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      manufacturer ; ' . ind . hence depreciation ftnd . iepresiiwn in the trade . .. - ' , ' , .. .: l , ., - ;'¦ '• ,. i .- . .- - - .. -. ¦ , - < ,,. . Theobjtcti . of lheMIlwere three--flr « t 1 to do away witb the subcontractors ; ^ eeondly , to do away with ftane-rcati ; « nd thirdly / , to rtquira manufactures to make entry in < htir books if the wages . actually paid TheyUdbeen told that . lhej , would Sod a panacea for their grievance ! in tha repeal of the Corn Laws The repeal of the Corn Law , . however , had brought norelief ; « . 4 he . thought it would be easy to . show , that the adop ! twn of a system of free trate added infinite strenath to *^^!!^ *™**? ™ V » ilM challengeto tition

      compe . He had alread y shown that thehoslerv manufacturers of this country had been supplanted bj Saxon competition ; and , if free trade were adopted . it would be , still worse , for tlvete would tben be an entire absence of protection to their manufacturers .. What he ( S « rH . Halford ) aslced for on behalf of the stocking , makers was nothing more than fair play . He wanted them to be on an equal footiog with their Saxon compctttors . He believed that the main provir ' iiuof the bill were su : h as , would be found absolutely necessary ; but , being anxious that the subject should undergo the fullest consideration , and that nothing should be done rashly , ho should propose , if his bill was read a second time , to remit it to n select committee .

      Mr W . Ems said that such full evidence had already been taken on the subject , ' that ha saw no occasion for referringitto a select committee , !' , The distress of these unfortunate weavers was attributable to the state of their trade , rather thin to any circumstances which legislative i&tetferaice could obviate . . Bo slight amount of their misery , indeed , wng owing to their , own improvidence , to . the early marriages Into which they rushed without any means whatever of maintaining their pro . geny , the consequence of which was , a constant large increase Jo the " population connected with a branch of industiy , the demand for the " , products of Wtllcb . 80 far from extending , wi * diminishing . There were , ho doubt , abuses in the present system , but there were advnn . tagesinit which far more than counterbalancedtheevils

      . He denied that the middlemen were the exacting and oppressive p « sons described by the . honourable baronet As to the actual wages received by these operatives ; though , doubtless some braachss of the trade were very lowpaid , jet , on the other hand , there were branches of it which produced the operative , from , 15 s . to 253 , per week . The improvement of the condition of the operative classes rested for the most part with themselves : they would fiud no benefit from Jegiilative interference ; they must improve , they must elevate themselves ; they must abandon their reckless , improvident habits . The extinction . of the frame-rents proposed by hen . baronet , would ba most craelly to many induftriou » men who had purchased frames out of their former savings , and now made a little income ont of them . It was a defusiou

      to ' expect that any good could be derived from sending the btll to ' a committee . ; , \ The hon . member concluded by moving ; that the biU be read a second time that day six months . . " . "' , _ " " / . ¦ "" " '"'' . '¦' HrGiSBOKNRdidnot ' see how the house could obtain more'information than < t already possessed . The bill before the house was in truth , ' another factory bill , beine supported by those who had nndertaken-to show what was / ' a fair day ' s wages for a fair day ' s . work . " - ( Hear : hear . ) He admitted that it was sometimes necessary to makeup the wages of framework-knitters out of the rates . The real truth was that the " trade was so sxcessivcly overstocked that no improvement could be looked form the condibon of the knitters , except from thediminutaonofthtirnumber . AH the education grants , factory bills , and other measures of the same kind , including this hosiery bill , were , attempts to solve the same nn > hW

      ffittertotte -working classes had struggled manfully with their position , but he now saw the commencement of another state of things ; Persons from amontret the working classes had been found in all the hi ghest classes of society , including the bench and the walks of art arid science ; and he prayed the house to take care sot to interfere with the natural state of things . He called upon her Majesto ' s Ministers toexpress their views oh the question before thehouse . ' ' "'¦' .. Mr M . Gibsonroseabouthalf . past five to address the house , bathe was interrupted by ¦ : . ' Mr Greeks , who said that unless the house intended to divide that evemng , it was not desirable to proceed with the debate , as there was other business on the paper The debate was then adjourred until -Thursday . > The otherbnsiness on the paper was disposed of and the house adjourned at six o ' clock . ' .

      ( Frmour Semi Edition of laitweth ) - THURSDAY , Arm 29 HOUSE OF L 0 BD 8 . ~ The Mohet CtHis .-Lord BBonaHAHStated thattheexUting tightness of the moneymarket was very severely felt in Lancashire ' , where the manufacturers had large orders to make up from America , but were unable to do so from the high pries of money . He inquired whether Government was prepared to diminish . the evil and prevent a commercial crisis , by introducing a temporary' measure for the purpose of relaxing the operations of Peel ' s Act of 1844 . - ¦; . : ¦ .-. ¦ .. - ..- r - .. ; .: »¦ ... ' . . . . , ¦ The Marquis of Lamsoows * said , in answer , that Go-Ternmentbadhad the subject under its consideration , but he was pot prepared to saj whether it would adopt the coarse suggested . ' ¦ Lord AsBBBftxos said it would be better to have no currency law at all tban be expescd to such ' constant fluctuations . ••• ¦¦ - . .

      Imsh Poo * Law Bni—TheMarquis of Lmib » owne moved the second reading of the Poor Belief ( Ireland ) Bill . Having described the condition of Ireland as suffering under the infliction of thepotatoftUure , superinduced upm her habituaUj destitute state , the noble marquis explained the provisions of the bill , which he said he proposed , not as a remedy , but as a great palliative , and the only palliative that had been devised , of the evils under which Ireland was depressed . - The principle of the bill was not an absolute right of out-door relief , as had been thought by some , but a very modified system of out-door relief in food when the workhouses shall be full . The " noble marquis expressed a hope that , whatever alteration their lordships might think fit to make in the bill , they would not throw the wliole burden of the poor-rate In Ireland on the tenant , because he considered it would be most dasirableto remove the impression thatprevailed that absentee Irish landlords did not contribute to the relief of the poor in Ireland . ' ; '' '

      The Sari of Ciahcaiti moved , as an amendment , that the bill be read a second time that day six months . He objected to the rating divisions , to the increase of ex-offieio guardians and to other portions of this bill . The effect of the measure would be to destroy the feelings of obarity and humanity so remarkable in the Irish , and to substitute for it the cold , unfeeling relief ad . ministeredby relieving officers . It would also amount to a confiscation of property in that country . After same discussion the amendment was withdrawn and the bill read a second time . ' ¦ The Landed Property ( Ireland ) Bill waB read a second time . - ¦ ¦ - - •¦ ¦ ¦ - . '¦ ¦ "" - ¦ ' ¦¦ ; ¦ - ¦'"¦ '¦ ' . The Incumbered Estates Bill ( Ireland ) then went through committee , and the House adjourned . HOUSE OF COMMONS . —Mr T ; Bukcoicbe presetted petitions from Norwich praying for the repeal of the ratepaying clauses of the Reform Bill . ¦ ' . ¦¦ ¦ - ' '

      Dr Bowbikc moved a- series of resolutions on the subject of the mode of keeping the public accounts , and suggestine a new system . - ' After some discussion the motion was withdrawn . . Mr HoHEmoved for an inquiry into the state of the Navy since 1832 as regards the bmldisg , alterations , and repairs of her Majesty ' s ships . Lord Ingestrlo seconded the motion . Mr Ward opposed the inquiry , as quite un . called for . ' Sir J . Graham , Sir C . Napier , and Mr Corry followed , and the house divided— ' > . For the motion j ... ?•» .... ; ...... ' 18 . Against it 66 Majority against the motion . *' . " . i-53 The other orders of the day were disposed of , and the house adjourned . .. { Fnm our Third Edition of tut mi . ) , FRIDAY , Ann 30 . HOUSE OF LORDS . —The Encumbered Estates ( Ireland ) Bill went through . Committee . The remaining business was of no public importance . -

      HOUSE OF COMMONS . —The Monk Hauet . — Ibibh Bauwais . —On the order of the day bging read for gsing into committee of Supply on : theRaUws . js , &c , ( Ireland ) Bill , Mr Robbdcjc objected to £ 609 , 000 of the public money being devoted to such objects , and moved , as anamendment , that other orders of the day be read . The amendment being pressed to a division , was rejected by 203 voV ( s against U . ¦ ,. The kouse then went into committee on the bill , when the Chancellor of the Exchequer proposed thatloanBbe advanced to certain railways in Ireland . In so doing he took occasion to observe , . that the panic which

      prevailed so generally in the money-market , within the last few dayt , was altogether withent foundation . He was enabled to maketbat statement , not only from an inter , view which he had had with the Governor of the Bank of England , but from recent intelli gence from America . Inconsequence of iU being found impossible to make the reclamation of Waste Lands Bill in Ireland work practically , at least for the present , that measure which gave onemlUionfivehundredtheusandpbunds was abandoned , and the fire hundred thousand pounds of the money proposed to be given bj instalments , for the advancement of thoie lines . , . ¦ -

      A lengthened debate ensued , and ultimately the house divided , when there appeared ; for the motion , 203 ; against k , 75 ; majority in favour of the government , 133 . The other orders of the day were then disposed of , and the house Adjourned . -

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      S ^ S ^ SBS ^ S JSHi ^ SHS ^ SI ^ H ^ SJSH ^ BBS ^ S ^ S ^ S ^ S ^ S ^ SH ^ S ^ SHS ^ S ^ SHHS ^^^^^ B ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ KflH taertfoi ? , at the committee were' unanimous on that point , he should support the second ' reading of the bill , Hhieh wa » thenread a second time . ' ¦ l ' Hosieit MiHOFACTOas Biit . —Sir H . Hilioto . in riling to move the geeond reaiing of this bill , observed , thit he eonldhave no difficuityin making ont theextreme distrtts and misery of these workpeople . Thedfgradationand distress of the framework knitters became a subject of commisseration and sympathy many , years since . In 1819 a man ,-to whose memory LeieestershiM looked back as to that of one of the first of her werthies —Kobert Hall , then a minuter of religion at Leicester —( hear )—ms . de an appetl ' on behalf ofthesnnenug framework knitter ? , and fpoko of " reduction of wages such as to place the mans of subsistence totally out ofthBTeachof the industrious poo r , " adding , — " That fir Tr- l ,

      thelabourer is worthy of his hire , is as much the die tttaof reasenasitisofScriptore ; and if therebsany spectacle which ( bocks the natural feeling of justice it is ihs ajht of industryre ' warfed witH fatnin » , of a life devoted to severe and incessant toil without the power « f procuring the means of its own support . " ( Hear , hear . ) The distress returned afterwards with aggravated force , and badcontinued to the present time . In 1814 a commission wa » appointed by the Crown to investigate the subject fully , and the commissioner mado an able and elaboratereport . He adopted In that report tbe statement of a witness : "That while gtockinf-making had been unprewtd by any competition with inanimate power , or even factory regulations or influence , it remaining a hand domestic employment almost without exception , the rate of wages was probably of less average

      amount tban that reaiired in any other department whetherof skilled o- «» en unskUled tebow" The eommi s sUraer added , that within the last 30 year * , the progressire reduction of wages wonld average , through the whole range of the manufacture . 30 to « per cent ; The wages , which were 7 s . whea Eobert Hall wrote , had fallen to 4 s . 6 d . for the same article in the three yeart ending inisu . T&ecommission had issued , after a period of fuller employment than usual , but' the commissioner stated the average earningsof each framB' at from Ss . to 6 s . fir week , and there had been a great reduction since then . Th « commissioner took , net a fancy article , which might have partiall y gone ont , but one of tbe moit staple , and regular , and ordinary articles in the trade made in narrow frames by manual labour , and which had tever been interfered with by the aMtcation of im .

      proved machinery or steam power ; and the gradual depreciation of this article was from 7 s . 6 d . per dozeu in 1615 to 4 s . 6 d . in 1841 ; The commissioner remarked the cons'quenee fsneb low' and scanty wages in the want of comfort in the dwellings of these people , and in their wretchedsnppI yofclothiBg . In ' the evidence which he took , Mr Allen , chairman of a board of guardian * , stated that the women , in their confinements , were often altogether without clothes and bedding , and that the destitution and wretchedness of knitters were so great that relief had been granted them although' in work , the objection to grant relief in aid of wages being overraled by the hardshi p- and sufferings of the applicants . Another witness said , «• Wages are reduced to the » Wmtmofexls-tence ; no set of men in the country have to endure such privations as the stoOangmakers of

      Hinckley and the neighbourhood . " Mr Biggs said ;—" Hunger and distress are fast destroyingallhonesty inone sex and chastity and decency in the other ; " another witness— "Females are In that state of wretchedness that they are indifferent about appearances altogethertheir spirits ar « depressed and broken . " The Key . T . Stapleton— "Whoe families sleep in the same room , and sometimes three and even five In abed . ( Hear . ) ABotherwitnesi , T . Chaplin , said— "There are hundreds of people in Hinckley who have na bed to lie on , and scarcely any fnrniture of any sort in their heuses ; there are many families who existon about lid . and from that to Is , ahead per week . The inerease of demand brings noincreaie of wagei . There is no more work to be done than men are able to perform , and has been for a length of time ; but wages kept faffing , notwithstanding there

      Israeli a demand , and the quality of the goodsincreases . ine gojds are superior every week to what they were . " Agam : —•• Almost invariabl y the framework knitter is « ,,- , *» Ws . trrfe , and by Ms poverty-stricken state SOI las famil y are so too ; they are born to it . theyre main there , and thsvdu . " ( Hear , hear . ) Education was out- of tke qntstion , except at the Sunday school ; the parents could not spare their children's labour ; and trequentiy they were kept from the Sunday . seheol for wmt of clothing . The Eev . O . Dealtry ^ stated , "the children of framework knitters do not attend the Sunfiay . sehools in property to their nmnleri . National echoo * . if established here , wonld be utterly useless , the parents being Uo poor to spare their ctnldren from work yould the house « fuie all considerations of the case !

      CHear . ) He ( Sir H . Halford ) did not ask any hoh . member to pledge himself ai to details ; he only asked STK " ¦?* ° *• - » d Proposed tten t o S ?* X . . ¦ ' ?""¦ committ « . «« t the responsibility ^ tbe snared more extensively , and afonndation well tad for legislating upon the subject . ( Hear , hew . ) The cause , of the dirtres , he had described were not inherent ttthu tnaaulacture ; it was the manufacture of staple commodit / , an article of universal ose , it might almost bs said of absolute necessity . It was f ^^^ Pefittonwithpower ; and fashion had notafected the main articles of prodoction , those nsed ^ J ^"™ £ ¦*"" * "& ( He 8 r - hMr- > to ™ - pa « the : condition of the same elUsof artitans in t ^^ J ?' , - Ths 8 ax 0 M hBd wpplantea ns " ?^ 5 ? ff . ^ keU ; their exports to tiie United States alone in 18 Pclkln

      » were three times the amount of ours £ f ^^ f ^ rtatedin «• 5 de « e 2 £££ * edwdlfag » of the Saxon artixans were " much £ 2 ^^ i ttanftoseof onr own , and the workmen appeared dean and decent in their condition and S ^ w ^ V ^ tT 11 th"ame ^ in Sotox * , as to ^ he ( Slr H . Halford ) had the . vidence of 1 Lsie ^ er man , who went th « e and examined into the condition of the knitters ; the wages there were a third S ^ 2 J aOis th " in ^ land , and the trade was free from the vicious practices this bill was StftT J IIftr J' Apetitionhad be , n presented to that house by the Leicester frame work knitter engaged under a sy . tem of no frame-rent and charges , and workmg mlrames belonging to manufacturers with ! out being sab jected to any deduction : from their wages , SS ?^ T *? ' ?" ^^ "ce prayed the house t o paw tms baiand place others on a level with themselves . 2 Z& * f Mt eom ^ * «> e workmen Was 1

      Sr ^^ T * ^"" " ^ twenlthelrirossearn : S ^ fiT ^ ? I aCtaaUyreeelTed A heavy rent was tTf * f " ? * " ^ - " >« «»» workmen were obliged S ^ S ? "for ittostend i ° . and topayforthisif he haditnotmlus ownhoMe , andsometimeseTenlfhenad . He aadalso topay the middleman . Frame-rentvaried ai amount , and was very often excessive ; it formed a de . ducboa from the wages , regulated by no fixed rule . * anj employer , were themselves hostile to the system , tnt had not been able to meet tie andue advantage which its discontinuance wonld give others . ( Hear . ) * r Biggs stated that frames were a good investment for a manufacturer , if he could fell the produce ofthemasit « as made . He hinuelf employed 1 , 009 frames in 1885 and 165 S . The demand , he observed , ivas greater than could be supplied , thongh wages did net appear to have risen . The frame rent paid in for the two years was £ 5 , 100 , against which he set interest of * capital of £ 8 , 000 , supposed to be the value of the frames , at 5 per cent for two years , £ 8 » , and cost of repairs £ 3 , 450 , that sum covering wear and tear , and putting depreciation of thi

      property , according to his own admission , out of ques . turn ; in all , £ 8 , 250 had to be deducted froki £ 5 , 100 , which left £ 1 , 950 for the two years , or £ 976 a-year nat profit , besides £ 5 per cent , interest on the capital invested , and all the profits from the sale of the article making in all 171 p « oent . interest on the capital . In theeaseof agteat bankrupbr / the framei , amoantihgto 400 , were soldfor £ 1 , 350 . "Therentoftheseframes , if employed , "said the commisdoaer . would , according to the custom of Leicester , range from U a week upwards , according to width and fange , and therefore wonld have realised arentalof £ 21 » wee * vat feast , or upwards of £ 1000 per an . on a-

      , pro perty the intrinsic value of which wai proveatonavebeen ifi ; fte "P 611 " 1 of keeping them in repair wonld save to be deducted , and of course the rental at «» y Periods they may happen to be totally unemployed » Mr Bonltbee Brooks ; a framesmithat Hinc . ley , was asked— " Wb * t do you think is the fair average expense of repairs in » year , - one frame with another—the common narrow frame t—33 . or' 3 $ d . a-week wouldkeep them in capital good , ' repair ; that would allow them g ood insides , and everything to keep them up to the mark . " And would you undertake to do a large number for thatt" To ba sure I would , and alunlallketo da it : — ¦ .

      400 framesfor ... 1 , 850 0 0 3 7 6 Bent at Is . a-week ... i | M 0 0 0 Deuuctrepairsat 3 ld . « . week 303 6 8 "

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      69 « 13 4 Von thanSO per cent . " H , John Alvey said- « The total number of frames in BulweU maldng gloves and longhose , which are madeiaone kind of frame , isSSO , and the average value is £ 6 * ksmB , making theaggrel gate value £ 3 , 300 . Each frame wdl pa , if . sXt thnspayinganuuauj for the 556 frames thesuaof £ 3 W The bagman ' s charge is Is . a-week for taking In one * n aas work , amountingaanuaily to £ l , 430 , so that for •« # » « f « J . 8 OO tovwtedin frames , ' the « nt " £ 2 , 145 , audaU that has to c « me out of the workmen's annual wagef . The grievance was greaUy aggravatedby taesyatemofHiiddlemen , who . took -work from the manufactureri , making ona bargain with the manufac turers and another with the workmen . These persons had thi workmen absolutely in their power . . A case c f oppre&sien was mentioned , in evidence b y ] fr Absalom Barnett , who as chairman , of a board

      of guardians , had an opportunity of becoming acquainted with the eircumstances . A man resided with « . peaper widow ; himself , wife , and two children com * posed his family ; he rented a room upon condition that he should also rent two narrow coarse stocking framei . Jaea ofthose frames was stinted to 12 a week ; hepaid M . a week rent for each :-frame , standing 3 d .: each , yanuiged . each , and taking in 6 d . ; and the rent of Bis room was Is . 3 d . - -To a young man in his circum-• femces , tte stint to both frames was not sufficient work % -f -f ^ ' ^ J ^ - ^ Wbatfon of work iras in the handsof themMdlemen . who went to the manufacturer rofits they made they were able to underaeli the feir

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      GUILDHALL . —Bichard Hart , a paperstainsr , was tummonedby his employers , Meurs Williams and Co ., of Smithfield . forrenMing tofulfila contract he had entered into with them to work as a journeyman fora year , at the prices set forth in a list . MrCoopersupported the complaint , andMr Ashley appeared for the defendant , or rather the Trades' Union to which he belongs . Joseph Boyle , a foreman , was called to prove tht refusal to work . On tbe 18 th nit . he took the defendant some border work of the description included in the item 29 inthecontractlistofprices . He told the ? efendant it was au order taken extitmely low and h . could ^ not affordtogive him more than ijJjeSl ? according tothe list He did not make any answerOm and witness w « nt to him again in the afternoon , when he said he would not do the werkat that price . Witness said he had no other job to , give him , and he put on his clothesand went away . He -producedi-thepattern tbe defendant tad refused to work . One was a border for a

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      room ; and there was anotiieVof a corner to match . | Two corners occupied the whole breadth of the paper . Of the borders , four were printed in the brsadtb , so that the piece « f 12 yarJs would make 48 yards' of the border . He explained that the question raised by the workmen wa ^ whether these corners were to be deemed "decorations ' as by the list works coming within that description were ' to be paid by the day , Instead of by the piece . He contended that a corner to match a' border ; and delivered with the border , was a part of it . " Borders" were to be done atl § d : per piece . Mr HsesetHne ' , of the firm of HincbcllftV and' Co ., paperstainers , consider the corners part of the borders , and the same price was'paid for maWng a piece of each at his woritB . When a min had to mix his colours for ' a small quantity

      ef any pattern he was always paid by tbo ( Jay . The price per piece would not be a compensation . What he called decoration work was where paper was ¦ prepared for a whole side of a room , and from 150 to 500 different blocks were used . Mr Aubert , a paper stalner , said that there were borders without corners ; and borders with them , but it was all border work . ' In answer to -a question from Mr Alderman Hunter , ' he said tbe public were required to pay a trifle more ' for corners than for borden only . - William Cooper , juu ., a member of-t ' ho firm of WllliamsTlnd Co ., stated that at the same price per pieco corners weremore profitable to- the ' workman than borders . The work refused by the defendant was done , by another band who earned £ 2 a week at it . For tfie

      defendant , Thomas Cox , of Fair-streeV Horsleydown , defined decoration . A corner was a deeoration , because it was uselessby itself , arid a border was complete by itselfwithoutit jit was an unnecessary addition , and therefore , ornament or decoration . " ' Alfred Oilchrist urged that corner work should be paid for at 6 s . per day instead of by the piece , because it required much more care and patience to produce' the 'best < fiict , A man working by the piece eonld not be expected to bestow the necessary pains . Other witnesses were examined . Mr Alderman Hunter , after a very long investigation , said it was a nice matter , ' which would be much better determined by the arbitration of a respectable workman and master , < Mr Ashley and Mr Cooper assented to tbte course ^ and the arbitrators were nimed . " ¦ ¦ - ¦ ! -

      MANSION-HOnSB .-STABBino ; bt a Bot . —James Whitehead , aged 12 , was'brought before the Lord Major upon the charge of stabbing Elizabeth ^ Cotbet , " a girl , aged 15 . The prosecutrix stated that she was servant to Mr Fletcher ,. of-Widegate ; 6 treet , 'BiBhopgate ; Laft Sunday evening ,: about nine o ' clockj" while she was conveying some mugs of tea through' Widegate-street the prisoner spat in one of them ; on her return - -she ; boxed h : s ears , upon-which be deliberately stabbed her in the arm with some sharp Instrument . ''' City police-constable Jchn Spittle ,: 671 , stated that , having heard "that prntecutrix had been stabbed b y a boy , be went'in pursuit of tke litter , and apprehended him ( prisoner ) ' about nine

      o ' clock , when he admitted the stabbing , but said be did it with a piece of tin ; but at the same time handed over a small but sharp penknife which he said he took out of his father ' s drawer a few dajs before , but said he'did not inflict the wound with that . ¦ The surgeon to whom the proiecntrix went , said that she was covered with blood , which , flowed from a deep long wound in tbe arm ; the wound was one Inch and a quarter long , and three quarters of an inch deep , and although not dangerous , yet the instrument bad gone very near the main artery , and had that been penetrated , the result would doubtlsts have proved fatal . The Lord Mayor said he would ¦ gain remand the prisoner , and he bad no doubt it wcnlt be his duly to commit him for trial ; '

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      THE BALLOT ! ; The ballot fur fifty-fire prize * on one hundred and seventy-seven acres of the Mathon Estate , commenced at Dean street ,-. Soho , on Monday evening the 3 rdMay . The chair was taken at six-o ' clock , by ; MrWilliam Cuffay ; and Messrs Watson , Hopkins , Kingsnought , Boar ; Pocock , Humphries , and Gardener , were appointed a committee for conducting the ballot . Tne prizes to be drawn were as follows :-. Section No . 1 . —Eight four acres ; three three acres ; four four acres . ; . . . s ¦ Section No . 2 . —Twelve four acres ; five three acres ; eight two acres . - .-.- . . ¦ ¦ Section No . 8—Eight four acres ; three three acres ; four two acres . . > , i ... " . The ballot commenced with the two acres in Section No . 3 . ; . i . . ... '! .. : ¦ :

      The prizes were drawn as follows : — ' : 1 Thomas Ashman Mells , Somerset < " 161 3 Robert Heppinstall .. . Hull ; i ; ,,-. - ¦ ¦¦ :, 34 2 Robert Baines . .- ¦ •• : Newcastle-upon-Tyne 70 4 John West , Wheeler ' s List s 11 '"¦¦' : ' . : - - ' - ' . . - THEEB ACRES .- ' . ; ., ' . ' - ¦ 3 Robert Winter = ¦ : - Hull ; .: . ;• , 18 1 Ilenry Oliver . ¦ ¦ NewportPagnell . 2 C 2 Mathew Brown . Wheeler ' B List * 64 four acbh . . : 3 StephenCox ¦ ¦ Smethwiek ¦¦ - - ¦¦¦ 548 1 William Colston ¦ Derby . V .. ., ' 549 3 Thomas Newtome . Dewsbury 531 4 William Lambert -- v \\\ Thomas Lambert , - and ' ¦ - ¦ . . JohnTattersal ; j ; '• . ¦ - ¦ . ¦ : ¦

      - ™ < FaM"y , 'Ticket ) Bornley 412 , 413 8 Thomas Franklin * Liiuhouse 514 8 Robert Jarvis Wheelere ' s List ¦ > 506 The Family Ticket , engrossing three prizes . ' This concluded the third Section ., - ^ , ; . -., ; The Two Acres in the first Section wasnext proceeded with , theprires Jailing as follows : — . 2 John Robinson - ¦ Stalybridge 35 4 Thomai Hallssale .: Ohorley 1557 5 Richard Daniels . Wheeler ' s List 1976 3 Dennis O ' Brien AWa ; 1389

      ¦• ' . - ; - ¦¦ •¦ ¦¦ : " 3 P 0 TO iCEE 8 . ' - "' ¦' . ¦¦¦ , . 6 Edmund Gell ¦¦ - - Wigan - ; 3509 2 John Ramsey ; -Glasgow "' *'¦ ' 177 1 Joseph Smith ' Rouen ' ¦ ' 6061 2 , 8 Thoma « Bariew Manchester ¦¦¦ 1661 ' 6-WalserKenworthy Manchester 585 , 586 3 , 7 James Williams Merthyr Tydril 1929 2 John Livesey Simpson ; ¦ And Esther Hunt * .. ., v ( Family Tieket ) : Manchester 65 , 1087 One o ' clock having arrived , it was moved . ' seconded , and carried , that the further-proceedings of the Ballot stand adjourned until Wednesday evening , at eight o ' clock precisely . . ; ,. ; . Wednesday Evmnna , May the 6 th . —The Ballot was resumed at eight o ' olock ; Mr William Cuffay again occapying the chair , and Messrs Souter , Milne , S . Ford , Jun ., and D . Watson , acting for the absent members of the Committee . '" "; - ' ? ;

      Tha Three Acres , First Section was thendrawn . the prizes falling as follows : — ; * ¦ j 1 John Kay . Ashton 62 3 James Watson Dewsbury : 1 . 674 , 407 2 Alexander Cleland Glasgow * 651 The Two Acres , Secoad Section , next followed , the prizes falling to the following : — ' r .. ., 5 John Teague ; ¦ Bilaton " 649 1 Mary Clarkson . Addingham , Yorkshire 20 31 eaaoGoodall ¦ MarketLavirigton 707 7 William Grey Market Lavingtoir 690 8 C . H . Biddleswick Southampton ' -32 2 Edward Edesbury Wheeler ' s L ' wt 3 , 038 6 William Dort Exeter r 2376 4 Thomas Hope Ledbury 2767 ¦

      ' _ , _ IHRES ACRES . 4 JohnBuswell Banbury - 2 7 George Copp ' Nottingham 1080 , 1090 6 Thomas Savill Halifax ' 1607 , 138 5 Donald Robinson Edinburgh ' 793 , 'C 2 - ¦" ' - : ' VOtJSACMS . " ¦ ¦ ' ' ., 2 Thomas Lainchbury KidderminBter 1965 , 1966 ftJ . E . BHrton Greenwich 1030 , 1031 10 Samnel Powell Merthyr Tydvil 1878 , 1879 13 Charles Richardson Sheffield ' 112 , 113 7 William Jarrett Wheeler ' s Lilt 1320 , 1391 5 JohnLawton 1

      Retford 1564 , 1665 4 John Rice Bradford , Yorki ^ : 65 8 John Kinross , Rnd 361 , 362 Andrew Kinross 2351 2352 ( Family Ticket ) Alva Uames Brand Sleaford 1620 , 1521 o r , . f , rew Manchester ~ 921 , 922 3 John Miller Newton'Abbott : 75 , , 76 12 Jamea Wakeman - Torquay r . 273 ; ' 2 U The Ballot being now concluded , a vote of thanks wasgiven to the committee ' and chairman , forthe impartial manner in which they had ' conducted the Ballot , and themeetingdissolved * " '

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      . LKBBS .-. A branch of the . National Laud and La- ' bourBank hai been commenced here ; Mr Joseph Hewitt , agent . Meetingsaa . walonMondayeveri . ing 8 , | to receive contributions for the land , from eight to froeo ' clock ; and for tke Bank / from nSatolS if ^' n" ^ " ^ , ?« etW » f shareholders held at th « s Coach Painter ' s Arms , Circus-street , on Suni ¦ udited and found correct . Messrs Bayston , Cor i derry , and Hutchm « wereappointed Scrutineers , and Mr Aldon ' s Treasurer . The thirteenth ; rule will be tss ^^^ ^*^

      OLDHAM .-Qn Sunday last , Mr Jamea Williams , delivered alecturem the school room of the Workirit Man s Hall , in which he exposed the evil results of the present artificial state of lociety , and recommended th « labouring class tounion and co-operation as the only means of bettering , their condition . PBiBBBOBO .-Ameetipg was held here on Monday week , for the adoption « f the National Petition , Mr o'l £ ° ^ a ^ F *\ P ^ er presided , Mr C . Theobald , moved-the first resolution in an effec-SW ?*' # ! $ * P . mS ** to- Mr S . Auckland ; MrThomos Clarkof the

      , iChartist ExecuttveTsup : ported the resolution ma Bpeech of great length and eloquent , which was . enthusiasticall y responded to . The petition was unanimously adopted .. PuDSEY .-Lately Mr Shaw of Leeds lectured her * on the pnucipte of the Natiwal . Ltnd Company ; Pudsey until lately has . be , en too « elebrated for vice andiRnorance , buta better Btate'of things has eomnwnce | . Temperance ,, Chartism , and the a itation of the Small Farm System , as embodied in the Land plan , have done and are doing . * ouch to effect arefor-

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      m&tidn / :: ^ hw ^ w 6 P ; membcra the L « nd Com-^ tS ^^ & ^ ik ^^ 9 Bilstdn BaUot in ' aid of theyiotimB , -wii r « d at the raeetiag 6 h Mondkr , when a number of shaws were taken ; AU shareUolders of the Mild Company mteting at the above place ' will assemble on Wednesday next , at 8 o ' clock / for the purpose of adopting a plan in aid of the Natiohil Land and Labour Bank . Radpord ;—Mr DoiiBe ^ delivored a very interesting and instructive lecture in the Denman . street Cbapie , on Mbhday'er ' ening last . A vote of thanks was unanimously paiaed totho lecturer . Tho followiDg officers vrerechosen : —Joseph Simmon » , W ; Lygo and W . Shefpard , > Committee ; S . Cotter , Scrutineer ; James Sannders , Treasurer ; Samuel Saundtrs , Secretary ; Joseph "'; Sandom and Thonm - Lowe , Auditors ; '' - . ' ' ^ .. - ' ¦ ¦ "¦¦ :- ¦ ' !¦ : •_ ' * :.

      Sono . —The Central Registration and Election Committee met at the Assembly Rooms , 83 , Dean itreet , Soho ,. on Tuesday evening , 'May 4 th . Mr J . Milne in the chair . Mr Stallwoodiead a letter he had received from Sir B . Hall , Bart ., M . P ., enclosing a cheque for £ 5 , towards the funds for promoting the agitation for Repealing the Rutepaying Clauses in the Reform and Registration ActJ . Some very pleasing information was reported of the procrress made , in the borough of Nottingham . ' Mr Ernest Jones applied for , and received , ' some addresses and claims to register for the borough of Halifax . Some ' information was also requested and ordered to be obtained respecting the borough of Carlisle . ' Mr SUUwood was authorized to write to several members of Parliament and others for pecuniary assistance tocarry on the agitation , ana the meeting was adjourned until Tuesday evening next , ¦

      May llth ; at eight odook . 1 WAKEMEtD . —Reiolution passei :- ~ Moved by Mr Thos . Gill , » nd seconded by Mr Ellis : — "That al- lotteea celling their allotments to non-members will prove injurious to the company as tending to open a field for speculators and gamblers . " ; > YoRKsnmE . — -The West Riding delegate meating was held on Sunday , May 2 nd , at Littletown , del * pates present : —Halifax , J . Crostand ; Bradford ; W . Clark ;¦ Dewsbury . E . Neweome ; Littletown ; J . Hadfield . . J ; Hadfield in the chair . " It was resolved , " That' Mr W . jBrooke of Leeds , be invited to preside at'thePeep-gre « n ' meeting" "That localities in- tending to hold camp meetings rcay have the Barnes of the local lecture ' j , by applying to the West Riding secretary . " -2 nd . That the next West Riding meet- ing beiiolden 7 oir July 4 th , at the association room , Bradford . " ; . i- . . ,. . ¦ : •¦ '

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      -, .., v . , BILSTON . ;• . ' , . On Tuesday evening week a public supper was held at the house of Mr Linney , High-street . BUstoH , to present the secretary to the Land Company . with an « ngraved plate of O'Connorville , beautifully framed , as a token of esteem ; and to celebrate the departure of Mr Short to O'Connorville . .. The supper was served un in firat-rate style by Mr Linney ; after which , Mr Vero was appointed to the chair . and proposed the following toasts and sentiments :-:- . ' : 1 . "The directors of the National , Land Company . " Responded to in an able ; manner by Mr Linney . : . , . . . ¦; ' ' ' ,.. 2 , "The "' National Co-operative Land Company , may it progress . rapidly , and raise the toiling aillions to a state of independence and comfort . " Responded to in an eloquent and impressive speech by Mr Jennings . '' i' ¦ ' * ¦ '•'• . : ¦ '¦ ¦ ¦ ¦* ' ; ¦•¦ ' ¦ ¦ : : .. , ¦ 3 . "Healthand happiness to our . worthy secretary . " After which Thomas Almond read the following address : — " ' ¦¦ '¦ ' ¦ ¦' ' ¦ " ¦ ' ¦¦ ' ¦ ¦ i ! . MbFobnivai , 'V ' ¦' '' ' : ¦ ¦ ;"'' " ' " r ' ¦'"'

      RssrECTEDSiB , —When any new institution gpringi . Into existence it rt ' quires all the fostering cars and attention which its projectors and supporters ' can bestow upon it ; and Ug success greatly depends on the ability and integrity of the officers appointed to . conduct it . Of this we , tha members of ' tlie Bilston branch of the National Co-operative Land Company ore fully convmced ; and so well flatis ' fied are we with your ability aad the manner in ; vvhich jou h » ve perfornied your gratuitous services , that wa deem it ' our duty ' to tender to you ' a proof of our gratitude . BeiBg workinp men like yourselfi ' living under a ' system of class misrule and oppression , * and badly paid for our labour ; it ' is not in our powar . to offer you anything like an adequate reward for the great and gnnerous services you have devoted to this branch « f the Association ; yet we nevertheless believe you will set great store upon the engraved plate of O'Connorville , the first estate purchased by that society to which you , 8 ir , have so maguauimously devoted ' a great portion of your time , talent , aBdattention . VTehave chosen it as the

      most appropriate present we could bestow , because it represents l an entirely hew state of soeiety , ( brought about by ' the united pence of your own order , ) which forms a new and- imuortant era' in the' history of the Working clasaes ; it has placed freedom and indepen . dence within tbo reach of all men , and invites all to participate in its advantage ' s . Should ' you | sir , live to see the plan carried out on an extensive scale , and the working cl « se » of this country promoted from a state of slavery an ' d want to freedom and Independence , what pride you will feel when you look upon the enigraving you are presented nith to-nightand behold init an

      indispu-, table proof of the great and gratuitous services you hove rendered to that glorious oause which has produced such beneficial results 1 moreover , wbatloftjr and generous sentlmentB it will insjiir * in the minds of your posterity , your children « nd childrea ' s childrea will contemplate it with' feelings of pride , aad endeavour to follow your laudable example . Such being our sentiments , we respectfully request you to accept of the engraving of O'Gonnoryllle as a laBting proof . of our esteem . In concIusIod , we earnestly wish that you and your family may soon enjoy all the advantages that the National Co-operative Land Company confers . ¦ ¦ ¦ - •'¦'

      • ' * - Signed in bshalf of the company . ' " ' ¦ '" ' WlLIUHjEMNlMOS , TH 0 M 4 B AlHOHD ,, Sichakd Rowki , Joseph Pihnik , . ¦ ' ' • ¦ •' ' ¦'• ¦ ¦ ¦ Joseph Linnet . ¦ . Mr Linney then presented the plate , together with the address , in a few appropriate remarks , and Mr Furnival hriefly returned thanks . ' 4 . The officers of the BilstoR branch of the National Charter . Association , andi thanks to them for their past services . " Responded to in an able manner by Mr Beddowa :. .,--... i ^ .. -. ¦ . ;¦ .. : ¦ $ .. " The victims ofclass-made oppression ; may they live to see the Charter madeltw ; together with

      the political exiles , and a ap « edy return to their native land ; also to the memory of the illustrious dead of every age and clime . " Responded to in as impreisive and energetic strain by the old and venerated victim , Daddy Richards . , 6 . " Mr Short and his free brethren of O'Connorville , may they ,, by iheir indnstry and exemplary conduct , accelerate the progress of the Land plan . " Briefly responded to by Thomas Almond . V . "Our-worthy ho 3 t ( Mr Linney ) may he lone live to disseminate the principles of the Charter . ^ Responded to in an eloquent MwLpwerful BpeecUbv Mr Jennings . .. ; : ; . ¦• ... h * .

      , . . ; , 8 .. . « The health of FearRus ^ O'Connor , Esn . / ail 8 MCCB 3 to the 4 Northern Star . ! . " Responded Wi ffl FhMd m SUWime 3 nd powenul lan 2 uage by

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      "We'llrally around itai' ^ vM then ftiijg ^ aid after thanking the chairman , ' thecorapany digperwd , aUbighly pleased with thenight' « proceedinfi . ; BiBUisaHAu . —At a meeting held at the Ship Inn , on Thursday evening , April 29 th , Mr Stephenscn in tho chair , for- the purpose of considering the best means of supporting theXarid Bank , the following resolutions were ' unanimously ' passed : ~ Moved by Mr FuBsell , seconded by Mr Witheridge : — "That the members of the Land Company , meeting at the ¦ Ship Inn ; agree to form amoneyclub , for the purpose of assisting' the Land and Labour Bank , and a sub committee be now elected for carrying out the above object . "' Messrs Fussell , Potts , and Jearn were elected as the committee ; After a lengthened

      diacu 88 ioh as to the weekly amount of subscriptions it was moved by Mr Newhouse , and seconded by Mr Lyndon : —That the lowest amount subscribed regulate' th « weekly contributions , but that any one may take an unlimited number of fshares . " SuHday Evening , May 2 . —Mr Stephenson in the chair . After the secretary had done receiving the subscriptions of the Land members , the chairmai announced that there was a subscription open for the purpbse of assisting the Central Electioneering Committee . The sum of thirteen shillings and sixpence was collected and ordered to be forwarded to the committee , and several names were then entered for the Bilston ballot . The members meeting atth « Ship erneatly reebmiiend to their' brother democrats

      a ) w 0 tl g r < t i l throughout the country , to support the ballot . ' BuckBURN . * --At the weekly meeting Moseph Bibby was appointed ; secrr taryi : The books wasnudited and found correct . ' ¦ " ' ; , Bolton . —At the general monthly meeting the Local and Land accounts were declared satisfactory and passed . JanieB Lord wag re-elected scrutineer ; with thanks for liis past services . ' The local levy was ordered to be one penny per week per member . , CiHKNCKSTEE . —Atthe monthly meeting a vote of thanks ' was carried unanimously to Christopher Buwly Esq .. for granting the use of the Temperance room , and finding gas and firing through the winter . The meetings will take place the first Wednesday in every month , at the Temperance room , Sheep-street Lane , at eight o ' clock in the evening ; " '• Peterboeo ' . —On Tuesday week Mr Clark one of

      tl ti 0 t h ° the directors of the Land Company , delivertd a lecture hero on " The objects , and progress of the Land plan . " The lecture lafted two hours , interrupted only by the . cheers of the meeting , and a vote of thanks to Mr Clark , togtified the satisfaction of his audience . A like eompHmeht was paid to tht worthy chairaan , Mr S . Auckland . Another visit from Clark on an early occasion , is earnestly hoped for by the democrats of Peterbbro ' -. ' . - . RocHDALE . —Oii Sunday afternoon , we had a good meeting of land membersf when we enrolled ten new member * . Daniel Nuttall was appointed scrutineer . SomkbsTown . ^—Ihe following resolution has been adopted : —• ' That it is the opinion , or this meeting that the preseut system of selling allotments is in . jurious ; and we are of opinion that more satisfaction wonld be given if the original . plan of a reserved list was adopted . " ; \ ¦ ¦

      ¦ Vaib or L * vai « . ~ The shareholders of the Alexandria branch have passed resolutions in favour of the next Conference being held at Lowbands , in July next ; andofconfideBce in Mr O'Connor , and thanks to him and the other Directors . i

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      forthcoming meetings

      A 8 htoit-ciibkr-Ltke . —The shareholders are requested to meet on Sunday next , at two o ' clock , to discuss the opposition set lorth by the Birmingham branch ;^ Bermond 3 et . —A public meeting will be held at the Paragon Chapel , ' Bermondsey New-road , on Monday evening May 10 th , at 8 o ' clock ^ to' explain the principles ot the National Co-operate Land Company ; Ernest Jones , Esq ., and Messrs M'Grath and Thomas Clark will attend ,-and . address the meeting / - ¦¦"¦ ' " ¦¦ ; ¦ '! -.- " ¦ • -: .. ¦ ¦ :: ' i' . ' ' Brabfokd . —A public meeting of the shareholders will be held in Butterworth-buildings , on Monday evening , at 8 o'clock , to take into consideration the propriety oi adopting a memorial to the directors , to Erevcnt allottees taking more - than their own farailes with them to their location ^ " > '

      ButiERLXY . —The next meeting of this branch will be held at Butterley ; on Saturday ; May 8 th , at s « vonl o ' clock , when a supper will be provided in honour of the locatibn ' of the people ' s first estate . ' CAMBKBWEtiiAsp Walworth—A' public meeting of the ^ shareholders of the' Chartist' Land Company and National Charter Association , will be held at Harr'ison ' B Assembly Rooms ; East-lane , Walworth , oh ' Monday evening , May 15 th , to eleot ' officers for tholooaUty ; to commence at eight o ' clock . " ' ' ' CHORLBt ^ 'A meeting of shareholders will be held at William'Wilkinson ' s , " Princess-street , on the Oth

      iust ,, at six o ' clock inthe evening . ; - ; Dundbe . —Tbe shareholders of the Dundee branch of the Land Cempiiny are requested to meet in the meeting-room , Pullar ' s Close , Murray-gate ; on Monday , May Wth , at eight o ' clock in the evening ; on business of importance . The committee meet'every Monday , at eight o ' clock ,. at the above place , to receive subscriptions and enrol now memben . ¦ ' Easikgion-Lanb . —The shareholders will meet at Mr Iluntcr ' d public-house , on Monday , May 10 th . Mr Hunter , sub-secretary , has a few copies of the rules to dispose of . , .

      • IItcdb ;—The shareholders of this branch will meet at the house of Mr Win . llenning , Hyde-lane , on Sunday , May 9 th , at two o ' clock in the afternoon . Hull . —The shareholders-meet every Monday evening , atjthe Ship Inn , Church-lane , at half-past seven ' o ' clock . -. . . -,.. _ . . LiiiiKiowN . — AJl pereons desirous of . joining this branch or wanting rules , must attend at Mr Charles Brrieks , Church-lane End , where the secretary attends every alternate Sunday , forthe enrolment of shareholders .. , ^ . Nortos-Eolgaik . —Mr M'Grath will lecture at the Pe , v { er Platter , White Lion-street , Norton-Fol' gate / oh Tuesday evening , May 11 th , at 8 e ' cloct . 0 . Doyle will lecture on the following Tuesday evening / Tho members are requested to . attend next Thursday . The CommUtee for getting up an excursion to O'Connorville , will meet at the same time and place . ' ' ' ' «¦ ' :. . ¦ ¦¦ : : •• . . ' . - : ! .: . - .. .- , /'• '•

      ' Oi , nHAM . —A ' gerieral meeting of shareholders will take place on Sunday next , at 2 two o ' clock in the afternoon , in the Bchool-room of the Working Man ' s Hall . " [¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ > ::...,,,: . ¦•¦; . :.:, , ; . v- * ; , - Radfobd . —A discussion will take place upon the Small Farm System , in the Denman-ttreet Ch » pel , on Monday evenirig , May 10 th , at 8 o ' clock . ;;; ¦ RpSBNbAiB : —The shareholders of the'jNational Land Company meet at the house of Mr Edward Riley , Hareholnie , every Saturday evehingVat' 8 o ' clock , to receive Bubscriptions , and ¦ } enrol new members . •¦ - ; - ¦'¦'•• ¦ ' « ' ;¦ ¦¦ :

      RocHDAiEi—On Sunday evening next ; Mr Livsey . will g ive a full account of his late visit to to 0 , 'Connorvillea ' nd Redmarley ; at the ChartisVAssociation room , Yotk ^ hire-street , late in the possession of the Socialists . "Chair to be taken at Bix in the evening . On Sundav ' afternoon next , at two o ' clock , a general meeting will take place in the above room , to take into consideraiion the case of O'Conner v . ' Parry , the forthcoming conference , and other business . , " Stookvori . —A meeting of the shareholderewill be held in their room , Bomber ' s Brow , on Sunday next , at 2 o ' clock in the afternoon . ; : ; /

      To O'Comnorvillk . —A party of friends belonging to the Land Company , will start from the Volunteer Tavern , Limehouso , at Bix o ' clock , on Whit Sunday morning , for O'Connarfille . Every place in the van has been taken for weeks past . Such is the tide of opinion letting in , in favour of the company , tliak the same parties could fill- two ' oth « r vans with friends . . ' TowBR . HAMi . KT 8 .-i-A general meeting of she Whittington and Cat branch will be held en Sunday evening , at goten o ' clock precisely , when business of the utmost importance will be brought before the members . The paid-up members are particularly requested to attend . . - '' ¦ ' ¦ ¦' " ¦ -: ' - v -

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      ,, . CORN , &c . Mask Lade , Monday , May 3 rd . —The temperature c » ntinues very low , and tho accounts received from the agricultural districts begin to speak with less confidence ' of our future prospects . Under existing circumstances , a bad or even an : indifferent harveit would place this country in a dreadful position . That the quantity of grain remaining in the hands of the farmers is extremely short can no longer be questioned ; every day furnishes fresh evidence of the fact . Whether prices rise , or whether they show a tendency to deul ' ne , no increase takes place in the deliveries from the growers , ' and we can therefore come to rid other conclusion but that the stocks are so far reduced ns to render the holders indifferent about realising . The

      reports from the northern-aad eastern . parts of Europe are of a very exciting character , and it appears but too evident that the sefwclty of food is as great in many parts of the continent as in Ireland . From Dantzic we learn , under date of 24 th of April , that wheat of fine quality had been actually sold at equul to 77 s per qr . free on board , and that many holders hud declined selling at that price . It wassail that the sending of Spring cpru ' from Poland dtwn the Vistula had been prohibited . Tlie accounts from Konigsberg are of a similar character and at Iiostock , Stettin , and other places in tbe Baltic the excitement appears to have been to the full as great as at Dantzi ( i . ' . :.

      To-day a very limited quantity of English wheat came to hand either coastwise or b y land carriage , heuco the show of samples of that description of produce was trifling . This circumstance , together with the jwesenceof several buyers from France , caused the English wheat trade to rule very brisk , at an advance in the quotations paid on Monday-last of from 5 s to , in some instances , 6 s per qr , and at that amount of improvement the whole of the supply was speedily cleared off without tlie slightest difficulty ; and we may observe that we never witnessed more excitement in the market than was tlie . case to-day . The quantity of foreign wheat on offer was very trifling ; hence the sale was extremely brisk , atthe rise in the currencies oflast week of from 4 s to 5 s per qr .. Barloy roso 2 s j . mSlt , from Is to 2 s ; oats ; 2 s per qr . ^ Flour advanced sTs'iier sack , -- ' ¦ ; .. ¦ : ¦¦ ¦ ¦ cS- .. >' :. : ¦ ' -. ,.- .: : ;

      ' Bniiisn . — 'ffh ' eat : Kent , Essex , arid Suffolk , old red , 84 s to 88 s-new red , 87 s to 90 s ; old white , 87 s to 93 s ; new ditto , 90 s to 95 s , Norfolk and Lincoln old reds , 81 s to . SB ; old white , 87 s to 90 . Rye , 4 Ss to 54 s . Barley , grinding 44 s to 47 s ; distUliug , 48 s to 51 s ; malting , 49 s to Sis . Malt ,

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      S 8 s t 9 ^ s j . PoIand , ^ BiV to 35 « V ScoUh ' fee d , 33 s toS ? Flour , town m « e , 70 s per 2 S 0 Ibs * - - - J ^ FoBEiaN .- ^ Hee wheat , Dantzic and Konigsbwg , 76 s th 78 s j Mecklenburg , 70 s to 75 s ; Russian , - 66 s to 75 , Barley , grindmg , 43 s to 45 s ; malting , 45 s to 50 s . Oate Russian , 28 s to 32 s - American flour , 40 s to 42 s per 169 ft , Richhon-d . Jobksbiei ! , May 1 .-We had a tolerebt supply of gram in our market this morning , which hadt brisk sale , at an advance on last week ' s prices . Wheat 8 oldfrom 10 s to 18 s ; oats , 3 s 6 dto 5 s ; barley , 6 s to « sal . beans 6 s 6 dto 7 s , perbushel . " ¦? . .. ^ " 1 4 ,

      , ; , .:. -. vCATTLE , 4 c . , , ,. Smithfikld , Monday , May 3 . —There " . wai avery larM number of foreign beasts"here to-day ; or nearly 700 head fcut that of sheep and calves was small ,, viz .. 120 ofth » former , and 18 of the latter . Nearly the whole found buyers at very-full prices , From our own ; grarini ? d « triets 1 the arrivals of beasts fresh up this morning wer « moderately extensive , but'the quality ' was not equal Ja that exhibited on this day week . The attendance of totm and country dealers was tolerably numerous , while tv » beef trade was steady , though not to soy brisk , . at fun .

      but at nothing quotable beyond last . week's prices . ifc » supply of lambs was large , occasioning adiclirieof 2 d p ^ 81 bs . Course and inferior beasts 3 s 2 d to 3 s 4 d , second quality ditto 3 s Od to Ss 8 d , prime large oxen 3 s lod to 4 s 2 d , prime Scots 4 s 4 ti to 4 s 6 d , coarse and inferior sheep . 4 s 2 d to 4 s 6 d , second quality ditto 4 s 8 d to Ss , prims coarse woollen sheep 5 s 2 dto 5 s 6 d , prime south down ditto . s 8 d to 6 s , lnrge coarse calves 4 s 4 d to' 6 s , prima small ditto 5 s 2 d to Ss 6 d , large hogs 3 s 8 d to , 4 s 4 d , neat small porkers 4 s fid to 5 s . lan ; b 5 s 2 d to 6 s 2 diper 81 bs to sink the offal , suckling calves 19 s to 80 s , and quarter old store pigs 16 s to 21 s each .

      ' POTATOES . BoKortH and SriTAWiELDs , Monday , May 3 . —Coast , wise , as well as from abroad , the arrivals ofpotatoeshave been on the increase during the past week . A . 11 kinds are in heavy requests , at barley stationary prices . York reds 240 s to 26 os , aitto Regents SO'jb to 21 ua , Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire Regents 220 s to 240 s , ditto kidneys QOOb to to 220 s , Dutch 180 b to 200 s per ton .

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      STATE OF TRADE

      Mahchf . steii , Saturday . —During the week the market has continu-d to feel severel y the effects of the monetary pressure . Experienced men say that there was probably a less amount of business transacted in . Manchester last week than for several years . The want of confidence and general stagnation increased as the week advanced , until itimay le swid that business was brought to a complete stand . " :. No material change can be reported in : tlie prices of goods , but yarns may be bought ot somewhat easier terms than those of last week : The cottonin ' srket par . ticipatesin the general depression .-.. - .. ¦ -X'Mfa ; "" TjSebs , Saturday . ' —The' state of the money market , the high price of all kinds of provisions , and the . backward , ness of the spring , tend very much to . restrict operations in tbe woolen market . AH parties act with the greatest caution .. , ¦ ¦ . ' • ¦ . ' .

      BmnFonn , Saturday . —The unsettled state of the money market has tended to depress the spirits of the buyers ,, who are now . only supplying their immediate wants on a ve r y limited scale . ; ¦ ¦ -, . Nottingham , Saturday . —The improvement in the lac * tradi-during the past week has riot been commensurate with bur wishes . Therehas beenaslightbutbyno meanibrisk demand in muslin , both edgings and dresses , for the American markets ; butthatfor Germany has boenun . usually flat for this season . The Belgian orders : are very limited , undone house at Brussels ( not a very ' extensivc one ) has recalled its agent and suspended its regular pur . chase for six weeks . The high prico of provision , both dt home and abroad , and the tightness of the money market ,, must necessarily operate injuriously upon such a peculiar business as the lace trade ; and we hear that several machine holders have still further stinted their hands iSoag to limit the supply to the demand . Hosiery . —We have experienced another . week of depression throughout the most branches of the' trade , with scarcely any amount of basiness doing in any department ,: the general trade being , for the season , far worse than even , could hate been anticipated . - ' . -- , ' < : . ¦

      Leicesteb , Saturday . —There 5 b not the slightest improvement to be noted in the home demand , which , if any . thing ; is still more depressed than it was last week . Employment is , consequently , becoming more scarce , and many more hands , we hear , will be turned off this week . This state of affairs seems likely to continue for seme time . — ¦¦ - ¦¦ - Stockport , Saturday . —The condition of the working class here is nearlylas bad ns it was in the years of 1841 and 18 * 2 , that fearful periodwheh " Stockportwas to let , " and when the overseers of the poor hud upwards of 2 , 000 empty dwellings on their , books ! And well nlayitbe the case , when we consider that nine-tenths of the labourers are connected > yi ^ H , the cotton mills , . which are affording only half work , with provisions double the price , and rents and local taxes as high as at any period when the necetsaries of life were only half the price , and wage ' s were double . •"; '•'• > ¦ ' ¦ ' . ¦ <

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      ALARMINO STATE OF THE MANUFACTURING . . . . DISTRICTS . : The following account of the condition of Lancashire and its trade is abridged from the monthl y trade circular of Messrs Fergusson and Taylor , of Manchester : — " When it had been ascertained that the'failure in the potato crop , arid the deficiency of yield of certain cereals last harvest , amounted in money value to a loss by the nation of more than twenty millions sterling in one year , it became evident to all who reasoned on the matter , that such a calamity must inevitably derange our monetary affairs , and lead to n temporary . prostration , at least , of our manufacturing industry , and some embarrassment to bur ordinary commercial enterprise . It was clear that this deficiency in the native ' supply of the food of the people , would have , to a largeexteut , to be met by import atioiis from foreign sources , and whether such supplies were paid for by commodities or moncr . the nation would

      be impoverished in its resources to tlie extent of the deficiency in the returns of her own' fields ; since those importations would not be , as in the case of an abundant harvest , an increment to previously existing wealth , but , on the contrary , would have to be balanced by a draft on past , saving ? , and . the future products of our industry , Tbe crisis has at length arrived . The effect of the tight ness in the money -market has completely paralysed the nade during the past week . Buyers are unwilling to extend their liabilities , and therefore contract their operations within the most limited compass , confining their investments principally to mere parcels for assorting stocks . Spinners and manufacturers , on the other hand , viewing no probability ' of an immediate revival of demand , are reducing production'as much as possible , by working short time or closing their mills ; In Manchester , out of 177 mills , employing 41 , 001 ) hands , 52 mills , employing 12 , 5 QO hands , are working short time , and 24 mills ; em * ploying , 7 , 500 hands , entirely stopped ; in Ashtori-under-Lyne , Stalybridge , Dukinfield . Mossley / Fairneld , < fce ., out of 211 mills , of i > , 479 horsepower , employing 27 , SCfl

      hands , there arc 4 , ttoi horse power , with 18 , 032 hands , onlyworking four days :: per week ; in Stoekport , out of 55 mills of 3 , 648 horse power , and employing 14 , 532 hands ^ there are 40 mills , of 3 , 165 ' horse power ,. employing 12 , 660 hands ,, that are only working three days a week , and 15 mills . of 423 horse power , and' 1 , 692 ; hands ' , are entiroly stopped ; iri Bolton , out of 53 jnillsi of 1 ; 425 horse power , employitig ' 7 , 07 ( l hands , there nre 33 millsr of 842 horse power , i aud employing 4 , 250 hands , working onaviirage 4 J days per week ; in Oldham , Crompton , Royton , Chadderton , Lees , and neyhbourhood , out 182 mills , above 100 , employing . 17 , 000 hands , are working only six and eight hours per day , and about 12 mills , employing 2 , 000 hauds , are stepped altogether ; in Rochdale , Koyton , Todmorden , Whitworth ; and neighbourhood , out of 205 mills , employing 10 . 061 hands , there are 109 mills , with 13 , 011 hands , working short time , and 21 mills , with 3 , U 1 hands , . entirelv stopped . In Blackburn , Preston , and Wi ( jan , 'short time' and stoppages are extending . It is calculated by many who are now running full time to stop ontiraljvfur a short timel- at Whitsuntide . "

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      ,. ... ^ — . FOOD DISTURBANCE ON THE CONTINENT . Stettix , ' ' April 24 ' . —This morning a mob made an attnek on the-supplies of potatoes brought to market and accompanied' by a countless multitude of women and boys , proceeded to almost all the bakers' shops ,, seized tho bread , and destroyed the furniture and other articles . It happening to be the day of the fairi ' the stalls were not spared , those with provisions ' were plundered , arid many excesses committed . It was not till the drums beat to arms , and till the troops assembled at the places that were threatened , and patrolled thestrects . -and several of tbe . desperate rioters were , nrrested , that tranquillity was in some measure restored . : A proclamation is everywhere posted in the streets ; the citizens , distinguished by a white ribbon on their arms , act as a guard the military were provided with ball cartridge , and a hope was . expressed that the public tranquillity ¦ will not be further interrupted .. . . ; ...-. i , ..- ... , -

      Ami . 25 . —The military not being able to quell the riot , and the soldiers , officers ,, and general , being pelted with mud and stones , itwas at length necessary to fire , by which several persons . were wounded and two killed . The violence of the rioters surpasses all belief . A drummer was attacked , and so dreadfully ill-treated that he died soon afterwards ; the perpetrators escaped . Some fears of incendiary fires were entertained , so that patrols of the citizens and military have , pervaded the streets during the whole night . This morning our garrison has been reinforced by detachments of troops and cavalry . ' ' r - . : ' • •¦ ' ' --- .- - . ' ¦ Ncbbmbtoo , ; April , S 7 . r-An emeute , caused by the dearness of provisions , took place in the chv vesterdav even .

      ing . rublie rumour had pointed out Al . Sehlce , a bourgeois oi the town , as , a forestaller of corn , and it was determined to give lumiacAaneaW . A large mob asjsembled in consequence before his residence , and on tb . e police interfering to disperse them a shower of stones Was suddenly dischnrged against thehouse ..-The military were then summoned , and . the place cleared , by charges of cavalry . The populace , nevertheless , raised a barricade at the entrance to a bridge , and repulsed the soldiers with stones ; but on the cavalry attacking , the barricade in flank , the mob took flight , and in their retreat brokfc the windows of the houses of two corn merchants To- " wards midnight tho riotcH were dispersed , arid the solhaVebrScd ^ barraCkS ' S - ^« -dividual *

      Bebhn , April 27 .-Investi gations rcsperting the disturbances , are continued with great activity . It is universally reported that among the persons arrested there arehhhjj students from the Gyraadsium -.- reswu Dbesden April 24 .-For some days past the bakers of tniB city . have not ' had sufficient flour to furnish an adequate supply of bread to their customers , which has . caused a considerable excitement amongst all classes . ¦ ' ' ¦

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      ™ v ^ vv m " ~^~ r ~^ -ry rryiryfyr ^^^ fl ^ J ^ -T t J-J * J-J *^* J"J ~ J ~ J ~ f ~ r ^ r rn *^ f ^ ¥ ^ rj < J " f nr ,-, ¦ ( From the Ca « H « of Tuesday , May 4 . ) , Ann Collyer , Stoke Hammond , Buckinghamshire , cow keeper—Qcotrs Hornu imu Alexander Mackod Burghcs Cheiipside , City , booksellers—Thomas Stirling , sen ., and William Stirling , Sti-attord , Essex , slaters-Robert Cogan , Leicester-square , glass merchant —George Southwell , Whitstable , Kent , baker-William Rolph , Billericay , Essex , innkeeper-James Cooper , Billericay , Essex , cattle salesmen—John Alfred Trimmer , Brentford , victualler-John Tulleine , jun ., Seiby , Yorkshire , brewer—Francis Rippingale , Thrumpton , Nottinghamshire , auctioneer—Jolm Munks , Sheffield , licensed victualler — Uichard BurkiiiEhaw , Shcffiel' , slmrebroker—Thomas Robinson , Liverpool , blacksmith . . -

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      ; . FORTHCOMING MEETINGS . ' f A Camp Meeting willbe held on the public ground aear the Prospect-honBO , Peep Green , Robert-town , i May 9 . Ernest Jon « 8 , Esq . of London ,-Benjamin Rushton , of O venden , and other speakers will attend , i The delegates and speakers are requested to meet at i twelve at noonj'at the Star Inn , Robertowu . - : j Bradfobd ' . —On Sunday evening a public maeting will be Held in the Temperance Hall , ' Leeds-road ; chair to be taken at 7 o ' clock . Mr Ernest Jones , of London , will address tbe meeting . The committee

      of the Land Company and Chartist oouncil will meet in their room , Butterworth-building 8 , at ten o ' clock in the forenoon , from whence the ; will start for Peep Green meeting , and returning with Mr Jones to Bradford .- ' - ^ ¦ . . ; . - u ¦ ¦; , =-. - ^ _ i , m Bkkmondsbt . —Tho members of the Chartist Association will meet " on ruesday evening , to appoint officers , &o . for the ensuing quarter . ¦ . ¦ ¦¦ ¦ Bilsion . —A general meeting of the Chartists of Bilston will be held on Sunday evening next , May Oth . for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of aiding'the committee for Poland ' s Regeneration , ' and transacting other business of importance . It is hoped every member will attend . ¦ r .

      Hale of'Science , Cm RoiD . i-Mr G . J . ' Holyoake will lecture on Sunday eveBing ,-May 9 | at 7 o ' clock . Subject : '< Unseen Enemies . " HiiLt . —The Chartists of Hull will ' meet it the Ship Inn , Church-jane , on Sunday evening next , nt 6 o ' clock . A public meeting will be held in the Setsions-hall , Mansion-house , for' the adoption of a petition for the repeal of the Ratepaying Clauses of the Reform Aot , on Monday evening next , May 10 th ; at 8 o ' clock precisely . , ,. ; .. - --Martlbbonb LocAHir . —A members' meeting will take place on Monday evening , May 10 , at the Coach Painters * Arms ,, Circus-street , New Road , at eight o ' clock , for . the , purpose of nominating the new oouncil and a secretary . • . . . ' .-. ¦ < ' ; t

      MiNCHEsiERr-Mr Donovan will deliver a ; lecture in the People ' s Institute , Herod-street , Aneoats , on Sunday , the 9 th instant . c ; -,. NiwcAsiw ' -upos-TiNB—The members of this branch are respectfully informed that Dr M'Douall will deliver his farewell address on Sunday evening next ,. May , 9 ,, in the long room of the Cock Inn , head of the Side , at seven o ' clock . The attendance oi all members that can possibly attend is particularly requested , as business of great importance will be brought before then . .. ( . ; v , \ Tower Htuun . —Mr W . W . Broom will lecture at the Globe and Friends , Morgan-street , Commercial-road , on Sunday evening ; May 9 th—subject , " Monarchy ; its influence . " . To commence at 8 O ' clock . ¦ ¦¦ - ' .- ; ' .-: , ; -,- ; ¦ : ¦ ; ... : " . ' . .: ' . ¦ . Toomordkn . —Mr James Cooper ( from Manchester ) will lecture jn the Odd-Fellow ' s-hall ; on Sunday the 9 th inst . Chair to be taken at half-past 6 p . m . Subject : "Home , and the best means of promoting and securing its Happiness . " , ; - .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 8, 1847, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1417/page/8/