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FROM FRIDAY NIGHT'S GA2ETTE, Jan.]l,
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^^ y ^^^ y ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ L ^^ a ^^^^^^ B ^ p ^^^^ k JM ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ t ^^^ g ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ y ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ J ^^ ' ^^^ y ^^ ' ^ y ^^^ ' ( Cmdmd f i ^ firoM par , sixth page . ) taaSxxafi ene > ofjb « meeting te trr it over again as there •**» dBM > ~ TiKak»—the Major said thst ** The anginal aatioa nu eunftd by an iTnTm » nm » BBJoritr . Tfce announcement ni received with mingled ebeen anfr frO 8 o > . Mr . O'Connor thea left the meeting , being pledged tb&t . afternoon to attend & dinner &tQoeen ' sHeaa , a distance of sixteen miles . The Whigs set up one of th « most hideous yells &t His departure that ever we heard . Mr . Alderman Batesox then came forward te propose the next resolution , and was received in solemn sQesce . He said he came forward aa a foreign merchant in die boroogh of Leeds , and sto * d forward tojpppose the resolution . He would Bet flinch from his duty , Deither would he flinch from
his duty in any important tdtnation in which they might place him . " I refer , " said he , "to my eleotion as a membrr of the Town Council . " ( Pe al * © f langhter , and crie * of " Question , question , " and 44 Away with the fellow , we ' re aone come here to talk aboil Town Canned" "Hey ! hey I" cried another , three o * oaks for the Queen . ' u Hnrrah for the Queen Groaner "—Mr . E ^ Baanes haTing at this moment placed himself rather conspicuously in front of tbe platform . ) ' .. Mr . Fairbairk seconded the resolitioB . Mr . HAjamSTAKsrEub was then called upon to mov « th « next ffcselntien . He said he had been on the continent , and knew the rninons effects of the
Com Laws upon oar trade . The test war coat this country hundreds of millieos of money . That was abad debt , but the « nh way to meet it was to extend our trade . He adverted to the astonishment err foreigners when they came to Enriand , and witnessed our ingenuity , -and then they kffled tts t ? ,, weapons . ( Hear , hear , " hear . ) i * ast of all he entered into the hiatorTof the foTernmeaU © f the- continental nations " of Europe , and ¦ Aid much abont the nou-qnalification of a certain . Englishman , whom he did not name , to be a repre-• entatiTe of England at a foreign Court , because he aid not ¦ undeistand the difference between wrsted ndvooOen . ( Cheers , and laughter . ) Mr . Wh . Bruce seconded the motion .
Mr . EDwaiu > Baiwes then came forward to more the adoption of a j * titioH . He said he had great pleasure in moring the adoption of the petition , be « esnse it went the whole length . He then spoke of the magnitude of our trade , and especially of the amonnt of dripping employed in conveying our r eod » abroad ; aod the ^ oestiaa of the Corn ' Laws was oHe that vent to the tery life of our foreign trade . He then repeated a part of the Mayor ' s speech ^ and « so a- pert of Alderman Goodman ' 3 speech , as to the consequences of our not taking grain-from foreigner * , m exchange for our good * . He > then commented upon the " speech of Mr . H . Stansfeld , and said there were other gentlemen who could bear testimeny to the facts he had stated , all of which went to show that foreigners could buy onr
3 am , and pay a duty for its importation into their wncountnr . They could then manufacture it , and bring it into our country ; and , after payiB £ a duty for it here , could undersell -us in our own market ( Hear . ) He then mentioned some gentlemen who nad exported a large qnantity of machinery , " and expressed . hii . dread lest they should be able toinanufoctuie goods by our macMi : ery . and thus make them at a lexg price . He called the Mayor to account for having said that the agricultural interest wonld be attacked . They would not attack the agricultural interest ; they were only de ending ihemselve * . We were often deluded by words . The Corn- Law wag termed a ~ protective" law , but it -wag net a protective but an oppressiTe law . He then read the petition , which was carried . .
Mr . Pltst seconded the petition . He said that in consequence of the interruption the meeting bad received at its commencement , be would not inflict upon them a long speech . In this , therefore , they would be bene&tted , for had it pot been intrrrupted , he would have gone into a variety of Jacts to prove the importance of the abolition 6 f the Corn Laws He then proceeded with his facts , for about an hour , 1 ^ -address being die most srapid and ¦ aumeanine afiair we erer heard . So completely disgusted were even the reporters that , finding he " wa * disposed to talk Ull dark , they gave over writingand during the
, latter part of his monotononsaddress , the meeriijg was completely inattentive , all sortsof conTersation being indulged in by the few that remained to witness < tbe conclusion of the proceedings . The secret of his rarrulitY was at length discovered . ' When he saw the books of the reporters closed he drew to a conclusion , after The most tiresome , nonsensical , and Jtnpid harrangne that ever was inflicted on the ears of an audience . . All his f&cU , which by the bye . nobody knew to . be facts but himself . Vent to pruTe thai a repeal of the Com Laws would be beneficial to the manufacturers . When he bad finished his
• ration Charles Cxmnres , Esq ., came forward to move the next resolution , which wai "That the petition be presented in the House of Commons by the members for the borough , and in the House of Lords by Earl Fiuwilliaai . " ~ He delivered a short address which was nothing but a pieca of blackguard imectiive against Mr . O'Connor . Mr . Johx Wilsok seconded the motion . # E . Baixes , Esq . M . P ., who bad been standing during the whole of the meeting , a quiet spectator of the proceedings , was then called upoir to speak to fee few auditors who still had courage enough to brave the cold . He was received with u . it , a » 4 nly oxe , faint cneci , and with , groan * and
cnes of *• The advocater of liie >' e \ r Poor Law . " He said he should have great pleasure in \ caxrying into effsct their resolution , and be would give , their petition all the support that was in bis power . He should enc ' eavoHr » use the influence oi one ef the aost important boronghs in the kiDgdom , for the purpose of effecting their purpose . His full impression was that every interest ef this great country would be fuHy served by z-grea&modijicaiion , if not an entire abofitien of the Corn Laws . "Gentlemen , " said he , "I do sot like to speak of myself (?) but there are few mea wbo , to the extent of their fortnne , are so much identified with the land as myself . The greatest part of my property is depending npon the land and its productions ; &nd I am fully
convinced that 11 the Corn Laws are prolonged , oer best customers will be placed in a situation of poverty and distress , and that it i * the interest of the Jand-• wner , and the interest of all parries , to have the Corn Laws put upon * uch a looting as "would enable © ur manufacturers to compete with mannf&ctwer * abroad , and thus we wonld have cheap food for the eheap manufactures they were able to supply . With that impression he did not think it w as po *» iblejfor him to convey to them his sentiments in language more trong . It had always been a prond matter for his ambition to represent the Borough ef Leeds ; " but h ~ e must say that the proceedings of to-day bad imparted a higher interest than he ever felt before ; because there came before them a person who might by
some circumstance * be supposed to captivate them by talking about a franchise they did not possess But how did they meet him ? B y that discrimination which th « men of Leeds always manifested . They said , * ' Talk about the franchise at the proper time , and will g * with you for it . I >» t u * have the two things separate , we don ' t want to combine them ; sad least of all do we want one good which we can never attain for another which is fairly within our reach . It wa * an honour to represent such a constiueucy , and he was proud of his constituency as any man could be of those of whose opinions he entertained the highest estimation , and for whom he had the most endearing respect . He would only say that he was rare his coSeagae in Parliament would give
Ids entire and efficient support to the recommendation they had now given 01 their petition being presented through their representatives . ¦ During the whole of this address not a tingle cheer wasguen ; and at its close , a faint attempt was made which ntterly failed . A morion was then passed to the effect that the requisitors be formed iato a committee to sbtain Bgnatores to the petition . The other motions which we ha * e not given , merely on account of their being nothing bat a busdle of verbiage , contained nothing but " repeal of the Corn Law * . " " After a vote of thanks had been given to the Chairman , the meeting , which by thw time did not consist of more than 200 persons , separated .
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Stx-am-Boat Accidekts . — Tuesday afterbooq an accident occurred off Rotherbitbe to the Hard */) a Graresend steamer , and occasioned considerable excitement on the river . The vessel was proceeding alocg , ab * ot four o ' clock , with a number f passengers « a board , when sbe struck a barge , which jan fool of her larboard paddle-wheelr and eirriaft part of it away . The co&cnssion produced some derangement -of the machinery , and the engines were stopped as soon as possibl *; but she came athwart hawse of the shipping with a tremendoo * crash , to the eoasternation of the passengers , who called out aloud for . boats .- Several pn : off to their assistance . The first boat , which came alengside was a mall skiff , rowed by a waterman f the name of Burteoshaw ; six personf , the most it could hold , were taken in , and it was poshing off the
with them , when two lads jumped into it from ' steamer , and , alighting on one side , they caused , it to ups « t , so tkat the whole party were immersed in the water . The tide wag running down very fast , and the people were carried under the vessel ? in the tier , and disappeared for a few seconds ; " bnt tbey all came up agaia on the other side , and were quickly picked up . One young man , a cork-cotter , residing in Berznondsey , after pawing under the steamer , come up on the other side , and by great exertion caught hold of the paddle-wheel , by which be remained suspended until be was taken on board b } ' the engineer . "He was in an appareatly ^ lifeless state , and some time elapsed before he recovered . He was subsequently conveyed on store by a police-• ficer , and sMJt home . The steam-boat has sustained a vast amou&t of damage , and will have to UQQoso extensive repairs ,
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TO THE "DEAR LITTLE BEAD . " * Steep ! skn lUOt bab * cmytmroeeinpflkw ! Si ep > bm& th « fo » m of your w » terr Wl «« £ « md die i » m of the stormy biil » w , That entombs tie young a » &Uu b * ary \ t » A \ Dwk WMtbe ixn of your ewtily morning ; Hidden yow sun , m » d cloudy yonr « kyi v ^ i ? ^ . ?*• J " horixon * donunn ; x ra tana , wt ' twu only to breathe and to di »! D ^ ep in the depth * of thefonoioleai aeeut—De ep U the prsve wkew your ubea repo * ! J » ep midst that duknew—th » t ceaseless commotion , Whew long-hidae * aecreU n » tongue cu di » do » e ! . OaTOBrmve&efon 4 ey « ofainolheT »« i ( pction Aeer shal ] g » ie , —nor the te » r of pity beaked ; Tot mo sod marka the toot wher * the » d recollection Migat restore to her bosom the dear little de * 4 . > Rest ! rut little btbes en your © cewi pillow ! , Rert ' mid Uie foam of yonf w » tery bed ; Rest , till the r * ge of the stormy billow Shall hare ipe&t all iu fury—then yield up the dead .
Then wake , littlo babe * , from that oee ** pfflow ; n ake fixun the foam of thst watery bed ; Yralte to contemn the stormy billow , AndriM to miagle no aore with the deal . Eis « to re-poin your affectionate mother , And unite in the melodies angel * tball sing ; "Where the friend and the father , the «» ter and brother , Their tongs to the thron * of Jehovah shall brine .
P . B . TEMPLETON . Le « a * , Jan . 14 , 183 > . * The oceasioB of the ** lines is the death of three lorely etntercn who left Leeds , wilh their mother , in August last , for Canada , and who , dying on thtir passage , were committed to the deep . The mother of the children was the sisterof the writer , ana the only remaining member of hi * family in England .
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The transparent humbug and villany of the Precurserplot is now seen tbrough ; one of the manv honest men whom the arch traitor has for a season succeeded in blinding t » hist schemes « f political fleecing has with a bold band torn down tb / ragged enrtam and exposed the rotten sepulchre of hypocrisy and dishonesty . In renouncing all further connexion with the shameless and beartBsa swindle , Mr Peter Poreril-tlMu writes : — " to thi editor of the freimax ' s journal Saturday , btk January . 1839 .
Sib , —In announcing my determination to retire from the Precursor Society , I deem it due to the security © f my character to " state the circumstances that b » veinfluenced me in coming to this decision ; for did I remain satisfied with a « impleand unexplanatory letter of resignation , I doubtless -would expose my political conduct to the ceneure of inconsistency , and my motives to tbe most unjnst imputations ; for these reasons I have decided on nrakiue this public statement . On the 9 th of December I ascertained" that Mr . Lawrence Frnn , the treasurer of the Precursor Society , had resigued bis trust , for reasons which he can best explain himself . This ctrcnmstaHce led me to make inquiries as to the disposition of the fund"
it induced me to see whpre the sums remitted from the country had been lodged , and to whose custody tbey had been entrusted . With some surprise , J discovered that all the mon y « fcecpived from the day of the organization of the society up to the period of my inquiry , were nafely lodged in the Tralee branch of the National Bank , to the credit of Daniel O ' ConnrU , Esq ., M . P . Upon finding this to be the case , I ^ lost not a moment in communicating with Mr . O'Connell ' s friends ; I mentioned without reserve what my opinions -were ; I stated that the future prosperity of the society and bis own character depended on the funds beiDg transferred to other hands . Those who are his most devoted adherents all concurred in my views , and besought me to ypeak
to him on tbe subject . 1 did so , and represented the matter to him as forcibly as I was able—impressed on his mind the impropriety and impolicy of having the funds 50 situated . I stated the * suspicions appearance which such a disposal would have , not alone with our political opponents—with his personal foes—bat -with the pubb ' c generallv . I urgea that , if he desired it , the funds might be lodged in the National Bank ^ but that it was perfectly indispensable that they should be under tl ; e contronl and toih » s credit of treascrerspublicry appointed . He appeared struck with the prndence of my observations , and agreed to my suggestion * . He even went further than I anticipated ; for he said the money should be invested in the Hibernian Bank , not the National
Bank . _ With his perfect concurrence and sanction 1 solicited three gentlemen , Mes * r > . Ignatius Callaghan , Laurence Finn , and James Martin , to undertake the office of treasurers , aud , at my request they consented to act , and were accordin ^ y propost d to this high trasu by Mr . OTonnell , and were approved of by the unanimous consent of a public meeting on the 9 th of December . Having accomplished my object—having performed what appeared to me to be a duty of a mo ? t imperative nature—I laboured in unsuspecting confidence , and with « U- ray energy , to place upon a secure and permanent bails an association which 1 fondly hoped would be the means of amelioratinir the defective institutions of xh » rountij . My
anticipations _ were , however , interrupted , and my apprehensions excited by having my attention again directed by a member oi the association to the condition of its financial department ; and I doiiot hesitate to state that my surprise , a < well a « my feelings of disapprobation , were strongly aroused by finding that not one shilling of the funds had been paid to the treasurers from the period of their appointmeat , or prior to it , -op to the date of my second inquiry , the 28 th ult ., 1 saw with pain and regret that the sums already received , and in progrss * of receipt , were still lodged in the Tralee Branch of the National Bank , to the credit of Mr . O'Connell : and that my personal remonstrance , and those of bis friends , bad been attended with no useful effect ,
inasmuch as tbe same objectionable maaagement of finance was in fmll operation . Under suencircum-Ptancej' ^ I saw that it wai my imperative dujy to take the Bort active and instant measures with a view to the remedy of this defect . For the protection of my own personal honour and character I clearfy saw ho-w incumbent it was on me to demonstrate to the gentlemen who , by my interference , were induced to act as treasurers , that at least I was no party to the proceeding ? which made them sinecurisu—nominal gnardians of tbe people ' s money in the eyes of the public , bnt , in truth and fact , entrusted with no real responsibility . As a member of the committee ^—as a man of honour and sincerity—I was bound to protest against this delusion ; a * the individual who had solicited those gentlemen to assume their office . . I was above all bound to clear myself of conduct so equivocal . Therefore , in the committee-room , upon the 29 th ult ., in the presence of others , I spoke to
Mr . O'Counell—without success . His answers were vague and -unsatisfactory—bi * reason * for persevering in his own course were , in my mind , of no value . I then remonstrated with him , through the agency of his private frieDds ; the same success awaited thenefforts which had attended my appeal ; and having no other alternative , 1 then addressed to him a letter of which the following is a copy : — ' My hear Sir , —Since I saw you . yesterday , I have been thinking about the funds of the Precursor Association , and , in consequence , I am , if possible the more convinced that the prosperity , nay the very existence of the society depends on maintaining tbe public confidence which we now so extensively possess . VTith this view , you will pardon me for again suggesting to you the propriety , if not the necessity , of having our accounts of receipts and disbursements up to this period at once audited , and the balance paid into the hands of our treasurers .
1 You will recollect that the gentlemen who have undertaken to act as treasurere were approved of by you , previous to their acceptance of the task , and by you were proposed -to their office , at a public meeting of the body . 1 have duly considered the objections you referred to as to the delay and difficulty of procuring money through a finance committee , with all the promptitude which an unexpected emergency might require , but I respectfully contend that this objection is not tenable ; when it is obvious that there exist * no probability of a sudden demand arising ; and , above all , when we know tbe thorough confidence which everr member of tbe committee reposes in the
expediency of any matter , you might think it right to suggest , with a view to the expenditure of our funds . 1 In the conclusion , I cannot help feeling tbat if the management and control of the funds witE ¦ which we are intrusted be continued on the present system , and be so exhibited to the people , agains which no precautions can be taken , the public confidence which we now enjoy is inevitably lost , no matter how pure our motives and well-intentioned our conduct . Believe me , with unalterable regard asd esteem , yours faithfully , " Peter Pcrcell . " ' Dec . 30 , 1838 . '
u thigietter Mr . O'Connell ha * notcecdescended to reply . Thht discourtesy to me I pass over , and merely mention it to explain why I have net addressed to him this letter , instead of to you , Sir . In conclusion , I have to express a hope that this public statement will produce the effect upon what J conceive to be his erroneous conduct , which neither ¦ entreaty , advice , nor remonstrance has been able to accomplish , for I am reluctantly obliged to state that even upon this day I bavelseen , by the books of fbe society , that since my letter of the 30 th ult , two additional jtumt of money have undergone the same process ef investment . Allow me to add , that I consider so pacred a fund as that -which has been collected from the hard earnings of a confiding peasantry should not only be secured , which 1 fully believe it to be in the hands of Mr . O'Connell , but that it should be so placed as to be above sus-
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) iaon , even is the minds of our political enetura * from the various cirenm / rfanc e * ' which I tave brought tinder yonr notice , I feel I have only one conrseto adopt , and that is , relieving mjMlf from all future responsibility , by « eparating for ever from the Precursor Society . : f # ' I hare the honour te be ^ Sir , Your most obedient Servant , Peter Purceli- " This honest and straightforward letter naturally produced a commotion in the camp , and we take Irom onr excellent contemporary the Dublin Aftmitor , the following account ef the solemn farce thereupon enacted .
" The proceedinjja of the Precursors in the Corn Exchange , on Tuesday last , were—what we confidently predicted they would be —» well-contrived , bnt clumsil y executed farce ! We were perfectly aware of Mr . O'ConneU ' s ' splendid abilities as a special pleader , and we always gave the hon . and learned gentleman full credit for dexterity in platform strategy , and unsurpassable confidence in his own peculiar resources , whenever circumstances required that any extraordinary effect should be produced . No man is so perfectly master of all the rhetorical arts requisite to produce theatrical effect —the springs of the pathetic are at his disposal , aad as the clown never plays Punch until he has collected an auditory , so Mr . O'Connell never has recourse to
the daep pathos until he riadt ; the " thread of his verbosity" beceming " finer than the staple of his argument , " It is then that he draws , with a master hand , such tender pictures of his " widowed heart , " and ef his thirty-five years devotion to the service of his country—that reason is subdued , and common sense overwhelmed by the swelling tide of gratitude and commiseration . On Tuesday last , Mr . O'Connell put in requisition his every power , and he required them too . Accordingly , we bad manoeuvres and counter-maaceuvres—Mr . O'Connell moving a resolution to produce the Precursor account * in full , and Mr . Shea Lalor , who had only been a Precursor of a few days standing , but who , nevertheless , was well instructed in his part , moving
an amendment condemnatory of the resolution , valiantly declaring that he would " divide th « meeting rather than allow Mr . O'Connell ' s resolution to be carried ! "—nay , that he , Mr . Shea Lalor , would immediately resign all conaexion with the society , if the meeting agreed to , anything so absurdly anomalous in Irish agitntion , as to render an account of other people ' s money ! " Then came a pretty interlude of the p&thetics-rMr . O'Connell could not lose "his friend !"—nay / Tie would not give up " ose Lalor for fifty Peter PurceU ' u ! " The meeting , of course , geconded him ; Thus the palpable hoax succeeded to wlniiration—the accounts were not to be made public—and the triumph of farce was complete !
"Apart from such proceedings , how stand the fact * of the case ? , Has Mr . PurcelV * letter been satisfactorily answered ? We have no hesitation in appealing to any man , even the most ardent Precursor , to state candidl y bis opinions on the subject , satisfied that no individual could be found reckless or Billy enough to declare that anything li ' ne a consistent explanation had been given by Mr . O'Connell or his accomplices . Mr . Purcell complained that " the funds of the society had been lodged in the Tralee branch of the National Bank , to the credit of Mr . O'CouneU "—that " such a deposit of the fuuds was improper , impolitic , unjustifiable , calculated to excite su « piciops , and totally at variance with a due protection of the public interests . " Be it remembered , that Mr . O'CouneU himself agreed that such a deposit of the funds was improper , and promised to transfer them to the Hibernian bank in Dublin , and that treasurers were accordingly appointed on the
lbtn of Jant December . Mr . Purcell complains . that the resolution of the 18 th ult ., appointing Messrs . Callagtan , Finn , and Mart n , treasurers , wan never acted on ; that it remained go much waste paper ; ar . d that the funds still continued to be paid into the 1 ralee branch of the National Bank to the credit of Mr . O'Connell . How have these statements been met ? Why , in an Irish fashion truly—by admitting the truth of each particular ! Mr . O'Counell admits the funds are still in the Tralee bank to his credithe admits that the treasurers were merelv nominal appointments—he admits that they wereEuvwr called upon by him to audit the accounts , until Mr . Purceil ' s letter rendered it absolutely necessary ; nay , further , he admits that he appropriated part of the funds to purposes for which they were never subscribed ! And this is called refutation ; and Mr . I urcell is denounced for publishing statements , every one of which Mr . O'Connell distinctly admiu to be religiously true !
MVe publish to-day asecondletterofMr . Pnrcell ' s . which renders further commentary of ours unnecessary . We must allude , however , to the only strong point raised by Mr . O'Connell on his own behall namely , that it was resolved at a private meetiug of the committee of the society , held on the 30 th of Novrruber last , wheu Mr . Finn resigned h : s office of treasun r , tbat the funds should be lodged , for the future , in the Tralee branch of the National Bank , to the credit of Mr . OVonnell . The resolution was produced and trumpeted forth at the meeting on Iues « i ; iy last ; but what is the f-vct ? Mr . Purcell was kept—studiously kept—in total ignorance of ite existence . In bin various interviews with Mr . O'Connell , when he remongtrnted with him on the impropriety of "having the money so deposited , the resolution authorizing such a lodgment was never relerred to—never mentioned—never whispered . ' i declare , " says Mr . Putcell , " on the word of a gentleof
man ana a man honour , that I never read the document—never saw it—never heard of its existence n the Pr .-cursor Society , in the meetings of the > ody , or elsewhere . Had I been aware ofit I should QMe endearonred to prevail on the committee to rescind it ; had J failed to persuade them , 1 should have ceased to continue a member of tbe society . And now , let me ask tliic question—In my interviews with Mr . U'Connell , with the secretary , ( Mr . Hay , ) with the committee , when speaking of the impropriety of having the iunds so Htuated and controlled ; why , I a * k , was not this natural and obvious reply offered to my remark ? 4 A retolutioa of the committee has given Mr . O'Connell this power , and he has been authorised to place the moneys to his own credit , ' Ni . ; not a word was breathed which would give the most remote biat of such a resolution having record on the book * of the society . Were the treasurers aware of it ? I believe not—one of them I know was not "
Mr . Purcell and the public were grossly and wantonly deceived , for when he remonstrated with Mr . O'Conaell on the impropriety of having the funds in his own possession , Mr . O'Conuell , on the ith of December , moved the appointment of Messra . Callaghan , Finn , and Martin , as treasurers ; and , again , when he conferred a new constitution upon bis Society on the 18 th , the same nominations took place , without , at either time , noticing the existence of the resolution , now pleaded in his justification ! This is certainly strange , if there was no trick to be played—no deception to be practised . Not even wan the resolution pleaded en the 29 th ult ., wheH , as Mr . Purcell declares , he openly remonstrated with Mr . O'Connell . * I was in tbe committee-room with
one or two other gentlemen , " says Mr . Purcell , "I lad in my hand the bank-book in which the various lodgments were entered , as credited to Daniel O'Connell by the National Bank . I was expressing my strong disapprobation of tbe system when M r . OTonnell entered . 1 at once said to him , " Sir , I am glad you are come ; we have jugtbeen talking of the mode in which the funds of the society are kept . " He immediately interrupted me by observing— " Pahaw , Purcell , you are wrong—Purcell , I tell you you are wrong ; these fiuance committees and treasurers always mar my political efiorts . " To this emphatic rejoinder I made no reply . It was quite contrary to anything I could have anticipated . " ki Aye— ' Pshaic , Purcell , you are uroj / f ; " my ways
are nut your ways ; the inexplicable windings and dark paths of party agitation and political turpitude can never be consistently or perseveringly followed , if 1 am to be pestered with your " finance committees and treasurere ; they always mar my politicalefforts !" One -word as u > the consummation at which we have arrived . What friend tbat does not mourn to find Mr . O'Connell—the powerf u l , tbe gifted , and the popular—appearing as the principal in such painful and distressing proceedings ? With wretchedness and misery in the land , a pauper population is called upon to yield up their earnings—dnnrivinir
their families of comfort , even life of sustenwice—in order to swell the credit of Mr . O'Connell in tbe Tralee branch oi tbe National Bank ! Independently of the annual appeals to their gratitude , they must support Mr . O'Connell in his vague and selfish agitation , by subscribing to every jobbing society he may be pleased to call into existence . Thank God , sucb a siate of things is fast falling into merited unpopularity . Our cotemporary , the Champion , informs hs that not one Precursoris to be found in tho county of Sligo , and few now will be found to enrol themselves , for the society has become extinct in its own corruption . "
" TO THE EDITOR OF THE DUBLIN MONITOR . Sackville-Ktreet , Jan . 9 , 1838 . " Sir , —The j eporled proceedings of the meeting held at tbe Cora Exchange , en Tuexday , are of such a nature m to afford me satisfaction , not , howerer , uniningled with regret . It is satisfactory to me to find that a line of conduct has been at length adopted with reference to the fundspf the Precursor Society , in consequence of my public appeal , which I vainly endeavoured to et ! -3 ct by private
remonstrance . But this js no triumph to me ; on tbe ' ontrary , it is with feelings of deep regret that I have witnessed the spectacle of a great man compelled reluctantly to yield to the pressure of public opinion on a matter about which there is scarcely a second opinion entertained . I cordially wish , that he had submitted to the respectful advice of myself and bis friends , and not constrained me to take a step , failing to do -which , I would base lowered myseltiu my own estimation , and violated those moralobligations which mankind are supposed to respect .
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^ . W « ¥ l the lil » feekwdelivered at the associa tion , I have been strnck with the carefal solicitude which ; was wttnif « t * d b y the Bfktakera , without exception , to lead the public frem the real question behreenMr . O'Connell ' and tnyself , and te involve tnein adiscuBinen ^ uite fo rei gn to the anbiect of rot letter of the 5 th instant . Mr . O'Connell arid hi friends nought to fasten a quarrel on me about the accuracy or inaccuracy of the accounts , which , yrexo new by me impugned . I can wenjdtodewia » a " why there should have been displayed » o much anxiety to e * ect this object , I never directly jbt indirectly , by implication or otherwise , inipeached them in that letter ^ and I n ow reiterate the sole canse of my difference with Mr . O'Coimell , even st the risk of fatiguing b y the repetition . I complained , and do uhll-complain , of an improper , impolitic , and
unjuatmabie deposit 01 the funds . Improper—impoliticand unjustifiable—because , at the date of my letter , they were lodged , and aportion ofthemJgrievetoadd is still Iodged-in the Tralee branch ofthe National Bank to the credit of Daniel O'Connell , Esq ., M . P . VYhat nght had Jhey to be so placed ? Is there one unbiassed man in the community who does not ,, in his conscience , apply my epithets to isucha management of finances r is there one unprejudiced indilndividuar , gifted witu the mo * t ordinary share of common * ense , who exercising an independent judgment , will say that this ^ system was proper , was politic , or was justifiable ? And now comes the only scintilla of defence that K" 9 been offered for so unwise a course . A resolution ofthe SOthNovember wai produced , and read at the meeting : this ' I think it nght to insert here : — '
"Corn Exchange Rooms , Friday , Nov . 30 , J 838 . "Mr . Laurfenc » Fina stated that he could not conveniently continue to act an treasurer to tho PrecuMpr Society , in consequence . of the multiplicity of his own business and perceiving thai the lund nnd outgoings were likely to be extensive , he therefore resigned the office , which resignation was conse - quentlyaccepted . " Mr . O'Connell mqved" That the marked thanks of the society are due to Mr . Finn for the time and trouble he has devoted , as its treasurer , and for his constant services on similar occasions . " Mr . Finn then moved—seconded by Mr . Redmond t
"Resolved—That Mr . Finn having stated that he cannot conveniently continue to act as treasurer of the . Precmsox Society , in future all sums receivedoa account of the-dPrecursor Society be lodged in the Tralee branch of the National Bank of Ireland , to the credit of Daniel O'Connell , Esq ., governor of the said bank , until his departure lor England , and that the account be always open for the inspection of each member . " "Now , withreupectto thi * resolution , I declare , on the word of a gentleman and aman of honour , that I never read the document—never savr it—never heard of its existence , in the committee ofthe Precursor Society , in themeetine of the body , or elsewhere . Had I been aware of it , I should have endeavoured to
pre yail on the committee to rescind it—had 1 failed to persuade them , 1 should have ceased to continue a member of tho society . And now , let me ask this question—in my . interviews with Mr . O'Conuell , with the secretary ( Mr . Ray ) , with the committee , when speaking of the impropriety of having the funds no situated and controlled—whyv I ask , was not this natural and obvious reply offered to my remarks ? "A resolution of the committee has given Mr . O'Connell this power , and he has been authorised to place the monies to his own credit . " No , not a word was breathed which wauld give the most remote hint of such a resolution having record of tho books of thesociety . Were the treasurers aware of it ? I behove not—one of them I know was not
. Again , let me put this question . When Mr , Finn resigHed , for reasons which he thought sufficient to warrant him in takiug the course he hsu , but which are not correctly stated in the document of the 30 th November , was Mr . O'Connell publicly announced his successor , even his pro tern , successor ?* -or why , in the name of common sense , was my urgent remonstrance to Mr . O'Connell attended with this fleet— that he wmt down to the Cor , n Exchange , on th « 11 th of December , and in a public meeting , proposed the three gentterieu ( whom I suggested ) treasurers to the society , and again , on the I 8 tlu
confirmed their appointment ? Now , does not th p resolution of the 30 th , cut u most contemptible figure ? It was rescinded twice , a * if terminating its ' existence once were notsurricient ; or if it crept into life a « ain , U was again destroyed on the 18 th : Here , then , we have two resolutions—the one destroying the efficacy of the other ; one alleged to have been passed at a committee of the SOtb , and which I never saw until it was brought forward on Tuesday last ; the other passed twice at public meetings , " held on tbe 11 th andJ 8 tb . The following is Mr . O'Coanell ' s observations on tho 11 th , as reported in the Freeman ' s Journal : —
Mr . O'Connell ro * e and said— " He wished to propose that Mr . Ignatius Calla ^ han . Laurence Finn , and Jamei < Martin be appointed treasurers and joint trusteesjof the Precuisor Society . " The motion wan seconded , and carried unanimously . On the 18 th , Mr . O'Connell moved the new constitution of the society . The following appears on rwoord : — .... . r The roll of the Precursor Society shall be kept as follow * : —The tkird rule is— " That Mr . Ray be appointed secretary , and that Ingratia * Callaghau , Laurence Finn , and James Martin , Esqrs ., of the North Wall , be appointed treasurers . " This constitution waaudopted . I will in ake no comment on this transaction . I have conscientiously discharged
a duty I owe to the public , and to the snstainmeut of my own character ; and the taunts of Mr . O'Connell ' sfneuds shall notbetray mo into recrimination or asperity of language . They have thruat upon me the task—the ungracious , repugnant task—ol showing what valid grounds 1 had lor acting the part I did , and upon them rest the consequences . Mr . Finn resigned th « treasurership on the 30 th November , and upon that we are told Mr . O'Connell was authorised to place the money to his own credit . Let me ask Mr . Finn , or let others answer for him did he , previous to that resignation , and previous to that authority to Mr . O'Connell , exercise one single fuaction of this office ? W as he in the receipt of a single sixpence ot th « Precursor money—or is it the
fact that the fnndo were not at all in his custody ? Mr O'Connell urges that one of tb « first resolutions of the association was to act according to the rules of the General Association , and nobody knew that better than I did , because I was in the chair at the time . Why , Sir , what does this prove ? That I would be criminal to allow the spirit and substance of that resolution to be violated . Have the funds been managed , or are they managed , according to the plan of the old association ? Hag the money been lodged , or is the balance of £ 280 lodged to the credit of three treasurers , a * under the old system or is the money drawn by the cheques signed by th . n
three treasurers , as under the old system ? Mr . O'Conntfll is also reported to have made the following observation - . —But what I complaint of is this , that he was told on that occasion that on this very day it was" my intention to make a motion to this eflect , that £ 1 , 000 , as was cuiitomtr ) in the General Association should be invested in government stock . Mr . Purcell had information given him that this £ 1 , 000 was to be invested , as in the days of the Catholic Association ; but he took no notice of that fact in his letter . He took especial care to omit that conversation , though he ! alludes to others , but not one word of thatmotion . "
Mr . O Connell wTopga me and deceives himself . Is it not plain that this concession , if sincere , would not meet my objection ? Would not my assent to it proclaim a want of faith in Mr . O'ConneU ' s pecuniary integrity , which I disclaimed ? f firmly , and ab initio , protested against the principle of placing to bis own credit the public money . Mr . O'Connell insinuates that his intention to ledge the £ 1 , 000 should have satinfied me . It should not ; for while one farthing remained circumstanced as it is , if , as I believe , my objections were well founded , it would be silly in me to be quiescent , and by doing so I would expose my opinions to this construction : « o long as a large amount of money was under Mr , O'ConneU ' s control , there-was danger of his
applying it to improper purposes , or to his own uses ; but he mifcht be trusted with a small sum . This would be a justifiable inference , if I had so acted ; but , again , what reason had I to suppose Buch a design was really contemplated ? Mr . Ray told me , but Mr . O'Connellhad told me previously , that the money ehould be paid into the Hibernian Bank , to the credit of the treasurers . It was not done ; on the contrary , he distinctly and peremptorily refused to make any such transfer . What reason had I to suppose one promise would be kept when the other had been violated ? And I have further to state that up to tke lateBt period , the 5 th instant , I ascertained that 110 money had been paid into the treasurers . And now , with one more observation , I conclude my letter . On the 29 th ultimo , I was in the committeeroom with one or two other gentlemen . Ihad in my hand the bank-book in : which the various lodgement *
were entered , as credited to Daniel O'Conneu by the National Bank . I was expressing my strong disapprobation ofthe system when Mr . O'ConneU entered . I at once said to him , " Sir , I am glad you are come ; we have just been talking of the mode iu which the funds of the society are kept . " He immediately interrupted me by observing—' '' Pshaw , Purcefy you are wrong ; Purcell , I tell you you are wrong j these finance committees and treasurers always mar mv political efforts . " To this emphatic rejoinder V made no reply : it jas quite contrary to anything I could have anticipated—quite contrary to my ideas of propriety , and contrary to my habits of business , to acquiesce in an arrangement that would leave the entire controul and disposal of the public funds in the hands of one individual ; and it struck me as being infatuation indeed in Mr . O'Connell to incur such scandal and such odium as the knowledge oi the fact ought and must produce through the country . I assert ngain , and I believe it , that my assent 0 suck a proaeding-2-iny taoit or temporary stffer-
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ance of this , system—would compromise that character which 1 hope I potto ' s * , ' ndWrbicfy J trust * BBiwT f niiae . shall © ver compromise-that of an honest man . With thin feeling strongly impressed on me , I left the room : friend * of hw own subsequently entreated him to alter his course } he refused . My last act ( previous to the publication which has partially effected my > urpo « j ) was . to write him an urgent Ietter » respectfully bnt firmly enforcing myreinW trance . He treated jay letter with—I -shall gay Mlance and disregard . The last alternative remained —I adopted it , and have the approval of my own conscience as the reward . , , , . One word more .. . . Mr . O'Connell . 1 > t one *******
in his speech , would fain export me ta-the ill-will ofthe unfortunate and persecuted tithe prisoners , who are languishing ia f aol , in consequence of taeir nigh-minded and patriottc opposition to this ril « impoiJt . 1 hope this was not intentional . I iun anxious and willing to believe itwaanot ; for I can proudly say that Hot one individual in Insland , be he who he may , has laboured with more earnest seal to wipe off this foul stain upon our national honour than my humble self . I contend not with Mr . O'Connell in ability—far be it from me ' . I admire his stupendous talents , aud cheerfully bear testimony to th * extent of his successful exertions . But I submit that on the tithe question , at least , it is not good taste to assail me .
I have the honour to be , Sir , Your obedient servant , v Peteu Pubceli .
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Bail fob Insoltents . —la the course of a case which came before the IngolveutCourt on Tuesr day , Mr . Cook said it should be publicly known that the Court would not accept persons as bail who had mixed up with the iniwlvents in the disposition of their property .. Mr . Comrais . Harris expressed his entire concurrence in the plan adopted by his learned colleague . Escape of a Tiobb . —A large Bengal tiger escaped on . Sunday evening from ^ Vombwell ' s menagerie at Limehouse . He found his way into the Commercial Road , where he was s een walking lewurel y along ; and continued his course quietly enough till he met a large mastiff dog , which he
instantly attacked , striking the dog on the back with his paw , crushing it with a single blow , and seizing it with hw teeth threw it into the air . The dog fell lifeless on the ground ; and tbe tiger continued to ainus * himself with the- careaas- for flbme time , running up and d 9 wn the road with it until he reached a house near tfae bridge . The gate of the garden having been left open he entered with his prey aud lay down to devour it . A policeman advanced towards the fipot and closed the gate : a stout rope waa procured } and a slip noose having been made , it ' was thrown across the animal ; which made a spring towards the railiDit about six feet in height .
separating tbe garden from the footpath : this favoured the fastening of the noose , and the tiger remained with hi * head towards the ground and loins on the rails for some time , roaring tremendously and alarming the whole neighbourhood . The mob , which had kept at a respectful distance while the tiger waa at liberty , now advanced ; but the beast struggled violentl y , and made use of its forepaw * : an Irish coal-whipper who got too near , had his cheek torn o ;« en , and bis "belly severel y lacerated . The Iree pera from the menagerie at length arrived , with ropea , which they fastened rpund tbe tiger ' s neck , aud took him back to his cage . One of the keepers was wounded in the hand .
Another Accident xn thb Riteb . —On Monday moruing , about nine o ' clock , the ship Ellen , of ( Jlasgow , a new baTque of 400 tons bttrthen , which had recently delivered a cargo of coals in Elephant-stairs tier , near Roiherbithe church , was being hauled out of the tier by the < 3 un * ton team tug , which had been , engaged to tqw her Into tho liondon Dock at Shadwell tojient , when , owing to her being without ballast , and tbe wind blowing a stiff breeze , she went over on . her , bfamends towards the south chore on the larboard side . The crew narrowly escaped with their lives by climbing on that part of the ship above watec , ' where they remained until boats came to tbel ^ as'Sistknce . One
man who had gone balow just as the vessel capsized had a mdre narrow escape than ' tKe others , and baB barely tijne to get through the hatchway ' , ' when the ship turned over . ' Everything , oa deck , including the longboat arid caboose , was . swept off and thrown into the river . The stef ^ tug continued towing the ship , which floated keel , upwards , and conveyed her towards the Thames-tunnel ways . She sheered about from one side of the river to the other , like a cork , and her fore-top gallant mast came in contact with the tunnel buoy moored in the middle of the stream , and carried it away . After clearing this obstruction , the Ellen was towtd to the Tunnel , wharf , where she heeled over towards the land , her
foremast falling on the top of one of the shedi * and forcing in part of the roof . As the tide receded the vessel laid on her side , and she appeared to have sustained considerable damage . Many hundred persons visited the spot duriDg the day to witnesa the spectacle of a ship « n her beamend * . Measures wwe instantly adopted for removing her on the return of the flood tide , chains were made fast all round the ship , amd in the evening several chain lighters were secured alongside . The lighterman expected to lift her by the aid of the chain lighters , during the night , and she will then bo taken into a dry dock to ascertain the amount of damage , and effect the necessary repairs .
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' ' » ¦ ' LEEDS CORN MARKET , January 15 . The arrival of Whejt t » thW day ' * market is smaller than last week ; other , kinds of Grain larger . The bent Vf heat hiw be « n 2 t . per quarter lower . Data aad Shelling but little alteration . Beans have , been doll title . WHEAT p « r Qnu 4 r of Eight Bu » tel » , 60 \ bs . Norfolk , Suffolk , Esihk , new red , 76 , 80 , fine 82 » . wht . 83 s 88 j LincolMhira and Cambridge do 74 a , 78 do 8 U do 82 i , b 7 « l ^* hae , do lit , 77 » do 80 s , do 81 . 8 « , do
™ : -. . 74 . 78 ll > do 82 g dc MsW Korel K do 77 » , 79 » , ido 81 » , do 82 » 88 * BARLEY pw Quarter of Eight Imperial Bushels . Norfolk , and Suffolk new , 43 * . extra fine 45 . 47 LmcohwhiTe , .., do 39 a , do 4 Uib " Yorkshire , Wold 4 Boroughbridgo . do 37 « , do 40 » 4 J 8 P *»» t White do _ g _ t Do Q « y » . d . .., _» BEANS per Quarter of 631 ba per Bushel . " T «« k « , new , 42 » , 44 a , old 46 a 48 s Harrow » nd Pigeos , do 42 » , 45 s , do 46 a 46 , OATS , per Quarter of Bi ght Imperial Bushels . Potato , now , 25 s , 26 s , old 27 s o 11 ' J' ^ VT'i do 25 » , 26 s , do 27 « Small and Fnezland do 24 » , 25 s do 26 a Mealing ,. - . newl 4 d . to 16 d . per Stoneo ( 14 lb 8 . SHKLLIN 6 , per Load of 2611 bs ,.... old 36 » 38 s hew - » to -s MALT . not Load of 6 Bushels , 44 » . 46 a to 47 . RAPESKED . per Laatof 10 Quarters , jtSOtoj ^ i -l
ARRIVALS DURING THE WEEK . Wheat J . . *[•'* 20 Oats H 16 Shelling 400 Barley 3709 Flour .... . '"" 210 Beans 650 Rapeseed !! " * 150 Peas Linseed ....... ** " Tares THE AVERAGE PRICES FOR THE WEBK , ENDING Jan . 8 » t , 1839 . Wheat . Oats . Barley . Beans . R ye . Peas . 1954 700 2956 318 — 40 83 s . 7 d . 30 s . lid . 41 s . 3 d . 45 s . 2 d . —s . Od . 40 s . lOd
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SMITHKIJtLD CATTLK MARKST , JXtt / 14 . ¦ " { ' Wkenew ^ fce word « thB eoccjb . fnth »^ p ^ 4 WthroBgh this paper , it u to be co » iidoe 4 > . » the . imperial stone Il 41 ba * sd « jwh only , np other beiBglawful . J Th « atUntioa ef gra « iei » , mad , indaetl , of tha whole of tb * arieuUural commuwty , is now atradilr iirscied to tke sappile * of all kinds uf fat stock exhibited in tbi » maiitet , and the prises realised , that wehav « had occmsjaA to notice for some week * pajit , bnt that firu » ne « in the trade Which we arm generally led to antidfatfl at this period of the year is still not petceiTable , though , oa comparisoo , w « d » d thst th * currencies of both B * eT and Mottbn are someWha't higher toclay than wen thow noted an the corretponoiBg market hell here last season . As relates to tho fieu . i , thero , were none olrerr superidr ouality offering ; bat the Sheeri , particuUrlr thos « from Norfolk , prored oaiw equal to prenoody formal anticipations . Moat of the batchers whoTutve slaughtered the LmeolnsLeicester * and KenU sold hare here innmated
, , that the o , aaiitity » f interual fat which those breads cany is , in many instances , larger thaB formerly . This is a rery important circumstance , as it temU to prove that there is by no uf-ans a scarcity of winter keep ; indeed , onr intelligent from the wh » W of our ( trasuig di » lrict » eonfinn ^ Uie f » ct . No rwshaTe , armed either by steam-packeU froni any part of Ireland , for uome time past , owing to ( he nrevsiluUr hiali carrencies at whi « b both lira and ^ slaughtereY PorKrs « n selling 10 the prineipaTmarkeU ; in fact , they are contideriblr higher than for some yew past . To U » k is attribotod , ins , greatinea « nre , thereUtire highpxiwis whiehaw quoted below ( or the most inferior Pigs , none Wag worth Ten than 4 s . ^ n }\ T ^ * hlcn Me r aontlr receiTea from Ireland sell at the lowest rates , from the cucontstaBce of iaferiority oitjaautyJ : ' * 1 hugen i eral topic Of eonrersation amonnt those imm « di awieonnectea
y wtth the transactions in this market , sine * onr . last , has been the severe loss of live stock on the passage from Aberdeen during the late tuajpeituous weather , in the Thike of Irtltiiigtonatexniet , ( 59 Scots having been cast overboard from th <» above-named vessel . ) On fWmer occasions , wa have noticed the mnvhensiblR mauner in which some of the Scotch veasels have Onen crowded , itbeing well known that they have often been « o filled with Beasts and Sheep us to cause serious , apprehension * on the part of the passengers ; for instance , the above steam packet at one period brought to London , in one trip , ninety-eight Scots ; but it is gratift ing to state that snch a dangarous system has been duconuhued . the number on board th « Vinael above noticed in her lant trip being only sixty . two . It is to be regretted that thirty of the Beasts lost last week were the property of the same gentleman who was a severe sufferer by a previous similar accident . ' " . ¦ ' ¦¦
There was a very Hmitsd nnmber of BetsU on sale in thir oay ' s market ; however , as the attendance of both metropo litan and provincial buyers was very . moderate , and the weatheT unfaTonrasle to slanghtering , the trade ruled , on the whole « oU ; bnt no variation was notic « d in the currencies the highest price of Beef being 4 s . 6 d . per 81 b . The nuS berof 8 he ep offering Was tolerably good , bnt by no meant lhI ? 15 " ««"* mnch sltggishness was upptrent in the dfjaand . and it was not without much difitenlty that 5 s . per 8 Ib . could beaWained men for ,- the most superior Downs . Notwithetanding that the sWp ) y of Calves was limited , the Veal trad , e was heavy , « jgst week , prices . Pigs were In moderate supply , and slugguh inquiry , » t late rate * . ¦ W «; received < re » h-np . tothisdmyVmarket 900 Short-horns . frpm . Lincplnshire ; 300 Short-horns and Runts , from Leice £ ternhiie ; 300 Short-horns and Demons , from Northamptonshire { 300 Scots , Rnnts , and Devons , from Norfolk , Snffolkr Essex , and Cambridstesbire ; 10 horned and polled Scots , br sea , from Scotland ; « 0 Oxen , rnnte , Cows , and Devons from Sussex , Surrey , and K « nt * The lemaindsf from the aeighbo ' orhood of London . . '
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Q 17 RRBNT PRICES OK . GRAIN p « r Imperial Quarter QOANTiTIES and AVERAGE PRICES of BRITISH BRAIN , per Imperial Quarter , sold in the London Market , owing the week , ending Jan . 8 : —Wheat , 4 , 026 qrs . 83 « , Od . Barley , 12309 ar » . « s . 5 d . Oats , 21 , 480 qrs . 28 g ^ 6 d ! Beans , I , ii 68 qrs . 40 s . 4 d . Peas , U 34 qrs . 44 s . Id . Rye . 128- qrs , 49 s . 6 d . ' ' »
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LONDON CORN EXCHANGE . Mar ' k . Xank , Monday , Jan . 14 . There was a very limited quantity of Wheat on sale thi « morning from Essex and Suffolk , but a good supply of this ankle , as well as of Barley and Beans from Kent , with a fair show of Beans from Essex , whilst the fresh arrivals of spring corn from more distant counties of eur own coast were very limited , And no vessels in from Ireland since Tuesday . Fine dry Wheats met a stead y demand at about the rates of Friday . bfting-2 s . per quarter under the enrrency of this day se ' nnighu The trade for damp new waa rerf dull , and the decline submitted to on snch must be quoted 9 s . per quarter , whilst for ail descriptions of old foreign w > material ndnetion took place , particularly for choice red samples , which have become .
scarce , out tne new ot recent importation was selliug Is . to . 2 s . per qn » rteT lower . There was a slow demand for Flour , bnt no material variation in the value ofthe best marks ex ship _ . ¦ Barley was excessively dull , although offered fall 3 s . per quaretr under the terms of last Monday . Malt was without alteration in value . Good d ? y Beans were fully as dear . Peas were taken off much the same as last week . Thetrad * - f or Oats was not quite so brisk as on Friday , bnt all sorts we » Is . pcrquarteT dearer than on this dsyse'nnight , particularly for choice heavy hovs * corn , sneb . being veiy scarce , and twothirdn of . the Irish supply consisting of light inferior quali-UUes ' , pTimeKug ) ish » Te much wanted . There was ne change in the ! valu « of Lin « e « dot Rapeseed . Red Cloverssed commanded Hilly as much money , with no material increase in the supply of English .
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NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS , Monday The late tempestuous Weather having canned great losses st sea ( tke-qnantityot-BB « itjirfalcl .. -ha » b »» nthrough necassity thrown overboard from the varions steamera in their passage from the North of KnglanAsnd Scotland , consisting of nearly 500 carcasses of Mutton , and 100 ditto ef Beef . ) our supply of country slaughtered Meat since this day ' se'nnight have been , for the time of year , unusually limited ; yet , ass the quantity of that killed in London has proved large , the trade has been on the whole dull , at previous rates . It is anticipated that the future Arrivals of dead Meat will be on a limited scale , as the shippers , on whom the loss rests , have suffered to the amount sf ^ " 3 , 500 , by the past week ' s maritime disaster * . .
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BANKRUPTS . JOHN GOFF , Liverpool , victualler , to surrender Jan . 25 and Feb 22 , at one o ' clock , at tbe Clarendon-rooms , Liverpoolsblicitijre , Messrs Vincent and Sherwood , King ' s Bench Walk Temple . ¦ ' JOHN ^ SIDES DA VIES , Oswestry , Shropshire , draper , Ja * 16 , ana Feb 22 , at eWen o ' clock , at the Oak lnn , % « lchpool , Montgomeryshire : solicitor , Mr . Dean , Essex-street Straud . ' 3 OHS NIXON , Long Drax , Yorkshire , victuaUer , Jan . 31 , and Feb 22 , at one o'clock , at the Robin Heoi Inn . York : solicitors ,, Mes * rs Makinson and Sanders , Middle Temple . ' , JA ^ JES MARSH AINSWORTH , Birmingham , saddlers ' lTonmbngef , Jan . 2 » , and Feb . 22 , at twelve o ' clock , at tha New Royal Hetel , Birmingham : solicitors , Messrs Tooke and Son , Bedford-row . . WILLIAM MARSH , Wolverhampton , Staffordshire , hosier , Jan . 22 , and Feb . 22 , at twelve o ' clock , at the Swan Hotel , Wolverharnpton : solicitors , Messrs Holme , Loftns , and Young , New-inn .
DIVIDENDS . F « b . 4 , J . Harris , Neweaatle-upon-Nyne , boskseller . Feb . L > J . J . Wilcock , Hovingham , Yorkshire , surgeon . Feb . IV J ., T ., and 3 . Shaw , Almondbuiy , Yorkshire , fancy-cloth , manufacturers . J TARTNBBSHIP 8 DI 8 SOLTED . Ashworth , Hoyle , and Co ., Bury , Lancashire , woolleri-ma uufiwtureis . Wilkmaon , Armstrong , and Davies , Manchester , as far as regards J . Armstrong . Whitehead and Bonny , Liverpool , drapers . CERTIFICATES—FEB . 1 . E . and J . Bmtterworth . Spotland and Manchester , « alieoprmters . S . T . W . feawthorp , Wakefield , Yorkshire , cornfactor . W . Spence , heein , torn-miller . C . F . Parsons Livsrpool , money-scrivener . ^
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LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET . Saturday Evening , Jannary 1 Z . 1839 . The demand from spetulators in the early part of the week continued active , and several large parcels were taken bv them at the full rates oC Friday U » t ; tke inquiry has since been moderate , and as the trad * buy only tmthe supply f their immediate wants , the market h » s closed without animation , and former prices are with difficulty maintained . Speculators have taken 22 , 500 American , 600 P « rnam and & 00 SBrat . The sales amount to 39 , 730 bans seasisti&g of— i d i A ISO Sea Island . 20 to 36 500 Bahia & Mac . 8 to W UK ) Stained do .. 7 to 13 — Oemerara , * e . .. S t » 12 * 3890 BowedGeor .. 7 to 9 430 Egyptian .... 12 to 17 * 41 * ot Moblle " 7 to 9 i — Barbadoea .... 8 i « 81 * f Alabama , At . «} to 8 350 Peruvian 8 to W 2381 U . NewOrlea « s .. 7 toll 40 Laguayra ...... 7 to « 70 c ? Pernambuco , — West India .. 7 to $ T 7 W / f Parai » a , 4 c . 9 J tolOJ 1280 Snrat ........ 53 to 69 3601 Maranham .. 8 | to 10 - . Madras S < to 6 j *" Tf Sawgmned .. 7 f to Sj — Bengal 5 i to It The Imports for the week are 18 , 430 kags .
Monday , January 14 , 188 » . The market has been quietto . day , the sales only amount . l » g to about 2000 bags . There is no quotable chaBgeJn prises . OBSatmday 4000 bagswervsold . r ^
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> UVBrIpOOL CORN MABK £ T . -TDI 8 ^ irr ~^ " Wehadafairatttendanceof botk town and conntrr 3 **)*™ at our market this morning , but the dull mwSu foL M ** ) a » . rather checkd the inJnation Uk ^ utS ; S » SSel rate amount ef business was done in Wheat « wue-
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MANCHKSTER CORN BXCHANGB , Satorda 7 TjaTl 2 With a slender attendance of buyers at onr market this msmmm
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Per stone ef 81 bs . tosink the offal . s . 6 . s . d . s . d . s 3 . Inferior Beef .... 2 4 te 2 6 PrimeBeB f . MM ., 3 4 toH O Ditto , Mutton .... $ 10 ., 4 2 DittoiMuttov ... 4 8 .. 4 19 MiddlingSeef ... 2 8 .. 3 0 PrimeSonthd « ra 4 10 .. 5 0 DittpMutton .... 4 4 .. 4 « Veal ............. 5 0 .. 5 4 LITE CATTLE AT MARKET . Beasts , 2662—Sheep , 24 , 590—Calves , 52—Pigs 334 . LIVE CATTLK AT MARKET ON FRIDAT LAST . Beasts 516—Sheep 2412—Cftlves 102—Puts 370 .
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LONDON WOOL MARKET BRITISH & FOREIGH—Mow . The arrival of large eraantitias of wool in most of th » Northern maTketa duruig the present month , has caused the buyers to purchase cautiously , as the quantity offering is extremely large for this period of theyear . Asitis generally expected that a Slight depression will speedily take place in the prices of Bn ( ish wool , very few speculative purchases have been eonsluaed since ow last . So Uttle is doing ; in the foreign wool trade , that the price * are nfratl y nominal , bnt the bolder * are not inclined to rive way in price . The arrival * have consisted of about lOttk&ales from various quarter * . " , /¦ , '¦ ; ¦ ¦ Zs
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FROM FRIDAY NIGHT'S GA 2 ETTE , Jan . ] l ,
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* s * . . FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE , Jan . 15 . BANKRUPTS . JX ^ } ™ ' ? ' ¦ »*!«•*« , * o surreaaer J ^» , r . . l ^ i ^ 'SV ** ' ^' theCoult « f Bankruptey . Turquand &SSj ^ : ? W-r * & ' - ' &KIJw £ ji ^^^^' ^^^'^^^ w- i GJoneestershiris , Sn ^ rAcS-S ^ ' * " »**>¦****•> I-, BEKJAM 1 N IpWKRBY , eatOe-deal ^ Messingham , Lineotaahire , Jan 25 « nd Feb 26 , at twelve , at the ' Li ™ » Bri-il . ' rw ?^ fPut , Nichol » o » " <* Hett , GUmfor * Ian ^ LondT ' ' KeId ' conrt » G » f' « t ^ . I 4 EDWARDS , earthroware nanu&ctuer , BlackfoTdby , Leicester , Jan 25 , and Feb .., at twelve , at the King's Head Ian , Lonahborongh . Cleww and Wedlake , Kwg '» Bench Walk , London ; ThonwreH , Bmton-npon ! RICHARD , BAtES HARR , eoBtractor , Hhtton , Somer . Mlshire , Jan ; 2 » , and F « b 2 « , at two , at the Commercial Kooms , Bristol . Blewer and Vicard , Lincoln ' s Inn Fields . London ; Gregory . Bristol . . ~ " - » wIo ^ ™ A ™> JnW B «?» Fl »« n , J < m 22 , art l ? yVV * ? , f " 5 ??? HpteUBirm&gham . Clark ant Medealf , Lincoln ' s Inn Fields , London ; CoUnor * and Beale , Waterloo-street , Birmingham . . * JOHN ^ RRARD , toap-boiler , From . Selwood , Someraet hire , Feb lv and 26 , at eleven , at the George In » , Frome Selwoort . Frampton , Gray ' s-inn , London : Miller , Krome Selwood . ' . ' ^ . ' . . . ¦ AN 1 ) RBW fiANNAH , tea ^ ealer , 8 t Austle , CornwaH , Jan 23 , at twelve , and F . b 26 , at eleven , at ( he Ceurt oi Bankruptcy . , LackMgton , Ironmongex-laiw , official assignee Stephens , Bedford-raw , ¦ .. . . JOHN THOMAS CANTER , Ikenaed rictntllet , Rothef bathe-wall , Sm-rey , Jan 28 , at two , and Feb 26 , at eleven , at the Comt jrt Bankruptcy . Groom , Abchurch-l « e , official assignee ; yandercom , Comyn , Cree , Law . and Comyn , w > Ucitors , BTssh-lime ; Cannon-stieet , ¦
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 19, 1839, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1041/page/7/
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