On this page
- Departments (4)
-
Text (12)
-
smut* atfir &vt
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
&fo tfUfonc Gxafhevtv
-
i 2£t)e Cojtiicr^ -^aotjcmcnt
-
MARKET INTELLIGENCE
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.
-
-
Transcript
-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.
Additionally, when viewing full transcripts, extracted text may not be in the same order as the original document.
Smut* Atfir &Vt
smut * atfir &vt
Untitled Article
LORD BOSSES GIGAITTIC TELESCOPE . At the dose of the meeting of the British Assodation , Dr . Robinson , tha- « minent astronomer , gave the following interesting account of the gigantic telescope ¦ with a nx feet speculum , preparing by the Earl of Bosse . The processes employed ky his Xordship have t > eea described before , bnfc not m clearly . Ike expected results are splendid , as the "reader will see by glancing at the last Bentenee but one of the article . The powers of the « x feet speculum when finished onght to be four graes as great as those of the three feet one , -which suffice , it seems , to render as object in the moon no bigger than a church -giinMa to xa -.
The eye fails to percerre xiistant objects for two rer-xms—their apparent minuteness , and their faiafc . ness . Both these an obviated by the telescope ; ita object glass , or mirror , forms a highly illnminsted picture , as in the camera obscura ; and this can be magnified by the « ye-piece in proportion to its brightness , proportion depending on ioafffihich the objective part beara on the papa of Qie eye . Therefore , "with inrtru . meats equally perfect in execution the power depends on the diameter , » n ^ all improvements ultbuaUJy relate to that . Now , in the refracting telescope , when the ^ objective part is of glass , we very soon reach a ) : mit , from the impossibility of obtaining this substance an large masses sufficiently perfect for optical purposes . There 1 b sot in existence an olject glass of sixteen
inches apertnre , nor we believe four of twelve ; and fcheir cost m % bt be estimated from tbe feet , that a disc of nnwronght flint glass was now offered for sale , eight inches diameter and one inch thick , at the price o ! eighty guineas . We are therefore obliged beyond these limits Jo avail ourselves of the principle of rtflscHon ; but here also we meet with difficulties that -seem BC 3 iceiy surmountable . The material of specula is easily procured , but It is perhaps the most nntractable with which a workman ever meddles ; harder th * n steel , but so brittle that a slight blow will shiver a large rock of it to fragments , and a slight trkuration grind it to dust , it can scarcely "be shaped by the common process of the founder , and a very small warmth JjiCsuQously applied will split a large mirror . And the
delicacy of the necessary for perfect action , is scarcely to be conceived ; gusntities of space , which would elude all other measurement , are in this way made evident so that the precision of the operation must be almost infinite . Up to the size of six , or perhaps nine inches diameter , the difficulties are overcome by skilful workmen ; but very few have -ventured beyond the latter limit , and stm fewer have succeeded so-that in that fieiaJLord Basse stands alone . Even Sir William Herschel himself is no exception ; his twenty-feet telescopes , of sixteen inches aperture , being comparatively diminutive ; and the feriy-feet , of four feet aperture , however honourable to the astronomers and the King who constructed it , must be regarded as a feaur * .
" The improvements made by Lord Bosse might be describe ! as four , including a multitude of minor points , of -which it might be said that none were the result of accident ; they flowed from a series of experimental inductions , perfect in ifeelr kind , but which due wm sot permit him to detail . The first was In casting' the speegta . Prom what he said before of their materiel , It would easing be conceived , that without especial precautions it wsuld infallibly crack in cooling . Of the -three attempts by Sir Wm . Herschel to east the four feet speculum , two failed , though it was far below the trne standard of four chemical equivalents of copper to one ef fin . Others wha have ^ jperated en 3 T cave sot been more fortunate ; it either laacks in the mould , or has a dull and porous surface , which mates it useless . Lord Bosse forms that surface of the mould which give the reflecting face of iron hoops , packed on edge , and turned to the spheric figure of the speculum—so close that they retain the liquid metal ,
so porous that the air which it entangles ess escape . It chills and solidifies at once a small depth of the bee ; the aides of Hie mould , which are ef sand , cool it more slowly , and the Tritiniftt * and dangerous contraction acts only on the back , which is cast open . The arrangement seems excessively simple , but it sever fails . Of course , the speculum , -which is tough at a high temperature , is transferred before it comes to an annealing furnace , and gradually cooled . The second change is in the position -of the Bpeculum ; all other opticians , as far as 2 > r . Robinson knew , had it above the polisher . By reversing ii , Lord Bosse gained many important advantages—be ^ eenld ermine its figure as the polishing proceeded without removing it ta the telescope—no trifling job , when it is sear a ton weight —by placing it is a cistern of water kept at the-mean temperature , he in * A * the process free from the ¦ uncerhinty caused by the WpKnn , heatijig , and softening the pitch of the polisher ; and by supporting the speculum on the Identical levers which were to bear it when
acting m the telescope , he avoided all change of figure . Were a mirror accurately figured with its face downward , the mere act ef reversing will unquestionably injure its performance , for it bends by its own weight ££ be aHghtfsft local pressure trill torn a well-defined star into a blot or a comet j and fids absolute identity of support in the two cases is of amential necessity , theugh never before thought of . The third is the machinw which gives the movements requisite to obtain the parbolic figure . It is a remarkable fact , and an evidence of the correctness of the result that Dr . fireen , a native of this city , should have been led by hia experiments to the same combinations . They consist , according to Lord Bosse , of—1 st , a stroke which earlies the polisher one-third of the diameter of the
mirror : Sd , a transverse stroke 21 times slower and 0 . 28 of the same diameter of the mirror ; 3 d , a rotation of the speculum , performed in the time of S 7 of tha first strokes ; and 4 Lh , a rotation of the polisher in the same direction , about 16 r ' rn <>« slower j and if those-propor t ions be observed the machine will do the rest ; It scarcely requires to be watched , and if it be only arrested when the polisher eevers the surface , it is found that whether that be six inches diameter , or three feet , the figure is-true . But as the curvature of the surface is sot junifoHs , the shape of the polisher must change while ft i » produced . This instrument is made of east iron covered with pitch , and coated with peroxide of iron . The change can only occur by the lateral spreading of the pitch , and to allow of this it had
been usual to cut it in grooves regulated by the experience of the optician , and renewed as they fill up . Instead of this arbitrary plan , Lord' Bosse has grooved the polisher itself , so as to break it into isolated and definite -portions , and thus be reduces . every part of the operation to precise conditions Di . Robinson apologised for such an imperfect sketch of those inventions , but he regretted still more that he could sot venture to detain bis hearers by telling them of the wonders they had unfolded , and of the three-feet telescope actuary employed at Parsontown , the most powerful that has yet 4 * en pointed to the aky—of the light -which it has already amrwn on some of the mysterious objects in the heavens . Jfever , wherever directed , had he looked into it withont seeing its field crowded with stars ; those wonderful dusters , when a whole nniverse is converted into a speck , become in truth a 'heaven of heavens ; ' and the dim aa 4 problematic xietnTa breakup into stars ,
and show indented and irregular outlines which even the Hersehels , with their sntD now unmatched instruments , had failed to perceive . Tee moon must be sees with this telescope to conceive its power ; the spectacle could sot be described ; but he hoped that some of the great geogolists before whom he spoke would avail themselves of the opportunity of studying in our satellite some of the works of that mighty agent whose workings in out own planet have been less powerfully manifested , and marked- by other influences . The eonnsel might seem strange to some ; but it would cease to surprise when he told them that , with this telescope a building the r " za of the one in which they were now assembled would , under favourable circumstances , be easily visible on the lunar surface . Be had hoped to he able to announce to them stUI more remarkable remits from the six-feet telescope , bat unfortunately it is not yet completed ; that pleasure , however , he trusted was reserved for him at Tort "
ISGBSIOTJS CosnuVAKCE . —In a Canadisn paper we find mention of a very ingenious contrivance— " One of the most remarkable specimens of mechanical ingesoity exhibited at the great annual fair of the American Institute last week , in New York , was a " life-preserving coffin , * the invention of Mr . Eisenbrant , of Baltimore . The object of this sew coffin is to prevent the terrible hazard of burying a person alive ; and for this purpose the coffin is fitted with springs and levers inside , which , on the slightest ^ notion of the person within , win instantly throw up the coffin lid . [ What ass will this be , when the coffin is buried ? Will the lid me then ? Or if it be consigned to a vault : is the 11 lid" to " open" just to import to the imprisoned one a knowledge of tiie natnre of his prison ? Is cot this " contrivance" science asd art" r an mad ? 1
Co ? p : eb . I 3 G Shi ? s BY GAXTixiSM—A patent has recently been granted for applying tha dectrotype process to coppering Bhipj . The inventor proposes to flo » i t * 3 e vessel in a dock containing a saturated solution of sulphate of copper , and by means of a powerful voltaic battery to deposit a coating of copper on the wood , which must be previously robbed over with plumbago , to raise the metal to adhere . * mmming that sufficient electee force could > e obtained to e&et the deposition ff * Sf *^ 1 * ^ "Thee , S » e project is practicable , hot the expense womld prevent its adoption unless
jhe requisite quantity of electricity be generated s 4 much less cost than by the present plans . The cost of the « bc consumed in exciting voltaic batteries , has operated as * maou drawback on allittempts to form £ S ^ f £ l ** ^^ process , which at first threatened to throw an coppersmith * asd workers in SWfel eut ol employ . If that difficulty on be overcome l > y * cheap mode of exciting electricity , there appears nothing to prevent the deposition of metal vessels , in lieu of manufacturing them ; and not only may ships fcs eoppered by the process , but metal ships themselves might be constructed in the same manner
Untitled Article
" Tve cnli toe choicest " The Abbe de la Mennais . —If your star ever conducted you into one of those hotels which form the Hue de Blvoli , and yen found yourself in the presence of a little man buried in a vast morning gown , spotted with blue squares ; if you saw this personage of frail body , and pale emaciated face , stamped with the impress of suffering and resignation ; if you saw him troubled almost at your presence , lifting from , time to time towards you a timid eye , speaking with a voice so weak that it scarcely reached your ear , sinking
down , as it were , occasionally upon himself , as if plunged is profound meditation , looking inwards , slipping his shoes Jon and off , or taking handfulls of Bnuff from an immense box , you wfittd . have had some difficulty in recognising , under tbia sorry mantle , one of the greatest agitators of onr epoch ; a priest who lifts the million , with so other lever than his pen , without any other foothold than hia ardent soul , and whose pages excite as many storms as did formerly the fulminating bulls of Gregory Til . the factious theses of irather , or , » s now , do the unbridled harangues of O'CaonelL—Living Characters of France .
M . Arago —Bo yon wish fc- > satisfy yourself respecting the indolence of the savant , a « k for information from the young astronomers attached to the observatory . They will tell you that never did a human brain encounter a more enormous mass of labeur ; that Arago deems every one an idler who does nof work fourteen hours s , day , and that days ef this kind are for him days of repose . They will tell yon that this formidable m » n busies himself with politics , chemistry , physics , mechanics , astronomy , natural history , philosophy literature ; and that on a pinch he would make tragedies at least as good as those of Fontenelli ; that he is in constant correspondence with all the savants of Europe ; that be ia upon all the political , Bcieutifio , and useful
committees ef the world ; that his cabinet is daily crowded with plans to be examined , memoirs to analjzs , petitions to advocate ; that all this passes tegnlarly through his bands ; and that , on the following day , the work is to be recommenced ; that the Government , the municipality , the establishments of public utility , and even private interests , find in him a counsellor and & guide as active m disinterested ; that his time is at every one ' s disposal ; that , whilst he has one eye on what is passing above , he has the other fixed on what is going on here below ; snd that , amid all his varion * and absorbing occupations , he finds time to play the part of one of the most brilliant and delightful tatters of the saloons of Paris . —Living Characters of Franoe .
WINTEH IS COME . Is rich men ' s halls the fire is piled , And ermine robes keep cut the weather ; In poor men ' s huts the fire is low , Throngh broken panes the keen winds blow , And old and young are cold together . 01 poverty ia disconsolate . ' Its pains are many , ita foes are strong : The rich man in his jovial cheer , Wishes twas Winter through the year ; The poor xnan ' mid bis wants profound , With all hia little children round , Prays God that Wintei he not long ! Makt Ho"witi
Madskss of Was . —May we ask the reader to behold with us a melancholy show—a saddening , miserable spectacle ? We will not take him to a prison , a worthonse , a bedlam , where human nature expiates its guiltiness , its lack of worldy goods , its most desolate perplexity ; but will take him to a wretchedness , first contrived by wrong , and perpetuated by folly . We will show him the embryo mischief that , in due season , skall be born in the completeness of its terror , and shall be christened with a sounding same , Folly and Wickedness standing sponsors . We are in St , James ' s Park . The royal standard of England burns is the summer air —the Queen is in London . We pass the palace , and in a few paces are In Birdcage-walk . There , reader , is the miserable show we promised you . There are some
fifty recruits , drilled by a Serjeant to do homicide cleanly , handsomely . In Birdcage-walk , Glory sits upon her eggs , and hatches eagles I How -very beautifbS is the aty above us i What a blessing comes with afresh , quick air ! The trees , drawing their green beauty from the earth , quicken our thoughts of the bounteoussess of this tetmisg world . Here , is this nook , this patch , where we yet feel the vibrations of surroundiag London , —even here , nature , constant in her beauty , bloom , and smiles , uplifting the heart of man , if the heart be his to own her . Now look aside , and contemplate Go& b image with a musket . Your bosom still expanding with gratitude to God for the blessings he has heaped upon you , behold the crowning glory of
God ' s work managed like a machine , to slay the image of God—to stain the teeming earth with homicidal blood—to fill the air with howling anguish I Is not yonder row of clowns a melancholy sight ? Yet axe they the sucklings of Glory—the baby mighty ones of a future gazette . Reason beholds them with a deep pity . Imagination magnifies them into fiends of wickedness . There is carnage about them—carnage and the pestilential Tapours of the slaughtered . What a fine-looking thing is war ! Yet , dress it as we may , dress and feather it , daub it with gold , busa it , and drink swaggering songs about it—what is it , nine tines oat of ten , bat murder in uniform ? Cain taking the sergeant ' s shilling ? And now we hear the fifes and
drums of her Majesty ' s grenadiers . They pass on the other side ; and a crowd of idlers , their hearts jumping to the music , their eyes dazzled , and their feelings perverted , hang about the march , and catch the infectionthe love of glory J And true wisdom thinks ot the -world ' s age , and sighs at its" slow advance in all that dignifies man , the truest dignity being the truest love for his fellow . And then hope and faith in human progress contemplate the pageant , its real ghastliness disguised by outward glare asd frippery , and know the dsy will come when the symbols of war will be as the sacred beasts of old Egypt—things to mark the barbarism of by-gone war ; melancholy records of tse part perversity of human nature . " —The I / luminaitd
Maga-The Mechanic— "The mechanic , sir , is one of God's noblemen . What have mechanics not done ? Have they sot opened the secret chambers of the mighty deep , asd extracted its treasures , and made tha raging biUoirs their highway , on which they ride as on S > tame steed ? Are aot the elements of fire and water chained to the crank , and at the mechanic ' s bid , being compelled to tars it ? Have sot mechanics opened the bowels of the earth , asd made his products contribute to his wants ? Tbe forked lightning is their plaything , and they ride triumphant on the wings of the mighty wind . "
Waibb FlaKKBL— " A friend pnt into my hand the other day , " writes & correspondent of the Alhtnmum * ' a yard or two of what seemed a coarse kind of flannel , gr « y on one side , greenish en the other , and a full quarter of an inch thick , which bad been throws up by the river Trent , asd washed ashore is vast sheets . It was pronounced to be & manufactured article , and so it was : but by the hand of Nature . This substance , when handled , is harsh to the touch , although composed of finest threads . To the naked eye it presents no character by which it may be known from any coarse and Ivosely woven cloth . The microscope reveals its nature . It is then found to eessist of myriads of joined threads , whose joints are compressed alternately sideways and
vertically : they are here and there transparent , but for tbe most part opaque , snd icmgh to the eye . Tbe water flannel is composed of jointed threads , secreting carbonate of lime on their surface , and forming seeds composed of starch within them . And when we consider that tbe joints are smaller than the eye can detect , while each contains from 50 to 100 seeds , it may easily be conceived with what sapidity such a plant is multiplied : and , as their contents consist to a great extent of starch , the most readDy organizable of all vegetable materials , the means of growth with which the plant 1 b provided are far more ample than any thing we know of in tbe higher orders of the vegetable kingdom . This curious substance has of late years attracted the attention of people in various parts of England . "
EPICTS OP BVHOSS . 6 H Ml > 'I > ANI > MO&AJ . &—Certain it is , that in the endurance of cold and hunger , both the intellectual and moral faculties suffer ; not merely in the sense of physical pain , but do actually undergo a deterioration : the clearness of tbe ' one is darkened , the preventive and stimulus of the other are partially neutralised , and sermons and psalms wont mend thfem ; their bnoyanc 7 asd elasticity > re stultified ; intelligence in hunger and want , though " sharpened , " moves only in feverish leaps , or in ferocious impulses . Useless it will be found , as it ever has been , to preach " be resigned , content , submissive to the will , decrees , < fec" Strike a discord on tie belly , and all the harmony of thought and feeling responds a fitful howling . Pinch tbe toes snd fingers with sipping frost , and tbe melody of s healthy heart asd mind will " jangle out of tune and harsh . " My greatest fear , next , is , that knaves will employ this season of distress , in making dupea . —Life and Remains of C . Peviber ion .
THB CESTCS 1 BEP 0 B . B THE REFORMATION . —It would be difficult to select from tbe pages of history a century , more rich is importrit inventions and discoveries than that immediately preceding the Reformation . The ronte to India , by the way of the Cape of Goed Mope , was discovered by Vasco de Gama , 1498 . The date of tbe discovery of : the mariners' compass is uncertain , bat it had become in general use by about the middle of the fifteenth century ; and this leads as to notice that great event , which , withont the compass conld never have taken place—the discovery of America by Cblnmbns , 1493 . The giant art of printing
—Luther ' s freak auxiliary in « ffectisg the Beformatios -waB invested by Gnttenburg , who had printed bis Bible by 1455 . And to this period also belongs tbe invention of clocks , gunpowder , fire-arms , and pspersnakmg . Of the men of genius and learning who flour ished abonl this time , we may enumerate Machiavel , celebrated for bis political writings ; Ariosto , tbe Italian poet ; Sir Thoma * More and his friend , the learned Erasmus ; Copernicus , the astronomer ; Babelais , tbe satirist ; Gavis Douglas , the pott and divise ; asd the Reformers Luther , Melanetbon , and Calvin . —Dnndf Quarterly Review .
Untitled Article
MALIBEXVS G 2 KBSOS 1 XT . T ] trait in the lamented syren ' s condu corded . In June , 1836 , Mr . Johi benefit concert at the Hanover Root libran ( whose terms were twenty him , which she did ; and , at her zinghi ' s lively dset "When a 111 which had been repeatedly sang by at Naples , was Sung on that occasl encored . Parry waited on her the I pay ; she took the money , then band , and , returning it , she said , i way , " Take that as my mite fer j with ; I have passed many hspj with you in Naples—prosperity att you . John Parry ! " Peace to her and Musical Review .
Untitled Article
Vest Good —Keep him at leas who hates music and the laugh of a Old Pars . —Old Parr has be < "longeviat , " a " doctor , " and * a but how seldom ( if at all ) is he tal factor ? And yet , if wo are to benefactor according to the ben vices confer , a greater benefactor i to name . He has discovered itself the source of all benefit ; 1 conquered disease , that destroyei ness ; he has lengthened out the and strewed the road to deatt flowers . In every point of view , benefactor in the venerable Parr .
A Disconsolate Widow . —A husband of a yoang woman died this city ; being quite inoonsolal her late partner , she was callec funeral , by a male friend , who could to console her , and finding would do , he made her an offer , the place of the deceased . After suppressed sighing , the poor wido Richard , you ' re very gude — ver ; indeed—but I pro-promised nx John ' s coffin-maker last night ! - fionaL
Untitled Article
EXECUTIVE APPO 1 NTM
LONDON . Somers Town . George Humphreys John Harris Thomas Edwards John Boxley Thomas Laurie James Sjmonds , District Coun oilman John Hornby , sub-Treasurer
William Davoc , Barclay-street , Somers ' -Town , sub-Secretary . East-End Shoemakers . —Cannon Coffee House . George Greenslade Thomas Mills Benjamin Ison Charles M'Carthy Lake Xing , District Councilman Jobs Richards , sab-Treasurer Samuel Clarke , Butter ' s-Alley ,
• Cnpplegate , sub-Seoretary . Standard of Liberty t Tower Hamlets . William H . Wilkins James Finnett Benjamin Newley Francis Brien Joseph Newton William George , District Councilman William Drake , sub-Treasurer William Baxter , 82 , Silver-streeti Bethnal Green , sub- Secretary .
CamberweU . Richard Sewell William Ingram Henry Applegarth John Jeana Edward Marshall John Simpson , sub-Treasurer and District Councilman John Sewell , New Kent Road , Bub-Secretary . WeaversArms , Pelhani'Street
' Tower Hamlets . Thomas Buck , jun . William Hillier James Hart John Over J&mes Slater , District Councilman David Cordon , sub-Treasurer Thomas Bnck , sen ., 27 , Pelhamstreet , sub-Secretary . Croum and Anchor * Waterloo
Town . George Wilson John Pickersgill Edward Pickersgill William Wright George Cooper James Pickersgill , District Councilman William Simpson , sub-Treasurer Frederick Lefevere , 7 , Hart-street , Mile End , New Town , sub » Secretary .
West End Shoemakers t Golden . Lien . William Smith William Parks George Shackleton George Waddington William Grover William Cuffy , District Councilman . John Dobell , sub-Treasurer William Rogers , 24 , Great Crown . Court , Golden Square , sub-Secretary .
dly oj London Locality . Joseph Dunn William Allhntt Jeremiah Caughlin John Overtoa Edwin Mantz , District Councilman George Rathbone , sub-Treasurer William Dear , 22 , Fleet-lane , Old Bailey , sub-Secretary WTate Horse , Mile End Road .
Nathaniel Cameron George Hill George Ramstead Samuel Perkins William Godwin William F . Shaw William H . Bain , District Connoilman William Docksey , sub-Treasurer James Knowles , 6 , Windsor * street , Bishopsgate-street , sub-Secretary .
Chelsea . William S . Vincent James Corbet William Dalebar William Dixon George Gomm William Matthews William Dunn , sub-Treasurer John , Dowlisg , 44 , Lower George street , sub-Secretary . Lambeth . William Humphries William Bateman William Mallard John Cooper Hugh Edwards John 6 . Dron , District Council
man Benjamin Rogers , Bab-Treasurer John Moy , 4 ^ Paget-place , Waterloo-roa < f , Bub-Secretary . Circus-street ^ Mart / lebone . James Pakes George Aldous Frederick Hunt Wm . Pattenden , District
Councilman John Detherage Charles Hatchings , sub-Treasurer Vincent Pakes , 35 , Easter-street , Lisson Grove , sub-Secretary . King of Prussia , Bermondsey . Richard Heeket Charles Jeans William Law John Pearcey William French , District Coonoilman John L . Daran , sub-Treasurer John Gathard , 16 , Grange Walk , sub-Secretary .
Greenwich and Deptferd . John Cox . Joseph Morgan . George Floyd . James Jenner . Thomas Paris . Robert Bonnington , sub-Treasurer ! i Simmonds Sweetlove , John-street , Chnrohstreet , sub-Secretary . Workino Men ' s HalL Mile End
Road . Robert Wells Henry Thornberry Robert Stokes Every Locality and every Led spondence . We trust that we t in all the places now omitted . T ]
Untitled Article
following liberal TO THE deserves to be re- __ > arry give hia first . , & £ & * } i he engaged Ma- system of Suxati ^ eas ) , losing for to ^ ^ Mj to requeat ^ MazK waistcoats as wel i farm we keep , this has , to the 5 « and John Parry ^ desirous of se , and vociferously What I said II owing morning to made at Kaye ' a 1 [ zing him by the theWeaUnd ; t her own energetic for ^ btcoats is i to commence life his prices varyin and . merry hours The mi 8 take > M 3 yon . God bless itaelf i but the sti lanes \—Dramatic i t ^ j you wiltj you . — A word to th hree paces distint Kingdom , in ana il < L—Lavater . n umber of the St
spoken of as a I have recelvex j an of research ; " Leeds , Blshopw sd of as o bene- dea { ra to co-oper onounce a man a Meeting of the t t which his ser- In a public meeti would be difficult ( persons , have at at , whioh is in the central com has assailed and Trade Protection
> f human happi- tnren ™ other to rm of existence , matter , as soon a with decorating unless they feel 1 3 have a gracious « " » ° e bat one o Union of the Tra " relays KKftj ? for " tS losJ of P ™ ri 8 h «* «•* litStalJ mitous system of i everything he
that nothing else ff lump , to supply auColK ° 2 ° f good deal of ill Dea sobbed out , "O , oon-con-Biderate , ke-organiza slf to our puir be introduced ne ¦ lasgow Constitu- and place the mi a view to compl
Untitled Article
* TS OF GENERAL COUNC CHARTER ASSOCIATION . Mile End Road ( continued . ) Richard Bridgerman William Bridge John Whiting , District Counozlmaa John Sherrsrd , sub-Treasurer Henry Gale , 4 , St . Mary ' s-street , sub-Secretary .
Clerkenteell . William H . Fox ' " , Philip Johnson Alexander Sharp Robert Flazzen John Rainsley William Gardiner , District Councilman ; Miohael Weedon , sub-Treaearer William Snowseell , Brook-hill , sub-Secretary . The Woodman , Waterloo New
Town . William Wagg William Pickford M'Grath William Lake Lockwood J . Sheen , District Councilman J . Harris , sub-Treasurer — Govey , 4 , Little Manchester street , Bethnal Green , sub Secretary .
Lewisham , Kent . John Richards Charles Parker Joseph Hinves - Robert Mann Frederick Hinves Henry Hillman , sab-Treasurer Charles Abbott , Hanover-street , fiub-Secretary .
Truro . Edward Tregenzer Francis K . Rowe William Fair Edward Stevens Edward Rowe , District Councilman John Jory , sub-Treasnrer John H . Longmaid , Higher Town , sub-Secretary .
Sheffield . John West George Evinson Joseph Cartledge James Good lad Joseph Hull Thomas Brigga , sub-Treasurer James Green , 2 , Vine-yard , Harts head , sub-Secretary . TavislocJc . William Bennett Charles Arnold Henry Horsewell William Reynolds MoseB Symonda John Stephens , sen .,
sub-Treasurer John B . Ellery , Westrstreet , sub-Secretary . Sowerby . James Mitchell William Normanton James Lumb William Wilson Israel Wild , Mark Carter , sub-Treasurer Thomas CroBsby , Spring-house , Sowerby , sub-Secretary .
Coventry . William Hosier William Parker John Dobsoa Philip Jones John Gilbert Samuel Wyles , sub-Treasurer George Freeman , St . John-street , sub-Secretary .
Hull . R . Priestly Mason Samuel Jameson > William Dale Henry Westerby : George Barnett , District Coanoilman Luke Smallwood , 6 ub-Treasurer Charles Kirby , Shambles-eqaare , Market-place , sub-Secretary .
Oxford . William Druett James Harwood Giles Longwood Philp Smith William Rogers : John Bridgwater , sub-Treasurer Robert Warner , 8 , New-street , Bull-street , sub-Secretary . Northampton , Charles Wilmer Richard Garratt George WatsWi John Barker John Robbins George Bass , sub-Treasurer Christopher Harrison , Greyfriarsstreet , sub-Secretary .
Carrxngton . John Haskard Daniel Gregoiy Abraham Middison William Burrows Thomas Caunt John Moss , sub-Treasurer Richard Hankin , New Inn Yard , Bub-Secretary . Lower Warley . David Culpan Jonathan Teale William Mitchell John Wrigley John Lawson , District Counoilman David Lawson , sub-Treasurer Job Whiteley , Upper Longbottom , sub-Secretary .
Carlisle . James Hirst Henry Gatie Robert Graham Henry Bowman John Gilbettson William Conltbard , sub-Treasnrer John Lowrie , Broad Guard , sub-SeoretaTy . Manchester , George Johastone John Nuttall Maurice Donovan Robert Booth Edward Clark _ Edward Swire , sab-Treasurer John Murray , 43 , Brook-fltreetj Garrat Road , sub-Secretary .
Hanky * James Taylor William Hoaecroft Harvey Leigh Enoch Mayer Joseph Heath er should preserve this list . Ik 11 soon have to publish the names y should send their nominations up
Untitled Article
aVRiVBYMBN TAILORS . ITOB OF THE NORTHERN STAB . your report of the exposure of the ' before Sir Peter Laurie , I am made £ aye , of Alderagate-stieet , has bis Bade for Is 6 d , as Stullz for 7 s . As ide , an appearance of exaggeration , I ing myself right . , that I had seen trousers as well Is 6 d , as I had received 7 s for at i fact being that Kayo ' s highest price 1 , well made , and double breasted , rom 4 d ; trousers from lOd per pair , fards the word waistcoat is trifling in intent has a bad effect upon the trade , eive this as an apology for ttoubliug
Journeymen Tailors of the Halted » to a letter of mine , in a former i ommunications from Somersetshire , rmoath , and Dundee , expressing a 5 in tbe proposed National Delegate do , &C . J and as the tailors of London , of between two and three thousand timously agreed to the proposition , ittee of the Metropolitan Tailors ' ioolety respectfully solicit their
breis to forward their opinions en the wnvenient , as no steps can be taken imaeives authorised to do so . There lion as to the necessity of a general , both in town and country , for the Dg our labour against the capitalists , a of our present degraded and imoa , through their awful and cala-> mpetition . I am , yours respectfully .
J . W . Parker . 3 use , Old Bailey , th , 2843 .
Untitled Article
on of tHE Militia . —A bill will Besaien of Parliament to remodel ia on a more efficient footing , with a and train that force next year .
Untitled Article
L FOR THE NATIONAL Hanky ( continued . ) Thomas Shirley , sub-Treasurer Henry Foster , Etruria New Road , Skelton , sub-Seoretary . Preston , John Weight James Davis James Brone William Mattenson Joseph Hutchinson William Liddle , sub-Treasurer James Brown , 71 , Park-road , sub-Secretary .
Siddle , near Halifax . Samuel Bottom ley Joseph Greenwood Thomas Jennings John Higgins John Murray , District Cornerman William Riley , sub-Treasurer George Looms , sub-Secretary . Ovenden , near Halifax , James Hope James Stanfield Esau Thomas Abraham Wigglesworth James Booth , sub-Treasurer Gibson Ashworth , Forrest-lane , sub-Secretary .
Todmorden . Robert Bark Henry Helliwell John Crowther , Samuel Whitham William Helliwell Robert Brook , sub-Treasurer John Sutcliffo , Dobroyd , sub-Se oretary .
Oldham , Samuel Yardley John M'Donald John Taylor . John Unsworth Robert Bell Richard Greenhalgh , District Councilman Leonard Healop , sub-Treasurer William Hamer , Lower Moor , sub-Secretary .
Merthyr-Tydvil . William Tailor David Jones William Philips Benjamin Havard George Morgan William Evans David R . Morgan , Malt-mill square , sub-Seoretary .
Bristol , Bear-lane , John Rogers Harry Fink Charles Rebeck Joseph Reed William Simeon , District Councilman John Newman , sub-Treasurer F . Chesney Evans , Marlborough Hill , sub-Secretary .
Bristol—Cannon-street . Harry Myles Joshua Bragger William H . Clifton Charles Clark Thomas Frankham R . H . Williams , sub-Treasurer Samuel Jacobs , 18 , Upper Maud lin-street , sub-Secretary . Halifax . Richard Holt Wm . Wallace James Summan John Akroyd Joshua Burns , District Council man George Thompson , sub-Treasu
rer . James . Chippendale , South-street , auo-Secretary . Bradford—Little Horton . William Shearman John Waddington Joseph Caudry William * Stott James Walton Richard Elsworth , sub-Treaaurer John W . Smyth , 2 , Thomas-street , Manchester Road , District Counoilman and sub-Sec .
Bradford—Central Locality . Wm . Jackson Thomas Cole George Domain George Hewett Richard Gee Allan Cameron , District Councilman John Leadley , sub-Treasurer John Thistlewaite , Cropper-lsne , sub-Secretary .
Sowerby—Helm Locality . Stephen Jennings Ely Riley David Carter George Leaver Wm . Stancliffe John Helliwell , District Councilman John Normanton , sub-Treasurer Edward Sutoliffe , Mill-Bank , sub-Secretary .
Mansfield . Wm . Jelkin J . G . Hibbard James Renshaw John Linney John Hamilton Mark Leaveley , sub-Treasurer . James Bramby , Lawn , sub-Secretarj . Ihtndee . Robert Kidd Thomas Anderson James Myles George Turnbull Charles Will William High , sub-Treasurer Fran . M'Donald , Small ' s Wynd , Biib-Secretary .
Dumfries , John Wilson James M'Niel Andrew Wardrop Robert Welsh George Lewis , Alexander West , sub-Treasurer Peter Gray , Nith Place , sub-Seoretary . Paisley . An ^ tv Gemmel Thomas Brown . Peter Logan James Watson Peter Cameron Jamea Hatchard , sub-Treasurer Duncan Robertson , ? , Storie-street sub-Secretary .
ill be useful in conducting corref Members of the General Council i tbe Executive .
Untitled Article
North Staffordshire District—The delegate mesting of the Miners Association was holden at the Plough Inn , Hanley ; Sir . Booth in tho chiir ; when the following sums of money were paid in , to the dis trictfnud : —Cook , ! at Foley Lane End £ 1 13 s 7 d-Wild ' s Lodge , do . 178 7 d ; South Lodge , do . £ l 7 s 10 d Cteorgeand Dragon . ' Chesterton I 7 d ; Old Oik , Cheadla I 3 s 7 d ; Bayley ' s Lodge , Burslem £ \ 2 a Id ; Plough Ian , Hanley £ l li 4 d ; Sneyd Green 6 s 3 d j B ' acfc Lion , Burslem SslOd ; Prince Albert , Tunstall 6 V 4 d ; Crows and Anchor , do . 16 s lOd ; Bradley Cfreen £ l 4 s lljd ; Kingaley 10 s 2 d ; Ktratton Heath £ 2 5 s lOd . ' Norton £ l 5 s Id ; Harriahead £ 2 10 8 d ; Alsager ' s Bank £ 2 3 s 9 d ; Andley 16 s 5 d ; Talk o'th Hill 13 s 3 d ; Smallthom 5 a 2 d t Golden Hill £ 2 15 s 5 d —Total— £ 23 16 a IlAd .
The following sums of money were paid is to support those that have been sufferers from Coal King tyranny : —Cock at Foley Lane End ; £ 1 Is lOjd ; Wild's Lodge , do . 17 a id ; Lovett ' a Ledge , do . £ l 13 s 34 ; Cheadle , £ 1 7 j ; Biyley ' Lodge , Barstem , £ Z 7 s di ; Plough Inn , Hanley , 6 a ; Sneyd Green , £ 1 Is 91 ; Black Lion , Burslem , 3 s lid ; Prince Albert , Tunstal , £ 1 7 a lOd ; Crown aud Anchor , do ., £ l 18 s % <\; Bradley Green , £ 1 Is 8 d ; Kingaley , £ 1 0 s 6 a ; Kautton Heath , 2 s 6 d ; Alsager ' a Bank , 5 s 9 d ; Sruallhorn , 8 s 2 d ; Golden Hilli 12 s 6 d . Total , £ 15 16 a 2 id . The following resolutions were agreed to : — " Tbat " there be 8 . 000 appendixes printed to the " Months of Grace " that have been issued to the Miners who have not joined the Union in this district" " That a list of all
the men that are oat of the Union be prepared , and handed to tbe several Secretaries ; and that the Secretaries send the same to the next delegate meeting . " " That the men in the North unite with their brethren In the South , of Staffordshire ; and that the lecturers exchange occasionally with each other ; and that Mr . David Swallow go for one month the first . " " That Richard Butler and Joseph Edwards , who have been appointed lecturers by this , meeting , go into Shropshire to establish the Union in that district ; and that friend Lomax remain with ns in the Potteries , to be assisted by local lecturers . " The Association is like file among dry stubble , driving all before its . There has been an increase of nearly six hundred members this fortnight . May it spread through all the land . It was also agreed that we should apply to the next Conference to have tbe following alterations made in tbe general
rales : —1 , M That i the Executive be reduced to five instead of eleven . ' *} 2 . "That the Executive Council be permanent for the time they are in office ; and when there is no regular business for the Executive , they shall lecture in the surrounding districts . " 3 . " That the agents be appointed to their respective districts by the Conference , and not by the Executive . " 4 . " That the various items in the balance-sheets be explained . " ' 5 . " That the Executive be chosen as follows : —two out Of the counties of Durham and Northumberland ; two for Yorkshire , Lancashire , Nottinghamshire , Leicestershire , Derbyshire , Shropshire , Staffordshire , and Cheshire ; and one from Scotland or Wales , uniting with the South . " The thanks of the meeting was given to the Proprietor and Editor of the Northern Star for advocating tbe cause of the Miners , and giving publicity to their movements .
South Staffordshire . —A public meeting of Miners was held at Walsal , in the house of Mr . Griffiths , Lamp Tavern , Mr . Bridgit in the chair ; Messrs . Scott and Pyle both addressed the meeting , at the close of which several took out cards of membership . WoLVERHAMPTJDN .- —A public meeting was held here on the 5 tb of December , in the Mitre Inn , Mr . Pritcbard in the chair ; Messrs . Scott and Pyle both addressed the meeting at considerable length . A good many took out cards of membership . On Dec tbe 6 tb , Messrs . Scott aud Pyle held a public meeting at the house of Mr . Leechsmitb , Eigle Inn , A good many of tbe hardy sons of tbe mine enrolled themselves as members of the Miners' Association . On Dec . the 7 th Messrs . Scott and Buttler addressed the Miners of Kate ' s Hill on the ! important subject of general union . Worcestershire . —A meeting of Miners ms held at Delph on the 9 th of December , in the Black Horse large room , Messrs . Battler and Scott both addressed the meeting . Several took out cards of membership .
All persons 'wishing to communicate -with the Secretary of tbe Miners ' Association , South Staffordshire , must address , post-paid , Mr . John Todd , New street , Darlaston , South Staffordshire . A large open-Air Meeting of Coal Miners was holden at Hey wood on M on Jay last , when the usual trade resolutions were passed by acclamation . The meeting was addressed by Messrs . Price , Meade , Bell , and Dixon . j A Meeting of'Miners was held at the Boat Inn , Brockmoor , on Dec 4 th , Mr . Wm . Waod in the chair . Mr . Butler explained tbe principles of tbe Association , to the satisfaction of all present , and every one took out cards of membership . Kippax . —The good -work is going well . We had a glorious meeting | on Monday night last , at the'Green Oak Inn , Kippax . j It was well attended by the hardy sons of the mine . ! Thirty-nine members took cards . The meeting separated highly gratified .
MiNEES' Union . —A delegate meeting of Miners was held at the house of Mr . Samuel Rowbottom , Unicorn Inn , Adwalton , on Saturday , Dec . 9 th , Mr . John Herbert in the chair , j The following resolutions were discussed and agreed jto : —1 st .: " That a public meeting be held at Wibaey Slack , Dec . 26 th , 1843 , at ten o ' clock in the forenoon . " 12 nd . " That a public meeting be held at Honley , Dec . J 27 th , 1843 , at twelve o ' clock at noon . " 3 rd . " That a public meeting be held at Barnsley , on New Year ' s Day , Jan . 1 st , 1844 , at ten o ' clock in the forenoon . " } Mr . Hold gate , and other friends will address the ; respective meetings . 4 tb . "That the Secretary and Treasurer continue their office three mentba from this date . " 5 th . "That Samuel
Mann , of Halifex , ] and George Wood , of Barnsley , be the representatives to attend the General Conference , to be held at Manchester , Jan . 2 nd , 1844 . " 6 th . " That this meeting adjourn te Jan . 6 th , 1844 , to the bouse of Mr . William Robabaw , Good Samaritan Inn , Dewsbury . " The following sums were paid in : —Halifax , No . 1— 13 s lOd ; Amblethorn—7 s ; Kippax— £ 1 Is 4 d ; Barnsley— £ 2 4 s 2 d ; Roth well—14 s 3 £ d ; Four Lane Ends—7 s ljd ; Beeston—6 s 8 d ; Bradford Moor ^ - £ 1 4 b 6 jd ; Bowling—17 s ljd ; Staincliffe—4 s 6 d ; Halifax , No . 2—163 ; Thornton—14 s 7 d ; Heckmondwike—3 s 8 d ; Stainbro '— £ 2 3 s 2 d ; Ghurwell—12 s lOd ; Bradsbaw— £ 1 5 s 4 d ; Lockwood , 6 s 8 d ; Dawgreen—7 s 3 id ; Elland , 5 a ; Birat&l , Ss .
Whitehaten—The following sums have been received from Newcastle-npon-Tyne , on the 8 th Dec For the Cumberland Miners , the amount of £ 57 17 s . viz . Haswell £ 3 6 s 3 d ; Woodhouse Close 15 s ; Pernberton ' s £ 2 ; Shiney-row 13 s ; Sheriff Hill £ 1 Ss ; Cowpen £ 2 11 s j 6 ( 1 : King Pitt 17 a 6 d ; Elimore £ 1 lls 3 d ; Lumley £ 4 ; Waldridge Fell £ , % la j Cockfield 17 s 2 d ; Qaarrington Hill £ 1 5 s ; Coppy Cooks £ l ; Black Boy , £ 2 10 ; WestHetton £ l 14 slOdj Heworth 16 s 3 d ; South Wingate £ 213 s 9 d ; Lampton £ 1 5 s Id ; Hunwick £ 1 ; Sbotten £ 2 3 s 3 d ; New Durham £ 1 2 s 6 d ; Coshoei £ l 12 a 6 i ; North Hetton £ 1 . 2 9 d ; Sherburn Hill £ 3 Is 4 d ; Bedlington district £ 12 6 s 9 d ; Oakwellgate « a 6 d ; Heaton £ 2 6 a bi ; Hebburn £ l 12 sl 0 d ; Ravenaworth 17 s 3 d ; Wylena £ 1 4 s 3 d . John Madine , Secretary .
Untitled Article
Liverpool Corn Market , Friday , Dec . 8 . —Tbe duties continues without alteration on all sorts of foreign Grain , except Rye , reduced to 10 s . 6 d ., snd Colonial Rye to 2 s . 64 . per quarter . We have an average supply of Wheat and Flour fresh in from Ireland , but only a moderate quantity of other articles thence and coastwise , the ! arrival of Oatmeal being less liberal than usual ; while a few parcels of Canadian Wheat Peas and Flour , form almost the only imports from abroad during the past three days . There has been no activity observable ; in any branch of the trade since Tuesday , bat upon a retail demand generally prices have remained tolerably steady . At this morning ' s market , which was tbinly attended by either local oi country millers , considerable dulness prevailed } tbe
few buyers of Wheat taking only sufficient for immediats pnrposes , with , however , scarcely a variation from the currency of our last circular . The Flour trade was also without animation , and we quote the same prices for all descriptions of British as well as Foreign . No English malting Barley remaining unsold , the first arrivals will command a ready sale and full prices , there being no Irish or Scotch of a quality suitable to supply the deficiency . Malt , IBeans and Peas , in slow request , but unaltered in value . We bad little country demand for Oats to-day , bat ; the moderate quantity offering prevents any present depression in prices . Choice new Oatmeal still reaches 21 a . to 21 b . 6 d ., and we bare s moderate sale for ; good old parceU ^ t 20 s . pet 250 lbs . No bonded transactions are reported , besides a few parcelB of Egyptian Beans at 16 s . per 480 lbs .
Liverpool Cattle Market , Monday , Dec . 11 . — We have bad rather a smaller supply of Cittle at market to-day than last week , whioh met with doll sale , at a shade of advance in price from last week's quotations . Beef j 4 * d to 5 d ; Mutton 4 fd to 5 ^ d . — Cattle imported into Liverpool , from Ibe 4 th to the 11 th Deo .: —1 , 665 Caws ; 36 Calves ; 3 , 466 Sheep ; 20 Lambs ; 6 , 831 Pigs ; 9 Horses . Manchester Cobn Mabket , Saturday , Dec . ' 9 . —The Flour trade during the week has remained in precisely the same state as we have had occasion to notice for several ] weeks past , the dealers and bakers merely purchasing for their present wants , whilst factors have evinced no disposition to press sales , and
prices were consequently unchanged . For Oatmeal " ari improved inquiry ; was experienced from consumers , aud rather higher rates were in some instances realised , Blit few transactions occurred In Wheat at our marked this morning , and except foe good dry samples'the previous currency was barely sustained . Tire demand fox Flout wbb extremely Unpaid , but no alteration in the value of choloe descriptions con be noted : inferior and low qualities ! were unsaleable . Oats met a tolerably steady sale , at former price * . With a feir inquiry for Oatmeal , an advance of 3 d to 6 d per load was generally demanded land obtainsd on the sales , effected in the value of Beans or other articles no change can be noted . *
Untitled Article
York Com AIahket , Dec . 9 . —We nava argood supply of G'ain to-aay . Wheat is dull sale , at last week ' s prices , but not lower . Fins Barley is scarcely so well sold , and inferior qualities are bad to qa'Vat a decline of is per quarter . London Corn Exchange , Monday , Dec . 11 . — Since this day fortnight the arrivals of English Whe 3 fc have been tolerably extensive , -while an Increase has taken place in tbose » f most other kinds of grain of home produce . Ttw stands were veil supplied with samples of wheat from our own coasts , yet its quality was somewhat beneath an average . The attendance of buyers wt > 9 , on the whole , numerous , and seleo ' ad qualities of Red and White English Wheat were tafcon off steadily , at prices folly equal to those obtained oa
Monday last In tha middling and out-of- « ondition pacels , very little business Was transacted , and in som * Instances the rates had a downward tendency , without a clearance being effected . In frea Foreign Wheat the sa ? as were limited , but we have no alteration tonpttc j in the quotations . Bonded grain was a mere drug . Notwithstanding we had a good show of Barley samples ; the demand for that article—especially malting descriptions—was active , at an advance of ls . _ per quarter , nnd nearly tbe whole of tbe receipts foaid buyers . Tbe sale for Malt was rather languid , but prices were supported . Of Oats we had not a large supply on offer , yet as most of the dealers are well in stock , theOit trade was slow , at latft-ratss . Bears , Peas , and Flour moved off slowly , at previous
currencies . London . Smithpield Cattle Ma . k . ke « , Mosday Decesiber 11 , —The great Christmas show having been appointed to be heldbere te-day , the market exhibited a degree of animation and bustle seldom , or never , before witnessed in this or any other similar place of business in the United Kingdom . Not only was the attendance 6 t Iiondoa and country butchers large , but the market was crowded throughout the day by agricultural and other visitors , who expressed themselves highly gratified with the stock brought forward . In particularising tha stock we shall commence with the Beasts , as is out usual custom . In taking a comparative review of it we may safely venture to inVimato
that a finer , more symmetrical , a heavier , or betterconditioned supply of those anioaala was never witnessed by tbe oldest grazier living ^ In many respeefB , it was decidedly superior to that exhibited at the corresponding period in 1842 ; while , if we take Us average quality , we must give onr opinion in favour of this day ' s show . For a series of years the Hereford breeda have bold the first position on these interesting occa . sions ; and we have to observe that that position was nevtr before ao marked as to-day ; in ratcfc , withont detracting from some of the Herefords shown in the yard at Baker-street , and which carried off prizss , Wo cannot bat express our surprise and regret that some of these beasts shou'd not have entered tha lists for competition at the Smithfield Club ' s Show . Take , for instance .
the twenty-five pure HTeiefords and Sussex beasta brought to this morning ' s market by Mr . Senior , of Broughton House , near Aylesbury . These wonderful creatures , five years old , were estimated to weigh , on the average , two hundred and fifty stones each . For weight of fat and symmetry these , We unhesitatingly affirm , were never before excelled by any graz er in tha kiDgdomj hence worthy of out special notice . Even these , however , we did not consider the prodigies of the show , as we accord that honour to Mr . Terry ' s seven Hereford Steers , bred arid fed by that gentleman on his farm near Ayleabury . These beaits were wonderful , indeed , —showing , in our judgment , the greatest weight in the same compass ever observed in any similar kind in the world . And this , by the way , ia not
saying too much for them ; therefore , we place them as the first and mo 3 t valuable beasts—in other words , aa the wonder of the market . The next , in point of excellence , we consider the twenty superior Devons shown by Mr . Chanelin . The twenty-six Devons , the property of Mr . John Someis , of Saltmore House , Bridgwater , were very wonderful animals , as will be perceived when we observe that their weight was from one hundred and forty to one hundred and seventy stones each , and that some of them found purchasers at £ 36 per bead . Mr . H . Brown , of Stawell , near Bridgewater , had also some remarkably good Devons , bred by Mr . John Birch , of Bridfbrd , near Taunton , and by Mr . Thomas Danger , of Tiunatill , near Bridgewater , which elicited much apptefeation . We have also to notice favourably tbe
twenfcyaix Devons shown by Mr . W . Bond , of BishopM . ydiard , near Taunton , Somersetshire ; as also some by Mr . E . Bond , of Oak Farm , near Taunton , and which te fleeted tbe highest credit upon those gentlemen ' s skill pi breeders . The 20 Devons exhibited by Mr . Human , of Barrow , near Bridgewator , were well made-up beaV i , thengh not such heavy weighers as those above noticed . Mr . Gorrier had also an extraordinary fine show of Herefords , Davons , runts , and Scots ; while Mr . CoIHm had two of the best short horns ( bred and fed by Mr . Simpson , near Cambridge ) we ever saw , they exceeding in weight 170 stone each . Tbe 10 Herefords , the property of Mr . Layton , of Thorney ,, near Peterborough , and offered for sale by Mr . Collins , were flrst rate rnlmals . Mr . Robert Morgan bad also 20 very superior
short-horned and Hereford oxen , grazed by William Goodall , Esq ., of Market Deeping . Iiincolnshire . There beasts were greatly admired by the butchers , and allowed by judges to be the twenty best beasts shov . a in London of anyone gentleman ' s feeding . Mr . Morgan bad likewise some very good oxen on Bale , th&property of W . Wisman , E .= q , of Monlta ( JangeS , acS some remarkable fine Scots , belonging to G . Hay , Esq ., of Aberdeen ( N . B . ) The Bhort horns and Herefords last referred to weighed quite 200 stonea each . Mr . Vorley had on show 14 Herefords , sent by Mr . B . Simpkins , of Oby , Leicestershire , and ^ hich were justly admired by all present . Having new given onr readers a fai&fnl statement of the quality and condition of the bullock supply , which , as we have before
observed , were never before excelled , we shall now refer to the aggregate numbers and general demand . With respect to the former , they were quite as large as those brought forward on any ' similar occasion , during the last six yeara ; but we certainly consider there was more weight ot flesh , both lean and fat , than we beforfe recollected . It is true , we did not see quite so many good Scots aa formerly , the beat in the market being those shown , fcy Mr . Maid well * of "Leatberbead ; bat this comparative deficiency wsi more than made geod by the Herefords and Davons , not forgetting some unusually fine pure nrhams . Such being the state of tha bullock supply , we conld have wished to report equally favourable of the beef trade . Notwithstanding the large attendance of buyers , it ruled heavy , and the
prices realised were certainly beneath those that could be considered remunerative . For instance , though a few of the primest Scots , Devons , Herefords , and Dorhatna were disposed of at 4 s 6 d per 8 lba ; the highest general figure for Beef did not exceed 4 s 4 d per 81 bSr The trade with the best qualities—and for which scarcely any comparative advance in value was realised , considering their extraordinary excellence—Was by no means brisk , yet a good clearance of meat wrs effected . For the middling and inferior kinds of Beef—of the latter of which scarcely any was on offer —the sale was likewise slow , yet their currencies had an upward tendency . In comparing the rates of Beef obtained to-day with those at the same market in the year 1842 , a present decline in value must be
observed of nearly sixpence per 8 lbs , some of the Scots and Herefords last year producing as much as 5 s per 8 lbs ., and that , too , at a period when tbe supply wrs not , taken as a whole , so good aa that shown tbia morning . Although the epidemic is still complained of , we did not observe scarcely a single instance to-day in which it had committed any serious ravages , the stock being mostly well on its legs . The arrivals of Baaita from Lincolnshire , Leicestershire , Northamptonshire , &c . consisted of about 3 , 000 short-horns , Sec ; from the Western and Midland districts , 600 Herefords , Devons , Durhams , &c were received ; while from other parts of England the numbers Were rather over 800 ; those from Scotland amounting to 125 Scots , by steamers . We now come to the Sheep ; in which , with some
exceptions , to which we shall presently allude , there was a Blight falling off in quality , but not in numbere ( the latter being abont tbe average of those shown on ' this occasion ) . Prime old Downs , being scarce , were taken off somewhat freely , at currencies fully equal to those obtained on this day se ' nuigbt , or from 4 s to 4 % id per 8 lbs . ; but with polled and other breeds , the trade was in a very depressed state at barely stationary pricei In glancing through the supply of sheep , we perceived some anasnally fine creatures amongst ; it . Mr . Weal having on offer 16 polled sheep , the property of E . F . WhittingsjBlI , Esq ., of Langley Berry , Herefordshire , aa also 20 remarkably fine downs bred by the same gentlemen . Some of the former produced £ 6 per head-Mr . Weal likewise shewed two wonderful downs , -sent by Mr . Addams , ef Wan , Herts , and wbicfe were justly admired . . There were shewn by other salesmen some remarkably fine downs , bred and fed by Mr . Tuckwell ,
of Signett ; five polled sheep , bred and fed by Mir . & Large , ef Broadwell , and some exceedingly fine downs belonging to , Mr . Faulkner , of Berry Barns , which were certainly the prodigies of the supply of sheep . The number of calves was seasonably good , yet the sale for them was tolerably Steady , and the late improvement in their , quotations was weU supported . The show of Pigs wb < i good , but not quite equal to that of come former years . Ne ° t small Porkers sold freely other kinds of Pigs slowly , at late rates . There was no foreign stock OH offer to-day , while no imports { of consequence have taken place since Monday last . Wool Market , —The imports of wool during the past week have been on a moderate scale . With the exception of prime qualities of both English and colonial wobte selling steadily at full prices , the demand may be eonBlderea aeavy at barely late rates , arising in a great measure from : tha large stock on hand . ,
Borough kND SPiTAiFiBtDS , —The anrwMs of potatoes have consisted of aboat 40 C » taw . from Scotlatxd , 200 ditto faom . york » hlTe , ^ 0 g dttto frosj the Channel Islands , 90 ditto from DevonshHNj , tod ; 400 ditto from other ^ uartew ^^ weather ^ coaWnuing mild for the season all descriptions met * slow sale . Borough Hop Market . —ComparatiTely speaking ; we hafe a very moderate supply of ^ ps . in our market . Xtte demand , however , is not to Bay brlsfci bat pyeYious rates ate supported . ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ :-. ¦ ¦' ' ' ¦ ¦ ' ,, T * Lt ow . —This market U unusually dull and inactive for the time of year . The demand for the trade i « very limited , aa is shown by the continued small deliveries . Some persons , however , are stai sanguine of an increased demand , and rather higter "prices after the turn of the year . Town . Tajlowis plenttful
at 4 ls 6 d aett cash . - ' ^ ^ TK ^ Tw : ¦ £ ?( ) 'J * l %£ jij& ? A $ r ¥ ^ JW £ * ¦ i ^' S ^ S&i //> v 7 **^ \ ' . ' - r ^ wgWJ , Wz ? . « w -tsff ¦ _ . ^ v iiL * ' # . ^
Untitled Article
THE NORTHERN STAR- I
Untitled Article
IKK&IS 0 MK 5 T pob Debt . —An insolvent named Mary Smith , made her appearance in tha Court at Portagal-street on Tuesday . Sh » is abont eight years ofue >
&Fo Tfufonc Gxafhevtv
&fo tfUfonc Gxafhevtv
I 2£T)E Cojtiicr^ -^Aotjcmcnt
i 2 £ t ) e Cojtiicr ^ - ^ aotjcmcnt
Market Intelligence
MARKET INTELLIGENCE
-
-
Citation
-
Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 16, 1843, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct832/page/7/
-