor the Sonhtrn Star and democratic prvas of Knglaad ; " received with the wariu .-u acclamation .

      Ret ired—1 . "That tha meeting retem their most sincere thanks to the KBglish Radical in g « neral , and to Mr . rViri ( us O Connor m particular , for the knv »! uabU services they have rendered ns m the str-jggl , for Universal Su'JraBe , » ud W to assure tbera that we will never flineh until we bave KaUeu onr rijjhts . " ° ResulTed-2 . "Thatlhu meeting rerily twliero Ht . Stephen * to be a mmt disinterested patriot and a sincere ChrUimn , and that we believe that he h »« bees grtwtly abused by a hireling pre * i , in order to deprive the people of one ot their best fnn » ds ; we , therefore , Ve > to awnr * that gentleman , that he hasour warmest sympathies ia bis present situationaiid w * p ledge suraelves to use every exertion in his behalf nntilhe be again restored to the bosom of his family . " ' Resolved—3 . » Th » t this meeting declare * the rwolution * passed at a late meeting ou the Calton Hill , to be recinded . " John Duncan , Chairman .

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      Sotton in Ashfield . —At a meeting of the member * of the Working Men ' s Association of this place held on Satorday eveniDg , Jan . 5 , the following reflations were agreed to : —Resolved 1 . "That we have heard with feelings of the deepest indignation and abhorrence of the arrest of that indubitable champion of owr rights and liberties , the Rev . J . R . Stephens , we regard it as another proof of the imbecility of the Whigg—another evidence of their desire to disunite , divide , and grind us to the dust ; but it shall be in vain , for we will stand unmoved like tbe giant oak of the forest , which bears Alike the heat of the Hummer ' s scorching gun and the chilling blast of winter , it shall not be said that

      we stand snpinely by and see that amiable , virtuous and patriotic individual injured , and we pledge ourselves to act in conjunction with our Northern brethren to protect him by every constitutional law , and . if need be , to risk oar lives in his defence . " 2 nd . " That we believe all those perooDs of the Birmingham Council , of Edinburgh , and elsewhere , who have of late been denouncing F . O'Connor , Esq and the Rev . J . R . Stephens , to be Sbam-Itadicals and enemies to the cause which they profess to advocate , and we feel convinced that tbe Government would not have issued out thtir fulsome proclamations against torch-light meetings , or have dared to arrest Mr . Stephens , had it not been for tbeir treacherous conduct , and we are determined to withdraw our confidence from all such pseudo

      patriots . Hanlet ( Staffordshire . )— A public dinner took place in the large room , at the Lamb Inn , Hanley , on Monday la * t , when upwards of 100 * at down to partake of such fare as ought to grace every poor man ' s table —( but who are unhappily deprived of it by the vile , place-hunting , and sinecure-oeekinr aristocrat * of this nation . ) The room was beautifully decorated with evergreens and artificial flowers by some of our most patriotic females ; and at the top of tbe room , amoDgst tbe wreathe * , was seen a motto—on one Bide , " O'Connor tbe Champion of the People , " and on the other side Mr . Stephens , the Friend of the Poor , " with a hand and heart from each motto , and in the centre the representation of the Sun , in ifa meridian

      splendour , signifying that with the united effort * of the people ' s friends—O'Connor and Stephens together with the people—that the « un of liberty should shine npon a suffering , perishing , dying nation . The following mottoes were also placed at proper distances round the room : — " Justice Kindness , and Brotherly Love" — " Reform in Church and State "— " No Priestcraft "—No Statecraft "— " We Die to Live "— " Universal Liberty " — and several others . After the cloth was drawn a public meeting was held , when Mr . G . Mart , of Stoke , a tried friend of the working classes , wa 3 unanimously called to the chair , who opened the meeting with an energetic and powerful speech , applicable to the business of tbe meeting , after which the following resolution * were put to the meeting , and unanimously carried : —

      1 . That this meeting place the utmost confidence in F . 0 Connor , Esq ., and the Rev . J . R . Stephens , for their manly , unflinching advocacy of the rights of labour and the comforts of the working man ; and that this meeting views with the deepest regret and diogust tbe conduct of the professed Liberal V % hig Government , in the arrest of the Rev . J . R . Stephens , and that we pledge ourselves to support to the utmost the Rev . J . R . Stephens , with our ^ ww , nead , and arm ; and , if called upon to sacrifice our all m Ait support

      2 . That we view with sorrow the attempt which ha ? lately been made by a few professed but misguided Radicals , to form a coalition with that arch-traitor and betrayer of the people ' s righu , Daniel O'Connell , and also tbe resolutions of the Calton Hill meeting ; and we hereby declare that we cannot co-operate with , or have confidence in any man , or set of men , who can be guilty of such diabolical acts . 3 . That this meeting , considering the Pottery District as one of the most prosperous in these realms , cannot but Tegret that CO little has been contributed to the National Rent , and most earnestly recommeni to thin District the necessity of increased diligence in the collection of this National Tribute , so indijpensibl y necesiary to the future operations of the delegates of the working

      men . 4 . That our female friends be requested to lend their able assistance in the further collections of the National Rent . 5 . That these resolutions be Bent to the North Staffordshire Mtrcury , Northern Star , Operative , Chmmpion , and Birmingham Journal newspapers —the Editors of which are respectfully requested to insert tbe same , and that it be signed by tbe chairman on behalf of the meeting .

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      The very warm and spirited addresses made by tke proposers and seconder * of the above resolutions echoed through the hearts of-every male and female present ; The upeakers were frequently cheered , and loudly applauded . Norwich . —At a meeting of th « members and council of the Norwich Democratic Association , held at the Committee Room on Tuesday evening week ,, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted . — " 1 st . That we , the council and members of the Norwich Democratic Association , view with deep regret the division in the ranks of the Radical Reformers , occasioned by the declaration of certain members of th » council of the Birmingham Union

      , and at a meeting of a body of Reformers in Scotland . That we hereby exprecs oar abhorrence of the conduct of that double-distilled and pauptr-fed apostate , O'Connell , who basely sold the cause of the factory children , and other questions of equal magnitude and moment . "— " 2 nd . That Joseph Rayner Stephens and Feargua O'Connor are deserving of , and entitled to , the support of every lover of his country , and that we will support them to the utmost of our power in « very danger that may assault them ; and that-we consider it to be tke duty of every sincere Reformer to utand by them , even at the expense of life . "— " 3 rd . That we take this opportunity of returning our heartfelt thank * to Mr .

      Richard Oastler , the friend of the labouring classes , for hi * conduct on the factory system , and the atrocious New Poor Law ; and although wo have not his valuable assistance in behalf of Universal Suffrage , we tender him our confidence and support . " 11 4 th . That entertaining as we do the highest admiration and respect for Joseph . Rayner Stephens , the members of this Association pledge themselves to stand by and support him whilst battling against the common enemies of the people . "— " 6 th . That these resolutions be sent to tbe Champion , the Operative , and the Northern Star for insertion . " Since the confirmation of Mr . StepbenH ' e arrest by the Government , as reported in the Northern Star

      of Saturday last , arrived , the members of the above Association have met every evening , and have expreHsed their determination to stand by and support that friend of humanity—that indomitable champion of the rights and liberties of the defenceless poorthat brave patriot , aud unflinching and eloquent advocate of the rights of labour , by every possible means that can be devised . They anxiously await and watch carefully and narrowly , the proceedings of the men of the North , being determined that on no one point shall they exceed the men of Norwich , in fndeavouring to snatck from tbe iron grasp of tyranny and despptism , a MiN whom they know and believe to be one of the bri ghtest ornamente to society—a man whose eloquent and heart-Brining appeals they have heard , and which will

      not be eaRily effaced from their memory : they ( aa the resolutions which were passed last night express ) are resolved to go to the death , rather than a hair of bis head be injured . They know that every word he has uttertd is pregnant with great truth * —they know that his language is so qualified that it will not bear the interpretation which spies and hired informers would put upon it . Let bet the men of th « North determine on the position they will assume in this affair , and the men of Norwich will cordially and courageously aid and assist under their direction , and by every means in their power will convince the tyrant * and lawlew oppressor * that the rights of the people ( so shamefully and illegally violated in the pernon of Mr . Stephen *) shall no longer be intaded with intpunity .

      Hebdenbbidob . —At a meeting of the members of the Radical Asaociat . bn of Hebdenbrklge , held on the 5 th instant , a committee having been appointed to take the National Rent , the following resolutions were passed unanimousl y : —1 . That this meeting adopt the Birmingham Petition . —2 . That } hi > meeting has heard , with feelings of sorrow and rtgret , of the arrest and committal of the R « v . J . R . Stephens , the bold advocate of the people ' s rights ; but which only tend to excite iu the minds of the members , a determination to oppose « till

      more rigorously , the unjust proceedings of our oppressors . —3 . That we are confident of the justice and right of the people to possees ' armi in their own defence , against homo aa well as foreign enemies ; this we plead on the ground that a poor man ' s bomt ii ? his castle , which he has as much right to protect ax the rich who are almost invariabl y furnished with arms . —4 . That this meeting tenders iu sincere thanks to J . Fielden , Esq ., M . P ., F . O'Connor , Esq ., and R . Oastler , Esq ., for their undeviating advocacy of the rights of the people .

      Dewsbury . —The following resolutions were passed unanimou * ly . —1 st . "That we look upon the arr ^ t of the Rev . J . R . Stephens as a blow aimed directly at the interests of the working classes , with a view to sink us to that servile state of vjissaluge that would shame a native of Ethiopia ; that we both admire the man and the principles he advocates , and that we look upon the Hibernian chief of the Precursor Society as one of the most venemouH reptiles thatever disgraced a country . "—2 nd . "That we * re determined to support Mr . Stephens in his persecuted state both in word and deed if necessary

      , and that we are determined to assist , as far as lays in our power , the putting down of tyranuy and oppression . "—3 rd . " That we look upon the conduct of those hypocritical Radicals as one of the chief cause * of Mr . Stephen »'« arrest , and that our warmest thanks are due to him , and to those unflinching advocates of our ri ghts and liberties , John Fielden , M . P . and Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., and all real friends of the people ; and no long as they advocate our cause with honour and integrity , so long we hope >\ nd tru « t they will have the thanks of all good men . " 4 th . "That these resolutions be gent to the Northern Star office for insertion . "

      Chickenley . —The following resolutions were passed unanimously . 1 . "That we , th « Radicals of Chickenley , do take this opportunity of expressing our gratification for the past services of that indefatigable patriot , the Rev . Joseph Rayner Stephens , and that we believe him to have done more good for the cause of Radicalism than half of the Radicals of England , therefore we are determined to iunport him to the utmost of our power , even if it be ^ nto death . " —2 . " That we have the most unbounded confidence in Fearjrus O'Connor , Esq ., and in John Fielding , Esq ., M . P . We also consider Mr . Oastler to be a friend to tbe working classes for his

      manly and patriotic exertions against the New Poor Law , together with his fearless advocacy of tbe rights of the poor factory child . "—3 . "That we look down with scorn upon that arch traitor , Dan . O'Connell , who is the very personification of all that is base , brutal , bloody and despicable . "—4 . " That we are determined to persevere in a straightforward course of moral intelligence , and will never shrink from the rsost imminent danger in the attainment of Universal Suffrage and the other essentials contained in the People ' s Charter . " Moved by DavidiHaigh and seconded by Jonathan Riley , — "That the resolution * be inserted in the Northern Star . "

      Padiham . —On Monday evening , January 7 th a meeting was held in the Social Institution , Parson Croft , Padibam , to form a Radical Association , when the people were most energetically addrest-ed by Messrs . Oldham and Mooney , from Colne , when the following resolutions were ' . carried with the utmost enthusiasm . First , " That the individual * composing this meeting , do form themselves into a Radical Association on the principles of the People ' s Charter . " 2 nd . "That we have heard with heartfelt Borrow the arrest of that benevolent individual , the Rev . Jffeph Rayner Stephens , that we pledge ourselves to use every legal and constitutional

      means in our power to restore him to the bosom of his family . " 3 rd . . « That we have the moat unbounded confidence in Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., and the Rev . Joseph Rayner Stephens , notwithstanding hia arrest ; and we take this opportunity of expressing our gratification for their past services , and determination to support them to the last farthing we possess , and the last drop of our hearts' blood , so long as they pursue those wise and legal means which have hitherto characterised them . " 4 th . "That a committee of management be chosen to collect the National Rent . " 5 th . " That thes-e resolutions be » ent to the Northern Star newspaper , aud that the Editor be requested to insert the same . "

      Stainland . —On Tuesday week , the Radicals of Stainland partook of an excellent dinner , at the Bull and Dog Inn , which was served up in a style that did credit to thu worthy host and hostess —after which a public meeting was held in the room , when the following resolutions were unanimousl y agreed to : —1 st . That this meeting is of opinion that the people wilj never obtain their just rights , until they are fairly ? represented in Parliament ; and , in order to eflect the same , this

      meeting adopt the National Petition and the People's Charter . 2 . That this meeting place the most unbounded confidence in Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., and the Rev . J . R . Stephens , and fully approve of their conduct . At tbe same time , we cannot forbear expressing our detestation at the base attempts made by the king of traitors , Daniel O'Connell , against these two intrepid champions of the rights of tbe people , whom we are determined to support to the last , even unto death . The 3 rd resolution was respecting tbe National Rent , and all were carried unanimously .

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      TT :-. B » M > w .-The member * of the Northern Union met , 4 t the house of Mr . Peter Hoey , on Monday , 7 th inst , the collectors of the Natioaal Kent handed in their respective Bums collected . Smce the last meeting each gave great satisfaction nnTv , me T f P ! f - tj ** Speaks a disposition pn the part of the inhabitant / to support the National Convention ; after the other bariffottS meeting wuvdtnwed of , it was agreed thai they should meet . at the above-named house on Saturday * the 12 th , to take into consideration the propriety of sending a delegate to MilLbridge , on Mbnday / the i 4 tn mat . ¦"

      Tuknicliffe . —At a meeting held at the Tun nicliffe-Gate , Wibsey Bank Foot , the following resolutions were unauimoualy passed : —1 . That We view with unfeigned regret and abhorrence the unjust persecution of the Rev . J . R . Stephens , and that we are determined to support him to the utmost of our power , considering , as we do , that he is the uncomprorniuing advocate of the working classes , and the cause of suffering humanity ; 2 . That we deprecate , in the strongest language imaginable , the base and treacherous conduct of that vile traitor of the human race , Daniel O'Connell , and that we spurn him from us with contempt and disgustunworthy the name of man ; and , at the same time , we applaud tbe indefatigable conduct of Feargus O'Connor , and Richard Oastler , Esqs ., for their able advocacy of tho working classes .

      London . —At a meeting of Second Section of City Divi » ion of the Democratic Association , held on Monday last , James Knight in the chair , the following -resolution * were unanimously agreed to : —1 st . That it is the duty of the advocates of Moral Force , to publish their ulterior designs and intentions , for the purpose of obtaining Universal Suffrage , in case of the failure of moral means . 2 nd . That each constituency ought to meet , and pass strong resolutions , guaranteeiag to the delegates their firmest support and resistance , in case of Government interference . 3 rd . That as there is nothing like being prepared beforekand , eaeh constituency should take effectual measures to see that they are properly represented in Convention ; and that in case of division in , or secession from , the Convention , fresh instructions be forwarded , or new members supply their place .

      HtfLL . —At a meeting held at the Royal Oak Inn , Blackfnargate , Hull , hold on Tuesday tbe 8 th , it was rexolved , ' That the several portraits of Daniel O'Conuell , the arch traitor to the people , shall be publicly burnt at the rsom of the Working Men ' s Association , next Tuesday night , and we pray that such may the fate of all apostates . " The feeling ol the meeting was so decided , that one copy was immediately burnt amidst the execrations of all present save one . "So peri > h " all < traitor * . " A subscription was also commenced at the above ina , to defend the Rev . J . R . Stephens .

      AnnE « T of Mr . Stephens . —At the weekly meeting of the H ull Working Men ' s Association ; in their rooms , Sal thouxe-lane , on TueRday evening , January 8 th , 1839 ; Mr . Westoby in the chair ; after an animated ' -and interesting discussion , respecting the ill-treatment ef Mr . Stephens , by Messrs . Wilde , Lundy , Stnbbs , and Swaunack , the following resolution was parsed unanimously - . —moved by Mr . Wilde , seconded by Mr . Deheer , " That this meeting views with feelings ef indignation and resentment , the arrest of that unflinching patriot the Rev . J . R . -Stephens , and . although we are ready to sacrifice our lives , and will , before the tyrants shall glut themselves with his blood aad the blood of the

      mends of the people , yet , we cannot but view it as a de * picable Whig scheme got up for the purpose of throwing disorder among our ranks , and , if possible , to-deprive ns of one of our ablest advocates , and we further pledge ourselves to double our exertions to wring our rights from th « hands of our despots those rights which Ged has given us . " 2 . — Moved by Mr . Lundy , g « md « d by Mt . Bums , " That teargus O'Connor , Esq ., and Richard Oast-Jer , Esq ., be hereby requested to accept our unfeigned and heartfelt thanks for their manly and Bnflinchins

      conduct oa that particular , as well as oa all other occasions . " 3 . —Moved by Mr . Smallw . iodL , seconded by M . Agars , "That a vote of thanks ia due and hereby given to Mr . Thomas Wilde , for the noble and patriotic manner in which he has come forward to supply the working masses with political information , by establishing a place where to resort for the purpo e of obtaining political knowledge . " 4 . — Moved by Mr . Deheer , seconded by Mr . Gray , ' That the Editor of the Northern Star be requested to insert the above resolutions in next Saturday ' s Star .

      Sheffield . —At a meeting of the "Working Men ' s Association , holden on Monday evening , the following resolution was proposed by Mr . George Chatterton , seconded by Mr . Edward Oates , and carried unanimously : — " Tbat we have heard , with unspeakable indignation of the tyrannical stretch of power that the base , blooay , and brutal' "Whigs , have availed themselves of in arresting that tried and valued friend of the starving millions—that zealous benefactor of his race—the Rev . Joseph Rayner Stephens ; and we do hereby pledge ourselves t * u * e every legal and constitutional means in our power to release him from the fangs of his vrould-be destrovers . "

      Northampton . —At a general meeting of the members of the Northampton "Working Men's Association , tbe following resolutions were unanimously agreed to . Resolved 1 st . " That it is the opinion of this meeting the recent arrest of the Rev . J . R . Stephens , was intended by Government to frustrate the people ' s demands for their political rights , and keep them in their present enslaved condition . We , therefore , solemnly -agree to support our noble champion in any way requisite , to repel such a gross attack upon his liberties , and that we immediately enter into a voluntary subscription to assist in defraying the necessary expenses attending his defence on trial at the next Liverpool assizes . " 2 ad . " That the foregoing resolution be requested to be inserted in Ihe Northern Star , Operative , and Champion newspaper .

      Nottingham . —At a numerous meeting of the Nottingham "Working Men ' s Association , delegates from the various news-rooms , and delegates from trie "Working Men ' s Associations in the adjacent villages , after a very spirited discussion upon the conduct of Daniel O'Conneil , the following resolutions were passed unanimously : — " 1 st . That in the opinion of this Association , Daniel O'Connell is a man on whose veracity not the least degree of reliance can be placed : that his every act gives the lie direct to some previously declared political principle ^ as the following facts will prove to demonstration . "— " 2 nd . His seeming anxiety for some provision to alleviate the distress and wretchedness of

      the starving poor of Ireland , coupled with his coldblooded opposition to the enactment of Poor Laws . " — " 3 rd . His easy flexibility when the 40 s . freeholders were to be disfranchised , as the price of emancipation to the rich Catholics ; his justificatory reason being , because they were devoted to , and influenced by , the rich landlords . In juxtaposition with this reason must be placed his vote to enfranchise the £ 50 tenants-at-will , where thu same reason and influence existed in an hundred-fold higher degree . "— " 4 th . He declared the "Whigs ' base , brutal , and bloody , ' and entered a vow of eternal hostility against them for bringing forward the Irish Coercion Bill : his acts were to vote for the second

      Coercion Bill , and to give the "Whigs all the assistance in his power . "—" 6 th . He pronounced the whole Peerage a rotten set . In bis plan for reforming the Peerage , he proposes choosing the House of Lords , from this self-same rotten set . " —" 6 th " . He asked for leave to bring in a bill to amend the disgraceful Irish Jury Laws . " — "When privately apprised that several influential individuals would support him , he immediately roie up , and in the most crafty and insidious manner , withdrew his motion , observing to a friend , that it would reduce his power in Ireland if it passed . " " 7 th . He toldjthe Attorney General , that he thought the conviction of thtf Dorchester labourers was legal . He next declared it against all law and justice , and offered to become counsellor for the labourers . In three

      or four days after , he again said in his place in the House of Commons , that it was legal ; and when the question came on , he spoke against them . —8 th . He was fer Annual Parliaments : next he said , it would be easier to get rid of a scoundrel in two years . "— " 9 th . He was for the Ballot ; but he did not assist Mr . Grote to carry his motion for the Ballot , by saying one word . "— " 10 th . He is now proposing to rob the country of forty per cent , in the nhape of tithes , and give it as a bonus to the rich landowner , to assist him in seizing the remaining sixty per cent . "— " 11 . He pledged himself to be present , and oppose ministers on every division on the Canadian question , and swore to abandon

      them if they attempted coercion . "When the Whigs brough forward their Canadian Bill , be started directly for Ireland , while the bill passed , to squabble with and destroy the Trades Unions , by charging them with crimes , even that of murder ; thus paving the way for tha prosecution of the Glasgow Cotton . Spinners . " — " 12 th . He made eloquent speeches on behalf of ihe poor factory child . He was then base enough to give his casting vote against them . "" 13 th . He said he was for Universal Suffrage . Now he is for a ' practical extension of the Suffrage . ' "— " Lastly . He says he will raise an army of his enthusiastic Precursors , and lead them against the English Radicals , — his vow in heaven notwithstanding . —We therefore denounce him as

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      one of the most scientile ana •¦ perlatively vila traitors recorded in the annals of political delinquency . " -Resolved Bnanimoib > ly : "That this meeting unequivocally condemns any further connection with the political calprit , Daniel O'Connell audshall susDvct the men whoever they be , that attetapt to compromise the Radical Reformers of England liy any alliance witn him . " '•

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      YESTERDAY'S WAKEFIELD CORtt MARKET . ; , « J " ™ good "" PP ^ of all Grainherethis mornw h A * re ls a thin at tendance of buyers , and Wheat has met exceedingly dull , sale at a reduction ^¦ ISS ^"^^ ^"* - ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ ferBSw 1 ^ 1 High priee . hare been asked t ^ ztgsss&Jsts ¦¦ —¦ " unicu i tunaaies

      ofFotttmA «•• « . ' . - » " «« » u » - Sp ^ xt « 0 Ur Ute VrtrtfeM / . Staplers are 2 !! . / i « P " ? Mt P ™« to be Mlymaintained , than any further advance to qe realised . Leeds Cloth Mabkbtr . —in tha rnu' ZZA and White Cloth Halls , on Saturday ' -ifiiTE a fair average demand for every descri ption of manufactured goods considering tke season of the year . On Tuesday , the demand was very limited . « . i £ OF HaY in Leed 8 > is 6 d - t 0 ? d , Straw , 4 Ad . per stone . ¦ ' - >

      Tallow . —The price of rough Tallow ., ia iieeds , ia 6 s . per stone , with an extensive demand . . Potatoes . —The price of this valuable commodity ib tbjg town , continues at 9 d . per weigh of 21 Ibs « - . ' ¦¦ ¦ ¦ Skipton Cattle Market ,. Jan . / . —We had a good supply of Fat Beasts and Sheep * and there being a good attendance of buyers , well-fed stock sold readily , at rather higher pric « a . ., BorouohbridoB Corn Market , Jan . 5 . — Wheat , 78 b . to , 83 s . p « r qr . ; Barley , 3 / 8 . fe 428 ; perqr . ; Beans , 5 s . 9 d . to 6 s . 3 d . per ^ bushel : Oats , 13 d . to 14 d . per « toae . ' Rochdale Flannel Market , Jan . 7 th . — 1 o-day a market has teen extremely dull , noksinesa of any consequence has been done . Prices are low in the extreme . Wools and Oils remains much as before .

      Howdek Corn Market , Jaw . 5 . Total Quantities , Pr . Qr . T * t Amount . Imp . Measure . £ . s . d . £ . $ . 4 . "Wheat 322 .. 4 0 5 1296 0 4 , Barley 16 .. 1 15 0 .... 28 0 0 Oats ...... 395 .. 1 1 8 .... 428 2 6 ; Beans .... 66 .. 2 7 5 .... 156 10 0 Thirsk Corn Market , Jan . 7 . —Owing to the dreadful storm this morning very little Comwa * shown , and it was rapidly bought up at last weet ' g price . Wheat , 9 s to 10 s . 6 * . ; . Kaslin , 8 s . to 9 s . 6 d . ; Beans , S * . 9 d . to 6 s . per bushel ; Barley 38 . s to 41 s . per qr . j Oata , 28 » . to 29 i . per qr .: Rye , 6 s . per bushel . r i i

      Doncaster Corn Market , Jan . 5 . — The market was fairly sapplied this day with Wheat , which , for good qualities , was firm , at last week ' s quotations . Oats ani Beans are stationary , but the light samples of the former are inclined to be lower . Barley Was well supplied of both qualities , and each realized from Is . 6 d . to 2 s . per qr ,. more . "Wheat , 2 « s . to 32 s . ; Rye , 17 s . 6 d . to 19 s . 6 d . ; Blendeorn , 23 s . 6 d .. to 28 » . 6 d . ; Beans , 16 s . to l ? s . ; Barley , 33 * . to 43 s . ; Oata . 21 s . to 28 s . per qr . ' State of Trade . —There was very tittle demand for either yarn or goods yesterday , and the market ( owing perhaps , in some degree to the storm of the preceding day ) was in a very gloomy state . —' Manchester Guardian , of "Wednesday .

      . York Corn Market , Jan . 5 . —The supply of grain is not so large as on the two last market days . The very large arrivals into " yVakefield and Leeds , principally of foreign , has caused less life in the trade , yet our farmers are by no means eager sellers , and "Wheat maintaini ! the currency of last week . Mating Barley , is . to 2 s . dearer ; inferior qualities little sought after . Oata without alteration in price . .. Maltoh Cork ' Market , Jan . 5 .-The

      supply ol wheat at onr market to-daf vU Broa \\ but in Barley and Oats the supply was good , and many samples offering . Barley was 2 « . p « r « r . dearer but Wheat and Oats had little or no advance . Wheat , ( red ) sold from 84 « . to 92 » . per qr . of 40 stone ; ditto , ( white , ) 86 s . to 96 s . per do . ; Barley from 35 s . to 42 s . per « r . of 32 stone Oats , from 13 £ d . to 15 d . per st . York Fortnight Fair , Jan . 3 .-The supply of fat beasts is . small and the demand good , price * from 6 * . 3 d to 7 s . per stone ; a good business is done in Lean Beasts . Sheep are scarce , and the demand brisk , making 6 d . to 6 | d . per Ib . Nbwcastlb Corn Market , Jan . 5 . —At this morning ' s market , we had a moderate supply of farmer ' s wheat , which is still in very bad condition .

      inere are scarcely any arrivals of wheat coastwise , but a considerable quantity has been received from abroad , mostly new , from Mecklenburg and Pone-£ ^ L ° lV . ry , 8 O 8 d . * ullHt 3 > weighiugfrom 61 to oi ^ Ios'r bushel , and which has come very opportunely for our millers , dry new wheat being much wanted , and supplies of South county can onlv be procured at extremely high rates ; large sales have , in consequence been made during the week , and the demand still continues . The duty oh rye is now Is . q ?* qr .. but the stock in bond here being inconsiderable , and the consumptiom of this article likely to increase , prices are stead y , and probably will be higher before spring . The arrival * of barley are small , and good malting quality must be quoted fully

      as . HT qr . higher than last SaturdayArrivals during this week ; Coastwise , 209 qTS . Wheat , 414 qrs . Rye , 422 qrs . Barley , 100 qrs . Malt , 966 qrs . Oats ; 139 qrs . Beans ; 59 qrs . Peaa . ; and 565 sack * of flour ; Foreign , 9 , 760 qrs . Wheat , 780 qrs . Rye , 470 qrs . Peas , _ Malton Cattlh and Pig Market , Jan . 5 . There was a fair show of * hort horned heifers and Cows in calf at thi * market to day , which sold at good average priees . Heifers from £ 9 to £ 11 ; in . calvers from £ 14 to £ 16 . No Scotch or Irish Beasts on the market . Of Pigs there was a good show of all kinds , with plenty of customers , at prices mucfi better than those of previous

      quotations . Hull Corn Market , Jan . 8 . —Wheat came to hand in better condition , and the samples offered to-day fully SHpported last currency , and finest samples were a shade higher . Barley is Is . to 2 s . and Oats about Is . per qr . dearer , with a moderate supply . Beans and Peas fully as dear . Rapes « ed £ 1 to £ 2 per last above quotation . Linseed ia pointinjr upwards .

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      FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE , Jan . 8 . BANKRUPTS . * . J ! 81 !^ ? LISS » I ** manufacturer , KailiworOi , Gltmg !^ u' c ? urr ? d ^ J" ? ' » «» d * eb l » , attwelv ; ,. tth « Winterbotham and Thomas , Tewkesburv t , S J *™^ £ J ^ - ^ r- Stroud , Qlouc ^ f £ SMit ^ Si « . f & * " ' ¦ ¦*¦ £ « « t the Georg . eKrR RnlflfS' ^ Wwmankwy , London . 8 KVa su ** BUR > aAM ™ Md 6 BURQE WILLIAM X ? -t . TTt ^ K ^ i dria « K » t ^ Bedford , Ju > 15 , mt half-d ** &&l % £ & ? » at * " £ *•• at **• C < mrt ° f Bankruptcy . K r . ^ mm " . r ' gn 9 e ; Fl «« " ^ ake , Qo dlim ^ -. ^

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 12, 1839, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1040/page/8/