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      Saturday, March 23. House Of Lords.—The ...

      * k- 0 , 9 ?? . ? f « P 'ed , that would depend entirely apon the advice lie received "frbnv those who knew more of such matter * than he professed to do himself , H e ' was nnr in communication with one of the ablest lawyers upon the subject ; and he had no objection to take the advice ofthe hon . member for Oxfordshire . ( Laughter . ) As he took 10 much interest in the matter , perhaps he would favour him with , toat counsel . Coil Pit Exn . osioir .-Mr . Wtxd inquired if anv commission had been instituted to inquire and 2 iS ^& 'HSire *^ "

      tiw ^ SJS ° RNWAU - «*> I « . CA « TBR . -Mr . THEiawst moved for a committee to inquire into the caster , with regard to the former , where its accumulations are invested , who is the heir ofthe personal estate ofthe Prince of Wales , and with respect to other matters relating to the Duchy property and its m anagement . He stated that the object of his motion was two-fold , as regarded , first , public econmy ; secondly , private security . Disclaiming , in the strongest terms , any intention to invade the ri ghts of the Crown , which hs considered , nnder the arrangements made , would be dishonest , he stated various grounds for believing that this property— which was private property

      for public purposes—was not likely to be economically tended under the existing mode of management ; and anticipating certain objections to his motion , he endeavoured to obviate them . The SoLiciroK-GEXERAL considered that no ground whatever had been laid for granting a committee of inquiry . Tbe house had no right to interfere with property that was not of a public character—this property was purely of a private character , an objection which had induced the house to refuse this motion last year . The property was in the Crown during the time when there was no heirapparent ; as soon , however , as there was an heir apparent , who was not created , but born Duke of l

      Cornwall , the property vested in him exclusivey , and he had the absolute right of disposing of the revenues ofthe Duchy up to the time of his succeeding to the crown . The Solicitor-General exp lained the system under which the estates were now managed , and stated the great diminution of the charges which had taken place , and the net revenue now received by the Prince of Wales , showing that a . verj material improvement had taken place in the management of the property . He then went ever the several grounds upon which Mr . Trelawny had rested his motion , which included matters not fit for Parliamentary inquiry , and he contended that those grounds did not warrant the intervention of that house .

      Jir . Bouterib denied that this was private property—it had been created by act of Parliamentthe Prince had no right to it except by act of Parliament ; it stood , therefore , in the same position as other property belonging to the public , and he saw no real distinction between the Crown lands , which were dealt with by Parliament , and the estates of the Duchy . A somewhat lengthened discussion ensued , which terminated by the motion being negatived , without a division . Sufbli : Obdsasce Estimates . —On the motion of Colonel Anson the house went ; into Committee of Supply , and granted several rotes on account , fer this department , amounting in the aggregate to £ 600 , 000 . ot > fe

      Chief Justices' Salabt Bill . —On the order tor going into committee upon this bill , Mr . Chbistopheh , referring to a notice given in an early part of the evening b y Lord John Russell , of his intention to move for the appointment of a select committee to inquire into the salaries , prospectively , of certain public functionaries , judicial and diplomatic , recommended that the further progress of this bill should be suspended until that committee had made a report . Lord J . Russell said , the reason for pressing forward this bill was that , as a new Chief Justice had been appointed , it was desirable that a permanent arrangement should be made upon the subject of these salaries , which at present rested solely upon a Treasury minute .

      Mr . Mcllixgs considered that tbe bill was unnecessary—that the act of George IV . did not fix the Chief Justice ' s salary at £ 10 , 000—that the country was therefore sufficientl y protected—that £ 3 , 000 was too much—and that this biU would obstruct further reductions . Mr . Spoonee moved as an amendment , that the house resolve itself into committee on the 12 th of April . After a protracted discussion this amendment was lost , the numbers being For going into committee ... ... 100 For the amendment 51—49 The house then went into committee on the bill . A proposition , made in committee by Mr . Hexlet , to reduce the salary of the Chief Justice from £ 3 , 000 to £ 7 , 000 , was negatived , upon a division , byS 6 to 38 . The bill was then reported .

      The house then went into committee on the Brick Duties Bill , to which a clause was added , allowing a drawback on stocks in hand of a moiety of the duty . Another clause , relating to an abatement of prices on contracts , was withdrawn , in order that another clanse might be substituted on bringing up the report . The School Districts Contributions Bill and the Pirates ( Head-money ) Repeal Bill were read a third time and passed * . Sir W . SoiiERYitLE obtained leave to bring in a bill for the better distribution , support , and management of medical charities in Ireland . The Sonicnos-GEXEBAL moved for leave to bring in a bill to provide more simple and effectual securities for advances to purchasers of encumbered estates in Ireland , the object and technical provisions of which he briefly explained .

      Mr . tBEXcn opposed the introduction of the bill ; and Col . Duxxe moved that the house be counted , which waa done , and only twenty-four members being present , an adjournment took place at one o ' clock .

      TUESDAY , Mabch 26 . HOUSE OF COMMONS . —The house met at twelve and transacted some busises , chiefly of a routine character , preparatory to adjourning for the Easter recess . Several unopposed returns were ordered , and two or three bills advanced a stage respectively . Upon a motion for papers by Lord Dcxcax some conversation took place respecting an encroachment upon the confines of the Green-park , arising out of the erections around Lord Ellesmere ' s ac w mansion , known as Bridgewater-house .

      lord J . Kusseii and Mr . Hatter stated that according to the original design the boundary wall of the gardens of Bridgewater-house might " have somewhat damaged the contour of the park at that spot . Upon a representation of this circumstance by the office of Woods and Forests , Lord Elles mere had altered his plan , and tbe building , as now in progress , would be unobjectionable . The papers were ordered . Mr . Hume moved for a return of the receipts and expenditure of the Royal Academy for some years past , and stated his obiections to a continuance of the privilege members now enjoyed , of being lodged , rent free , in a national edifice , while they inflicted a charge npon the public for admission to their gallerv of paintings .

      The motion was opposed , and after some remarks by Lord J . Russell , Mr . Ewart , Sir B . Hall , and other members , was negatived , upon a division , by a majority of 47 to 19 . The house rose at three o clock , until Monday , April 8 .

      ( . From ovr Third Edition of last week . ) FRIDAY , March 22 . BOUSE OF LORDS . — On the subject of the Great Industrial Exhibition of 1851 , an animated altercation -arose between Lords Brougham and Stanley , which was seasoned with many piquant personalities , and seemed to afford- much amusement to the few- members present . Ijord MousiCAsnELL , in moving for some papers relative to the emigrant ship Sobraon , recapitulated many of the statements he had alread y brought more than once before their - lordships * touchin " the ill-conduct of certain officers in that vessel . ° But , after a long discussion , the papers were refused . Their Lordships then adjourned .

      HOUSE OF COMM 02 fS .- \ lr . Behsal Osbohne gave notice that , shortly after Easter , he should bring forward a motion for assimilating the law in England and Wales to that now in force in Scotland , as regarded the qualifications of members of parliament . Aubthaliax Colonies Bill . —The house then resolved itself into committee on this bill . On tho second clause , enacting that the number of the Legislative Council of Sew Soutu Wales may be varied ; that there shall be a separate Legislative Council for Victoria , and that one-third of the members of each Council shall be appointed by the Crown , Mr . Mowat ? moved the omission of the words which gave to the Crown a power of nomination .

      The amendment was resisted by Mr . Labouchere , on the part ofthe Government , and gave rise to a long discussion , Mr , Gladstone and Mr . Cobdek nemg . amongst its supporters , and Sir It . Pkel opposing it . U pon a division , the amendment was negatived by 165 against 77 . Mr . W . ALPOLE then moved the omission of the C km . ln * ° substitute a provision that there Snonid he two Chambers in each of the two colonies , S ? l eg islative Council and a Representative J | sembly ; int . ndiU g , if this proposition should be auoptau , to move other clauses , providing for the constitution and composition of the Chambers . " i - j m ES ° PP ° sed the amendment , and explained the reasons which had . induced the gorern-

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      mer t to prefer the scheme of a single , to ' that of-a double Chamber for tbe Australiancolonies .- ¦ . « ' - ¦! Upon a division , the amendment was negatived by 198 against 147 . .:.,.,., ¦ ::,, -- .: The Cuaibmas then reported progress . : . .. The house adjourned at half-past one o'clock until Monday .

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      THE LATE MEETIN G AT THE JOH 1 S STREET INS TITUTION . The Knowing is the ^ eech of j £ J £ j R £ a Barrister , delivered at a * ^^^ £ John-street ; and as ho ^ s at h * 'i " speech was mis-reported in flj -grt *« k " Star " and as I wish the " Star to be a faS iuXeflex of every man ' s opinions , no ij . it anu J *"" , j cons ; der it an act ^ " ^•^ srf e

      ' Mr W J Ward was introduced to the meeting by the chairman , as being desirous of speaking as 1 the policy adopted by the association . He commenced by saying that , when he had requested the privilege of addressing them , he had never entertained the idea that he should be called upon at so early a period in the evening . He deeply regretted to have to speak before Mr . Harney , and other leaders of their body , whom he saw present . He would not feel himself justified in imputing any unworthy motive to Mr . Harney , but would only tender to that gentleman his sincere thanks fer his courtesy in suffering Mm to take precedence . ( Hear , hear . ) The position which he then occupied was by no means an enviable one , and it was only a sense of duty , and a firm reliance upon their justice and liberality , that sustained him in its discharge . He had before announced himself as a full believer

      in the political efficacy of the People ' s Charter . ( Hear , hear . ) He believed , not less firmly than any of them , in the universal political equality of man . The great Creator never branded any man with the stamp of inferiority . We were all of one great family . We occupied the same position in the scale of being ; we had kindred instincts , passions , and perceptions ; and there was nothing in the economy of nature , or the decrees of Providence , that marked one man out for the enjoyment of political rights , to the exclusion of his fellowcreatures . ( Cheers . ) With the other provisions of the Charter—which were to protect tho exercise of the suffrage—he fully agreed . Tho Charter , as he understood it , was a certain body , or code of

      political rights . It asserted principles which they believed to be fundamental truths . No one was less disposed to undervalue the assertion of just prin ciples than he was . Every principle discovered was fresh intellectual territory , subjugated to the dominion of the mind . A principle was—if he mi ght be permitted the figure—the latent spark which onl y required to he fanned , by some favourable breeze , into vital action , to illuminate the world . ( Hear . ) It was the discovery of princi ples which had g iven society its religion , England its Reformation , and Europe its successive revolutions . Political truths were , in their nature , immortal—though crushed by the heel of despotic power , they yet survived , and , like the Phoenixrose from their

      , ashes to a renewed and more active existence . ( Hear , hear . ) It was well , however , to guard against looking too much at the justice of political truths , and not sufficiently at the practicability of their realisation . Known and recognised truths might be dormant for centuries , and a darkened world has often smothered in its bosom the spark capable of suffusing it with light . ( Hear , hear . ) The dreamer and enthusiast arrives no sooner at his political convictions than he thinks that , by wishing , they will become laws ; but the wise man reads the book of political science , by the silvered light shed over its page by the lamp of reason , and there he reads that principles and theories are of no benefit to man until called into action . ( Hear . )

      It is nothing to you that you possess abstract natural rights unless you are permitted to enjoy them . You must havo power to convert those rights into laws , or else they will do nothing to improve or ameliorate your condition . ( Hear , hear . ) The great object of this association is , to convert the theories embodied in the Charter into facts , to change them from the " airy nothings , " which at present they are , into permanent institutions ofthe country . The great question then is , how shall you make the Charter the law of the land , how oppose and obtain a victory over those enemies of the people , who are linked together by the golden chains of corruption , to delay , as long as possible , the emancipation of the British people , while we are bound to keep in view the great end for which

      we are striving , it is no less a part of our duty deliberately to reflect upon the means by which we can accomplish this desirable object . ( Hear , hear . ) Though it is no uncommon thing in this hall to hear talk of the most extensive—I will not say extravagant—social changes , as to the distribution of wealth , the rights of property , and the payment of labour —( oh 1 oh 1)—which are to be carried after the Charter , we lose sight too much of the fact , thai in this association we arc simply Chartists . We are too much inclined to forget that all our energies will he required , for some years to come , in obtaining the Charter , without venturing , for the present , to consider what alterations of the laws may be subsidiary to that great measure . The

      question is , how do you propose to carry the Charter ? Is it by physical force ? So ; it was to be regretted that the gentleman who occupied the chair tlie last evening of debate —( oh ! oh !) — no doubt led on by the temporary excitement of ths moment to an expression , wliich his better judgment would not have sanctioned , made the slight allusion which he did , to the people , asserting their rights by armed force . One would have thought that the bitter experience of past times , and the suffcriugs of many of their leaders , would have taught the salutary lesson , that no reform was to be achieved iu this country , by any but moral and peaceable means . ( Hear , hear . ) It is the suasion of reason , not the stern dictates of brute violence , that can have any

      influence over the legislation of this country . ( Hear , hear . ) We Lave lost all reverence for the men who recommend the argument ot the sword , or who reason with the point ot the bayonet . In this country , although our liberties are circumscribed , yet , if the majority of the people resolutely determine to have a chan ge in the electoral system , we know , by past precedent , that the legislature dare not resist the mandates of the public voice . ( Hear , hear . ) Any recourse to violence , would irreparably injure your just cause ; postpone , indefinitely , the bestowal of your rights ; it would bo" the sorrow of your best friends , and give the enemies ofthe popular cause the coverted opportunity , while rejoicing in your discomfiture , to declare that you , with some

      appearance of reason , are not fit for the exercise ofthe liberties to which you aspire . ( Hear . ) One of your speakers , declared from this platform , that , with the arrival of another continental revolution , "A great change must speedily occur at home , " and that the government dare no longer refuse the concession ofthe Charter . He ( Mr . Ward ) condemned making the liberty of Englishmen contingent , upon the efforts of foreign nations . ( Hear , hear . ) He strongly deprecated such an anomalous mixture of home and foreigu politics . We were , by our position , isolated from other nations ; and though we should ever show a lively interest in the noble efforts making abroad by people to acquire their independence , while we should

      individually raise the shout of triumph at their victories , and drop the tear of sympathy over their heroism aud misfortune : yet we ought not to make their conduct the rule for our own country , nor subservientl y avow that . After they have first obtained their rights we shall have ours . He appealed to the patriotic sentiment which swelled every Englishman's heart , and asked , whether it could be conceived that our countrymen were willing to owe their liberties to other nations ? ( Hear , hear . ) He would venture to assert , that unless we could by our efforts acquire the reforms that we sought , that we' should be quite undeserving of them . The establishment Of lted Republicanism in France had no sort of connexion with obtaining the Charter in England .

      ( Oh !) Continental revolutions had rarely , if ever , improved our condition . The great revolution had furnished the pretence for taking from us many constitutional rights that we before enjoyed , and had inspired people with opinions adverse to liberty . It was true that the revolution of 1830 had , in some measure , aided us in obtaining the Reform Bill , but it would have been of no advantage unless public opinion in Eng land had been well formed and matured upon the subject . Had not that revolution in France been distinguished , most eminently , for its moderate and constitutional character , it would , by inspiring the timid with awe , have furnished to the legislature tho best pretext for refusing to pass tbe Reform Bill . jNot long since we had a _ Provisional Government installed in France , but it exercised no beneficial influence in the country . They had Republicanism in France , but we did not obtain landIt thenhe felt

      the Charter in Eng . was , , sure , utterly futile to base the expectancy of our liberties upon the conduct of our continental neighbours . ( Hear , and " oh ! " ) Another observation ofthe gentleman to whom he before alluded , was that Lord John Russell "had acknowledged the superiority of the People ' s Charter , and appeared to be courting tbe vox 2 > opuli . " If by this assertion ifc was meant that any hopes were to be entertained of Lord John Russell proposing the People ' s Charter , he believed that there was no foundation for them . Lord John Russell had praised the Charter at . the expense of Mr . Hume's ' motion , in order that by confounding the two together , and giving tho preference to Mr . O'Connor ' s plan , that he might deter a certain section of the House of Commons from voting with Mr . Hume . Mr . O'Connor had placed this in as clear and strong a light as was possible , when ho said When Mr . Hume made bis motion for Parliamentary

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      neform -both' Lord John . Russell aiid « Bir * George OrevTompl mented SS dtetriotfli ' wa 8 ^ more ^ and id i ingenuows , > nd KterTefinedi ' thanithatofthopmsmmost fov StrZ ; buU neither his candour ^ rangenuousness had induced the noble lord , or the right hon . Sroi to vote for his proposition . But he was too old » soldier to be caught in such a trap . ( Cheers . ) Was it not then absurd , to assert that Lord John Russell was inclined to grant the Charter , when he openly declared before the house , and in the face of tho country , that the people of England were unfit to exercise the suffrage , and that if they had it , they would be misled , and abuse the trust reposed in them ? . The popular cause had nothing to hope from Lord John Russellunless it IM *^^^^^^/" '" , .- ' -- _ , ^ .

      , became too powerful to be resisted . Lord John Russell , when obliged by circumstances , was the advocate of the people ; but in the hour of danger ho forsook and persecuted them , while in the moment of their triumph , he generally managed to deprive them of all the legitimate fruits of their victory . ( Hear , hear . ) The worst enemy to the cause of progress and reform in this country , is tho present premier . He well-knew the art of courting the people , when by doing so he could secure to himself and his family the emoluments of office . The small still voice of reason never found a reception in his mind , but ho could , as well as any man , understand the vox populi , when it became tbe thunder of an indignant people . He will offer up the liberties of

      the people at the shrine of aristocracy , when ho can do so with personal impunity ; but , at the last crisis , he will sacrifice his order With tho patriotic desire to save himself . It was not by any dependence upon faithless ministers that the Charter was to be expected , but by self exertion , moral energy , and by educating the public mind to an appreciation of its rig hts . ( Hear , hear . ) How then could they best succeed in giving strength to this moral movement ? The great object in public agitations , was to secure the greatest possible concentration of public opinion upon some given period . Their first duty was to sink all minor differences , and to agree in demanding together some measures of reform . ( Hear , hear . ) They should have a principle

      oi union impartea . to tueir proceedings ; ana nowever opposed upon general matters they might be to one another , they should combine , to secure for the people their legitimate and constitutional influence over the democratic part of the legislature . There was an association , seeking a large portion of the People ' s Charter , possessing ; within-itself wealth , influence , talent , aud all the attributes of moral power . Need he say that it was ft primary duty of all sincere Chartists to offer that association every assistance in their power , to hail them as fellow workers in the good cause , and to show-them the fraternal spirit which they professed ? He regretted that Mr . Reynolds had , from that platform , declared his intention of moving an amendment at the Reform Conference , that he had proposed , and

      carried , a resolution of " indignation and disgust against Mr . Hume ; and above all , that he had given utterance to his belief , that " the middle classes hated and detested their working fellow-countrymen . " ( "Oh ! oh ! " Interruption and cheers . ) Without discussing the truth of these sentiments , he could not but think that they were inimical to the interests , not only of those who were designated «• the middle class Reformers , " but likewise to the success of the Chartist movement . ( Hear . ) Conciliation and peace was a policy dictated to them by the truest wisdom . He had a deeply rooted dislike to violence ; and he believed , that while it would have the effect of sowing the seeds of disunion among those who ought to go hand in hand to the

      battle against the giant abuses which lettered industry—which resigned the government of the country to the rule of a corrupt oligarchy—and which , unless soon checked by thevirtue ofthe people , would involve our beloved country , in the ruin which had befallen nations , who in power , wealth , extent of territory , or iu any quality which is contributory to national greatness , were not once inferior to ourselves . There was a unity of interest as well as of principles , between all Parliamentary Reformers . The course of union had been one recommended by all the wisest and best men of the Chartist party . Who was that man who had more than all others endeared himself to the people 1 He had consecrated the best energies of his life to their

      causehad grown old in their service—had suffered persecution and calumny for their sake—who had watched the Charter in its infancy—had aided in imparting to it the full proportions of manly strength and vigour—who was prouder of the appellation of "the Father" of tho people , than of his royal lineage and noble blood . ( Hear , hear . ) This man —he need not say , —was Feargus O'Connor , to whom lie referred —( loud and general cheering which lasted some time)—was the last person who would recommend to them anything injurious to their interests . If the Charter was not obtained , the life of O'Connor would have been without an aim or an object . ( Hear , hear . ) Did they not think , then , that he had at least as great a stake- in the

      Charter as any man in the country ? Yet , we find he implores , "in the name of God . of justice , and common sense , and in pity and mercy to your suffering and unprotected families , not to foolishly throw away such an opportunity os may never again occur , of fixing the stepping-stones firmly in that ford over which we have been so long endeavouring to cross . " ( Hear , hear . ) Again he says— " Would you suppose me base eno' to cater for popularity by denouncing the only means by which the desired consummation can be arrived at . " ( Hear , hear . ) "Ifc was upon this disunion that ministers relied to uphold their power . Neither vanity , ambition , nor ministerial laudation should induce him to be a stumblin g block in the road to

      progress . " Noble sentiments , worthy of the man by whom they were uttered , and the actions of his past life . He looks with the eyes of sage experience , upon the question of reform , and nobly sacrifices all little personal feelings to the welfare of bis country . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . O'Connor says" There must be no more Chartist amendments , upon the scheme offered by the Reformers . " Now , Mr . Reynolds declares his intention of moving a Chartist amendment , at the next Conference . It would not be a question whether your decision will be in favour of tho policy recommended by the veteran leader of your party , and that suggested by Mr . Reynolds . ( Hear , hear . ) That they are opposed is clear . We must adopt the wise and

      sagacious course of Mr . O'Connor . Mr . Reynolds was a man of great talent and well-merited influence ; hut it laust not be forgotten that his political being , as a leader of the people , had no earlier date than the never-to-be-forgotten day at Charing-eross , Mr . Ward then proceeded , amidst continued interruptions : even Mr . Reynolds , at as late a period as the reform meeting at Sion Chapel , had announced himself as "favourable to the association ( of the council of which ho was a member , " ) deserving the support of all Chartists . " Not only Mr . Reynolds , but likewise tho hon . gentleman beside him ( Mr . Harney ) had enforced the necessity of unity , and had , in the Democratic Revieiv , "invoked the cooperation of all the true friends of Labour not to

      oppose the new movement—not to combat any existing popular organisation . " Thus the opinions of Mr . O'Connor were , and those of Mr . Reynolds and Mr . Harney had been , in favour of an union among Reformers . ( Hear , hear . ) He ( Mr . Ward ) had succeeded , ho trusted , in proving to them the necessity of offering tho best assistance they could to the other reform movement . ( Cheers and interruption . ) He then concluded by a protest against the interruptions he had received in the expression of his opinions , and tendered to all those who had protected , in his humble person , tlie rights of free discussion , his sincere and heartfelt thanks . ( Loud cries of " Oh , oh , " confusion , cheering and counter-cheoring . )

      Mr . Davies here stepped forward and attempted to address the meeting , but " was received with cries of— " Spoke , " " Sit down , " " Chair . " The Chairman endeavoured to obtain silence . Order having bfion at length restored , the Chairman aaid ho thought it was wrong of Mr . Ward to attack Mr . Reynolds when not there to defend himself . - ( Ories of " Mind your own business , " cheers , " Chair , " "Order . " ) " . Mr . Harhet here spoke , and asked the meeting to give Mr . Ward a hearing . ¦ ¦ \ ¦ -. . i < -. Mr . Ward challenged any one to convict him of having aspersed tho conduct or character of i Mr . Reynolds . Ho had onl y referred to Mr . Reynolds ' s public conduct , as reported in the newspapers , and as it affected the policy of the association , and- he submitted , with all deference to the chair , that he was strictly in order .

      Extensive Conflagration And Loss Of Life...

      Extensive Conflagration and Loss of Life in Manchester . —A serious fire broke out on Thursday night , about 12 o ' clock , in the large warehouse of Messrs . Wood and Westhead , in Piccadilly , immediately opposite the Royal Infirmary . In tho courseof two hours the roof and all the floors had fallen in . Two firemen were at work in a most intrepid manner , in the interior ofthe building , when a partition wall fell , and one poor fellow was buried in tho ruins . The other was . so seriousl y injured that his recovery is dispaired of . Tho damage done is estimated at £ 100 , 000 , and we understand that insurrances have been effected upon building , stock , and fixtures , to the amount of £ 82 , 500 , viz , £ 10 , 500 , on the building . £ 2 , 000 , on tlie fixtures , and £ 70 , 000 on the stock . The books were all saved . - On Friday morning the outer walls wero evidently in an insecure state , and one of them foil covering , it is said , four men , but the exact number is not yet ascertained .

      Hobhible Murder at Newcastle . —An adjourned inquest was held on Wednesday last on . the- body of Elizabeth Forbes , whose death took place Under circumstances of great barbarity . ( Tho particulars will be found in our 6 th page . ) The jury found a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against Patrick Forbes ; the husband of the deceased , and ho was committed for . trial at the assises , .

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      feRABD / CHARTIST . MEETING CONVENED BY THE PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE . , i . The . Literary and Scientific Institution , Johnstreet , Fitzroy-gquare , was crowded on Tuesday evening , March 20 th , to discuss the proceedings in Parliament , and to promote tho agitation for the Charter . Mr . William Davies , on being called to the chair , said , he , as chairman , was anxious that all who presented themselves should have an opportunity of expressing their opinion , - and if the matter was left in his hands order would be better obtained . ( Hear , hear . ) Many who attended their meetings were , doubtless , habitual readers of the daily papers , but _ ^ - ^ , " « a tSttcjti ' insrimirvrt' MAuttniTiiri

      still vast numbers liked to hear the proceedings of tbe legislature recounted and handled by the honest , sterling , and able Democrats from that platform . ( Loud cheers . ) He trusted that the object the Provisional Committee had in view , namely , the discussion of public questions , not persons , would be rigidly adhered to on this occasion . He ( the chairman ) was much pleased to see the renewed and determined attempt the people were making to resuscitate the Chartist movement . ( Loud cheers . ) Every one must admit the great benefits which must flow to the people , in a social point ef view , from the obtainmont of that great means to an end-the

      People ' s Charter . He had offered no obstruction to any party , as he held every man had a right , as an individual , to belong to any association , or promote any progressive movement ho thought tit , and he might do so without injury to the general cause . But if the mass of the people , or any largo association , as a body , went over to any of those short coiners , and declared themselves satisfied with those things in discharge of their whole debt , then he did think they would inflict great injury on tho just cause of the People ' s Charter—of universal enfranchisement— of true and veritable political and social justice to the people . ( Groat cheering- )

      Mr . G . W . M . Reynolds , in coming forward to move the following resolution , was hailed with a rig ht hearty Chartist welcome : — " That this meeting is of opinion that there is neither statesmanship inTier Majesty ' s Ministers , or patriotism or wisdom in the House of Commons , and that this was fully shown on the production of tho ' Brick-dust Budget , ' and the miserable petty reductions of taxation ; whereas , had cither statesmanship or wisdom prevailed , a graduated property tax would have been substituted in lieu of all other taxes , arid then the taxes on knowledge , on tea , on windows , on malt , and all other noxious imposts , would have been instantly repealed , and labour would have been found for the unwilling , and compulsory

      idle . "—Mr . Reynolds said , before he proceeded to discuss that resolution , he wished to bo permitted to allude to a circumstance that took place during his absence on a democratic mission last week : Mr . Ward had made some allusion to him personally . Ho wished to know if Mr . Ward was in the meeting , if he was , he should like that gentleman to come on the platform , as an arrangement might be made to prevent the necessity of his ( Mr . Reynolds ) being compelled to engross their time with a second speech [ Mr . Reynolds hero paused to give Mr . Ward an opportunity of coming forward , but it appearing that Mr . Ward was not in the meeting . ] Mr . Reynolds proceeded , and said , should Mr . Ward make his appearance at a later period of the evening , ifc would be for the Chairman to decide what

      course should be pursued . It appeared that Mr . Ward had charged him with "jumping into tho movement at Charing Cross . " He did not know that it mattered when or where a man attached himself to the movement , provided he did so sincerely . ( Loud cheers . ) It was perfectly true that , at tho great meeting , convened by Mr . Charles Cochrane , in Trafalgar-square , in 18 i 8 , he was on tho steps of the National Gallery , looking on as a spectator ofthe proceedings , when some working men , who knew him , came and said , " Is it not a shame that such a vast number of persons should be called together , and then the projector of the meeting not to come to carry out its object . " It will be remembered , too , that men were perambulating tho

      square and neighbourhood with boards , - bearing placards , sotting forth that the " Commissioners . of Police had declared the meeting illegal , and that , in the event of Mr . Cochrane presiding , he would be arrested ; " under theie somewhat perilous circumstances , tho working men to whom he had alluded , had asked him to preside over the meeting , and he had consented . ( Great applause . ) Was he to be censured for that ? ( " No , no . " ) It was true , that up to that period he had taken no platform part in politics , but , nevertheless , his wide spread writings had ,-for a long period , exhibited his devotion to Republicanism ; ( Loud cheers . ) From that period to the present , he had thrown himself heart and soul into the vortex of politics ;

      with what sincerity and zeal , he left it for the meeting to say . ( Tremendous cheei-ing . ) Mr . Ward seemed to affect that he ( Mr .-Reynolds ) was desirous of being in collision with , Mr . Feargus O'Connor ; so far from this being tho case , he had always looked upon , and spoken of Mr . O' Connor , as a man of the most severe and rigid political integrity . ( Loud cheers . ) ¦ That there was an avowed and honest difference of . opinion between him and Mr . O'Connor was true—he ( Mr . Reynolds ) always avowing himself to be a Bepublican , whilst Mr . O' Connor declared himself in favour of monarchy ; but , in the matter of non-obstruction of other parties , or the advocacy of the People ' s Charter , he begged most distinctly and emphatically to say ,

      there was no difference whatever . ( Great cheering . ) Did they not travel together , and join most heartily in the promotion of the organisation for the People ' s Charter , at Bradford , Halifax , and Sheffield , and that too with great success ? ( Cheers . ) _ He would now proceed from personal to political matters . That the ministers were not statesmen , ho thought a great truism ; and it was equally true , that there was neither wisdom or patriotism in the House of Commons as a whole , ( llear , hear . ) The Chancellor of tho Exchequer in an eloquent speech , had brought forth his budget , declaring a surplus of two millions , and ended b y tho mountain bringing forth a most ridiculous mouse—the repeal of tho brick duty . ( Laughter . ) It was quite just that , where taxes were necessary , property should bear them , - seeing that property

      was but accumulated labour . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Reynolds entered into a history of the National Debt , showing that it had been paid a thousand times over in the shape of interest , and that , too , by persons who had no hand in contracting it . ( Hear , hear . ) This debt was contracted for what ? —to fight and slaughter men who wero their best friends . ( Loud cheers . ) But he was happy to find that the English people at length acknowledged their French neighbours to be the best , bravest , generous , and gallant people on the face of the earth . ( Prolongedcheering . ) Happily , the illusion had vanished from our ejes . We no longer believed our Gallic neighbours to be a set of miscreants who were ready to suck our blood . This could bo

      palmed upon us no more . We are also fully aware that the Red Republicans of France are the most glorious pioneers of liberty . ( Cheers . ) The Times was tho champion of the party of order , and was a great advocate of the French " Gagging Bill , " which , it averred , would be carried by a largo majority in the National Assembly : but should the prophecy of tho Times be verified , he had no fear for the Republic , as there was one thing certain , that neither empire nor monarchy could be ever again established in thafc ^ country . ( Loud cheers . ) This question of the press had upset Charles X . and Louis Philippe . Tho Times , a year and a half ago , said France was a Republic without a single Republican in it . If it were so then , it certainly w ; is

      not so now . Louis Napoleon was looked on as an ape and impostor , and had failed to command the respect of any party . His fall was near ; but , unlike Louis Philippe , H would not be amidst the crash of thrones , but he would be walked off , as it were , between two sheriff ' s officers . ( Laughter , and cheers . ) On the motion of Mr . Hutt , the question of tho African Squadron and the African Slave Trade , had been brought before the house , and-it appeared tho minister was determined , at the * sacrifice of all principle , to uphold this great hypocrisy , nnd still continue to squander a million per annum of tho people ' s money . ( Hear , hear . ) This African slave trade was nothing more or less than a monstrous humbug . There was also a

      question before the houso of paying £ 20 a head for pirates on tho coast of Borneo . Now , ifc might so happen that these were not pirates at all , but patriots , defending their native villages against the brutality of the British intervention in their affairs , as many p laces dreaded the approach of the Eng lish fleet , Mr . Locke King had brought forward a good motion in its way , one that would tend to destroy tho law of primogeniture and entail . ( Cheers . ) He had sometimes taken occasion to censure Mr . Hume for his abuse of the Chartists ; but on this occasion , Mr . Hume merited well at their hands , for he had boldly , put the question in the house " Of what good are the aristocrac y V and as boldl y proceeded to answer his own question , by showing their disunion . ( Loud cheers . ) Ho had also produced two wills from Doctors Commons , showing that aristocrats had

      left property upon condition that it should only continue until auch times as its recipients were provided for by tho government . ( Hear , hear . ) Now if we only had a few men in that house who would boldly enunciate plain truths , a great good would ensue . Wo had . too frequently members of Parliament come on our platform and declare- themselves Chartists , but when they got elsewhere ttiey proved themselves to be anything but Chartists . lie had never advised obstruction , and was ^ well pleased to hear their chairman say — "Support all progressive movements , " as he believed by so doing they haiL opportunities of advancing their own cause . . But he wished to know if the Parliamentary : Reformers gained all they , asked , did they intend to turn round and say to the Chartists , ye have now obtained att that was needed , you mnsfc be quiet ; and use every means in their [ power . to put us dowu > v ( heav , hoar)—or "would

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      they assist us' to obtain our rightsM , ;( Hear , hear . ) . ; A fortnight since ho had stated his . intention tb , mdy ' e / an amendment at their . '; Conference to ^ eafc'ih ' em . ; He did not do this in ' an antagonistic spiriti It was a very , different thing to move an amendment at their own Confefehce , to moving an amendment at a mixed public meeting such as they had been in ' the'habit , of holding in the London Tavern . ( Loud cheers . ) If the Conference , was merely to meet to pass , without discussion ^ resolutions alrea dy prepared in black and white—why it would , be ! a mere miserable , contemptible farce indeed . Ho had been with the association from the commencement , and had been anxious to support everything in the shape of pro-. V - * * .-. . * - ¦• i ¦ - V '' . / tt . ^« " .

      gression , bufcne did feel at the same t ' me that the working classes should stand firm to their own principles and their own association ; and ho was happy to tell them that , letters were pouring in from all quarters in support of tho Provisional Committee , and tho Chartist organisation under their direction . ( Applause . ) He saw before him signs of the coming times , and he felt assured that they would soon have a stronger agitation than thoy bad in 1848 ; and with a better organiasfcion and a steady adherence to principle , the Charter could not fail to become the law of the land . ( Tremendous cheering . ) Mr . Thomas Bbown , in seconding the motion , said he had no notion of pushing himself forward ; he had no ambition to appear as an orator , but

      would not give p lace to any man in his devotion to the People ' s Charter . ( Cheers . ) Mr . Reynolds ' s attention appeared to be so engrossed in the Lower House , that he appeared to have lost sig ht of an incident which took place in the Upper House last Friday . There the time was taken up with a discussion—or rather play—on the words " volatile " and " frivolous , " between my lords Brougham and Stanley . He would tell those noble lords that such scones would hasten on he period when tho people wdWd ask in a voice of thunder , " Of what use is a House of Lords ? " ( Great cheering . ) After this , my Lord Overstone made his maiden speech , and had dared to allude to working men as "the inferior classes . " What did he mean ? Did

      net the workmen make his clothes—his watch—his shoes—build tho home in which he lived—grow the corn on which he fed—and furnish forth the delicacies in which he delighted to luxuriate—drag from the metalic pore those coins he had exchanged for paper—also the production of their lands ; and by the use or abuse of which ho had now become a noble lord ? ( Loud cheers . ) Then why the interior classes ? The time is fast coming when the good sense of the working classes will teach them to produce and consume what' they do produce—when labour will only be exchanged for mutual labour ; and who will , then be the " inferior classes ?" ( Great cheering . ) He ( Mr . Brown ) looked at the " great industrial expoaitioa , " as it was called , as a

      great humbug , intended , if possible , to distract the attention of the working classes from their own wellbeing ; and the base Press was ever ready to aid in this course . Look to France , for instance : there tliey tell you in one column , that tho recent elections had destroyed trade , and caused all the orders to be ( countermanded , and in the other , that trade never was so good . ( Laughter . ) But his reply to the falsities and verbiage of the Press was , if the Republic was so bad , how comes it that the people make such great sacrificce to uphold it ? ( Rapturous cheering . ) Mr . Walter Coopbh was now called on to sup

      port the resolution , and was greeted with a perfect hurricane of applause . He said he need scarcely tell them "he had no confidence in her Majesty ' s ministers or in the parliament , as at present constituted . ( Hear , hear . ) He had been much amused lately by the speeches of the Bishop of Manchester and the Earl of Carlisle , at the Mansion Houso ; the former had discovered that the working classes were " the basis or superstructure oi society ; '' and Carlbjle , that" The people were very respectable . " ( Laughter . ) He said , go on , Right Rev . Bishops and Noble Lords , preaching the respectability of the working classes , while we will aid you by quoting the working man ' s poet , Bobby

      Burns" Ye see yon birkie , ca'd a lord , Wha struts , and stares , and a' that , Though hundreds worship at his word , He ' s but a coof for a' that ; For a' that , and a' that , His riband , star , and a' that , The man of independent mind , He looks and laughs at a' that , Ah ! my lord , the "respectability" of the working men will soon abolish the useless tinsel , the glittering gew-gause , called aristocracy , and all other humbugs . " The Times , " in alluding to the producing powers of England , and our mercantile splendour , said— " Louis Blanc is come to visit our country ; let him walk down Regent-street and witness the commodities produced by our

      mechanics . " But what would Louis Blanc ' s answer be ? Yes , I see the wealth produced by labour , I see the textile fabrics piled up in the palaces of your merchant princes , but I also know that the producers of that wealth , the weavers of Spitalfields and Lyons , are perishing by thousands of hunger . Our country abounded in wealth , and we had not been deficient of great men , most of whom sprung from the ranks of labour ; as instances of this , Franklin was a printer ' s boy , Arkwright a barber ' s clerk and Bobby Burns was a ploughman . Then why did we remain in the gutter ? Why were we cannaile ?—because we were ignorant . When Thomas Paine was writing and publishing his g lorious Rig hts of Man , and Common Sense , what were we

      doing ' —shouting " To hell with the Pope , " "Long live the King and Constitution , " and burning Paine in efiigy . ( Hear , hear . ) A great movement was at hand , and the tyrants were desirous of driving every useful man from amongst them . Let no man stop in the movements unless he feels that he could throw his heart into it . At the period of the American revolution , John Adams said to Franklin— " We must all hang together . " "Yes , " rejoined Franklin— " By God if we don't they will hang us separately . " ( Laughter , and loud cheers . ) He did not advise them to go forth and pull down altars and thrones , because if they did , in all probability a stronger force would be found to build them up again ; but if they diffused

      knowledge widely , they would undermine their rotten Erops , and down they would fall , and no one would e found to build them up again . ( Cheers . ) Charles Dickens has presented us with a certain Lady Beaufoy , who was tho very beau ideal of village teachers . She taught the peasantry to read and to sing , and even ventured to become poetess , and had her poetry sot to music ; the burden of her song was " Let each keep to their station , the rich their wealth and titles , and tho labourer be content with tho lot to which he was called ; " but she complained that the poor were so dreadfully ignorant that they would not sing it . ( Loud laughter , and great applause . ) Thomas Carlyle had rejoiced that the rich wero subject to disease as well as the poor ; and in a happy vein , relats the story

      of a poor Irish widow , who applied to the hospitals in Edinburgh for admission , but was repulsed by the officials , with "you arc Irish , we are full . " ( Shame , shame . ) Well , the poor woman died of malignant fever ; tho plague spread , and nineteen rich people died of it . Was not this a lesson ? He had his hopes raised highly by attending the anniversary of a young man ' s mental improvement society ; they were only seven last year , now they were one hundred , and better still , all teetotallers . Oh , if they could only see and hear those youths : it was an indication of the " Good time coming . " ( Great applause . ) He had faith in that " Good time , " and persuaded himself that he heard "tho watcher on the wall proclaim the good tidings of Liberty , Fraternity , and Equality . " Mr .. Walter Cooper resumed his seat amidst the most enthusiastic bursts

      of applause The resolution was then put and adopted by acclamation . A vote of thanks was given to the chairman , and the meeting separated , delighted with the evening ' s proceedings . .

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      j TO ^ EAItGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ ., M . P . 4 , Christ Church-street , Preston , " . March 22 nd , 1850 . Honoured Sib , —I am desired by the Short Time Committee of this town , to return you their thanks for your able support of Lord Ashley , and also to forward you a few copies of a letter extracted from the Preston Chronicle , March 16 th , believing it will bo of service in the cause of the Factory Bill . I remain , yours on bohalf of the Committee , Jons Bowman , Secretary .

      THE SHIFT AND RELAY SYSTEM . The Secretary of the Manchester Association of Cotton spinners and Manufacturers having forwarded a copy of their petition in favour of an Eleven Hours Bill , ani of a legalisation ofthe Shift and Relay System , to W . Ainsworth , Esq ., the UOROVavy SeCVet & vy of the Preston Association , requesting the support of the Preston cotton spinners to the prayer of the petition , that gentleman returned the following reply , . whieb . was published in tho Pi'eston Chronicle of the Iftth ot March . It will . be Seen that , after duo consideration ofthe matter , " all the most influential of the master spinners and mamifaetntrers of frestoncure ^ without a . single exception , opposed to that movement , " and ia favour ofthe bill introduced by Lord Ashley . This decision cannot but have its influence on Parliament and the country 5— Preston , 14 th March , 1 S 50 .

      Sill , —I have to auUiwwUilge the receipt , of your favour of tho 3 , 3 th inst ., and in reply beg to . stnte that I have seen several of ouv most influential mastev syinners ' and numufacturm , and they , we all , without a single exception , opposed to the nwvcmsnt recommended , by the Association , Tho mill-owners generally of this town and neighbourhood , are deeidediy opposed to the system of working bv shifts , or relays , as not only impolitic , but eppressiue to the operatives—leaving ¦' women and young persons' ill a much worse condition than thty were before the passing of the T «« ffoiiM Aef , They ft >^ therefore , bound-to give tlieiv

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      cbrdiol support to the bill about to , be intrnrtnTTT ^ House of Commons , by Lord Ashley , declaring ^ H >* tern to be contrary to the spirit of die Act \ ffit such a » y ? riOKJ intention of theframers of thatlaw t 0 the mi ; The niill-owners of this district had hone * « . . ' sent would have been a fitting opportunity K ^ p * compromise with the promoters of the Ton it ect ' ' n » V and that the hoursof labour in factories mlh , v 4 consent , havo been extended to ten ana a hlvpV 1 ' " auto ,. from « a . in . to 6 p . m ., with one and a half h , ; , ho , lfs . Tfe for meals , and the system of working by shift . rs lI » tervti have been declared to be illegal . b y shlfts W r £ ? The attitude assumed by the master sninn .. , t on . has . however . ron . Wo . 1 , „ "L ° P "Hers' »* .. MM / fi' / ilHinnn ^ + * % + Vi „ ; k : ii li ' ; . . * " * -2 j ? jtai

      „„ question highly problematical , andh as S ? "' ofS Ave but to co-operate with those who are emlo , " alt <* i ! a and will , no doubt , obtain from the leri ^ V 0 UfiDgT explanatory act as will ensure the due maS * ' M 5 , „' present law , in all its integrity , and once Xi £ ance ' flu anena to that perpetual agitation ,-which an ? ev 5 r . M in its enactments , and attempted evasion nP- « menta , will always naturally give rise to lts r < W It is quite clear that the interests of both « . and employed demand a speedy , satisfacfn ^ 6 e , aPlot « , settlement of this all-importaat question Z 7 i and K object in view , we cannot , as a body , sup ™ rt , ? S tffi ofyour petition , or co-operate with your L Pfa £ London ; 1 am . , yours tow w ? * Wk W . Heron , Esq . \ 'J ffS ^> ' * * ~ ——w ^ "fa .

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      COEK . Mark Lake , Monday , March 25 . —We had i ., » i supply of English wheat to-day , whic h on-in . . ? H proved condition , was taken off readily bv i , 9 lts its rather improwd prices . The best qualities off ? t ' *» were held more firmly , but not much sold B ^ hew more inquiry after foreign flour at last weckN n re *»! arrivals of foreign barley and oats have been E - ; * H > during the last few days , and prices of hot ^ fati declined 6 d to Is per qr . snee Monday last T ^ r ' tobi Hon , however , pretty large sales have been effi-M . i ^ sold heavily and rather cheaper , n eans nn | i " ' Jfe slow sale , and on rather lower terms , Ljn . p ., ) „„? "et i readily . In tares very little doing . CloveS , s So M demand , and at somewhat reduced prices Th met le * prices as under . Our market will not be oiien r ^ * " ?*»( Bamsii .-Ynieat .-Essex , Suffolk , and Kent Z ^ - to 40 * , ditto white 40 s to ies , Lincoln , Norfolk .. ^ i hire , red 32 a to 37 s . Northumberland * j oJ ? . orlr

      82 s to 37 s , ditto red 32 s to 3 Bs , Devonshire an . i s ' ^ shire , red , —s to —s , ditto white — to —s rve oi "J *** ' - barley , ' 20 s to 23 s , Scotch 19 s to 21 s , A ^^ Malt ordinary , -a to -s , pale 46 s to 49 s , pe as aJ ! ° *~ 5 ' 21 s to 23 s , maple 23 s to 25 a , white 22 s to 23 s bff * ' ¦ n *' 24 s to 25 s , beans , large , new 20 s to 2 ls . ti .-ki 91 , . 'I " harrow , 23 s to 25 s , pigeon . 25 s to 26 s , oau iJh «*? . iH Vorkuhire feed , * ' lo * to 17 $ , ditto Poland [ an * V " 17 s to 2 «» , Berwick and Scotch , 178 to 9 fL ^ r " ' feed , 15 s to 17 s , Irish feed and black , Us to 15- v * potato , 17 s to 18 s , linseed ( sowing ) 50 s to 52 s mm ? 2 ? Essex , new £ 39 to £ 3 t per last , carraway seed Essex ^ 26 j to 303 per cwt , rape cake , £ 4 to £ 4 IBs per ton' r * seed , £ 9 0 s to £ » 10 s . per 1 , 000 , flour , per sack of aim ? ship , 24 s to 2 Gi , town , 35 s to 37 s . wlt * . Fobeign . —Wheat — Dantzig , 42 s to 44 s . Anhalt «»» Marks , 3 fi to 40 s , ditto white , 40 s to 42 s , Pomeram , S ? 4 () g to 42 s , Itostock 42 s to 44 s , Danish , Holstein anS Friesland , 30 s to 34 s , Petersburg !] , Archangel , and Ri » -32 s to 34 s , Polish Odessa , 80 s to 35 s , Marianopoli , bj \ 4 ^ uiansKi 03

      , on 10 as , lugaurog , ( to -hs , nrabantand French , 34 s to Sfis , ditto white , 38 s to 42 s , Salonica 30 s S 33 s , Egyptian , 23 s to 26 s , rye , 19 s to 21 s , barley , i- \ ssat and Rostock , 16 s to 19 s , Danish , 16 s to 22 s , Saal , \; s Z 19 s , EastFriesland , 13 s to 14 s , Egyptian , 12 s to 13 s , Damta 12 s to 14 s , peas , white , 22 s to 'i 9 s , new boilers , 2 i s 7 ! 25 s , baans , horse , 20 s to 23 s , pigeon , 23 s to 24 s , Egm . tian , 19 s to 21 s , oats , Groningen , Danish , Bremen , iaS Friesland , feed and black , 10 s to 14 s , ditto , thick and bre » 15 s to 18 s , Eiga , Petersburgh , Archangel , and Swedish , !? to 15 s , flour , United States , per 136 Ibs ., 21 s to 22 s , Ham burgh 19 s to 21 s , Dantzig and Stettin 20 s to 21 s , French na 2801 V . 80 s to 3 ls . **

      Mabk Lane , Wednesday , March 27 . —Since Mondav w » have had a good supply of oats , but not much of o ' thw grain . c The trade to-day is very firm for every article , without much closing . Arrivals this week : — Wheat—English , 1 , 120 quarter !" foreign , 2 , 500 quarters . Barley—English , 6-50 quarter ]' foreign , 1 , 570 quarters . Oats—English , 1 , 740 quarters ' foreign , 10 , 310 quarters . Flour—1 , 550 sacks . ' Ricuuqmd ( Yorkshire , ) March 25 VTo only had a thin supply of grain this morning , yet there was no advance on last week ' s prices , Wheat sold from 4 s U to 5 s Od ; oats , Is 8 d to 2 s 6 d ; barley , 3 s Od to 3 s M beans . 3 s 6 d to 4 s 6 d per bushel . " '

      BREAD . The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 6 d . to 7 d .- , of household ditto , 4 d . to 5 Jd . per 4 B » . load

      CATTLE . Smitiifield , Monday , March 25—The supply of foreisn beasts on offer , to . day , was good ; that of sheep and cal « s very moderate . From our own grazing districts the arrival of beasts fresh up were seasonably extensive , and of full average quality . The primest Scots , Herefords , & c , were in somewhat improved request , at prices quite equal to those obtained on Monday last , the highest figure for beef being 3 s 6 d per 81 bs . ; but all other breeds moved off heavily , at barely late rates . However , as the weather was very cold , a clearance was effected , though at a late hoar . There was a further decided increase in the number ot sheep , at least a moiety of which were outof tho wool . All breeds met a very inactive demand . The primest old Downs were mostly disposed of , at about stationary prices ; but all other slieeps declined in value 2 d per 81 bs . Lambs were iu good supply , and sluggish inquiry , at late ratesviz ., 5 s to 6 s per SIbs . In calves comparatively little business was transacted , at about stationary prices . Tlicjwfc trade was heavy , but we have no change to notice in ths currencies .

      Head of Cattle at Smithfiei , d . —Friday . —Beasts , 8-50 ; sheep , 3 , 010 ; calves , 240 ; pigs , 310 . Monday . — Beasts . 3 , 395 ; sheep , 22 , 050 ; calvea , 108 ; pigs , 184 . Price per stone of SIbs . ( sinking the offal . )—Beef , 2 s ( M to 3 s 6 d ; mutton , 2 s lOd to 4 s 4 d ; veal , 3 s Od toSslOd ; pork , 3 s 2 d to 4 s Od . jsetv-gate and XiBADKdiall , ATontlav , March 23 . —Inferior beef , 2 * 2 d to 2 s 4 d ; middling ditto , 2 s 4 d to 2 s 6 d ; prime large , 2 s 8 d to 2 s lOd'j prime » mall , 3 s Od to 8 s 2 d ; lam pork , 2 s lOd to 3 s 4 d . ; inferior mutton , 2 s 8 d to 2 s lOd ; middling ditto , 3 s Od to 3 s 2 d ; prime ditto , 3 s 4 d to 3 s 6 d ; veal , 3 i Od to 3 s lOd ; small pork , 3 s Gd to 43 Cd J Iambs , 4 s lOd to 5 s lOd ; per SIbs . by the carcase .

      PROYISIOISS . Londos , Monday . —So beneficial change has occurred in the state of business since our last . The transactions in Irish butter have been few and unimportant . Vi ' m slightly cheaper . Foreign sold to a fair extent , at from 6 h to 94 s per cwt ., as in kind nnd quality . Bacon—the demand for Irish singed sides was limited Prices according to size , quality , and freshness , 40 s to 47 s ; American , 35 s to 40 s per cwt . Middles , hams , and lard , nearly statiouarvin value and demand . English Butter , March 25 . —We notice a further reduction in the price of new-milk Dorset butter , to the extent of about 4 s per cwt . The small stock of old butter left is quito neglected . Dorset , fine weekly . 100 s to 102 s yer cwt . ; do ., old . nominal ; fresh . Ss to I 4 s per doz . lbs .

      FRUIT , VEGETABLES , ifcc . Covext Gabdex . —English fruit . —Pine-apples 20 s to Hs , and hot-house grapes Us to 15 s per lb . ; pears 20 $ to 30 s' : eating apples 5 s to 6 s per half sieve ; ditto for cooking - ' sto 4 s 6 d per bushel ; filberts 70 s to 75 s per 100 lbs . Foreign fruit . —Black Hamburg grapes ( forced ) 3 s Cd to 5 s ; Portugal ditto 2 d to Is per lb ; Spanish nuts 4 s to 3 s ; Brazil ditto 8 s to 4 s ; Barcelona ditto as to ( is ; almonds 3 s to 6 s ; and Spanish chesnuts 3 s to 3 s Cd per peek ; lemons 5 s to 10 s , aud oranges 3 s to 10 s per 100 ; Spanish onions 14 s to 20 s per bos . Vegetables . —Cape broccoli 6 s to Ss per dozen bundles ; turnips Is 3 d to Is 6 d ; carrots 2 s Gd to 4 s ; greens Is Wto 2 s ; leeks la to Is 6 d ; parsley Is Od to 2 s ; and saw 2 s oil to

      3 s per dozen bunches ; horseradish 2 s to Ss per bundle ; onions , 3 s to 3 s 6 d per bushel ; Savoy cabages 6 d to Sd ; red ditto 2 s to 3 s ; Ued beet Is to Is 6 d ; parsnips 4 d to 6 d per dozen ; endives Is 3 d to Is Gd per score ; mushrooms 9 d to Is per bottle ; Brussels sprouts Gd to Is ; spinach Is to Is 6 d ; Jerusalem Artichokes Is to Is 6 d ; and common salad Is 3 d to Is 6 d per half sieves ; small salad 2 s to 2 s 6 dper dozen punnets ; shallots 3 d to 4 d per lb . ; potatoes 75 s to 100 s per ton , and Ss to 4 s per bushel ; seakale Is Gd to Is 3 d per punnet ; asparagus 5 s to "s par 100 ; rhubarb 4 s to Cs per dozen bundles ; Cormvell wbite brocoli Is 3 d to Is per doz heads ; celerv Od to Is per bundle ; cucumbers-5 to 7 s 6 d per brace ; " turnip greens 6 d to 9 d per bushel ; Fl'Gneh beans Ss Od to 5 s per 100 ; radishes Is per punnet ; early York cabbages , Is to Is Gd per doz .

      POTATOES . SonrnvrARK Watebside , March 2-5 . —Tho arrivals , both coastwise and continental , are very considerable , and mora than adequate to the wants ofthe trade , and prices with difficulty maintained . The following are this day ' s quotations : —Yorkshire Regents 70 s to 100 s per ton ; Wisbech , ditto 60 s to 70 s ; Scotch ditto 60 s to G 50 s ; Ditto Cups 50 s to'CDs ; Ditto Common Whites 40 s to 4 Ds ; French Whites 50 s to 65 s ; Uhemsh and Belgian 40 s to 55 s ; Dutch . 40 s to 45 s .

      HOPS . Borough , Mqsdat . March 25 . — Our market continues without any alteration since our last report , and iu the absence of transactions , prices have undergone no change .

      TALLOW , HIDES , AND OILS . . Tallow , Monday , March 25 . —Since our last report aton * aTeftUje ' amount of business has been transacted hi tallpH ' . In' prices , however , no change has taken place , lo-aaj , P . YiOi , on the spot , is selling at 37 s ' . ; and the nearest fluotatioiiso ' fne > r'for ' 't 7 ie last three months ; is 33 s per cwt . Town " tfIloW ' Sl 7 s ^ i > er ' "i !\ vt . ; riet cash , for prime melted ; rough ; fa ' t 2 sidper-8 Jb ' ;' - St , ' Petersburg advices state tiro * the market there was flat . . Leaoe-nhall , —Market hides 56 ft . to 64 B >„ 14 d to lid per lb . '; ditto C 41 b . to 721 b , l } d to ljd ; ditto 72 lb . to S 0 ! b ., 2 d to 2 Jd ; ditto SOlb . to SSlb ., 2 id to 3 d ; ditto SStt > to 961 b ., 3 ' d to Sid j ditto 961 b . to 1041 b ., 3 ld to 4 d ; iM * 1041 b . to 112 lb . 3 . Jd to 4 d ; calf-skins each 2 s 3 d to 35 Od i Horse hides 6 s 6 d . Linseed per . cwt . 32 s Od to 32 s 9 d ; rapeseed Eugli ?' retined-ils 6 d to —s ; brown 41 a 0 d ; Galliooli per ton ' 50 { , ; Spanish m , ; Sperm 921 . to ~ l . ; bagged S 3 J .: South Sea 338 . Os to . D 4 J . ; Sen ! pale 39 J , 10 s to —L : do ., coloured . 331 . ; cod 30 ! . to Ul . ; cocoa nut per tan 33 J . to 4 « f- > palm , 321 .

      "WOOL . CtT ? , Monday , March 25 . — The imports of wool I " ' * London list week were very small , being 129 bides hum Germany , and 24 from Belgium , The easterly winds . u «* vent arrivals . , „ „ The market for wool is dull , and prices are barelr "" f * HOl'tud . , ; , Accounts ot Dee . 2 from Sydney * by the overland _ »•»'> state that wool had been sold nt wry high prices .. % be ^' vavicu compavsd with tliu evin-eat vidua ! a few mouji « S ' " vioualy was vsi-y considerable .

      COLONIAL . PRODUCE , TuesdaX Evesikc—Sr / QAa . — The West India market li « been toleuftbl . v steady : 420 bhds . sold by private conn * without alteration in prices . Mauritius : 0 , 000 buss ch'W found b ^ ers in the pub ^ c sales at prices whjch about » _ raged those of last week ; brown 31 s to 33 s ; yellow 35 s J « to 40 a Gd . Bengal : 8 , 0 . 00 bags of this description were & w » offin-efl ; the importers met the buyers , submitted . t ° ' . slight decline , and four-fifths found buyers ; white l ^'; !? 37 s fid to 40 s « d . SM ) boxes of low yellow Ilavannaa sow " bond at 10 s 6 d by private contract . ReRned ; A ™ amount of business dona at fullv previous rates , j stoi 3 lumps 48 s to 50 a .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 30, 1850, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_30031850/page/8/