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P' ^< Sii ^ n »<« . VaW 1 ; -. ~^ - <^ wyi * 'i « - * w 9 ± — ' * 4 Jc **~ r . —» w- - — j- ^ ' ^ abroad ; for if on nn'aught and godless populatiou were p > suiTere ' dtwgrow ^ ap ^ ainon ^ sfuSj ' thesecuntyifor ^ cafjtal U ** ?™?^ - ^^ ° ? - ' $ * L ^^ ced . "Itwas ¦ bignl ^ dan ? ' " ^ gerousto trifle % th" the morals of a nation for the sake V ofinpre ^ ingwekUh f ^ er&Blt ' would TbV'to " mate the " ¦ : nation poor bjaebasing the people ! ' " "''" ¦ " ¦"'' -. ¦ < ** ' Lord ^ HAMciufFB ~ sripp 6 rted the ; K 11 . " T . iie Bishop , " x of St . David ' s also delivered a p ' tiwerfaVsp ^ echliVi « " .-: Tonf ^ in fterourse of wh ' iph hesaid ' : —It l « abeen * aid " ; : that" agreatdegreebf Uneibrtamty ' atUelleato this pro"• ¦ position , " but he was'sure their lordships woold rernem . -ter - that ; ' some y ^ rs ago . when . this question :. i »" JF « V ; * * ¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ aentallv uwcWa ; that th ? nobieittrf Karaed lord ad . ¦'¦ mitted ' in the fullest mannerjthat a stalar measure . then ' propoSed was in ' iteelf higWj des } rab ! e , tat not Bs ^^^ r ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ r ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Ba ^^
... tated ' that Ihe ressorTwhy ^ would assent to ' any le&lat ' iVe maaiore OB . snch a subject was that he loofed for the same' results . firqm very different means—that he looted for ' the progress of civilisation from theI removal of the restaictionsoo trade . ' N . pwV whether or not « iose expectations had been well founded he would not say ; neitosr ' would , he venture to assert tiiatthe magnitHde of the evils which ' thebill wasdei signed tocore had been met ^ bnt he appealed [ bo&j to what his noble and learned friend bad said , and had left unsaid j as 3 proof that some legislation in this direction was necessary . His nobVand learned friend hadobserred' an emphatic silence' with respect to the * , evils ' which arose from the state , of thioga which now existed , whilo his admission that a laVburing man after " t-ii hoars'labdnr was in that state of exhaustion which
unfitted him for intellectual exertion—if so , it was in vain to expect that with y longer time of labour , females and young people could ha * ethftsUtngtb , to partake of tlie benefits which , were said' to be open to them . ( Hear , hear !) If this measure was a perilous experiment ,, the peril was on the side onVhictithe evil was to be feared , and he contended that by adopting this measure their lordships > ould take the safest and the wiseit coursea course which as far as human foresight coold extend , would produce , the greatest benefit to the greatest num . fcerbf / the population . ( Hear , hear . ) Lord' AeHBnkTOH said , l-If he saw any indication of an intention to make this an eleven hoars ' . biil , when in committee , he should vote for its second reading ; but in the absence of any such indication , he should vote in favour of theamendment of his noble and learned friend , thatthebill be read a second time tins day sii months . ; Thdrlbrdships divided—For second
reading" " Contents ; . . 58 . ; ,. ' Kon contents ; ....,. 11 ' ,. [ MajoriQr for second reading .......... —4 ^ ' The bill was accordingly read a second time ; andthe house " sdjour . aedat twenty minutes past twelve'I'oloct . HOUSE OP COMMONS . —Food Uiots in . Esgland . ^ Mr Escott , referring to the accounts' in the newspaper ! ih / it large bodies of people in Exeter and Taunton and some other towns in the West of England hadprocs eiJed to the markets , and compelled the dealers in provisions , loth corn and meat , to sell them at such prices as those bodies of people chose to fir , asked the Home . Secretary whether those accounts ' were authentic , whether there . was occasion for that ftlarm which certainly prevailed throughout the western parts of England , and whether there was any information upon the subject which he was prepared , consistently with his duty , to jay before the house ? . ¦"' . ' . '"
SirG . Gket had received communications from the lord lieutenant of Cornwall , and from theVivif authorities of Exeter , giving an account of somo disturbances which had occurred in the latter part of the week at Exeter and in its neighbourhopd , and in several parts of the east of Cornwall , alleged to be in coniequence of the high price of provisions ; from Taunton , however , he had received no official representation , of . any such disturbances , ' aKhosgh he had seen' statements respecting them in the newspapers . and in private letters . But he ; was happy ' to state , that in . consequence of tbe prompt and juditions measures adopted by the local authorities , order had been restored ( hear , hear ) , and hs hoped that there . was no cause for alarm with respect to the future . ( Hear , tear . ) *'' . "' " . ' . _ ' [\ , Z' . ' . "' . X , ' '"' / ' ' . ' .
Relief CoHMrriEEa is Ireland . —Mr F . ScaoPBthen k ? ted Mir Tjabonchere ' whether he was prepared to lay before tHe house any statement as to the progress of the system of relief ia Ireland , nnder the Temporary Relief Act . The honourablegfnfleman , in putting the question , drew an appalling picture of the canditioh of thepeasaatry in some portions of Ireland , where they weredjingby hundreds from starvation , mainly owing to the culpable remissness of the relief committees , who had in many iu-~ Etanees niadeab provision for the support of the people , in flre . lnterim between . the breakins up of the relief works and the establishment of the new ' system of relief . ' - ; :: " . .. " . ' ' ' . ' ' " ¦; " " "
I&Labqdchebe replied to the effect that the govern , ment was now in possession of the second report of the relief commissioners in Dublin , which contained ample information upon the working , of the new act . That report wa 9 now in thehahdsof the printer , and when laid before the house would afford the fullest information upon the question before it .. He admitted , however , that many of the landlords had ,, instead of aiding , thwarted , the government . ^ '" . " , .. \ „ ' . ., Pooa Law AdmisistbVtion Bol . —Alter a number of questions put by Mr Ferrand relative to the management of the Poor Law Commissioa and its unconstitutional nature ha 4 been put and answered by various meinbers of the governmeat—on the question that this bill be read a second time , he moved that it be read a second time that day six months . For 13 years the poor and
undefended classes of this country had been subject to the rules of three irresponsible men , who raade laws and en - forced them as they thought proper without any eontrol on the part of either the Parliament or the government ; and after they had thus acted for 13 yean , a cummitteeof that house had reported that they had acted with cruel injustice ^ to their Assistant Commissioners—that they had not ^ acted .. according to the statute : which gave them existence- ; * id that they had shaken the confidence of aliclasseB in England and Wales in the . administration of the law . which , tney Were appointed to super intend . If they had acted thus to men of talent and influence , who bad friends in that house to defend them , it waseany to imagine how they must have acted towards the poor , who were withont friends to assist and defend them . In tracing the original concoction of this lav Mr
Ferrand made a bitter attack on the principles advocated at that time by Mr Malthas and Lord Brougham ; and alluded with great severity to the "dark document " which the Commissioners under the original Poor Law Commission had drawn ' upasthebasis of thepresentPoor Law . That document was so disgraceful , and scandaloaf , and wicked , that at first its very existence was denied by the government , by Sir J . Graham in the House of Commons , and by the Duke of "Wellington in the other house of parliament ; and it was not until Mr Walter , who wai now lying on the bed of sickness , absolutely . produced -it to the house , that Sir J . Graham began to have a faint recoUectioB of it . The law , however , was passed , though 5 , 000 , 000 petitioned against it . It was subsequently put iuforce atthepoint of the bayonet ; and . then the . Poor Law Commissioners refused all out-door relief—sold up
teni ol thousands of paupers—built bastiles , gave their inmates a felon ' s dress and -worse , than a felon ' s diet ; separated husbands from wives and childrea from their parents , and made unions so wide and extensive . that de . crepit men were obliged , sometimes to . walk 24 miles to obtain relief . Having thus shown the way in which the Poor Jaw Coinraissioners eommeaced to enforce their bloodstained law , he next proceeded to show that that law had been an utter failure by contrasting its results with Lord . Brougham ' s promises . ; He then traced tte operations of ttie Poor Baw Commissioners down to the year 18 it , when Ministers were obliged to admit that the Poor Law ! Commissioners must , be dismissed from their offices , but " perseversd at the same time in defending ; thidr prcceedings . These Poor Law Commissioners , " hbweTer , - boasted in the defence , by
which they bad attempted to avert their destruction , that afterl 3 years'labour theyhad saved the country a milliona yearl But if they hadjaved , what was the price atwhiehthe saving had been made ! . It was . at the price of an insurrection in . Wales , of an outbreak in the north , of incendiarism in the eonth—it was ' at the price of a vast increase of infanticideg , of a vast increase of theraral police , of enlarged gaols , of morefrequeHt . sesaons , and of a winter assize . It was at the price of general discontent among the people , and . of greater poverty and distress than any which had existed in the country since the French revolution . .. The T law , then , being a failure , what was the core for it S .-The same law in * different shape , ai he showed by a dissection , clause by clauss , of the bill then before the House . Having given the House a brief sketch , of the powers
which the Cabinet , had taken to itself in . this bill , he aiked to -whom were the poor to appeal in case they suf . fered " oppression under it—to the Cabinet ? No ; for four members of the Cabinet would be their oppressors . To that House i No ; for the Cabinet must- always ; have a majority in that House so long as it remained a Cabinet . To . Her Majesty ! Their memorial ~ must thea pasi t trough the hands of tke Secretary of State ; and though ie dia not believe that Sir G . Grey would ever be guilty of such misconduct , there might be ' a Secretary of State , like the last , who would withhold such a documeutfrom her . hands . To whom , then , must they look for- protection ! , ' , ' To . the common law of England ; ana that led him to the consideration of a point on which he had already touched that evening , that , the House of Com .
mons bad bo right to delegate the power of makinglaw * to any other . body ; and that position he confirmed by the great authorities . of , Locke , of Bkckstone , of Lord Coke / oflords EWob , ' JLbinger , and Wynford , and " - of MagnaCharta— . He then proceeded to maintain , on the anttierl ^ ' of Lord . Bacon and Sir W , Blaekstone , thatihepoornaa . a nght ^ tq relief ; ana , that if relief were not given to them , > they : had " a right to takeit . If ) ne . Govemment meant to . bolster up theTold law tmderra ne ' w ' . nanuv they wouia undoubtedly fail : anaiie warned them that as the present Poor Law lost them office at the last , election , so . would this bill lose them office at the next , if they persisted in carrying it . He then entered into an examination of . " the defence " of the Poor Law Commissioners , and - showed .. that it was
full of statements perfectly destitute or all foundation . He had intended to have made , some farther remarks on thd £ conduct , bnt he abstained .. . Still , as he , saw Sir J . QnhaH'ioTthe house , he must read a letter . which ¦ he 6 * l * aieh ea : from Uie rector . of Bewcastle , ; in the union . ^ J ^^^ l ^ cnpti ye ^ oftho proceedings of its board ^ Knw ^^ ' . of whiph ' Sir J . Graham was the chairman . InBrn . ^ nOior of ftatletteV complained ' of the gross TniimOTagement of the nnion- ^ of the gross negligence of « iePoor"Law Commissioners—aud of many cireumfitaneefin . its ' . wprkhonse resembling the atrocities of An-$ W * j- ¦ H ? W * * ' - *?^ . ^» t S ir i , Qraham . maae 8 a
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attempt to induce . Mr ParkeTito withdraw hit report'lest me-Tima' ^ ouii b ' e , in , his ^ rib . s / orjUjie new fortnJgh ; t ; ' to woader ^^ haf he shpuia . jfeel conriderable anxiety , on th ' aYp btnt , when In the union of which he was chairman ^™? « i ' - 5 ? ? : ?! j ?? J 8 i , « imil » to those wMch ' hat ! g > y ? ypK ™ . vH °% ^ . ana ^ . i celebrity , . fo ' v the AndovW ^ i ¦ « - . r . « : ~^ L .- ' .. rlr -.. •;• . * .:.,, wi ! Mr jaoxBOCK r , n a ^ spegch . ofnearly two hours length -v 5-l- ' ^ - ^ On Mr ^ " . "horn-hedeiig-^ Xall Ae chpicest terms of his Ipretty . extensive vocabulary He said that Mr Ferrand . was ^ t very fine Fo ?^ T W i—* my- ^ ht-portlin of ability . For the kst two hour , Mr Ftrrand had been- descanting . S ? VS ?^ ?^^ M * abeth , and ^ yetnit wai quite £ ? £ ® P ! S » ¥ « ,. flu ite ignorant of , its contents , and h ^ d never read „ nord , of iti , enactments . - - . Mr Ferrand hadipoken of the inalienable fight of . the poortbrelUf , flna . ? a , qnoted .. y 8 ttel .. Puffendnrf . > nA flrntln . ^ -nf
wnosewnlingi he had . never . . readaBylUble ^ -Jhconfirmalionof theabsurditipg which he had spnutedon that point . Mr Roebuck alsoattemptefl a defence ' of the poor Law itself , but his argumentg were such monstrous fallal c Respite the ability with which they wereurgsd , that we cannot think of , wasting valuable ; space by giving them . ; _ " It is only riquisite to eay that he maintained the rishu of the iiidustri pus poor' ^ i » gainsti . the A « Maiy poor , " and also ^ the principle of centralization as applied to the poor-law—the concentration of therespoBsibiliiy , j n t certain " commissioners in-Londonas leading-to tho
, nio « . facile , administration of the law .-. ! He was not *«« to sayTjhat ' the ^ workheuse test . was- the best * K ^ puld have been devised ; some test was necesiaryitb enabl e the administrators of thelaw . to dlatinguiah batmen the honest poorman who « a . uired : and deserved relief , and the ' . 'idle vagabond , " who was Moo lazyto work . He trusted that the house ; would maintain in its integritj the existing law . . It was . a law which gave with alavishhand to the deserving poor , and justly withheld from the idle that which was onl y the right of the industrious . "• . ; :
Mt ^ G . Bankes wasturprised that : Mr Rseback had wasted a good hour ttd a half in animadverting on the Piwh' of Mr Ferrand , if it was so deficient in . worth and weight as hehad represented it to be . The realiquesi tioH forthehouseto . consider was—would icconsent to re-establish under another name thesame 3 y 8 temoJPoor Laws which had . atfeady ' been . found so objectionable ^ and , along with the . re-e 6 tabli 6 hment ; of ; thatrsjgtem , would itcouseht tp r instal . in thathousethe meB-who Tiaaconducted itBiill , with greater honour andidigriity than they had ever yet enjoyed ! . He entertained a'con ; stitutionalohjectipn tosuchaproposal , andthodghtthaj gaffiolent attention had not ; been given to the fact thai thii bill introduced two new . placemen into parliament ; . ' ' " Sir G . Grei thought that Mr Eoebuck had so completely demolished the speech of HrFerrand that It was
quite nnnecesgarj to reply to the arguments ^ which , that gentleman had directed . not so much against the bill before tbehqUse 1 as 8 gainst , thelaw . of 1884 .. He denleaUhat that act ' had produced nothing but evil ; and asked Mr Ferrand , whogaid that before its enactment the people of England" were loyal and contented , whether he recollected the fires and rick-burnings which devastated thesouthern cdurities of England in 1830 . ' . He denied that-the bill was introduced for . the 8 ake .. of ; increasing tha patronage of the government ; In Bpite . of Mr . Ferrand ' s attack' on the past exertions and the future intentions of the goi verninent , he thought that the maintenance of theiprini to
cipie oithe act of 183 *^ 88 essential the proper cure andmaintenance . of fhe , poor . Hedeclined to enter into the correctneBs of tiie attacks made on . the Poor Law ) Commissioner ' s ; All he nould'sayon the report of the Andpvw Committee W 8 s ,, thaton ai careful perusal of it he had not found one , word condemnatory of the' Poor ' Law itself , or confirmatory of the statements' made that ' evening by ' Mr . Ferrand .. ,- . -..- » , .-. *• . j . ^ . ;* ' Aft ^ r a shortspeeeh from Colonel Sibtoobp in support of the amendment , of Mr , Ferrand , the debate was adjourned to Tuesday ... .. ••; . ' ¦ . •• . .. ; !• ' : •;¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ ;' ;•;• : The . house . ' roseataquarSertotwoo ' cloeki- -J- "¦
TUESDAY- , Mat 18 . ; . ¦; . r . , HOUSE OF LORDS . —Abmt ; Sebvice Biu ; -0 nthe qaestionjforrecommittine this bill , .. " . ' ¦¦ -:: < : ¦ ¦ ¦ '¦>¦ - ¦ The Marquis of Losdondebbi re-nrged , with jrert earnestness ^ most . of , the objections which had been offered to the measure in ttw other home , observing that nine-tenths of the . army were adverse to it , including . officers of great practical knowledge and experience .- ' - ' . TheEarl . of . CABDiOAM , although he reluctantly op . posed a bill involving : the Interests of the army , -which was supported by the Duke of : Wellington , was persuaded , with maHy officers of the ai-my . that this was a dangerous and visionary measure , . ; Jt would entail great expense , difficulty , and confusios , and in his © pinion destroy th ' « tspiitdecorps of the army .. -. <¦ . . ; ,., -r •'• : ?¦ - . ¦ ¦ ¦ ' :
; . Earl Gmi stated , a fact . which , he thought , would neutralizethe arguments of the noble lords . ' He had in . quired of an . offiter now . in the army ; . who ha * risen by moritorious conduct from the rants , what was his opinion of this bill ; and be replied tfeat he would not have nlisted for Ufe , and bad been himself a seven year *' man ; s . . .,. .. . . . . . ¦¦ - - .-. . „; , ; ¦ . ... . After a few observations JromLord CoinEiMEaE against the bill , thehpnae went into committee . - - :: ¦• ' - ; ,-] . Several amendmeatsiwere , proposed which led to lengthened discussions ; and ultimately the bill passed through committee . < . . m .. ;*; -.:- The Wsh ' Ppor Relief Bill was read a third time and passed afteraprotraeted . ai 6 cussion , andafter undergoing several amendments . .. ... ' - : r , : ... Their lordships adjourned to Thursday . ' .: - ¦ •
HOUSE OF COHMOKS .-Onthe motion toconsider the report of the committee oa the Birmingham ana Oxfora , Junction . and . ; Birmingham , Wolverhaiipton ; and Dudley Railways Amalgamation :: Bill , ~ Sir F . THESioEi moved , as an amendment , that the bill hs referred back to the said committee ..-,. .. i . . . , ,: ; ¦; ' ... . After a stormy and tumultaous discussion , if dls ' . cussion . U could be called , the original motion was carried by 214 against 62 . Hon . oembers were evidently whipped-in by the great rival railway eompahies' ^ and the members present , and the deep interest' they evinced in this private bill , contrasted curiousl y with the empty benches of the preceding ^ evening during the '" discussion on the Poor Laws'Administration BUI . vM » vm-LoBD LiEDTENAKcr of Ibelahd . —Mr Hche inquired of the Prime Minister if he had taken measures to fill up the vacancy of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland , ' caused by thedeathoftheEarlofBesborongh . ' 4 * ' $
Lora J . RDSSH . L , with the deepest emotion . ' saia ' he hoped the house would permit him to express the grief that he and . his colleagues , and the sovereign -herself , felt at the melancholy loss they had « u « titaea by the d ' eeease of the noble lord ; whose intimate knowledge'bf Ireland , whose . clear judgment and conciliating tUspbsii tion , were eminently qualified to soften * down those animosities which werethe bane of that couatry . ¦ " Lord J , Russell having thus given expression to his feelings ^ proceeded to announce that hehad advised her'Majesty to ' fill up the vacant office- immediately , because whatever
might be the opinion of the government with ' regard to the general nature of the office of the Lord Lieutenant of , Ireland , ana to the policy of maintaining it for ;' any length of time , they were clearly of opinion " that in ! tho present circumstances of Ireland , it would not be expedient to make such changes as would-be necessary if the constitution of the Lord Lieutenancy were altered . ; The noble lord also . inanBwer toMr Ferrand ; stated that jit was not the intention of the government to bring ' in i till for the purpose of preventing the use of flour'in cotton factories . .-- ¦ ¦ . i : ; .- •¦¦ ' ¦ ¦ •¦ ¦ ¦ - ' ¦ ¦ . - ' ' '
On the motion of Lord G . Bestinck it was orderea that the house , at iu rising , should adjourn over ' the Derby , day , Wednesday . ; ¦• . ¦ : ¦ :: - - ¦ ' : ¦ ' ¦'¦ - •¦ ¦ : ' - ' ; ' - ; National Schools . —MrT . Dukcohbe moved that sin humble , address be presented to her Majesty fpr ' annnai returns , alphabetically arranged ,- of every ' ; sehooi ; to which aid had been voted in the prece ' dteg year ,, dtstinguishing . Church of England from' dissBntin ' g kchoolsl showing the amount granted in each ca ^ e , ana ' specify : ing the items of the names , date of appointment , ' , and salaries , of inspectois ; » nd of thesohbols ' maWng ap ^ plication , distinguishing those refused , aria stating thi » grounds of refosal ,: i :.: : <¦ • ¦ : - V ' ;;; ; " ' ¦" , Lord J . Rrj 8 BE « , had ' no bbjectio ? i i p ae ieturni " ' if * ey wereh ' mited totbe next iessioi of parliament in the first instance . " - ¦'¦¦ - ' - ' : ¦ - •¦• ' •¦ Mot ion agreea to ; Returnsbrairea . ^ 11 ' ' "''
; Tbaoti Umiohb ih i SHEPrau > 'i— -MrDTOcoinB beggea to call the attention'of the house to apititipn from the borough ofc ; Sheffield , ' preeentea on the' 18 tji of May , complaining , of the conduct' of Mr "Wilson Oterend . a gentieman of the medical profession' in extensive prao i ttce In that town and neighbourhood . jwho wu frequentl y called upon as a magistrate " to decide in queitioni ' be .. twsen . employers aad eraployea . He hoped Mr . 'd « rena's physic was better for the ^ cdmmuni ^ ' th ' an his law ; butitaia sohappan that this gentleman never de . cideaiafavour oftheemploycdi'Tae ' peppie andVthe ' trades of Sheffield were particularly attached , to t ^ e ^ syi tem of trades-unions . ' ' The magiBtri » tes ' ana ' « h » rs took a different viewVof tbem , and were anxious to put them down . MrOveremi was thought an adept in the art of doing so , ana was always sent for when a case of combination occurred . " 7 A dispute had arisen between the owner of a saw-mill aria' -his men , tWoibf " whom ! were
discharged . -The" owner admitted that these men con . ducted themselves most civilly . Mr bveread , on appUeation , issued a summons ; They were called before the magistrates , who waitedfor'Mr Overend ; but so soon as the case was disposed of and the accused patties ssn . tencea to three months' imprisonment , with hard labonr , " Mr Overend left the ' court . ; Fortunat ' elj ' an ^^ appeal , was taken i ^ their counsel from ' the decision ,, which , » as quashed npon the merits ; " Every mini ' . was liable to error , but most of Mr Ovcrend ' sconvictioDS had been quashed .. The first'intention of the" petitioners was to memorialize the Crown to haveMr ' Oyerenddismisseaj out they haa thought it the best ' eour / se to have ' publio attention calleatothe subjectin the first insianee . They SSS'JS *?! : * * bslbre aiu ^ ry cbiM , insti . ffa
SS ° J' * f »«« sary to have a list , pf the ' eonvictibns laiaonthe table . The petitibnefs stated that under all SnaZm 8 ^ C \ 3 M' O ^^^ ecisioris had lost their influence with the community . " The best remedy for a stipendiary magistrate / who should be a person totaliv T ^ L * ? " ' *• ¦ ^ « urt pSceT , and alsoof trade prejudices . - There were' such" SS mlaverpool and Manchester .- 'If it wa 8 iegaffb ^ masto-s to combine , it was legal for the men and there was nothing in theprasent state of the" law tp / preven ' t the formation of trades ' -unibns / vrh ' ich , indeed ; ' properly condusted had often been of great benefit to the workinL classes-ana ^ protected them from oppression , ? though ttose . ujUonB umataot resort to Jutiiaidatioiior flolence '
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The sen 1 ence ^ h ; f ; t 1 J eti 6 ij |; ncei ; s ^ rfi ^ J' ^ as consid . red most severe * ,.-Mi' Overend sentenced tne accused parties , who were highly'respectable ? t ' 6 the full term pfthree months' imprisonment with hard -labour ; ' iV ' costjtliein £ 50 togct < the appeRl ' carrUd throughf ^ IncohcWsidn he begged to movenfurfa list ' of ' all saeh-cbWlcticinfl in Sheffield , specifying the riam ' e ' olf the magistrateor In ' ogis . tratespreseniih each instance " . !' - ""'> JK ?' " ' "" ' - ' ' ' "' ' .. ' Sir G . < Gbet had ^ hb ' objoetibn ' to tne ' m o 1 ion '| he cohid noV * owgvtr , butregret ' theobservatjoh'if with which' it hadibeen accomBaniecl ; ' The representatlqns " . ' maae to ' him differed from those which appeared to' h ' ave been , ^
raade to tliehohourablegehdem ' an ; He ' . was ' assured that intimidtttioirhsd been exercised byvnttmbeK ' of trades ., unions , under circumstances whicli''bpcasionEd ' great difficulty , anil involvedthe p ' afties ' tH ? mBelves ' 'itf peril . ! . He was bound to say that npthicg had "• been ' stated " to ^ him with regard to ^ Mr ' - '' Ove ' rend " ex'dipt iu cqmmeKda- ' tionf no' representation hiid been ' aadre 8 sedto ' th '' e ; Crqwn ' i through the Secretary of ^ StHteVcomplaihing ' pf thst gen-, tlema «'« conduct as a magistrateV ^ Iii- ' ono case , whichoccurred in Shcffi Id he was ' awmthaVjf-jb ' oriviutiori'h ' . id " been ' quashea , but he was aivVrij ; alsd , th ' nt the a «« iMbn was pronounced' afttr ' the'best ? regal ! advice'ha ' dbsen ; taken '' ' ! 'v ¦ '' ' '" j ;•!••; .- . i > i * in < i ' j . i . ' ¦ . ' - . I :: '; y . > , '
. B Mr B . DutusoN hadhbohjection' to the hon ; gentleman ' s motion , but wished appended to that motion of which he had given notice , for anvadoicssifor' ^ co ' ples of memorials lately forwarded r to th ¥ ' rightiJionV ( Sir " G . 'Orey ;; from the mayorandcorpbfatibh of ' Shcffluld ^ the cuHers ' -company of Sheffield ; the" ' church burg ' esses of Sheffield , and the towni triisteefl of Sheffield , respecting tHe ' cenductofMr : WiUonOv « ena , as a magistrate " of the wesi ridlngof Yorkshire . " ' * He ' 'had ' the ho ' nour , ; of Mr Overrad ' s acquaintance ; that gentleman had onerous ' duties . topertorm , tlie ' towri ' bf Sheffield beia ^_ Iiifflicted with ' - ' combinations . v ' Tbe ^ hoii ; ' gehtlenian ' :: hkd- "'b ' een somewhat wrongly informed Of thecircumstonc ' c ? The 'impression con ' vcj ed waB' that' Mr pverend' had acted singly , in regard to these convictions , ' but * in every case Mr Overend had ' acted '' iii'cohcurretioe" with ; , anbtner magistrate . ' <¦¦ ¦ ¦ . i > = ¦ ¦'•' . . "¦ i-- . "' - --: ' _ . ¦ ' ? . ¦>¦; - ' *• ¦ ¦!"¦«¦>> . v <> TheGHANCELtoB of ^ the ExcnEOTER bore te ' stimoby to the high ' character of Mr " Ovcri'iitlL ' -: " ''" ¦' ' ¦ Mi ' <*' ¦ ' . ' " ' '
; .-Mr . J . WoiiTi . ET' ( Ic ' scribea MrOverend is " one ' of the most eminent men of his prbfessibriin . the north of Eiig . land , and ss one of : their ablest / ' best , most conscientious / and niost efficient magistrates , ^' Mr'Overend was called upon to act as a-magistrate not engaged in trade . The actunder which tho convictions' took place ' excluded persons connected with trade from " acting'in a judicial capacity ; One conviction wa * actually ' quashed because the colleagae of Mr Overend ' was a merchant ' exp ' ortinj scissors , and therefore disqualified aaa' magistrate under the act ; . ' Everyone of the convictionsquashed hadi . iieen so on the ' ground of informality ; in ' such cases it wks not the magistrate who was at faulti- '< He h ' ad ' nt ) inieiCtion of entcringinto details connected with ' this ' subject ' ; but , if he were to do so ; he could present a picture of th ' e ' stdte
of thingsinSheffield which was actually . frightful , ' and which would be sufficient to shake the opinion of even Mr Duncomb ' e himself ;< " It would be enough to say th ' at a peculiar class of offences had reached such a lieigh ' t 'there ^ -he alluded to the destruction of property by gun . powder—that It wasfound ' neceBsary by Sir J . Gr ^ bam , whenHome Secretory , 'to ifatroduce a ' ' specificl ' m ' easiire for suppressing the practice . ^ He held in hKhand a placard which had been 1 issued-on the mbrning fpllpwirig one of these offencea , offering-a' reward of £ 1 , 000 , for the-: detection' ef the" offender , "but it produced no ' effect ; it was found' impoBsible' ^' to ^ qbtajn any ; i evidchce"i ' respcting-: it .- - In / ''inch . '; circum . stances 4 t' required ¦ a man' of rigour arid courage to'dara to act as a magistrate 1 oh such occasions ; and 'MrOverendwas ' a man ' of courage ^ and at the same itinie aman of moderation . " Hehopea the honimember for Finsbury would repeat the advice which he had given the workmen to-night elsewhere ; for he had great
innuence with the psople of Sheffieldjand such -advice ) cpminij from him ; would do great good . ''( Hear , hear . ) * He held in his"hand a placard 'in ' ' which " that hon . rnember ' s name was mentioned ' aspreBidenVoPi tradu ^ union society j'and the honi- member could hardlyconoeive the counterisnee ' which bis name gave' to ' such' a sb ' eiety . ( Hear , hear ;) - ' ! He-assured the' -house ' ;' that the eoii ' se " . queuce of the state of things which existed in ShefBsid oetween masters and workmen was deplorable in ; ; hV extreme ; He knew a case wheroa gentlemau of exteasivp tapital intended setting upsn-eatabHshmeritin Sheffield for the manufacture - of engines for railroads ' . ; , but from the terrible-state- ' of society ' ' which Ve "' found '' existing there ; he actually left the town ' and sailed ' elsewh ' eVe ( Hear , bear . ) 'It wbald'be doing a great service therei fo ' reto the ' workraen : , if tne honi meraber ' fpf Einsbury would use his innuenee wiih ¦ them ^' tbshpw ' 'themHhat ( such conduct as ho had referred to was ' doing not only ' a great injury to the town- but to the ' trade by which ttiey lived , and to themselves and families . " l ' Hear , liear ) ' ¦
'Mr IIeniey knew nothing' of'the WeritB of this ease or of the parties connected with iti beyond what ftad been then stated to' the " house but he ! mu ' st ' siiy ' . he felt rather surprised at" the e ' eurse- taken by . the govern . ment in lending their countenance to ' tlie introduction " of subh subjects into that kouse , "The horii ' member for' Fin ' sbnry ¦ had > made' a strong ; ' althougli a ' short speech , containing serious insinuatir . ris against a gentle man holding the commission of the peace . ' Nbw . ' if there was any ground of omplaint agaia ^ t tho magistrate referred ; to , a court of law wasthe place to carry it ' ; to . 'Mr Wakd remarked that Mr Benl ' ey ; had spraewhaj misrepresented the facts of the case ; for ' although , it was true that the bon ; ' member for Finsbury ~ liad ' . inade 3 « me strong statements respecting Mr Overend , ' oi > the
other hand an almost unanimous testimony had been borne in his favour . " As one' of the * members , for Sheffield , he ( Mr Waf ( J );; ha ' d risetfto say thnf he entirely , ' coEcurred in many of the bbservations' which Bad ' fallen from geHtlemen on both sia ^ s bt the hou « e . ' Tne faot was , that the question of trades' unions ' was ona of the | most' difficult that the government' or ' . the magistracy could deal with . He knew that in Sheffield there exis , tttd a strong feeling on both sidesj' and that there we ' re faults on botb ' sidos ; If ever there was ai'caseinwhich it' ^ aa , the duty of a magistrate to show exemplary patience and freedom' from prepossession on either ^ side , it was a case in which trades ' unions were concerned , " , He '' ( Mr . Wardj h ' ad ' risked his seat in liiB attempts to bring home " to tho working classes of Sheffield the injury which , they did to
themselves by the ' height to whicn they , ciifried their trades' union proceedings . He' admitted that there were cases in which trades ' . uriions ' were essential to tha work-Ing clnsses ; but' when they " overstepped ' , the iimitsof moderation , and attempted to carry their resolutions nbtbyraora \ force ; but byInfluence bordering on threats , which were always followed ( although' they could not be traced ) by acts . of violence ,, they inflicted , an ' . injury on the Working- classes generally which ' . it was impossible to estimaitV' When times of bad trade came ' the Workmen felt this themselves ^ ' One' ' of . ' . their . " resolatlons , for . in . stance , was that ho einplojerbflabour should be all « tved to make choice of his own workmen , and that no work , man should l ; bo allowed to chpbse ^ his own employer , When ' tra ^ e , was good they rni ghibVable to c « rry this
into effect , bnt not when ' trade ; was bad . j ' He held in his hand ' aii j ^ vertis ' ement ' which . had' ^ t ^ the ; tableknifo grinders of Sheffield ,, announcing their resolution to abaBdbn' this rule in consequence . of > , the presenV 8 tate of trade . .. He said herb , as he . kad said . in Sheffield , that the practice of any system of . force , ; or intimidaiion vi-isdegtructive ' of ailip ' rpper , subordination , and " fraught with ' ruin 16 the" trade of , ' the town , , He kriev- ; the ; . case ^ to which . Mr ^ Wortley . ' hkd ) , referred , in which ' a man intended to invest , a large . capital i in .: the establishment of a new branc ^ of iirade ' ' ln S hefflold . i but waB compelleitb abandon"& ej idea bwlngto the i spirit of combination which prevailed . , He believed ' ,. . thai
nothing but a bitter , "lesson would bring the workmen totijeir senses ^ on . this-subject , and showthemthe evil which their conduct wa ' s ^ caiculated to inflict , upon thsmseive 8 . . ' . ' That ' thWewere faults on the part | of ; the ¦ ¦ . mas ; tersas well as of the menhofreely ^ admitted ; andh » only ' hop ' ed that both parties wo ' nfd , follow out the princip ' le which had been so prbperlyjnculcated by ; the hon . ^ member . 'for'Finsbury , that ^ eitheir pf themhad a right to ihterfere'ln anything except by moral influence ) ,- ( Hear , hear ) ' '" , ' r " . " . ' / ..., ' , ¦ . '' - ' .. . , ' , ' ,, ' .. ' r .: " ., :- ¦; ' ,, .-:: i'iii" > . I Mr T . . l ) uNct ) i ; BE ' assaredthe , hou 8 e that the sentiments he had uttered , that night witb , respect , to trades ' , unions , and the conduct , of the workmen towards . their
employers , he :, invariably , inculcated ia : their prosence . The very placard whichthehon " . gentieman ( Mr S . vWorU ley ) had exhibited . to thehouse related , he believed ;; to the National . Association ^ f United . Trades , which ^ was bo .. ' dpubt , a concentration of trades ' i unions , acting' by meansof , a central , committee , but : the object of ' which was , to . create a good'tindentanding . between / workmen and , their employers , and : to obviate the necessity- of strikes ; so that if theobject of the right hon . gentleman was , toput down strikes ,-he eould not . do better than to encourage that association ,. ; ( Hear , hear . ) . ¦ So far as he ( Mr Duncpmbe ) waB concerned , : that association should never have recourse to any . such mischievous practices as the right , . hon ; gentleman had described . ( Hear , ; hear . ) , He most say . that it was not quite right to prejudice , the . case , which he had brought -under the
notice of the ^ house by referring to . the-explosions * nd ' othej ; diabolical outrages which . had occurred in Sheffield ; The threomen to whom hehad referred were'totally ' ' unconnected with proceedings of that sort ; ¦; ( Hear , bear . ) He begged . to ; say ; also that if the house , wanted to put d own . secret cpnspiracles and < daBgsrousi cembinations among workmen , they should endeavour toVgWe them conBdsnce . in , the Impartial administration of the law . ' ( Hisar , hear . Jii'The Tery dlffiouliy which the right' hon . gentleman . bad ' . referred to . offiudlng magistrates toact in Sheffield , showed . the ; necessityw of op ' ppiating a stipendiary magistrate for that town . . There . ^ . should ; in fact , be n stipendiary : magistrateiin : every town with o population above a certain amount ,: say 8 , 000 or 10 , 000 . ( Hear , hear . ) : ¦• : ,- . MVJ >;¦ ¦ ¦ v ,. - ; . - ' ' -- ' " : - ¦ > : ! j''i « tv * ;! The motions of Mr . Duncombe and of MrDeniBbn were . then respectively , agreed to . ,. /¦ :, ;< .. ! , •;;' . ' ;; . ) ; =.
RiawAT Bms .-t The CnAHcmoaof theExcHEQwi moved for . a select committee to consider the . expediency ' of adopting measures for ,-suspending ! further-proceedings in , alljoranyof the Railway Bills inJthe present sesaion ; and for enabling the parties ,- under certain condU tions , to proceed with '> thet . samejn . a . future session o > Pariiament .,. ; Also , whether it is advisable , to make any furtherprorisions . in . the ; standing orders , : The committee te report , from time . to time ,: ( S : ; - ? - ¦ i ; ¦ ' , ¦¦ ' ! 6 . ; After someobjection on ,,. the part . of . Mjy'HoDaioN Hinde , th , ecommittee wa ^ agread to . aud ncnUnatea . '•
,, Poob-Iaws ; ADMi ^ imATipN . nBaL ' . ~ . Tho Adjourned ¦ lehate , on the motion . for the ; second rec . ding of the Toor Laws , AdminiBtration . BUI ; aadiMriiperrand ' s ! a » en'd-Djent , tliat it bereftd . ^ second timo that day six mouths ,
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. rTO ^^ K »!« ' 't « n » SMfitUe cm ^ ' ^ pLi ^ SM * ! ' ^ S ? ijis ^ opedjpeui ' dn \ the ^ e ) appelnted . t'A j thane . w gpinmis ' sion ^ thecpns . ti ^^^^ ^^ ^ roT ^ bf . ^ ' HersjpEpitea ^ membgr ^' spee ^^ wiiicl ^ wasjo ^ .. P «« fed ^ o aImoEt cmptyfltenc ^ b , eipg . ' counted plit ; but . the , friemisjofi ; the , goy , ernm « rit in tihe Hbraryi , and in-the i lobWes jjaired , them fro . mjhat o ?' a !! i'' <> pi > e ?/ r liHi ! m ^ A - w ^ r ;;;; , [ . vdi ' 1 » »¦>' - « " !; v Mr Jl .., Etwiinalaq , trayelledi p , v ? r theAndpyer . union , mqu'Sry , and declaredibis intentionto . support theamendmen * - ImiiS i ^ - ^ - . hwb "i » ¦ - ¦ b'n ; -n-: « . v ; i : •• OV : > l . ,
, Lbrd . Cpt ) BTENiT ;; nssented : tp tbegeneralpririolple of . th e ^ bill / f in ; tlio hopB . ana beHe ^ thAtXthejmodifictuibn . ' intrpduced-i'in ^ thei commission itwpuidxgiye (> aibetter , ~ g ' uafaiitett ., of . tlie ; reguiar ^ . sdrainistralion ; of the Poor : Inw .. v , us ;/ *'¦ jWit-rii . i- ¦ ¦ '• ' Ut ;; i ;! : ; iii . . U •>' ¦ ' , ' Capt . jPxonEw ; ana . Mr j Mankkbs : Sdttos addresiBd the , house , . confipihg ; tbeir . obserfatlons ¦ almost entirely to a re . eramination of . the , Andoyerj Committee and its proceedings ,: . ^ : . y . f ; ,: (; i . i ^ u uoyi-. / ' . < , : ' ij-:. ^ : > , - On the motion of MrHENisr , the debate was again ad'journ « d . . .. . if ; j ; 1 , ;;|{ : /;; . i jI / i . ' ,: \\ y \•> : •!) . ^ r . il ; . ; . ; .. iv ; , U' ; ., ; The ( CiiA ^ CBUpa : pf theExc . heqobb intimated that ho wouldl : no ' t-co , oHjiytth , th . e Loan DlseountBili until after the ^ hitsun y holidays . ;^ v ? yS . -iu € . * , & ' '¦¦?• ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ . ; M < ,,,, Onibriqjjing up . thp . report . of the , jyoteior ; the Ecole' aiiistjqal ComHiittee , agrted . . upon in ; committee of : »« PP'y »' iw ¦ . ¦;¦ , } » : i ^ 'M ^ f' ! '¦'¦• - ^'" - ' ' •' "' r
,. 'i liFor . the . joto-,. , „ ,, „ . ;; ... ¦ . .. -, . ...- > : < l * M ¦ •' ' , ! . ' ; / . ' . AgainstU ; :.... . - . v .: ... ; , ' / i ... ^ -. i . '' ... i- 8 . \ - ; ' -: ; " j : r !)| .: ' . jW . : ; : V ! }¦ ;> ¦ ¦ : A i ?( V <\' - Mr : * ' ^ --r-GS' ¦ ; , , The vpte ^ wa ^ confirraed and rec eived by the boose . s The Poor Relief ( Ireland ) Bill ; with amendments , was brought down from ; the Lords , and . on the motion ofiLord John Rossell it was ; ordered to , be printed ; And . the arnemi ' mentBtp be . taken into connlderation on Monday , ¦ theSliftinstan . t , " ; , ' ^ ; i . ' - - . - -r , > : ' . > o . « 0 v ; o : ! : ) \\ < , m " the other orders of the day were disposed- of ,, and the house adjourned at half-pant twelve to Thursday . ¦ : ' . ! . ' •!• ¦ ¦ : >' ' iFr < mour 8 econd Editiotiofi < Mt weet . ) : . ?! « -, , ¦¦( . : ; :: i ? : ^ ' THURSDAY / MAVis . ' " ' , '' ' '' . : '"; 'V : [ .
' HOUSE ; OF C ' OMMdNS . ' -iC » SB of ; MB ' ' pyEBBND .-i-Mr T ; DoiicoHBE ' . presented a petition , " agreed' to at ' a . public meeting in SheffleldiAvhiphthe mayor , had refused 'to call ; corhplaining ' of the' cond . nct , of ' Mr . ^ Ovirgnd , as- a magistrate of the borough ' , ' Vina' charging' him * part ' icularly iritk having come to an unfair aad illegal , decision in ; the" case of threei men who had been ' committed under the " combination' taws ' . ''' The pdtiUbners '' prayed , sirict inquiry inttfthe ; fa '' cts , ' andgencrally "jnto- . the ! de ' cjsiojis of Mr Overend in accusations of workmen by . ' thelrVemployers ; ' ¦ ;¦¦ ¦ - ; »« ; ^ : \' v : '•!;!; .. ? X ,, ~ ' " Duty on'WiNEs .-iDr BowBiKomov ' ed that ' thehbuse BhouW imraefliately resolve itself into a comnjitteeifbr thepurposspf reducing ' the ''' duties' on ! iforeign wines . He contended that a reduction of ' the duties , on , a large find liberhl scalo ' wBuW infallibly ' pfoduce , ' an immense ]; increased ' eonsumption and a large revenue . ' . aDd adduced statements in support of his Views . " "' 'V \ V " ' ¦'' ¦ ' c
The Cbakceiiob of ' the EiiraEO . DE * ' said , in , the pre . sent financial ' condition ; of ' the bbuntry ^ he , conld not tbink ' ofmakingany ' sucnexperiment ' sbthat proposed . The mbtiorr was withdrawn . ' , ¦ : ; ' " " . ' , .. . . , '' ¦ ' .. ' .. ' . ! . ' ¦ 'TaE . LAw ' - ' oF ^ MABByA ^^ iMr ^ S , ;! . ^ okimt ! moved for an ' " Address to ' the Queen S praying' for the appoint , ment of a , commission to inquire into the state . aiwl ope . ration - of the law ' of mafriag ' e 7 a » ' relating , to the prehl bited ' di : grees ^ of affinity , ' and t ; b ; marriages solemnised abroadi ' or . in-the ' British < iojonie » .,. ;!!' ' , " . , ; ' i , ' ., , ' .. ' . ' , ; '• '' Sir ' 6 ; 6 bet " , ' : 'bii ' ' the ; part of ' . tine ' Government , gave his ' full concurrence to , tiie motion .. ' .. " ' . ' ! % . ' . ¦ . ' , ; v ¦ ' After ; Some dis « i « sion , the motion was agreed to .
" 'Jkish ; FaniniES . ^ 'Sir :: Elryr ^' BAnw , movcd , fpr ' , a select committee to '' inquire'into tile m ' e ' ans . of improving the 'fisheries in Ireland , arid thereby , affording ' profitable employment : ;; «^ " ;' hli ¦^ ' ^ tX ; : '' : ^ ^^ 1 Mr liiB ' oTOH-EMsaid . tha ' tmanyinquirieshad . already been made ,-and arJu ' ndan ' t evidence was before the house on the subjeet ' of the * 5 fri 8 h nsheneB . ' , / . "" :,. ' ,.- ; , -,, ¦ '•' After some discussion followed , ' . ' , .... . .. " . '"' .. .. ' . ' . " , ' ¦' ,. ,, J ; ^ Sir H . ^ AMb' ^ hBKid ieave to ; withdraw his , motion , on the novelgrpund that he saw . the house unanimous in its favour , and implored the' hbusej with many . cesticu . latibnsarid
; ' amidst much jaugil . ter , , to allow . him to extricate hlmseifVrom'hJs : perplexity . ' ! '¦;' , ' ,, " ; , ' , !' ,...... : , ;; ' Mr DisBABB ' r reprobated thebiringing fonrardjof sham motions , such as that made by tho Honourable Baronet and severely condemned , the government for ! allowint ; the evening toi be wasted with'flashyaiicaptondiimspeechss ; while the ml serious ' b ' tisin ' essio |' the . . country , was ;! th ' us indefinitely postponed , . ' He recommended the government to grant thiiand . every other ; committee that might be asked by ^ ahy , Hotfburabfe . Member ; it would ' . materially assist thorn fn ' a e / comjn ^ lge'b eral ' eleotion to i > a enabled to slay'thattbWnad ' refused nothing . ' . ,, . > " ¦ - . ¦' < : ¦¦/¦ ; ¦<
Mr BANKHsana other Honourable Members persisted iri objecting to the withdrawal of the motion ; and ntty mately the House divided-- ' " '' . ; " . ,. , . . .. n ; ; ' ,, ' \ 'Fbr ; tne ' . 'ipt } on ' . u -. » ..... ' . ' ... ... « . » M ., 22 '' . ¦ ;/;¦ ' •;; [ ; . Againatit '" . ;; .,, J ; . .. ; ... ^ , 73 . . ; . ,,: ^ ¦< ; '• Majority again'H . the motion „ . — 51 , ¦• , - •' " ; SlrH . ' BiBBON wasi ' underttopd . to have voted against hte ' owrimotioh ^ V . ;' . ' ^ . ' ... " . T ^ . " . ' ; , V ' ; , /• : ¦' . On Mr' Spooler ' s motion , "for leave to . bring in his amended bill for , the . Iwtter protectioa of females , the house divided , nh ' ein . the motion was carried by a majority of iGJ ' the numbers being 5 T to Jli r . .. ¦ , ,- , 4 On the question that the . billbe read a firBt time ,, the house again ' divided ,, whsn only ; 21 members , oeinj present ; the ; ' Speaker . , . 'declared the ] houBfr : adjourned , , at a . quarter ' to pjie ' jb ' c ' lbclc ,, , ; ' ' ., ' . " ., " , ' .. " ¦ . ' . [• . ; ,. ... ,...: i , j , > , . , . . ( Frm our , Thvi Edition of lastwek . )
FRIDAY , Mat 14 , . , :, " : H 0 UaE OF LORD 3 ; i . Po 9 a IVEi , iBB ( lB EiAK ») iBii , i 1 . —On the bringing up eftlie repert ' on the Poor' Relief ( Ireland ) Bill ,-the > Marquis of-LANSDOWNE moVed that the amendments made'in committee on the motion ef . Lord sMontfiagle ; which ' limited the duration of the Bill , ; ' be , /' not ' ] agreed to . After some discussion , in ' Which Lord Mbnt ' » agle' and the rest of tho ' ilrish landlords fbugh ' t hard for the preservation ef thei" amendments" carried 'in committee , ' ' Their lordships divided ; ¦ ' ¦; ' " : " - ' ' " . JorrejeotirfgXo ' rdMonteagle's amendments' m- Contents m iV . ;/' '; ... " '' - . .. ;;'' ' / ' 54 , ¦ . "' . ' ' " • •; Non-contents ' : ,.. ' ••• •¦ ' V .. '' . '¦ ' ; : ' ... '' 42 ' . "' ' . ' ¦' ,.
¦ . > Mnjority forthpgovernment ' . ^ ' ' ' 12 ; " : ' ¦ The amendments limiting the duration of the bill were consequentlystriickbut . - ; ' ^ ' '"! . . '"* ; Tho report of the " ' bill was ultimstely received , and iheirlordships ' aiijnurnedto Monday .. ! ' ¦ ' ' ¦ HOUSE OF COMMONS . —In the Houselbf Commons , Mr Home 8 ubmitted : W resolution to ; the effect tjiat ' no railway company sTiouiain lutbrere ' ceiyepowe ^ to ' raise any additional ' capital by shares ^ loan / or mortgage ; or to purchaseor amalgaraate other lines , unless the whole of the capital authorised by existing Acts shall be realised . - After a lengthened disoussioni ' the debate Was adiourned ^ illFriaayeveningnext .-- ' ' : ' * * -- '' . ' ; ""* ; . ;; . ;; , ;
Loan and Discodrt ' Bill . ;—On'tfieinotibh that the Speaker leave the chair , to go into committee on the LbaniDiscountBUir ' ' v ¦¦'" ' ' . ' , " ; . " , '/ . !' . ; Thelfarquis' pfSBAKBT reyleWed th ' e . operations . of the Bank restrlctTbn Act , bf 1844 , and dembnstrated . that it had failed in attaining' any of the' reauits ! which . its ' ipropoBera declared it would ncbieve , land ' that . it had . wrough't aH'the mischiefs ' propheslea by , the banters , who memorialised the government of . the' day against it . He read extracts . from Free ^ Traderispeeches to exhibit how miserably experience had falsified all the predictioBS . of Free Trade'orators . '" He expresscd ; a hopi that the governmentwould'li 9 ten to the prayers of the nianufacV turers and maphants , ' and enable them t £ carry , pn tneir businessandglveemployment to ^ the ' peo ' piebj ^ takingoff the restrictions imposed oh the Bank , and by expanding the currency . . * - " > . ( e . ; :. ? . «¦ ¦! > ¦ ,-i .-- > -.. ¦ ¦> . ¦ ¦ ¦ v-1
i j The CHAKOEiibB ' ofthe . ExcHEQttEB , atgreat length , enteredlntba defencVof the Fre e-Tradepolicy , '' and of the ; Bank Restriction Act , " and of ^ hiin ' seif , ... A ' fter some further dl ? cu 8 Bion ' t be- bill and the third' / reading ¦ was fixed for Tuesday next , when the discussion , on the Bank Act and Ch ' ri ' ency wilf be cbntlnueai' The ^ house then adjburne ' di ' '"' ' -: ' : ; . '' . '' : ' : ii : ' - ' ¦ ¦' ; . ¦' , "' ' , '
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'fsREyiBW OF THE BRITISirVORlTrTBApBr ;; ! j ; : The weather has tieen ^ riinterru ^ tedty '" ' ^© ' ^ past . iveck ; . with . just . sufficibntmPl 8 turetdpr'ijm' 6 teWgetd-: tipn ,, ftn ( l , ii ( lcci ( U ( l improvement hnsibuen-wroughtin tlie aspect , of . the , 601111 try . .. Mpyaauipiciousiweatherithunthat lately exEerierice ' d " could Scarcely be ; . desire ( l ; , and . one : caus ; o , ' . of Uneasihess , ; namely , ' the . ' backwardness ' of . tl / e crops ; hh's- 'iri ' some" measure 'been . " r ' eln' 6 ve '() . " . ' Stiil it is scarcely ' possible'fof' the next harvest ' to be ah e nr , iy 6 ne ; nnditwill , therefore , "bethe . more"neccEsary ' to- husbiin ' d our resoui'Cea . pJWhat quantityof grain may ; still rcmsun in the hands of the producers , cannot be ascertained iwith any dogreeof accimicy / but the more . thetmaUtr is in . '
quh'cdinto , the more general becomes the conviction tlirtt tlie '' srn'hllerfrfrmers'iiavc-long ; hgo . ' tlirashiid ' out ' ; ' and though some of the more wealthy' agriculturists ' ' may' ' yet have a ' fairproportion of tlibircorn bnliaiiclj ' if is !' riev .-rthcli . 'Ss ,. certain tliakastjii' . hoily ^ 'the growers- hold " much less graiii . ihan . is jiisuallythe , case . at- the . corresponding period bf ( thc ^ year :,.. With regard to . the ' stacks in ... > vnre-Ji 6 iisd at tiiies" different large , ^' tciwhs , ii ' ifoiriiatioHisirnoiie easily ;' obtained ';'•' aii'dwb art convinced ' : ' that ' tlieru " is lmi'dly i a'tbwn'iii the" kingdom , excepting ' Liverpool and . Glasgow , ativhich iinytliing approaching'a-. fiiir ¦ stock is held . We do not , therefore , i ' cel much surpriso : it the course which the trade has ^ taken , and feel some doubt whetherthe'top price'lias ' ye ' t' o ' eeiT toucliid . —J / u » 7--f «» ie Express- . ± , . ¦ , ¦ - . - : - ,. ;
The SEAsqit'ANDTTnECBOPS . — "Itasscarceiy . pbssible to over-estimate { lie ' iinpbrtaiice of the present delightful and seasonable wcatlier . 'lliuhay crop , ' which appeared to be lost , has been rendered quite secure , " and thus the principal winter food of cattle is-safe . This is or the utmost consequence , as . it , will not only , enable , us to keep more ' cattle and shcepjit ' less- expense , but to economise grain aud ^ ll descriptions of food , during the winter of the pre . sentyenr . In the , pastures .. Uie benefit . will beinimediatelyfelt , in tlic'iinprovecl condition of sheep anil c : ittl « , and the great increase of milk , - < butter , ai : d cheese Under the reviving influence of moisture and a mild temperature , the spring cornhasi-ecoveredfrbrri the-effects of the biting frosts of April , and looks , as well as . ever , it did at this s ' easorifof the year ;' iirid , ' th 6 ugh tlu : wiieat plant is still thin in this part of the country , yet the ' pro ' cess of tillinit or spreailirig has begun , and will do much to repair the loss of plant . - ¦ In other " parts"' of the counti-y , the ' wheat' plant looks much , , better than it . does in Lancashire ,. . ' and will easily ' rill up at this seiis ' on ilf vigorous growth ' . —Liverpool Tiniw ,, Tuesday ., ; ' ¦ - . " .. ; n : ; , ! .:,. ¦¦' -. ' ;• : ¦; ,. ; -m ; ¦ ¦ >¦'
The Americajt Supplies . ' —The account of the supplies of flour and grain ' nt New'Toi-k-aii ' d ' -sil tlie 6 ttieV A ' tliii . tic cities spuak of , them as exceeding ly ,, 8 niall ;¦ and the g , eat difference of opinioitedsts as to the ' extent of the supplies which > y , erelikely .. ito . bereceived from the interior , — Liverpool Times ., " , , , , . An ' oTHER ENORMOUS RISE t WHEAT , AT ONE vHUNBRED'OAND . SIXTEEN " SHi ' llING ' S " PER -ftUARTHR . 1 , " .,, , ' , . ,., „ - ... . ,., ; , .,, iv . . ,. ,-, ; , : - uy . W Mabk-lane , Monday , May 17 . —Fresh up to-day , the [ Supply of wheat from Essex , Kent ; Cambridgeshire , ' . Sic ' , ™ s extoemely saiall ; , hence the show . ot ' sauiules of both red and-white was smaller than on many previous market days . , Tli ) 8 falling ;» . ff in tlie arrivals , together with- the large attendance of both town ami . country buyers , caused holders of all kinds of wheat to be very finn / aiuUhe trade must be cwisidcred very buisk , atan advance intliu quotations paid os Monday last of from "five to " sis shillings per . quarte ^ " atwhich amount theiwhole of the-supply
was cleared off . The best samples of E uglish white sold freely , at from " one hundred and nin ' e to ' oiie hundred and sixteen shillings per / . quarter !? ' ,-Tkisvis the highest p ointbf value-ie ilisedfov a lo » g series of years-,, and there i » [ every prospect ot a furthcrsisein thequo ' tations . The trade in fpreiga . wheat wns ^ again , very . bmU , ' at an improvement-oh'last Mbnda ' y ' s rates ' of from " " Ftae to Six Shillings per Qaarter , ; and veiiy few parcels ; we ' re unsold at the close of business . We hud a" large ' quantity of IbreigurBarley : on show / but -that " of liorhe growth' was trifling-. All kinds command , a very , steady iiiGjiiry at fully , l ) ut r at nothing quotable' beyond last week ' s ' curren - cies . The show ofmi . lt was , limited , while > the demand for that article was very steady , at , in some instances ,. Is per qr . more , money . The supply ef oats on offer to-day was good , yet tho trade was very steady ,- at fully the late advance in the quotations . Veryfaw beans ivi-ris on ' ahmv .
Must ^ mas sold readily .. at ; lato Bates . Teas- move * off freely at extreme' prices ' . ' Indian corn was held at " s iier qr . moremoney . ilheflourtradei ' wasHrm . British ' — Wheat . : Kent , Essex , and Suffolk , old red « 6 s toaofis , new red 9 astol 0 ls , old white lOdsto 112 s , new ditto 104 s to llfis , Norfolk and . Liucolnjold red 90 s ttf ^ 98 s , > old white 100 s to 101 s . —RyeCOsto C 3 s .-Barley .:: grinding 45 s to 48 s , distilling 55 s to 58 s , malting 58 s " to'fiOs .- ^ Malt : Brown 75 s to 77 s pale 73 s to ., 77 ^ . —Beans : Tipk , 47 s to 52 s , pi » eoh 59 s to 54 s . —Peas : white 58 s to 60 s ; " grey and maple Sasto . 57 s . —Oats : English . foed 32 s to , 38 s , Poland . 88 s to 40 s—Fluur : Town made 75 s to 80 s , Esstssand Kent 64 s to-72 s , Norfolk and StocktorJi 4 s to 70 s . FditEidN ;—Free Wlieat :: Dantejc and Konigsburg . » 4 s to 1023 ,. Mecklenbiu-giyus to 97 CRussian 89 s "' to 94 s '" . —Barlej : giiridiiig 47 s to Sis , maltiug , 5 Us'tpS 7 .-i-B 8 ariS ! i Egyptian 42 s to' 43 s—Oats : Russian 3 ; 3 s to 3 is . —American flour 45 s to 50 s ner Wiilb ' s . - * : .-ivi'J " • •¦? v .:. ;! . > :: ¦ ' . ¦ „ ¦ 'S- > r : - ,.. •> : ¦ > w ^ : K . \
Wednesday , May 19 i—The arrivals- pf ; English iwluat forniiiike ' ttliis week have feen very small , ' unil th « show of samples of that ^ grainihe e = tp rdoy . was triflirigiiAli . " though the attendance of buyers was by no means lacge , ' the demand was veryrU-in ; arid "in some'instances ls ' ner qr . advance was obtained for selected runs of both red und white , l'oreign wheat was in active requ- £ ti anil-Is pir qr / more . mouey , with a fuir : average quautity on ' offer . Other gpaiiis maintained Monday ' s prices . , . EXTBAORDlMABItY HlQH 1 'itICE OS WllEAT . 'i-At the Windsor murktt , on Saturday last , some siugularlv fine sample : of wheat realized the enormous sum of rfai per load ... A similar price-, was-also . obtiiined : fo r wheat at Uxbridge market on the preceding Thursday . . At Chert . seyMayfair , which was held on Friday last , the price of wheatranged from ^ f 27 10 s to £ H > His per . load : ••• ¦ ¦ ¦
LiVEBPOoi , Monday ; May" 17 .-We ' have large anivais oflndian-corn , corn meal , and . flour from the United States since . last Tuesday , but . of , other articles' ofthe grain trade tho supplies are very light . The demandupon this port has daily increased , ' and the stock of wlieat lias not l > eeu at so low a point fur a number of years as at tho present ; time . Prices generally have had , an upward tendency . '" "' . '• ¦ ' , May 18 ; r-There has been father more ' inquiry for yarn to-day , but sales have been effected ' only at lower-rates . Short time is gradually extending . Leeds , May 18 . —Our market continues in the same inanimate condition as we have had to report theselastfew weeks ^ ihin ' ¦ ¦ , •*¦¦*¦ :- , <<¦¦¦ ¦> * '>¦ ¦• . ' ' - ¦ •¦ ' . ¦ ¦•• v .-. Hoddeeswelb , May . 18 . —We have again had a very flat market ; manufacturers ninke bitter complaints , and several mills are working half time .: RieHMoND . ( Yp ] iKsuiBE ) , Ma ' y 15 . —We had-a tolerable supply of grain in bur market to-day , with a further advance on last week ' s prices . ^ -Whe ' at sold from 12 s to 15 s , oats 4 s to 5 s-6 d , "barley 6 s to 6 s 6 d , - beiins 7 s to 8 s per bushul .- , \ : ¦ .. . - -i- : " :. ' ' i . i . ? ..: " . . ; . - ¦ , '; ¦• ::.:.. - : ; , ..
- . ' .-,. . i ; . :,- ; i : OATTLEi Ac . .- . - . , ' ; ..-. : .-. !•• bise . of pbicks .: ' - :. . " : ¦' . ' ¦¦ - : i SMiTitFiEtD , Jfoiiday , May 17 . —Notwithstanding , ; thc arrivals of beasts trpm bur-own , districts fresh . up this morning-were seasonably extftn ' sive , and pf excellent quality , great excitement prevailed in the demand ibr all kinds of fat stock . This must be attributed , in a" great measure ,. to . thelarge , number of buyers in attendance from Manchester , Birmingham , Leeus , W akcfield ; Bristol and elsewhere , the whole of whom purchased lar g ely for those localities . ; . The beef trade was very bvisls , and the quotations advanced over those obtained on Monday last of from sixpevce to fighti-enou per SIbsV and at which amount a total clearance was speedily made ' . ' On a com . parison of prices , we perceive ' thatbeef is now sellin" at ls ^ 4 d to Is 6 d , mutton atlsfidto 2 s , lamb 81 , veal 8 d and pork 4 d per 81 bs ., more money than at the . corresponding period in 1846 : ' '" ¦ " -, ' ,. . ' ^ .- . ' ¦ From Nprfolk '; Suffolk , '! Essexalia Cambr ! d ? e ' shire we
, , received ; about 1 , 000 Scots , horaebreds , and " shorthornsfromithe ' westDrii andniidland districts , 800 'Herefords runts , Devous , &c ; fromiother parts ' of England ; 500 of various breeds j . and ,, irpm , Scotland , 250 horned nnd polled Scots ; . the remainder of thp bullock supply behiR mostly , derived from ' . abroad , and . the neighbourhood of the metropolis . ' There were in the market about 700 oxen and cows , -300 sheep ; and 30 " ciilvei , ' ] mostl y from Holland and which met a very active demand at improved curren . : . cics .,. nyith sheep we were / but moderately ' supplied ; ! As most , pf v the butchers were : very- short -of i supply ' , tho mutton trade was , exceedingly . brisk , , at - an ¦ advance on lust week ' s currencles . of fully 4 d per 8 Ibs , the primest old downs in ' thewool ' sellin fi'eelyatCS ; 4 di , er 8 B ) s , those outofthewootprbdncing = s 8 uper 81 bs . At : theclssoof the . market a . total clearance had 'beeh effected . ' From the Isle of ; Wight , 230 lambs came fresh to'hand , and tho from other
rec ipts quarters-were tolerably good . Still however , the . lamb trade ,. was brisk ; at [ a further rise in value of fully 4 d per 8 Ibs , thejprimest down qualities with . outdifficuHyrealisin £ 68 8 tl . pBr ' 81 bs . There wasalarge busincss'doing in calves , the supply of which was ' moderate , ath risein value Of 4 dper' 81 bs ; : ! Tlie pork trade was ^ r ery firm ,-and the : quotations advanced from 2 d to 4 d per 81 bs , with a fair , average numbmof pigs on sale . ';; - ¦ , iCpafseandiuferibrbeasts 4 stp Is 6 d , second quality ditto 4 s 8 d to 4 s JOd , prime large , oxen- 5 s to 5 s 2 d , prime scots 5 s 2 d . to 5 s 4 d ; coarse ¦ and inferior sheep 4 s Cd to 4 s lOd , secondrqiiality 'ditto '' " 5 s 4 o , 5 s" ii , ' prime coarse wobllcd 8 h ' eep SsfidtbSs-lOdi'iprime soutli down ditto' 6 s to 6 s 4 d , lar o'e coarse calves 14 s 8 d to 5 s 2 d , prime small ditto 58-id to 5 s ; Sdi : IargehogS' 4 s ; to-4 s' 8 d , hentsmall porkers 4 s 10 dto 5 s 4 d , lambs ; 5 s 8 d > . to 6 s 8 dper 81 bs . ' to sink the offnl ,. suckling . calves 21 s ' to 32 s , and quarter old store pigs 19 s to 23 s each . "" . '* " ¦¦ - ¦ - ¦ -
.: ¦ . -xi / . ' ^ . v ; m ; -.. .- ' - ! POTATOES . ;' 1 ' ; ; '" ! ' " ' ' ' , ' . ' ' . ' . ii Bobouqh AND"SpiTALmt , i ) s , - 'Moiidayi—jYbrlc reds 210 s to 2608 jrditto Regent ' s" < 240 ' s to' ¦ 280 s , ditto Shaws 200 s to 220 s , Xincolnshiro . and' Cambridgeshird- 'Rogents 200 s to 280 s , ditto kidneys . 2008 ; to a 20 s , i Dutch MOs to' 180 s perton .,.,,, ; - > ] . „ •¦ .. ¦< - J ;< -..., - - . / , j ¦ : . - :,, -,. -.. ; ,, ; . '
: ' . . ; : ¦> . - .: ' ¦ .. . wool ... . . ; . :. ; .. , ,.. - ...., . '• ' London , Monday ;—Since this day" s ' e ' nnlgh ' t ' th ' e imports of wool have" consisted of 936 bales from Port Philip ) ljOOO ditto from LauncestonV < ' 834 ^ ditto'from' Ode ' ssaV and 33 d ditto . frpm :, various othbr .. quarters . Tlieipublic sales , at which about , 13 , 001 ) packages have beeu offered , ' have been brought to a close .- , The , . . best , qualities were -mostly disposed of at full prices ' , b ' ut the middliiig and inferior kinds declined from Id toljd per lb " . ' In ' the ' . priy ' alo contract ' ' market ' exceediriglyiittlo business is doint . ' ! i '! '¦ - ' ' ¦ ¦ : ¦; . . ¦ , ¦ ¦ , !¦ : ¦ ' :,. '• . X : ¦ ¦ ¦ COTTONi ' ' " ; -ii ' i . ;¦¦;•; -, ; . ; Livebpool , Monday ,. May 17 ;—The sales to-day amount to : about , . 4 , 0 , 0 . to 5 , 000 bales ,, but , jthe ^ market is quite firm and steady , Prices . ; jd . to id ; higher , since-, Friday last . "/ , ' ' "' ¦ " 'I' , ,.. , " ¦ " , j'i , '" ' . ' . .. ' .. ' , ' ' ! , ; . ' . i | ' . IfiTlie ' , accounts from America are still mp ' reunfavowabie tliatftfibse brought- by the- ' preceding " arrivals ; as' ' tb the extenti'of , the supply . oficottoii . waniV they , ave very far from . favourable as to the ! prosp . ectrof the cvon . uavvin the ground ..,- .. .. .. , ,.,,. [ ,,:,. ;> ., ;¦ . /;• „ ,.. * ¦ , . .
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on . our suffering population . -8 trai » iln $£ T " conditioned andhalf ^ tarvedmen . niavh ; « r «« l' ° f ill , the state of the times , . rjnilh ™ deffi e , ?' > 'i ing each other ' with . 'ihrit foarfil qu ' eS' &" *»» its very calmness ; portenOs a '' Sti ? rm : ' "Sn '' C any insane attempt be marie to disturb thei nnhl - ^ f prompt , vigorous , and * ineffectual steps vril tK mp theoutbreak in the hurt .,, Without ventu in ? . f eh to * that there exists anything like an organised ™ ™? ' " * ** nmonsst the , unemployed classes , ¦ wo raay ^ ute >•«•» executive . ' committees of many . trades ' unim ? sV hat the frequent ^ ami the . result ' of their rteliherSfe ^ that a general mcntinif ofthe trades shall « nVttv h ^ en - On what precise day the meeting h to be held ehel < V ; . n aPosition to say , althoueh rumour , which Km ! ' ?! " * H V , ra ' ^ > :. fixes the timefor Tuesday inZ' ' hila ! % }„ $ ; && * ° ** W -earn . ff b ! : § ¦; v . < W « repret to find , "' snvs the ' jM ! m > i « i .. « . "that the number of hind / ftJo * . riuf ' o Z& ^ in Manchester , by . theclosini ; of mills . hon ' S ?^ < ' ??» . » <^ . ^ Wfl »| . o '; workonthei 0 th thhn& on . the 1 » t , inst ) nnd , that , _ cnnsequently , distress " ' t ' emlmgmor . widel y amongst our working , 1 OpSSh I * . MAwmmn , Moctat . EyE » i » o -Dunne- \ M , „ ' ; ing-rnd part of yester- % considcfaWe alarm \ m \^' fttlt from n placard wlnoh flppcflrcfl orftlie walls vencri ? S «! 2 * J- A : Cl . wko .-i tat withoufa printeVs Z '
. •¦ lyHHitB . metjingot tne unemployd operatives , in s . ' yon ^ nns cqnnro this . day ., Tl . nauthor ! ies took tje m poster into custody , from Whom they leaned th / nam ' ftp ., nf theprn . ter On iiiou ' vy he produced . th- mann ' script to' which was attnehed the home state-1 al-ovX on rcferencD to tho person whose nnme purported to b s . gnod . . to ., the ,. placard , be dcniid all knotvle ^ e of Z affair ; -, In the . course pf the . dny a placard . has rondel ™ appearance on the walls from the Chartists , denouncing the proposed meeting , jind iRipiitihg the issuing , of thl nrst placard to "the defunct Anti-Corh' Law' League with the view of .-xeiting the people to ' a re-enactment of the scenes of 1 S 12 . " A second cautionary placard hai just been issued b y Mr Abel Hcywnnd ,. tiie bookseller calling upon the people not to attend to any such calls ' o < -to take part in any such meetings . The effect of all has-been , that no siteh meeting took place .
" ' " FAMINE RIOTS IN DEVONSHIRE . . ExETEit . —The great scarcity nf provisions in this citv has at l . eiipth di'iven the peop l e f- rint About t \ nn » on Friday ii general attack wasmndc on the . bakers' ni d provision shops . " TJie rioters proceeded tn the . corn mnrltet and madfi ti cl .-imorniis htfa ' ck upon the farmers . Their yells wore fearful , a ' nrt the agriculturists , anticipating the most awful consenueneesi'miide their escape . * The women opened theattack . and the men followed them . ' .-Oneyeo . man was feUe ;! to theSrroand by a heavy stick , and another had his head cut open . The frenzy of tne women was terrific .-A young female ' with an infant in lierarms was advice ! to i ? o home . " Go honie ! " she replied" with a fierce invective , "better bide here tr > be killod at once than to po hoine . to , starve . " A general cry was' raised . . ¦ 'To the quay , " and a rapid movement in " that direction . ensueu , and a . shower of stones soon broke the windows flf tfrecorn Jtores of Messrs Serenmbe . The wnmt-n wildl »
exelaimert thai thny hatT children at home cryinV fir brentt- The residence of Mr J . C . Sereombe , in Colleton crescent , . was next : attacked , ami consid * rable havoc took , place . . Many of the bakers threw the . l . read In tTreir shops , ta the-infuriated crowd , and the women hurried away witiYrt in their aprons to their starving famihts . The city authorities adopred measures forthe suppression of the riots : A large " party of police an * special ci'nstables , headed -b y thernayor an «? town clerk marched out , and the principal leadersrweTe apprehended these mensures . had tfe effent of somewhat suhrtuintr the revolt . In the course of the ' evenintr the yeomanrv cavalry were mustered nt the Topsham barracks ; and " the pensioners were assembled" and placed under the authority
ofthemneistr . ites , who are prepared with stronir force at a minute's notice ; TBe mayor has called a mee ' ine , at the desire ofthe msiRi ' sfrates , to take i ' mmeaiate steps for tho presrervntion . of the peace of the city , . .: Satwidav EvE . viffo .-The streets to-da . v Rave resumed their usual appearance : An order , has ' Been issued . by themayor to close all thepuhlichouses at nine o ' clock tonight ; the special constables are at their posts , where they assembled' at dusk , and are pntrollinj ; Hie city to snr « . press any appearance of riot which misht present , itself . No further dancer in Exeter was , however ; , apprehended , whatever mi ' . 'Bt Happen to tlie surrounding districts The rioters who were apprehended on Friday evening have beencommittedfortri .-iK '" . ¦'•• - ' ' " ' ¦ '' ¦ '
¦ Tavistock . —The market whs taken possessW of by a body of miners from the neighbourhood , who : set about 8 ellin (? the . corn and butter . atrtheir own prices-. ¦' : ¦>•! . ¦ TpBCUAT . —Oh Tuesday the ; mob broke into and plandered the bakers' " and . ' butchers ' , shops , and attacked corn stores , Vk c . ' " ' ' •; ' ¦ •• : ¦ • •¦ ¦ ' Alarming riots ' occurred' af ' Hon ' Uon ' , ' AshBurton . ' and Crediton , on Friday andSarordav . ' : ' ¦ '• ' "
- RIOTSj-rN . SOMERSETSHIRE " . ,, Taunton . —OnSaturdayn serious riot occurred . in this town . "' If bring the ' monthly market " a larger number of com arid other provision dealers were assembled in the market ; and very early in the day symptoms off disturb , ances manifested themselves ame-np the populace , ' which at length : broke out furiously . The corn market was taken possession of , and the dealers compelled ' to sell the corn , 'flour , , &c , at tiie mob ' s own prices . The bakers ' and bntphors' shops were attached , their windows beaten in . nnd they were compelled to sell the joints of mutton , beef , &c , at fld per-lb . for whk-h they had been previ . ously ; , asking 9 d ., The- authorities , seeinir the stats of things , met in the . ni . arket . hal ] , and the bailifrs of the town havingsworn in special constables proceeded in-front of the market-house and fe ' s ' id the Riot Act The Yeomanry Cavalry were then sent for . By eiirht o ' clock , however , thrown the exertions- of the constables and authorities , the town was getting- ( rraduallj-quieter . ¦"
Further disturbanves- occurred on Monday ovening . Nearly all the shops were closeu " ,. and the military pen . sioners werestationt'd with fixed bayonets on the-Parade . In the " eveninpr a body of men , armed with bludgeons , marched into the town by the East-gate ; they were . how . ever , toon overpoworedi and ' several of them were com . mitted togabl . >• .- '
RIO-TS IN CORNWALI , . ' . Wauebiudoe . —On Wednesday ' afternoon ^ about three o ' clock , a body of miners from St Austell , Rsche , ' and Lnxulyan , to the n » mber of 200 and upward ^ entered this town to prevent , eorn from being shipped . ' and declared their determination to have a supply of that article at their own prices . There being no corn shipping on that day , they collected round the cellars ^ on the quay , rh which there were some 300 or 400 bushels of barley , and threatened that unless their wants were supplied , they would break-open the cellars ; ' Edward Stephens , Esq . ' , of Trewornan , a magistrate , was immediately sent for . On the arrival of Mr . Stephens , ha and his companions were
fiercely attacked .,. Previous to . the arrival ; of the magis . trate , the cellars had been broken open , and the men were JHrbccedroi ! to fill the sacks with which they wer « supplied , but no corn iras removed . There being serious apprehensions as to tho result of these proceeding ' s , it wasdeeinoil advisable to organise a force for the purpose of protecting the property that was in danger : About 100 ofthe inhabitants were accordingly sworn in special constables . The rioters sent a message towards evening , stating that if the magistrate wiulfl pledge himself that the corn should not be shipped , they would disperse ; but this he . didnotfeel himself at liberty to do . After soms time , however , they were induced to quit the town , and they left , apparently with the intention of goine to their
homes . . .. ' . . . ., . ° . The Plymouth Times of Saturday affords information of a further extension ' of disturbances arising out of the dis . tressed condition ofthe labouring poor and thehigh prices of food . . The miners took possession of all the eorn brought to Collington marketon Wednesday , and soldit at 20 s per bushel for wheat , and barley 10 s ! , andreturned the money to the owners .. A string military force has been sent from Plymouth to Bodmin , to be ready to quell any riot that may tako place in that neighbourhood . The number , of soldiers at Pendemiis Castle has been trebled . . .
<< RIOTS ON THE CONTINENT . " Prague , ' May 6 . — Letters of this date contain reports of disturbances in consequence : of the high prices of provisions on the frontiers of Bohemia towards Saxony and Bavaria , among other places in Kariibud and Teplitz . Coheniuoen , May 7 . —At Kallundherg and Kousoer the people have violently , opposed , the exportation - of potatoes . = ¦'• • : "¦ : ¦ : - ¦ ¦¦• : ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦•• ' Brussels . May 11 . —Serious disturbances occasioned by the high price of provisions occurred this day in Brussels . About h ; ilf-past ten the mounted gendarmes- cleared the square of the Town Hall und the neighbouring streets , and the mob dispersed without offering any . ' resistance . The disturbances' were ' renewed on Wednesday night . About half-past ten , some hundreds of persons made an attack on a baker's shopin . the Rue de la Pompe , near the Porte . de Schaerbeek , and after pillaging it of all the bread it contained , proceeded to another baker ' s in the
Rue Notre Dame aux Neiges , where a . similar scene-was enacted ; Several of ' the rioters were arrested . " About eleven p . m . an- immense humbetvof persons eougreaated on the Grand' Place , opposite the Hotel da Ville : notnith . standing all the exhortations . of the police to induce them to retire , it was found necessary at last to call out a considerabl p force of mounted gendarmes , . and of the armed fire brigade , who ' after much opposition , and after having arrested five individuals who . 'threw , ' stones , succeeded in clearing tho square ; -Up to one o ' clock in the' morning numorous groups assembled'in various directions , but no further . excesses ,. were comautted ; ConsideraH * excite , ment prevailed during the eutire day of Thursday , which being Ascension-day , wasa close holiday . TowasdsjnghU foil a large crowd re-asswnhled on the Grand ; "Place , -but ,- as on the preceding night , they were dispersed by the gendarmerie about v half-past' eleven . Several persons who resisted the authorities were ' conducted to
prison . .. , .,.-... .. . . ; .. . . , . ; . -, . ,. . ; Totjknat . —Disturbaafees have also taketvptacft in Tournay . " Tho windows of no less than iwenty bakers' and corn-dealers ; shops were' broken , and a ' tumultuous assemblage of people-of the poorer classes . perambulate ! the main streets , singing-the " Brabansoae ( the natjfliwl , air of Belgium ) ., The : W * ndows of thejJesuit ^ establishmpnt , nd of a religious . < joH » munity .. callfld tU » 'fRedemptiofti 8 t 8 , were almost smashed to pieces . . . Several pansons ShM . 0 ^?^ ?^ Tour '' ay joufnaJscpublish scoomtt of disturbances ia the towns ot-Ieusi ; and PeruweU , but it appears that no . great disord e rs ' were comnnttsd . j ^' ~ » * &" « ord- ; -q hftie taken place at Lisle , in tiio . exeaing . andvduvmg knight o « -Tuesday . Towards darit a number of petsans assembled in La Wianao llace , A column , of maty . nrei-Mtud bv a
uerson oeanng ' a bUck flag "; which at first amounted to 3 S 0 or 400 persons ; but was soen greatly increased , set out rom this point , crying , "Woukl bresd ;! " and singing ; he ; VMavseUaiso . " They tbg * defiled into several eoumns , and spread through , every part of the city . Ip less thantwo hours" every shop in Lisla was given ovsr to ' ' Cambuai . —Serious disturbances broke out on TCcdne * Qay last at Cambrai . - A black flag was paraded through tho streets , tho multitude vociferating " Bread ^ 20 « o « Si or death ! " Every quimer , of the town was disturbed . , « was attempted , to disperse the , crowd by a display ? 1 . infantry . ' and cavalry , but ' . ' the military failed in tueit ifforts . ' At six ' o ' clock'in the evening a detachment ol fifty Nntional Guards ' established ' a post in the Uall of the Consistory , and tho firemau , having taken-arms , contri"kute"dto : restore order ; . , ¦ ,. . ¦ ¦¦ . ;
Spain . —El Heraldo , announces that riots have taken place in various parts . of . Spain , in consequence oi \ th < higlfpric . e of proyisions .. At Curmbha . they , lasted tt « days , and at Gmsnada ' tliere was ' a conflict butttten thi pebple and tho troops , when ultiniately ' the town was il « elavedin a stateof siege ..:: i' ¦ . -: ¦ -::,-. ¦
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su-, uujumrKcr , m the « ity of Westminster , aH « v . 'Oflice , MV ; the .-same . -Sfreot . and- Parish , for the 1 ' " i prietor .-PE \ tt 6 . US ¦ O ^ COH ^ OR , Esq . i ' and pubUslic ^¦ ¦ Wl W > M , llEWirT ,. of -jjo . 18 , Charles-street , Bk « ,.. don-street , Walwortli , j u the parish . of St . Mary , A ' ev . . . lUKtonrin the Countyb ' f Surrey , at " tl ; a ' o ' flice , Xo . 1 ' ¦ -- ( . T reat Wmamilktvcet . aiaymarket , iu ' tu ' o City offfes lHIUS \ Gl ' i Sft'wdRy , May 22 nd , 1817 ,
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^ Poob Man ' s GrjiBDiA ^ . SbcffiiV . ~ Thefundainentai rute ' propputided ^ % BtrieteBt 8 eris > ' of the phrase ; . " Poor . 'Man ' s Society /' weiset forth' in'ttie' terms of . the society , itself , as foll ° w » : ^ rp . . » jd jthe poor in ' their applications for parochial relief ; and to secure to them ihe legal and nuriiane . dUpenslitiop ^ the P pbr-Law , ' and by eyery constitutional meabs tb ; e'iffiict such" improfements in : law ; i ^ lf' ^ rnay ; , be"deemed' necessary . " , . . The usefulnessand ' yer ^ praiseworthy objects of the miar sion bf thjs ' sdcMy must at jonce suggest ' itseifib the ipintls of all iouVrea'dera ; and ' weroay , ' addj that the formidable effpAs ' niade . 'by' the . ' . pairons ) ' of , . this society . lgoJtp ^^ V j Cbnp 1 ew'Vaiuihilation ' ori ' ' 4 ' ' * ny rate , the' removal ef the atrocious clauses of the Poor . Law Bill ; The sympathies , and also tlio more sub : staritiaraidof our readers \» ill . we trust , he enlisted
in behoof' of '' the * ! . ; Pooi ;) " A ^ dH s . ' . Guiirflian ' ^ ' jSociet ^ . Hithertoi . the beneyolence ' e ' manating from iO , Leie 8 sterisquare , 'hafbeen | pur ^ ' praiseitortby ' eha ^ the practical exertions of : this ' society . manifested throughout thopast tryingarid ' , more ' tuai ^ ubusually severe winter ;' to . altest . 'the real ' usefulness . of , i £ iose who ' have '' com o' forward' tb ' aid the poor , arid , in truth , help those who cgnnot help themselves . Truly ; " Blessed is he " tr 1 i 6 ^ ccittsideret . li '" thJB'podr . * j ; V , A"dd " ^ re " " cordially ; " subiicribb , ' to > this '' scriptural ^ axidm . ' . , FufJ ; ' tiiarmoreithegreat ' combat ' of ^ ^ the society . is—tofix a minimum of -subsistence " " below ' 'whipb . . ' . the'labourer need'hot fall ; : ah ' d whilst | we inVite . tiie active co-operation of all ; we'think that the reward offered by ' the society isa guaraBt ' ce of its good , faith . ' ' It runs ai ¦ follows : — "•"'" - ;" ¦ ¦¦ ' : : " -: ; - - : "' : . ' ¦ ' . ; ¦ - ¦ - - '¦
• ^ Person ' s corisideriiig themselves aggrieved b ' y-Ppor-laW ; aathorities ' are invited- to .. mal '; oth ' eir ' c ' as 6 s ""' ( properly authenticated j knornrn ' to thesociety , " bjr . ' a ^ written coramunlcationto ^ thffsecVetary ; and ' redrcsj ^^ b ' r explanation will immediately , jo ' sought ' fbr ' tbem by tne ' BOciety . Witli a '" vieW'to-assi 3 t pMtie 3 applying for " parish aid ' the society has recently-printed a ' < Ppor Man's Hdnd-Bpblt ¦ dr theNew : rpoMaw , _ b ^ price'Threcpenco ; or Fifteen' SnUUngs p ' er-hunarcd ' ' f 0 r distribution ^ orig ' thepobr ^ Parties desirbus of ford : ing District ^ Auxiliary SouietieB ; afe ' rVqucstcd ' to cbmm ' unlcate their intention ' s to the ^ ore ' twyi ' oit ^ rpersonailyi or by letter . "
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^^ M& - ^^^^ M ^ aioTs ^ FRlGHTFUIi STATE OF liAUOHESTER - ' i . The ' 3 / aiic ? . cster Courier oKSatuvday / asser-ts thatse'rious fears niay . justly . ibeientertaiued for the public n ' eace of the borough . ; fQii . aU siaea we hear » adtSuM , Stoin ° pnvattoi ^ and deep wretuhedmiss ,. aggravated in min ?* Very many instances . b y . fvjveivloiao ^ ling ^ uV VasS sickness which makcs U ^ biuji . g . vliicein ^ ule S loinos-oi ; tho ' pooravu -1 Wretched , dinging wlttfaeatbJa ^ e eiwcity to the ruR 8 nv : whi 6 h they are ' sUroudS * Wmt ot eniploynwiVandthe . v . npavalleled , nay , frightfulprico o «; tt ^ wcessaries of Hfp , have , indeed . worked a ehango amongst us , and . cold , stoiiy cold . must . be- that man ' s henrt ,. \ vho , kupwiuglf and ' ob ' sbVving ' it ^ uoea uot seek to mitigfltesucl ) ¦ su ? teriiig .- ; Iir ' onc liousuto wliieli we were ' takoir in -the ' jeighbourhdod' bt 'Ancbiits , the sight 'jviis mdecd-siekc . mig , aman , his-. wife , and- 'fourjouiig " cHil ; urcniinutryingtoMbsistM . noth ' mg ' i - . Andsuch is . notia . solitavy ^ use ., I | umlj . cdS ; ,, there--, are im Manchester , at " tins inomunt , wlib caii tell , '" ' an o'er ti-uegttulo ! , of nusev . y , ueepundlongsulferuig , andabsulutewant , which '• wo , oM , move tlie " iriost' ' iUuty heafteil . Tho exhortations addre V se ' tt by Cliavles -Mnckayi to' ^ walt " , a ' . littld 'longer . ' is beginning , to'be ¦ di 8 i egardeto ; Thb ' , vorj 0 i c ' oklcssness bi despair seems to be supplanting those liop . ' s und cxpectiitions of brighter davs wuicb , Uave liithevto cheei « i ]
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 22, 1847, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1419/page/8/
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