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      YOUNG ENGLAND IN YORKSHIRE ! THE XAND-ALLOTMENT SYSTEM . f Abridged frxm the ** Times . * BlSGLJBT , FRIDAY . SIGHT , Octll . Mm . Walker Farrand | a relative of Mr . Ferrand , 2 LP . ! , of the Grange , near Bingley , haying appropriated fifteen acres of land , close to the town of Bingley , to field garden allotments , for the increase of the comforts of the operative * , and having also promoted the e stablishment of a cricket dab amongst the young men of the town , to afford them healthful recreation , and to induce a cordial interchange of the amenities ol lile and mtitn&l good feeling amongst all classes , H vra » deterjaiaed to eelebra . te these eventa by a dinner , which "Was held to-dsy .

      The to-wn of Bfcgley may be said to be the centre ef the great manufacturing workshops of Lancashire and Y orkshire ; it is one of these places abounding in the north of England , -which exhibit the rapid and almost inc redible change o ? an insigniflcftnfc village into a vast manufacturing population . The town itself , "which is about six miles from Bradford , is beautifully placed oh the banks of the riTer Aire , in the midst of one of the mo st lovely dales in Yorkshire . Lofty and thicklywooded hills , a picturesque valley , mingled with the evidences of most active msimfactaiing industry , form a lomanlic and somewhat unusual scene . The till chim * ney appear * , as it were , to be struggling for the maatery ¦ w ith the luxuriant woods , &nd to be shouldering them out of place , and the clinking of the , power-looms and the spinning-frames of the factories harmonizes oddly frith the free and joyous carol of the birds .

      The hilarity and festivities commebced by an assembles of lbs townspeople at tie cricket-ground , to Which place they Wrra accompanied fcy tbe . Bingley band o ! music , gaily dresssa in an nmform presented to them >» y Mr . Bosfefld Ferrand . Here they were met by 3 Jr . Ferrand , Lord John Manners , Mr , D'lsraeli , and other gentleman of the tewn , who formed & procession , headed bj the band , and walked round a large plot of ground , on 'hi banks of the river Aire , which has been laid out in allotments , and which looked very fertile and pretty . The following a ^ cottnt of the origin and success of these allotments is taken from a local paper : —

      " A field of fifteen acres in extent , watered on two Bides by the river Aire , the property of Mrs . Walker Fenand , was provided by that lady for the pnrpose of testing tie merits of tbe allotment system , on condition that she continued to receive the accustomed rent It ¦ was divided into fifty allotments , the rent of -each averapng eleven shillings , which were distributed among fifty-nice Jabonring men . The rent and various taxes levied on tbe Se 3 d amunnt to aV > nt j £ iO , and cropping thfi same to abont £ B 0 ., making the som total expended j £ lOD , whilst thb crops produced amount in value , at % moderate calculation , to the extraordinary sum of £ li'Q > Daring tbe whole summer and autumn these fifty-nine men and their families have been provided frith wholesome vegetables , almost all of them are keeping one or two pigs jmany of whom never knew what It W 33 to pssseBs one before ) , whilst there still remains growing on nearly every allotment the winter crgp of ^ _ . ,-m ¦ % a . a «< X » _* ¦» the cricket the band

      * Brturaing to -ground played " God save the Queen , * after which many of the gentlemen joined the cricketers and formed a match , lord John Manners and Mr . Feirand being of the number . After an animated game , the assembled party again loused into procession , preceded by the band , and toe leBs of Ihfi town merrily ringing , and walked to ihe Ola y-Dowi Hall , where lables were spread to accommodate about 230 persons . The room being rather small could not well accommodate more , and upwards of 100 applicants Iot tickets ware disappointed . The usual amngementa were made of a very simple character . Tbe dinner being one for the allotment tenants as well as for the gentry , was substantial and good without being costly . Evtrgreens were buag in ftsioens over the chairman ' s table , and a Sag with tie motto , " The Throne and the < ;? tsige , - was suspended over the chair . Dinner was served at iour o ' clock .

      Mr . W . B . Ferrand occupied the chair . On tbe right of the Chairman sat lord John Manners , M . P ., the Hod . and Rsv . P . Savile , tbe Hav . Mr . Beaumont , of Leeds , Dr . Mackturk , MJX , of Br adford , Mr . Ainley , surgeon , Mr . B . Mflligan , manufacturer , Mr . Dryden , snrgeon , and Mr . Suter-ffts , manufacturer . On fe ieft , Mr . D'lsraeli , M J » ., the Bev . 3 dr . Henderson , of Lee ^ s , Dr . Smith . MJ > , of Xeeda , Mr . Bnlmer , surgeon , Leeds , "Mt Sharp , maBnfaelnre * , and 2 dx- Cowling Aciroyd , manufactnr ^ r , Bradford . Among the Vice-presidents and in the body of the room were many of the leading manufacturers , seated amongst tbtir workpeople and the tradesmen of the town , as well as the farrnen of ihe neighbourhood .

      After the cloth was withdrawn Mrs . Waikar Ferrand , accompanied by Lady Sarah Bavile , Mrs . D'lsraeli , and a large party of ladies , the wives and daughters ef the lacri jr jminant persons present at the meeting , entered the room amid loud applause , and took their seats upon a-rsised platform . , Tha Beats at the lower aide of the chairman ' a table ¦ were reserved for £ be aUozmeai tfnsnrs , who seemed tugliiy < ieligbUd with tbe honour conferred on them of aiding at ili ? same table with the distinguished gnests . Tbey were nat called in a row to receive colfl commenfiitlOH—Agricultural Society fashion—the gratifying reward mingled with the fr&ziDg distinctions of caste . All here looked joyons , happy , self-respecting , independent . A great number were accommodated with Beats in other rooms , who , after dinner , eantaved to squ ^ tza themselves into tbe chief room , " » lr . ca \ ras literally crammed .

      Tfle Hon . and Bsv . Phillip Savile fcaviig said grscs , the substantial fare was -s > on disposed of by as sturdylooking & set of fellows as are to be met with in England . After " the usual loyal toasts" bad been disposed of , TLe Cha 1 b . ha > " called on the Hon . and Eev . Philip £ s * ile , the Rrctor of Methley , a gentleman whose ancestors had represented the county in Parliament for 2 £ 2 rly a century , to propose thfi next toast . Tbe Bev . Mr . Sayiik said he had the greatest pleasure in rising to propose the loast intrusted to him . Though a stranger among them , he rejoiced that they had & % " eist one tit in common ; he , as well as many of them , had been bom en the banks of the river Aire—( cbssrsi . Ttere srzs sot among them an owner of &

      tood of ground more attached to CZ 9 native SOil , OT more proud of the name of YorkfiMrernan—( cheers ) . Though unknown to them , he had formed his opinion of them as s-x > n as he had Been their allotments ; he was convinced that they were an honest , an industrious , and a sol-er lot of Englishmen —( cheers ) . He had come among them to L&ke a leaf out of their book . He had long intended to get up an allotment ground in his own parish of > lfcth ] ey , and he had visiied them , anxious to see how the s > Biem worked . He believed that the aliotmsnt tessats had been repaid for thfelr industry , not is luxations crops alone , but in increased comfort and happiness . He concluded by proposing " the health o ! the Allotment Tenants . ** ( The toast was given with \ hren tltces thr ^ aj

      The CHiiEMA ^ called on Edward Saiitb , an operative and allorni « -nt tenant , to respond to the toast . Mr . EDWasD S > niH , an intelligent-looking midtlle-& ££ & jn _ n , -sfho , -are nadexrtsnd , had a brutfcer who foa ^ it th ? Ou * b tht American -war , and -who has lost & Son on the plains of Ghuzaee ? , here rose , and said : The allotment as introduced into Bingley , so far as it" had fcrta ^ carried sut , had been one of the very best things for the inhabitants of Bingley that had ever yei comfc to the place . In otfeer years they had their vegetables to fttch thirty or forty miles , and by the time they reached Binrfey they were happen a week old , and from feeiER stowed together they were heated and Withered . 2 f ow , this smamer , tbe -oTroers joI tbe all&tmtDts , as well as the inhaHtaais , had enjoyed tbe

      jiesscis of having frasb vegetables every morning pro"Jified for their dinners . Every day the allotment tonnaatf came loaded to Bingley ; and when they got shut o ! their fresh vegetables , which they soon did , like biaj- b ^ cs they returned to their allotments to-get loaded again— 'great cheeringi . He must cut it short , for they had strangers to follow that they would like to heartenes of *• Go on " j . They must recollect that from a ¦ W orking msn they must not expect a fine speech , but th . l ie ihonia jnst state things -as near as he could as ttsj W-re . For his own part , be bad been wed fcwentylix years , and be had never had a chance of getting tbiE ? s onto his table , till such times as things got far

      li-to the ** as on ; but this year be had enjoyed tegetables wMeh he ¦ would not have done for three ot four months liUr had the ; not bad thB Tood of iand—( cheers ) . But ii JlioBld be recollected they were all strangers to the alictments . He himself , bom and bred in Yorkshire , ta 4 ntve ? " seen" a potato neither cut nor set before ^—< S ?« it cheeringj . They might think it very strange , b pi there Trert thousands of the working classes ijesHei timself -srio had never had the chaccd . They iad only jas : had the spade on their sbeuldera , but if they lived Eiother t-ercrre months be had eo doubt they could give 1 bitter account , and sbo-sr a nobler result than they isd setn tb 3 t day . ( Smith sat down amidst loud cheer-Ins- )

      " The health of the Members of the Bingley Cricket ChV " The health of Mrs . Walker Ferrand , " and Other toasts having been drank , Mr . Samcel Los-iHorsB , an operative , proposed the toiit " A ^ Ticulture and Commerce- " The Chalr 51 as called upBn Lord J . Manners , M-P-, to rfespecti to tbs tcaat on ths part ol agriculture . lord J . Masxebs toss amidst loud cheering . He &id 1 have been requested to respond to the first part t ! ike toast just proposed—namely , on tbe put of the fcgriculturists of England ; and , permit me to say , that » i a time wien , as I think most wisely and most well , * fc are all agreed on tbe TaBt importance of commerce 2 cd msrnfectnrea to 6 nr common country . It is a

      issiter Of EiBcere congratulation to 2 nd that agriculture ^ 35 i-U eitbrened in the hearts and affections of the People— tfca £ ji « » ow the theme of every tongue , and fc received * tt every meeting with the same applause with ¦ Bfc icL , eoupled with commerce , it has beenie-^ 'Bd here to-night ( cheers ) . Gentlemen , it is not to be wondered at that ata place like this , which may *> S called the nenirsl groond , no antagoaisiii js recog-^^ ed bfe ' . is ten them > and tliEt ieifi Ibe faimei , whs - " = 3 * wie ilcthiuc and the manufacturer , who clothes ^ fanner , should be aware of that most important fc& th Knre ^ lmss tlsswhere forgotten , that their in-^ ats are mutual and inseparable ^ -iloud and « on-E ^ d chefctt ) . At ether meeiings in this land , *» o * Tery common , all the improvements which science taa ^ eni , oi industry and enterprtoe jrartiseinaj-

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      ricuUnral purenito , are dilated npon , and it is well that It is so -, bnt here and on this occasion I shall , I think , keep myself more to the objecla which have called us together if I say a few words on the social condition of those men without whose untiring energies , and ready hearts , and stalwart bands , all that science—all that enterprise must be applied in rain —( cheera ) . Well , then , do you toast " agriculture ™ in the manner you have done ; it is a simple—a short word ; but what an armoury of elements for good or evil , of social affection , of pitient toil , of enduring entr ^ y , are treasured np in » h t short and simple word !—( hear , heir ) . We hava met hare to-day to inaugurate , as It were , tbe allotment system in Bingley ; and as it was my fortune to be a member of a committee of the House of

      Commons appointed to investi / jate into that subject—( hear , hear!—to which J may , in pawing , say 3 paid every attention that I could , I may safely , and without fear of failing in my predictions , congratulate the owners of the Bingley allotments on the benefits I believe they will derive from them—( cheers )—and I will go further , and state my sincere and strong opinion , that t&e time is nst far d ' si . nl when throughout tbe whole of England the great truth will be felt , acknowledged , and ac ' ei upon , that the peasant who has a stake in the bedge is more likely to be a better man , a better dtizan , and a better member of secietyi than he T » ho merely works tor arother —( cheers ) . I believe , gentlemen , that this allotment system , to celebrate which we are here this evening , will go far to rectify

      what I cannot help leoking upen as a Berious and growirg evil—I mean the extinction of every agricultural class between that of the rich tenant farmer and that of the day labourer —( cheers ) . I call this a Dne ' ancholy siaie of things , because we all know lb . it contentment mus ; spring from h . op 9 ; and because no one can pretend to B&y where tfcera are no holdings but large farms , that fitra the peasant can ever entertain a hope of rising out of that condition in which he has been placed—i cheers ) . 1 do not say that it ever was the custom , or that it ever will become the custom for many of tbe peasantry of England to rise from their condition and to becoHie farmers ; but this 1 do say , tba : that system mn » t be wioag which denies the possibility of sneb a picture being realized ; and 1 again say , I look

      to the allotment system lot a correction of thit abuse—( cheers ) . I anticipate great good from tbe spread of theae societies—I allude to tbe increased production which wiU be derived frosi thes yflof England —( caters ) Tbe time , 1 think , has Rone by when the fallacy could be maintained that the plough , rs a productive engine , can compete with the spade—icheers);—and I confess that 1 know not why we should not anticipate at least a million more of people easily supported from the soil of England and Ireland by the iotrod-actioa of spade labour and science applied to the c ihivation of waste lands than now we can snpp rt There is another subject which has brought t > s together to-day—I allude to the celebration t > f the opening of tbe Bingley Cricket Club ; and here I must apolog ' ss to thesa genUemm

      who did me the faveur to allow me to pi ay on their side tLi-i morning for the exceeding bad hand I made at bowling , and if ever I coibb here again you wont catcb me trying to do a thing which I cannot do —( laughter ) . This is a subject on which I feel with tbe cl a rman a jpe kt deal can be svd ; for the time was when kings of England did not think it beneath them to apply their talents aid devote their time to regulate and encourage the manly sports and pastimes of their people—( cheers ) . No man , however elevated , in those dsyj ever thought of an amusement selfish and apart from tbe p *»? anta and artiZ iDJ Of b ' lS Country . I Will not mention the names of many of those pastimes ; many of them have died out ; but I may say that cricket , the game to which you have devoted your attention , is manly , bracing , and

      bnngs together in harm onions contact tbe various classes of society ; and therefore I say you do right well to establish conjointly with tbe allotment system a cricket club . May tbe two ever Sourish and go together , and may thtir united effects be productive of that good which , in my conscience , I believe will be derived from them to the pariah ef Bingley . The same system Which had decreed the peasant should never rise out of the rank he was bom in , also denied him any amusement bat the ale-house—any rest but on a Sunday : what wonder , then , that the old landmarks were beginning to disappear , and a new and strange antipathy to be

      seen between the employer and the employed ? I trust that the anw ^ - ^ cttii which I have ventured to indulge in to-Tiigit will cone true , an& th& \ 1 itaAl be a good prophet when I say , that these institutions , the inauguration of -which we celebrate this evening , will be f 0 UH ( i tO W 0 lk for the good vl yonr children , and of your children's children ; and that you may have tbe satisfaetisn of thinking t&at at no distant period the tima -trill come when we shall be blended all together in still more cordial and closer bonds of union , and that yen may , perhaps , be advancing the day so feeliDgly alluded to by one who is both a poet and a statesman ] : —

      " When the despot and the anarch alike shall pass away , " And the dawn shall break , and man awake " In the lig ht of a fairer day . " ( Great cheering ) . On the part of the agriculturists I return yon my sincere thanfes , and beg to drink all your gOOd hBalths —{ The Noble Lord eat down amidst great cheering ) . The Chaiemah called upon Mr . R . Milligan , an extensive manufacturer , to respond to the toast on the part of " commerce . "

      Mr . B . MiliGaN , in neat terms , acknowledged tbe toast . Owing to some political or other absurd distinctions , cl&sscs and psirtiea in thi 3 country had been severed . Ba J as the various shades of the rainbow -when blended added beauty and tff-et to the -whole , so h « hoped that the "various classes would henceforth be blended for their mutual adtJ-nUge . He was delighted to find the meeting so harmoniously united for the general benefit— ( applause ) . Mr . Tipping , an operative , rose to propose a toast with which be had the honour to be intrusted . He said he had mads himself theoretically acquainted with tbe

      advantages of spade husbandry , the adoption of which hB contended would give vastly increased employment and increase the profits of tbe fanner . The allotment tenants cleared over nvd above the eost of labour , and received from £ 3 to £ 4 on their rood allotments . This was * t the rate of £ 12 an acre profit . If a farmer therefore adepted this mode of husbandry he -wonld derive more pr > fii from a Bmall faim , than by enltha ' - 10 5 a large farm according to the present mo le . He bad the pleasing duty inbusted to lim , to which he did not doubt the company would properly respond , of proposing " thb Health of Win . Busfeild Perrasd , Esq , iLP ., tbeir chairman . "

      The toast va < drunk with three times three enthusiastic chears . Mr . Peura ^ d , on rising to acknowledge the toast , said— "When 1 infwrm the party here present that this is the proud- s " , if I do not say the happiest moment of my life , I can assure you that I utter a sincere truth ; for if there be orie position more than another in which an English country gentleman may stand proud and happy in his own parish , it is when he is surrounded by eferj grade of society within it—Icheers )—cheering him when his health is proposed at a vast meeting like the present . But let me tell you that the prid 9 of the moment is enhanced in a tenfold degree when 1 rec ^ iect that this meeting is assembled foi the purpose of so much rejoicing > and when I also bfchold tbe

      operatives of our native parish placed for the evening on a Icvrl with ourselves—( cheers ) . My friends , this is not , however , the first time that such a glorious meeting has assembled in VhiB parish . There has , God knows , too long keen an intervening space between such cordial rtjoicing ; shame on those who have neglected their dnty in this respect , and on those who ¦ hesitated to inform them of that duty . The working dawe » of ibis parish have not hesitated to tell me what traa my dn : y . I listened to their counieLI followed their advice , —and it is the working classes who have placed me where I am—( cheers ) . Behold , my friendB , tbe dawn of the sunshine of ancient days on our native land ! I firmly believe that the days of faction and of party are nearly at afl end —( hear)—that we have only to stand true to the ancient principles that made England the mighty empire that she was . in order to restore her once more to her

      ancient splendour . Let us eea . se to itamp out characters as EngJisbmen with being tbe Blavea of party . ] call on no man / or an instant to compromise &is principles—let them be free as air : but let every man recollect there is something more in his native land than party—something for which he ia called upon to exert his energies—tbe benefit and the prosperity of his country . Let all its mighty interests ever be the polar star to guide and to direct your exertions , and the day will not then be far distant when happier times will dawn May God grant that on the bed ef death I may be enabled to offer him a fervent but bumble pr&jiT that some redeeming point in my character may be found in the fact that I have , as far as in me lay , endeavoured to do ray duty towards you in that state of life to which it had pleased Him to call me —( the Hob . Gent . Bat down amidst a curst of enthusiastic cheering ) . Song by Mi . Lister— "The Old English

      Gentleman . The Chairman then announced , that Mr . Smythe , the Member for Canterbury , had been expected amongst them , but very urgent business which he could not neglect had prevented bis coming . Mr . "Walter , had also been prevented attending by domestic circumstances . 2 Ir . Huxbekt , with the permission of the Chairman , proposed ** X&e Strangers who have honoured us with their company this day" —( cheers ) . The CHAranAK would call on tbe . gifted author of Coningsby to respond to the toast —( cheers ) .

      Mr . D'Iseaeli rose , and when the enthusiasm had subsided be ipoke nearly as follows : —I will not deny myself the extreme satisfaction of availing myself of the privilege which has been accorded to me individually t « thank you for the honour you have done myself and my companions , and to express the satisfaction we all feel at being present here this evening —( applause ) . Everything stamped upon this meeting is invested with j eality with an air of truth , of sincerity , of deep and genuine fesling , which I think not only augurs well for the community in which yon live , and wiih which my Hon . Friend , the Chairman , is » o intimately connected , but angurs well for England—for the country at large , and impresses on me an irresistible conviction , that though we may be only on the eve , still we ate on tbe eve « £ a great change , which will bring back some of thoso old feelings—Bome of those ancient hereditary senSinents of loyalty and goed faith and mutual trust , tfeat ones made ] England great , and whicDj ia m y

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      ' opinion , alone can keep England great—( much cheering ) . Gentlemen , I came here , not merely to be the guest of oh Hon . Chairman , but I came here because I-wasamrfosB , -with my Noble Friend on his right ( my companion before this time in some efforts to alleviate tbe condition of oar countrymen and to raise the tone of public feeJiag } , to be present on an occasion character-zed , as this meeting has been , by a real desire , a genuine determination to blend classes together , and to Testore thorough )/ and completely that ancient feeling of good intelligence -which once was the boast of onr Country—( cheers ) . Gentlemen , I must Bay , that tbe effects of thin movement which is now making , are neither scanty nor fruitless , wtea we remember how very recently tke first effort was made to produce an

      association of this character , and to encourage sentiments of this description . Speaking of the recent meeting at the Manchester Atherasam . Mr . D'lsraeli said , 1 cannot forget that within a week of this time I and the Noble Lord have met the greatest meeting that ever assembled within four walls in the greatest city of this country , with the exception of the metropolis ; and what has ocenrred in that city ? A princely sum , already £ 21 , 000 , faas been subscribed in that city recently , to form parks for the people—( cheers ) . "Why , gentlemen , we did not want that tuceeas to induce us to go forward , because before we embarked in this great enterprise wo bad determined to struggle , and were prepared for occasional defeat and temperary failure ; but when a very few months bars brought us such signal aucuess and such

      unprecedented triumph , yon may feel assured that as long as we have the support of onr fellow-countrymen , no prejudices however rooted , no dry dogmas of pedantic science , however glibly quoted , will atop us in our course , supported by the sympathies of millions , and working for the benefit of a nation —( enthusiastic cheering ) . —Yon are here assembled among other purposes to-day to commemorate the institution of a club that is to encourage the manly Bporta of our country . Twenty-four hours after that great meeting at Manchester I paid a visit to a Noble Lord—noble , not merely from his blood , bnt from his cultivated mind , h ' s deep sympathy with his countrymen , and by tbe large intelligence which well qualified him for bis great position , —rl mean Lord Francis Eeerton —( hear ,

      hear)—and the first thing he said to me was , " I have founded a cricket club for my colliers ; you have no idea bow they enjoyed their first pastime in the sunshine "—( hear , hear , and loud cheera ) . I mention that . —because , though a Blight incident , it shows how the spirit is moving , ] bow , so lcn ; as it < s responded to by your sympathies ; and accords with the feelingB of the great body of the nation , it will make its iray . Founded on right principles , its force will be irresistible , and the t ay will arrive , and not tardily , when yon will be proud , net merely of your allotments —not merely ef those native sports that you have revived and cherished , but because you t < o \ a lead in that revival , —because you were foremost to set an example to your feUow-coui-t-ymen —( cheers ) .

      Gentlemen , the time has come when it is utterly impossible that the great truth upon which this movement is establish ei can any longer be resisted . The fact is , gentlemen , that society , like man , has a heart , and that is a truth which for the last fifty years seems to have escaped tbe consciousness of our rulers—( cheers ) . All that they have proposed to themselves in their policy has been to maintain a mechanical order , and to secure to the je > ple just so much of mere material comfort as to render it probable that discontent would not mature into turbulence . But to suppose that a sation has affections—that it has a heart which you can appeal to with success , and which if you do not appeal to , that nation must be unhappy—that you must cherish and cultivate those feelings , was a truth

      ntterly forgotten ; so tbe result has happened , that the bundle of sticks , which when well tied together nothing could break , has become loosened and baa easily b-en split into lucifer matches— fasgbter and cheers ) . Gentlemen , what we desire is this , tlat England should be once icore a nation , and not a mere collection of classes who seem to thii k tbey have nothing in common—no interest wh ? ch it becomes all of them to unite together-to support , and no pursuit which it is the delight of all of them at the same time to cultivate —( bear , and cheers ) . Now , my noble friend and mjs ^ lf believe that there are these common interests aid common pursuits . We are of ophro i that it ia a truth fonnded on a real knowledge of the cbaraetei 0 ' our conntrymen ; and as yet we have not been deceived

      In the . appeal which we have made to them . We are asked BOmeUmet ' ^ What do you want ? " They giv « us nicknames . ^ Ve don ' t quarrel with them . They may call us what they like . They may call us " Young EDgland "—( laughter and cheers ) , ^ rantlemen when the Prince of Orange was ai xions to vindiftite the liberties of his country , and free his fellow-countrymen from the yoke ef the Spaniards , they called his party " the Mendicants . " He said *• I awept the till *;" and at tbe leid of " the Msnlicants" be saved his country . So it is with the taunt of " Young England , ' given to us in derision—( cheers ) . We accept the title ; and I believe there i 3 not now a hamlet or a village , a borough , or a city , in this broad realm , to which that name does not bring hopeful tidings —( great cheering ) .

      We are a * feed sometimes , gentlemen , what W 8 want ? We want , in the first place , to impress npon society V »\ tfctre is snch a thing as duty . We don't do that in any spirit of conceit oj arrogance s we don ' t pretend that we are better than others : but this we do saywe are anxious to do our duty ; and if so , we think we bave a right to call on others , whether rich or p > or , to do theirs—( cheers ) . Gentlemen , if that principle of dnty had sot been lost sight of for the last fifty years , yon would sever have heard of tbe classes into which England was divided . England had once u lity of pnrpose and unity of feeling , because every man filling the position ia which he was placed did his duty , encouraged by the conviction that if entitled to rite from tbe sphere in which he was born , the law permitted him

      to elevate himself . That gate of hope—whicU my noble friend wall said is the only foundation of contentment —that gate of hope : is opened to you bj tbe allotment system . We wart te tei again " a bold peasantry—a country ' s pride "—( Enthusiastic cheering ) . Is there any man present who woul-1 talk of " our bold peasantry being a country ' s pride ? ' Not a man present would bave the andacity to qaote a verse once met with in everybody ' s month , the beautiful expression of a fact which embodied the national conviction of a public troth . We are Mked what we want ? We bare no mystery in telling yon What we want . We want to put an end to that political and social exclusiveness which we believe to be the bane of this country —( cheers ) . Where there is exclusiveness there cannot be sympathy—where there

      is no sympathy we hold that no state can be safe—( cheers ) . This is what we want Perhaps we want something more , but this is enough at present to communicate to tbe public—iche&rs and laughter ) . We don't come ont like a pack of pedants te tell you we are prepared to remedy every grievance by the tquare and rule . We have our opinions on great public subjects , and whenever they are brought under discussion wb will in our places in the senate of our countty , with firmness , bat I hope without presumption , express those opinions , and if they are trne they will eventually be adotped—( cheers ) . But we are firmly impressed with this conviction , that it is not so much by laws and by manners—I mean no play on the happy name ef my Noble Fripnd—( a laugh ) , —but we believe

      that it is not so fflaeh to the action of lawa as to the influence of manners that we must look for an tfficit'nt means to ameliorate the sochl condition of this country—( cheers ) . Bat how are manners to ii fluence men if they are divided into classes—if the population of a country becomes a b ^ dy of sections , a group of hostile garrisons never brought into collision except for Serceencounter ? We believe that when tbe landed proprietor and the maijU ' actnrer , the farmer and tbe trade * nnn , the peasant and the mechanic , tbe employer nnd the employed , are brought together to communicate their opinions , and to txpress their feelings—that when there is a sympathy of intellect and of sentiment , not only a right understanding will soon pervade a Christian and civil'eed land , but we even believe that

      men will discover that they really rather differ about phrases than about facts—( cheers ) . For this reason there is another thing that we desire , which , though I do not wish to be 'particularly confidential in what we propose , I will venture to express to yon . We see but little hope for this country so long as that » pirffc of faction that has been so rAtnpast of late years in this country is foste . ed and encouraged . We call it a spirit of faction , for the principles on which the parties who nominally divide this country were originally formed have worn out and ceased to exist ; and an association of men , however powerful , without political principles , is not a-party , but a faction—( che » r * f . Of sucb a state of society tba inevitable result ia that public passions are excited for private ends , and popular

      improvement is loot sight of in particular aggrandisement—( cheering ) . We believe the time has arrived ; when the course of : that factious feeling should be stopped . We know no more practical coarse—none that promises success more surely than throwing ourselves into tbe breach—( great cheering ) . To say these things to each other in our private chambers—to monrn and moralise while reading our newspaper fax our slipptT 3 over a cheerful fire , on the evil effects of faction on the people of this country , may be evide nee of our philosophical or philanthropic spirit , but is . not , in onr opinion , a proof of our civic courage . Ther efore , we come amongst you , frankly and freely to me jt yon , to coDSJa . nlate yon on "what yon have done , V j stimulate yon in fnture efforts , and to enconrage you by the expression of our sympathy , as public men—as men who are ready at all times to upr lOjd those opinions which you profess on this subj& . % when we believe them to be , as we believe those 7 yOu have

      expressed to-night to be , sound , virtuoo Si &nd true—( cheers ) . It is only by . meeting and m » xjng with men that you can prove the temper of thr 3 it minds . You may speculate for ever about public r . pinion—you may calculate tte force of parties and f Qe probable duration of particular and existing in' xeresta , but unless you mix with men—unless you t iear the sincere expression of their thoughts and feelings—unless you bave that temper of mind that - ^ ei-d-ire their criticisms , and can submit to th > jir investigations , it ia utterly impossible to f-Jrni & / jjurately an idea of the opinions or the nation in v / blch you live—( cheers ) . Now , 1 will illustrate that oy fte auhject which particularly calls as together j ^ evening . How often have I heard the allotro ent ByHtem sneered at ; the jqulre described asindulg » . ng in apanegyric on allotments and summoning soma \ v , prietor of a charity garden to receive before an aristc jratic assemblage some reward , when be has no of ^ portunity , and probably has no

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      con tage , to express his real feelings . No man can say that or tte meeting respecting the Bingley allotment *—( near , hear ) . Yon bave been represented to-night by one n . o > t capable of expressing yonr seattatirs—a natural orator , who with the humour peculiar to Yorkshire , an ; d whj * a shrewdness all his own , had only one fault in Lis speeeh : —it was too short—( cheers ) . I only wish he bad been examined before the committee of tbe HoBse of Commorar on allotments , of which my noble frieud was a memb « r I think he would have perplexed me political econow&ta . This is a great result of our meeting ; so fat as oarea oeriein » is concerned : it is " a great fact" to bave beard a map in possession ot one of tlitee allotments rise in his plaee at this table , and bef ore a large and mixetfmeeting express the results of

      bis experience and the etrong conviction of bis mind , anat Is what , as a public aiao , I greatly value , as assisting to form my opinfoa , aad afl guiding my expressions in public assemblies . You will meet , r am sure , very oiten to commemorate greater triumphs ot yow temperance and industry , but ift in not probable tb » t yon will assemble together under circumstances of s « cb peculiar interest as the present ; fo » w& are now watching the infant in its cradle , and though I fee * neve } t 18 an infant Hercules , we do it with almost as much of anxiety as affection —( loud cheering ) . I wi » Hardly venture to be a prophet ; I have had too much experience in public affaire to indulge in such »

      hszirdous luxury ; but this I will say , that auceesa is youra Jf you deserve it If yon will only continue to be as industrious aa I am eanured yo » are , —if you will only continue to meet in the same spirit or confidence and respectful sympathy as yoa have gathered together this day—if you really a * & animated by an earnest desire to bring back thoBe dayB of " merrie England , " which my Noble Friend baa adv * . cated under such diffoult circumstances , but which he is young enough , I believe , to see revived—if you do this , you will saoceeri , because you will be true to yourselves , and true to your country . ( The Hon . Q < ntleman sat down amidst prolonged and enthusiastic cheering . )

      Mr . Wilkinson Sharp , a large manufacturer , proposed— " May every operative receive a fair day's wages for a fair day ' s work . " ( Cheers ) . Mr . Ainley proposed " the Ladies , " wbich toast was drunk with much enthusiasm , and responded to by Mr . Nixoa . After which the ladies retired , and tbe Chairman , shortly afterwards , about nine o'clock , left the chair , tbe greatest good humour and propriety having prevailed throughout the evening .

      ;Jtom&Lt;Jn Snteufgttttt.

      ; jTom < jn SnteUfgttttt .

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      SPAIN . Madrid , Oct . 6 . —The ministers continue at sixes and B 0 » ens , although th » Tiempo of this morning assures its readers that friendly explanations have taken place , and that the diff rences are made up . It is possible that the efforts made to keep thiiiRs together may have succeeded so far aa to patch up matters , as far as appearances are concerned , for the moment , and the idea which prevails that some great Progressista movement is about to take place , may have also had its influence in preventing an open quarrel . The Globe of this mornicg says in a poatcript that

      a council of ministers , at whioh the Political Chief , the Captain-General , and other authorities had been summoned to attend , broke up at half-past eleven last night , and that the object of the meeting was the reports spread that a " Pronunciamie .-ita Esparterista" was preparing in Madrid , and that patrols were sent through all the streets in consequence . About thirty more officers , suspected of being favourable to the Progressista cause , have been removed from the garrison here within the last three three days , but everything is now done very quietly .

      PORTUGAL . The opposition of the puke of Palmella to the Administration of Senhor C . Cabbal absorbs public attention in Portugal , and is an event of no small importance to that country . His Grace , in the sitting of the House of Peers of the 1 st instant , Lft the chair , and in a manly epeeeh declared that he could not continue to give his support to the Ministry , as they had departed from tbe conditional path ; adding , that it was not he ( he Duke ) that deserted the Ministers , bo > they who had deserted him , trampling on the Charter and taking an illegal course .

      Hi 3 Grace made some allsions of a very signifioent character respecting the compromised position in Which the Sovereign was placed by her Ministers ; and lritouitod nlainJy enough than the course taken by Ministers would terTOVaate in rebellion , as their proceedings were directly tending to ' % \> 3 Btatira r as every proceeding of theirs led to Rome , and by a circuitous route one still arrived there after all . On a motion of the Ceuat do Livradio , in the Chamber of Peers , for the appointment of a committee to inquire into the infractions of the ' Constitution , posterior to the period of the suspension of the Constitution , Ministers had a majority of two .

      POLAND , Polish Frontiers , October 1 . —Some weoks ago , above twenty youths belonging to the Gymnasium were arrested at Warsaw as members of a secret society . Tho younger boys , of thirteen and fourteen years of age , wero sent to the interior of Russia , but the elder oues were scut to the Caucasus to serve as privatea in the Ruasiaa army in that country .

      PRUSSIA . A Novel Embamu-sment . —The Gazette des Tribunaux publishes , relative to the affair of Tschech , who attempted to assassinate the King ef Prussia , a letter from Berlin , giving interesting details , of which the following is a summary : — " The sentence passed upon Tsoheoh has caused the Government great embarrassment . The execution of this man , even by simple decapitation , without tho horrora of breaking upon tho wheel , being considered impolitic , the Ministers have caused daily applications to be made to the convict to induce him to petition for a commutation of his punishment , or at least to lodge an app -al' before the Royal Court . Tschech , however , obstinately refuses to do either , saying , Yoa

      may do what you will with ray body , but I defy you to bend the resolution of my soul . ' The question of an appeal ex pfficio has beou discussed in Council , and would be gladly adopted ; but it appears that there are technical obstacles which render it impossible . The sfory of the project of transporting this man to an English penal colony has been formally oontradioted by tbe Government . The King himself is determined that Tschech shall not bo executed , saying , that he will never suffer blood to be Bhed for an offence which was exclusively personal against himself ; and at a Council held on the 2 nd instant , on the Minister of Justice announcing that Tanhech still persisted in refusing to appeal , His Majesty declared that , rather than put him to death , he would

      grant him a free pardon . This beitg remonstrated against by the Ministers as a dangerous measure , tending to encourage other enemies of the King to follow the example of Tscheoh , his Majesty replied , * Well then , know that , if we cannot find other means of disposing of this man , I shall find myself reduced to do what Bornadotte did ten years ago . ' The following is tbe circumstance to which the King of Prussia alluded : —The Aftenbladr ot evening journal of Stockholm , published aa article , writtea &Qd signed by M . Lindemann , one of its editors , formerly a captain of infantry , but now director of the Second Theatre at St ockholm , in which he most severely criticised the directors of the Royal Theatre , and even went so far aa to accuse them of peculation .

      As this theatre was directly under the superintendence of the . King himself , the article was considered as a personal libel upon his Majesty . Lrndemaun was tried before tho Royal Court of Sweden , found guilty , and sentenced to death . Ho , like Tschech , pertinaciously refused to make any application for pardon or commutation . His prison-doors were left open , with 8 n intimation that if he could make his escape ho would not be pursued . But he replied that he would never dishonour his name by a base and cowardly flight . A pardonable manoeuvre was at last tried . His approaching execution was fb ?* mally announced to him for the afternoon of the same day , and a priest was introduced to prepare him for death . Still he remained inftoxible , and with all devontness received the consolations of religion offered : to him , and calmly awaited his fate .

      The last means of bending the spirit of this iispenotrable man having failed , the King , with the unanimous consent of his Ministers , granted a . general amnesty te all politieal prisoners * in whioh eategory Lindemaao . stood . In virtue of ibis act iiademann was set vt liberty . At that tim » there wwa only two other political convicts , and they were both officers of ths- army , who were condemned ia default of appearance , to take their trial , twenty years before , and h&d during all that time lived as refugees in Prussia and Austria . Tbe publication of this amnesty cost the state upwards of 200 , 000 rixdollara ( 35 , 000 franco ) ; for , according to the laws of Sweden , it is required to be made in the public marketplaoe of every town in the kingdom by the heralds mounted , in full costume , attended by a band of musicians , all mounted , and escorted by strong detaohments of cavalry . "

      SWEDEN . Swedish Politics . —A letter from Stockholm , of the 25 ; h ult ., in tho Berlin Gazette , says— " Tho States have decided that for the future the Diet shall ba convoked- every three years , instead of five years as hitherto . The nobles adopted this change by a majority of 106 votes to 70 , and the clergy by a majority of 24 to 21 . The orders of the burghers and tbe peasants voted for the measure unanimously . The following are the provisions of the ^ project of law with regard to electoral rights : —To be entitled to be an instead

      elector the party must be 24 years of age ( of 21 , as in the old law ) ; 3 , 000 rix-dollars in funded property give one ? ote , attd 100 , 000 rix-dollars ten votea . Workmen possessing a revenue of 600 nxdollars will have one vote , and with 20 , 000 , ten votes , instead of six . The election Will take place in an independent manner . The eleotora will first bo named , and those having an equal right to vote will name representatives . Tbe members of the Chamber of Elders will be named by the first Chamber . The Chamber of Elders will be composed of 75 members , who may sit for five sessions . To bo a member of

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      this Chamber it is necessary to be B 5 yara o /» £ 0 . The firBt Chamber will be composed of 150 mei nbors , to which electors are eligible . " UNITED STATES . Liverpool , Monday MqatuNG . —The fast s \ 'Wag ship Lea , Captain Edwards , arrived at our ) . * ort this moriyDg from Now York , whence she sailed on the 26 . h ult , bringing nine days' later intelligent « from the United Slates . At a meeting of the ; Whig party at Boston , on tbe l& h , Mr , Webster made a long and eloquent speech . Alluding to Texas , he advised that she continue to bean independent nation , and repudiated the idea that England will seek to acquire any special connection with Texas . Ho spoke of the fixed determination of tbe British Government to discountenance Blavery , on which a voice in the crowd exclaimed .

      "They are all slaves ! in England . " Mr . Webster turned quickly on the speaker , and with a flashing eye and indignant voice , asked what blood they , the citizens of the United States , inherited ; from whence were the At at guarantees of the liberty of the subject derived f He proceeded to say that Mexico had a right to regain Texas if she should do bo speedily and promptly ; but otherwise a wsr of petty depredation must be put a ( stop to by the great powers . His course on- the subject of protection would be the principle , " If you , will } trade with me , I will trade with you . " H « would , however , have the hand labour of America protected against the eheap labour of the operatives of Europe .

      CANADA . The Canadian Parliament is to meet on the 22 ud instant for the dispatch of business . Th ^ re had been some rioting between the students of Victoria College , Cobourg , Canada , and the inhabitants of the town . The former lowered the British flag and tore it into fragments , afterwards hoisting the American colour , this was speedily hauled down by the citizens .

      MEX KX * AND TEXAS . The rumours of an intended invasion of Texas by 10 , 000 Mexicans is in a great degree confirmed by this arrival ; the troopa were actually on their route , whioh is said to be a circuitous one , insomuch that they will not be enabled to cross the frontier until late in the autumn . In the meantime couriers are despatched with all speed between the governments most interested in the [ matter . Governor Houston had sent a messenger j to Mexico with important despatches , and another , General Duff Green , had also been seat on a similar errand by President Tyler . The commander of the Mexican war steamer Guadalope passed through New Orleans on the 16 th instant , with important despatches from England for Santa Anna . Steamers and other vessels are , it

      is said , to convey troop * from Tampico in October to Galveston , which will j be invaded and blockaded Another account states jthat President Houston has offered terms , the purport of which has not transpired , for the suspension of { hostilities reported to have commenced on the other side of the river Bravo . A body of 600 Americans have fixed their residence on the banks of the Sacramento , California : tho Mexican government were about to take measures for their expulsion . Our advices from Central America are to the 19 th of July . There had been much disturbance and' fighting . The San Salradorians , with the people of Nicaragua and Honduras had marched against Guatemala ; they took possession of an English schooner , the flag of which , afterbeing lowered , was again hoisted , but the vessel was still in ( he power of nor captors .

      FOREIGN ^ MISCELLANY . Unfobtdnate Occurrence . —Gibraltar , Oct . 2 . —A circumstance occurred yesterday , shortly after the departure of tho Great Liverpool , which has caused no little sensation in this place , and will doubtless induce severe comment , if not disagreeable consequences , on tr e part of the Spanish authorities . A Spanish war schooner , ia close chase of a coasting vessel ( whether or noli engaged in the contraband traders unknown ) , passed Europa Point yesterday afternoon , about three o ' clock , when , having failed to show her colours , as is always customary , as well as imperative , in such eases , a shot was tred over her from the signal battery , to remind those on

      board of the nogleoted observance . This failing to produce the desired effect , a second gun was fired with more direct aim ; . but as the Spanish vessel found herself considerably out of range of the shot , she continued her course ! , disregarding both intimations , and ( it is currently reported ) still refusing to show her colours . A gun of much greater calibre was then brought to bear on her from the battery , when so correct was its direction that the shot told with fatal effect , and she sunk shortly afterwards , whilst vainly endeavouring to make for Algesiras . "V-SPJ fortunately a Portuguese vessel was not far distance , and with its ftmals aid ^ aa well as some of the boats of the war vessela in the biVi the crew

      were saved . —Standard , j Db . Wolff . —Extract of a private letter from Constantinople , dated Scpti . 19 : —'" I have this instant received a letter from Persia , saying , Wolff writes from Bokhara , dated July 25-h : — The Ameer has returned from Kohhan , and presente 1 me with a dress of honour , a horse ! , and one hundred tooiauus , and I hope to set out iu a few dajs for Persia . '" Dr . Wolff . —Letters have been received from Dr . Wolff , dated Bokhara , iJune 27 th , and August 1 st . Tbeir contents exhibit the same magnanimous selfdevotion , but they stand Ib melancholy contrast with those idle reports which ; have appeared lately in the papers , and which , whatever may be the motives of thoso who employ themselves in originating them ,

      can answer no other end than mystifying and misleading the public on this very grave affair . In his letter of the 27 ch , the Rev , Doctor says , — ' I have now been already two months in this place , and though fire or six times the king has promised to send me instantly to England with one of his ambassadors , I am in the greatest danger . I cannot stir out of the house withoutja guard of three men . Dil Hassan Khan , the tellowjsent with me by the Assoff Addoola , has shamefully robbed , deceived , and outraged me . The Persian Ambassador . Abbas Kooli Khan , js kind to me , but jl think be will not have it in his power to rescue roe . Nayeb Abdool 5 amtt Khan has extorted from me a writing to pay him 5000 tomans to effect my liberation . I suspect him

      that he was the cause of Stoddart s and Conolly ' s death , in spite of his continual protestation of friendship . The Ameer is now at Samarcand , and I am here awaiting the most fatal orders from the king daily to reach me . It is true that poor Stoddart professed openly Christianity after he had made a forced profession of Mahomedanism . Do for mo what you can , as far as the honour of England is not compromised . All the inhabitants wish that either Russia or England should take the country . Do not believe any former reports of my speedy departure , for I am in great danger . ; Joseph Wolff . " " Bekhara , August 1 , 1844 . —To all the Mouarchs of

      Europe . —Sires , —I set out for Bokhara to ransom the lives of two offioers , Stoddart and Conolly ; but both of them were murdered many months previous to my departure , and I do not know whether or not this blood of mine shall be spilt . I do not supplicate for my own safety , —but Monarchs , 20 C , 000 Persian slaves , many of them people of high talent , sigh in the kingdom of Bokhara . ! Endeavour to effect their liberation , and I shall njoico in the grave , that my blood has been the cause of the ransom of so many human beings . I am too much agitated , and watched besides , to ba able to write more . —Joseph Wolff . " !

      A Pj&ate . — Her Majesty ' s ship the Rapid chased a celebrated slaver or pirate , on the Galinas station , but lost her m a tornado . ? The same vessel had been also chased , when near | Sierra Leone , at different times , by the Wasp and ; Albatross She is about 200 tons , felucca rigged ; j her crew , it is said , consists of eighty men ; she , pulls twenty sweeps of a side , and cannot bo taken I by ship ' s boats , except by surprise . It i 3 said that her captain declare 3 he will not be taken alive , for sooner than be captured he would blow up his vessel .

      Repeal im A usTRALiA . r-The inhabitants of Port Philip have commenced a : movement to obtain a government separate from land independent of New South Wales , conceiving jthafc if they could obtain that , and land at 5 . 1 . an acre , they should again prosper . " In its capabilities ! as an agricultural or pastoral country , " says a private letter , " nothing could excel Port Philip , otherwise ealled Australia Felix . Frsjxzk Fortification ? . — The French Government have determined that Rouen and Havre ( those two . gates of Paris ) shall be fortified . A bill for that purpose is to be presented to the Chamber of Deputies in the ensuing isession . Since last year Treport has boon rendered exceedingly strong ^ and a similar precautionary or defensive system is in contemplation in respeot of all the seaports of France . The liberal party have gained an important advantage in the General Assembly of the Commune of Lucerne . Of 1062 votes , 769 were gives against the Jesuits , and only 293 m their favour .

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      Rochdale . —The Poor Law Guardians at Rochdale , having received intimation from the assistant commissioner , that he was going to pay them a visit on the Khd of October , the Chartists lost no time in getting up a public meeting to resist , by all means in their » , power , the introduction ! of the law into this town . Accordingly a meeting was held in the large room , at the lower part of the New Hail , lately opened in Bailey-street , j Mr . Wilkins , Unitarian Minister , was unanimously called to the chair . He opened the business of the meetiag by a powerful exposition of tho obnoxious Jaw in all its bideons forms , and called upon the inhabitants to resist it by Williams

      every means in their power . Wm . , a Chartist operative , proposed tho first resolution , yjfaich was seconded by -Thomas Chadwick . lne resolutions were very spirited , and passad without a dusentent , tho speakers being ail working men . On Monday night . a meeting took place «» t the Swan Inn , when all the guardians and officers in the Union were present devising the best meanB to oppose this monstrous law ; A requisition has been numerously signed , calling on the chief magistrate tocallapubliclmeeting , outdoors , on Monday next at four o ' clock . It is currently reportedt that the Commissioners are determined ko enforce the law in Oldham , Ashton , and jRochdale , but I am afraid there will be rough work first . —Correspondent ,

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      A Fact fob the Friends of rto Restriction . — Since the opening of the new Station in Giteshoad , June 18 th , it has been customary for the servants on the branch of the Newcastle and Darlington Junction railroad , extending from Newcastle to South Shields , to begin labour at five o'clook , a . m ., and give over sometimes at eleven and twelve o'clock , p . m . It was expected by the ron that the extra labour would be met by an advance of wages ; there has , however , been no advance . I have talked to tbe men on this matter . They say they would not 8 > 'and it longer , were they not aware of the fact , thafc if they strike , hundreds would be found to fill their pla > '• s 8 ' Such \ 3 the state of tho labour market , notwith landing tbe boasted "goodtrado . "

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      , London Corn Exchange Mondat , October 14 , —The returns for the past week show fair average arrivals of English Wheat , Barley , and Irish Oats ; bnt those of all other kinds of grain were on a limited scale , though of fair average qnality . Fresh up , wo received only arawlerate supply of Wheat of home produce , coastwise as well as by land carriage and sample , yet the stands were tolerably well filled with parcels of both red aarf white . The attendance of buyers was rather numerous ^ while the demand for the finest descriptions waa steady , ai fully ) ast Monday's quotations . All other binds , however , hang heavily on hand , and previous rates were with difficulty supported . At the 000 elusion of business , a good clearance was effected by tke factors * The condition of the Wheat owing to the prevailing heavy showers , was by do mean 9 so good as we have iad occasron 'to

      notice m some previous reporta Of Foreign wheat the show was not large ; yet is was fully adequate to meet the wants of the dealers . The finest parcels were in demand at full price * ? but all other kinds met a sluggish sale , at barely late rates . Bonded Grain was a mere drug , and al meet nominal in value . Although tho supply of Barley , both English and Foreign , but more particularly £ hat of tire latter * was good , selected qualities wore in active request , at a trifle more money . All other kinds moved off steadily , at full quotations . Suuerfih © Ware Malt was in request ; but all other qualities were dull . Ia prices we have no variation to notice . The Oac trade was very steady , notwithstanding a good quantity of Irish was in the market , and prices were firmly supported . Beans . Peas , and Flour were quite as dear ; Linseed and Rape seed sold steadily ; other kinds of seeds slowly , at late rates-.

      London Smithfield Cattle Market . —Although the numbers of Beasts were less than those exhibited on this day se ' nnight , they were , the time of year considered , larger ; but a very great deficiency was noticed in thi-ir general quality ; indeed , scarcely one-forth of the supply was what might be termed good conditioned . Owing to the large attendance of both town and country buyers , we have to report an . improved demand for the prirnest Scots , &c , at aa advance , in the currencies obtained on Monday last , of 2 dper 8 ! bs , tho hishrst figure being 4 s per 8 ib 3 , and at which a good clearance of such des riptions was effjeted . In the middling and inferior kinds , rather more bnsiness was doing , but no improvement was notice * } in the quotations . Several of the Beasts were suffering severely from the epidemic , but most

      other kinds of stock were tolerably free from disease . Rather an extensive importation of live stock has again taken place into London and Hull during the past week ; from Holland there having been received 112 Beasts and 90 Sheep , tho whole being of middling quality . This morning 30 B asts and 20 Sheep were offering from Rotterdam . The former sold slowly , at from £ 16 to . £ 18 , the latter 25 * to 30 s per head > The above arrivals , added to those previously advised , exclusive of about 500 sheep , form the following totals for the present year : — London 1 519 Oxen and Cows . Liverpool 82 „ Hull 772 „ Southampton 200 „ Devonport 120 ,, Total 2 , 693 head According to the official statements , as made up during the following years ,, ending on the 5 : h of October it appears that duty has been paid on the annexed number of stock : — 1842 . 1843 . 1844 . Oxen and Bulls 511 ...... 556 1441 Cows 281 2 fi 9 538 Calves 20 ...... 32 40 Sbeop 222 159 ...... 344 Lambs 5 5 15 Swine and Hogs 108 140 188

      Totals ... 1 , 147 1 . 261 2 . 566 The arrivals of Beasts from Lincolnshire , Leicestershire , and Northamptonshire , were composed of about 1 , 800 short horns ; from Norfolk , Suffolk , Essex , and Ga mbrid S e 3 hiro w < 5 received 400 Scots . Hombrens , &c . ; -trop the westeru and midland districts , 5 C 0 of various 6 r 6 &&i from Scotland , 200 Scots ; and from Ireland , 80 Beasts * -. The remainder of tho supply wa , s derived from the ne ^ b purhood of the metropolis . The number of Sheep were . Isg ^ i" ^ arge . For the best old Downs the inquiry was Bte ' ttayrin fully last week ' s qnotations ; but other breeds hang heavily on hand , at about late rates . The supply of Calves was by no means large , yet the Veal market was inactive , at unaltered figures . The Pork trade was dull , yet the prices were supported . Tallow Market . —This market remains much ia

      Ihe same state as last week . The demand is fair , and the trade seems rather more disposed to purchase . Fine Y . C . on 1 he spot is scarce , and cannot be had under our quotations of this morning . Town Tallow is 423 nett cash . The advices from St . Peteraburgh up to the 18 . h ( 30 h ) of September , state the shipments to be etiil 10 , 000 casks less than to the same period last year . Wool Mabkrt . —Sinee this day se ' iinight very extensive arrivals of Wool have taken place in the port of London , as follows : —South America , 1 , 190 bales ; Sy . Jne , 2 1 9 ? 1 ; Algoa Bay , 414 ; Port Philip ; 899 ; Hobat Town , 396 ; Spain , 679 ; Bombay , 239 ;

      Germany , 300 ; Portugal , 50 : Total , 7 , 108 bales . The above is the largest import , i » one week , for a very lengthened period : hence a great addition has been made to tho stocks . The public sales of Colonial and other Wools have , at length , been brought to a conclusion , and they havo passed off quite as well as the majority of the dealers were prepared to expect . Throughout the sales the attendance of the trade was numerous , and out of the 22 , 913 bales offered , about 16 , 000 were s-old ; the best qualities at full prices , but the inferior descriptions went at reduced figures . Privately , we have nob much business doing , yet prices may be considered steady . t

      Borough and Spitalfields . —Since our last repor , about 900 tons of Potatoes hav « arrived in the Pool coastwise , 160 tons from Jersey , and 35 tons from BaTfiVur . Although the supplies offering are somewhat extensive , the demand is comparatively steady , at from £ 2 10 s to £ 5 per ton . Very largo arrivals may be shortly expected from Scotland , Yorkshire , and the Channel Islands . Borovqh Hop Market . —During the week verylarge quantities of Hops have been received from Kent and Sussex , but their quality has been by no means fine . The best parcels are commanding a brisk sale , at an advance of from 2 s to ds per cwfc ; while in other kinds a fair amount of business i doing , at full prices . The duty is nominally quoted at late rates

      at £ 130 , 000 . Yearlings are in request , , but old Hops are very dull . Liverpool Corn Market , Monday , Oct . 14 . --During the last two or three days we have had very fewariiv-afsof Grain . Flour , and Oatmeal from any quarter , and the week ' s imports aro altogether of moderate amount , There is no change ia the duties . At Tuesday ' s market , prices for Irish new Wheat recovered the depression of 2 d . per bushel that we had occasion to report at the close of last week , and with the subsequent small supplies , any further change has been rather in favour of the seller ; the range of prices for red may be stated at 6 a . to § . i . 6 * d . per 70 lbs . Foreign Wheat has maintained its previous value , and on the whole a moderately fair business has been done . Sack Flour and best Canadian sweet havo sold at previous rates

      several lots of inferior Canadian sour and otherwise imperfect have changed hands at 223 . to 25 * . per barrel . No change in the value of Oats ; Irish new 23 . BJ . to 23 . 9 > d . per 45 lbs . Old Oatmeal has mat a good demand at 21 s . 6 d . to 22 s . per 240 lbs . ; be 3 t new 23 * . 3 d . per load . Several parcels of Beans . Peaf , and Indian Corn have been sold within the range of our last quotations . Barley unaltered . Liverpool Cattle Market , Monday , Oct . 14 . —Wo have had a muoh smaller sapply of Cattle at market to-day than for some weeks past j any thine good eagerly sought after , and sold at a little advance in price . Beef 5 i . to 5 | d ., Mutton 5 J « i to ofd . Cattle imported into Liverpool . From the 7 th to the 14 th Op , t . 2167 Cows , 19 Calves , 4156 Sheeft 0 Lambs 54 !* l ? igs 45 HorseB .

      , , „ , ; . „ ^ SoV » Co w Marker Oct . 12 .-Wo had not so good a supply of Grain in our Market io-day as last week but the sale was more brisk . Wheat sold from 5 ? . to 7 s ; OatB 2 $ 4 (^ 0 3 = > 4 d ; Barl ey 4 s to 4 s 3 d j Beans 4 s 9 d to 5 s ; per bushel . Manchester Corn Markkt , Saturday , Oct . 12 . —The demand for all descriptions of Flour , throughout the week , has continued in the same sluggish state a 3 noted in our last report , and the previous currency was barely supported . Oatmeal , both old and new , on the contrary , has continued to meet a

      ready sale ; but , for the latter aott , it waB necessary to . submit to rather lower prices . Old Oats sold steadil y * at fully late rates ; but new were not much inquired for , and the turn cheaper . Only a limited amount of business occurred in Wheat at our market , thiB morning ; but the best runs of Irish , fully recovered the deoline noted on this day ge ' nnisht , and wo raise onr quotations accordingly . For i lour tne demand continued languid , tho sales effected l > eing of a retail character ; and a ted . uetion . af 6 d . to is . ner sack must be noted on all but the very finest i

      qualities of Irish new . Old Oats oommanded ^ a »« sale , at former prices ; but new , with * ^ » J inquiry , must te qaoted \ d . per 4 &lbs . lower . UW Oatmeal was free Bate , at fully lab iates ; and new was in fair request at 243 , to 24 s . 6 d . per 2401 bs ,

      Market Intelligence.

      MARKET INTELLIGENCE .

      Untitled Article

      _ October 19 , 1844 . THE NOUS HERN STAR 7

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 19, 1844, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1285/page/7/