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      DURHAM . GREAT PUBLIC MEETING . -THE MAYOR

      IN THE CHAIR . ( Abridged from the J > wham Advertiser . ) The Worshipful the Mayor of this city having Sromised the Chartists , at the meeting-held in the ouncil Chamber to address ta& Queen en thehirth of the Prince of Wales , that he would call a meeting to consider the distress of the country , if a proper requisition was sent to him for that purpose , a requisition was last week presented to the Mayor , who called a meeting for Monday last , at ten o ' clock . Shortly after tkat hour the bod y of the Town Hall wa 3 pretty well filled , and the bench also had a considerable number of occupants .

      Tlta Matob , who occupied the chair , observed that thB meeting bad been convened in pursuance of a requisition Bent te him , and signed by forty-eight inhabitents or honseholders of this city ; and the object of that requisition was to take Into consideration the cause nf the distress which at present existed to this country , and the propriety of petitioning Parliament for relief from that distress . ( Hear . ) He need scarcely inform many of them that this meeting bad sprung out of that held not long * ago for the purpose of congratulating our gracious Sovereign on the - birth of the Prince of Wales . At that time observations were-made with regard to the distress which affected the country irrelevant to the subject for which that meeting had boon called , and which had not entered into the

      consideration of the requisitionista who called it ; but still their sympathy was excited , and a decided feeling expressed on every hand that that distress should be frilly considered , and as folly met and relieved as possible- ( Applause . ) It was in vain to say that it was only one class , or one neighbourhood of this country , or one iiterast , that was labouring under distress : it was in vain to say that the distress might be partial and nttt universal- This country was so constituted , and the ramifications of society—its business end commerce , were bo firmly woven together , that it was impossible at one extremity or the other that distress could be felt which should not more or less- affect the whola of this vast community . ( Applause . ) It was therefore , the wisest plan to investigate it and attempt

      to remedy it . If distress existed among the higher classes they might depend upon it that the poorer classes would presently feel it ( Hear . ) T . e working classes fnli boos experienced that there was some defect in the general system ; and therefore , whenever that distress existed in the commercial , manufacturing , or working classes , he repeated again that the wisest plan was to attempt to diffase a general relief to that distress . It was therefore , for them , as requisitionists , to consider what could be done , and what relief could be proposed . It was for them , properly and in order to approach the legislative bodies of the country , to ask for that relief ; it was for them , also , to expect that their prayers would be listened to , and that the remedy whieh they proposed , so far as it was founded in

      propriety , would , in some degree , be adapted to the case of necessity , and procure that relief which they desired . ( Hear . ) It was not for him to give advice , or to attempt to lead opinion ; bat they would allow him one suggestion , that as there might be a difference of opinion aa to the cause of distress—as the causes mightbe various , and as the relief which must be applied to that distress might be difficult to find out , they ought to desire thai species of relief which could be most easily and speedily obtained . ( Hear . ) He would advise them , thertfoie , not to be led away by fancied topics of relief which might at some future period , and after the present race of men were reposing in their graves , come into use and be adopted ; but that they would let it be some species of relief which might be

      laid before Parliament oa the 4 th of February , 1842 , and which might be the means of producing an immediate and proper measure of relief . If they did tneir duty , therefore , let their jneasures be so constitutedtheir resolutions so framed , that they migtt be adapted to present relief—tfcat they might be so wise in their arrangement , so consistent and orderly , that it might bs a relirf that Parliament could grant , and that without much delay ; and then he trn >* ed that the distress which was felt more in the South than in this neighbJnrhood , might be remedied—that Parliament might remove that distress , that its Bcurces might be <> ried np , and that universal harmony , kindness , and happiness , might onc 3 more cheer the happy homes , the

      hearths , and the altars of our own beloved England . ( Much applause . ) He Bhould , therefore , only say , in conclusion , that as he had met the reqaisitionists in a spirA of candcur and conciliation , so he believed that they would not introdnceany topic merely inflimmatory , or not in consonance with the language of the requisition ; and as he had met them in this spirit of candour and consideration , he trusted the remedy they asked wouia be such sa Parliament might grant—that tfeey would meet him in the same kind spirit , and that ' their united object would he te procure relief and see the community happy . ( AppUnae . ) He should therefore call on the gentlemen who had resoludens lo propose now to tender

      them-Mr . Mowbrat then came forward to move the first resolution . He said , though young and inexperienced , yet he considered it a duty which he owed to his country and to his God , to come forward and advocate thoBe principles which he considered would best contribute to the happiness and welfare o ! hia fellow men . ( Applause . ) They were called together to c .-naider the causes of the exisang dittress which affl . cted the working classes , of this country . That distress did exist wa 3 ^ fact well known to many whom he saw around him ; but how much msre severely mutt it be felt by the manufacturing classes of SpiiaLSelds , where 19 . 500 ptopk were at that time out ot employment , and thousands in the werkhouse of Bethnal Green , while a number of others were recemne cut-door reiief ? ' . There were varions

      opinions as to the causes of this dif tress . Some attributed it to the irreligioa or Immorality of the peaple ; others to the over-run state of the population vh&ar ); others tJ the Corn Laws ; End some Boid-it -was tiie win of God that man should be such as he is . Bui he did not believe it was the will of God that there should be six miilious of slaves in this country—he did not believe it the will ef God that , where lie had Beat plenty of food , there should be thousands starving . ( Applause . ) He did not think it right that one class shi-uld live in idleness and luxury , whilst others bad not the necefsaries of life , i Hisses and cries of " Wlwre ' s that ? ' ) JEut on the contrary , he believed that peace and plenty should bs the lot of every mas , for it was intended at the creation that man should

      reap the fruits of labour , and enjoy the fruits of the earth . Ha would now read the resolution which he was about to propose . [ The resolution affirmed that there was great and general distress pxiwH-n y in the country . } He believed that this resolution was concaved in terms which could not meet with the opposition of any man , however much he might be prejudiced against the political opinions of the person from whom it emulated . ( Hear , hear . ) It must be to all a Esurce of unfeigned regret to learn the dittress -which did actually exitt in the country—to think that thousands were turned on the world to Eiak beneath the summer ' s sun or winter ' s blast , or to face the tender mercies of the Poor Law Commissioners . He would now move the resolution .

      Mt . Axdb . e'w "Whits seconded the resolution , which was put by the ilajor , and carried with four or five dissentitnt voices . Mr . Thoius CLAB . K . E , a currier , then came forward , and said that he stood there in the place of a fcatter man tj propose the next resolution . Men oi all parties now sumitted that distress did " exist , and to a greater extent th » Ti was ever knotrn before . ( Tumult ) One party attributed the distrtis which existed to the Corn Laws , but he did not believe that its existence was caused by any one law : it was caused by class legislation . ( Hisses , and cheers . ) H they thonghs they could put him down by hissiiif they were deceived . But 23 there were men to follow him possessed of a greater amount of taltnt , it would be presumption in him to address them - at any grea > length ; and he should theiefore simply move the resolution .

      The resolution , which attributed the distress of the country to the " monopoly of political po ^ er by tfce privileged classes , " was seconded by Mr . Trios . Clegfcorn . ard carried withent opposition . Mr . TaTlok , of Soudertand , then EtooA tip , ana said , some ascribed the distress to a want of commerce , and contended that , -when trade was in a fiourishini condition , it pramoted the employment of the workinc classes . In the abstract that might be true ; but h they looked back to the past history of commerce .-tht-j found toat in the exact proportion that commerce had been extended , the -wc ? kirg classes had been doomed to a proportionate degree of misery . They found thai as the wealth of a to ^ ni increased , so had the

      condition ot the working Bian been deteriorated . | Beai hear , and applause ) Compare the condition ef Glas gow in 1841 , wiih the condition of Glasgow fifty ye 2 r ago ; and they would find that in the same proportioi as the population tad increased—in the same propor tion tha : ; the ¦ wealth and commerce of Glasgow hat increased , in the very same proportion had the pfcysi cal condition of tbe people been deteriorated . ( Hsar hear . ) At what time in the history of Ergland wa there such a vast amount of wealth produced as aVpfe sent ? and at what time did the working population o England Buffer ao much ? It was evident , then , tha ttere was no want of resources in the country—it wa ; dear that there was now a greater amount of wealtl produced than wa necessary to supply the physica wants of the whole globe . Various remedies had beei proposeed for this distress . -Some told them that th <

      remedy was a repeal of the Corn Laws , and the Mayor had said that it was best to promete measures of immediate relief . There might be differences of opinion as to what those measures were . Some said the repeal oi the Corn Laws wouii most likely remove " the evili nnder which they suffered , but if they were to pr *™™ . into the constituticn of that house from which tot repeal of the Corn Laws was to be expected they woulc find that there existed in that House a prejudice ii favour of those laws . Were they likely to obtain j repeal of the Corn Lavre from the House of Common ; as at present constituted ? And even should they d < « o were they confideat that the effect of that repea ¦ would be to better their condition ? ( Hear , hear , hisses and cheers . ) Did they expect if the Corn Law was re pealed , and commerce extended , that they wculd h benefitted in any degree ? They were told in 1832 tha if they but assisted the class which then poesessec political power to aUain tfc&t power , they would obt&ii

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      every advantage necessary for themselves . Ten yean ' experience had shewn them the fallacy of such expectations . Tha explosion of their hopes had taken place and they had a duty to perform to their children and to their country , to see that they were not again deluded —to see that , whatever changes might ba effected , such changes and remedies were well calculated to benefit them . ( Loud applause . ) Their worthy Mayer had done himself credit by calling them together ; and if the wealthy classes of Bseiety would act towards them as the Mayor had done that day , the prejudice which now eristedagainst them would soon be removed . He acknowledged that he was a Chartist —( biases and cheers)—but he was so because he believed the principles of the Chartists to be consistent with every thing reasonable and jut . He was a Chartist because he believed fcbe principles of the Charter calculated to remove every evil which existed . Trusting that they would pass the resolution , he wonld not detain them any longer .

      Mr . Geobge Wbston contesded that political matters should not ba introduced into that meeting ; and that as they were met to address Parliament to remove the distress in the country they ougit to confine themselves to that object . The motion was then put and carried without further opposition . . - . ~ Mr . Mow brat then briefly proposed the third resolution , which affirmed that the only remedy for the distress was the adoption of the People ' s Charter . Mr . Clarke britfly seconded tbe motion . The Matob . objected to put tbe resolution as containing nothing specific—nothing to remove the distress which existed . ' He begged to interfere in order that there might be something specific added . ( Applause and hisses . ) The simple question was whether it was in order or not .

      Mr . Williams—Will you allow me to offer a word oi two respecting the resolution ? ( Cries of " no , no , " " yes , yes . The Mator amidst a great noise came forward and said the simple point was thu— they bad already kindly and attentively listened to one individual who was not an inhibitaDt of the town , and lie would candidly state to them that he had no such intention as to confine the reqniBion ' rsls to speak for themselves if they wished to have one or two advocates to spaak for them . ( Cheers and hisses . ) There , therefore , need be neither heat nor vehemence about it There was a point in the proceedings at which it was his duty to make a stand , and that they would rind he would do . The resolution as moved was that the Charter was a specific for all these evils . ( Some interruption . ) He objected that this was not a specific remedy according to the terms of the requisition . ( Cheers and hisses . )

      Mr . Williams and the Mayor here held a conference on the terms of tbe resolution . Mr . Williams then rose and said , —According to the strict letter of the requisition be was not entitled to speak te them because he was not an inhabitant of Durham ; and when he was first applied to to attend , he had declined to come . Be told them he had made it a rule never to attend public meetings called in any other town than that in which he lived , and tike part in them unless by the special approbation of the parties who got np the meetings ; for he thought the inhabitants of the town being called togtther to consider any public question ought alone t ) conduct their own proceedings ; or if Etrangers did coma forward , that they should not either move or second itsolutions , but only deliver

      observations with the consent of the meeting . He had made it a rule in bis public life never to attend a meeting unless he ceuld attend it according to the strict terms of the requisition , and never to introduce topics not within the scope or object of tha meeting , and be trusted the resolution now before them would , in the opinion of their excellent chairman , be deemed in order , and meet with their unanimous approval They , then , were willing for him to address them for a short time as one of their countrymen—for they were not met to cansidar the distress which existed in Durham alone , but which pervaded the whole of England , Scotland , and Ireland . Every man lamenting this distress , and wishing to see it removed , could have no objection to hear the opinions of one who was a stranger to them ,

      because he apprehended they were there to receive all the knowledge they could , and if it was in hit power to convey to them any knowledge , or to do aught to remove ignorance , or extirpate error , and to advance the interests of truth , then be was s-ure they would give to him a fair bearing aud receive his observations in that fair and candid spirit that he submitted them to the meeting . ( Loud cheering with slight inter , ruption . ) He conceived then that the resolution was one strictly in or ^ er , and that it embodied a remedy , and the only efficient remedy , for those evils under which they all now suffered . The existence of that distress was undisputed ; and it was important to know that that distress was not local , but extended throughout the whole of Great Britain and

      Irelandthat ' -t was not of recent origin , and that it appeared to be in or easing . That distress had been attributed to various ciuses ; aud people differed both as to its origin and remedy . He need not , therefore , narrow up their feelings by the details of that distress . He agreed with the Mayor , that this distress was nothing in Darhsan and ^ the North of England to what it was in other parts of the country . They were met , then , not alone in regard to their own interests but out of sympathy for their feilow countrymen , and he felt bound to notice the leading opinions entertained , and which bad been promulgated , regarding the causes of this distress . There were Borne who promulgated the belief—held conscientiously bj some , and pioumlgated for sinister purposes by ethers—that the distress arose

      from immorality andirreligion . However he ( Mr . W . ) thought that the existing distress was not , as thought by those gentlemen , a vibitation of Providence ; and he did not conceive that the remedy for that distress would be found in the erection of additional churches , or the establishment of additional curates . ( Hisses & cheers ) He did not think that this would be found an adequate rexaedy , for though desirous of having true religion extended , yet he did not think the existing distress had arisen from any want of moral principle in tbe people , Irom a want of religious principles or feelings , or from a want of the machinery for dispensing religious truth , bat from a want of energy on tbe put of those whose duty it was to diffuse it ( Hisses and cheers . ) There were others who thought that the distress arose from a

      superabundant population . This was at variance with his own opinion , and at variance with the opinion of the most enlightened men and the most careful observers . He could give them in th » spirit of the statistics of Mr . Alison—a gentleman who held Conservative opinions , and a gentleman of unblemished reputation , ami . of unblemished integrity—a proof that those who held this opinion were in error . He t'Sir . Alison ) was of opinion that the population of Britain was as nothing to what ita existing resources could sustain . ( Applause . ) He could also give them other statistics to shew that tbe resources of Great Britain were capable of sustaining twenty times the population that now exists in this coun try . There was at the present time a productive power in this country equal to the labour of 600 080 . 000

      of human beings . Fifty years ago it was only equal to 15 , 000 , 000 . During the last fifty years , owing to the ' discoveries of Watt and cf Arkwright , our productive power had increased to the extent of the labours of 600 , 000 , 000 of human beings . Obviously then tbe dutress arose not from tbe wan £ of materials for producing wealth ; still less from the want ef natural richness in the soiL Perhaps no country possessed a finer soil than Great Britain—notwithstanding the opinion of those gentlemen who were in favour of a repeal of the Com Lvws . The number of acres , according to the report made to the board of pnblic works , which were cultivated in Ireland , was 12 , 125 , 000 ; and of uncultivated , but capable of cultivation , 4 , 900 , 000 acres . Then there -was a total of

      cultivated and cultivataUe land in Great Britain , of 61 , 025 . 280 acres , and tbe number of acres in cultivation was only about half of -what "was capable of cultivation ( Hear , hear . ) It was also an acknowledged fact that those lands already in cultivation , were capable of a much higher degree of cultivation ; and that the science of agriculture , as a science , was capable of very great improvement indeed . The labours of many gentlemen in establishing home colonies had called out this cheeriDg fact , that a very Email portion of land was capable of sustaining a labourer and his family in comfort and independence . It had been proved by experiment that about five acres were capable of furnishing sustenance and comfort for a working man and his family , and placing him not only above the fear of

      want , but absolutely of securing to him independence as long as life existed , for the cultivation of the soil was not like manufactures ; it was nut connected with the financial system , or dependent on transient circumstances , giving at one time great prosperity , and at another plunging into great distress , for cultivation would ever yield a sure return for the labour upended upon it . He thonght , then , that the evil arose not from super-abundant population ; and that , therefore , the remedy was rot to befuuad in an extensive scheme of emigration—in limiting marriages among the people , or in other matters of a disgusting character , which had been promulgated by" those who thought that England was too densely populated . ( Hear and cheers . ) He was of opinion , therefore , that in emigration was not to be

      feund asefficient remedy . ( " No , " " no . " ) It appeared that there were now enly half of the people employed ; and the other half were only half employed . Only two or three years ago they were all in full employment Hsd the population doubled since that per iod ? If not , then lie distress could not aru , e from the superabundant population . If they were to admit that England did possess a superabundant population , what followed ? Why , that one-half of the population ought to be removed ; and if one-half of these were to be removed , what a heavy sum of money would be required to transport them from their happy shores , to the wilds and wildernesses of foreign climes . ( Hear and applause , with a few hisses . ) If the capital requisite to carry on

      an extensive scheme of this sort were to be employed in increasing the cultivation of your own lands , it would be attended with infinitely btt ' . er effects . ( Interruption . ) It would sot be necessary for the people to be removed from those opportunities of mental and social improvement , which existed nowhere to so great an extent as in Great Britain , and to go to other lands to seek for a borne and an asylum , and to seek an existence from their own proper labour . ( Applause . ) Having , then , said sufficient to show that the evils did not arise from a superabundant population , and that therefore , they were sot to be remedied by a system of emigration , and ctill let * by the immoral and degrading plans of Mallhus , he must now pau to the views entertained

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      by a very large and and a very influential class of Reformers . There was then a very large class of Reformers who were of opinion that the chief cause of the existing distress were the laws restricting the importation of food , and the immeniw valne of food decreasing the price of labour . While agreeing that the existing Cern Laws were unjust in principle and iniquitous in their character , and most pernicious in their operation , still he dissented from them in the belief that in a repeal of those laws would be found a remedy for the existing distress . When did the present law come into existence ? By what means did it come into existence ? Not merely through ignorant pnhlic opinion , because it was carried in utter opposition to the expressed wishes and will of the people . ( Cheers and hisses . ) Tha existing Com

      Laws were passed because the individuals who passed them had powers which the people had not He did not here allude to the sliding scale system , but to the Corn Bill of 1815 , which was passed at the point of the bayonet ; and the people were coerced into submission to that law , which they knew wonld be productive of injury to them . It was passed by the aristocracy , and for what purpose ? To advance the interests of the labouring class of people ? To advance the interest of trade and commerce ? To advance the interest of those engaged in . the cultivation of the soilof the farmer or the farm labourer t No such thing ; but to increase the rent roll of the landlord . That was the object which they had in view , and bitterly to their cost the object bad been achieved . Having seen that

      this measure was passed in opposition to the people , because those individuals had unlimited power , they discovered at once that it was in consequence of those individuals having that which they ( the people ) had not—viz . political poweT , and it was that power which enabled them to set at defiince the wishes and interests of the people . ( Hisses and cheera ) Since that period , but especially for the last two or three years , a very powerful agitation had been carried on to obtain a repeal of these laws , and with that agitation the Chartists occupied a very curious and singular position . The : Chartists had been unable to co-operate with the Corn Law repealers , but were compelled to take an apparently antagonistic position , not from factions feelings but from a conscientious feeling that the

      opinions of the repealers were wrong . The reason why tkey had not been able to co-operate with the Corn Law repealers was that they ( the former ) believed the numerous evils under which they now suffered arose entirely from the monopoly of power by the privileged classes and from their not being amenable to the will of the people , and that therefore the only remedy for these evils was the enfranchising of the whole people , and giving them equal power with these who now enjoyed it ( Hear , hisseB , and cheers . ) Man was said to be selfiisb by nature , and if that were so , they ought net to ftive to any individual political power which would enable him to enrich himself at the expence of others , he would assert that it was unjust and unwise to give to any class unbounded political power .

      because they would use it to promote class interest at the expence of the interests of others , and on that princirle-was based the People ' s . Charter . He contended that all being equally interested as cit 36 DS in the welfare of the state , all ought to be in the possession of equal political power to secure their own interests and to prevtnt others injuring th « m . All parties acknowledged the justice of that principle , but some differed from them and said that the principle was correct in the abstract , but that the time had not ceme for the exercise of the principles of justice . . Now lie ( Mr . W . ) said that it was never too early to begin to do justice , and that no good whatever was to be obtained by maintaining institutions which were not founded en justice . ( Chartist cheers . ) What was the

      argument used for the immediate emancipation of the negro slaves ? It was said by the opponents of emancipation that they ought to wait until the negroes were enlightened and knew the beBeflt of religion . To this it was answered that the ignorance of the slave was not the result of native want ot talent , but that in the state of slavery aud degradation in which they were placed was in vain to attempt to improve their minds or morals , and that until the cause which occasioned that state of ignorance , immorality , aud irreligion was removed it was totally impoaiible to remove tbeso defects . " Therefore , " said they , " strike off their fetters now and make those men who are slaves free . ( Hear , hear , and loud applause . ) Then they will receive the ministry of the gospel in the spirit of the

      true religion—then you will believe them to be what they pretend to be . " If , then , the argument of the emancipationists were sound , his ( Mr . W . ' a ) was equally sound , because it was b&sed on the same principle . ( Cheers . ) Those who were opposed to the luimedijte emancipation of the people—those who were opposed to the immediate giving to the people polit ' cal power , said that the people of England were ignorant That ignorance he admitted , and was endeavouring to remove ; but they would not be enlightened unless by exertion—they would not be enlightened as to what men were if they did not toll them what their rights were . The people were not born more ignorant than th « richer clashes . They had the same natural powers ; and notwithstanding the disadvantageous position in which they

      were placed , men hud sprung up among them of the noblest character , such as Watt , Arkwright , Bums , Elliot , and many other illustrious men . No one could deny that in intellect all classes were brethren ; and if the id a-sea were ignorant , it was not because they were naturally inferior , but , ou the contrary , it was a strong proof that the existing institutions of the country were unjust The more completely they proved the ignorance aad immorality of the working classes , the more completely did they prove the mischief of the existing institutions and the necessity of a change . People working fourteen hours a day in a cotton mill , or in tlie deep , deep mine , had no time for mertil improvement Children were compelled at the age of five or six to go down tbe deep mine for fourteen or fifteen hours a day ,

      and were thus deprived of all the means ef good education , and of all things useful to them at that time of life . Still less cculd fact -ry children be expected ta receive asy education ; and it was no wonder to find in them such physical debility and mural depravity as were described in the reports of the factory inspectors . He who created us wua not a partial father . He did not dole out blessings to one cla&s , and deny them to others . But it was said that the people had nothing at stake . If the time should come when their shores were likely to be invaded , and tbe property of the aristocracy aud the millccrats were likely to be endangered they should then hear nothing of the people having no stake in the country . They would be astonished to be told

      what , a stake they had then . ( Hear , laughter , and applause . ) If they Lad to come forward in defence of the throne , the altar , the institutions of tbe country , and their homes , they would thim find that they had most important interests at stake . ( Hear , hear . ) Now , if ( hey had these interests at stike , it came with a very ill grace from those who had had their assistance if the day after the battle they came forward and told them that they were ignorant and had no interest in the country . But the people had an interest not merely as strong , but greater than the wealthiest in the land . A man ' s interests vitally depended upon his relations to the state ; and any alteration in the lnw had a tendency vitally to affect his condition . If there were a law which would enhance tha cost of food and diminish

      the price cf labour what became of the working man . It reduced his supply of bread and of clothing also . But if there were an Rmelioration of the law which reduced the value of property generally it would only be necessary for the rich to retrench their luxuries . They might retrench a bottle of wine a day—keep a couple of horses where before they kept four , or a couple of servants where they had perhaps six , but they did not feel the pinchings of want ( Loud cheers . ) The poorer classes instead of having a less , ba > l a greater state in the conntry than ttia rich ; because , if danger did occur , thobu who had wealth could sell their lauded possessions , and become voluntary exiles ; but poorer peepla were chained to the soil ou wh ' . cli they were born ; aud be therefore said that as men , as husbands ,

      and as fatheis they had an equal interest bnt , as citiz-ns , th * y had a greater interest than those -who claimed an exclusive interest in the country . ( Interruption , and cries of the " Remedy . '") Well , then , now for the remedy . He bad been speaking to the rcmady all along—it was that to do justice to all was the surest means of promoting the interest , the honor , and tbe happiness of all He held the opinion that the charter embodied these opinions which wore basod on justice to all , and what were they ? That the electoral power of the country should not ba vested in a body of men , who had property merely , but in the whole aduit people— in all those who had come to maturity , and who had , therefore , the capacity to judge what was for the Rtjneral interest The present system vested the

      electoral power m tho nanUa of the owners of property , or the occupier of a house ef tho value of ^ £ 10 , and the inifSciency of that constituency to effect beneficial changes or t > remove the evils of the cuuiitry , proved , most clearly that the present syEteru was wrong . The franchise was now Vested in the middle classes . If they had chosen men ignorant of the principles of justice , they must have done so in ignorance or knavery ( Hear , hear , and cheers . ) If t ' . xough ignoracce then , they were unqualified to do their duty ; and if through knavery they were equally disqualified . But if the wholo people were enfranchised and should commit blunders they would only have themselves to blame , and tbe higher classes would be released from the odium which was at present attached to them . If they granted to the people their just rights , moreover , the ; higher classes would have an interest in weaning them from their ignorance , because their best security would be found in enlightening their minds and improving their

      morals . If , then , the men of Durham bad entertained prejudices against tbe People s Charter , he trusted that those prejudices would be now removed . They now knew what those principles were , and what they were not If they were lovers of justice they would support those principles . ( Hear , hear , hear , snd cheers . ) They attributed to the representatives of the whole people the remedy of those evils . It was offered , as an effective remedy and also as a speedy remedy The Chairman very probably thought the Charter was not a remedy of that description . He must tell him ( the Mayor ) that neither was the repeal of the Corn Laws . Sir Robt . Peel ' s plan bad become known , and it was not in consonance with the views of the repealers . But did they expect to caTy a repeal of the Corn Laws sooner than the Chartists cculd carry the Chait .-r ? He Bhould say decidedly not ; and in that opinion he was supported by the most intelligent portion of their own pnas , such as the Spectator and the Noxcoti / brmid . The Charter was a broader measure of justice than the repeal

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      of the Corn Laws . The Charter was a comprehensive and sufficient scheme for improving the legislative power of the country . It w ^ embraced by a larger number , and , therefore , was more likely to be sooner carried . The repeal of the Corn Laws originated with the middle classes , but it could never l > e carried without the support of the people . OConnell had seen this , and at Manchester expressed a wish that the people Bhould back him in order to frighten the aristocracy . Lord Melbourne had declared that to obtain a repeal of the Corn Laws would convulse the country from end to end—that it would bring the country to the very verge of a revolution , and if so why Bhould they be called uporr to pass through so terrible an erdeal as that to remove one evil when the system which had called that evil into existence ; was to be Buffered to last ? The middle classes , therefore , should unite themselves to Chartists . ( Cheers . ) Let the middle and working

      classes join together , to procure a broad measure of justice . It was with no light feelings that he appeared there that day , and if he had uttered any expressions of an improper character he most sincerely regretted it He desired that good and kind feelings should exist among them , and if they could not agree in opinion let them agree to differ : ( Applause . ) That meeting was one of the most cheering signs of the times . There was a period when the people were really treated as the " swinish multitude , " when their still feelings felt no utterance on the pnblic platform . But they now lived in times of a very different character when the working people had acquired knowledge , and when men in whom they had the fullest confidence were publicly heard to express their sentiments and expound their views ; He thanked them for the patience with which they had heard him , and the Mayor for allowing him to speak . ; :. ' - \ : . - ' ¦ ¦ : ' ¦ ¦' ; . :- ¦ ¦ . ;¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . ,. \ - . :- ^ ; v- ' : ¦ ¦ .. _ ¦ ' . . ¦¦ : • ¦ ;

      Tbe Town Clerk then read the resolutioa , which was to the effect that the meeting was of opinion that the most speedy and efficient remedy far class legislation , and the numerous evils arising from it , would be found in the adoption of the People ' s Charter . '¦ ' ¦¦ '¦¦" Mr . Francis McCarthy , a carpet weaver , ascended the bench to propose an amendment . He / said that much as he agreed in what had fallen from Mr . Willlrmv yet he considered that the obtaining of the Charter would be at such a distant period , that it would be long ere they felt the benefit of it ( Hisses and cheers . ) Being convinced of this , and at the same timo considering that a repeal of the Corn Laws would sooner produce good effects—( much hiaaing )—he rose to propose a resolution to that effect . . : : Mr . WM . ALEXA . NDteR , another carpet weaver , seconded ths amendment

      The amendment was put , but not twenty hands were held up for it . It was negatived by a very large maj-srity . The original motion was not put , the Mayor declaring it to have Ven carried . Mr ; Mowbrat moved that petitions to both houses of Parliament be drawn up founded on the resolutions , and sent to Mr . Granger and Earl Stanhope for presentation , wfaich was carried without opposition . ¦ Three cheers , were given for Frost , Williams , and Jenes ; , for the Northern Star ; and for Feargus O'Connor ; ' ¦ '' ' ' - ¦; ¦ ¦¦ . '¦ ¦ .: 7 ' ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ '¦¦ . ¦ :- - ¦ . '¦ . ¦¦ ¦ . '•¦ ¦ '¦ " . ¦ ' ¦ ' . ¦¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ' ¦'' ¦' ¦

      Mr . Williams moved a vote of thanks to the Mayor ; which was carried , and the Mayor having returned thanks , the Hieeting was dissolved .:

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      BIRMINGHAM . - — Freeman-Strket . -- Mason delivered a lecture on the confederated Republics of America , on Sunday evening . OH Monday evening , the members of the Birmingham National Charter Association , assembled at the meeting room , Freeman-street , for the transactiori of business ; Mr . Fussei was called topreside , Mr : Williamson spoke at considerable lengthy and with much alacrity . He was warmly applauded throughout . Mr . Mason afterwards addressed them , and was loudly applauded . We are .. active in making the necessary arrangements for a ( Chartist Hall in this town , and in a short time we Bhall be able to have an excellent place of meeting .

      Chartist Tj 6 a Partv anp Ball . —A Chartist tea pary and ball was held in the Hall of Scionce , Lawrence-street , on Tuesday evening , in aid of the funds of Frost ' s Committee . Mr . Waiter Thorn was called to the chair ; ho opened the business of the evening m a masterly manner , by shewing tho justice of the cause for which Frost ,. . Williams ,, and Jones were banished their country , and concluded by proposing the following toast— "The people tho only legitimate source of all power . " Mr . Follows , of Slonmouth-3 treet , responded to tha toast in a neat and eloquent address . 7 Tho Chairman then gave the nexEsentiment— "Frost , Williams , Jones , and all imprisoned and expatriated patriots . " Mr . John Mason , Chartist lecturer , responded to the

      toast , in his usual eloquent and ehorgetio style . The Chairman next gave— " The' paoploV Charter , may it soon become the law of the land . " Responded to by Mr George White , The next toa 3 t given from the chair was— " The illustrious patriots : of all countries who have suffered in the bause of liberty . " Mr . T . P . Green responded to the toast . The dancing then commenced . Mr . Hawkes ' s splendid quadrille band was engaged for tho occasion , and played several splendid airs , aud gave great satisfaction . Mr . Colo sang the Marseilles Hymn , % amid the warmest applause . Other songa were given ^ and after the diversions of the evening had been kept up to alate hour , the meeting separated highly delighted with the evening ' s amusement .

      BIIiSTOH " . —Chartist DEMONSTfiATioN . nr-This patriotic and highly spirited town held a public meeting on Monday last , called by requisition to the High Constable , upoa the refusal of whom the meeting was convened on the authority of the requisitionista , to be held at the Charter Association Rooms . Stafford-street , for the purpose of adopting the National Petition . Every possible opposition was given by the imbecile magistrates , who published a foolish placard , for the purpose of intimidating the workiiigmeni The following is a copy of this precious document : —

      ' Notick . —Whereas , it haying been represented to her Majesty ' s Justices '' of tho Peaoe acting in this neighbourhood , that meetings of persons calling themselves Chattifits having been held in Bilston , where violent language , inciting to a breach of the Peace has been used , arid a handbill kaviug been issued i calling a meeting without legal authority , to be held oii the 27 th of December ; in the Charti . st Association Rooms , we , tho said . Justices , earnestly recoramoHd all peaceable and well-disposed persons not to attend , or take any part in such meeting . And we hereby give notice that any persons go assembling , or endeavouring by speeches ; or other Wise , to cause a breach of the peace , will be dealt with according to law .

      ( Signed ) Henry Hill , J , DEtlANE , W . Mannix , Geokgb Holyoake , George Briscoe , PhillipWilliams , W . Baldwin , John Foster , The Chartists laughed at this attempt to coerce them , and determined on holding their meeting , and at ten o ' clock j ihey mustered in large numbers , with flags , banners , &e . The meeting was originally intended to be held at the Ball-court , but the magistrates having threatened tho proprietor with a suspension of his license , ho was compelled to refuse its uS 6 . —

      Messrs . White , Mason , Cook ( of Dundee ) , and other friends of the people attended , aud walked in procession through the town along with tho members of the National Charter . association , after which the people assembled on a piece of ground , the property of Mr . John White , where a commodious hustings was erected for tho occasion . Mr . Cadley was unanimously called to tha chair , aud after thanking them in an appropriate address for tho honour conferred upon him , he introduced Mr . John Siir&n , to propose the first resolution . Mr . Stir . au , to whom great credit is due for the manly and honest part ho has taken in the cause of Chartism at Bilston , was received with loud cheers and vindicated the right of the people to universal liberty . He declared his de ^

      yotedness to the paople ' s cause , and pledged himself never to relax in his exertions until the People ' s Charter became the law of . the land . Mr . Mossley seconded the resolution , after which Mr . John Mason , Chartist lecturer , addressed the meeting in support of the resolution in his usual eloquent and energetic stjle , and dwelt at , great length on the sublime principles contained in the People's Charter , and urged upon his audieiice the necessity of persevering iu the course they had so nobly begun and retired amid the most enthusiastic cheefp . The meeting was afterwards addressed by Mr . White ; who . upon making his appearance was treated to a plentiful supply of groans and hisses from a steam-boiler , the property

      of-Mr . Baldwin , the magistrate . Mr . White commenced his address by stating the powar of Bteaia was converted into due of the greatest curses under which the vrorkirig classes laboured .: It had supplanted the labour of thousands of honest and virtuous men ; but although the Chartists were subjected to the scoffs and jeers of the ruling few , in every conceivable form , he considered the present a new era in tho ecienoe of humbug , for the middle classes , being no longer enabled to frighten the people by their nonsensical sham proclamations , signed by eight justices , who only wanted long ears to finish them , had , in the plmitude of their sagacitv . employed a steam-boiler to hise him down ; but

      like all their other paltry machinations , he would render it of no effect . ( Loud hisees from the steamboiler . ) In the intervals between each , puff , Mr * White gave a sentence which excited the laughter and merriment of the meeting , and gave a severe castration to the empty-headed noodles who had dared to interpose betwixt the people and the assertion of their legitimate rights . He pleaded tho justice of their cause , the truth of their principles , aad was certain that nothing eould prevent their ultimate success . ( Loud and repeated hisses from the steam-boiler , which gave the meeting time to laugh most heartily at Baldwin ' s contemptible maiiOeuvres . ) He next declared that any man wh »

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      refused to join the National Charter Association could not be considered a real Chartist , aa its principles ^ ^ WereT strictly in accordance with those laid down in th > People ' s Charter ,. He called on the working men to rally round thelonly standard > y wtibh they could hope to achiarB comfort and happiness for themselves and families ; ttud after alluding to the prosecution which he was at . out to undergo from the Rugby pawon , ha cbncludod by stating his determination to struggle with the people to the end , and bid defiance to all tyrants whether lay or clerical , and retired amid loud cheers . &tr . Cook , of Dudley , next addressed the meeting , aad spoke in favour of the principles contained in the People s

      Charter . He declared his determination to sv'& nd by those principles , and congratulated the people of Bilston on the noble stand they were making . lie pledged himself to use his influence to forward the cause in Dudley ; he was loudly cheered by the members . The National Petition was then read and unanimously agreed to ; after which three cheers were given for the Charter , three for Fbargus Q'Corinor . and three for Frost , Williams , and Jones , after which the meeting separated . A splendid tea party and bail was held in the Chartist rooms , ; Staffordstreet , in the evening , at which Messrs . White and Cook delivered spirited addresses , and after a well directed and convivial evening had been spent , the brave Chartists of BUston retired highly gratified ,

      ASTIiEir .-The Chartists of Astley and Tyldesley have determined to join the National Charter Association ; and to help on the straggle of right against might . They have got a very comfortable place to meet in ; four dozen cards of membership have been recbived from the secretary , and public opinion , in favour , of the ^ Charter , is being formed . ROCHDALE . —Sunday last was the opening of our new room . Long before the timo appointed , it was crowded to suffocation . Idr . Barrow ' s discourses were excellent , and appeared to thrill through the hearts arid minds of his hearers . Our room is still too small to accommodate the inembers who wish to hear Mr . Barrow . Sixteen members were enrolled .

      HEBDBN BBIDGE .- ^—The Rev . W . V . Jackson , of Manchester , preached a sermon here , oh Sunday last , in the Association Room . Tho room was crowded to suffocation . On Monday there was a publio tea-party , when about one hundred and sixty eat down . The tea , was served oat in such style that it gave great sotisfaction . W 7 KE . r-0 n Tuesday night last , a meeting was held aythe Odd Fellows' Arms Inn , at eight o ' clock to memorialise her Majesty on behalf of Frost , Wilttamq . and Jones .

      MANCHESTER . —On Tuesday afternoon a great concourse of people assembled round the Inikmary to witness the funerals of those poor unfortunate labourers , seven in number , who were killed by the fall of a wall at the large warehouses ; which were burnt down in Piccadilly . The coffins were carried on the shoulders of their country men and iellow labourers . The streets were , crowded wiih the unemployed aud others , who joined in the lamentations . It was truly heartreuding to see 7 their widows and children , friends and relations , following them to their graves , whose mournings were suficient to break a heart of stone . 7

      HUNSLBT . —A public meeting was held here on Tuesday tveuing , to demoralise she Queen on behalf of Frost and the other political prisoners . The meeting was not well attended , and we are sorry to say that not a few of the Chartists themselves were absent ; this is not as it should be . If tho friends at Hunslet do not take care they will be beaten by their younger brethren of Wobdhouse and Hblbeck . The meeting was addressed in animated speeches by Mr . Joseph Staiifield , Mr .: J . Charlesworth , and Mr . T . B . Smith . The following is the memorial : —¦ TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY . Tfie&iemorialoftfie undersigned Inliabitants of Hunslet . Humbly Shewetu , — 7

      That your memerialsts having heard ¦ with pleasure and deiight that it is the purpose of your Majaaty to signify your Royal sense of the . preservation , by Divine Mercy , of yonr Majesty ' s lif ; during . that most critical of natural events which has given to your loyal subjects a Prince Royal , clemency to such of the unhappy persons as , having been convicted of crimes , have behaved well in their unfortunate situations , would respectfully solicit your Majesty ' s attention to the fact , that John Frost , Zophaniah Williams , and William Jones were , on the 17 th day of January , 1840 , convicted of high treason , at the Court House , Monmouth , before ; three of your Maj 88 ty' 8 Judges ; that aa objection was taken to the proceeding 7 by thu counsel of the prisoners , which , in the opinion of

      two . of the Judges presiding on the trial , and of divers others of your Majesty's Judges and emiaently learned legal men , ought to have exempted the sud ptlaoneis from punishment ; that the said prlsonere were , not-¦ wiihat vTiding such objection bo ably sustained and supported , transported for life ; that your memorialists have every reason to believe tbat the conduct of the said John Frost , Zephaniah Wi 'iams , and William Jenes , in their unhappy exile , ha been proper and exemplary ; and that your memorialists thinking them , therefore , to be fit objects for the exercise of your royal clemency , do pray that your Majesty will , at this time , grant unto the said John Frost , Zephaniah Williams , aud William Jones , a free pardon , and recal them to their homes .

      And your memorialists , as in duty bound , will ever pray . .: 7 . -7 . . ; . - ¦' . . / ... ' } : 7 ' ¦ ¦ ' . ¦ . Holbeck . —Mr . Smith delivered his promised lecture on Wednesday everting , in the Association Room , Holback bridge . The audience was numerous and attentive . The cause is promising . Ufri'jsR Wortley . —A memorial mesting was held here on Monday night , which was well attended , and after a lectxire by Mr . T . B . Smith , a memorial on behalf of Frost , and his companions was unanimously adopted . Mr . Smith announced that on the ICth January , he would preach two sermons , one in the afternoon , on the personal character of the Lord Jesus and the designs of Christianity , and the other in the evening , on the right duties of tbe young . KNABESBEO ' . —On Monday evening last , Mr . Joseph Biook , from Bradford , delivered a lectuie in the Chartists Association room , of this town , at eight o'clock . 7

      WAHIjEV . —A public meeting was held here on the 20 th ult . Excellent speeches were made by Messrs . Rushton , Mitchell , and others . The Hull memorial on behalf Of Frost , WilliamSj and Jones was adopted , and a reso ' utioa passd pledging the meeting to an unceasing perseverance in every species of lawful and peaceable agitation for the principles embodied in the People s Charter ^ until they be recognised as the law of the land . KEXGHItEV . — Mr . Smith arrived here on Saturday evening , and immediately proceeded to the

      Working Men ' s Hall , in which the friends of the Working Men ' s Sunday School were assembled to enjoy the " cup that cheers . " A plentiful tea , With the etcetras , Was dispensed ; after which a piece of sacred music was given in excellent style . Mr . Smith was then introduced , and spoke for more than an hour , in a manner which appeared to rivet the attention of his auiience . On Siinday Mr . S . delivered a short address to the children , and preached two sermons in the Working Men ' s Hall , after which collections were made towards the formation of a library .

      , LOWES WAELEY — At the weekly meeting of the Chartists , an animated discussion took place on the uecessity of the whole Association supporting the Executive , by paying for all cards issued , and by sending one penny per month per member , according to the plan of orgaiiisation . The iollpwing resolution was unanimously adopted : — ' » That we , the mo / nbers-of the National Charter Association located ih . Iiower Warley , do lioyv pay to the Executive the two months' subscription due for twentyone members ; and that we enter into a voluutary

      subscription to raise funds lo enable the Executive to prosecute their labours ; and further , that two repose tho greatest confidence in the Executive for their past exertions . '' Tho 3 . * . 6 d ., as two months ' subscription , was paid ; and 63 . 6 d ., a 3 a voluntary coutribukipn , was also raised , which sum of I . O 3 . was forwarded to Mr . Campbell , per Mr . Culpon . The Warley Chartist ? Say that , as there are 30 , 000 members enrolled , if every twenty-one were voluntarily to contribute 6 = u . 6 ii .,: it would amount to upwards of £ 500 ; and t ' uu enable the Executive to empJoy a score ofgoud and efficient lecturers .

      TODMOBDEN .- Ancient ForiESTEBS . —On Christmas Day , the brethren of Court Goshen , No , 520 , held their anniversary at tho house of brother John Hollinrake , York Tavern Inn , when upwardB of 160 brethren sat down to an excellent dinner ' provided for the occasion . OVENDEN . —A public lecture was given on Tuesday , by Hev . W . V . Jackson , from Manchester , in Proviaence School Room , Qvehdeu Moor-Side , which the trustees had kindly lent for the occasion . Toe lecture was upoa the principles contained in the Charter .

      XViaCCLESFXEIiZ ) . —At the county delegate meeting , on Sunday last , the delegates from several districts complained of the insufficiency ef lecturesi In consequence of Mr . Doyle ' s exertions for the last month or Bit weeks , in opening new Associations in different parts of the country , and not being able to attend to them as often as it was necessary , they are almost lost for want of help . It was in consequence , agreed that Mr . Doyle be engaged for another month , and that he be directed to go as soon as possible to the city of Chester and its vicinity , where he will spend about a week in promulgating

      the only doctrines by > hich tins great nation can be saved from utter and irretrievable ruin . It was also agreed that a county fund should be raised for the parpose of assisting those districts that are not able to send delegates to the Various delegate and conaty meeting ^ which may be held from ti « ae to time on _ busiuess belonging to the Chartist cause , tho said fund to be supported by a subscription of one penny per month from each member in each district . Th « ne ^ t county delegate meeting wiil be held in the National Charter Association Room , Maoclesfield , on Sunday , January 30 Uu

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      Dbeadfcl Destitution—On Wednesday evening , an inquest was held at the George Inn , Snow-hill , before Mr . Payne , on the body of Robert Jenkins , aged 60 , an auctioneer ' s porter , who died suddenly at his lodgings in a miserable hovel in Field * plaoe , Holborn , from whence the body bad been removed to the above inn . Catherine Crawley , a fellowlodger , John Reddy , the landlord , and Bridget his wife , concurred in stating that deceased had lodged in the hous « about two months , that he did not com * p lain of illness , or say . that he was in want of food , but he bad a slight cough , and the only food he was ever seen to take in the house was occasionally a supper , consisting of three or four pounds of po tatoes boiled , and drinking tre water they yten boiled in . On Christinas Day , he only ate a fewturnips warmed . The deceased slept on a wretched bed , on tho floor , without any coyering , and four other persons slept in the same

      rv > om . He owed hia landlady five shillings , and tci'd her on Monday morning ' . Met . that he would pay her in the evening , as he expected to get some ChnVtmas boxes . On his return he said "Ihave fared v 'retty well ; I have bad three glasses of gin , some 1 b 8 v T , beef , aad bread and cheese , bat have got no money " ' . 'H » landl ^ y then threatened to turn him out , but ultimately allowed him to go to bed . On Tuesdaj' morning , about nine o ' clock , deceased was discover ed lying on his right side quite dead . ^ - Dr . Lynch , ai ^ er describing the wretched condition in which he foo . ud the deceased , stated that the body presented a ver emaciated and jaundiced appearance ,, and was partially dropsical . He w ^ as of opinion that there , had been some organic disease going on , which , he had no doubt , was accelerated by privation , and he shouldsay , aa he died so tranquilly , death was caused by a rupture at the heart . The landlady said that the deceased had been advised to apply for park h relief ^ but had refused . Verdict— * Died from nat ural causes . "

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      Lbeds Cobn Mabket , Tuesi > ay , January 4 . — There is a large arrival of Wt eat to this day ' s Market ^ other kinds of Grain mode , raw * ¦ Wheat has been quite a retail trade , and pn cea !?• to 2 s . per quarter lower . Fine heavy Barley ynllas dear , but uo improvement in other descriptions , vOM S a itaiipenny per stone , and Beans Is . per qr . lower . XflE AVERAGE PRICES FOR TiW WBEE " ¦ - . _ ENDING Jan . i , 1842 . ; ; ' - 7 . \ ... ' - Wheat . Barley . Oats . Rye . Bean , s . Peas . Qrs ; Qrs . Q , rs . Qra . Qrs * Qrs . 2610 1662 ; ; 493 ' ¦ . ' . . 9 ;^ 5 7 0 £ s . d . 7 £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ 3 . d . * ? s- d . 3 7 0 1 12 9 1 3 71 119 0 118 S | 0 0 0

      Lbeps Cloth Markets .- ^ We are glad to t ? © f that a confident hope exists that trade in this distx . let will in a very short time improve ;¦; and / that a steaa ' y demand for manufactured good 3 is anticipated . Stocks are very low , the merchants not having for . some time purchased beyond their immediate wants * so that the slightest extra demand would have the > effect of causing more employment ,. , the manufacturers having for some time limited their powers of production . The Stuff trade is pretty brisk under all circumstances , though even here there are great complaints of want of demand in comparison with what there ought to be . 7 7 / H uddersfield Cloth Market . —Our first market in the new year was as gloomy as the one ending thd old year . There was no improvement in any one department . Wools , Oils , Ac . as usuaL

      Thibsk Cobn Market , Jan . 3 . —Supply large , with a very heavy market . - Wheat full 3 d per bushel and Oats from 6 d to , 13 per quarter lower . Barley dull of sale , but best samples realized nearly former rates . Wheat 7 a 3 d to 8 . 3 } Beans M to ' 5 i per bushel . Oats 9 d to lid per stone , or 16 a to 22 s per quarter . Barley 26 s to 31 s per quarter . : Liverpool Cattle Market , Monday , Jan . 3 . — There has been a very fair demand for Beasts and Sheep at market to-day , and those of prime quality were eagerly sought after . Best BoeC from 61 < L > down to 6 d . per lb . Best Wether Mutton from 7 d . down to 6 ^ d . per lb . Numbe r of Cattle at market : —Beasts 1 , 415 , Sheep 2 , 984 .

      . Manchester Corn Market , Friday , Jan . 7 . — There is but little to notice respecting the trade during the present week ^ the general character being that of much inactivity ; and , in consequence of the holiday asual at the commencement of ihe year , our market was held this rnorning . In the absence of several of the customary attendants few transactions were reported , and no change can be made in the quotation of any article . 7 / Richmond Corn Market , Saturday , Jan . 1 . — We had a good supply of Grain in our market this week . Wheat sold from 63 . 6 d . to 9 i . 6 i . data 2 .- ! . 4 d . to 3 s ; 6 d . Barley 4 s . 94 . to 5 a . Beans 53 . 6 d . to 1 . 5 a : 9 d . per bushel . 7

      Liverpool Cobn Market , Monday , Jan . 3 rd >—We have this week had moderate supplies of British Grain , &c ; but the arrivals from foreign ports amount to 5 , 530 quarters of Wheat , 1 , 076 quarters of Beans , 770 quarters of Peas , and 9 , 940 barrels of Flour ; and from Canada there are reported 1768 quarters of Wheat , 10 , 000 barrels of Flour , and 2 , 600 quarters of Peas . With very trifling exceptions , however , all these are for tho present entered under bond . The rates of duty on foreign Wheat are advanced to 23 s . 8 d ., on Barley to 15 v 4 d ., on Peas to lls . per quarter , and on 1 lour to 143 . 3 d . per barrel . Since this day se ' nnight , a few parcels

      of free foreign have been taken for shipment to Iireland : but the trade in Wheat has been of a limited character , and prices generally have declined ld » per bushel . In Flour there has beea little done at barely previous rates . Oats and Oatmeal have commanded little attention , though both articles have been offered on rather easier terms . Barley and Beans have sold only in retail , and must be quoted Is . per quarter cheaper ; Some parcels of foreign boiling Peas have found buyers at 42 a . to 44 a . per imperial quarter , la the early part of the week , two or three cargoes ef Mediteranean Wheat to arrive changed ^ haiids at the previous currency . No further transactions have transpired .

      London Smithfield Mabhlet , Monday ^ Jan . 3 . — W « had a . very moderate arrival of beasts from the whole of our grazing districts , up to this morning ' s market , but the general quality of the bullock supply was unueually prime for the time of year ; indeed , nearly the whole of it was above the middle qaality . The limited nature of the receipts , and the large attendance of buyers , produced a very fair inquiry , and an advance in tho currencies noted on Monday last of from 2 d to 4 d per 8 lb was readily obtained ; the primest Scots are going off at full 4 s 10 d per . 81 b , and the market was cleared at aneariy hour . From Scotland ; there were received about 125 Scots , and

      190 sheep , in excellent condition . Amongst the supply , we noticed five oxen and a heifer offering by Mr . Willbughby , and fed by Mr . Hewison , of West Keal , Lincolnshire , which were the admiration , of all beholders ; in fact , finer animals were seldom , if everiseeu in this market ; while they produced exceedingly high prices . The points were extremely smooth , aad they would weigh extremely heavy . There was a fair average supply of sheep on sale , the inquiry for which was a firm , but without any improvement in their currencies . In calves , little was done , yet there was slight enhancement on Friday ' s rates . The pork trade was steady , at last week ' s figures . 7

      London , Corn Exchange , Monday Jan . 3 .- " There was a limited supply of wheat from Essex Kent , aud Suffo'k , this morning , with a moderate quantity of barley , beans , and peas , from these couaties , and the fresh arrivals of oats were only to a limited extent , but an immense quaatity of Irish vfa 3 left over from kst week ' s sqppiies . The imports of foreign grain have been to a trifling exteDt since this day se'nnight . The weather duriiig the past week has been alternately wet and slightly frosty . Notwithstanding the supply of English wheat was so limited , it was quite sufficient lor the demand , our millers taking it off reluotattly at about the rates of this day se ' nnight for all fair conditioned samples . The business transacted in free foreign was to a limited extent , without ar . y change in value . Ship flour ; was very dull , aud offering on rather lower

      terms ; and town made was unaltered in price , with sollersiiader the nominal quotations . Good malting barley brought last week ' s currency ^ bet other sorts were taken off : slowly , at somewhat under the rates ofla , st Monday . Malt 7 was in slow request ; ne ? r offering again freely at about Is . per quarter decline . Dry new beans reulised as much money , but dainp parcels were cheaper and more easily purchased . Peas have declined full Vs . per quarter , with a dull trade in this article . The large dealers in oats still hold off purchasing beyond a small / supply for their immediate wants , and the business transacted to-day in this article \ v « s mostly confined to the consumers , who bought good corn at a trifling abatement in price , and although the factors held Irish pretty firmly , the immense quantity on gale kept the buyers aloof , anticipating that when the vessels comeon demurrage a greater decline will be submitted to .

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      O'CONNOR , Esq ., of Hammersmith , Countf . Middlesex , by JOSHUA HOBSON , at hi 5 Print ing Offices , Nes . 12 and 13 , Harket-Gtieet , Briggate ; and PubliBhed by the said Joshua HobsON , ( for the said Feargus O'Connob , ) » t bia P * el * llng-houae , No . 5 , Matket-Btreet , Briggate ; P » intferiial Commxiaication existing between the 8 » W No . 5 , Market-Btreet , and the said Noa . 12 ** & 13 , Matket-fitreet , Briggate , thus conrtitttting the whole , ! bf the said Printing and Publishing Offloe ¦¦ . ¦ one Premises . ; 7 : : ;¦' . ¦ . _ ¦¦ ¦ : . 7-. - ' . : . - ¦ .. ¦ . ¦ .- ' ; . - , AU Communications must be addressed , CPost-paldl to J . HOBSON , Northern . Star OiSce , Leeds . Saturday * Jannaal 8 , 1842 .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 8, 1842, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct736/page/8/