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CHUBCH ifc&TES ,-CBOMPTON . TO THB . EDETORS . OF THE KORTHKftH STAR . GEfTlotew , . ; .. ---. - : , ; -.., In TourpapeTefSatqriaT-week appeared an « acle wider the abort S $ e » frhicb purports J » b £ a report « f a pablic meebagViieH ' XQ tbe chapel oT Snaw ) qrr Thateday , AsriHSaviot ^ H ch . i * * n entne n ^ representafieaof ^ fi M ^ s , and contains no feiref Own tuetocfflickoQdi . . . . . ., ^ 1 now send you a correct statement of That took place in ' opposition to the false and bnnging article whacnyoumserfed , iio doubt , reljing on theTewatj afvourinformant . -,. , - . . ,. ' T"he meeting allnded to -was properly advertiser ! the two preceding Sundays on the chapel door , which sodce "was allowed , and did , remain on the _ door
sslong a * is cnstomatrtor any notice * to remain . A Sweater 11 o ' clock , A . x . ( eleven a'doekjxs ike appointed time for commencing ) Mr . Abram Crompton was ceded into the chair , bythe meeting , g , tfiechopet , and not oefiwe entering 9 » e chaoel , as your informant states . A Tate of $ wo-pence in the R > dnd was moved and seconded . As an amendment , the -parties opposed" © " the rate moved , that fiie meeting was adjoarned to that day twelve months . After some discussion , in which sereral persons took part , Mr . Crompton pnt the motion for adjournment , which -was lost by a majority , if I mistake not , of fifty-two . The chapel-warden was asked for his accounts . In reply , he said , that it had always been customary to call a meeting purposely
for the passing ol the accounts j and , anticipating ihat such ag / in would be the case , he had not brought hLjbooks with him to the meeting , and without them he could not give in the various items in his accounts , but promised to caB a meeting , in a short time , to examine , or refuse diem , as the succeeding meeting should think proper ; in the mean time , aiyperson might have access to his books . Some discussion ensued , after -which the chairman put the motion , that a rate be laid of twopence in the Pound , which was unanimously agreed to ^—there not being a single hand held up against it . There ¦ was no hurry , bustle , or confusion : The Reading opponents to the rate were present . They said what iher had to say , without any interruption ; and ,
¦ when the motion was put to the contrary , not one of them opposed it . A person of the name of Meadowcroft then said , " I move there is a scrutiny , " which was seconded . Mr . Crompton said , that if Jlr . Meadowcroft intended to demand a poll , it ¦ fl-as Ms ( Mr . CJ *) opinion that one could not be legally granted , as no one had Toted against the rate— -that it had passed unanimously . The meeting tnen separated , and some few again returned to the chape 7 , and appointed a fre-sh chairman , and moved "tuat the meeting was adjourned to the following day , on the pretence that Jlr . Croinpton had not been prqperlv appointed chairman . Thus ended the first day ' s pri > ceedin ? s . In the eveniag of the said day , the parties opposed to the rate , sent the bellman out to announce that the meeting which had that day been held in the chapel was adjourned to the
following day , and requested the inhabitants to attend . At zb-mt eleven o ' clock on the Friday morning , a number of persons , not at any time exceeding sixty , congregated together in the chapel yard . The key X > f the chapel door was refused to them , —after which Mr . William Taylor , and another person , addressed the assembly in a manner which showed their , zeal had run away witn all sense of propriety . Judging from present appearances , my opinion is , that the bulk of the inhabitants of Crompton , are either in favour of the rate , or are exceedingly apathetic in their opposition to it . The Radicals , as a hod v , have not opposed it . The Dissenters have remained neutral ; and the sm 33 knot of persons , who are opposed to it , are the very parties who have been the most loud in their denunciations of Jlr . O'Connor , and vet they make his paper the TeHcIe of circulatine their ims-statements and
falsehoods . Trusting , Gentlemen , to love of fair play , I send yon the above , hopi ng you will give it a place next Saturday in your widely circulated journal , —and I am , Sirs , your most obedient Servant , YERITAS .
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TO THE EDITORS OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Gexts . I am anxkrasy through the medium of iha Stjji , to address a few observations to the inhabitants of this town , upon a subject of great importance ; namely , the gross and flagrant atnrses , ? ipw existing in the Police Establishment of this place , ihe nature and extent of which abuses , I am £ lad to perceive the people are heginning to take into their serious consideration . Indeed , so numerous have they been of late , and of snch frequent occurrence , that it has become the imperative duty of the Bate pagers to take prompt and effective steps to produce a reformation , and to prevent their recurrence lor the future . " These abuses have onmated in consequence of the Commissioners
of Police not strictly watching the conduct of the parties to whom they en ousted the preservation of the peace of the town , and the protection of the persons and property of its inhabitants . A portion of die blame must be attributed to the people , on account of xossx indifference and neglect as to fee election of proper persons to fiB the office of Comim » -i <* T !? : 5 ; but the Radical Association , much to its hex -or . bis token . TV the subject in a fearless and is epen . ent manner , determined to grapple . with fiie i ^» nstrcus abuses that have so long afflicted the people , and to remove every impediment to their happiness . The most glaring abnses have , hitherto , been suffered to pass unnoticed j die most scandalous and shameful violations of the printed rules and
instructions of the Commissioners have been committed by police officers without eliciting a single word of animadversion or reprobation of . such conduct The streams of justice , whichought to have . flowed pare and mL-nHied , have been polluted at their very origin ; and en err successive day we witness them becoming more and more vi dated . The vices , the corruptions , the profligacy of onr national government , the disregard for public opinion , the care- _ lessness manifested ior the people ' s welfare , the prodigality evinced in the dufcribntjon of the nation ' s resources , which characterize it , are 86 closely imitated , and so faithfaBy copied by those who are entrusted with the management of our local affairs , that there is no longer any security for
the poor man ; no guarantee for his Hberty or hi * rights ; he is completely at the mercy of a few unprincipled , mercenary , sordid wretches , -who care notLing for his miseries or his sufferings , so that they can compass their own vile ends . The people have been abused and insulted- ] they have "been degraded by insolf-m tyranny ; they have been prostrated at the feet of lawless oppression and injustice ; everv semblance of jnstice has been denied them , until ' at last they have been reduced to a state of vassalage and bondage worse than Algerine . The people of this town "have been terrified , into submission "by the brutally outrageous conduct of our police ; ihey have almost despaired , because , whenthev appealed for protection to the
representatives oi her majesty , it was in Tain ; their applicarioES have been treated with disdain ; bnt thanks to the exertions of the Rev . J . R . Stephens , they now inow their rights ^ and , knowing , dare maintain them . Whenever charges have Deen advanced against the constables and watchm ] pu for improper conduct—for being beastly drunk " , when they ought to have been discharging the dutiesof theirTespective offices—fox their savage , brutal , and ferodous treatment of prisoners in their custody—for their : blackg uard , nlthy , obscene , disgusting , and revolting language , applied to some of the most respectable jate-payers , female as well as male , out of whose hard earnings they receive their wages—there has been nothing worthy the name of investigation ;
their crimes and iniquities "have been connived atj the charges have been evaded ; they have been aHo ^ ed to resume their functions , and to recom mence their outrages upon the inhabitants . Many persoss . to my own nersonsd knowledge , have been deterred from * preferring their coniplaante , lest they should become objects of their implacable resentment and unmitigated Tengeance . Thus has the grievance been allowed , te iontinne , gradually growing and increasings until it has tecome so intolerabl y oppressive , that the people can endure it no longer ! They have , at langto , seen the mischief and injury which have resulted from their remi « sness , supmeness , and apathy ; and are resolved to make reparation for the ..-past ; bjincreased
diligence and attention for the Tntnre . They mtend Iffi ng upon the admirable advice of £ he late Sir Robert Peel—of taking their affairs into theii own hands . They wiD no longer leave them to be maoaged by magistrates , commissioners , or any body else . May success reward their exertions , and a speedy triumph be the recompence of tbax labours \ To enumerate a tithe of the disgraceful actions of our mismanaged peace preservers- would fin a volxune ; snfliceitto say , that on one occasion . they t jok np a poor fellow ^ o happened to be so £ - aang chanty , - and ; whose personal aOTearahce
5 f ? £ 5 w S ^ of " ireaknew of 'ifc . teHect-jiiey robbed him of B shining in copper ffid ^ he dupW ^ of a coa * that he na l pawnSEconfined Jnn is-the Lock-ups for nearly tbW houra —at a cold and inclement season of the year without * spark of fire to warm hi * iMwan / S ^ ffiS ta ^ s , or a mopel of food-and in addition , had hS committed as a vagrant for one month to the New Paradmg the streets wxth their truncheons , Hud georu , and cutlasses , brandishing them to the terror <* &e peaceably disposed inhabitants of the towi ^ | M « to ijheir -rabnrand heroian , - the veterans that * W « oa . bled and died at Trafalgar and WateS * & *¦ into mogmficance waen compared to tiiem .
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kMr ^ dr of toeccmnger ~ 4 to > intrepidity , of ^ I hidMOT comtables and watchmen—st pn ^ athletic robiwtfellows thougHthey be- * nned with noibmg iut cntla * se 8 ^ -captoring and conducting to me I ^ ck-npsafitae Tpiecef , fcr ( he . gnerons , weighty , and enonn » u » offence of shpntine " Stephens for ewrl F -Hmarching ftemi' trough , flie streets as ttOThies of war , as Tindeniable' evidence of their vaforoos e ^ loits . By the way , I mustnotforget to Taendoh 1 » e « tete of the Lock-ups . ; A « table , a ^ febon , s hwi-roosti ^ r a pig-sty , would be a palace compared to them . They 4 » B unfit for the reception of-any hnman being . The wonder u , that auy pemm -Brer enrrives an impriwnment in them— that ti » unfortunate indiriduals immersed therein do not
feli-nctima to » me pestilential disorder . They are the receptacles of aB -maHner of fitti and human excrement . - . They are never properly cleaned out , vn& the rickening , loathsome , fetid effluvia that proceeds from them is sufficient to create a deadly distemper . They are infamously , disgraceful to the town . I sincerely hope that the ratepayers wil ] adopt speedy and ef&ca " don « measures for removing that abominable nuisance—if' they -Jp not , there is no punishment that will be commensurate with tkeir deserts . "Hell Broth , " and all the other infernal cruelties and barbarities practised in the Devil ' s Royal Mansions , alias the New Poor Law Bastile 8 , ought \ jp be their portion . There is another subject to which I bee to call the people's attention ,
namely , the repeated denials which they have received when they have applied for the Town Hall That edifice was built at . an enormous expense to the people , and they hare now to pay large sums of money as interest to person * who advanced money towards its erection . This interest has been truly termed the " Staleybridge National Debt . " The Town Hall has been applied for several times for the people to meet in on the Factory Question , bnt the majority of die commissioners being made of cetlon , they have invariably refused the use of it to the operatives . Thank Heaven , the operatives won ' t hare to ask for it any more—it is their own property , apg they w * resolved " to do what they like with ttieir own" as well as other people . Any person or
any party can have the use of it , except the people , they alone are excluded . There have been lectures on chemistry and on music delivered in it—there have been concerts and selections of sacred music performed in it—but there could be po performance when the black enormities of our Factory System might have been delineated , where the suffering of the injured and defenceless factory child could have been depicted—where the voice of Oastfer and of Stephens might be heard soothing the sorrowful—cheering the disconsolateencouraging the operative—where they migtt be seen wiping the tears from the eyes of the factory slave—commisserating his sad condition—animating him in the cause of freedom , bv brisht and happy
anticipations of the fu ture . Oh no J the sous ol toil must not be allowed the benefit of their consolation . But it will not be so long . Even the notorious James Acland , of Bristol and Hull notoriety , has had the use of the Tottd Hall very receutly , to lecture on Poor Laws , and to prove to the ignorant people of Staleybridge the "impartial jnstice , benevolence , asd pol . cy _ of the Poor Law Amendment Act . " The commis-doners , or the persons acting ander their authority , granted him the tjss of the people ' s edifice , when it suited their p urpose ; hnx when a deputation from the Radical Association applied for it , to meet the foul hireling and calumniator of their best and most cherished friends , they were flatly refused , 1 may as well inform your readers that Ac-land placarded the walls of Staleybridge , and had his bills plentifully distributed m
th . e public-houses nr . d beer-shops , intimating his intention of lecturing in the Town Hall , on the Xe : v Poor Law , and stating that he would be most happy to - meet Mr . Stephens or myself to discuss that question by appeals to the judgment , rather than the passions , of the people . Nodonbt Mr . Acland would have been very happy to meet , for in that case he wouldhavchad his pockets well filled with the people ' s money , and would have laughed in his sleeve at their foily . Mr . Stephens decliied meeting the cunning fox—the arch knave—the Whig mountebank—unless there was free admission for the people—and the consequence was that Acland ' s auditory on Saturday evening last amounted to just six persons , to whom he returned their money , and departed , expressing his indignation at the people being so feohsh as to be misled b y Mr . Stephens , and your humble and obedient servant , JOHX DEEGAN . Stoleybridge , May 2 nd , 183 S .
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TO THE EDITORS OF THB NORTHERN STAR . BALAHISE . DISTRIBUTION . Labour is the only source of health , therefore fbose classes that by the labour of their heads or their hands , or b y the superintendence of mannal , mental , mechanical , chemical , or scientific operations , for prodacinjr articles reqnired for food , clothing , shelter , furniture , science , religion , amusement , and pleasure , are the only wealth producers . According to Colqnhoun , in Ins Wealth and Resources of the British Empire , ( a very useful book , published in the year 1813 , ) it appears , that in 1812 , the annual income of the people of Great Britain and Ir eland , from all sources , was about 430 millions of pounds , and the population was about seventeen
millions . Bather more than half of the population were producers of wealth ; nearly one-fourth were distributors , about one-eighth belonged to the government and learned professions , or were ministers of religion and schoolmasters , and the ether eighth were drones and idlers . The wealth producers , newly 9 , 000 , 000 in number , including their families received only one hundred millions of pounds , or about 4 s . 6 d . in the pound of the four hundred and thirty millions , for they produced the whole . My class , the distributors of wealth , in number about three and three-fourths millions * who merely carried the articles of wealth from place to place , bv land or by water , exchanged money lor goods , and goods for money , distributed
goods and money to the people in large and in small quantities , bought cheap , sold dear , but produced nothing , received about one hundred and sixty-two millions , more than one-third of all the wealth produced . The Government , including the law and the army , and the navy , in number about two and a Quarter millions received fifty-six millions for keeping the people qxneU Ihe ministers of religion , schoolmasters , and stage-players , in number 325 , 000 received about £ 12 , 000 , 000 lor . teaching good manners and good morals , and 800 , 000 idlers , received £ 100 , 000 , 000 for doing mischief , or doing nothing . So absurd and unjust was the distribution of wealth in 1812 , that though the working classes received onlr 4 s . 6 d . in the nound of the nrodnctions of their
labour one and a half millions of their class were suffefed to be paupers in England and Wales , and double that number in Ireland . Though the Government received 2 s . 7 d . in the pound lor preserving peace , and were assisted by 210 , 000 judges , barristers , attorneys , civil officers , &c . 900 , 000 ; professional murderers , and 4 , 700 lunatics ; there were 17 , 500 prisoners for debt , and 308 , 700 vagrants , prostitutes , rogues , gypsies , and vagabonds , in and out of prison that cost the country , on an average , ten per cent , each individual more than was paid to working classes , and the 1 , 800 , 000 drones , supported m idleness , received individually nearly five times their income . Wealthy idleness , was then , and is still considered respectable and honourable ;
useful labour mean low , and degrading ; Those to whom learning is of little value , were crammed with knowled ge ^ the worthless and profligate frequently abound in wealth and wallow in Iuxutt . Whilst a large majority of those that produce all the articles Tpon which aUtho ? e classes , as well as their own subsist , were denied the i-ommonest necessaries of life , live in constant dread , either of greater poverty or a prison workhouse ; they grew up in ignorance , were suxounded with temptations , fell a prey to intemperance and vice , and violence and crime consequently everywhere abound . Fofthis lamentable state of things we blame no class—we blame no individual in any class , we know , " that the character of every individual was formed far him . " by the
circumstances m which he has been placed , and the training he has received , we seek no man ' s property without a fear equivalent , and we would injure no man ji person—we would exercise charity towards alL . but we must say , that if the Devil himself had been employed to organize this civilized and Christian country , he could net have invented anything mortrunjust , irrational , barbarous , and unchristian than the present distribution of wealth and classification of society . Compare this vcitJt the Distribution of TVeaUh at Jtalahine * The storekeeper distributed the food , clothing , &c , kept in the store ; the gardener , the produce ef the garden ; the secretary was treasurer and distributor of money and labour notes : Mr . Vandalenr sold the surplus prodnce and purchased irtide * fer the farm , and the store ; these were all th 4 distrifeutore of wealth they had for eighty-one persons , and none of these were emploved onethird of their time in the business of distribution .
T&e . piodnce of the estate in 1832 , -was about £ 1700 , and the cost of distribution were less than £ 50 , not one ^ thirfeth part of the wealth produced—less than onertenfli P ^ ° f &e cost of distribution in . the § ' resent state of society ; yet wealth was so distriated that every mas , woman , and child in the society was well fed , clothed , lodged , taught , and governed \ the fear of poverty was hanished , and crime against the laws was nnknown . But community at Ralahine , beautiful as it was , was only a £ aa 0 partof a very imperfect trialof the principles of Sociahan—it was only a connneBcement of the agricultural department of it . It was Mr . Vandaleur ' s intention , as soon as the society had acquired Fome capital , that it should commence the manufacture of woollens , or other articles suitable for that part of Ireland . This wonld hare been much to the interest both of Mr . Vandaleur and the Society , the increased population would hare coneumed
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allthefaraon thtnipo ijiind isat ^ MT ^ yaiidaleo ^ JatKmr . expense , and risk in Belling it The rent and . other extMSSfes of the ^ society ! would then be P * ^ ^ M » oflM * ttr ^ g <> od ii , of r « ady sale , in every shop ffi't&e fceunttyV In ^ disposing ofthese ; the pociety ^ ouldabtbe undersold , aM ftey would not tytoTaderaBkothets ; but they ^ cmld endeavour to make articles superior in quality to iffl « thet « They wduld ' . not Be undersold , fcecanse , 1 st . —The walls of their factories ware already built ; 2 nd . — They : had plenty of wateir . sower . 3 rd . —Because they would get ; toe best . machinery , and their machinery would be purchased on £ of their ow » savings , or be made , bj themselves . 4 th . —The houses f ? r theirmann / acturine brother members to
litein tfpnld bs puflt by themseVwe , on their * 6 % » land ; hence this addition to ^ eir numbere , according ; to ih _ e terms' of their agreement with their lank lord , would cause iio increase , either in rent , or in interest of money i " 5 th . —No labouring men in eompetitiTe society , could live either bo well or so cheap . lieace ^ not only could they successfully compete withvall . others ; bnt they must of necessity , in a few yeprs , have become , independent and wealthy . They would first purchase machinery for ^ manufactures ; next the agricultural implements and farming stock ; then the estate itself ; and ever afterwards enjoy all the fruits of their industry in harmony and peace . : I am a Radical Reformer , and both in principle and practice a zealous advocate for Annual Parliaments , Universal Sufirage , the Voteby Ballot ; the Repeal of unjust Laws and the . deBtruction of
Monopolies ; bnfywhilsiseeking these comparatively minor objects , let us take care not to overlook those more important " questions that affect our very existence . If we could obtain all our political objects to-day , they could not remove one of the social evils I have enumerated . Thevery utmost they could do , would be to remove three-fourths of bur taxation , say £ 30 , 000 , 000 annually ; but I see no chance of getting these reforms in the way they are Bought , and with the dispositions manifested by both . Houses of Parliament , in less time than fifty years ;* - whiLtt , by meeting together for the formation oft committees , thi > working classes , with the means now iu their hands , might , in less than seven years , relieve themselves and famines , both from poverty ^ nd the fear of poverty for eve . —secure all the ^ political advantages they seek—save £ 40 , 000 , 000 in the expenses of Government—150 millions in the distribution ol
of wealth—and the £ 100 , 000 , 000 squandered on idlers . 1 , therefore j earnestly call upon You , working classes , to unite heart and hand with your social brethren , for the accomplishment of our objects now within your grasp , far greater and far more glorious than were ever before attempted , in any age , or in tny country in the world . In my next I shall give the laws relating" to the formation of character—I am , &c . May 9 th , 1838 . JOHN FINCH .
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TO THB EDITORS OF THE NORTHERN STAR . llvll , April 30 , 1838 . Gextlemes , —It is , I assure you , with no small degree of interest that I have perused the \ two important documents , which appeared in your last week's 5 / ffr , in reference to the new ; Fnctory Act , introduced b y two Members of pur precious Whig Government into the House of Commons . As I am not in anyway connected with factory labour , qi with the manufacturing districts of the country , it may be though ; presumption in me to express my opinions on the subject ; but I cannot consider this most important subject as a matter of merely local interest . 1 am , on the contrary , deeply convinced that to it the whole attention of the people ought to
be instantly directed , ihe new bill is only auotoer offshoot from that accursed system of Malthusinn and Whig despotism , which ,. by tiie miscalled ' Reform bill , hasconceiitrated allthepowere of the State in the hands of the money mongers , and ^ by the execrable Poor Law , has allotted to honest poverty the punishment due only to crime . And shall we say that the subject is one which only affects the interests ol the manufacturing counties , ^ nd look oh with cold indifference , while a great and bloody sacrifice is prepared for Moloch ? Shnll we be joining the hypocritical ennt about the horrors ofWest Indian slavery , while the cries of thousands upon thousands of little helpless w / iite slaves , who . are perishing under the hellish operation of machinery and capital
are resounding in our « ars-at home ? Shall the Christian capitalist , the pious inoney-mongur , the sanctified blood sucker , the hypocritical priest ol our most Tiolv , but moat degraded religion K > longer tolerated in this vvholesale ^ rad& ^ tspyliutioa , rohbiTy , blasphemy , and murder ? No . I , for myself , resolve , and let each man and woman , above ail , let each professor of religion , for him » el ( and herself , resolve , no longer to allow the base , murderous designs of the enemies of our beloved country to be carried into execution . Let us solemnly recordia jriew in the presence of the Most High God , thstt either the prosent act shall be superseded by a good and efficient Ten Hours'Bill , or that if at present for vrant . of
sufficient organization amongst the operative classes that cannot oe effected , then the present Factory Act shall remain in full force , and that we will insist ou its every provision ; even themost stringentof them being carried into complete and ceaselessoj ^ eration liJl the masters join us , ( we care not from what motive ) in obtaining snch an act as shall secure the perfect freedonvand sound education of the children , and to theadiilts a good day's wages for a moderate day ' s work . I am not now going to enter intoalengtUy argument on this important subject , that has been done so often and so well , by much abler peiis than min ? , that I deem it unnecessary ; bnt when ] > ve things as they are , when I find the " reformed " House of Commons , turning a deaf ear to the petitne i hdq iue &oei uj
nonmg ox people , wnen » agu » - rounded by wretches , whojf ^ hey had their deserts would at the ^ east be s ^ rrto breinfee ^ the polluted air of a factor }' , ah 4 j »< 1 aUen on the ex . c < -lfeut buitile diet of their own contrivance for seren years , and when I know that base and bloody cowards as they are . they will if they think their placis in dangei a « iduously seek by the seductions of pleasure , and the blandishments of flattery , to close the royal ear to all appeals from that people whose " $ weat and toil and Mood , furnish forth every comfort and elegance which adorns the royal palace , 1 do think that something should be done without delay . 1 see at this moment the rich and the noble of the land ( with some honourable exceptions ) making themselves merry , and causing the walls at the senate
house to rebound with their peals of laughter at the recital of the cruelties and murders arising from their accursed system of misrule . I see the bloated capitalist sitting in wealth and luxury , ( wealth and luxury be it remembered which he has wrung from the bones and sinews of myriads of little children . ) not yet content , but like the horse leech crying " give , give . "" He seems to think that the children oi the poor are only born to be beasts of burden , to be got rid of as soon as possible after they are of no further service ; and as children , while such , can be of service in the mills ; but would if they became adults occasion a snrplus of population ; he thinks it best to get rid of the burden of eduoation ( whicL , as they are to be consigned to an early grave is
unnecessary ) , and to get them into the infernal dens as soon as possible , in order thai excessive fatigue and a pestilential atmosphere may wear them nicely out by the time that a freBhoatch of doomed babies are in a state of readiness to supply their places . But I see worse than all this ; I see the professed ministers of our God bowing down to-the shrine of Mammon , and the 'great" pillars of our churches , either sharers in , or connivers at , all this atrocious wickedness : and putting this most accursed of all gold into God s trearary , in order to send Bibles , and tracts , and Missionaries , all over the world . I hate the devil at all times , but most of all do I hate him when he transforms himself into an
angel of light ; for then I am certain that he is after some doubly devilish deed of wickedness . And I just as much hate the wretch who , with eyes lifted towards heaven , and the Bible in his hand , prc ^ i .-Js to be the minister of Christ , while he is e ' stt'in ; .- 1 in , costly cheer of the Millowner and quaffing the wine of the Poor Law Commissioner , though he knows that the one jb composed of ihe bones and morals of the factory child , and that the other is mingled with die blood and tears , and seasoned with the curses of the miserable ^ pauper , his wretched wife , and helpless offspring . _ And now , Gentlemen , if all this be tme , and I defy any one to prove it otherwise , then what is to be done ? Are the good men of Yorkshire and Lancashire to fight in the glorious cause alone ? Is
not the cause a common cause—are not our interests blended—can harm be done to one portion of social community , —and the others not be affected by it ? Is it nght that the parent should be thrown out of employment , and be forced to subsist upon that which is the price of his children ' s lives and health , - and eouls ? Is it right that the laws of God and nature should be violated , in order that a anall portion of the people maj be enabled to ei joy aQ the luxuries and elegances of fife , and leave huge blood-cemented , palace s , and bags nUec with bloodcoined gold to their heir ? ? Is it right , above all , is it right that those who ' pretend to betae ambassadoreof God , and . get well paid-for acting a * -such , should
outrage erery precept of . the Bible , which they profess to believe ana teach , and tarn , the altars of Christianity in to _ those of Moloch and Mammon ? Every idea of jnstice—erery feelisg of benevolepceerery sentiment of piety , answer No . The cries of . thonsands of living pining victims answer No—the deep curses of distracted parents anuwer No—the thousands already sacrificed , from their humble graves shriek No—the blessed shades of Sadler , and the departed great and good of earth , respond the negative ; and God , the God of the fatherless , the widow , and the poor , pronouncesjby his Word , that those things ought not to be . Then what is to be done ? clearly this . The cause ib the cause of all , and all most unite ; all musVmeoidrialLse ( no peii
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pff itogy * ' > het meetingB b « held iueverytbya and village in » he kingdom ; and letinemoriafe , strongly , bnt respectrolly expressed , ;; 'he '' i 9 rW : f tKied ;' ' -to ''' tbd Queen and the Mouse of Commons , Let small subscnpfaons bjeLjnade weekly , and let committees wi : h open doors , bt > heldeyery day ; to watch the progress oftaw ^^ new Whi g : attack upon the rights of the poor . On this snbject- 'jfet us ^^ lay aside aUpaxty feeling j let not the qnestien- . be ^ "Are yon a Tory , Whig , or Radical , ' , but let the- sole inquiry be , '¦"» Are you resolved to &&tate tilla good efficient Teu Hours ' Bill ^ lie obtajQed . " And let ' all the members of Christian Societies , w . ho are fawwa * ble to the caDse , instantly recroirpfrom the ^^ persMjs who have the care of theirrespectiise places ot worship , the use of them *> r ; th ^ Birtheraace pf this c ^ use of htunanity and ' coanfy ; arid ; if refused , letth ^ e ^ refuse aH ; supplies © f njoneyi . till snch request be complied with . AJriibn
is stjJength ; -let us unite ,, and we shall accomplish that m peace , which otherwise our posterity wJl have to obtain : by force . One word more and I will lay down my pen . Thanks , eternal thanks to ^ eglorious Oastler for his ietterdatedApril 28 th . Illnesspreventedmy Bending this last week > and I rejoioe that I have had the ppportuBity of reading hw address , I glory m hi * plan , - arid ijiqpt happy shall I be if in any measure 1 can aid in its accomplishment . Arise , countrymen , and above all , countrywomen , and make the throne shake , ; andthe jsenate tremble by your loud , peaceable , and united demand for jWstice . Follow the advice of your well-tried , invaluable friend ; Richard Oastler . Insist on the repeal of the ^ Je « r Poor Law , the enactment of a gob 3 ^ Ten Hours' Bill , and the total abolition of Slavery ; And before your invincible power the dens of the tyrant shall crumble to the du 3 t . ; / ¦ ••"' .. ¦
I am , Gentlemen , Yours most trul y , T . B . SMITH
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TO THE EDITORS OF THE NORTHERN STAR . TO SJR ROBJERT PEEL , JBART . GeutleM | 1 u , —There is no real enjoyment :, no nrticle ^ f real Talue , but vyhat is produced either by labour at Mme or abroad . A man inay have million * of money , and yet not have a particle of common setise , QT a moment of real enjoyment . You know Sir Robert , as : well as I can tell you , that moiiey . is not wealth , but the representative of it , as h medium of barter . It has value in the present artificial state ofgociety , because it coh / ers the power of obtaining in exchange for it , articles of real value aud utility ; hence there may be money where there is no real value , if I understand the rerm . You , Sir Robert , with all your wealth , cannot live without labour , bin you do not labour yourself , you only purchase it from
those who could live without pour masses of money , with the use of the spade , the loorn , aud other nece-isary articles of production ! The possession oi money , therefore , is not 'absolutely necessary to the enjoyment of life . The real enjoyment of life Sir Robert , is good food , warm clothes , a comfartable home or house , and every article to gratify the fancy and desire , together witli virtue : arid a regular state of health , both for body and mind ; in short , a , 'desire to promote the ^ Glory of God , by studying ^ to miike Ms creatures happy . I sometime * think Sir Robert , that statesmen have at tioie % what our labouring , meii ctLllccnviclions . of error and sin ] whetlnr yon ever felt those coriviciioifs i > v not , is not for me to tell ; bin certainl y some ofyougetitltsmeu in St . Stevens , deserve to feel , it ' not thewric / augsdf (/ ieca ( , t {
uipains'bf-ntiKgerfor twelve . months , or until you- begin to feel for ihasirtf' eriitgs of ray rinds of your fellow coiintrynn'ii , who hare to toil and sn-eat bo tli long and hard for a very bare siibshtance . 'By-far the greater part of tin . * people have nomeausoistibsistence but those creatcii by themselves ; and yet , straugp to . tell , they , the' producers ; are not permitted' to eiijoy ; the fruits of mm own industry !! I will not Sir Robert , give utterancei to what { fed on thisoccasioDi because it i dio it might subject me to serious to cohseftuencw ; bot I . hesitate not ' to tell you Sir Rbbert , that ilupeople of fin ' s part of tlie country have a very had opinion of those who sit in St , Stevens , both-Whig '' ami Tory , for they consider the re is no difference betwomi the two factions , only this , that the lutter has rubbed the people before , and the former are robbing them
now . . .. / . ' . Bui what is to be done with all the mnchinery that is conlmg into operation ? You reillnot tell iiw surely Sir llyliert , that it is right and just to maki the people eat dear bread and tp work for'low wages . ( f that be niuHT and just ' too , then i liivye right to instigate the people to acts of rebellion and public robbery , which acts you know Sir Robert I coiilo not recommend without incurriug the penalty oi death , which I do not desire either ' . . for myself or you But if yon aud yonr colleagues do . not either repe . ii tUtt corn laws , or restric , or tax machinery , or its produce , all'the power of the civil aiid inilitaryforce of the kiugdoin , caunot collect a revenuf ! sunicient to pay the iiitere , 'tofS'lO , ( KJO , 000 of a debt , cuntracted l > y thost ; who were too idle to work , and too wily tpstarve . ' ' . '"'¦ . ¦ ' . . ' . '' . ' ¦ '¦' ¦' . ¦' I remain , Sir Roborif , Your well wisher , THOMAS CLIFF . diaries Town , Halifax , April , 26 th , ' 1838 .
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TO THK EDITORS OK THE NORTHERN STAR . ( JENrs , — -The CommiUee met or Monday evening , pnrsuaut to notice , at the Hope and Anchor Inn ! Several , of the townsbips neglected to send their delegates . Are we in consequence thereof to presume that the rate ^ -payers in . those townshi ps are iavourableto the Bill ? 1 should think not ; but yet if the people will sit down in a state of apathetic indifference , tliev very justly deser \ -e to suffer under the operation ol the laws ,. ind have no right whatever to ' complain should the screw be twisted round another time ; yet , if they will not at this time come ibrwurd like men , hi defence of their rights , they do }> y their silence acknowledge the justice of the nieasure , and furnish the Government with thestrongrst of all : argnuients whereby to enforce its extrenie
provisions . Some of tlie townships did their duty . The result pf which was , that a public meeting is to be held in some central place iu . the" Bradford Poor Law Union , on Whit-Tuesday ,. to remonstrate with the Legislature against the unjust enactment of the Poor Law Amendment Act , which deprives the nile-payers of nil coutroul over monies collected from them m the shape of _ poor-rates . Other resolutions were then passed , inviting several eminent men to tlie meeting , aud that also the Dorchester Labourer ? be invitedi After which , the meeting was aujourned to Tuesday , the 15 th day of May , to be held at the above-named Flous , , at seven o ' clock in the evening , to enter into otluJr arrangements
regarding the meeting . Another word to the ratepayers once for all—let me invite you immediately to cull your friends together in ; tue townships , and to decide whether you will depute one of yourselves to our next meeting . ¦ If you neglect this , we nitist come to the conclusion that you are satisfied with the Bill , that you vtill patiently submit to its baneful operations , and , thus demonstrate to the ruliug powers , that yon are the ignorant , careless , indifferent , base , swinish multitude you have been designated by them ; and that you henceforth deliver up all claim to any right whatever in the country in which you live . i I am , Sir , yours , tfec . PETER BCSSEY . Goodman's End , Bradford , May 8 th , 1838 .
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LEEDS CORN MARKET , May 8 , The arrival of VVheat to this dav' 8 market is smaller tha » last week , other klticts of Grain larger . The demand for Wheat has been \ ety limited , at a decline of la per qr . ; itr the bficoudary qualities ye y little doing . Barley nail been Is . per qr . lower , and very heavy Bale , the . weather haying becouic very warm many of the . maltsters are giving over - . v-s King . - Oats , Shelling , and Beans , have been dull Bale , a mi net much doing . KapeBeed rather lower . ¦ WHEAT per Qnarter of Eight BnahelSj 601 bs . Norfolk , Suffolk , Essex , new red , 57 , 60 , line 62 s . wht . 61 s 66 s Lincolnshire > nd Cambridge , do 57 s , 59 s , do 61 s , do 60 s 64 s Yorkshire do 5 T » , 59 $ , do 608 , do 60 s 63 a Old ...................... do 57 s . 59 a , do 6 ls , do 60 s 64 s
BARLEY per Quarter of Ei ght ImperialBuahels . Norfolk , and Suffolk ........ . .. . , ne \ r , 29 s , extra fine 32 s 33 S Lincolnshjre , .................. do 26 » j do 30 a 32 a Yorkahire , Wo \ d&Borouglibridge , do 26 s , do 30 a 33 a Peas , White .....,.....,.., do 34 a 40 8 Do Grey ........ ..... ; ..... * .... * do 33 s 35 s BEANS per Quarter of 63 lbs per Bushel . Tick , new , 35 s , 37 s , old . 35 s 39 s Harrow and Pigeon , ............ do 368 , 38 s , do 36 s 42 s OATS , per Quarter of Bight Imperial Bushels . Potato ,......................... ,..... twvj , 24 s , 25 s , o \ a 27 s Poland ,..,.,.... do 24 s , 25 s , do 278 Small and Friezland ................... do 23 s , 25 s , do 26 s afealtng ,. ; ........... ; .. new 12 d . to 13 d . per Stone of 141 bs SHELLING , per Load of 26 llbs ,.... old 30 s 31 s new —s to—s MALT , per Load of fl Busliela . v .... ¦ . \ ,.,,,,., , 36 ai 38 s to 41 a RAPE ^ ED , per LastoriOQuarters , ; ,.... t . jt % lto Jt
26-.. ' : ¦ ¦¦ ARRIVALS DURING THE WEEK . Whe » t ' .... » . ¦ ¦ .... ; . - . - . » . 4865 Ma \ t w . ; ,....... 20 OaU . 1311 Shelling . ¦ . ¦ i ... ; ... ' . " - . . *© Barley 2796 Flour .... ' .,,.... 60 Beana ..... 975 Rapesced ......... * . ' . " * 46 S 5 Peas ............ i ..... Linseea ................ '¦ _ THE AVERAGE PRICES FOR THE WEEK , ENDING May 2 < th , 1838 . ¦^/^¦ ' W ^^ V ^" ' 60 s . 6 d . 238 . 6 d . 32 s . 5 d . 37 s . M . ais . 6 d . 378 . 64 .
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' CLHREiNT PRICES OF GRAIN per Imperial Quarter . ^^ K 4 NT 1 T r and AVERAGE PRICES of BRITISH GRAIN , per Imperial Quarter , sold in the London Market , during the week , « nding M » v 1 : —Wheat ,. 6 , 083 ore . 40 * . ^ Barley , 11 , 697 qrs , 318 . M . 0 &t » , 81 > liqw . 22 « . 8 a . B ^ M ' MS * ( JTs-SSs / lW . Pea * , 482 U , 35 * . -I d . ' R ^ e , Z On . * O 8 . ¦ . '¦¦ ¦ ¦ ' '•• . ¦ ¦" - ¦ ¦ . . ¦ - ¦ ; ¦;'
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COMpiR ^ N : X ) F TOKBBSNvGRAIN AND FLOtJR ;> V W 1 TH TH ! S ENGLISH MARKET . ; Jh ? iM ^ eit quotation of white wb . eai of tie firet quality * * P ^^ B 1 * M HSnxdoUaraCTirnnjt the test ;^ bich . answers to «« . 8 oV the qaarter , and the highestsqaotatibn of red 5 *?^ the firwKjaality . i * He tixdollarW jrarrent the las t , which ianswpra to ? 3 e lid the qnarter , aid t fufreforef th * mean pnce . of . whrte sma red-wheat together ia 34 a lOd the q 'J ^ -V r ' - v ^ - . ^ quotation of white Whe ^ t of the first qti » hty : _ uj London is 70 s . the Quarter , and the highest quofcitwnof ted wJa ^ at of foe first quality is 65 a the qnarter , and therefore the mean price in LoiidoB « f whitei and red wheat together w 67 s 6 dtiie quarter . It appears / therefore that wheat is S ^ per cent , dearer in London than at Bamourgh , find that with the sum of Jti 7 s 6 d a man may toy ¦ 15 } bushels of wheat at Hamburjgh , whereas wiUi the same ium he can bay only 8 buahels in London , ' '¦¦¦ : ¦ '¦ . ¦ ¦ ' ¦' " ¦ : ¦• ¦ The highest quotaticm of Zealand white wheat of the first
qaalttyflt Amrterdam . is 259 florins the last , which « qa ; ils 40 s 4 a the auarteV i and the mean pr ice of wheat in London being 67 s Ci ^ thB craarter , it follows that wheat is 67 § per cent , dearer in-London thus at Amsterdam . , The hi g hest ^ notation of white wheat of the first gn ' ality at Berlin is ) 2 radollars . Tgroschen the sfbeffel , whieh answera to 36 s 6 d the qnarter , and the highest qilotatijn ; of whita wheat jn , London being 70 s the quarter , the diiierence is 93 J per cent , that wheat is dearer ^ in London than , at Berlin ... . ' . ; - •¦ . - : - ¦ -: ¦ . ' ¦ ¦ ¦; . ' . ¦; ' . ¦¦ , - .- ¦ ' : " The highest quotation of red wheat of tie first quality at Stettin is 46 dollarsithe wispel of 24 scbcffel 9 , > yhichis equivalent to 3 ls 4 d the quarter , and the highest Quotation of red wheat of the first quality in London beiiig 65 s the quarter , it follows that wheat is 107 j per cent , dearer in London that atStuttin , and that with the sum of ^ 3 5 s a man may buy lfabushels of
| wheat at Stettinv whereas with the samo sum he ' eaa buy only & bushels hi London . The mean or average of the prices of wieat of the first quality at Hamburgh , Amsterdam , Berlin , and Stettin , is 35 s Sd the quarter , ana the mean price of wheat of the Jirat quality in London being 67 s € d the quarter , the difference is SSf percent , that the mean price of London exceeds the mean price of th& four above-mentioned places . The present duty on the importation of foreign wheat into England is 28 s 8 d the quarter , which is equal to the following rutes : —To a rate of ^ ' 82 ; 5 s lid per cent , on the prime cost Of wheat at Hamburgh ; to a rate of ^ 71 Is Gd per cen ^ . on the prime coat of wh ^ at at Amsterdam ; to a rate of ^ 78 10 s 0 d percent , on the prune cost vf wheat at Berlin ; to a rate of ^ 91 0 s 9 d per cent , on the prime cost of wheat at Stettin ; and to a rate of ^ 80 3 s 9 d per cent on the iuean price of the fi > ur above-mentioned places .
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HVKRPOOL WOOL MARKET , ' May 5 . English Wools . —Down ewea and wethers , 13 d to 14 d ; tlown toes ; 15 d to 16 d ; combing fleeceB , I 4 d . to 15 d ; combing skin , 1 M to 15 d ; super skin , I 4 d to Vi ; head skin , 12 d to .. Wd'jerlb ,: Scotch Wools—Laid Highland , 9 s Oi to 9 s . 6 d ; white ditto , tls 3 d to 12 s 0 d ; laid ; crossed , 12 s Od to 13 s Od ; washed ditto ; Us Od to 15 * Odj laid Cheviot , 14 s Oi-io . iaa Oi ; wushed ditto , 16 s Od to 20 s ( id ; white ditto , 2-ls Od to 2 $ s 0 d per stone of l 4 lb . Irish Wools . —Irish fleeces , mixed lots , 13 jd to 15 d ; Irish we . thers , 13 d to . 14 d ; Irish hogs * lod to lo"d ; Irish combino-Mn , I 3 * ato Uid ; Irithshortskin , lid to ISdperltt . Kprefen VVpnls . —Russian Wool , 6 d to 7 d ; Odea ^ a , fine , tiai ^ to'iid ; Buenos A > Tes , 3 Jd to 4 d ; Moi ^ adure and Barbary , id ' to 4 d ; washed Peruvinn , BJd to 9 Jd ; unwashed ditto , 6 d to . 7 d . - ¦; Portngal R ., lOd to 12 d ; ditto , low marks , Sjd to 9 Jd ; ^( - ¦ rman fleeces , 14 ( 1 to 16 'd ; ditto , assorted , 17 d toJJOd ; ditto , : ambs , 18 ilto 30 d ; Snanish R ., 17 d to 22 d ; ditto F . S ., 15 d to 22 d ; New South Wales , 12 d to 21 d per lb .
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LONDON WOOLMARKKT , BRITISH & FOREIGN . —Won The business which has been transacted in British wools Junn-f the past week , notwithstanding the stock in the hands il the metropolitan staplers are very modenite , has only aoen to a tri / ling ext . nt , nevorcholes .-i the prices are exceedingly well maintained . There are very few foreign orders being executed . . ' The linest Spanish , German , and Colonial Wools are commanding a steady sale , at fully last week ' s prices ; but in all other kinds ol wool little is doing .
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SM 1 THFIELD CATTLE MARKET , iMaY 7 . f Whnieverthe won ! stuie occtirsin these prices throughout > hw paper . itis to be cousidored ys the imperial atoae of Ulba jndwuWi oaly , no otht ; r being lavvful . J . ¦ It . was a gt'ner ;) l obseryation amungst the oldest salesmen , iirmers , ' a 11 d . gn 12 u . Ts ., with whom wecunversej this morning , ttiat t ! iis v .-as one . of the dullest imiflieu tbey ever recolltct to rave remembered at a similar period of the yeiirfpr . auumbfr iJ' sJasons past !; indeed , -. *> excessively heuvy was the trade , chat . siilKsmen \ yere glad to accept of almost any : prices that ivere offered ; iii order to effect sales ; hence , it was not without considerable difficulty that 'the exact prices could be tivt- 'J as having been re ; ili « ed . This state of the demand was chiefly , oyving to the number of Deasta on sale beiclg large , the attei > q ; ince of buyer * being by no tueani numerous , and the 'veather rathpr unfavourable to slaughtering . W « quote , the iirices of lieef from 2 < 1 to 4 d pertflbs . lower tliati on Monday
List , at which decline « large number remained unsold at th ? cfoije of . ( he trade . The supply ot Hhucp was great , and cour iderubly more than ' adequate to tlie demund , whilst a jopression of from 4 i Ui Od per Slbs was submitted to . With i . ' ulve » -, the 6 npply of which was moderate , tlie trade wws very'heavy , ut ; i ( lepr « rfsion of fully helper bibs . All kinUs if rigs wt'nt off slowly , at , in inost sides , a decline of -d per ; 8 ibs . The Norfolk season fxir BeastH may now be couKiderbJ iitits height , and thfi quality of flicae'received , to-day from that county waa tolerably pood . From . Scotland b y . sea , the number W , 1 d good , viz ., 370 , and Of superior quality . We hsvenot . theleiisf ' d . uubjf- . that tho scanty stipply of turnips in a > ine parts of KnglKuJ . in-Juced many of our gruziiyru to Wend hithui to-Any a much larger miiribe ' r of both Blasts and Sheep than Would othertviB ^ hive been tlie case , provided apleiiUibI- supply of pabulum could have been procured . About i , 000 Scots and Homebreds received to day cume from
Norfolk ; 8 lK > Scots , Devons , and Runts from Snfifclk V 300 . Devon ' s * Runts , antl Herelords frpia . Ej-sl-x ; 200 Devona , ' -cots , lltirefords ,. and Kunte from ^ ambridgtiBhirc ; i 52 O Uornt-il anil polled Scota by steam packets from Scotland ; 200 Shortrhorns from Lincolnshire ; laO Short-hoxna and . llunts from L i ( ieSter « l » irt !; 150 short horns , Dovons . and Welsh Runts , from Northamptonshire ; 30 < r Devons from Devonshire ; 300 Herefords ' trom Herelbrdshire ; 4 0 sWt-horhii from Oxt'ordsUire ¦' . ; 00 Short horns and Irish Beasts fro ' i ' n VV ' arwickshire ; 50 Oxen and Devons Irom Susiiei ; 50 Herefords and Runts from SunVy ; 50 Devons , Hunts , and Scots , from K . ; nt . The remaindor of the . Bullock supply came froni the neighbourhood of the nietrrtpolw . The suppl y of Sheep was chir / ly composed of South l ) o \ vnSj old and new Leices- . ti ' . ra , Dcrsets , Somorsets , and Rents , and Kentish half-breds ' with 300 , by steainers , from Scotland . Nearly the wholi ; of the Lambs were Doreets anil Leicesters . LIVE CATTLE AT MARKET . Beasts , 3 , 817—Sheep and Lambs , 2 ( 5 , 780—Calves , 92—Pigs , 319 . Live Cattle at Market on Friday last , Beasts 4 G 2—Sheep and Lambs , 3 , 213—Calvea 98—Pics 522 .
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NEWGATE AND LEADEXHALL MARKETS , ( M 0 . NDAY . ) The recoipu of slaughtered ineat by sea from Scotland having lean , since this day se ' nnight ^ rather extensile for thu ti . .-of the y ear , whilst the supjily from different parts of England ( nearly the whole of which has arrived Dy land carriage ) , 13 good , and , fur the most part , of fair average quality ; we have to report a very dull and inanimate demand tor all kinds , of meat , especially for Beef and Mutton , and in most salos , lower prices have been submitted to . A few live Beasts and Sheep have been sent hither for the purpose of being slaughtered and sold here , without appearing in Smithlield . About 19 packages of ISeef and Mutton have been received from Scotland and Essex . The number of dead Pigs , from Ireland by steam vessels , 19 about 129 . Of live Pigs
from Dublin , there havt ; been received 223 ^ The . weather of the past wenk having befin warm , a few carcasses of Beasts , Sheep , aud Calves , nave arrived much out of condition , but not wholly unsaleable . The following are the prices realiaeithis morning — Bythe carcase , per quantities of Slbs ., being one-half the . Imperial stone anil lib . additional . 8 . d . « . ( 1 . a . d . a . d . fnfertorBcof . i .. 2 2 to 2 4 [ Prime Beef ....... 2 10 to 3 0 Ditto Mutton .... 3 0 .. 3 4 Ditto Mutton . ,.. i 0 .. 4 6 Middling DeH' ... 2 6 .. 2 8 Lamb .. .... 5 0 .. 6 4 DittoMuttoii 3 6 .. 3 8 Veal ............. 4 8 .. 5 0
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LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET . Monday Evening , May 7 . 1838 . The market has been quiet to-day , but we believe there is no alteratin in prices , holders not pressing their Cotton for sale . The sales are 3 , 000 bags , naiiiely , 100 Fernama at 8 Jd to itd ; 80 Bahia 8 d to % \ ; 40 Maranham 85 d to 8 | d ; 100 Egyptian 8 | d to 12 d ; 40 Surat 4 | d to . 4 jd ; and 2 , 640 American 5 | dto 8 d . InVae eariy part ol ' last week the demand continued extensive , and sales were made at aiu advance of Jd per lb- on America , and at full prices forall other descriptions ; but for the last . two days a more general disposition to sell
has been ; evinced , and the little advantage gained by holders has again been conceded ^ to the buyers , leaving the quotations without any material variation iromvthose of Friday last . Of 2 j 800 Surat , and 300 Demerara . and Berbic ^ i , offered by aiictipny oh Friday , . 1 , 330 Siuut , and ^ SlO Demarara and Berbice were soU , at | A pei ib . decline upon ihe fair to jgood qualities Of Surat . Speculators have taken 7 , 500 American , and exporters 1 ^ 250 American and 350 Surat . ; There were forwarded into ' the cohntrv unsold last month , 3 , 150 American , 800 Pernambuco and 150 Egyptian . The sales amount to 39 , 710 bag 3 , consisting of— " - ' .
d d a ¦¦ a 260 SeaIsland ....... 17 to 36 750 Bahia& Mafi . 7 | to 8 } 10 Stained do ....... 6 to 13 200 Demerara , &c ... 8 to 12 9270 Bowed Geor .. 5 * tp 8 j 980 Egyptian ...... 8 } to 12 j , or ^( 7 Mobile ...... 5 i to 81 —Barbadoei i ... 6 Jtb 7 4 yw f Alabama , 4 c : 5 J t ; o 6 . J 30 Peravian ...... 7 | tp 8 J 17050 New Orleans .. 5 ) to 8 i 140 LaRuayra ...... 6 to 8 o , nnl Pernambuco , — West India . ' .: 6 to 8 Z 4 Q 0 C Paraiba , &c . B \ to 93 2780 Snrat ........ 3 J to 5 J £ ~ ) Aisranham .. 8 to 9 j — Madras ........ 4 to 5 ' jSawginned .. 7 to 8 —Bengal ........ 3 j to 5 The Imports for the week ar « 48 , 129 bags .
Comparative view of the Imports and Exports of Cotton , into and from the whole kingdom , from the 1 st of January to the 6 th ult . and of the Imports and Exports for the same periodlastyear . into the kingdom this year : American .... .. .. . . bags 476 , 102 South American .. .. ,-. "• .. .. 46 , 300 West Indies , Demerara , c % c . .. .. 1 , 397 East Indies .... ...... -.. 9 , 810 Egypt , &c . .. ...... .. .. 34 ^ 766 Total of allclescriptions ; . . .. .. .. 548 , 375 Same period last year : American .. .. .. bags 399 , 958 South . American .. .... 47 ^ 50 West Indies , Demerara , &c . 1 , 910-Bast Indies .. ...... W . Egypt , Ac .. .. . .-. "__ f ! Zl 4 W ) 948 Increase of imports as compared with samepenodlast year , bags « 4 , 4 ^ 7 ' .. ; "' ¦ EXP ORTS IN 1838 . American , 10 , 362—Brazil , 1185— -Eagtlndiea , 6 , 234 Total in 1838 .. . * . ! ? ; 781 bag * . Same period in 1837 ... . 27 , 972
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(¦ KXVMKSKnflflRflBQQSSCSSQEEBflHIBHHiB ^ 'En ^^ H ^ EViH ^ KSBlE ^ Si ^ B'v . ThereBasbeena better demand fo ^ Sogar v » n 4 > «^» adrance has been obtained for Britjah Plantation , of whidt .. theaajteaaJeTOaM ^ ^^^ fi ^^ ^ fJ ^^ - chiefly fine white , at 64 s 3 d to & •* & and 3100 W . &W ritiua- at ; last week ' s-priow . Of fomg ^ Sugar , jthe ^ ssda ^ conkist oT 47 casesBaKa at 20 a for Io « f brown , *» . ^^ er prduiMy wbite . Th « re hw been : someu » qmry for Mobeamxthe refiners haVc taken 220 puochs- -Dememra » t ^ f % ^' 8 Mle 4 of Fkttktstiuii Coffee of . any moment are . reporwu ^» ; - week ; 150 «* sk 8-of ^^^ Jamaica , i of the ^ netr cr 6 pv a » annpaagE > liVr sale oathe 8 th . instant . Npthfaig done ln ^ omffai .- j »^ . thing done in Cocoa , Ginger , or Pimento . 100 «» g » M ™^ Pepper sold at 4 jo . per Xb . - Ric « in fair demand - the- , nato * are-900 : tega of East India at 18 s foi ordinary , to 1 » Sk : middling quality , in bond , and 110 tees , of dressed Cax » imx > r at 34 a per « wt doty paid ; In Run ^ ihe bosiness d oae- sa ^» been limited to 50 ynnchB . Demetaia and'Jamaicd e £ «» r ' noiig -stteagths and qixaUties , wlthBk . the range of-the q ? a * - tationk : \ ¦ - ¦ .- - ¦ - . ¦" . ¦ .:. ' - " . ¦ ¦¦'¦ : - ' - " . '
The transactions ia Eaat India prpdoce this -weeit Swe ^ - . \ been to a limited extent only , coomtung of small . pa * e *?*< - ^ of Indixo , about 40 . cheats of Lac Dye , 25 chests fcheUSacr , | - at 80 s . 75 bales of Manjeetati 2 sper-cwt . anda 8 maH pnssesT * s of Cassia . Ligriea at . 55 * . per ewt . The demand for Salrpt'tsa - ., " , has been nearly suspended ; the ; , few sales made were : a £ ' 1 lower prices ; and about 200 b . \ g * . Nitrate of Soda $ 6 i& itoa ¦ . \ 1-Js . to 15 a . per cwt . Of Ten "a Japonic * , 90 tons sold at ' JT 19 per ton , and . tales Sv -en . Hemp brought jfll ^ Ifia . , per too . . ¦ ¦'¦¦ ¦ ' ¦ BVEWCODS . —Two ca-rgoes , ^ aawting of about 60 * tea * Campeachy Logwood , were ofl fered-: at auction thi » weaSs . and abont one-half sold at a decline of 10 s . on pre ^ KB * - prices ^ the total sales of the we . * are about 350 tons Can . peachy , Irom \* 8 2 * . 6 d . to jfS 5 * . by auction , ^ "& U * SS--at jfS ; 15 s , previously , with 201 c » -e / amaicai from . A ± aato Jt-7 12 s . 6 a . ; of Fustic onlr si paU saW liave been ma < foj - 10 tons Jamaica ; bv auction ^ h ^^ vt S ? 7 a . 6 t p « to ^
Nicaragii :. Wood , Barwood and 9 *™ " *** . » i ave rtJ * £ ^ £ lecte ^; 10 . tons red Sanders Wood « M »^ . f ^ ^ The Tu ^ eatinc market is dnU , sad ruther lower ; , l ^* i has been : accepted for 300 : barrels ! « fordinary , . quality ; «^« other parcels oflered ftr sjJe this \ rwk are going mttaji ^ the bifluines of the buyers not \ ^ r ex P ^' ^ of the holders . Nothing done in American Tar . the satea of both Montreal Pot and Pearl 2 ^^ ' ^^ . ^ w fling , at previom prices . In Uk venecrl but-little dtD ^ About e ^ Khus . NeJv Vori rWve ^ bruifid l& <>^ £ **' dis , oie < l-of at 56 s . to 5 Ss . per hhd . . No alteration _ i n «^ citron Barfe ,. There has been a fair business doing in »« " = £ ' without alteratioh iii prices ; 8000 -v- aitea / Bwenps'AjTea a ^ - Monte ^ ideo Ox and Cow haVe bee ' s ^^^ * i * l& . to Aid i- psr-Ihi mo dry Horse Hides at 8 s . el ; » 4-l « . -3 d . each ^« P | ^' and 3 s . to 7 ri . for wormed ; also 1200 a ^ ted Horse at . ^»^^ r , to 11 « . 3 d , each . The safe of Tot . ^^ dunag Wt nsov ** - amounted to abont 240 hhtTa . and tt fete » sactiuna since hara been very limited ' ' : "¦'¦ ¦ - ;¦
. . . There contmues : to be a inll mar ^ torJBnmatpner Vr « £ cargoes , together 750 tons , offered t ' y . oactwn ,. did notrtiA ' buyers , and the demand during the w wkhasbeen very raaa ^ Sicil y ihutnac continues in tlir req H * ' ^ T ^ JtZ ' stocfein importers ' hands is now d- « pc Jjed of .-Notliing vo ^ of notice done this week in either An ' ^ ot , ^ ££ L tar . For Madders and JMadder Roots * there hasbee nsc ^ ic& ? any inquiry . A cargo of fair Smyrn : ' V' ^ n ' i «/^ f > e ^? tuiw , has been sold at i ? 15 12 s . 6 d ; ac » * ^^ ° J :, Camataat ^ -19 5 s per ton . Olive Oi ; ^ . * S , v' ^^ w lected , andthe t oleS of the week are '• » f " ^^^^!!^
ofreportiDg . . We have no transactio . . : 3 »*» fB ^ SyS , in KishOil * , excyt some ; trifling safe ^ I ^ ' ^ vf-Zt fj ? per tun . Pale Rape and Linseei Oils ¦ ' «• ^ ^ h ° Lf * £ and ygain rather lower . Some small Sal » ot Pato O 4 r ^ the ext .-nt of about 70 tons , have bee ^ f l ? lr ^ 44 10 s . per ton ; the demand is very W tet y ^ k IT pentine is 20 s to 30 s per ton lower ^ an i !! 15 eduf f - 1 ?^ . tations accordingly . In Hemp and Han $ *** && ¦ * ™ r ? Jt ¦ - has transpired ; Jute is offered rather lc- ^?* ? ld « 8 havesab mitt ^ to a rcdUution of Is to 2 s per cwt «¦¦¦ ithout eflecting a » mater ial sales ; the quotations are aim jsti ^ omuial . »*«* - ¦ American Tallow is in b « tter demand , .-and-fair qyohtz » - sale-ible at 44 s 6 d to 45 s 6 d per cwt .
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LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET , Monday ; May 7-The 6 H ly ; of Beasts ^ at market to-day >» » ^ n 1 ^ £ larger than that of last week , and the qua ) &fy generally pret ^ goods but themarket has been ratherW .. ivjrm c « nsequen » of- the holders of Cattle . ' demanding sue ! l * W : £ "ces ' * T buyer * not willing to accede to their tern ! fr ™ \ ^ ff " aoneda . imwberof Beasts to be left , unaok ^ ' )\ v 3 ^ very moderate supply of Slieep Sot the seas : - ^ ?*¦' ¦ x 5 , * kT of tolerable good quality , as well a * a g Jod : many L ^ iabr ,, which ^ sye ^ are not of ' the very first qufi ¥ > < £ F £ j ^ lateness ol the season ; Beef may be quote xgZi ' % M « ln * « 4 d ; middling-, fidvordinary , 55 d . -Oood ' J ^^ - fii ^ S was readily suld at 7 | d ; midding , 7 d ; 0 : ' ^^ ' ^ Jr , ^ ' principally all sold up : and LambI v . iryin : ^^ J 1 ^ each . . Number of leasts at market I ftP * stee ? - * ' Lambs , 2 , b 32 . ' I , CATTLE IMPORTED INTO LIV ; SBFS ^ L , j J « romthe 30 th April to the 7 th ¦¦ .. *>»*** ¦ ? Cows . Calves . Sheep . Lamba . 7 ' ^ ' ^ ST" ^ 2 , 068 4 2 , 4 tSj , 240 0 'P * - ' **
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MANCHESTER CORN EXCHANGE , Saturaay , May 5 . There ^ as ver y ^ t fl » nimation Jn th > . inde at onr market this morning , and a slender attendancB of ; bnyew . For Wheat of choice qualities , however , tat adraarfof fnlly 3 d per 70 lbs . was demanded , andwe nfiw ; 'tim quotations of inferior qualities Id to 2 d per bushel ; Flour may likewise be noted Is to Is « d per 280 lbs . dearer , bnt only a moderate emonnt of businesa waa tranuacfed in either , article . The inqnirjr for Oatmeal or Oats was not JWtire , but pr ices were supported . The trade in Beana wan steady , at an advance of Is . per quarter ; and Malt found buyer * at thecvntveyot UtisdarM ' iuiight .
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LONDON COEN tXCHi iN # ^ Mark-Lane , Monday , M ^ 7 . Karly in the past week there were warm ¦' ^^ wkKS and a most favourable chamre in the weathe MiH'h ^ S very line , with the wind , however , again br ' '' •«* ' ^ ^ J fote east since Kriday . There was a somewhat im ^ ^ ? J Lt , Wheat i ' rom Kssex , Kent , and Suffolk , b &' ? ' ? %£ » quantity of Barley / Beans , and Peas , for th I it'Mv . ^ ws " trom all these counties , and ¦ a fair fresh arriv . 'V . ? Wj te » I ° , \ «! BtiBR of several cargoes iuBince Friday fron l ' ^^ 5 % & lew vassals with thw article are np from our ovmveoaoi , w . ^ * morning .. Considerable higher prices were d e w ^ t ^ bict pening of the market for all descriptions of ^^ l * v , ^ , ^ hchecked business in this article cenerally : ^ , ^ 1 ^ 1 fewselected parcels realised mNearly pa ** - a , h acl to 2 s per qr . more ^ money , the trade aflerwan ? B * fJJ t ™ SS ; > on the whole no improvement in the value of ' . 3 ? ^ , oi ;*;« mtwt be quoted . Indeed some quantity of seco * Mril ^ M ^ & ^ i ^ M ^ Aftte fr
' ^^^^ marks e * -Bhip commanding the currency of thi wTrVnn& . 1 Barley , brought full as much money , partic *** &'PgK * . I ' qnalities , which coatuiue to be scarce . Ma ' - ' ' ^ Sp , fc- * alteration in price , the iinesf samples me * . " '¦ '"" JL " * £ w >( i . ' i demand . There , was a moderatly fair sale fr " " - ^ rti ^ . nights being cold again , the growth 9 f grass j S tat ^ - and the ' . consnmption of hay and com goes on y > nt , v quantity of . Irish at-market prevents any ii v ^ r ^ me- ^ value ; the sales effected are , therefore ,, nine rin ^ J ^ i-h-a . price as on this day Be ' nnight for aU descr ' ?? °% * ^ t ^ tolerably firm aspect . Bonded Wheat was h LVZi mgt' ^ terms , and little disposition evinced to s- » ll , u i ? » nt ! r ^ rates , Oata , Barlpy , Beans , and Peas , under '¦ ^ f ^ n ^ Tis ? ' i = to be exported in small qaantities . Nothings ^^« L \' fe * Cloverseedworthyyof notice ; pricps remain un ? T lT" inoaclots of Rapnsed were taken off at quite as DU i , »« ieh £ s » ' ' Little occurred in Linseed . Beans and Pea D * vere «« a * -
per qr . dearer , and both articles scarce . CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL Ml SASIJ ^ E ' ., WHEAT . s . s . Malt , Norfolk I ' sle' * a " » - Essex , Kent , Suffolk 56 .-65 Ware .. White ........ 58 .. 70 PR 'S > - ~ t v * Norfolk&Lincolnshire 56 .. B 3 Hog and Grey , i * ' & " VjC > VVhit ^ do . do 56 .. 64 Maple ........ S'laS- Yorkshire . WhiteBoilera . West Conntrr Red .. O tj v KS . White . do .. s .. Bfc - , NorthnmberiRnd and ? m t ¦ . — . . . 34 .-3 " - , Scotch White .... 54 .. 56 J ^ H ™ . y ... 2 & .. & ¦ ' Fine ^ o ... 57 .. « J 1 S ^ fJ' " Moray-Angus and Maragan ....... . . ^ UothskireRed .... 0 ... 0 OA 1 , „ ^^ White ............ 0 .. 0 Emrlishfeed ...
Irish Red , New ...... 52 .. GO Short small . 24-.- Dp . White ........ 56 .. 62 Poland ..... : 2 fc .. 2 SBARLEY . Scotch , common "" "S ^ iUGr inding .......... 26 .. 29 Potatoe ..... ¦ Distilling .. 30 .. 32 Berwick ..... **!!_ 2 £ ~ - 23- ¦ Malting , New ...... 33 .. 36 Irish , white ... "' . ' .. C 3 hevalier , New Do . Potatoe . £ iV - 2 ? C J Malt , Brbwa ........ 48 .. 5 O Do . Black ... ***_* ¦
IMPERIAL AVERAGES . « Bns . iPfc *' Wht BuriqOats Ry 7 ^ 33 l ' s 8 fl " Week endingMar 21 thl 83 b 5610 29 6 21 2 30 ft 33 nl 32 VB * 28 th " 57 9 29 7 21 4 33 7 3 S uU * ^ Apri 1 4 th " 58 8 29 9 214 31 ^ 34 2 3 * 12 . " 11 th " 5810 30 12110 31 ' # 134 9 U ** * 1 ' ¦ 18 th « ' 58 9 29 10 218 31 afe 4 & \ 3 » T . 25 th " 59 0 29 9 2110 32 : [ \ Aggregate Average of the ) 34 11321111 , « last six weeks f . . 58 3 29 9 217 3 U * 18 sPi- - Duties ..... w , . .. . 28 8 18 4 15 3 22 ' . 1 ' Do . on grain from British . ' { 1 ' Possesaicns out of . — " | _ . ¦ .. / - ' - . .. _ ¦ " . —— - —— - . . CES- 1
S UGAR , C O FFEE , COCOA , AND SPI ^ SUGAR . s . d . s . d . COCO . ) i « -- « Large tumps .. 72 0 a 0 0 s . 1 Small ditto ; . 73 0 a 74 0 Trinidad ( per 0 » 5 *» l " Mplas 8 e 8 , British 24 0 ' a . 28 0 cwt . ) 40 . 0 » 52 ^ Bengal " good and Gtenada ...... 40 -0 » «» fine- ... " .-. i .. 0 0 a 0 0 St . Lucia .... 0 0 » i > Barbadoes , Fine 0 0 a 0 0 Brasdl ........ 35 ¦ Coffee . '"¦ . spige- 4 * < : Jamaica , Fine 108 0 al 22 0 Cinnamon lb . 3 1 . MiddliBg .... 102 0 a 106 0 Clpves ( Am- 0- * . *» i Ordinary ,... SO 0 a 96 0 boyna ) .... 1 1 a * f Demeraraand Do . ( Bourbon ) 1 8- » I
Berbicegdod ^ M ace . ; .... 2 ' }! Middling .. 104 0 a 1 U 0 Nutmegs ( Tin- »» |' Goodandfiiie . garb . ) ...... 4 1 ; Ordinary .. 96 0 a 102 0 Pepper ( Cay- » » - , Ordinary and enne ) .. i ... 0 I Broken .. Vi 69 0 a 80 0 Pimento ( Ja- , » ^ Dominica , maica " 9 ¦ i Middling .. 94 0 a 116 0 Ginger ( Jamaica ) a 1 & Goodanffine White .....-b « " * ? J 0 Ordinary .. 82 0 a 90 0 Fine large .. 140 0 ¦ , a . sq St . Domingo 42 0 a 44 0 Barbadoes .. 4 i 0 a 3 a Mocha . ;••; .. 72 0 a 120 0 \ East indja . . 22 0 — — ,
LEATHER ( per lb . ) ft d . d . " . J&ig Crop Hiaes , 30 a 401 bs . 11 a 13 German Horse Hides . . 13 ^ , Ditto 40 a 501 bs ...... 12 al 4 } Spanish Horse Hides ... i Bitto 50 a 601 bS ..... 13 al 7 Calf Skins , 30 a 40 Its . & *! & { BnU Hide 3 .......--.. Wal 3 ( dozen . ) ............. * 2 r Vitrio lButts ......... -16 a 17 Ditto , 40 a 50 lbs ...... 1 ** 2 r-Enirlish Butts ........ 14 a 24 Ditto , 50 a 60 lbs .... * . l * £ * ' Foreign Butts ........ 14 a 17 Diitp , 70 a lOOlbs ^ .-. l / ^ iS . ' M Fpreign Hides ....... 10 a 12 Large Seal Skins ...... 11 * a » " ^ DressWHides ....... 11 a 14 Ditto , Small .......... 20 tj ^ Ditto , Shaved ....... i 12 a 15 Kips ................. 10 tt $ / BestSaddlers'Hidea .. lia 16 Baiila , li * * . EngUihHpTseHides .. 10 al 3 Bellies ..,...... ^ ..-... 6 s Ui .-Shoulders' 7 » » .
TALLOW'AND CANDLES . h WHt ^ chapel Market price of Fat , 2 s 10 a - ^ i * ^ : - ¦ of Bibs ; " ¦ ' " ¦ ., Town Tallow ( per cwt ) 51 0 Grares ... » .... ?*•••• 1 » £ Russia do ( Candle ) .. 51 6 GoodDregs .......... > 9 Whiteio ............. 0 0 Mould Candlea ...... » . S a Stuff ................ 40 0 Store do .............. 7 ft Rouffh do ........ '' .... 26 0 Inferior ditto .......... fr &
HAY AND STRAW ( perloa 4 of 36 trusses . ) Smithfield . '' £ •*• ' *•*• Whitechapcl . £ . a . " >? & . ¦ Hay .. 3 15 »* 15 Hay ............ 3 15 a 5 . . « ., s Glover .. " 0 a 6 ° Glorer . ^ ........ 5 0 a& . 0 \ w Cumberland . Portman , Edgeware-roae .. rl Hay .,........... 4 0 a 5 0 Hay ; .......: „ ,. 4 5 » 5 *> , } Plover .:... . ••* $ 0 a 5 10 Clover .......... 5 0-a & ' -iCt- — j s S .....-V " . 118 ? . - *¦ ¦ * Straw ........... 2 OaS , -
PRICES OP HOPS IN THB BOROUGH . ; There ia Tery little bnsinesa doing in the Hop iuarlcet , l » a ^* J prieesarefirm . —Oldinfy J ? 155 , O 00 . ' | , Farnham ... ; i 7 " 0 to 9 0 \ EastKeat , PkeUJT * P t «« * - | j Mid . KentPket 8 S 15 .. 5 12 ( Weald of Kent do 3 10 .. 4 * : 9 A Bags .......... 3 la .., * 0 J So «»» Po « keU « 5 f « - *^ M ¦'¦' ' . '¦ ¦ " '¦ ' '¦¦ '¦ , : ¦ '¦ : V Vi
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 12, 1838, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct524/page/7/
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