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THE * LEAGUE" AT BRADFORD . On Monday last , guch of the inhabitants of Bradford is cculd afford to purchase tickets" were admitted to what the " League" call " a grand anti-Coru Law guiree f in other words , to partake of s ' nps , ana to listen to humbug speeches , got off to be delivered as » matter o ; course . It was intendvd to have been a snug family party , composed of the "leaders , " and such of the '" fustian jackets" as are necessarily dependant on them , and for whose especial accomroodation , ( as their masters were to stand treat , ) a number of tickets were i ^ u ^ d at ninepence each , the top price being
is . 6 d . Tha " Iad « , ' ' however , were not to he done ; they were " mde awake" at Bradford , as they had been at other piaces ; and , therefore , thuy boutiht up the tickt-t ? , thus causing a dtmand for them , and raising ihtia 10 a premium . The tea was served up in the Temperance Hall , and vrz are informed that upwards of 900 tickets wfcra disposed of . Th 9 arrangements were Tory bad—we do not i : sa so fir as either the q : . ' ai ; tijy or the quality of ik * provisions were concerned , lor these were exc »;> jt— but with regard to the hour ai which the fi ;? i curse was serred up , namclv , at near seven o ' clock ; and , when it is siatod this the party had to ?; £ down at three time ? , it may be jndg » d tha ; there was not much time afterwards for any discu-iion on the important topic of the Corn Liws .
ih = euvs : on did we say ! Thi * was the very thine the " Lrague" were anxious to fnirhc . No , no ; no di ^ n * s : on for the anti-Corn Law League ! Th ; y soon fi-. i : id oiu that , mauffTe all their care , there was a ma-^ -nty of Chartists in the room , and-that . should they try their strength on any question involving a principle , t ' je y would be as surely beaten—aye , and as soandiy too-as ever tht-y had bsen in their lives , Butwuhstanding they had the aid of fifteen parsons , the junior Editor of th * Leeds Mercury , Cobden , of liauchesrer ; Hey worth , of Liverpool ; the two tainted ilP . ' sof the borough , & « . &o . It vis nearly ten o ' clock before the table 3 wpre cl ar ? d , at which time we expected a chairman wouid nave been propc .-ed ; but , in 5 u > ad of this , a Mr . Clapton , of Bitrky , guieily seated himse ' . f in th- ' pes ; of honour , aaa " called upon Mr . Lister , M . P .
Mr . Li > ter ? poke for some time , but not a cheer was heard from his friends , and the " Lads " k * pt themselves perfectly qniefc , exc » pt now and then a : kiu ^ him ' if he knew wnero Feargu 3 O'Connor was , ai every mention of who ? a rame there was a ttrrUTt t » UBtler of applause . The speaker concluded , by proix >? mg—ucr . hing ! No ; not a re-olution of auy k : nd ; nothing at the end of all his talking bux sn fvovr&l that if , if \ kty would sign a petition to Parliiment . for the repeal of the Corn Law ? , G-hoiHs oi '' For granting the Caarter , " and loud cheers , ) he would promise to present it , and wcu ' id rapport i ; to the extent ot his ability—no great promise either . Mr . Busfield , the other M . P , followed , and eureiy lunst have impressed very powerfully on the muiG _ 3 oi the company the superior talent it was
D ^^ ary possess to a representative of an important bor .-u ± : h . ii' the represented of 23-scfcrc are uot satisfied , all we say is , they ought tt > be . Mr . Basfield was fully charged ; but somehow or other his ears were so stunned with a ptrp * : ual echo from the Bas-iles—a sound which tetEed ; o carry with it eo many unpleasant remin : &ee : i ; e>—tLat he also soon became faint , and ditd wuhou : making any siijn . No resolution yet 1 > r . Lawil £ > ce Heiworth , of Liverpool , next m-.-ie a number of remarks , in the course of which he eoE ^ n-ied ih :. t tke Corn L ^ ks aiaae bread dear , that in c "> r :-.-juancs of its hi ? b price the working classes ha * i L-t = *> much to spend in clotuisg and other ntcis - Bax ' : cs . vrtich limited the demand , as the trade of the
cou . iv . xy was ma- ' . eup of the consumption of individuals . lit ¦ : flnene * on the capitalists he said was , that his capital b » sa =. to be coikSumtd , he then lotrtred wages , arr . i a : i-st fcis capital -wbs entirely expended . Ht thea stcired jq * j ciieapntsa of articles xruurnfactured at the r-rcs-nt -. in-. e , compared with what they Were twer . cy ; . ; ars aco , fcut the peer Lad rot beta able to ptrnhHSc tbcm because of the landlord ' tax . Every cay -xts adding & thcus : j ? - ^ cn ^ Bmers but not a thtiii uA producers . Machinery , he said , ¦ would cheip z 2 . matiufaetnres . and in consequence of the increaat 1 f' « Eiu ;; . ption censtqaent on a repeal ef the Corn Li-is , the demand v ? yr . ' . d be past calculation .
< Hcre couiiueraHle nproar ersatd , In which it was slu-utc-i Uiat ihe ype ^ kcr ttiis a aia ^ ntictnrti ' s eiaisestt , w . jic ! : h = ; discisinjt ;^ . anJ said he Trasinno kind of tr-sd ^ vhv . evcT . ) He then prec « e ^ ed to predict the ruin aii . i ni-strr -which suuit eutue if the C-irn Las " s wtre e >^ ntimied , and , en the other h ? nd , the vronderfu : ; Tosptrity that wonui f . 3 'ow from their abolition , whtn EiiiiliEd - ¦ culd ria - 5 ike a ^ iaat from his slumber . Grc .: ; : » > * 3 was no « , g " :: e was but in her cradle compared vith ^ nat she w -uW be . After a few n ore ren . stXs on free trai ' . e principles , the cries of " the Charter "— ' the Charter , " met the speaktr so frequentlT , that he was compelled to notice it He said be -was z 1 a 4 to hear the Cfcr ^ rter Hientionid .
TSe Chaismax—You must cor&ne yourself to the mV j ^ t , if you plesse , Mr . Heywcrth . 3 Jr . Hetwohth continued—He hoped that the rerxal oi the CotoLits voul . l cause intrlligenoe to be l \ rtri-1 suicng the people , aud s i ^ e taem property , so that they or ^ ld hJTe Totei He referred to Bolton . MaccJe ^ t-er . Stockpc-rt . and other toiras , to show the distress and poverty which eristal , all of which he attributed to tho Com laws ; he tben endeavoured to j ; rove that the repeal of the Com Laws was a religious ro rjdct , in -which the noinisttrs of re-wron were bound to interfere ; and cr-ncluded with expatiating upon the bentS" which mantii&ct'ares bad conferred by incressing the yalus of land Dear towns , an-. l in giTing emplojusent to the population , which 3 fricuitural pur-» uit 3 caald net have provided . It waa nothing but the nur . nfactnriitj and commercial iateresla which gupt , OTted the chantry . Bull no resolution .
Mr . Alderman-COBDEX , of Msr . rhe-ter , next spote , and had not proceeded far before he vr&s interrupted by A Chartist m the body of tbe mating , who asked frj > n if he -aronld use ids inflneEce to allow another party to fpeak ? bes ht hail done ? Mr . Cobde > ' raid that -with tbe permission of the ei : i : rman he sbonld be most happy to ditccss the question with any one . Cuaktist—We have met here to have the subject discusses , let us have it discussed . The Chairman—Will you allow } Ir . Cobdento proeef ' l . and then vou shall be heard .
Mr . Cobde > ' then spot * for some time , and was ; tesrU by the Chartists with great patience , after the rrr . r . rEt ^ nfling from the Ciiaimian trat a C-aTtist thuuld : be btrd after him . He went over the old groni-i about . the Con : Laws being passed whilst the country was in a .- -. ? -ae of riot , and the House of Commons was ' . gUkjdri with soldiers ; aboat the effi . cts , physical and : m <> ral . of the Corn Liws upon the people ; and about his oim conduct towards his men in not reducing their j e 2 Xidz . es . although he pa ^ d ^ 20 . 000 a * year ia traces ; i and , eIso , upon the injustice of keyring the people in a i state of starvaticn whi-st thtre -v ^ as plenty of corn abi"a « l , in Poland , and in the prairies of Amgrici . Efe rcpiied to vhe argument about inUn ^ sts having
Bprurg up uafier the Corn Law 3 , which ought to be i respected , by sajing that th ^ y never haird tbat argumeet TijtKi at the New Bailey on the part of criminals , i He also compared the plea to that of the birds that build in the boughs of the Upas tree , saying that the trt . 3 shouid bs preserved for them , -whilst all the other birds of the air , and animak . died under its shade ; End concluded by declaimiE ? upc-nthe injustice of the Corn Laws , and the landowners in continuing them , which would react upon them , and by assei ; ing thit the iandsd aristocracy had an interest in teeping down the labocrina interest at tbe lowest staujard . Mi . BCTTE 2 W 0 KTH hfere rose in the body of the mer ' ir !! :. and asked the Chairman whether he was to
tsrdvrFtaDd teat fee haa his penuission to aduress the meeting . j CHiiBMiS—Are you an inhabitant here ? j Mr . BctieKWoeth—No , ner is Mr . Cjbden either . ( Cbt-i-rs . 1 Craip . ma > - —It is a pnblic meeting of the inhabitants j of Braufor-i . Mr . BfTTSEWOBTH—Ton have permitted Mr . Cob-1 den to speak , and I consider I have an equal right to be heard . Chairman—If you -will confine yourself to the Corn Law question , yon can address the meeting . I i ! ! i I f
Mr . Bttteswokth—Thank yen . Sir ; IjpH . en ea-Tocr to do so . ( Cries of " Go to the platferin . ") Mr . Butterworth made hi ? ¦ way to the platform , amid lou cheers from all sides . Oil arriving there he proceeded He diil not stand before them as an advocate of the Corn La" ** . There could not be 2 . man vrho detested them more than he did . He -would play second &iiXV ' to co one in his abhorrence of those laws . He did not ttand there as rm advocate of the sristecracy in their robberies upon tbe people . He knew better than Alderman Cobden did about the robberies committed by the aristocracy npon the peopfe ; for ho had , as a Working man , felt the effect * of their robberies , ¦ which Alderman Cobden had not Ho knew that they care'l u little for the -working classes M a 1 lg did for its ffciner . 1 Laughter and cheers . ) He hnew that if he had the el-qaence of a Cicero it would be impossible to depict tbe character of these men in their true colonra . But , he would ask , was there not a body of men
¦ who se interest ! were as pernieluui ard opposed to those of the working . clssses , as those of the aris t ocracy were ? Were there aot ( ndiTiduala who had been a « as prscticalif at work agaiuat the welfare of the workinf elagse " , ns the fcteat landed propfletott ? ( Ctlea ot " Aye lad , " " question , " load cbeetst Ivtnr fciiwe * , followed by " Oj on lfld , go on l % <\ . " ) Had not * l r Cobden llluded to iho quc-etion 0 ! jnachinery ? ( Cor . ftt'ioH 1 Ihe elialftinn * ould .-illow- Litn to allatif to that qtteilton allo . Mt CoMetl hud khown than thBliuiprotBJnfenU wertbfelrj ? » = ffeelid ^ ifiachltl ^ y . He fealil : ' i t li ^ m b ** » use Ui « Corn Liwg wtte n"t rt-|* a !> i- ! t- >* ttiarhlt ^ fjr dH hM Mwflt tho rtt-i'litl-m bf t ! , ' -. T-k'n ? t !»? lti . Mci >! r ^ : Utfwo » tr- ! bHU-t ' H ti <» t « t' -f---- » tff did noi btmH ' he wirk'nie fii ?^? h » t ( iU ¦¦ ' 7 Weft ritit Itfift *»¦»;! f t hi M' 8 >>> 8 ' ») 8 HiK llVIt : t-i ' 'jvMtll . t «» tJU '* Ui-li . " « H | tilttrll lllt'tltl | 'tinJ ! ffattt !! f WsgiiBti tvUtiwui \ hl «) l" * T ?» % « n » Ut" tv " *' II tt i ! --t ; ^ n » Hir ( Jtl-SH "M . [ I li » Ifin-thililh' n-itrtuM , -mi Mr . {' v \)< Hm triM '>« ti " hwf « l » i-= hwf
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him . ") They were told that the manufacturer * were suffering equally with tbe working elaaaea from the operation of the Corn Laws . Mr . Cobden nid they were put on in 1815 ; why , were not tb » manufacturers grinding tbe fates of the working r . Iflifta in those times just as they were now ? Were they not accumulating wealth then , whilst the working classes -were literally starring , compared with the condition they ought to have been placed in ? ( Here cries of " Yes , yes , " " No , no , " and confusion stopped the speaker for some time . ) It was placed before tbeir eyes , on one of their own fljgs , that" the bread of the s&edy is his life , and be that defraudfcth him thereof is a jnan of blood . " Yet many thousands were turned out of employ because a master fonnd machinery to do their work . They were told this was necessary . Had not tbe manufacturers committed infamous robberies
in this way upon soc-. ety , & » d at that Tery moment were they not committing more ? He would give them a case in point . At that very moment machinery vas being got up to make pots . At Mr . Whit worth ' s shop in Manchester machines were being made thnt would do away with the work of 19 , 000 hands ; and when these men wtre turned out upon the streets , they wcuid be told that the Corn Laws had driven the men out of employ ? ( Tretnsadous cheering . ) There tvas no necessity for this machinery ; inasmuch as they wore not competed with by foreigners . They would recollect that the colliers of Lancashire had turned out for an advance of wages . They had tnrned out for a halfpenny advance on eTt-ry four cwt . of coal . The misters said they could not make tbe advance , and tha : it would be a very great injury to society if the
advance were made . Howtrer , they did raise the wages , and after they had raised thtm , they charged tits coal twopence halfpenny more lor every four cwt . ; thus" getting twopence on every four cwt . by the ad-¦ vance ! ( Cries of " shame , shame , " and derisive lauihtsr . ) He weuld not give much for sympathy like that He had recently waited upon a gentlemau at Manchester , along with others , to remonstrate with him for reducing his wages . He had commenced business in 1829 , and was now a wealthy man . He tpld him ( Mr . Butterworth ) tbat ) had He been equally industrious and careful , he might have been in bis condition . Now , he had started as a working man in 1820 , tnd accumulated £ 70 , 0 i > 0 during tho period that had since elapsed . He would aek them ( tho meeting ) had they had a voice in the ir . fi . king of the la ? s , would
he have realised that sum , whiltt the people were literally starving ? ( Heie some interruption took place , accompanied with cries of " Go on , lafl . ") If they -wouid allow kirn one moment longer he would finish what he had to ? ay . If they ( the meeting ) wanted a case in point he would give them one . After the manufacturer had told thim this , he said if thty were not satisfied hewould get machinery to do their work . With this . £ 70 . 000 he had got totethtr out of tbe labour of the people he obUinel machinery , and now he had mt seventy-two self-acting mules to woik , and bad not a man in the Establishment ( Shams , shame . ) They were told the Corn Laws would give them employment by increasing the demand for goods . What was the use of talking in this way , when improved machinery stepped in and met the demand ? A Boltou
¦ weaver had been examined on this subject , and the question put to him was , " If the Corn Laws wer « repealed , would it place you in as good a condition as you were in 1819 ? " "No , " replied he , "if you were te give me meat and drink into the bargain , wit s my prt ^ nt wages , it would net . " " Why ? " taid they . " Because , " be added , " it wouid not amonnt to the reduction that haa been made In my wages . " He iMr . Butterworth ) h * d seen a letter in the Anti-Corn Law Circular , ejuiplainins ? of tha fallacies that were int forth abmt " cheap bread . " the lecturers telling the people that the Repeal of the Com Laws would eho'ipen food , whilst it would not do any such thing . The Editor , who he iMr . B ) guessed was on that platform , said , " We quito » gree with the letter inserted elsewhere . We axe aware that the Repeal t-f the Corn Liws will not lower the price of food fur
' . he work ng man ; but it will give him greater wages than he obtains at present . He would be able to get 14 .-. where he now gets 7 s . " Yet they said we could not compete with foreigners bicuusa of high wages , sind they were going to raise wages by the Repeal of the Cm Lnws . This was a Btrange way of competing w : th fcmencTi Now Mr . Cobden and the Chairman knew w = h enough that tbu present House of Commons wouii \ ttver Repeal the Corn Laws . He \ Mr . Bntttr-¦ wuithi had heard it said by Mr . Cobden that it w < uld ntver be got by the present House of Coinmens . Now , if Mr . C'bden would bring his talent and h » nesty , for ho 1 Mr . Butterworth ) believed there was not a more Lonest man in Ecgiand than Mr . Cobden , they wouid soot ; vbtaln TJniVtrsal Suffrage , and then Repeal tie CVrs Laws , and » ll other bad laws . Mr . Butterworth sat do-mj amidst loud and prolonged cheering .
Mr . Cobdes briefly replied to Mr . Butterworth's obMrvatiuns , and contended ^ for the universal application of machinery which he said was the only tbiDg , coupled -with a repeal of the Corn Laws , which could eDable a poor man to live—the rei > eal of the Corn Laws ¦ vTuuld supply him with a shilling loaf for sixpence , and machinery would supply him ¦ with a more than double quanti : y of good * lor his other sixpence . But he forgot to point out where the shilling was to come from , when machinery had superseded entirely manual labour . Mr . Edward Baines , jun ., of Leeds , then rose , and vras received with the most dreadful groans , catcall ? , yells , and cthersweetsonnds , which mugt have c : ? nvinod him that his popularity was at a vtry low ebb in Bradford . He proceeded wlih his address , in * pite of the row , though nobody , except those close to him , could hear a word he said . He concluded by proposing the fiist resolution , as follows : —
" That tbe Committee ef the Bradford anti-Corn Law Association request this meeting to join them in a vote if thanks to thoso Ministers of the Gospel who have honoured tbe meeting with their presence . The sneaker had no sooner read his resolution than he retired amid the laughter and jeers of the Chaitists , who , ho-. rever , did not propose any amendment Mr . Biines hmded it to the Chairman telling him " it did not require seconding !" Amidst great confusion the Chairman put the proposition pro and con . when the hands held up were so nearly equal that it was impossible to say which had the majority . But tbe Chairman very soon decided , by announcing tbat the motion "was carried .
The " League" now finding that the ground was slipping from under them , ga-76 a practical illustration of ' the adage that " discretion is the better part of TiJi-nT . " A -yote cf thar . ta -was proposed and seconded to the Chairman , and without announcing what it was , a pew on on tbe platform shouted out''Tho 8 e who approve of this hold up your hands . " The Chartists ¦ wished to know for what they were called on to voto ; but th'S did not suit , and all held up their hands that liked , aad the gentlemen tbtn inmteniateiy retired . Tbe Chartists proposed and carried enthusiastically three racers for the Charter ; three for Frost , Williams , and Jones ; three for Fearjus O'Connor ; three for the Nortfiern Star ; and three tremendous groacg for the Leeds Mercury and the Corn La-w League . Th-j meeting broka up about half-past ; eleven o ' clock .
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: [ j I i \ j Salford . —Mr . Bell will lecture on Sunday even-• in- r-txi . ¦ SiTfpEitLAJfD . —On Sunday afternoon , at half-past \ two , Mr . Williams will leciure at the Life-boat i Huuse , Sunderiand , and Mr . Binns , in the Co-ope-; ratvre Hail , in the evening at half-past sis o ' clock . I Wokc-steb . —Mr . W , Dear , tailor , will lecture at j Worcester , on Monday next , and following days' , I hrouuh the week . He will also preach there on 1 iunduy ntst .
! j j i ! ! ! Lough bo rough . —Mr . Cooper , the Elitor of tho ! Il' . un . inalor , is to address the friends of freedom , at ! use Charter Hotel Room , a : half-past seven o ' clock , ! en Tuesray evening , the 27 th . The General Council will meet on the 25 th , at tae A = sjc : auon Room , at six o ' clock , when the attendance of ail is requested . St . Pancras . —On Sunday evening next , at eight o ' clock , H . B . Marley will close the discussion ou 1 he Corn Laws , and reply to those individuals who have taken part in the discussion , at the Goat in Ik-ots , Brook-street , New Ruatl .
Macclesfisld . —A public meeting of the gubscribeta to , ana readers of , the Northern Star , will be he'd in the Large Room of the Association , Watereotesj on Monday , the 26 th instant , at eight o ' clcck , ou business connected with the Petition Couvention , when all are requested to attend . —On Sunday evening n ? xt , a lecture will be delivered by Mr . Josepn Hibbert , iu the above room . Congletox . —A delegate meeting will be held hi Conglcton on Sunday next . Delegates from all to ^ us ia Cheshiro and the Potteriea will be expected to attend .
Leicester . —The " Chartist Discussion Section " meets to night . Mr . Cooper will preach at Winston , iu the open air , on Sunday mornisg , if the weather permit ; and in the room at All Saiuts' Open , at night . The general meeting will be held on Monday night . The " Chartist Teetotal Section" meets on Tuesday night ; and the " Chartist Musical Section' ? on Wednesday night . Loughborocoh . —Mr . Cooper will addresa the fricndB of Chartism and Teetotalism , in Mr . Ske-Tington's Rooms , on Tuesday evenlne , April 27 th . Chair to bo taken at half-past seven 0 clock . Mlu WH . MARTIN , late prisoner In Northallerton Mouse of Correction , will attend at Freeman-street , Birmingham , on Monday steulrig next , when he ts prepared to meet either Messrs . Colling of ONell , on the subject of ChrlsUttt Chaftbm , and prove that It U catcubtted to Injure the eatti * of iib&fky .
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TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERIES ? .
COUNTRYMEN . —You are well aware tbat knowledge is powtr and union is strength , whilst ignorance i 8 the lever by which those who now govern , are enabled to turn the masses about to their own advantage and profit , and to injure and oppress those who by their Itibour create all the wealth of this mighty empire ; and you are also aware of tho power of that wealth -which you create , and htwr that power is used , and to your injury ; that by that power yon are deprived of any place to meet in , by tbat power the police are enabled to exercise authority over you , and turn you out of ycur meeting at their caprice or whim at what time they think proper .
T » secure a proper place to hold your meetings in , and to obtain knowledge , a few of your fellow-townsmen have determined to erect a Workmen's Hall ; and with this view they have invited the Key . Joseph B . Stephens to preach a sermon and make a collection , the proceeds of which will be applied to the funds for erecting the contemplated Workmen ' s Hall , and of which an exact account will be reudered to tbe public . Countrymen , your liberality on the occasion will test the manner ia which you appreciate the contemplated bnil-lin ? , ami the vilue you set on knowledge and the emancipation of yourselves from worse than West Indian slavery .
A tea party will also be held on the Monday night , at which Mr . Stephens will attend . » Public benefit is the object we have in view ; give us your assistance , and thus prove that you fully appreciate the value of the contemplated object . Yours , in the bonds of Democracy , On behalf of the Committee , J . Richards , H . Foster , R . CROXTON , J . Yates . Hanley , April 20 th , 1841 .
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TO THE EDlTdU OK THE KOBTHEEN STAR . Sir , —Permit me to call the attention of your numerous readers to the predicament of those brave Iri-hmtn who have honesty and courage sufficient ' to proclaim tl ; ems * lv < . » for the political equality of manwho art' darii : g enough to asseit themselves advocates for the People ' s Charter , in defiance of that arch traitor , Danitl O Cunnell , and his corrupt and despotic influence — let me , I say , call attention to these patriotic individuals , in order that semeihing may be done to keep O'Cuuneirs hell-hounds of tyranny from hunting thtm to death . I need not , Mr . Editor , bring forward any argument to shew the necessity of rendering support to these individuals , the manly and patriotic letter of Melloni lie iufcnuMis speech of O Connell ( which would be a discrace Jo an Inquisitionist ) , which appeared in last vrtek ' s Slar . is sufficieut .
This being the case , I propose that Mellon and Bernard M'Donald be immediately appointed receiving agents for the Northern Star , and other Cimrtist papers —that they be paid by the democrats of England , s « as to enable them to devote their time In propagating the glorious principles of democracy , and iu the distribution or the Chartist papers . ' 1 bis would put them out uf the reach of old Dan , and would be a bold stroke agiu . st his despotism . I will imagine , Sir , that out of your immense citcu-Iation of 3 S . 000 per week , that there are 5 . 000 persons who would send their papers to Ireland ; 1 will also imagine that there are another 5 , 00 * who would subscribe one halfpenny per Week for the purpose of propagating the principles of freedom in poor , enslaved Ireland . This would supportstx agents at 30 s . each per week , leaving 28 a . for incidental expenccs .
1 conceive this to be , Sir , no chimerical theory , but unc that can be put into practice immediately ; and Chartism , iu my opinion , can never succeed triumphantly until some such plan is put into operation . I uow , Sir , for the present leave it for tha serious consideration » f your readers , nut doubting but what thousands wish to see " lovely Ireland" free from the domination of that monster of a man—O'Connoll . Respectfully yours , E . H . S . Diana Place , New Road , London , April 19 th , 1841 .
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HALL OF "SCIEiNCK , " BIRMINGHAM . TO TUE EDITOR OF TUB NORTHERN STAR . Dbak Sir , —In your paper of Saturday last , you request some person to send you a dialogue representing a scene at the laying of the foundation of one ef the People ' s Halls , with which we are to be supplied when ¦ we can raise the trifling sum of £ 240 , 000 . I will send you a " leetle bit" of downright truth , that will make some of your Building Cbartisa stire . Here It Is . A public dinner wan given to Colonel Thompson , on Easter Monday , which was heiu at the Golden Lion , Aston-s ' . reet , tLe gallant Colonel being the person who was invited to go through the ceremony of laying the first stone of a People ' s Hail in Birmingham . After the eating part of the business was concluded , spouting commenced . Mr . Evans , the chairman , stood up , and without note or comment gave , " The People , the only sonrco of legitimate power . " Not hand was raised
or a word spoke—not a solitary cheer was raised by the committee , managers , and builders of the People ' s Hall . As I dropt in merely to report , I could not think of interfering in such a respectable corapeny . I contented myself by remarking to the Colonel and the Chairman , that it was a disgraceful affair . A working man remarked , tbat it was truly shameful , and if he had known as much before , he should not have at-Un : ' ed . "Well , let that pass . The Chairman afterwards ro 3 e and proposed a toast , which he said he had no doubt they would all cheerfully respond to , namely , " The Mayor and Corporation of the Town of Birmingham . " Up jump the polite Education Hall Building ChartiBtB en masse , aud cheered and bawled over and over again , and then drank the toast with all the honours . Cot . Thompson ' s health was also drank with musical honours .
Now , Mr . Editor , this very Identical Hall ia beiug got up for a Bimilar purpose to that recommended by Mr . Lovfctt , namely , to educate the people in all manner &f science . The Committee , as far as I can learn , are nearly all profefBed Chartists j Ifl fact , Mr . Collins ' name was attached to the placards aa Secretary . If , thereforo , they commence so well , how will thoy end ? I leave thut to your readers to answer . I am , Mr . Editor , yours truly , Gkorge White , Correspondent to the Northern Star for Birmingham . S Court , Ussex-street , Birmingham , April 2 ith , 1841 .
P . 8 . 1 should have sent a notice of this lost week , but did nut think It worthy of notice , tut the proci ssloti ami dinner were miserable failures 5 in fact , the day 6 f sham Radicalism hi gotte by In Birmingham .
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HOUSE OF COMMONS .-Tuksdat , April 20 . Mr . T . DimcoMBB pieaented petition * against the Poor Law Bill ; from tbe vicinity of the metropolU , praying for the release of Mr . F . O'Connor f and from the operatives of Glasgow , praying for tbe release of Robert Peddle Mr . Hume , seeing tke Secretary of War in hU place , begged to ask biin whether the statements be bad seen in tbe public papers weft comet , tbat a soldier of the 11 th Hussars had been flogged on Sunday , the lit }) mat , and whether there were any regulation * at thu Horse Guards with ie » pect to military pnnlabnants on tbatdoy ?
Mr . Macaulay said , tbe facts of the case were not precisely such as had been represented In the public papers , tt waa not exactly the case that tbe infliction of tbe punishment had taken place uuder such circumstances as to make it appear a sort of continuation of Divino service . It bud been stated that the punishment had been inflicted while the troops remained assembled for the purpose of bearing Divine service , nay , tbat the soldiers of another regiment who bad gone to the Riding-school to attend Divine strvloe hod been detained to witness the punishment Thut was not correct . The troops were marched out aft * r Divine service , and the troops of tbe other regiment were dianiitaod to their quartets . An inspection took place , which lasted half an hour , and at the end of that time
the troops were ordered back to the tiding school , and tben the punishment took place . On the ground of humanity it -was impossible to throw any imputation upon tbe officer in command . ( Criea of "Ob , oh . ") Ho believed that the sentence had been approved of by the Horse Guards , and whatever imputation might be justly thrown upon Lord Cardigan , the imputation of a desire t > inflict corporeal puniuhment upon the men under his command , could not fairly be attributed to him . Toe charge to whkh Lord Cardigan had rendered himself justly liable was that of having unnecessarily iiitlictett tho punishment on Sunday . ( Cries of " Hear . " ) Ho conceived it was impossible to
recoilcilo such a measure with the religious feelings which Were generally entertained in this country with regard to the Sabbath . ( Hear , hear . ) It was a measure he could not re . concilu with either good sense er good feeling , and it was a proceeding he could not countenance . At the same time such a proceeding was not without precedent in the naval and military service of the comitiy ; but he thought it right to say thit the oldest and most experienced officers he bad consulted were unanimous in declaring tbut it was a measure wbich only the extreme exigencies of the military service could justify , and such on exigency did not exist on the present occasion . ( Ronewed cries of "Hear , hear , ")
Sir William Moi . ESWORTii gave notice that he should move for a Committee to inquire into the wages and prices of provisions of the labouring classes . The first fiotlco of a motio . 'i in the paper waythat of Mr . EWART , for an address to the Crown , praying that certain parts of tUe Regent ' s Park might bo opened to the public . He maintained that this concession would be very conducive to the health and enjoyment of the people ; and as the space in question had formerly bueu open field , it lay not on him to shew why such a concession should bo made , but on Ministers to shew why it should not Mr . Stanlky , the Secretary of the Treasury , stated that large portions of the park had been let off on leases , vi ith exclusive privileges . Great . nuns had been laid out , under a guarantee of non-interference . There was , however , a part of the park , near the Diorama , to which it might perhaps be pussiblo to give general access .
Mr . Hume said the part so mentioned was open already . What he wished to see opened was the space to the north of Lord Hertford ' s villa . Mr . STANLEY replied that Mr . Hume was mistaken as to the part already opened . Lord Teignmoutii said that there were about two hundred acres which might be opened without any objection . bir BttJUAMin Hall concurred in urging the extension . Sir li . Inulis took tho samo view , which he said was recommended by a Committee of tha House of Commons , and by the petitions of 40 , 009 inhabitants of the metropolis . Sir De Lacy Evans spoke a few words , which drew from Mr . Stanley a further explanation as to the locality intended to be opened .
Mr . WaKlgv said , t » e park in reality belonged to the people , and yet the people were completely excluded from it . The enclosures bad been originally intended fur the public good , and were proposed as mere temporary arrangements , to continue only till tbe interior could be fitted for general rectption . He hoped that this space "would be put on the same footing as Hyde-pork , and that the subject would not be suffered to drop . Mr . Ewakt declared he had no wish to disturb private rights . All be sought was the opening of the two hundred acres indicate ' . ) by Lord Teignmouth . Mr . Stanley said be won not authorised to promise a specific bpace ; but he assured the House there was every disposition to accommodate the public , and hoped Mr . Ewart would wait till he saw what would be done by Government . On this assurance , Mr . Ewart consented to withdraw his mutton .
Sir KoniiKT Peel suggested that Government would do well to print a plan , from which the public might be able to distinguish what parts of the enclosure it was intended to open . On tbe motion for the second reading of the Arms ( Ireland ) Bill , Mr . Hume intimated his opinion tbat Ireland was now sufficiently tranquil to render Buch measures no louder needful . Lord Moj ' . peth answered , that there was still an amount and description of outrage in Ireland which forbade him to incur the responsibility of desisting from this kind of legislation . Wednesday , April 21 .
As there were only thirty-five members present at four o ' clock , the House was adjourned uutll Thursday .
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Murder near Bristol . —A most atrocious murder was perpetrated at the village of Tocklingtou , about eight miles from Bristol , ou Saturday morning last . Mr . William Fisher , a respectable farmer , living on his own freehold estate near Tocklington , on his way to Bristol market , Btoppod at a cider-house . William Weyman , a pensioner , also yent in , and entered into conversation with the persons in the house , to whom he was well known , and said that he had been to tho "Post-office , where he had got a penny letter containing £ 50 . ^ The farmers present , knowing the prisoner ' s habitual mendacity , joked him upon this , and the deceased Mr . Fisher 6 aid , " Thai ' s a lie , 1 know . " Tho prisoner immediately answered , " If you had said that outside , Fisher , you should never have kicked more . " The deceased , being a man of very jocular habits , said , " Pshaw , " aud repeated the observation . Tho prisoner then got up from hia seat and went into the back kitchen
for a wiuuto or two , aud on his return clapped his pistol against the cheek of the deceased , aud before cither of tho persons in tho house had time to interfere , discharged its contents through the head of Fi * her who fell instantly on tho floor , the pistol falling beside him . A medical gentleman , who happened to be riding by at the i .-ioment , hearing the report of tho pistol , came into the house and examined the deceased , who was , however , quite di ad , his tongue baing shot off , and the lower part of his cheek very much shattered . While tho surgeon was examining the body , the prisoner , with the greatest ceoluess , said , ' I kuoTv * that ' s a dead shot . " Tho prisonor had had an attachment to the wife of the deceased many year * ago , aud , having been absent from England , sb # had been married by the deceased . An inquest was held on Monday , when a verdict of " -Wilful murder" was returned against the prisoner , who was committed to Gloucester Gaol for trial . ¦
'Inquest-in the Fleet Pbison . —An inquest was hold in the Fleet Prison , on Tuesday last , qa the body of Lieutenant Edwards , formerly belonging to a regiment of lancers , who died in prison from typhus fever , and want of the necessaries' 6 f * lift * . The details given on the evidence wore of the moat painful description . It appeared the deceased had friends (?) but they refused to assist him . Mr . Richard Oastler was examined ^ amorgst others , and he bore testimony to the temperate habits ot ' tho deceased , who was as gentlemanly , as high-minded a man , and as delightful a companion , a 9 he had ever mot with . But there were cases in that prison where persons tveut Without food , he mi ^ ht say , for days , because they had not the means ol paying for it . There wero very many whose feelings were such
as to prevent their asking for food , they would rather die first , and Edwards had died first . The Csroncr also remarked that the deceased had been greatly neglected—his mother and brother , aa well as every other friend upon wfcom he possessed a natural tio and claim , seemed to have left him , to have turned their backs upon him , and t ^ have lef t him to die , and to die . as had btcu eaid , oftt broken heart , the result of their conduct towards him . Mr . Oastler wished to say that there wuro several gentlemen then in the prison who were faat dylii ^' , aud that If they were not removed , theCoreuer would , era long , be oimpolled to Make another melancholy vlsUatlou . The Cornier much desired that Mr . Oustl&r would suggest » uy plan by which such an occurrence could bo avoided . Mr . Oastlor kiietr of no other ihm
that of the restoration of the Hkrttas to theft liberty and homea . When what hftt ) taken place on that occasion should hire Motid forth to tha world * urobablv some ol' the fiieudB , or someouttor aitier of their ro ^ ooUvo credlWg-lio ttA 3 m \ i HWttrtt ills own would titit—wuttnl eattiH ^ irwtthl » Hd ltiske mh ArtMkttmHUM should mtm iwtft ftm thei * emifliicitieiit . Thcrti were sotuo wlio It uiptjtt gait ) htitl him stilt thtrj ) b » tfieir BafetltHi wltli th « UlW tiiiit it win a ml fH'huu ] , rtutl whn MitJukNd . ie ijutiuiii Mil wtotfiuu . uuiliniUittm ita itaitti iiinm / l , MUtiJj iUi / UtflUlOii Would (( iMkfy tiUfttO ftftUV ft IWtlWill »< f Ul « ttrUtiliBdliiy Ul . tUW- % ,, % & jury mmwi a'Mwh ' mrty > imm-M di «( f o ? tVlilill : * fiw | , WiUCH ilHtl l . )« 'Wljf » JII , '| IH Mil l ) Jf hH * ltil ¥ OT Hiliitli "
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WASEFIELD *— Collikht Explosion . A dreadful explosion took place at Newton Colliery , near Wakefiold , » t about qnsrter before five o'clock on Tuesday mormnii last , whereby tho ' .. wholevillage waB seriously alarmed by the load report , which shook all the houses in the neighboarhood , besides destroying a many squares of glass in the window * , and otherwise injuring the property sdjicent thereto . A man named HouKh , an a ^ istant to the bottom steward , vras desendina the shaft with a lighted
lamp in his . pocket when the oxplosion took place , he had got about twelve vardsdovni , and was blown out of the corve , and fell to the pit bottorii . The f uppoMtion I ? , that hid jaokot had caught fire , which had cansrd the explosion . An inquest was held on the body the same day , when the . jury returned a verdict of" Accidentally killed by in juries received from burning by the explosion of fire damp , the decoapod having a lighted lamp in his pocket whilst doscoiidintc , and from the fractures and bruises upon his body by falling down tho shaft . "
TODBSOBDEN . —Ten Hocns' Bill . —On Tuesday , the 20 ih intrtant , a meeting was held at Mcsbrs . Ficldcu ' s Eohool-room , Todmorden , for restriding the hours of labour in faotorit-8 , Mr . Joseph Hirst mtheohair ; the following resolutions were p * -i ! -ed unanimously : —1 st . " That in the opinion of this meetiiiK , petitions be got up from the factories aud villages in this neighbourhood , praying t . ' ie Legislature to pa « -i a bill to limit the labour of all perH >> ns who work in factories , aiid who are above thirteen years of age , to ten hours per day for five days in the week , ondeight hours on Saturdays . " 2 nd . "That this meeting pledges icself to use its utmost exertions iu forwarding the above object by causing petitions to be sent from the villages and
factories in this district . " 3 rd . "That our . best thanks is due and are hereby gircu to John FieldtU , Esq ., M . P . for his unwearied exertions in the cause of the factory workers , and that the petitions bo entrusted to that gentleman for presentation . " 4 th . " That a vote of thanks be hereby givon . to the Northern Star , for its able advocacy of the cause of humanity . " Sth . " That a vote of thanks bo given to the Chairman , for his able and impartial conduct . " Mr . Mark Crabtree , of London , attended the meeting , and waa warmly greeted b y the audience for his unflinching advocacy of ' the cause .: Several impresuve addresses were delivered , aod the meeting broke up at a late hour . Several hundred names were then attached to the petitions .
Shocking Accident . —As some labourers were carrying a stone up to the top of a building , the woodwork gave way , and they fell along with ths stone ; one got an arm and a leg broken , and his iace damaged . There was another got hurt , but . not so bad . Some say th * t it was because the wood was bad ; it was old wood , that had been purchased from the railway contractors . Corn Law League . —Tho Corn Law League have had a hole-and-corner meeting ; it was held at the house of Mr . James Suteliffe , Cros 3 ton ; instead of
making it known to as many as po ? &ible , they have kept it as quiet as they cjuld , for 1 believe there are not forty persons that know of it . They have engaged a smooth-faced town ' s lickspittle to go round with a petition , and ho takes & good plan to get it filled with signatures ; he has been noticed stopping boys that ho thought could wri'e their names , bo that it will not be short of names . Tne same person called upon an old stanch Radical , of thirty yoarrf otauding , aud he got such a terrible drubbing that he will not forget yet . -
NEWCASTIiE . —A Humane Butcher—Last week , while tho National Petition ' was receiving signatures at Easingtou-lauo , a middle-class butcher and laudeH proprietor , named Melvin , enquired what the requisitioning were about , when on being acquainted with it , and hia signature requested , h « with brutal honesty answered , " I will sign a petition to hang Frost and his associates . " Ono of the poor men who was collecting the signatures began to remonstrate with the fellow , but he contemptuously turned on his heel , and turned a deaf ear to them . —[ The working man who buys another pound of meat from this iellow dcaervea w eat it raw . —Ed . ]
Mbetiko . —The Chartists of Newcastlfl and Ou « eburn met on Tuesday evening , Mr . Kobson being cilled to the chair . The Secretary read the minutes of last mettintr , likewise the circular which he waa appointed to draw out , when the following resolutions were carried , viz . : Mr . Quin moved and Mr . frascr seconded , "That the circular now read be adopted by this meeting , and that the Secretary be instructed to get 100 copies printed . " " That Mr . Sinclair be Secretary to the Committee for the library ami reading room . " " That Mr . J . Quin be . President ; and that Mr . John Hall bo Sub-Treasurer . " " That Messrs . Quin , Rjbsou . and Sinclair be deputed to wait upon Thomas Doubleday , E q , and request him to become Treasurer for the Library and Heading Room Fund , " Mr . Fainkuah moved .
and Mr . Crother seconded , a resolution respecting Lovott , Collins , aud Co ., which was considered to b ; i coudied in rather too strong terms , when Mr . Sinclair moved , and Mr . Fraser seconded , an amendment , namely— " That the conduct of Messrs . Lovett , Collius , Cleave , and Co of late , is calculated ( it allowed to pass with impunity ) to injure the Chartists of Great Britain to a very great extent . That this meeting do , therefore , consider it incumbent upon them to denounce the whole clique as enemies to the sacred cause of liberty . ' The amendment was carried . Mr . Sinclair moved aud Mr . Frankland seconded , " That this meeting do protest against the appointment of Mr . Collins to represent any part of Great Britain in the forthcoming Convention . "
SEIGHLE 7 . —An excellent lecture was delivered in the Working Man's Hall , by Mr . Arran , of Bradford , on Tuesday evening . ^ jgROYTON . —On Good-Friday the members of the Indtpendeut order of Ancient Dvuids , Lodge Commercial , No . ltf , held their anniversary at the house of Mr . James Cooper , Waggon and Horses Inn , Roytou , when they partook of a most sumptuous dinner , got up in thp old English , style .
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The President Steam Ship . —There is no news of this ill-fated vessel . Among the many conjectures put forth in regard to her , the prevailing opinion now seems to be that if she really exist , she has been compelled to put . in at Bermuda or some otker West India island . This apparently last hop > it is expected , will be cither realised or dissipated in a few days . ¦ The data of the sailing of the Leeward Islands packet next due at the Post-office was the 23 rd of March from Jamaica , so that her dates from Bermuda will be a few days later . This packet has now been out thirty days , and therefore her arrival may be daily anticipated , and we fervently trust may be the means of relieving the anxiety which exists in regard to the President .
Nottingham Election . —Immense interest attaches to this struggle— an interest which seems to increase . Both parties are , as usual , calling each other every thing but gentlemen . Mr . Walter is the favourite at six to four . The nomination will be on Monday morning at ten o ' clock , ia the Exchange-hall . The carpenters are now at work making the necessary preparation ? ; , erecting the stage for the speakers , &c . The poll will be taken , as usual , in booths in the Market-place , to "' commence at eight o ' clock on Tuesday morning , and to eoEclude at four in the afternoon , unless , as at the last election , one of the candidates should give up the contest before that hour . — -The French Whig is expected to out his colours .
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DREADFUL EXPLOSION AT WILLINGTON PIT , THIRTY-ONE LIVES LOST . ( From the Tyne Mercury of Tuesday . ) Just after we went to press yesterday afternoon a report became very provaleut in this town that one of those dreadful and fatal accidents bad occurred at Willington Colliery , which the neighbourhood has had too frequently to deplore . We regret to stato that the report haa tvuncd out to be too true . The loss of life has been awful , and the damage to property has been great . As yet tho particulars of the occurrence cannot bo gathered with any degree of accuracy ; and the general alarm
haa been much increased by a supposition that the accident is of a much greater extent than it really is . The explosion took plaoo yesterday afternoon at Willington Colliery , which is situated about halfway betweeu Nowcastlo and North Shields . We understand that the colliery had a threatening appearance sometime ago , but all fears as to atiy danger were allayed . At the time of the explosion thirty-four men and boys were in tlio pit . Thirty-ono of these have lost their lives : three only escaped out of the number . Seven of the dead bodies have been removed , and exertions hate been made for the recovery of the remainder . Tho i > it itself inniuoh shattered . We can tf *») l Ihiattllltt . hniinllon Ifc \\ Aa tioMti nitt- ttuitt *>¦ in .
ptcsest at elmUar melauoholy feconb ? , the distress aiid agony ex ) itin « In tha uetuhbourliobd bf the accident j but It Is q'lito inittosBlble to coiiYey any Idea of Its nature or extent . The ttceldcttt must be fe-Mfetted by etcry uerfiou , and Hi tttbata will be to roduco many futiiilics to a state of ^ ottrty atiddepentlanwji AtMVmA li is ttti ^ jbaalbltf tb lay when arty Itui ^ gkw ld be Heidi With Uibsb | i » rlimiU i'H tiuil >« ttdbwlMUii i ' of th « mmti tbat itttlBned . They lire iHoiCly tlifl fttiW Ml ' thti eils « i , tthd lit llid ' iir ' e ' aetft tnoiueiiu wheti so liule mi w wi& \ mA wikh at * Hinu'y , invuiildiiut b HglU Iu ehbf further liilo the RiiKj ^ jti . fiiiiOu tiiuttbow . Wd « WHttvtiJliti ri )! liMTlii « liHTe bi » H mmM tu ih » wiift pr iliu uiti via j AWe tfBi-ntjiis . or Hie hhhi « ul Maniii , mm HiiU'iu . i wins i ^ ll iiii'iiiii , jfutitt ^ ittftit ) ikini Tiirtiiiuit Irtit'iy , fflHH Id III I-II .
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What is Blasphkut t—Not being aver expert > t a definition , we ahall borrow from Ton Steak m illustration . This poor man , as reported bvfi Freeman ^ employed the following language it Ik . Corn Exehanxe meetioc yesterday :- Ther * uZ passage In the Sacred Soripture which deacribasa voice as being ' like the voice of many wateri-lifc . the voice of a host—like the voiee of a God . ' Wh * should I Bpeak—why should any of yon speak on tkb occasion ! No ; we are right to leave the whok * . this day to O ConneU j tor if , aeeordin * to t £ passage of hojy writ , the voice of many waters u
lite tne voice or % mmutudmous boat , and the votes of that host be like the roiee— I say it most reverentlr —let no « reptile sneerer dare to say that 1 talk bhu fanrly—that from the hour of the creation of Si world to this hour , no voice has gone forth for tha regeneration , not merely of Ireland—our own he loved Ireland—our a owu loved island of sorrow * —fo like the voice of God as the awful voi 68 # O'Counell , to which we have been listening . " Thert gentle reader , is the illus'ration for you ! Does u smack of blasphemy ! We leave the answer with yon , and shall sot say another word . —DuMi * J / oni / of , Tuesday , April 20 . *
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m . PBOM OUR LONDON COUUESPONDENT . London , Thursday Evening , April 22 . Jfatf-past Seven . At a Meeting of the Petition Committee hat evening , a letter from Mr . Duncombe , M . P . fo . Finsbury was read , expressing his willingness M to render the Committee any assistance in bis potretin procuring the retoms specified ; " ( that is ,
assntgesteu in tne star ) . Tho Hon . Member « lw stated that he thought " a portion of these returns were last . year laid before the House o Commons , namely , ' The Dan . ber and the nameB of the persons then confined for political offences , ' but no return of the expenett or of the persons held to bail , or of the amount of their recognizances , was then made . " He would look into the matter , and obtain the Committee si much official information as possible upon tha subject . :
A Fire broke out an hour since , ( a quarter put six , ) at a house undergoing repairs at the corner of Newcastle-street , Strand ; which was happily sob » dued before the arrival of engines , three of , which were . speedily on the spot , and the firemeu connected with the last might be heard venting their curses both loud and deep , their services not beiag required . In the money market , the unusual' depression which pervades all branches of trade , continues to exercise a powerful influence Capital accumulates
for waut of employment irl the ordinary channels of business ; but it is presumed that this state of things cannot last long without stimulating speculation . The talk in all circles fi about the President , and every mail is watohed with the utmost degree of anxiety , in endeavours to catch the first tidings , if any , Tha old adage that" no nfswa is tood news"is exactly reversed in the case of the President steam-ship . — - Consols closed at 90 g for money , and 90 § for account . Exchequer Bill ' s 13 s . to 15 s . premium .
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DEATHS . On Monday last , Mr . W . Williamson , dealer la horses , York Road , Leeds , aged 51 . On the 15 th inet ., atCogden Hall , near Richmond , Matthew Whitelock , Esq ., aged 73 , deeply lamenteil by his family , much and . oeservedly respected ud beloved by a large circle of relations and friend * , and by all cf whom his loss will be lone felt .
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Leeds Corn Mah ' iii : ? , Tuesday , April 20 . —The arrivals of Wheat , Oats , and Barley to this diy ' i market are smaller than last week : Beans rather larger . There hts been a limited demand for Wheat , and Is . per quarter lower . Several of the MalUten are giving over working , that Barley has been very dull , and to make sales lower prices must be sab * mitted to . Oats without alteration . Beans very heavy sale . THE AVERAGE PRICES FOR THE WEEK
ENDING APRIL 20 , 1841 . Wheat . Barley . Oats . Rye . Beans . Peu . Qra . Qrs . Qrs . Qra . Qrs . Qn . 3873 1120 6 S 5 9 643 9 £ 9 . d . £ s . d . £ b . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ 8 . d . 3 3 11 1 12 . 5 J 1 5 Of 1 17 0 2 8 ty 1 16 0 Leeds Fortnight Fair April 21 . —We had a good supply of both Beasts and Sheep at market today , most of which Wero of prime quality . The market was not well attended by buyers , which caused a dull sale , and a good many Sheep remained unsold , whilst a reduction on all descriptions xru submitted to . Beef , 7 s . per stone ; Mutton , ia the Wool , 7 d . ; clipped 6 d . per lb . No . of Beasts , 250 ; Shrep , 4 , 500 .
Lekds Cloth Maiikets . —There has been a little business stirring at the Cloth Halls , but ths appear * ance has been more than the reality . The fact is , that stocks are universally low , and the circumstance of a few extra purchases being made on any market day , although buyers may boas few as possible , u sufficient now to cause it to be said that the market has been rather better . Bradford Markets , April 22 . —Wool Market . —There is not the least favourable change iu any description of Wool ; but , on the contrary , some sorts are again a little easier in prices . Yarn Market . —The amount of business doing is comparatively limited , and buyers act with extremo caution . Pnees have undergone no change . Piece Market . —This day ' s market is very similar to last week , very few goods have changed hands , and prices are ruinously iow .
Richmond Corn Market , Saturday-, Aphil 17 . — Wo had a fair supply of Grain in our market today . Wheat had a brisk sale , but the sale of all other kinds was dull . Wheat sold from di . to 10 s . j Oats , 25 . 9 d . to 4 s . ; Barley , 4 s . 3 d . to 4 s . 91 ; Beans , 5 s . to 5 s . 9 d . per bushel . State on Trade . —The market , yes ' erday , was if possible , worse than those of the throe preceding Tuesdays ; the demand which existed last week for 40-inch shirtings had subsided ; and goods and yam of all descriptions were excediDgly difficult to-s «* f even at declining prices . Iu consequence of tWs very discouraging state of the market , many of tne spinners and manufacturers are talking of sacrt time , and several isolated firms , in different parts of
the country , have already adopted it . Hitherto , however , r " o general agreement tor that purpose has been made , except at Stockport . —Manchester Gnat ' dian , of Wednesday . - Liverpool Cattle Makkbt , Monday , ApbilW . The supply of Beastd at market to-day , with regard to number , has been very limited , but the quality on ihe average was very good . The number of Sheep though scarce , was somewhat larger than tM »' last week , and were principally Scotch , of tolenwy good quality . There was a full attendance of onjert and dealers , and rtock of both descriptions m i « r request . Somo very good Beef was sold as hignas 7 Jd .,-good-fair . Bee / -7 d . varying from that «» £ 6 d ., but those at the latter price were » T a very ordinary description . Wether Mutton m » 7 - •* quoted at 8 d > , varying from that down to 7 A . per » ' inking the offal , and principally all sold up *" : c ' ose . Niimberof Cattle at market : —Beasts 7 w ,
Sheep 2 , 406 . , : ¦• MANCHESTKa Corn Market , Saturdat , A ^* 17 . —Uur import list this week shows a fair we" *? amount of arrivals of Oats , Oatmeal , and Flour , « Liverpool and Runcornfrom Ireland , whilstthose w Wheat coastwise are considerable . From aor » » the entries comprise 3 , 840 quarters of Wheat , »» some part of which the duty of 23 i . 8 d . per qua «« was paid . The supplies from the interior c ° n tinu ? exceedingly limited . In the value of the ow » qualities of Wheat no change can be ' noted a *™* market this moruingj but other descriptions w ™ difficult of sale , at a decline of 2 d . per 701 M . j . *" ohoice pupcrflne Flour a steady inquiry e ^ 'f * !} , " : the currency of this day se ' nnight , whilst bu * JJH sorts must be quoted la . per sack loirer , an ainier «« desoriptiottB were unsaleable . Tho inquiry IW"J » was limited , and the buBiuwa done In tMtneu *» likewise confined to the demand for present m ** rather lower' rates *
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CONTINUATION OF THE LIST OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL . HUDDERSFIELD . Jame * Oleadbill , weaver , S 71 , Lowerhousea , Robert Jones , tailor , 40 , Thomas-street . Andrew Emmeraon , bloctprinter , Aspley . Joseph Risbworth , tailor , 75 , Dyke-end . John Leech , draper , 104 , Sherehead . William Sellers , tailor , SI , Upperhead-row . Thomas Gallimore , spinner , 84 , Longroyd-bridge . Joseph Bray , grocer , 29 , Upperbead row . Edward Clayton , tailor , 1 , Townend-row , eub-Secretary .
DEWSBUKY . Jonathan Wallis , clothier . William Hanson , do . John Bentley , farmer . John Haigh , tailor , Ossett-streel-side , sub-Treasurer W . M . Stotts , hair dresser , sub-Secretary . « EHE . Henry Mills , weaver . Stephen Mills , do ., sub-Treasurer . J . Morgan , labourer , sub-Secretary .
NEW POM . William Thomaa , boot maker , Malpa * . John Morris , carpenter , Commercial-street . 1 Jonah Williams , tailor , Llannarth-streeh William Wi . liama , labourer , Charles-street Riohrtrd Jeffcrs , mason , Pentonville . Charles Grode , painter , do . William Jaraes , mason . Commercial-street . ThomaB Williams , plasterer , Victoria-square . Alfred Hill , boot and * hoe maker , Bean ' s-well . W . H . Cronin , weaver , George-street .
VNSWORTU . Jacob Albeson , weaver . John Grundy , do , Samuel Grundy , do . Bjld Sftaw , do . 4 Abel Ogden , do . Ji > hnJack * on , BUb-Treasurer . ' Joseph L'tktrley , sub-Secrttary .
SHEFFIELD . Richard Ot ' ey , Sheffitldmoor . William Gilley , Soliy-streot . Joseph Harrison , Pond-fctrei ^ t . Henry Taylor , Fitzallan-street . J .-seph . Muroh , Milton-street D ^ vid Walker , Jobnstone-street William Spencer , Bridgthousea . James Buxton , Suuth-strett , ShefBeld-mtor . Henry Neeiiham .
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On Wednesday , the 14 th inst .. at Anhton-nnder-Lyne , Mr . John Wild , to Miss Ellen Smith , of the same place . On Monday last , at Doncaster , by tho Rev . Mr . Sharp , Mr . J . Milward , of Cridhng Park , near Pontefract , to Mm . Wells , relict of the late Mr . James Wells , of Wakefield , wine and fpirii merchant .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 24, 1841, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct852/page/8/
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