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      sit down quietly , without setting fire to the house of a Minister , or sending a King or Queen about their business . ( Much cheering . ) The reason of that was , that all classes ofthe people co-operated . They saw disasters abroad , because the masses had no men of intelligence and wealth to lead them in their movements . If it ever came to pass in this conntry that t he men of the middle classes , even the members of the aristocracy , refused to come forwar d and aid the working classes in then- efforts to obtain " their rights , then farewell to our old system of carrying things by moral means 3 ( Cheers . ) They might make one great stride , or do much by some convulsive effort , but it would be followed by the reaction which always follows on violence , and whilst they seemed to make rapid progress , thev -would be dealing -with appearances onl y . It was by

      _moderation , by argument , by appeals to facts such as they could adduce , they would be successful . Let them go on in the way they had begun , and they wonld carry a great reform , which , once carried , would be carried for ever . They would never ifter either go back or look back , ( Lond cheers . ) Mr . Lushikgios , M , P „ moved , and Mr . Latimer , tenant-farmer , seconded , the first resolution : — " That as the freehold land societies have been proved to be powerful auxiliaries to the cause of reform , by adding to the number of voters in thc county constituencies , and as they are a means of promoting thrifty and provident habits among the working classes , this conference is of opinion that they are worthy of the earnest support of every reformer , and may be made greatly instrumental ia promoting the reform movement . "

      Mr . _M'Gkegor , M . P ., in speaking to the resolution , said that the Houses of Parliament might be termed the House of Lords and the House of Landlords . ( Cheers . ) The national debt was created to pay the cost of taking human life —( cheers , )—no less than £ 119 , 000 , 000 had been paid since the days of William III . for the shedding of blood , and for the glory of the Duke of Malborough . ( Cheers . ) The battle of Waterloo mig ht be considered to have hiscountry £ 111 , 000 , 000 —( loud cheers)—and every one who paid tho window-tax might be said to pay for that mischievous and bloody battle . ( Cheers . ) It had been fought to drive _Napoleon and his family from France , and yet at this very moment Xapoleon _' s nephew was President of the French Republic . ( Cheers . ) The hon . gentleman concluded by pledging himself to advance thc cause of Parliamentary financial reform b y every means in his power .

      The sitting was suspended for one hour , and on the return ofthe delegates , Mr . G . W . M . Rkyxolds came forward and said that , in accordance with the rules which had been laid down for the regulation of the proceedings , he had submitted two resolutions to the business com--nittee , of which he had proposed to become the fover . The committee had sent them back to Mm , saying that they did not think they were competent to entertain them . He therefore appealed to the meetnig- whether they would allow the resolutions to be brought forward . The resolutions were as follows : —

      1 st—That this Conference is fully impressed with tlie force of the numerous practical objections to a suffrage based on a rating qualification , and especially recognises the flagrant impolicy and gross injustice ot excluding any male adult from the exercise ot that franchise which is a natural and national right—inasmuch as those who perform the duties and bear the burthens of citizens , ought to be represented , while no section ofthe community ought to be _governed without heing represented : — and therefore this Conference is of opinion that the programme of the National Parliamentary and Financial Reform Association should be so far alt ered as to base the right of Suffrage ¦ a __ " a claim to be registered , " instead of - a claim to be rated . "

      2 nd . —That this Conference , entertaining the most earnest and sincere desire to behold the rights of the working-classes properly defended and their interests effectually represented—and believing ihat these aims can only be accomplished hy affording an opportunity for men of the highest intellect belonging to the ranks of Labocb to attain an entrance into tbe People ' s Parliament—recommends fhe addition of the principle of "Payment of Members" tothe programme ofthe National Parliamentary and Financial Iieform Association . 3 rd . —That as the Executive Committee of the _National Charter Association and the Council of the National lieform League bave severally appointed Deputations to wait upon the Conference and expound the views of those bodies Jo the National Parliamentary and Financial Keform Association , the Conference decides upon receiving and hearing the said Deputations . I

      The resolutions were seconded by Mr . Leblobd , and rejected by a great majority . Mr . Bubtox , delegate from Winchester , was prepared to say that all the farmers in the neighbourhood of tbat city woald shortly come round to the principles of the association . Aa for the city itself , he there stood almost alone in his views ! bnt they all knew that Winchester , which had nine parish churches , and no less than fifty clergymen ( oh , oh , ) was celebrated for its antiquity , and for nothing else—( hear , hear , and laughter . )

      Mr . Bright , M . P ., addressed the meeting , and nrged on them the necessity of putting forward their views in the raost acceptable and least objectionable way . The principal ground on which he felt himself capable of defending Mr . Hume ' s resolution -was , that thongh they would exclude some men , they were not directed against any class , and would not exclude either rich or poor , but would operate on all alike . The rich were , with some brilliant exceptions , timid on all questions which tended to a democratic direction . The policy of their leaders Lad been to create an idea that there was

      something in ihe power of the many destructive to the interests of the rich , than which nothing could be mere false and mistaken . There was a class which had a strong interest in that sort of wrong-doing , which was only reconcilable , with narrrow and restricted representation , but he did not propose to appeal to them at all . They would come in when the great majority of the nation had assembled round the movement . It was of no use convincing the masses that the association were not hostile to their interests , because they clearly were so . ( Cheers . ) But as to other classes in the country , he might say to the meeting it was not necessary , amid tbe vast difference of opinion which existed on political questions , for every one te say all he hoped would come to pass when this reform was carried .

      What each of them said as to his particular views would be quite sure to startle and alarm some one else . For instance , he would not urge that the moment they got reform they should upset the established church . Many men in favour of a fair representation ofthe nation were for its maintenance , and he hcld it to be in the hi g hest degree injudicious when tliey were seeking tnat representation that persons should use as arguments for it the possibility of _effecting changes for which the country was not yet ripe . The people had a right to a fair share in the government of the nation , and they could convince all but the timid and the interested that the true interests of the country wouid be served by a thorough reform of the Parliamentary system , and by making the House of Commons the organ

      and mouthpiece ofthe great mass of the people . ( Cheers . ) There was allow of opinion in favour of Parliamentary change such as never had been seen before . A measure for extending thc Irish _franchise was going quietly through Parliament , while , ten years ago , the mere proposal to give Ireland a better registration was fought over as if the f ; ite of parlies depended on the issue . That measure was notoriously to he followed , next year , by a proposition for a considerable change in the representation of Great Britain . ( Cheers . ) A great change was at hand . He had reason to believe it was strictl y true that Sir R . Peel had observed , not very long ago— " We shonld all be very glad to get up tomorrow morning and find the thing done , but the difficulty is in the doing of it . " ( Loud cheers and _laughter . ) Let not the Iieform party then attempt

      to frighten others for tbe sake ot theories which might be adopted in somo hundred years or so , but let them work for a real change in a system of representation which they would have laughed at if offered by an European monarch to his subjects during the Lite continental disturbances . ' He trusted it would be laid on what he believed to be the true foundation of all valuable institutions , and that which , could alone secure their existence and good working — the general concurrence of the virtue a nd intelligence of the nation . ( Loud cheers . ) Several delegates hav'ng spoken , the resolution ¦ wa 3 then formally put , and carried unanimously . Mr . Whitwelt , " _Peterborough , moved a resolution , recommending the establishment of a journal " which should appear under the authority , and ex pressing the views of the association .

      It was seconded by Mr . Bcxtixg , of Xorwich , and unanimously carried . Mr . Thomas Clark moved— " That the council be respectfully requested to prepare a bill contain ' 1112 the plan of reform proposed by the association , with a view to its introduction in that shape to Parlia-The resolution , which was carried unanimously , was seconded bv Mr . Tillet , and numbered among its supporters * Mr . Parry , Mr . M'Pherson ( Aberdeen ) , Rev . Mr . Worrell ( Bethnal-greeu ) , and others . _ .. .. ..

      Mr . _Tubtjutes returned to the objections he hart urged in the forenoon against tuc existing constitution of the couneil , taking particular exception to thc £ 10 qualification for becoming one of its members . Ue founded a resolution on the subject , suggesting that the future members of thc council should be ehoseu by election , without reference to their annual subscriptions , and tho motion found so many supporters of various shades of opinion , that the time allowed for the conference exp ired before any decision could be come to . . At the desire of the meeting , the Chairman consequently announced an adjournment of the debate until the following morning , at ten o clock ,

      THURSDAY . * The Conference resumed this morning at ten o ' clock ; Sir Joshua Walmsley , M , P . in , the chair . _'iThe debate on the third resolution was resumed , and the resolution carried . The followin ° - resolutions werethen put and carried ' : — - - * - D *« That-this Conference believes that the Members of tie Houso of _CommoBs will be more in-

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      fluenced by a sense of their constituents were they to institute and preserve a _constarircommunication with tbem , stating tbeir views on the . important questions introduced before the . Legislature , and requesting tbeir attendance and . support _^ whenever Parliamentary and Financial Reform-measures are introduced . " " That this conference is of opinion that every means ought to be employed to enlarge the present county and borough con stituencies to the utmost extent , and that it is desirable to form in the several localities , committees , with a permanent machinery , to watch and superintend the registration ; and that it be hereby recommended to the Reform Associations throughout the country , particularly where established in districts not satisfactorily represented at the present time in Parliament , the urgent importance of being prepared , whenever any vacancy occurs in tho representation of any borough or divisions of counties with whioh such associa- j

      tions are connected , to nominate thorough Reformers , and thus increase the number of Reform members in the House of Commons ; or , at all events , aid the development of public opinion in support of the principles of this association . " " That it be referred to the business committee to prepare and issue to the public a report embodying the results of the Conference . " * Mr . Wilkixsox , treasurer of the _National Association , could assure the Conference without some arrangement or effort being made , they would not be able to meet tbeir expenses . After several gentlemen had addressed the Conference , Mr . G . Dawsos moved a vote of thanks to the President and other officers of the Association , to which Sm Joshua Walmsley responded . After a vote of thanks to the business committee , the Chairman announced that the Conference was at an end for all business purposes , and the delegates then separated .

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      THE SOIREE . The Association held a soiree at the London Tavern on Thursday evening last at seven o ' clock _, ill the delegates who attended the Conference were in attendance , and many ladies graced the issembly . There were about 800 persons present . Sir Joshua Walmsley took the chair , and the meeting was addressed by Mr . Parry , G . Thompson , M . P .. Sharman Crawford , 3 LP ., Lord Dudley Stuart * , M . P ., Col . Salwey , M . P ., Mi * . Hume , M . P ., F . O'Connor , M . P ., Mr . Fox , M . P ., and Dthers .

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      Pbovisiosaii CoMMrrrBB or thk National Charter Association " . —This body met at the office , 14 , Southampton-street , Strand , on Wednesday evening , April 24 th—Mr . Milne in the chair . Letters containing money , Ac , were read from numerous places . Monies were also handed in from the Emmett Brigade , Finsbury , and South London localities . It was resolved to hold a meeting in the Trinity Chapel , Morpeth-street , Bethnal-green , on Wednesday evening . May the 8 th , and that the Rev . Mr . Worrall be requested to preside . Slanderous Reports . —The Secretary reported that certain parties in London , had written to several persons in the country , averring that " The National Charter Association" could not keep its existence for a fortni ght , some of the gentlemen so _addressod ,

      had transmitted the letters " so sent to them . The committee deeming such slanders beneath its notice , passed to the order of the day . A letter was read from the delegates of the Lancashire and Yorkshire meeting , wishing for one of the members of the Provisional Committee to attend the meeting at Hebden-bridge , on tbe 26 th of May next , and Mr . 6 . W . M . Reynolds was deputed to attend . Arrangements were made to hold " The Kentish Demonstration" at the Bat and Ball , Cricket Gronnds , Gravesend , on the day of the aquatic excursion , Whit-Tuesday . The Parliamentary Iieform Conference and the Chartists . —Mr . Reynolds said , in accordance with the several promises he had made , he had submitted his resolutions to the Conference , and which will be found under that head , but that Conference was a trumpery mockery , not a number of persons met to comer together , but apparently some few assembled for the purpose of being talked at from the platform . It was a miserable apolosrv .

      when compared with the Conventions and ' Conferences of the Chartists . He had no opportunity on the first day of its sitting , except to refer his resolutions to the Busmess Committee , wbo had rejected them , but tho second day ( Wednesday ) , at two o ' clock , he obtained the ear and eye of the Presj . dent , read , and asked permission to _introduce the resolutions ; but the motion , wliich was seconded by Mr . Leblord , was lost by an immense majority . After the transaction of some other routine business , the committee adjourned until Thursday evening , May 2 nd . Liverpool . —At the usual weekly meeting of the Chartists of this locality , held at Mr . Farrell ' s , Temperance Hotel , Richmond-ijow , on the 14 th of April , it was agreed , " that in consequence of Mr . Farrell ' s removal , all future Sunday evening meetings should be held in Spurr ' s Temperance Hotel , 10 , Williamson-square , where the members ' subscriptions will be received , and other business connected with the association be transacted .

      _Cirr Chartist Hall axd _Atuen _^ dji , 26 , Goldenlane . —On Wednesday evening , April 24 th , a Concert and Ball was held in support of the Democratic cause , which was most numerously attended . The members of the city locality are desirous it should be known , that when recently they passed a resolution respecting the " Tictim Committee , " they were unaware that its business was in the hands of Messrs . Grassby , Stallwood , Milne , and Arnott , of the Provisional Committee of the _National Charter Association ; nor did they then know tbat the Committee met at the Charter Office , Southamptonstreet , Strand , and that tliey are perfectly willing that the affairs of their unfortunate brethren should remain in the hands of the above devoted

      Democrats . Emmett Brigade . —At a meeting held atthe Rock Tavern , Lisson Grove , on Sunday evening , April 21 st , Air . Riley in the chair , it was resolved " that a meeting be held every Saturday evening , at the Rock Tavern , for the purpose of enrolling members in the Rational Charter Association . " " That every effort be made to get up a public meeting in Marylebone . " "That Mr . Blake be deputed to convey five shilling to the Provisional Committee to aid in the agitation for thc People ' s Charter . " After the transaction of other business , the meeting adjourned .

      Saleord . —At a members' meeting , held at Mr . J . Robinson ' s , on Sunday , 21 st instant , Mr . Henderson in the chair , the following resolution was carried unanimously : — " That the members hold their meetings at Mr . J . Robinson ' s , every Sunday , at two o ' clock in the afternoon , when the Northern Star and other Democratic papers will be read . "

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      TnE South _Losdon Lasd Members . —[ We had no room in last week ' s Star for the report of the Lambeth branch . —Ed . Al S . J TO THE EDITOR OF THE _XORTHERX STAB . 5 , _Tepper-street , Union-street , Borough , April 17 th , 1850 . T ) £ An Sir , —It was with great surprise I found in the plaqe of my report of the Lambeth branch of the 2 fation . il Land Company , a garbled account , containing gross falsehoods from beginning to end . I should have thougbt that the preference ought to have been given to the official account , sent by me , as secretary , with the real business that occurred , not to an account written in party spirit , as is evidently evinced by the framer of the false report . Robert _HEsnt Side , Sec .

      Lambeth _Branch . —At a meeting , held at Mr . Side ' s house , April 7 th , Mr . R . Florence was elected chairman , ' and the minutes of the previous meeting were confirmed . R . II . Side moved , and Mr . A . J . Side seconded— " That the resolution past at the last monthly meeting , ( referring to the resignation of the four directors , namely , Messrs . Doyle , Dixon , Clark , and M'Grath , ) be rescinded , seeing that common honesty alone , leaving everything else out ofthe question , would prompt us to do justice to those who have _dono for our benefit so much ; and as we elected them to carry on the affairs of the Company to a successful issue , we cannot imagine how any one can call on them to resign . " Mr . Burgess moved , as an amendment , Mr . Thorn seconded— " Thatthe resolution be not

      rescinded . " The amendment was carried by the casting vote of the chairman , there being R . Side , W . Side , A . J . Side , and R . II . Side , for the resolution ; and J . Thorn , Burgess , Colson , and Hampshire , for the amendment . Mr . Edwards moved , Mr . Thorn seconded— " That the following resolution , passed at tbe last monthly meeting ( ' That in tbe opinion of tbis meeting we call upon tho four Directors to resign , in order to lessen the expenses of the Company' ) be sent to Mr . O'Connor . " Mr . R . Side moved as an amendment , Mr . W . Side seconded— " That the resolution be not sent to Mr . OjConnor . " The resolution was carried . M . R . Side moved , Mr . It . _Itffiide seconded— " That the names of the persons present , ana how thoy voted

      bo sent with the resolution . " Mr . Colson moved , as an amendment— " That the numbers be not sent . " The amendment was carried . The reason for sending the number of persons present at bhe previous monthly meeting to Mr . O'Connor , was to show , that out of a locality 01 from between three and four hmndred members , tho following gentlemen , Mr . Thorn , Wright ,, Burgess , ( W . Small , not a member of this locality , ) Drew , W . Savage , W . Hewitt , B . Savage , H . Edwards , R . II . Side , and R . Florence , only were there . Seven voted lor the resolution , one against , and three remained nejuter . —I being chairman , declare the above is the business transacted at the monthly meeting , held April 7 th , 1850 , but do not agree to any comment upon it . _Robkbt _Flomnc-b .

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      _" .. 'V _"; ' ! .- MONDAY , April 22 ; ; V i HOUSE OF LORDS . —The Duke of Richmond moved fvr a select committee to * inquire into the operation ofthe Act for Preventing the Importation of Cattle and Sheep Infected with Contagious or Infectious Diseases , with a view of rendering its provisions more effective . After a few words from Earl Granville , the motion was agreed to . The Marquis of Westmbath then named the members of the select committee appointed to inquire into the allegations of the petition of the board of guardians of the union of Carriok-on-Shannon . Their Lordships then adjourned . HOUSE OF COMMONS . —Savings _Ba-sks . —The Chancellor of the Exchequer gave notice that on Monday next he proposed to move for leave to bring in a Bill—which he had not been able to do previously—for the Regulation of Savings Banks .

      Stamp Duties . —The Chancellor of the Exchequer stated , as the determination of the government relative to the Stamp Duties Bill , formed after duly deliberating upon the vote of a previous evening , that a rate of Is . per cent , would be adopted on all bonds of value below £ 50 ; ls . 6 d . per cent , being charged between £ 50 and _* 200 ; and 5 s . per cent , from that latter sum up to £ 100 , 000 , when the progression of oharge was to cease , making the highest stamp on transactions of any value £ 250 . Colonial Constitutions . —The Houso then resolved itself again into committee upon tho _Australian Colonies Government Bill , resuming the discussion of its details at the seventh clause .

      On the 13 th clause , which authorised the governors and councils of the respective colonies , subject to the provisions relating to the General Assembly , to make laws for their government , and for appropriating the revenue of each colony , provided that they do not interfere with the Crown lands therein , Mr . E . Denison moved an amendment giving power te the Legislatures of the several colonics to dispose of the waste lands of the Crown therein . Lord J . Russell , referring to the Land Sales Act of 1842 , observed that it had been considered that

      if each colony were to have its own system of disposing ofthe wastelands , there would be no uniformity ; the plan of Mr . Denison would , in that view of the case be objectionable . ' . But , ; upon reconsideration , he admitted that there were objections to the Federal Legislature having the power ol disposing of the waste lands , and , on the whole , as it was not likely that the Federal Assembly would soon come into operation , he thought it would be better not to introduce any clauses upon the subject of these lands into the bill , but to leave the whole question as it now stood under the Land Sales Act .

      Mr . Roebuck suggested a change in the appropriation of tbe lands , as directed by tho act of 1 S 42 , by narrowly defining the limits of eacb colony , and within those limits leaving tho appropriation of lands to the colony , but reserving all land beyond the , limits to the discretion ofthe Crown . Sir J . Graham , and other members , thought this suggestion highly worthy of consideration , and recommended it to the attention ofthe government . Mr . E . Denison withdrew his amendment , reserving the power of . renewing it , if necessary , on the report . Mr . C . _Lushington , on clause seventeen being proposed , moved an amendment , removing from her _Alajesty any discretion over , or power of altering , the sums that might be voted by the colonial legislature for the purposes of public worship . The interference of the home government with the provision for religious establishments in the colonies , he denounced as a violation of the liberty of

      conscience , Mr . Laboucherr opposed the amendment , because it would overthrow a system which was producing the most admirable results in the colony . Mr . Roebuck , objecting to the arbitrary assumption of authority by . the home administration over the funds to be appropriated to public worship , extended his objection to a variety of salaries and allowances which , as the bill enacted , were to be paid at tho pleasure of the ministry out of the colonists . He promised to move some considerable amendments wh n the schedule came under

      dis-. Mr . Bright considered that religion was the subject least fit for interference by parties who must necessarily net in ignorance and at a distance . __ Mr . Laboucherk explained that the bill merely retained the practice as italready stood , and should not be changed without good cause shown , or a definite expression of opinion in the colony . Mr . Seymkr disapproved ofthe clause as it stood , not because itwas arbitrary , but because it was impartial . It endowed four churches in assumed equality , and encouraged religious discords . After some remarks from Mr . _Chishglm Anstky , the committee divided ; For the clause ... 203 For the amendment ... 54

      Majority —149 The Chairman then reported progress , with leave to proceed on Thursday . The Parliamentary Voters ( Ireland ) Bill was committed pro forma , in order that some amended clauses might be printed . The Metropolitan Interments Bill was read a second time , as was tho Railway Abandonment Bill . The Naval Prize Balanoe afterwards went through committee . On the motion to appoint a select committee upon public salaries , consisting ot Lord J . Russell , Mr . W . Patten , Mr . Bright . Sir J . Y . Buller , Mr . Ctfbden , Mr . Beckett , Mr . Napier , Mr . Home Drumrnond , Mr . W . Evans , Sir W . Molesworth , Mr . Henley , Mr . Ellice , Mr . Ricardo , Mr . Walter , and Mr . _Deedes ,

      Colonel _Sibtiiorp rose amidst much laughter , and observed , that instead of appointing this " select" committce ( a laugh ) the noble lord at the head of tho Government had better have said candidly" I mean to take care of myself , and of my own salary . " ( Laughter . ) " I shall look after my friends , and I will stand by . them as long as they stand by me ; uli mel , _ibiapes . ( Renewed laughter . ) Let thom support me . and they shall have plenty of turtle and venison . " ( Laughter . ) He- ( Colonel Sibthorp ) felt bound to protest against such a

      partial and packed committee as that now proposed . Thero seemed to him to be something iu tne atmosphere of the Treasury bench which rendered men , when they got there , quite different beings from what they had been before . ( Alaugh . ) It was his painful duty to say , that ho looked with extreme suspicion upon all official men ; and in such a case as this , it was not likely that they would cry " stinkingfish . " . ( Mueh laughter . ) He did not know how the committee would go to work , but he knew very well what would be the result of their investigation . He considered the appointment of such a committeo most delusive and

      unsatisfactory . He entertained great respect for the noble lord ( Lord J . Russell ) in private life , and he admired his transcendent abilities , though he was somewhat cunning ; but it was evident tbat this step was only a ruse de guerre , and that the noble lord did not want to bo disturbed in his nest . The noble lord was attempting to get rid of one of the most important questions that could be considered , especially under the existing circumstances of tbe country , when poverty was staring them in the face , and people of all classes . were sufferinn _* . if the noble lord really meant to reduce salaries' why

      did he not conic forward fearlessly and submit to the House those reductions , which in his opinion , ought to be made ? But the noble lord said , ' « You shall not consider the matter in the Ilouse ; it shall be inquired into upstairs , clausis _foribus . " He ( Colonel Sibthorp ) considered that the noble lord ' s conduct , in thus referring the subject to a secret conclave—a Star Chamber—was unworthy a Minister of this country , and was an insult to the British House of Commons . ( Alaugh . ) He called upon the noble lord to givo up this trucklin " , secret _, underhand , Star Chamber , mode of proceeding , and to take up tho position he ought to

      maintain . The motion was agreed to . Mr . _Laboucuere brought in tho Mercantile Marine Bill , which was read a first time . The liouse adjourned at twenty minute 3 to ono o ' clock .

      TUESDAY , April 23 . ¦ HOUSE OF LORDS . —Lordly _DooitKi-F . _r-KRS — The Duke of Richmond , as chairman of the committee appointed to inquire into the fees and salaries received by offices of the house , laid their report on the table . The noble Duke then explained the principles adopted by the committee in their report , which had been to avoid _reconimeiiilin « paltry savings in well-dc 3 crved salaries , but at the same time to animadvert strongly on the cxtraragant emoluments derived from certain offices among which hc especially mentioned that of doorkeeper _, ne called attention to the amount of remuneration which had been received by one of their doorkeepers who died last autumn , and who had heen in possession of liis office from the year 183 ( 1

      to the year 1849 . His fees in the four lowest years of his tenure of office had been £ 723 , £ 724 , £ 401 , and £ 772 , and in the four highest had been £ 884 , £ 1 , 272 , £ 2 , 570 , and £ 1 , 594 . Another " gentleman " doorkeeper who from ill health , had not been able to attend for sonic years paid a dupty £ 150 a-ycar for doing his duty . The committee proposed that all fees paid to them by peers , by tho editors ol newspapers , and tho East India Company should henceforth cease , * and the necessity for this would bo more apparent when he inforaod their lordships that thc body of Quakers paid the doorkeopers _' an annual fee of £ 5 for no other reason that he could imagine than this—that they took of their hats , whioh the Quakers themselves refused to remove in deference to thoir lordships . The committee proposed that the _efflcera and servants of thc [ House of Lords should no longer receive any fees ,

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      but should be properly remunerated by fixe salaries ? The only , 4 v hioh tto _Wmfttee g * , posed to retain were the fees _payable . for the issuing of a writ of _su _mnibns to members of tbat house . _ The Marquis of Lansdownb bore testimony to the able way in which thereport had beendrawn up , and to t he fairness of the principle , laid down The report was then ordered to he printed . Protection . —The Earl of Hardwickk presented several petitions complaining of agricultural distress ; and the Earl of Malmesbury moved for a " return of the imports of wheat and wheat flour , also of barley and oats , into the United Kingdom , in each week since the 1 st of January 1850 ; and of _ _ _ _, y ____ f .- A

      , the average prices of each week ; and also for the return of the total amount imported within ; the same period , distinguishing the countries from which imported ; " and repeated the complaints of the agriculturists as to the abundant supply of corn which was pouring into the country . Perhaps tho most melancholy result of the free trade measures was tho change which they had wrought in the feelings of the farmers . They were now beginning to find fault with the constitution and the form of the government under which they lived . By the acts of the Legislature their property had been depreciated one-third . . Before the late change the price of wheat was 58 s . ' , itwas now 38 s . But the farmers were now called upon to pay the

      same taxes as before . ( Hear , hear . ) What you had done was equivalent to raising the taxation o the country from £ 50 , 000 , 0 00 to £ 67 , 000 , 000 . Tho farmers were beginning to ask this question . "Is ft fair to ask us to pay the same amount of fixed salaries and annuities as we did before property was depreciated ? " Another question , also , was being asked by them , and it was this ; — "Is it fair , that we should pay the same rate of interest to the public creditor as we did before V ) ( Loud cries of " Hear . " ) Such questions as those must cause capitalists who had been instrumental in bringing about the repeal of the corn laws to ponder whether they had acted wisely or not . The noble earl concluded by submitting his

      motion . The Duke of Richmond bore testimony to the truth of everything which had fallen from the noble earl . Agriculture had never been more depressed than it was at tho present moment . The farmers ef England had always been distinguished for their loyalty , but he warned their lordships not to drive those unfortunate men to desperation . He knew large tracts of country in which the small farmers who long maintained themselves and their families by the exercise of honest industry , were reduced to pauperism , and many had actually been obliged to take refuge in the workhouse . ( Hear , hear . ) He hoped that the great body of farmers would remain firm in their loyalty , but it was impossible they could continue to pay the taxes to whieh they were subjected . It was unfair to single , out tho agricultural interest as an object of plunder , whilst the

      public creditor and all other classes were lelt in undisturbed possession of their property . Nothing short of protection would do , unless the great bulk of the property and the taxation of the country was to be swept away . Unfortunately the right rev . prelates had fixed incomes —( a laugh)—they could hot be touched ; but the farmers complained bitterly that they were compelled to pay tithe composition founded on an average of 56 s . ( Hear , hear . ) He would hot enter further into the subject at that time , but he had stated enough to show that there would be plenty of agitation before long . The Marquis of Lansdowne declined to enter at length into the question raised by the Earl of Malmesbury , but would be prepared to state his views whenever the noble lord should found any proposition on the returns for which ho had moved . ' '

      Lord Stanley declared his conviction that the present prices of grain were permanent , and not exceptional . He wished to know how long this frightful experiment was to continue ? How , many more hundreds of our fellow-countrymen must be ruined before the government would be convinced of its failure ? He was disposed to allow the government reasonable time for consideration ,- but some limit should be put to the sufferings which the country must undergo whilst the experiment was being tested . After some further altercation between the Marquis of Lansdowne and Lord Stanley , and some observations from Lord Beaumont and Earl Grey , the motion was agreed to . The School Districts Contribution Bill was read a third time and passed .

      HOUSE OF COMMONS . —Mr . Smith O'Brien . —Sir L . O'Brien , with reference to accounts which have appeared in the newspapers relative to alleged harsh treatment to which his brother had been subjected in Van Diemen _' s Land , inquired , injustice to tho ri g ht hen . gentleman opposite and for the satisfaction of those interested , itjbe had an objection to produce any despatches he might have on the subject , showing what really was the treatment his brother had received . Sir G . Grey replied , that despatches had been received announcing the arrival of the Irish prisoners in Van Diemen ' s Land , and the course pursued with regard to them . He had no objection to produce tho papers .

      Reform op TnE Universities . —Mr . Heywood moved an address to the Crown , praying that her Majesty would issue a Commission of Inquiry into the state of the Universities and Colleges of Oxford Cambridge , and Dublin , with a view to the adaptation of thoso institutions to the requirements of modern times . Some of the colleges , he observed , where the number of students was very small , had enormous incomes , and it would be for the benefit of the institutions themselves that a thorough investigation should be made into the administration of their funds . Many of the colleges were prohibited by their statutes from making alterations , and an inquiry made by a royal commission was a legitimate mode of proceeding . Tho exclusiveness ofthe university _librarios , the discipline and course of studv ofthe universities , their neglect of native

      literature , the ceremony of matriculation and granting of degrees , the tenure and management of the college lands , especially in Ireland , were all , he thought , matters demanding inquiry and reform ; and it was because he believed the universities could not do it themselves that he brought forward this motion for a commission by the Crown , whose right and prerogative it was to name visitors and commissioners to inquiro into the state of our ancient universities . Sir R . Inglis , in opposing the motion , denied the li ght of that house , until a prima facie case was alleged against these institutions , to ask the Crown to interfere . He did not dispute the Crown ' s visitatorial power ; but this was not an arbitrary power , and . bofoi'o a proposition of this kind could be entertained by the house , which Mr . Heywood had failed to adduce .

      . Mv . J . W . Fortesque and Mr . W . Fag an , supported the motion . Mr . Napier vindicated Trinity College , which was founded by a Protestant , Queen Elizabeth , from tho charge of illiberality made by Mr . Fagnn towards Roman Catholics , who had no grievance to complain of ; and with reference to the motion , contended that there was no need ofa commission ; that every species of useful science and sound learning was amply provided for at that University , whose estates were not worse managed than those of other Irish proprietors . He was answered by

      Mr . Sadleir , who inveighed against the abuses of Dublin University and its exclusive system of education ; rcmarkiug that the mere fact that its estates of 230 , 000 acres produced a revenue of only £ 29 , 000 was sufficient to justify inquiry , independently of thc wretchedness and immorality existing on the collegiate lands . After speeches from Mr . _IIamIlton and Colonel THOMP 30 N , Lord J . Russell , said , he thought it necessary that tho views which the Government took of this motion should bo stated to the Ilouse ; and in tho first place , it was impossible for him to agree with a motion in such a form as had induced Sir R . Inglis to characterize it as a bill of indictment against tho

      universities , not considering that tho universities wero objects of accusation by the great majority of the oountry . The question of the admission of Dissenters into the universities , which was a question of principle , and for Parliament to decide , should be kept apart from the improvement of the system of education there ; . and , with all respect to the universities , he did not think there could be any objection on principle to the appointment of a commission . to consider their state in respect to the education they afforded , for which there were numerous precedents , and the leading persons in the universities ought not to consider it as any disparagement . He then proceeded to consider whether there was auy ground of reason or expediency

      why such a commission should be appointed , and observed that of late years considerable changes bad been introduced in tho universities , where it was _generally agreed , the education given twenty years ago was not adequate to tho wants of the present ' day ; but there was this defect in those changes—that restrictions were in some cases placed by the wills of founders upon the mode of electing professors , and unless this defect could be completely removed , full effect could not bo given to thoso changes , lie thought it indispensable to combine the education t _» be given by professors with the ancient collegiate mode of teaching , ; and

      which ho should be sorry to destroy ; bat tlie restrictions ho had referred to offered an obstacle to thi 3 combination . He did not anticipate any great difficulty in attaining the object in view , but it could not bo done by the _universities themselves ; and , supposing the object to bo a desirable one , the only obje _^ i on was thai tho wills o ( founders were entitled to . so much respect that they sliould not be contravened even-for a great and important good . _Uufc the change made at the Reformation set aside Grille of founders , and moreover tho State had in _^ rfered in those changes . Then , -what was thove to . Movent an interference ac

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      far ' with the wills of _tlie-founders-as " ta . enable colleges'to place in the situation of professors the raost capable men , and how was this to ho accomplished ? Some might suggest by bill ;¦ but he owned that it appeared to him that a Royal Commission would be eminently serviceable , and that it would render the changes made by the universities themselves more complete . His intention , therefore , was not to vote lor the motion ; but the Government would advise . the Crown to issue a Royal Commission for the two Universities of Oxford and Cambridge , and , t _ _,- „ _% . _ . L \ . ___^\ .. _j _ _tvC _? _^ _^

      as the inquiry would be conducted in no unfriendly spirit , he believed that tho result would be beneficial tothe education ofthe people of this country . Mr . Goulbubn concurred in many parts of the noble lord ' s speech , but was at issue with him upon the subject of issuing a commission , his reasons for whioh were altogether unsatisfactory . He urged Lord Jobn to reconsider the proposition , believing that such a commission—which was of doubtful legality—would bo worse than useless—it would be mischievous .

      Mr . Scully wished that Dublin University should be included in the commission . Mr . Hevwood having withdrawn his motion , Mr . Roundell Pamier observed , that the course which the debate had taken was so important that some time should be allowed for its consideration . His opinion was that the commission would be illegal , and that it would meet the same resistance as a similar attempt of King James . He moved that the debate be adjourned . Lord John Russell did not object to the adjournment . Mr . Law observed , that the interval would allow Lord John Russell to consult the legal advisers of the Crown .

      The Attorney-General said there had been a misconception as to the nature of the commission . If it were an Executive Commission , to force inquiry , to insist upon the production of statutes , and to compel the attendance of witnesses , he agreed that it could not issue unless by act of Parliament . But thi 3 was not such a commission : it was merely to receive information voluntarily g iven . After some further discussion the adjournment was carried by 273 against 31 . ¦ Mr . Roebuck moved for a select committee to inquire into the defalcations of Sir T . Turton , Registrar of the Supreme Court at Bengal . Sir J . _Uonuovsa acquiesced very cordially in the motion , which was agreed to . The other business on the paper was disposed of , and the house rose at a quarter past twelve o ' clock , WEDNESDAY , April 24 . HOUSE OF COMMONS . —Juvenile Offenders

      Bill . —Mr . Monckton Milnes moved the second reading of this bill . He said that the measure was designed to remove from the local magistracy the discretion of inflicting corporal punishment , and at the same time to extend their summary jurisdiction over offenders below the age of fifteen , when charged with minor offences . Provisions for the establishment of industrial schools , to be applied to the reformation of juvenile culprits , were also contained in the bill , which the hon . member supported in a speech of great length by a large mass of evidence and argument . Sir G . Grey opposed the measure , whieh he anatomised clause by clause , and argued that , if ever it came to be set to work , it would be found wholly impracticable .

      Sir G . Strickland also opposed the bill , and moved as an amendment , that it be read a second time that day six months . Mr . Sharman Crawford seconded the amendment . Mr . Simeon and Mr . Hkadlam supported the bill . _ Sir J . Pakihgton considered some bf the provisions of the bill most dangerous and unprecedented . Colonel Thompson denounced the cruelty and ignominy of corporal punishment , and appealed to the chronicles of Wat Tyler in proof that English reformers had always resisted its introduction . Mr . _Trelawny briefly supported the measure . After a few words from Mr . Rice , Mr . Milnes withdrew tho bill , and the amendment was agreed to without a division .

      _Afvirmation Bill , —The committal of this bill was then moved by Mr . Page Wood . He said the measure is designed to extend to the conscientious scruples to taking an oath entertained by certain members ofthe Established Church the same deference which is paid by the legislature to the Quaker and Moravian persuasions . Mr . Goulburn opposed the measure , believing that the sanctity of th ' e oath was barely sufficient to secure the veracity of testimony so necessary to the well-being of tho public . He moved the usual formal negative to the further progress of the bill . Mr . Cockdubn referred to the large class of instances where witnesses were restrained from giving evidence from conscientious objections to take ail oath , and believed that , the balance of publio advantage lay on the side of a relaxation of the law .

      Mr . Newdegate opposed , and Sir E . N . Buxtox supported tbe bill , The house divided . For going into committeo 129 Against ... ... 148 Majority ... 19 The remaining business on the paper was then disposed of , and the house adjourned . THURSDAY , April 25 . HOUSE OF COMMONS . —The house went into committee on the Australian Colonies Government Bill , from the 17 th clause . The 30 th clause , giving permission to establish a General Assembly for tbe colonies , provoked much discussion , and the government were pressed to withdraw this and the three succeeding clauses , defining the constitution , powers and functions ofthe General Assembly . Upon a division , the clause was carried by 04 against 10 .

      The other clauses were agreed to without opposition , and the report was ordered to be received on Friday ( this day ) week . Ou tho second reading of the Securities for Advances ( Ireland ) Bill , ( adjourned on the 15 th of April ) , Lord Naas moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months . He considered this a step in tbo wrong direction , and rested his opposition to the measure on three grounds—first , that it was a direct infringement ofthe principle of the bill oflastsession—secondly , that its provisions were not likely to effect the end in view—and , thirdly , that it was fraught with injustice to the present proprietors of Ireland . Mr . Fbench seconded the amendment . A long discussion ensued , and , upon a division , the second reading was carried by 180 against 41 . The other business having been disposed of , the house adjourned at a quarter to one o ' clock .

      FRIDAY , April 26 . IIOUSE OF COMMONS . —On the question that the Speaker leave the chair , in order that the house might go into committee upon tho Distressed Unions Advances and Repayment op Advances ( Ireland ) Bill , Colonel Sibtuobp moved to defer the committee for six months . Some of the gallant member ' s remarks , tending to confound the distinction between Irish loans and Irish grants , brought up Mr . H . Herbert , who gave details , derived from official sources , with the view of showing not- only that Irish loans were really loans but that government had derived considerable profit from the advances mado to relievo the distress of Ireland , which evinced no indisposition to meet its liabilities .

      Upon a division , tho amendment was negatived b y 132 against 12 , and tho house went into committee upon the bill , the clauses of which , after much debate , and some amendments , were agreed to , and the bill was reported . On the question that the houso do go into a Committee of Supply , Mr . M'Gregor rose to tnovo that , considering the recent changes in the Navigation Laws and the state of the revenue , it is expedient that the stamps on marine assurances , bills of landing , and other mercantile documents , bo abolished . The Chancellor ofthe Exchequer said he must give the same answer to this motion that he gave a few nights ago to the proposal to repeal the duty on paper and advertisements—namely , that he did not think it right , consistently with the intorests of tho conntry , to give up more taxes than he had done , nor to pledge the house beforehand to thc abolition of any particular taxes .

      Mr . Alderman _TiioMrsojj and Mr . Ecme supported the motion . Lord J . Russell saidythc question waa not whether those duties were defensible or not , but whether the finances of the country and public credit should be maintained _. After some remarks from Mr . Duncan and Mr . IIknlky , tho houso having divided , the motion of Mr . _M'Grkgor was aegatived by 15 ft against 89 . On the question being again put , that the Speaker leave the chair ,

      Mr . Disraeli observed that , vs- two months had elapsed since the- exposition of the government , r . _iii as tn ere was no l _' 0 S P ° ct of their ideas being fulnlled , the house should not be-too hasty in voiin ' s public money until the Ministers had declared what thoir intentioas were . lie assumed that _noihing more would be heard of thastamp duties . Tlie-principle ofthe budgot was to relieve a gi eat interest , the only suffering interest . The relief to that interest was voluntarily offered by tho Ministers , and as

      the Stamp Duties Bill _vyw now defunct , he wished to know what they meant to do for the relief of tho snffering agricultural classes . Lord J . Russell . retorted upon Mr . Disraeli that he had stopped tho business of the house in order to give them some information which was incorrect , ami make some inquiries whioh wore superfluous . Recapitulating the financial schemes indicated when tho _budget was first brought forward , the noble lord submitted that tho government were & igontly carrying them out , The , oharge of _vacil-

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      Iation ' _-he threw back upon the member > 6 _^ r _^ hamshiie _. _nwho had enlivened the reti Uokin g < proje ' _ets'for a sinking fund , and now _aDten . /* ' _^ supporter of every plan for remitting taxM * a less ofthe danger it might involve of _W- _^ _SWifc exchequer with a deficiency . . This polW _* 'aa Lord J . . Russell , of-pursuing a shadow a adde d thb credit ofthe country on one side a _' nH _""'W gered its peace on the other . ' a Widau . Lord J . Manners charged the mini » f 0 having met the question b y a diversion w * _'' « ah answer . He warmly vindicated hi 3 J " : « I of the accusation of having supported an _^ r 0 ttl scheme of financial policy . an Unsafe The house went into committee of gun 1 progress was reported , and the Louse I ' _^ without any votes being taken . re 3 u nie (( The house adjourned at a quarter ift _. o ' olock . a uer twelve _^ _^^

      The Honesty Fund. To Feargus 0 * Connor ...

      THE HONESTY FUND TO FEARGUS 0 * CONNOR , ESQ _ , _ p Respected Sir , —Being a native of tho jadjoining that to which Mr . Alexander C y ict longed previous to his becoming one of the _n ' _*" at Snig ' s End , I beg to inform you that th _« tlec 3 of the districts of Parkhead , Shetleston J ** cross , saw with indignation , the evide nce - _^ ° ' _^' him on the Iato trial for libel between yoi ° ty proprietor ofthe Nottingham Journal . ¦ jJ _' th 9 been acquainted with him , and know his ' _lav 6 stances for a long period of years , and h 0 ilCum ' stantiate the fact , that instead of his ear nhi _* ' ' per week , that his average wage was not _* * some years past , than 6 s . Gd . per week annT ' _^ could have the audacity to make such a sti _( _^ before a jury of his countrymen is , to us a -ij " which we cannot solve ; but , it is the 0 Dininn "»?!

      old neighbours , that his price was fixed provin T his evidence being given , or he never could . 7 ° have forgotten himself as to have done wW 1 ° I * to betray one of his be 3 t benefactors for wh t 4 his position may be at Snig ' s End , w e c _^ i ; n assure you that nothing but hardships of tu J kind was bis lot here . But , Sir , as an _eavnJI ? i what we have here asserted regarding the indio tion with which we viewed the conduct of that _i _^ r " vidual , we at once entered into a _subsciiDtio n f assist in defraying the expense which you were n \ to on that occasion , and the result is , tbat we _Jn send you a Post Office Order for the sum of £ 3 " , which we trust will be received by you in the _swtin which it was g iven by the persons who sun scribed it . I am also instructed to say that th * confidence of the people of these districts remain * unshaken in you—indeed , although a partial failuM of our Land Plan has taken place , we do not ia aiw

      way ascribe that tailure to you , as it is our firm conviction that no scheme , however true in prinoi pie , could have succeeded with the opposition it received , not only from the press , but from the government . But , we understand the reason whv all the curs were barking at it ; had it been a _speculation for the purpose of enriching a portion of our money speculators , it would have been lauded aj one of the grandest and wisest propositions ever put forth ; but because it was to teach the working classes the value ofthe land , and lead them forward on the road to independence , hence their anxiety to destroy it . \ Ve trust that the day is not far distant when the parties who endeavoured to cry down this plan will see their error , and acknowledge that their opposition was based upon party prejudice

      and a Jove to serve Mammon . " That ybu ' may li _? e to see that day is our anxious wish , as we firmly believe the principles to be just , and , if honestly tested , capable of doing all we were ever led to believe they would do by you . I am , respected Sir , Yours , on behalf of the people of Parkhca < _l , Shetleston , and Tollcross _, "William _Muirhead . Parkhead , April 15 th .

      Mr. Taylor Asd The Land Plax . To Tne Ed...

      MR . TAYLOR ASD THE LAND PLAX . TO TnE editor or THE northern star . Dear Sir , —Allow me to draw attention to a fact which has , as yet , not received any public notice . Mr , Taylor , iii his first letter to Mr . O'Connor , says , that he was induced to make certain remarks in reference to the National Land Company in con . sequence of what appeared in tbe Tory papers of this county . The truth is , the remark s that Mr . Taylor alludes to were not published till after big lectures . The above requires no comment , as it will at once demonstrate the pitiable position in which Mr , Taylor has placed himself . Yours truly , Ipswich , April 23 . Jonx Coox .

      A Libctesant Of Dbagoons Cured Of Rliecm...

      A _LIBCTESANT OF _DBAGOONS CURED OF _RlIECMATlSll BT Holioh-ai- ' s Oisthest aud Pins —This officer , who is in the Datch army , states that Ilolloway _' s Tills and Ointment have cured him of rheumatism , which appeared to be incurable , as neither sea bathing , vapour baths , nov preparations vaunted as sure remedies did him any good , and the treatment ofthe doctor , after several months trial , was without success . At this juncture he commenced takinj these pills , and rubbing the ointment into the complaining parts twice aday _, which effectually cured hiin in the coune of six weeks . The truth of this statement can he vouched for by Mr , J . B , _Stratman . of _Bois-de-duc .

      British College Of Health, Heir-Road, Lo...

      BRITISH COLLEGE of HEALTH , Heir-Road , London . _Pellow-Coustrvmesj , —The following is the inscription on . the book containing the Petition to the House of Commons , signed Dy 10 , 050 persons against _pharmaceutical poisons : _ » MEMORIAL Ofthe Names ofthe 111 , 950 Independent Individuals who signed tho Petition presented to the House of Commons , On Tuesday , the 15 th of June , 1 S _47 , ( through Sir Benjamin Hall . Bart ., M . P . for the _Boivujb of St . Marylebone ) , AGAINST THU DEADLY POISON'S Used or held out as Medicines by Doctors , ln order to prop tlieir * GuineaTrade ;' Wliich trade is the root of all evils as regards the public health ; the cause of hospitals and lunatic asylums beinj filled with diseased objects ; and , above all , " the cause of all persons lives being kept in constant jeopardy _through the deadlj chemicals which doctors have introduced in order to prop up that trade . "

      The contents of the work are as follows : — 1 . Case of _Jliss Abercrombie , poisoned by Strychnin ? . Reported by Mr . Seigeant , now Sir . Justiee _Talfiiunl . 2 . Dentil of Waiuwright , her Murderer , 3 . Sale of Poisons . 4 . Marchioness of _Bi-mvilliers . 5 _. Account ofthe Aqua Tofann . 0 . "Wholesale Poisoning during the Roman Republic . 7 . Recent Cases of Poisoning . 8 . Preface to the Seventieth Thousand of " The Morisoniana . " 9 . Buckingham ' s Case : a whole family saved by ths Vegetable Universal Medicine , after bavins _beStt accidentally poisoned by arsenic . 10 . General Report of this - British College of Health for

      _1 S 50 . 11 . Principles of the Hygcian System of _Meilieit'e . 12 . Letter to the Lord Bishop of London on ihe Sanitary Question . 13 . The Rise and Progress of the British Collf so of Health London : Published by the British College of _flcaltn , New-voad . Price 2 s . Gd .

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      Corn. Mark Lane. Monday, April 23.—Tlie ...

      CORN . Mark Lane . Monday , April 23 . —Tlie arrival ot Eng lish wheat was very short this _morning , and was taken off by the millers at fully last Monday's prices ; for foreign wheat notwithstanding the large supply , there was a better uemand , but without' nny change in value , tn flour little doing , and town-made ls cheaper . Of foreign barley some quantity was ou sale ; but there was rather more disposition to buy at Inst Monday ' s quotations . Beaus and peas without material variation . The supply _ofoiltS was again large , but the trade was rather better than last week , and the sales made were at fully the pvices then obtained , Linseed cakes unaltered . The _cloversecd season may be considered as ended , and thc sales- occasionally made aw upon speculation . Wednesday , April 24 . —With a change of wind , favourable for further supplies _iruni the northern ports , we _liav _= several arrivals of oats and barley . Our trade to-day is vevj steady , at the eurrency of

      Monday-Arrivals this week : — _IVheat—English , 1 , 330 quarters ; foreign , 4 , 010 quarters . Bin-ley—English , 1 , 470 quarters : foreign , 0 , 060- quarters , Oats—English , D 20 quarters ; foreign , 24 , 610 quarters . Flour—English , 2 , 700 sacks . Richmond- ( _Yorkshibe , ) . April 20 . —We hud a tolerable supply of grain in our market this morning •— -Whe _ns sold from 4 s 3 d to os ( id ; oats , ls lOd to 2 s Od ; _l-arle _^ 8 s Od to 3 s Cd ; beans , 3 s 3 d _to-3 s _Odper bushel .

      _.. CATTLE . S > imizn _* ZD , Monday . _Apsril 22 . —From our _various-gracing districts the arrival ' s of beastsfresh up . to-day were _considerably on thc increase compared with those reported on Monday lust , nevertheless thc-demand for that _desei'ipt-oa of stoelt—as tho dead _mai-llets-were well cleared , of t _^ _ulast week ' s supply , ana tlie weather was more _favomaW * for sJaughteriiu;—ruled steadily at last week _' _s-prices , t _»* primest Scots selling at 3 _s-6 d per Slbs . There was _aslig _'" ialling-otF in the _supply _ofslieep , the general quality ° - which was good . Ou Uie whole the mutton tirade was firm , and a good clearance , was effected , * at au aitaince in tii « quotations of 2 d per Slbs . The primest old . Downs , 11 " _£ . wool , selling at 4 s Gtt ; those out of the wool , Ss w ¦ 1 «¦ ; Slbs . We are _tolerable well , but not to say _lieaviij , - = " 1 ; plied with , lamb , Sho demand for which ruled nrm , an" _Jft _isome instances tap-currencies had an _upwai-ci tenaenc ; calves oidy a liusiieu business was doing , > _'St P ! f , „ „ „ * ! well supported . The _poi-U trade was in a sluggish sw' _* - > I last week ' s prices .

      Births. At Glfenhoj's Hall, Manchester, ...

      BIRTHS . At _Glfenhoj ' s Hall , Manchester , the Lady of _W » _*• Robert's . Esq ., of a son . , . _ips At Pxaiicis-street , Chester , the wife of Thomas low ¦ ¦ of a son , which was registered Feargus O'Connor i oum DEATH . Died , on Sunday , the 1 Mb inst ., after a long su _*< J _f" ' pt - illncss , aged fifty-two years , Ann , wifo of Martin Jxiu , Newonstle-upon-Tyne .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 27, 1850, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns4_27041850/page/8/