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      COXFEREKCB OF THE _HATIOSAL _ASSOCIATION OF UNITED _TRADER . _( _Conftmfd / _romeur l ( hpa $ e . ) Thcbsbiy , Mat 27- _> Jr . S . Duneombe , Esq ., M . Ptook the chair th _^ morning , shortly after nine o ' clock . Mr _FAMSabroughtup the report of tbe Select Commi-tee , appointed to draw op _Relatione fur the management of district committees . The report was received . A discussion of some length took p lace on the first proposition : — "That Rale 28 th he repealed ana the following substituted : — 'Trades * Unions in the Association may form _dUtrictcammittees _. _composed of one _delegate froSi each body , and _thecommitte-thus formed shall ? ppo . M a secretarv : ; _such secretary _siall become a member of the C-ntral Cemrr . ittee , to deliver their opinfcns or adwee in _witingifnecessary . _exotftw cases of _importanceani _diftYoIi _^ when toey shall attend in person , in Condon ( whet _Tummonea ) , to superintend tie business of the _Association "'

      _MrSosn said , as the proposition of the Select Conu _mittee now stood , the possibility-was that they would have such a number of district -secretaries , that their expenses would absorb the whole of their funds . He oUituconcurred in _theproprfetycf making tfrese district secretaries a portion of tbe _governing bofiy , but it was Ebsolntaly necessary that there should be-some check on the expense that mig ht arise-in _consequence . Mr Jacobs said if the Tesiilction was CErried in its present shape , they might feave meetings in-London _within-he present year , composed of _tfetrictsecrcterre * much more numerous than this Conference itself . But be-. ides the objection on thescaceo ? expense , the _proposition was open to _another grate-objection . It was subversiie of the principles of Democratic governmeat : 5 'hese principles required thatihe governing body should be elected by the people at large , bat by this proposition they had the power to make returns , to create _a'badv , the number and power of which _mig ht -ultimately -overwhelm the Execsfive elected by that'Conference .

      Mr _Clodohas suggested _asasproviso , that each district secretary _sbsald have 500 of his own trade , and at least five other trades . Mr _Jeskiss _ibecgut that the restriction ought tote more stringent . -Ho was of opinion that one district secretary was _^ u tte -sufficient for the whole of Scotland . Mr Jahes saidthotllrCloughatfs propositicn was at least a very aristocratic one ,-crad dissented from the proposition of Mr-Jenkins . MrBncEBTWes of opinion ibat much ofthe expense anticipated might be avoided by confining the consultation of the Central -Committee , with the district committee to correspondence alone . Mr Be stves did _not-see any necessity for district-Committees at all . It was a much * more simple , direct , and economical plan for such trade to communicate-directly with the Central-Committee .

      Mr _Tatks said that if they had not had a _districtcoraxaittee in Manchester , thedistricts would have been entirely broken up . The CnAt £ U * x said = it appeared to him that the _^ reat _objection to _theproposal-of the select committee "was the probability of too great a number of districts , and'Consequently of secretaries . ; but he thought the difficulty might be obviated by leaving the formation ofthe districts to the Central Committee , who , with the map-of Great Britain before them , and the number of members of the Association in each district , could form them

      accordingly . For instance , _^ they might be able to _join two or three counties together in one district , where the members Here few ; and inXancashire , where the members might amount to 10 , 000 . one secretary for that county wonld be specially required . -By the proposal btforethe _Conferi-ace , they might have -300 secretaries , and _shallow up the whole of the funds ofthe Association . Mr Passes said that though in the discharge of his duties as _chairman of the select committee he had brought up the report , he was individually of opinion that district committees were unnecessary .

      Mr Emkott said that the whole of the difficulty experienced by the-Conference arose from their meddling with the districts at all . ( Hear , hear ) He was entirely opposed to all such interference . Mr HDKPH & iEe entirely dissented from that opinion . He was convinced that district committees were the very life and soul of ihe Association . Mr Gooldeii could fully confirm all that had been stated , as to the . value of district committees ; and he thought that the Conference should take into consideration the propriety of investing them with greater powers than they at preseit poasessed . They ought to have the same powers of mediation as were confided to the Central Committee . He wen i farther , and said that they shonld al _; o hare the power of sanctioning strikes , without previously _appealing tothe Central Com i . ittee .

      Mr _BooxfiE , of Mansfield , was prepared to give his most hearty support to any proposition which would have the tffeet of increasing the number of the district committees , and enlarging their powers . Mr _Deax , ef Nottingham , supported the district committees . The Chairman said he would divide the resolution into two parts and take the sense of the Conference on the first proposition— ' ¦ Trades' Unions in the Association may form D ' strict Committees composed of one delegate from each body , and the Committee thus formed shall appoint a secretary . " The question on being thus put was carried without dissent . The Chairman then said that the remaining portion of the resolution appeared to him to be altogether unnecessary . The very object of thea _. _ipaintmentof a district secretary was to correspond witu the Central Committee , and , if needful , to give his _persanal assistance when required by the Executive . After a short conversation thelatter portion of the resolution was . by leave , withdrawn .

      Mr Parker then said tbatthe tarn the discussion had taken , and the decision just come to , rendered it necessary that the Report be revised to bring it inaccordaoce with that decision and he , therefore , begged to withdraw the rest ofthe report and to ask leave for the Committee to sitagain and report" to the afternoon sitting . Report withdrawn , and leave granted accordingly . The _Conference then took op the next business on the paper , " The election of officers . " Messrs Green , _Rebson , Peel , Williamson , 'Winters , Humphries , _Shackleton , James , Pollard , Stevens , and _Clareborough , were nominated at candidates for the office of Central Committeemen . Upon a ballot being taken , the first seven names were declared duly elected , and the next on the list , in case of vacancy , was Mr James . The Conference then adjourned , at one o clock till three , is order to give time to the Select Committee to revise and bring up their report on District Committees .

      _AFTEBSeON _SITTISO . The next business taken np by the Conference on reassembling was the election of a general secretary . The candidates proposed were Mr T . Barratt , the present secretary , and Mr Pollard , of tbe carpenters' society , of Oldham . Several members of the Central Committee spoke highly of Mr Barratt ' s conduct as secretary during the past year . The delegates generally testified to the general esteem in which he was held ix their respective localities for his faithful discharge of the duties of his office , and Messrs Peel and Paiker , as general agents for the Association , said that in the whole of the districts tbey had visited tbey found Mr Barratt possessed the entire confidence and respect of members of the Association .

      Mr PottABD stated that he consented to stand for the office only upon the understanding that Mr Barratt intended to resign . As he found , however , that was not tho case , and saw the feeling of the Conference was so strong in Mr Barratt ' s favour , he begged that his name might be withdrawn . Xante , by leave , withdrawn . The _Chairhan said it was utterly impossible for one man to take charge both of the financial business and the correspondence . Besides _wbieb , he was bound to eay that they ought not to expect from working men that knowledge of accounts wbich was requisite for keeping the extensive and complicated accounts of this Association . They might as well expect the corkcutter

      to do the work of the shoemaker , as that a working man should be able to discharge the duties of aa 'eminent banker ' s clerk . He was , therefore , decidedly of opinioa that the financial department should be entrusted to a persom experienced in book-keeping , which was a regular science of itself , and that the correspondence , minutes , and general business , shonld form a separate department , the duties of which should be _discharged by Mr Barratt . He would add also , that he thought they ought t * have an experienced accountant , as auditor , instead ofthe two working men at present appointed to that office annually by the Conference . They would not only have _tfaeir _accounts more efficiently but more economically inspected and authenticated than at present .

      Mr _BAaaATT was then declared to be duly elected to _theoffiee of General SesreUry for the ensuing year amidst loud applause . It was then resolved , after a short di 6 _cnssion , " That the audit of the quarterly accounts be _ctnducted henceforth h y a regular accountant , and that the Central Committee be instructed to provide the same . " The Conference then _teok into consideration the place of meeting of the next annual Conference . Four towns—London , Edinburgh , Liverpool , and Sheffieldwere proposed , and , upon a division , . The Chairman declared that the decision of the Conference had fallen upon London , where the Conference would _Ensemble on Whit-Monday next year . T . S Duneombe , Esq . M . P ., was unanimously reelected President of the Association , amidst continued ind reiterated cheers .

      Mr Do _> -coxB £ said , heneed hardly tell them tbatfrom Ifee . dte ; i interest he felt in the prosperity of the Assotiation , that if his continuing in the office of President would promote that prosperity , he should most gladly do so . lie sincertly hoped that Uie _changes they had adapted during their _sittings In the constitution of the Association , and the new officers they had elected , would _provesogmcrally advantageous as to fully repay the additional expense which would be thereby incurred im _future ( chit-is . ) ? -Ir _Cloughas moved , and Mr Chasce seconded the following resolution : — " That two _ptrsous of the same trade _fhai ! not be allowed to sit upon the Central _Cv-ninuttee . " Tiie motion , after a short discussion , was agreed to . Mr _Pjbkeb brought up the amended report of the Select Committee on District Committees , which was as _fol'O-. s : —

      1 . That no Society shall hi eli gible to send a delegate toa District Committee which , is no more than two m' . a'hg in arrears with the levies , except where a trade

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      bas had a strike _supported from their own funds , and having the sanctton-jf the Central Committee to withhold them on that account . 2 . Tha t _ec . ch District Committee he provided witk _registration and account books by the Central Committee . That the duties of District Committees be to mediate with , _employers , to receive monthly reports from ' the Central Committee , and transmit the same to their respective trades in connexion with the National Association ia each district , so that they may have a full knowledge of all its proceedings , and that ail expenses incurred by mediations between employers and employed , shall be defrayed by th _^ Central Committee .

      " 4 . That the Bistrict Committee shall keep a register ofthe trades or societies , with the names of each member of such trades or societies , with tho date of the entries of such members , and transmit the same tothe Central Committee quarterly , that in the case of strike or _turnout _; greatei' facilities may be afforded for ascertaining wno are eligible to the benefits of the association , "S . That for the greater « oo _« emy , security , and satisfaction of the respective trades , all the levies must bo _transmitted ( without deduction ) to the office , So . 11 , Tottenham court-road , Loedon _. asthe Central Committee _wttlon-neaccomrtbe held responsible if otherwise .

      ' € . That iu case of strike or turn out , the District Committee may appoint a _Snb--Committee to conduct the same , in connexion with the-Central Committee , to be aided by a _SubCommittee-of the trade on strise _, whose ¦ duty . it-shall be to examine the books of such trade on strike or turn out , to see -that none are paid but those who --are free , and when they find all correct , shall pay thennen , and report periodically to the District Committee , the District Committee to be in regular _correspondence with the Central Committee , the expenses of the Sub Camrmtties so _appointed to be paid from the _general fund .

      < r 7 . That if any tra _^ e-should deem it necessary to extpound the principles -of the National Association to a portion of their trade not being members of any Union , -they shall collect all the statistical information connec'ted with the subject , such as the number of men in a particular trade in a particular district , their position , their wages , < 5 _ic _, so that the Central Committee may be able to judge -of the importance of the matter ; and if they give their concurrence , they will pay the expenses . "f . That all expenses of district committees , not _provided for in the preceding regulations , be paid by themselves . " » . That in case of any trade finding a difficulty in forming a district committee iu their respective localities , they may apply to the nearest district for assistance . " On the question that the report thus amended be adopted , a lengthened discussion took place on the 4 tb rulerelative to the registration of members .

      , Mr James contended that such a rule , if acted upon , would be practically unjust to the trades , as Well as the individuals , who sent such lists to the Central Committee There was in all trade societies , and especially in the trade to which he belonged ( shoemakers ) , considerable fluctuation in the number of members on the books . Some were continually leaving town , from want of work or other causes , and returning after a short interval . Of course their payments ceased while they were absent , but they resumed them on return . Suppose a strike took place in a shop afortnightaftertheretum of such persons . They wouM by the proposed rule , be disqualified from receiving aliment , as their names wonld not bo in the list , while at the same time the trade collectively might have paid up all its levies . This rule , of course , would prove so seriously objectionable to his trade , that if adopted it would , he confidently believed , lead to the withdrawal of his trade .

      Mr _Uobson- said he had an answer to the objection of Mr James in a resolution which he intended to propose , to the effect , that each member of the Association shall have possession of a card of membership , to he renewed quarterly , and Wllicll Should entitle tlicro to receive support according tothe scale , in cases of difficulty . This would completely remove the objection , so far as individual members were concerned , and at the same timegive the Central Cominittee that control over the funds , and those facilities for preventing abuses , which it was essentially requisite they should possess . After some further discussion , the following rules were , on the motion of Mr _Eonso . v , added to the report . 10 . Individuals joining a trade , who are move than six months members , shall be paying members three months before they are free . 11 . That in all cases where "the document" is presented to the members of this Association the Central Committee shall resist such encroachment to the best of their ability .

      12 . That all members who are clear upon the books of this Association shall be provided with a card of membership , to be signed quarterly , to enable members to receive aliment in cases of difficulty ; but in all cases the Central Committee shall have full power to take the necessary steps to ensure success . The report , as thus amended , was unanimously agreed to , and the _regulations contained in it were ordered to be added to the general rules . A lett r having beenre & dfrom the Corresponding Secretary ofthe _Boiler-mafcers , O _' n the motion of Mr Humphries , a . deputation , consisting of Messrs . Williamson and Parker , were appointed to proceed to Manchester , to meet the Annual Delegate Conference te that body , in compliance with a request from the Conference to that effect , Mr Jacobs was also deputed to visit the locksmiths of Willenhall on Friday evening . Messrs Peel , Parker , and Jacobs were appointed to wait upon the tailors of Birmingham this evening .

      The Conference then adjourned , shortly after six o ' clock , till to-morrow morning , at nine o ' clock . Fridat , Mat 28 . —Mr T . S . Duneombe , M . P ., the President of the Association , took the chair at the adjourned meeting this morning , at nine o'clock . It waa resolved that Rule 21 , _requiricg cheques to be signed by the President and the Vice-President , should be altered by the substitution of the Secretary instead ofthe Vice-President , that office having been abolished by the new constitution of the committee . _Thi Conference then proceeded to take up appeals from trades against the decision ofthe Central Committee . The case of the handloom weavers of Wilmslow was first taken up . After hearing the statements of Al Bentley , the delegate , and Mr Williamson , of : he Central Committee , to whom the case had been committed , the Conference unanimously agreed to leave it in the hands of the Central Committee .

      Mr Gooxnis , the Secretary to the Manchester District Committee , then stated at some length the case of the Manchester building trades , and the grounds ofthe appeal made by the District Committee against the decision ofthe Central Committee , and concluded by moving— "That this Conference . tec _jmmends the Central Committee to allow all claims of the building trades due on tbe ISth July , 18 iG , amounting to £ 1 , 336 , after deducting therefrom all sums subsequently due to the Central Committee . " The motion was seconded by Mr Parker .

      A lengthy discussion ensued , in the course of which Mr _CioooiiAS moved as an amendment— " That as there _appears to this Conference some grounds of sympathy with the Manchester building trades , this Conference do recommend to thl Central Committee that all members of these trades belonging to this Association , and who have adhered thereto , be forgiven their subscriptions and levies due to this date , and madeclear of the books . " The amendment wasseconded by Mr Bkstlei . On a division the amendment was carried by a majority of 37 to 7 . The amendment having thus become the original que-tion , _^ Mr Bush moved as an amendment , seconded by Mr _Diamond , _. " That as the Central Committee carried out the recommendation of the last Conference with regard to the Manchester builders , no more be allowed by this Conference . "

      On being put to tbe vote tbe amendment was lost , and Mr Cloughan ' _s motion was declared to be carried unanimously . Messrs . Gouldw and J . Tailor expressed themselves satisfied with the decision of the Conference , as being , under all tbe-circumstances , just to both parties : and tbe matter terminated amidst general applause . Mr Bailey , silk-picker , Manchester , then brought certain grievances ef the silk-pickers of Manchester and Eccles before the Conference . Mr B . concluded by moving for a committee of inquiry on tbe subject- . , , The motion for acommittee was carried , and a committee of seven was appointed to report to the Afternoon Sitting . The Conference then adjourned at one o ' clock till half-past two .

      AFTERNOON _SITTIKG . On re-assembling at the time appointed , . Mr Isherwood , block-printer , of Clitheroe , called the attention of the Conference to a discrepancy between the accounts of the Central Committee , which shewed a balance due by the block-printers to the Association , and those of the trade itself . It _appearedjthat some branches ' of the trade had forwarded their subscriptions and levies direct to the Central Committee , and others , through Mr Graham , the General Secretary . It was , _therefi / re , resolved , as the best mode of ascertaining the real state ot the accountthat the several districts be requested to

      _, famish the Central Committee with the amount paid by each district , and that the General Secretary b 3 requested to furnish the like information . Mr Wbedon , coarse cotton-spinner , of Manchester , brought the case of the spinners employed by a particular firm in Manchester , who had turned out against a reduction of nearly 30 percent ., without the consent of the Central Committee , before the Conference . After stating the . facts of the case , which _. he contended , allowed the men no other alternative than that of leaving the mill , moved tbatthe men be placed on pay according to the rule . A discussion of considerable " length ensued .

      Mr Isherwood moved , and Mr Emmbix seconded , an amendment , that the case be referred back to the Central Committee . Upon a division , the amendment was carried by a majority of 10 to 12 The Committee to whom the case of the Manchester silk-pickers was referred at the _mornins : sitting , broushtup their report , which slated that tho Central Committee wtre fully justified in tie course they had taken , _according to the evidence before them ; but , from further investigation , the Committee were of opinion that it was a lit case to be recommended to the consideration of the new Central Cumraittee at their earliest opportunity . The report was unanimously adopted . Mr Feel moved that the Committee should in future be deprived of the power of granting loans to societies in connection with the association . '

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      On being put , the riotron was unanimously adopted . On the motion Ci Mr _Pskiii it was resolved that the Gentral Committee be instructed to . prosecute any ease ' of violation of the Truck System , irrespective of the victims b eing " con riected with the "Association . Mr Pbkl said he had given notice of a motion with reference to the _block'printerB of England , but having been elected a member ofthe new Executive he begged to witbdrawiti with the intention _ofsubmitting tho whole case to the Central Committee at the earliest _possible period . Notice , by leave , withdrawn . Mr Jenkins , of St Ninian ' _s , brought forward some complaint on behalf of thenail-makersof St Ninian ' s , Camelon , and Paisley ; but as they were principally matters of detail and accounts , he agreed , afeer a short discussion , to havo the , whole referred to the Central Committee .

      Mr Ci iTjGHAS , of Holytown , moved that the thanks of this Conference aredue , and are hereby given . to the Proprietors and Editor ofthe Morning Advertiser , for sending a Reporter to this Conference , for general interest taken by that paper iu the welfare of the working classes , and to the Reporter for the full and accurate accounts whioh he has given of the proceedings of the Conference . The motion was carried by acclamation . Mr Parker moved , — "That tbe thanks of this Conference are due and are hereby given to the proprietor of the Northern Star for his kindness in _setting apart a portion of his paper for the use of this Association , and to tbe editors i ' or the ability an : zeal they have displayed in adven'ing the principle ; of this Association . In doing so Mr Parker said he hoped that every member of the Association would show a ? much zeal in supporting the paper as they had shown ; in supporting the Association . ( Loud cheers . )

      The motion was adopted by acclamation , and with three times three . A vote of thanks was passed to Mr Barratt , the Secretary , for his services during the past year ; and to Mr Parker , as Chairman of the Select Committees . The Chairman having left the chair , Mr Peel moved tbe following resolution : — " That the grateful thanks of this Conference , and tbe members of the National Association generally , are hereby tendered to T . S . Duneombe , Esq ., M . P ., President , for the patience and urbanity evinced by that gentleman during the protracted sitting of this Conference ; and the general interest taken by him in the welfare of the working classes of Great Britain . "

      Mr _Dukcomdb said he was extremely happy to find that his services met with their approbation , because the only recompense he looked for was their confidence and their approbation , and without that his pride in uniting with them , and his satisfaction in serving them , would cease to exist . —( Hear , hear , bear . ) He had looked forward to the meeting of ' this Conference with much anxiety , as the crisis of Labour ' s fate , because he was satisfied that it' it had failed , either from mismanagement , or infernal _dissensions , the Association had fallen to tbe ground , their weal would have become the easy prey to the base and interested objects of those who wished to put down trades combinations throughout the country . —( Hear . ) But he congratulated them on having arrived at the close of their business in a manner and

      spirit which augured the happiest results fur the future—( Uear . ) Whatever difference of opinion or warmth of expression had been manifested during the discussions , hewas ] certain that every _[ delegate had had but one object in view , the benefit of the Association , and that not the slightest ill feeling would be carried away by any gentleman one step from the benches on whieh he was sitting . He thanked the delegates for the manner in whieh they had gone through the business . He thanked especially the Select Committee , for the able and business-like reports they had brought up , and which had materially

      facilitated the business ; and he hoped that next year they would all have the pleasure of meeting again in London , to congratulate each other on the continued _progress and increasing strength of this Association , which he firmly believed was well calculated to promote the secial and moral welfare of the working classes of this country , and which if conducted as heretofore , in a peaceful , legal , and constitutional manner , must surely result in the permanent improvement of the condition of the industrious community . ( Loud cheers . ) He had now to declare this Conference duly dissolved .

      Mr Duneombe left the Hall amidst the warmest and most enthusiastic demonstrations of respect and applause , and the Conference broke up at half-past six o'clock , after a sitting of five days .

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      LIST OF DELEGATES OP THE NATIONALASSOCIAIION OF UNITED TRADES , ASSEMBLED IN CONFERENCE AT BIRMINGHAM . [ The following list came to hand too late to be in serted at the head ofthe above report . ] Ashton Hingeraakers Mr Pilling Belper Framework knitters Rodgers Do . Horse nail makers Whitehurst Burlage Framework knitters Few Birmingham Tin plate workers Hall Bromsgrove Nailers Nowell Bury Builders Parkinson Charleston Powerloem weavers Pollett Olitheroe Do . do . Sherwood

      Cradley Chain makers Forest & Chance Do . Nail forgers Adams Darcey Lever Miners Martin Denton Hatters Ward Derby Framework knitters Corden Dudley Horse nail makers Rollason Duffield Silk glovers Shaw Edinburgh Type founders Holliss Farrington Cotton spinners Berry Glasgow Boiler makers Nicholson Greenock Do . do . Peacock and — Nicol Hollytown Miners Cloughan _rteighley Woolcombers Emmett Kidderminster Carpet weavers Baylis — Do . Sweetman

      — Do . Gardner Leicester , Oadby _^ _Ss _' stS _^^^ and _Thurmaston _^ E _^ _nlithr and _»? London City boot men Mr James — Do . No . 2 . Greenslade — Do . women ' s men Ladd — Broad silk weavers — — Carpenters by union Diamond Lancashire Block printers Wilkin Lonton PotteriesCrate makers Walker — Do . Wilton & Barn-Loughborough Framework knitters field Macclesfield Silk dyers _Briggs — Weavers West Manchester CoarseCot . Spinners Mr Weedon — Weavers — — Pr . Hangers & Strs . Peel .. — _Tobacco-pipeMakers — — Wire Workers

      —— Silk Pickers Bailey ¦ - French Silk Power-— loom Weavers — — Small-wareWeavers — — Ladies' Shoemakers — — Bobbin Turners — — Tailors Parker — Shoe Binders — — SilkSmall-waroWrs . — — Ditto — — Winders — — Fustian Cutters Patten — Bricklayers _Hughos — Painters Shields — PJasterers Ryley — Ditto Leonard — Plumbers and Glzrs . Taylor

      — Silk Pickers Moss — Twist Bleachers Munroe Mansfield Fiame-work Knitters Booker — Silk Knot Hands Beckwith Nottingham Shirt Drawers Robs — No . 1 Silk Glovers Barber _ Do . _Carncll _ Lace Makers Wilson — Sawyers Vickevs Oldham Joiners Pollard Openshawe Course Cot . Spinners Taylor Orrell Nail Makers Dickinson

      Pendleton Power-loom _Wvrs . Pollett Radford Framework Knitters Dean Redditch Needle Makers Smith Rochdale Carpenters Crabtrce Stockport Bleachers Unswortk — Card-room Operatives _Dsvanny St Ninian's Nail Makers Jenkins — Four branches of the Sheffield Knife Trade Hawksworth ~ Do . Broorahcad — Do . Bearder Wolverhampton Tin plate workers Elliott

      — Stock locksmiths Blakemore _Winslow' Handloom weavers Bentley Warrington Glass cutters Tomkins _Sncinton Framework knitters Wooley _StaffordshirePot- Do . Humphries tenes Bo . _r The following members of the Central Committee also took their scats in Conference , by virtue of their office : — Mr J . Buck , Carpenter , Vice-President Mr Allen , Tin-Plate Worker Mr F . Green , Morocco-Leather Dresser Mr Robson , Ladies * Shoemaker Mr Williamson , Tin-Plate Worker Mr C . Mayne , Carpenter Mr Cloughan , Coal Miner Mr Jacobs , _Cabiuet-maker Mr _Goctldin , _Maker-ap Mr Blythe , Carpenter Mr Linegan , _Hand-lcom Wcavor Mr Lynn , Carpenter

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      By the depression of trade in Manchester 30 , 00 persons are totally deprived of work , and twice as many more only partially employed .

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      Central _Rkgistration and General' . Election CoMuiTTKii ; . —At' the meeting held on Wednesday , May , _2 < J , Mr Stallwood read a letter he had received from Charles ¦ Cochrane ; Esq ., enclosing a cheque for £ 5 , towards defraying the expense of the late Crown and Anchor meeting for the repeal of the rate-paying clauses . The secretary announced that he had received a letter from the men of Halifax concerning the ensuing election for that borough . « Metropolitan Committee . —On Wednesday eveningi May 20 , Mr J . Milne in the chair , the O'Connorville plate , elegantly framed , was awarded to Miss Salmon , sho standing ' highest on the poll . The meeting was adjourned untilTuesday next .

      Somers Town . —At a mcetin ? of the members of this locality held at Mr Duddridge _' s , Bricklayers ' Arms , _Tonbridge-street , New-toad , Mr William Farris in the chair , on the motion of Messrs Lucas and Page , 4 s . was voted tothe Veterans' Orphans ' and Victims' Committee . Mr John Hornby , one of the most active and esteemed members of this loca lity , having purchased the allotment ' No . 7 ' at O'Connorville , attended to take his farewell of his brother members . It was unanimously agreed that

      the sub-acoretary ,. Mi ' John Arnott , be requested to draw up a brief address expressive of the' warm and cordial thanks ofthe members for Mr Hornby ' s unwearied and energetic exertions in the cause of Chartism . It wasalsoagreed that the said addrem be written on parchment , handsemely framed and glazed , and presented to Mr Hornby , as a small tribute of respect for his honest , and upright conduct . ¦ ¦ _' ¦ . ' ¦ - The Chartist Sunday Boat Trips io Greenford . —The firsh Excursion for the Summer season will

      take place on Sunday _morning next , May 30 . The boat will leave _Paddington Basin , near the Bridge , at the usual time . Tickets to be obtained of Vincent Pakcs , 22 , Hereford-street , Lisson-Grove ; and at the Co *« i Painters' Arms , Circus-street . Tower _Uamlkts . —Mr P . M'Grath lectured at the Whittington and Cat , Church-row , Bethnal-green , on Sunday e _? euing , May the 23 rd , to a crowded audience . The metropolitan delegates were instructed to support the holding a public meeting in London against the present Poor Laws . The committee appointed to draw up a plan to assist members obtaining a prize in the ballot of the National Land Company , on taking possession of their allotments , reported progress . The discussion thereon was adjourned . '' .. ... .

      Fulttliuumunur Meetlnlis. An Important P...

      FUltTliUUMUNUr _MEETlNliS . An important Public Meeting will be held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern , on Wednesday evening , June 2 nd , at eight precisely . City of London . —Mr X . Clark will deliver an address in the hall , Star Coffee House , 71 , Old-street , Saint Luke ' s , on Sunday evening next , to commence at half-past seven o'clock . Subject : " Tbo State of the United Kingdom as it is , and as it might be . " Cripplegate . —A meeting of the members will take place on Sunday evening next , at six o ' clock , at Cavtwrieht ' _s Coffee-house , _Redcross-street .

      Dr M'Douall s Route for the ensuing Month _; _Shiney-row , Monday , May 31 ; Easington-Jane , Tuesday , June 1 st ; Thornly , Wednesday , [ 2 nd ; Cassop , Thursday , 3 rd ; Q , uarnten-hill , Friday , 4 th ; Bishop Auckland , Monday , 7 th ; Old Shildon , Tuesday , 8 th ; Darlington , Wednesday , 9 th ; Stockton , Thursday , 10 th ; MUdlesbro _' , Friday , llfch ; Stokesby , Monday , 14 th : Stockton , Tuesday , 15 th ; Redca ' r , Wednesday . lGtli ; Hartlepool , Thursday , 17 th ; _Chester-le-slreet , Monday , 20 th ; Birtley , Tuesday , 21 st ; Sunderland , Wednesday , 22 ud ; South Shields , Thursday , 23 rd ; Newcastle , Sunday , 26 tb . The

      various sub-secretaries and friends are particularly requested to make the necessary arrangements for the doctor's meetings on the days appointed , as there will bo no departure from the time appointed , and also bear in mind that the doctor ' s travelling expenses will have to be paid to him . Hull . — The Chartists will meet at the SIup Inn , Church-lane , on Sunday evening next at six Manchkstkr . —A meeting of the shareholders ol the People ' s Institute will take place to morrow . Sunday , at two o ' clock in the afternoon , on business of importance .

      Norton Folgate . —Mr T . Clark will lecture at the Pewter Platter , on Tuesday , June the 1 st , at eight o'clock . Rooudale . —On _Susday evening next , Mr R . Marsden , of Preston , will lecture in the Chartist Room , Yorkshire-street , at six o'clock . Tower Hamlets . —A general meeting of member and shareholders ot the , WhittiHgton and Cat branch , will be held on Sunday evening , to receive the report ofthe Local Allottees' Committee , and in support of the O'Connorville Tea Tray benefit for the victims . Chair to be taken at seven o ' clock . The Veterans' _Orpuans' and Victims' Committee will meet at the Land Office , 83 . Dean-street , Soho , on Wednesday evening next , at half-past eight o ' clock , when all the delegates are requested to attend .

      The Central Registration and General Election Committee , will bold its next meeting at the Assembly Rooms , 83 , Dean-street , Soho , on Tues day evening next , June the 1 st , at eight o ' clock precisely . The Metropolitan Committee will meet at the same time and place . The secretary of the National Co-operative Benefit Society will also be in attendance to enrol members . Utilitarian Society , Hall of Science , near _Finsbury-square , City-road . —On Sunday evening next , May 30 th , a Conversational Tea Party will take place , The meeting will be addressed by Mr Robert Cooper , of Huddersficld , Mr Luke Burke , Mr Holyoake , and others .

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      Tub Next Cosfenence.—Resolutions In Favo...

      Tub Next CosFEnENCE . —Resolutions in favour of the Conference assembling at Lowbands , in July next , have been adopted at Halifax . Slbaford . —A resolution has been passed that the Conference should meet at Nottineham _, in January next , in accordance with tbe decision of the late Conference .

      Fortuuominu Meerinlis. Fixsbunt.—This Br...

      FORTUUOMINU MEEriNliS . _FixsBunT . —This branch is removed to tbe Temperance Lecture Room , Islington-green . A meeting will be held on Tuesday next . Failswouih . —Mr Donovan will lecture in the Old School-room . Pole-lane , Failsworth , at six o ' clock on Sunday , the C _^ of June . _IIkywood . _—T'i ¦ ¦ shareholders willl meet in the _Ohartist-rooi- » H _I'tley-street , on Sunday next , May 30 th , at two 15 fl , _ik in the afternoon . _Westminstisk . — _Shareholders will meet' at __ 83 , Dean-street , on Mondays , instead of Sunday evenings during the summer . VVoLVKRHAJipro . v . —A special general meeting of shareholders will take placeat the house of Mr Allen , Russell-street , near Merridalc-strcet , at seven o ' clock on Monday evening next .

      Destructive Fire At Stepney. Stepney Fai...

      DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT STEPNEY . Stepney fair was on Wednesday the scene of extraordinary exoitement , consequent on tbe outbreak of a fire which for some time threatened the mo t disastrous consequences in an extensive _range of ropegrounds , situate on the eastern side of tbe Fair-field , and which was only finally extinguished after the destruction of an enormous amount of property . From inquiries made on the spot , we understand the fire broke out about half-past one o ' clock in the rope works carried on by Mr Mams , which extend from _Fairlield-place over a space of ground measuring

      nearly 200 feet in depth . The workmen usually employed on the premises were absent at the time _ai dinner , and the fire obtained a firm hold before it was observed by any persons , probably owing to the great excitement prevailing in the immediate neighbourhood , the fair being just at this time nt its height . Tho work ot destruction having once commenced , however , soon told its own tale , dense volumes of smoke rising from tbu building , and flames bursting forthwith frightful rapidity . The moment the fact became known , thousands of spectators assembled from all parts of tho fair , and messengers were _instantly set off by the police authorities to obtain the aid ef the fire brigade .

      The proximity ot several dancing booths to Mr Mams ' rope-walk left no doubt that the Hames must inevitably reach them in the course of a few minutes unless active means were taken to prevent such an extension of the catastrophe , and as the only mode of avoiding it the poles supporting them were torn up and the whole erections thrown down . The fire meanwhile continued to spread until the whole nf Mr Mams' rope works were enveloped in flames . The adjoining premises also—a rope-ground in the occupation of Mr Gray—soon caught lire , and in a very brief space of time were reduced to ashes . The inflammable nature of the articles contained in both warehouses was . such as to preclude all hope ol saving either from the first moment , and even after the arrival of the engines the efforts of the firemen were confined to the salvage of tho adjoining

      property in Fait _field-place and Arbour-row , the houses both of which were several times in great danger of being fired . The fire literally burnt itself out , after destroying all within its reach . The _creat sufferers by the catastrophe are Mr Marns and Mr Gray ; but several of their neighbours are losers to a _cnii- ; iderable extent by the damage of their back prmnists and the removal of their furniture , llnbiippil _;' , _thei " . ' is _reason to believe that the fire originated through the carelessness of seme person in throwing a nai _' - tially ignited match into Mr Marns' _rop'j-groiiiv . l . Mr Mams is partially insured : the other _snllmrs , it is stated , arc not . The excitent' _-nt which prevailed during tho fire may be more easily iraa _^ ' med than described , and the wonder is , that , among mi dense it mass of human beings assembled , under such c ircumstances , no _aerif / us accident occurred .

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      Marylebone.—A.Ifcfc&Tfniih It? 'Teboblb....

      MARYLEBONE . —A . Ifcfc & tfniiH it ? 'tebOBlB . _^ The Rev . Joseph Summers Brockhurit ; ?*» _'« the station ' : home Btated _Wmielf to be ' aclergy man of the Established Church , was placed at the bar before Mr Lonlf _^ on ' _tha following charge . —It _appeared from the evidence that between twelve and ono ' o _' clock in the morning policeman Worman , 163 S , found the prisoner _committibjr a nuisance at the door of thehou « e of Mri Longman , in _Southwood-lane , Highgate , and on the constable desiring him to desist , he _itriiclc bim on big breast , and said he would lick him as be had licked one of tho Homsey men a short time ago . The policeman sprung his rattle / and Donovan 77 S , came to his assistance , when the prisoner promised to walk quietly to the station , but he had not

      gone far before he attacked Donovan also , ' and kicked him down several time ? , and Worman as well , and his conduct was altogether very violent and resolute . In answer to the charge , the prisoner denied having assaulted the officers , and said he considered he had been roughly treated by the police , who had improperly _intorfered with him , as be was suffering , from a complaint which bod compelled bim to act as he had done . - Mr Long said the case was one which he felt it bis duty to deal with severely . The accused had called no wit . _ness _| to rebut the evidence of the police , or to prove the _defence he had set up , and his position in society , instead of being a puliation , was an aggravation of the offence . Without giving him the opinion of paying a penalty , he should Bend him at once to the . House of Correction for n month .

      Gu ILpllALL . « A vest Candid Pickpocket .- —Two well known London " conveyancers , "' named Seppliog ' and Smith , were charged with practising their old game of picking pockets . They were watched down Ludgatbill by one of the city detective force , and on coming up to a crowd of persons who were viewing some _processien , Smith managed to whip a handkerchief out of a gentleman ' s pocket , Seppling acting as a cover . Smith —Now , Mr Policeman , which pocket did you say I took it out oft Constable—The righthand one . Smith—Now , it just shows what a false-swearing man you are , for it was the left one . ( Laughter . ) Mr A _' . derman Sidney—You are both remanded , so that the gentleman who owns the handkerchief may attend , when no doubt you will be transported .

      WESTMINSTER . —Savage Assault . —John Gorwan _, Dennis Gorman , James Coffer , and John Gilbert , four powerful _IriBh labourers , were charged with having , in connexion witb several others not in custody , committed the following desperate and murderous assaults ; and Ellen Gorman and Catherine Gorman were aUo charged with assaulting the police , and attempting to rescue the male prisoners . Matthew Minter , a labourer employed on steamboats , whose face was dreadfully _diafigured , and who was bo much injured otherwise as to he scarcely able to get into the witness box , said—I went to the Flask , in _Ebury-square , on Monday eveniBg , and sat down in the taproom for about five minutes . On leaving I wished one of the prisoners good night , but had no sooner done so than the male prisoner Gorman jumped over the table

      and kicked me dreadfully en the head and body . I contrived to get out and returned with two policemen , when they beat me again , and I crawled out , or I should have been killed . Mr Gregory West , _York-street , Westmin . ster , after describing the first part of the assault , said—When the young man was down John Gorman and Gilbert kicked and jumped upon him . Brown , the landlord , immediately sent for the police , but before they came with bis messenger the young man ( Minter ) who had contrived to get away from the prisoners , returned with two con . stables . On their entering the reom the prisoner Coffer flew at one of them in the most savage manner , grasped him violently , and seizing a qaart pot struck him on the head with it . A scene then ensued which beggars de . scription . They were all in such fierce conflict that it

      is impossible to say what occurred . The officers were so cut and wounded that it was impossible for them to take the prisoners , but a great force having at last arrived the prisoners were overpowered . James Hubbard , 122 B said—On arriving at the Flask with Mintei , who had marks of having been much beaton , he pointed out Coffer as one of the men who had ill-treated him , when Coffer immediately jumped over the table and struck him vio . lently in my presence . I immediatel y laid hold of Coffer and said I should take him to tbe station , when he replied , " You can ' t ; and now I'll give it to you . " Dennis Gorman then came behind me with a quart pot and wounded me severely with it on the bead . 1 turned round to defend myself in the best way I could , when Coffer jumped on the table and kicked me several times on the

      back part of my head , and I also saw him kick another constable , 1 S 6 B . Coffer also struck me several times with his fists , and Dennis _Gtrman struck me repeatedl y with a quart pot , and I was also struck several blows with a poker or iron bar . The iron bar , which was square and of considerable thickness , with sharp edges , was produced , and was marked with blood . There were also several quart pots exhibited , battered into various forms by the violence witb which they had been used . Mr firoderip ( pointing to the battered quart pots produced ) : Were the pots bent in that way by inflicting the wounds ! Witness : Yes , and in striking the constable . The prisoners were committed , and tho witnesses were bound over to presecute the prisoners at the Central Crimina Court .

      Twenty More Missionaries Have Been Recen...

      Twenty more missionaries have been recently ap pointed and designated by the American Board o _Commissioners for Foreign Missions . Mary Ann Lamb , sister of the late Charles Lamb , author of " The Essays of Elia , " died on the 20 th _inst ., aged 83 . A New _Zealand paper lately received from Wellington , is printed on blotting paper , as no printing paper could be found in the colony . A Waterford _ptper Btates that no nettles or water cresses can now be found in the neighbourhood of Dungarvon , as the starving peasants have devoured all those plants . A few days since , the Roman Prince Livio Odescalehi paid tbe ransom of the duchy of Bracciano , which had been in pawn since 1803 , and re-assumed the title which had thus been pledged for more than forty years .

      Among the designs for the London Army and Navy Club , is one by Count _D'Orsay , who has hitherto been unknown as an architect , although his statues have acquired him considerable reputation as an amateursculptor . Madame Parepa ( an Englishwoman , and sister of our eminent singers , Messrs E . and W . II . Seguin , ) is engaged as " prima donna assoluta" at tbe Carignano Theatre , at Turin . A fire broke out at Rominick , on the 20 th April , which in a short time reduced to ashes fifty-eight houses , amongst which were some valuable public buildings , the Episcopal seminary , the school , the tribunals , dsc

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      Corn, &C. Review Of The British Cobs Tra...

      CORN , & c . Review of the British Cobs Trade . —The extraordinarily fine weather which has been experienced since the commencement of May has worked a very great improvement in the appearance ofthe growing crops . Tho Lent-sown corn is everywhere looking splendid ; and though the wheat plant is still backward , its general aspect is healthy and promising . It is not surprising under these circumstances that buyers of grain should have exercised increased caution in their operations ; and no _stronger proof can be given of tha shortness of stocks than the fact that prices have continued to advance when so material an alteration for the better has taken place in regard to our future prospects . That the wheat harvest will be later than usual—however auspicious the summer may prove—is more than probable , but at present

      there exists uo other cause for fear . The continued firmness shown by holders can , therefore , only be accounted for by the supposition that the quantity remaining on hand is reduced into so narrow a compass as to lead to the belief that greater scarcity than that already experienced is likely to be felt before the next crop can be ready for consumption ; and the extent of the foreign supplies is , therefore , likely to have a move direct influence on tho future course of the trade than any other event . * * At Liverpoofon Tuesday there was a large attendance of distant buyers , ' and the transactions in wheat were on an extensive scale , at prices fid per _TOlbs above those current on that _d-. iy sc ' miig ht . On Friday the Liverpool market was again well attended , but wheat was quoted 2 d per TOlbs , and Hour is per barrel lower than in tho begiuuini ; of

      the week . The accounts from the leading towns in Yorkshire describe the wheat trade as having become less animated , the very high value of the article having led to an extensive use of substitutes ; still prices rose from 2 s to 3 s per qr both at Leeds and Hull on Tuesday . At Wakefield , on Friday , business was decidedly dull , and the advance of the previous market day was not supported . The reports from Bristol , Birmingham , and other western and _nonh-wdstcrn markets , are of a firm though not of a lively character ; and , with a contracted demand , a rise had nevertheless , it appears , been established ou former rates . At the leading shipping ports on the cast coast the excitement seems also to . have in some degree subsided ; but little or no increase having taken place in the deliveries from the growers , tlietendeucy of priccshas continued upwards .

      Foreign _CoitN Trade . —From the Baltic the reports arc of much tho same character as before ; in many parts of tho interior ot Germany serious riots appear to have taken place , owing to the scarcity and high prices of provisions ; and at al ) the Lower Baltic ports stocks of grain appear to he completely exhausted . At Dantzic , however , a fair quantity of wheat was still left on hand on the 15 th instant , and good supplies were arriving from Poland , as , however , great scarcity prevailed in the latter country , it was deemed probable that a portion of the corn originally intended for Dantzic mi ght be detained . The weather appears to have been of a similar character on the Continent as with us , ard the growing crops are geniyaily well spoken of , particularly ' in Holland and in Belgium , where prices have _consc-, ucntly given way more or less . In the French corn market ' s business seems also to have been influenced by the fineness of the weather , and by _l-cnoi-is from Havre \ v u learn that quotations uf both wheat and flour had shown svmntoms of giving way . _*¦

      _-Makk-lane , Monday , May 2 _l _.-CoxsitiEiiAiii . E Fail in Prices . —Fresh up to-day _» very _roeileratcmiaiitityof wheat uf home product came to hand , coastwise or by land carriage and sample . Tho show of grain being larger than for some time _p ; ist , the attendance of buyers both town aud country hy no means large , the country markets coinimr considerably lower , the favourable state of the weather fur the growing crops , and tho _absence of foreigm outers , produced considerable heaviness in the Uiiglisli wheat trade , and to _elii-ci sales the factors and ho'd _.-i's wen- compelled to . submit to a decline in the ( piotalions obtained on Monday last of from "Six to rievc . i Shillings per Quarter , " and a large portion of the supply _romuind unsold at the close of the market . The large arrival of foreign wheat above noticed induced much caution an the part ofthe millers in efi ' cctiu purchases .

      Corn, &C. Review Of The British Cobs Tra...

      On the whole _. agood business was _rassiiig in that .--, at . a decline in , the currencies of . last week of fullv * d *' ' Shillingsper Quarter . " Previousl y to -the . conchi _. _;/" business somo ofthe impotters were offerine th ' rii . » ° * in bulk at a further _reducfion-in value . We ha , i rgoes ; small quantity _^ of English barley on offer . but _tSLl't foreign rwas tolerably good . A fall of from is to 2 « of , qr .. cheaqertook . , placc , The supply of malt wm if ! small , nevertheless the malt trade was in » Ter » f _^ pressed state , and to effect sales Is to 2 s ' per ' or i money were accepted . The quantity of oats on offer _« by no means large , yet the oat tradeI was in a verv _i pressed state , and the currencies declined fid to ism ? In beans very little was doing at Is to 2 s per nr i ' money .. Peas of all kinds were heavy , and Is milower , Indian corn was dull , but mostly held al f _^{ prices . Flour was a slow sale at last Friday ' s _nrir

      Burns !! . —wnoui : _n . cni , r _, ssex , anusunoik , old red aZ to 100 s , new red 98 s to 103 s , old white 95 s to lOisY ditto 39 s to 108 s , Norfolk and Lincoln old red _SGstoni * old white 90 s to 95 s . —Rye 60 s to 63 s . —Barley _crimr ' 45 s to 48 s , distilling 55 s to 5 Ss , malting 58 s to fids -Mail Brown 75 s to 77 s , pale 73 s to 77 s , Suffolk and Norfolk 71 to 79 s . —Beans : Tick 47 s to 52 s , pigeon 50 s to 51 , Peas : white 58 s to 60 s , grey and maple 55 s to 57 s _—Oii ~" English feed 32 s to 38 s , Poland S 8 s to 40 s , Scotch ? ifi 37 s to 39 s .-Flour : Town made 78 s to 83 s , Essex _™ a Kent 68 s to 73 s per 206 lbs . . FonEiGN .-Frce WW .. Dantzic and Konigsburg 90 s to 105 s , _Mecklenbuisf 9 n . " to 95 s , Russian 76 s to 90 s . —Barley : grinding t 7 sto / flr malting 50 s to 57 . —Beans : Egyptian + 2 _s to 43 s ~ 0 iu . Russian 33 s to 31 s . —American flour 50 s to 52 s ' nL : 19 « lbs . P _*

      Mark-Lane , May 2 C . —The weather continues as _fina as could possibly be wished for the growing crops and undcr its influence , and that of the recent large arrivals ' millers act with the utmost caution , and the offers thev generally made for wheat this morning were so low that factors refused to listen to them , and consequently but little business , passed .. Oats were a better sale thk morning , at a slight reduction , upon Monday ' s ratei Barley , beans , and peas nominally the same as W quoted . ' MF _^ Mark-lane , Friday , May 28 _,-The show of samples of Enelislr wheat was small ; nevertheless , owing to the pre . vailing fine weather for the growing crops , and the absence ofthe _principal dealers , the trade was excessively dull , and to have effected sales a decline of fully five _amiLiiios per qr . must have been submitted to . In foreign whrat scarcely a _transaction was reported , and large parcels were offering at an abatement in value , of from five _BniLiiNos tosixsniLLiNosperqr .

      _Leeos , lueiday , May 23 . —Our arrivals of wheat are moderate . The general depression of the trade in the article noted at the close of last week is followed to-day by a reduction of 8 s to 10 s per quarter , and very little business done .

      CATTLE , & c . Smithfield , Monday , May 24 . —The arrivals of beasts fresh up this morning from our own grazing districts , were seasonably good , and of excellent quality , especially those from Norfolk and the western and Midland coun . ties . The attendance of buyers was by no means numerous , owing to which and the prevailing warm weather the beef trade was not so active as on Friday last , on which day beef advanced in value quite 4 d per Sths , vet the currencies obtained 011 this day sc ' nnight were firmly supported in every ir stance , the primest Scots readily producing 5 s _td per _Slbs , and at which a good clearance was readily effected . From Norfolk , Suffolk , Essex , and Cambridgeshire wc received about 1 , 000 Scots , home bred ' _, andshorthoi'ns ; _tVomjthe western and Midland counties 60 n Heretords , runts , BevonsAc . ; from other parts of

      -, Eng land 800 ol various breeds ; and from Scotland 3 So horned and polled Scots . The numbers of sheep were on the decrease , yet the mutton trade was somewhat inactive at about last week ' s currencies . As nearlv all the sheep are now out of the wool , it must be observed that our quotations solely refer to those shorn . The best old downs were selling at 5 s Sd per _Slbs . From the Isle of Wight about 300 lambs came fresh to hand , and the arrivals from other quarters were tolerably good . The Iamb trade was firm at fully Friday ' s advanced rates , the best qualities producing 7 s per 8 lbs . The veal trade was verysteady at last week ' s prices . In pigs only a moderate business was doing , at about stationary figures . Of foreign arriralB there were on sale to-day about 250 beasts , 3 S 0 sheep , 120 lambs , and 20 calves , the whole of which were disposed of at full pi-ices ,

      Coarse and inferior beasts 4 s to 4 s 6 d , second quality ditto 4 s 8 d to 4 s 10 d _, prime large oxen 5 s to 5 s 2 d , prime Scots , Ac . 5 s 2 d to 5 s 4 d , coarse and inferior sheep 4 s 6 d to 4 s 8 d , second quality ditto 4 s 8 d to 4 s lOd , prime coarse woolled sheep 5 s -Jd to 5 s 4 d _, prime south down ditto Ss fid to 5 s 8-1 , large coarse calves 4 s Sd to 5 s 2 d , prime small ditto 5 s _4 d to 5 s 8 d , large hogs 4 s to 4 s 8 d _, neat small p ' V s ll ) d to 5 s 4 d , lamb ( is to 7 s per 8 ! bs to sink the offal . Suckling calves 2 vls to 30 s , and quarter old store pigs _ISs to 22 s each . Smithfield , Friday , May 28 . —Although the supply of beasts here to-day was but moderate , we have to report a very dull _inquiry for all kinds of beef , owing to the prevailing hot weather , at barely , but at nothing quotable beneath Monday ' s prices . We werefairiy supplied with sheep , the demand for which was steady at late rates . The sale for lambs was again very active , and the late im . pvovement in value was readily supported in every instance . The veal trade was firm , and the currencies advanced 2 d per slbs _. In pigs very little business was transacted .

      Scabcitt op Cattle . —During the last five or six _ysari both cattle and sheep have suffered from a variety of diseases , by whieh their numbers have been greatly thinned . This evil has been aggravated by the total destruction of Die Irish pigs , consequent on the failure of the potato wop . The result of the failure has already been to produce an extraordinary scarcity of supplies , and greatly to raise the price of butchers' meat , and the same causes threaten to raise it very shortly to a higher point than has been known since tbe war .

      POTATOES . Borough and SpmLf ields . —Since Mondav last about 320 tons of potatoes have come to hand from Holland . From _oui- ; own coasts the arrivals have been small . The best parcels are in moderate request at full prices j but all other kinds are a mere drug . York reds _2-iOs to 260 s , ditto Regents 240 s to 280 s , ditto Shaws 200 to 220 s , Lincoln and Cambridge Regents 200 s to 270 s , ditto Kidneys 200 s to 220 s , Dutch 120 s to 140 s . WOOL . London , May 24 . —During last week the imports of wool into London were extensive , viz ., 100 bales from the Cape , 220 do from Monte Video , 90 do from Hamburg , 499 do from Fort Beaufort , 2 , 400 do from Sydney , 2 , 600 from Launceston , 1 , 500 do from Hobart Town , and 500 do from various other quarters . In tbe private contract markets very few transactions have taken place in any description , and prices are with difficulty supported .

      COTTON . Liverpool , Monday , May 24 . —The sales to-day amount t . o 6 , 008 bales , 2 , 0 « 0 of which are for export and on speculation . The market is very firm , and au advance of _Jd per lb has been obtained on all classes of American . There is a general feeling of confidence among the holder * - of cotton .

      State Of Trade. Manchester.— During The ...

      STATE OF TRADE . Manchester . — During the earlier part of the week there existed a rather better inquiry for several descriptions of goods and somo of the lower numbers of yams ; which , on some concessions being made by sellers , led to a fail-extent of business . Since Tuesday , however , this inquiry and disposition to do business have to a considerable extent subsided , and the market during the last few days has again been characterised by extreme stagnation . Buyers with ready cash at command ( of which there are very few indeed ) have it in their power to

      operate to very great advantage at present , so urgeut is the necessity for realising sales in cash . Printing cloths and _forty-inch shirtings suffer very great depression . The home-trade is almost at a stand-still , any transaction * effected being only for immediate need , and consequently on the most limited scale . This is no matter of surprise , when fie _da'ly diminishing resources of the population arc taken into account . It is supposed that many millowners who are at present going short time will not resume working after the holydays . Rochdale . —There has been little or no improvement in the demand for goods .

      Leeds . —Less business has been done this week , both at the warehouses and at the cloth-halls , than during any week of the present year . In some instances manufacturers are reducing the amount of the r productions , and should a change soon take place for the better , it is to be feared there will be great distress amongst the operatives . II amfax . — -The demand for yarn has greatly fallen off ; and a great deal of machinery is running short time , with _thepiutpeetofmore mills following the example . Very little wool of any kind is changing hands . Huddersfield . —We liaveagaiu had a very flat market . Manufacturers make bitter complaints , and several mills arc working half time .

      Bradford . —Wool . —The disposition to buy wool has not m the slightest degree increased . Yarn . —The business doing for home consumption is steady . Pisces . — There has been rather more business done during the week both by the German houses und Americans . In prices we do not hear of any alteration . Nottivgiiam . —Lace .- —We regret to say there is no improvement to report in this trade . Hosiery . —The heavy gloom pervading the trade , if anything , has increased the last week , and is now extending to all the branches . Leicester . —There is sttll a great stagnation of trade , and an immense number of workmen iu every branch ar « out of employ .

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      (From The Gazette Of Tuesday, Afay 25.) ...

      ( From the Gazette of Tuesday , Afay 25 . ) Charles Hull , Uxbridgc , grocer—William Judd , Kensall New-town , Middlesex , builder—John Darby , Dorset-mews , Dorset-square , horse dealer—James Andrews , liinstead , Isle of Wight , coal merchant-Jiinies Whitby , Lynn , grocer—James Butler , Saffron Walden , E * s « c , upholsterer —William Hands , _Whitmore-road , _Hoxtou _, baker—ltobt . Drew , Mary-street , _Kiiigsland-road , whe merchant-Charles Cleaver Knight , Landport , Hampshire , draper-Edwin Winscom , Southampton , pastrycook—William Pearee , Southborough , Kent , grocer—T . Carter , Reading ,

      jeweller-Richard Sergeant , Maidstone , oilman—James Williams , _Whitcchapel-road , caue dealer - Uryning _Arlington and Edward Joucs , Liverpool , tailors—Robert Still , Liverpool , merchant-Edward Hume , Liverpool , slater—Joseph Wilkinson , Birkenhead , builder—James Hogg and Thomas Woodhouse , Preston , cotton manufacturers—Charles Samson , _Chorlton-upon-Medlock _, Lancashire , brewer-William Ashmorc , Birmingham , carrier -Samuel Beardsley Slater , Nottingham , wine lnerehant-Johu 1 ostcr and William Davy , Leeds , flax spinncrs-Jolm _Ilinchclitte _. W akclicld , carrier—Hansel Baird , Gloucester , grocer—John Wiles , _Wotton-under-Edgc , Gloucestershire , builder—Thomas Avaut . Dawlish , Devonshire , upholsterer .

      ( From the Gaulle of Friday , May 18 , ) _fcewis Logsdon , Baruet _, coach-builder—John I _' ros « r , Piccadilly , goldsmith-George Hobbs , Newport , Isle of Wight , tailor—John Polaud , Broadway , _Ludgate-hill . furrier—The London and Birmingham Extension an * Northampton , Daventry , _SLeamiugtoii , and _Whi-wm * Railway Company , Old Jewry chambers—William Bridge , Folkestone , upholsterer—Thomas llardwick , Duns table , grocer—Elizabeth Thwaite , Oldham , machine maker-George Thomas _llollason _, Birmingham , glass mid chin * dealer—Henry Blackburn Cox , Coventry-, _lieenstd Victualler—Joseph _Jeffcvies , Kingswood-hifl , near Bristol ) draper—Charles Kay , Wakefield , manufacturer—J « 1 IlH Winn , L ' r . 'imli _.-im , Yorkshire , joiner—John Welsh , C 3 r " lisle , tailor-Richard Wilkin _. Bcddgelert , Merionethshire , quarrvman .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 29, 1847, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_29051847/page/8/