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      j ' pubiic frediioryhas lost muc 1 i of'it 3 ; forc ' e . Ton .- £ » J ~^ ould ye rtV , winaow 3 aiid orphaiis ? Why Jr . Sir . « be ' farmers and' yeomen are-saying—Let us . 'look tb ' onr own'wives ' " and our own children . r ( Eesrl ) , So fiuy hoVefer , from wishing to * -do'any . ^ thing bftho kind Iallnde to , 'I . " ^ onld support any . ; government which would by direeUy upon the rich " a load of taxation sufficient to enable the Exchequer . , 4 o allow the labourer to brew his own beer , to build " 3 iis house with" his own bricks , and grow anything "lie pleases . ( Cheers . ) As to the insults heaped upon the land—fortunately the supremacy of the ' md is not much , affected by tiem . The land !—why . sir , it is as much superior to the mamifimtiir

      ing iuterest , as an oaken cudgel is to a cotton thread . ( Shouts of laughter . ) And I wilt say of the land as the poet said of the oak which prow * upon it— ¦ « It holds its primeval right from nature ' s charter , Art- from the nod of legislation . " ( Cheers } Captain Peisau endeavoured to bs heard , amid mucii confusion and called for a division . Ileat--tacked the law of settlement ; said that the poorxates could not be touched without going into the < vhole poor-law question , advocated a revision of taxation , and opposed the motion . The debate was then adjourned until Thursday , on which day Mr . Disraeli in answer to Lord John . Russell , said he hoped it would close .

      On the Party Processions in Ireland Bill coming On amid the orders of the day , Sir W . Terser moved the omission ef certain words . Sir ( J . Gbsy briefly resisted the alteration , as it would put an end to innocent processions . Mr . Obogats said that the late disaster would not have occurred but for the misconduct of the Ribbonmen . Tie called upon the goTernment , by adopting the iterations , to put down all kinds of processions whatever ; but cries of ' divide" being again raised , the motion was then withdrawn . The report was brought up , and the house rose . at half past twelve o ' clock . ' ¦ - . ¦¦

      WSDSBSDAT , FEBBnABT 20 . HOUSE OF COMMONS . —Insolvent Members ' But . —On the motion for the second reading of this BUI . Sir 0 . Gret apprehended that the measure , to the general principle of which hB was , nevertheless , favourable , would involve a liability of injustice and oppression towards members of the house . Mr . Gobibubx and Mr . Uapisr having spoken in opposition to the bill , the house divided : —For the second reading 3 i ; Against 73 ; Majority 39 . SMAii . Tesemests Ratiso Bilt .. —Mr , "Halsby BlOTed the second reading' of this bill , * By this measure power is to be given to vestries to charge the rates upon tenements not above £ 6 annual -value \> pon the owners instead of the occupiers . Many parishes would thus be saved from the necessity of applying for local acts .

      Mr . P . Scboeb moved an amendment that the bill be read again that day six months . " Mr . Bakes approved of the measure , and was followed in a brief discussion by Sir J . PAKINOTOX , Capt . Bsssbt , Mr . Adaih , Mr . DdDES , Mr . Slaxet , Mr . Agiiosbt , Mr . Hexlet , Mr . Reixolds , Mr . Bright , and Sir G . Gret . On a division there appeared—For the second reading 1 S 3 ; Against 2 ; Majority 180 . Benefices ts PiUBAurr Bill . — The second reading of this bill was proposed by Mr . Fbewen . Its olg ? ct was described by . the hon . member as designed to render the existing prohibitions of pluralities more etriagent , and to extend their operation to Ireland .

      Sir G . Gbxt admitted that the existing laws on the subject were defective , and was willing to adopt the principle of the new measure . He had , however , some alterations to propose , and wished the committal of the bill to be postponed in order that time might be afforded for their consideration . Sir . R . Isghs was anxious to know the real intentions of government with regard to the

      measure . Lcrd J . Resseix said that a bill of their own was in preparation , and would speedily be presented . ¦ Waiting the maturity of this measure / he wished the progress of the one before the house to be delayed . The bill was then read a second time , to be committed on the 30 th of March . Li ' acBsx Summary Jubisdictiox Bill . — Sir J . Pakj . vgto 5 then moved the second reading of this bill . The measure is intended to extend the summary powers of the magistrates over juvenile offenders charged with small crimes , so as to preserve a large class of young criminals from the COUtam : nstion of the gaol . Its provisions extend to theirs amounting in value to not more than one shilling , and offenders whose age may not exceed sixteen years .

      Mr- M'Cuixagh objected to the withdrawal of the projection of a jury in certain cases included in the measure . J ! r . Napier was convinced that the changes it exacted would prove beneficial , especially in Ireland . The Atiobjtet General entered into many details of the eccentricities and anomalies of the existing laws relating to juvenile offenders and petty offences . Be approver ! of the bilL Jlr . Packb , Mr .-Robert Palmer , Mr . Hesle" ? , Mr . 3 IitEs , andMr . Vm as took part in the discussion that followed , after which the bill was read a second time . " Tenants at Rack-Resi Relief Bill . — Mr . SoTnsaos moved the second reading of this bill , whieli was agreed . The house adjourned at five o ' clock .

      ( From our Second Edition of last week . ) . THURSDAY , Tebbuam U . HOUSE OF LORDS . —This house sat an hour and three quarters , the time being occupied in conyerssxions on the Dolly ' s Brae Amir , and the work * ing of the Poor Law in Ireland , there was no motion on either snbject , and the matter ended in " talk . " Lord Laxsoownb stated that the accounts up to January last , showed a diminution of up"war- /

      -educate themselVes . - Mr . Broxiierton seconded the motion , which was agreed to , and leave given to bring in the bilL Ministers' Mokkt ( Ibelasd ) . —Mr . Faoas moved for a committee to examine , with a view to their repeal , the laws relating to " ministers' money " jo Ireland ; and enforced ^ the necessity of removing ¦ what he termed an odious and obnoxious impost . Sir 6 . Gret , in moving the previous question , explained that the tax could not be repealed without providing a substitute ; and , while agreeing in the opinion that the impost was obnoxious , held out a hope that it might be abolished if , hereafter , the funds at the disposal of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners should be sufficiently increased . A discussion ensued , and , on a division , the motion for a committee was rejected by a majority of 20 , the numbers being— Noes , 96 ; Ayes , 76 .

      Traksfobtatioxto the Colonies . —Mr . Addeelet moved for leave to bring in a bill to repeal part of the act of George IT . wfica empowers Her Majesty in Council to appointplaces for the transportation of felons ; the object of the bill being to vest that power and discretion in Parliament . The petitions from the Cape were ; he avowed , the foundation of bis proposition ; bat though the Cape had now been relieved from the odium and the injury of being made a convict colony under the present law , other colonies were liable in fntore times to the

      visitation . ' * He . gave a rapid- sketch of-the recent everts at the Gape , and their disastrous result , contending that the source ef the evil was to be traced to the power lodged in the Colonial Secretary . Sir G . Gret put it to the hon . member whether it 'would not be inconsistent to withdraw from government the only power they possessed of carrying out the sentences of transportation , which the judges of the land were every day passing according to law . ¦ " . After a debate in which Lord J . Russell defended the Colonial Office , the house divided : —Ayes , 32 Hoe * , 110 ; majority 18 . ¦

      Lasplobd ahd Tbnakt . —Mr . Ppset having proposed his bill for the improvement of the relation between landlord and tenant , inEngland and Wales , Mr . Aoliokbt thought the discussion of the measure would but waste the time of the house . Whatever might be the case in Ireland , no necessity of interfering between landlord and tenant existed in England . r - # After a few words in explanation from Mr . Puset , leave-was given to bring in the bill . The house then adjourned , at ten o'clock ., ( From our Hard Edition of last < wuli . ) FRIDAY . FiBBUisr 15 .

      HOUSE OP LORDS . —Lord Mountcashell called the attention of the House to the outrages perpetrated on the female emigrants oa board the ship Indian during her passage to Port Adelaide . Earl Gust stated that no official report of the ease bad as yet reached the . Colonial Office ; but as far as he was concerned sacb . abuses should not go = unpunished . " :-¦ . ' ' r- \ .: ¦ ; : i ¦ ¦ ' "Lord GLEKQAiitQOved for a return from , the Com-. snissioners of the Court of Encumbered :. Estates , . { Ireland , ) stating the number " ojf petitipnalpdged in their court to this date , the rental of-theLproperty i in each case . Broposedjo be sold , and the grgsi .-ramoont of encumbrances stated to be chargeable vtbereoflu- ,, ¦ .- . ^ ' ; . ; . ' , ; ., - ; . ¦ . „ % ,, ¦ > - ¦ ¦ - > " < r . , ]'¦¦¦ -..-? 3 rlhe Marquis , of Lansdowhb iad . ho objection to , granting the return , provided Lord GLEKqALL ' TTOuld noonseni to a slight alteration iniiaworuini . i ''' J V . c- ; HOUSEOE , cPMMd » S . ^ Thehausa revived . ijsdf into a oommitteo v » a the 3 ) iiiBBB 8 JB >;\ JsiffR 8

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      Advances asd R ' EPA ™ iNT " OFiADVANCBS (( IaBLAtib ) when ' i LoBDlJ' :- ' RusgBLt-rose : to" state-the general viewtakenbythe Gpvernment ofthepresent ' statf of lreland ,-and their proposal ' with- respect'to-the advances . whiehhad beeniriadefor itsrefief : ' After a few jireliminary remarks upon the condition of Ireland duringTthe last few years , ' ahd the " important change now going on in ; its social state hesaiq , the most remarkablo change was perceived in the very great diminution of the' pressure of'the poor rates , tho decrgasQ of expenditure for thd ^ poor between 1848-49 and 1849-50 being no less ' than £ 180 , 000 . The decrease in the amount of out-door relief was more remarkable still . He then read an account of the advances made . to Mand / from we workhouse loan in 1839 ( of which £ l 130 0 ( K » * e-

      ,, mained unpaid , ) the grand ^ total of dobt ior ^ m" - quidated advances in the 10 years being £ A , « MWThe Government proposed to consolidate aJ ^ wesu various debts , and to extend the penod ^ ot repayment to 10 years , object to the same condition of interest or no interest as at Jr ™ MSome of the unions in Ireland ^ Xlfl ^ S brances which prevented further ^¦ . ^ . iS part . In no less than ten then- effects had teen seized under execution in consequence of these debts . It appeared to the government that these difficulties were mainly owing to the famine of former yearsand they proposed , therefore , to make an

      , additional advance for the discharge of these debts , to be repayable : by instalments >¦ within fortv * years , bearing interest . At the end . of December last the amount which these distressed unions had to pay was £ 270 , 000 ; and it was proposed ^ to advance £ 300 , 000 , which would make he whole amount repayable , by Ireland £ 4 , 783 , 000 . Lord John concluded by observing , that he should not be justified in making them if he did not believe that there was now a prospect , if her burdens were lightened , of Ireland being able to recover from her late depression and to enter upon a new and . better state of existence . . ¦ .. '

      A long discussion ensued , but at length the resolutions were agreed to . ... The Party Processions ( Ireland ) Bill wasread a second time . ^ Tlie other orders having been disposed of . the house adjourned at twelve o ' clock , until Monday . ;¦

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      RENEWED AGITATION ON THE TEN HOURS BILL . The late decision in the Court of Exchequer ! which " contrary to every expectation has , for the ' roomehti legalised the hateful and tortuous system of relays and , in point of fact , destroyed the humane principle of John Fielden'a Factory Abt , has caused such a sensation in the . manufacturing districts of . Lancashire , Yorkshire and Cheshire ' as " the-oldest person living cannot remember . The Central Com-, raiftee in Manchester having called a meeting of delegates from the different factory districts , a . preliminary meeting of . the . friends * of the . cause was held on . Saturday evening last at the : Spread Eagle Inn , Manchester , at which were present Mr . T . Fielden , chairman ; Messrs . "Wood , Walker and Rawson , ' of Bradford , Messrs . John , and Joshua Fielden of Todmorden , Mr . Stephens of Ashton , Sir . Wm . Taylor of Crompton , Mr . Richard

      Cobbett Of Manchester , and several members of the Central Committee . At this meeting , the present position , of the factory question Was discussed with great animation , and attempts were , made to form resolution ' s to be proposed at the approachiug delegates' meeting . ^ Differences , however , arose according to the views of the different persons present , some being wishful that a declaratory bill should . be brought into the House of Commons by Lord Ashley , and others , having lost their confidence in his lordship , in consequence of a letter which he wrote immediately after the death of the . late Mr . John Fielden recommending to the factory operatives to compromise the cause by accepting a , billfor ten hours and a half a day ; not being able to unite in favour of Lord Ashley , it was unanimously agreed

      that the delegates about to assemble in the mornino should be left unbiased to follow their own course ! The only important fact that transpired was , that Lord Ashley had stated that " the Prime Minister and the Horns Secretary had had the meanness to wait upon him to agree , on the part of the operatives , aa ElevenHours Bill , which proposal his lordship refused to accede to , but ultimately agreed to recommend to the operatives to accept a bifl for ten hours and a half per day . " It is not easy to describe the astonishment with which this announcement , coming as it did from the best authority , was received . Letters from the Rev ^ . G . S . Bull , Mr . Ferrahd , Mr . Oastler , and other old friends of the cause , who were prevented from being present , were read . There was but one sentiment expressed , as

      well in these communications as Jn the conversational remarks of the gentlemen who were present , that , namely , of strict adhesion to the well-known meaning and intention of the Ten Hours Act . On Sunday morning the' delegates assembled at their usual place of meeting , the Cotton Tree , Great Ancoats-street , Manchester . That place , however , was found to . be too small for the extraordinary number of factory representatives , whom thisalarming crisis in the factory question had brought together . It was observed that no former meeting of delegates had amounted to more than ninety persons . . On this occasion the number was increased to over 220 , who represented twenty-six districts and towns in three counties , demonstrating this fact well worthy of the notice of MaJQsty—namely , that although the government may allow themselves to be rough-ridden by the cotton-lords , the factory operatives are determined to hold fast by that law ,

      which they now call their Magna Charta—rthey have felt its benefits—they have tasted of its sweets—and they have resolved that no , power on earth shall deprive them of the least portion of their well-earned and dear-bought liberty . ' . ' . Had the Prime Minister been present at this meeting he would have discovered that there is still left in England a power stronger than that of the cotton lords , to which he succumbs , a power which a wise ruler—under the present peculiar circumstances of this monarchy—would take heed to cherish , rather than vainly attempt to destroy . After the preliminary business of ascertaining from each delegate the particular interest that he was sent to represent had been gone through , the meeting adjourned from the Cotton Tree to a large hall in . the neighbourhood , called the People ' s Institute , which was obtained on the spur of the moment . ' .. " . . ] Mr . Paul HAKonKAVBs being unanimously called to the chair . ' '• ; , - - <

      Mr . Oasilgb presented himself , to , the meeting , and said : —Mr . Chairman and Delegates , I appear here in consequence of an invitation which I have received from the Central Committee , the Fielden Association for the protection of the Ten'Hours Act , and also at the most urgent request of Mr . Samuel Fielden , who , I am sorry to say , is ill in London : but I am bound to tell you that I have come from London contrary to my own feelings and judgment . Without entering , into any reasons , I nope that you will favour me by pasBing a unanimous resolution that you will manage your own business without any interference'of mine . It has been suggested to me , by Mr . T . Fielden , that sbmti of yon would think it disrespectful towards me thus to vote . To all such , and to every delegate present

      I beg to state , that I shall esteem such a vote as a great personal favour . I have many reasons for believing , that on this occasion the delegates— -and the delegates only—should , without wy advice Or . recommendation from me , adopt their , own plans , and take their own course . ' I hope , there will be no discussion upon the question , but that" you will at once grant my request ; allow me' to take ; . my hat and wish you a good morning . ' , Some discussion , ' however , did take place , and it was resolved that Mr . Oaetier should be . requested to remain . The usual resolution , that each speaker should be confined to ten minutes—but in this case with an understanding that Mr . Oastler was to speak ad libitum , on all questions—was put and carried . ' ' " . ,. ' . ¦ ' ' .. "

      Mr . 04 stleb then stepped forward , and ^ aid - Mr . Chairman and Delegates , my principles will hot allow that I should have a favour in disensaion over others . You have limited yourselves to . ten minutes , and I can never on this greatquestioh suffer myself to be limited to either minutes or hours . You have , therefore , without intending it , honourably relieved me from any longer attendance fere ,. I wish you all a very good morning , earnestly , praying that God ' s holy spirit may enlighten you in your deliberations , and lead you to . the adoption of the best resolutions for the promotion of the great object for which you have assembled . , ; :. '"' ., ' .-. < ' ; Mr . Oasilbb was then withdrawing , " when a delegate begged to ask him two questions : namely , what sort of a bill he would recommend the dele *

      gates to support , and what members ; of parliament neVould advise them to entrust it to . ' . ' : Mr . Oastlkb said , that those two questions could not be answered by him without , giving reasons , which would occupy more time than he should feel himself warranted in robbing them of . ' , " ) . Another delegate said , before ' Mr . Oastler leaves us I wish to ask him if he will abide by the resolutions that this meeting may come to , and afterwards by his influence , in public and private , support the measure and the men sanctioned by us ? '; ; . M ^ - . QASiLEB . then returned to the front of the platform and said : " Assuming that this meeting

      will . adopt . measures . ' to secure' an . efficient ' ' Ten Hours Acti Iiavei no hesitation iri assuring youall ; that I will most strenuously endeavour to carry out thaVwish'both m public and private aafar as my influence extends ; : and whomsoever you select as your parliamentary leader shall have my support . If any " personi imagines that ; I could by any possibility make myself a clog or an impediment to the advancement of the c ^ nBe of thoVTeh'Hours ; Bill , that person ^ 'does nqt ' read my- hearth'' Buti- Mfci Chairman / there ; is , one' thmjj ' which ^ shall resefje myself the right , ' to ; db ; ' Whilst 6 ii every ooba ^ ion at your pubho " meetihga and eliewheM I ^ b ^ u en-1 * MW ^ : » tti ^ .-i »! A ? # " i ?^^ 1 ® WW . -:

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      » . ii j «^» iihont prbpo 8 ingi-any amendments ! ot ShS USlasd and -the coming . generationi a ¦ IZ io infuse into the . next agitation for the fiSvb BiuS ^ art-thoughts ^ o ^ our departed i Ho 7 ^ S adler'and ^ Fielden v I knowji whanthey S ^ iEhe former opinions of Lord Aahley Xji n 07 -be forgotten . It ; will be imy . business to take care that Jthose hearts thoughts shall be engrafted on the mind of the coming age . I need not iow tell yott what they were ; But this I will let out : Sadler haa often aaid to me 'Oastler ,. ' . they ought » ot to call the'iTea . Hours Bill aihumane measure ; it isafter all a cruel bill / " i ( Cheei'Si ) jkfr . Oastler . then withdrew . - - ¦ > ¦¦¦ - ¦ ¦ ' ¦¦¦ i , ¦ .: ¦¦ .. ¦''

      . On the first resolution being proposed , to the effect that the people inflexibly adhered to the principles of the Ten Hours . Bill , several delegates spoke ; in favour of placing a restriction on the moving power as the only , effectual means of securing the object they'had in view . It was remarked that it was the universal opinion * of . the operatives that in no other way could the cunning and cruelty of the masters be successfully restrained ; This suggestion , however , was thought to be premature and , under present circumstances , it was thought to be most advisable to be content with a simple declaratory bill . The next part of the business was—to whose care the bill should be intrusted in . the two . Houses of

      Parliament ? It was . proposed that ; Lord Ashley and Lord John Manners should take charge of it in the Commons . It was stated that Lord Ashley having formany years devoted much time and attention to the Ten Hours Bill , the friends of that measure should not deal too hardly with him in consequence of the unfortunate letter whioh he had written to the operatives ,. recommending a compromise with the enemy . Lord John Manners was spoken of with very great respect and with ' hopefulness ,: as a nobleman . who had evinced a most earnest desire to elevate the condition of the working classes in every branch of industry . Several of the delegates urged the addition of the name of Mr . George Bankes , and it was ultimately unanimously

      resolved that Lord Ashley , Lord John Manners , and George Bankes ,. Esq ., should be requested to take charge of the bill in the House of Commons . It was further , agreed without any discussion , that the Earl of Ellesmere and Lord Feyersham should be requested to take charge of the bill in the House ef Lords . It was also reselved that four delegates , all of them persons now ; working in mills , should be sent to London to canvass members of parliament , and give them suoh information on the subiect as might be necessary- ; alse that publio meetings should be held in the factory districts , and petitions promoted to the two Houses of Parliament ; 'A long and somewhat stormy discussion then ensued respecting the conduct of the Central Committee in

      recent matters , which resulted in ; a resolution eritirely to alter its constitution , and make it , instead of a Manchester , a county committee , faithfully representing the opinion ' s of the people in all the surroundiug districts . The business of the meeting haying been concluded , several of the delegates expressed a wish that , as Mr . Oastler was in Manchester / 'he should now be called in and be requested to give hi » opinion on the state of the question as it at present stands before the public . J This being agreed to , 'Mr . Thomas ^ Fielden was sent for Mr . Oastler , who in a short time appeared j and was received with tremendous cheering : ¦ ' ' ¦ ¦ ' air . OASTLEBsaid : Mr . Chairman and Delegates , —You have now settled your business , and our

      friend , Mr . Thomas Fielden , informs me that you wish me to say a few words -iii reference to the position in which we now stand , having had the decision of the Court of Exchequer against our interpretation of the meaning of the Ten Hours Act . I have observed with deep regret / that the Homo Secretiiry—representing her Majesty in the Houso of Commons—has already : basely ' misrepresented our case , He ii reported to have said , in answer to a question from Lord Ashley ' , that he understood both parties would be satisfied with the decision of tho judges . Now , I am here without any hesitation to assert , that when Sir George Grey thus disgraced himself to please his masters—the cotton-lords—he knew that he was asserting that which was false . He

      knew that we had never agreed to take any thing short of a really efficient Ten Hours Act , and ; that if the judges did- decide against us , that we were resolved never to rest until we had obtained , the full benefits for which wo had been labouring for more than thirty years . Now , no man knew this better than Sir George Grey ; and when he , in his place in the House of Gommons—representing her most gracious Majesty—dared to give utterance to that falsehood , he knew that he was telling an untruth to support tyranny , that he was speaking a falsehood to crush the industrious poor . But now to the legal question . We are taunted by the press in the interest of our opponents , with being very ignorant on the subject of law . We plead guilty—we are not

      lawyers—we are poor working men . We are told that we ought' to ask pardon of the cotton-lord magistrates , and ^ J-thniftrfenpw what besides . To that wo demur ; ' We took the Interpretation'of the law from the Attorney-General and the Solicitor-General of Sir Robert Peel ' s govermhent . ' and from the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General of Lord John Russell ' s government ; and we , poor ignorant creatures , are now forsooth , to be blamed for taking the opinions of the highest legal authorities of the crown—authorities which every other class of persona constantly rank as next to the Judges of the land . We knew what we meant by the Ten Hours Aet , and we thought that those high legal authorities were capable of giving the true legal interpretation of the" - Act . "And I

      believe so still . Without impugning the honour , or the legal talent of the Judges , I have no doubt that , had the case been fairly and fully put before them , their decision would have been in our favour . Lord Althorpe's Twelve " Hours Factory Act was passed in 1833 . Under that act relays were deemed to be legal , and were practised by seme few outside cotton-spinners , very much to tbe annoyance of the great cotton-lords of the district . . In 1844 , Sir James Graham brought in his Twelve Houra Factory Act . In that act a clause was introduced , at the suggestion of the great cotton-lords themselves —we , the Ten Hours Bill men , having nothing to do with : it—for the express and avowed purpose of preventing relays . Thai clause was settled by the

      cotton-lords themselves , this factory inspector , the Home Secretary , arid the Attorney and Solicitor-Generals , with no other view than to put a stop to those little manufacturers who were gaining an advantage over their richer neighbours by working relays under the act of 1883 . When the act of 1844 was passed , a few instances of relays were still attempted to be worked .: Representations were made to Sir James Graham , and under his authority , and under the : authority of the law advisers of the Crown ,. they . were ; declared to be ; illegal ; and during the ministry of Sir Robert Peel the question was settled . Nay , even under the present ministry , the opinions of the Attorney and Soliciter-Generals were taken ; and until John Fielden's act of 1847 was passed , it was universally admitted by thelawyerB , the magistrates , and the ; . cotton-lords themselves , that relays were illegal ., And what did the

      act of 1847 do . in this , case ? Nothing whatever . The clause against relays in the act of 1844 is not altered , intertered with , or meddled with at all . It remains as much the law of England as it was then , having received this further confirmation of the intention of the legislature , that , during the last debate on John fielden ' s Act in theiiBoJ 4 ^ of Commons , Mr . Denistoun , the member ; for . ilOJ ^ gow , attempted to induce the house , to irtspcfejii clause in the act of 1847 legalising relays , and failed therein ; the house rejected it .: Had these facts come before the judges , they could not have doubted what was the intention of the legislature . . il . will add no more at present . ; We shall have many occasions of meeting together shortly , and if all the world , beaido should be doomed to tremble at tho nod of ; thc . cotton-lords and their slavish Home Secretary , we will let them know that the law shall yet be made strong enough even for . them . Good night , my iriends , goodnight . : ( Loud cheers . ) . ;! r The meeting then broke up . -. ,: ,. / - ,. ¦ ' ¦

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      THE LAKD . CQMEATSTfAKI ) jTHE , ^ KOTTING "" * ' ttM'iOV&MK' S" * ., ( Coniimiidfrok ' tl ^ fi / th paffe . J ¦ White it ii ' , therefore , ' eaay '' to ' stiow that ttie ~ connexion between the establiBhmentg ? (« S far as it existed ) was emineritly . favourable to the . 'bank . depositowj whileitin nOWliy damaged the interest . of the ; 0 onipany ,. lt now becomes necessai-y to inform you that all connexion , director indirect ; between this bank arid the National Land Company having ceased and determined , - depositors'in the' bank have ho One Whatever to look to for the security of their money except Mr . O'Connor himself , and if It should have happened that in making your deposit you reliedupon the aecuvity of the Land Company rather than , upon the proprietor Qf . the bank , I am instructed to inform ' you , that in that caie ' you are instructed to 8 end a written application with ' th ' e' ' certl iicate for the whole 61 your funds with interest , on or before the 30 th in 8 t , and the : amount duewill be punctually ! remitted between the ! 1 st and 15 th ! of , 0 ctob 8 r , after which date , notice , os , usual , trill bo required accordinL' to the rules . ¦ .. : ¦ .. ' ¦ . ' . ' -- « »« ' ''

      If , ' hdwover , you are content to rely upon Mn O'Connor as jouv banker , he will be . nnppy to continue his business with you , subject to the rules which I enclose , and which are sabstantially the same as those under which your deposit was received . .,- ¦ ... . . -,-. Mr . O'Connor , however , thinks it just to explain distinctly the mode in wMcli lie proposes to deal with the funds placed in his bank ; although siieh explanation is , perhaps , uncalled for , and ia certainly never offered by other bankers .: in . < - . : ¦; . ¦ . ¦'; ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ : ¦ " : ,, ; . . . . . .. .: . The vate of interest wUl be continued ' at 4 , per cent , per annum , and will be carried toaccountprecigely ng ' explwned in- tho enclosed rules , and business wiil be conducted in all respects ft ? therein detailed . ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . r .: ¦ . , . . No money whatever will be advanced by the bank by way of loan / or otherwise , except on a deposit of title deeds of ample wine , and the only other , securities recojmised by the bank will be , as heretofore , Exchequer bills or Government securities . : ; . ¦ •• • . ' - : ' ¦

      No money will be advanced to the National Land ' Company on mortgage ; of their , sstates until fit persons hare been appointed to whom the ettates will be conveyed by Mr . O ' Connor ( in whom thej are now Tested ) ,: in trust foithe parties interested , and in the mean time ample m » am are at the disposal of the bank to meet the whole of its liabilities . . . ' ' , In tuturo , the . weekly Receipts of the bank will not be published , 'it being essentially a private bank . . .: During the late crisis in political and monetary affairs , the withdrawals from the bank have , of course , ! been heavy , in common with , although probably to a less extent than those from : all other savings-banks in the kingdom ; but they hare invariably been met with the greatest facility and punctuality , ' and I have continued , as before , to receive promises offurther deposits hSjjbon as a revival of trade

      shalltakeiplace . : ; . ¦ : ¦ , ¦ : -: u :,. !•¦ :. . ,. .,: ^ . i " . Thepbiectliad in view by Mr , . O'Connor , in effeeUngthiii entire separation » f the bank from-the Land Company , i » to avoid , the risk of any infringement of the several banking acta which the ; committee of the House of Commons , ( al « hougb ; they did not report thereon ) geemed tQ tltiuK WeVe violated , so long as the Land Company shared in any degree in the responsibilities of the bank ; , but tho furtherance ef the location of member * on the . land is ' still the principal aini of the proprietor , next to affording depositors the greatest amount of interest compatible with the' security they have a right to expect . ! ' / '' " . ¦ i . ' . ¦ An ample reserve fund will'be constantly kept orili * nd to meet withdrawals , although the investments of the bank will be readily convertible when required to honeur notices of withdrawal . ... . .,.... ; ' .. ; .

      Iti >» matisfactory t <> inform you . that , Mr . ' iGrey , ' the accountant appointed by the House of Comuious ; when the Land Company ' s affairs were investigated ,- to examine tit * bank books ( with the permission of Mr . ' O'Connor , ) exprassed himself -perfectly ¦ satisfied , with their present regularity . . I havo tbe . honour . to be , Sir ,: ; - ; . ., ' ... ' . , ' ¦ V . Your obedient . Servant , , ¦¦ > '' J For Fe ' argus O'Connor , ' ' ' . ' ... ¦ . ' ; ' . '" T . PfiWE , ' Manager . ; i Having heard that document he , would , appeal to the jury , as men of common sense , as men of business , as men ^ qf , exp ^ erierice ^ ' and _ a ? men of the wofld ' &hd fully Acquainted with commercial transactions , whether that circular—a copy of whicti had been at the time sent to every , one of the depositors in the . bank- —whether'that circular did not

      distinctly and in the clearest , 'terras state that there was then no longer any connexion , between the Land Company and thi banking departmeat , and also that Mr . O'Connor was , in fact , the only responsible party in reference to the bank ? That tho working classes yere ,, satisfied was proved by the circumstance , that , ! ouf of the 70 , 000 persons who had subscribed , ther , ? had net been one who had called upon Mr . ' O'Connor ! to give up his trust . He aiked tho jury to examine closelv into thie ' case ; and , having done so , he should feel no fear of their giving a verdict in favour of the plaintiff . . The Cdibf Bahon .. then proceeded to sum up the case . . The action was ; ' brought ' to recover compensation in damages for the publication of a libel , in which the defendant had described the plaintiff to

      be a " political impostor , " and had coupled that expression with the word " honesty ; " and the jury would : have to consider - ^ whether the . imputation conveyed by those . words was ^ such as to reflect Improperly and injuriously upon the character of the party to whom they were alleged to relate . JJow , the defendant had pleaded , first , " Not guilty , ' , ' then he had put on the record a special plea , which , in substance , aniourited to what ¦ was ' called a justification of the libel , He . had read that plea with considerable attention . Now , he thought that those pleas applied mainly , if not altogether solely , to the conduct of tho defendant in respect of what was termed the "Land Scheme . '' That , being so , the jury . would have , toinquire how far the imputation went . There were three points of view in which

      be case was to ' be . considered—first , wjis this . a malignant libel which had proceeded from . a bad motive , and was it false and untrue—in fact , was it that which fell under . the . denomination of a malicious ,. publicationT-inaliciousin its intention ? If such should , in the result , be . tlieir opinion , then , without doiibtj the plaintiff would be entitled not only to the verdict , but to have that verdict accompanied by such an amount of damages aa they might consider the circumstances of the case to call for . That waa the first view . .. "Well , then , the next was , had the defence been made out , in part or in the whole ; that was assuming that the imputation did not go beyond what was intimated ? If their opinion upon that point should be in the affirmative , that the defence had been made out , then , in that case , the

      defendant would . be entitled to the verdict upon the plea of justification , whilst the plaintiff wbuld have thefiudingfor him on the p lea of " not guilty . " Then there was a third arid intermediate view . It was thisj—assuming , that ; Mr . O'Connor was . not actuated by any desire or ' . intention of acting dishonestly , the question then would be , had that gentlemansocbriaucted himself in" the management and in respect of these schemes and their details , as ffiirly to give rise or , cause for the comments of a public journalist ; in other words , was there a reasonable ground for their , being made , and thereby to justify the general character of the imputation ? If there was , then that would of course tend to reduce the amount of damages to such an extent as the jury mieht , deem , wouer . If , however , they

      should be of opinion that the justification had not been ; made out , and yet there was no dishonesty , then . the plaintiff would . be entitled to the . verdict with such an amount of damages as they might consider would be proportionate with the extent of injury the plaintiff had sustained . If , then , the jury should be of opinion that the " Land Scheme" was of such a character as was calculated to mislead the public , and was ' an imposition upon them , ' it would , m that " case , become his duty to tell them that the plaintiff must take all the consequences of his own acts , and submit to , any fair public criticism which might be passed . upon him and his acts by a public journalist .. Both of these parties , it appeared , were the . " proprietors of newspapers , and he could not here fail to observe that it . was to be regretted

      they had not settled their differences in the columns of their own journals , instead of coming , to that court and occupying it for a period of three days . But the plaintiff had another course open to him , for , being a member ' of Parliament , he could have made a motion . in . the House of Commons on a breach of privilege ,, and the whole circumstances of the case , as well as ' his , defence ,, would have been given to the public next ' nsorhing'in thenewspapers , and thus hei would ' have ' . 'been enabled to vindicate his character . without having recourse ! to law . Now , mtiriy years ago " , the ¦ Legislature had thought it necessary t ' o pass an act tor the purpose of more effectually regulating .. Friendly' Societies and JbintiStoc ^ . ipoinpanils , * ' ^^^^ within the ranee' 6 f $ ie / law , with a view to . their

      legality and the ; security ef the public . One ; of the first steps to be taken , then , under this act was , that all ' Friendly Societies and Joinfr ; Stock"Companies musf be registered / and receive the certificate of the registrar appointed for , that purpose : At the time of that registration tuo names of all the officers , as well as all the rules , ' must be exhibited and filed . Well , then , ! ifc would appear that iti 1847 ,, in accordance with the " provisions of this act , this' Land Scheme' had been provisionally registered , and in the list of officers the name of Mr . Roberts , of Manchester , was : set forth'as the treasurer , aotwitKstanding that prior td that period Mr . O'Connorhad in truth become the treasurer . Now » most undoubtedly , the name of this latter gentloman ought to have been registered upon that occasion , and it

      was ' extremely wrong that ' ll hadnotbeen-so done ; It was in Sireotviolatioii ofth ' e ' ac ' t of Parliament that there' had 1 been such an ! omission . "It would seem from the ' evidence that' tha sum whioh had been expended in the ^ purchase ' $ ' ¦ eBtates was no less than i 58 ; 000 or' £ 60 , 000 . Nowj a witness of the naine of Brp whe had proved that the' bank ¦ had not been duly entered at or retuiaed to the Registrar ' a . office at the Stamp Office ; ^ That return or entry ought to have been made ; -It had then been proved that the estates had been purchased , and that the accounts at the , London Joint-Stock Bank had Veen in thoname ; ofMr . a ,, Connor 1 perBonally . Ofthcia

      matters , and why that had been so , there hadjbeenno satisfactory , expl ^ ationYgiven .., Then it !^ ad been put , ; . forth that one , James , Knight had become the « managerof . th « bankj ' - ' whUst the evidence of that ' gentleman W ^ elf , MigonertO BuOrr ; tha ' t he had never accepted the appointment , ; because , , upon ' inquiriesjihe aid not like the . conoern ; and yebi notwithstanding hia refusal to become maaager his name had been subsequently issued 1 to t \ & world aa the . prw > tio 3 l manager . ' u ^ But , there i . ' nad been mnnv . other aots ; of a flomewh ^ lb . sin ^ ilar r tendency , ' and ja iit , was hisdutytovteU therjury-. that , 4 n a cage of that sort / they must no £ ^ ga % at th « tr' wholunQn ! i ; r ^ t > i r / ii v- ; i " . ^( 'jj - . . ' . r . | T ,,, j '

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      ~*—*~ mm * mmmmm < mm "'''** ~ . ^ . upon one , or two isolated oiroumstances ,-but tHafc . it was their ' dbty ; aB ^ heypmus ^^ to ' corisiderWe whole of tho ' case ' ilogeth . er : ' : Now ; tlie society , had | been . prqvisionally registered in Octobe . r , 1847 , jind ; ajjaih , in pursuance' of the requirements of the : act Of ; Parliament / in' Octbber ^ l&ilS ^ b ' ut -when a subsequent application t 6 renew th ' eiregiBtry , or tamake a complete registration had been made , ;; thaiapplio ' ation had-. beenirefusedbyjthe : registrar , upon . the ground i that . the company was in Itself 'illegal , and , therefore ,. could not be permitted to . register , and there could be no . doubt but that it was illegal . ; According to the prospectus , the company was to ha ^ e a capital of * 130 , 000 , in 100 , 000 Bharea-afc i £ r 6 s . eaoh . That being sd , tho' Company l or p rol "" W »« MM « MIM «» MiM « iM ^

      nioters would , when provisionally registered , nave a rig ht to . receive lOs . sa share , which would be somewhere about £ 650 ;; and ,. in point of law , they had no right to receive one fartning , more . But . it had been . given in evidence , that'no 'less ,, a surn ^ . than £ 100 , 000 . had ^ boen ' re . ceivjpd . . ' : ^¦ Tljat Was a proceeding which was ' clearly and uhe juiyocally an 'illegal proceeding . ' Ndw ^ it was possible that Mr . O Connor might have been ignorant of the precisemature of thelaw ^ upon the subject , or that ^ e might have overlooked the particular clause which had application to that ^ particular matter , ' and ; therefore , he might have . acted with a perfectly honest-intention . Such , howeyer ,, was the fact , that the whole amount which could ' bereceived '/ under ' the / prpvisionarre-!

      gistratibn was ' nbt morethan £ 6 oO , whilst , in truth , Mr . O'Connor had received £ i 00 , 000 . Moveqver , it was further shown-in evidence that , notwithstanding the refusal of the complete registration of the Company ; "Mr . O'Connorhad gone on receiving money , a proceeding which was manifestly and indisputably illegal , and contrary to the . law upon the subjeot . Then it appeared that Mr ! . O'Connor had not in any of the proceedings at the Eegistry-ofiice been registered . as the treasurer . Now , as that ; ge'ritleman was iii ' reality . the treasurer ; it was his duty to tell the'jury .-that his ' naine not having been registered as the officer of the Company was in direct oppos tioh ,: and < a direct violation of the law . The jury must consider and say whether in their opinion this

      illegal act had ; been a- wilful violation of the law on the , part , of Mr .. ; 0 ' Connor . Now , the Company could . not be completely registered , it could riot be legally , registered , because it professed to collect subscriptionai which money was to be expended in thepurchase of land , which land was to be divided amongst thei subscribera by allotment . Thatcourse was clearly illegal . He , therefore , now . pronounced it as his opinion that this Company—the " . seheme " rather ,. for , as it not had been completely registered , it had not assumed thelegal character of a Company—was indisputably illegal , and had been illegal from . its very commencement , indeed from the moment of . its conception ; Thus very serious questions for consideration arose . Mr . O'Connor

      might have , been , however , uninformed either of the law affecting the question , or ignorant of it 3 consequences , but the effect "was that this result was led : to , ? that every .. man , whether , high or lowwhether a , man of talentior in a state of ignorance --whether . educated or , not ,. that every , man . who had paid his money for the purposes of this " scheme " had become a party to an , illegal matter , and it was , ' therefore , not only a matter of considerable doubt whether any relief could bo obtained in any court of law , but whether there was any legal claim on Mr . O'Connor . ' . So also , if any suit had been commenced in a court of epity . tO Call Ml * . O'Connor io account , it Would at once hare been said that the subscribers had not

      come into court with clean hands ; whilst that gentlemail himself could have said—he did not for one moment intend to imputei'tO Mr . O'Connor that he would have said so—but he could have Baidthathe was the _ treasurer of these large funds , which had been raiued for an illegal purpose , and therefore , a 3 those suitors had been parties to the illegal transactions , theyjcould not obtain ; redress . The personal honour andhonesty of Mr .- O'Connor might , and no doubt would , during his lifetime have led bun to act honourably to the contributors , but how was it possible for that gentleman to pledge himsef ior the ion ' our arid integrity of those who might come after him ? The heir-at-law might have said , " I dm riot accountable to you—you have been parties to an

      illegal transaction , and lean have no legal claim upon me , " One question was , therefore , as to the bonafide * of Mr . O'Connor in the matter . ; and then , on the : other hand , there was the question of bana fides also on the part of the defendant , —did he believe , and . had he reasonable cause for that belief , that the Land Scheme , was an imposition on the working olasses ? Was it an attempt at imposition on the public ? These were points which the jury musttake into their consideration ; It was evident that with respect to the bank , that concern , even in its most prosperous days , had never been a paying concern .- Who then was to pay the losses ? It haa been said that Mr . O ' , Connor-would ; but it was clear , that when the two schemes were working

      together . the deficiency must have been supplied by the Land Company , but when the two schemes had separated then the security of the land , was altogether lost to the bank depositors . Now although that security had been thus taken away , the parties inthe'Land Scheme , a 3 wellas ' Mr . O'Connor ' himself , had still allowed the previous statement in the rules to stand as it had done as to the land being the security . The circular then , without the correspoding alteration in the rules of the Land Scheme , was not sufficient . Nothing could be more impropernothing could be more wrong . Mr . O'Connor had received £ 112 , 000 from the subscribera . He had no right to have received that money without the protection of the act of Parliament : namely , under the

      authority of the complete registration of the scheme . Supposing that gentleman were to become a bankrupt , every shilling in this bank , and every one of those estates which had been purchased in his name with the money . collected from 70 > persons , would be kid hold of fov tUc benefit of hia cre ' - ditorsj arid legally be so taken and so applied . This was a position which no . man was justified in placing himself in . No man had a right to take such a monstrous responsibility upon him , unprotected by the law . No man was . justified in placing so large a sum in jeopardy . v 7 ith respect to the estates , there waV ' no man in the world who had a legal title to one acre of them but Mr . O'Connor . Looking at all the circumstances of this case , did , then ,. the jury think that the justification of the

      libelTwas made out , or was the libel a wilful arid malicious libel ? If the latter , then the-plaintiff w . euld be entitled to the verdict . If the former , in that base the defendant ought to have the verdict . The Jury retired for 20 minutes ,, and then came into court . The Foreman , reading fronra paper'in his hand , said , " Wefindfor ; the defendant , butwe beg to accompany our verdict by the expression bf our unanimous opinion that the plaintiflTs character . stands vinimpeached as regards his personal honesty . " : - » ¦ - •• •• ¦ : ¦ - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ «¦¦; ¦ ¦ •; Mr . Sergeant ¦ Wilkins , with ' . Mr . Atherton and Mr . Prentis , conducted the case for the plaintiff ( solicitor , Mr . Turner , Lincoln' s-inn-fielda ) : and Mr ; Roebuck , with Mr .: Keating and Mr . Bagley , appeared for the defendant ( solicitor , Mr , gymons , 33 , Old Jewry . ) :-: . . " -... . , , ' , ! , .. :. ' . ;; . ,:. ' ; The , court was crowded to the . very extreme of inconvenience from the commencement of the trial each day until its final termination . •" ' ¦

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      \; ' jr \ ; - MIDDLESEX SESSIONS ; ' ^ I'l , Thb Abgyli- Rooms . —At tho sitting of the court Mr . Parry said he had to make an application on behalf of some parties against whom two indict-: ments were pending in . ijis court , in which they were charged with keeping a "disordly housa" an establishment in the parish of St . Jame ' s , well known ' asthe " Argyll 'Rooms . " -Thatapplication was , that the trial-of these indictments might not take place in this' court until after ari . indiotmeut which waa now awaiting trial in the'Court of Queen ' s Bench had been dispossed of by that tribunal . There was riot ; the slightest distinction

      between the indictments in this comrt and the one in the Court of Queen ' s Bench ; The expenses they bad incurred had been > very great , and he would ask the court whether it would sanction the proceedings of the proiecutor , one Thos . Stowell , an informer ^ whose only object in' taking themiwas , to involve expense , and to harass and annoy the parties?—The learned Judge wished to knaw whether there was not an affidavit , in which the-proaecutor . swoio there were grave matters of law involved , upon which it wa 9 desirable to obtain the decision oiithe highest criminal tribunal in the land . —Stowed said he had ewora no such , affidavit . — -Mr . Parry ; -would undortake to furnish the' court with the afxdavit in very short timei if tho Court would aUw . him to

      renew the application , —The Court theft named , two o ' clockfor a renewal of the applwatioft ,. ftud » tttai hour , Mr , Parry handed in the affidavit , and repeated his application . —Mr . Clarkson opposed the application , the object ' of : whiob . was that ' the . defendaatg might keep the place open until after the decision of a higher court h * dbeen obtained , and tht object of the proseouto ? in opposing it was , that if the parties ¦ were tried ia the ordinary course and oonvicted , the plaee inigM be shut vip until that deojnon were pven .-r-Tto 6 learned Judge said heoorir aidered tho question , one of much importance , and one upon which the deoision of the highest tribunal was necewary , / If the partieschoBe ; they , could remove

      the indictment to the Central Criminal : Court , and such a course would be- attended with' very little delays . ait was known that he entertained some strong opinions as to the'applicability of tha law ua « dor whioh theae proceedings were takento the present state . of society ?; but . ' though ¦ his ! pnTato opinion « : would not operate upon him in telling a jury what the law actually was , that might bo an additional reason why th ' e caBeBhould . ba removed to another tribunal . ¦ Hehai , frqm . the . flwtcpn « idercd that this case ought to be tried by the highest tribunal in the land , and he should , ' therefore , order ther trial of tb 6 indictment in this jjourt to fee PWt pim ^ uu ^ j ^^^^^ ^ ' v , ; . ^ " . x ; £ 'U . ' ¦' . '• I , i " ' l ¦ ' - '

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      A LiNDLOBD' OW THB "LlNnED InTKRKST , " AMD thb " MASOTACTDBiNo ' lNTaBBar . '' 'i-. At the anniversary of the Gbudhurst Agricultural Society , last week . A . J . B . Hope , - EBq ., M'P ., who took the Chair , said , in proposing prosperity to the association , that he considered these meetings of the greatest importaace ; ' They , were the means of creating a union between all branches of the agricultural obmmunity , and that community deserved to be snubbed and knocked down ; if they suffered themselves to be disunited . ' The agricultural . interest was at this moment iria most depressed ' condition' iiu this part of Kentparticularly . ¦>} Oneof the causes ! oi the peculiar depression was owing to ihe expensive arid precarious hop cultivation that was ' carried' on ; arid ario ' ther was owing to their poor soil . These might be considered disadvantages , when compared with soine other'parts of the country . > Withyregar ( i to the position of certain interests , of which they heard so much , he'considered' -there . was only one

      interest . ( Cheers . ) lithe manufacturerihad not bread , he must starve ; if the agriculturist had not clothing to put on ; he must freeze :: therefore he considered all interests in some : way : or another united : To'speak of a manufacturing or i an agricultural interest , in an abstract view , waspure and absolute > nonsense . "Whatever course the agrioulturists adopteii in these trying times , he would recommerid-them ; to ? pull together ; steady in hand and strong in heart , and would remind ; them of th ? words ofian old ' landlord to his son , vpjantthe trfeej ^ Jack , it' will -grow while you sleep ;" . m he 5 rould say , '' Manure the land , it will sink into the soil ' whne - theyslept ^ . ^ ri " .-. ¦ ' ,. o . v ., ; } ,, :, ! ? ,,.,, ; ; Some iqnorani and infatuated persongi in , Card » ingtoriiVRushhury ; and other parishes , are signing a petition tothia ^ Almighty to chain the devUv &o ., — MdritfrSt ^ tiwy JOmQ ! , ; !¦ ; ., Til ;; ! .. ; : <; ¦ - i- : : ; . ^ r-. ii . i .= Vf ,: '¦ : • •! :. ; . ; fl ^ .-h ; -. :: > ¦>) ,,, « . ,:.

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      , .. „ ,... ,,. . _ .. r com-I . MjuiKLMre ' . i ^ Mpridayi JP . ebv M ^ -TIif ' snppiy of -ivifeaf from our near counties thin morning : was on a most llioitei acale , and sdWfe ' adily to the millers at 1 » . i advance Unon last Mbriday ' s i ) nces 7 but'the ! demand ; for fore i gn beln , very slow , ' wehad no'improvementinJta value . f ] ou * both English and foreign , was held on rather hi gher term »' which prevented manj- sales ftom bem ^ effecttid ; R i '• weat off teavUy , unless ve * y fineinaltJng , at much the gnmo prices . Hye very . dull . In ma t hardly anything ^ Beans and peas were very dull , but fine sample s , \ SC cheapen" Good oats were scarce ,. but the demand wa nZ lively . af the buyers look , for , better supplies when the »« thsr ie more settled . lingoed cakes met a readier sale 5 , ' reduced prices . There was very little doiug in clorers ,. ^ to-dayl The current prices as under : — ° ' Bmtmh . —Wheat . —Bsssx ; 8 ttffolk , and Kent . red , n w 3 « . to ditto white 40 to 47 lineohv Norfolk

      Us , s « , , and Yort hire , rod 329 to 37 s , , K « rtHumberland and Scotch w ^{ l 32 s to 87 » . ditto : red 82 s to 38 » , Devonihire and SomewS * ihire , red , —s to --s , ditto white — to — s , rje , 22 S to iu barley , 22 s to 24 s , Scotch 22 s to 248 , 'Angug ~ to ~ 1 * Malt ordinary , —s to—9 , pale 50 s to" 53 s , peas , grey iJZ 23 s to ' 25 $ , ! maple 24 s to 27 s , white 22 s to 24 s , boilers n !» 24 a to 26 * , beana , large , new 22 » to ' 233 , ticks 24 s toaaT harroTT , 25 s to 26 s , " pigeon ; 26 s to 28 s , oats , lincoln- - ^* Yorkshire feed , ' 15 s to 18 s , : ditto Poland and ^ 2 ? 17 » to 20 s ; Berwick and Scotch , 17 s to 21 s , ScS feed , 17 » to 18 s , Irish feed and black , 14 s to 17 s S potato , 17 s to 19 s ; linseed ( sowing ) 50 s to 82 a , ranes ( M « Bsgex , new £ 28 toJS 32 perlast i earrawaygeod , Essex ^ 20 s to 30 a per cwt , rape cake ; £ i toJWIOs per ton lin i > ood , ' £ 9 10 s to £ 10 10 s . per l ; 000 , flour , per sack of 28 i ) lK » hip ; 20 s to 28 s . town , 36 s to 38 s . r ^ un , ¦ ,. * $ & ^! 2 & ;^ !! S 5 &rJl $ ? £ i ' Anh »> t . « d Marks 6 toi 0 ditto white

      , « . s , , 40 s to 428 , Pomeranian re 7 40 s to-42 s / liostock « j ' to 46 s , Danish , Holstein mS Frlesland , 30 s to 34 s , Petersburgh , Archangel , and Ma 32 * to 34 s , Polish Odessa , 32 i te 34 s , Marianopoh ' , ajid Tto- dianski , 32 g to 35 s , Taganrog , 32 s to 34 s ,. Brabant mw French , 34 s to 36 s , ditto white , 38 s to 42 s , Salonica . 3 n « *> aSs . EgypUan ^ Sgtoaes , rye , 20 sto 22 g , bnrley ; Wisna , and Rostock , 18 » to 21 s , Danish , 18 s to 22 s , Saal , 20 * X 24 s , East Friesland , 16 s to 17 s , Egyptian , 15 » to 16 s ; Danuh » 15 s to 16 s , peas ; white , 23 s to 24 s , new boilers , 25 a g 26 s , beans , horae ,-22 s to 23 g , pigeon , 24 s to' 23 s , SgyZ dan , 22 s to 24 s , oats , ' Groningen , Danish , Bremen , aM Friesland , feed and black , 11 s to 15 s , ditto , thick and brew , 16 s to 20 s , Kiga , Petersburgh , Archangel , and Swedish u * to 16 s , flour , United States , per l'J 61 bs ., 22 s to 24 s , Ham . burgh 20 s to 22 s , Daatajr and Stettin 20 s to 23 s , French oer 2801 b 3 .. 32 s to 33 s . : ; -.. ¦¦ -:-- ¦ . ^ WrapresDAT , Feb ; 20 . —We have to report a Tory limited supply of grain on the market , consequently everr article is held firmly ! atMonday ' g rates . / .-. . BiCHKOKbCYoiiKSHiBE ^ Feb . 16 . —VTe had a heavy market of wheat , Wheat sold from 4 s t « 5 s 0 d ; oats , Is 8 d to 2 s lOd ; barley , 3 s 0 a t » 3 s 6 d ; beans , 3 s 9 d to 4 s 3 d per bushel . : . ¦¦ '" ' '¦ ¦ - ' - ¦ ¦ ' ' Arrivals this ' weeR ; — > Yheat—English , no nu ^ t ,. foreign , 670 quarters . ' Barley—English , 361 quarters- ' foreign , — quarters . 'Oatsf—English ,-1 , 650 quarters ' foreign / -quarters . ¦ - Plour-l , 8 lolacks . ¦ re o ' ; ; . ; , ' . ; •'•"" ¦ , . ' . . BllEAD . The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis aretvm 6 d . to 7 d . ; of household ditto , 4 Jd . to 5 jd , per 4 Jbs . loaf

      PATTLE . SMITHiKELD , Monday , Feb . 18 . — We were agaia very ( . cattily , supplied wltJifore ^ n-stock . Sa \ era \ vessels OH their way from Holland , laden with beasts and sheep , have not been reported , althoueb due last evening . The recei pt * of home-fed beasts fresh up to this morning ' s market were but moderate , the time of year considered ; yet they proved fully adequade to the demand . Notwithstanding that the supplies of meat in the dead , markets have materially fallen off during the week , we have not the ! slightest improvement te notice in the beef trade , which ruled hearv at last week ' s quotationg ; -The top figure for the best Scots was 3 sl 0 d per 8 lbs . No incrtase , waa . observed in the number of sheep from any quarter . The demand for that description of stock was somewhat active , and a good clearance was .: effected , at ., tulIy . Fridaj ' s advanced rates Of 2 d perSlbs . ; the primest old Downs , iii the wool , producine 4 s 6 d per-81 b 9 . There were about 800 shorn sheep oa offer . CalveB r -the supply of which wag by no means extensive—inovea off hearilj , at barely stationary prices . In pigg very few trangaotioua took place , at last week ' s

      currencies . Head of Cattle it Smit > ifibi , d . —Friday . —Beasts TS 5 sheep , 2 , 610 ; calves , 225 ; ' pigs . 240 . Mondaj . - Bea . ti ' 3 , 362 ; sheep , 17 , 300 ; calves , 104 ; pi gs , 204 . . ' Price per stoae of 81 bs . ( ainkiii K the offal , )—Beef . islOiJta 3 s 10 d ; mutton , 3 a 2 d to it U ; veal , 3 » 2 d to u hpoife , 38 4 dto 4 s 0 u . ' ftEtvoATi and Lbadenhau , Monday , Feb . 18 . —Inferior beef , 2 s 4 d to 2 s 6 d ; middling ditto , 2 a 8 d to 23 l 0 d ; jrtm » large ,- 3 s Od to 3 s 2 d ; . prime small , 3 s 2 ( 1 to Ss 4 d ; larw pork , 2 g lOd to 8 s 4 d ; inferior mutton , 2 s 8 d t « 2 s ltd * middling ditto , 2 s Od to 3 s id ; prime ditto / 3 s id to 3 l lOd ' veal , 3 s Od to 4 s fid ; small pork , 3 s 6 d to 4 i e ^ * per 81 bs . by the carcase . '

      PROYISIOlsS . London , Monday . —There was considerably more doing in Irish butter last waek than for some time past . Dealers from the northern and western parts of the country were here , and purchased about 5 , 000 firkins , and prices ad . ranced in consequence for some descriptions from Is to Ss per cwt .- , and will go higher if further supplies are wanted from this market , even without exterior demand . Present appearances indicate a favourable conclusion lothesenBOD , Foreign rather more saleable , and best Friesland 4 s per cwt . dearer . 1 ' or Irish and American singed fcacon tha demand was limited , and prices slightly cheaper . Ilami and lard steady .. . ENOMSH . BorTER JfABKBT , Feb . 18 . —Our market pre «« ntj no change , the only inquiry being for fine new milk weekly Dorset butter . The stock of old left here has become a dead letter . Dorset , fine new milk 104 s to 108 s per cwt : ditto fine old 56 s to 80 s ; Fresh 7 s to 13 s per doz , lbs ,

      FRUIT , VEGETABLES , < fec . Cov £ nt Gabden JUbkct . —The favourable change in the weather has mad « vegetables plentiful , but many kinds of fruit are scarce . Hothouse grapes are over for a season , and ' f ine-apples are anything but plentiful , as . also ars penrg and apples . Filberts , walnuts , and cbesnuts ars abundant , and oranges and lemons are sufficient for the do . maud . Amongst vegetables , turnips and carrots are good , and there is some fine Cornwall broccoli in the ' market . Potatoes are unaltered since our last account : foreign oneg fetch from 50 s to 70 s per ton . Lettuceg and otliet salading are cheaper , and so are mushrooms , Some French beans , asparagus , seakale , and rhubard , may be obtained . Cut flowers consist of heaths , pelargoniums , bignonia , venusta , primulas , camellias , cinerarias , Christmas roses , azaleas , lilacs , lilies of the valley , epacrises , acacias and roses . • ' ¦ ' ' ¦¦ ¦ -

      POTATOES . Sodthwabk "Wateeside , Feb . 18 The arrivals from the continent since our last report have been very limited , which is entirely owing to the boisterous weather . Ths supply coastwise and per rail is quite sufficient to prevent any improvement in price ... Yorkshire Regents 90 s , to 120 s per ton ; ' Wisbech ditto 70 s to 100 s ; Scotch ditto 70 s to 80 s j Ditto Cups 65 s to 75 s ; French'Whites 70 s to 80 ; Belgian 70 s to 80 s . •'¦ ¦'¦ " .. ¦' ¦ ¦ ¦¦ j : ¦¦¦ ..

      v TALLOW , HIDES , AST ) OILS . MpNDAT , Feb . 18 . —The " delivery of tallow since this daj se ' nnight has not exceeded 1 , 742 casks . Notmthstimding the market tc-day is tolerably gteady , prices are Sdper ctit . lower than on'Monday last .. P . Y . C . on the spot is selling at 37 s 3 dto 37 s 6 d . per cwt . For delivery of new up to . Christmas the price is 38 s per cwt ,, tit which Yery littte U doing . Town talloW , 37 s per cwt . net cash ; rough fat , 2 sldper 81 bs . ' "• ' ' " • - ¦ Lbadenhaix . —Market hides 569 ) . to 649 > ., lid to lid per lb : ; ditto 64 tt > . ; to 721 b , lid to lid ; ditto 72 tt > . to " 80 ! b ., 2 d to 2 | d ; ditto 801 b . to 881 b ., 2 ld to 3 d ; ditto 881 k U 9 Glb ., 3 d to 3 J d ; ditto 96 Jb . to 1 WH ) ., 3 } d to 4 d ; ditttt lOtfb . tO 112 5 b . 3 U to 4 ( 1 ; calf-skins each 2 s fid to 3 s Cd ; Horse hides 5 s to 6 s . ¦ . ' " Linseed per cwt . 32 s 0 d id 32 s 6 d rapeseed Englhh refined 41 s 6 d to—s ; brown 41 s Od ; GalKpoH per ton . 501 . ; Spanish 501 . ; Sperm 821 . to —I ; ; bagged SSI . ; Sonth Sea 33 ! . 03 to 34 / . ; Seal pale 391 . 10 s to —I . ; do ., coloured , S 3 ! . ; cod 30 ? . to 31 / . ; cocoa nut per ton 38 J . to 4 W . J palm , 321 . ¦

      .. ¦ . ¦ ' ¦' " ¦ ¦¦ 9 ° ^ - ¦ ' ' MondAT , Feb . 18 . —We have again to note a firm market , and without any alteration in prices from this d » j se ' nnight Stewart ' s 19 s ; Hetton ' s 19 s ; Tees 19 s ; Braddjll ' s 18 a 6 d ; Kellbe 18 s 6 d ; Wylaml 6 s 6 d ; J . Hartle . Mpll 8 » . Fresh arrivals 85 ; left from last day , 337 ; btaltiS . : ' , .. . .

      TfOOL . ClTJ , Monday , Feb . 18 . —The imports of wool into l « a « don last week were 3 , 937 bales , including 2 , 100 bales froa Peru , 594 from Sydney , 418 from Odessa , 362 from Port Phillip , 271 from the Cape of Good Hope ; and the rest from Mogadore , &c . The public sales of colonial , whivh will comprise about . 15 , 000 or 16 , 000 bales , ' began on Thursday to a full attendance of buyers , and the biddings were brisk at Id to . 2 d per lb . advance , this improvement on the range of the last auctions being flell maintained up to ttte present time . ' tivEEPoot , Feb . 16 . —Scotch . —There is 8 tJUo » ly a limiH 4 demand ior Laid Highland wool ; but stocks are light , Had holders firm . ' . White is , however , a little more inquired for . There is only a fair trade demand for Crossed and Cheviotsat late rates . .

      , Foeeion . —The attention of the trade is now occupied with a series of public sales going on in London , which aw reported to be going off ata considerable advance onth ? December series , which will give a fresh tone to the mar * ket . ' . Imports for the week , 98 bales ; . previously this . j ^ Wj 5 , 819 bates . . . . -. .. ' "

      HOPS . ,: BoaooaH , Monday , Feb . 18 . —Oup market renv ^ ' n ^ Wtti * put alteration . The demand eoatinues limited ^ sff , d , t » ic « 8 arftBominally those of last week . : U' - ' - ^ u .. : < T \\ ¦;¦ -,., sek © s . ' : ; . ; ; ' ; : ; : ;; . ; . ; . Losdom , ; Monday . —The creations in tfe * aeed market were unimportant , aud oi » quotations ^ ust still be regarded as nominal . . ' ; . r -

      ;• COJiONHAL PRODWE . , Lopot ( , Tuesday-HS ?;( 54 i _ We h £ Ka agsda to report a dui l pnenlng of the swket for tbei ^ eek , and ajthough ira » porters havegiren slarong support to . tt by buy ine in largely , et priees averageita ahade in . ftwovw of tne buyers . 6 » hbas . of West India , sold ; Baxbadoes . 38 s to 42 s 6 d ; Mauritius 2 , 500 bag * offered ia public sale , about 7 , 00 Q gold ; browa 29 B to $ 5 a j yellow , SSs to 40 s ; Bengal 7 . 9 QO bags offered , about half sold white Benares 383 6 dto i&t Gdj yellow 34 s $ 9 . S » a ; Madras 5 , 000 bags offered , about 3 , 0 W 9 old , at 6 ( ififloUne , brown 29 s to 80 s j yellow 3 U to 35 s 6 d . Refined Sftarkat dull and a shade lower . 6 i < joery lump * . ' 48 b 6 tt < 05 l 8 ., 1 .-, '•) .. ¦ .- . .: ,- • ; ., .-, . , ' r - ¦ : ¦ Co ? w » .--Thi 8 article has been dull ; a-swall parcel at good , ordinary native Ceylon was offered in public » al » atni bought in at Gls . No sales reported by private contract ,

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 23, 1850, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1562/page/8/