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    • ~~ LEACH AND M^DOUALL.
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      _~^ _< _TEAU- rowEB , Shekeskded- —For centuries upon oLries till "within our own days , water , as the - Bin of motive power , has had the supremacy over _*¦? _= , For the last forty or fifty years steam has _S _^ mnking rapid strides towards the complete _sub'htrfav _* ofthe power of water ; but , like _sRvnnaUtraJ _•^ forced operations , its -victory appears near its end , _« . d the power of water once moreassmncs its wonted _iLsioritv , and eclipses once more and for ever the ! : Ver of steam . Ifo one can be surprised at this who _Sfjeets tbat _. "wMle the power or laws of matter are i _Zgte or inherent , the power of steam is only acquir--i and may be said to be artificial or unnatural f _^ _jr f orced hy the ingenuity of man into that state _^ n - which its power entirel y depends . We have S _£ n ' led into these remarks by the cir cumstance of

      hiving been favoured with the inspection of an invention for which a patent has lately heen taken out _and if we may be permitted to judge of it from the Amnion 3 ° _^ some ° * leading scientific men , who have investigated it , and -who declare that "thev _jjpjiot ( however astounding its effect ) see any error „ r fellaey in it , or any reason why it should not _jjg _^ er , " _^ . _w _^ t look upon its success as certain _, _gnt what inspires us with even more confidence is , _jjjjt while the structure of the new invention is so _^ _xhe mely simple that a . child may comprehend it , it does not violate any one law in nataral philosophy . Jlcreovcr , the inventor ( a professional gentleman ) is a of scientific acquirements , well acquainted « ith nature ' s laws , and perfectly aware ofthe various

      I nventions and the causes of their failure which have of late years been devised forthe purpose of superjeding steam , whether by condensed air , water power , _jacchanical contrivances , electricity , « te . He does not j he says , pretend to have created power : this , he properly observes , is impossible , but has merely availed himself of those laws or properties with which _t _^ e Cr eator has endowed matter , and bv a combination of fhe same to -make them ( as the inventors of steam-engines , water-mills , & e ., have ) subservient to th e use of man . The-fundamental principle on _which the new engine is founded is precisely similar to that of the hydraulic press , the power of which , ereiy _onekiio-tra , * canonly _^ _lnmtedl > y the strennth ( jf the materials of which it ia made . But what ha ** _, iltberto rendered the power ofthe hydraulic prcfes inapplicable to the production of motive power is , that just in proportion as the power is gained speed is lost , d vice

      au versa . In the present invention , however , _QBlimited power is gained without the loss of speed , _^ he piston of tiie large cylinder travelling , at each stroke , with ihe power gained , just the same distance as fhe piston ofthe lesser cylinder . This power and this speed , which are in inverse ratio of each other , appear by this most important invention ( however _paiadosical ) actually combined . We are not at liberty to give the public a more particular account of the nature of this invention than the words ofthe title of the patent , viz .: — " The Hydro Mechanic Apparatus , which , by a combination of hydraulic and m echanical properties , on well-known scientific principles , is intended to supersede the use of fire and steam in working and propelling all kinds of machinery and engines "—thus effecting an enormous saving , and avoiding tlie imminent danger arising from the explosive nature of steam . It may well be asked , where will human ingenuity end?—Morning Herald .

      Fresch Academy of _Sciexces . —Smrxo of Jax . 20 . —A paper by M . FourneL an onginecr of mines , g iving an account of his travels in the deserts of Afnca , was read . This paper Is -fall of curious and useful information . Amongst other .. things , M . _Foamel furnishes ns with the heights above the level ofthe sea at 60 places . Constantina , he states , is 635 metres above the level ofthe sea , but the oasis of Btskara , which is only 60 leagues from Constantina , is but 73 metres above that level . M . Fournel considers the desert to be a vast plain , under which is one immense lake of water , so that by sinking j

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

      importance in relation to their influence npon electrical telegraphs , and more particularly upon that of Mr . Bain . Mr . Bain , in laying his wire in the earth , has taken good account of these currents , "for he imbeds It in bitmnen , which is a non-conductor , and therefore prevents the current , supplied by his battery , from diverging off , and ensures its arrival at the opposite extremity with a uniform degree of force , which appears to ns to be a great improvement upon Mr . Wheatstone , at tiie same time that he protects tlie wire from oxydation , and its being rendered

      useless by the brrttleness which is said to be the result ofthe frequent passage of the electrical current . It is a curious fact also that Air . Bain has in his patent foreseen the possibility of dispensing entirely with then ** ** ofa battery , avaOj _^ g himself of the electricity of the earth for the transmission of his dispatches . Par instance , if a metal plate be inserted three or Swrfeetinthe earth atone end of atelegraphicline and connected with the wire of communication , and ashuilar arrangement be made at the other end , dispatches may be forwarded without any other apparatus , even though the distance were from Paris _toSt . _reterdjnrg .

      S ? _o"xta"xeoi _* _s _Husiax _CoMBus-nos . —The most cele brated instances of human combustion were those of the Countess of Cesina , and the priest of Deu Bcrtholi ; but we select a case not so well known . Between twelve and one fl _' clock on a Saturday night , _AnneNelis , wife ofa wine and spirit merchant } living in South _Frederick-stueet , Dublin , let in her husband , who had been out at a party . Both were in a state of intoxicatiou . After a little quarrelling , Mr . _Neliswenttobed _' and , as his wife refused to accompany him , he took away her candle , observing that if she were determined to sit up , she should do so in the dark . On the following morning the maidsenant having opened the windows of tiie back parlour , observed in the arm-chair in which Mrs . Nelis

      usually rate , something which she at first sight imagined to have been put there by young Nelis ( who , at tbe instant , entered the room ) , for the purpose of hi s _utening her . Upon closer examination , however , it turned out to be the remains of her mistress , who ws found in the following state : —She was seated in the chair , at a distance -from the grate ( the fire in which appeared to have burned out ) , with her head "rafts on her right hand , and leaning on the wall behind . The frank of the body was burned to a cinder , as were also the clothes which invested it ; but the upper and lower limbs , and such parts of ha * dress as covered those parts , sustained no injury . Her fece had a scorched appearance , hot her hair , and the naners she had nut in

      rt _, had _^ entirely escaped . The back and seat of the chair had not suffered ; but its arms were charred On the inner side , and were in contact -with the body . _JH th the exeqitionof this part ofthe chair , the _combasfionhad not extended to surrounding bodies . The room was filled with a penetrating and offensive odour , _jhich was perceptible after the lapse of several days _, ibis -woman was about 43 years of age , of lowstatnre , having a tendency to corpulency , and a con-Snned ur aiikard . Strange to say , there was no in-• _Snest ; and such was tiie anxiety of the family to hush up everything connected with , the occurrence , that a request , made by Dr . Tworny ( who was then Professor of Medicine in the School of Physic in Ireland ) , for permission to examine the body , was denied . The public in general , and the medical world in parhcttlar , are indebted to Dr . Apjohn , the

      _lughly-acwm phshed Professor of Chemistry in the lloyal Col-* se of Surgeons in Ireland , for tiie foregoing parti-• _tttfais , which he had great difficulty in collecting Y may shortly mention another case , which , like "te preceding , " occurred in Ireland . Mrs . Stout , _^ ing at Coote Hill , in the comity of Gavan , about _sktyyears of age , and an inveterate dram-drinker , w ent _dTbed one evening , in apparent health , and was _* _" _»* _n-3 / next morning on tiie floor of her room , burned to a dnder . A vapour was still issuing from her jpoirtaand nostrils , and those parts of the body , the form of which had not been altered , immediately Crninbled down on being handled . A remarkable cir" _pBOstaof-e was , that her night-dress remained unin-KY _^ ' J _^ -Pest was held , and , from the _impossi-™ M" * « _aromnting for the ocourrence on any known J _^ cip _^ thevcrdictwas—Med by the visitation of

      • k «* n « r Re 3 kabche 3 of _Pbofessou Fahadax *** _-lhe leciure-room ofthe Koyal Institution was on « 2 _^ n ereniuS completelv crowded , as it was generally understood tliat Professor Faraday would _« enbpn the results of some important experiments a _w _lueHe has been recently engaged , for liquuving and sohdif _ying gases that had hitherto resisted the _r _aortsef chemists to reduce into a tangible form . _^ _Weaor Faradav devoted the greater portion of his _^¦^^ dcsmbui g _theresults of previous attempts ZaF _% and solidify different gases . He first _rS _tonwd the distinction between a gasand a vapour . _ttirf ihouSh resembling in all its mechanical _3 _^ j _> pennanentiy elastic gas , is nevertheless r _^'^ _dcnswi - _, ' i : „„ : j tr reduction of the

      _tSfw * hy orduiarvmeans under the pressure of _uJz ? ?**« . A gas , on the contrary , cannot be tieSf- - . ordinan * reduction of temperature . a _^ _H _^ y succeed ed in * condensing carbonic ° _»« aii 6 ti' _^ crating it enclosedin atube , by which _a pW . _pressure was increased to thirty atmoat _ear then the liquid carbonic acid appeared ia 5 inmv 6 ftuet ube . Helad subsequently succeeded _dieak _^ some more of the gases , and other w _** eW _* _¥ _&* *» the number , so that there by _vuJ _* _wbeninegasescapableof beingcondensed _thatf _orrt ttto % "ds . M . Tfllorier discovered _^ > in _? = !? _Mansion of liquid carbonie acid in be _cSM j muel 1 coUis _preAiced that the liquid t _*« « W _« a _^ lass ™ _i- » thefoim of mow _. butall _** _fo-Tif ? *¦* -wasted the many efforts that _^ - _^ to reduce them _mte a-solid form . He

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      had now to announce , as the results of his recent _^ _enments , - fhatHe hod s _^ cceeded _^ au _^ _MVWpreviOuslyleen hioumin that form _ThenrinffiRffitth pn r » _£ ?« _3 K w _«? t Jecfc _. tlle _S- _. when under pressure , to the lowest temperature attainable by artineial means . It lad _teen-fflerrbr in other experimenters to endeavour to succeed b y pressure alone , for each gas may be considered tohave its freezing and its liquid point as well as water ; it would , therefore , be as _reasonable to expect to freeze water by subjecting it to immense pressure witfiout cold as it would be to freeze a gas by pr _essure alone . Acting on this principle , he subjeeted the gases to be operated to the lowest __ -- _- _£

      upon x ___ ,---. _*«• wuu _AUIIVQV possible temperature under great pressure . Solid carbonic acid was the substance emploved for generating cold . When mixed with ether , it produced a degree of cold equal to 105 deg . below the zero of Fahrenheit , that is 131 deg . below the freezing point of water . To diminish the temperature still lower , he placed the vessel containing the solid carbonic and ether under the receiver of an air-pump , by whieh means the ether was made to boil and the temperature reduced sixty degrees lower . Into this " cold bath , " as Professor Faraday termed it , he placed a strong tube of green bottle glass , connected with a series of small force-pumps , by which means he was enabled to obtain a pressure exceeding 100 atmospheres . The pumps were fed with gas to be operated on , and thus

      ne obtained liis results . Professor Faraday illustrated by experiment the various parts ofthe process he described . From a reservoir containing liquid car _iionie add , he obtained a brrge quantity of it in a solid form ; this he handled without inconvenience , for the film of gas formed between the hand and the solid body prevents actual contact . "When , however , ether is mixed with the snow-like substance , the absorption of heat from surrounding bodies is very rapid , and a mass of quicksilver exposed to i ts action speedily became a solid metal , and a piece of wire with which it was previously stirred became as firmly fixed in the mercury as if it had been solid lead . Of the sensation ofjcold produced by the mixture of solid carbonie acid and ether , when placed under the

      airpump , no more idea can be formed than of the heat of a forge , for the nerves would be destroyed by contact with a body so much less cold . _Pm'suing his experiment whilst operating on defiant gas Professor Faradav exhibited liquified " defiant "in the tube ; that being , as he observed , the first time that any one , excepting himself and the assistant operator , had hitherto seen olefiant gas reduced to the form of a liquid . In commencing the course of experiments , he hoped to have been able to _Hquify and solidify hydrogen gas , which , however , he had not yet accomplished ; though he did not despair of succeeding , lie expected that that gas , when solidified , would prove to be a metal . One of tiie compounds of hydrogen had been obtained as a liquid . He had also operated on oxygen , but hitherto without success . Most ofthe gases which had yielded to his process were compound gases . In the course

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

      The Great Britain. It Would Seem That Su...

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

      morning advanced parties of a different class occupied the Blackwall Pier , the Bmckwall-stairs , and the wharfs adjoining , whilst every boat was put in requisition , and a great number of persons clustered on the edge of the pier , or at the foot of the stairs , waiting their turn to be taken off . Each arrival of the train brought an accession to the multitude , and from the hour of ten o ' clock to twilight , steamboats , _raO-tray-carriages , chaises , tilburies , omnibuses , and cabs , were continually arriving and departing in unbroken succession . No one , however , was allowed on board , their only reward for exposure to pushing , ci-amming , and all the inconveniences of a dense assembly was a sight of an immense floating structure , surmounted with six tall sticks , their uniformity alone broken by the second being rather taller than

      the others , and having two cross-pieces or yards braced tip to the almost perpendicular . To return to the sight-seekers , it will be a matter of much astonishment if a great number of accidents on land and water are not heard of . " The Blackwall Railway termini in London were literally besieged , thousands of persons waiting more than an hour to be admitted to the trains lor conveyance to Blackwall . When arrived thither , as inueh difficulty was experienced in getting a sight of the vessel from the crowded piers ; and then patience was severely taxed to obtain its reward . Again , the other land conveyances , the omnibuses , were loaded in a frightful manner ; the inside being crammed , and the usual outside seats being occupied ; parties ranged

      themselves on the roof , their legs hanging over the sides , while even the space between and the two steps of the conductor behind , were made available for riding . One omnibus , drawn by a pair of horses , licensed to carry twelve inside - and seven outside , was made to cany no less than thirty-one persons : fifteen were shut np in the body , and sixteen occupied the roof , j fec . On the water the boats , steamers , and wherries were just as much overloaded . Twelve or fourteen persons were in a small waterman ' s boat , coming in fearful proximity with steamers and other boats , and frequently fouling each other ' s oare . The steamers were also crowded to a very dangerous extent ; and they passed the Great Britain , going at slow speed—( their engines were not powerful enough to go faster with such a cargo ) . The rush to the side nearest the ship caused the boat frightfully to heel over ; one paddle-wheel pressed almost

      under the water , whilst the other was out of it—the deck forming an angle with the surface of the river of nearly 45 degrees . Then , as the mass , when most concentrated , moved , the vessel would sway from one side to the other , like a pendulum . On board of one of the Greenwich boats there could not have been less than 400 souls . On the return to town , on the Kent side , the thronging , squeezing , and difficulty of getting back to town , were equally as bad as at the Blackwall Railway . At the railway terminus , at Greenwich , from the top ofthe . stairs to the carriages , was one continuous crowd ; especially at the time of the last half-dozen trains . When the bell rang the gate was opened to let the people in ; but the carriages not being sufficient to contain a twentieth part of those who had paid their fare , slices of the crowd were cut off by forcibly shutting the gate in the middle of a mass ; then without distinction of first , second , or third class

      there was a general rush for seats , each considering himself lucky if he got anyfooting at all in the train , many times the train starting , leaving half of those admitted to the platform behind . Such is the rage for seeing the Great Britain j but it is only externally , as the price , 3 s . 6 d . for seeing ship and engines , makes the visitors on board select , as wellas not inconveniently numerous . Her interior fittings have been often described . Plain they are , indeed ; bnt when ready to receive passengers they will be found to he comfortable . Spacious as her decks are , there seems to be even a remarkable application ef economy to make 350 berths . She is well worthy of inspection , and will , doubtless , be visited by a vast number , especially when the price of admission is reduced one-half . It is , however , contemplated to come to an arangement with the dock authorities to remove her into dock , when parties desirous of seeing her will have an opportunity at less

      expense . Many descriptions of the dimensions , principal and minor , of the ship and engines haye appeared ; but none so much entitled to credit as the following from an interesting pamphlet just published by Captain Claxton , entitled " A Description of the Great Britain Steam-ship , " < fee . The length of the keel is 289 feet , totallength , 322 feet ; beam , 51 feet ; depth , 32 feet 6 inches ; feet of water when loaded , 16 feet ; displacement 29 S 4 tons ; tonnage by old measurement , 3443 tons ; plates of keel nearly 1-inch thick ; plates of bottom varying to _f of an inch at extremes , and to five-eighths generallv ; topsidesianinch , and at the extreme aft 7-l 6 ths " ; the ribs are framed of angle -- _*«» * - » _it * mil _iduis

      iron , 6 inches bv 3 iinches , imchtmcK , ami v ; distance of ribs from centre to centre , amidships , 14 inches , increasing to 21 inches at the ends ; ten iron _deepcrai-unfrom the engine-room , graduaUy _dinnnishinSnumbcrto the _forc-end of slip and under-the boScrs , the platform of which they support-in mid-Ss they are 3 feet 3 inches in depth supported by 3 _e irons in the form of inverted _archeri , and at a S distance from each other ; she hap _fivejater-Spartitions ; stows 1200 tons of coal ; 1000 tons of measurement ; the engines weigh * f _*» _-- * _g » v ™ _rJaS _^« tto , _^ d hold 200 tons of wa _^ abaft is 28 inches in _dunneier * jf * _LggtoS it _inchesin thebearings ; in the rough , before _^ turnea , a weighed 16 tons , ft has been _^^^ _TcM 10 _Schesdhuneter _, bored through . A stream ot coin

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      _nfS water passes tlirough _ihe _* _ciramWaidthis'hW _* whW theleng _mraaWatwork : _ThescrershaftlSironcToliig _ann two short or coupling parts , The part next the engine , solid , 28 feet by 16 inches diameter . The hollow intermediate shaft 65 feet , by 2 feet 8 inches diameter . The screw part is 25 feet 6 inches , and also 16 inches diameter . The total length is 130 ieet , and it weighs altogether 38 tons ; the screw is ot six arms , 15 feet 6 inches diameter , 25 feet pitch , and weighs 4 tons ; the main drum is 18 feet diameter , and drives 4 chains , weighing 1 tons ; the screw shaft drum is 6 feet diameter , and the weight with the puU when working is equal to 85 tons on the bearings of the main shaft , * the cylinders are 4 in number , 88 inches each ; stroke 6 feetower 1000 horses ;

      , ; p , the condensers are of wrought-iron , 12 feet by 8 , and o deep ; under the whole space of the engines up to the top , the angle irons are doubled ; the upper main and saloon decks are of wood , two cargo decks are of iron ; the officers and seamen are all accommodated on two decks under , the forecastle ; from the shio's bottom to the upper deck runs , on either side , lor the whole length of the engines and boiler space , a strong iron partition forming below the coal bunkers ; and above , the servants ' accommodations on one side , engmeers' cabins and stokers' accommodations on the other , besides 26 water-closets ; she has six masts , fatted with iron rigging , adopted In consequence of its offering two-thirds less resistance than hemp , a great pobit going head to wind . The nlain sails of a

      _oi-gun Ingate , i . e . without counting royals , staysails , and steering sails , number something short of 5000 yards of canvas , and the plain sails ofthe Great Britain amount to 4943 yards . She carries four large life-boats of iron , and two boatsof wood in the davits , and one large life-boat on deck ; they are built according to a patent taken out by Mr . Guppy , and are capable of carrying 400 people . The pamphlet then goes on to describe the different steps taken by the directors , and theirultimate resolution , after mature consideration and the witnessing of many experiments , to adopt Mr . Smith ' s Patent Screw Propeller for the Great Britain . Captain Claxton points out the mor e prominent points of superiority of the screw over the paddlPof

      being—1 st . The facility afforded in carrying canvas —inclination or heeling over not affecting the motive power ofthe propeller ; while in a paddle-wheel craft , if sail be carried to any extent with the wind anywhere not right aft or on the quarter , the power of one wheel is exerted on air only , while tho other is to a great extent rendered nugatory by too great imniersion , in spite of the dangerous tram trimming chain lockers , to say nothing ofthe unequal strain upon the engines . 2 nd . —It can only be in the highest seas that the screw even partially quits the water , and then only for a few seconds at rare intervals , while with paddles the hollow of the seas constantly leave both wheels exposed , and if the throttling were not attended to , the most serious consequences would result . 3 rd . —The breadth of beam in going into docks and basins . As a paddlewheel steam-ship the Great Britain ' s extreme beam ,

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

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

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

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

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

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      tion ; -but Wiethe ' case Is _diffl-reiit . Now they have be left . The friends , therefore , of Somers Town , of . the Tower Ha m et s , of Holbeck in Leeds , of Stalybridgc , of the Huddersfield district , of the Dewsbury district , of Bilston , of Lamberhead-green , of Worsbro ' -comraon _, of Wak _' efield _, Of TilliCOiultry , and of various other places , wUl understand why their resolutions are not inserted .

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

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

      CARLISLE . MkEHXG OF THE CoUXCIt OF THE ClIARTIST ASSOCIATION . — On Sunday last the above body held their weekly meeting in the Association Room , No . 6 , _John-street , Caldewgate ; Mr . JohnGilbertson in the chair . Tlie secretary read the minutes of the previous meeting , when Mr . Lowry moved , and Mr . Hirst seconded , " That the Executive be appointed by the people , and not by the Conference . " Agreed to . Mi * . Lowry moved , and Mr . Gatie seconded , " That we approve of a National Conference : and while we would recommend every locality to send a delegate if possible , we would , at the same time , prefer a representation , by letter , to an utter _nonreprewitatwii , " Gamed unanimously . Tho Council then adjourned .

      Meeting of the Working Mex s Mental Improvement Societi _* . —On Sunday evening last the members of this society held their usual weekly meeting in the Chartist Association Room , Johnstreet . -Thequestion forthe meeting was , "Were the statements made by Dr . _Ifandyside , before the commissioners in Edinburgh , true or false ? " Mr . Gilbertson was called to the chair . The chairman opened theproccedinp in a few appropriate remarks , and then introduced Mr . John Armstrong to move the first resolution , whicli was to the following effect * . — "That , in the opinion of this meeting , the statements made by Dr . Handyside , of Edinburgh , before the commissioners in that city ,- that a man eould live

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

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

      MANCHESTER , Carpenters' Hall . —The usual meeting of the Manchester Chartists was held in the above Hall on Sunday evening last , when a lecture on " -Irish history" was delivered by that sterling democrat , Mr . D . Donovan . The lecture gave general satisfaction ; and at the close tlie unanimous thanks of the audience were given to the worthy lecturer . STOCKPORT . A lecture was delivered inthe Chartist Association Room , Bomber ' s-brow , Hillgate , on the evening of Sunday last , by Mr . W . Dixon , of Manche _^ .

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

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

      the evidence , pro and con , before the country . Thanks navmg been voteelto the chairman , the meeting m _* oKe up .:. ; On Monday the anniversary dinner in memory of the patriot , Thomas Paine , was held at the Seven Stars , Barker-gate , when , after a sumptuous repast , Mr . Sweet was unanimously calldd upon to preside , and Mr . Dorman was appointed va the vice chair . The following toasts were given : A" The immortal memory of Thomas Paine , " was ablytcsponded to by that veteran Reformer , * Mr . Thomas ttoper ; after which Mr . Green gave a song , "The Rights of Man , and Common Sense . " "The People , the source of all Wealth , " was spoken to by the vice chairman in his usual happy strain ; after whieh Mi * . Barton favoured the company with an excellent recitation ,

      entitled " Tho British Serf . " " The People's Charter ; and may it speedily become tlie law ofthe land , " was _respbnded to by Mr . T . Dutton . Song by Mr . Giaby , "The four-leafed Shamrock . " "Frost , Williams , Jones , EUis , and all other expatriated patriots , " was spoken to by the chairman . The recitation of "The Slave , " was ably given by Mr . B . Holmes . "The health of the ' People ' s Representative , Thomas Slingsby Duncombe , Esq ., " given by Mr . Cartwright _, was drunk with all due honours . " Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., and the People ' s Press " rapturously applauded with three tunes _tlu'ee . " General Washington ; " responded to by Mr . Cartwright . By way of finish , the whole company sang " The Lion of Freedom , " which closed the entertainments . * A Tea Party was held at Mr . Dornmn ' _s , on Shrove Tuesday , when a goodly number assembled . Singing , dancing , and reciting , occupied a great portion ofthe

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

      ~~ Leach And M^Douall.

      ~~ LEACH AND M _^ DOUALL .

      10 Thb Members Op The National Chanikr A...

      10 THB MEMBERS OP THE NATIONAL _CHAniKR ASS 0 CIATIO * Y . Respected Bbethres , —We , the Council of Carpenters ' -hall locality , Manchester , in performing a duty to ourselves and the public , never experienced more painful feelings ( since we joined the Standard of Justice , than in investigating the dispute between P . M _* M'DouaU and James Leach , relative to a fund , of which J . Leach was treasurer , for the ostensible purpose of establishing P . M . M'Douall in his profession in Manchester , * and as we are of opinion that the full state of that fund should be laid before the Subscribers , we herewith publish the balance sheet as investigated by us : — BALANCE SHEET OF THE MANCHESTER m ' dOUALI . COMMIIIEE . Income , £ a . d . Aug . 17—Mr . Tay lor ' s book : £ s . d . 1843 . £ s . d . May 25 JamesDobbie .. 0 10 .. E . Taylor 0 0 3 May 25 . —Mr . _PuBen _' s book 0 C 3 .. G . Johnston .. .. 001 .. A . Grant 002 Mr . Lowe ' s book * . .. James Holden .. 002 .. Abel Berry .... 003 T . lLLowe .... 0 1 6 .. A Friend 0 0 ' 2 i .. A Friend 0 0 2 John TVhitcly .. 010 .. Stockport , per J . „ Mr . Pullen _' s book 0 0 G Wm . Cowrla .. 000 Leach ...... 1 1 6 .. Mr . Lowe ' s book : "Wni . Enunerson .. 0 0 0 June 2 ? . —Mr . Taylor ' s hook : .. Kobert Gray .. .. 006 Thomas Knowles 0 0 6 .. Wflliaui Batty .. 003 .. ¦ > Abraham Suttall 0 D 0 John Fox .... 0 0 3 .. R . Anderson .. .. 006 .. Mr . Cooper ' s book : Wm . Johnston .. 0 0 0 .. Robert Booth .. 003 .. James Cooper .. 0 2 6 Thomas Hewitt .. 0 0 6 .. Thomas Gribbin .. 0 0 3 ., JohnPiele .... 0 0 3 Mr . Taylor ' s book : „ Thomas Couneil .. 0 0 2 .. John Howard .. o o 3 Charles Taylor .. 010 .. William Batty .. 0 0 C .. Henry Vincent .. o 1 0 Charles Hadfield 0 0 6 .. Robert Booth .. 003 ., A Friend 006 James Holden .. 002 .. J . Lei gh , per J . .. G . Hall ...... 0 1 0 Thomas Doyle .. 0 0 6 Murray .... 0 1 0 .. Mr . Leach ' s hook -. EdwardHaU .. .. 006 .. Mary Townend .. 006 _.. Mr . Appleton . _i 0 1 0 John Skene .... 0 0 2 .. James Holden .. 002 „ Mr . Clarke .. .. o 09 Allan Grant .. .. 010 .. Robert Booth .. 003 .. Mr . Rankin .... o 1 0 Thomas Evans .. 0 10 .. Per Jas . _Wheelir 0 0 3 .. — Kuttall 0 10 James Honeyman 0 0 2 .. Thomas Siddcly .. 0 0 6 .. George Exley .. o o 9 - " Kobert Townend 0 0 3 .. Mr . Lowe ' s book : .. Michael Fahey .. 026 , " Samuel Jones .. 006 ,. John Ogilvie .. .. 0 6 ., William Crossley o 1 o Jas . Worthington 0 0 8 .. Thomas Stone .. 003 _,. Three ladies , by Wm . Cardwell .. 006 .. Thomas _BeU .. .. 006 J , w 010 John Skene .. .. 006 .. Mr . Leach's book : .. Mr . Burly .... o 0 6 James Taylor .. 006 .. James Leach .. ' 020 .. Mr . Horner .. .. o o 6 Wm . Edmondson 0 10 .. Mr . Heams .... 0 0 2 .. Mr . Wilson .... 0 0 2 W B Killigrew .. 0 0 6 .. — Humphries .. 0 0 1-J .. Mr . Williamson .. o 1 o Thomas Yates .. 003 .. Mr . Nuttall .. .. 010 .. Highen ...... o 1 0 James Porteous .. 0 0 6 .. Mr . Wilson .... 0 0 3 .. From Heywood .. 0 12 0 Joseph Court .. 002 .. Mr . Swires .... 0 0 6 „ Mr . Taylor ' s book : George Watson .. 006 .. Mr . Turner .... 0 5 O ... Wm . Shuttleworth 006 , ' ! JarvisGuest .. .. 010 .. — Mulrady .. ... 00 1 .. Thomas Rankin .. 010 Jotanodson " 0 0 6 .. Mr . Houson .. .. 0 2 0 .. A Weaver .... 0 0 3 John Nuttall .. 003 .. Nicholas Moran .. 006 .. p er W . Gresty .. 003 _Georee Marsden .. 0 0 6 .. Mr . Lonsdale .. 0 5 0 .. Todmorden , per AnnKirwin .. .. 0 0 li .. Mr . Brown .. . .. 0 1 o Leach 2 10 0 Harriet Smedley .. 0 O l" .. Dr . _HuUey .. ...-0 5 O _., 800 pamphlets , sold James M'Creat .. 006 .. A Friend .... 0 0 3 at 9 d . per dozen , — Stevenson .. 001 .. Mr . Cartrey .. .. 006 13 to the dozen .. 2 6 1 _J James Wheeler .. 0 10 .. A Friend .. .. 0 0 11 , „ 20 lbs . of waste " John Slack .... 0 0 6 .. Mr . Booth 0 0 4 paper , at 2 * d . » .. James Murdoch .. 0 9 6 .. Mr . Dawson _..- ' .. _J perlb ... .... 0 4 2 James Honeyman 0 0 6 .. Per Mr . Snow .. 046 John Wroe .... 0 0 6 .. Mr . Kay .... .. 0 0 3 Total Income £ 21 13 9 _J James Renniker .. 0 0 3 .. Mr . Holden .... 0 0 6 Total Expenditure .. .. 14 18 IU " Peter Cameron .. 0 0 6 .. Mr . Latchford .. 0 0 6 E Brocklebank .. 0 0 3 .. Mr . Roach .. .. - 0 0 6 Balance in Treasurer ' s !* John Richardson 0 0 3 .. -Haywood .. .. 0 0 2 i _liands .. .. .... £ 6 H 10 .. Isabella Grant .. 003 .. —0 <»*«~ ' * ~ J J * ? _

      Fmoniful Coa-L'-Pit Accident. — Timsbury...

      _FmoniFUL _Coa-l' -pit Accident . — Timsbury ( Somersetshire ) , Tuesday . —One of those terrific torrents of water which occasionall y burst in upon the workmen _Gnudoyod in the eoal-pits , visited those employed in the mines ( Hayes Wood ) of Win . Coxeter James , Esq . ( one ot the magistrates ofthe count y of Somerset ) , and his partners , at an early hour this morning . The workmen and boys , to the number of nearly 100 , descended the pit at four o ' clock in the afternoon : after engaging in their usual vocations for upwards of an hour , an alarm was given by those at the extremity of the pit ( a distance of more than a mile from the mouth ) that the water was rushing in . As may readily bo imagined , the alarm of the poor fellows was great in the extreme , for no sooner had the

      intimation been given than the dread enemy itself came rapidly upon them . The greatest terror now seized every breast . The apparatus for raising the coal ( the only means of escape wluch they possessed ) would not hold more than a dozen or fourteen , and therefore those who succeeded in reaching the mouth of the pit had to be drawn up in batches , as many as possibly could enter the box , others clinging to the sides and by the ropes . This was required to be done seven or eight tunes , and hy the time the last portion were extricated from their perilous condition the water reached to their shoulders , and in a few minutes more would have drowned them . When all who had succeeded in gaining the mouth of the pit had been safely landed on the surface , and the excitement

      consequent upon the occurrence of an accident fraught witli so much danger had subsided , inquiry was instituted as to whether or not any of tlieir party was missing , when , to the horror of all , it was ascertained that'tour teen were not forthcoming ; and the conclusion come to was that they had perished . This , however , to a certain , extent , I am glad to say , was not the case * , for on search being made , it was discovered that four liad made their escape through an air-course . The remaining ten have not yet ( twelve o ' clock ) been found , and from the position which they occupied in the pit at the time of the accident , being more than a mile from the mouth , no doubt is entertained by those who know the pit , that they have met with a watery grave .

      Horrible and _Distressing Affair at Noitincham . —It appears that about six months ago a very fine and interesting girl , aged 15 years , named Hannah Wilmott , daughter of Mr . Wilmott , a respecta ble coach-proprietor , residing in the neighbourhood , was apprenticed to learn the business of a milliner and dress-maker . A few weeks ago tlie girl paid a visit to a female friend , named Campbell , living in the town , and from her dejected and delicate appear ance , excited the suspicion that there was something wrong , but she could not be prevailed upon at that time to give any satisfactory explanation . At the close ofthe following week Mrs . Campbell sent to the place of business , requesting that the girl might bo allowed to join a little party of friends who were

      partalcing of her hospitality . __ The girl , who was an indoor apprentice , was permitted to go , and , on reaching this lady's house , was again closely questioned as to whether she was veidly unwell , or , if not , what caused her to look so despondingly . She then admitted that her master had given her powders and other medicine of a powerful nature , but denied that there was anything else the matter with her . Mrs . Campbell immediately sentforthemaster , andrcmonstratcdwithhhnonthehiiproDrietyofhisnothavingacquainted the girl ' s family with her illness instead of takinguponhiinselftoactasherphysician . Heexcused lumself in such terms as to remove all blame from his door for the time ; but the girl growing ' gradually worse , was finally taken away , from his house , about three weeks since , and removed to that of Mrs . Campbell , the father living some distance from here . She then , after a great deal of hesitation , admitted . that

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

      _Argtllshire . —Melancholy Catastrophe . — On the 30 th ult ., James Jackson , manager ofthe estate of Killellan , met with a sudden and unforeseenjdeath Haying observed an eagle soaring above his residence , he proceeded to take down a gun from its restingp lace , where it had remained loaded from the time of being last used , and , by some untoward accident , it suddenlyexploded , lodging the contents in his breast , and causing instantaneous death . -,.- ¦ _- .

      The Weather In France.—An Immense Quanti...

      The Weather in France . —An immense quantity of snow has fallen in some ofthe departments , whilst in others the rain has been so incessant as to interrupt the communications . Many of the mails have consequently arrived in Paris for some days past at an unusually late hour .. A Bayonne letter of the 29 th ult . represents the wind to have been blowing throughout the two preceding nights with such violence from the west , directly on the coast , that great fears of disasters Were entertained , although none had yet

      been heard of . An immense number of sea birds liad been driven on the land for shelter , and several galls had dropped from exhaustion in the p lace Saint Esprit . Many had also been caught with the line floating along the shore . The Rev . Sidney Smith . —We regret ft > hear of the dangerous illness of this reverend gentleman . It was feared , last night , that a fatal termination must soon take place , unless there should be some sudden change , more to be hoped for than expected . —Herald , Tuesday .

      Market Intelligence

      MARKET INTELLIGENCE

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

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

      made at the rates current on this day week . The transactions in free foreign wheat were unimportant , but factors showed no particular anxiety to realise , and the trifling business done was at fully former rates . Flour moved off tardily , and ship samples were obtainable on rather easier terms than on this day week . Barley was much neglected , but sellers appeared dctcrmiucd to resist any further abatem ent ; and with an unusually slow demand , prices remained much about the same as on Monday last . No actual decline occurred in quotations of malt , but the turn was decidedly in favour of the buyer . Oats were generally held at slightly enhanced rates , in consequence of wliich dealers and consumers acted cautiously , and so unimportant was the advance established as scarcely to admit of any alteration mpriceBi Beans and peas could only be sold in retail quantities >

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

      neither article was cheaper , however , than on this _>^ -. _^ _rvv _»^^ v "' _,-lt ' _v" _1 'n , >* _4 \' ' l * a' _^ _f rl ' _" _^' l _u _*'*^ ' _^ 'I . _» _- _^^* - _^**> -- —i * - day-se ' nnight;— _Red-clovei-seed-continues-fo - nrnvc preUy liberally from _^ France ,- ' . ami , business remains duW to-day there was very little passing . Linseed and rapeseed moved off rather ., slowly at previous prices , * and canarysecd was easily bought at the late decline . Spring tares were enquired for , but there were few offering . ! CURRENT PRICES OF GRAIN , PER IMPERIAL QUA . H . TEK .. —British . 8 s S 3 Wheat , Essex , A * Kent , new & old red 12 48 White 50 5 i ___ Norfolk and Lincoln do 43 46 Ditto 48 50

      _Korthu ' m . and Scotch white 42 46 * Fine 48 52 Irish red old 0 0 Red 42 44 White 45 48 nvp old ... 31 32 New 30 32 Drank 35 3 G Barlev Grindins . . 26 28 BistU . 29 31 Malt . 32 36 Mt _Sown . . . 54 m Pale 58 62 Ware 63 65 Beans Ticks old & new 30 34 Harrow 33 f Pigeon 38 42 Peas Grcv . . 32 33 Maplo 33 34 White 36 40 Oats _Lincolns k Yorkshire Feed 21 23 Poland 23 25 Scotch . Angus 22 24 Potato 24 26 Irish White 20 22 Black 20 22 _PerilSOlb . net . s s Per 280 lb . net . _s ; , 8 Town-made Flour ... 42 44 Norfolk & Stockton . 33 34 " Esses and Kent , ( . . 34 35 Irish 35 36 Free . Bond ,

      Foreign . as 8 Wheat , Dantsic , Konigsuuvg , & c 52 60 36 40 —' M . _ll'kg , Mecklenburg 48 64 32 35 Danish , Ilotetein , and Friesland red 44 47 28 30 ¦ —llussian , Hard 44 46 Soft ... 44 47 26 28 I talian , Red . . 46 50 "White ... 50 52 30 32 Spanish , Hard . 4 G 00 Soft .... 48 52 30 32 Rye , Baltic , Dried , ... 30 32 Uiuhied .. 31 32 2122 Barlev , Grinding . 26 28 Malting . . 31 33 22 29 Beans , Ticks . . 30 34 Egyptian . 31 32 26 30 Peas , White . . 36 38 Maple . . 33 34 28 30 Oats , Dutch , Brew and Thick 24 25 19 21 Hussiitn feed , 21 22 15 16 —Danish , Friesland feed 21 23 15 n Flour , per barrel 25 27 19 20

      London * _Smithfieub Cattle Market , Mokdav , Feb . 3 . —The weather having become milder in Holland , most of the ports are now open for vessels . This circumstance has produced a large importation of live stock from that portion of tho Continent for our markets—they having amounted , during the past week , to 130 oxen and cows , and 100 sheep . As to the quality of these arrivals , we may observe that there were some well made-up animals amongst them ' , - but not a few were suffering from the effects of the epidemic now so prevalent both in Holland and France . To-day we had on sale 100 beasts and sixty sheep . The former found buyers at prices varving from £ 16 to £ 20 ; the latter £ 110 s . to £ 2 per head . Very large numbers may be expected from Rotterdam

      this week . From our grazing districts , the receipts of beasts fresh up this morning were numerous . Although their quality was not quite equal to that observed on tliis day se ' nnight , it was an excellent display . Owing , however , to the approaching season of Lent , and the thin attendance of buyers , the beef trade was excessively dull , yet tlie piimest Scots found buyers , at , in some instances , List week ' s quotations , but most other breeds suffered a decline of 2 d . per 8 lb ., and a clearance was not effected . The droves from Norfolk , Suffolk , Essex , and Cambridge ' - shire consisted of 1500 Scots and homebreds , while from the north they did not exceed 300 shorthorns ; from the western and midland districts 600 _Hcrcfords _; Devons _, runts , & c . ; from other parts of England , 300 of various breeds , and from Scotland 200 horned and polled Scots . The number of sheep being more than equal to the wants ofthe trade , the demand for that description of stock was in a sluggish state , yet we can notice no variation in the currencies .

      " Calves were in limited supply and active request , at last Friday ' s _enhanced currencies . In pigs , a good business was doing , at fully last week's quotations . Upwards of 200 were 011 offer from Ireland . By the quantities of 81 \> ., sinking the offal . s . d . s . d . Inferior coarse beasts . . . 2 6 2 10 ' Second quality . . . . 3 0 8 4- > Prime large oxen . . . 3 6 3 8 Prime Scots , kv 3 10 4 0 _. Coarse inferior sheep . . . 2 8 3 0 Second quality . . . . 3 2 3 6 Prime coarse woolled . . . 3 8 4 ¦ O Prime Southdown . . . . 4 2 4 4-Large coarse calves . . . . 4 6 5 4 Prime smaU 5 6 5 10 Suckling calves , each , , , 18 0 30 0 Large hogs . . ... 34 40 Neat small porkers ... 4 2 4 6 Quarter-old store pigs , each . , 18 0 20 0

      HEAD OP CATTLE OS SALE . ( From the Books of the Clerk of the Market . ) Beasts , 3 , 342- Sheep , 27 , 740-Calves , 90—Pigs , 340 . Hay Markets—Smithfield . —Course nieadowhay , £ 3 10 s to £ 4 12 s , * useful ditto , M 14 s to £ 3 4 s ; fine upland ditto , £ 4 5 s to £ 510 a ; clover hay , £ 410 s to £ 0 ; oat straw , £ 1 13 s to £ 1 15 s ; wheat straw , £ 1 IGs to £ 1 18 s per load . Both hay and straw , the supplies of which were moderate , moved off slowly , at the above quotations . _WniTEcnAi'EL . —Course meadow hay , £ 3 10 s to £ 4 10 s ; useful ditto , £ 4 _J 2 s to £ 6 3 s ; fine upland ditto , £ 5 6 s to £ 6 9 s clover hay , £ 4 10 s to £ 6 ; oat straw , £ 114 s to £ 1 IGs : wheat straw , £ 1 16 s to £ 1 18 s per load . A full average supply , and a sluggish demand .

      Meat Markets . —Soutiiali ., Feb . 5 . —We ] had a ' full average supply of fat stock on sale here to-day . ' Generally speaking , the trade ruled inactive ,. and prices , with the exception of those of Veal and pork , were with difficulty supported . Beef , from 2 s lOd to 4 sj mutton , 2 s lOd to 4 s 4 d , * veal , 4 s 4 d to 5 s 6 d ; and pork , 3 s 4 d to 4 s 4 d per 81 bs ; to sink theoffal . Supply—Beasts , 60 ; sheep , 1 , 400 ; calves , 34 ; pigs , 41 . RoMronn , Feb . 5 _, ~ rrinie Ycai and pork were in ! steady request at full prices . Other kinds of stock were dull . Beef , from . 2 s 10 dto 4 s : mutton , 3 s to 4 s 4 d ; veal , 3 s lOd to 5 s 4 d ; and pork , 3 s to 4 s 4 d per 81 hs . Suckling calves , 18 s to 30 s ; quarter-old stors pigs , 16 s to 20 s ; and milch cows , with their mallcalf , £ lfito £ l 9 each .

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

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

      Liverpool Cattle Market , Moxday , Fed . 3 . —• The supply of cattle at market to-day has been similar to that of last week , without any alteration in prices . Beef 5 _Jd . to 6 d ., mutton 6 Jd . to 6 Jd ; per lb . — -Cattle imported into Liverpool , from the 27 th Jan . to the 3 rd Feb .: —Cows , 1142 ; calves , 30 ; sheep , 2253 ; lambs , 19 ; pigs , 6651 ; horses , 25 . , State of Trade . —The market continues in the same state as for some weeks past ; yarn , being exceedingly scarce and in good demand ,: both for shipping and for the home trade , continues to advance in price . ; and some descriptions , particularly No . 30 warps , were Bold yesterday about one-eighth higher than on the preceding Tuesday . For cloth the

      demand was not quite so good as last week ; and some qualities of _twenty-seven'inch printing cloth were a shade lower . With that exception , however , prices are firm . —Jfancftester Gtuirdian of Wednesday . ; Riciimoxd Corn Market ; Feb . \ . —Wehad a fair supply of grain in our market to-day , but in consequence of "the weather , ( being a heavy cover of snow , ) caused a littlo advance in the price : ~ Wheat , sold from Gs . to 7 s . 6 d . ; oates , 2 s . 2 d . to 3 s . Od . ; barley 3 s . 9 d . to 4 s . ; beans , 4 s .. 9 d . to 5 s . per bushel . York Corn Market , Feb . 1 . —The sir _^ pr _/ of grain is __ - pretty good ; The frost having improved the condition , last week ' s prices are obtained for wheat , but barley is full Is . per qi \ lower . Oats are scarcely so dear ; beans as before .

      Malion Cork Market , Feb . 1 . —Wo have had a tolcrable ' supply of wheat , but moderate of barley and oats , offering to this day's market . Wheat and oats same as last week ; barley the turn cheaper . Wheat , red , new , 44 a . to 48 s . ; white ditto , ' 48 s . to 52 s . ; red ditto , old , 50 s . to 52 s . ; white ditto , ' 52 s ; to 56 s . per qr . ot 40 st . Barley , 2 Gs ; to 30 s . per qr . of 32 st . Oats , 9 _id . to _ipkd . per stone . ' Leeds Corn Market , Tuesday , Fed . 4 . r-QW supplies are moderate of all articles this week . The wheat trade is slow , but no material change occurs in the value of fine dry qualities , and the consumptive demand is to a fair extent ,- the change in , the weather affects the . condition again , and all damp , . deseription 8 move off very slowly . We have no alteration infine barley , but inferior must again be _quotoih'ipwer New beans are offering more freely , and may be noted cheaper . Oats and shelling steady .

      THE _AVERAOB PRICES OF CORN , FOR THE WEEK ' - _' '¦ - _'¦ E . VDI . VO FEBRUARY 4 , 1845 . Wheat , Barley . Oats . Rye . Beans . Peat . • Qrs .- - Qrs . Qrs . Qrs . Qrs . Qrs _; 4638 2555 623 — 429 _W-£ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . _d . 2 G 1 _H 1 11 11 10 11 - 117 0 11791 Leeds Cloth , Market . —The demand for spring goods , whichjhas been oh themcreaae for _wveral weeks past , continues buoyant , and at both the cloth halls and warehouses a good business has , been ' done during the _^ pa _^ week . "Some of the _^ _nufacturers seem quite in high spirits with theprospect of _apjooU spring . We trust tKeir anticipationa will be realised .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 8, 1845, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns4_08021845/page/7/