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      Ifeds . —The attentions of the Chartists of Leeds , S .. ™ TOironadina villages-Hanslet , Holbeck , Wortley , Woodbouse , ArmJey , Bram > y , and Morlej , ia respectfully called to the necessity of forming these places into a district , to co-operate one with Mother , either towards the SHpport of a lecturer , or for Jbe forming of arrangements for mutually sup-P » ii * g one another , by an exchange of native talent tiiat there be

      , so may a dne snpply of lecturers for every locality , to promote regularity , and prevent aisaor > ointment . To consider such a ' plan , I hereby call a meeriDg of delegates from the localities named to ba-iwid on Sunday morning , the 30 th of January at ten o clock a . m ., in the Association Room , Leeds The mend * of the different Tillages will take care to appoint delegates . Your's , in the cause of Democracy , H . Stoskhousb .

      Ij s . Jokes , the East and North Riding lectnrer , tpiL ^ crare in the Association Rooms , Shambles , on Sunday and Monday nights . . New Mills . —Every member of the New Mills Charier Association is expected to attend their weekly meeting on Monday evening next ., a 3 bnsines ^ of great importance will be laid before the meeting . &R . Wa , Beeslkt ' s Route . —On Sunday . Jan . the " 23 rd in Chorley ; Monday , the 24 th , m Wigan ; Tuevj iy , the 25 ih , in Preston ; Wednesday , the 26 tkin Clitheroe ; Thursday , the 27 th , in Sabden ; Friday , the 28 th , in Barnoldswi ^ k ; Saturday , the 29 tL .. in Colne ; Sunday , the 30 : h , in Burnley ; Monday , the 3 ilt , in Todmorden ; and Feb . the 1 st in Boenp .

      Mb . Dotlbs Route . —On Monday , the 24 th inst . in the city of Chester ; Tuesday , the " 25 Eh , in Naatwich ; Wednesday , the 26 ; h , jn" Haiiley , Staffordshir * ; Thursday , the 27 th , in Congleton " ; Saturday , the 29 h . in New Mills : Sunday , the 30 th in

      Macclesfield . London Trades— Tailors . —A meeting -will be held of Chartists in the above trade , in the splendid room , the Odd Fellows Grand Lodge , the Three Doves , Berwick-street , Soho , on Wednesday evening next , at eight precisely . At the close of the Qeeiing a Chartist concert will be held . The Red Ljok . Kixg-strbet , Golden square , ( TaimssO—Mr . Knight will lecture on Sunday evetnig next , at seven precisely , " on xhe origin of Governments , - Fi . * tSBUBT . —On Monday , a meeting in furtherance of the cause will be held at Lnnt's Coffee Honse , Clerk ? nwell Green , at eight precisely . Walworti £ ** -A pablic meeting will be held in the Mo-. ; peiier ^ Tavern , on Monday evening , at eigat o'clock precisely . . ' ¦ ''¦< .

      Thomas PaucX's Natal Dat . —A public dinner in cciamemorafion of the above event , will be held at the . Black Bell Inn , Hammersmith-road , on Monday evening , Jsnavv 3 ist . iickeis , single 2 s . each ; double do ., 3 s . 6 d . to admit a lady and gentleman . St . Paschas . —Mr . J . FnsseH will lecture at the Feathers' Tavern , Warren-ftreet , on church property , on Sunday evening next , at half-past seven precisely . Cabpekxees' Abjis , Birch-Lank , Spitalfields . — A lecture in furtherance of the Chartist cause will be de ivered here on the Snnday next . Crows and Ascbob Waterloo Tows , Spitaltielus . —Mr . M'Garth wi'l lecture on Sunday evening ^ ext , » t seven o'clock preci > elv .

      Hit ob Miss . —West-Street , Devosshire-Stbeet , Mil ^ -L > -d . —Mr . JRuffy Ridley will lecture on the appropriation of the soil , at seven precisely on Sunday evening next . Thkee Crowns , Richmond-Street , Soho . —Mx . Stailwood will address this locality of Chartist taii- > r 5 , en Sunday evening next , at seven o ' clock prec ; 5 cly , en the principles of the Charter . Political akd "Sciektific Institute . 55 ,. Old Bailet . —A lecture will be . lelivered in tbe furtherance of the cause on Tuesday next , at eight o ' clock precisely . Lo > t > : > s Eastern Division op Boot and Shoe kakhrs . —On Sunday evening next , Mr . Lees w ; li deliver a lettr . re on the Corn Law Fallacy , in the large room ' of the Star Coffee House . Golden-lane .

      TV auworth and Cahb £ Rwell . —The whole of the aenj-ers of this locsiiiy are earnestly reqae .-tid to attend on Monday eveni-g nex ' ., at seven o ' clock , as business of treat interest mil be laid before them . Lo > "dox CoRD ^ AiXERs . —On Monday next , the 24 th , a public meeting of the Operative Cordwaicers of London will take place at the Hall of Science , City Ro&d . All trades are most earnestly requested to atr ^ nd . The meeting will take place at seven o'clork in the evening .

      Maetlebsse . —Mr . J . Savage will lecture at the " Workusg Men ' s Hall , Circus-street , New Road , ManicbGne , on Snnday evening , the * 23 rd instant , at hal / -pasi sevsn o ' clock . Boot asd Shoemakers . —A public meeting , cen-Tened by ihe above body , will be held at the Hall of Science . City-road , near Finsbnry'sqnare , on Tu ?« - day oening next , Fesrgns O'Cosnor , Esq ., at tbe request of the trade , will be present , and address the meeting . The chair will be taken at seven o ' clock precisely .

      Cii £ iSEA . —A pnblio meeting , for the adoption c-f the National Petition , will beheliintheRoval Bath Gardens , Msnor Bouse , SiDg ' s-road , oa Wednesday evening next . Feargus O'Connor , E ; q . will address the meeting st half-past seven o ' clock precisely . Black Bull Inn , Baxhkrssith-Road . —Mr . Stiliwood will lectuie in the Spacious Rooms , open fer the ensuing ** Paine" dinner , on Tuesday next , at half-past ? tven o ' clock precisely . Me . LnGBSwill lecvuxe . to tbe shoemakers on Scrdxy evening zext , at EcveB o ' clock precisely , at tie Star Ccffec-house , Golden-lane . Tower Hamlets . —The ballot for tie Convention takes place at the CarpeEtdr * ' Arms , Brick Lanei on Monday craning next . AH are requested to attend .

      t Delph . —On Saturday evening , a public meeting wili beheld at tbe Delph , Saddleworth , to adopt the National Petition ; the chair to be taken at six o ' clock . ' Ratcltffs asd Eccles . —Mr . Joseph Linpey , of Manci > fs : er , wiil lecture on Sunday evening , at Ratdine , and on Monday evening , at Ecc ! e 3 . Cotf > -tkt . —There will be a lecture given at the George room , on Friday evening next . MaCclesfield . —The Cheshire County Delegate Meeting will take place in Maccles&eld National Charter Association rooms , at ten o ' clock in the foreijoon of Snnday , the 30 ih of January , when every locality in the county , are requested to rena a

      delegate , a 3 tbe whole bnsiness of the ensuing three [ months will be brought before them ; those who fiad . it impracticable to send a delegate , will remit , j throujrh the eoanty lectnrer , their amount of the j eonaty funds , namely , one penny per member , and j all othtr payments by the same method . -j Mx . Tbohas Clabke lectures at Stockport to- i ni ^ nt , at Hadegrove to-morrow night , at six o ' clock , ] and at Bury on Monday evening , at eight . j Saddlewokth—A public meeting wiil be held at j Delph cext Saturday evening , to adopt the National j Petitfoj ,. j Boltos . —Mr . Isaac Barrow will preach a Eermon j

      in the " Unitarian Meeting Honse , Mtare-Jane , at six o ' clock in the evening . Subject : the Binh of the Prince of Wales . Text : Isaiah , c . ix v . 6-7 , " Unto us a child is born , unto as s son ia given ; snd the government shall be upon bis shoulder , " &c . A collection will be made for the purpose of establish- ] ing a Sunday School in the Charter Association j Rooms Howel Croft , for tbe use of which a nnmber j of bo :-ks , &c . will be wanted . We bope the inha [ iitaats of Bolton and its vicinity will assist ^ 3-with this project , a * it will be the means of learning a grea ; number of poor children to read and writ *; no creeds will be taught ; but love to God and man .

      15 s . W . D . Tatlor ' s Route fob the eksuisg WeekI—Nsttingham , Sunday and Monday ; Boston , Tuesday ; Arnold , Wednesday ; Hyson Green , Thursday . Halifax . —Mr . G . Flimn , of Bradford , will lecture in the Chartist le « inre room , Swan Coppice , on Sunday eveiling next , * t half-past six . Nettsgxk . —A lecture will be given at Newsome ,

      ob Wednesday evening , the 26 ih instant , m the School Roca , by Edward Clay too . Snbject-: the Di « tre * s of tbe Nation , To commence at seven . Macclectiild . —Mr . West will lecture on Snnday ( to-morrow ) evaning , on tbe Natural Law of Wages . Nottin « hak . —Paine ' s birthday will bo celebrated by » meetimg at tbe Rancliffe ' s Ara 3 , Sussex-strett , on Saturday evening , the 2 &th uutait ; and by a dmaer , at the King G « orge on Horseback , on Monday , the 51 st instant . ' Llxestohb , Dzbbtshibb . —Mr . Cornelius Fawkes , of Nottingham , preachse here to-Morrow .

      Mr . Lsach wiB lecture in Macclesfield , on Moni * y , January 81 rt ; in Hanley Potteries , Tuesday , February lit ; in Stafford , Wednesday , February 2 d ; i « Bilston , Tbursday , Febra * ry 3 rd ; in BirmingkaxK , February 4 \ h \ in Marylebone , Sunday , February Ctn : aid will meet bis colleagues of the Executiv * ia Bristol , oa Monday , the 7 th day of Feb . South Shields . —Mr . Williams wiil deliver a lee-Hre here on Tuesday evening next , » t Mr . Hind ' s , Banks of True , Wert Holboarn . Dbotlsdw . — Mr . James Cartledge , of Manchester , will lietfire * t Droylsden , next Tuesday evening , » t « ijbtil ' cloek , on the capabilities of the land to firpport more tn » n four time * the population of the UnUed Kingdom .

      JIlU StiioJt * BOITTB > OB TH 1 BNSUISO WESX . — Edde « Bii * teif , on Monday ; Stourbrid « c , on Tue » - d * y ; BroiugwTe oa Wedaeadjkj ; and R ^ dditch , on X 5 u ^ d » 7 « /

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      Maschestkr , —Mr . Cooper will lect ure in Association Room , Redfern-street , on _ Sunday , to morrow evening . On the same evening , Mr . R . Littler , will lecture in . the Brown-street , Chartist Room . Mr . Clark , at Strand-street . Mr . Booth , at Miles Platting . Mr . Danavan , at York-street , Chorlton ; and Mr . Griffin will shew the absurdities of the Corn Law League in a lecture on Sunday evening , at Silford . Ratclipfe BRioeE . —On Monday evening , Mr . Griffin , of Manchester , will lecture on t \ e subject of TeetotaHsm , in the Teetotaller ' s Room ; and oa Tuesday evening he will lecture in tbe Chartist Room , on the state of the country and the remedy to be applied for our manifold sufferings .

      Bkadpobd . A ccaoert and ball will be held at the house of Mrs . Lydia Hardaker , the Union Cros 3 , Wapping , on the evening of Saturday , the 22 nd inst . A concert and ball will also be held at the house of Mr . R . Carrodus , the North Tavern , Northstreet , on Monday evening , the 24 th inst ., both being for the benefit of " Messrs . R . Peddle , Brook , Walker , and Naylor . Tickets of admission on each occasion twopence each , may be had at the North Tavern . Doors to be opened on both occasions , at sevon o'clock . Dancing to commence at half-past . Mr . Aixlet will lecture in the Council Rooms on Sunday evening next , at six o ' clock-- Blr Ibbotsos will lecture jit the Delph Hole , on Monday evening next , at eight o'clock . Mr . Johs Abbas will lecture next Sunday night , at Daisy Hill , at six o ' clock .

      Mp 3 ? t 8 . Dewhibst and Ross will lecture at Idle on Monday evening next , at eight o ' clock . Mr . Ibbotsos will lecture at Stanningly , on Sunday evening next , at half-past fiv » o ' clock in the evening . - Mr . Smith will lecture at Mr . White ' s , Man . chester-road , on Sunday evening next , at five o'clock . Sheffield . —Mr . Dean Taylor , the talented and eloquent Chartist lecturer for Nottinghamshire , will preach two political sermons in the National Charter Association room , Fig Tree-lane , to-morrow , Sunday 23 rd inst ., in the afternoon , at half-past two o'clock , and in the evening at half-past six . Mr . Dea . v Tayiob is also expected to lecture on Monday evening in the above room . At tbe close of the lecture , the members of the association will ballot for the candidates for the Convention .

      A Pbeliminabt Meeting of the Chartist Yonths of Sheffield will beheld at Mr . Harney ' s , 33 , Camplane , . on Thursday evening next , preparatory to forming a Youths' Association . Woodhodsb . —A public meeting will beheld at the Coach and Horses , Woodhouse , on Wednesday evening next , to adopt the National Petition ; Mr . Julian Harney will address tbe meeting . Holbeck . —Mr . Stansfield will preach in the Association room , Holbeck , on Sunday ( to-morrow ] evening , at six o ' clock . Upper-Wobtlet . —Mr . Thomas Ibbotson , from Bradford , will preach in the afternoon and evening of Sunday next , Jan . 23 rd , in the National Charter Association Toom , Wortley-moor . Rochdale . —Mr . Smethurst , of Oldbam , lectures here to-morrow CSunday ) at half-past two and six .

      West Ridin » . —A West Riding Delegate Meeting will beheld at Dewsbury , on Sunday the 30 th inst ., at ten o ' clock in the forenoon . Dewsburt . —A District Meeting will be held on Sunday , the 23 rd instant , at two o ' clock in the afternoon , in tbe large room over tbe Co-operative Stores . It is particularly requested that the whole of the members in the district will attend , as business of the greatest importance will be brought forward . Hosley . —Mr . Candy will lecture on Sunday ( tomorrow ) evening , in the Association Room Honley , to commence at six o ' clock .

      Mr . Thos . Ibbotsos one of the local lecturers of Bradford , and now out of employment , intends to lecture at tbe following places during the next week . On Sunday next , the 23 rd instant , at Wortley ; Monday , the 24 th , at Holbeck : on Tuesday , the 2 o : h , at KeighJey ; on Wednesday , the 26 ' . h , at Ovenden ; Sowerby , on Thursday ; Mytholmroyd , on Friday ; Hebden Bridge , on Saturday . Mr . Jobs Richards , of the Potteries , will lecture in the following ; places : —On Saturday , the 22 nd inst ., at Stafford ; on Sunday the 23-i , at Bilston , in the morning ; and at Wolverhampton in the evening , and the surrounding districts .

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      PTJBLTC M"EETINQ AT HUMDERSFJSLD . On Monday evening , pursuant to public notice , a public meeting was held in the Guildhall , Hnddersfifld , to take into consideration ihe propriety of petitioning Parliament in favour of tbe Ten Hours ' Bill . The meeting was announced to commence at half-past seven , and , as all meetings should do , be ^ an at tbe time appointed . The Guildhall w * s crowded . On the motion of Wm . Stocks , Esq ., seconded by Mr . Glendenning , the Rev . Josiah Bateman , the vicar , took the chair .

      The Chairman observed that he was much obliged to them for the honour they had conferred on him in calling upon him to preside ; for he conceived it to be an hocour to preside at a meeting , the great object of which was a work of benevolence and mercy . Perhaps some might think that this was a subject in which they ( the working classes ) only were interested ; but he could assure them that the whole of tbe clergy were as deeply interested as any there present conld possibly be . The subject on which they were met was one which admiited differences of opinion—of which all were tender—but it did not admit of ill-will . ( Hear , bear . ) He had been greatly interested by the manner in which this business had been got up . No one conld read the graphic account of the gentlemen who had been sent to London to obtain interviews with the Members of the Cabinet , without being struck , as he was , at the way in which they

      ¦ had been received , and the high moral arguments advanced , asd the great ability displayed on the o&casion . The Ministers listeneo . with great attention to the arguments of the deputation , and this showed that the moderate way in which they had proceeded had produced a great impression , so great that they miuht augur tbe best possible success for the object they had in view . They were now pursuing such a course under the guidance of their noble leader , Lord Ashley , a man unspotted in his political character , and unstained in his pr ivate life , and under bis guidance be sincerely irosted their efforts would be crowned with success . ( Cheers . ) He might slate that be understood several more of the clergy would have been present , but previous engagements had prevented their attendance , and he would call on the secretary to read the letters . One letter addressed to him ( the Chairman ) was from an old friend , which , however , contained some strong language .

      Mr . Johji * Leach then read the following letter from Mr . Oastler : — The Fleet , January 15 th , 1 & 42 . To ihe Chairman of ihe Meeting which is to be holdenon Monday next , in ihe Guildhall \ Huddersfield , for the purpose of supporting the Ten Hours' Factory Bill . Dsab Sib , —How many thoughts rushed across my mind when I this morning saw the announcement of your intended meeting , in the Leeds Intelligencer . I resolved to write , although I could not join yon ; my heart was rejoiced , my spirits were elevated , when I

      found that you had not , amidst the strife of parties and the moans of destitution , lost eight of the object which for so many years we had unitedly , though hither .. o unsuccessfully pleaded . It is not needful that I should at this time prove the utility , reasonableness , and necessity of the measure . That time's past . We have so often met the objections of our foes , and refuted their sophisms , that nothing now remains to be answered . . Hundreds of tLose who formerly jeered and scoffed at us are now feeling tbe curse of the " long hours '" system , and are obliged to be Bilent if they are not bold enough to recant .

      All now see that without time being given , improvements in society cannot be effected . Still there are a few who fatten on the ruin of millions , and these few are very powerful . It is needful then that you should renew your efforts to release from the grasp of selfishness and tyranny the most industrious and oppressed children in tbe world . It is my duty to tell you what I know . Situated as I am I have better means of information than yourseives . We have friends in the Cabinet , but tre have stronger enemiei . Do I tell you this to dishearten yon ! Not I . It is to animate and encourage you to more strenuous exertions . Our case w * s never bo hopefuL The Belfisb , heartless , and cruel philosophers are now urging upon the Government to turn ft deaf ear to the cries of tke oppressed slave * in the factories , * nd to RTant tbe oppressors more

      power to torment under the BpeciouB name of " free trade / ' It is then year duty to strengthen the hands of our friends in the Cabinet ,, by proving to the Government th » t after twelve years' contest you ue unshaken , unsubdued ; and are more than ever resolved never to rest until you have arrived at the goal front which you started . Never were we so bound to stand firm m now . Our noble leader , Lord ABhley , has shown an example worthy of our caute . Rally round his Lordship , and preve to him that you » re worthy » f your cause and your leader . Ah , my friend ! I cannot be with you in person , — but my spirit will be there , in that very place from which a few years ago I bade you farewell 1 May be I » hall see you no more—roy life is in His hands , who even in prison has protected me from harm , and enabled me to forgive and to pray for my persecutor .

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      Commend me to my mends—my old—my tried —my much-loved MeadB . And give me , as you have often done , three cheers for my poor Factory Children ! God bless you , Farewell , RlCHABD OaSTUEB . A letter was also read from the Rev . Wyndham Madden containing an apology for not being present , occasioned by a previous engagement . Mr . Bowkbb next addressed the meeting , and proposed , ** That the experience of every year is more and mor # convincing of the absolute necessity of reducing the hours of labour in the factories of this country to ten hours per day . " Mr . Shaw , a master manufacturer , seconded the resolution .

      The resolution was carried . Wm . Stocks , Esq ., next came forward , and was received with distinguishing marksw public favour . He said his mind was thrown book on former times when they could not unite with the pleasure they did on this occasion . They had been agitating the question of a Ten Hours' Bill for upwards of twelve years . Many circumstances since then had transpired . They had seen many changes in the minds of the people—of masters as well as operatives . Many new features had presented themselves since the agitation of this question . One of them was the experience of twelve years in the workings of the present system of commerce , particularly that of the immense increase of machinery and commerce .

      Our manufactures had increased ia a ratio never before known , or probably never experienced by any nation in the world , ancient or modern . He had not found in all his researches that any nation had the extent of commerce which Great Britain had enjoyed . In the common acceptation of the term , " abundance of trade , " they supposed that it made the people comfortable and happy . If the increase of trade—of commerce—of manufactures did not give bigher eDJoyments to the people , there must be something radically wrong in the principles acted upon . ( Hear . ) The experience of the last twelve years had found them in a much worso condition , commercially , and the labourer also in a worse positiion than when the agitation commenced . " We

      find" ( 3 aid Mr . S . ) " that the more business we do , the less enjoyment we have . " They could remember the period when the labouring classes had their comfortable homes—they could look back to the period when the labouring man could approach his cott 3 ge , with his wife and family meeting him on ihe threshold , he going in with his treasure , the wife taking the basket of provisions , ushering him into comfortable rooms and a happy fireside , with pk-pty to eat and drink , and joy and gladness in the whole family . But what was the case now V It was perfectly horrible to enter the houses of many of the labouring classes . They now saw nothing of the comforts of former times—nothing of the delights of parents and children . They wished to

      restore that comfortable and happy state . That was their object . If it had been for want of trade the question would have been different ; but the increase of trade was immense . He would give them a statement relative to the cotton trade . In 1798 the consumption of cotton was 31 , 136 , 516 lbs ;—in 1839 , it was 460 , 756 , 013 lbs . Now this great increase had produced misery and a continual reducr tion of wages . During the last twelve years , wages had gone down , until at last working was too severe . Under these circumstances it was necessary that they exerted themselves to restore the- comforts of the labouring classes . What was the income of a nation , and from whence did it arise ? It did not arise from the landowner , or the merchant , or the

      manufacturer , or from the interchange of nations , but solely from labour itself . That was the whole source of a nation's income ; and there was no other way of a profitable distribution of capital but in the wages of labour . When the labourer got his wages he distributed them among his neighbours . If they gave a m * n twenty shillings per week , he distributed twenty shillings ; but if by some circumstance you reduce it to ten shillings , he only distributed so much . What did he distribute that ten shillings iu 1 It would only purchase food . But if he had other ten shillings , it would purchase raiment , and ho would thus become a consumer of home manufactured articles as well as food . If they reduced his wages so that he could only purchase food , they

      destroyed their home consumer , and then they were obliged to seek foreign markets and beg of them to take our goods , thus leaving the best customer at home and preventing him from being a consumer at all . There was another new feature or two , and one was , that the clergy of Huddersfield and its neighbourhood , and many of the dissenting ministers had that day signed the petition for a Ten Hours ' Bill . This was a new feature . Nearly the whole of them had Bigned , which gave them great encouragtment , and , as had been said by their chairman , there was uow a very great chance of their getting the Ten Hours' Bill ; Another circumstance

      had also happened , during the last twelve year ? , which was , the passing of the New Poor Law . There was a circumstance connected with that law which probabl y many were nos aware of . When that act came into operation , a number of gentlemen in Manchester , occupying large factories , contracted wita the guardiaus , overseJrs , and various other officers , to get as many hands as possible from families in the agricultural districts to come into the manufacturing parts , to be employed in factories . The way was by the migration agent in Lancashire receiving from the guardians and the assistant-commissioners lists of families from the head to the

      smallest child . This list was transmuted to Lancashire , and the agent came to Yorkshire , after supplying Lancashire , to find out factory masters who would take these families . In the south of England an advertisement wae circulated , holding forth the wonderful advantages of migrating into Yorkshire and Lancashire—that they would live on the best of food—that corn was very cheap—that beef and mutton was only threepence or fourpence per pound —as many coals for sixpence as would serve for several months—that they might have clothes almost for merely asking , and comfortable cottages at a low rent . These aavantages wero held out , and many came reluctantly . After the consent of the head of the family had been obtained , the overseer

      and Guardians had power to make out a list of parties , and agree with them as employers of theso persons for a term of three years . Same were therefore sold up , and shipped to Huddersfield and Manchester , to serve for three years at stated prices , agreed to between the Guardians and the masters . This undoubtedly appeared monstrous ; but he happened to havtt in his possession undoubted proof of it . ( Mr . Stook-s then pulled out of his pocket some original documents . ) •' Here , " said he , "is something in the shape of what we commercial men call invoices , for it is something like buying and selling . " It was an agreement made for two families to s « rve in the employment of Mr . George Stanefield Wells , of Soyland , Yorkbhire , for three years . Tke first

      "item" was Edward Markwell , aged 38 , for the first year eight shillings , second year ten shilling ;* , third year ten shillings ; Mary , first year three shillings , second three shillings and sixpence , third three shillings and sixpence ; Jane , first year two shillings , second three shillings , third three shillings ; George , first year five shillings , second five shillings and sixpence , third five shillings and sixpence ; Caroline , first year three shillings , second three shillings and sixpence , third three shillings and sixpence ; Robert , first year four shillings , second four f hillings and sixpence ; third four shillings and sixpence ; William , ' first year three shillings , second three shillings and sixpence , third three shillings and sixpence . It then stated that there was " no objection

      to advance £ 2 en loan ; to send the family by canal £ 2 from London to Huddcrsfield . " When this family got to the wharf at Huddersfield Mr . Wells was not there , and they kad to stop in the warehouse and sleep on straw all night . So much for free traders and Corn Law repealers . These very gentlemen who were the means of causing these poor people to be sent to this part of the country , were now combining to send them back again in order to compel the landlords to agree to a repeal of the Corn La we . These people were to be thrown baek on the towns and parishes from whence they came . The consequence of these poor people coming here wasareduction of wages . In 1834 5-6 , this system caused the old hands to fail off and new hands to be taken on at less wages . ( Hear , and cries of " Bhame . " ) This was no speculative theory—he had visited the houses of these people himself . ( J « oud cries of " hear . ") lie took the stateni « ntdfrom their own mouths of the

      circumstances of their leaving home and the treatment they had received on coming here . The accounts were too long to read and would take too much time ; but it was truly appalling to see the miserable eonditiom they were in . In one family there was a stream of water running across the house all the time he was in . Deborah Barber , whose kouse he visited , had nothing in thehou ^ e but some cups and saucers , and some stools which were lent her . The beds she brought they were obliged to lay upon the floor , and the next morning the water literally ( to use their own expressions ) " siped" off them . This w&sthe deception practised on these poor creatures . It waa high time to put a stop to the system , and he hoped they would , ere loag , gain the Ten Hours' Bill . He therefore begged to move the adoption of a petition praying that » BilLjn&y p&ss into a law fixing the bours of labour ia the factories » t ten hours per day .

      The Rev . Mr . Oljwield seconded , and tbe Rev . Mr . Oldham supported the motion . Mr . GLB » DB * swe proposed in a speeeh of eon-Biderable length the following resolution j"That the petition be sent to Lord Ashleyf » r presentation in the House of CommoM , and that for th » House of Lords to his Grace the Duke of Buckingham , to request their support to the sane and also of the members of the Weit Riding of this county . "

      Mr . Thomas Hatckyabd ueonded the notion . ' Mr . J * hn Leech then moved , "That this meeting do pass » vote of thanks to th » se portions of ihe public press that h * v * advo-

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      cated tho rights of the suffering poor , and given their support to the Ten HouraV Bill . *' Mr . William CLOtrGHy soiicitor , Beconded the motion .- " . ¦ . . ¦ .- '¦ >¦ :: , : ¦¦ ¦¦ ¦ :.: ' . ¦¦ ¦¦ : '¦ : ¦ ¦ ' , ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦¦[¦ v ; - " ;•/ ¦ '¦ Mr . Glendennino rose and * eaid that , as Chairman of the Short Time Committee , he begged to inform the meeting that they hid deemed it necessary to contradict the statement that the delegate from Huddersfield was not authorised to form part

      of tae deputation to London . The paper that Cobbett had designated the * f Great Liar of the North " had circulated the report that the delegate from Huddersfield was not authorised by the committee . This was an nntruth . The resolution of the committee at the meeting that Mr . Leaoh should go to plead their cause with the deputations from other towns , waa inoTed and seconded ^ and he was duly entered as the authorised representative of the Huddersfield Short Time Committee . He therefore

      moved" That the Short T . me Committee of Huddersfield feel themselves in duty bound to ^ tate , that Mr . John Leech , one of the ; deputation lately yisiting heir Majesty ' s Ministers , was duly authorised by them , and hereby take ; this pnblio opportunity of returning him their best thanks for his services on those occasions /' " / ' ; ¦ ' /;¦/ . . ; V '¦ •¦ .: ; " ¦ ¦ . ' . ' . ¦' . • ' ; . ' Mr . Hawkyabd seconded the resolution , and corroborated the statement of the mover that Mr Leach was duly authorised by the committee . Mr . Stocks moved That the thanks of this meeting be given to the clergy of Haddersfield and its neighbourhood , and also to those Dissenting ministers who have advocated the rights of humanity . Mr . Thomas Gatlipfe seconded the motion . The Chairman returned thanks .

      Mr . Stocks proposed and Mr . Bowker seconded a vote of thanks to Lord Ashley , which wasi carried with accclamatiou , Mr . BowKKtt proposed and Mr . Glendenning seconded a vo > e of thanks to Mr . Oastler . The cheers were given for some time with the real " Huddersfield fire . " Mr . Stocksihaying taken the chair , ¦ . ' ¦ "' . Mr . Glendenning proposed the thanks of the meeting to the Rev . J . Bateman for the impartial and able manner in which he had exercised his duties as Chairman . ( Cry of •' He ' s a good old chap !") Mr . Gatlifis seconded it . The motion was put and carried with the greatest enthusiasm .

      The Vicab said if he wero to make a long speech it would be almost as bad as a fourteen hours' Factory Bill . He was much obliged to them , Three cheers were then given for the Ten Hours ' Bill , and three for Mr . Oastler , and the meeting separated .

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      BUtMHTCrHAM . —roMHiTiBE fob the Restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones . —This Committee held its usual weekly meeting on Tuesday evening last , Mr . Bough in the chair , when it was resolved , ' That Messrs . Watson , Benbow , and Wheeler , ' of London , be appointed by this Committee as a deputation to go with the memorials to the Home-office , to request the presentation of the same to her Majesty . " XiONDON . —Three Doves , Berwick-Street

      Soho . —The adjourned committee meeting of journeyman tailors , for the purpose of better organizing the trade , in connection with the National Charter Association , met at the above hfuse , on Monday ls « t . When the minutes of theIprevious meeting had been confirmed , four names were added | to the committee , and a sub-committee of five were appointed to frame an address to the trade . Atreaturer was appointed , and the meeting adjourned to Monday , the 24 vh day of January , at the above iou » e .

      Lbcturk . — -On Tuesday evening last , a public lecturo was delivered , by Sidney Smith , Esq ., at the King ' s Hoad , Mile-end-road . The Chartibts of L'mehouse , and other districts , attended in great numbers to hear this notorious perverter of the truth , that they might j « dge for themselves . A number of questions wero a&ke'd , which puzzled the lecturer , and the chairman vacated his seat , and dissolved the meeting rather abruptly . No resolution was proposed . UPPE 2 WORTLEY .-Mr . Thomas Ibbotson , from Bradford , preached on Sunday evening last , to a crowded congregation , in the Association

      Room , Wortley Mdor . Mr . Ibbotson also delivered an able lecture on Monday night , to a crowded and attentive audience . The lecturer ably laid down the enormous expences of Royalty , and the profligacy of Courts , the burdens of a state ohuich , and the evils and the curse of hereditary and class legislation—then beautifully exposed the fallacy of the Corn Law repealers , satisfactorily showing an immediate necessity for a change , and forcibly laid down the ' principles of the People's Charter , as the only guarantee for the oppressed millious of Eugand .

      HOGHDAXiE , —On Tuesday evening , a meeting of the radical electors of this place was called by circular , to consider the declaration of Mr . Jofeph Sturge , for complete suffrage . * W . Chadwick , E ^ q . in the chair , Mr . John Bright , cotton manufacturer , addressed the meeting , and urged the necessity of union between the middle and working classes . He was favourable to Universal Suffrage and the Charter . Mr . John Leach thought it would have a better appearance of sincerity if such of the middle classes as were really favourable to Universal Suffrage should join in the Chartist movement , which was already established , rather than establish a " new move" to divide the people : After some discussion * a resolution was carried to the effect that the electors consider an extension of the suffrage necessary . Thanks were then voted to the Chairman , and tho meeting separated .

      STOCKPORT . —On Sunday last , M * . Bairstow gave two lectures tt > overflowing meetings in the Association Room , Bomber ' s Brow . The result was a large addition of new members . The audience appeared to be highly gratified , and passed a unanimous voto of thanks to the lecturer . Stockpobt Yo » r « s —The Association Room was , on Saturday evening last , densely crowded . Several patriotio songs were sung , recitations given , » nd speeches made . They have added many new members , and paid for one hundred more membership cards . ¦ . ¦ ¦¦ ¦ - . . ¦ ¦ . ¦; ' . . ' ' ¦;¦¦ ¦ ; ' , ' ¦ ¦ :: BRIPPORT . —The friends of Chartism held a meeting of their members at the house of Mr . Prideaux , in Wfst-street , an Wednesday evening week , when it was proposed and unanimously agreed to , that the Chartiats of Br id port do join themselves to ihe National Association .

      Another Meeting was held in the same room , on Vlonday night last , Joseph Kaines , in the chair , when after a few appropriate reinaks from the chair ; man , on the nature and principles of Chartism , the meeting was ably addressed by Mr . Abednigo Stevens , explaining the Charter , and refuting the objections brought ; against it . Members are admitted into the Bridport Association at twenty-one ; apply for cards to Mr . Campbell , 18 , Adderley-street , Shaw ' s Brow , ; Manchester . Their list of Council is omitted , because the residences of the members are not given .

      STROUDWATER . —Mr . Knowles has been lecturing "with much effect . Mr . Millsora lectnred oil Sunday evening to a crowded audience : On Monday & public meeting was beld to meinoraliae her Majesty for Frost , Williams , and Jones ; Mr . Lucoa was called on to preside . The meeting was addresser ) by Messrs . Ind , Cook , and Knowlea , in an able ' andeloquent atyle . We had a good meeting , and an attentive audienca . The memorial was adopted , and is to be presented to her Majesty by Sir F . Pollock , and was forwarded to Sir F . Pollock , on Tuesday .

      BAMLEY . —Mr . John Mason has addressed tbe men of the Staffordshire Potteries , at the following places namely : —Hanley , Monday , Jan . the 10 th , at the George and Dragon ; Tuesday , the 11 th , at Longton , in the CtiaTtist Association Room ; Wednesday , the 12 th , at Hanley , at the George and Dragon ; Thursday , the 13 th , at Kewcastle-under-Lyne and Bursleni ; Friday , the 14 th , at the Blue ' . "Ball Inn . The effect of Mr . Mason ' s lectures in the Potteries , ic . has been tax addition to our numbers . Ea ^ b lecture was moderately attended , and but for a misunderatandirg betwixt Mr . Mason and our district council secretary , out opinioa . U tbe meetings "woulil have been ovexflowi » g , nevertheless the addressee that have been delivered , have done immense good to our cause in this district .

      WACCI-BSriEliD . —Mr . West lectured here on Sunday evening 1 »«* . on Mr . SP . Falvey ' 8 ; si > eechi delivered at the late Corn Law meeting , Manchester ; and so thoroughly exposed tbe falkBclts arid falsehoods contained therein , that of a most numerous audience , amongst wiiom were a great many Corn Law repealers , all went away perfectly satisfied tht * until ihe Cbarter beoomes the law of the laud , it is worse than useless to agitate for the repeal of either Corn Laws or any other bad laws . . ' ¦' ¦ ¦ - ¦ -. . . ;¦ : - •; .. ; ; : , ' ' ~ : ' - ^ dSICBSTER—An adult echool for the working classes was opened in the Shaksperean Rooms , on Sunday last , by Mr . Cooper and ChartiiiB friends . One hundred and twenty acholars and teachers were enteitd in the forenoon , and one hundred and forty-eight attemded in

      the afwrnoon . Each person attending pays but one half-penny per week . The fund thus raissd , together with such subscriptions as can be raised among the middle classes , will be devoted to defraying the » e » t of the rooms , and providing boohs , slates , paper , ? o ., ' for th « school . In order to prevent emulousnesa of an « npleasant nature , the classes are not ranked as first , second , Jtc , bat the teacher ' s class ( Unghfc by Mr . Cooper ) is named the " O'Conmoi class , " and the other rlnasrn are named after O'Brien , John Frost , WoshiBgton , Hampden , Algernoa Sydney , John 11 ilton , Wm . Tell , Emuiett , M'Douall , and Franklin . Mr . Cooper preached in the Shakaperean Boom—a very opnv modioui and , haudsome ap&itment ia a central sit * atiom , on Sunday night , to a vtry deeply inteiwted and attentive audience « f N 0 .

      » ABK » LEY .-The Chartists held their weekly meeting on the 17 th inst ; when the aaual routine bwi nasa wag transicted .

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      SOUTH SHIELD Sv-On Saturday evening a public meeting was held in Mr . Hind ' s low ; room ; when Mr . O'Brien delivered a lecture to a rfcmerous and most attentive audience . Mr . O'JSrien ( moJttstrongl ^ urged the necessity of sigaing theVNatipJal Petition , so that there should not be less than four millions of signatures COVBNTRY . —Mr . Hartoop lectured here on Friday night last on the superiority of the agitation fer title Charter overall other agitations , and showed in a clear and able manner , the benefits to be derived by the working classes , when the Charter should become the law of the land .

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      CHORUS'S . —The knell of reduction is again tolling in our district , it is only nine weeks ago since there was a general reduction of the spinners through the town , and now Mr . Robert Wallworth , has again given his spinners notice for a further reduction which will be followed by all the masters in the town . At Messrs LightdllerB and Co ., they are double-decking , as it is called ; that is making one spinner spin on two pair of wheels , so that now a spinner must spin on 1840 spindles per day . The system is throwing hundreds out of employment every

      year . There is Cobden , M . P ., ; the great Corn Law ¦ Plague" man who has print works in the town , has seven printing machines , and is starting another ; yet , at the same time , the block printers , some of them , have not had a job for the last seven weeks . Such is the distress of ttie town that 700 ; persons arid upwards have received the dole given by Gover'rir ment , and the inhabitants have refused to have the lamps lighted in the streets to save the expense of gas rates . Such is the distress ; in the town that hundreds ( to use a phrase among them ) care not whether they live or die . —Correspondent .

      8 TOCKPO 3 aT .-Distressed State of Stock-POHT .- ^ The Buffering amongst the middle arid particularly the lower class in this place , still continues for want of employment ; and hundreds are migrating or emigrating to other towns ordistant | coHntries , in search of that " contentment and prosperity " which is not to be found in happy England , although the aristocracy toast her , " as the pride and envy of surrounding nations J" Some idea may be formed of the existing distress , when we state that at the present moment , one-third of the horse power usually at work ii » this town and neighbourhood is now ceased : whilst there are above 5 , 000 persons out of employment . Of 15 , 823 individuals inhabiting 2 , 9 G 5 houses , 1 , 204 only are fully employed , 2 , 866 are partially so , and 4 , 148 , able to work , are for an absolute fact , known to bo unemployed . The

      remaining 7 , 604 , are unable to labour . The average weekly income of the above 15 , 123 persons was Is . 4 id . each ; the average weekly earnings of those fully employed was only 7 s . ' 6 jd . ; and those partially at work 4 s . 7 | d . ! A pubac subscription has been raised , and although the sum gathered may bo considered handsome ,, yet iu three weeks or , at the farthest , one month , the whole of the funds will be absorbed , upwards of 12 , 500 receiving weekly relief from it , small though the allowance may be , viz ., not exceeding 3 i . per family . The middle class are also suffering m secret , there being at the present moment 1 , 820 houses and shops to be let . The poor rates have trebled , and the . oyerseers of the poor actually applied this week to the magistrates for summonses against 3 , 000 persons for non-payment of their rates . Moreover , a rate of 3 $ , in the pounti is expected to be laid before the end of next month ¦! ¦ , •" .

      BRADFORD —Cruel Freak . —On Tuesday morning last ^ about eigh t o'clock , a boy struck at a girl , named Rebecca Sunderland , and burst her nose ; he afterwards punched her with his foot , and attempted to push her into a large bowlfull of boiling water ; but was prevented by one of thewoolcombers , who was washing his wool at the time . No sooner had the man turned his back than the young Villain effected his purposeV She fell into the water with one arm and one leg , which are dreadfully scalded all the way up to the body . She was taken to a bouse iu the neighbourhood of Messrs . Waud ' smill , Portland-street , at whose place the misfortune occurred . She laid there all day in a most dangerous state ^ and waa removed in the evening t- ) the Bradford Dispensary .

      Highwav Robbery . —Gn Tuesday evening last , between six and beven o ' clock , Mr . H&vdcastle , grocer , of Little Horton , when returning from Bradford , was stopped by three villains , uear Horton Lane Chapel , and robbed of < £ 3 I 9 i . Mr . Hardcastle had up war is of 4100 in notes , which he had drawn at Leeds the same day . Fortunately for him the villains did not find it . Mr . H . was very roughly handled by them , and got some severe bruises . They effuctea their escape , and are not cubwn .

      Shop-Breaking . —Some daring villains broke into the '< shop * -of Mr . John Rudd , butcher and inukeeper , of Great Horton , on Wednesday morning last , between four and five o'clock , and stole therefrom a sheep , all but one leg . They also stole a leg belonging to another sheep , and four breasts of mutton . Two men from Little Moor , in the towu-Bhip of Clayton , whose names are Akroyd , were apprehended on suspicion , and a large quantity of the meat wa $ found on the premises . The prisoners and the meat were removed to'Bradford Court louse . : '¦ ¦ ¦'¦ ' ¦ ' " ' . - ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦

      POLMONT , ( by Falkibk . ) —Snow Storm . —On Thursday , the 13 ih inst ., snow began falling here , which continued without intermission till Friday morning . Since then we have had frost and buow ahernately . Tho ground is uow covered to the depth of fourteen or fifteen inches . In some instances the coaches have been detained behind their time ; but the worst effect has been the complete cessation of all out-door employment . This , with the present high price of provisions is making many families feel the wants of poverty in a great degree ; Many families in tho village who had a "bed to spare" have been benefitted by keeping the labourers employed on the Glasgow and Edinburgh Railway . That ujdertaking is now about complete , and the navigators are betaking them to their own homes , or to other parts of the country—some of them taking leave of their landlords without remembering to pay eff their scores .

      BARNSLET . —The Commisaioners of Assessed Taxes held . their adjourned meeting , in ; the Court ; house , on the 17 th and I 8 t , h instant , to hear the appeal of the baud-loom weavers against laying the window tax . Somo were exempt , on account of their poverty , at which Mr . Doge Brown felt much hurt , On account of the revenue . , They held their meeting with closed doors , to the great annoyance of the poor people , some of whom had to attend from ten in the morning until ten at . . night . At a former meeting , Mr : Peter Hbey protested against the close door examination , for which Archdeacon Corbett told him that ho would confirm the rate against him . Although called on the eighteenth , they said that his case was decided , and they would not hear his defence .

      LBEDS . ^ -On Tuesday evening last , " William Tell" was played in excellent style at the Chartist Association Room , Fish Market , Shambles , for the benefit of Mrs . Frost , Mrs . Williams , and Mrs . Jones . The attendance was numerous . Mr . Dickson gave a brief history of " William Tell" before the performance commenced . HoLKCK . —Mr * Hick preached here on Sunday evening , to a numerous audience . " Wholesale Poultry Stealbrs . —On Monday night last , the pigeon cote and hen roost of Mr . Joseph Barras , at Wood Church , hear Leeds , were broken open , and 250 pigeong , twenty hens / five turkeys , and three geese were carried off . The thieves were traced to near Leeds .

      Messrs . Hopkinson ' s Grand Coecert . —On Monday evening last , Messrs . Hopkinsbn and Mr . Haddock , gave their second grand concert for the season , in the Music Hall , Albioh-strett , to a fashionable and crowded audience . The programme contained a variety of excellence in almost every styleof music , including selections from Beethoven , Mozart , Rossini , Weber , Kalkbrenner ^ and Bellini . The orchestra was ably Jed by Mr . Thirlwall ; and the vocal department was supported by Mr . and Mrs . Wood , who fuMy sustained all their previous excellence ; Mrs . Wood , in particular , was rapturouBly encored in two pretty ballads ; "The

      Mermaid ' s Cave , " and * 'We met . " The former we never heard excelled . Mr . Thirlwall , on the violin , Mr . Hopkin ? on on the Pateat Vietoria Repetition Grand Piane Forte s Mr . Haddock on the Violoncello , and Mr . Sprako on the Clarionet , acquitted themselves admirably . If there is any fault to be found it is with the extreme length of the concerted pieces ; for instance , a grand trio on the violin , violoncello , and piano-forte , occupied forty minutes , and other pieeua were similarly sp » n out , so that the concert was not over till after midnight . We recommend that this should be avoided ; eleven , o ' clock is quite late enough for a concert .

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      Mb . Watkin 3 has received , for the masons on Btrike , from the Chartists of Abergaventiy , the following suma : — . '¦¦ ' '¦ •• ¦ ; ^ . 8 . 'd . ' . Thomas Ingram ... ... 3 6 Henry Morgan ,.. ... 0 6 Morgan Rhys ... ... 6 € Wm . Smith ... 0 6 Friends JUgband ... ... 110 . Richard Adams „ . ... 2 § Wm . Lewis ... ... ... d I Thoma * Powell .. » . ... 0 3 Wm , Price .. * ... ... o t WmVLewellen ... ... 0 3 Tho » . Lewellen ... ... 0 3 Herbert Jonea ... ... o 3 Thps . Roberta ... ... ? 3 M Magery ... ... ... OS Wm . Langley ... „ . 0 6 Heury Powell ... ... ft 6 John Brace , surgeon ... 8 ^ lHo

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      Leeds Cobn Mabkbt , Jan . J 8 : h . —The arrivals of Grain to this day ' s market are smaller than last week . Wheat Btill continues in very limited demand , and has been Is . per quarter lower . Fine heavy Barley full as well sold , all other descriptions in limited demand . Oata and Beans very dull sale .

      THE AVERAGE PRICES FOR THE WEBK ; ' \ ENDING JAN . 18 ^ 1842 ; Wheat . Barley . Oats . Rye . Beans . P « o » i Qrs . Qrs . Qrs . Qrs . Qr 9 . Qra . 1163 1374 262 0 125 , 0 £ s . d . £ s . d . £ 8 . d . ¦ / -.-: £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . 3 3 2 J 1 llf 11 1 0 S ^ 0 00 117 11 00 0 Leeds Cloth Markets . —There has been a rather improved demand for all descriptions of manafaotured goods during the two last market days ; but there ia , nevertheless , very little doing , in comparison to what has been the case in former years ^ ^ Some orders we have heard are on hand , but these , if such there be , have not caused any diminution of those out , of emyloy , who are suffering unparalleled distress . " ¦ '"_ ¦ , . - .-. . '¦ . " . ¦ ' ¦¦¦ ' : ' . ' : y : : ' ' " :. ¦ - ¦ ... ¦¦ . - ;¦ ¦ - " ' ::

      Hcddebsfield Cloth JVIarket , Jan . 18 . —Tne number of buyers this day was limited , the purchases was still more so , and the prices obtained was the most wretched ever known . Wools , oils , &o . remain firm , in fact , it is probable that the prices will be more rather than less . Bradfobd Ma&kbt , Thursday , Jan .. 20 . —Woof . We have no observable difference since our > last report : sales are effected with difficulty , at late prices , in limited quantities . In Colonial Wool the depression continues , and prices almost nominal . Tarn—We have no new feature to notice for several weeks . Prices steady . Piece—There has been a be . tter attendance of buyers to-day , but from all we can learn , no great improvement in demand is yet apparent , except for new fabrics , Figuered goods are sought after by ^ the export houses , and some few orders have been given ;

      Newcastle Corn Market , Jan . 15 . —We had a fair supply of Wheat from the country this morning , the bulk of which was in very Indifferent condition , and such , sold slowly , while the better samples readily brought the prices of this day se ' nnight . In old Wheat there was nothing doing . There were about 18 , 500 quarters of Rye enteredfor consumption here yesterday , and prices have given way 2 s . to 33 . per quarter . Barley is Is . to 2 s . per quarter lower , and a dull sale . In Beans and Peas no alteration . Mali is offered on lower terms without inducing purchasers . The supply of Oats to-day wag very moderate , and prices remain the same . Fiour is Is . per sack lower , and a dull sale .. ' /'¦[ Arrivals here this week : —English , 43 i quarters of Wheat , and 330 Sacks of Flour . Foreign , nil .

      Hull Corn Market , Jan . 11 . —The weather has been very changeable since last week—alternate severe frosts and rapid thaws ; the Corn trade during the same period has been as dull as possible , with scarcely an enquiry for any article of foreign produce—the quotations may be considered nominal Linseed on the market limited . The triling business in rapeseed is without alteration in value , and the quantity of fine seed confined to an occasional sale ^ for export , at the above quotations ; there is little or no home demand . Linseed c « ke in more request , but no abatement in price . Rape cake , and Bones aro dull , but unaltered in value . For to-day ' s

      market there was a less supply of Wheat from the farmers than usual , and all good conditioned qualities were held firmly ; last week's prices have been paid by the millers on their to-day's purchases , and in some instances a triHina ; advance has been made ; secondary qualities are in very limited demand ; old foreign continues neglected , and prices nominal . A good supply of Oats * which were taken at last week ' s rates . The fine runs of malting . Barley are taken by the maltsters at laie prices ; but all qualities below this description continue bad to sell , although lower prices would ba submitted to . Beana and Peas without alteratibn , either in value or demand .

      Richmond Corn Market , Jam . 15 . —We had a tolerable-supply of Grain in our Market to-day , notwithstanding the great fall of snow of the day preceding . Wheat sold from 6 s to fl 3 3 d ; Oats 2 s 3 d to 3 i 8 d ; Barley 4 s < Jd to ; 4 s 9 d ; Beans Is Si to 53 9 d per bushel . ; Liverpool ^ Cattle Market , Mondat , Jam . 17 . — - The supply of Cattle at market to-day has not beea quite so large as that of Jast week , but the price about the same . The best quality of Beef scarce * consequently eagerly sought after , and sold at 6 Ad . per lb . down to 6 d . ; best Wether Mutton fd . perlb . down to 6 hd . Number of Cattle at Market : —Beasts 1138 , Sheep 3 , 840 . : : "

      Liverpool Corn Market , ; Jan . 17 . —With the exception of about 8400 loads of Ottmeal from Ireland , the week's imports of Grain , &o . either thence or coastwise , have been light . The arrivals from foreign states comprise 9416 quarters of Wheat , 390 quarters of Oats , 2170 quarters of Barley , 550 quarters of Beans , 800 quarters of Peas , and ! 13 ; 368 barrels of Flour , all going under boud . The rates of impost have advanced to 243 . 8 d . per quarter on Wheat , 6 i . 6 d . per quarter on Rye , 14 $ . per quarter on Beans and Peas , ai : d 143 . lOd . ; per barrel oa Flour . The trade has been void of anything like activity ; a few parcels of free foreign Wheat have gone off for Ireland , but the local dealers have bought very cautiously , and where holders have been

      desirous to realise a decline of 2 d . to 3 d . per bushel has been submitted to . Flbur has met a limited sale , and must be quoted 6 d . to Is . per barrel cheaper . No change is made in the value of Oats , but the demand has taken few off the market . One or two parcels of Oatmeal have found buyers at 27 s , % d . to 28 a . per 2401 bs . to hold over ; to the dealers little has been done . Barley has sold slowly at last week'srates . ? Peas , too , have moved with . difficuny : and in-Beans , with the exception of 1 JMH ) quarters Egyptian , duty paid , forced off at 2 fc per 480 Ibs ^ the transactions have been trivial . A few hundred quarters of Barletta Wheat , in bond here , have been sold at 7 s . 4 d . per TOiba .. and J , 000 quarters of Polish , te arrive , at 47 s . 6 d , per quarter , cost and freight included ;

      LondonCorn Exchanse , Monday , Jan . 17 th ^~ There was only a moderate quantity of Wheat oa sale this morning , from Essex , Kent , and Suffolk , and the supply of Barley , Beans , and Peas , was not large , with limited fresh arrivals of Oata , aa well from _ our own coast as from Scotland and Ireland ; theimports of foreign Wheat and FJour have beealo a ffir extent , with a few cargoes of Linseed , Peas , : » nd Tares . Since this , day se ' nnight the weather has been variable , having been alternately heavy snow , slight rain , and sharp frost . Although the supplies of Wheat from the home counties were trifling , yet the trade was excessively . dull , millers confining their purchases to small quantities for immediate use , and selected the best samples out of the runs somewhat under last " week ' s currency , vi hilst all other sorts must ba quoted full Is per quarter

      lower . For free foreign a retail demand waa experienced , and in some Jnsfaaces Is per quarter waa submitted to . Ship Flour was Is per sick cheaper , and taken slowly ; town made was nominal . The full-priced millers do net give way , but others sell at any reasonable prices they can obtain . Barley was in slow request , although offered generally Is per quarter lower . Malt continues to be taken en very slowly , and new is Is per quarter cheaper wheie sales are forced t but the low prices latterly submitted- to have induced the brewers to show some disposition to purchase , although , as yet , this has not ended in business , B ^ ani aud Peas were in moderate damand , without any material varialfoii of value for good samples . The Oat trade was much the same as last week , both in price and demand . Consumers were the principal buyers , and gave the currency of thi 3 day se ' unight for good corn .

      Mawqn Cobn Market , Jan . 1 * . —Th ^ quantity of Wheat offering to this day ' s market was only limited ; of Barley and Oats there was a fair supply . Wheat , Barley , and Oats ; were unaltered in value . Wheat , - red , 64 s . to 68 * . per qr . of 40 stones . Wheat , white , 68 s . to 76 s , per qr . of 40 stones . Barley , 27 s . to 32 < 5 . per qr . of 32 stones . Oats , 9 d . to lOd . per stone . - ¦ - ¦¦ " ' ¦ ¦ ' . '¦ ¦\ ' - - -v ' - -: ¦ : ¦ : ¦' - . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ' -

      . WAKEFIELI ) CORN MARKET , ( BV EXPRESS . ) : - Fbidayj January 21 . —We havea good supply ' of Wheat to-day ; buyers shew no inclination to purchase , and prices must be quoted at folly Is . per jr . lowerfcr new ; old is held firmly . Fine Barley is quite as dear , but inferior goeB off slowly . Oats and Shelling steady . Old Beans dull , aud New continue very unsaleable . No variation , in any other article . ¦ ¦ ¦ : ¦ ' ' . .- " . ' . ' . ¦ - - ' ' - ¦'' .. ¦ -y- , : ¦ . ' : ¦ ¦"¦ .

      Lkbds :— Printed For Tjie Pioprietor Feargus

      Lkbds : — Printed for tJie Pioprietor FEARGUS

      O'CONNOR , Esq ., o' Hammersmith , County Middlesex , by JOSHUA HOBSON , at his Printing Offices , N « a , , 12 and 13 , Market-street , Briggate ; and Published by the said Joshua Hobsok , ( for the said Feargus O'Ck ) NNOB , ) at hla Dwelling-house , No . 5 , Market-street , Briggate ; an internal Communication existing between the said No .. 5 ,, Market-street , ^ and the ^ Baid No «> 12 and 13 , Mtrket-street , Briggate , thus constituting the whole of the kaid Printing and Publishing Office one Premises . " . : ; ; \ - - "¦ . '¦ ' :. ' . ' . ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ' ' ¦ ¦ ' ¦ , "'• . - . -. ' I ' :- '¦ AU Communications must be addressed , \ Post-paid ) to J . Hobson , Northern Star OflSce , ^ leeda . Saturday , Janwr 23 . 18 * i ;

      The Ten Hours' Bill

      THE TEN HOURS' BILL

      Local Markets.

      LOCAL MARKETS .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 22, 1842, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1145/page/8/