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      REPEAL ASSOCIATION—Mom > at , Oct . 28 . " -The usual weekly meeting of tfce Asssciation was held this £ ay in the Conciliation Hall . The chair was taken by J 1 Arabia , Esq .. iord Mayor elect Mt MAT 2 . 1 CB O'COSXEJ . l . handed In £ 4 from Preaton , England , and then broaght un ^ er the consideration of the Association the conduct of certain Repeal Wardens in London , irho bad entered a meeting held in that city in a state of intoxication , and -when requested by their fellow wardens to retire , behaTed in a most ¦ unbecoming manner . It "would be , he said , inconsistent vith the roles of the Association to allow snch a gross breach of discipline to pass unnoticed . Be , therefore , felt it hi& duty to move that the names of tbe "wardens in question be struck off the boobs of the Association . Mr . CLE 34 ESTS seco : Atd the motion , and stated that

      Ike committee , after a patient and searching intestigafion iBto tie facts the case , came to tfce unanimous ^ osclasion that the individual * " relented to merited txpnMon from the society . Cspt . BB . ODERICE . after handing in siveral remittances , ennounced teat f be retBms from the registries had been most satisfactory , and he considered that if the people followed np the blow which had been so happily struck , ihty votild be in a position at the next general election t > retnin snch a nnniber of Repeal members as -would give a preponderating isflaence to their party in the House of Commons . He considered any man that neglected te register as an enemy to gib country . Catholic emancipation was the xeniJt of tie Clare flection , and that fact ought to yrove to the people the necessity for exertion . If they were able to return a band of determined men to Parliament , it would moat nsquestioB&bly give an irresistable impulse to their canst-.

      The Honourable Mr . HrTCHlxsos handed in £ 15 from Liscarrol { county C-. rk ) - and read a communication which accompanied the remtfssce . The letter called on the aristocracy " to take the places of honour in the patriotic asitation which was being carried on for tbe restoration of She Eationality of tiieir native eonalry ; il ttey < lid k > , they -jronld receive Use warmhearted blessings of tbe people at large , and entitle themselves to the eTerlasiiug gratitude of a generous nation . " He ( Mr . Hutchinson ) would re-echo the sentiments centain « d in the letter he bad just read to the meeting . He would a > k the aristocracy , were they English or Irish—were they fish or flesh ? -Now was the time for thfcm to be np and stirring —( bear , btar ) . He would call emphatically on lbem to consider serionsly

      the actual condition of their country , and what might xesul : from Its continuance in that state . England , he was awara , was smiling at the puny t Sorts of thess gentlesien to shake eff their foolish prejudices . Such he knew were the private sentiments of every Englishman , but he knew they dared no ' , giro utterance to tbeiH in pnblle- "Ktsi did ihe orjectien of tbe srisloeraey to j -in iLem amount to ? Why . this , " "We hold yonr cpiii jbs , bnt yet we cannot follow th ' in . " He regretted tlat the state of his health would oblige him to winter iii Fiance , and he could assure the meeting that it was to him a source of bitter mortificatien to leave the country ai this peculiar jnnctnre . Althonsh ,

      fcoBcTS , he xronld not be present in prepria personm , he would be in spirit , and be trusted thai every litter he read from Ireland would give him assurance of tbe persevering and nntirla ; exertions of the Irish people in their present gloriou 3 career—( lend cheers ) . Under tbe leadership of Mr . OConnell they had nothing to fear . Having every ctnfidence in his wisdom and discretion , he would caution his countrymen against being led away by any sloe-winded doctrines "which might be propounded to them . He would be wanting in courtesy if be departed without tendering to the Asiociation his unfeigned gratitude for the kindness they bad shown him sinoe his accession to their ranks .

      The Hon . Gentleman , on resuming bis seat , was most goUiusuBlicallj cheereflr Mt JL OC 0 S 3 £ ll moved the thanks of the Association to the Hon . G . H- Hntchinson . Captain Be . odeb . ick seconded the . motion , which passed with acclamation . The Hon . ( x . H . BrxcBiNSOX acknowledged the compliment . Mi . ii . O'CossEi-i . rose to bring under tbe notice of tbe Association a commnnication he had received from the ReV- D » Heame , of Manchester , directing attention to tbe spread of Rikbonism in that town . The letter contained the following passagt : — " I do net know what to do with the Repeal room in Salford -, it is giving me more trout-1-3 than all the other wards . The anecdote

      lold in tbe Association by Mr . W . J . 0 Connell a few meetings back , of a Ribbonman being ducked in a pool of water in this town , has no foundation in fact : be mnst have dreamed it . Tbe other statement , ' that in consequence there tras not a Hibboaazan in Maadtieste * , * is iquslly incoweet 1 feas there are man ? , and among the R . p--3 lera , too . Indeed , 1 have bwd the r . ame tf one who was about to go is a deputy to a meeting * f delegates ( Rib"bonmen ) , to be held in the neighbourhood of Belfast , I have been battling with th ^ t society for the last nineteen years in this locality . I know no worse enemies of Ireland than tbe Riibonmen . Tbej arc , I am told , very strong in Liverpool , under the name of ' Hibernian Societies , ' Friendly Brothers , * ic . The association

      would be doing no little good by Bending -over a commission to Liverpool , Manchester , Glasgow , and the neighbouring towns , to inquire into the existence and uaturj of such societies . 1 believe the Ribbon infatuati # n in Irds ^ . d to be principally kept np by » npp ] ies from tt " conntry . 1 would Iced * 1 my assistance to such a commission . * ' Whilst on this subject , he ( Mr . O'Connell . would call the attention of the ctiz ^ ns of Dublin to the fcet that there were it this moment emiaszies going a-txmt seeking to entrap them into becoming members of tiis nEfarifus system , He held in his hand a satisfactory proof of the characters of the demons to which tt bad alluded , and the chss to which they belonged An individual , who represented himself as " William TJjjle . had been in tbe custom of frequenting a certain publie-b&nse , and there infusing , bis persidous doctrines into the minds of those wbo were so nnfortnnate as to meet with him . One evening lust

      "wetk this wretcbj forgetting himself , he supposed , Inckily enough for tbe people , got drnnk , and when leaving the house te dropped that document . The honourable gentleman here exbiVite-d to the meeting a document , which appeared to be a cert . flsate of the admission of the individual in question as tn . Orangtman , and bore date Jnly 13 , Is 4 i . It was decorated ¦ with orange and blue li ^ bons , and bore the signatures of tbe grand master and deputy grand master of the lodge . It appeared that tbe person ' s nime was Philips , and not Boyle , as he state-i ; and that be came from the uorlb cf Irtltn . 'i . Tbe production of "the document created the greatest sensation . Mt . O'Connell then proceeded to dwell at considerable length on the folly of JKHTJg such societies , tnd the great jrvils ¦ which they would necessarily ii-flAct en the country . He eonclu-Jed a powrrfnl address , amidst lond Cheers .

      The meeting wss subsequently addressed by several gentlemen , who banded in contributions ; and at the termination ol the proceedings Mr . M . O'Connell announce } the rent for the we * k to amount to the sum of £ * 75 15 s . 3 d . —Uond cheers ) . The meeting then adjourned .

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      In the chair , Mr . T . Daly , R . W . and V ., after alluding to the question of Federalism , repudiated the idea of OToanell deluding the people , and said the time for Buch a game had gone by . If it were possible for the leaders to forsake the cause , the people would march without them . Messrs . Eeiney and Harris then addressed the meeting . Twenty-six were enrolled a 3 associates . Thomjs S . Dcncombs's Wabd ( xate Clerked ; - "well Wabd ) . — On Sunday evening last , a numerous and respectable meeting of this ward was held at ' . he Two Brewers , Vine-street , Clerkenwell Green , Mr . T . 0 . C&llaghan in the chair . Several persons addressed the meeting , and twenty were enrolled .

      Farkisgdos Wabd . —Union Arms , Holborn Hill , Mr . M . P . Haynes , R . W . and V . in the chai-. He addressed at great length upon the subject of Federalism . Mr . J . S . O'Gorman also addrefsed the meeting . Before the meeting concluded Mr . Haynes was requested to allow his opinions on tho subjects of Repeal and Federalism to be printed . In answer bfi Said that he ha . d not finished his enquiry into _ the = e subjects , but a « soon as ha bad done so he intended to submit them in a printed form to the public . Saveral were enrolled . Mr . John Lindsey will preside on Sunday next . The meetings for nex : Sunday , Monday , and Tuesday , aTe vhe same as last week .

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      Public Exposrai a Wage "" Man . Contim . jh . ly Bawls for High Wages , Cheap Bread , and Plenty Te do "—The Committee of tfie Associated Journejmen Block Printers deeply regret that they are necessitated to make this public exposure of an employer of a portion of their body ; but bis conduct in t-e king his ottn advantage to the detriment and injury of his brother masters , and at the serious cost of his mpn , leaves bo alternative , li o step has not been determined on until every other meanB hays bean tiled , and failed , to cause justice and right to be done . TVe have ¦ waited on him ; reasoned with him ; expostulated with him ; showed him the monstrous injury he was irflicting on thfa trade in general ; the undue and impioper advantage be was striving t )

      possess over the rest of the master printers ; the severe tax on the income of the worker that he va ^ the author of , witbour one particle of benefit to the wearer of tbe fabric made more valuable by thebliclt printers * labour : all this we have , in a spirit of kindness and proper respect , made fully apparent , in the hope that each proceeding would lead the employer in question to do justice to those wbo earn A / 5 livelihood as well as their own , and prevent the necessity of a publ c appeal against practices ruinous to the best interests of tbe trade—The employer in question is Mr . RlCHAUD Dewhibsi , of Aspley . Endiie-sfleld . For tbe last four years he has been papist Uss for his irork than any other employer in England . AH other masters pay according to a list of prices agri e 1

      on bet we- n the masterB and the men ; and Mr . D £ Whirst is the only man out of the whole number of them that s ^ tks to il defraud the labonrer " of that which is bis full due . —As before stated , we kave tried ev * ry qaiet and reasonable means other than this , to prevail on him to act with uprightness towards his fellow masters and the men tfeose labour has made him what be is . Deputation after deputation have waited on him ; and , in the beginning of September last , he p edged his icord thai on the jits ! day of October ( the present month J ,-he tr-ow'd pay the pace . He kept His promise for one "week . He paid his men the prices , which , as a fair and honest employer , he ought to have paid for the lasi four years : but at tbe end of a week , he

      intimated to his " hands ih , it tht-y an » V either take the old unfair prices , er leave his employment How tsnts- ' ar ' Dg bis conduct ! Convinced by onr representations of tbe unfairness of bis proceeding , he , in a moment when the better feelings predominated , PROMISED to -di > as his brother tradesmen were doingpay a fair price f * r the labour of the " hands' he employed . When obliged , by a feeling of honour , to act up to that promise , his sordid cupidity could not brook it He had for four years been putting into his awij pocket what should have gone into the bellies or on to tbe backs of his workmen ; and he could not forego tbe " wages of iniquity . " Fogetful of the terrible denunciation of Holy Writ , that " cursed is he that defracdeth the labourer of his hire , " he " returned

      like a dog te his vomit , " and sought to continue a practice alike disgraceful to him as a man , dishonourable as as employer , aad unfair as a competitor . The worst of the matter is , that no one but himself receives even the appearance of benefit from his dishonourable conduct . Thengh the reduction in the price or itbfcur tbai he enforces makes it rerlons mutter for the men , yc ; H nas bo little effect on tbo total coat of the fabric , that it would not amount to half a farthing a yard . No one but himself , therefore , can pocket the proceeds of the " defraud , " andac * RSE must attach to every stiver be so disreputably becomes possessed of . And this man is a v olsnt Corn Law Rapealar fotsootb ! He is a bawler for extended commerce , to secure " High Waxes , cbeap bread , and plenty to do'T Ho mhires

      great prttensions as a " friend of the working man . " It is the woilnnan ' s interest bs has at heart ! It is for him that tie wubes to procure a big and cheap loaf ! Wouid it not be better that this aiming " friend " should give ms workmen what they are fairly ai ; d justly entitled to ? 13 ii honest on the part of a " big ioaf' man tail for tbe s ^ ke of the workmen !) to try to make tbe present small ioaf of his own liv ; ng-eamer " a smaller than fairness would iet it be ? lo this patriotic or jus ;? Is this tbe way that Mr . Dewhirst evinces the sincerity both of bis own and Mb party ' s outrageous professions of sympathy and love for the weaitbprodqeer ? Though he may like a " big loaf" for himself , should be be allowed to increase its s- ' rw by

      filching the crumbs from the table of his ' hands , " aud ont of tb& moatbB of tbe children wh ^ are to form the next generation ? Snonld the working Block Printers ef Mr . D whirst a ' oi . e go abort of their fair proportion of " food , " that he may np heap wealth , and have his table well-filled ? Ib it right that he alone should cause a " scarcity" in the homes of the toilers , that his " supply" may be " abundant" ? Or oujht nut pub . ic opinion to be brought to bear on sach a man , tni be and bis practices scorned , despised , and detested , until be learns to do justice , and foregoes the ungodly gains sacked by the miquiiy of " defraudinsr the labourer' ?—On behalf of tbe B »; k Printers ' Trade , Thos . Graham , ScC—Huddersfleld , October 28 t ' i , 1 £ 44 .

      Knarbsbro' Wsaybrs—The weaversnre demanding an advance « f ira ^ es , or rather a retnrn to the wages pa > d in 1 £ 42 . If the demand is not complied Tr ite , a general turn-out is expected to take place immediately . ; ENTItLD . GLORlOrS TRIUUPH OF PEMALE Factory "Workers — A turn-out of all the powerloom weavers oi Henderson and Co ' s . factory took place on the 11 th of September , for an advanee ol wages , equal to what was paid in 1842 . On the 8 th of October Henderson Beni for the weavers to come again to their work , and be wonld give them equal to what he had ; taken from them in th 3 t yecr . On these conditions ' they returned to their work . The day following false fuarier glasses were introduced , that would cheat the

      weavers of one pick and upwards in each quarter of an inch . This was immediately detected by the weavers ( females , no men being employed ) , they having ' correct glasses in their own possession ; and the trick was no sooner detected than they again struck . They stood out three hours , and resolved to return , and every one give a fortcight ' a notice . The moment they resumed their labour , the bind-bearted t-yena , alias Calvert , the overlooker , discharged a number of these "who bad taken tbe most active part without giving any notice . ' B-Azi Smith was one of the discharged , when her , sister Maria immediately said , " if my sister can j bs aent home by you without notice , I have a ' rigl , t to leave without notice . What is sauce for the goose is also sauce for tfee gander ; " and she

      accordingly left Fe 7 eral others left also . In a few days after , summonses were issued against them to appear at Blackburn to answer to the charge of leaving their work without notice , and depriving the Enfield cotton li rla ( who are more bated and despised by the workies than Bselzebnb himself ) of robbing them for another fortnight witb false glasses . Tha day for hearing the case arrived , and the parties appeared , defended by Mr . Hallstall ; Mr . Backhouse , of Blackbum , appearing for tbe masters ; and a mere disgracefcl c » se never was brought before tbe magistrates . CalvertBtood aghast ; Hendereonlooked dumbfoundered ; their solicitor , Mr . Backhouse , writhed and squalled ont this " would never have been the case , but that

      they had been excited to this step by one of tkjse idle demagogues who go np and down the country Betting men against their masters , and living upon the money . '" Bravo ! he forgot that the defendants were not men , but women , and of tbe right scrS to , wbo wanted no " demagogues " to teach them that a false gl& * s that would take from them a pick in every quarter , was four picks in an inch , it 144 picks to tte yard , or 4 , 320 picks in one piece of thirty yards long . The case was fully established for the female workers , and the masters signally defeated . The days of tyranny are numbered , and the labourers , both male and female , have determined to be slaves no mere .

      ashtos-cnder-Ltne . —Power-Loom Weavers . —The power-loom -weavers of this town are at present in a very unsettled state . On Friday evenisg , a me * tmg of -weavers was held in thB Chartist Associa tion Boom , when parties -were appointed to form a committee to get up a public meeting to consider ¦ what steps shall be adopted to obtain an advance upon the present prices . 0 LDHA 1 L— TEBMINATIOU OP THE TWBJi-OTJT AT Wbbnsth Mill . —Tbe turm- * at of the spinners and self-acting minders in the mployment of Mi . Daaitl Dronsfleld , master spinner and manufacturer .. Werncth Mill , terminated on Friday last , the natter having acceded to the demand of the operatives—an advance of 2 d . per 1 . 000 banks .

      BrocsJ-oni . —Tbe Factory Operatives—It was announced in the Cruardian of Saturday , that the masters had agreed to allow tbeir bands , from the highest to the lowest grade , a uniform advance ol five per cent , npon their then rate of wages . It seems , however , that the hands generally are very much dissatisfied with the amount of this advance . They allege tti »* < when fte routeri seek for ana nuke &

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      reduction , Ibey do not limit themselves to five per cent . ; and they require that the same latitude should beMlowed onthaotfee * side . Certain it is , that they seom disposed to persevere in their demand for a greater advance ; for on Monday evening a meeting of power-loom weavers was held in the Ball ' s Head , Market-place , to -devise means to effect that object We are informed that , at the end of last week , some of the masters did not even give notice of any rise at all , as was genwaMy understood , -would everywhere be the case . —Manchester Guardian .

      Stike among Hakd loom Weavers at Glasgow . —We regret to find , that in consequence of a dispute betwixt tbe hand-loom weavers and their emplojers , in this city , not fewer than seven hundred of the former are , at this moment , going idle . Of the nature of the quarrel which has arisen betwixt tbe masters and the workmen , we know nothing , beyond wbat was stated at a meeting of the latter , held in Nelsou-street Chapel , on Friday evening . Mr . Robertson , who -vraa on this occasion called to tho chair , tfiplained that the "weavers hud addressed a circular to their employers , craving an advance of ninepence on the piece of aixty yards . This circular , he observed , not being satisfactorily answered , a second was served upon the masters , in which it was Btuted , that if the

      advance was no * , agreed to , those who refused would , on Monday , the 7 th current , " biz ^ rd the loss of their workmen . " Two firms , namely , those of Messra Gilmour and K « rr , aud Messrs . Dtvid M'Michael aDd Co ., advanced sixpence on the piece of sixty yards , but tbe others did not follow their example . Tbe workwen of Mr . King , not fi- ^ ding their wishes complied With struck work ; when certain other manufacturers gave notice , that unless Mr . King ' s men returned , they woold , on the following day , tura out all their hands . In consequence of this intimation , a meeting of the operatives was held , when it was resolved , that as Mr . King ' s men had left off work without the advice or request of the general bjdy , " they Itft them at liberty to return to their employment as soon as they pleased . " Tbis resolution was not considered satisfactory to the masters , and five firms turm d oat all their weavers , to the uumbe * of 700 . In this

      state of matters , the public meeting of toe factory weavers , to which we have referred , and at which the above statement was made , was held o » i Friday evening , when resolutions were carried to the effect that the dismissal of the men for not exercising a power over Mr . King ' s men which tbey did not possess , was shameless , tyrannical , and cruel ; that the factory weavers , being miserably underpaid , were entitled to an advance ; that the general body of the weavers were uneoncernetj in the strike of Mi . King ' s men , and had no controul over them ; and that , " as those weavers who bad been ferced out of their employment were willing to return to tbsir work , if permitted ( leaving King ' s men to be guided by their own judgment ) , tbey were not blameable for being idle , but were compelkd to be so by the will of manufacturing capitalists : and they a n sequently deemed it a duty to make immediate application to tbe authorkits ol tha city for employment . "Glasgoic Aigus .

      Du . ncosibe Testimonial—The Central Committee of Trades , &c , met at tiiville House , Leicester Square , on Wednesday evening , OU ^ ber 30 tb , Mr . Grassby in tbe chair . Mr . Conolly reported that tbe tin pl .-ite workers bad determined to tnfee up the question . Mr . Nicholson , engineer , hansel in £ 1 3 ? . 3 . ' , I , first subscription ; Mr . G-aorge Fiewitt banded in * £ 2 from the city dirisien of farriers ; Mr Norni . m announced the receipt of £ 6 10 a , per Mr . E Iginton , as tbe subscription of the corh-cutters of Djnfermline ; a letter was read from Mr . John Liddle , from the edge tool grinders of Sheffield , enclosing £ l ; J Hutchi ; son , E * q , Highbury , handed in £ 1 Is . ; J . R Parsons , E-q , Raymond's Buildings , £ l 1 * . Ssve al comtuunica' . ions were read of a hithly enconr ^ eing character .

      Buncombe Testimonial—A pubh ; meeting was held at the Victory Inn , Merton . Surrey , on Tuesday evening , in aid of this object . The meeting was presided over by Mr . Harding , and was addressed by Messrs . Dile , Hook , M'Grath , Stonehill , Slater , Wbeeler , and H » y . A committee was appointed to receive subscriptions , and £ 1 17 a . Cd . was subscribed in the room . Wakepield . —Tbe unemployed Miner * beg to acknowledge the following sums : —From Gildersome £ 2 Is 6 d ; Beeston £ l 8 s (' . } 1 ; Rotbwcll 11 s 3 AH ; Cburwell £ 1 12 *; Adwalton £ 1 53 » d . MR . Swallow , during the last month , has been holding a series of successful meetings at Halifax , Denb » lme , Clifton , Height Hill , Elland , &c . &c .

      Bochdale Miners . —Wm . Dixon , of Manchester , delivered a lecture to the Miners of tbe Rochdale district , < . n the afternoon of Monday last , in tbe large room , of Amen Corner Inn . The room waa filled in every part by an attentive audienea . Mr . Dixon ' s subject was the " past history and future prospects of tbe Miners' Association . " Tbe speaker spoke upwards of two hours , and was listened to throughout with tbe most marked attention . At tbe cloBe tbe thanks of tbu Rochdale Miners were giveu to Mr . Dixon for bis past and present labours in the Miners' cause . Mr . D . briefly acknowledged tbe compliment , and moved tbe thanks of the meeting to tbe Chairman , which was awarded unanimously .

      The General Delegate Meeting or the Lancashire Miners will be beld on Monday next , NoveinVtr 4 th , at the Albion Inn , Market-place , Hyde ; chair to ba taken at eleven o ' clock in the forenoon . The Mirers of the Asbton District are Tispectfully requested to assemble near tbe Asbton station to receive W , P . Roberts , E » q ., who will arrive by the twelve o'clock train , Manchester . A public meeting will afterwards take place in the Market-placr , Hyde , which willbe addressed by W . P . Roberts , H « q and several accredited agents of the Miners' Aaeociation . The levy , inducing Liw Fund and General Contribution is one shilling and sixpence per member . The Miners' Conference will be held at the hou&eof Mr . William Potter , the Grifiiu Inn , North-Kate , Wakcfield , to commence on Monday the 4 ; h day of November .

      The Ntxr Delegate Meeting of the Miners of Yorkshire , will be beld at the above house , ou Monday tbe 4 th of November , to commence at nine o ' clock in the morning .

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      OPENING OF THE NEW ROYAL EXCHANGE . Tbe new Royal Exchange of London was opened ou Monday List , by tbe Queen in person . The day was observed as a general holiday , and on no previous occasion has tbe metropolis presented a more brilliant appearance . At eleven o ' clock , her Majesty and Prince Albert left Buckingham Palace iu the state carriage , drawn by eight cream-coloured horses , preceded by six of tbe royal carriages , each drawn by six hores , and containing the principal members of the hotiehold , who usually attend the Queen ou State occasions . The r » yal cortege proceeded along the parks , through Pall Mall , Cockspur-street , Cbsuring-croBS , the Strand , Fleet-Btreet , Ludgate-hill , St . Paul ' s Churchyard , and Cheapside , to tbe Royal Exchange , amidst a concourse of countless thousands vrbo thronged the whole line of

      tho procession . The spectacle was a splendid and interesting ona Tbe procession was joined at St . James's Palace by the carriages of the Ambassadors , Foreign Ministers , and British Cabinet Ministers ; and at Temple-bar by the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City , and other civic functionaries ; and arrived at the Royal Exchange soon after twelve o ' clock . Her Majesty and suite then went over the building . In tbe Throneroom , a suitable address was presented to her , to which she nude tn appropriate reply . A sumptuorM banquet was afterwards served up in tb « Subscription Room . After the dejeuner , each of the guests was presented with a commemorative medal . At half-past two o ' clock , hex Majesty and suite left tbe banfoattingroom , and returned in procession to Buckingham Palace ,

      KOTAL EXCHANGE . —DKEADFPL ACCIDENT . — Crowds of persons , on Tuesday , thronged the vicinity and entrances of the building , in expectation , that tbe public would be admitted to view the apartments in

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      ¦ which the ceremonial of Monday took pUce . But the answer to tho many applications on the subject was i statement to the effect that the public would be admitted on Wednesday , Thursday , and Friday ; but whether this would be by tickets , or to the public indiscriminately , had not yet been decided upon . A very serious accident happened on Monday afternoon at tbe Exchange / during the period of her Majesty ' s presence there , although nothing was said of it at tbe time . It appears that one of the men who had the care of the flags on the roof of the edifice lost his balance , and fell headlong through two sky-lights , alighting on one of the staircases . His injuries were so severe , that it was at first thought that be was killed on the spot : but on his being removed to St . Bartholomew's Hospital it was found that be was still alive , although in a coadition which leaves little hope of his recovery . A curious and

      somewhat amusing incident occurred in the Strand on Monday , during the passing of the royal procession . It is usual on all such public occasions to have many of the police stationed in different parts of tbe streets dressed in coloured clothes , iu order tbe more effectually to keep an eye ujioa thieves and pickpockets . One ot these nun had discovered a common thief in tbo act of picking the pocket of a student of King's College , and took him into custody . At the same moment , as some of the constables wbo were keeping the line were about to pounce upon him , tbe latter , mistaking their brother officer in coloured clothes for a friend of the tbief ' s who wished to rescue him , began to belabour him witb their staves ; and it was xxo % until after he bad received several very severe blows on tbe head that be succeeded in making them believe that he was what be represented himself . The tbief was , however , secured , and taken to the station .

      Fail ^ worth . —The Brutal Poor Law . —A correspondent sends us the following additional illustration of the " Condition-of-England Question . " A woman named BeUy Berry , the wife of Samuel Berry , ha . ii , owing to her poverty , been in the habit of having a paruchial ordor for medical attendance at the time of her accouchmeat . On the lGch ult ., being near her time of confianment , she applied to tbo overseer for the usual ordnr , whioh was refused , ho referiiig to the relieving officer . This functionary also refused her . She then applied to Mr . Maude , the magistrate at the ftcw Bailey , Manchester , — which application occasioned her a walk of ten

      miles . Mr . Maudo directed her to apply to tho Board of Guardians . Sho did not make this last application : indeed she had not time , for the day following her confinement took place . She then eunt tor the medical gentleman who had attended her in several of her confinements ; but he , having an unsettled account against the husband , refused to come . She was accordingly delivered by an elderly woman , her only assistant , and died in about three hours after from homorrhage . The following Monday an iiiquoat was held , when a verdict was returned to the effect— ' * That &he died in consequence of hemorrhage , and a want of proper necessaries . " The infant died ia about , a week alter its cruelly-treated

      mot nor . Rochdale a . nd Middleton . —The Anti-Poor Law Sthuogle . —Tiie overseers of the respective townships composing the union , received their mandate from Soraeraet House , on Saturday last , for putting this law into force . It wa 9 dated October 25 th , 1844 , and consisted of three documents , two printed and one writton ; the first two were signed , I ^ dm . W . Head and G . C . Lewis , and the last had E . Chadwick , secretary , attached lo it . Mr . Ghadwick ways , or rather writes , that " for your information I am direoted to state , that according to the provisions of the statute , this order will coino into operation fourteen days after its being issued , and from that time it will not bo lawful for the

      churchwardens and overseers of the township of Castleton ( ag the caeo may be ) to interfere in any way in iho relief of the poor of that township , except in Qaees of iudden and urgent necessity , but the entiro administration of suoh will henceforth devolve upon tht board of guardians of the Rochdale union , wherein tho township of Castleton is comprised . " One of tho documents is rather lengthy , and contains rules for the guidance of the guardians . The 27 in article states , " That we do further order and direct that tho said guardians shall , within twenty eight day << from the date hereof , appoint treasurer , medical officer , relieving officers ; " so that in one month from last Friday , it ia intended that this bill shall como iuto full operation in the Rochdale Uuion .

      . Ihe Pooh Law Guardians . —On Monday night , the Poor Law Guardians met at the Roebuck Inn , Kochd&le , for the purposo of considering what plans should be adopted to proveut the introduction of the Nuw Poor Law into the parish . All tho Guardians Were present , with tho exception of one or two , as R ' t'll as tho overseers of each township . It was at last decided , that a memorial should be presented to Sir Jame . s Graham , and that evt ry rate-payor in the Union should bo afktd to pign it ; and that , moreover , the names of those should bo taken who are farourablo to tho now laW , as woll us of those who are inutral . This will be a' laborious worK , on aocount of the extent of tho Union , which reaches from Blackstono Edge to Bacup , and from Todmorden to Trubsmithy .

      -. Public Meeting at Middleton—Oa Monday evening last , a public meeting oV tho ratepayers of Middleton , convened by ih < i constables in pursuance of a requisition Mgncd by }'>() ratepayers , was held in tho Assembly Room , at the Old Boar's Head , to consider what means should be adopted to oppose tho introduction of tho New Poor Law into that township . Tho meeting was announced to tako place at half-past seven o'clock . At eight o ' clock tho room was moderately filled ; aud Mr . Richard Halsail was called to tho chair . He read the notice convening the meeting , and said tho ov rseers of Rochdale had received instructions that , in fourteen days , the New Poor Law Bill would bo enforced in that Union , and when it got 60 near a * Rochdale , there was

      no telling how soon it might bo brought to Middleton , so that there was no tim-i to be lost in taking measures to oppose its introduction . After a few other remarks , Mr . Halsail sat down . Mr . Thomas Wild then addressod the meeting , and concluded by proposing a resolution in opposition to the introduction of the New Poor Law Bill , which was seconded by Mr . William Lancashire and carried . Mr . John Huddart said he had been to Rochdale that day , and had boon told the New Poor Law would be put in force there very shortly , for the overseers were to give over allowing out-door relief on Friday week . Ho would propose the second

      resolution : — " That the introduction of the Now Poor Law would be injurious to the inhabitants of Middloton . " Where it had been put in force , it advanced poor rates » ne-fourth ; he was surprised the muiisters of the Gospel did not come forward and assist them to upset buch an odious law , as they did when tho Educational Bill was rejected . The speaker repeated tho law of Moses , and condemned the New Poor Law as being worse than any thing ever proposed iu any country . The motion was seconded and carried . A committee of five persons was afterwards appointed to take further steps to oppose the introduction of the atrocious law .

      Dfptford . —Defeat ok a Church-bate . —An attempt was last wtek made in the parish of St Paul ' s , Deptford , to impose a Church Rate on the inhabitants , which resulted in the complete discomfiture of the pro-Church party , the numbers beini > a , t tho close of the poll For tho rate , 380 ; against it , 6 ^ 8 ; majority , 25 J Manchester . —Oa Monday evening , a public meeting of the ratopaycrs and burgessos of the New Cross Ward was held in the largo room of the Green Dragon Inn , in Jtrsey-streot , for the purpose of hearing tho views of Mr . Hewitt , the Chartist candidate . The meeting was addressed by Mr . Abel Hey wood , Mr . Hewitt , and other gentlemen . Several questions were as-ked by tho rate-payers iu

      reference to the financial affairs of the Borough , which Mr . H . answered , to the satistaction of all present . Mr . Hewitt , also said that if returned he should keep an account of his every vote , and his reasons for thoso votes , and at any time would bo rijady to meet the ratepayers of the War J ; and , if his votes and conduct did not agree with their opinions , he would resign his trust . Mr . Hewetfc answered every question put to him to the entiro satisfaction of all present—except , * ' Debt Paying Murray , " who asked him whdt he had done towards the incorporation of the Borough . Mr . Hewitt said "Nothing . '' In fact , he was opposed to the incorporation . Then , said Murray , striking his hand on a table , you shall not have my vote . Alas poor fellow ! he has not a vote to give . Mr . Hewitt

      was then inovod and seconded by two burgesses as a candidate for the Ward , and , on being put to tho meeting , was carried unanimously . The thanks of tho meeting was given to the Chairman , and the meeting closed . On Tuesday evening , at eight o ' clock , another meeting of the rate-payers was held in the large room of the Heywood's Arms , Miles Platting . Mr . Allen was unanimously called on to preside . The meeting was addressed by Messrs . Leach , Dixon , Brophy , and Rankin . Mr . Proud moved , and Mr . Bradford seconded Mr . Hewitt , as a fit and proper person to represent the New Cross Ward in the Town Council , tho resolution was carried without a dissentient . Tbe thanks of the burgesses were then given to Mr . AlleD , and the meeting' separated .

      Capture op Three Sharks '—On Sunday last while some of the fishermen employed at Hood's Head fishery were drawing in their nets , they experienced , like the fisher in the Eastern tale , great difficulty iu bringing them to land . When their task was at length accomplished , the obstruction was found to arise , not from an iron casket enclosing a genii , but from a couple of young sharks which had got entangled in the meshes , and were making furious struggles to escape from the unwonted prison . Both measured upwards of seven feet in length . The stomach of one contained a grilse and a trout . After the oil had been extracted , tho carcases were removed to a field near Townhill Colliery to serve as manure . On the Tuesday previous , one equally large was caught ^ making three of these voracious and dangerous fish caught within tho week . —Berwick Advertiser ,

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      Defeat of the Anti-Corn Law League in Hobbury . —On Monday last , Mr . J . Harper , the Protectionist ( Advocate , visited our little village , for the purpose of delivering a lecture in favour of Protection to British Industry . Previous to the commencement of the meeting , the Freo Traders of Horbury secured the town's crier , and sent him round the village , stating that "all those who wish for law wages and a littlo loaf were to come to hoar Mr . Harper . ' *—This disgraceful conduct on tho part of the League , however , failed to have its de 3 ired effdot . Mr . George Foster was called to the chair ; a determined opponent to the lecturer , and the most partial chairman that ever presided over a pub'ic meeting he proved himself . Mr . Harper then spoke

      for twenty minutes , and was replied to by Me . Burrows , the intelligent ( 1 ) Free Trader . " Mr . Harper again spoke , his arguments eliciting the he arty ap lause of all the working mon . This was galling to the Free Traders , so much so , that one oi thorn , a Mr . Joseph Bailies , a peace preserver , repeatedly told the lecturer "that he wag ad -d liar , '— " that heought . to be kicked from tbe room , "that " if all were of his mind they would soon do it , & % ; this was about the most civil pare of the Free Trade constable ' s harangue , and in this course , he and his party proceeded , until they were groaned down by the great majority of the assembly . Mr . Burrows moved a resolution in favour of Free Trade , and Mr . Harper m <> ve . d an amendment in favour o (

      Protection ; this the impartial chairman said was not an amendment , and refused to put it until the indignation of the meeting was fully roused . At length the amendment wis put , aDd carried by an overwhelming majority . | A vote of thanks with three cheers was given for Mr . Harper , aud thus terminated one of the raoat disgraceful proceedings of the Anti-Corn Law League at Horbury , and a perfeot triumph of Labour over capital . Osseit . —Defeat of the Anti Corn Law League . —On Tuesday evening , Mr . Harper , of tha Auti-Leaguo , was announced to lecture on protection to British industry . As Ossett is one of the wdl-knojvn strong liolds ot the Freo Traders in tho . West Rvdiug , a strong opposition was expected . Bofore tho

      arrival of Mr . Harper and his friends , the chair had been taken by a Free Trader , who certainly at first manifested a disposition for anything but fair play . In the midst of oonsiderablo confusion on both sides , Mr . West made his appoarauce , and put iu his-claiin to be heard on the part of the working men . This was received by the workers with tremendous applause , which soon brought the Leaguers to their senses . It was then arranged that Mr . Harper should speak for an hour , and then any gentleman to reply for tweiity minutes . Mr . Harper then proceeded , amid grea' interruption from the Gentlemen Free Traders , * demonstrating the Eoundn ^ ss of the doctrine of protection , aad tracing consecutively the ruinous effects of each extension of commerce to the

      wonting classes . Mr . Burrows , of Horbury , for the Fi - eo Traders , jrose to reply , aud spoke at great length . Mr . Hi replied to Mr . B . combating thai gentleman's statements wkh much lact and ability . Mr . West nrxt presented himself as the representative of the working men , and said that the statements on bothisides were of the utmost importance to tho party lie belonged . It was cheering to find that the principles for which he had suffered were now beiug acknowledged by all classes in the state . Mr . Harper contended that all classes were protected but the working men , and that they ought to ba protected . Had not . that b . en the doctrine of the working men from time immemorial ? Mr . Burrows admitted that wages had been wofully reduced , but

      said that it was not to be attributed to Free Trade , because we never had it—wo were under a system of protection j but if we had not Fres Trade we had " extensions of commerce , " and monstrously increased exportatums of j manufactured produce . Ir , therefore , each extension ! was attended with a corresponding redaction of wajges , what a blessing it must ba to the working classes of the community to h * ve another oxtension in the shape of Free Trade ! and another reduction of wages to enable our manufacturers to undersell the foreigner iu the difF ^ renc markets of the world —Mr . West then weut on to show that wherever reductions had taken place , the liberal mouthing free traders Had always been the first to reduce . The leaguers vociferously denied this , and calied

      upon Mr . West to prove it . Mr . West then read the circular of [ Mr . Peel to the iron masters of Lancashire , calling on them to form a protection society , to resist the improper demands of the workmen . " Mr . Burrows isaid that was a monopoly . Well , said Mr . West , if it be a monopoly , it is one in which all the iron masters in Lancashire are united ; aud I their circular , which states that tbe masters have within themselves the power 10 resist tho improper demands af the workmen for wages or regulation—pnms that a full measure of protection ; is necessary . Mr . West nest read the exposure of Mr . Richard Dewhirst , of Huddersfield , by tfte journeymen blockprinters ; he ! was a great free trader ^ and

      yet was tho only one in the business who came out to reduce unnecessarily the wages of the man . Mr . Radley fallowed on the part of the League , and was replied to by Mr . Harper . Mr . West then summed up , and stated that he would propose a resolution—wheu the Chairman said Mr . West , as a Chartist , should not propose a resolution for the Charter in that meeting ; for if he did he would not put it . Mr . West said he was sorry for that , but he should , however , still persist in proposing a resolution ; fand if tho Chairman would not put it , he would move him out of the chair , and get another who would . Mr . Burrows then tried the " artful dodgej" of moving an amendment embracing the Charter as well as Corn Law Repeal .

      in order to catch tho votes of the working men . Mr . West ably exposed the dodge of the " cheap bread" hypocrites , anil in order to vmmistakeablj fl > or them , altered his resolution to the following : — " Tnat it is the opinion of this meeting that a Repeal of the Corn Laws , and the establishmmt of Free Trado principles , under the existing liabilities ot the country would be injurious to the interests of the middle and working classes . " After considerable contusion the Cnairman put the amendment , ' when the Free Traders , who wero in the front of the room , held up both the-ir hands . Mr . West ' s motion was then put ; which was carried by two to one . The Cnairman ! said he could not see—when Mr , Wesi said he would divide the room , and rushed to

      the eud where the working men wero , mounted on a form , ftnd gave three cheers ; but while ia tho act of ; doing so , a Leaguer attempted to drag him down , whoa the working men seized the asaailaut , and said they were men ; they would have no Wakefield jobs there ; and if any man attempted" to hurt Mr . West , or any other gentleman , they would knock his brains out . They would see fair play , | for they had had enough of : he " Maister * " and had always found them d—d rogues . The ILeaguera acknowledged they were dead beat , and that they only proposed the Charter to catch the votes from Mr . West ' s side to vote for a repeal of the Corn Laws . It is indeed one of the " signs of the times" that the League should bo defeated in their stronghold—Ossett .

      Emigration to the Tropics . —On Sunday evening last , tho Tropical £ ( nigmtioa Society held another meeting at the Partheniura , St . Martin ' s-lane . There wtro upwards of 200 persons present . Mr . Etzler delivered a lecture on the advantages of emigration to the tropics , recommending especially the Republic of Venezuela , as there the laud conia nothing ; it is free from taxation for fifteen years , and the members of the aeciety choose their own , magistrates and police . Ho also mentioned that the model of hia Agricultural Machine had arrived in London , and that ho should early next week start for Yorkshire , to lecture in the principal town ? . It was announced that sixty members had joined the society , taking ninety-one shares .

      Suicide . —On Friday morning , Mrs . Martha Hulmo , shopkekper , Ryccroft , was found in her bedroom , with hor threat cut , and quite dead . It appears that , for some time back , the deceased had been observedjto be labouring under great depression of spirits ; which was supposed to be owing to her having been unfortunate in business . Deceased has left nine children .

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      AT a moat numerous meeting of the Inhabitants of tho Town and Neighbourhood of Huddersfield , held at the Court-House , Huddersfield , on Monday , the 28 ' , h of October , 1844 , purs-uant to Public Notice , for the purpose of taking into Consideration the several Railway Communications to and in connection with the Town of Hudder » field now in contemplation , JOHN SUTCLIFFE , Esq ., J . P . in the Chair , It was moved by John Brooke , Esq ., seconded by Dr . Walker , and resolved unanimously ,

      First—That in the opinion of this meeting , tbe future prosperity of the Town and Neighbourhood of Huddersfield , depends upon the Town po . ^ sessing equal facilities by Railway communication with other Manufacturing and Commercial Places ; aud that if such facilities be not obtained , irreparable lrjjry to tha Trade , and serious inconvenience and dipnvations to the numerous and increasing population of the Distriet , will inevitably ensue . It was moved by William Brook , E ^ q , J . P .-seconded by JostPH Syk . es , Esq ., and resolved unanimously .

      Secondly—That the Manchester and Leeds Railway , by taking the circuitous route of the Todmordan Valley , and thence by Cooper Bridge , Wakefield and Normantou , instead of the direct line through Hudderffield , evidently was not formed with the intention of accommodating , or for the convenience of the town and neighbourhood of Huddersfield ; nor in the opinion of this meeting , ia guch Railway capable of affording ; nor could it , with the proposed Branch thereof to Huddersiidld , or by any other Branch to be made therefrom by that Company give those facilities , which the town and neighbourhood of Huddersfield requires . It wag moved by William Willass , Esq ., seconded by Thoma 3 Kilner , Esq ., and resoived unanimously ,

      Thirdly—That the proposed " Huddersfield and Manchester Railway" ( commencing at a Junction with the proposed Leeds , Dew 3 t > ury , and Manchester Junction Railway , thenco passing through Mirfield , Hudderafield , Marsden , and Saddleworth , and forming a Junction in the Town of Staley Bridge with the Branch now forming to that Town from the Sheffield , Ashton-under-Lyne , and Manchester Railway ) will not only shorten the distance from Huddersfield to Manchester by Thirteen to Fourteen Miles , as compared with the present Route by the Manchester and Leeds Railway , but also form one continuous Line of Railway Communication between those two Towns , and the extensive and populous intermediate Manufacturing Districts and Places now unprovided for . Ic was moved by Thomas Starket , Esq , J . P ., seconded by Willia . ii Barker , E ^ q ., and carried unanimously .

      Fourthly—That the proposed Loeds , Dewsbury , and Manchester Junctiop Railway ( commencing at a Junction with the proposed Huddersfield and Mancheater Railway , thence passing through Batley , BranclifFd , Morley , Churwell , and Beeston , to its Terminus at the jiint Station in Leeds , of tho Leed 3 and Bradford Railway , and of the proposed Leeds and Thirsk Railway , will not only shorten the distance from Huddersfidld to Leeds by eleven or twelve miles , as compared with the present route by the Manchester and Leeds Railway , but also form one continuous Line of Railway communication between these two Towns and the intermediate extensive and populous manufacturing Districts aud Places now unprovided for . It was moved by John Brooke , Esq ., seconded by C . S . Floyd , Esq ., aud carried unanimously .

      Fifthly—That in the opinion of this Meeting , it would conduofe to the adva-n . taj * e of the Tewn aud Neighbourhood of Huddersfield , it a direct line of Rtilway Communication be formed with the South , by a Route which , on examination , shall appear to be the best , tho mo * t direct , and accommodate the greatest number of the Population of the District . It was moved by Joh . v Bennett , Esq ., seconded by JostPH Ka . y , E-q ., and resolved unanimously . Sixthly—That this Meeting . having considered the relative claims of the Two proposed rival Railway Companies , the one called " Tne West Yorkshire

      Railway Company , in connection with the Leed 3 and Bradford and Midland Railway Companies , and the other called ' Tne Leeds and West Riding Junction Railways , " in connection with the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company , is of opinion that the proposed West Yorkshire Railway Company is entitled to the confidence and support of the Town aad Neighbourhood of lladdersficld : and this Meeting deprecates the present renewed attempt of a Manchester Directory to engross and controul the immense Traffic and extensive Railway Communications of the West Riding of Yorkshire .

      I ' , was moved by George Kinnear , Esq ., seconded by George He . nby Bkook , E .-q ., and resolved unanimously . Seventhly—Tfcat in the opinion of this meeting such proposed Three several Railway Companies , namely , " The HuddcrsfiVId and Manchester Railway , " " The Leeds , Dewsbury , and Manchester Junction Railway , " and " The West Yorkshire Railway , " with tbe contemplated Railway , to the South as mentioned in tno Fifth Resolution will be the best , calculated for the accommodation and to promote the interest of tho Town and Neighbourhood of Huddersfield , thereby giving to this district the required facilities of Railway Communications , as well locally as with tho Metropolis , and the other main Trunks of R-iilways throughout the Kingdom ; and also making the route through Huddersfield the direct and nearest line between Leeds and Manchester .

      It was moved by John Armit . vgb , Esq , seconded by Mr . William Moore , and resolved unanimously , Eighthly—That a Copy of the above Resolutions be inserted in each of the Newspapers published ia the Neighbouring Towns of Leeds , Bradford , and Halifax . JOHN SUTCLIFFE , Chairman . The Chairman having left the Chair , the Bame was taken by Thomas Starkey , Esq . ; when It was moved by C S . Floyd , Esq ., seconded by George Arwitage , Esq , and resolved unanimously , Tnat tke Thanks of this Meeting be given to the Chairman , for his ability and impartiality in the Chair . THOMAS STARKEY .

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      Leeds Corn Market , Tuesday Ocr . 29 . —The arrival of Wheat continues large : fair of other aticles . New Wheat has been in fair demand ; fine qualities fully support last week ' s prices ; the damp sorts little alteration . Fine Barley makes last week ' s prices , but tho damp qualities are rather lower . Oats rather dearer . Bsans Is . per quarter higher . the average prices of wheat , for the week ending October 23 , 1844 . Wheat . Burley . Oats . Rye . Beans . Peas . Qxs . Qrs . Qrs . Qxfi . Qxs . Qr » - 4674 ltOO 316 0 132 106 £ . s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ a . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . 2 6 10 | 1 15 4 | 1 2 6 0 0 0 1 13 4 1 15 10 }

      Leeds Woollen Markets . —There is scarcely so much doing in the Cloth Halls , at the present time , as there was a few weeks ago . The manufacturers , nevertheless , continue busy , and there is no perceptible increase in the stock of goods . In the best of seasons ; a slight depression is not unsual at this patt of tbe season , and , as the prico of wool keep 3 up , it is evident , that not only a large , but a profitable business is doing . Bradford Markkt , Thursday , October 31 . — Wool—There is not tho slightest improvement in the demand since our last , and what has changed hands

      during the past week is only in very small quantities , and at abou * . last week ' s prices . Yarn—The disposition to still further decrease the production is progressing , for the Spinners complain of the great disproportion in the price of Yarns with tho raff material , and unless the latter recedes to meet the Sp inners , it appears almost , certain that the operatives are likely to bo only very partially employed , whica is much to bo regretted . Pieces—If . anything , a little Kiore business has been done to-day , but tho prices are very discouraging , and will in no way tend to stop the progress of doing less , which is daily going on .

      Malton Corn Market , Oct . 26 . —We have a good supply of wheat and barely offering to tbi 3 day ' s market , but very short of oats . Wheat sola on much the same terms as last week ; fine barley rath , er dearer , inferior aame as last noted ; n oat 3 no alteration . —Wheat , red , new , 44 i to 18 i ; old , 50 s to 52 s ; white ditto , 50 ; to 54 s ; old , 52 s to 503 per qr . of 49 stones . Barley , 30 * to 33 * per qr . ot 32 st , Oats , 91 to 9 Ai ; old ditto , Hi per stone .

      WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET . Friday , Nov . 1 . —There is a good demand for Wheat at this day ' s market , and a small improvement in value has been realized for best samples . No material alteration in the value of other sorts . Barley has met a heavy sale at rather lower prices , but Oats and Shelling are in good request , at an advance of 6 d per load upon the latter . Beans is . per quarter dearer .

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      Repeal is Loh-Dos . —Thcesdat Morning , Oct . 31 st . —During the past week , the heads of nearly all the people in London hare been turned by the Qieen ' s Tisit to the City . But this did not prevent tne Repealers of London from assembling-in their wonted nnmbers . At all the meetings but one feelirig ¦ was expressed : a wish that her Majesty , instead of going in slate to open the Roval Exchange , had been aboni to proceed to Te- © pen tbfc Irish

      Parliament in College Green . The subject of Federalism still continues to occupy men ' s minds : bnt the Repealers hare not jet openly grappled with it , nor indeed in their private conTersationB do " they speak conclusively npon the matter . They all seem to be waiting for the plan of the Federalists ; and many of them are becoming annoyed at the delay which has taken place , and which seem 3 likely to be more protracted in the long promised manifesto . The ftrther explanation which Mr . O'Connell is to give 13 also waited for with intense anxiety . The more % rdent of the London Repealers are greaily irritated at the slightest possibility of a compromise , tod Etontly assert lhat to auj such step tney will gv ? e the most stienuons opposition , llanj of them triumphantly refer to the condnct of the Dublin Trades' " Union , some ten years ago , by whose

      unfiincbing political steadfastness O'Connell was compelled to a « itate the Repeal question against his own inclination . Similar will be the conduct of tens of tfconsands now ; and , if need be , the Repealers of Ireland will have a noble example set them in this regard by the Repealers of London . If silence is much longer continued , it will produce effects which certain parties perhap 3 little anticipate . I am right in saying that eren already there are multitudes who say , ** If Federalism is not Repeal , we -will h&Te nothing to do-with it -, and , if Ihe iwo are the same , why is eo much time and consideration required to explain tbe difference between them ! " The Tablet newspaper has de claTed for FedeTaK = m ; a conclusion at which it aTrived with far greater rapidity than it did when becoming an advocate for RepeaL of

      Sir . W . J . CCoNjiEiij Inspector General the Repeal "Wardens of London , is at present ill in Dublin-Si . Joss ' s Wood Wibo . —The wardens , Members , and aEEoeiates of tbis patriotic district entertained their senior warden , A , W . Hjde , Esq ., on Tuesday , the 22 nd inst ., to a public dinner held at Mr . Lemwi ' fi , Pi » aix TaTem , North-street , St . John ' s "Wood , for the purpose of presenting an * ddref £ , accompanied by a piece of plate , to that gentleman . The piece of plate was iTTery beaotifvJlj wrought silver ttlver , ot considerable T » lae . There vere EeTeral 5 nglishmen , present all Repealers , BMch formed a feature in the proceedings at once cratifying and enconraging . Mr . Hyde is an Irish Protestant , uxd a . gentleman of high literary attainments . The productions of his pen adorn our dramatic literature . Amongst the Radicals of Maryle-Jx > ne he is s great fayonrite .

      Da » Ghat's Wabp . —The nsual weekly meeting cf this ward 5 « sifiM on Sondaj '** &&& at the 2 r it « & Gaeen , Wlifeerese-tfree * , Mr . Joiw o-flwil

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      MONIES RECEIVED BY MR . O'CONNOR . EXECUTIVE . £ 8 . d . Huddersfield District , collected on Sunday , October 20 th 0 10 fi . Lockwood locality ... ... ... ... 0 ( 3 5 Almonbury o 10 o Huddersfield , 0 7 0 Half proceda , Hall of Science , after expences 2 3 0 Collected after lecture 0 15 0 J Honley locality 0 13 6 J . Hirat , Meltham 0 3 6 Half of proceeds of Mr . O'Connor ' s lecture at Bradford , after expences 1 6 6

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 2, 1844, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1287/page/8/