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      -THE NEWPORT BIOTS . < { &rom the Merning Cbmicle . J " j Newport , Tnesday Night . 1 send \ jon to-day the evidencetaken before . the Coroner JwuUnry on the inquest on the bodies ' of the rioters , who were "killed before the "Westgate on the morning of the ; 4 £ h . nltl The evidence of the Buperintendant of police gives ; a clear narrative of the proceedings taken on Sunday evening , " when the £ r < t intimation of the designs of the Chartists was received by the magistrates . . A startling fact is also here eommnnicated , viz ^ ihai the * olaieis at the Westgate were bo short of --SHE . NEWPORT JRIOTS . ¦ ^^^^^^^ ..

      ammunition that fiiey were obnged" to search the dead bodies of the rioted for a supply , and on on ? of th ^ m twenty-fire risaads of ball cartridge were found . This was' after tnerfmob had began to fly ; but star itis anotberproof of the providential escape the' inhabitants of this town experienced , for 1 hare heard from good authority that at this time ihe soldiers had bnt one round of ball cartridge left . . ' ¦ :-5 "he following is a copy of a letter received by the magistrates this moraine : — -

      ; f 3 O ^ HB KKWTOKt HAG 1 STEAIES . *¦ Ye serpents and generations of vipers , -wh y seek jeineMeuf Frost ! You may succeed , bnt what thiak ye of ibe mighty millions ! If ye can escape the ballet , "who can escape the match ! There are Samsons in Cambria and foxes in the street . It Is tree ye may escape , bnt where are your children ? Hemembar Enunett—te was hnag , and Norburywafl shot . ' Consider this , Oye Philistines ! and be wise in vine . : * - Welshpool , N . W . —Bais-y-goyled . "

      CORONER'S INQUEST . This morning the adjourned inquest was held at file * V estgaie Inn , In thia-boronjjn , befo-e William Brewer , Esq ., coroner of Newport , and a higlilv-XBsj . ' ectable jury , on the body of John Shell , one of the men killed at the riots . The following evidence wa ; adduced : — Ed ward . Hopkins sworn and examined—I am superintendent of "police . At nearly wn o ' clock on Sunday morning , the 3 rd November , I met our late mayor int High-street , and he told me he should want to see me in tike afternoon . Early in the afternoon : he mayor came to the stationJtainse . He told me , rrom information he received ^ lie had reason to belirTe the Chartists on the hills w ^ re rising and

      ste :: ;^ themselTea , and intended to make an attack on i " ue town that night , and requested thai I would seai round and call out 150 special constables , to be in attendance at the Westgate Inn , at nine « - * cI ?> vk ; ami as soon as 1 had done that , I was to met * him at hb own / house . After * ummoi , iBg the mesial constables . I went to the mayor ' s house . Aboiit five o ' clock the mayor gave me instructions to ciil the whole of the . special constables , being -S 00 . 1 sent the police constables . round w > summon them , aod then waited on the mayor again . We thougut it expedient to send some parties out to "watch die movement of { he Chartists on the different loads ; one-was sent as far asHisca , and another ' person was Bent to Bristol by expressforBOmemilit $ r ? .

      -Che person whom I procured to go to Riscawag Thomas Walker . I sent him to the mayor . The person who went to Bristol was William Williams . I was also requested by the mayor to-get some persons so as to keep np a commonicatron wiih the Westgate And the military at the barracks on the top of Stow . I got Mr . Partrid ge a captain of June special constables and his company ; the L division took upon themselves that omceV 1 also Teeehred orders to have a certain number of special constables to patrol the town , to watch all parties ¦ who might be suspected , and who were walking about , and to gather all the information they could , and in ease they should see any movement to make it known to the

      magistrates at the Westgate . I -was then instructed . to be in attendance on "the magistrate during the night . The first nonce we ^ received was Irhoiaas Walker ' s return from Sbea , about half-pait deveno ' elock at jaighfc . He was carried into the ^ magistrates' room , in the WesJgste , and he had a severe wound in the gnan . He stated that he wei t ^ witceir Rise * , and that a great body ofmenwese there assembled ; and that as he was returning to mfarm the magistrates , near the Cefn , he received & wound m the grain ,-by an instrument that he -supposed was ascytbe . Soon afterih&t toe specfel constables , who were out on duty , brought in several persons Tfiio were taken up by tha turnpike , on Stow-MIL supposed to belong 4 o the Chartist * .

      Some of them had arms and ammunition in- ' their possession , and some iad not . They were continually bringing them in up to . ax or seven o ' clock III the morning . The mayor sens aa express to th ^ sazraeksJbr some oi the soldiers to be sent cown , ire having previously received information that the Chartists were in tfoedegar-parfc . Shortly afier lieatTGay asdabody of the 45 th came down . They were marched into the loog room of the Westgate Shortly after we received information that the mob waB coming down Stow-hili , supposed to be between JUJO& and 6 jOOO in number . I gave instructions to the special eonBtathfes wioTrere in possession of the prisoners to Ant th » window shatters of the room they were in , and for the constables to sit down

      with their backs to the door .: I then came to the entrancehall , where the special constables were © n duty . The constables -were armed -with stares , about twenty inches long . Some of the constables "Were standing at the door as the mob came round at the bottom of Stow-hiU . The door was opea . They cams to the front of the Westgate , wnere they halted . I heard a voice from behind me say "Shnt the door . " 1 thinl : U was Mr . Phillips ' < fi » late-Major ' s ) Toice . There were as many as rightor ten between me and the door . ; The mob immediately made a charge oh the constables at thefront door , with spearB , gui 3 , &c They fired immediately , and drore the constables back . The Wesigaie-haH was Sited immediately . "The

      con-• tabies retired into the yard , and 1 amongst the zest . As soon as the firing ceased , I came into the honse , and saw fire persons ; three of them were dead . Two were outside ihe back door , tvro in the passage , and one in the pantry . I -was then informed the soldiers were short of ammunition , » nd I "wont to tn , e body of ihe one in the pantry , and I found twenty-five rounds of ball cartridge in his trousers' pocket , which I handed over to lieutenant Gray , and lie immediately divided them among the Eolaiars . -I . also found some powder and bail on others ; the powder was coarse . There was a report then that the Chartists were returning after their

      first flight . "The nine bodies -were then taken cut into the yard , and placed under the shed from tho back door to the kitchen . We afterwards found two -wounded men in the home , who Trere taken care o £ and are now alive . There had been no firing in the honse at the time the mob began to fire . The mob commenced , firing . I do not kcow "whether any of the bodies were killed by their own party , Very severe and brisk firfng became general . lor some time after the mob first attacked The lower window sashes and glass of the Westgate were broken , both inside ana out . There were so soldiers at the outside door -when , the mob camenp . - -. . . "•

      David Neck , sworn and examined—I am an attorney ' s clerk . I was one of the special constables on dnty on the 4 fii of NoTember . I was on duty all the nigiitiwfore . About nine o ' clock in the morning there was a report that the mob were coming down JhnhiT }; they cams down in front vt this honse . I saw a man come out of the mob with a g un in his band , sad coma up the steps . I then came into the house and nearl y opposite the bar door I saw Mr . Philhps , the lite mayor , going towards the room where the soldiers were . I followed him immediately after the firings coimnenceii by the CfiartiBts The eoldiera did not oommence loading until after the Sringhylthe mob on the outBdej . Thls was before iheshutteEa woe open , and before the mayor was wounded . The soldiers then commenced firing . Sergeant Dalrwaawounded at nearlvthe sametimn

      as the mayor . - The firing-was Tery seyere , bnt I do not thiEk it lasted / mare than fiTe or six minntes after the soldier ' s commenced . " — - .-WiUiam Henry Brewer was sworn and examined aa&llo \ v 9—I am a member of flie College of Snrgeona . Qn Wednesday , the 6 th of / November , I examined the bodies of nine men . I discovered a wonnd on the body of one , named Shell , who-was lying M the Wes ^ ate sables . He had a gun-shot wound just abovethe left collar-bone , which passed down into the chest , and evidently cansed < ieath , - _ The Coroner having recapitulated the evidence , fiiyuryTe&ed for a short time , and on theirreturn * t ! 5 ! fJP * ^* i ti » case of ShelL of JnstmaWe nomieide by some person or persons Thaebsmgiio ofter evidence to offer in the » maitengeign ± cases , ae saarne Terdict was returned in each . - ¦ - '• - ¦ ¦

      ( From ihe Mormng Herald . ) - Newport Tuesday night . Ho&ing of sufficient importance to call for an eijseesitaa occurred , until to-day , tdnce the susi > en-« ion of the examinations before the magistratei on S » tard » j evening . The town and neighbourhood are Juiet , andjkresent no appearances of any probable mterrnption at that tranquillity . At Pontypool , iowever , state : outrages . hav » been committed upon person * who hare beeninstrumantal in detecting in-< tmdnalB connected wiih the late rising . It is grawving tobeableto stato that those who sufiered in we hue unfortunaU encounteT are rapidly recovering from the

      effects of their womids . Thehvte mayor hxs ofer got the better of lis injoriee as to hare been * ole to start yesterday morning lor tovfn / where , « oabtless ,. l > efore Ms retmn , he will reoeire the re-Vsraof his gallant condnct . He looks , aa may be opposed , very much reduced by the loss of blood ; aoditis questionableiow&tit mayhare been prndent »«« n «» we undertaken so long and fiitigaing a Jonrney . _ Hr . Willifpna & . Epecial constable , ¦ who tr » s Troanded in jflie head , and Mr . WaQcer , another g ^ w ^ onaable , who reenred * serere cut across ~~" - - JtoJB ^ gn , ieudei ^ ha dangeroui wounds , are also ¦ Wetofioabou k ^^ . I ^^^ H ^^^ IsSmSc' «** .-.-- - ^^^^^^^ K ^ HUiUEs ^ C- - " - - ¦

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      receives all the indulgence which is consistent with the secure custody . of Jus porson . Thereisho resfriction as to the quality of kis Siet ; bnt great yisilance is exercised by the authorities to" guard agamt the introduction of any poisonpiis ingredients in his food , as a communication has been received by the Magistrates of Monmocth suggesting the probability © f ; his making away with himself . To guard against this , and also against any clandestine communications being conreyed to him , every thing that he receives in the nature of food or refreshment is sfarictly examined , and is fnroished io him bnt gradually , thus counteracting the effects that might be apprehended from any deleterious substance which John Frost , in his oonfinemMit inMonmonthGaol , ^^

      mignt be introduced m his food . When made acquainted with the canse of the -vigilance exercised in this matter , he is said to have laughed at the idea of his committing suicide , saving , I know they are thirsting for my Wood , bnt I will not be my o * n murderer . * ' His wife and daughters are admitted to -visit him , bnt only one ata time , and for a limited per iod , and in the presence of the governor . It is bnt justice to Bay that the reports which have been circulated with regard to the deistical or irreligious notions aid to be enters tained by his femily are incorrect . They Tjelong to an independent congregation in thiB town , have always Been regular ii » their attendance at their p ^ ace of worship , and on stated days in the week the females of the family haTe attended to instruct the

      children of the poor . It is not true that Vincent or ihe other Chartists , > vho are undergoing their period" of imprisonment , are aware of the appro- , tension of their leader , or have seen him ; for owing to the construction of the chapel of the gaol and to the separation of the pri soners , they cannot see each other . Frost has received a notice from Mr . Maule , the crown solicitor , informirg him that a session of oyer a nd terminer and general gaol delivery wiir be held at Monmouth on Tuesday , the 16 th of December , and that if any bill © I indictment Bhould be found ariinst Mm for high treason , the court , or one of the JUvigrs , will assign him such and so maaiy counsel not exoeedin * two ) as he shall desire ; it is said , ' ho-vrevcr , lhat _ it is not Ma intention to avail himself of this oSer . - " ' -.. - " - " - ¦ " . " ¦

      Tlis authorities here haTe not slackened their diligence in tracing oat persons suspected of having taken leading parts in the late transactions . Tho superintendent of polieo was out till a late-hour , last night , endeavonrins to find some persons at Black wood against whom : informations had been received , but he was not successful . One prisoner , however , has been brought in frontBlackrfood this morning , and two from Bristol , hut it is not believed that the cases against them are very clear or conclusive . . ' ¦ -. ' - ¦ - The magiEtntea will resume their ihvest ^ aUons tomorrow .

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      «the iorae I had , which -wak » blood hone ; ie gat loped away , and I did not attempt to stop Mm . *— - { P . 890 ;; ; . V "¦"¦ ; - ' " ' ¦ - ¦ . ' ' ¦ ' '' ">! ' ^' v : T ' . - ' ' ;^/ ' Wifli ibis exception he passed . through his ten years * peregrinavions unmolested . According to this gentleman * opinion— \ ' "i ^ - - ' * ^ iland . in Tespect to roads , is far inferior to most of the Continental nations ; following next a / 2 er Italy and Spain . "— - ( P . m . ) Mr . Lindsay Cole ' s six years' tour enables him to say ditto to Mr . ElUott . In answer to a question astothe state of insscu .-ity or security of the roads in yorkshlre ; he states thus — ' . tha i brse I had , which wat » blood hor » e ; ie gal- ^^^ m **>** * ;** m

      "A large portion of it is as bare and desolate aa Salisbury Plain ; and I found travelling there , with money or anything Tamable , attended withi danger . I eannd aimi a Twtter conception of the state of the country , thaa the fact that the farmers in the neighbourhood of Leeds frequently waited for each other ' s company to return home after market -When I have been travelling w&h sums of money , I have more than once thought that had I been attaek&cL ,. I should . have stood ^^ but little chance ' of saving my money , or of recoTering it afterwards . ''—^ ( p-p . 80 , 91 . ) -.- - . ¦ ¦ :: ' h .. ' . i / :

      Indeed , sapient Mr . Gole ! so you cannot give a detter conception of the insecurity ' of roads than that formers like to enliven their , fray home ward by a social jog-trot , after having had a social glass together .: What a dreadful conception ! And then you have more than oatxihoughi iliathad you been attacked , you might lose your money , and , what is worse , never gel it again . So long as dancer thus exists only in the fancy , there w ill be no need of a police . ; - : Thisia a sample of the evidence by which the necessity for a rural police is sought to bo established . Out

      of the large body of commercial travellers we have the examination of only three given to us ; and the only thing approaching to ought like a reason for such a force is , that the bloodhorse of one gentleman took fright at tho report of a pistol , and galloped © ftV Wiih this exception a total of thirty-six years' travelling through different parts of the country is passed in absolute security without the slightest molestation ^ What stronger argument than this can there , or need there , be to show the non-necessity for the proposed force f How weak must be the causa that relies on evidence such as this for support : - ¦ -.. ' ;/ : ! : ¦ " . ¦ ¦ , / . «

      It will be perceived that I have avoided any discussion regarding the evil use that might be made of a centralized constabulary force ; wMch , l ike ahuge web stretched over the land , would convey the slightest vibration at any extreme to one common centre , thus giving to some bloated despot , ever wakeful to pounce upon Ms prey , the power to seize our rights and liberties an < 3 priTilegea -within his murderous clutch . . Limited as I am in space , I h&ve confined my remarks to one branch of the evidence by wMch the emcacy and need of this jumphv-over-hedges-and-ditch « s force is sought to be eatabllahed . : Bearing in mind that the -whole burthen of proof rests upon those who contend for the adoption of this phral police , and seeing how contemptibly weak some of the assumed reasons are , we may fairly , as far as we have examined , come to a verdict of not proven , : " - "¦'"' - ' ¦'"" - ¦ - .. ' " : " ¦ ""¦'" - ; ' ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ; : ¦ LA 8 H .

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      To the Editor of the Sun . Sib , —I am fta from joining in those fierce invectives I which some persona are in the habit of launching upon ; anything : in the shape of a policeman . In large towns a police force is absolutely needsd , and under proper restrictions cannot but prove » benefit Bat the case is very different -when the question is , whether such" a force shall be extended throughout the whvle of the rural districts . It would be just as absurd as to ta'k of extending gaslights through the length and breadth of Ithe land ; there is as little need of the one as the other .

      . Tlrs opinion , as to the non-neeessity of a rural police , has not been at all shaken by a careful perusal of a work , entitled" The FirstReport of the Commissjoners appointed to inquire a » to .-the ' best means of establishing an efficient Constabulary Force in tbe counties of England and Walea , " Nay , my opinion has been strengthened anl confirmed thereby . It has forced upon some the conviction , not only that such a force is not needed , but that it womld be a great evil , a state eneine , wherewith to crash the righto and liberties of the poor . Of this more anon . At present I shall content myself with showing thai np such case u made out for the req uirement of snch a force .

      In this Report of Messrs . Shaw Lefevre , Charles Rowan , and Edwin Chadwick , there is an immense mass of statistical evidence touching -various subjects of our social conditi&n ; but from which no conclusion can be drawn , that I see , warranting the necessity of a mral police . This Report , it is evident from the manner in wMchfhe questions are framed , leading questions to elicit the required answers—is concocted to establish a foregone conclusion , the three Commissioners iad made up their minds as to the propriety of a rural , or rather a national police , and then set to work to gather such informatitn asjni ^ hi best substantiate their preconceived notions -, so that , with their power to collect the fitting materials , and to select from these , rejecting all that -was inimical to-their-rie-nrB , or that did not confirm them strongly enough , they bad the amplest scope to make out a plausible case .

      With all these advantages , of which they doubtless made the best use , let us Bee ho-w far they have succeeded . It Trould be impossible here to follow the whole of the evidence ; to-do-so ~ would make a larger book than the Report Itself ; we will take one part as a sample of thereat . Among the different classes of persons examined by the Commissioners , is that of commerciai"travellers ; a class yriQx -whom , if -with any , such a scheme must be in good repute ; and who , therefore , would not be backward to give it all the sanction they possibly could .

      I-refer more especially to ihe evidence of these commercial gents ., because parta of it have been given in Chamber ? Jovrnal" and in other publications , as being strongly confirmatory of the . necessity for a rural police . It is quite clear that these said gentlemen have a particular interest in the matter : If they-were asked astothe expediency of having lamps along the principal lines of road , their answers might easily be guesred . "O , by an means ! it would be « ftne great est benefit ; nay , it is absolutely necessary that there should be gas lights from John-o 'Groat ' s-House to

      • Land ' s-end ! " Considering , then , how fitted these men must be from personal experience , to give evidence on the subject , and -what "valuable auxiliaries their own interests in the matter would naturally make them to theCommisslonen , it appearsaomewbat strange that only ' . « three' of thisdaes were examinea , at least there are only three whose examination appears in the Report * Wne&er more tlian these three "were catechised , and their answers , not being exactly suited , were depressed , deponent s&ith not . In the absence of more and better testimony , we will scrutinise a little thai with which we are favoured .

      In the first place comes Mr- J . H . Elliott , whose answers to the leading questwns put to him amount to no moHthan this : — " I have travelled twenty years in the south eastern countries ; generally travel by day ; thM It would be imprudent t » travel about the country with much money after desk ; -would rattier teavel before light in the mornin ? than late at night ; the most dangerous time in the eountry is nok at midnight ; but about seven or ei ^ ht o ' clock in the evening , when working people art abovt ; farmers go home three or four together . If a robbery has been committed , it creates the greatest alarm throughout the district '—Hp . VIA

      Here is a man who has travelled for twenty years , yet not once during the "whole of that period has he been attacked , or in any way molested ; for , of oonrse , if he had been , it woald be recorded . Thus all Ma twenty years * traTeJllng experience can furnish of insee&rity and danger , is ; fiiat he would rather taavel in the day time , than by night , as who would not He does not fear the midnight thief , not he ; it is Ihe wor « v peopU returning home , after their day ' s toil , -whom no feaw . Thef rogue * , indeed I It would be well if he and hli bmber oofaiders were ^ half m honest Thftfarmen , it eemi . wail for each other si the publ » -house , and like tog * homatttree or foot-: tog « UuK . To be mm , thsy prefer company to a aolilary ride ; the ni g famee aeema shortened while tha prices of -wheat « nd barley and oats are MDvawed . At to the diwunstanoe of a robber / wealing grevl wnntton throughootairholB distdeW methinka thai iti . » pretty good proof of ite lanfcy , m things of daQy or common occurronce do no * nsaallyexdte much surprise .

      Mr . ThomaB ButV the next examined , eoamiXB -with Mr . Elliott , that he wo « ld rather traTel by sunshine ihan by moonshine .: His evidence , however , is certainly stronger as regards Ihe insecurity of publit roads . He states thus : —

      "I was shot » l some tine ago , near Harpenden ; the ¦ hot mined me ; b * t tbe report at tha piatol xUrfcled

      It irould , no doubt , be desirable to some few compelled at times to traverse lonely places at night , to have the trees and hedges studded with variegated lamps ; and if there -were a rural police traversing our highways and byways and scampering over hedges and ditches , there niigiit be some turnip-tops saved , and a few hen-roosta the ltssTobbed ; but would the end be at alTansirerable to the means ? Would it not , in either case , be an enormous outlay of public money for a very trifling , trumpery benefit ? fijoch great preparation for so little jrarpose , would be like using a sledge hqTnrn fr to kill ilies . ... ¦"¦ - .- - - ¦ ¦ - ---. ¦ - - . . ¦ - . - . ¦ ¦ - . -

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      STOCKPORT . COURT HOUSKr-SxTOEDAT , ¦; ; Before the Mayor , and J . E . Marslahd , Esq . _ SraAUSG a Tan . —James Steward , who had boen discharged on Tuesday , he having been detected committing an act of vagrancy , was again placed in the dock charged with stealing a large pan , the same night . It was offered , to Mr . Keuyon , broker , Hillgate , at eight o ' clock , for Is . 3 d . ; the broker strongly suspected that it was not honestl y obtained , and giving prompt notice of the circumstance to the police , together with a description of the man , he was apprehended immediately afterwards . The property having been identified by James Whitaker . a quaker , and he having testified that it had been stolen from his father ' s promises , the prisoner was fully committed to Knutsford for triaV

      ASSAITLTS BT PlCBON " MkRCHANTS . "—ThomaS Hooley was apprehended under a warrant for a gross assault npon another pigeon dealer , in Lordstreet , named Samuel Mills , on the 25 th inst . It appeared that both parties were dispnting about the way in which the " business" was carried on , ; the defendant , however , endeavoured to impose upon Mills , by abstracting one of his pigeons . The other resented ; and an assault was the consequence . The defendant , in the most savage manner , seized the other ' s thumb and bit it shockingly : after jrhich he

      knocked him down , abused him , and kicked him about the head and face , until he was insensible . In fact , JAilhV frontispiece bore ample testimony of the brutal treatment he had received . Witnesses corroborated complainant ' s statement , adding that Mills was so quiet , and gifted with such forbearance , that he never even gave a return blow . The : defendant , said Mills was the aggressor , which Mills denied ; and the Bench , Tiewing it as a most aggravated assault , convicted Hooley in the penalty of 20 s . In default of payment he was committed to Knutsford for a montn .

      Ilichard Leicester , of St . PeterVgate , was ttttnmoned for an assault upon Ellen Sharpies , a girl of tender years , on the 27 th . In this casef also , Leicester was engaged -with his pigeons ; and the complainant , with other children , began to shew " them , until they flew away , which so enfaged the defendant , who is a married man with two children , that he ran after Sharpies into a neighbour ' s house , and kicked her so violently that blood began to issue freely from the arms and from the private parts , the © benrise being exhibited in Court to substantiate that fact . The defendant averred that he was greatly annoyed by the girl ' s injuring the pigeons , but he aid not intend ^ to haTe hurt her . The Mayor said it was a most cowardly and unmanly assault , and fined him 20 s ., Including oosta , which he paid , and was set at liberty .

      Qvkhchakges bt ^ Bpm-Bailiffs . —Of the laws which grievously favour the rich at the expense of the poor , the law affecting distraints for rent is not the least conspicuous , because the most oppressive , when it makes poverty and misery less endurable , by extortion and fraud . A case involving tha above question , though not so . extensive in its application as many which oceur amongst our needy population , came on this day . Samuel Ridgeway appeared at the suit of Thomas Hamnett , a labourer , to . show cause why he should not be convicted in the penalty by him incurred , for having , at Hope-street , Heaton Nofria . demanded and taken a greater sum than was allowed by law . &o .

      Mr . W . Vanghan appeared for the defence , on a plea of not guilty . The comp- ' ainant stated that on the above day , ( Thursday ) Samuel and Wright Ridgeway , bumbailiffs , distrained upon his goods for the sum of £ 2 . 8 s . 8 d . arrears of rent due , which it was not in his power to pay , having been out of work nine weeks . The goods were therefore seized ; and , by arrangement between them , they were to be sold on the Monday following , because that was thought a better day than Tuesday , the time legally fixed , unless- agreed to by both parties to the contrary . He also agreed to quit the house , leaving the goods therein , because if removed , he feared some might be abstracted : and signed a document to the above

      effect . A lock was then put upon the door , the key given to the defendant , and he left the premises , and did not go there again nntU Monday . , The receipts of the sale were about £ 4 ; and rent . and costs were swelled'to nearly the same amount ; indeed , the expenses were alleged to be £ 1 10 s . Od ., which was illegal and unjust . ^ ^ CrosB-examined by Mf W . yaughan- —The side could not have taken place before Tuesday , bat had signed for Monday ; that was all he did signi : The Advocate asked Hamnett whether the document handed in did not beat his signature , to which he answered in the afflrmative . The worda were as folli ^ ws ^— ^ v •" : ' -.. - > c ii vO

      " I , Thomas Hamnett , do agree to allow my goods to he sold on this distrain on Monday , and to allow possession for six dayB . Thokas HAjarETr . " Hamnett said he never had signed after the whole had been wriiten . Part of it had Deen added sihee . He only consented to thesale on Monday , andnothing about possession was ever mentioned . ' - ., Ridgeway repeated that he had , and the complainant as confidently ; and indignantly denied it , deBcribingitaaaforgery . : . : ; The Bench inquired for the bill of particulars , when the following items were handed up : —Amount of rent , £ 2 . 8 a . 8 d . ; distress , 33 , ; bills and posting , 10 s . ; six days' possesfflon , at 2 s . 6 d . per day , 158 . ; auctioneer , os . ; total , £ 4 Is . 8 d . Gross statement : —Amount of sale , £ 4 2 s . 2 Sd . ; rent- and costs , £ 4 Is . 8 d . ; balance returned to the tenant , 6 d . !

      They , however , went through each item , only allowing such sum as was stated in the Aot of Parliament , and complained that although 108 . wag allowed for printing and posting , the bailiffs had no right to avail themselves of the maximum , unless it had been necessaril y incurred . The total amount of the ale was only £ 4 odd , and yet the expenses were 13 s and printing , Ae . 10 s 1 I » seemed monstroaj . llidgeway eaid the expenses . would hare been bo more if the goods had been twioe as valuable . Tha Bench disputed the baili £ Ta right to abaige for six days' possession . : Mr . W . Tanehan contended thai as the bailiff had

      &e key , he had the l egal possession of the goods and was responsible for their safety . Hamnett denied that the bailiff went near the * house from the time of his quitting it to tha day o £ ¦ ale .- ¦ = - . ¦¦ " = " ¦ ¦ - ¦ " ¦ ¦ ' - ¦ - ¦ .. - " . ' ¦ ' ¦ - " . -:. ;' ¦ - " . '¦ -. " •¦' Mr . W . "Vaughan—Ton weare not always there ; and , therefore , you know nothing of a certainty upon that point . . : ¦ : : v ; The Bench said they had some doubts npon the legality of that item , particularly aa there was a charge of an improper interference with the warrant of distrain , for the purpose of swelling out that Hem to six days ; and so determinately denied by Hamnett , whose lignature appeared at the bottom . :

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      --: toi ^ W ^*» 8 l »» n ^ ojaii ^ ^^ ether ^ e B ^ ict contemplated a postpopoment of their decision ! Th , ei Bench xeplied in ^ tfite . aflirmative . It was a legal point , in whic | fci the ^ ublwi # re much interested ; and , thereforey as the question was somewhat important , they wonid defer their deoiflion tjll Monday , iu order that they might consider it in the meantime . '' ' .. ' .. \ 'S ^ 'O , ^ --. ' ¦ ¦ -V .: * % ¦ ¦¦ - ¦ ' ¦ : "' .: ¦ : ¦ ¦ ¦ . v ' ¦ ¦ :: ¦¦ " : ^^ ' - : ¦ _ . . - ; ; j . ' . " : ; MQl ^ AY > rP ^ EMBBia--i : ¦ ' _ ¦ . ; " : ; V ^/ f Before the Mayor , P ; E . Marslatad i Ralph Pendler : " buryiahd W . B . Worthington , Eaqrs . _ ~ -MfeWi 3 ^ ^ smasms ^

      , IHFORT / IKT DEOlStpN . v : ; : . Ridgeway ' a case for ¦ overcharge aa a bailiff , was re-opened , having been adjournedfrom Saturday . : Mr . W . Vaughahi for the defence ; observed that one of the questions . which remained undecided in the mind of the Bench yras the charge for bix days * possession . He , however , did hot intend to press the 2 s . 6 d . for the sixtli diy ( Tuesday ) , because he did not think it was tenable ; and he had told Ridgeway so when he ; applied to hiin , ^ on . which ; account , he suggested that the 2 si 6 di should be returned to the tenant . For the five intermediato days' possession he was in a position to show av clear ri « rhk : Mr in

      Stansfield ^ being Court , toi prove that the bailing had visited the premises . and goods every day previous to tha Bale , as it was his bounden duty so to do , inasmuch aa the law held him responsible for their safety ^ ^ : ' \ - -, /¦ - . ¦ : ; . : ; ' . "¦¦ ¦ ¦;¦ . >¦ ¦ : ' ,: '¦ . \ . ¦ The Mayor thought that the ^ Hiff w « s n pt justified in charging for possession when he vras not upon the premises . If the contrary doctrine were allowed j a . bailiff might be in the possession , of twenty houses at tnce , which nevorcbuW Beve ^ been intended by the ; legislature . Mr . iW . Vaughan admitted that such might have been the fact . In truth , the point had hitherto been held to be in his favour . ¦ : '¦ ; ^ ;

      : . The Clerk denied that the bailiff could have been in possession , by merely lioldipg the ^ ^ key ; the Act of Parliament stating that such and suph charges wouldsbe allowed , for . certain acts 'freally done . '' Now , poBsession was not really had , unless in the personal occupation of the premises wherein the gooda were . The tenant might Have stolen part of the property—and it would Tbecpme a queation who would be responsible for the loss . ^ . : . ¦ : ¦ ¦ ¦ It having boen admitted that no written inVentoW of the goods wore taken , V V / ¦'¦' : :.. '¦¦' ¦ .: Ridgewaysa ^ that ho folt himself re sponsible for the safe custody of the goods , :. ; : ¦ The Clerk repeated that- the question was somewhat doubtful j and stated that on

      Saturday , / at the Commissioners' - ;¦ Rooms > Manchester , the party iii ^ possession of ithe efiecta of Mr . Ashe , of Ppntetood , could not recover his charges for the possession , because a felony had bepa committed-uponHho property ^^ under ^ the disttain ; besides compelling him to make good the deficieucy . ; Mx . Anderson , an attorney , gave it as his opinion , that the possession by Ridgeway , the bailiff was hot an actual one . •'¦ . ¦; "¦ :. ' /¦ " ;' - v ¦'¦ ¦ ¦' , ' \\ ' r- ' ^ " ^ r ' :- ' The ; witness cami ^ forward to pr pyeth ^ t the baiiiff had visited the house daily ; but it turned out that the individual was no less a person than the landlord , Mr . Stansfield i who put in the distrain , and therefore , being an interested party , his evidence could not be received . ; ' : ¦;' ' ' ' ¦ - ¦' ¦ : ' ¦ - . ' ' -: . ' ¦¦ ' .- ¦ '¦'¦ .- ¦ ; ' ¦ - Mr . W ; Vaughan took the PliDortiMiitv of

      exnressmg his surprise that , after the Bench had over and over again decided that this description of possession was a valid one , they should , npyr decide to the contrary . He had had the honour ^ of , practising in that Court seven years , and neyer heaifd it disputed . Indeed , the : Bench had oven gone so far as to . ailow that goods removed to a public house , and accessible by the servants of that house , was a legal possession , and for which the bailiff might make his charge , because he was considered : reapohsible . In the case before the : Court , Ridgeway was unquestionably responsible . r ¦ "¦ . ; , [ . y The Bench said that the Act did not contemplate a bailiff going off the premiaes , or leaving the house , except he was relieved by another person , yv ¦ - ;¦ - ' . ¦'¦ . ^'"\> ' - " ) -: -- ' ¦ " ^¦ ¦ - l ¦ : . L ... : ;^ - \ - ' . iu iinuMuu io

      > ne . expenses , ine uourt opservea that the excessive charges niade by the bailiffs generally entailed a very great , hardship rippn poor people ; because they could not always find the means of bringing these fellows before the mar giEtrates . ¦ ; ' " : : V : :: -: . - "¦'¦/' : " ¦ ' : -: ¦ ¦' . ; ¦ ¦ '; : . ; . ' ¦' . ; Ultimately the Bench recommended a reconciliation of the matter ; because these charges had hitherto been . allowed ' . ; but finding they Vere illegal , the Court would hot ; in future allow thorn , unless the bailiff was in actual possession by haying a person upon the premises . : -. - . ¦ ., ' : ' . '¦ 1 :. - . ' . v : : r ;¦';¦ : v '¦ •/ . ' . ' . The . partiesacpordingly rotired . The eomplainant demanded 103 . as compensation ; and .:-the bailiff was only willing to give 63 . 6 d . The matter was therefore brought into court , when j at the suggestion of the Mayor , the bailiff consented to pay 7 s . 6 d . and the costs . :. / -y ' - ; \ .- * . ' - . - \ ' .. ¦ ¦¦'• " : ; .,-: ^ -. ¦' ., ' ¦ ¦¦ : ' ;

      Begqino .-t-A great number of persons , male and female , were brought up and committed for various periods , on charges of yagranoy , haying been found begging in the Btrieetsot the Boroughs They all pleaded necessity and bad trade ..: Qzii Qi t \ iQ party was a man named Thomas Armstrong , upon whom was actually found £ 8 12 s . He was sent for a month to Kuutsford . : y ;¦ ; - ThrScablet Fever , we are aorry to say . is very rife in the more densely populated districts , th © crowded courte and sicklied alleys of the borough ; and many persons , children in particular , have , during the weekt been hurried to the tomb . The disease first manifested itself in Bridge Field aad Portwood ... ' . . - . ' : ' y ¦ : ' .. " ¦ " ¦¦ ¦ . '¦•• .. ;¦ ¦ . ¦ - . ¦ - ¦; :- ' ¦ ¦ ¦¦¦¦ ' . ¦ . , ¦ .- '

      Brickiatbiw LA ^ VREBS . - ^ -In pprisequence of an attempted abatement of 2 a . in eighteen in the wages of the pncksetterS' labourers engaged on the Manchester and Birmingham railway ^ in this town , a " strike" has taken place amongst the industrious ; class , and at present the , pi-iPkwork is at a standstill for want of " hod-nien , " who are generally ^ selected from . Daniel ' s "finest pisentryr The contractor has threatened that a resumption of that part of the undertaking shall not take place before the latter end of March , 1840 , hoping , we suppose by such means > to intimidate the . labourers into a ready submission to the proposed reductions , which have been made on account of the short days . The Flood , which took nlace in ihe River

      Mersey during the latter part of last yreek , hasibeen productive of serious injury , in this borotign . and tho immediate neighbourhood . On Friday afternoon , the river suddenly rose between five and six yards above its usual height , and inundated sererai mills erected on its banks to such an extent that the whole of the works were stopped ; and the hauds were not able to resume their work for some days afterwards : The lowlands were speedily under water , and , with the assistance of the high winds , the flood became so powerful as to destroy soyeral outbuildings , and carry themdown the ; river . Two or three fine pigs , amongst other . things , were seeji floating upon the waters in the course ot that and the following day ; but the owners Bucceeded , with one exoeptiph , in restoring them Jn safety to their respective "tenements , " after a chase of several mileH . But the more serious destruction has been sustained by the

      contractorspf the viaduct pyer the river Mersey , apart of the intended line of railway , the whole or those extensive preparations haying been swept away about half-past four o ' clock on Friday afternoon , carrying with it the engine and boiler which had been erected on the Cheshire side for the purpose of eiovatiog the stone , and affording other valuable assistance to maniiaV labour . The temporary railway pver the river , upon which wprkea ^ a large crab or jenny j Which conveyed the block of Btone from the Lancashire to the other side , was also taken away by the fiopdfjaflx ^ were the wp ^ mon employed at the time on the wprk v able to Srrest the progress of the aM ^ Y ^ teWf * ' ? W s * ire any of the materials from inevitable destruction . 'Even the piles , which had

      been -amenvery deep into the . bed of ' the riyer i as a foundatiou for the Bputb . abutment , were forced up ty the weight of this pohderpus stnicWre aiid car-Jieddowu the river for many miles . iBy incessant labour , however ^ the Jgreater " part of the timbers have been secured at ISnorthon and the intermediate villages , the waters having in the course of the following day subsided some yards ^ leaving innumerable banks and other valnluable timber upon tne iields through which it bent its course . Neither the boiler , engine , or crab were recovered up to Tuesday , and some time must elapse , at this season of the year , ' before they can ; " , have the advantage of low water ; It is : wortby . of observation , that at the eommehcement of the ^^ work , thesuperinteadeat in contemplating the extent of the river , said , in a disdainful tono , it was a mere brook ; and he would soonSthrpw over the bridge I iThe brppk , howeTer . ha 8

      proved top strong for the massive erections of railway contractors ; and although the brook ia palled the . River Mersey , verily it haj had but very little mercy upon the intended viaduct , since ihe loss to the contractprs by this nnfortuiiate calamity , will : amount to betrreeh two and three thousand ponnda , nor will they b « able to commence a restoration of the damage before the end of Jaonary next , Happily no lives were lprt ^ ttiougli spveral of * hel » bourers nArrpwly escaped watery graTea . We are iPrry to hear that several farmers and respectable agrioultural labourers at Korthen . where , the greater part of the timberi were ¦ topped by » n'immeoBe yard tnrougii ^ which ^ the river passed to turn » corn mill , have been apprehended on different charges of appropriating iwme of the plank * and other damaged timber to their own iue , andbailed to . take their trials for the offence . ' , ' .. '• y

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      Cautio * to Mothkes . —A woman named Wilson , a few days ago , at Bridgnorth , left her house to fetch some water , leaving & child about fo ^ ir years old , in th * cradle . On her return she discovered that aferret had foundit * way imto the trio , and had attacked the infant severel y , bitten it , and eaten part of the oheek aid : noie away ; However , from the kind and prompt assistance of Mr . Coley , surgeon , thewi is a probaWU ^ r of tke child ' s TeoBvery - ~ -Shrew » bwry CArwitcfe .

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      ' T ^ n& ^ mjcxriftw heard , iofi ^ iiutoin ^ Uga ^ jturagoAof r ^ ti fr flrtrt ^ noamber so ttr 4 otsrJoi : ^ arllinialy fai J jjfajii thaVis all plain ; I ^ Hli&glishJ which j ^ eSfct ^^ Paper / iMt isi ^ d ^ © fflpe r is drawn vj $ . ^ ni ^^ p ^ ier offences ^ wifl ^ v ^ hich ' -the CEartista may ^^ brpharge ^ , ttie jud ^ e * ir ® to . enquire intp cHppings ; jind : > a 9 hings , and other falsitieB , pf Jbe ^ mPbeyjpr Great Britain , and other kingdoms pr ^ domraipnswhatgfe ^ t ^ and into ' * tres' ^? $ tt ~ yi ¥ mi ^ iSi ^^ ^ mmmm&

      Pmwb , riots , roatB , retentipna , escapes , contewpts , talaitijes f negligencee ' , coBceatment !* , maintenances oppressioBii , oham . pBrtie # , deceits , ani other evil dpiagB . ^ The thrte words "aU ^ wl doings / ' comprehend thewhple Mat of thirty-five 6 « ence * enum « - ratediyThe following beantiful pieofe of ebmpdgidon is repeateiiib legg than eight timiw : ^<^ £ therefore we command that at a certain day ana place , or at cejtain days and places , which yony : p r any two of you ( of whom one ibff you , the said Sir K . Tindal , &c . > we wilVahall 1 > eone , )^ hall ? ' &o . ' ^ :

      North Midlandi B > ij . wAt . —If the weather pein % there is little ^ dpubt but ; thatythte line will be opened ewly in the spring . So that in connecdon with the BirmiBgbam , Midland Counties , York , and North Midland , we shsJl ere lorig ^ we hope | see a railway communication in a direct line nothwards 200 miles , between the two mosi ; ancient and renowned cities in-England , Ijpndon and ¦ York ; A map inayi'then veryyw « Hbri ^ fi « t in . London and din « i with \ a * friend ini Y « rk the same day send a letter and reoeive an answer in sixteen or seventeen aoure . And wheii ^ the Sreat North « f England is added , we shall have a continuous railway communication between the metropolis and Newcastle near

      3 « 0 miles , directly to the North , and bi within . 100 miles of Edinburgh . That we shall , ere many years elapse , be able to reach Newpagtle , from London in ten hours , there is but ; little doubt ; and we hope to * ee the time , ; and before many year * , when ; a man may leave London after dinner ^ yittt E 4 ini burgh , tfkniBaot hi * businegs , and return to town to diniier ; the next day . ; We have ' -hpaid . that Mr . Chaplin , the great coach proprietor jiays he shall not be Batisfied until he sees stream travelling by lahd and wa ter brought to that perjfebtiPn as to be able to book persoBB in one of ha . offices to set down in thirty daye in Bengal . 0 f eoar « i ? he doss not meanto ;; coach it all the way . ; That wo shall

      hive our steamers plying between England and the Eait Indies with as much regalari ^ r and liearly as much cetttdnty aa tfttty do now between distant parta of the kingdom , there catt be ho doubt . But we go turther than , that ; we hope , with another Copk ' pr * "JT ** tip givei him hia steamers to circumnavigate the whole globe . Wjjen ^ think , steam will have nearly reachud th ^; confines of its power , butupt befor <» .--jRfl ( f / way l ^ gatine . _ Darin < i Escam ; j ^ bom Ypi tK CASTi . p . --Gn Thursday morning week was dUeoyered a . •'• Very . - daring escape of prMoneri from York Castle . Their aamea are ; James Coates , who hady four or five yeara age , at the Yorkshire Awizes ; been sentenced

      to be . transported fpr seven yestra , - bat who , ia conseli ^ e npe pf big apceptahce ^ of the ofinee of executioner , had been kept in the Caatlej "VyilHam &arwall , > who was tried for ; murdering his pnildteh , at Rippn , about twe years ago , but being broaght in insane , was ordered to be kept in confinement during her IHajeBty ' s ^^ pleasiure ^ \ and ^ ^ Wniiam Seller , yfor murdering his naother , at Maltpn , ppnfinedpn similar grounds as the ^ st-menuened pri ^ From what we have been enabled to cofleet of this tranwction , it appear * that onXvyednedday evening the cella were lett apparentiy safej but earl y the Mlowing morning it was found the prisoners had , % igome manner at present unknown , escaped from

      wem and scaled the , outer waUii , by means of rope ; ladder » > not fa r ¦ trota . Castlqgate-lanP end ^ near Mr . Andrews , ¦ the arcWtebt ' s office . It seemfl they reared :, & ¦ cart against the / wall , the better to effect their escape . It was expectedI that the term of Coatees imprwonment would soon expireV and on Wednesday his \ prother , under the pretence of some miscondupt : on the part of the prisoner ' s wife , obt ained some spare clotiiiDg and what he had in the Castle to be sent , as was expected ^ by the railway t ^ LepdB , preparatory to a public iale . " vTbether this circuiij tance in in any Way connected with the escape we are hot prepared to say ; but it seems very probable , from the darinK and reckless character

      of Coates , that he hag planned . and effected the escape . By an adyerliseihent , giving a deneription of the offenders , and ^ offering are Ward for ^^ their apprehension , i t ^^ appfcara that thej ^ had broken open the etore-room , ftHd exchanged their prieon dreasfor their own clothing ;—Yb ^ t ^ HeraAi ; i r ^ : : ^ fBw PdstAOE ^ The weightwhich a letter may pass through the Penny Post-office , after the 6 : h of December , i » half an ounce , or 218 | grains * A half-crownoftheyear 1817 weighs about 208 flrains , prJOf legg than half an punoe . ' -,: Two shiUibgH and , a eixpence of ordinary ^ wear will generally weigh from three to six grain * less , tbaa the half-crown .

      An ordinary sheet brsmall post 4 to . writing paper weighs about 120 grainsi ; largeh thick ; post 180 ' »• small thin port , such as U used on tiw Continent , W .. 8 $ gramS f i The ordinary quantity of wax upon a letter weighs six grains ; tWenty dips of ordinary in from a steel pen weigh about four grains ; when theympisture is evapotated it only weighs one grain ; A drop ^ pf water weighs about ene grain ; a letter carried in the hand , exposed to a slight shower , will gain in weight from ten to twenty grain * in fivs minutes . yFfom tho above statistics it *! 11 1 ^ 6 byipus that the troubleiibrae operation of weighing letters in most instances will be perfectly unnecessary ; -v ¦ . ¦ , ; ' . ' .. * . ¦ ¦ . .:: •¦ . '¦ , '¦' . . . •' . ¦" .- ¦ - . / ¦ . ¦¦ y :- ; ;¦ :. ,-vy . :

      , PoNisBtMBKT of a P 0 OR MA ^ .- ^ -At the Surrey Segaions , pa TueBday , an : M agricultural labourer : ' of good charactec , who had helped himself to a bit Pf wood , value twdp ^ nee , frpm a pile of faggota belonging to Mr . Cooper , the late High Sheriff of the county , was ^ entericed"to ene mdnth ' s : in > priBonment for the offence . ; He * had ilread * beeniin prison for a inontb . Perhaps if the bundle of wood had been valued at threepence , he would % ye had three instead of two months' imprisonment . ; ^ : : SBBioTis Incbbasb oe CautE .-. Thp Q eveW . ment Po / fce Gazette ehowa that , nptwithiiundinK toe Bpreading ofythe police all ever ; the country ^ crime is increasing to an alar / ning extent * The following are , a lew of the : p $ ijnoss reported in the o ^ if '' ^ ' - ^ ast Sunday morning the preiniseapf Mr . Richardson , which ; adjoin the London and Brighton rwiway , at Ch « Pbfii 8 ld , Saiisexi were maliciously bc

      ^ ou nre , ana totally consumed . On Monday night while Mr . Cowan , of Blaydon ; in the County of Durham , was standing at- hV « own door .: he mm stobbedin the breast ^ and is not expected to auryiVe ^ the . a ^ asain es oaped , On ; TueRday nigfet , Mr . Ja * ' Sraither ^ fermer j ^ was stopped as he was ; retnrning onhprsebaok from Qldham Warkehwas robbed , and left pn the road for dead ; * ast ; Wednesday night thejiouaei-of- Mr . Abrey , confcotioner if ¦ yVaitham Abbey , wMenitored and plundered rf property to s great ^ mqunt , On the same night Pertmon t HouaP , Brpad , 8 tair 8 in the Islex > f Thanet , was plundered of .- » . quantity of jeweUery aad jdate ^ The house 6 i Mws PeapockjT the fibsaom Inny Chesier , was broken into on the night of vltpriday ^ toid Btripaed of nearl y ^ yery , portable atticie . ThidwellinK-nouge ant

      pi mr , ^ rj / oorataotpr , Iligh ^ treet , lieioester * "& ^^ <« ^ : « ght ; pf ^ be tfii ult ^' i aid robbed ofpiate ; , The » are numerous other daring barglariea and robbenea from the petBon . Fifteen oa » e 8 ; of 1 hor 8 e . sMliDg ; yand ; 120 reports of desertion in-tpe . army , ; . y ;; ,, ;^ , y-. - - r ; -, . -. -, , -- " . -. V '\ . ¦ .: ¦ - :.. ' . ¦'¦ . .. ' \ : ? .. v : . ^ ,

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      . Xeeos Corh Mahket , Dec . &—The suppliea of all kinds of Grain to thisday ^ s market are smaller thai last week . Wheat of all descriptions has been in fair demandjand ^ ast week ' s prices yfully supported . The b | st . dry Barley has Iseen fall as well Bold : bnt the inferior fomjp : qualities are verV dull sale , and lower . Oati iufl as Well sold . Beans lsT ^ er I ? higher ;; : yyy ; yyyy ; y . y . yV y : yy . iv ;^^ ypr aos FpnimGHT IPaie , I > bc . A v ^ e ^ are betlOT supplied with Beef this morning , than we have been

      tor some timebaok ; whilst we have very considerably leBB Sheep , y The dealera speine . -: that we wew favoured with part buyers , determined upon jrettinir up prices , jod * both Mutton and Beef tte % 5 set gentlyv higherf whether ^ they cani be retailed at an advance , with the present scarcity of trade , is another queationv Our opinibn ia that butohert mmf ^ f ^ 'v ^ M

      ¦ Lhhdo Ctora MABKB ^^ Thingji herd » r « n » i . dually growiM worse there is -fess emplwrnm and . moie h » n& » Mwn idle . How Ioi ^ S ^ b of thingi is tp . eontinue ii iSvimpossiKe ^ o ^ Lohdoh Wooi . ; Mabkw , Dee . 1 . —Sin «« iTiU \ r ? . ^ se ' nnight , the actual &est Sg ^ n *^ S I gS ^^ S&J ^ Hiuoe our last , at xoU prices ; but otherwise - th « wnAi 1 ^^^^^ ^ r renciei . ^« iinpprta ha To not been to gay exUuiivt

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      MWf ** j * regard *© sales , Jawegdod ^ r ^ ing ioU San lor some weeks past , but at nricea at wT » i « a ^ iJI mp ^| o ^^ n 1 ^ 4 an VS ^ e % nS »^ angirea | sacrifices ; The fan cy-traded in- I moat deplorable state , very few oiideis can be « ot for . any description of goodsi arid ^ e % eavers tm daily Tailing out of employ . The manuikctnMM | e ^ r ^ y v anticipating sbmethinli ? seHp ] te ; aF * S BaJlancing pf accounts at the cbnclu ^ nothing being expected to fe ^ d ^^ naB . gpt turaed ^ 'nie ; Wool market is ^ in ' tW san » state sb last week , very ^ few e ^ eS ' canbe e&C&d even * t ruinous prices . . ¦ yy ; ^ v r ; Br - ^ ^^^^^ - ^ r ^^ ^^ m %

      -iSv ^ f to « Et ; MA ^ K Die ; Si ^ -Thi market to-dayhas . been exti ^ elftfnJJ , ^ nothing pt moment has been done in ^^ anykind of ^ abHci ^ js a gloom pervades both buyers and manufacturers , prices remain uncommonly low ., in fact ^ sactifioew have to be made if any business "bp done . Vli-Wobh there nas been very little alteration during the last fortnight , —In Oils w 6 cannot quote' any alteration , of late . ; . ; . ¦ . ^ . /' : y ;; y ; ;; y ;; " ' ^ A--y fi C ^ % :- \; - ^ : y . ; IliCHtipNr > Corn Market ; Nov . 30 ; — We had # largesupply of grain ^ n bur marKet to-day . Wheat Bolctfrom ^ tPlls . yOats 2 Ipd ^ to 4 s ^ 9 < I . Barley ^ s . to 5 s . 6 < J . ; Beans U 6 d , tp > 7 b . perDiishel , : < HbwDEN Cpbn Market , Wv . 3 O . v--There was * mpoerate supply of Grain at out market to-daV . at tU _ following prices :-Whea ^ 6 Ss 9 d : per quarter ; Oats 2 is 3 d . ¦¦"" . ; . . ' - ¦ -. . ' .. . -. ' ¦ - . - . . ¦ ' ¦¦ ¦ . ¦ : •> : '

      ¦ York Cobi * Market , Nov . 3 O .- ^ The att ? ndan «» £ ™ W ^ W »> very large , but we havenp great quantity of Grain oflfermg , and fine samples ara « x ^ em ely scarce . For Wheat ^ in feir : co ndifton , and P «« y » eo . from sprout ; the last week ' s prices aw P ^ - 'W ' - ^ At- ' ^ lf ' ofcwiM * is shown being inferior both m , quality and condition , there is a heavy sale for ; it ^ at a diedine of fally& per ^ uartei lowot . Oata m demand at a reduction of Id to M per Btone , Bpans as before . V ¦¦ - / rV ~

      iMAtToK ^ Rif Market , mv ; 30 ^^ e supply bi ^ 1-kmds ^ f ^ n ^ particularly of Wheat , cobS * still small . Wheat ; -of the best qnaUty ' cw as firm a * . toAJ ^ t ^ Jf ' s ^ keftit ^ p ^ H ^ wwkVM&fc but Mifenor samples met -with diili sale ; Barley ^ oT the ^ mest quality was Is ^ per ; q >^^ lower , ' ^ Md inferior Is topper qr lower . 0 % ts were a shade loWer . | 5 « P ' : « d on «« . which were fully asvdear . ^ Old W ^ P ?^! * * ° ^ P V M stones ; Barlef from ^ 5 s to 38 s per qt of 33 stones ; old Oats from : 16 dtol 8 ^ d per stone ; new Oats from 12 d to 13 M : perfltdne . ¦ :: ¦¦¦ :: ¦ . ;¦' . v -- ''¦ .. ¦ : V •";? . < ¦" / , ' : ¦ ¦' : ¦ ' " ^ -. ^

      Bkdale Fobtnioht Fair , NbV . 30 :-iW had ft very good show Pf cattle ^ at this d ^ % markWGbbcl « Mf met with a ready sale ^ th ^ attettdarice of puyenij Ming numerous , yhe ShPepr market waai very largij , and the demand not so good aa ott some former ¦ msirlcets . Calvers were greatly ; inquired after , but veryBparce . Beef 6 sto 6 s 6 dperatPaorMntton-SJi tb . ( Jdper . lb ; ; ¦ : : ;' ¦ . ¦ - / yVyv ^ . ' v , ^; ^ - ^ : ? : ^ - ^ y NBweASTtE Corn Market , N < mM- ^ With 4 ooi « tinuance of rain and unfavourable weather this Week the ground is so extremely wet that if fiP ( dpnbtf ^ whethejrsny more Wheat can W sown thia year .

      ^ . 'he arrival pf ^ ywheat cpastvrife ^ re felt ^ sfiace thU day week , and at to-day ' s market We had a moderate supply from the farmers ; although tbo latter has not improved in condition ^ it met a readier sale , at rather above last Saturday ' si prices . ¦ v ypreign wheat was also iin ^ request , andfieveral sales piFected In Rye and Peas we nptenp Alteration . ' Malting Barley met a dull sale at a decline of 1 b . per qrx Whilst good dry samples for grinding are scarce , and inquired after . The supply of Oats waa large , and pneesgaveway Is to Ss perqr ; - /^ y , ' .: t y

      -Uverpool Cattle -Market , Dec . 2 . —The snpply of Cattlo to-day has been ntuoh about the same as last reported : ^ ^^ there was ^ some iQlerabtegftpd Beasts , but the quality , in proportion to the ^ antity . ' on thft average , was only middling for ^ the , season bf thV year . The stock of Sheep was a little larger ; 'than last week , and of a mixed quality , y There were » many conntry buyers and dealers present , and a good part of . stock » as sold , but we cannot note any material alteration in ^ prices from -oni quotations of iastyveek ; . The best Beef was sold at ( 5 d . second puality S ^ dowri to 5 jd ! rmiddling 5 idiordinary at 5 Good Wether Mutton realized / d ,. second ditto 6 Ad ., ordinary and Ewes , ( 5 d , per lb ; sinking the offid . rhe market , upon the whole may be considered » s » n 8 ^ , ^ otwithstandingv there has been ; some stock . pf both descriptions left nnsold at the close . Number pf Cattle at markefrTrBeasts 1 ^ 923 : Sheen

      , Ma ^ chester . Corn Mahket , N 6 y . 30 .- ^ There was not much passing at © urymarketMb ^ moraine . : Jn the value of eld and prime samples of ; npw Whea * there was no ^ V ariation ;^ amtf and \ inferibr desSrfftbons were unsaleable . For choice parcels of English Flour there was bnt a modejrate inqoiry , and a dei ty * ¦¦^ . Af .-W * s ^ H ™ ast : b ^ noted ; secondarraHd soft qualities were difflcnlt of sale , although offered » t ^ paratively ^ otv . . ratea ; Oats and Oatmeal were ^ ° ^ 1 ? L Ufllie H reqiesti ata reductionof ld » 4 ^ 2 d per . 451 bs . on the former , and Is . per load on the latter article . The ( trade in ^ Malt ^^ orTBeans was dnB . without alteration in the qnotatioris . : =

      y LivEBPooi . CoRif M jtRKET , y pEC . 1 ^ At -bnir market this , morning a fa . it onsinTOS :- > waB done in old Wheat at fully the quotations of last" Taeflday . Bu * lnsh new was still scarcely inquired for . Thera •^ Lf 4 w ^ . ^^ and »* Oats and Oatme ^ which enabledyholders to realise rather more money tban could be obtained on Friday ; 3 s . lOd . was " paid ttr choiceimeahng Oats ; 3 s . 9 d . per ^ 451 bs ; for ^^ good West o ^ Lreland , and > 35 s . yto 3 ^ 6 ^ pe t 24 Qffis . fbr ^ he t ^ u ^ c ?? ' r ^ ? IPIoiries werp : ma < Ie for XInited ; States . Floury in : Bond , hut therp were no Nlers under 31 s . per barrel . . Free Flour also sold more readily at onrquptatibmii : ' y x h

      v ^ WW- CoTro ? f M * ipciw ^ DiBct ' . a 40 iiVaiiins . & *? ? S ¦ ¦^ S ??* ?> t 0 , . ^^ hagB , inc % diiig : 12 go & * ' ^™ ¥ ^ gmMwPf % ierican aw Jd . higher than the quotations at the ^ cloge of the wePk . •^¦ T-ftfi . 9 ales amount to ^ 5000 !^^ ba gs . Since the arrival ofthe . Greaf Western , th&eeh&ij been agreatet choiceef Cotton on the marketiand priceB areTJarely Supported . - -. ; , ; .- ; .. ¦ ¦ ; ... - . - ¦ : r ; y . -, ^ v .-f .- ' : y ; - ; - . y » i ? i ™ ° ™ ? OliN ^« K « T . MoNDATi DRR 1-FrOnr Essex , Kent , ^ and Suffolk the quantity of wheat on . fr * * ^ moderate this morning ,- with rather ' - * limited snpply of barley , ; beans , and peas from : these S ^ ' ^ 1 h e fresh arrivalsofS were ^ S ! f ^ LuJ v tIlpo r tsof ** # & « " *» duringthe £ !« A ^^ l > een I ® a ^ ir ea ^ nt * cotiaiderinl tHe seasonof tee year . Afteroneortwo fine day £ tnere oi

      »™ e a worn ram this ^^ morning , and such damp andLwet w eather etill causesthe new wheat to comP to hajid m very cold condition , ^ Addition to which many mills are stopped , by theIfloods in different £ «^ o ^ « , « onntry , and the purchases made for ; ^ ™ weeks pa ? t are stm to grind , ; so that the mfflere seem reluctant tb increase ; their stpcta-of wheat under mch circumstances , the trade was in consequence dull , and sample ? pf new must be quPted Is to 2 s * erqr cheaper , whilst aU old held % rmly at laat week ^ prices ; FlPur was niuch the samp as last week . Primp malting barley ^ vras held' firmly , and m some instances select saniplesphtaiaecl father mwe money , but the ^ secondary ¦ sorts -were sbm *

      . wnat cheaper j whilst old grinding was fully as dear Malt was taken slowly , but 8 ne samples were unaltered in value . : Good beans , as ; well : iiew as bidmet a steady sale at the currpney of this diy sp ^ nighty-Peas were taken off in limited quantities © li much thp same terms as last week ; Thace % as : no matetiaichange ^ in the value of * bb ^ . < rtd -bltt ^ ich meet ^ amoderate . demand ; ^ uf ;^! new ; ^^^^ maining over from last week ' s supply ^ decline of Is P ^ V vew ^ bmitted K ^ thp ^ enablingKc-¦*«* *? m ** » cJearancer t * ikseedWwSSl

      ^ SS ^ S ^^ m ^ MisKBr ; ; Dec ;^ " ur Wt&K 1 ™ morninglthougK there was . com-^ l ^ ffefess ^ PUs ^ t ^ fesp ^^ S ° H ^^ dl ^* * M unfavourable state of the wea ^ ^ J ^^^^ # thP ^ rimest ? sS m most , tran « aciirtTiBj tho ; io *« j ~^™— - ^ j . ^ it .

      _ AiiTmVinliiii ., 1 .-1 ~ T . » ~ v j . ' ^» "x fww'BiueBtm , » uo ^^ W ^^* ^^ W 1 AV % 'middling tod inferior IS ^^^^^ aW dr ^ pinfprioefli V With ri ^^;;! ' ^ ^^*^^ ; notnotfe >* ay Sn& ^^^^ f ?* *^ eclapd , feningpffwaa ymW ^^^ && ^ r V ^ m rates : MW . ^ ' yShee ^^ were ^ we understand , re-%£ &i * ? P $ *** » "" pted « morat of business was W ^^ at ^ aota ^ n ^ Priiw ffi ^ # & ; *** Oust lands next tofnothing Sl ' aA ^ " * ^ ° ; toP « kow ^ tegi and heifera wtt JS ^? " ^ * n * th > eumaciw were : onth »

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 7, 1839, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1086/page/8/