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TO TEE CHARTISTS OF LONDON AND ITS
VICINITY . ' % . ; - Support is now offered to the Executive ^ ana also ft means of sending missionaries . Will you accept it ? Brother Chautists .-Out patriotic friend , Roger Pinder , haH issued an incomparable jet blacking , eivine onetwdfUiof Hlsrererpta to the ExeeattYe ?^ ' Many portions of the country have taken up the matter in good earnest . Shall ire be behind ? We tare now aa ^ pportaniiy , letns avail ourselves of it Mr . S . PortL . of 23 , . Bigb-row , Knightsbridge , has become ageaUoi ,. the same j send your orders to him Immediate ? , and tius stew yon really and truly desire , and are determined to posses the Charter of your Jlbsriies . " - ¦ -, ' .. "
Mr . Posd , ( who is , a _ first-rate workman } , a master toot andahoe jnakex , will givefire percent on all orders as may reeeiya for ladies or gentlemen ' s boota sad shoes , for the Earns purpose . Up then , men and sroow ' -n of London , do your duty . T&e whole Charter , nothing lesa , and no surrender . . Tour brother , .- ' . " : " : In the goood cause , .. '' . Edmund stal . t-Wooi > .
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- >—~~—~ ^ ~«^_ SOUTHAKPTO 2 T ; PUBLIC MEETING OP THE TRADES IN BEHAtROF THE MASONS . > A very numirously attended public meeting was held intliia town on Tuesday eTening , Dae . 21 st , to take into consideration the best means to assist the masons now on strike -at the New Houses of Parliament , and to express public opinion as to the justice of their proceedings . The nibeting was held in a very-, spacious and commodious b ' dilding called the " Long Boom , "
capible of holding from seven t « eight hundred persons ; tfeiB was filled with' a Yeiy sttentivesnd respectable Sndienct In this case , as in many others , the aannony of the meeting was not suffered to proceed- without beirg disturbed by tha over-nowing lore and kindness of a chaplain of some Craon Workhonse trespassing his pragmatical observations upon the attention of the meeting in energetically exhorting them to " Fear God snA bonoar the rich . ' V , This and a few other minor interruptions tirew forth , much disapprobation from the great body of ths meeting . ¦
" Mr . Hebne , carpenter , was called to the chair . . He said" that they were called together to express fheir sympadiy towards a very ill-used and oppressed class of Britasn subjects . r He was not himself minutely acquainted with the whole of the proceedings eonuectcd -srita the striie at the masons ; he should leave that- in the hands af the delegates present , who would explain the , . * Sair . He called upon &U present , who had placad him in the situation which be held , to preserve order , whilst the Y&rious speakers delivered their sentiments . He then called upon Me . . Turner , mason and delegats , U > address the meeting . "Mi 1 cb . nsb . then rose and said that he had worked
under the employ of Allen , for fourteen mentis , and he had invariably found him to be an outrageous character in all his proceedings with the work-people ; such was "his disposition , that if there Was , anything on the work that added , in the least , to the comforts of his werk-peojple he wonld destroy it ; in fact , what he was about to state he weuld defy either Grissell , Peto , or Allen , to contradict ; he being an eye-witness to many of his tyrannical acts—acte which were truly disgusting and disgraceful to him as a man . Af ttr having recapitulated the many charges brought against Allen , which have already appeared in the columns of the Star , and are well understood by its readers , 2 sdi . T . Eat ; Sown- ¦ . . TheCUAiSHAS then called upon / Mr . Jennings , a Taason asddelegate , to address the meeting , who , In a very neat speech dii honour to the cause he advocated . .
Mr . JsssiSGS said , he felt sorry that the business which ha was called upon to perform had not fallen into more able hands than his . He felt a deficiency of language on the present occasion to depict the shameful Character of Allen . _ He had worked under him , and , therefore , what he said Was not from hearsay , bat from What he had seen , ami from what he had alsa felt . On one occasion , he recollected a most glaring piece of injustice committed bj him . " It was a request on the part « f some of the workmen , to have a certain door opened tbat was locked , which would have saved them much trouble and loss of time in goin ? to and from their meals ; but such was the stubborn and
vindictive temper of Auen , that this most reasonable request was deEifcd them , and-the denial was accompanied with an insulting threat , that U they were dissatisfied they might " pack up their traps and be off" He had known cases where Allen had ciUed up men from the country , hundreds of miles from their home , asd had discharged them -for the most trifiiEg cause . He could go on the whole -of the night enumerating incidents of injustice endured by th « masons before they resorted to their last alternative—toe strike . He conduced a very interesting speeeeh , much to the satisfaction cf -the meeting .
" ilr . Palmer , Ehoemaker , then moved the first resahition . He spoke with great energy and effect , and said that tb . 8 power which they complained ef was of their own creation . / Five men in a natural state- of society were EEffident to restrain the violence of any one man in it But how was it that in the present civilised soeJBty , which boasted of so high a state of cultivated human nature , ona man ( as in the case ef Allen ) was enough " to outrage tie rights , tha liberties , ana the feelings of 2 ro of his fellow-beings ? Such ¦ was an anomolous state of society , and called aloud for an organic change in the institutions of the eountry , such a change as would give" nnfco all rqual political power . ( Cheers . ) Thtn and not tali then could mn breathe tha pure exhilarating breath' of freedom . — { Appiazzaa ) . Mr . JRaime ? spoke tor some length at time in a pleasing strain of eloquence , and concluded by moving the following resolution ;— :
" That this meating fully justifies ths conduct of the masons lately employed at the New Houses of .- Parlia .-xnest , in withdrawing from their employment until Each tame as the tyrant I alien ) is deprived of the authority which , by hia inhirraan conduct , he has shown himssif unit to hold . " Mr . Hvlbest , in a short and manly -speech , seconded the resolution , which being put from the chair , was carried unanimously . Mr- Bsekslaw , mason , moved the second resblntion : — " That thi 3 meeting view with feelings of eonte * npt the mean manner in which Grissell and Peto have met the charges brought against their foreman , Allen , and deem them , by upholding him in bis ontrageoua conduct , alike guilty of tha charges which have been bo substantially proved against Allen . "
Mr . Bobsp . ts , stoker , seconded the resolution . He knew the condition of the working classes to be wretched ; he knew they suffered privations , because they -were not represented . He hoped they would be : more united fcr their just protection . ( Cheers . ) The manlier in which the call ef the masons -had bean responded to generally by the -working classes' rtfl = vtrd the greatest honour upon them . He -would ask how could Grissell and Psto but support Alien in bis eondnct when they knew that their interest was ' identified with it . That they endeavoured to get their work
done as cheap as possible , to meet the conditions of their estimates , -which hfl heard were £ 14 , 000 lower than any other that were given in . This then accounted for the treatment which the men suffered . T&ey ( the contractors ) found that they could not finish the . works at the rate of wages they were paying , so they adopted every expedient to force as much labour from the -workmen as passible ; but he hoped there was a day not far off when the working classes would be able to resist every aet of oppression . Mr . Roberts , after a few other remarks , retired amidst much cheering .
The Chairman then pnt the resolution , and it was carried -unanimously . . - Mr . Mcseat , shoemaker , in a brief speech , moved" That this meeting pass a vote of censure on those unprincipled men , who have been bo base as td go and supplant their fellow-workmen now on strike , and that this meeting consider they merit the contempt of werj working man in the British empire . " Sir . TF 2 ^ eb seconded the resolction . The Ghaikhas pnt it to the meeting , and it was carried unanimously . Mr . Bastlett , shoemaker , then came forward to move a resolution to the following effect : — " That it is the bcuniien duty of this meeting to support , by every pecuniary means , the masons now on strike , "
Mr . Bartlstt spoke at great length upon the evils of exclusive legislation , and was frequently cheered by th& meeting . He said that until they get the People ' s Charter they would not have a salutary correc 8 ye for all their manifold grievances . Mr . Weeks britfly seconded the resolution , which was agreed to . _ ~ After a few remarks . from Messrs . Owes , Palheb , ana others , the meeting broke up , much delighted -with ita proceedings , by giving three tremendous cheers for the first Chartist meeting in Southampton . A good collection was made for the tnyi ^ Tiii at the door .
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SEEFFIEIiD . ( From our ovm . CorrespondenLJ - Sukday Etkktsq Lectcse . —Mr . OUey lectured in the Association Room , Figtree-line , on Sunday evening last : —Subject , " The feDacies of the free traders . " As usual , the lecturer did ample justice to his subject - , Mb . Baikstow . —Tbia gentleman lectured in th « Town Hall on Monday evening . That stanch Teteran in liberty * cause , Mr . Ludlam , presided ; the subject of the lecturer ' s discourse was , — " Class lejrislation—its nature « nd effects . - The address was an eloqueat and admirable exposition of the curses and evils of the present legislative system , and was received with entireri »» He cbfifiTL - " - . " -
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W * have to annoonoe the death of John Beatty West , . &q ., M . P . for Dublin , which took pltcs &t an ~ adj hour on Monday morning , after a few days ' iiBMB .
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Bebnabd Cavakagh Outdone . —On the 29 th day of ^ November , Mr . Price , Venni Vach , near Brecon , missed several sheep off a part of his farm , and after a long and fruitless search gave them np fox lost ; but , strange to say , on the 10 th December , they were discovered alive in a Bhed which had not been used for a long period of time , and which did not contain a singla particle of food . It is supposed that they went into ithe shed for refuge from the storms lately ' so prevalent , and that the power of the wind closed the door after them ; the shed being generally kept shut , was never thought of daring the search . They are bow , like Mr . Cavanagh , rapidly recovering from the effects of their long abstinence . —Carmarthen Journal .
Extbksivs Fobgebiks at Bbistol . —Within the last fortnight forgeries to a large amount have been committed in the city of Bristol . One of them was upon the Custom-house , and although every effort has been , used to capture the delinquent he Las not yet been taken' into custody . In another case , it appears that on or about the 7 th inst ., Edward diaries C ] srae ^ fihiprch » ndler , late in the employ of Messrs . Pilter , and Co ., Bristol , absconded from th © city in question , and it wa 3 then ascertained that he had by means of forged signatures negotiated bills
purporting to be- of the value of several hundred poands . A warrant having been issued for hie apprehension , Mr . Bosworsh , inspector of the Bristol police , with Inspector Tedman , have exerted themselves t& the utmost with the view of finding the forj . "er , who i 3 described as being a well-dressed man , abouv twenty-six years of age . They ascertained that on Friday last a man , an wering exactly Ms ceseriptk" ' * dined at a pubiic-house at Harrow , and there is re > . son i 0 believe that he is about to make his way to si " 1 ™ foreign port . —Hath He * aid .
Fatal Acci ^ eht . —An alarming and fetal accident occurred it Edgbaston-pool , on Sunday morning . A Tiumber o * boys had assembled for the purpose of skating . Owing to the sudden thaw which took place on Friday auJ Saturday , the greater part « f the ice was covered with water . It was again frozen orer , bnt when iho boys ventured upon it , owing to the rotten state -of the ice , it separated , and eight or nine of them were instantly immersed in the water . All except one succeeded in getting upon certain portions of the ice , ai > d eventually reached the shore ; bat we are . sorry to say that one unfortunate fellow was unavoidably drowned in sight of thirty or forty persons , who stood near the spot without the means of rescuing him .
City Sobriett . —From the circumstance of Saturday being Christmas Day , the xepo . 'ta brought by the police ucder the notice of the city magistrates embraced two days and two night ? , notwithstanding which not more than five charges of drunkenness and disorder appeared in the charge-sheets for their adjudication . --. -i . short time ago , there was dug up in the garden of E . C . Ivuubiey , Esq ., at Shatton , in Lorton , a shilling coined in the reign of Queen Elizabeth , and bearing date 1558 . Tht . coin is m an excellent state of preservation , and presents little of the appearance which mi £ "ht : have been expecied from the circumstances under which it was found , after a lapse of 273 years . —Carlisle Patriot .
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Mr . O'Brien will lecture at Leeds and Holbeck to-morrow , Jan . 2 nd ; York , on Monday and Tuesday evenings , the 3 rd and 4 th inst . ; at Darlington , on Thursday and Friday , the 6 th . and 7 th ; and at Newc ^ tle-upon-Tyno , on Monday the 8 ; h instant . Wist Eidiag . —A West Riding Delegate Meeting will be held on Sunday next ( to-morrow ) , at Dewsbury . DjiWSbcet . —Mr . J . B- H . Bairstow will , preach in the Pavilion , on Sunday next ( to-morrow ) , in the afternoon at half-past tww o ' clock , and in the evening at six . ilr . Baiistow will lecture on Monday evening next , January 3 rd , at six o ' clock , in the same place . Subject— " The origin , principles , and prospects of Chartism . " Me . W . D . Tatlos ' s Rodte . —Nottingham , Sunday and Monday ; Carrington , Tuesday , Lamb-Icy , Wednesday , and Beeston , on Thursday .
Oldham —Mr . William Griffin , of Manchester . will lecture in the Chartist room , on Sunday , ( tomorrow ) as six o ' clock ia the evening . Manchester . —Mr . Leech will lecture on Sunday ereniDg , ( lo-morrow , ) at six o ' clock , in the Brownstreei Chartist room . iX ^ Kolbeck . —On Wednesday next , Mr . J . Smith wili lecture at the Chartist Association room , at half-past seven o ' clock . Upper Wobtlev . —Mr . Stansfeld will preach two sermons to-morrow , at Silver-royd-hill , iu the afternoon , at two o ' clock , and in the evening at six o'clock .
London . —A public meeting will be held on Sunday evening , at eight o ' clock , at the Hit or Miss Tavern , 79 , West-street , Globe-fields , to elect from the General Council of this locality a delegate to the Middlesex Council , and also to hear a lecture by Mr . Knight on the same evening . Mr . Stallwood leciures next Sunday evening , at at Mr . Martin's Coffee House , 3 , Church-street , Shoreditch . Lambeth . —A ball and concert will take place on Monday next , in aid of ike funds of the Petition Convention , at . the Social Institution , Westminsterroad . Single ticket , Is . ; double do ., Is . t > d .
Mb . WnAiAii Jones , the East and North Riding lecturer , will visit the following places , during the next week : —Monday , at Selby ; Tuesday , at Leeds ; Wednesday and Thursday , at Knaresborough ; Friday and Saturday , at York . D £ lph . —Mr . James Leach will deliver a lecture to the people of Saddleworth , in their lecture room , Delph , Saddleworth , on Monday , the 3 rd of Jan ., at seven o'clock in the evening . Chowbest . —Two lectures will be delivered toisorrow , in . Harrison ' s Chapel . Mr . Barrow , of ColtoD ,-will lecture in the afternoon and Mr . Wm . Dixon , of Wigan , in the evening .
Staite ridge . —A lecture will be delivered in the National Charter Association Room , Vaudry-street , back of the Moulders' Arms , by Mr . John Wright , of Stockport , on Sunday ( to-morrow ) eveniDg , January 2 nd . Oldham . —Mr . Griffin , of Manchester , will deliver a lecture at Oldham , on Sunday evening next , in which he engages to prove that it i 3 the duty of every teetotaller to become a Chartist , and of every Chartist to become a teetotaller . Rochdale . —Mr . William Bell will lecture in the Association Room , Yorkshire-street , on Sunday next , at half-past two . Mb . Lixxey , of Manchester , will lecture at Shaw on Sunday evening , at six o ' clock ; and at Bury , on Monday evening , at eight o ' clock .
Ms . Baibstow will deliver two lectures at Rochdale , on Sue day . January 9 th , in the afternoon and evening . He will lecture at Manchester , on Monday evening ; at Liverpool , on Tuesday ; at Bolton , on Wednesday ; at Wigan , on Thursday ; at Oldham , on Friday ; and at Stockport , on Sunday , the 16 th . Persons wishing his services must apply to Mr . Griffin , Brown ' s Temperance Hotel , New Cross , Manchester . Bath . —Mr . C . Bolsrell will lecture in the room , 3 , Galloway ' s Buildings , on Sunday evening next , on "The condition of the people , and the causes of their discontent . "
Inewpost and Ponttpool—Mr . Bolwell will leteture on Monday evening next , in the new room of the National Chartfir Association , Newport , on " the present aspect of affairs f and on Tuesday evening , at half-past 6 even , at the rooms , Canal Bank , Pontypool , on the same subject . . Macclesfield . —Mr . J . West mil lecture on Sunday evening , at the Association Rooms , Watercotes , on the Natural Law of Wages , in contradistinction to a pamphlet published by Lawrence Hey worth , Esq ., of Liverpool , purporting to be the only natural laws by which wages can be regulated . Mb . Doyle ' s Route for the first week in January . Stockport , Sunday the 2 d ; Wilmslow , Monday the 3 rd ; Chester , Wednesday the 5 th ; and Northwich , Friday the 7 th . ;
Chelsea . —A public festival , consisting of a concert and bail , will be given in the spacious Temperance Hall , Lower George-street , Sloane-square , for the benefit of the political martyrs who are now suffering in liberty ' s cause . Tickets , Eingle Is . each ; double do . Is . 6 d . Tickets to be obtained of Mr . Sialiwocd , Little Vale Place ; Mr . Ford , High-row , Knightsbridge ; Mr . Cuffay , 409 , Strand . Shobkditch . —Mr . Stallwood will lecture , in accordance with the request of that locality , at the Albion Coffee House , Caurch-street , on Sunday evening next , Jan . 2 ., at seven o ' clock in the evening , on the Principles of the Charter .
Mabplk . —Mr . Thomas Clark , of Stockport , will address the inhabitants of this place on Saturday evening next . The friends at New Mills and Comp-Etale Bridge are requested to attend , as the National Petition will be adopted . WikchcomB j —On Tuesday next a meeting will be held for agreeing to a memorial to the Queen , for the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones . NprtiHGHAM . —On Sunday , Jan . 2 , a county delegate meeting will be held in the Democratic chapel ,
at one o ' clock precisely , when it is particularly requested that every locality where the association has gained an establishment , will appoint a delegate to represent them , or else on no account to fail sending letters for or against Mr . Taylor ' s reappointment , addressed , post paid , to Mr . Wm . Russell , secretary to missionary fund , care of Mr . J . Sweet , Goosegate , Nottingham , Other business of importance will also be brought under the consideration of the meeting relating to the forthcoming convention .
Stockport . -- A grand concert will be held ia the National Charter Association Room , Bomber * 8 Brow , on Monday , January 10 . The proceeds of which are to be appropriated to ft patriotic purpose .
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DREADFUL DEATH OF A FEMALE FROM STARVATION . On Monday , a lengthened inquiry was proceeded with , before Mr . T . Wakley , M . P ., Coroner for the Western Division of Middlesex , and a respectable-Jury , in the Board Room of Chelsea Workhouse , Arthur-street , King ' s Road , Chelsea , into the circumstances attendant upon the death of Maria Mansfield , aged 32 years , who died in the above Workhouse on Thursday lasti Mary Ann M'Eeen deposed that she was one of the nurses in Chelsea Workhouse . Oh Wednesday , the 15 th inst ., the deceased was brought into that Workhouse , and was delivered into witness s charge from the casualty ward . Witness gave the deceaaed , whom she had never seen before , by order of the doctor , some wine and arrowroot every half hour , and sat up with her during the night . Deceased was in a most miserable and weak state , and
one of her legs bad a bad sore / . Deceased , when earned to witness ' s room was hardly able to speak , but after she was washed , and clean clothes put on her , she exclaimed , " Qh , how nice . " Mre . ; Fox , another nurse in the house , on seeing the deceased * asked her if she had not slept there about a week ago , to which the deceased replied ia the affirmative ; when Mrs . Fox asked heir why she had not before applied for an order for admission into the workhouse , to which she replied that ; she . had done so , but had been refused by Mr . Newsom , the relieving officer . Deceased did not say why Mr . Newsom had refused her , nor did she say when or where he had so done . Deceased's tee ^ were as cold as ice all night , and witness applied hot water to them , bat could get no warmth in them . Deceased in the course of the night said she should not trouble aDy ouelong , and died about half-past one o ' clock on Thursday afternoon . ' V
The Rev . Wm . Jay , curate of Upper Chelsea , deposed that on Wednesday , last , between twelve and one o ' clock , while visiting in the neighbourhood , he first saw the deceased sitting on a chair in a yardJn the Royal Hospital Row , Chelsea , with several poor persons round her ,, who staled that &he was dying from cold and want . Witness immediately inquired if she bad had anything given her , aud found ehehad had some brandy . He instantly got the first conveyance he could procure , and bad her brought to that
workhouse , where she was immediately admitted . The persons around her appeared to be strangers to her , but when witness said be would send her to the wprkhouse , they said it would be of no use , as she had been there . before aud been refused admission . 'Deceased appeared too ill to speak . , . ; . . Robert Hall Adcock , porter at the workhouse , proved that the deceased had two or three times been admitted for a night ' a lodging , but ha never knew her to apply for an order ol admission aud be refused . . ' * . '¦ " , .. /•;; :-, > .:
Mr . Newsom , therelieving-oflicer ; John Slade , a pauper , who attends the applicants for relief ; and the master of the workhouse , swore , most pusitively that the deceased never applied for admission into tho workhouse nor had been refused either directly or indirectly . ¦ -.:.. ^ John Weob , a migerable-looking man , residing in Lawrencs-yard , Jews-row , Chelsea , deposed that the deceased had for three months slept on the stairs of the house where he resided , where she had nightly pulled off her bonnet and sat down . She had nothing
to subsist on but half-a-pint of beer and a bit of bread , which persous sometimes gave her . Deceased told the persons of the house that she belonged to Newington parish , and that she had applied for relief at Cnel 8 fca } . out had been refused , and having a bad leg , could no ; walk so far as Newington . tie had tried to persuade her to go into the workhouse , aud when he offered to go with her she refused the offer . He had never seen her in liquor , aud he had no doubt that she bad died from the want of proper food .
The Jury , after consulting together , then returned a verdict , "The deceased died from watt of food and the common necessaries of life , and without deiault on the part of the parochial authorities of Chelsea . " .
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NEWCASTLE . — -The Newcastle Chartist Association met on Monday evening , aa usual , for business . Mr . Harrison having been appointed to take the chair , the Secretary read the minutes of the last mealing . A lengthy discussion took place respecting electing a delegate to the forthcoming Convention , when it was decided that it should be deferred until Mr . O'Brien ' s arrival , as they recognised no other representative , either in the House of Commons or the Convention , than Mr . 0 ' 5 . The following resolution was agreed to unanimously : — Moved by Mr . Sinclair , seconded by Mr . Crothers , "That the Newcastle Charter Association present a memorial to the Secretary of State for the Home Department , respectfully requesting him , in his appointments of gentlemen to the Commission of the
Peace , not to forget that there are Chartists in this locality as capable of performing the duties of that important office as any yet appointed , or any of her Majesty's subjects . " Mr . Sinclair was appointed to draw np that address . The following notices of motions were then announced to be brought forward on next Monday evening : —By Mr . Cockburn" That a Debating Society be formed in connection with this Association , and arrangements entered into for the immediate carrying out of the same on this night week . " By Mr . Kirke— That an address be sent from this Association to Sir Frederick Pollock , congratulatory of his appointment to the high office he now holds , and respectfully requesting him to use his influence , in the proper quarter , to procure the immediate return of those ill-used patriots , Frost , Williams , and Jones . "
Subscription . —The sum of 7 b . 66 ., from the Chartists of Foreman ' s Row , was received for the Missionary Fund . DURHAM . —At the meeting lately held in this city , to congratulate her Majesty on the birth of a prince , Messrs . Mowbray aud Carr , on behalf of the Chartists , brought forward an amendment , praying her Majesty to institute an inquiry into the causes of the distress at present existing in this country , &c ., and also to grant a free pardon to Frost , Williams , and Jones , and the liberation of all political prisoners ; but which the Mayor , ( being presiding officer ) declared to be lost , and the original resolution carried . HUNSIiET . —The Chartist Press . —Means
of extending its Efficiehcy . —At a recent meeting of the Huuslet Chartists , it was resolved unanimously , "That a Chartist Loan Tract Society be formed for Hunslet ; and that six districts , of fortyfive houses each , be laid out to be visited weekly with Chartist tracts ; tha tracts to be the English Chartist Circular , from No . 1 to 46 inclasive , and that six of each number , from 47 , be purchased weekly , in order to have a stock ready when the others have gone their rounds . " This plan will be in operation almost immediately , and We beg to call the most serious attention of the Chartist public to the necessity and
advantages of its immediate and general adoption . We well know that a tract is often read where a conversatioa would not be allowed . We also know that much misrepresentation has gone abroad as to our motives and principles , and that much ignorance prevails both as to the state and burdens of the country , and the characters and proceedings of the worthies of former times . Now , all this would be materially removed by the diffusion of sound political knowledge ; and no work , taking its variety and price into consideration , is so well calculated to effect these objects , on an extensive scale , as the Circular .
BIJBBIINCrHAM . —Chartist Meetings . —A lecture was delivered in the Association Room , Freeman-street , on Sunday evening last , by Mr . John Mason , the talented lecturer for this district , which gave general satisfaction . The meeting was also addressed by Mr . J . Williamson . A Meeting of members of the National Charter Association , was held at tke room in Freemanstreet , on Monday evening last , Mr . Richard Thompson , of Hurst-street , in the chair . The meeting was addressed by Mr . George White , who exposed the attempts which are being made by the Whig employers of Birmingham , to compel their
workmen to join the anti-Corn Law Association , and urged on his hearers the necessity of redoubling their exertions , and shewed the propriety of forming a strong committee for the purpose o ? gaining signatures to the National Petition and distributing Chartist tracts , and concluded by advising them to support The Cemmonieealthsman ,: edited by Mr . Cooper , of Leicester , who was a valuable member of the Association . A let ter was read from Mr . Philp on the subject of the omission in the list of candidates complained of at the previous meeting , after which several persons addressed the assembly , and the meeting separated .
Wednesday Evening . —A meeting was keld this evening for the purpose of selecting a committee , and dividing the town into proper districts , to procure signatures to the National Petition , Mr . Rous in the chair . The members present gave in their names , together with tne parts they meant to canvas , going two together . The whole was entered by the Secretary ; when the meeting adjeurned to the following Wednesday , when each member will be expected to deliver bis report . Steelhodsk lane . —The members of the National Charter Association , who meet at the Ship Inn , Steelhouie-lane , are progressing in numbers , and are effecting much good through tke perseverance « f Messrs . Horsley , Ernes , Richards , Davis , and others ; they hold their meetings every Tuesday evening *
Important Discovert!—At a meeting lately held in the Dublio office , to hear an address from Mr . Salt , tie lecturer informed his audience ( composed solely of burgesses ) that the chief cause of the distress that exists in this country , arises from the want of money ! Prodigious !! Atrn-Co&x Law Tactics . —The liberal members of the " Black Bread and Cheap Labour Association " in this towa are compelling their workmen to join their Association , asd are thus ende » Toaring to swell their raaks .
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SKIPTON . —The association met as usual at the room on Saturday night , when it was addressed by the chairman ( Hanry Hardcastle , ) and other members , and cheering accounts were given of the number of Biguatuxea got to the petition . \ SU ^ BETT . —The Council met on Sunday , and transacted a variety of local business , after which they adjourned to the Joan of Arc , East-lane , Walwortb , on Sunday next , at half-pa , st four . ; v X . ONDON .-55 , Old BiuLiTy-Mri Fafjrer lecturtidb « reon Tuesday © Tening . ; ,, . ¦ -. : W Lambeth . —Mr . StiUwM < i lectured at ihe Chartist HaU . V- China ; walk , on ;^ eqday evening ^ ; LiMEHOUSE ^ -Mr , Ridley lectured at tho Association Room , Limehoase Causeway , to an enthusiastio and numerous audience . . ' ¦ '''' ¦ - •>¦"¦
FiNSBUBy .--A numerous and well attended meeting to « k place at Luut ' a Coffee House , Clerkenweil Green , on Monday evening ; Mr . Stallwood attended , and gaye a very interesting and edifying account of his tour in Yorkshire . The subi-secretary introduced to the members a iiew plan ibr the better collection of the funds , and the organization of the membersj by » ^ ^ division of them intd districts , whioii wasapproyediofbythemembers . ; Thb ' ; EngagemekJi ^ ; of a . new iooni ibr Sunday evejaing lectures , at the . Golden ^^ Anchorj Si ? Johnstreet , was the ?» notified to the meeting by Mr Martin , and a lecture committee , consisting of Me ? 8 ts ; Martin , FubsoU , Chapman , Wacey , and Watts , were authorised to make arrahgenjents fojc a lecture oh Sunday eveninir , Jan . 2 iid < ; ' v
Stalvbbidge . —Mr . Joseph Linneyleciured in the National Charter Association Room , Vaudrey-street , oh Monday , Four new members were enrolled , ASHBpRTON ( DEVO ^ SHiBti . )^ The ; National Petition was adopted here on Monday evening ; excellent speeches were made by Messrs . Foal , Woodley , Foliand , and Rapsey . ' ' HAEWOOD ( Neab AcckjKQTON . > -rA Chartist meeting was held in this tovvu on Monday evening , Air . Beesley addressed the meeiiiift in a . most eloquent manner , and was followed by Mr . Mooney , from Colne . V V / ' -. ' ¦ ' ';¦ '" r :- \ .- ' - - ' :. ' : ¦ " ..
TOD&XORDElf . —Th g Corn Law Repea ^ rs xi theib DiniT wobk iGAiw !—La 3 t Sundayvthe Rev . Mr . Baker , Baptist Minister , gave out to his audience ; that there would be a meeting in tho chapel od Tuesday ni ght ,: to take into consideration the propriety of forming a Branch Society to the great League in Manchester , as he termed it . Accordingly , the Chartists of Todmordeu , ever willing to bear reason , were determined to go ; and if they thought that the League ' s objects were preferable to their own , aft £ r they htti fairly-and calmly discussed each point , to " give in .::: But lo ! the fair-dealing Whigs ( tor they are virtually deserving of that name ) would not listen to reason ; they said they had no
objections against the five points of the Charter ; that , in a moral point of view < they were just , and deserving the support of every good and reasonable man ; but that it would be better to get a repeal of the Corn Lawfl firstj aiid then agitate for the Charter . There -was one observation that the Rev . Mr . Baker inade which is worthy of notice here—that he waa . aware that there was not a dissenting minister . in England , but was favourable to the principles of the Charter ; the lads allowed them to proceed without any iiiterruption , until they submitted a resolution ; then a workiug man in the gallery of the chapel , asked if thev would allow hita to Btat © h \ s opiaion , but the and fairde
liberty-loving humamty '' monger , -aling self-elected chairflian , Baker , said ' that ho could not allow discussion there ; and if any opposition to the proceedings took place , he would immediately dissolye the meeting . Xes . said he , you had better not get my feelings up , tor if you do ; but bethinking him that it would not do to show his tyrannical disposition there , he said no more ; for there was not more than a dozen persons there that was favourable to tbeir nostrum ; and half of those were actnally ashamed of the proceedings . When ho saw that no way could he done but what would throw disgrace upon them , he called upon any one present to come forward and sigu their aatnea to become niembers ; there were just three that put down their Dames . The Chairman then dissolved the meeting . A
person in the body of the chapel , informed the meeting that there would be a meeting in the Chartist room immediately , and wished all to adjourn thereto ; antf another individual then stated that if the Repealers would go with them , they would give them a fair hearings arid' would discuss their principles with them calmly and fairly . When this person had done speaking , three tremendous cheers were given for the Charter , and three dismal groans for the League Clique . At the door of the chapel there were a many of the constables in attendance . The meeting in the Chartist Room was very numerously attended , and there were some very good remarks made upon the condact of the League generally . It was resolved to get ' up a tea party on New gear ' s Day , the profits to be giveu to support the next Convention . ? ;
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X < EBX > S . —rWater WonKs . —On Monday last , a special meeting of the shareholders in this undertaking was held at the Court House , Wm . Beckett , Esq , M . P . v in the chair . The meeting waa called for the purpose of considering the propriety of inincreasing the capital of the company , by adopticg bhe recommendatidn of the directors , to issue an increased number of shares , as empowered to do by
the act , or by borrowing money at a given rate of interest . After hearing-a statement by tha law clerk , Robert Barr , Esq ., of the state of the works , and also the opinion ipf George Leather , E ^ q , the engineer , it was determined to pay an instalment of three shillings per cent , to the present sharehoidersi and to increase the numbers of shares to the full extent allowed . This will make the capital of the company about one thousand pounds more than it is calculated will be required . It is satisfactory to state the works are progressing very fast towards completion . ;
Mason's Strike Committee ; . —This body continues to meet every Friday night at seven o ' clock ^ in the Chartist room . They are sorry to observe the apathy ImanifeBted by the trades of Leeds , and invite the delegates from every trade to attend their meetings . : Firk . —On Monday morning , about half-past one o ' clock , a fire was discovered to have broken out in the dwelling-house fof Mr . Robert Perring , of Hanover-square . The fire originated , it is supposed from a beam running into the clnmaey , which , from
its charred appearance , would seem to have been smouldering for so me time . It was fortunately discovered before the flames had attained any great height , and on alarm beiDg given , the engines were speedily on the spot , th . > ugh it ^ was some time before they could play for the want of water , the pipes being all empty , arid a message having to be despatched to WoOdhouse Moor , before a supply could be obtained ; notwithstanding this , wo are happy to say , that the flames were soon got under , and were confined to the room to Which they were first discovered .
Robbing Lodgings . —On Tuosday , a young man , Who gave his name Wm . Ambrose Jackson , arid describes himself a ? a letter-press printer , was committed for trial by D . Luptonj Esq ., on a charge of having robbed the house of Mrs . Cropperi in Nilestreet , with whom ho had been lodging . It appears that Jackson , some time since , enlisted in the 4 th Dragoons , in which his conduct was so bad , that he was drummed out , and has since lodged with Mrs . C , from whose house he decamped laatweek , takiug with Wui a pair of silver spectacles , some spoons , a pair of razors , and other articles . He waa apprehended at' Halifax ; he had pledged the property at Mr . Gresham ' s .
Highwat RoBBBRY . ^—On Sunday evening , about eight o ' clock , a most daring aud heartless highway robbery waa committed on the piece of new road leading from Holbeck t ? Wellington Road . Wm . Price , - ¦ » ' respectable youth , apprentice with Mr . Joseph Wood , painter , BrigRate , was returning from Armley , where he had been to ; see some friends , arid while leisurely walking on tho road above-mentioned , he was suddenly pounced upon by three men , who , after knocking him down , took from him a leather purse contaiuing pftrinyj . and finding this was all the booty they were likely to obtain , they stripped him of bis jacketi took two silk handkerchiefs from his neck , and his hat off his head . They then left him , arid on his crying out , one of them turned back , and threatened to murder him if he made the least noise . The men are described as one wearing a velvet jacket , and the other dark-coloured clothes .
Licensed ViCTDAttERS' Association . —At a meeting of the members of this body , held at Scarborough ' s Hotel , last week , Mr . JosephThompsoH , qf the George and Dragon , Briggate , was elected President , and Mr . Henry Hord , of the Pho 3 aix Inn , Kirkgate , Secretary , for the ensuing year . Shoplifting . —On Saturday last , Ann Lumb and Mary Ward , mother aud daughter , were charged before the borough justices , at the Court House , with having stolen a shawl from the shop ef MessrB . Grower arid Hill , drapers , Kirkgate , whither they had gone under pretence of purchasing . A pair of gloves were also fcund upon Lumb , identified as the property of Messrs . HemminVBriggate , who , however , declined to prosecute . The younger , prisoner ( Ward ) was discharged , and Lumb was committed for trial ? , Sheisaaoldoff « nde » .
Stealiko Beef . —On Saturday last , a young man named John Parker , was charged at the Court House , with having stolen a piece of beef , the property of Mr . Thomas Higgins , butcher , Briggate . Mr . Higgins missed his beef on the Wednesday prerious , shor tly after having cut some steaks from it , bnt nothiffg wa 3 heard of it till Friday , when the prisoner's house was searched on suspicion of sheep stealing , and the beef was found . Mr . Higgins > ras able to swear to it , and he ww committea for ft * M * :.:- : \ - .: i , ¦ ' V - "¦ ¦ " - ¦ , . ¦ ¦ : ' ¦;¦ . ¦¦ .. ¦ - - "' / :, . ; ^ : ; ' ; : ' -- : : , ¦ - / ¦ :
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FjEtONT . —On Saturday last ^ George Woodhead , ; a painter , residing iu Purday-street , was committed for trial , by the bbrdugh magistrates , on a charge of haying stolen a deal box ( whiob berwaa seen to take away ) from the Bnop-dbor ; of iilrs . Sharp , broker ,: Kirkgate . iDistresa was assigned as the cause . Stealing Sheak Weighis .- —On Saturday last * . Sampson Spender , a sbeaxgrinder , residingfin Paley ' s Buildings ,, was charged with having stolen two lead
weights , ' the property of Mr . Tnomasliebdin . - xae weights were found to have been sold to Eliza Harrison , a broker at the New Road End , and being identified , he was iwmnutted for trial . ~ The EwpMEitATroN CoMMitTBE . —This Committee still continue their labours ; the subscriptions from different shops still continue ; the amount published : by us a fortnight ago was £ 23 . lls . 4 Jf d . ; it is rio > £ 29 . na . 8 il , \? e did not receive their accounts till after the Star had / gone to press . ' ¦ , , *
HUDDEaSFIELD . —Extreme DESTixrrioN . — On Sunday morning last a poor woman named Ctossly , whilst in a fit of despair ariaiug from the incessant cry of her children for bread , ; and not having any in her house , ran out and throw herself into the canal , near to her own houser situate at Foiley HalL Fortunately she was rescued by some boatmen before life waB extinct . On the Bame night her despair bad changed to madness . l ; : kftBBEKt . —0 n Sunday ' night last the house of Mrs . Whitaore , a wUovr lady , ; rfei&ing , at Hill-housej near this town , was entered by some villain or villains , ' and prope rty stolen to a considerable amount : with which they got clear ' riff .- ' » '
At the Chabxist Room , od Tuesdsy night , jilr JoSaph , Bray iu the chair , a memorial to her Majesty onbehalf of Frost , Williams , and Jones , was moved by Mr . yevers , " and secouded by Mr . Rushwortbi and carried by a large niajority . ; ; / ECCUESALIi . —A Fair- '' - ' . BamplbAMode of Electing Anti-Corn Law DELEGiiEs . —In looking over the report of the West Riding meeting , held in the Music Hall on Monday week , I find that we had the honour of two delegates at the above places great sticklers for Jthe Rural Police , New Poor Lawlow wagesand class legislation—one of the
, , aolons is so anxious about spiritual sa well as « aithly affairs , that he tikesi to know the religious as well as political opinions of an applicant for labour before he can give him employndent . On seeing \\ & ?' i - . tfici " next question that ^ arose in my mind wasi who sent them ? and oh inquiry I find that there were not a dozen persoris : at the meeting ; and they called fcy circular ; -out of a ppptilatiOri of three thousaritf and upwards ! The operatives of this country may expect ;/ therefow , what would be the result of joining in a clamour for the repeal of the Corn Laws . —A . 'B ; ' C . : ¦ V :
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On ¦ Wednesday afternoon , ia St . Jude ' s Church , Liverpool , five persons , i » ii of mature years , in the presence of a cro . wdedcongregatiou , publicly abjured the errors of the Churcb of Rome , in whiojj they had been nurtured . Three . other Roman . Catholics will , to the great mortification of Dr . Puaey ^ make a similar abjuration in a few days . ; \ ¦' ¦ : ¦ ¦ . ;; DuBUN > rrMirsTEBi 6 » s Murdeb . —On Monday evening , beiween six and seven o ' clopk , the body of a boy ; aged appareatly about ten years j waa found in Stable-lane j Pembroke-road . The body presented a shocking appearance , and wag lying in a pool of blood which had flowed irom a horrible gash in the : throat , extending from ear to ear . Great sensation has been excited in the neighbourhoodby the occurrence , the circumstaaces attending whi ^ a are shrouded in mysteryi An inquest was held on Tuesday night by Dr . M'Cartby , who adjourned the inquiry to the , following day . : ;
King Ernest , of Hanover , continues to play the despot to admiration . According to the Hamburg Correspondent , - ' tbeopposition ^ Members of the Second Chamber of the States General of Hanorer , who have not been allowed by the Government to take their seats , have quitted the capital , and returned to their constituencies . The supplementary Deputies have been called on to sit in their stead . STATisTics .- —Mr . Porter , in an analysis of the Census , read before the Statistical Society on Monday , stated that in all Great Britain there are 13 , 500 idiots , lunatics ; &c ., and in England alone one in 500 . I n 1831 , there were 800 , 000 female servants in Great Britain , while iri the city Of Westminster alone , they formed one-tenth part of the population .
In the action of Pisaui , chief dragoman or interpreter to the Britiah Embassy at Coustaritinople , against LawBon , printer and publisher of the Times , for alleged libel , contained in the articles of that journal , the jury returned a verdict for the defendant . : - \ ' - ' ¦ :: ¦'''¦ ¦ ' ¦ - : / . - ; ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ -: ' . i : - ' : ¦ . ' ' : TiiESDAT being the day to which the Parliament was prarogued , theLordCharicellor proceeded to the House of Lords shortly after tbree o ' clock , arid the CommoriB having been Hummoned to tbe bar , tbe Parliament was , by royal coramission , further pro--rogUed , in the usual form , until the 3 d of February next , then and there to meet for the dispatch of business . The proceedings excited no attention whatever , and , besides the Lords Commissioners , only the usual officers of beth Houses wdre present .
pisTREss in Paisley . — -We regret to stato that last week s return shows an inert ase rather than a diminution : of the number of the unemployed . The numbers are i-r-Males * 1 , 914 ; dependents , 4 , 785 ; females , 1 ; 637 : ; dependents , 3 , 274—total , 11 , 610 . Including Johnston , Barrhead , Kiibarchan , &c , the total number of unemployed is 13 ^ 40 . —Glasgow Argusi ' _ ' ¦ ' ' . * ¦ . ¦ . /¦ ¦ - . . : '• . . : ' . --. ' ' .:.. . ¦' " . ¦ . ; Cbime of a very daring character is greatly on the increase in the county of Lancaster : —the most audacious burglaries and attempts to rob and murder are weekly perpetrated in the more lonely and unfTequented neighbourhoods . . TuETDAT night ' s Gazette announces that a commission has been appointed to inquire into the manner in ^ which exchequer / bills have been made out and issued under the act of William IV ., and " to point eut whether any afid what defects are to be found in the existing systerii . " .
The Custom , of Christinas boxes arose with sailors . In the infancy of navigation they nailed a box to the mast of the ship on going to sea , and at times of storm or danger , dropped money in the box , for prayers to be said for them , which collections , if they retttrned safe , they presented to the Churcb . Those gifts , received at the time of the Nativity at the entrance of the chapels and cathedrals , Were called Christmas boxes . Forest of De&n . — -A melancholy occurrence hapr pened at the Park Eud Iron Works on Sunday
night last . The furnace being very much out of repairf sulphuretted hydrogen gas escaped from the side , and passed into a house adjoining , occupied by John Conroyv his wife , and two lodgers , named Holliday and Bradley , who were , all asleep in bed ; they wore found in the morriing apparently dead . Upon being removed into the air , three of them revived ; ibut John Holiday was beyond all human aid , and we are Sorry to add , / poor Coriroy lingered tilt Tuesday morning , when death put an end to his sufferings . His wife and Bradley are doing well . — Gloucester paper .
The St . Hhlen ' s MuBDBR , —A reward of £ 156 is offered to any person who will give such information as shall lead to the apprehension and conviction of ' . the murderers of Mr . Graj ^^ son ^ of ^^ Rainford , who was recently found dead near Denton-gree'rii St . Helen ' s ; £ 50 by her Majesty ' s Government , £ 50 by the personal reprejientatives of the deceased , and £ 50 by the Earl of Derby . Her Majesty ' s pardon is also held out to any one giving the information , hot being the person who actually committed the murder " Nebvous Afpections .-t- " This class embraces a wide range , and the unhappy sufferers endure more
anguish and receive less p ty from tfeose around them , than from any other class of disorders ; this in some measure may be accounted for simply because the symptoms are riot so strongly defined as in other disorders ; indeed , in some cases no symptoms are recognised , and therefore the hasty conclusion is jumped at , that all the ailments of the patient must be imaginary , and net worth y of notice . No class of diseases requiring more kindness and care . Parr ' s Life Pills will speedily re-ahimate the spirits , improve tlie digestive powers , arid restore the whole nervous system to a happv and natural ¦ tiite . " - - . ; - ' ' - . -. .. . ¦ ¦ " ' ¦ ¦ ' ¦ : ¦ : ¦ ' - ^ ' [ ' . '" . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦ v .-
Alarming Fire . —Qbeat Loss of pROPERTy . — An alarm of fire was given between twelve and one p ' cldok this morning , ( MoWd ' ay , ) ' which proved to be at the Union Carriers ' : Warehouse , Piccadilly , Manchester , and the building , thirty-six yards by eighteen , and eight stories in height , is reduced to a heap of ruins , with the . valuable contents therein andnot ^ TeBtige of anything saved . The building was the property of Lord Francis Egertori , and said to be insured . The building is understood to have been Completely filled , chiefly With cotton , sugar , wheat arid / flour . The estimated loss is £ 50 , 000 besides the building . There ar « but few of the owners of the cotton , &c , who are aaidI to be insured , so that the loss will be a total one to all who were so unfortunate as to have had property within the building . The cause is said to have arisen from
the circumstance of there having been two or three boats lying in a branch of the Rochdale Canal within the warehouse , and that the fire or fires in the cabins igaited tbo first floor . Mr . Ocoleshaw ' s lead mill and glass warehouse , on the opposite side of the street , muBt inevitably have been destroyed , had it not boea for the prompt aid afforded by Mr . Rosa and his most efficient fire engine establishment ( six engines having been at work ) , who rendered th « moat timely assistance . This makes the seventh or eighth fire that has taken place in Manchester in tbe -last three or four weeks , most of whiob have involved the loss of property to a serious amount . In such danger was a boatman , with his wife and son , from being literally burnt , that they all jumped into the canal , and by great exertions were all saved . A part of the man s shirt was burnt on his back , nd be was so much injured as to bo taken to the IaSiBiary . " . "¦' . " . ¦ ' : '' ¦/ ¦ . ¦ : ¦ ;/ : ' . : ' . ¦ ¦ . '¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' /
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Leeds Corn MAiikBT , Dec . ^ 5 . —The atrivals of Wheat , Oats , and Barley to thia day ' s market are larger than last week ; . Beans smaller . Very fiQe white and rod Wheat ^ have fiopported last week ' a price , but all ofber 4 es « ription 8 , ate wry . dull a aJe , and inferior" W . ' peif quarter lower . Fine heavy Barley full as dear , ; the secondary qualities coni tinueinvery limited demand . Oats a farthing to a halfpenny per stonej and Beans Is . per quarter lower .- :- ; - Cj : :. ; .. ¦ ' ^ r ' -:: ^;^ .: '; " :: ¦//¦/¦; ¦ ; : " ¦ ; . ¦;" - ; ¦~ v "' - ' ' ' '¦'¦'• THE AVBRAGB PRICES FOR THE ^ WEEK ¦ v ., - ' . , < , ENBIN&DBC . 28 ,: 18 O ..: v ^ ~ : -+
Wheat . Barley , Oats . Rye . Beans ; Teat . " i-Ors .. '¦ ¦ / ' : ^ Qrs ^ - ' 7 :. Qrs . - -Qra ., r QtSi Qn . 2838 1117 ; ;^; - ; o : . v « ; -: r vL « 5 I ) 3 : C ^ < jay \ ia the jea ? bag passed off as £ at a * : ean , be well imagined , Tbe fact is there has been nothing at all dbnejUtt tb , © Ciotfe jHalis . thoBgh we believe a general average run of business has been transacted in thewMehou ^ i ^ j ^ : ii-u ^ : ' i i :- ^ - ' - ^ ! . ' ^ - " ^ -V -- ^ r ' .- v ' ¦ = HlIIMOERSHBLD CfcOTH MaBKHC , DEC . 28 .-rOoe concluding market for this year was indeed a dull one ; indeed it may . be said to be about the same aa last week : Wools , Oils , &c . remain rioiniDa ] . " HoCHDALiB 'FtAWNEIi MlHIfET , ^ WDAT ^ : 0 EC . 27 r —The ; business to-day ' has been very limited , ; as is usually tbe case on these Mondays that fail between Christmas-day and the new market , which is alway g held on the first Monday after the fitii of January .
¦ MALTOir Cohn Market , DeC . 24 . —Qor market not being held ou the usual day , on account of Cbiistmas day falling oh ; the Saturday , there traa only a thin attendance bf , far mere , arid a small quantity of Grain offering . Wheat waa in . good demand ai Jaat week'a ritea . Barley arid Oats as before . " Wheat , red , 643 to 73 a per quarter of 40 Btones ; Ditto , white j 683 to 78 a per' ditto * Barieyj ^ s to 333 pet quarter of 32 stones ; Oats , 10 d : fo ltd ; per storied ; /¦ - ¦ : ~ York Corn Market , I ) Ea 24 . —There is a large quantity of Oats offering to-day . Barley a fair sup p ^ , and but few samples of Wheat . Our millera are free buyers of the latter , at yery full prices , and fiae White is extremely scarce , arid much wanted . — Barley is diill sale . Oats Id to M per atone lower .
State of TRADEv- ^ Although tbia is a period of the year at which any great degree of activity i » hardly to be eipectedjtherfr have been within tbe ^ last two or three days , and more particularly during yesterday , some symptoms of improvenieiit ia ; our yarn market : ; and atrifling advance over the very low prices paid about ten days ago , has been pretty generally obtained upon numbers and qualities of yarn suitable to the present demand . Many of the purchasers also have shown a , strong inclination to make contracts , for future delivery , which is a favourable symptom as to the condition of the market . ' In goods , however j there is not much improvement ; a ' jid the extremely low prices which have ruled for some weeks past remain without change . . Still there is a rather better feeling in the market ; and , as is indeed usual at this period of the year , a more decided
improvement in the course of a month or two is confidently looked for / During the two last years , this eipectation was defeated by the unfavourable position of the Bank of England , and the consequent pressure upon the money market . There is some reason to . hope , that this year the fiame cause will not be in operation , as the Bank is nOw understood to be in a comparatively , easy and secure position^—her stock of coin and bullion at the present moment amounting to somewhere : about five millions arid & ialf , with every ^ ap pearance of a progressive increase . We hope these favourable anticipationsmay be realised ; and that the slight improvement of yesterdiiy may prove the commencenientef . a steady and permanent amelioration of tbe present depressed condition of our manrifaoturers .-- ^ MancAe 6 i «* (? u ar'diauv af : Wednesday . r
• Liverpool Cattle Market , Dec . 27 . —Tne number of Cattle at market today has been much smaller than last week , consequently they were eagerly sought after , and all sold at a little advance in price . Best Beefy 6 £ d . down to 6 d ; best Wether , Mutton , 7 ^ d down to 6 ^ d per lb . . ¦ ; - ; . ; . ' . Manchester Corn : Market , Dec . 24 . —Owing to Christinas Pay our market was held this morning , at which there was / a very slender attendance i and withoufc change in . the quotations of this day se ' nnight ; few transactions of importance occurred in any article . / .:- ¦ : '¦• . ¦ ¦/ . ¦ ¦' - / ¦ - ' . ¦ ,... ' ¦ . ¦¦' : ¦ '' . V . ; :- ' ;; : . / -: - ' . -
; Thirsk Cork Market , Dec . 27 . —A very good suppl y of att kiridB of grain , except Beans , whicb were scarce , and those samples which were exhibited , were of very inferior description . An average amount of business " was done without any alteration in price ; if there was- any diffcreace , it might be itrat Wheat was a little brisker , and Oats rather slower . Wheat , 7 s 3 d to 8 s 6 d per bushel ; Oats 16 a to 23 a ; Barley , 26 s to 33 s per quarter . Kichmonp Corn Market , Dec . 24 th . —In coa-. eeguenco of Christmas Day falling on Saturday , our "riiarket was held on Friday , the 24 th . It was only thinly attended ; the sale was very dull . Wheat sold from 6 s 6 d to 9 s ; Oats , 2 s 3 d to 3 s 8 d ; Barley , 4 s 9 A to 53 3 d ; arid Beans from 5 s 3 d to 5 a 9 d per bushel . ¦'' . '¦ ' . ' :-.- ¦¦ . ' ¦ ' . ' -. ¦ ¦ - - . ¦ . ' ¦ '• ..- ¦ ¦¦¦ •; ¦'• . ¦ ¦ ¦ - = •> : •¦ ¦ - ¦'¦ ¦
Liverpool Corn Market ^ Monday , Dec . 27 . — With the exception of 9 , 843 loads of Oatmeal , the supply of Irish produce since Tuesday has been small ; From European ports there have arrived 3 , 325 quarters of Wheat ; 2 , 587 quarters Of Barley , 3 , 527 , quarters Beans , 1 , 329 quarters Peas , 3 , 510 barrels Flour ; and from Canada 2 687 quartera Wheat , 3 , 524 quartsrs Peas , and 8 , 096 barrelsFlour ; the whole of wiich , with little exception , is f or the present placed under the Queen ' s locks . The Wheat trade , throughout the week , has ruled dull , and where purchasers have appeared they have been enabled to reduce prices of free fdriegriand Irish Id to 2 d per bushel . There has been inquiry after / the finer qualities of Wheat in bond ; but of this description there ia little now here , and none offering to arrive at moderate rates . Barrel Flour has moved slowly , but we cannot alter omr last quotations . Oats
and Oatmeal have both met a dull sale ; the former at 33 to 3 s Id per 45 lbs for fair qualities , and Meal at 27 s to 283 per 240 lbs . Very few transactions have occurred in either Barley , Beans , or Peas , and the valueof each remains unaltered . : London Smitisfielp Market , Mondat , Dec . 27 . —In bur market of to-day this supply of beasts was miserably deficient , both as respects numbers and quality , yet , owing to the unusually thin attendance of buyers , it was more than adequate to the demand . So heavy was the inquiry that up i-o twelve o'olock scarcely more than 200 beasts had been disposed of , and those at a reduction on last vveek's figures of full 2 d ; per 81 bs , and a large number was turned out unsold . . Sheep were tolerably plentiful , while tbe inquiry for them was extremely inanimate , at alinoBt nominal ra , tes . Iri calves exceedingly little doing , at previous currencies . Neat small porkers were fully as dear , but other pigs were a mere drug .
London Corn Exchange , Monday , Dec . 27 th . — The supply of Wheat from Essex , Kent , and Suffolk was limited this morning , but there was a tolerably good show of Barley , Beans , and Peas from these / counties , with a moderate ' 'fresh '" -arrival of English , Scotoh , and Irish Oats . The imports of foreign grain have been fair for the season . The weather up to Wednesday in the past week was sharp and frosty , from that period to Saturday night milder with rain ; but since then frost haa returned , and during last night it was very keen and cold again . There was a fair steady demand for English Wheat at last week ' a prices , and a moderate sale was experienced for free foreign without any change in the value of good useful
samples . Flour was dull , and ship marks were pro- ^ curable on rather lower terms . Tbe best Mai ting Barley was taken Off at quite as much money , whilst other qualities hung heavily on hand , ' although again offered rather cb « aper . / Prime old Malt brought last : week ' s rates , in limited quantities ^ whilst new was very dull , and must be quoted Is per qr . imder last Monday ' s currency . Beans and Peas were iri . slow request , arid soft samples of new have declined about Is per qr . There was no material variation iri the price Of good Oats either new or old , but the business transacted in such was to a trifling extent , whilst the trade was very flat for all other sorts , both dealers xnd consumers holding off purchasing as much as possible .
Wakefield Cattle Market , Dec . 22 . —We had a short supply of Beasts at market this moraing ; of S&eep there was a fair supply ; there was a good attendance of buyers , yet the market was heavy for Sheep , but for ; Baasts the market was fair . Beef , 6 s . 64 . to 7 s per stone ; Mutton , 6 d per lb . Bea 3 ts 350 , ; Sheep 5630 . There was a fair show of lean cattle and calvers . ^ Salpord Cattle Market , Wednesday , Dec . 29 . . —There has been a email show of both beasts and Bheep to-day than for some weeks past , and the quality of both very inferior . The demand r bowever , waa not so good as last week , bnt still quite good enough for the supply . Prime beef met ready sale , and . brought 7 d per lb , and prime wether mutton 6 $ d to 7 d per lb . Every thing wellaold tip . - ' ¦ -
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 1, 1842, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct580/page/8/
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