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on rxtoN . Ms . Editor , —I am now about to offer my plan as a means irj"wMei the ^ National Movement may be cheap ? , expeditioask , and successfully carried ont . j am not intimidated by the fact that every new proposal is treated a 3 a crotchet , and its nropoundei as a crotchet-monger . I am aware that many persons otgect to an Executive , while they fail to propose any substitute for that portion of your machinery ; 33 idl Tentnre to affirm that every opponent of the £ seentiTC Council wiD , npon an investigation , be found to be either an enemy dreading that systematic
orsaniz&tioB which promises snecess to the working man ' s cause , or a disappointed competitor for the eiBce . One thing which all most acknowledge is , £ hst ererv Movement must have Its machinery ; and l ^ no ^ f -of none for the management of the Char tist cause so cheap , efficient , and satisfactory as your present machinery , as far as it goes . Every party in the State has its governing power : nay , every department -under generalgoTerament or local controulmnst have its directing machinery . No man , howsoever opposed to Monarchy , has ever dreamed of destroying the office of first magistrate . The Church has its head—each recimpTrt has its commanding officer : each war-ship has its captain ; every division of police has its inspector
every parish has its vestry ; indeed , every party has its governing board of management . The "Whigs transact their affairs through their Keform Club , and officers who take their instructions from the body . The Tories transact their business through the Carlion Chib ; the Irish Repealers manage their affairs bv committees , repeal wardens , and their very expensive system of agitation ; and thus I establish the fact that nwn machinery is indispensable . Then , I assert , that noce could be more satisfactory and efficient than the ¦ present system of governing through an Executive Committee as a head : and what I propose is , to add same detail machinery for the purpose of puTtinr " the snaller wheels of the Movement partv into motion .
In passing , I may venture a single comment on the constitution of the present TLxecctive : 1 offer it by way of retort to those who do nothing , or less than no-T in-nt ^ or sometimes worse than noihhu :, -while th <» Tsre lond in 'denunciation of the -only body that has sustained the Movement through its perilous period of calm . The Executive consists of an unpaid Treasurer , who , as appeared bv a letter of the General Secretary recently published in the Sorthcm Star , is jsot ¦ anfre ^ uently called on to add the duty of paymaster to that of unpaid Treasurer : a Genera ] i > ecretarv ,
who ri > t £ ! ve ~ ii > a-week ior the tlischarjre oi" Very onerous and responsible duties , and as to whose efficiency I have never heard a single murmur . These , with a President and two other Executive oifii-ers , each receiving £ 1 It's , per week , constitute your sovernins board : and if I may ] earn their xalne from public ODinion , or judge of their worth by ihe amount « f duty performed by them respectively , ] think I may come to the conclusion that " they earn their bread by the sweat of their brow . " and that their labour is fuljv worth the remuneration thev rei-eive .
1 learn by the yorthern Star , that Mr . Christopher Boyle is doing , and bns cone , wonders in Cornwall Devonshire , and the west ; that Mr . Clark has worked miracles in the way of rv-orranlzing the ele-Etnt 5 of Chartiini in Scotland : that Mr . McGrcih i = carrying conviction home to the minds of thonsands is North Lancashire , and those districts where tn-ror ^ the laws of vengeance , and the power of capital had ibr a time destroyed the National Movement . 1 Irani , also , that ail this work is performed for £ . 0 ]<>¦ * - a week ; willc we are riven io untlersiani ] thai other rjva ] associations pay as much as £ ! ' < a vrt . i-X to a sinjrle lectnrer .
A person , who x-roposes to convey fifty tons weight over a wooden bridge not capable of sustaining the burden , would be looked on as a fool ; and the several fascinating propositions advanced for raising public funds to carry on the National Movement are perfectly analogous to the absurditv of committing to the bridge a weighi that mnsi assuredly smash it . Enthusiastic calculators , who never themselves pay a fraction to the Chartist cause , lay most flatten ^ hopes before our imagination . Starting from the lanrest amount of enthusiasm , thev tell ns that a
penny per week from each of the 3 ,-500 . wt > who signed the national petition would amount to so many thousands per week , so many tens of thousands per mouth , and so many hundreds of thousands per rear . The figures look mighty well on paper ; bux the bridge on which the toll is to be coDected cannotbear the weight . "What I propose , therefore , is to adjust the bnrthen in the exact proportion in wluch the shoulders that are to bear it can easily sustain it . ] tru « t thai explanation mil enable your readers to say that I am not extravasant in mv anticipations .
T >" nat 1 propose then is , that at the commencement K the new Tear , and one month previous to the meeting of Parliament , the whole Executive shall 2 ssemule in London ; and with the aid of the delegate eouncil elected for the management of Metropolitan business , divide London , and ihe oni-districis ' within tec miles , into forty Chartist lex-alkies ; that each loca . pry shall have its managing board , as well as its financial c&Det-tors ; and that the financial board , consisting of a treasurer and ten collec-iors , divide the loealirv inxo ten districts—one of the iaa collectors beinj ; appointed to collect the national tribute at the rate of one penny per month , to be paid on the first Sunday in each mor-th .
It is not imposing too great a burthen on the bridge to = nppose that each of the forty localities , when pro perly managed , would give o »» subscribers at the rate of a farthing a week , to bei . aid monthly , and called xor by a collector at each man ' s door ; while the labour imposed nj > on the tax collector would be simply , according to the most convenient arrangements szaanssx . themselves , to caB one day In each month at izrry houses most connguous to hi ? own residence . The fonj treasurers should meet the Delegate Council 2 t <] the General Secretary in London on the second Sunday in each month : and thus a kind of monthly tt-Eferecee would be held , and suggestions would PPT'Svpze ironi that as > enibiv . icr the eoverninent of
the Metropolitan districts . a- ~ -sreU a * for the cr-nera ] ffi ? trnction and guidance of the Executive Committee . The proceeds from sueh a plan would amount to £ f 3 6 s . # d . per month , or £ 2 » ] fo . ? d . a week : from which deduct _ £ t > 10 s . iorws ^ es of Executive , and £ 12 per week for eight lectures , and you have a balance of £ 2 Gs . -Sd . ; to which add £ 4 13 s . 4 tL that mi ^ ht be rt-asonably expected from the remainder of the kingdom when worked J . y the same machinery , and fined by merroj »(> litan enthusiasm , and you have a Surplus of £ ~ per week , which , in my opinion , could sot be better employed than in paying the wages of oomj-ostors , kept cc :.- - u , i ] tly at work , with the association ' s own machinery , in printing tracts , pamplilets . bills annottntin" meetings , and all matters
connected with the Chartist movement , to be sold to members at the mere price of the paper , and transmitted free to each locality . The suggestions that 1 have no ^ x thro-nm ont may Jead to some benefit ; and if not acted < m , cannot possibly do injury to the National Movement . 1 have not proposed anything extremely difficult , neither have I presumed to oSer any remarks that might be calculated to retard the project , or to dog the maebiDerr xrizh iu-Ttrnioimtabie difSeuIiie * . Jt IS mv
jsrrrrinpe merely to suggest , yours to commei . t , sad i \ r i-eople ' s to deliberate ; and , after deliberation , ^© adopt or reject the propositions according to the best of their judgment . Knowing the benefits that the Preform Club have conferred on the T ^ hig party , and aware of the effect that popular or-Paization , when properly concentrated and widely directed , must ever have upon that powerful encine . the press of the countrv , 1 shall , in the event of m \
present suggestions meetiiig' with popular approval , hereafter devdope a notion thai I have long fondly ekerished of establishing a Chartist Club , to be called ^ "DuseoMBE Cixb , " through which , with proper Iaa chinery , the cause maybe systematically worked . I was one of the first subscribers to a similar project ^ Proposed by Mr . Feasgts O'Co . ^ sob in 1535 , - and of the incalculable advanta ^ s to be derived fi-om snch »* iastitufion I have never lost sight As one of the
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means for the resnscitation of the scheme , I hail the arrival of your hnninary amongst us ; for be assured , that however great your labours , or the labours of the leaders may be , all must fail until the proper machinery is introduced to give them effect . TOUXG ESGLAXD .
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HoKncxLicKE . —During the week we have had some sharp frosts , the thermometer having fallen on Wednesday morning ten degrees below the freezing pomt . This sudden chanee has put a final close to the show of flowers in the flower-garden , which in favourable situations was considerable up to this period . The greenhouse will now require vigilant attention , as the frosts appear to set in with unusual intenseness , and with little or no warning . We have always been in the habit- of recommending the use of mats as a means of protection against frost , and every year ' s experience convinces us of the great advantage of such a system . If the front and end sashes of a greenhouse are well matted up , one half the fire-heat that wonld be required if no covering were nsed , will be sufficient to maintain a proper temperature . The house is also much safer from sudden morning frosts
than it could otherwise be , without very frequently lighting the fires when there 13 no real occasion . Lnmng the last year or two a new material , called asphalted felt , has been manufactured for the purpose of protecting houses and pits from frost , and it is now getting into extensive use for that purpose . From the brief experience we have had of it , we are disposed to speak of it very favourably , as it forms a more efficient protection than a double covering of mats , \ i requires to be nailed upon a sb ' ght woodwork frame , which may be made the size of the light . As the material is very light the process of fixing and removing is very easy , requiring much less time and management than mats . If a house were covered with felt , fires would scarcely be necessary , except daring very severe frosts . For pits and frames it will answer admirably . The price of this material is one p ^ nny per foot .
Ths GxEEN-Borsi :. —l > uring the use of fire-heat the plants will require frequent waterins , especially those which stand immediately over the flue or hot " water pipes . A few of the hyacinths and other bulbs may now bo brought in , to encourage them to push up their flower stems . A little guano water may be applied occasionally with advantage . Thx Flowee-gakbes . —The beds of verbena , scarlet geranium , fuchsia , dc , which hare continued to bloom up to the present week , may now be cleared , and the clumps filled with small branches of holly , yew , and oiher evergreens , inserted two or three inches in the mould . If these are neatly cut and well managed they will resemble a bed of young evergreens , and continne green all winter . This will be found very preferable to the sombre naked beds oi ' innnlii
The KjT .-HiN-G ^ spEv—See thai the beds ol ' tvlm are well covered during frost , removing the leaves or liiterwhen the wratber is open . Young cauliJlowej plants in frames will require protection during severe frosts . —Bilff Wifily Jd-jsenoer . Mildness of the Seasox . —Mr . White , an officer ol Excise , at Dartmouth , last week gathered grtvn ]> bas in the open air ; and this day we have been favoured with six perfect apples , blossomed hist August , in the garden of Mr . Laiurdon , sen ., basket and wicker worker , of this borough . Mr . Harrison of Toj . sham , this week plncked in his garden a bunch of very fine red raspberries , ^ uite ripe , and from a cane that in July last produced only white fruit . Mr . Thomas , ol Taunton , gathered some ripe strawberries in his earden on Tuosdav weeklast . —Lx ^ ter Flvin-i J ' vti .
• Scoti n i _ EAD 2 \/ -, it < . \ Apple . —Mr . Le Main ? Witham , of LartiiiLt'jn Hall , Yorkshire , says : —1 have in my 2 &rilfi ! ? -d apple-tree called , in this part ot" the country , ihe Scotch Leadinirton . which has Wne , the yc :, r before last and this year so larire a quantity of fruit that I thiuk it worthy oi attention . In the year 1 > 41 ' it land upon it , carefully measured , twenty Jive bushels , t-tcb bushel averaging 420 apple . * , making the ej ) urmous quantity ol" 1 o ,. 5 i > it apples . Lasi year it had a very deficient crop , but this year it has produced * . >*> 4 apples . The apples ^ have been xnea-Mirvd and counted Twin- over . This singularly fruitful tree was plautedfifly-six years a ^ o , by my faithful old ( now pensioned ) gardener , Mr . J ' orter , who , eurhn-three years of age , assisted this year in relieving the tree of it > heavy burden . It is a . good keeper and a uood baker . It * heiirht is nineteen feet , and the cin-uiuferenee of the branches niuety-five feet . It > tands in astroita tenacious soil , - -VJf . i feet above the level of the
sea . Large Fakms . Small FMiMs—rani ike the Best . '—Next to the ennnnons holdings of land by great proprietor * , we may tnuv tiie unsatisfartory state of the agricultural districts to the very large farms . The otx-upiers of the ^ e jjreat farms are also isolated from the 5 ) um ^ ri (^ aJ Hie and i-xistonce Tt-jth which they oueht , in some way or another to be united and compacted . There seems to be no such thing as an agricultural public . Then ? are great proprietors aad great farmers , who arc , indeed , lords and rulers in their respective spheres : but the mass is nothing—siothing in a political sense—and , in a social sense , anything hut -what it ousrbt to be . What can lx- ¦ worse than a condition of hotKless drudtrerv .
yet'without beiiur very gloomy and lachrymose j we may say that such » . « pretty nearly the condition of the agricultural masses . What , then , is required in this matter . ' Why . as it seems to us , such an altered condition of English habits in regard to the occupation of land , that the intelligent and thrifty agricultural labourer may reasonably hope to arrive at a more independent condition . The country seems to require such habit or disposition on the part of the proprietors of hind , that a man having earned a character for diligence aud knowledge , and some small capital to begin with , may be able to acquire a small farm . Proprietors are frequently deterred from triving encouragement to this , because they have seen no instances but those of abuse of the small farm svstem . It
is not l > eeause a man is discontented with his labourer ' s condition , and reckless enough to undertake a . small farm without either ability or capital to make the most of it , that such a farm should be given to him . Yet it is too frequently upon such grounds alone that small farms are here and there granted in England . ThenesuJt is . oi" coarse , < DtHculry and decnidation—a wasting -of the land , and a hideous aspect of Strugding pauperism . But if better care were taken—if it were known that a character for knowledge and economy , and general gocnl conduct , accompanied by a certain amount of means , such as thrifty labourers under favourable circumstances might accumulateif it -were kno-sn that , these thinirs beinjj preparatorr , the i « osst-ss 3 on of a small farm at a reasonable
rent might be expected to follow , tfu-ti it appears to us thata sreat amendmentoftheircneral condition of the agricultural labouring class mi ^ ht be expected to follow . Thin , we think land thus only , as ii appears to us ) , may the foundation of a powerful , intelligent , agricultural community be laid . One of the most j ^ ract . i ' -al amonsr the intclliirent agriculturists of the dav . Mr . VV \ Dl ; u * ker , has lately written a letter to the Mark L : < .,. f > prfs' , from which the following is an extract : —"' 1 trust that I have now shown that larire farms have not only w-en the cause of pauperism and p <» r-rates . but that < mall farms havr hem awl ' ¦ ••¦ /¦<• a remedy far both , and it only remains to me to truard against my beinu supposed to ni . lvucau an unlimited ¦ = ub-diTJMon «> i" land—thi .- 1 most decidedly < lisavow , and ii vuu had extended tout extracts from the prize
essay a ! iu !> - further , you would have seen that 1 state to the following effect , speakins of England : — * The small ffarden must become the small allotment , and the small allotment the small farm , until surh a sul > -division of the land takes place a > the want- * of the population require : and this not from choice , but of necessity , as an unemj'iuTed population was dangerous , and if thsy could not -i-t as / -k tficy M \( .-l- ; -t l-i iwi , { ur iiotflin ; : else would afford a y > ermanent remetiy f and 1 consider that this proplie < - -y is now in the course of fulfilment ; and when it is fully carried out , then the agricultural labourer oi sober and industrious habits may hope to rise in the world . ; l > a shopkeeper , tradesman , or mechanic may
hope ft < lo . who from small beginning ' s may by dejrii-es advan e * tbpms < - ] ves to -wealth and station . But hitherto the labourer could indulge no such expectation ; and . if bom a labourer , he could only look forward to die in the same situation , and leave his children no better prospei-t after him . " Such views as these cannot be too often pondered by men who are anxious that the asrricultural body should partake of the advantages whidi the progress of society affoi-us to the other clashes of the roinmunity . We are aware , indeed , that in the mercantile and niauulncturing classes the desire and the ambition to ""• ret i > n , " as the phrase is , may be considered to }> e too great : and this too great haste and eagerness to be rich mar , in a considerable desrree , have arisen from
the opportunities of advancement which manufacturing and mercantile pursuits afford . But in thi * , as in s-o inauy other niattvirA . the condition of British ~ fK- ] ety ]> re > c : its us with extremes . It is true that in certain busy walks of lift there is fur too much pushing , and striving , and struggling , each to pass the other ; and there is , in fact , too much prosperity and acquisition of riches , aiid preposterously expensive habits thereur » on f <>] V . ' - ; 'i < :. It is , however , no less true that in British agr icultural life there is too little of this activity , and too little opportunity for it . There is scarcelv a practicable path for the lalwurer
to get out of the labourer ' s condition , so he continues a dull and plodding creature , and he is utterlv inefficacious as a balance in the polititical constitution to the more actively - minded population of the manufacturing and commercial districts . The large fanner must employ a large money capital , and his eye is chiefly fixed on that . To make a good return annually upon this money-investment is his grand object , and therefore he looks mainly to economy of labour . To make the most of a man ' s capital , " and to make the most of his land , does not always lead to the same operations , though the capital be " invested in agriculture . There is no very large farm upon which all is done that labour
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might do . The work would be too extensive for management . It would absorb too much money in ihe form of wages . If we would have land made productive to the utmost , we must have small farms in the hands of active intelligent men , with competent capital . They can attend diligently to the whole of the land they occupy , and adapt their proceedings to varying circumstances . If one crop appears likely to fail , they can discern it in time to break the ground again , and try another ^—they have their concern more completely "in hand" than is possible in the case of the large farmer . More than all , they are not above their work , and , if duly instructed and cherished , they would greatly increase the agricultural riches and homely comfort of this land . —Morning Post , Monday .
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Rare Ixstaxce op Intrepidity . —The Rev . Mr " . Blair had lately a very narrow escape from drowning . "When in his study , about three o ' clock in the afternoon , he observed two little girls , each with a burden of sticks , attempting to cross the Stinchar , which was considerably swollen at the time . In a minute or so they disappeared ; on observing which Mr . Blair , unknown to any of his family , ran out to their assist ance . The nianse being 300 or 400 yards from the river , Mr . Blair , with great presence of mind , instead of running directly to the place at which he had lost sight of them , to save time ran along the bank , and plunged into the river below where they would most likely appear . By this time the girls had lost hold of each other—the one he observed making towards the side from which thev had entered , while the other was floating in the middle of the stream . By great dexterity he seized the latter by the arm . The
suddenness , however , of . the effort made him lose ins balance , and in an instant he was seen floating along with the object his humanity prompted him to save . Fortunately , Mr . Blair ' s usual presence of mind did not here forsake him , for he retained his hold with one hand and buoyed himself up with the other . In a short time they were out of the strictest of the river , but his own strength was fast giving way . At this critical moment Miss Dane Findlay , of Craigneil-mill , attracted to the spot by the motions and cries of another , who had seen the stragglers at a distance , ( iraoe Darling-like , plunged into the water , and waii the happy means of saving both , to all appearance , from a watery grave , Mr . Blair having now become too much exhausted and beiiumbed with the cold to make farther exertions . From Mr . Findlay and family they received every possible attention , and thev were soon so far restored as to be able to be conveyed to their respective homes . — Western
Watchman , Extiuohmnary J'kksehv ^ tion . —On Monday week , the 5 p . m . train from Exeter took up a tradesman ot Weston-super-Mare at that station , who , beinic inebriated , was placed inside a first-class carriage , and the door locked upou him . On their arrival ut die Bristol station the conductor looked through the-window for his charge , but saw only his hat , and consequently dispatched an officer in search of him . He was found walking up the . railway ; and it appeared that he had leaped from the window , the only damage he received being on his nose , forehead , and hands ( which were much bruised ) , and he was covered with blood . The train was going at the time , at the rate of thirty miles an hour ; and what is more extraordinary , is the fact that the clown train literally hiiished him in passing . —Ex . ur Gazette .
A Ricn Vagrant . —Mary Jones , with her son , a lad of about ten years of age , have been committed to the Carmarthen county gaol for vagrancy , by W . I ' eel , Lewis Lewis , and 1 ) . Protheroe , Esquires , to one month ' s hard labour . The woman is a native of Pembrokeshire , and was sent to gaol for beeging . On her person was found the sum of £ 0 Is . lOd . in cash , and promissory notes from the Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire Bank , and from several tradesmen in . Newport , Monmouthshire , and elsewhere , to the amount of upwards of £ 200 . Besides this large sum of money she bail in six or seven bugs , eleven shirts , ten caps , three cotton gowns , fifteen handkerchiefs , tltree pair of Mocking * , . unl twenty other articles of clothinc . The promissory notes were sewed into the
lining of her bonnet , but the cash was in her pocket . PosT-orricE HoBEEF . y . —Some ingenious thief ha * , managed to commit a robbery upon the Ely Postoffice . A Ducket , containing .- £ 350 in country notes , wjis posted , it appears , at March , in Cambridgeshire , some tniic since , and addressed to a bankinghouse in London , the . postage having been duly paid upon as an ordinary letter . The packet was missed from the office previously to the making up of the bag , and was not heard of for five days , afterwards , when , strange to say , £ 29 U reached the house in London , the thief having only taken £ o <» in liank of England notes , which were exchanged at Messrs . Foster ' s bank , at Cambridge . The . original wrapper ¦ was changed for a brown paper envelope , bearing upon it the Ware post-mark .
Colliery Explosion * . — One of those accidents wliich , froin their frequent occurrence of late , characterise as dangerous the occupation by which thousands of our fellow-countrymen obtain the means of living —for the prevention of which it is full time that all available means should be used by our colliery proprietors , agents , surveyors , < fcc , and every precaution exercised by the workmen themselves — took nlaee on Monday last , at the Mclyn Nevrydd Colliery , belonging to the Swansea Coal Company . The explosion , which was happily not attended with loss of life , occurred while ; several of the workmen were engaged at work . Two men were , however , very seriously burnt about the head , face , and various parts of the body , while others escaped with comparatively slight injuries . —Cambrian ,
Fatal Coach Accident . —On Saturday last a most serious accident , which , we regret to state , has been attended with fatal consequences , occiu'red near to the entrance of the town of Beaeonsfield , in Buckinghamshire , to the Prince of Wales Oxford coach . It appears that the coach left the Bull Inn , Ilolboni , at the usual hour , eight o ' clock on Saturday morning , driven by Mr . William Taplin , one of the proprietors . At Uxbridge the horses ( an unicorn team ) were changed , and the coach proceeded on its course towards Beaeonsfield , having at that time only two passengers outside , an aged couple who had a tew days previously come up from Oxford to see a married daughter residing in town , and were on their return home . Just as the coach was ascending the hill at the entrance of Beaconsricld the leader shied at a short white post at the side of a ditch , and at the same instant the reins broke , bv which Mr Taplin
lost all command over the horses , which drew the coach up a bank , by which it was immediately overturned . Mr . Taplin and both passengers were thrown to the qround with great force , and when picked up the two passengers were found to be in a state of insensibility . They were all immediately conveyed to the White Hart Inn , where medical assistance was instantly procured for them . Mr . Taplin was found to have three of his fin < rers and his nose broken , and his face was most seriously cut and bruised ; the old man had sustained serious injuries of the head and bowels-, and his wife had her colj ; ir-bone fractured and serious injury of the ribs , < fcc . The man lingered until between twelve and one o ' clock on Sunday morning , when be expired . On inquiry on Monday it was staled that his wife was rather better , but still unconscious of her husband ' s death . Taplin is recovering from his injuries .
Melancholy Accident . —Yesterday morning , between six and seven o ' clock , a lamentable accident took place in the drift-way , or guide mine of the new tunnel at present forming under the New Town , in connexion with the Edinburgh , Leith , and Uraiiton Railway , which proved fatal to no fewer than four ol the workmen . The tunnel is about two-thirds of a mile in lensrth , and runs in a straight line from Canal-street , beneath-St . Andrew ' s-streetand square , l > uke-street , and Dublin-street , to the foot of Scotland-street , where it opens into the Mill llaugh at the hack ol ' Canon-mills . The drift-way of the tunnel , which was about six feet square , was all completed , except a small barrier about midway , near the foot of Duke-street . In order to remove this ,
and to let off the water which was known to have accumulated in the upper portion of the mine , workmen have l > ccn employed lor upwards of a week past . It appears , however , that in consequence of some inaccuracy in running the drift-mines of the tunnel , the southern and northern portions passed each other at the point where they should have met ; and hence the difficulty of joining them , the men not being aware of this deviation . On Thursday they began to have an idea that the two were not exactly opposite , from seeing several small jets of water issuing from the west side of the mine ; and some alarm was even then entertained by the workmen that they would be flooded . The flow from this source , however , soon stopped , and the men proceeded with the work , which
is carried on without lntenuussjon day and night , one set of men being relieved every few hours by another . When the accident occurred ( which was at about a quarter past six o'clock ; , the two night shiftmen , John Blair and James Philips , were siiil working , though it was beyond the time they ought to have been relieved , the other twoj having , fortunately for themselves , been rather later than usual in coming to their work that morning . Mr . Peter Mitchell , brother of one of the contractors , and Mr . T . Erskine , gauger , had also just gone down to see how the work was getting on . The former went down from mere curiosity . How the accident occurred is not known , as nT \ who were in the tunnel at the moment have
perished ; but it is supposed that the water which had accumulated in ' the upper mine , had suddenly broken in upon them , and swept them all away in the torrent . The first notice which was jriven to those above the ground that something had gone wrong , was by a boy named Jack , who had just gone down the shaft in Dublin-street ( about seventy yards below where the barrier was ) , and who , hearing a fearful * rumbling noise , like thunder , and suspecting that the water had burst , instantly gave the signal to be pulled up , which was promptly obeyed , and he reached the surface just in time to escape in safety , for in a moment afterwards the water came rushing up the shaft with tremendous violence , striking the roof of the
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wooden shed which covers the opening , and rushing down the street . This shaft is about sixty feet deep . iMor was this | all ; for in another moment a second rush of water was seen forcing its way upwards through the street , about one hundred and fifty yards 1 r ? . tPJ * ' and hooding the area of the shop occupied by Mr . D . Bruce , spirit-dealer there . At this spot there had formerly been a shaft sunk , which was atterwards . covered up , which accounts for the water coming up m that direction . Of course the alarm created by these frightful indications was very great .
Assistance , however , was soon procured ; and a number of men sent down the shaft to find the bodies of their comrades , for there was no doubt of their unfortunate fate . The bodies of Thomas Erskine and John Blair were soon discovered near the bottom of the shaft , the o ne holding the other by the foot ; but the other two were not found till between two and four o ' clock in the afternoon , having been carried much further down . They were all married men , in the prime of life , ar id have left wives and families to lament their untimely loss . — Scotsman .
Four Lives Lost . —Another of those deplorable and lamentable occurrences whicb , too frequently accompany mining operations , and characterize the critical and dangerous position of that class of individuals who labour to gain their daily bread in this section of national industry , happened at Beaufort Iron Works , in one of the mine quarries , or patches , on Tuesday afternoon , by which the lives of four persons were sacrificed . The unfortunate party were at that time engaged in pushing up the rubbish tram , for the purpose-of clearing the remains of a " fall , " when a piece of ground , from the strata , lying eight yards above , unexpectedly gave way , and fell
directly On them , literally evusliing nearly every bone in their bodies , and , in a moment , depriving them of life . A strict enquiry hag been made , so as to ascertain whether this serious event was occasioned by any negligence on the part of the master watchman , and from which it appeal's there is not the slightest blame attributable to him , but that it lias been the result of pure accident . The ground was apparently safe , and there was not the slightest indication of danger . The names of the deceased are Isaac James , aged eighteen , Cecilia James , eighteen ( brother and sister ); Charles L ' enshain , twenty-one ; and Margaret JJavies , eighteen . — . i / ontaoutMure Mr . rlin .
Attempt to Poisov . —On Thursday last , John Wall , oi' ( Jadby , framework knitter , aged twentyfive , was examined before Mr . J . Hodgson , on a charge of attempting to kill his sister , mother , and brother , by mixing a quantity of arsenic in sugar , and administering some to them . It appears that on the morning of the l'Jth ill t ., about an hour after the family had taken breakfast , they were seized with violent sickness , which continued during that day and part ol the next , ami at length they became so greatly alarmed , that Mr . Heasley , surgeon , wan called in , and he immediately discovered that they
were suffering - -from the ? effects of poison . The . sugar which remained had been made away with . . The prisoner's brother and sinter hit partially recovered , but his mother still remains in a very dangerous state , and but little hopes are entertained of her recovery . The only motive that cari be assigned for the perpetration of so diabolical an offence is , that the prisoner wished to get possession of a sum ot money to which be and his brother and sister were entitled on the death of their mother . lie was remanded to Monday ( yesterday / , for further examination . —Leicester Mercury .
The Gorgon Steam-sloop . —Extract of a letter from an officer on board her Majesty ' s steamer Gorgon , dated Monte Video , Sept . 22 , 1844 : — "We are " still on the beach , although not quite a fixture here , as we have moved the ship twenty-one inches , and are as confident arid persevering as ever , though 1 cannot say when we shall get off , yet 1 feel sure that before long we shall succeed . We have , built immense oblong boxes ( in-nautical phrase termed camels ) , and have secured . them under water to the ship ' s sidts : they weigh her up about 2 ' 2 O tons , and wo have got more anchors and purchases to haul off by , and have done everything to ensure success , < fcc , > avc the time and lalxmr of taking the engine out . 1 dare say you esin fancy a ship stuck into a sand y Imai'li , and tlie sand dug away from all itoutid her and deep water , so that large boats could > j ; o round her : ¦ . such is our position . Then * aiv no regular title * here ; the natives know as little about ebb and hV > o < l as negroes do of ice <; r
snow . The rise and fall of the river is regulated entirely by the winds and rain , and we expect some p ics at the equinox , and with them high tides . If the equbioctial gales pass away , we shall not have others , or expect high tides until our summer ( which is your winter ) has passed away . Our labour has been incessant and well-directed , as the enormous mounds of sand we have raised up testify : more than 7 , 000 tons will mark the spot for many a year where the Gorgon was on shore , and afford ample proof to the wondering natives of the energy and perseverance of British 'hearts of oak . ' I am not aware that a similar attempt to recover so large a . vessel from off a . dead lee shore so deeply imbedded in sand has ever been attempted . The French got a frigate on « horo in tbw river some few years ago , and after five mouths' fabour they were about to give her up , when the water rose unexpectedly and floated her oft "; but 1 fancy her position was very different from ours . " '—f / amj ^/ ure Telegraph .
Robbery at St . Katharine ' s Docks . —It appears that a cargo , consisting of a large number of casks of brandy , -was landed from a vessel towards the latter part of last week , and was placed in the usual position on the brandy quay to be gauged and the strength taken by the revenue officers . Some time between Saturday night and Monday morning , one of the packages ( a quarter ea . sk ) was , without its being di . scoveral by the dock company ' s officers on watch at the time , completely emptied of its contents , amounting , it is supposed ( the cask not having been yet gauged ) to about twenty-six gallons oi' strong overproof spirit . The thieves , having emptied the cii . sk , possessed themselves of some tarpauling from a craft lying in the dock , and having securely covered and
fastened the cask with the same , threw it into the water , expecting that it would cause it to sink , and thus elude discovery for a time . This manoeuvre , however , had not its intended effect , and on Monday morning the cask was seen floating , and thus caused the robbery to become known . Xot the slightest clue has yet been obtained with respect to the parties concerned . Melancholy Loss of Like at Broadhaven , —It is our sorrowful auty tin ' s week to record the loss of six men belonging " to the neighbouring village of Broadliaven , on Tuesday last . The unfortunate fishermen ( Proceeded to sea early on the morning of that day , for the purpose of prosecuting the white t ' mhhis . JJuring the morning and throughout , the day the wind ' blew a pretty severe gale from the SSW ., which raised a considerable sea , and which no doubt was- the cause of this lamentable event .
The boat was observed by a pilot-boat ' s crew , who were returning from boarding a brig then passim :, to be nearing the shore about twelve o ' clock mid-day . The hapless crow were then off the North Head , a considerable distance from land , and about two miles to the eastward of the men who observed them . At that hour the boat suddenly disappeared from their sight , no doubt being upset by a-squall , and was never seen again , all on board , six in number , having perished . Their names are John Houston , an old man , family ; grown up , left a helpless widow ; John Wildridge , an old man , family grown up , left a helpless widow ; Donald M'Kay , married , left a widow and two children ; James Anderson , married , left a widow and one child ; James Oman , a young man ; and Thomas Bain , left a widow and one child . —John it Groat Journal .
Alahmino tiitES in London . — l < rom six o clock on Monday evening to the same hour yesterday morning no fewer than five tires occurred in the metropolis . The first took ; place sit a house Jet out to poor families , situate at No . 11 , Perkin ' s-rent , Westminster , and arose through hanging some clothes before the tire . Before the engines arrived it was subdued by the neighbours . —The next happened shortly after eight o ' clock , onthepremisesof MrsM'Arthur , No . lti , Hertford-street , Fitzroy-square , bookseller . It originated through carelessness , a candle having been left burning in a closet which contained a quantity of linen , which was completely consumed . —At about the same time information was received of another
fire having broke out in Lambeth , and , upon inquiries being made , it was ascertained that the roof of a house in William-street was burned . —Another fire was discovered soon after 10 o ' clock , raging on some extensive premises belonging to Messrs . M . and K . Really , wheelwrights and carmen , in Holland-street , Blackfriars-road , but owing to the . prompt attendance of the brigade it was subdued ere much mischief had been effected . —The last took place on board the schooner Tyne , of Torquay , lying in the river , off Chamb ? rlain ' s-whaif , Tooley-strect , between one and two o ' clock oh Tuesday morning . It was confined to the forecastle , the sailors' property being consumed . careless smoking was the origin .
Ihk rATAL Explosion at the Cwm-Avos Collieries . —Behavon , Dec . 2 . —It turns out happily that the number killed in this terrible explosion has been greatly . exaggerated , the real number of those who have suffered fatally being four . The Cwm-Avon Works , are , I find , the property of the Governor and Company of Copper Miners in England , who carry on here extensive iron , copper-smelting , coal , and tinplate works , employing about 2 , 000 persons . On the niprning of the explosion the colliers who work in the various levels , proceeded , at about eight o ' clock , as usual to their work , and the usual number of men
entered the level of "Wern , " the one in which the accident occurred . At a little after eight o ' clock , two of the unfortunate men who were killed , went into their stall to work , taking a safety lamp "with them , but another man , Thomas Williams , who was also killed , incautiously entered his cell , close adjoining the . other cell , to work with a naked candle , and had scarcely entered it before the fire-damp ignited , the explosion took place , and the two men who had the safety lamp , as well as himself , were instantly killed , their bodies being hurled out of the stalls in which they were into the horse-way , in a dreadfully mutilated condition . There were two other men who
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were at work very near them-i—one within six or eight feet , but who most providentially escaped , and one man who waa just going from the horse-road to his stall heard the voice of one of the unfortunate men call out " Clear , " which is a ( signal of warning , and almost instantly one of the dead bodies was hurled past him into the horse-road . The man instantly threw himself upon his face , and Was thus fortunately preserved from accident . Afterj a minute or so he got up , and , with another man , ran to the other parts of the level , to where the other men were working ( who had become aware of the explosion by the sudden and violent concussion of the air ) for assistance , which was of course immediately given . The alarm was spread , medical aid was sent for , and the whole neighbourhood , as may be supposed , presented a scene of tearful consternation and ] excitement . The surviving workmen then made instant exertions to
recover toe bodies ot their unfortunate companions . The air within the level was , however , so foul and sulphurous , that upon entering it their lights were extinguished , and it was several hours ere they could recover the dead bodies , during which period another victim , William Jones , waa unfortunately added to the fatal list . Hurrying to the aid of his brotherworkmen , he unfortunately Ifell senseless from the effect of the foul air , and was [ suffocated . The bodies were , however , at List recovei-ed , and it is needless to say , that although two surgeons had remained in attendance from the Jinst moment , their services were entirely unavailing . An inquest having been held upon the bodies , at which a verdict of " Accidental death " was returned , the remains of the poor fellows were buried yesterday , their funerals being followed by almost the entire body of the inhabitants , over whom the unfortunate and lumen table occurrence has cast a universal gloom , j
Another Hurricane im the United States . — Loss of Life . —We learn from the Western Expositor , printed at Independence , Jackson County , Mo ., that a destructive hurricane visited that section of the State about 9 o ' clock on the night of the 25 th ult . Its effects were lamentably disastrous . That paper says : " It came across the prairie , and the first we heard of its effects was at the Mission , three miles from Westport , which it injured considerably , from whence it passed over our country in a north-cast direction , striking the river about one half mile above Wayne City , at C . N . Hall ' sjniill , and have heard ot its keeping down the river for some miles , but as yet we have not heard where it commenced nor where it ended . It varied from five to seven hundred vaids
in width , and pursued a straight direction . We give the following list of the killeil and wounded : —Mr * . McCJill , Livingston , killed ;! Mrs . Stone , do . ; Mr . Ken * had three children killed , and himself greatly wounded ; Miss Mary Middleton , and Dr . Martin ' s son , of Westport , were killed . A stranger who had been moving a family to Platte , and encamped opposite Owen ' s landing , was found dead , his waggon blown entirely away . Thomas Hedges had all his houses and furnitui-e blown ] off , and several of his family bully injured . J . Beadley , house , < fcc ., blown off ; . ) . Kins :, ditto ; Mrs . Hug-gins , ditto , and herself badly crippled ; Mrs . liagan , ' ditto , and herself and negro man crippled ; Calvin McCoy , ditto , and several of his family crippled ; Dr . Martin , ditto ; Mrs . Buckhart , ditto Thomas Smith , ditto ; C . N . I fall's steam saw-mil ) , roof blown off , gristmill and houses
blown entirely away ; damage about l , ' 30 O dollars . We have beard of several others killed and wounded , and much more property injured , but do not know the particular * . We have no idea that the half ban been told , or yet heard , of the loss of lives and tht destruction of property occasioned by this awful tornado . —Xew York Paper . '•
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Jaux-s L . ul . soi ) . Kanl . s ^ 'ute , jcarvi-r . —John J- 'inlaj'siM ) , Uanel-ajrh-strei-t , IMiiiUco , grocej . —Miuluu-1 Walter , Fluetlam-, J-S'rriii ^ dun-street , " wholesale ] i ; tnl » art--iuun . — < Jh : u-U * s DxU'sio , Wlim ^ h , Uurkixi f- 'hamshire , hoti-1-keefitr . — VV'il ) i ; iiM Henry Dartoii , Uedfiiivl-filacp , fninniercial-pwd EiiAt , C'luirch-lilnf , vVhitn-liapei . i'hehns-1 ' ovtl , ami Ur ; r . *¦ --end , hoot ami shoe maker . — William Kent Rollins , Ailing , don , ( troeei . —William Notinaii , . lolm-strvtt , Tottentian - ciiuvt-roait , jriiuiot ' orU' nintvv . j-lifjrgt ; Eilw ; u < i W-Iiiti , KiMtlfna :, tailor . —William Keuvil , rornwsill-iitiu ' - -, !{»>! - loway . jiTiicer . James 1 'earce . 'i ' raed-stn \ t , Paddiujrtu ] . , eannaii . —Jolin W .-ilker and Charles \ Vhit «> . . Iewi-j-stn . it , Aldiriite , builileiv — William liCm-Iiett , U'lutechapel-rouil , chemist . —JuKt' ( ih WiJle . r , Windsor , licensed victualler . — William Perkins , 1 ' ortsea , uphojstwtr . —Henry Robinson , JJevoiiport , fireuer . — Tlmmas Williams , sen ., 1 ' anlifl ' , iroi ,-f ' ouiuler . Jacob Wallington , i . Uristol , painter . — 1-::. c Keu-lumi , LiveriKiol , merchant . '
DECLAUATIONS <) E DIVIDENDS . E . Smith , Sheffield , innkeeper—second and linal di \ irleml of 4 j'd . iji the pound , on Thursday , Due . VI , or any subsequent Thursday , at the . office ol" Mr . Freeiua . i , Leeds . ' I ¦ I . Parker , Kiufrston-upon-Hull , corn-miner— first dividend of 3 k- *>'<¦ i » 'he pound , on Thursday . I >< . ¦ . 1 : ' , or any subseijueiit Thursday , at tlie office of Mr . freeman , Leeds . . Mr . Wilcoi'k , Huddei-sheld , merchant-second and final dividend of 7 J >\ . in the V " * i o 1 ' Thursday , Dcf . VI , uv any subsequent Tliursdaj-, ut the office of - > lr . Freeman . Leeds . ¦ J . Smith , Koelidii . li " , Lancashire , corn-miller— final 'liviilendof "is . in the wound , on'Cliursday . Dec . VI , or tmy subsequent Thursday , at tlie olfiee ofilr . Freeman , Leeds . J . Layton , Leeds , fruit-merchant— final dividend ol lid . in the " pound , on Tuesday , ' Dec . '¦! , or any subsequent Tuesday , at tlie office of Mr . Hoik . " , Leeds .
< i . Woinack , Leeds , cloth-merchant —iin . 'iJ dividend >> f 7-VJtlis of a penny i \\ the uttujvd , on Tuesday , 1 >^ -. 'A , <> v any subsequent Tuesday , at the office of Mr . Hope , Leeds . T . Harvey , Wandswuith , innkeeper—first dividend of (> s . in the pound , on Saturday , Dec . 7 , and two following Saturdays , at the office of Mr . Groom , Abchurch-iane . J . Shore , Hoehdalc , Lancashire , naimel-inanufacturerfirst dividend of . Is . in the pound , on Thursday , Dec . I ' - , or any subsequent Thursday , at ! the office of . Mr . l ' raser , Manchester . : E . IlilUtil . Ovt'l' Ilawtn , Lstuuiislur ** , pap r-maker—tiivt dividend of Jd . and £ ths . of a jienny in the pound , on Tuesday , Dee . Id , or any subsequent Tuesday , at the unite uf Mr . Fraser , . Manchester . 1 ) . Dakeyne , Manchester , and ' . radbateh , XtaffordsUw ' , flax-spinner—first and final dividend of ( id . in the pound , on Tuesday , Dec . : ! . or any subsequent Tuesday , at tinoffice of Mr * Fraser , Mancliestci' .
J . Hudson and J . Kroadbent , jun ., Gale , Lam-ashm-. eiilien-priuU'rs—first dividend of Us . Id . in the pound ; first dividend of 'ills , in the pound , on the separate estate of . > . ISroadbent , jun . ; and first dividend of i ! 0 s . in the pound , on the separate estate of J . Hudson , on Tuesday , Dec . In , or any subsequent Tuesday , atitue office of Mr . Stanway , Manchester . : J . Gregory , Sheffield , table-knife manufacturer—first and final dividend o ! Is . sj < l . in the pound , » n Thursday , Dec . 12 , or any subsequent Thursday , ut the hriice of Mr . i- ' reeman , Leeds . j K . Hij-ks , Sheffield , jfrocer— -third and final dividend of -s . 4 tl . in tin * pound , on Thursday , Due . 1 : > , or any subsequent Thursday , at the office uf Mr . Kreemai ! , Leeds . H . Lod ^ e , Tlioruhill , Yorkshire , inukeepei —rirst and final dividend of 2 s . t ) d . in the pi and . un Tiiuisday , Die . 12 , or any » ubsei | tfi-ut Tliur-ilaj , at me otlice of Mr . Fntniiin , Leeds . | D 1 VIUEND .
Dec . 21 . J . and )) . Sudden . iKirUburti . n aud Ihiddersfield , fancy cloth manufacturers . CERTIFICATE to be granted ^ unless cause be shim n to the contrary on thejduy of mci-ting . Dec . ' - ' - * . C . Rogers , Hislujps ;_ i \ . U-striet , saddler . CEHTIFICATKS to be granted by the Court of Review , unless chum * ut' s ) m >\ % n to the contrary on or before 1 ' ec . ^ ' 4 . « . { . J . Marshall ;; ud \ V . C . flail , Wood-street , wooUen warehousemen . — H . Uiirham , junr ., Kmsuorth . IIainpshiredrajier . — . 1 . S . Holmes , Liverpool , ship-broker .--T . Stephens , Newgate-street and Holborn-bar-, umbrella-inaui .-facturer . —J . George , Mread-sii ' eet , < 'heap » ide , and Jamesstreet , IJt'thnal-gricn , silk-iiiani facturer . — W . Millar , Waji ]» injMval ) , engineer . — W . OitcLI , Maiirliester , cominjs . Biinv-aifMt . — . ! . Lowtliev . yuim ' s-ivw , l ' entoiivittv , buihK ; -,
1 'AKTNEU-MIU's *? DISSOLVED .. T . Uaylf-yand If . Chittindcnj Mark-lane , corn-factors . — T . and C . Lester , Dudley . porKtmerehants . —O . Hroadbent and Co ., Tankersley , Yorkshire , grocers . —J . and N . Walker , Otley , Yorkshire , corn-millers . —Gaskins anil Winder , Birmingham , coinh-iijanufacturcrs . —iiarrowcliff and Co ., K : uvtry , Yorkshire , and elsewhere , timber-merchants . -T . Peet , J . Walker , and T . J'aine , Manchester , accountants ; as far as reganls J . Walker , — Fifth , llellawell , and Co ., Marsden , YorkSluiT , silk-spinners ; ilS far as regards D . and W . Firth . —Ilannaford and Heai-n ! Dawish , Devonshire , grocers .- -J . Newton and T . Watkin 1 , liruton-street , Bond-street , j ) t an-street , and Wardour streot , cabinet-makers— Wai mvright and Jones , Liverpool , ship-brokers .
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London Corn Exchange , Mark-lane . —Monday . — The arrivals oi" English wheat and barley were liberal during the i > ast week , hut of oats the receipts coastwise were extremely s = niall , nor were there many lieans or peas reported up to ; Saturday evening . The prevalence of easterly winds and foggy weather lias kept hack supplies from Ireland , and only a few hundred quarters of oats have been received from thence during tlie past eight days . ) From abroad the arrival of barley has been abundant , and that of oats to a fair extent , but of other 'articles the foreign supplies have been unimportant . At this morning ' s market there was a moderate show of wheat by land carriage samples from the home countiesabundance
, oi" barley , and more beans p . nd peas than last Monday , but of oats the quautitjy exhibited was trifling . The condition of . the wheat having been somewhat improved by the recent frosty weather , a clearance ol the Essex and Kent stands was made at an early hour , and though no advance couJd be evStablished tlie turn was in favour of the sellers . The transactions in free foreign wheat were- oh a retail scale , and quotations remained precisely the same as on this day se ' miight . In bond nothing whatever was done . In quotations of flour no chanee occurred ; ship samples
were , however very difficult of disposal . The quantity of barley on sale was more than equal to the demand , and even the finest liialtiug sorts were rather easier to buy , whilst on the ] general runs a decline of fully Is . per qr . had to be submitted to . Malt moved off slowly , at barely previous prices . Oats of good quality were inquired for , ^ and fresh corn , whether old or new , brought full terms ; the new Scotch oats , being mostly of inferior quality , and in wretched condition , were obtainable at Icomparatively low rates . Beans hung heavily on hand , and must be quoted Is . per qr , lower ; a similar dec line took place in maple and grey peas , but good white boilers supported their former value . Rather liberal supplies of clover seed l
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have been received of late from abroad , and tu'ou . < the article has been held firmly , the inquiry Uaa somewhat slackened . Canary seed' brought preTipos terms this ' . morning , nor did any .:. ohange jreqajj-iog notice occur in other articles . .. i ; ,-. ' ' ^ . ' - Smithfieuj Market , London . —M 6 io ^ at . —For tHa time of year we bad a full average ; ' number of be 4 stis ( on sale to-day , while , compared with that exhibii& )' on many previous Mondays , there vraa a ali ^ kt improvement in q uality ; nevertheless , it proved lflfeider to the generality of seasons . The trade ' in the dead markets beings very firm , and the attendance ^ f buyerg numerous , the demand for all breeds of beasts ,, but more particularly for the primest'Scots , Ac ., traa . aiv
eidedly active , at an ^ advance in the currencMolK tained on this day se ' nriight of quite SSd . Jpei 81 b ,,, 4 s . id . being readily paid as a top figure ; indeed , in some few instances , the rates exceeded ffiatiange . At ' the close of the market very few luid remained tinsold . With the exception of a deficiency in quality , the stock came to hand in fair condition . Rathier . extensive imports of live stock from abroad have again , taken place during the past week , 67 beasts any 14 sheep having arrived at Hull , from Rotterdam , while the arrivals for London have consisted of 43 oxen and cows from Schiedam , and 60 beasts and 105 sheep from Rotterdam . The supply of foreign stock here this morning amounted to 35 beasts and 67 sheep .
W ith , l-espect to the former there -was nothing remarkaWe -in them , though tneir quality was tolerably good ; but in the latter a great improvement was noticed , the whole having found buyers , at prices varying from 30 s . to 41 s . per head . The stock in question was "jobbed , " and sold by German salesmen ; m fact , scarcely a single head is now disposed of in this market through other hands . As the various foreign ports will soon be closed for the winter months , tne " season" for these importations will be soon brought to a close . —Fresh up to-day , about 1 , 600 beasts arrived from Lincolnshire , Leicestershire , and Northamptonshire , wliile from Norfolk , Suffolk , Essex , and
Cambridgeshire , the receipts amounted to 400 Scots , < fce . ; from the Western and Midland districts , 500 llereibrds , Devons , runts , « fcc . ; from other parts of England , 400 of various breeds ; from Scotland , 200 horned and polled Scots ; and from Ireland 4 f ) beasts . —The supply of sheep was not to say larger , yet it was fully eqiml to the wants of the trade . The mutton trade was tolerably steady , je \ last week ' s advanced rates were with difficulty supported . —Calves , the supply , of which was very Limited , met a very heavy demand , at last week ' s prices , l ' rime small poi'kers were quite as dear hut all other kinds of pigs were a mere drug .
Loxdon Co . vl Market , Thursday . —Prices per tun at the close of the market : —Adair ' s Main , 17 s . ; Huddle ' s West Hartley , 18 s . ; Carr ' s Hartley , 19 s . ; Chester Main , lils . ud . ; listing ' s Hartley , 17 s . ¦ id . ; Holy well Main , IDs . ; Nelson ' s West Hartley , lss ., ; Old Pontop , lljs . ; Ord ' s Redheugh , 16 s ; Townley , 17 s . Gd . ; West Hartley , 17 s . 6 d . ; W . E . Clarke and Co ., 18 s . Gd ; W . E ., Elm Park , 20 s . Od . ; \ V . E ., Gosforth , 21 f . 0 d . ; W . E ., Heaton , its . ; W . E ., Belmont , *> u . Ud ; W . E ,, East Heaton , 21 . s ; W . E ., llaswell , 23 * . ; W . E ., Hetton , 22 s . » d . ; W . E ., llytton , 21 s . ; W . E ., Lambton , 22 s . < ) d : W . E .. 1 'embeiton , 21 s : W . E ., Sherburn , 22 s . Ud ; W , E ., Sunderland , 21 s . ; W . E ., Stewart's , 22 s . ! kl . ; W . E ., ilartlepool , 22 s . 3 d ; W . E ., Adelaide , 22 s . ud . ; W . E ., Seymour Tees , 21 s . 6 d . ; VV . t :., Tee » , 22 s . 3 d . ; W . E ., Tenants , ' 20 s . Vld . ; Cowpen Hai-tley , 18 s . —Ships arrived since last day ,- 2 H& .
Jmhthall , Dec . 4 . —Although the supply of fat stock on sale to-day was tolerably good , the demand was steady at fully last week ' s quotations . Beef , from 2 s . ' lOd . to 4 s . 2 d . ; Mutton . 3 s . to 4 s . 2 d . : Veal , ; Js . to ; js . lOd . ; and Pork , 2 s . Hd . to 3 s . 8 d . per Slbs . Supply : —Beasts , 44 ; Sheep , 1 , 100 ; Calve ? . 36 ; Pigs , 58 , KoMFuKu , IfF . c . 4 : —Prime Beasts and Sheep sold iVet-. lv , other kinds of stock slowly , at full JifiueS . l > eH * from 2 s < : > -d . to 4 s . 4 d . ; Mutton , 2 s . lOd . to Is . 2 d . ; \ eal , 'Js . to o \ s . JOd . ; and Pork , 2 s . 8 d . to s . mI . per .- <)!>* . Suckling Calves , l ^ s . to 3 (> s . ; quartet-old Store Pigs , 10 s . to 20 s . ; ami Milch Lows , with their small Calf , £ H > to £ H each .
I . kwks , Dec . 3 . —Beef , from 3 s . to 4 h . 4 d . ; Mutton , 3 s . 2 d . to 4 s . 4 d . ; Veal , : ia . to 3 s . * d . ; and Pork , ' . sd , " to 3 s . tid . per tflhs . Supply rather limited , ; i nd trade firm . CORN AVERAGES . —General average juices of British ¦ ¦ ¦ urn lor tlie week ended Nov . SO , IK 44 , rande up frtun the !( i turns of the lus ' jector in the different cities and towns in Muglaiid and Wales , per imperial quarter . Wheat 45 s 4 d f Oats 1 'ls 8 U Ue . uis 33 s Od JL-irley 35 s Id Rye H . ' s 2 d Pease 35 s lid
Manchester . —The near approach ol the Christmas holidays , and the continued decline in the price of' cotton at Liverpool , combine to diminish the a < tivity of this market . The demand both for goods . Hid yarn yesterday was limited ; and , in some few rases , slight reductions of price were submitted to . i ;< jneraHy , however , spinners and manufacturers are <> i bare of stock , that they show no inclination to relax in their demands . RocnDALE Flannll Market , Dec . 2 . —There has been very'little eliaitge in the piece market to-day . J he demand still continues limited , and prices low . in the wool market the manufacturers purchase very spavinglv , at last week ' s prices .
Maxouesster Corn Market . —Saturday , Not . 30 . —The Hour trade has continued in a state of the uieatest inactivity throughout the week , the bakers ; aid dealers refraining from purchasing more than barel y suffices for the supply of their immediate necessities , and any alteration in prices has been in favour of the buyer . For oats the demand has been moderate , without alteration in value ; but oatmeal , ia . s met a steady sale at fully previous rates . At our market , this morning , there was very little passing in any description of wheat , and all but the choicest ijiialitieH might have been purchased at lower prices , r or riour the demand was likewise on the most limited scale , but in the absence of transactions to guide US , wi > cannot alter our quotations . (_ ) : ? ts and oatmeal were in steady request , and sold on rather higher terms . The inquiry for beans was languid , at barely ihe . previous currency .
1 . 1 WnPAm . PjinV \ Ii-Dtn 7 T MaVTiiv- t " Wr * O Liverpool Cony Market , Mo . vdaf , Dec . 2 . — I Hiring the past week we have had fair supplies of arrain , liour , and oatmeal from Ireland , and within ihe last three days several cargoes of barley have arrived round land . The only cliuuge in the rates of duty on foreign produce , is a decline of Is . per quarts- on barley , namely , to 3 s . per quarter . The demand for wheat in this market has continued to be almost confined to the immediate locality ; holders of f-treign , however , have shown no disposition to give way in price , but Irish new has been sold at a decline
"f id . to 2 d . per bushel from the rates of Tuesday . Fljuir has met a dull sale , and home manufacture must be noted fully Js . per sack cheaper , whilst Canadian has barely sustained previous rates . Oats iiiul oatmeal , though only in moderate request , have hiMiightVather higher prices ; good mealing oats 3 s . per i "> lbs . ; new meal 24 s . to 24 s . 6 d ., old 23 s . 6 d . to 24 s . per 240 lbs . The supply of barley above noted has deposed the value of-malting qualities by fully 2 s . per quarter . In grinding barley , beans ' , or peaa , there is no chanire to note .
Liverpool Caulk Market , Monday , Dec . 2 . — The supply of cattle at market to-day has been simila-r . to' iast week , the greatest portion of inferior quality , anything good fetching high prices . Beef ¦ ' id . to oid ., tuutton old . to Oid . per Ib . Cattle imported into Liverpool from tiie 18 th to the 2-oth Xov . Cows 1 , 024 , calves : j : j , sheep 2 , 092 , lambs 0 , pigs 4 , 01 J , hoisvs 33 .
. Newcastle Corn Market , Saturday , Nov . 30 . — Our farmers brougnt a moderate supply of wheat to this day ' s market , but we had aguod chow of samples from the coast , and a fair extent of business was transacted on similar teitna to la » t Saturday . Dutypaid foreign sold slowly at late rates . The arrivals of barley exceed the demand , which causes a very dull trade , at prices the turn cheaper . New oats were in moderate supply , and commanded an advance of Is . per quarter : but no alteration can be quoted in the value of old samples . K , ye met very little attention . Malt was looking rather lower . Beans and peas remained without change . The arrivals of flour are extremely large , and our millet ' s having reduced tneir prices , Norfolk and Suffolk qualities could not be disposed of , to any extent , except at a redaction of Is . per sack .
Ywix Corn Market , Nov . 30 . —There is not much business passing to-day . For wheat the rates of last week are asked , but our millers are unwilling buyers , except at a trifling reduction ; the same may be said of the finest barley , whilst secondary and grinding qualities must be quoted fully Is . per quarter lower . (> ats dulJ . sale , and rather lower . Beans not so freely tak ' en as of late , and Is . to 2 s . per quarter decline must be submitted to , to make sales . Maltox Corn Market , Nov . 30 . —We have a limited supply of grain offering to this day ' a market . Fine wheat and ihe best runs of barley without alteration -, inferior wheat and barley Is . per quarter lower . Oats in good demand , without alteration . — lied wheat , new , 43 s . to 48 s . ; old dittos 50 s . to 54 s . ; ditto white , new , 50 s . to 54 s . ; old ditto , 52 s . to 56 s . per quarter of 40 stone . Barley , 28 s . to 33 s . per quarter of 32 stone . Oats 9 $ d . to 10 id . per stone .
Leeds Corn Market , Tuesday , Dec . 3 . r-SuppEes are now moderating , and we have less wheat offering than of late , but the general want of condition in new wheat operates against much improvement in prices , 1 o-day there is a fair steady demand for all good dry qualities , and a more healthy feejing in tfie trade , No change in the value of fine bariey , but inferior qualities remain dull and are rather towerv Beans are fully Is . per quarter cheaper . j 9 afiTSaa » rifing as last noted . iC /^^ i ^ cr \
Leeds Cloth Markets . T « i »^ i ^ i ^^*~ ifid » tendency to improvement in ( & < | $ ctotfc&to *^ iPr week , though , they may still be ^« eA&darepr ^ JfcBa © pressed character . In the » wi lfiwi f »«* few 3 yK . the foreign trade there is a l ^ ct ^ n ««§> ifl ^ rft ^ ward , though far less than du * juag \ tt $ < $ gMipb £ ! i | lnfl $ period last year . The home tfaoe « £ jH 2 S » jiflw >] lt ^ at a stand still . % ( & £ m 0 )
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 7, 1844, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1292/page/7/
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