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FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, Jan. 29.
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wt ui core , u * Koawig , at Birmingham ^ M&rK ^ ttf / rom tie Sun t > j TuetiayJ A reflation having been passed at & meeting of th « Towa Council , held on Monday , the 15 th iaat ., recanuaeininig a public roeetinf to be heM for tie purp <* e of taking into consideration the propriety of peutionlag Parliament for the repeal of tbe Coru andProvLcon Laws , a requisrion , most numerously and rr * peeta&y signed , including men of all shades of political opinion , was addressed to the Maror .
William Scholefield , E * q ^ who appointed yesterday far holding the mertiug , in the Town HaU . At one o ' clock , the doors or the hall were thrown opin , and tht immense crowds who were outside niihed in so rapidly , that in & Tery short time the body of the hall presented one mm of human being * . Tremendous shouts were iminediitely raised for Universal Suffrage and the People ' s Lharier , which wer « re * "ponde& to from various remote pans of the building , several ieinales who were in the jraHeries exhibiting national rent" tin boxes , which they rattled with great vehemence .
At a quarter to two o ' clock , there was not a spot nnoecnpied of the vast area of th * hall and galleries which we calculated to contain about 8 . 000 persons . The gr eat balk of tho * e in the body of the hall appeared to belong to the Universal Suffrage party , aad evinced very frequent and noisy manifestations of approbation aad disapprobation , as those gentlemen who were known to be favourable or advrrse to their opinions , presented themselves on the platform . Am -njs tbe geuaemeu present , we observed—Joshua Schtflefield , Esq-, M . P ., A ? dermau Hadlev ,
Alderman Mnatz , Alderman Bett * , Rev . J . Abbot * , Rev . T . M . M'Dodd-11 , Mr . W . J&mt-s , Mr . J . Sturge , Mr . Ryland , Air . W , Redf-rn ( Tcwa Clerk ) , Mr . Mark Perkins , Mr . John Rodway , Mr . R . K . Douglas , of the Birmingham Jountttl , Mr . G . EdmondjsMr . Wa Morgan , Jdr . T . C . Salt , Mr . S . A . Goddard , Mr . E . Starge , Mr . T . £ . Lee , Mr . Bonltbee , Mr . S . Beale , Mr . Martinoau , Mr . R . Harris , Mr . R . Webb , Mr . C . C . Sch » Wfirfd , Mr . C . Shaw , Mr . Jam ** Room , Mr . Francis Room , « fceH &c * i 4 bCm
At two o ' clock , th *> Mayor , Wm . Scholefield , Esq ., entered the Hall , aud wm received witb loud and graeral cheering . Having taken the Ctuir , he aid—Fellow-townsmen , in assuming th « chair on thu important occasion , it is not my purpose to d « - tain yon by any lengthened obsmarions of my own . ( Hear , hear , and uproar . ) First of all , because I am by no means * ure that you require auy detailed argumfnts to convince yon of tuts impolicy and the injustice of the Corn Laws ; and , Secondly , because : if such argBment * be needed , they will be addres-ed to you _ with much more efiect , wuh , tuere abi ' . itv , and with much greater wccess , by many of the geiitlemea by whoio , I am sarrouncurfi . ( Cheers , uua interruption . ) Whnt may be ihe cunr . < e , my fellovrtownsmen , which this momentons di * cus » ion under your guidance may this day take , it i * not for me to say . 1 know not whethrrvou coinc de with , or
disagree trom the opinions o ! ilie immedi « t < - promoter * oi the meeting ( Imerrupriou . ) 1 don ' t mraii by these remarks to imply ujat 1 am by any mean ' s inuiffereut to the results of thia meeting—in the result 1 , for one , f el a d ^ -p anxiety s ' . id a -warm and « n « rr interest . Gentle-men , 1 can : iot < ee our commerce and mannfiwrrares leaving the shorrs ot thi * country for lands more highly favoured , -without deep alarm , and an earnest cuuviciion that uot a day ihauld be lost in our endeavours to rid unrsehes ul the iruitful source of so much present and prospective misery . ( Cheers , groan * , and ui > - * es . ) Vou cannot but remember , my ieilow-tovrnsinc-n , that it yon pay but os . a quarter more for grain than you ¦ o u'ht to du—and jrou o ! ten pay tire , nx , or seven
tun ^ s more thaa 5 s . a quarter—but it y * u only pnv 5 s . more a quarter in con-equence ef the Corn-law * , yon pay on the whole a tax vmiHg from the industry f the people , of twelve millions sterling a-year . You cauuot remember this astounding fact without fr * lin . g that every hoar these laws are permitted to stain the statute book , they entail upon us a national < n * graci ? , and perpetuate our aational wretch ^ -dueM and degradation . ( Hear , and cheer * . ) Whether yon coincide with me or p !» t , 1 am unre I shall have your hearty concom-nce in endeavouring to procare for every gentleman , whatever his political opinion * may be , a patient , art-utiTe , and impartial hearing . ( Load cheers . ) It is the very soul and essence of public meetings that the opinions of all parties ¦ hocld be beard with fairness and impartiality . In all the meetings of my fellow-townsmen which I have had the honour to preside over ( and th-T hare
o « : i mauy ) , they have always done honour alike to themselves and to this principle , bv a rtudiuus observance of it ; and 1 trust , ri" I contideutly can , from all my forarr experience of Birmingham meetings , skat you will abide by this principle ou the present occa-ion . ( Hear , and cheers . ) Gentlemen , I conJQre you to bring to the consideration of this momentous snbject a calm and dispasritnaU jndf ueat ; and , above all , whatever your opinions may bts , 1 trust that you wiii make good temper and Huily feeling towards every speaker the presiding principle of joar deliberations . 1 shall now , GiatlemtfB , read tbe resolution ef the Town Council , ani tbe requiliia&n adJre-sed to me tor calliag the present meeting . " The Chairman here read the resolution ; of the Town Coancil as to the propriety t » f calling the present aeedng , and tae requisition to ths Mayor , which was as follow * : —
" >* *> the undersisned , having aycertaiDed with much satisfaction that a resolutioH has been pa *« d by the Town CoumciL , recommending you to call a public meetiag of the inhabitants of this borough , to ttke into consideratioo the propriety of rept ^ aling the present Corn and Provision Laws , and being of opinion that no time sfcoeld be l « st in bringing this most important subject before Parliament , request that you will convene sach meeting on the earnest d > iv psssible . " I shaH now conclude nay remarks by calling upon the mover of the first resolution , Mr . Scholefield .
Mr . ScHDiinixD , M . P . then came forward . lie was received with cheen and some uproar . He raid , Mr . Mayor and fellow-townsmen , never since I had the honour and happiness of being connected with you , have I felt anxiety equal to what I feel at this Hioine . it . This intimation is extremely painful to me , ( Interruption , and cries of * Speak up . ' *) No man can > . peak louder thaa his Toice will reach . I will say . Gentlemen , that my dependence on your good sense induces me to hope that the present resolution which I bold in my hand , and which is mr-rcly an appeal to your gaod sense—an appeal to your rrason , iu a ground for condemning tho < e atrocious laws upon which your Mayor has spokes in terms of denunciation , much more strongly and
eminently than I can , will receive your support . ( Hear , and cries of »• No . " ) You caunot feel more than I do , all the people have suffered from the ingenious cruelty of th *> se infernal and wicktrd lawsthvse fetal—these deceitful and mischievous enactments , which , under pretence of keeping the prices equal—for that is the object in view—cheat you of half the price which you ought to give for your " bread . ( Cheers and interruption . ) Every man ' who heurs me must understand the latal effect of these laws . You have seen exhibited before you loaves of torc-e severed sizes , and it has been explained to you that if yon cross the Channel yon can procure for onethird , and in some countries for one-half , the samesized loaf as at borne . ( Hear , cheers , and uproar ;
a vojee in the crowd , u What is its effect upon ¦ wages ?'' another voice , "Give us more wage * . "') The evil does not rest here . ( Renewed uproar . ) The evil goes much farther . You have not the means of purchasing bread , because your trade is diminished , and will he shortly taken ' from yon altogether bv the operation of the Corn Laws . ( Shoutine , grsan ' - ing , and great jjproar . ) . Is it your intention nor to hear me . ( The hooting , yeliinr , and feissin ? were again renewed , and contiuued for » omemjr . atf-s . ) ., ^ Chairman rose to order . Let me ask , whether \ t is the intention of this meeting to hear tbe parties who intend to address you or i ; ot ? Will you hear Mr . Scholefie ' . d , or will " you not ? ( Hooting aad yelling . ) V > ill you hear me for ou- moment - p " cid . ettr pleascre t 0 hear Mr - Scholeneid he will
l ^ iS ^ S they were done , ( shouting and h < S ) yw are you frightened at ? ( Great laughfer \ nA * i newei uproar . ) How long am I to waft £ re " tT interruption and noises having continued some
Mr . T . C . Sai . t cams to the front of the platform . and was loudly cheered . He « dd , with the P permS « oa of the mayor , he would address a few olSt ^ S * , them ; ti * y ^ ere about to vindicate 7 £ 2 ?* S ^ ^^ - cheeX 8 - t ^ j" w «; £ L 5 ? £ J « d f « " » Jm u- own case , and he was latafied they wonld nndicate it , bat thuj could only vindicate it by hearing fairly both parties before taeVdmded . Their cause was the « Le of juRti « and the caase of humanity , and it must and would be the strongest . There wa . only one thing h « would ipprobfttion
or diKapprobatioa of the various speakers durmg tiw coune of tke debate ; aad he had only farther to ask of them , that their marks of approbanon or disapprobation-migh : not be continuedI for » ach a kngth os Unas as to protract the proceedings too Ion * . ( Hear , hear . ) What was further competeat upon the meeting was , that when anv persou addressed 'Bob , whose ob « ervations might aypt-ar too tedioa * it wo * U tben be the chairmau ' ,, dutv to pal it to the meepngwhether lhatgentlemjm should ooatxnaetefieiekri He exhorted them upon the wrf I'npftrttot present occasion to give all reasonable TO a 4 s to all parties . The pne ^ ent was th « most fsaporosK oeataj ihej had ever held , and he hoped
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that by their conduct on the present oeetnoa tfcrr would uphold tbe name and character of the xnea of Birmingham . ( Muchcheering . ) Mr . Schoixfield then resotaled , I am sore the most thorough Reformer has not a greater desire that the-people * hoold not be cheated out of their tut right * iy any Corn Lav movwnen . thaa myself . \ wonw rather hare my right arm taken off my oo ly than be a party to any delusion , or to anything that would defraud yon of what you insist upon as year jnrt ^ righte . ( Cheers . ) But tbure are very high cod-^ derations before yea , and they are those which affect justice and hum&nitv , and upon which dep ends the food of vour families . If tbfc Corn Laws be not removed , be assured of this—that yon will shortly hare pinching poverty come upon yon—thnt your families will suffer dire want—and that society will be thrown into a state of confusion such as the
boldest heart would shrink to look upon . ( Hear , hear , and Rome interruption . ) It is to avoid this dbttre&iing state of things that 1 ask you to consent to the resolution I am about to propose to you , and I ventuM to say that 1 don ' t thisjk there is amongst you « ny rrfleeting mind , who will notgive his assent so the proposition which I held in my band . It is in yonr po * er to decide the question , and 1 beg of you in fairness and candour to hear it , and not to condemn it unheard . ( Hear and cheers : cries of "No , no . " ) 11 w a matter of great regret to me that my excellent friend and colleague , Mr . Attwood , is not here to-day ; the illness of a member of his family occasions him to leave town , and he is gone to the Isle of Wi ^ ht , but he will be at hie post the
day before Parliament assemble . " , and I can assure you ( for Mr . Attwood is incapable of saying what is untrue ) that no man more ardently wishes for the removal of these atrocious laws than hft dees . ( Loud cheers , followed by cries of " Universal Suffrage . " ) I can tell yon also , Gentleman , that the necessity for tLe immediate removal of these laws ; s great—that yon in Birmingham are menaced with a greater loxs of trade than ysu are now suffering . ( Interruption . ) I went to Manchester last week in order-to hear what they wi-re doing at their meetings , and 1 believe in my conscience that the wealth and opulence of that town will be speediiy changed into a state of poverty Irom the rapid remeral ot its trade
to foreign countries . To what cause do you attribute thi «? To the present nystem of Corn Laws . ( Criej of No , no , " and mucn coufunon . ) Gektlemen , allow me t « have my opinion , and y « n may have your * . 1 can tell vou also , that when the rime come * , if I find there is any attempt to cheat you by directing your attention Irom your just rights , one of which is the rigut of every m « n to have a vote in the representntioH , yon will find me ready to stand beside you , as I kuow yon desire to be supported . ( Much interruption . ) As you appear iinpitient to hear othvr prr * oi : s , 1 shall not trespass further on yon , but content myself by reading me resolution : —
" That this meeting vie i s with alarm the success fill competition of the continental mnuuluciurers iu the productions af the country , and more especially in Uie articles made iu thi ? town aiid nrij . hbouihooJ , brting convinced , that notwithstanding the peculiar faeiafps possessed by Great Bntaiu , tne absurd aud unjust laws , prohibiting ihe irre importation of the food of tbepn » p e , ere leiidiHg towards the destruction of the njauuiacturinc iuterrst * of this country , a result which mu > t iuvolve every class oi the community in « me cwmmen ruin . " I am tuie you will nee this is nothing more than a true description oi the effects oi ibo . * e iniquitous law * . 1 will give you my aid hero and else w Herein remedying tbttm , and in obtaining all your other ju > i rights . ( Cheeiv . )
The R-v . Mr . M'Donnell , ( Catholic priest ) , then prcs ; -ui" * d himself , for the purpose . m | secondiug the resolution , an-t wa- greeted with groans aud cries lor Universal Suffrage . He-sail , —Perhaps you will indulge ^ ne by giving three cheers for Mr . Attwood . ( -Httf > iiig aad hootin- andafe * pirtinl cheer * . ) Now 1 w U tell you why 1 a > ked fortliem : it was because IhaveofteB beard that gmiit aud good—that just and hnmaneman , declare that the great object of ' all his political agitation wa * to procure lor ihe people of t ; ii » country plenty of bread , beef , and beer . ( Cheers . ) 1 have heard kim again say that be Mt no political theory was calculated lobettcrthe condition of the people . That has been ttie golden maxim of Mr . Ait * ood ' s political life , aud for that he will ever deserve tae thanks of the friends ol the people and
-of humanity at large . 1 be * lea ^ e to tell yeu , men of Binmsguam—and treat me as you will yeu will " tiever . make me anything but your ilrvoted lrieud—( hear ,- h « ar)—1 tell y « m that that has been my JeadiDg maxim throughout tbe wboleof my political career . Let me see the people well fed , and I care not by what means ( if they be honeni ) that that hapuy revolution shall be brought about . I say , men of Birmingham , it would be a revolution , because you know very well that tae people ol Eugland are not well fed at the preseut moment . I You know wry well that by the in \ qu . tou > s operation of wicked laws made for wicked purposes , tbe honest aud industrious , and enterprinug people ol Eaglaud are in a state bordering ou starvation . 1 regret exceedingly ihat xuan ,-
— " Proud man , Dre ^ s'd in a little brief authority , Plays such tant& » tic tricks beiore ' high Heaven As make the Angels weep . " I regret that yon should be perpetually summoned from your honest and industrious employment . — [ Here the tumult which had been kept n ' p during the time ihe Rev . Gent ' eman had be * n speaking was f reatly increased by gome one on tbe platform interrupting him . Alter a short pan . * e , however , tbe Rev . Gentleman , amidst great uproar , proceeded . ) I have often heard that the Genera !* of osr army in the Ptnio 5 ula often brought their people into dreadful difficulties ; but it was the . bravery—tbe calm , cool , s&sadv determination of tke aoldk-r * that
extricated botn themselves and their Generals from calamity and disgrace ; and thns it i » in the civil community . Your leaders ( that in , those miscalled leader * , iLe Parliament ) have been for ever bringing you into ihfliculty and into misery , aud ilis the people tout have rescued tbemsflve * from the mi . * ery , aad their Governors from the disgrace attached to their conduct . In no respect has this iniqnitoos system ol Government prevailed more powerfully and disgracefully than in the case of the Com Laws . I am proud to think that the Alderman of Lady Wood Ward ( Mr . Hadley)—that the Alderman of tbe ward of which I am a borgess . has denounced tbeve laws in the most severe but just terms ol animadversion . 1 rejoice to know that it wns he who seconded the
resolution by which application was made to | tl , e M ayor lor convening for the present meeting . H ear what he says— Was there any gentleman pre > ent who would tell him that the Corn Laws had not been injurious ? Was there a man present who would stand up and tell him that the trade ot the town , as web as of the country , had net been nearly ruined by those atrocious , iufameus laws ? He would ask every merchant present , if two-thirds ot the foreign trade of the country had not been already ruined b y them ? Alderman Muntz eaid teveu-eighth * . Alderman Hadley , an able and extensive merchant , bad told them seven-eighths of the tra d * had been l * st , and was it possible tLey could think of tying np their hands from c&nsiderine such a gigantic evil ;
( Hear , koar . ) No , be could not subscribe to sue ] a doctrine . He tho « gl ; t it was their bouuden duty to look the evil in the face , and if possible , t « remove it . " Now , 1 rejoice at this statement of Mr . Hwiley . I rejoice to hear that that friend of the peop-e , Mr . Salt , reproached my friend , Mr . Sturgethat he had be ^ u ten years engaged in the cause before Mr . Sturge stirred , ( Hear , hear . ) Whether that was the cao * e or not 1 cannot recollect . It is not improbable , becanse in the year JS 28 , the Dissenters were endeavouring to procure the repeal ol the Test and Corporation Acts , and in 1 ^ 29 , tbe Catholics succeeded i * obtaining Ca'h olic Einaucipation ; and u is just like Mr . Salt to distract tne attention of the people of this country at that time to other , and impracticable objects . ( Hear . )
Now , if he , ten years ago , waged war against the iniquitous law which they call injurious , and some jf them in ' emal , surely he should hail , as a practical man , the co-opiTdtion of those men who came to his . hssistance now , when the battle is really to be fought . And what can be so noble , or what can engage the sympathies and the exertions of men more than the cause of the lives ef the people . 1 have been told , indeed , that it is not one iu which a minister of religion should engage , and Mr . salt taunted me en a late occasion with doing so . I feel that if there be any cause that ought to be dearer to the minister of religion , it should be the cau » 8 oJ suffering humanity . ( The clamour here reached such a height , that although close to Mr . M'Donnell we could scarcely hear a word he said . )
Mr . Collins—Unless yon are rilent , Gentlemen , and bear speakers on both odes of the question , the Mayor will dissolve the meeting . ( Hear , hear . ) There will be speakers on the Resolution and ou the AmeadmenL , ( Che « rs , and up'oar . ) Mr . M'Dokseuv—Men of Birmingham . ( Renewed ° proar . ) Mr . Coitnts—I am extremely anxious to put a U > p to this noise . It would be much better , when there is such a clamourous noise , if our excellent v ? 11811 would take the wnse i . f the meeting , Whether people who ari »« tn «/ Mr <»«)» th « Tneetimr
should be heard or not . You would then find out w&at a small number of pereons are capable of d » - toromg tae harmony of the meeting . ( Cheers aud laughter . ) "iop may depend upon it , that all tbe sophisms used will be detected . ( . Hear , hear , and groans . ) lor the sake of libertv—for ihe take o ! your town—for the sake of your own characters , hear impartially every one . ( Cheers and hitses . 1 Having oeard , decide by your vote * , and not by Tour cla ^ our-and you will gain immortal honour . N " ever fear that the cause of liberty will ultimately triumph . ( Cheers and groans . )
The £ HALRMAK—Fellow Townsmen , —I fully accord in the * ugge * tiou which has been very properly ana ably put by Mr . Collins . I « iU put it to the we whether you will or will not hear Mr . M'DonuelL
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Hi * WoMHtr then called for a Aow of handVarto whether . Mr . M'DounjlI should be he *» dV « &sn a kmaB number , apparently equal ob both nides , ware held up . r --Mr . Coiliss—The Mayor fears he was pot distinctly heard , and ha * therefore requested me to { rat it to the meeting again whether Mr . M'DotweU shall or shall not be heard . ( A larger number of hands were then held up both for and against hearing thn Rev . Gentleman , but they gull appeared to b *> equal . ) The Chairman . —It is impossible to count the hands held up pro and eon , bnt an the divixion seems to be pretty equal , I shall give the doubt in favour of the liberty of ipeaking , and , therefore , in favour of Mr . M'DonneU . ( Cheers . )
The Rev . Mr . M'Donnei , l then proceeded to address the moetinjf for some time longer , amidst much uproar , and incessant cries of Universal Suffrage , rattling ef rent boxes , and other marks of disapprobation . He denounced Mr . Salt ns baring opposed all his efforts to advocate the relief of suffering Englishmen and Irishmen , and substituting in their place , to the best of his power , some wild visionary scheme which he roust nave known could never be acooluplwhed . He concluded thu » : — Gentlemen , there was a preacher on the continent who denied the eternity of the torments of hell . Hi * congregation and the people of tb « town rose np against him and spelled him . Tbe King of Prussia restored him , and the people expelled him again . At last the King jcnid , " Since you ar * determined to have eternal damnation , take it as you please . Ever yours , Frederick . " I now leave you the salt without the potatoes . ( Great cheering , and laughter . )
Alderman Hauley then came forward , and proposed three cheers for Mr . Thomas Attwood , which were given with great vehemence ana heartiness . He . said , Mr . Mayorand fellow-townsmen , as I am suffering nnder very considerable ill-health at the present moment , it ii » not my inteution to address yon at any gr « at length . If , therefore , I , wh » . have stood by the people of Birmingham any time for the last twenty years , be worthy your attention for five minutes , I claim that attention at the present moment . 1 hold in my hand an addition , not an anieiidmeut to the resolation which is now before the chrtir , nnj which I wish , vf course , to add to that resolution . 1 will read it to you , and 1 beg yonr attention to it . I will first read to you the resolution , as
submitted by your Hon . Member ( Mr . Joshua Scholefield ) , and I will then read to you what I wiah to have added to it . ( The worthy Alderman here road the resolution , and proceeded . ) Now comes my addition—" and , at the sntne time that we are per lectly aware ot the dire effects of the food-laws , and fully alive to the dreadful consequences which would be the result of a continuation oi them , we feel it incuinbeiit on ourselves to state that , taking into considentti « n the preponderating influence in boih Houses of Parliament of what is commonly termini the lauJed iut « r ** t—the general opinion of the agriculturists that property is ahnost entirely independent » l trade and manufacturer , not apparently understanding that the destruction of one of the
three * would inevitably be tb « ruin of all—taking als .. into ctineideratiou the Very small minorities that have hitherto voted fi > r the abolition or even tiie modification ot the food-laws , and more tlisn all , that the judge au < 1 jury b y whom the question would bs tried are personufly interested in the decision , it is tho opinion of this meeting that there is liuta probability el the repeal of the foad-l > iws until the people are more equally represented —( vehement cheering)—in the Commons House of Parliament : that this meeting ti . ureu re dwems it useless on that subject to petition that House as at present constituted . " Mr . Mayor , and fellow-townsmen , it will bt ? iu the reeolltfcrion of some thousands now at thi * tnsiguvficeut meeting , that thf Brmnmagen men have agitated this question for the lnst tiitecii years—that
on the vast variety of occasions both at public meetings , and meetings held at large houses iu Binninghum , that they have expatiated at full length upon the enormous iniquity . Gentlemen , I have a thousand times over explaiued to you the mischief ? which , sooneror lutertuey must entail upon thisgreat manufacturing country . But we have uot only done this , —we Lave not only preached those doctrines iu this town , and thousands will prove the truth ot that assertion , but , also , my fellow-towusmen , we have spent your hard-eaoied pennies , tor the purpose of circulating this intelligence through all classes of the community , nud this we have done a thosc-and tim-s over . We have eud-avoured by all possible means to enlighten the auinini > trntu > n—the
manufactunwg lords- —und the landed interest upon tbin important subject . There have been meetings iu former years ; but how come ? it that while these ruinous Corn Laws have been in operation twentythree years , tlmt the eye * of thes . e gentlemen have been only opened to their enormity so lately ? Geatlemi-n , 1 think I am justified , notwithstanding ail tbe intelligence that has been manifested at Manchester , Liverpool , Leeds , and elsewhere , by laymen as well at Parliamentary men , 1 thin& I am justified m attribntius either , on the one hand , th * grossest of ignorance with regard to tne depzr ^ iuu of our manufactures j or , on the other hauu , a lurge -Btnount of utter stupidity , or vicious criminality , in not joining with us ut former periods for the removal
ef the Lern Laws . On either horn ol this dilemma must they be fixed . ( Cheers . ) Now , Geatk-men , what are we called npon to do r Let it go forth to Ine world that the Brnmmngem men for years , have expressed taeir opinions most unqualifiedly against those laws , although they have been entirely disregarded by those great men , iu and out of the House . STear , hear , and cheers . ) What are we now to do ? r . Mayor , and Fellow-townnnen , 1 hav >; been too long bewre the public t ® be hum bugged by the parcel of men around me . ( Much cheering . ) I hall a » k one question at tliis stage of the business , which U now getting interesting . ' . I ask any gentleman to come forward who has ever contributed one shiUing to the rands of the Political Union . 1
believe they wonld rather wish ta put an end to it . 1 aak , Gentlemen , surrounded as w « aro probably by a great many ' 1 orien —( laughter)—1 know we are surrounded by a great mauy Whigs , and I was once one myself , but 1 ask of these Whigs and these Tories , individually and collectively , to come forward and tell uk whether they have ever assisted us on former occasions with regard to the ren . oval of the Corn Laws , er tbe attainment of an Extension of the Suffrage ? ( Loud cries ol " No , no . ") 1 will tell you why , Gentlemen . Because there were about three hundred ok women in London frightened out of thrir wits by your agitation in 1832 . Aud y « i these are the men . together with the Manchester und Liverpool men , who preteud , and 1 say it boldly , to teach the Birmingham men politics ? ( Tremendous cheering , and clipping of hands . ) Well , for my own own part , lellow-ionn .-men , thank God , I " don ' i think my ^ ell too old to lwirn . These men around
me say , " we don ' t want you . to give up Universal Suffrage . " Will th .-y go with ns ?—( Hissing , groaning , and loud cries of " No , ue . ' ) Thes « men now , lor the first time in their lives ( God hulp their ignorance ) , no * call upon us to go with them ior the removal of the Corn Laws . Allow me to say one woTd more , aud then i shall go into the probabilities of their carrying this most sapient measure . 1 should liave no objection whatever to have given those men , either iu doors or out of doors a fair hearit . g . But what is the fact ? I was consulted by boh * of their leading men this morning , and gome of " my fnends were also consulted as to the probable success of the resolutions to be suhmitted . 1 toltl them honestly there was not the remotest chance of tlieir carrying their resolutions . The people know that they hate a small loaf , but they know also that both justice and liberty and independence with regard to the House el Commons are flea to heaven they are gcue , and there is no wmblance of them
thiTt ! . l Se attempt to bring such a question betortj such a houiw ( mid the Hon . Member fur Birmingham knows it as well as I do , ) for how olten has he told us of the impossibility ol the cries and groan * of the people ceiug heard iu iw—the attempt to bring such a question before it is altogether absurd . Hnsnoi the Hon . Member upon this platform over and over again—and 1 think it but fair to avail myself of thv high authority of the Hon . Member in support ot my argument—has he not repeatedly stnted in this hall , that it is utterly useless , constituted as that House is , to carry the prayers and the petitions of the people before it ? Now , Gentlemen , what are the probabilities that this measure , which they now cry out for , is likely to be carried ? From a strict
and careful observance of the proceedings of the reformed Parliament—a reformed Parliament !—( Great laughter)—from a carelulund strict observance of the conduct of th-it House , one time facetiously and most villunou ^ ly called a reformed House of Commons , I can state that 1 do not see any more chance ot getting the measure carried now than duriu " the old borough system . — ( Hear , and cheers . * ) What was the conduct of Lord John Russell , that precious specimen of Whig consistency ? We have oeeu taunted , aud , ujon my soul , with great justice , tor h-iving turned out the loriert in 1 S 32—but what aid his Lordship say at the commencement of the Session ? Why ; that he coulu never do anything while the old King lived—that he was mi impediment to all good legislation , all liberal views , and all sound policy . ( Groans and hisses . ) What wjm
his conduct when the Queen ascended the Throne ? Did he not declare for the finality of the Reform Bill ? ( Renewed groaning . ) This is one of ths men you have to contend with . Again , what was his declaration ta his constituents at Stroud ? He writes down and tells them that he cannot consent to the repeal of the Corn Laws , but to a fixed duty ? I am sure you will agree with me , that he and Spun " Rice ( God help him ) ' without benefiting the country one shilling , would pat into the Exchequer thj amount received from that reduced doty . I am glad , therefore , to find that the meu of Manchester are going lor a total , repeal of thes ** laws . So much , however , for the declared opinion of the leading men of thu House oi Commons . Again , look at the men constituting the HoiL-e of Commons . I assert , alter h&uug e&uniue . d the cun-
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djden and situation of & «• mea , and I hold that nine-tenth * of them are cojiaectfld with the landed interest , or that their property i « Ctretty in land . The wnoleof the Hojwe of Lords is against it—the whole of the landed aristocracy of England i » ajfainsi it , and we find moreover that mne-tenths oTtb « prei « ent Administration are agaiunt it . And now , OeMlemen , one word with respect to a member of the Cabinet , who is avowedly with us upon the subject . I mean Mr . Poulett Thomson . The same charge cannot be brought against thatgentlemnn . In 1834 he attended a . meeting of his coastitweutH at . \ lanctu-9 ter . At that meeting he was five hours speaking agamst tho atrocious system of the Corn Laws , and he exhibited iu that speech a deepa
, searching , and a thorough acquaintance with the * kv ! " m tnat nonr to this that gentleman publicly and pnvately-has been as silent as the walls oftlwH « m « of . Common 8 . He has never uttered a syunble upon the subject , and when a motion was F ° " ¥ Jtf ? . fw » rd last year by Mr . Villww , seconded by Sir W i lliam Moleaworth , it was publicly declared that this . man . bolted out of the House—< loud cries of shame nhd hissing )—« o much for one member of the Cabinet , who knows something' of tho subject . Another specimen of the enlightened wisdom is my Lord Mejboorne . What haa he . Baid ? When he was aske . 1 whether he contemplated any alteration in the Corn Laws , he said that he could not consent to any alteration , as it produced unsteadiness in th «
prices . ( Hear ,-hear , - and'laughter . ) For God ' s sake hear that . Ask Mr . Joseph Sturge whether the prices have been steady during the last four or five years . In 1836 the price was about 40 * p ( . 'r—Mr . J . Sturgk . —36 s . 7 d . the quarter . Alderman Hadley—Well , 36 s 7 d ., and thf price is now in 18389 , 80 s . the quarter . ( Hear , near , from Mr . Sturge . ) So much for the wudum of the head of the Cabirfet , Lord Melbourne . 1 am sorry [ dispatched Poulett Thomson m > soon , for I have anotuer word to « ay about this man . ( Hear , hear . ) Perhaps you are not aware that he is the President of the Board of Trade , and if there is ene man in tbe kingdom whose more immediate duty it in to understand thoroughly the whole ramifi . ations of
the trade and commerce of this country , it is eai > entially that man . ( Hear , hear . ) Now this man , whom it has been proved i * thoroughly acquainted with these atrocious laws , has permitted them to continue so long ; and if they m * on for ten yean longer , God Almighty ' knows what will be the consequence . ( Hear , hoar . ) Gentlemen , yon may t-ry *» Hear him , " but I have shown that " such are Ihe enemies you have to contend with , and that you caunot get it . Show me in thn House of Commons one hundred men , aye fifty men , ou whase votes you can calculate . 1 believe there was on the last division something like ninety-five : but what is ninety-fixe in a House of six hundred and fiftyeialit . ( He . ir , hear . ) Fellow-townsmen , ths whole jiflair is the grossest and most entire humbug .
( G reat laughter and cheers . ) I » ay from the first to the ] n >< U that yon have not the remotest chance ol obtaining This . I am ready to take my station as the bravest amongst you . I will live upon bread and water ; and , by my soul ' s hope , rather than be a putty to inducing the people to go for a measure wliicli is entirely and absolutely hopeless , 1 would pluck the berry bush nud use it tor food . Tho * * e who kn «\ v me best will give me credit for having felt all my life for the condition of the poor—1 am anxious to do all th ; Vt lies in my power lor them , ami by 1 wonld to the end of the earth to promote these meaguri' * . ( Cheers . ) Twill not be a party to anv delusion that may be calculated to
throw them back , but I will go any length to promote the bappint's . i the people so richly deserve . Mr . Alderman J . P . Mu . vrz—Fellow-townsmen , I am not going to give you a speech now ; I shall merely second the amendment , and reserve to myself the right of speaking in reply , if I hear any arguments against it . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . B lax land—There were some gentlemen present on the platform ¦ who always opposed dispeople , although at every public dinner they gave as a toast , " The people , the saxret * of all legitimate power . " ( Hear , hear . ) They must have no hall measuresthey must strike at tho root of the evil , lie would sav to them " persevere , " and with mural . rectitude they must and would succeed . ( Che « rs . )
The Chairman then read to the meeting the original resolution , proposed by Mr . ScholetiVld , and the additional resolution proposed by Mr . Madley , and was about to put them to the meeting , when Mr . Thomas Weston , a member of the Town Council , rose and spoke against the amendment . Mr . Salt then came forwnrd to address the meeting , and was received with loud cheers . He said—I would net huve detained this meeting with one observation of mine , had it not been lor sumu observations that have been made . There warfan expression used by the la ^ t speaker , that 1 would take leave to notice . He . snid , above nil thing * , union ! I say , above all things , nnion , but where shall we find it r 1 stiv , if we are to have union , ietit be a rational , not
a rash union . All the interests of the people are jeopardized , and the question is , how are they to rectify the grvut w rongs heaped npon them ? J ' w « generations have passed away with a cry » r dlstrena rising from every quarter of England—ruin threatened ut home , and degradation abroad—aud the vote * of the people has not been heeded in the House of Commons . All their petitions have beau sent in vain ; and will these gentlemen come forward uud tell us that we are to appeal again to a packed jury ? —( continued cheering)—and to pat our cause iu tbe hands ot the very judges who have robbed us ? ( Cries of "No . " ) No , men of Birmingham , we will uot do it . ( Cheers . ) See how the thing stands in Manchester , and how it stands at Birmingham .
At Manchester tho present Com Law agitation commenced . Who began it ? ( Hear , hear . ) The Cotton Lords , mark ! and the Coiton Lords talk of humanity —( hear , hear)—and tbe suffering . of the people —( hear)—with the Factory Bill staring them iu the face !—( cheers )—the Factory Bill , that was to limit the duration ot labour of little childreu from sixteen to twelve hours a day . Mark that . And what did they do ? Did these Cotton Lords come forward to say , " These little , creatures , and our workmen and workwomen , of whom we are the natural guardians , require protection , nud we ask for the Factory Hillf" No ; I will toll you what they did . Thoy sen the little cripples inrirtn and worn out before their time . It hud become in
England mere matter of calculation what human lift * could endure—what bone andxinuw could endureit had become matter of calculation , aud , above all , we have seen the intellect of these little being * , images of God , swept away from them . We made our appeal , and when the appeal was made , who oppoced it—tbe Cotton Lords . It is a very singular thing to observe who supports this agitation iu Birmingham . We now call upon these gentlemen to unite with us . We are read y to forget all that is past , if they will unite with nu ; b&t the question i * , will we unite with them ? ( Loud cries of hear , hear . ) Or are they to come up , and briug up our rear rank of cur groat army ? ( Cheers . ) i'licy inrty stand in the lront rank " when thoy deserve it .
Let them back us up , and I will prove and show that they ought to do that . We have , and no one can deny it , been foremost in the cause of humanity and justice for the people of England . And theu many names are put to tbis requisition as unknown in our cause as the inhabitants of Kamschat-ku . There are many gentlemen here whom we should be happy to retain amongst us , but 1 put to them whether fifty years i& not enough for petitioning ? i put it to them , whether the proper time i » nut come when the great National Petition in favour of Universal Suffrage should not bt » supported ? But I shall put it on another ground—I would remindthem of the great agitation on the Slave question —( hear )—They did the very best which agitation could do on
that occasion . Did Parliament emancipate the « lave »? No ; but mark this—they made us buy it at a very great cost ' . attd now I tell you , that if we were to agitate for the Corn Laws , we must buy it at nn enormous cost . There w another J «?^ on why these gentlemen should yield to us—that we rode th « fore horxein 1837 , when the petitions of 130 , 000 of the labouring closes were sent up . to demand justice in favonr of the suffering people of Englaud . ( Cheers . ) We went to my Lord Melbourne , and he naid , ' Gentlemen , you arc cofme to me to ask me to apply in your behalf to the . House of Common * . I am too inuch of a gentleman to deceive yoo » and I candidly tell you there is no use in applying to it . They will grant you a Committee , aud tiier will go
into the Committee and make a long inquiry at a great expense . Tho Committee may or may not make a report , and that would carry thn thing on for two years . In the meantime , if I were not too honourable , I would have got rid of you for two years . " He said further , that these Committees and the practice of the House were tor the mere purpose of getting rid of the petitions of the people . Yes , Gentlemen , so far ns regards these Committees , they are mere delusion * . I wonld appeal to your worthy Representatives whether I have not described them rightly—both of them have corroborated this opinion of the House of Commons « n more than one occasion , and both of them have corroborated this opinion of Parliamentary Committees . I now put it to those Gentlemen , if they be sincere , whether they would advise the oe role of England to
go back with their petitions to "that House of Commons-or these Committees ? But there i « another reason—recollect , when you went you went for no partial measure like thi *—you went for a twofold purpose . Vausaid let the peopls have cheap food and light taxes , but , above above ail , let u * take care while the people have cheap food they have plenty of money to buy iu This is a very important element in the matter . In the petition these geutlemen say th ; . t their attention has been , lately attracted to the subject . This shows a want of for * , sight on their p « rt- ; , and therefore they ought to defer to us . Now , Gentlemen , observe ibis well—if there w a bad harvest , and that the prices are high many will h <> pe that when the season ; corner round tuey may expect to see bread aud otlwr food cuve ' tUeir tables again ; but suppose wu get ridot t ; , e Corn Laws , and that wheat and meat aro at a drug
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pnee in tne aartwfc and that the laWnfiBfl man has uot a sixpence in hf » pocket to bay it , * hat anmtormpns def * don hwill W f ^ och cheeriiig . ) » Wh » t ^" u "IV * i' th « heart of every man , and tlrif , . artn *? " W to © hot for the paopte * Gentlemen , 1 am ^ agamst all tyranny ^ and fdo not ^ wi * 19 see the people with all their passion * ronsed , not only demanding justtce , but taking a terrible vengeance 2 w . n / PP re (! 80 " - ( Cheers . ) Another reason why S ? h « not ^* ? lhin « ^ the people isi that they want abo an abundance of money . Wo hwerswain 1834-5 , ihat according toMr ?? turJeV acknowled ement , wheat was extremely cheapS during the ^ evere winter I was su excited at tSe ref " fenngsof the people , seeing wheat so cheap in the market , and thatlhey could not get it th « n , that the magistratei * met h « re to wnd up the placard I had published to Lord John RiiKself , and requfsst him to
prosecute me for sedition . ( Hear , hear . ) Brit recollect there is another element which we stand up for . Not only do wa want cheap food , but we want to secure , to the people the fruits of their htmest industry , in order thot they may have pockets full of money to buy the cheap food with . ( Cheers , ) Mark this one thing particular—since the war th » prices of goods aad manufactures have fallen one-half or more , 65 per cant . Oat of your wnge .-, fallen in proportion—or rather out of the remnant of your wages— -you have to pay the whole of tHe taxes yon paid when your wages were high . Men who were then receiving 30 d . a week , and who are now rece . ving 16 s . pay as much taxes as before , for none hav « been taken off . Then , if the tax m taken off wheat , the question is will the land go out of Cultivation ? YHear . V
Will they also take off the Malt Tax ? ( Hear , hear . ) 1 a »» tlmt we mast luve all the taxes off that pruy upon iadoatrv , *» d let theui tie put nprtn property . If wb comu to meuares Which in Knglajid will Wak do « m all prieet , than I say break down all taxtw . The fund-lurd muHt te tikeu down if vre ro *> b . fruit , wo have the laouey-lurd and the fund-lurd , who , having jumed the landlords in thephinoer , and having socked out Iruiu thn people all they could , the fornwr now turn . Kiii £ « evidence upon tWir fo ! l « w thief , and excluuis , -. n hat » thier the landlord i «? " ( Lanahter . ) The / »»—Vroa will join with me in crvwhing the landlord , tor vou cannot keep aueh company with uatStv . " Men ef Knaland th » y hare cheated the landlord * and ' they will cheat yon . 1 ftke ine ufiatr into yoar offn bandit . A gentleman behind me wHca , how are we to do it , and 1 will tell you . Th « t » mvn aojd power only for the purpose of plnndur and nothing eUe , IfjrouRo to Join tbe fund-lord to nut down the larnt
iora , i « rui toll te \ l you wh « t ihe nmitwiu be . 1 have here to-day put into my hand a utateineiit of the pricai in G « rmany , and the average show * »\ l price * one fiftk what tfcey are _ b « n » , « r at all cvenU one-third . N . tw they say we want to havo tn » Corn Lawa r « pe » l « 4 in order that yo » may compote with the fomgi . er . Whut ! will those gfiotlemen aay that the Knglwhlabvur « r , without one tax taken eff . wUl li » We ta compete with the nntax « : Genuan ? ( Hear , hear . ) When the Ufrmun live * well npon Sa . a week , will any on . ? < wy that the Enalwamau is to be br uglit dowr to 5 * . a week " »* ' ¦ ' «» h Bnglwh' Uixei ? ( Hear , hear . ) I will tell yon the ciinclaaioa the Kortkern Star fomen to npon thia point . Upon ihe amount of wheat consumed unnnully we pay six uiUlinni . and ih * amount of wagen received « ren at thn low rate ol 10 « . per week ia Ia 8 mifl . iona . Now , a reduction of price upon wheat on the ayerHae of years would b » abont 10 per cent ,- , which upon * ix niilR .. n » wonld be jf 600 , 000 ; bmt I 0 F ? . off wa g ™ would be , upon 136 miUioVw . fifte . i . luilhonaand n half / There would thua by a nain or ^ " 600 , 000 Mid a . t * i of ^ 15 , 500 , 000 ; and this U the wuv the neoolJ
ure to Be bom-bttedi ' . ' 1 eiinld say a jtreat dnalinore , bot I think I have * aid enough to ci . vince itnv hunej t man that hn c » n no more oot the repeal « f the CW . Lawn thanweean Ket Justice for the p « npl « . ( Cheers . ) Instead of our Joining th . r »» in thn wowu-than-Miah—thw fraudulent appeal , l " them Imn \ u ¦; 1 hare no doubt of the renult . I call thin Hall th » Hall or Victory , for riu $ < s it was bnilt we Rever were def-ated , and we will not now . ( Great clL-eriiiR . ) I call npon the p'oule here , in this dwit , enumerated by so many tTmiupha to repel thia attempt to duunite us , and your cause will eventuaily triumph . ( . Much cheering . ; Alter aaWt upei-ch rrom Mr . vVtllatb , the Chairman put tlieonginul resolution and the proposed addition to the meeting , when the addition or amt : n < lnittnt was carried b yalarae majority . ThU wua followed by treiHemloux cheurtpg , wavinir of tiitg und handkerchiefs , ithoutiiig , clapping *{ huuda , ana other deiunnstrMtioiiB of triumph . Thanks were then roledt « the Mayor and uttitaWyaelsnowledped , after which three ch « er « wrro given for the working men . aud the immeate axnemblage quietly diaperaed .
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TO THE WORKING MEN OF LEEDS AND VICINITY . Felix * w Workmen , The time haa now arrived , when it behorea every man whofeel * that hn ia oppreucd and degraded by the present system of Uoveminent , to aid his felievr men in their cndeavourn te emancipate themselveg from the galling yoke of a heartleu and . onteeling AtUtocraey . I < leraair . a new to be proved , whether you are determined to be free , or , whether you are content to remain slaves ; for remember , that every man who now neglects h'a duty , will be claimed by the factions as an approver of " things a * they are . " The times tur talking and professiona are past ; we now want action . The v National convention
" will assemble in another week to fight oar battles with the" Meneymongers' Ooauuittee , " whu style themselves , TheHoiue of Commoas . ' Let , therefore , every m » n who has not subscribed to the National tribdts , come fo >^ ward aud do so immediately , that lieed * may not be behh . d oth « large towns in tho amount that they subscribe . .-fellowworkmen and fu-liow-Hnfferero , if anytaing mpr were neceaitaTy to show yvu the miserable e < i : d ti » u thnt to . •» r- ; in . und tho animus with which th- ruling powers " art-HCtnated , I will copy , ( or your especial edification , nnextraci » f u letter fmrn the manager of an estate at at . Ui-orgeV . isiiDuiiui , to the trustee , iu London , vfhicV . uppeaied ia the / oAaB « tfofthel 3 thia « t . * r
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sun could havran iadu . " < riotw jewMtry tL the , W ^ a 2 ABWe . end lands ^ j ^ T HiZ S M * with mere provuiona every 3 ** in the year froMTthew grennds than they can eoMame . " * ¦ ^^ tye-tvme , tflhey bk »; an * unless acne kiadoflawCrteBBafe to restrain ragnincyand idleB «« . it ie to be fear « d thai iudna try will remain at a very low eW > . " - i ~^ There ! Contrast yonr eanditkm with ^ that of the N « ro « i «» d when von hare weU conaidareA iae afc ,. ve estract ^^ l upaM * voltnne » y answer the ^ uei » tio »—WiU yoaal oil emancipated ? or & yon prefer remaining the poor , flepeafe * « reatnre « you are , with the Poor Law WiW . pinV to ^ ™ Xi 3 ' r # J «* >*«? -k . no ' . loig * requiJ ^ ^ ow mastera ? If yon are oVtermined to endare tWaresent trite no Jonger , come forward , enrol yonr Barnes in the ( Jreat NBrthern Union , and aabaeribe tberaUy to the National UkSrtS » iiMlVe MW - *»» , « r 4 »* -i "<*> you , anTS
I am , - Yours , Ac ., ¦ - ¦ - ^ GEORGE WHITK . Mar ' k eT o t 8 * r'tte a , ? "O'irrf > T Mw . Mam , Cnttnl and « A . N ^ V l , f- '? r »« mte HobMn « *« St ererv M , H *?* Unlon . Room ' neur St . Jamen ' a Church ! "R anlfatffi ' mth »»»«« ript » i » -books foTthe w . of
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rpHE Provwional Commitee will mt , durin * the ( hn « V M ° S ' ** Mr « AtbkA the Otl g ««¦¦; I »» ^ . B » IO « iT ¦/ . ft ^^ i 1 df ^ ¦¦ JJg * to Nine o Clock in , the Evening , for the ^ uroose of receiviag Ap 1 ication 8 for additional ShanST ^ VTILLIAM , PRINCE SecretarT . Committee Room , leed-vFeb . 1 , 1839 .
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YESTERDAY'S WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET . . The artiyal of Wheat bis iaHtpn off to day , owin * m part to < soutrary winds . Wheathaagous offterf slowly at anadvaace of 2 s . to 38 . per « r . Oata a » unaltered . Barley has met doll £ le India rather Beans are rather lower , some of the canals westward are partially impeded by ke , ' and we havo ouly a thin attendance of buyers at market . Leeds Cloth Markets . —In the Celoured and Wbite , Cloth Hall * , during the past weekthere haa been a fair average demand for ererr description of manufactured goods .
Pbick of Hay in Leedg , is 6 d . te 7 « L Straw , 4 Jd . per stone . TALLbw . ^ Th . price of roagh Tallow , ia Leeds , w 6 a . per stone , with a good demand . Potatoes . —The price of this valuable commodity ia this town , is from lOd . to lid . per weidk ut 211 bs . r ° Rochdal « Flaknel Market , Jan . 28 th . — The market has beeH fairly attended with buyers to-day , an average ef business has been done at prices similar to those of a few market days of late . Weavers are moHtlj in full work , bot wages still keep low . No ^ hange in the price of wools ; m dispoBition is shown either to forestall by the manufacturer , or to put off by the stapler , only at current prices . Oils remain as of late .
Malton ... 'Corn Market , Jan . 29 .-I « consequtnee of tbe reduction in the prices of grain , which sellers do not like to submit to , ' there was only a small number of samples offering at our market on Saturday , and in consequence of these meeting with a further reduction , but little business wa « transacted . Wheat wa ? from 2 .-. to 3 s . per qr ., barley ¦ 1 * . per qr ., and oat « from % & . to I ' d . per st . lower .
vurreni market , prices as ander : — Wheat , sold from 76 i . to 82 s . per qr ., of 40 stone ; Barley from 35 s . , to 39 s . per qr . of 32 stone : Oats , fronl 2 £ d . . to 13 J 4 d . per st . In othtr articles , little or nothing doing . Malton Cattle and Pig Market , Jan . 29 . A few short horned heifers and in-calvers , were all tbe beasts tj ' at were exhibited at our cattle market on Saturday laar , these , however , sold at very fair price * . In the pig market the show was also much smaller than of late ; what there was , however , alsojwld well . Pork pigs 6 s . per stone , Bacon do ., os . 9 d . per st .
Bkdale roBTNiOHT Fair , Jan . 29 . —The quantity of well-bred country Sheep penned to-day was upwards of 400 , also a number of Scotch sheep . Of beastB there was an excellent show of both fat andI lean , and buyers were ^ nuroerous . Beef , 6 s . 6 d . to 7 s . per stone ; Muttoa j 6 d . to 6 ^ d . ptr \ h . State o » Trade . Tbcro wm another excedingiy dull and flat market yesterday ; and ne > « ales either of yarn or goods could be made to any extent without a reduction of prices , to which the holders were not generally inclined to submit , and consequently very little business was dene . — Manchester Guardian , of Wednesday .
Hcll Corn Market , Jan . 29 .-We have a fair supply of good wheat . Middling and ordinary descriptions banging over from one market ta another , cause a reat show of samples . The millers were buyers of the best at a price corresponding with the reduction of 3 s . per sack on flour , and falet were effected Is . to 2 s . lower ; but farmers sell with reluctance ; it is difficult to make sales of secondary or low qualities , though-offered 2 s . to 3 s . per or . cheaper . No alteration in beans or barley , but bat * come more plentiful to hand ; the trade ruled dnll , and prices were a trifle lower . Rapeseed rather dearer . No alteration in Linseed .
Hbddersfield Market , January 29 . — 1 be market to-day was rather flat and not quite as much business in the fancy trade . There appears to be no alteration in the wool market . Newcastle- ' Corn Market , Jan . 26 . —We had a small Supply of farmers ' wheat to-day , and some fresh arrivals foreign , but scarcely any thine csastwise . After the arrival of the London letters of Monday advi-ing a further decline in Mark-lane , the trade became extremel y dull , and when sale * had to be made , a decline of Is . to 2 s . perqr . waa submitted to . Rye was in good demand , at a decline of Is . to 2 s . per qr . Barley is very scarce , and the few samples offerin g found buyers readily at aa advance of Is . per qr . ,
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¦» — MEETING OF THE WEST RIDING DELEGATES , Heldat the BluckBuil Inn , Liocr * edge , Jan . 28 / A , 1839 . THE FOLLOWING PLACES BEST DELEOATES : — Halifax , R . Sutcliffe ; Ossett , John Haigh ; Hnng . mg Heatou , John Lister : Lepton , Alinondbnry , aud Kirkheaton , Thomas Vevers ; Dewebury , Geo . Hall ; Liveiwdge , M . Mathews ; Berry Brow and Newsorae , J . Ratcliff ; Birstal and GumeraaL , W . Ftix ; Huddernfield , Raistrick , and Paddock , S . Biuns ; Wukufield , C . Crosby ; Horfey , J . Eastwood ; Bradford , John Sliackleton ; Keighley , J . Firth ; Heckinondwike , J . Atkinson ; Leeds , J . Jones . John Hnigh , of Ossetr . was ananimously cnlled to the chair , and Mr . M . Stott was appointed secretary for the day . The following sums were paid to the Treasurer of the West Ridiug , for the uae of the Natioaal Cunvention : — £ . 8 . d . Huddersfield » 7 0 0 SUiitbwaite .- 0 15 0 Pnddock 2 0 0 NewwmB i o o Bridlord District 41 0 11 J Halifax .. jjq o 0 Dewsbury 12 0 0 O ** 'U 5 5 0 Mirfield 3 0 0 Lnpton 2 10 0 Kirkheaton 3 10 0 Almoudbury 3 0 0 Berry Brow 2 0 0 Gawthorp 12 1 LivesWlge 7 0 0 Birrtal and Gomrrgul 7 0 0 Chickenley ... 2 0 0 Horbury 2 9 0 Ht-ckmoadwike 5 0 0 Wakefiold 10 0 11 * Barnsley . 26 0 0 \ Vor # bro' Common 6 5 0 Lodge of Druidsses , Ossett Street-side 1 6 0 Honley 4 10 0 Elltind Female lladicals 10 0 Hanging Heaton 1 10 3 } llaistrick 18 0 Leeds 3 0 0 £ 200 2 3 J Moved by Samuel Binn * , seconded by Robert Sutcliffe , 1 st— •» That the report in the Northern Star , ot the Delegate Meeting , held at Mill-brid <«? , the 14 th of January instant , was not correct . We the Delegates assembled this day , request an explanation why part has b « en suppressed , * and from whose authority or neglect . " Moved by Josh . Atkinson , seconded by Josh . Eiwtwood , 2 nd— "That tbe Delegates to the National Convention for the West Riding , have £ 10 10 =. each reinitted to them . " Ordered- *• that the
, money should be sent to them by Mr . Peter Bus ? ey . " Moved by Mr . Joshua Jones , seconded by James Luter , 3 rd— "That the Secretary inform the Birmingham Council of the resolution regarding the National Rent , and at the same time to inform them of our willingness to co-operate with them in all matters connected with the great principles . " 6 th-- " That this meeting do cordially agree with the Keighley Radicals sending £ 25 towards defraying the expense * of the Convention in London , to be i > Lic « d m the bank on account of the National Convention . "
Moved by Robert Sutcliffe , seconded by Josh . Atkinson , 6 th— "That the following ' - gentlemen be appointed a * ub-coramittee to act with the general Secretary for the district ; and that no money be paid without the consent of a majority of the said committee : —George Hull , Thomas Vevers , John Haigh , Abel Goodali , and Bvnjamin Pearson . " Moved by John Shackleton , seconded by Samuel Binns , 6 th— •» That the thanks of this meeting be given to the ancient united order of Druidesses , held at the Waggon and Horses Inn , O ; wett Streetside , lor their liberal subscr ption in aid of th& National Convention , and to the female Radicals of Elland , for their liberal donation . " Moved by lieorge Hall , seconded by Charles Crosriby , 7 th— " That this meeting do adjourn to this day month . "
The Chairman having vacated the chair , Mr . Morrit Muthews was requested to take the chair . Moved by Thomas Vevers , seconded by Robert Sutcliffe , 8 th—" That the thanks of this meeting be given to the Chairman for his very able , zealouH , and liberal conduct in the chair . " [• In the absence of any " explanation" as to what part wan suppressed , we can only fay that the report was furnished to ns by a member of the Delegate Meeting , and that to the beat of our recollection , it appeared as wo received it , —Eps . J
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Leeds :-Printed fop the Proprietor , Fbarqw O Connor , Esq ., of Hammersmi th , County Middlesex by Joshua Hobmn , at his Printing Offices , Nos . 12 and 13 , Market Street , Briggate ; and Published by tho ¦ aid Joshua Hobsok , ( for the said Feamcs O'Connor ) at hia DweHiBg-honae , No . 6 , Market . itreet , Briggate ; an internal Communication existing between the . said No . 6 , Market Street , and the said Noi . 12 , and 13 , Market Street , Briggate ; thn * constituting the whole of the said Printing and Publishing Office one Prtnuises . All Communications urast be addressed , ( Postpaid , ) to J , HoBsojf , Nortb ^ rs S tar Offioft ) Leeds , ' ' . ¦" ¦' . . '¦ ¦' :. •" . ' " . " . ¦ ' Saturday , Febraa ^ r 2 n 4 , 1838 .
From The London Gazette, Jan. 29.
FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE , Jan . 29 .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 2, 1839, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1043/page/8/
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