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      ' ' in power Swebsbded . —For centuries upon S % - ] L till within our own days , water , as the ¦ - n ofniotfre power , has had the supremaev over ^ F or the last forty or fifty years steam bis 51 making rapid strides towards the complete sub-- K ^ rion ofthe power of water ; but , like all unnatural - wreea operations , its victory appears near its end , ° ! j the power of water once moreassumes its wonted ^ ioritv , and eclipses once more and for ever the ^ erofsteani . ! No one can be surprised at this who £ Ljs that , while the power or laws of matter are vLii or Hiilrrou * , the power of steam is only acqnirjTsaii may be said to be artificial ornnnatural CLr forced by the ingenuity of man into that state ^ Tvhich its power entirely depends . We have gg , " led into these remarks by the circumstance of teTU 1 g been fevonred with the inspection of aninven } £ ,, J ar which a patent has lately been taken out ; if we may be permitted to judge of it from the

      ^ prions of some of our leading scientific men , who j ^ ve investigated it , and who declare that "they jjjmot ( however astounding its effect ) see any error pr fallacy in it , or any reason why it should not answer , " we must look upon its success as certain , jat what inspires ns with even more confidence is , jj ^ t while the structure of the new invention is so ext remely simple that a ehild may comprehend it , it ^ oesnot violate any one law in natural philosophy . Moreover , the inventor ^ professional gentleman ) is a man of scientific acquirements , well acquainted ^ ith nature ' s laws , and perfectly aware of the various jBveutiQus andthe « vu 5 ( sof & effMurewMehhave oflate years been devised forthe purpose of superseding steam , whether by condensed air , water power ,

      jnecaanical contrivances , electricity , & c . He does not , he says , pretend to have created power ; this , lie properly observes , is impossible , but has merely availed himself of those laws or properties with which lie Creator has endowed matter , and by a combination of the same to make them ( as the inventors of = teani-engTOes , water-mills , & c , have ) subservient to - & s use of man . The fundamental principle on ffhieh the new engine is founded is precisely similar to ihat ef the hydraulic press , the power of which , every one knows , can only be limited by the strength of the materials of which it is made . But what has hitherto rendered the power of the hydraulic prcSs inapplicable to the production of motive power is , that just in proportion as the power is gained speed is lost , and vice versa . In the present invention , however , anlhnited power is gained without the loss of speed .

      the piston of the large cylinder travelling , at each stroke , with the power gained , jnst the same distance as the piston of thelesscr cylinder . This power and this speed , which are in inverse ratio of each other , appear by this most important invention ( however paradoxical ) actually combined . We are not at liberty to give the public a more particular account of the nature of this invention than the words of the title of the patent , viz .: — " The Hydro Mechanic Apparatus , which , by a combination of hydraulic and mechanical properties , on well-known scientific principles , is intended to supersede the use of fire and steam in working and propelling all kinds of machinery and engines" —thus effecting an enormous s ariiigiandavoidingtheimminent danger arising from the explosive nature of steam . It may well be asked , * herc will human ingenuity end ?—Morning Herald .

      Fresch Academy of Sciences . —Srrnxa of Jan . 20 . —A paper by M . Fournel , an engineer of mines , giving an account of Ms travels in the deserts of Africa , was read . This paper is full of curious and asefal information . Amongst other things , M . Fournel furnishes us with the heights above the level of the sea at 60 places . Constantino , he states , is 635 metres above the level of the sea , but the oasis of B ' Bk'ffa > wh \ cVis « u 5 60 leagues from Constantina , is bnt 75 metres above that level . M . Fournel considers the desert to be a vast plain , under which is me immense lake of water , so that by sinking

      artesian wells it would be practicable to have a constant and abundant supply of water throughout the whole extent of the desert . —M . Breguet laid before the academy a description of an ingenious apparatus , invented by himself and M . Xonstantinoff , for measuring the rate of speed of projectiles , and even ascertaining that of the electrical current . This description would occupy a larger space in our journal than we can now assign to it , and would still , perhaps , be unintelligible to the general reader . —M . Magrini communicated a paper on the electrical currents of the earth . His observations are not without

      importance in relation to then- influence upon electrical telegraphs , and more particularly upon that of Mr . Bain . Mr . Rain , in laying his wire in the earth , has taken good account of jthesc currents , 'for he imbeds it in bitumen , which is a non-conductor , and therefore prevents the ( Jurrent i supplied by Ms battery from diverging off , and ensures its arrival at the opposite extremity with a uniform degree of force , which appears to us to be a great improvement upon Mr . Wheatstone , at the same time that he protects the wire from oxidation , and its being rendered useless by the brittleness which is said to be the result

      of the frequent passage of the electrical current . It is a curious fact also that Mr . Bam has in his patent foreseen the possibility Jf ^ dispensing entirely with ihe use of a battery , availing himself of the electricity of the earth for the transmission of his dispatches . For instance , if a metal plate be inserted three or four feet in the earth atone end of a telegraphicline . and connected with the wire of communication , and a similar arrangement be made at the other end , dispatches may lie forwarded without any other apparatus , even though the distance were from Paris to St . retei-sburg .

      Spontaneous Human Combcstiox . —The most cele brated instances of human , combustion were those of the Countess of Cesina , and the priest of Dcu Beriholi ; but wc select a cascnotsowellknown . __ Betb-csi twelve and one " o ' clock on a Saturday night , AmrcXelis , wife of a wine and spirit merchant , living in South Frederick-street , Dublin , let in her husband , who had been out at a party . Both were in a state of intoxication . After a little quarrelling , Sir . Nelis went to bed ; and , as his wife refused to accompany him , he took away her candle , observing liaiif she were determined to sit up , she should do so in the dark . On the following morning the maidservant laving opened the windows of the lack parlour , observed in the arm-chair in which Mrs . Nelis

      usnallj sate , something which she at first sight lmatined to have been put thereby young Xelis ( who , at the instant , entered the room ) , for the purpose of frightening her . Upon closer examination , however , it turned out to be the remains of her mistress , who * as found in the following state : —She was seated in the chair , at a distance from the grate ( the fire in vfhich appeared to have burned out ) , with , her head resting on her right hand , and leaning on the wall behind . The trunk of the body was burned to a cinder , as were also the clothes which invested it ; hut ihe upper and lower limbs , and such parts of her dress as covered those parts , sustained no injury . Her face had a scorched appearance , but her hair , and the papers she had put in

      n , had _ entirely escaped . The hack and seat of the chair had not suffered ; hut its arms were charred to the inner side , and were in contact with the body . vTith'tbc exception of this part of the chair , the combastionhad not extended to suiroundimr bodies . The room was filled with a penetrating and offensive odour , * hjeh was perceptible after the lapse of several days . This woman was about 45 years of age , of low stature , having a tendency to corpulency , and a confflmed drunkard . Strange to say , there was no in-< jnest ; and such was the anxiety of the family to hush up everything connected with the occurrence , that a request made by Dr . Tworny ( who was then ftofessor of Medicine in the School of rhysic in Irc-^ d ) , for permission to examine the body , was denied . «* e public in general , and the medical world in parh ouar , are indebted to Ur . Apjohn , the highly-ac

      uanphshed Professor of Chemistry in the Royal Col-« P of Surgeons in Ireland , for the foregoing parti-^ ara , which he had great difficulty in collecting "e may shortly mention another case , which , like ' k preceding , ' occurred in Ireland . Mrs . Stout , ?>* ung at Coote Hill , in the county of Cavan , about Ssts ifsrs of age , and an inveterate dram-drinker , ~?« Btb bed one evening , in apparent health , and was 3 ° and next morning on the floor of her room , burned to a cinder . A vapour was still issuing from her ?« mth and nostrils , and those parts of the body , the iona of which had not been altered , immediately troubled down on being handled . A remarkable cirpuustance was , that her night-dress remained unin-- jDred . An inquest was held , and , from the impossibility ef ar-eonnting for ihe occurrence on any known ji ^ Hde , the verdict was—Died by the visitation of

      hffOKTAST RESEARCHES OF PbOFESSOR FaRABAY r-ihe lecturc-ioomofthe Royal Institution was on rriday evening conipletelv crowded , as it was ^^ understood that Professor Faraday would ? ention the results of some important experiments J" which he has been recently engaged , for liquifying and sohdif ying gases that had hitherto resisted the Worfe of chemists to reduce into a tangible form . I ^ fessor Faradav devoted the greater portion of his « cture to describing theresnlts of previous attempts ™ hqnifr ; . ; ., ] solidify different gases . He first Qpiah- ed thc distinction between a gas and a vapour , ibe latter , though resembling in all its mechanical ] J" > Pertiesa permanently elastic gas , is nevertheless « % condensed into a liquid , bv reduction of the

      winperaturc bv ordinary means under the pressure of « mfl ospnci * - A S » s , < m the contrary , cannot be j ^ oentcd b y any flrdmarv reduction of temperature , wbad ori ginallv succeeded in "; condensing carbonic JL ^ 'hy generatingit enclosed in atube , by which *» W , Pressure was increased to thirty atmo-^ 7 ^ and then the liquid carbonic acid appeared j ^ end ofiheiube . He had subsequently succeeded diB ^ ya , g some more of the gases , and other ^ Hoists had added to the number , so that there C ^ snowntobeninegases capable otheingcondensed ) L fissure into liquids . M . Tillorier discovered r ™ w the expansion of liquid carbonic acid in K ! £ ' - muea <*** is produced that the hquid A « ; 5 ? *^> ^ assumes the form of snow , but all had ^ S 3868 isad resisted the many efforts that 1 W » been inade to reduce them into a solid form . He

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      had now to announce , as the results of his recent experiments , that he had succeeded feSZw sj ^ rTr t . *" - **« » 2 *^ Sln 1 ° - 1 \ ? ^ " &« A ™ . Theprin-E £ * SUbjeCt * the &* ' when Bn *» Pressure , to the lowest temperature attainable by artificial meana . It had been an error in other experimenters to endeavour to succeed bv pressure alone , for each gas may he considered to have its freezing and its liquid point as well as water ; it would , therefore , be as treasonable to expect to freeze water by subjecting it to immense pressure without cold as it would be to freeze a eas by pressure alone . Acting on this principle , he subjected the gases to be operated upon to the lowest possible temperature under great pressure . Solid

      carbonic acid was the substance emplojed for generating cold . When mixed with ether , it produced a degree of cold equal to 105 deg . below the zero of Fahrenheit , that is 137 deg . below the freezing point of water . To diminish the temperature still lower , he placed the vessel containing the solid carbonic and ether under the receiver of an air-pump , by which means the ether was made to boil and the temperature redueedsixty degrees lower . Into this " cold bath , " as Professor Faraday termed it , he placed a stronf tube of green bottle glass , connected with a series of ' small force-pumps , by whichnieans he was enabled to obtain a pressure exceeding 100 atmospheres . The pumps were fed with gas to be operated on , and thus he obtained his results . Professor Faraday

      illustrated by experiment the various parts of the process he described . From a reservoir containing liquid carbonic acid , he obtained a large quantity of it in a solid form ; this he handled without , inconvenience , for the film of gas formed between the hand and the solid body pi-events actual contact . When , however , ether is mixed with the snow-like substance , " the absorption of heat from surrounding bodies is very rapid , and a mass of quicksilver exposed to its action speedily became a solid metal , aud a piece of wire with which it was previously stirred became as firmly fixed in the mercury as if it had been solid lead . Of the sensation of / eold produced b y the mixture of solid carbonic acid and ether , when placed under the airpump , no more idea can be formed than of the heat

      of a forge , for the nerves would be destroyed by contact with a body so much less cold . Pursuing his experiment whilst operating on olefiant gas Professor Faradav exhibited liquified " olefiant" in the tube ; that being , as he observed , the first time that any one , excepting himself and the assistant operator , had hitherto seen olefiant gas reduced to the form of a liquid . ' In commencing the course of . experiments , he hoped to have been able to liquify and solidify hydrogen gas , which , however , he had not yet accomplished , though he did not despair of succeeding . He expected that that gas , when solidified , would prove to be a metal . One of the compounds of hydrogen had been obtained as a liquid . He had also operated on oxygen , but hitherto without success . Most of the gases which had yielded to his ' process were compound gases . In the course of lis lecture the professor dwelt upon the groat

      advantage he had derived in conducting his experiments from use of tubes made of common green bottle glass , which are much stronger and less liable to break from sudden changes of temperature than flint glass . Without those tubes he questioned whether he should have succeeded , or at least the experiments would have been attended with much more danger . He produced some tubes containing liquified gases , obtained by his former mode of operating , which he offered to the inspection of the company , with the caution to handle them carefully , as they were bearing a pressure of 8000 pounds , and might , if knocked , burst with great force . One of these he had had by him since 1823 . Professor Faraday only spoke particularly of his experiments with olefiant gas , nor did he mention the appearance or qualities of the new liquids and solids he had succeeded in obtaining . These points he may probably reserve for a future occasion .

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      TEE GREAT BRITAIN . It would seem that Sunday was the day appointed simultaneously by a hundred thousand persons o ) this metropolis for visiting the largest shi p that ever swam on the sea—namely , the Great Britain steamer . In the course of the week vast multitudes had a sight of her from the Blackball Pier , the ground at Blackwall-stah-s , or from the decks of the river boats as they passed her at half-speed , and in the watermen ' s boats , which incessantly rowed round her ; but the number of the whole week bore no comparison to thc thousands who visited her vicinity on Sunday . At an early hour , as soon as daylight had dawned , the Great

      Britain was surrounded by boats , chiefly from the building-yards and vessels on the river ; but as thc morning advanced parties of a different class occupied the Elackwall Pier , the Blackwall-stah-s , and the wharfs adjoining , whilst every boat was put in requisition , and a great number of persons clustered on the edge of the pier , or at the foot of the stairs , Waiting then- turn to be taken off . Each arrival of the train br ought an accession to the multitude , and fromthehourof ten o ' clock to twilight , steamboats , raUway-cari-iages , chaises , tilburies , omnibuses , and cabs , were continually aniving and departing in unbroken succession . No one , however , was allowed on board , their only reward for exposure to pushing , eranuning , and all the inconveniences of a dense assembly was a sight of an immense floating structure ,

      surmounted with six tall sticks , their uniformity alone broken by tlie second being rather taller than the others , and having two cross-pieces or yards braced up to the almost perpendicular . To return to the sight-seekers , it will be a matter of much astonishment if a great number of accidents on land and water are not heard of . The Blackwall Railway termini in London were literally besieged , thousands of persons waiting more than an hour to be admitted to the trains for conveyance to Black wall . When arrived thither , as much difficulty was experienced in getting a sight of the vessel from the crowded piers ; and then patience was severely taxed to obtain its reward . Again , the other land conveyances , the omnibuses , were loaded in a frightful manner ; the inside being crammed , and the usual outside Seats- being occupied ; parties ranged themselves on the roof , then- legs hanging over the sides , while even the space between and the two steps of the conductor behind , were made availablefor riding . One omnibus , drawn by a pair of horses , licensed

      to carry twelve inside and seven outside , was made to carry no less than tliirty-one persons fifteen were shut up in the body , and sixteen occupied the roof , < fee . On the water the boats ; steamers , and wherries were just as much Overloaded . Twelve or fourteen persons were in a . small water man ' s boat , coming in fearful proximity with steamers and other boats , and frequently fouling each other ' s oars . The steamers were also crowded to a very dangerous extent ; and they passed the Great Britain , going at slow speed —( their engines were not' powerful enough to go faster with such a cargo ) . The rush to the side nearest the ship caused the boat frightfully to heel over ; one paddle-wheel pressed almost under the water , whilst the other was out of it—the deck forming an angle with the surface of the river of nearly 45 degrees . Then , as the mass , when most concentrated , moved , thc vessel would sway from one side to the other , like a pendulum . On board of one of the Greenwich boats there could not have been

      less than 400 souls . On the return to town , on the Kent side , the thronging , squeezing , and difficulty of getting back to town , were equally as bad as at the Blackwall Railway . At the railway terminus , at Greenwich , from the top of the stairs to the carriages , was one continuous crowd ; especially at the time of the last half-dozen trains . When the bell rang the gate was opened to let the people in ; but the carriages not being sufficient to contain a twentieth part of those who had paid their fare , slices of the crowd were cut off by forcibly shutting the gate in the middle of a mass ; then without distinction of first , second , or third class , there was a general rush for seats , each considering himself lucky if he got any footing at all in the train , many times the train starting , leaving half of those

      admitted to the platform behind . Such is the rage for seeing the Great Britain ; but itis only externally , as the price , 3 s . 6 d . for seeing ship and engines , makes the visitors on board select , as wellas not inconveniently numerous . Her interior fittings have been often described . Plain they arc , indeed ; but when ready to receive passengers they will be found to he comfortable . Spacious as her decks are , there seems to be even a remarkable application of economy to make 350 berths . She is well worthy of inspection , and will , doubtless , be visited by a vast number , especially when the price of admisaon is reduced one-half . It is , however , contemplated to come to an arangement with the dock authorities to remove her into * dock , when parties desirous of seeing her will have an opportunity at less

      expense . Manv descriptions of the dimensions , principal and minor / of the ship and engines have appeared ; but none so much entitled to credit as the following from an interesting pamphlet just published by Captain Claxton , entitled * ' A "Uescription of the Great Britain Steam-ship , " & c . The length of the keel is 289 feet , total length , 322 feet ; beam , 51 feet ; depth , 32 feet 6 inches ; feet of waterwhen loaded , 10 feet ; displacement 2 i \ Si tons ; tonnage by old measurement , 3443 tons ; plates of keel nearly 1-inch thick ; plates of bottom varying to J of an inch at extremes , and to five-eighths generally ; topsides i an inch , and at the extreme aft 7-16 ths ; the ribs are framed of angle iron , fi inches bv 31 inches , i inch thick , and 7-16 ths ;

      distance of rite from centre to centre , amidships , 14 inches , increasing to 21 inches at the ends ; ten iron sleepers run from the engine-room , gi-adually dinunishing in number to the fore-end of ship and under the boilers , the platform of which they support—in midships they are 3 feet 3 inches in depth , supported by angle irons in the form of inverted arches , and at a short chstance from each other ; "die has five watertight partitions ; stows 1200 tons of coal ; 1000 tons of measurement ; the engines weigh 340 tons ; the boilers 200 ditto , andhold 200 tonsof water ; the mam shaft is 28 inches in diameter in the . centre , and 24 mcheainthebearingsjin the rough , before turned , it weighed 16 tons . It has been lightened by a hole of 10 itches diameter , bored through . A stream of cold

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      water passes through the cranks and this hole when the engines areat work .. Thescrew shaft is in onelong anutovo short or coupling parts . The part next the engine , solid , 28 feet by 16 inches diameter . The hoUowintei-mediate shaft 65 feet , bv 2 feet 8 inches diameter . The screw part is 25 feet 6 inches , and also 16 inches diameter . The total length is 130 feet , and it weighs altogether 38 tons ; the screw is ot six arms , 15 feet 6 inches diameter , 25 feet pitch , and weighs 4 tons ; the main drum is 18 feet diameter , and drives 4 chains , weighing 7 tons : the screw shaft drum is 6 feet diameter , and the weight with the pull when working is equal to 85 tons on the bearings of the main shaft ; the cylinders are i in number , 88 mches . each ; stroke , 6 feet ; powei-, 1000 horses ; the condensers are of wrought-iron 12 feet by 8 and

      , , 5 deep ; under the whole space of the engines up to the top , the angle irons are doubled ; the upper main and saloon decks are of wood , two cargo decks are of iron ; the officers and seamen are all accommodated on two decks under the forecastle ; from the ship's bottom to the upper deck runs , on either side , tor the whole length of the engines and boiler space , a strong iron partition forming below the ' eoal bunkers ; and above , the servants' accommodations on one side , engineers' cabins and stokers' accommodations on the other , besides 26 water-closets ; she has six masts , htted with n-on rigging , adopted in consequence of its offering two-thirds less resistance than hemp , a great point going head to wind . The plain sails of a 52-gun frigate , i . e . without counting royals , stavsails , and steering sails , number somethinff short ot 5000

      yards of canvas , and the plain sails of tho Great Bri tam amount to idi 3 yards . She carries four large life-boats of iron , and two boats of wood in thc davits , and one large life-boat on deck ; thev are built according to a patent taken out by Mr . & uppy , and are capable of carrying 400 people . The pamphlet then goes on to describe the different steps taken by the directors , and their ultimate resolution , after mature consideration and the witnessing of many experiments , to adopt Mr . Smith's Patent Screw Propeller for the Great Britain . Captain Claxton points out the more prominent points of superiority of thescrew over the paddle of being—1 st . The facility afforded in carrying canvas —inclination or heeling over not affecting the motive power of the propeller : while in a paddle-wheel craft .

      if sail be carried to any extent with the wind anywhere not right aft or on the quarter , the power of one wheel is exerted on air only , while the other is to a great extent rendered nugatory by too great immersion , in spite of the dangerous tram trimming chain lockers , to say nothing of the unequal-strain upon the engines . 2 nd . —It can only be hi the highest seas that the screw even partially quits the water , and then only for a few seconds at rare intervals , while with paddles the hollow of the seas constantly leave both wheels exposed , and if the throttling were not attended to , the most serious consequences would result . 3 rd . —The breadth of beam in going into docks and basins . As a paddlewheel steam-ship the Great Britain's extreme beam , * . e ., from outside to outside the paddle-boxes , would

      have been about 80 feet , instead of 51 . 4 th . —The diminished chances from collisions at sea , where the paddle-wheels and houses constantly suffer . 5 th . — The difference of resistance to the wind , the paddleboxes and their appendages creating . nearly one-half of the whole resistance of the body , to say nothing of the paddle-box , boats , and the attendant tons of iron work in such ships as have them . 6 th . —The ease with which sail may be carried and the difference in effect between the two systems , if from damaged machinery it becomes necessary to disconnect and let the propellers revolve ; and by no means the least advantage is the getting rid of the top weight of frames , shafts , wheels , & c ., which are all represented by shifting below the centre of gravity , acting' really as so much ballast in all screw ships ; and , lastly , the comparative security from the shot of an enemy .

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      Dr. M'Douall And The Manchester Council....

      DR . M'DOUALL AND THE MANCHESTER COUNCIL . A ioxg letter , occupying thirty-nine pages ofpiannscript , has been sent to us by Di \ M'Douall , on the subject matter of thc charges which have' been referred to the Manchester Council for investigation ; referred / by the party implicated by those charges , to a tribunal whose jurisdiction and sufficiency have been acknowledged by the party preferring them . To that body , therefore , have we transmitted'the letter in question . Of'course they will deal with it as to them seems fitting .

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      VOTES OF "CONFIDENCE" IN MR , O'CONNOR . We have received this week accounts of many meetings and resolutions respecting the charges : made against Mr . O'Connor , all of wluch we decline to insert . In most of the cases direct votes of confidence in Mr . O'Connor have been passed ; and in others , to such expressions of opinion are added requests that th & Manchester CovuMal vriJA take on them the duty of investigation . In no case has there come to hand one single expression of opinion that such Investigation ought not to be instituted ; nor of sympathy with the author of the charges that have made

      investigation necessary . Still we must decline to insert the resolutions . The Manchester Council have taken the matter in hand . They have announced their intention to institute the necessary inquiries ; they have fixed on the day for commencing the investigation ; and we ' are determined that no act of ours shall interfere to prevent a due , and full , and impartial exercise of their powers . Last week , before we received intimation that the Council would undertake the task , we did insert a few resolutions passed at meetings of Chartists , as expressions of public opinion that investigation ought to be had , and that the body named were expected to institute and prosecute such iuvestiga-

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      , tion ; but now the case is different . Xow they have essayed the task ; and in their hands the matter ought to be left . - -The friends , therefore , of Somers Town , of the Tower Hamlets , of Holbeck in Leeds , of Stalybridge , of the Huddersfield dis trict , of tlie Dewsbury' district , of Bilston , of Lamberhead-green , of Worsbro ' -common , of Wakefield , Of TillicOUltl-y , and of various other places , will understand why their resolutions are not inserted .

      LONDON . METRorOLMA ! -District Committee , Feb . 2 nd ; Mr . Pattenden in the chair . Mr . Mills reported from tho Whittington and Cat locality , in'favour of holding a Convention , also in favour of holding it in London ; but they were of opinion that the Executive should be chosen by the Convention . Mr . Dear reported from the City of London locality , in favour of efecting the Executive by the whole body . Mr . Pattenden reported from Marylebone , in favour of electing the Executive by the whole people ; they were also of opinion , that it was not advisable to hold a Chartist Conference this year , but if such conference should be held , they were in favour of Leeds . Mr . Hornbv mentioned the case of Jcnkin Morgan , and the secretary was instructed to write to Mr . Clark , at Manchester , on the subject . The council then adjourned .

      u Southwakk . —A very able lecture was delivered by Mr . Clark , on Sunday , evening last , at the St . George's Temperance Hall , Blackfriars-road . After the lecture the following resolution was adopted : — " That we , the Chartists of Lambeth and ' Southwark , do hereby tender our best thanks to Messrs . Batcraan , Humphreys , and Rogers , for the very efficient services rendered to tins locality by those gentlemen ; and hope that in the country' ( America ) to which they arc about to emigrate , they may enjoy that happiness their worth so well entitles them to . "

      CARLISLE . Meeting of the Council op the Chartist Association . —On Sunday last the above body held their weekly meeting in the Association Room , No . 6 , John-street , Caldewgate ; Mr . John Gilbertson in the chair . The secretary read thc minutes of the previous meeting , when Mr . Lowry moved , and Mr . Hirst seconded , " That the Executive be appointed by the people , and not by the Conference . " Agreed to . Mr . Lowry moved , and Mr . Gatie seconded , " That we approve of a National Conference : and while we would recommend every locality to send a delegate if possible , we would , at the same time , prefer a representation , by letter , to an utter nonrepresentatwn , " Carried unanimously . The Council then adjourned .

      Meeting of the Working Men ' s Mental Improvement Society . —On Sunday evening last the members of this society held their usual weekly meeting in the Chartist Association Room , Johnstreet . The question for the meeting was , " Were the statements made by Dr . Handyside , before the commissioners in Edinburgh , true or false V Mr . Gilbertson was called to the chair . The chairman opened the proceedings in a few appropriate remarks , and then introduced Mi ' . John Armstrong to move the first resolution , which was to the followmg effect : - — "That , in the opinion of this meeting , the statements made by Dr . Handyside , of Edinburgh , before the commissioners in that city , that a man could live

      on sixpence a Week ; and that a ,, man , Ms wife , and four cliildren could live on two shillings andsixpence a week ; and that they could live comfortably on three shillings , or three shillings and sixpence per week , are false ; and that such evidence ought to be held up to popular execration by every person who has the least particle of sympathy tor the working classes . " Mr . J . B . Hansen , iii . a lengthy , eloquent , and soul-stirring speech , seconded the resolution ; when , after a few pointed observations from Mr . Carruthers , the ehairman put the resolution , which was carried unanimously . It having been agreed to that the above resolution should be sent to the Northern Star for publication , the meeting dispersed .

      HAMILTON . The Chartists of this place have enrolled them selves members of the National Charter Associationand nominated eight members to the general council , REDDITCH . At a General MEEmo of members of the National Charter Association resident In ltedditch , on Saturday last , a discussion ; took place respecting thc election of fit and proper persons . for the Executive forthe ensuing year , when the present members were unanimously approved of . A vote of confidence in Mr . O'Connor was carried by acclamation . Mr . Clark ' s lectures here have done great good .

      MANCHESTER . Carpenters' Hall . —The usual meeting of the Manchester Chartists was held in the above Hall on Sunday evening last , when a lecture on "Irish history" was delivered by that sterling democrat , Mr . D . Donovan . Thc lecture gave general satisfaction ; and at the close the unanimous thanks of the audience were given to the Worthy lecturer . STOCKPORT . A lecture was delivered in the Chartist Association tloom , Bomber s-bro ' w , " BiUgate , on the evening of Sunday last , by Mr . W . Dixon , of Manchester .

      NOTTINGHAM . A Public Meeting was held in the Democratic Chapel , on Sunday evening last , for the purpose of considering tlie Executive address ; Mr . Sweet was called to the chair , who briefly stated thc purpose for whicli the meeting was convened , and read the address . Messrs . Dorman , Tophani , Cropper , Sharpe , and others , made-a few observations , when it was unanimously agreed that a Convention be held ; that the Convention should elect the-Executive ; and that it be recommended that the delegates meet in London . Mr . O'Connor ' s letter was then discussed , when it was unanimously agreed to . 'adjourn the meeting for a fortnight , until the Manchester Council had laid

      Votes Of "Confidence" In Mr, O'Connor. W...

      ihe evidence , pro and con , before thc country . Thanks having been voted to thc chairman , thc meeting broke U P- ., On Monday the anniversary dinner in memory of the patriot , Thomas Paine , was held at the S even . Still's , Barker-gate , when , aftei \ a sumptuous repast , Mr . Sweet was uuaumwusly called wpovv to pveside , and Mr . Dorman was appointed to the vice chair . The following toasts were given : — " The immortal memory of Thomas Paine , "was ably responded to by that veteran llefornier , Mr . Thomas lloper ; after which Mr . Green gave a song , " The Rights of Man , and Common Sense . " "The People , thc source of all Wealth , " was spoken to by the vice chairman in his usual happy strain ; after which Mr . Barton

      favoured the company with an excellent recitation , entitled " The British Serf . " " Tlie People ' s Charter ; aud may it speedily become the law of the land , " was responded to by Mr . T . Dutton . Song by Mr . Gisby , "The four-leafed Shamrock . " "Frost , Williams , Jones , Ellis , and all other expatriated patriots , " was spoken to by tlie chairman . Tlie recitation of * ' Tlie Slave , " was ablv given by Mr . B . Holmes . ''The health of the People ' s Representative , Thomas Slingsby Duneombe , Esq ., " given by Mr . Cartwright , was drunk . with all due honours . "Feargus O Connor , Esq ., and thc People's Press ; " rapturously applauded with three times throe . " General Washington ; " responded to by Mr . Cartwright . By way of finish , the whole company sang " The Lion of Freedom , " which closed the entertainments .

      A Tea Part y was held at Mr . Dorman s , on Shrove Tuesday , when a goodly number assembled . Singing , dancing , and reciting , occupied a great portion of the evening , (

      BRADFORD . On SusBiY Evbsino a lecture was delivered in Buttcnvorth Buildings , on the origin of Trades Unions , and the means to be employed bj ; the workmen to render themselves independent of their employers . MACCLESFIELD . Ox Sunday Evening last Mr . John West delivered a very interesting and spirited lecture , to a numerous and attentive audience . A few more such lectures will place Macclesfield in a proud position .

      Leach And M'Douall. 10 Ihe Members Of Th...

      LEACH AND M'DOUALL . 10 IHE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . Respected Brethren , —Wo , the Council of Carpenters ' -hall locality , Manchester , in performing a duty to ourselves and the Public , never experienced more painful feelings ( since we joined the Standard of Justice , than in investigating thc dispute between P . M . M'Doiiall and James Leach , relative to a fund , of whicli J . Leach was treasurer , for the ostensible purpose of establishing P . M . M'Douall in his profession in Afanchester ; and as we are of opinion that the full state of that fund should be laid before the Subscribers , we herewith publish the balance sheet as investigated by us : — SHEET OP THE MANCHESTER M'DOUALL COMMITTEE .

      BALANCE BALANCE SI ZilCOIilC . 1843 . £ s . d . May 25 . —Mr . Fullen ' s book 0 6 3 Mr . Lowe ' s book ; T . H . Lowe .. . ;¦ ¦ 0 1 C JolraWhitely .. 010 Wm . Cowria .. 0 0 6 Wm . Enunerson .. 0 0 C Thomas Knowles 0 0 6 John Fox .... 0 0 3 "V 7 ni . Johnston .. 006 Thomas Hewitt .. 0 0 6 Mr . Taylor ' s book : Charles Taylor ,. 010 .. Charles Hadfield 0 0 6

      James Iloldeu .. 0 0 2 Thomas Doyle .. 006 Edward Hall .. .. 006 John Skene .... 0 0 2 Allan Grant .. .. ' 0 1 0 Thomas Evans .. 0 10 James Hontyman 0 0 2 Robert Townend 0 0 3 Samuel Jones .. 006 Jas . "Worthington 0 0 6 Wm . CardweU .. 006 John Skene .... 0 0 6 James Taylor .. 006 Wm . Edmondson 0 10 W . B . Killigrew .. 0 0 6 Thomas lates ..-0 0 3

      James Porteous .. 0 0 6 Joseph Court .. 002 George Watson .. 0 0 6 JarvisGuest ., .. 010 JohnHodson .. 006 JohnXuttaU .. 0 0 3 George Marsden .. 0 0 6 Ann Kirwin 7 . .. 0 0 1 J Harriet Sniedlev .. 0 0 1 James M'Creat .. 0 0 6 — Stevenson .. James Wheeler .. 0 10 John Slack .... 0 0 6 James Murdoch .. 0 0 6 James Honeyman 0 0 6 JohnWroe .. .. 0 0 fi James Renniker .. 0 0 3 Peter Cameron .. 006 E . Brocklebank . » 0 0 3

      John Bichardson 0 0 3 .. Isabella Grant .. 003 Samuel Taylor .. 002 Richard Wood .. George Marsden .. 0 0 3 Joseph Court .. George Johnston 0 0 3 Peter Parry .... 0 0 6 Joseph Ogden .. 006 John Smith .... 0 0 1 Joseph Lang .. .. 002 Hem-v Barnes .. John Ravenscroft 0 0 3 Robert Townend 0 0 6 William Magee .. « 0 6 " Robert Smith .. 002 James Chapman .. 0 0 6 Jelley's shop - .. .. 026 C . Dempsey .... 0 0 3 John Dyer .... 0 0 2

      Leach And M'Douall. 10 Ihe Members Of Th...

      & s . d . May 25 . —James Dobbie . ; 0 1 0 G . Johnston .. .. 0 0 1 James Holdeu .. 0 0 2 A Friend .. .... 0 0 2 * Stockport , per J . Leach .... .. 11 6 June 22 . —Mr . Taylor ' s book : William Batty .. 0 0 3 .. R . Anderson .. .. 0 0 6 Robert Booth .. 0 0 3 Thomas Gribbin .. 0 0 3 Thomas Gonnell .. 0 0 2 William Batty .. - 0 0 6 Robert Booth .. 0 0 3 ¦ J . Leigh , per J . Murray .... 0 1 0 Mary Townend .. 006 Janies Holdcn .. 0 0 2 .. Robert Booth .. 0 0 3 Per Jas . Wheeler 0 0 3 Thomas Sidaely .. 0 0 6 Mr . Lowe ' s book : JohnOgilvie ^ . .. 006 Thomas Stone .. 003 Thomas Bell .. .. 006

      Mr . Leach ' s hook : James Leach „ 0 2 0 Mr . Heams ...... 0 0 2 — Humphries .. 0 0 li Mr . Nuttall .... 0 1 0 Mr . Wilson .. .. ¦ 0 0 3 .. * Mr . Swires .. .. 0 0 6 Mr . Turner .... 0 3 0 — Mulrady .. .. 0 0 1 Mr . Houson .... 0 2 0 ... .. Nicholas Moran .. 0 0 6 Mr . Lonsdale .. 0 5 0 .. ' ' Brown .... O 1 3 Dr . Huuey .. .. 0 5 0 „ A Friend .... 0 0 3 Mr . Cartrey .. .. 0 0 6 A Fr iend .. .. 0 0 7 i Mr . Booth .... 0 0 4 Mr . Dawson .. .. 0 0 2 Per Mr . Show .. 046 Mr . Kay 0 0 3 Holden ' 0 0 6

      Mr . .. .. Mr . Latchford .. 006 Mr . Roach .... 0 0 6 — Haywood .. .. 0 0 2 j , — Coates ., .... 0 1 0 — Graham .. .. o o 4 Ephraim Clarke .. 0 10 — Dixon .. .... 0 0 6 — Watson .. .. 0 0 6 ! . J . Smith 0 0 6 Mr . Roach .... 0 1 0 — Foster . 0 0 6 — Smith 0 0 3 — Young .. .... 0 0 2 — Booth 0 0 4 — Burlcy .... 0 3 0 OIdham , pcrLcach 3 14 0 Ave . 17 . —Carpenters' - hall 6 locality .... 1 0 0 Collection in Carpenters ' -hall .. 2 o 0 CoUection at O'Connor ' sleeture .. 2 , 14 5

      Aug . 17 . —Mr . Taylor ' s book : £ s . d . E . Taylor . 0 0 3 .. A . Grant .. . .... o 0 2 .. Abel Berry .... 0 0 3 A Friend 0 0 2 Mr . Pullen ' s book 0 0 6 Mr . Lowe ' s book : Robert Gray .... 0 0 6 Abraham Nuttall 0 5 o Mr . Cooper ' s book : Janies Cooper .. 026 Johnl'iele .. .. o o 3 John Howard .. o o 3 Henry Vincent .. 010 A Friend .... .. ' o o 6 G . Hall 0 10 Mr . Leach ' s book : Mr . Appleton .. 010 Mr . Clarke ...... 0 0 9 . .. Mr . Itankin .. .. 010 i . —Nuttall .. .... 0 1 0 George Exley .. 009 Michael Fahey .. 026 William Crossley 0 10 Three ladies , by J . W . 0 10 Mr , Burly .... 0 0 6 .. Mr . Horner .. .. o o C Mr . Wilson .... o 0 2 .. Mr . Williamson .. o 1 0 Highen .. .. .. 0 10 From Heywood .. 0 12 0 Mr . Taylor ' s book : .. Wni . Shuttleworth 0 0 6 Thomas Rankin .. 0 10 A Weaver .... 0 0 3 .. Per W . Gresty .. 003 Todmorden , per Leach .. .. .. 2 10 0 .. 800 paniplilets , sold at Sd . pe ' r dozen , 13 to the dozen .. 2 6 1 J 20 lbs . of waste piper , at 2 Jd . per lb .. 0 i 2 Total Income .. .. .. £ 2113 9 $ Total Expenditure .. .. 14 18 11 * Balance in Treasurer ' s hands .. £ 6 14 10 Expenditure . £ s . d . May 25 . —Contributions to Association .. .. 0 1 11 $ Twelve Memorandum books from Mr . Cooper .. .. ' 0 1 6 Dec . 27 . —Bill for printing 3 , 000 M'Douall ' s letters . ' . .. .. 5 15 0 .. Do . Window Bills .. 0 3 6 To setting up type for second letter 0 17 0 To cash paid to M'DouaU .. .. 800 Total Expenditure .. .. £ 14 18 11 J

      In the Star of Nov . 9 th , 1844 , an address appeared , headed , " To the Chartists of England , " signed " P . M . M'Douall "in which statements were made which hafd a dn-ect tendency to injure our cause : one of these being that , out of that fund , the Doctor had received a certain sum of money fronvLeach ; " what had become of the remainder was best known to Leach and thecommittee . Leach demanded justice from us ; we accordingly appointed January 19 th , ^ 15 , to hear the evidence on both sides , when , we arc happy to state that Messrs . Leach , M'Douall , and O'Connor , and the committee alluded to were present and a fair and impartial investigation took place . The Council adjourned till Wednesday , January 22 nd , ^ conclude the investigation : and we think there is one important fact you ought to be in possession of ; viz ., when M'Douall was in Uanohester , in June ; i 844 , arefieiptwasi given by him to Leach for £ 18- ami , as he states , he was then satisfied , and an understandin g was come to between Leach and himself : What lus motive was for introducing the subject to the public in November last , is best known to hunseli A further adjournment having taken place until Tuesday , January 28 th , to investigate , the balance sheet , we , the Council of Carpenters' -hall Locality , are of opinion that M'Douall s charge againstLeach , ofswindhng . hasnotbcen proved . We find , as stated in the aarof . Novcmber . 9 th , that MDouall had only received £ f ? in cash ; and we further find , as stated by Mr . Leach in reply , on the ICth , that he hadjmid more , the Doctor giving him areceipt for £ 18 ( which-was brought ; forward and nctawwlcdged ) , 'under circuit CounciThave no control . ! .-Wc : ar «; . therefore , of opinion , ^ hat P . ^^ u alL h ^ ^ en f a ^ v-ith . J , Leach , inmatters of business strictly , between thetwo gentlemen . ( Signed ) Joror Ncitall , Chairman . Committee Room , January 28 th , 18 ifi . ' ^

      Vw/-^^/ /^^^»*F/-/-////Art Frightful Coa...

      vw / - ^^/ /^^^»* f / - / - //// Art Frightful Coal-pii Accident . — Timsbuvy ( Somersetshire ) , Tuesday . —One of those terrific torrents of water which occasionally burst in upon the workmoil employed in the coal-pits , visited those employed in the mines ( Hayes Wood ) of Wm . Coxeter James , Esq . ( one ot the magistrates of the county of Somerset ) , and his partners , at an early hour this morning . The workmen and boys , to the number of nearly 100 , descended the pit at four o ' clock in thc afternoon :

      after engaging in their usual vocations for upwards of an hour , an alarm was given by those at the extremity of the pit ( a distance of more than a mile from the mouth ) that thc water was rushing in . As may readily be imagined , the alarm of the poor 1 ' ellowa was great in the extreme , for no sooner had the intimation been given than the dread enemy itself came rapidly upon them . The greatest terror now seized every breast . The apparatus for raising thc coal ( the only means of escape which they possessed ) would not hold move than a dozen or fourteen , and therefore those who succeeded in reaching ' the : mouth of the pit had to be drawn up in batches , as many as possibly could enter the box , others clinging to the sides and b y the ropes . This was required to be done seven or eiglit times , and by the time the last portion were extricated from their perilous condition the water reached to their shoulders , and in a few minutes

      move would have drowned them . When all who had succeeded in gaining the mouth of the pit had been safely landed on the surface , aM the excitement con « sequent upon the . occurrence of an accident fraught with so much danger had subsided , inquiry was instituted as to whether or not any of their party was missing , when , to the horror of all , it was ascertained that fourteen were not forthcoming ; and tllC conclusion come to was that they had perished . This , however , to a certain extent , I am glad to say , was not thc case ; for on search being made , it was discovered that four had made their escape through an air-course . The remaining ten have not yet ( twelve o ' clock ) been found , and from the position which they occupied in the pit at the time of the accident , being more than a mile from the mouth , no doubt is entertained by those who know the pit , that they have met with a watery grave .

      Horrible and Disthessi . yg Affair at Nottingham . —It appears that about six months ago a very lino and interesting girl , aged 15 ' years , named Hannah Wilmott , daughter of Mr . Wilmott , a respectable coach-proprietor , residing in the neighbourhood , was apprenticed to learn the business of a milliner and dress-maker . A few weeks ago the girl paid a visit to a female friend , named Campbell , living in the town ' , and from her dejected and delicate appearance , excited the suspicion that there was something wrong , but she could riot be prevailed upon at that time to give any satisfactory explanation ^ ' At the dose oi" t \ ws icSiov-mg week Mrs . Campbell ' sent to the place of business , requesting that the girl might be allowed to join a little party of friends ' who were

      partaking of . her hospitality . _ The girl ; who was an indoor apprentice , was permitted to go , and , on reaching this lady ' s house , was . again closely questioned as to whether she was really unwell , or , if not , what caused her to look so dcspondingly . She then admitted that her master had given her powders and other medicine of a powerful nature , but denied that there was anything else the matter with her . Mrs . Campbell immediately sent for the master , and remonstrated with him on tlie impropriety of hisnothaving acquainted the girl's family with her illness instead of taking upon himself to act as her physician . He excused himself in such terms as to remove all blame from his door for the time ; but the girl growing gradually worse , was finally taken away from his house , about three weeks since , and removed to that of Mrs . Campbell , the father living some distance from here . She then , after a great deal of hesitation , admitted that

      her master had taken improper liberties with her several times , and perceiving that she was becoming enceinte induced her to take those drags already referred to , which were administered to her by himself and a young woman , also apprenticed in the house . Medical aid was immediately called in , and every means resorted to that could preserve life ; but so great was the inroad already made onhev constitution , naturally a very strong one , that all attempts'to save her were baffled , and slielingered in agony till Sunday night , when death put an end to her sufferings . On Monday afternoon Mr . M . Browne ( the borough coroner ) and a respectable jury met to inquire into the cause of death , and the inquest was adjourned to Thursday . The master of Miss Wilmott has been taken into custody , and will be remanded till the inquest terminates , when he will undergo an examination before the magistrates .

      Argtixshihe . —Melancholy CAiASTnoriiE . — On the 30 th ult ., James Jackson , manager of the estate of lullelian , met with a sudden and unlbreseen'death . Having observed an eagle soaring above his residence , ho proceeded to take down a gun from its restingplace , where it had remained loaded from thc time ot being last used , and , by some untoward accident , it suddenly exploded , lodging the contents in his breast , and causing instantaneous death .

      The Weatihsi In Fbance.—An Immense Quant...

      The WeatihSi in Fbance . —An immense quantity of snow has fallen in some of the departments , whilst in others thc rain has been so incessant as to interrupt the communications . Many of the mails have consequently arrived in Paris for some days past at an unusually late hour . A Bayohne letter of the 29 th ult , represents the wind to have been blowing throughout the two preceding nights with such violence from the west , directly on the coast , that great fears of disasters were entertained , although , hone had , yet been heard of . Ah immense number , of sea > birds had been driven on the land for shelter , and several gulls had dropped from exhaustion in the place Saint Esprit . Many had also been caught with the line floating along tho shore .

      The Uev . Sidney Smith . —We regret to hear of the dangerous illness of this reverend gentleman . It was feared , last night , that a fatal termination must soon take place , unless there should be some sudden change , more to be hoped for than expected . —Herald , Tuesday .

      Market 'Intelligence.-I

      MARKET 'INTELLIGENCE .-i

      London Corn Exchange, Monday , Feb. 3.—T...

      London Corn Exchange , Monday , Feb . 3 . —The arrivals of English wheat and barley were large during the past week , and of oats the supply coastwise was also good ; in addition to which rather a liberal quantity of the latter grain came to hand from Scotland , and a fair proportion from Ireland . Of beans and peas the receipts were not large . This morning there was a very moderate show of wheat by laildcarriagc samples from the neighbouring counties , and not many oats , beans , or peas fresh up , but of barley the quantity offering was abundant . After having experienced * rather severe frost for some days , the weather has again undergone a change ; this morning the atmosphere was exceedingly damp , whereby thc condition of most sorts of grain was

      affected . Wheat was held pretty firmly ; the demand was , however , dull , and sales were-with difficulty made at the rates current on this day week . The transactions ill free foreign wheat wore unimportant , hut factors allowed no particular anxiety to realise , and the trifling business done was at fully former rates . Flour moved off tardily ^ and ship samples were obtainable on rather easier terms than on tins day week . Barley was much neglected , but sellers appeared determined to resist any further . abatement ; and with an unusually slow demand , prices-remained much about the same as oh'Monday last . -No actual decline occurred in quotations of malt , but the turn was decidedly in favour of the buyer . Oats'were generally held at slightly ' enhance d-rates , in ' consequence of which dealers and consumers acted'cautiously and so unimportant was the advance ' establislied ' as scarcely to admit of any alteration in prices . Beans and peas could orilyhe sold in retail quantities

      London Corn Exchange, Monday , Feb. 3.—T...

      neither articleiwas cheaper , however , thaii oh this dav se ' nnight . B . ed clovevseed continues to arrive pretty liberally from France , and business remains dull ; to-day there was very little passing : " Linseed and rapeseed moved off rather slowly ^ at . previous prices ; and eanarysced was easily bought at' -thelate decline . Spring tares were enquired .- for , ( - but ; there were few offering . -:... : -., CUKREXT 1 'fl . fCES OF GHAIX , PER IMPERIAI , QUARTER . —British . s s ! St Wheat . Essex , is Kent , new » fc old red 4 i > 4 ? White 50 5 * ' Norfolk and Lincoln . ... do 43 40 Ditto ; - 48 50 : \ oi-thum . and Scotch white 421 . 40 Fine . 48 52

      Iris ] , red old 0 0 Red 42 44 YVhite 45 48 live Old ... 31 32 New , ; i * Q ; 32 Brank 35 3 ft Barley Grinding . . M 28 JMr til . ^ 20 . 31 Malt : , 32 , 3 ft Malt Brown . . ! 51 50 Pale . 58 62 Ware ';; . 63 65 Reans Ticks old & new 30 31 Harrow S 3 38 Pigeon' 88 42 Peas ftrcv 8 ' . ' 35 Maple S 3 34 White ; 3 C 40 Oats Jjucohis & Yorkshire Feed ' - 'I 23 Polan £ t 23 , 26 i Scotch Angus 22 24 Potato ^* . 2 « Irish White . 20 22 Black . 20 22 Per ' . ' 801 o * » net . s s | Fer 280 lb . net . " 8 8 Town-made Flour ... 42 44 Xorfolk < fc Stockton 33 84 Essex and Kent .... 34 3-5 | Irish ' -. . . .- ' . . . . . 35 36 Free . Bond ,

      Foreign . 'e e 8 Wheat , Dantsic , Konigsour < j , & c . . . ;¦ . . 52 60 36 40 — Marks , Mecklenburg . 48 64 32 35 Danish , Holstein , and Fiicslandred 44 47 28 30 Russian , Hard 44 40 Soft . . , 44 47 26 28 Italian , Red .. 4 *> 50 "White . . 7 80 . 52 30 32 —Spanish , Hard . 46 50 Soft . . . . ; 52 30 32 ttve , lln'tic , Dried , . . . 30 32 Un . lried . . 31 32 21 22 Barley , Grinding , 26 28 . Midting , , 31 35 22 29 Beans , Ticks . . -W ** 4 Egyptian . 31 32 . 30 Peas , "Wliite . . 3 C 38 Maple . . 33 34 28 30 Oats , Dutch , Brew and Thick 24 25 la 21 Russian feed , 21 22 15 16 Danish , Friesland feed 21 23 15 17 Flour , per barrel .- 25 27 19 20

      Loxdo . v Smithfield Catile Makret , Mondat , Feb . 3 . —The weather having become niilder in , Holland , most of tho ports are now open .. fpr , vessels . This circumstance has produced a largc ' . iniportation of live stock from that portion of the , Continent . for our markets—they having amounted , during ' ; the past week , to 130 oxen and cows , and 100 , sKeep . ' , As to the quality of these , arrivals , wc may . ; . observe that there were some well made-up animals amongst jhem , * but not a few were suffering from the . effeiets of the epidemic now so prevalent both in | lpl |? nd and France . To-day we had on sale 100 beast 8 . ' and . sixty sheep . The former found , buyers at prices . varying from £ 1 G to £ 20 ; the latter £ 1 10 s , to £ 2 per head . Very large numbers may be expected from ! Rotterdam tliis week . From our grazing * districts ^ the : receipt 3 of beasts fresh up this morning were numerous . Although their quality was not quite equal to that

      observed on this day se'nnight , it was an excellent display . Owing , however , to the approaching season of Lent , and the thin attendance of buyers , the beef trade was excessively dull , yet the primest Scots found buyers , at , in some instances , last week's quotations , but most other breeds suffered a decline of 2 d . per Sib ., and a clearance was not effected . Tho droves'from Norfolk , Suffolk , Essex , and Cambridgeshire consisted of 1500 Scots and liomebreds , while from the north they did not exceed 300 shorthorns ; from the western and midland districts 600 Herefords , Dcvons , ' runts , ifcc . ; from other parts of England , 300 of various breeds , and from Scotland 200 horned and polled Scots . The number of sheep being more than equal to the wants of the trade , the demand for that description of stock was in a sluggish state , yet we can notice no variation in the currencies . Calves were in limited supply and active request , at last Friday's enhanced- currencies . Jn pigs , a good business was doing , at fully last week ' s quotations . Upwards of 200 were on offer from Ireland .

      By the quantities ol 811 ? ,, sinking the offal , s . d . s . d . Inferior coarse beasts . . . 2 ' 6 2 10 Second quality . . . . 3 0-34 Prime large oxen . .. 3638 Prime Scots , it- 3 10 4 0 Coarse inferior sheep ... 283 0 Second quality . . . , 3 2 3 6 I'riiue coarse woolled . . . 38 40 Prime Southdown ' . . . , . 4 2 4 4 Large coarse calves .... 4 6 5 4 Prime small ... . . 56 5 10 Suckling calves , each . . . 18 0 30 0 Large hogs 3 4 4 0 Neat small porkers . . . 4 2 4 6 Quarter-old store pigs , each . , 16 0 20 0

      HEAD OF CATTLE O . N SALE . ( From the Books of the Clerk of the Market . ) Beasts , 3 , 342-Sheep , 27 , 740 -Calves , 96—Pigs , 340 . Hay Mahkets—Smitiifieu ) . —Course meadow hay , £ 3 10 s to £ 4 12 s ; useful ditto , £ 4 14 s to £ 5 4 s ; fine upland ditto , £ 4 5 s to £ 5 10 s ; clover hay , £ 410 s to £ 0 ; oat straw , £ 1 13 s to £ 1 Ida ; wheat straw , £ 11 CS to £ 1 18 s per load . Both hay and straw , the supplies of which were moderate , moved offslowly , at the above quotations . "Whiteciiapel . —Course meadow hay , £ 3 10 s to £ 410 s ,- useful ditto , £ i 12 s to £ 5 3 s ; fine upland ditto , £ 5 5 s to £ 5 9 s ; clover hay , £ 4 10 s to £ 0 ; oat straw , £ 114 s to £ 1 lCs : wheat straw , £ 1 16 s to £ l 18 s per load . A full average supply , and a sluggish demand .

      Meat Markets . —SouiiiAUi , Feb . 5 . —We ] had a full average supply of fat stock on sale here to-day . Generall y speaking , the trade ruled inactive , and prices , with the exception of those of veal and pork ,, were with difficulty supported . Beef , from 2 s lOdto 4 s ; mutton , 2 s lOd to 4 s 4 d ; veal , -f s 4 d to fls 6 d ; and pork , ' 3 s 4 d to 4 s 4 d per 81 bs . to sink the offal . Supply—Boasts , ( 50 ; sheep , 1 , 400 ; calves , 34 ; pigs , 41 . Romfoiid , Feb . 5 . —Prime veal and pork were in steady request at full prices . Other hinds of stock were dull . Beef , from 2 s lOd to 4 s : mutton , 3 s to 4 s 4 d ; veal , 3 s lOd to 5 s 4 d ; and pork , 3 s to 4 s 4 d per 81 bs . Suckling calves , 18 s to 30 s ; quarter-old stors pigs , 16 s to 20 s ; and milch cows , with their mall calf , £ 10 to £ 19 each .

      Liverpool CorxMaukei , Monday , Feb . 3 . —We have this-week again a good supply of flour and oatmeal from Ireland , but moderate arrivals of all descriptions of grain . No change has occurred in . the duties on foreign produce . The trade has continued dull , and any change in prices has been In favour of the buyer . We quote Irish new wheat Id . per bushel , oats id . per bushel , barley Id . per quarter , . and beans Is . per quarter , lower than at the close of last week . Foreign wheat , too , has barely sustained the rates then noted , and , without altering the quotations , both flour and oatmeal have been rather easier to buy . A few hundred barrels of United States sweet flour have been sold in bond at ITs . per ban-el .

      Maxciiesiek Cokx Market , Saturday ,. Feb , 1 . — Considerable inactivity has continued to prevail throughout thc trade during the week ; but in the transactions that have occurred in any article no material alteration in prices was apparent . There was a very limited inquiry for wheat at our market this morning ; and , although damp and inferior parcels could have been purchased on easier terms , there was not sufficient business passing to enable , us to alter our quotations . Flour was exceedingly difficultof sale , but approved marks of extra-superfine quality supported their previous value . Thc demand , for either oats or oatmeal was trifling ; but no change in price can be noted . Beans dull sale , at late rates .

      LivEr . rooi , Cattie Market , Monday , Feb . 3 . — The supply of cattle at market to-day has been similar to that of last week , without any alteration in prices . Beef 5 id . to Cd ., mutton Old . to 6 Jd . per lb . —Cattle imported into Liverpool , from the 27 th Jan . to thc 3 rd Feb . -. —Cows , 1142 ; calves , 30 ; sheep , 2253 ; lambs , 19 ; pigs , . 6051 ; horses , 25 . State op Trade . —Thc market continues in the same state as for some weeks past ; yarn , being exceedingly scarce and in good demand , both for shipping and for the home trade , continues to advance in price ; and some descriptions , particularly No . 30 warps , were sold yesterday about one-eighth higher than on the preceding ¦ ; Tuesday . For cloth the demand was not quite so good as last week ; - and some qualities of twenty-seven ^ inch printing cloth were a shade lower . With that exception , however , prices are firm . —Manchester Guardian of Wednesday *

      RicimoxD Corn Market , Fed . 1 . —We had a fair supply of grain in our market to-day , but in consequence of the weather , ( being a heavy cover of snOYfi ) caused a little advance in the price ;—Wheat , sola from Cs . to 7 s . Cd . ; oates , 2 s . 2 d . to 3 s . Gd . ; barley , 3 s . 9 d . to 4 s . ; beans , 4 s . 9 d . to 5 s . per bushel . Youk Con * Makket ,- Feb . 1 . —Tlie supply of grain is pretty good . The frost having improved the condition , last week ' s prices are obtained for wheat , ; but barley is full Is . per qr . lower . Oats are scarcely so dear ; beans as before . Malton Corn Market , Feb . J . —We have-had a tolerable supply of wheat , but moderate of barley and oats , offering to this' day ' s market . Wheat and oats same as last week "; barley the turn cheaper . ' Wheat , red , new , 44 s . to 48 s . ; white ditto , 4 Ss ' . tb ; 528 . '; 'red ditto , old , 50 s . to 52 s . ; white ditto , 52 s . to 56 s . per qr . of 40 st . Barley , 26 s . to 30 s . per qr . \> f 32 st . Oats , 9 | d . to lOjd . per stone . "

      Leeds Cork . Market ,. Tcesdat , Feb . 4 . — Our supplies are . moderate of all articles this week . . The wheat trade is slow ,. but no material change , occurs'in the valu . Ci of . fine , dry qualities , and the consumptive demand is , to a- fair extent ; the change in ; . thew'eajther affects thc condition again , ; and all damp descriptKHis move off very slowly . Wc have no alteration in one barley , but' inferior . must again be quoted . lower . New beans are offering more'freely , and may Ik * iaptcd cheaper . Oats and shelling steady . . ! .:. . ..-

      the average prices corn , . for the 7 , t . ek * endixg feurcary 4 , 1845 . ' Wheat . Barley . 0 «(« , Rye , \ BecwS ; . i \ us .. Qrs . Qrs . Qrs . Qrs . Qrsv Qvs .. 4038- 2555 023 - ' — •„• 429 . ' 18-£ s . d . £ s . r d . £ s . d . > £ & m £ s . d ; - < 2 6 11 J 1 11 J 1 10 1 ] - ¦ - ¦ ls lT ' . O-l 17 9 i - Leeds Cloth Market . —The doihan ' d * "fo ' r spring ' ' goods , which ; has been on the increase-w ;> everaE '' weeks past , continues buoyant , arid at' both'the ' cldth- ' ' halls and warehouses a good busiues ^ haS-Oe ^ mdone '' ' ; during the past week . Some of . the '' ip % ufattwcers ' : ' ' ^ m ^ mfe ' m'MgK ' sftrife ' wito ^ spring . ' We trust'their anticipations will-be' realised-. '

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 8, 1845, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_08021845/page/7/