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      NATIOHAX . COHVENTIOK . - { CorA ' inued from our seventh page . ) T&t . "Mosr thongbt Hr . Pitketily was wrong in stating "that the object of the men at tlie Conference vas a repeal of the Cora Laws ; they -cere . as Mr . O Brien said , a distirct party . He did not wish in any -vr&y to enletise the middle class as a body , bat he could see Bothies inconsistent in the clause . If the Chartists did rot strend the ntxt Conference , and carry prindpte , ns . me and all , toe fault ¦ would " certainly be tbeircwn . - - . Mr . Po-well was decidedly cgainst it His constituents indeed looked on tliese men with a very jealous eye . . . ; Jlr . Ltach had received a letter frc : n ^ lancQerter , informing him that O'Connell had -written to parties there , advising them to join tlra new nioVe , He believed they -trere endeavouring to or ^ niBe themselves to gain a majority in the next Conference .

      Jlr . Thoniason—He had been in conversation with several of Mr . Srurge ' s friends , and lie believed nothing "Was fanher from their Tie ^ rs than itjaricg ots Associatien- They bad adopted t' ne whole of the principles , and were d * serving of credit . Mr . Ridley believed that their only object was to deceive , and inveigle the leaders of the people , that they might tarn the agitation to their own bene&t . It Traa his opinion , that if they passed that paragraph , they wonld be ^ sctiving their constituents , uad would lose their coBfidecce . 3 Ir . Campbell thought that aftrr the csst Conference , if thry adopted the name and the principles , there "svotsld be time enough to give Ihftm praise . He opposed ii on the same grounds that he opposed tire vote of thrmfcs ; o Mr . Crawford at the commencement of thtir Eit-iaj . Ik .-- , the men be tested preYiouily to putting confidence in them .

      Mr . Bc-. s ' . t-y -was opinion that they had done good to "the eatiso by advptiug the Sis Poiet 3 . He fihculd vote for the cliusa tcicg iciained , and was r . ot fearful of his constiiuents discarding him for following his « wa opinion . 3 tlr . Str . M—cod did not believs thsy "were sincere in the movement- Ha knew that one of , tiid delegates wished ihe Chartist bouy to chanee their name .- Sir . O'Brien hs . d wisfced the CnaTt ' -ats cf Cheltenham to join Surr g e ' s movement He had been told so by several persona in Cheltenham whose names ha then Kifchtioctd .

      ilr . O'Brien explained that he only assed those parties to siim the declaration in order that they might send a de ^ eate ts the Conference . Nothing could be furthtr fro ;; i his idea than th ' tt they should a ! sandon the CharLtr . Ho also saw it reported that Jlr . Staliwood should saj that on the question of a vote of t-sanka to the working classes being proposed Et the ConicrtEce , that tee tongca of an O'Brien was mute , this was not cor .-ect , for he nse-l strenuously supported the motion . i ! r . MaS ' - in saM he did "not- approve of abusing the middle c . ' r-sses . He yielded to e j one in his acnerccee to the ' Charter . niHie and ali ; bin he should like to see a good iVrlms exi ?; between all parties . - Sir . Harrison ut ^ ecttd to tilt ciause . I ! tteii cfrj&ct was to e : tii :: the Charter , -T ~ h } ehj ^ ct to the naine ?

      TJr . Biirsro ^ - siated that cuiiid concur : n passim -what rnizht ba considered a vote of coitfLienfe : in the tatn c-mucsiB ^ the CoaforeBca . It "waa their boa ; den cury to vratch scricuy the machinaticES cf ali parties . } lr . Philp surr orted the retaining of the cliU 3 e , H : s vie' * " 5 en the sntgect were well Sno . rc . The cian-e ttos then pui to the vote , 3 ^ d Messrs . Betslc-y , Th-cmasiii , jloson , iow ^ ry , Phi ! p , OBricn . and 31 oir ~ ot- _ -I in its favour ; and Messrs . Campbell , Pit&rihly , M-Phrrson , Saliwood , Ridley , Harrison , ' B-. izstoiF , Liach , Dijle , AVildams , Powell , and White for its r ;;; -c-jon . 31 r . Korean - ?? as in tbe chair . iIe > STs . O Connor , Woo : ward , acd M'Douall absjnt Trith itare . Messrs . Roberts and Bartlctt were al = o absent

      Mr . Thomason moved the adoption of a thuse rccoinmeEdlag the Chartist b ~ . dy to abstain from harsh expirssl ^ ns towards those who differed from them in the method of obiaiaiag their ceraaeds . Considen . ble ciscuEsion ori ? i ; a'ed upon the clause , the majority of the meml ^ ra thinking it unnecessary . Messrs . Beeslc-y , Thoisason , ijascn . Pliiip . - "O'Brien , Hoir , and C ^ sn / oftU voltd f- irit -, an 4 iieij-i . Phkethly , 2 d'Pterson , Siallweod , Rinley , Harrisoa , Bairstow , lesch , Doyle , Williams , Powell , and White voted against it Mr . Phiip read a copy of the remonstrance , which , "With a few tr ^ -ng alterations , was adopted , en the motisn cf Mr . O Brien , scc-onded Mr . M'Piitrson-Dr , 3 I-I > oua . U brought up the memoriil to the Qaten , "which , wifn sons a ' . aendat 3 ns , was also adopted . Tee address was than rend in its amended iorm ; arid on a motion of Hr . Powell , seconded by Mr . Campbell , ¦ was unanimously adopted .

      Pr . U-Djuali reported from the finance committee , from which it appvared that there was a cUSdency of i £ l 2 or £ 13 to meet all the txpences-The quriiion o a rtir .-uneiation to Mr . Campbell as Secretary io th& C ; n 7 ention was thfcn brought forward , asd Eary of th * u : ? inbers expressed their Ligh opinion cf his Ecrvict-s , and cf the large amount of labour be had perfcrmfcd . It also appeared thai he had received tut a portion of his salary , owing to the iimitsd nurnter of his constituents , and out of that had devoted his fnll quota to the c-vzeral espenee 3 cf the CoHventioc - Mr . Bailey moved , and Mr . Ridley seconded , that fce receive ths full amount due to him as a delegate : He had been acting not only for his constituents ; but for tha country at large . Mr . Campbell generously declined accepting any remuneration ovriE . 5 10 the limittd nature cf their funds " Mr . Stall wood moved the following resoiu-. ion-:

      —" That this Convention recommend thst every lecturer Ehculd h ^ . ve creuenlials for honesty and ability from the locality to wh ch he belongs before he be accepted in any town or district as a recognised adyo-» te of the Chartist cause . " Mr . M'Paerson seconded the resolution . Several members expressed their opinions in favour . of It Much ii-jury had been d « ne by persons -who haa disgractd themielves in thair own neighbourhoods going as lecturers to other districts . In many districts the plan had already been adopted . The resolution wa 3 then adopted .

      Hr . Pitkethlj reported that he he had been nnable to procure an interview with the Secretary for Foreign Affairs respecting the friends of the Welsh victims having received no communicatatns from them , but that he had Eeen Mr . Copper , who assured him that the fault did itGt He witi the anthoriues at home , and advised him to correspond with tae G-over&or of Port Arthur upsn the s ^ ject , and he was convinced that every attention would be paid to it . Mr . Pitkethly stated that he impressed upon Mr . Copper that it would have more weight , ar . d come with a good grace from them if the proper authorities inquired into the matter , but he was not able to induce Mr . Cop _ per te aaopt \ he suggestion . Many ef the members expressed their views upon the subject , and likewise upon the necessity of more decided steps being taken to procure their release .

      Mr , White mover , and Mr . Bairstow seconded " That Dr . M"Donall and Mr . Ridley be appaintad to accompany such Members of Parliament as may consent to present the memorial for the liberation of the Chartist prisoners to the Home Office , and that Lawrence Pitkeithly be instructed to correspond with the Governor of Port Arthur on the subject of letters , it , hot haTmg been d n ly received from Prest , Williams , and Jones . " Carried unanimously . Mr . Beesley moved , and Mr . St& ' . lwood seconded , " That a vote of thanks be given to Mr . Cleave " for the services cf Treasurer which he had rendered to . the Convention , and for the assistance he had otherwise afforded them . ' Carried ¦ nnanljT-onslv .

      Siuie conTtrs-ition then tooi place about the best means of circulating the address , remonstrance , and memorial , when it was arranged to have them inserted in the E&f . uh Chartist Circular , and then distributed over the country . Several members expressed their warm approval mi the Chartist Circular , arid their hope that its circulation would thereby be increased . The Convention were also infiinseti that Mr . -Cleave intended ,, whenever the work produced a remunerative profit , to give £ . 1 per week to the Ex-ecutive . . Mr . M-Pherson stated tfcat the proprietors of the Scottish Ciraila r had made tLem an offer of that -work as soon as it should pay it 3 expences . The Address , Memorial , &c could also be tdvantageously circulated in that publication .

      In answer to a question asked fey Mr . Stallwood , the ^ Scottish delegates stated that arrangements were making for deputits from Scotland to meet the English Executive to arrange plans for the better promotion of unanimity of action between the two counties . " Mr . B jrsto-K- moved that all tie property at the disposal of the Convention should fee placed in the hands of Mr . Cieave , until it was claimed by a body elected ia a similar manner to the present , and that an inventory should be kept by the English Executive . - Mr . Beesisy seconded the motion , which was carried unanimously . Mr . StallvoDd moved and Mr . Beefiley seconded " That votes of thanks be given to Mz . Duncan , as Chainaaa , Mr . Leach , as Vice-Chairman , and to Mr . C&mpbell , as Secretary . "

      The deputation appointed to wait on Mr . Roebuck reported that they had made several unsuccessful a £ tempts to obtain an interview -with him , sad w is h ed for advice on the course to be pursued-It v&g then decided that Messrs . Campbell , M'Dao&iL asd all otber members of the ConTention who might not be immediately leaving London ahould form a depnt » tion to wait on Mr . Boebncfe . After the transaction of business of minor importance tbe Convention dissolved . Una , sa y s « n r repor t er , has terminated the sitting of the most important deliberative body ¦ which lias eves yet been elected by the -working classes of this , or of any other country . Their proceedings throughout hare been marked with that unanimity of feeling and action which ought ever to ckaracterisa an assembly of this description , and presents a marked contrast -with the behaviour manifested to that House which desecrates the character Of

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      the p-iople , by pretending to ba an emanation of their will and of their sentiments . I have been istimately connected with the three Conventions which had successively been elected by the working classes c £ this country , and nothing can give a more favourable or a juster estimate of the progress of inteliisencs and sound judgment in the adherents to our cause , than the progressive superiority © f conduct and talent evinced by those -whom they have delegated to represent them . Their conduct has procured them the resptct of many who are politically opposed to them , and was acknowledged by . Mr . Leader , in the House of Commons , when he Btated that one of the objects why he advocated a deputation being heard at the bar of the

      House , was to show to them that all the talent and ability of the conntrywas not c onfined to them , but was ^ V ^ ndan tly possessed by those -whose cause h » was sevcclmg . And truly , Mr . Leader would have had no reason to blush for his clients , would have had no cause to dread the result of a comparison eveu wita the " tilented , eloquent , and Honourable Members . " who or . that evtnir . g addressed the Honse . If any prejudice existed at tbe commencement of the Convention against any of its members , th » t feeling , I trass and believe , it is obliterated ; for no patty faction disgraced their proceeding , all -were equally animated with tho desire to attain the Charter in the speediest possible space cf time . This augurs well f-r future success .

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      Darlaston . —A delpgzte mef ting wiil be held at the Seven Stars pubiic house , D-irJaston , on Sunday next , when delegates from the following p ' aces are earnestly reque .- ' ted to attend : —WsJsall . TVeciiiesbury , Dudley , Sodom , WolverhamptoEj Bilston , and ali ether places in the district . Bradford Council Room . —Mcs = r =. Hodden , Ainliy , and Burrows will lecture on Sunday evening next , at six o ' clock . Idle . —Messrs . Dethirst ana Edwards will Je :-lure ntre on Whit-Monday evening , at ei « "ht o ' clock . Shipley —Mes&rs . Arran and Feaifcer will lecture at Shipley on Monday evening , as ei ^ l . t o ' clock . Little Horto\— wul lecture in the

      > Mr . Smyth , Association Hoom , on Sunday evening next . Ceaig Talk . —The fri ' -nd 3 here Inveatea and raesiiug on Monday at the Robin Hood . Sitton-in-Ashfield . —The amateurs of Suttonin-Ashiieid perJtrm the piay of Wiliiam Tell , on Tuesday eYening , ior tae benefit of Jaincs Holberry . SiirrpiFXD Political Ixstitute . —On Sun Jay ereniujr , Mr . Eld-jr Pa <; e w ; il preach ia the Political Institute . Service to coniizieace at seven o ' clock . On Whi 7-Moxda . 1 l and Tcesiuy there wi'l be a £ raau ball , for the benefit , of tne above place . Dancing io commence each evening a : seven o ' clock .

      Oldham . —On Sunday next . Mr . WiliiamDIxon , late or VVi ^ iij . wiW lecture in ihe GriaTes-srrceJ R oom , at sl ^ o ' clock in the tv . rjr . ng , and ; it Waterhead iiill , at tiro o ' clock in iho afternoon of tbe same ciaj . Kew Mills . —Oa Wh ; t-MonHay , a public meetirg will be held in Cavendish-tqaarc , when Mr . Dovle , and Mr . Ltacli , of Hjde , will attend , and addre > sthe people . Tne men of GoniDEialibrid ^ e , ilili Brow , Meilor , Maxple , Dislvy , WhaUy , &c , arc invited to attend . Rochdale . —Mr . David Ros ? , of Manchester , ttj : 1 lecture on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , at half-past two , and 3 x in the evening .

      Bagslate Common . —The meeting which took place on Sunday last , on Rooky Ivacor , near Know Hill vras adjourned until ei-s ; Sunday ( to-m <' . rroiv ) , when the peop le -will meet on Bagslaie Co moon , near Roch < i 2 . 1 e . Mr . Bill , of Hey wood , and other speakers ars expected to attend . AssTO . N . —jlr . DuQuIvsn ,. of Manchester , will lecture in the >* ai . onal Charter Association Room ou Sunday ( to-morrow evening ) , at six o ' clock . ' Isottisgiiam- —A Chartist tea-parry will assemble at Sueinton Vilie Tea Gardens on Whit-Tueaday next . Tickets . 9 d . each , to be had of Mr . J . Sweet ., Goose Gate , and of Mr . T . Haw < on , at tho Chapel , on Sunday evening . As only a limited number ot tickets will be issued , immediate application will be necessary .

      Mb . P . M . Br . oniY will preach on Bulwell Forcs , on Sunday afternoon , at half-past two o'clock , snd in the evening ctsix ; and will lecture at Aruuld on Monday and Tue-daT , a : Huckna'l Torkard on Wedne ? day , and at Lainbley on Thursday , in the cvsninps . Middletox . —On Sunday evening nest , a l ec t ure will be dtiivered in the Cnariis ; Chapel . Staltb ^ idse . —Mr . Jcln Durham lectures here A j -moiiov . - , at iis 5 u the evening . Pirhixgh ^ m . —A public dinner will be held at the Black iler .- e Inn , Prospect Row , Birainsbtis , c . i Tu esday , Mav I 7 'h , io honour of Feargus O'Connor , ErQ . Mr . U'Cosnor wii ] aueiid on ibts occasicn . IIedditch —Mr . Whito will address the iaen of Rtdai-ch on Whit-Monday .

      Losdo >* . —Mr . JIa :. tz vrill preach at the room , Abbej-st-r-et , Beihcal Grecu , ou Suuiay morBia . 4 nes ? , at elsvc-n o ' clock . MiBrLEuoxE . —Mr . E . Stallwood will lecture at Circas-irreet , on Sunday evening nest . Klv > " Road . —Mr . Martin -will lecture at the Archery Rooms , on Sunday next . Lj 3 JEH 0 rsE —Mr , Wheeler will lec ; uro at the Victoria , 3 , Colt-street , gh Wedneidaj n < ixt . Golden Lane . —On Sunday evening next , a lecture will be delivered in the Northern S : ar Coffee House , at half-past seven o ' clock . Members aro earnestly requested to attend , as business of impartanco will be laid before them . Shoreditch . —A members' meeting - will be held at Mr . Martin ' s Teeftai Coffea House . 3 , Churchstreei , Shoreaitch , on Wednesday evening next .

      Globe Fields . —A public meeting will be held at the Kii-oT-MAss . 79 , West-street , Divor .. -h . re-s : reet , on Sunday evening next , at seven o ' clock , t o ele c t a delogzie 10 the Midd-esex County Council , from this locality . Leicester-sqvjj ; c . —Dr . M'Douail wi . l lecture at the Clock House , on Sunday evening . A Ball iSD Concert in aid of ; he funds of the West End Chartist A = ? or . ation of Boot-makers , -will take place Gn Whit-Tuesday , at tho Ciock House , Ca « tl ? -street , L ? i .-ester-square . Sinj ;' e Ticket ? , 6 d . ; Double Tickets , 9 J . To commence at Eight o ' clock . Dr . M'Douall wili preside .

      Wal-woeth . —A Concert , Festival , ar . d Ball will be held on Whit-Monday , at the Mcntpelier Tavern , in aid of the funds for the late Demonstration . Dr . M'Dous . 11 and other advocates of jhe people ' s rights vrill attend . Tickets , as usual . Tta to commtnee at haii " -pa = r- five o ' clock . Old St . Pa . vcsas-p . oad . —Mr . Wheejer will lecture at ihs Goldbeater ' s Arms , on Sunday evening . Ca 3 ibiiII > ge-eoad . —Mr . Ridley -will lecture at the Q u een ' s Head , M : ! e End , on Sunday evening . St . Pancras . —Mr . Martin will lecture ou Sunday evening ai the Archery Rooms , New Ro .-. d . Lecture to commence at se- ^ n o'clock . The members of the above locality will meet for the future en Wednesday evenings , fcr general business .

      Scebet . —Agrard pupiic festival , including tea , concert , and ball , will take place at the Montpelier Tavern , Walworth , on Whit Monday . The proceeds te be appropriated towards defraying the expencts of the late grand demonstration , in prcsc : ; ti : ; g the great National Petition 10 me House cf Conimons Dr . P . M . M'Donall will preside . Double ticket , "tea , concert , and ball , 2 s . 6 d . tingle go . Is . 6 d . Double ticker , ball and concert , 3 s . vd . smglo do . la . Tickets to be Had 01 ihe Committee and the Secretai-y . The Membebs of the Surrey Council are earnestly requfcst-ed t-j attend at No . 1 , China Walk , Lanbeth , on Sunday next , at three o'clock pieciseiy , ai business of lmporiance reining to our future proceedings , will be brought before them . Wands-wonh and Deptford are entreated also to attend .

      Manchester . —Mr . John Campbell will lecture in the Carpc-in ^ r ~ ' Hall , on Sunday afternoon , as haltpast two o ' clock prc-cissly ; and in tho evening Mr . James Leach wiil lec : ure at half-past sis .. Maccles ? ield . —A delegate meeting will assemble in the Chartist Associatioa roods , Watercoates , on Sunday , the 29 . h instant . Each delegate is requested , if the Association from which he coaies is iu arrear to the Conventioa and Lecturer ' s Funds , to bring forward the same . Hi .. KM 0 XD-wixE . —Mr . West will lecture hers on Whit-ilonday ; andon Whit-TuesdayatEarlsheaton . Bubt . —Mr . Bailey of Manchester , will lecture here on Monday next , at eight o ' clock in the evening , ia the Garden-street lecture room .

      Dablisgton . —A Delegate Meeting wiJl be he ] d at Darlington , on Sunday the 22 nd of May , on business of great importance , when the following places are requested to send delegates , namely , Nortballerlon , Brompton , Richmond , Barnard Castle , West Auckland , Bishop Auckland , Darlington , Stockton-on-TeeSjStokealey , Durham , Sunderlaud , South Shields , North Shields , Wingate Grange Colliery . The meeting to commence at eleven o'clock , at Mr . Bragg ' s Room , Priestg * te . Darlington ; it is requested that the delegates vrill be punctual to time . Halifax . —Oh Whtt-Mokdat there will be a lecture delivered in the Chartist Lecture Room , Swan C oppice , by Mr . Wallace , to commence at six o ' clock , after which there will be a ball and other entertainments . Admittance threepence each , for the benefit of the funds of the Association .

      A Delegate Mbeting of this district will be held in the Charter Association Room , Lu ^ enden , on Sunday , May loth , at two o ' clock in the afternoon .

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      Newcastle . —The adjourned delegate meeting will be resumed at the Banks of vhe Tyne Inn , West Holborn-street , South Shields , on Whit-ilonday , May 16 th , aG one o ' clock , p . m . ; and as a plaa will be submitted to that meeting for the better organisation of the counties of Durham and Northamberr l and , it is hoped that every locality that wishes the cause of liberty well will send a delegate .

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      TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAB . Dea ^ Bir , —Your kind favours uniformly conferred on former occasions form . a sufficient assurance that you -will favour me with a corner for the following : — I had intended to bring btfore the Convention , just dissolveil , a motion on tbe subject of the condition of the industrious poor ; but motions were rife and time Unrited sol decUed upon tbiscourse . My obje ct is , as far as possible , to prevent persons from dying of want : and to that end would most

      earnestly recommend that committees be formed forthwith in every town , village , and hamlet , and that they should be so arranged as that by attention and observation no one in their locality , under ordinary circumstances , could be destitute without the knowledge ~ some one of the local committee , whose duty it will be , instantly , to take means to have application made to tbe proper officers for relief , and to see tuat their wants are promptly supplied , and also that application be made to tiw magistrates , if overseers or relieving officers refusa to give the necessary aid .

      I com-j before you , aud through you , to the country , Sir , in this case , with a perfect knowledge that a scheme has been produced , and that it is in'active operation tbrough and over a great extent of country ; and which schtine ha 3 been called , " The New Poor Law Amendment Act . " It is beiBg carried out liy hirelings u » de * the direction of three gentlemen rullit . g in luxury , upon enormous salaries paid from the public pur&e , for the express purpose of starving off what are called the surplus or unprofitable population , to the extent t . f from two to three millions of our

      fellowcreatures . You will , no doubt , start at such a hoiror-str ' . kiBg assertion , but ray . evidence is Btrbng , and I feel no doubt ii is a positive fact , and the tools , of course selected ( inaireiitly to he sure ) by the Sumtrsfct-House triumvirate , j ike their masters , with htarts of stsel , are d aily a t w o rk , browbeating , buffeting , and grossly iusulung tho ouce bold spirits—the reduced labourers ; and unfortunately they have reduced them to such an extent , thatth-y seem determined to submit tamely to starvation , in their voltages , raiher than he suljeet ty the hireling petty tyraiir ' a jet rs , taunts , and mockery . This is their game , this serves

      their wholesale purposes of murdtrous extirpation ; . ind I , holding , as I do , " that the labourer must be first partaker of the fruit , " I , who hold that every mm who is willing to labour and nil who are incapable of psrfon : iin £ labour , have an inherent and inalienabla right to a good living from the soil upun which they were born , in defiance of any individual claim to privaie . property , and that any neglect of persons deatituts , aud who freni that might die ef want , amounts , in the pe :-s .-n so ntv'lectmg , to the crime of murder ;—I recommend the above plan , trusting that it will bo speedily adopted .

      I would al 3 t > recommend , that all destitute persons should go in a body , or individually , from house to bouse , and invite their neighbours to visit them iu their f jrlorn situation , aud also that they fchould walk through the itreets , lanes , and alleys , and let all be mr . Cie acquainted with their want , its causes , the cumber and ages of iheir families , their trade , the time they tave been out , of work , the wages they could tarn wlita at work , with every osher matter aud thing which n : ay be thought necessary . Tru * -iag thai t ' aese few tasty sentences may effect my purpose , I am , Mr Editor , Yours most faithfully , L . PlTKETUXY . HnddersStld , 10 th May , 1842 .

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      irEEDS . —The Association is rising rapidly in n umbers , and although a good many of its membws are ou ; of employ mtnt , it has been enabled with a liitlo assistance from Churwcll , Wonloy , and Woodh ouse , to Fend its proportionate share to the Convention , lor the members . On Sunday la s t , the Ct-UMcil vottd 10 : ? ., in answer to the appeal of iho Convention h > t week ; 2 s . 6 d . waa sent a week or two ago fay Mr . Garbutt , who had collected it for that purpose . The Association hag cf lato turned its attention more to local affaira than they have done before ; the Chartists now take a prominent part in every meeting , both local and national , that takes

      pluce in the town , a n d in " order that they may make £ ii attach mi WhuEi ^ m and Toryism in the Council , ou the l < t Nor . next , lee every working man who is qualiSid , claim to be put en the burgess ' 'list . To bo successful , i t onl y requires that every one do this—let . tbo Councils of Holbeck , Hunslet , and Woouhousi , tako the matter up at oucc , and be really determined to win , and nothing can prevent them , hi order to carry it out more tuccessVull y , a central committee should be appointed in the town , comprising mm from every part of tiie Borough . Let r , he Cba'tists Kes to it . The Council would respctiully request that a larger number of members attend on Monday niiiht ? .

      BRADFORD .-Delegate Meeting—In accordance wiih the announcement in the Star , a meeting of deie ^ ates from the several districts of the West-Ridius ; , was held in the Chartist room , B radford , on Sunday , May 1 st , at ten o ' clock . -Delegates present from Bradford , Mr . Fletcher ; Bingley , Mr . Fmh ; Dew&bury , Mr . Wilson ; Leeds , Mr . Fraser . Mr . Fraser being called to the chair , Mr . Fletcher was appointed secretary . After a lengthened conversaiioa it was deemed very advisable that a Diairicv Union should be a " ormed for the purpose of aupporiiuf ; permanent lectures ) aud to forward this view the following resolutions were agreed to : — * ' That a central committee be resolved upon , to

      cousist of delegates from each of the districts in the Wesi-Ridiug , wishing to co-op < -rate ia the support ; of district lecturers , oue delegate to be Bent from i each district . " " Tiia ; this committee assemble ' quarterly , and that the district secretary have a discretionary power to call special mee ' . ings 111 cases I of emergency . '' " That Bradford being tho most , , central position , be the general place of meeting . " ] ' Thai . Mr . Fletcher , delegate from Bradford , bo api pointed secretary for the union until next meeting , ; winch will be liolden on the 29 vh May , at t en ! o ' clock , in the Association Rooms , Bradford . There : being i-o few delegates present , it was not thought i advisable to enter into any arrangements regaruiii " ; the appointment of lecturers . But as it , will be

      , evident how advantageous such a modo of employing I ieciurers v / ould bo to the spread of our glorious ; principles , we press upon the attention of our broi ther Chartists the resolutions we agreed to ; and : trust they will send delegates to the nexc raeetiiig , ion Sunday , the 29 ih of May ; and we also particu-: lpiy request the Councils of the different Associa-| tions to Correspond with ihs Secretary upon the matter . Kemeinber , brethren , all we havo now to i depend upon is the wide ciissemiuation of our prini ciples to ensura success ; then be up and doing ; do , not , we beseech you , let this important union be J destro ) r ed . Remember , in union Jies our strength I and importance . You are requested to correspond ; with Mr . G . Fictcher at Mr . Alderson ' s , - Baiik-: street , Bradford .

      Coalbrookdale . —Mr . Halford lectured to a large out-door meetiug on MonGay last . S 2 veral cards were taken . They will hold other out-door meetings in the neighbourhood shortly , and will be ready to seli more cards . ¦ Rotherham . —The cause in this place is continually saining ground . Mr . T , B . Smith visited us on Tuesday evening , and delivered a powerful and eloqueut lecture , in which he discussed , in a clear and lucid manner , the whole < f tho points of the Charter . Ndmbers aro continually coming to join our ranks .

      Convention . At the Convention sitting , on Thursday , an address to ihe country , a remonstrance to tho House of Commons , and a memorial to the Queen , wero adopted . A vole of thanks was given to Mr . Duncan , as chairman , Mr . Leach , as vicechairmau , and Mr . Camp bel l , a 3 secretary . Tho add r ess , memorial , and remonstrance , will appear in nest SCar . Barnslet . —The cause of human improvement has received some additional impetus during the past week by the labours ^ of Mr . T . B . Smith , who has been with us delivering lectures on various important subjects . On Saturday evening , we had a good meeting in the Odd Fellows' School Room , to hear a lecture on teetotalism , and the claims of the National anti-Tobacco and Temperance Society . The address was clear , and full of sound argument , and appeared to give very general

      satisfaction . On Sanday afternoon , Mr . Smith preached on the Barebones , to more than one thousand persons , and in the evening , in the Odd Fellows' School Room . Oa Monday evening , the subject was a full , fair , and free representation of the people in Parliament , which was bandied in the most clear and satisfactory manner , and ririted tho attention of the audience for nearly two hours . At the close of the lecture Mr . Frank MirSeld , in a speech replete whh good sense and manly feeling , moved the following resolution , " That this meeting is resolved to go for nothing short of the whole Charter , name and all , and as long as our leaders act honestly and stand by us , we will standby them . " 1 hanks were then voted to Mr . S . for his valuable services , and the meeting separated . Mr . Smith enrolled four persons as members of the National Anti-Tobacco and Temperance Association .

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      HUDDERSFIELD —A most dreadful accident occurred oa Tuesday Vast , at the mill of Messrs . Armitage and Brothers , Mill-bridge . A man of the name of Taylor , went down , it is thought , to oil the water-wheel , when some one in the mill , not knowing ; set the wheel in motion . The poor man was immediately cut in twain , aud the two parts cut into pieces . We understand he has buried his wife , but unfoi tunatcly he leaves a child to mourn his loss . STOCKPORT —The New Poor Law and its Victims . —The Workhouse ^ test of labour , " or " labour teat , " as it is termed , has been applied to about 150 out-door paupers at Stookport . They have been placed to breaking stones , &c . two-thirds of whom have been paid at the rate of Is . per day for

      seven hours' labour . All these however have recently been reduced la . a week and three hours proposed to be added to their labour . Last week the body willingly acceded to tho abatement , but objccfce'i to the additional labour-rand a deputation of four were selected to wait upoii tho Board pf Guardians and argue the hardship and impropriety of depriving them of the three hours during which they might probably get a few pence extra towards the necessities of their families . Tho Board wero inflexible ; and the men continued to work the old rate of labour , seven hours . They worked up to Saturclay afternoon at four o ' clock , but in the foreaoon a warrant bad been issued against the individuals composing the deputation " for refusing to work and maintain-their

      families . " Their names are John ^ Williamson , Jaa . Goodwin , J . Bariies . and R . JcIyde , all of whom have large families . They were taken to " Sadlers Wells " and confined there . till Monday , when they wrre brought before tho Mayor , Titos . Walaisley , . Richard Sykes , James Newton , and Robt . Gee , 'Efquires , ' Mr . Win , Vaughan appearing for the paupers , and Mr . Coppockatteudms on tho part of the Board of Guardians . The hoarinR occupied vhe Court a long time . It was proved that the defendants were paupers , and that for the six days' work at tenpenoe per diem , five days' earnings ^ ere paid ia bread and potatoes , and the sixth j ten pence only was given them , which was all the cash they received ior their labour during the week . It was admitted

      by two of the witnesses that complainta havo been mado about the quality of tho bread ; and it was also admitted tliat more of the defendants had refused to work , absolutely 011 ly objecting to the extra three hours—the 1 new regulation being from seven in the morning , till six . at night ; one hour only being allowed throughout the day for meals , &c Vtr . \ V . Yaughan contended that t ' ie proceedings were arbitrary and excessive , the defendants being at work wheii the party ' obtaining the . warrant swore that they wero refusing- to work , aud had neglected their families ! The wives stepped forward / and denied that their husbauds had neglected them . Mr . Coppock defended the proceedings . The bread , &c . that waa given to the paupers was as

      relief , hot as wage ? ; and that the work ^ Hotted to . them was intended as " a labour test . " The new instructions had been is » ue i by the Commissioners ; and if the pauper refused to adheio to them , they , by dcclinii . g to work according to thoir instructions , refused to ci ? intain their families . Hcnco tha . t expence would fall upon tho rate-payers in general . They had been ordered to work seven hours per day for six days , at ten pence per diem , which they had refused to do . The defendants complained that they had been entrapped in to tho business by the Governor and Oakcs ( Coppock ' s clerk ); and

      denied that they had refused to wi ? rk , or that they were ever given to understand that what they worked for was parochial relief . So long as they laboured . hard . ior what they got , they should considtrlho payment to be as wages , and ought io bo paid in money . VViiliarhson { said he had . two cays ' duo . The Bench said tho defendant ' s had boon sufficiently piinishe-d-by'being" confined in the cells sitaco Saturday . They could not by law interfere with the orders of the Commissioners , and they must b « observed ; but they would take , the responsibility of . ordering that the .-paupers should .. not work-after four o ' clock on the Saturday . ( Applause . ) They were then set at liber I y .

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      LEEDS TOWN COUNCIL . The Socond Quarterly Meeting of the Town Council of this borough , for tho present year , was held at the Court-house on Wednesday last . Tho Town Clerk read the minutes of the previous meeting . The firKt notice on the paper related to the New Gaol , but Mr . Alderman Tottie , the gentleman by whom it was to bo brought forward , not being present at the , commencement of business , it was agreed to proceed with the second , which was to levy a Watch Hate for raising the sum of £ 5 . 580 ; tnis was agreed to . . The third notice was to levy a Watch Rate to raise £ 270 upon all property within that part of the township of ¦¦ Hunslet" which ia beyond the limits pi one mile from the bars of the town , was also adopted .

      ERECTION OF A NEW BOROUGH GACU The notice on this ' subject having been read by tho Town : CtEflK , Aid . Tot he said he would not trouble the . Council on this occasion with many details on the subject before them , as tkose clctails were mostly . in iiio possession ' of . the gentlemen present , having been p ' riated . Ho then went on to address himscU ' to two points—tho insufficiency of th 3 present Borough Giol accommodation , and the law by which that insufRcie » cy might be reinedied , and after ^ a lengthy address , concluded by moving a iorrnal rceolution , expressive of the opinion of the Council that the certificate of the Recorder and the presentment of tho Magistrates were well founded , and that a new Gaol or House of Correction w , as necessary . Mr . CifDWORTH seconded the motion .

      Mr . M . Cawood said that he had hoped that Mr . Aid . Tottie would have brought forward some stronger arguments— sonie Stronger than ho had brought ( before—in favour of his propositions for building a gaol ; instead of whioh , he had only advanced arguments that had been more than once heard and ' refuted-in that Council Chamber . To show t ie real state of the case , and that it was not reasonable to ; u ild a gao l , he would refer to what had already taken place . There were several persons in the Council now who were not presout when a Committee was assembled last year to draw up a report on the subject of a n ew gaol . Tne reason why that Committeo was appointed was , that the Borough of

      Leeds was called upon to pay £ 2 , 41 ( 5 , or within £ 5 of one-fourth of £ 10 , 000 , for building a , gaol ac Wakelield . The West Riding Justices , it" was stated , intended to build a larger HouBe of Correction , ana that tho Borough of Leeds would have to contribute towards that al 3 o . . They had three plaus proposed , the lowest of Which estimated the cost at £ 56 . 000 , the share oi which expe n ce to the ' Borough of Leeds would have been £ 14 , 000 , and the highest was £ 100 000 , of which Leeds would have had to pay £ 25 , 0 uO . It did then seem desirable that the Council should consider the propriety of building a gaol for themselves . But on looking to the contract between

      the Council and tho West Riding Justices , it was thought-there must be something wrong , that it had not been propeiiy drawn-. up , or that its terms had not been abided by ; and Mr . W . Beckett took considerable pains 011 the subject , in getting it duly brought before the West Riding Magistrates . When the Magistrates were told that the-contributions'by Leeds were equal to one-quarter of-. the "' whole , sum , they thought it was too largo a sum ; and on referencpto the contract , it was found that previous to 1836 , Leeds had paid only .. one-tenth . The West Riding Magistrates theu ordered Mr , Dixon , their Clerk , to consider wich the Town Clerk of Leeds ; ¦ und tiiirf Borough was then called upon to pay oneeighth instead of ¦ one-. fo . urkh ,. " It , therefore , appeared tii ay the report of the Gaol Committee had been arawn up under wrong impressions .

      It was to be remembered that though the cost of a New Gaol was to be spread over a period of fourteen years , yet it would have to be paid , and . the Burgesses would be heavily taxed all that time for the purpose , much moi'o so than by continuing to support the borough prisoners at Wakefield . The inhabitants of the town had not been consulted on the subject of building a New Gaol , which they ought to have been before it was decided to commence such an undertaking . He remembered presenting a petition in that Council Iloora , signed by nearly oue thousand of the inhabitants , against such a building being erected ; and he did not believe that the opinion of tne ' -town- was in tavour of taxing not oaly taemselves for such an object , but their children also . He concluded by proposing , as an amendment : —

      " That the Council , on the ISth June , 1841 , haying decided that there was no necessity for building a New Gaol at Leedp , it would be iBexpedient to ? pass the resolution now proposed by Mr . Alde / xnan Tottie . " This was seconded by Mr . Wright . Mr . Alderman Goodman spoke in favour of the original motion . Mr . Skelton said the principle upon whieh the arguments in favour of a New Gaol rested , appeared to be that Wakefield should stand still , and that Leeds alone should go on ,

      Alderman Lupxon looked at the question , mainly , in a moral point of view . He thought crime would be more erTectually repressed by having a Gaol in the Borough for the punishment of offenders than if those offenders had to be sent to a House of Correction at a distance . ;¦ ,..-:.:., ¦ ¦ . - . : Mr . Hatwahd observed , that the question had been so 'fully gone into- 'on former occasions , that he shauld noi tjveiytrespass oni the time of the Coanctt , but he must say , that not the slightest new matter had been introduced to influence them to accede to tho proposition of Mr . Tottie . As regarded the question of expence , it appeared according to Mr . Tottie ' e estimate , that the cost of the gaol would be £ 30 , 800 . He ( Mr . Hayward ) hoped that there was not a man in the Council so exceedingly weak as to

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      suppose that that sum would be anything like adoquate . They might add £ 20 , 000 to the estimate , and he doubted , even then , if it would be snfBcient . Supposing tho West-Riding magistratea were to adopt the largest of the plans for the enlargement of the House of Correction , which was estimated to cost £ 100 , 00 Q , : the propottion due from Leeds would only be £ 12 ^ 00 , instead of the enormous cost which would be entailed upon the borough by building a new gaol . After some further di ? cussipn , in whioh Alderman Gaunt , Mr . Patrick , Mr . Shackleton , Mr . Bramley , Mr . Joa . Cliff , Alderman Musgraye , Mr . Hall , Mr . Skelton , Mr . Birchall , Alderman ; Bate-on , Mr . M . CawQod , Alderman Tottie , and others took part , the amendment moved by Mr . Cawood was put to the meeting , and negatived by 30 to 7 > The votes were ordered to be recorded .

      The followingvoted for the amendment . •—Councillors Skelton , ^ Wright , M . Cawood , Nickols , Barkery Hayward , and Butler . Against the amendment : —Alderman Musgrave , Gaunt , Bateson , Sasith , Willans , Hebden , Oates , Goodman , Stansfeld , Tottie , Pease , Lupton ,- Luecock , and Maclea ; Couhcillora Cudworth , Birchall , Kelsall , Watson , Brumfit , Duftob , Barlow , Mitchell ; Joshua Bower , Joseph Cliff , March , ShaokleJoni Marshall , Hall , and John Cliff . : Mr . Havward said he should move another amendment upon that proposed by Mr C&wood . It was as follows : — " That it would be inexpedient to adopl any resolution which would pledge this Council to build a new gaol for the Borough of Leeds , until tho opinions of the burgesses shall have been ascertained upon the subject , and that a public meetiug- be forthwith called by the proper authorities for thai ; purpose . " : . {• -.. ' ' . ' '' ' . Mr . Patrich : seconded the amendment .

      Mr . Alderman ToTTiESaid that as tae proposition ; did . not point out any means by which the end they " had in view could be accomplished , he thought the proposition could only be met with a direct uegativei ( Hear , hear . ) Mr , Alderman Musgkave thought , after the specimen which they had had of the mode in which the business of public meetings was conducted , it was enough to deter any thihfcfiia man from attending them , and if ho , as an aluernian , was to consent to preside at such meetings as those which they had lately seen in another part of that building , he should consider he was a fool , and should shockingly , disgrace himself . ( Hear , hear ) ' Tho question was then put , when there were'for the amendment , Ayes . 7 , Noes 30 . The amendment was therefore negatived .

      The votes wero again recorded on the original pro ' positioa , which whs adopted by a large majority , the numbers being—Ayes 30 , Noes 7 . . Mr . Alderman TorriE thea subiiiitted a scries of formal resolutions for carrying into effect the one previously adopted , which , being seconded , were put aud agreed to . The following gentlemen ware appointed a Committee for carrying thi : resolutions into effect :-r-Tho Mayor , Aldermen Tortie , Ptase , Hebden , Bateson , Cutes , Luccock ; Councillors Marshall , Atkinson , Howard . Bramley , Cudworth , Joseph Cliff ; Nickols , Garland . It was subsequently ordered , that a copy of the resolutions on the subject of the new gaol-should " , be . tranFBiittcd to the Clerk of tbe . P . eic . efor the Riding The Council next went . int <> Committee on finance , and sums-amounting to £ 3 , 665 13 a . 6 d . were ordered to be paid .

      Tao fo'lowing gentlemen were then elected as directors of the Leeds Water Works Company ;—Aldermiii- Goodman and Oates ; Councillors , Lee , Howard , Atkinson , Cudworth , Holmes , March , and Patrick .

      NEW IMPROVEMENT BILL . Tho concluding notice was— " A report will be pie-^ ented from the' Improvement Bill Committee ; and it will be proposed that a Committee be appointed to co-operato with the Magistrates in passing the Leeds Improvement Bill through Parliament . " The report on this subject-was presented by Mr . MarshAtL , and a motion that it ahould , be received and filed was agreed to . The folU > w ; ng resolution was then proposed by the same gentleman , and seconded by Alderman Lupton .

      " That a Commifcteo be appointed , to co-operate with tho Magistrates in passing the Leeds Improvement Bill through Parliament , provided that a guarantee-: fund of not less than £ 400 is subscribed to meet the future cxpences attenaant on passing it , so tha tn oespence m ay bo incurred by them for which either they or this Council would bo liable , aud with the understanding that whilst the 'Magistrate ' s represent to Parliament that th < -y should be ex-officio on the future Board of Commissioners , 'the Town Council wili represent that the Board should consist of the Council alone , but that both parties will rest satisfied with the decision of the Committee of the House of Commons on this iubject . " On this motion , tho following amendment was proposed by Mr . Haywrud and seconded by Mr . Skelton : —

      ¦¦ ' That inasmuch as the legal adviser of this Council has distinctly stated that if the Council appoint a Committeo to take charge of the Leeds Jciprovcmeiit Bill , , th « . individuals' forming -the . same can only act in their individual capacity , the Council cannot iegallyvac . t in the matter . " This -amendment , on .-being put ' . to the vote , was negatived . Tne original resolution was then put ami agreed to . The following members were appointed the Committee '¦' :- —Aldermen Bateson , Luccoekj Maolea ; Couucillors M . Cawood , Baker , Joseph Cliff , Marshall , and Garland . This concluded the business , and the Council adjourned ;

      Thus it will be seen that the Whi ^ s , confiding in their present majority in the Town Council , came to the determination to saddle the inhabitants of this borough with the expense of a new gaol . The im ^ policy of such a step , underthe present repressed state of our trade , must be at once manifest to all our readers . Notwithstanding that it was clearly proved by Mr . Martin Cawood that thei building and permanent maintenance of a Borough Gaol would be far more expensive to the burgesses than if the present arrangement with the West-Riding magistrates were to continue , the Whigs persisted in their intentions , and the "tyrant majority " carriod their resolutions . The burgesses will now have to pay a cost of hot less than . £ 50 , 000 , besides anannual expenceof upwardg of

      £ 2 , 000 . Like the defunct Whig Gbyeriimerit j the Whig numbersoftheTown Councilare determined to commit "j ' eio de se . " They will out their own throats—they will act in opposition to the will and the wishes of the people ; nay , more , those very prople upon whom they relied for support against the Tories , they now reject and despise . Nothing could exemplify the tru th of this more than the 'remarks' made by Alderman' : Justice Musgrave upon tho 'proposition " . 'which was made , that a public meeting of the inhabitants should be calls i , and their wishes coiisulted , before the Town Council came to any definite resolution on the subject . This- " bright-ornament"" ¦ of the bench of magistrates stated that nothing in the world should induce him to hold the situation of chairman at a

      publio meeting of the inhabitants , " he shouldconsuJer he would disgrace himself by so doing , " for " that tho recent public meetings about the Improvement Bill were a disgrace to the tewn . " Softly , softly , Mr . Justice Musgrave . Let us see who would be disgraced most , the inhabitants or the Bench of Justices . Is it not notorious tiiat a certain Whig Alderman-Justice Of this Borough ordered a boy who was brought before him , to be " pkivately wiped V And is it not an undoubted fact that , within the last few weeks , the same Alderman-Justice actually ordered another person , to be '' blogedV Now we t 3 ll such Alderman-Justieo of the Peace that any mechanic would have felt it a disgrace to have bsen so i \!\ t 6 iaie . The Alderman-Justice in question need not ask any one , like Dogberry , to write him down

      au ass . Ho has done this most effectually himself . B ut tur n ing from this "bright luminary of the Beiiohj ** what shall we say to those persons in the council professing to be Radicals , who voted against a town ' s meeting ? Alas , alas ! - ' -thfe Geese nmat now see that the Foxes are too man ; for them . It is just as we predicted . The Geese may cackle , cackle , and Jaiss at the Chartists as they please ; but we fancy they must now candidly acknowledge that the Foxes have served them as we always told them they would do . The advice we should now give to tho ChartistB , seeing that the Whigs and Radicals ia the Town Council , after haying been elected by the suffrages' of the people , are now despising and rejecting them , is this—Watch them well . As for the Whigs , . -they , are your sworn enemies ; they are the men who sought the blood of Frost , Williams ,

      and Jones ; they are the men who foment discord , and revolutionary doctrines , to suit their own purposes , and theu imprison and betray the people , whose support they have relied upon ; they are the originators and . passers of the atrocious New Poor Law ! From these men we Can expect no evenhanded justice ; They have betrayed us ; and v / ouid on every occasion do it again . But as to the professiug radicals , we say to the people , you now see their conduct with respect to you . They , like the Whigs , will betray you , and sell you for a mess of p nttage . Watch them well , then ; and remember tha . ^ the 1 st of November will come again . Foxes have'Jioles wherein to creep , but we trust that they will B ot be allowed any more to creep into the ward ? . We wo Aild particularly refer to those who represent the mor * . popular constituencies . Let the Chartists remember ; their conduct and deal with them accordingl y ^

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      EPIGRAM . '' FLOGED' AND " WIPED . " I am a bad " speller . " for one " in ray station : " But , gotd Mister STAB , I h 3 d r . o" Head-i-ca-tion ! " MUS . "a Magistrate . "

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      Leeds Corn Mabket . —The supplies of all kinds of Grain to this day ' s Market are smaller than last week ; Good fresh Wheat has been in good demand , and full Is . per quarter higher , but there is no improvement in the chambered samples . Several of the maltsters are giving over working , so that ; the demand for Barley is limited . Oats and Beana rather dearer . :-l . " - - " . - ' ; - -- - - : -. ' - . - '¦ •'¦ . -: ' " v .-- "' - ¦ ¦ - '¦ : '¦¦ ¦'

      THE AVJEEAGK PHICES OF WHEAT FOR THfi WEEK - ; ENDING MAT 10 , 1842 . Wheat . Barley . Oats * Rye , Beans . Peas Qrs . Qrs . QjB . Qrs . Qrs . Qrff , 3539 972 492 — 339 7 £ s / di £ s / d ; £ s . d . £ s . d . £ b . d . £ s . d 3 19 1 8 0 |; 1 6 8 | 0 0 0 1 13 lOi 1 11 § i Leeds Woolen MAEKET .- ^ -Tbere is no alteration for the better in the transactions at the Cloth Hallsy every thine , in fact , is « s flat , stale , and unprofitable as can be well imagined . Trade perhaps was never known so utterly stagnated as it has been for some w £ iek 8-here . - ¦¦ - ' : - .-.- ' ' ¦ - .. ' . ' . : ¦ '¦'¦ - ' .. . ¦ '¦ - •' . '' ; : ' . ¦ - .

      HubDEBSFiEiD Market , A pril 10 . —W © understand there has beso upon the whole a more active and improved market this day . The goods bought are principally for America , and will be speertiiy shi pp e d , in order that they may arrive in time to evade the new tariff . ' It is to be feared that persons merely buying ; under this excitement , will not continue to do so long , so we cannot augur much for a general improvement to ' the trade . Rochdale Flannel Markei * , Moxday , Ma ? 9 . —The market has been very thinly attended to ^ dayV and the few sales which havo been tnado in fliunela are at ruinously low prices . The wool market has been as flat as the piece market , and but little business done at any price .

      State of Tbade . —The market yesterday was characterised by the same gloomy feeling whibhwa 3 manifested on the two preceding Tuesdays . The amount of business done was small , both in goods and yarn ; and , in somo descriptions of the latter , especially in good qualities of 40 ' s twisty which was recently in fair demand , a decline of ^ d per pound was submitted to . —Manchester ¦ Guardian of ^ Wednesday . ¦ .. ' - .. . ¦ " . . ' . ' -. ; ' - : ' '"' .- .. ' ¦ . ' . ^ ' :. ;" .. '• . ' . ' ' " ¦ ' ¦ ¦ Manchester Corn Market . —Satubdat , May , 7 . —A steady demand for prime fresh Flour , fully equal to th 9 supply , has be on experienced during the

      week , and the sales effected were at rates similar to those previously realised . The inquiry for Oatmeal was chiefly from necessitous buyers , who purchased cautiously for present consumption . At the marKet this morning there was a fair attendance of the trade , and the business transacted in Wheat was at the full currency of this day se ' nnight . English Flour likewise supponed the late rates , and , for some of approved quality , an advance of 6 d to Is per sack was firmly demanded , but not freely complied with . In the value of Oats aud Oatmeal no alteration can be noted , and but a moderate inquiry appeared for either article .

      Liverpool Cattle Market , Monday , May 9 — The supply of Cattle at market to day has been but small , with prices about ihe same as last week . Beef frbm 6 d . to 6 £ d . ; Muttoa 7 d . to 7 | d . per 1 b . Richmond Corn Market , Saturday , May 7 . —We only had a thin supply of Grain in our market to-day . Wheat sold from G = > , 6 d .-to ' fld . tid . Oats 2 s . 6 d . to 3 d . 8 Ji Bariey 4 s . 3 d . to 4 ' 3 . 9 d . Beans 4 s . 9 d . to 5 i . 3 d , per bushel , ¦' . ¦¦ : ¦ - ' . : \ -. ' ¦ Yokk Corn Market , May 7 . —To-day we ha > e the smalle 3 C supply of Grain that we havo had on any market day since" harvest . ' It is difficult to say what prices would be paid if there was an increased quantity ofwring ; but j under- ' . existing circumslances , both Wheat and Oats , are higher , and Beans ate ready sale at late rates . We have had very refreshing rams yesterday and to-day , but the air is cold for the season . ; . ' " . '¦ ¦ ¦ : ¦ ¦ : . ;

      Malton Corn Market , May 7 . ^— We have more demand for Wheat and Oats at this day ' s market , the former at an advance of Is per qr ., and the latter at an advance of 6 d . per qr ., but not much of either was offering . Barley nominal . Wheat , red , 62 s . to 71 s . per qr . of 40 stones . Wheat , ¦'¦ wh to . ' 64 s , to 8 O 3 . per-qr .. of 40 stones .. ' Oats l . Od . to lid . per stone . - ¦' .. ¦ . . - ¦ " . ¦ . ' . ' . : - :- ¦ - . - ¦•' . - ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ; i- . : ' :- "¦ •¦ Newcastle Corn Market , May 7 . —We had a very mode rate supply of Wheat front the country at market this morning , and the arrivals from the coast being very Iightj the trade ruled brisk , and flue

      parcels realized an advance of Is . per qr ., while other descriptions were readily bought . up on the terms of last ' , week . There was more doing in fine fbreign Wheat than of late -at-full : prices .. Bonded Wheat is enquired for , but there ; is little offering on the market . In Rye thero is little passing ' . There have been some retail sales made , of Barley for malting , but-the season may bo said to have closed . In malt no change . White Peas ' aro . scarce and much enquired for , and fine boiling qualities are Is . per qr . dearer , but for Beans there is-. iio . demand , The supply of Oats to-day was very moderate , and all qualities were Is . per qr . dearer , . .. ' " . .

      Liverpool Corn Market , Monday , May 9 . — During the ; last'Suven'days we have received upwards of 12 ; 308 quarters of Oils from Ireland ; but of other descriptions of British Grain the arrivals " are of modex'at ' e amount , as likewise are those of Flour and Oatmeal . From abroad there are reported 10 , 343 qrs . of Wheat , and 7 M ± barrels of Flour , together with 1 , 660 brls . of tho latter article from Halifax , Nova Scotia . The new Importation Act came into operation here on Monday last , at the following rates of duty , viz ., —133 . per qr . on Wheat , 10 s . per qr . 'On . Barley , 8 s ..-per qr . on Oats , 9 i . 6 d . per qr . on Rye , 10 s . 6 d . per qr . on Beans and Peas respectively , and 7 s . 10 d . per barrel on Flour , On Canadian Wheat and Flour the impost ia at the Iowe ' Bt point , say Is . per qr ., and 7 id . per barrel . We have

      bttle if any more animation in the trade than we have ; had occasion to report for goma weeks past , the millers and dealers still buying cautiously , being unwilling to get into- . stock * Holders of VVhf at in bond , however , have paid duty only as they effected sales free , and prices are quite as high as at the close of last week . Flour has sold slowly , and must be quoted 6 d . to Is . per barrel cheaper ; United States sweet 3 Sd . to 36 s . ; the general runs of Canadian 353 . to 35 s . 6 d . per brL Oats have met a limited demand at a decline of £ d . per bushel ; 2 i . lid . the top price for Irish mealing , fair runs offering at 2 s . 9 d . to 2 s > IOd . per 45 Ib 3 ; Oatmeal , too , has experienced a dull sale at 25 s . to 26 i . per load . Nb alteration as regards Barley , Baans and Peas * In bond , a cargo of Sicilian Wheat , to arrive , and one of Egyptian , m store , have been sold at former rates .

      London Corn Exchange , Monday , May 9 . —At t his d ay ' s market there was a fair sivow of English Wheat , wh ich br o ug ht rather freely the prices of this d * ay week . The traasactions in free foreign were by no means extensive , but rather a better demand than of late , at our previous currency . A few cargoes of bonded have changed hands , but at no improvement in price . Malting Barley was difficult to sell without submitting to lower terms ; but ia the value Of diotilliiig and grinding there is no alteration . Malt steady . Beans and Peaa the turn cheaper . In addition to the reporte ' d arrivals of Oats , we have several Irish vessels fresh up this morning . The fine qualities of English and Irish were in moderate request , and fully supported last Monday ' s pr ices ; there is however , a large proporlioii of inferior quality , which , although not pressed on lower terms , met bufca limited sale , and rather in favour of the buyer . - . .- ' . . ' " ¦ . ' :. ' -. .. ' . ¦ ¦" ¦' ; :. - . ' - . ' .- ' '¦

      London Smithfield Market , Monday , M ay 9 . ^ r-Notwithstandiog the comparative ishprovemeut noticed in tho demand here for all kinds of stock last week , the fresh arrivals of beast ? fresh up this mornirig werei on the whole , very . moderate , but of fair average quality . We had a steady inquiry for beef , and in some transactions , aa advance in the curronciea obtained on this day day se ' nnight of quite 2 d per 8 ib was obtained by the salesmen without difficulty . However , the highest general figures of the best short horns , Devon and Herefords , were from 4 s to 4 a 2 d , those of the primest Scots being 4 s 4 d to 4 i ( id por 81 b , at which rate ? a good clearance was effected . Only about 250 old Downs were jn their wool ; while most other breeds were clipped .

      A large number of sheep came to hand from the vajious railways , and the suppply , as a whole , was tolerably prime , but the actual quantity was not to say large . Most kinds . ' of -sheep- commanded a steady « though not a very brisk inquiry , at fully , but at nothing quotable beyond last week's currencies ; the best Downs , in their . fleeces , being hold at ' 5 s . per 8 ib . Nearly 300 lambs were received by railway from the Isle of Wight . Prime small lambs sold readily , other kinds slowly , at previous rates , or from 6 s . to 7 s . per 8 tb . The supply from Essex , Surrey , Sussex , Kent , &o , was not very large . With calves we were rather scantil y supplied , and the sale for them . was firm , at Friday's enhancement per 8 Ib . In pigs a fair amount of business was passing , on terms quite equal to those noted ia our last report .

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      O'CONNOB , Esq ., of Hamme » mitb , Countf Middlesex by JOSHUA HOBSON , at his I « nt-. ing OfficesJ Nos . 12 and IS , Market-street , Bilg * gate ; and Published by the said Joshua Hobson , ( for the saidFEABGtJS O'Connor , ) at bla Dwel ¦ '; . ling-houae . No . 5 , ^^^ Market-steeet , Bxig&Ae ; Ml tntaraal nnmmnnt ^ Mnn ftgttittng fr ^ wnon tha gald No . 5 , Market-Btreet , and the said Nos . 12 and 18 , Market-str « set , Briggate , thua- constituting the . whole of theBaid Printing and [ Publishing O& » onePxemises . : --u ' --v : \; r / . \ '¦ ' ¦ " .. ' ' \ . --.- . ;' All Communications must be addressfij . Poet-paid ) U > MOBaovyNortAtrnSiar Office , Leeds . : ;' Saturday , May 14 , 1842 .

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      Vagrant Trv * 181 ^ 3 ' ^^ 11 Thursday last , the following persons v » ere elected trustees of the Vagrant Office , for the enst ™!? year : — Mr . F . N . Settle , sa ddler , W ^ oodhouse-lane . Mr . John Woodheadji painter , Park-lane . Mr * Joseph Womerele V , Innkeeper , Briggaie * Mr . William Hey wood * , pawnbrokerj Sank , Mr . R . Stead , maltsterri ^ 8 -, - Mr . Jno . Walkcrjbutcher , Quarry-hill . Mr . Kobert Beau , chemist , Coronation-street .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 14, 1842, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct430/page/8/