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THE ADDRESS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL to the People of the United Kingdom , showing to the labouring Classes the necessity there is for a full representation of the whole People , and clearly proving to the Middle Classes that , unless a timely Reform takes place , Revolution will be the inevitable consequences , aud demonstrating that there cannot be permanent prosperity in the Country until the Principles of the Charter beceme a Legislative Enactment . All the Associations may be supplied , by them applying to Mr . Heywood , the Publisher , or to the Secretary . Price Id .
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( Continued from our Seventh Pace . )
tEing to the disadvantage of others—the Tories talk of liberty as something to the disadvantage of all except those who are fortunate enough to be &boat the mess ; Kid the ehurch talks of liberty as something to the disadvantage of all "who are opposed to her own creed , and vf ho eiiooee to thiak for themselves : —( cheers , )—bat when a Chartist tails of liberty , he means equal justice to every one—be he Engiisb , Irish , or Scotch , Turk , j £ V , or Mshosaedan , he de *!« oat those rights and privileges to -which all are entitled , and which all ought to hare . iLond and continued cheering . ) My friends , , C&artism -we were told was dead— . . laughter )—if so it has this day had a glorious resurrection—( cheers )—it has burst the tomb , and behold to day it has taken up a nobie position . The dars of tyranny are numbered . '
Tfee kneil of despotism is sounded . ' Let the enemies of the poor look to it ; let them mark the signs of the times ; sad let them taka into account the Eurab ^ that this dsy walked in procession under yon proua MiEJter in the priest-ridden city of York . ( Great eheeria ? ., S'd parties haTe had struggles for liberty st different period * of our history—ihear )—and upon what do they base their peculiar claim to the liberty they have achieved ? ( Hear hear . ; Lst us glance at the claims of the Tory and Whig factions . The Tories say " our liberty is based on the blocd cf oar ancestors , " and they persecute us because we denounce the despotism and are determined to ppcse their physical aggressions . . Cheeis . > They base their constitution coon the blood of their ancestors .
That constitution Lasted from 16 SS , until the Whigs obtained their constitution , based not upon the blood of their ancestors but upon yours—chews —upon oppression , on hespj of ashes , on the scaffold , on the dungeon ani the csM grave . ; Tremendous cheering . ; They did not shed their own blood ; they were too knowing for that—bat in order to achieve the carrying ef the Btiorm Bill they abundantly shed the blood of the poor men . iContinued cheering . It took a hundred and fifty yesrg to beat down the superstructure built mpon blood—but it was to be beaten down ( hear '; becaust-, thanks to God , blood is no sure foundation for any edifice . ( Loud cheers . ' It was because built apon bleed that the great power of the people was enabled to beat down the building st one fell gwoop .
( Hear Then did we destroy the coastitutien of the ehurch—then did we destroy the constitution of Tory monopoly . . Cheers . But when we accomplished this work we did not intend that the consequence should be a mere transfer of power from the hands of the Tories U > the hands of the Whigs ; lond criea of " hear ";; but we istended to open the temple of the legislature for the admission of all , and the procuring of fccs < 3 liberties which are commensurate with the wants of the people . Daring a hundred »^ d fifty years we were w ! d that we should hare something more of liberty than we then possee = < jd , if we would but plsce the Whigs in power , and enable them to reform the Commons . At length the Reform Bill w . is cirried . The Wh iE 3 haTe had the working of that measure for
ten years ; and now ween they haTe again re-established Toryism , they coaplain that their former Reform did E . ot go far enough , and they now ask us to allow them to tsuld another superstructure . Bat what was the state of the cass ? Why , that during the ten years of Wkig sway , they , who boast of having accomplished so much for the pevple , haTe sowed more tares among the com than the Tories dared to do when they had power to do all they pleased . ' Loud cheers . ; We could scarcely blame the Tories , then , comparatively speaiing , for what they did , when we take into consideration the thes state of society . Bat was it fair that our " national protectors" should be a party to follow the Tories in their career the moment we gave them power ; instead of falling back into the hands of those who cave them
power ? ( Cheers . ) It was , therefore , impossible for the "Whigs to enlist or command our sympathies , as their deeds were tad . ( Cheers . ~ Sow a change has come o ' er ¦ their dream , and they are forced to ask U 3 to come and join thiui npon some clap-trap qu&sticn . -Cheers . ; We haTe had enough of that ! i Cheers . And we also see lbs daily press teeming wi : h recommendations to give the Right Honourable Bironet a fair trial . ( Hear , and a laugh . ) A fair trial . ' Did they give ns fair trials . '—did they require much evidence to con-Tict us ? Cheers . j No , but give me leave to frame an IndicnErnt , and to produce evidence against them , and ¦ with that evidence I will , before any Jury , however packed , conrict them en every count . Cheers . I ask you this , are the men who ire now assuming the reins
ef Government , those upon whom we can depend ? ( So , no . ' God forbid . Well , now what do they ask us to qd ? The Whigs ask us to join tk-em . They Eisy j -in us , but if they do we will put them in the j ; . ar : »—for we will keep in the traces ourselves . Thtn , " . ^ air the Toris-s wish us to join them . They « sy Djn .- * iT ^ ti « m is not what Toryism was ; and the Editor of the Times has been for a long time trying to recent Us us to what Cjcsenritism is . ( Hear , heir . The mystification of that joumil reminds me of an anecdote connected with the play of Pizarro . Xotz ^ bue , the Gerrr-. ar ., when he had completed the writing of that beautiful work , went to see it represented in the theatre . Like all other critics , he took his seat on the third bench , and in the celebrated
scene in which Rolls appears , the actor plajed the part go well , that Kotaebue clasped his hands , and shouted out in ecstaey— " That's my Rolla—thaf g my Rolla . " ( Laughter . > And the Editor of the Times may sit in the House cf Commons , and if Sir Robert Peel declares lor Toryism , he may say " That ' s my Rolla "ind if Sir Robert Peel declares for half Radicalism he may say , " That ' s my Rolla . " Laughter . ; For Chartism he may declare , " That ' * my Rolla" —if he should declare for the land , and against the people , the c- > mplacent Editor may say , "That's my Rolla "—and if Peel should declare for the . people , and against the land , he may say , "That ' s » y Rolla ; " so that to mike the matter short , whatever card turns up , he may say , " That ' s my trannx" ( Laughter and cheering .. ' But we are not
going to have that scuffing of cards any longer . Wp have already submitted to it tso long—we were not trained to it—we have other Tiews to follow . I do not possess that power of mystification ; I come before yon with certain " fixed propositions , and by them I will afeide . Cheers . ' There is one thing certain , and it is this—that they are our enemies , and if we don't beat item , they'll beat us . Hear , hear . ! For year after year you have been looking forward to this King ' s Speech and that King ' s Speech , and the other King ' s Speech , and after you saw them , what did yon find thry contained . ' Nothing . Then yon had the House of Lord * complaining of the House of Commons , and the Lords and Commons both complaining of the Crown , who is stripped of power . ; Hear , hear . ; Then a
talk of reforming the House of Lords was made ; but we £ . nd the " \ Yhigs reforming that for their own purposes , by new creations . We have no power in tie House of Commons . The middle classes are starring ; the working classes are becoming more tnd more impoverished- ¦ 'Hear , hear . ) And we find the following announcement in the Sun of Saturday last —namely , that notwithstanding all the efforts of the shoemakers , tailors , and other tradesmen , whose business is cot done by machinery , they are starving ; and the d-ilt who conducts that paper , asks , in his ignorance , " of machinery has anything to do with their trade 1 Why , he mUht as Well tt-11 me that the man was happy who had plenty of goods in his stop , and would not op ^ n it for the sale of his goods . But has not machinery
had a baneful effect upon your interests ?—ha 3 not machinery made you go without hats ?—hs- » not machinery maie you go without shoes ?—has it not made you go without food ?—has it not made you go without houses ?—has it not made you go without raiment and Without fuel ? Cheers . ) Is there any charm in my Toice ?—a stranger coming from that land to widen I am told you are enemies , but which I don't believe—¦ w hat is there fascinating in me to persuade you that scch is the case , if it be not a reality ?—what is there fascinating in me to persuade well-fed , and well-clad , and weli-housed , and well-dressed men that they are not possessed of these comforts ? ; Cheers . ) If you were so circumstanced , and I were to attempt to persuade vou it was otherwise , never fear me but
jva would find out that I was wrsnf . But what is our i Betual condition ? ilenied men have rendered capital of no value in the country . If a man were to start ' in business with a capital of £ 5000 , which in most other countries ¦ would be considered a competency—if ha were to start in this land with that capital , where . does he embark it ? Why , on the gambling tablehe is obliged to associate with capitalists in their gambling speculations . The large capitalists have b « en ' living on the working men and on the small capitalist . How is it possible to compete with machinery if machinery d » es all that man can do and all we -want him to de ? how is it likely that we can go on ? The political economist tells us that if we block up one channel bv which man obtains a living , that another
opens ; but they have blocked up all tke channels by which remuneration for labour may be acquired , and there is none left for us . It may be supposed by some that York is the last pl&ce on which distress can alight ; but do you suppose for an instant , that with such numbers of people cut of otnploy both at Leeds and Manchester , do you suppose that they , wou ' . d not in their distress ocme to York ; come here and compete with yon ; and de you not think that they would become a reserve for the misters to ocme back upon ? ¦; Cheen . 1 Have you not a wretch in the shape of a man in the town , who says that he bonght five families—have you not a man living amoHg you that baa the bold audacity to tell jon tfeat be beught five agricultural families at a certain price ? ( Cries of shame . ) And why did he do so ? In order that the poor families might no lenger be a burden upon their mm pariah—upon the parish on which they
had a mortgage , the very day tkey were born . ( Cheers . The law of settlement itself is their mortgage— that ' B their inheritance—that ' s their right , and I see bo reason why tbat right should be taken from the people . Well , bat what is to be done to remedy this ? ( Hear , hear , hear .:. We hare had a eonferenee of seme six hundred or seven hundred shepherds assembled in Manchester—ia langbJ— why do they interfere now ? why did they not interfere when there was ¦ wr » -lBU »( jrality among- the people , and greater need ef Uwarand ? Why would they not allow my question lo b * put to them ? Why do they the godly shepherds ) 0 me forward now ? "VThy , because the money is fallkg short in the pockets of the people , and they are * axi £ m » Itt 3 M most of Hieir class , to look after tbeii Income . sWhy was it that the six hundred and Barenty jpirttnal bsmbngs would not alloy to come into the Cesfernca kt excellent friend , th « ReT . Hi . HOI , tbe
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editor of the Northern Slar . They would not admit him into the Conference , and why ? Because he was a black sheep . And he would have told them that they had defiled all who belonged to the flock—that there was no Ctsristiaia and philanthropic spirit amoDgst the lock and he would have told them to browse somewhere else . How is it that yon are called npon at this time of day , in the nineteenth century , to fly from yoar homes , and bid adieu to your own countrymen—just at a time when yon ought to enjoy the fruits of your labour , and the company of yonr friends . ( Hear . ) And for this we are told to stand by the Crown , and the House of Lords , and the House of Commons . And our patriotism is appealed to , as that which ought te have a great respect for
mills , bricks and the spinning jenny . In this state of things people are deprived from entering into business , and inducements are held out to them for enlisting in an . army wbicii may be employed to hew down our brothers in Ireland , and England , and our brothers across the water ; for , my friends , I would lament the shooting of the poor Chinese as much as I would lament the shooting of our own countrymen . \ Hear , hear . ) What is real patriotism . » Lore of country—lore of our fellows . What is patriotism ? It is that which makes you love the old oak—the paths of the cows that used to be about the cottage—the cottage where your father lived , and the cow that has given your father milk—the garden that your father has dug in—the house your father has built , and the sw ^ et woodbine
that twines around its walls—the neat parish churchthe prospect around the cottage—the dog that barks to welcome you home ^—this ia patriotism—this is love of coantry . . Cheering . ) My friends , in the olden times inducements were he \ vi out to you to become patriots by asking you to fight for your country ; but would any man ronse yeur sympathies—arouse your energies by holding out inducements to you to fight for a Rattle-Box ; to stand up for a spinning-jenny ; to shed your blood for those who bid ycu leave you ; country ? Is that patriotism ? is that love of country ? Is there love of country in those despots who will not allow you to enjoy yourselves in your own country , and who wish you to 50 to Russia , or Poland , or Prussia , or the Porte , or America , for your supper ? Is thia not beyond the
power of simple men to endure ? But , my friends , how are we to arrive at a remedy ? There are only two meins by which any great national object can be effected —the one by the instrumentality of Physical Force ; and the Cher by means of Moral Power . There are two ways of effecting the latter—the one by a vote in the House of Commons , after a discussion on any subject ; the other by an electric shock , such as that which took place in 1831 , when the people sent back Lord Grey , that prince of hnmbngs , to the helm of affairs . iLoud laughter , and cheers . ) We have now placed the Whigs on the wrong side of the hedge , and it will be our duty , in future , to watch their successors . ( Hear , hear . ) The Whi ^ s , chagrined at the loss of office , will by and bye set up such a clatter about the rule of
the Tories as you never heard in your lives . And , of course , they will do it constitutionally , because they preier . constitutional resistance to democratical resistance . They know very well that if they had only a minority of twenty , they might reasaume the reins oi G-overcment ( Hear , hear . 1 But it has gone too far . We have placed ninety-one ilembers—[ wxah it had been lyl—between the grasping Whigs and the m&sapot . . Cheers . ) Tnafs the case ; and it wiil be easy to p = rceive that the patriotism of the Whigs docs net consist in love of country , but in a love of place . Their patriotism and that of the Tories is not the same thing . The Whig patriotism is love of place—the patriotism of the Tories is love of rule—and the patriotism of both is to get hold of the people ' s mess-pot . ( Cheers ) They
say I have given them a Tory House of Commons ? Well , wAh one leg in the grave , and another in the dungeon , if I could effect all this , am I not able , when at liberty , to breik down a Tory House of Commons . There are many who pay attention to the transfer of power from Whigs to Tories ; but I look at the next change to be a change from a partial reform to a reform embracing the representation of the whole people . —I look to the next change to be the proclamation of the Charter as the law of the land . Tremendous cheers . ) We are told that Ireland , my country , for whom my family have suffered more than ail the other families in the kingdom , —we are told that that country is to be the grand battle-field , on which the fate of ths present administration is to be
decided . I am sure , however , that the English Chartists will forget all animosity toward Ireland , and so far from offering 500 , 000 Chartists against her , they would take part with her . You may be assured , my friends , that every word I bow utter , will be read with anxiety by Sir Robert Peel in his closet . He may say— ' 1 don't mind the Irish humbug , because it is nothing but a clap-trap ; but when Feargus O'Connor says , and when the people of England respond to that sentiment , that Sir Robert Pee ) shall not trample upon the liberties of Ireland , —when he hears Feargus O'Connor say that he will rather lose his life than tamely stand by and allow that country to b « ground down by tbe tyrant , then he will begin to shake-himself , and ^ y ' we must govern Ireland by some ether
means . '" Surely there is not a man among you that will suppose that 1 would allow any jealous feeling to exist in my bosom to erards my country . 1 do not forget , and never have forgotten , my country ; and I defy any man in England or Ireland to say , that during the whole of life , I ever spoke a sentence or wrote a line adverse to the benefit of Ireland . ( Cheering . ) And I tell you Englishmen , and Scotchmen , who are here assembled , that if I can avoid it you never Bhall acquire your liberties unless Ireland at the same time acquires hers . Renewed cheers , j I neTer have , and I never will , live upon the ¦ prejudices of my countrymen . I have lived down much prejudice , and I will live down that prejudice . ( Hear . ) Some seem to imagine that I am an enemy to Irelaad , but they are greatly mistaken ; and
in my conduct , which they may at present condemn , they will afterwards discover that I have been heaping a fire of coals upon their head . I will not see my country oppressed by the tyrant ' s hand . ( Hear . ) That young reptile , Lord Stanley , who was nursed in Ireland , where be has an estate , now that he is about to come inte place most fee taught to treat Ireland in a better manner than he has hitherto done- We will not have any tyranny , or any cruelty exercised on Ireland—the moment the sword is drawn against Ireland , that moment we throw away the scabbard . ( Loud and continued cheering . ) My friends , we have gese through several vissicitudeA . Chartism has as many lives as a cat . First and foremost we had the desertion of the Birmingham men within these two years ; then all the
contrariety of opinion in the Conv « ntion , a body of men which I shall ever speak of with the greatest respect —difference of opinion was to be expected , and not te be wondered at ; but the dissensions which took place at the time did us a great deal of damage . Then came the Government plot to destroy our beloved , our dear , our champion Frost . ( Loud cheering . ) Let the chickenhearted and weak-minded call him traitor , if they please ; so far as I am concerned , I call him patriot . ( Loud cheers . I attended his trial for seven long days , and I say to Sir John Campbell , now Lord Campbell , a man that has raised himself to power on the shoulders of the people ; 1 say to him "I tell you that the conviction of Frost was procured by Government perjury . " Cries of " Shame , shame . "! 1 was present for seven
days ; and I tell you that Frost's conviction was procured by the perjury of a government oficer . Then I ask you , are we to alluw that man to die in his imprisonment—series of " , " " no ")—I ask you if that would be patriotic or an inducement to others , not to do that which Frost was eharged with doing , but to do that which he was willing to do , to risk his life for the people . iLoud cheering . 1 Well , then , we had Frost ' B conviction—we had Government spies upon us—we had Government prosecutions , and those prosecutions aided by aUpthe ; power and talent of the highest law officers of the crown , and assisted by all that secret service money could effect , —by the perjury of witnesses , and by the ignorance of jurits—( bear;—we have had dungeons filled—and just as we were demeaning ourselves
like men , and thanking God that we had not a traitor against us—just as the people were beginning to enjoy advantages from their position fresh misfortunes arose . Then we had false friends amongst our own ranks . Well , my friends , it never has been my habit to heap Sre of coals upon any man ' s head ; but I should have been wanting in my duty—the Editor of the northern Simr would have deserved your execrations—if we had uot met your foes , and said " You must come with us the whole road ; if you don't , we will shut the toll-bar against you . " Then we are subjected to the charge of aiding the Tories ; and we are twitted with the conduct of the Chartists at Xuttingham . Ah ! that Nottingham business is not understood ! You would not have been here to night if it was not for Nottingham . For
nine months the Whigs and Tories were sparring like two shy cocks—the Tories hoped to command a majority , but this was to be done by wheedling some of the Whigs . At that time they had no idea of the antipathies which the people had to WBrds the Whigs . The Lsamed Gentlemen then proceeded to state that the electors of Nottingham made choice of a Tory instead of a Whig , with the assistance of the Chartists ; then immediately eame the vote of want of confidence—and why ? Because the Toriee were of opinion that the people were against Whiggery—that wag the effect of the Nottingham election npon England ; but for this we sheuld have had the Whigs in power yet . ( Hear . ) And now that they were out , he would assure them that upon his part nothing should be wanting to deal with the GoTernment now in power . They might be quite sure , as he told the jury when they were about to find him guilty at Tork , that he cared not for the Terdict—that he cared not
for the sentence—that he cared not foi the punishment , because God had given him a constitution that would stand against the effects of the prison , and God fead been with him in the dungeon . ( Cneers . ) Tfeey had been witnesses that day , at all events , that he was not a moral delinquent He had seen three general gaol deliveries , comprising every description of crime ; he had seen prisoners , guilty of heavy crime , released after six months * imprisonment , while h « was obliged to remain sixteen months in his dungeon . iHear , hear . ) And did those prisoners go out from the Casile Jn the face of day , and go unabashed on the streets ? No ! they slunk out in ths darkness of night , because they had broken the laws of the eonntry . ( Hear , hear . i He , however , in vindication of the principles of Chartism , was not abashed to wJk the streets during the day after his imprisonment iHear . ) He could not stand before them to advocate the cause either of Whiggism or Toryism with any degree of
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energy , nor with any degree of apathy , became he could not do it at all . ( Hear , hear . ) It would be impossible to make him a Whig , and it would be more impossible to make him a Tory . No ¦ he should forget the enemy that was laNen , and henceforth his efforts sheuld be turned towards the Tories . ( Hear . ) The Learned Gentleman afterwards proceeded to give as account of bis first efforts for the cause of Chartism , and congratulated tbe assembly upon the success which had attended those efforts for four years , during which time no disturbance took place . He was in England , he was in Scotland , he was all over the country ; and during those four years , not a single man was brought
before a magistrate for breaking the peace . This proved , be thought , that he was not the violent destructive and leveller which tbe Whig press weald represent him . ( Hear , hear . ) The Learned Gentleman expressed the gratification which he expected to experience when he entered that glorious country , Scotland , where he h * d been received by day , and in the darkness of night with open arms ; and when he returned from Scotland , he skould be happy to tell the people ot England that the people of Scotland were the friends of England and the friends ot mankind . After some further observations , the Learned Gentleman resumed his seat amidst loud and long-continued cheering .
The Chairman shortly afterwards rose and said , the next sentiment on the list is as follows : — " The Charter , the hope and only remedy for the grievances of the people ; may it soon become the law of the land . " Mr . Charles Connob was called upon to respond to the sentiment . He said , Brother Destructives , and fellow workmen , and men of York , I stand before you to-night as the humble advocato of those great and important principles contained in that document called the People ' s Charter—a Charter that will secure to every man , and every body of men , no matter what their religious persuasions may be—for ia this great country there mu ^ t be men of all creeds and denominations , and
persuasionsthose privileges to which by nature he is entitled . We with to secure to our fellow man the same privileges which weourselve 3 claim . It has been said that all men by birth are equal . The rich man comes into the world ia the saiuo manner as the poor one ; the sun shines equally upon the poor as upon the rich ; when the poor man cultivates the land , the harvest springs up equally as fast as if it had been done by the rich man ; and when the rich man and the poor man die , the worm fiuds its way into the coffin of the one as well as the other . ( Cheers . ) Therefore , I can see no distinction in their birth , and why should there be any distinction in the political condition of the rich and the poor man 1 ( Cheers . ) I will not occupy much of your time , as several other speakers have to address you to-night ; and after the spiritstirring and eloquent addresses you have heard from
my friend , and your friend , and the frieud of man in every clime , 5 lr . O'Connor , it would be presumptuous in me to occupy your time . But I will just take the liberty ot stating to Mr . Feargus O'Connor , as he is % o ' u \ g to recruit his health , that ii he will continue to write his splendid letters to the ptople of Ireland , which have from time to time appeared in tne Northern Star , he will be doing that which will have a greater tendency to open their eyes than anything that has ever been produced . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Connor then stated lhat he never looked upon the fate of the never-to-be-forgotten Robert Emmett , a man who devoted the whole of time , his brilliant talents , his strength , and eventnally his life for the good of his country , —bmt his blood ran cold ; and concluded by repeating the following lines : —
The Suffrage gained , each has a sword , The Ballot gained , each has a shield , To put to flight corruption ' s horde , And take possession of the field . The Chairman stated the next sentiment was " Frost , Williams , and Jones ; may they speedily be restored to their country . " ( Cheers . ) Jlr . Moore was called upon to respond to the tojust . He said , Mr . Chairman , Ladies , and fellow Slaves , I think we have gone quite the wrong way to work , for 1 consider this is the most important subject that has been discassed this day , ( Hear , hear . ) Since I was twenty-one years of age , I have advocated the cause of freedom , and although I must yield the palm of eloquence to my excellent aud
efeexied friend Mr . Connor , and the other friends who have addressed you , yet I will uot yield to any one in support of the God-like principles of Chartism . ( Loud cheers . ) My friends , when I heard that Frost was sentenced to be buog and quartered , I happened to be iu Whitby , thirty miles trom home , advocating the principles of Chartism . 1 immediately ran as fast as I could to Stockton , and asked the friends there what they were doing under the circumstances . A number of friends set to work , and in an hour four pounds was subscribed , and I was sent to Manchester as a delegate from that town . ( Loud cheers . ) I do not envy thai man , or the sentiments of liberty which he mav entertain , that would not u&o
every exertion in his power in order to procure the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones to their families and their country . ( Cheers . ) I would not give a fijc for any man's Chartism , or for his professions of liberty , if upon such an occasion he could keep silent . ( Loud cheers . ) My friends , I have no hesitation in saying , as has already been stated by Mr . O'Connor , that the condemnation of Frost , Williams , and Jones was effected by the perjury of a Government officer . ( Hear , hear . ) lam glad to see such a sprinkling of the fair sex ; and I hope they will never let their husbands , their brothers , or their sweethearts alone until they obtain the restoration of those noble martyrs to the cause of freedom—Frost , Williams , and Jones . (
Applause . ) 1 can assure you , that if there was a meeting thirty miles off , 1 would again most willingly undertake the journey , in . order to advocate their cause . ( Applause . ) The name of Frost is one that is dear to my heart , aud I never speak of it but my blood boils within me . When I think of his wile and children , and the suffering aud anguish of soul they must be enduring , I am struck with the deepest torrow , for I know that he was one of the best and tenderest of husbands and fathers , banished from his home and from his country , to endure the degradation and misery of slaves , because he dared to advocate the sacred cause of liberty . ( Hear , hear . ) My friends , it is for you and me to be up and stirring—it is for you and I to exert
ourselfes to the utmost , and to never cease in those exertions until we procure their restoration . ( Applause . ) But I will not detain you longer . I must confess that I am almost ashamed to address you after the splendid display of talent you have just heard ; bu ; I will just tell you that although Mr . O'Connor may have been a bugbear to the Whigs and ths Tories of this neighbourhood , as have doubtless the other delegates in their respective districts , the Whigs aud the Tories in the neighbourhood ot Bilbrough are as frightened of me as they are of the Devil . { Loud laughter . ) Mr . Moore then proceeded to detail some ot the results which had attended his exertions in extending and promoting the cause of Chartism . Some time ago he attended at Hartlepool ,
a sea-port in the Southern Division of the County of Durham , for ihe purpose of explaining to the , people the doctrines of Chartism . Every endeavour 1 was made to put him down , and the inhabitants refused to let him have a place from which he could address the people . But I was determined , to have a meeting let the . consequences be what they might , and at last I j went to a barber ' s shop and asKed him to let me I have the use of his window . He consented , shut up ' his shop , and asked a few fishmermen to come and ] ; hear me , and they did come , and brought others I ' with them , and I had soon one of the largest meet-1 , ings ever held in Hartlepool . ( Loud applause . ) j Kow 1 defy either Mr . Bowes or Lord Harry Vane ' to put me down . During the last election , the Tory ! candidate for Northallerton , Mr . Lascelles , sent his I agent to me , and offered me Mil ) a . week wages if 1 I would eo to Nonhallerton and abuse the Whig .
, I asked what I was to be expected to do for the Tory . " Prop him up , " was the answer . " No , " said I ; " I ; will abuse you both ! But 1 will not prop up the Tory . " I will not advance his cause ; on the contrary I will ; injure it as much as possible . I have a separate I interest , and I will never fight for anything short of Universal Suffrage . ( Cheers . ) But , my friends , I am 1 afraid 1 am trespassing upon both your time and your \ patience . I will only remark that I hope if ever you ! find me deserting the great , glorious , and sacred ' cause of liberty I hope you will pelt me—not with 1 rotten eggs , but with the stones of the streets . ( Cheers . ) Since I knew Whiggery it has settled i about 150 per cent . We shall soon obtain what we ! ought to have had long ago . ( Hear , hear . ) Until I , see the poor man enjoy the fruits of his labour—so long as God shall give me life—so long as I am ! endowed with common sense , so long I shall oonti-, nue to advocate the cause of the oppressed against the oppressor . ( Loud cheers . )
\ The Chairman then said the next sentiment was ! as follows : — " Mr . Bronterre O'Brien , and the Lan- 1 i caster Chartists ; may they be rewarded for their I I sufferings by the speedy establishment of the princi-1 : plea for which they have so nobly contended . " I j Mr . Mason responded to the toast , and said , Mr . j 1 Chairman , Ladies and Gentlemen , the toast which I you have done me the honour of responding to , is ' i one which leads our noblest feelings and sympathies ;' I from the exalted scenes which now surround us , I i from the glories and triumphs of this portentous ' ; day , from the captivating splendour which this day j has celebrated the release of our champion , to the 1
1 gloomy dungeons where the immortal Bronterre— ' i where the virtuous , the heroic , still linger in chains . I ( Cheers . ) Ah ! but our feelings can mingle with j > theirs , though torn from our society and our cause ' l by the cruel and crimsoned arm of despotism , j i ( Loud cheers . ) Yes , the genius of liberty communes 1 with them in their horrid abodes . ( Cheers . ) ' i Tyrants may envy the repose of their consciences \ I and swell with impotent wrath that their cells are > ! not proof against the lore , the gratitude of a nation . J 1 But why should we complain i They are proud to ! pay the ransom of our liberty . Glorious patriots ! j their sufferings consecrate our freedom , and their memories will emblazon tbe page of human history .
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( Cheen . ) Shall I tell you , my friends , that it was from the pea of Bronterre O'Brien I first caught the spark of democracy—and how singular the vicissitudes of political events^—two years had scarce elapsed from that time , when my tutor and I were both charged in the same indictment , and assigned at the same bar , to plead in defence of those principles he had propagated and I had imbibed . We are now passing through the ordeal that the cause of liberty has undergone in all ages . Greece , Rome , Switzerland , and America hare done so ; but who would not aspire to the honours of a Tell—of a Washington—an Emmett—and a Hampden ; heroes who bought their country ' s freedom with their blood—whose memories are sacred to
man , and whose deeds command the gratitude of posterity . My friends , now that Mr . O'Connor has obtained his release—now that we have celebrated his return amongst us—now that we have bound the tyrant despotism—I here ask Mr . Connor , as the firm , the constant , the tried friend of the people , to demand of that Government who sentenced him , the immediate release of Mr . Bronterre O'Brien , and the other Chartists . I say it is our bounden duty to do so . ( Cheers . ) It requires no other person than Mr . O'Cannor to do this , delegated as he is , to represent the sentiments of the people of England , Ireland , and Scotland . ( Loud applause . ) Mr . O'Connor will not fail to cause that power which he possesses to bear upon the Government—let him exercise that influence which persecution has conferred upon him—let not a mement be lost—let the Government never rest until
those cruel sentences shall be removed from those innocent men . ( Applause . ) Tne Speaker then proceeded to urge upon every oro the necessity of using every exertion in their power in order to procure the liberation of Mr . O'Brien , and the incarcerated Chartists ; in that they would prove their sincerity to the oause by their exertions to obtain the liberation of one who had been imprisoned while fighting for the cause , as well aa for others , though they might not have stood so prominently forward . ( Applause . ) They had been paying the debt of liberty—they were now suffering for their advocacy of the oanse of freedom , and surely the blessings they claimed as Englishmen , it was their duty to endeavour to procure for these who were now undergoing the penalty inflicted for advocating the people ' s rights . ( Applause . ) Comiro 1 humanity demanded this of them . He was han y to witness such a feeling of enthusiasm as had celebrated the liberation of Mr . O'Connor from Yurk Castle—a
display stronger and more heartfelt than had ever been witnessed on any previous occasion in York . I hope , now , that Mr . O'Connor has obtained his liberty , he will not lose a moment in endeavouring to procure justice for those that yet remain in imprisonment . After another observation er two , Mr . Mason resumed his seat amidst great cheering . The Chairman proposed "Justice to Ireland , by the Repeal of the Union , and a Parliament based upon the principles of Universal Suffrage . " Feargus O'Connor , Esq . then rose , and observed he was sure they would pardon him for again appearing before them to respond to the toast which had been proposed . He contended that no justice could be afforded to the Irish people , without the principle of Universal Suffrage was applied in the
Government of that country . He went on to say that Ireland was a Catholic country , and he submitted that if of necessity they were obliged to have a State Church , they ought to hare a Church of their own . It was an extraordinary and anomalous thing in tbe Queen , the King , or the Monarch of these realms , to be the head of the Church , whilst there were the Presbyterians of Scotland , the Protestants of England , and the Catholics of Ireland . He admitted that the people of England , and especally the friends of the Charter , had done much for Ireland . He had struggled much for the repeal of the union but his struggle was real , and for the accomplishment of the measure ; and not like the struggle of others , who while they openly professed a desire to advance it , secretly lived on Us postponement . He next alluded to Ireland being unrepresented in
Parliament . In England there were 500 representatives , aud in Ireland , where there were as many as twothirds of the English population , they had only 105 representatives . Waa that equal representation \ one of the dearest principles which they advocated ? He then made eloquent allusion to the kind manner ia which Ireland had been mentioned by the proceeding speakers , and 1 he deolared his unflinching determination to persevere in his endeavours to restore peace and comfort to the inhabitants of that unhappy country . In conclusion , he begged leave to return his best thanks to the Demonstration Committee for having placed the above toast on the list , and urged them to go on in the even tenor of their way ( even if the Irish should for awhile withhold from them their support ) on the glorious principle of Universal Suffrage and the Repeal of the Union . ( Great cheering . )
Mr . Clattton , of Huddersfleld , who had been selected to respond to this toast , made a few observations , and congratulated the company that one so much mose able than himself had taken the task out of hia handi . Be said that the people of Ireland looked on the Tories as their most bitter enemies , and it was quite true that they bad ruled them with the fierce hand of despotism ; it was true the Tories had bound them in the iron chain of slavery ; but the Whigs had forged their fetters more closely . He traced the proceedings ef both parties , and concluded a few excellent remarks , by stating that that day ' s proceedings would prove that the men of England were not enemies to tbeir Irish brethren , but that they were willing to go hand in hand with them , to spread abroad the principles ef universal liberty . The speaker sat down amidst loud cheers . The Chairman proposed the Northern Star , and the rest of the democratic press . ( Applause . )
Mr . Hill was received with a tremendous burst of applause . He addressed the meeting to the following effect . He had been accustomed to meet them once every seven days in his capacity of publio conductor of the Northern Star , which the committee had been pleased tv put at the head of the list of the democratic press , and which the people of this country had raised to Buch a position as was ribver known in this or any other country before . He felt most happy in having this opportunity of paying hia respectful thanks to them and to their constituencies for having made the Northern Star that which they had made it . To them it owed its existence—to them it owed its value—and to them it owed its influence and power . To their service hitherto he ( Mr . Hill ) hoped it had been devoted , and from them he asked and claimed a continuance
of their support for it ; but he only asked this so long ( as a worthy friend had observed in reference to their champiou ) as it continued to deserve it by adherence to principle , and no longer . If the Northern Star had become—as he contended it had become—a dread to tyrants and a scourge to factions , it had not been because of any individual talent or energy employed upon it ; but because it was a representative of the views of tho people , a mirror in which the public mind should be fully and fairly represented . He noticed the good to be derived from the democratic press , and observed that it there was a continuance of that support which had hitherto made the democratic press what it now was , the Northern Star would be a weapon before which all the beasts of iniquity would be stricken down to the earth and perish . ( Lord applause . )
The Chairman next proposed , " The Chartist Candidates who were returned by the show of hands , at the last election . " Mr . Andrew Wabbrop , of Dumfries , responded to the toast . Ho said when he stood up before tht m as one of the successful candidates to sit in St . Stephen ' s under the banner of Chartism , it was one step gained in the ladder which would ultimately lead towards possessing the People ' s Charter . ( Applause . ) At the first , when the question was mooted that it was imperatively necessary on the part of the Chartists to throw overboard both tho Whigs and the Tories , and to stand firmly by the great principles they professed , he laughed at the idea , and thought that such a plan appeared
ridiculous . In Scotland , no qualification was needed for a person to serve in Parliament , but at the same time the laws presented this extraordinary anomaly that a person was required to be possessed of a certain quantity of property before he could rote for any man who was a candidate to sit ia Parliament . ( Sensation . ) At the last election he had been fourteen days an elector , and he had been returned a member of Parliament , bat he could not say that he had much increased ia wisdom . ( Laughter and applause . ) He ( Mr . Wardrop ) , was a weaver , and he drew the attention of his hearers to the awful state of things now existing among that class of operatives , as compared with what it used to be . He had learned the
mystery of throwing the shuttle sometime after Napoleon Buonaparte had been banished to Saint Helena . He recollected that in 1815 , the weaving of calico was two shillings per ell—now it was fourpencefartbing—( shame , shame)—being a reduction of nearly 400 per cent , in the wages of the weaver . He next alluded to the undue protection which was given to the landed interest , and remarked that acres of land were represented in the House of CommonB , and the shuttle was kept out of consideration by its members . Yes , and the humble individual that Btood before them would endeavour , by all tho means in his power , to remedy the evils which now afflicted his beloved country , and he would neither be lame
nor lagy in the promotion of the cause of Chartism . ( Loud applause . ) Much had been said about the privations that were experienced in England , but he would state to them aoade connected with the Poor Law Bastile relief system , and such cases too often occurred in his poor native country . A neighbour of his was reduced to much di-tresa and poverty from the depressed state of trade . And to add to bis misfortunes , he was seized with the typhus fever , but happily recovered . His wife , however , was seised with the Bame fever—she died , and the day after one of her children died also , and they were both laid on the same bed of death . The husband , reduced to the greatest distraotion and misery , applied to an individual for
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casual relief , and when he did so , how much did he give him ! Must he tell them 1 it was half-a-crown ! ( Sensation , and cries of " shame . " Although he himself was only just recovering from tbe fever , and v ? as unable to earn a Bhilling to bury bis dead wife and his dead child . But this was only half of the horror attending this case 1 Whilst the wife was in the midst of the fever she was delivered of a child ; this child was given to the overseer of the parish ; and in eight days he seat it home to its parent , and at the end of the week it died for the want of proper nourishment ! ! The facts of the case were reported in the borough of Dumfries , but it was huddled over , and all inquiry into the matter thrown overboard . ( Shame . ) He
went on to say that there were two protective systems in this country—the one was according to law , and the other was contrary to law . Were any of the working men then present to leave that place , and twenty of them were to go into any house in the aristocratic city of York to form a anion to exaet , for every suit of clothes ( supposing th « y were tailors , ) they made , a certain sum of money , it would at 0009 be said , that ( here was a combination among the tailors , and they would forthwith be placed within the walls of York Castle . On the other hand , the Queen , in bringing the Civil List before the House of Commons , must exact a sum of money , and she is protected . For the Judges of the land , also , there was a sum of money paid
whether there wera few or many prisoners or causes to try , and the Lord High Chancellor had £ 14 . 000 per annum allowed him . This was a combination of the laws against the working population of England . He now came to a class of men of whom he should speak with a great deal of reverence and respect , he meant the Bishops , who had also their protective system . He noticed in glowing terms , the soene presented in Ireland , when the son of widow Ryan was shot , whilst the collection of tithes was being enforced by the parsons . He then noticed the protection that was given to the landed proprietors and the gentry , and said there was another class which was protected , he alluded to the Parsons and the Dissenters , who , let him tell them , were as bad as the establishment . He was himself a
Presbyterian Dissenter , but he could not shut his eyes to the conduct of those individuals who pray that the unholy connection of the Christian religion with the Sutu may be removed , and when an election comes they would turn round and vote for a fellow who would rather die the death than separate Church and State . ( Applause . ) He had exposed this hypocrisy at Dumfries on a recent occasion , and he contended that every person was protected by the laws of England , excepting the working man . He illustrated the state of the political world by referring to an anecdote of a diseased old horse being found on the road side by a man , who in pure humanity , knocked all the flies off the poor beast they were devouring . But the horse afterwards atks the question , why he had put away the flies , as he had only set these off that a more hungry stvarm might come on . ( Laughter and applause )
The next sentiment proposed b y the Chairman waB , "The Demonstration Committee of York . " ( Great cheering . ) Mr . Burleiqh , of York , returned thanks in a few brief remarks . He said that they had done no more than their duty on this occasion , and that duty they had done with pleasure , because they acted from principle : he did not see that they ought to be thanked for what was only their duty . ( Cheers . ) He was afraid their arrangements would fall far short , in the estimation of the delegates , of what they ought to have been—4 no , no ) -but he could assure them the committed had done their best
in the short time that had elapsed since tbe release of their most noble patriot was first announced to them . ( Cheers . ) He could assure them that at York they were quite determined that nothing should deter them from going forward in the cause in whieh they were embarked . ( Cheers . ) In the language of the banner they had exhibited , they had set their lines on a cast , and were determined to stand the hazard of the die . ( Great cheering . ) The Chairman then proposed , ' The Chartist ladies of Great Britain . "
Mr . Stott , of Dewsbury , gallantly responded to toast , and complimented Mr . Brooke , of Dewsbury , for the strait-forward manner in which he always acted on behalf of the rights of the people . ( Cheers . ) Mr . O'Conxor then again rose , and congratulated the meeting on the excellence of the speeches which they had heard delivered , and which would not disgrace the walls of the senate . He proposed the health of the Chairman , and thanks to him for the excellent manner in which he had discharged bis important duties at both the afternoon and evening meetings . Mr . Cordeux returned thanks ; and it being now eleven o'clock , the company became desirous to break up . Previous to doing so , however , it was announced that the delegates would meet on the following morning , at ten o ' clock , to draw up an address to the country .
Three cheers were given for the incarcerated Chartists , three for Frost , Williams , aud Jones , and three for O'Connor , when the assembly retired , rejoicing in the proceedings of the day .
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DELEGATE MEETING ON MONDAY . According to notice given at the tea party , the delegates assembled ail the Chartist Room , Fossgate , on Monday at ten o ' clock ; Mr . Leach was again called to the chair , and on the motion of Mr . Mooney , of Colne , seconded by Mr . Marriott , the following persons were appointed to draw up an address to the people of Great Britain and Ireland , Messrs . Leach , Bsnns , Fusell , Harney , and Wardrop . Mr . George White was then called to the chair . Mr . Win , Martin moved " That a vote of thanks should be given to the men of London for sending one of the stone masons who had carried the National Petition , as their delegate . " Mr . Clayton , of Huddersfield , and others , thought that although the men of London had acted in a
praiseworthy manner , yet the motion would be rather invidious , as delegates had been sent from Dumfries and other places , at a great distance . The motion was ultimately withdrawn . The West Riding delegate requested leave to withdraw to settle some important local business , which was agreed to . Mr . Wheeler brought forward a motion concerning the " Victim Fund , " and complained of th « apathy of the people towards the wives and families of the imprisoned Chartists . He hoped that the delegates present would urge upon their constituents the necessity of saving the families of their imprisoned friends from starvation . Mr . Mark , of the
Staffordshire Potteries , moved , aud Mr . Scott , of London , seconded a motion pledging the delegates to exert themselves for that purpose . Messrs . Mason , Black , and others , supported the motion . Mr . Arthur , of Carlisle , referred to the case of the Carlisle prisoners , and gave a melancholy desoription of the poverty that exists amongst the working classes of that town . Mr . Davis , of Stockport , supported the motion , which ( after a few remarks from the Chairman on the neglect which had been shown to the poorer portion of the imprisoned Chartists ) was put from the chair and carried unanimously .
The Committee , who had been appointed to draw up the address , then made their appearance , and the West-Riding delegates having been called on to attend , Mr . Bmns , of Suuderland , proceeded to read the address , ( written by him ) . It was received with loud and enthusiastic cheers , and unanimously agreed to . A deputation , consisting of Mr . Arthur , of Carlisle , and Mr . Taylor , of Rochdale , were then appointed to wait on Mr . O'Connor , and request his attendance . Mr . O'Connor arrived about two o ' clock , and was hailed with loud and enthusiastic cheers . The address was again read , and received Mr . O'Connor ' s warmest approbation .
The delegates present commenced a regular siege on Mr . O'Connor , as to when their various towns were to be honoured with his presence , and after a variety of topics had been discussed , in which Mr . O'Connor took part , the meeting separated , each delegate preparing to return to his constituents . Nothing could exceed the cordiality and good will that pervaded the minds and conduct of the delegates ; in fact , brotherly love was never better exemplified , for those who were rather better off , freely shared with their poorer brethren . Thus ended one of the most soul-stirring displays ever witnessed in York , and one that is calculated to infuse new life into the oppressed millions of Great Britain .
ADDRESS OF THE DELEGATES . At a Meeting of Delegates assembled in Tork to tongratulate Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., on hia release from prison , the following address was unanimously agreed to . F&iBNDg and Fjsllow Cowntbymbk , —We have deemed it our duty on the present occasion to appeal to you again in the language of truth and justice in support of the glorious cause which has assembled us together . At no period of our history has distress been more universal , and never have the sham promises of faction given less hopes of redress . Tbe miscalled Parliament ot Bngland has again assembled to mock the sufferings of humanity by their profligacy , and
stifle th « voice of patriotism by slauUer and persecution . We should be neglectful ef our duty to you it we did not rouse you to redoubled exertions w to the storm af despotism gathering over our head . We have a Charter which is the panacea for our wrongs . We have leaders who bave been tried and were not found wanting . We have talent and character , and enthusiasm before which the wisdom of colleges and senates have quailed—we have public opinion sufficiently matured to call ourselves the party of the nation and surely we ought not to stop in the glorious contest when we ore withia a leap of the winning post . We have found by the experien « e of past yean , that our power and importance bave
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been magnified in proportion to tbe extent of onr union Let union then be the watchword of Chartism , but not a union bounded by an Irish channel , or even ths broader Atlantic ; let it be a anion of all , for the good of all . We offer to down-trodden Ireland the hearty cooperation of our talent , integrity and ardour in the great work of their political redemption . Let the delusions propagated by well-paid liberators in Ireland rouse us to renewed efforts through the organisation we possess to proclaim far and wide the glad tidings of the Charter . The Executive must be npheld . Vphold the Executive and you fill the barren wastes of the national mind with ths seeds of a golden harvest of freedom and peace . Now is the time ; millions famishing fox want of food are shouting fora Saviour or they die—a redeemer or they perish for ever . The graves of tyranny can no longer bold tbe lion hearts
they bave entombed so long ; and their restoration to freedom ia tho signal for the rescue . Up then in your moral majesty , and confront the armed legions of oppression with the inspiration of reason , and the eloquence of humanity . Rally round the Executive Council ; pour in your sinews of warfare ; let your advoeafcea see that as their power is proportioned to our aid , that for the future the voice of Chartism shall gather round it a host of upholders . We congratulate the men of London on the successful effort made to enroll tbe trades of the metropolis under our banners . Thia is encouraging to the delegates assembled here , and will we trust be the signal for the like efforts being made in ' every town with the same success . In conclusion , we thank you for the position in which we stand , auS may we labour on in the righteous cause till there is no wrong to redress , and no foe to put down .
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Leeds Corn Market , Tuesda y , Aug . 31 st . — The arri-vals of Wheat and Beans to this day ' s market are smaller than last week—Oats larger . Last Wednesday we had heavy rain in the mornine * but since very fine , and Harvest is quite general with us . Wheat has been in very limited demand and 2 s . to 3 ) . per qr . lower . There have been several samples of New Wheat at market , quality much inferior to last year . It has been sold from 64 s . to 70 s . per quarter . Oats have been in very limited demand , and $ i . per stone lower . Beans heavy sale . THE ATERAGE PRICES FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUG . 31 , 1841 . Wheat . Barley . Oats . Rye . Beans . Peat Qrs . Qrs . Qrs . Qrs . Qre . Qrs . 45 M Ul 933 & 138 30 £ b . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ B . d 3 15 2 | 1 . 18 7 i 1 5 4 i 2 0 0 2 3 < i 2 2 3
Leeds Cloth Mabkets . —The Woollen markets at Leeds , since our last , have not exhibited any material variation from those which immediately preceded . There Beems to be a steadr demand for Woollens of middle and inferior qualities , but the clothiers complain that they are unable to obtain any better prices for their goods than they were some time ago , although the Wool market is much firmer ; and hence , they are apprehensive that they will be unable to replace their present stocks at the prices offered for them . Salford Cattle Market , Wednesdat , Sept . 1 , —We have had rather more beasts at market to-day , but the quantity rather inferior . Of mutton aud lamb the supply was about the same as on this day week . Best beef 6 d to 6 $ d ; mutton 6 d to 7 d ; middling 6 d to 6 | d lamb 5 d to 6 Jd . A few beasts as well as sheep and lambs unsold . Beasts 947 : sheen and lambs 7 , 500 . *
Yohk Corn Market , August 28 . —The weather since last Saturday , upon the whole , has been tolerably favourable for harvest operations . We have only a limited supply of Wheat at our market to-day , which is slow sale at Is . to 2 s . per quarter decline . Of Oats we have a tolerable supply , with a dull sale , and jd . per stone lower ; in other articles very little business doing . We have a few new samples of Wheat shewing , and several of Oats , the former being rather coarse , and as yet not in grinding condition ; we do not hear of any sales being effected . As for new Oats , the trade having been so bad for Shelling at Wakefield , makes our shelters cautious buyers at any price . The prices given vary from lOd . to lid . per stone .
Thirsk Corn Market , August 30 . —The supply of Grain was very limited , but fully equal to the demand ; indeed , prices gave way a little from our last week ' s quotation . Wheat , 9 j . to 10 s . 3 d . ; Beans , 4 s . to 5 s . per bushel ; Oats , 19 u . to 22 s . 6 d . ; Barley , 33 a . to 37 s . per quarter . Newcastle Corn Market , August 28 th . —With the exception of Tuesday last , the weather has been uninterrupted fine here during the week ; and although we had but a small show of wheat at market this morning , both from the country and coast , the trade ruled exceedingly dull , . at a decline of full 4 s . per qr . on the prices of this day week . Ia bonded , also , a decline of 2 a . to 33 . per qr . must be
noted . Rye is Is . per qr . Jower . Ia barley , beans , and peas , no alteration . Malt is more in demaud , and fine qualities are Is . to 2 s . per quarter dearer . We had a good supply of oats again to-day , which . sold at last week ' s prices . The arrivals of flour are not large , nevertheless the sale is exceedingly dull , and it is difficult to quit any quantity , even below our quotations . Our millers reduced their prices to-day Is . per sack , and should the weather continue fine , it is probable a further reduction of 3 s . per sack will take place next week . A good deal of Wheat has been cut here during the week , and some samples of new of our own growth may be expected at market by this day week .
London Corn Exchange , August 30 . —There wa 3 a fair supply of wheat from Essex , but only a moderate quantity from Suffolk and Kent , with a limited supply of barley , beans , and peas , from all these counties . The fresh arrivals of oats were pretty good , having several vessels in from Ireland with this article , and a few from our own coast and Scotland . The imports of foreign grain during the past week have been large . Fine weather has prevailed in this neighbourhood since last Wednesday—for the past three days it has been splendid for the harvest work . There was a very small proportion of old wheat in this day ' s supply , which met a steady sale at last week ' s prices , whilst the new , from its inferior quality and condition , was excessively dull , although offered considerably lower generally ; the few sales effected were mostly confined to the finer
descriptions , which must be quoted 3 s . per quarter under last Monday ' s currency , whilst for the middling and soft-conditioned parcels , it was still greater , with a large quantity left unsold . A few samples of new were up from Suffolk and Kent , and the condition and quality even worse than the Essex . Ship flour was taken slowly at a decline of Is . to 2 s . per sack . Prime barley was Is . per quarter dearer , and in fair demand . Malt was quite as high , but only taken to a moderate extent . There was a good demand for primo old beans , and fully as much money made for all sorts . Peas were taken slowly at barely last week ' s prices , except for choice new blue , which are much wanted for Scotland , The oat trade was dull : the dealers , holding off as much as possible , took small quantities at 6 d . to Is . per quarter decline , and the consumers only bought for immediate use .
Bradford Markets , Sep . 2 . — Wool—The demand , which has for some time past has been for the deeper stapleiWethersand Matchings , isnotsolively , though late prices are maintained . Yarn—We cannot report auy change in this article ; the demand is equal to the production , and prices remain quite farm . Piece—The demand continues steady , and a lair business doing . Orleans , Saxonies , and Figured Goods are chiefly in demand . Merinos are rather more sought after , and the Btocks are on the decline . In prices , no alteration .
WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET . IBT EXPRESS . ) Friday , September 3 . —Our arrivals are very moderate of all articles . The expected early release of Foreign Wheat induces our buyers to confine thtir purchases to as limited a scale as possible . A few samples of New Wheat appeared , which sold at 60 s to . 67 s per quarter for Red , and White to 70 s . Barley nominal . Oats and Shelling are each lower . Beans nave declined Is per quarter , and demand limited . In other articles no variation .
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