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CE CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT .-Friday ( from our Third Edition of Last Week . )
THE BERMONDSEY MURDER . ^ TheThe ju dges took their seats on the bench at ten eeloceloeli . JMr . Mr . William Omjxg examined by Mr . Bodkin . — aarn arn a practised chemist . I have examined a part " thi / this dress —( dress produced)—which I bare subccteticted to the usual chemical test ; and I have arvved ved at tbe conclusion that the stains upon it were museiused by blood . — On cross-examination nothing liiatetaterial was elicited . Mr Air . Ft W . Stevexs said . —lam astockandsharerrntomker , and was acquainted with the late Patrick > V Cd" Connor , and did husiness for him . On the 6 th of LiLugtngust I delivered to him ten shares of the Sambre ind nd Meuse Railway . They were numbered excluiivelively 6 , 460 to 6 , 469 . They were ordered on the
md , nd , and I purchased them on the 3 rd . On the 11 th i f Mf May I delivered to bun ten shares iu the Boulogne md nd Amiens Railway , numbered 4 S , i « 55 to 48 , 674 . "IVitivltness then deposed to the female prisoner calling iipoiponhnnontheSrdof May , saying , she wished to i ray ray some shares , which would not be in the control r ! if luf her husband . W Mr . Alexander Lamost said . — I am stockbroker . ' A kri knew the late Mr . O'Connor . In April last Ipnriihaihased some Eastern Counties Railway shares for lunuim , and I witnessed the transfer of the shares to annum . I also purchased some Sambre and Meuse ilihaihares for tbe deceased on the 27 th of April . They wewere ten scrip shares , which would pass from hand m x > hand without registration . I recognise the i ' ibaihares now produced by Mr . Afoxbay as the same ariuvhieh passed through our hands in reference to iihisbis transaction .
J Mr . Ghees said—I am clerk in tbe transfer-office » f Of the Eastern Counties Railway Company , and I 3 ) ra > roduce a transfer often shares to Patrick O ' Conuonor on the 28 th of April . 2 Mr . Jons Hatwabd . —lam clerk in the office of t tbdbe Solicitor for the Treasury . I was present when si pi person named John Bassett was examined at the [ pobolice-court . I believe tbat he is since dead . I saw ibimini produce a scrip certificate , and an assignment ¦ HiKi the fth of September last They have been iinin m y possession ever since , and I now produce itnitnc :: ! .
Mr Grees examined . —I am clerk of the transfers toto tbe Eastern Counties Railway Company . This is is the original certificate of the Eastern Counties RiRailway Company ' s shares delivered to Patrick O'O'Connor . The other document professes to bean asassignment of those shares . Mr . SmxLiBEEB . —I am an attorney . I know MMauuing , the male prisoner . I do not believe that tbthc signature to his assignment is this . There is nmo resemblance -whatever . Air . IIuuro . VD said . —I am clerk to Messrs , KKilliekand Co ., stockbrokers . The assignment now piprodueed was brought to me by John Bassett . The mmalc prisoner waspresent . He produced the shares ,
aiand be said he wanted £ 110 . for them , and I gave lunim that amount in a £ 100-note , 2 fo 15 , 043 , and ( boated June 3 , 1849 , a £ 5 note , dated July 13 , and nnumbercd 20 , 051 , and five sovereigns . This was on tithe 11 th of August . Tbe prisoner represented hhimself to be Mr . O'Connor . The money was hhanded over to the prisoner by Bassett . I did not hhear the name of Or Connor mentioned , bnt I took iiit from the transfer paper . On the 20 th of August II went to the Bank of England to stop payment of tthe note , and I found it had been changed . —The mote was here produced , and the witness mdentified i it as the same he had paid to the male prisoner . Mr . G . Lrxiox said . —I am a share-dealer . I was
] present at the office of Messrs . Kilhckand Co ., on 1 the 11 th of August , when the transaction referred j to by the last witness took place . I saw Bassett ; and a stranger . I cannot speak positively to tbe ] prisoner being tbat person . The transfer of shares i in the Eastern Counties Railway now produced was < executed by the stranger , but 1 cannot say tbat tbe i male prisoner is the same man . I saw the £ 100 : note , the £ 5 note , and tbe five sovereigns handed - to the person who made tbe transfer . Air . GniFFrra said . —I am a clerk in the Bank of England . The £ 100 note now produced was Drought to the bank to be changed on Saturday , the llth of August . I gave fifty sovereigns and a ticker , which would enable the bearer to get that amount in another department . The person who oron « bt tbe note wrote upon it "Frederick Manning , 7 , Jfew Weston-street Bermondsey . "
Air . J . Adams said . —I am a clerk in tbe Bank of England . On the 11 th of August I paid a ticket for £ 00 in five £ 10 notes . — : The notes found upon the female prisoner by Mr . Moxhay were here produced and identified by the witness . He \ by Barneij recalled . —I have expressly gone from Miater-place to Greenwood-street on foot , in a cab , and in an omnibus . On foot the time occupied was forty-two minutes } in a cab twenty-five minutes , and in an omnibus thirty-five minutes . Air . Kixg said . — I am employed in the Loudon Docks . I recognise the letter addressed to P . O'Connor , now produced , as one that was brought to the docks on the afternoon of tbe 10 th of August . I sent it by a person named Lackington to Mr . O'Connor ' s house . The Attornet-Gexerai , said , this was tbe case for the prosecution .
Air . Sergeant IVileixs then rose to address the court . He said he appeared before the jury as the advocate of the male prisoner . He expected to be iratened carefuly by-the jury , but he hoped to have their attention . He stood in a position unequalled in the history of crime , liis difficulties were immense . In the first place he bad to answer the first counsel in the land . In tbe next place , be bad to urge a defence which at first sight appeared odious ; and he would he followed by Tiuother counsel , whose duty it would be to seek to destroy him whom he ( Mr . Sergeant Wilkins ) wished to save .
How did it happen that in this country it was always necessary for the judge to caution the jury against the representations of those who were the professed guardians of liberty ? Who were these rebels against justice ? "Who were tbe profaners of our laws : The jury and himself had alike read the history of the French revolution . A ' othing had stamped that revolution with more infamy than a base raid cruel press which pronounced verdict without trial . He urged the jury , however , to banish from them the prejudices of the case , and to judge solely from the evidence before them , Ther-2 couid be little doubt that O'Connor had been
murdered ; that this wretched man , whose fate alony r-xcited sympathy , was murdered by some one . The question was , when was he murdered , where , and by whom ? It was probable that he was murdered on the 9 th of August , and there could be little doubt that the murder took place in the bouse of the prisoners . But by whom was bo murdered ? "Was he murdered by both ? If so , where was the proof of concert ? lie thought tbe learned counsel for fiie prosecution had been misinstructed . The only two facts [ against Manning were the purchase of the lime and that of the crowbar . The jury must not come to tbe conclusion tbat the male always exceUcd in power and strength . Eistorv
had taught them that woman soared higher in virtue and sank deeper in vice than man ; and in this case he honed to show that a woman made her husband a dupe , and was now seeking to save herself by his destruction . Xow wbat reason was there for doubting tliitcthe lime purchased by Manning was wanted by bbc to destroy slugs in the garden ? lie would now sjieak of the crowbar . Where was it procured ? There < . vere plenty of marine stores where such an instrument could be procured , if wanted for a deadly purpose ; hut the prisoner ordered it at one of the most respectable shops in King"Williair « -street . Was that consistent with the
snppi 1 .-11100 of his intending to commit murder ? For what purpose was this crowbar wanted ? For the commission of murder a poker would have been a far wore fitting instrument . The stones could have been just as easily raised with the tongs . Looking at the publicity of the whole thing , and considering that there were many ways of avoiding it , he submitted that no inference could he drawn prejudicial-to . the Jnale prisoner . If the murder could be committed by one , let them look for a motive , not hardening their minds against any impressions which he wight seek to make . * 2 fow , what motive had the male Manninir ? On thn
other side , it appeared to him that they were about to set up the wild theory that Manning was jealous of his wife . He feared that Manning was not the man t <> he jealous . He was far too easy with regard to tbe honour of his wife . When O'Connor was seized with a fainting fit , who fetched him brandy i The very last time Manning and O'Connor were -seen together a perfect friendship existed between them . Then , with regard to lucre , was Manning ever seen with Is . that belonged to O'Connor ? Never , until he was seen in possession of the £ 100 liote , which was part of the scheme by which Mrs . Manning attempted to dupe him . It was easy to say that Manning was attempting tu escape infamy by throwing the blame on bis wife . Why , had he not , on the supposition of his innocence , suffered enough already ? He would show that Mrs . Manning was capable of
such an act—that she was capable of consummate wickedness , and could carry it off with a face which happily few women could assume . The learned counsel then proceeded to analyse the evidence . With regard to the evidence of Barnes as to the condition ia which the body , was found , he said there could be no doubt that the female prisoner tad sufficient strength to tic up the bo-iy . There was a principle of law that the husband was the master oi " . the wife . But could the jury doubt , from the evidence with regard to O'Connor ' s visits , . that tbe real master was Airs . Manning ? Keating saw Mrs . Manning at his house on the 12 th , and he prayed the jury- to mark her consummate hypocrisy , lie asked her if sbe bad seen O'Connor , and sbe replied that she had not seen him since Wednesday . She then said that she had been invited to dinner on Thursday , aud that she had beea to his lodgings to see why he had not
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% me ; and then , her presence of mind forsaking her f or the only time , and her cheek blanching , she said , "PoorMr . O'Connor ; be was the best friend I had in London . " Why "poor Mr . O'Connor , " unless it were that she uttered the words under a temporary absence of mind , knowing that in the kitchen lay the body of her former companion , and tbat she bad his property in her possession . He ( Mr . Sergeant Wilkins ) did not mean to contend that the male prisoner had not , after the transaction , aided in secreting the body ; his love for his wife might have induced him to do so . The witness who spoke of his being on the wall , said he was dressed as usual , and smoked and drank for about half an hour . Throughout the whole affair Mrs .
Manning seemed to have taken as much pains to deceive and dupe her husband as to deceive , dupe , and destroy O'Connor . It would probably be attempted to be shown that there were terms of endearment existing between O'Connor and Mrs . Manning . He bad no doubt there were outward manifestations of affection ; slie might have poured eau-de-cologne on his head , but would any man suppose that she loved him ? Sbe love O'Connor ' . Why did she steal his property or conceal his death ? The learned Attorney-General had led them to expect something important from Massey ' s evidence but it really amounted to nothing . Manning ' s question whether Massey thong ! t murderers could go to heaven , though odd in itself , was not very
wonderful in an age when a vicious morality was stalking abroad . The shovel was bought by Mrs . Manning on the 8 th , the very day on which she wrote the invitation to O'Connor . With regard to Bainbridge , the broker , and his wife , it was clear tbey were both mistaken with respect to Manning ' s expressions in relation to his wife ' s departure . Supposing Mrs . Manning to have committed the deed , ber husband would be in doubt as to the course he must pursue . H he declared what had been done , his wife might be brought to infamy . He at length yielded , perhaps to bad reasonings ; he mi g ht have even assisted in secreting the body ; and then afterwards be said , "I was a great fool that I did net explain all . " - One thing was clear ,
that for a time there was something which looked like resolution on his part , for several days elapsed , before he yielded to his fears and left London . Mr . AToxhay , a most intelligent police officer , said Manning was a most consistent character throughout . When he entered the room he said , " Mrs . Smith , I presume . " " Yes , " she replied , with all the courtesy of the drawing-room . On his telling her that he suspected she was the wife of George Frederick Manning , ber cheek did not blush in the least . He mentioned scrip . " Scrip I" sbe said , " what scrip . " The scrip was produced . Still no manifestation of feeling , but at length she declared tbat she had some scrip of her own . When accused of the murder of O'Connor , she said , " Murder
Mr . O Connor ! he was like a father to me . " He might have been a father to ber , but she was a strange child to him . The next witness was the chemist , who had proved as to the blood , and he was folio wed by Stevens , the stockbroker . . He called tbe particular attention of the jury to this evidence . Mrs . Manning asked for shares which did not require to be registered , as she wanted shares which she might sell without the knowledge of her husband . It appeared that she wanted to cheat her husband as well as every one else . Could there be any doubt but she was at that time intending to steal the Sambre and Meuse and Amines shares from O'Connor ? Then they had Mr . lamond , and Mr . Green , the transfer clerk in
the Eastern counties Railway . He called upon them to look at Manning , whose face was so remarkable as never to be forgotten by anybody who had once seen him . What occurred ? A person went to Hillick ' s office , supposed to he Manning , but Shillibeer had deposed that the signature to tbe transfer was not in his handwriting . The clerk could not swear that it was Manning who had dealt with him . A note was paid of £ 100 , which was afterwards changed at the Bank with Manning ' s name on it . There was no doubt but that Mrs . Manning had obtained his signature before presenting it at the Bank . Where was the note afterwards found ? Why in the possession of Mrs . Manninjr , in
Edinburgh . He had now gone through tho evidence , lie had been called on to perform a painful duty . 2 fot because he doubted the innocence of his client , but because he felt the enormous amount of prejudice that had been created , aud the way in which the case had been written up . He also felt his feelings lacerated , because it was bis painful duty to defend the husband by attempting to criminate the wife . Let their verdict be one of reason , not of feeling . Let no compassion for sex warp their judgment , but decide as between two human beings , and let justice be their only guide . At tbe conclusion of tbe learned sergeant ' s address the jury retired for refreshment .
Air . Baixaxilve commenced his defence of the female prisoner , observing he was aware of the calumnies which had been circulated against bis unhappy client , but worst of all he complained of the manner in which she had been attacked by his learned friend . It was a case unparalleled in a court of justice , to see a learned counsel endeavouring , in tbe manner his friend had done , to blacken the character of a prisoner , and tbat prisoner a woman , fie ( Mr . Ballantinc ) did not mean to follow such a course . Thus to attack an unfortunate prisoner on trial for bis life , and who might be led from that court to the scaffold , was a course , in his opinion , derogatory to the profession , and , sooner than follow it , he would abandon his profession for ever ' .
The prosecution had left them completely in a dilemma as to the exact period at which the murder was committed ; but they had been told that , whether the female prisoner was present or not when tbe murder was committed , it would be their duty to find ber guilty of being an accessory to the murder . It would be useless to deny the nature of the connexion that existed between Mrs . Alanning and Mr , O'Connor ; it was quite clear that she had forgotten her duty to her husband , and tbat a criminal connexion existed . It was well known , however , that a man of the age of the deceased was likely to entertain a great affection for a woman under such circumstances ; and if the objest of Airs . Manning had been gam , she could have obtained all
that she required fioni the deceased man . He submitted that it was idle to suppose that tbe prisoner should have committed a murder for the sake of gain , when she could , if she had been so minded , have acquired all she desired without committing any such dreadful act . Tbe connexion between the parties existed till the 9 th of August , upon which day the murder was said to have been committed . There was no doubt but that he was at Minverplace on that day , and that he was expected there to dinner at five o ' clock , that ueiiy the time at which the JIannings usually dined . Tbe question then arose , where was the female prisoner when the deceased arrived at the house ? It was clear from the evidence , that if she bad left her own house at
half-past five , she could have arrived at the residence of O'Connor by about a quarter to six , which was the time when it was stated by tbe Miss Arners that sbe arrived there . The female prisoner stated , when taken into custody , that finding O'Connor had not arrived at five o ' clock , she went to his residence in Greenwood-street in search of him . There was nothing in the evidence to show that the statement was not perfectly correct . A ow was the murder committed during that period ? He should contend that it clearly was . lie had no wish to charge Manning , or to attack him in the manner his wife had been attacked by the learned sergeant ; but this was the fact of the case , and it was for the jury to draw their own
conclusions . from it . He now came to the question whether the female prisoner was an accessory before the fact . He would assume that the murder was committed by Manning . That was the assumption on the part of iheX' ronn , and certainly it was more likely that the blow which completely shattered tbe skull of the unfortunate man was more likely to be struck by a man than by a woman . He did not say that it was committed by Manning , but the learned sergeant compelled him to express an opinion that it was more probable the murder should have been committed by a man who was at home at the time the deceased came there , than by a woman , who , he contended , was proved to have been at another place . After some other remarks
the learned counsel observed , it was important to bear in mind what took place on the evening of the Sth of August , when O'Connor came to the bouse in company with Walsh . She then asked O' Connor , in the presence of Walsh , why he had not come to dinner on tbe previous day ; and her coolness and the evident absence of all guile on that occasion showed that she was the most unlikely person in the world to be contemplating a murder . Towards the end of the evening , when O'Connor had been smoking and drinking and became faint , she bathed his temples with eau de Cologne , and evinced the greatest tenderness on his account . Did that not show that she was the most unlikely person to commit such a murder ? Had she meditated anything of the sort , she would have recoiled from the man whose murder she had determined upon . The most abandoned aud callous woman—nay , the most abandoned woman that obtained a wretched
subsistence in tbe streets , could not act in this way . During the absence of the wife the husband might have committed the murder in consBquenco of a quarrel with the deceased about his wife ; and she , on her return , learning from her husband the deed tbat bad been committed , and knowing the nature of her connexion with O'Connor—she , fearing that disgrace migbt attach to her , and , acting upon this supposition , fled a few days after the murder was committed . Having now , he trusted / jsatisfied the jury that the evidence did not support'either the charge of being a principal or an accessory before the fact , be came to another , branch of the subject , winch was , whether the prisoner was not an accessory after the fact ; and although by the law Sue could not bo convicted of that offence , yet he Was afraid that her conduct after the transaction would tend to prejudice ber upon the other inquiries . He submitted , however , that it was probable , when she had learned of the act having been committed , that
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there might be many reasons why she should refrain from giving any information ; and one very great one would be , that all inquiry would expose her own shame and guilt . He could give no other reasonable solution for her conduct , and he trusted the jury would look at it in that light ; ' flnd with regard to the possession of the railway shares , the jury would not forget that she bad been in consultation with tbe deceased about tbe purchase of railway shares , and that sho stated she had tvo or three hundred pounds to invest in that manner . Be would also ask them whether it was not possible that the deceased might not have bave given her some of the railway snares which were found in h er possession when she was taken into custody ? It
was contended for the prosecution that tho possession of this property was quite conclusive of her connexion with the murder ; but he entreated the jury not to view it in tbat light , and that they would think tbat , under the circumstances ,-she mig ht have taken the property and yet be perfectly innocent of the murder , or of having had anything to do with planning it . Tho leaiTied counsel , after some further remarks , and thanking tbe jury for tbe attention they had paid to the case , said he trusted he had satisfied them that at all events there was doubt and difficulty in the case ; and he concluded by expressing a hope that they would give effect to that
by returning a verdict favourable to the prisoner . The Attorney-General was about to reply , when Mr . Parry interposed , and said that ,, although perhaps in strictness the Attorney-General would bave the right of reply , yet it was not customary to exercise this power in a case where not a tittle of evidence had been adduced by the prisoners . The Chief Barox said , the Attorney-Gener al clearly had the right . Mr . Parry then put it to the Attorney-General whether he would exercise the right in a case where the lives of two of his fellow creatures were at stake .
The Attorney-Genera ! , said , he had undoubtedly , as tbe representative of tbe Crown , tbe right to have the last word on an inquiry : of this description . It was a right which had been usually exercised with great caution , and he should not in this case bave exercised if , though be and many other Attorney-Generals had on other occasions done so , but that he thought it his duty to endeavour to hold as evenly as possible the scales of justice between tbe parties whose interests were now before the Court . 'The learned gentleman then prrceeded to comment upon the evidence at considerable length . Both of his learned friends admitted that the unfortunate man O'Connor was murdered by somebody in the house in Minver-place , and that he was murdered either by a shot or by blows , or that death was produced by both jointly . On this pointy therefore , there need be no difficulty with the jury—that in the
house occupied by both prisoners , there being no servant to take part in tbe transaction , Patrick O'Connor was murdered on the 9 th of August , either by means of a pistol , or by a crowbar , or by both . Now , there was then one thing on which the learned counsel who had addressed the Court were entirely agreed , and that was that the murder had been committed by one person only . That he thought highly improbable . Ho did not think that one person could have raised the stones in the kitchen , dug the grave , covered it over , and , above all , could Slave thrust the body into the grave in the manner which had been described . With regard to the time when the murder was alleged to have been committed , there did not appear to be any evidence when it was actually committed ; and it was very possible that the act might have been committed after the return ef the female prisoner from the house of the deceased . A little after five o ' clock O ' Connor was
seen near Minver-place . After that time he was seen on the bridge , apparently in a hesitating and uncertain mood , very like a person who was looking for some one . The probability , then , was , that not finding the female prisoner at home , soon after five o ' clock lie had left Minver-place , but afterwards returned , whether with tho female prisoner could not be ascertained ; and in all likelihood the murder was committed then . He concluded by observing , that it was impossible not to come to the conclusion that both prisoners were concerned in this atrocious case . Both were concerned in the purcbase of the instruments used in procuring the death and burial of their victim . Both resorted to concealment , and both took part ia the distribution of O'Connor ' s property . The Loro - Chief Baron then summed up the evidence .
The Jury retired exactly at six o clock , and on their return at a quarter to seven , the prisoners were again placed at the bar . . Mr . Stkeight , the Deputy of Arraigns , then inquired of tho jury if they bad all agreed upon their verdict ? The Foreman replied that they had found both prisoners " Guilty . " The prisoners having been asked in tbe usual way whether they had anything to say why sentence of death should not be passed upon them , Mrs . Massing , in a state of great excitement , addressed the court as follows . She spoke with a strong foreign accent , and with remarkable vehemence , her excitement appearing to supply her with
fluency of speech : — " There is no justice ( she said ) and no right for a foreign subject in this country . There is no law for me . I have had no protectionneither from the judges , nor from the prosecutors , nor from my husband . I am unjustly condemned by this Court . If I were in my own country I could prove that I bad money sent from abroad , which is now in the Bank of England . My solicitors and counsel could have called witnesses to identify shares that were bought with my own money . Mr . O ' Connor was more to me than my husband . He was a friend and brother to me ever since I came to this country . I knew him for seven years . He wanted to marry me , and I ought to have boon married to him . I have letters which would prove his respect and regard for me , and I think , considering I am a woman and alone , and bave tofigbtmy husband ' s statements , that I have to fight against the prosecutors , and that even the judge himself is against
me , I think that I am not treated like a Christian , but like a wild beast of the forest , and the judges and jury will have it upon their consciences for giving a verdict against me . I am not guilty of the murder of Mr . O'Connor . If I had wished to commit murder I would not have attempted the life of the only friend I had in the world—a man who would have made me bis wife in a week if I had been a widow . I have lived in respectable families , and can produce testimonials of character for probity in every respect , if inquiry is made . I can account for more money than was equal to the trifling shares that were found upon me . If my husband , through jealousy and a revengeful feeling against O'Connor , chose to murder him , I don't see why I should be punished for it . I wish I could have expressed myself better in the English language . " Manning said nothing .
Mr . Justice Cuksswexl ( who , in the absence of the Chief Baron , delivered judgment ) then put on the black cap and addressed the prisoners as follows : — Frederick George Manning , and Maria Manning , you have been convicted of the crime of murder—Mrs . Manning ( vehemently . —No , no ; I won't stand it . You ought to be ashamed of yourselves . There is neither law nor justice here . ( She then turned round as if to leave the dock , but was prevented by Mr . Cope , the Governor of Newgate who stood behind her . ) Mr . Justice Cresswell . —You have been defended by able counsel ; Every topic which ingenuity or experience had taught them would bo at all available for your defence has been urged by them . The learned Judge , after some further remarks , then said , it remains for me now onl y to pronounce the dread sentence of the law , which is that
you be taken hence to Her Majesty ' s gaol for the county of Surrey , and thence to the place of execution , and there to be severally hanged by the neck until you be dead ; and that afterwards your dead bodies be buried within the precints of the gaol in which you shall be confined after tnis sentence ; and may the Lord have mercy upon your souls ! -Airs . Massing was again proceeding to address the Court , when she was ordered ,.. to be removed . Sbe exclaimed that it was shameful to pass such a sentence upon her , and some persons near her allege that they heard her add " baso- England ; " but these words did not reach us . According to custom the bench in front of tho dock was strewn with rue . Taking some of this in ber hand she strew it into the body of the court , as if by tbat contemptuous act sbe could find some relief from the excitement under which she laboured . She was immediately removed by Mr . Cope and a female turnkey .
Manning merely bowed to tbe Court and retired . He seemed very subdued , but retained bis self-possession . Tho proceedings closed shortly after seven o ' clock
Sir John Franklin's Expedition.—Lieut. G...
Sir John Franklin's Expedition . —Lieut . Gale , the aeronaut , has addressed to an evening paper an extraordinary proposition for the discovery of Sir John Franklin . He says : — " I am thoroughly acquainted with travelling in tho northern regions , having been as far north as 72 deg . by sea ; and at one period , during a hunting excursion in A orth America , I was out eighteen months in the vicinities of Lakes Huron and Superior , and wintered to the northward of Lake Winnipeg with a party of Chippeway Indians , from . River St . Clare , which has given me a perfect knowledge of wbat is to be
endured , and how far aerostation is practicable in those regions ; and the more I study the practicability ot this great experiment , tho greater is my confidence in the certainty of its utility . Suppose , for instance , an altitude of two miles is attained , a panorama of at least 1 , 200 miles (?) would be placed within observation ; besides , tho party sought for seeing a foreign object floating in the air , would no doubtmake signals , by hoisting flags or bring guns , which would direct the attention of tbe aeronaut to their whereabouts . I should feel most happy to give a detail ofmy plan of operation to any person who may feel interested . " '
The Miners Of The Nqrtjz At Our Delegate...
THE MINERS OF THE NQRTJZ At our delegate meeting held last Saturday at Mr . Corby ' s , New Durham , tho following motions were afifrcod to i- ~ " That the miners of these two counties establish a law fund ; the collieries to decide whether they will engage a lawyer as before , or whether'they will have one as be may be wanted , tbe ballot to be taken at the next delegate meeting on that 4 That in addition to tbe lecturers -wages , each colliery provide them with a supper , a bed , and a breakfast . " . „ xl ., ... , , " That tho subscription for tho widow or the late general secretary be kepi open , and those collieries who have not yet contributed , aro respectfully requested to do so . " ' . , " That tbo report of tbe deputation appointed to
meet the Government Inspectors of Mines , be received as read by the secretary . " " That 6 , 000 tracts on the ventilation of the pits ho printed , and a portion distributed gratuitously to the members © f parliament and other influential parties , and to the local and London papers , with a view to make tho humane of every class acquainted with tho injurious effects upon the miners , In being obliged to work in audi unhealthy places . " The secretary then read a , draught of the rules for . extending and making the Association national , which were approved of , and 200 copies ordered tobe printed that the same may be read and considered at the various collieries . " Tbat all pits be recommended not to work on the pay Saturdays , as such a practice adds considerably to the social misery of the miners . " The reports of many collieries being of a
favourable aspect , but there not being time to hear all tne reports , it was resolved that each colliery send to the next meeting a statement of the advance of wages , and whether such adv . ance is equal to the reductions previously made ; also whether the standard weight has been altered , and again restored to tho original weight . To specify the average earnings at present , and to prepare a clear and distinct account of the real state and condition ot the colliery , both as regards the improved condition of the working miner , and of the state of the ventilation of the pits . , The meeting was then adjourned to Saturday , November 10 th , at ihe bouse of Mr . J . Bailey , Wear Tavern , near the Arcade , Sunderlnnd , at nine o ' clock , a . m . ; the levy for tho unemployed and the General Fund being the same . ; ; - Yours faithfully , M . Jude , Secretary .
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REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE DEPUTATION APPOINTED TO MEET THE COMMISSIONERS OF MINES AND COLLIERIES . ( Copy of a letter sent to Professor Philips , Government Commissioner of Mines , die . ) Sir , —At a large public meeting of tho miners of Nortliumberland and Durham , lidd on the 15 th ult ., it was unanimouBly resolved to send a letter to you , expressive of their entire disapproval of the recent proceedings of the viewers , in selecting only a few pits for your inspection , in this important mining district , and they kindly hope that the state of the ventilation in such selected pits will not be put forth as the state of the ventilation of the whole of the pits in these two counties , inasmuch as such report would ue directlv at variance with the facts of the case , and would materially influence the Legislature in providing an efficient protective measure to prevent the serious and extensive loss of life , occasioned by the frequent exnlosions and other accidents in coal mines . -
The miners humbly submit that tins question affects them much more closely than any other parties , being a question of life and death to them , and venture to state , that at any such investigation or inspection of pits ,-somc of their body ought to form a part of those who ac . company and assist you in such investigation . That , how ever , has been omitted , there net being a single collier apprised oftlio arrangements for such inspection , nor any collier allowed to be present when such inspection was made . Therefore they have commissioned me to represent to you their feelings and convictions , in regard to this matter , and to apprise you of their desii-e that you would see a deputation of their body , at as early a day as may be convenient to you , HhercDy a more extensive knowledge of the true state of the ventilation of those pits would be conveyed to you , than can be done by letter , and much more extensive than the arrangements come to by the viewers would aft'ord .
An answer to this , their earnest appeal , to meet a deputation of the miners , on this important subject , will very much oblige . Ou behalf of the miccrs , & c , Martin Jude . In accordance with the above request , the commissioner appointed Monday , the 22 nd of October , at three p . m ., to meet the deputation at the Turf Hotel , Newcastle . Monday , the 22 nd , the deputation assembled at nine o'clock , a . m ., when reports of the state of the ventilation in the respective collieries were given in to the secretary , and copies retained thereof by tbo deputies present . This arrangement being considered necessary , in order to ensure uniformity in the proceedings , and to prevent any confusion of the details given . This business occupied the deputation until three o ' clock , the time appointed to meet the commissioner .
The deputation then waited upon the commissioner , and were received in the most courteous manlier by him , when be requested to be informed what arrangement would best suit to obtain the objects advised in the letter to him , from Mr . Judo . - Tho following arrangement was then detailed to the commissioner , viz ., that each colliery would be specified together , with the name of the individual sent therefrom , and that ho ( the commissioner ) would call from the list each colliery as they stood , when the deputy would detail to him the state and condition of tbe ventilation of tbe colliery he represented . The following list was then given to the commissioner : —Wcsterton colliery , Mr . 11 . Hodgson ; Washington do ., Mr . G . Muckclroy ; Castle
Eden , do ., Mr . II . Fawcett ; Crow Trcess , do ., Mr . Peter Lowerson , Oxclose ; Mr . Charles Swan ; Ouston , do ., Mr . J . Whcatly ; Wallsend . do ., Mr . G . Soulsby ; Wingate Grange , do ., Mr . T . Gair ; Cassop , do ., Mr . J . Maddison ; Trimd ' en Grange , do ., Mr . II . Garthwait ; Crook Hall , Ludworth , and South Wingate , were represented by Mr . Fawcett ; Seasan Curn and Korth Hctton by letter , through M . Jude . Tho commissioner then proceeded to call upon each deputy , who gave a detailed account of their respective collieries , and which occupied your deputation near four hours , tbe length of which necessarily precludes them being given in this report , suffice it to state that when this part of the
business was concluded , the deputation entered more minutely into the specific requests made in the letter to the commissioner , and to the allegation relative to the best pits being selected by the viewers . With respect to the latter , the commissioner explained tbat what appeared to us as the work of the viewers , had really and entirely emanated from him , and formed part of the system ho had adopted to secure tbe objects oi tbo ¦ inspection . First , ho wanted a standard to test the inferior ventilated collieries by , therefore lie besought the viewers to select for his inspection , first the best ventilated collieries , in order that he might fix such standard , and thus be enabled when inspecting the worst ventilated collieries , to ascertain how far they were below that standard .
With respect to apprising the workmen of his intended visit to any particular colliery , and that two of the said workmen should accompany him , the commissioner hesitated to entertain the utility and feasibility of the plan , lest it should break up that harmony of action which bad obtained in this business ; the viewers had cordially given him liberty to visit the pits , and it was but by sufferance that he was allowed to do so , therefore he would rather not press them for any further privileges , such as that which was enumerated in the request , for two miners to accompany him on his inspection of the pits . The attention of the commissioner was then
drawn to the unfitnes of many of tho officials in underground working , their offices being places of great trust , yet thoy were generally uneducated , and wore sadly deficient of the necessaay acquirements to fill such important offices , and upon tho due understanding of which , their lives were in a great measure depending . The number of those officials were in many cases too few , and the workmen had to either work in danger or to perform the work of the deputies themselves . There were also a want of timber , doors , and brattices , to support the roof , and to ensure a healthy ventilation of the working places , all of which bore hard upon the mi
ners . The commissioner stated that the particulars enumerated wore comprised in bis instructions , and would have his attention and tho attention of the Government , and tbat any further information upon the subject of his mission , in addition to what he had received , would gratify him , and that ho had derived much pleasure from this meeting of the miners , and as the information conveyed was of that character which came under another part of his instructions , viz ., the proper distribution of the air into the working places , he was thankful for such information .
The above formed , among many other particulars , the leading feature of tho conversation which took place upon the important subject of colliery ventilation . The deputation then begged : leave to withdraw , thanking the commissioner for his attention , which compliment that gentleman returned , and the interview was brought to a close . ' Tho deputation returned to their place of meeting , and took into consideration the best mode of extending the knowledge of this important subject among their brother miners and the public , it being lamentable to state , that only two or throe collieries had sent in any report of the state of the ventilation in their respective pits , in addition to thsso represented by the deputation . It was therefore resolved that a report ot these proceedings be made out , and that the same be printed for circulation amen * the collieries , with the two fold view of arousing them to a wore active aM energetic discharge of the
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duties incumbent upon all who wish to be relieved from the constitution breaking and life-destroying system which at present prevails to so alarming an extent , and also to relieve the delegates from the tedious process of writing down these lengthy proceedings . The deputation then adjourned till nine o'clock next day , to make out the report . Tuesday morning , the deputation met at nine o ' clock , and proceeded to draw up the above report , which being done , was read and aopted . A discussion then took place relative to tho publication of the Tracts on Ventilation , when it was agreed to suggest to the delegate meeting the necessity of circulating and advertising them to the greatest possible extent , so that the whole of the community may learn the severity of the miner's lot , and thus ensure a speedy and efficient remedy for so great an evil . Yours , faithfully ,
The Deputation ArpoiHTEn to meet Professor Philips . Octoher 22 nd , 1849 .
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PARLIAMENTARY AND FINANCIAL REFORM ADVOCATES . We invite attention to the following production , extracted frora the "North British Mail , " and also to our short reply : — Being sincere advocates of Financial Reform , we are sorry to see the sort of men to whom the more prominent advocacy of tho cause appears to have been entrusted , and the plan of operations which is stated to have been determined on . We are led to make these remarks in consequence of what took place at a meeting at Aberdeen , last week , in support of the principles of the Metropolitan Parliamentary and Financial Reform
Association . By a report of this meeting , which appeared in our columns of Saturday , it would seem that Sir Joshua Walmsley , M . P ., appeared as the leading spokesman of the deputation from London , and that he was accompanied and supported by those distinguished , or , rather , ought we not to say , notorious politicians , Mr . George Thompson , M . P ., and Mr . Feargus O'Connor , M . P . Now , to Sir Joshua Walmsley we have not the slightest objection ; he is just tho very man for the cause he has undertaken . Talented , shrewd , indefatigable , well acquainted witb the feelings of the mass of the people , from whose ranks , we believe , he sprung , andthoroughly sincere in his opinions , be comes to the work with the zeal of a man whose heart is in the cause , and what ho undertakes to do he will do well .
We , bowever , greatly distrust the policy which dictated the selection of Mr . G . Thompson as one of tho deputation on this truly national subject- ^ a subject which is based on fact and reason , and in support of which it is so essentially necessary to engage the feelings of the middle classes of society . That Mr . G . Thompson is a very clever man , and one of the most eloquent orators of the day , all the world knows ; and that he is as honest and sincere as he is eloquent and clever , we do not doubt for a moment , but , still , it unfortunately happens that he is principally known to the world as an itinerant lecturer , - and regular platform advocate . Now , the opinions which he has supported may have been all
of them very sound ; the measures on which he has lectured may have been ultimately successful ; and the sincerity with which be has acted may be unquestionable ; but still it is the very variety itself of tbe subjects whieb be has supported , and the fact of his having generally appeared as an itinerant lecturer , that is now destroying his influence . Tbere is no disgrace in being a hired lecturer ; but when a man is continually on the platform , and is always before tbe public in support of some new nostrum , the infallible result is , the public suspect that the man who has been hired upon one subject is hired on anotber , and he consequently loses that weight and influence which always accompanies unbought services . "Platforming" has , of late
years , been carried to such an extent , and is now so thoroughly understood and seen through , that people are getting completely sick of it , and bave come to suspect and undervalue any man who adopts it , however highly they may approve of the particular questions which ho advocates . Can there be any doubt but that Mr . Cobden has lost much of the influence he once possessed , solely because he is eternally thrusting himself into notice on tbe platform , first on one subject and then on another , and thus giving people good reason to suspect that love of notoriety has more influence over his motives than ' the good of the nation ? These objections tell with still greater force in the case of
Mr . G . Thompson , who is well known to have been a paid lecturer , which , we believe , Mr . Cobden never was : and for these reasons , although wc are quite ready to acknowledge Mr . G . Thompson ' s pre-eminence , both in ability and eloquence , and though he may be acting perfectly as an amateur in his present itinerancy in support of Parliamentary and Financial Reform , we must ever regard his being selected as one of tho deputation as most unfortunate . But , if the selection of Mr . Thompson is an unfortunate one , that of Mr . F . O'Connor is ten times worse ; he has broken with the Chartists ; the frequent disclosures of his transactions in the famous ,
or rather infamous , " Land Scheme , " have lost him the support of the working clasees , and what advantage the Metropolitan Association can . have expected to obtain by his presence at the meeting at Aberdeen we are wholly at a loss to imagine . We are , and ever have been , unflinching advocates of Ihe principles of Financial Reform , and we think that we cannot prove our sincerity more fully and unequivocally , than by representing to the Central Association that , if they are really desirous of enlisting the feelings of the middle classes on their side , they must select , as members of their deputations , men of far more weight and standing than Messrs . G . Thompson and F . O'Connor .
As far as the aboTo relates to Mr . O'Connor we shall say nothing , as the censure of slaves is adulation ; but as regards George Thompson , is this egregious " gillygawpua ' —• this blind leader of the blind—this manno , not man , but abortion—with no wore brains in his head than a cuckoo—awaro that G-eokge Thompson , travelled through the Slave States of America as au UNPAID LECTURER , for the purpose of emancipating his fellow-man , and that ho has been concealed for weeks together in the attic of a friend ' s house , to save him from the Lynchlaw of tho human butchers . Is this northern " nincompoop , "—that the sun never shines
upon except through the spike-hole of his garret—aware that tho said George Thompson has devoted his time , Vis energy , liis superior talent and eloquence , to the liberation of his fellow-man all over the world ? Perhaps , he is ; and hence his indignation , lest his pure philanthropy may preserve this movement inr its proper course ; but just let the reader peruse the article with care , and there we find George Thompson described as an honest , eloquent philanthropist , to he relied upon by every body and doubted b y none ;* and yet , not the fit advocate of a princi p le that is to confer benefit upon all . But he has been paid for his services ? Wo wonder whether the "
nincompoop" who scribbled the above , was paid for his rubbish , or whether—liko George Thompson—he acted upon the free trade principle , and gave it at a reduced price . We will conclude with a scrap from the following leading article from the same journal , and then let the reader see whether there can he a stronger advocate for the Land plan than this fellow , if he had the brains to discover its value . Here is the marrow out of his bones : — Labour it is which constitutes the true wealth of a state . Brain-sweat and brow-sweat are : more to be prized as true capital than gold or paper ' currency . The latter only represents capital — the
former is capital itself . When the population Of a state increases in a ratio disproportionate to its means to afford internal employment , the only-efficacious remedy is emigration . We stop not here to ask why the state cannot employ its children—why it cannot give them bread for their capital , which is labour . ^ It matters not whether the result be from a combination of evils—as failure of crops , depressed condition of the market for manufactured goods , high prices of necessaries , and only starvation wages to purchase them with , and so forth—or simply from redundant population , We seek not for causes , but look at effects . People are starvinglabour is at a discount . In other words , the true capital has no employment . At tbe most moderate
calculation , there arc in England 4 , 000 , 000 , in Scotland 6 , 000 , 000 , and in Ireland 4 , 000 , 000 , or , in all , 14 , 000 , 000 Of really improvable and cultivatable acres , which , in a couple of years , the spades of our unemployed would render sufficient productive to support as many people ; but , from one cause or other , these acres mi g ht as well not exist at all . N » resource , then , remains for the unemployed , or halfemployed , or the miserably under-paid , but emigration . It is true that waste land lies at their own ibw , as \ t were , but instead of cultivating this latent lid Dorado , they must set off for the antipodes for means to live . Such things possibly may seem almost incredible to distant posterity , but we know them to be sad , humiliating truths .
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H " ALiFAX .-On Sunday , October 28 th , Mr . A . Robinson , of Wilsden , delivered two political sen mons in the Working Man ' s Hall , which gav « general satisfaction . , DuDLEY .-At a meeting of the committee , on the 22 nd ult ., it was resolved :- " That tho committee of the Dudley Chartists , render their most cordial and energetic aid to any and all parties , favourable to the present movement for Financial and 1 arliamentary Reform , at the same time reserving to itself the right of progressing onwards when these objects are achieved . " . Bilston * . — On Sunday evening a meeting ot Land members was held in Hall-street , to discus * several points of Mr . O'Connor ' s letter ; also , to put in motion the required means suggested by the Executive , in reference to paying the two pounds as their share incurred in the late' Conference ; when it was unanimously agreed to re-organise the Chartists ftr tbe above and other purposes , which ,
in honour to the cause , they are bound to do . The attention of friends at Darlaston , Wcdnesbury , Walsall , and Willcnhall , were invited to the sub * ject , and , it ia hoped , tbat some persons from the above places , will meet the members on Sunday evening next , at six o ' clock , at Mr . John White ' s ; , in Hall-street . , ' . Burnmt . —A public meeting was held m th < 3 Working-man ' s News-room , on the 29 th ult ., to memorialise her Majesty for the liberation of Ernesfc Jones , Dr . M'Douall , and all political offenders . The resolution adopted at the South London Hall on tbe 3 rd ult ., was adopted , as well also as tha memorial recently adopted at the Hall of Science . Mr . James Leach , of Manchester , ably supported , the adoption of the memorial , and said , that though he did not think much notice would be taken of it , still it was a duty on tbe pare of the Chartist b ody to endeavour by all the means in its power to olj , tain their liberation .
THE LIBERATIONS FROM KIRKDALE . TO THE EOIT 0 R OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir—In looking over your letter in this day ' s Star , I find you again refer to the liberation of the Kirkdale Chartists , and express your surprise that none of us sent you any communication on the sub . ject . I admit , Sir , that to you it may . be a matter of astonisbment that you had no word from us . r should bave written'to announce my discharge from prison , if I bad thought that any one cared to know ' any thing about it further than a few ]> ri rate friends , i to whom I should have written privately .
But as you seem to think that the names of the persons liberated , and the circumstances uades which their liberation took place , should be mada known , I will here explain all I know about it , which is vey little . You , Sir , will , no doubt , remember , that some of the Chartists recently confined in Kirkdale Gaol , represented to Sir George Grey that the cholera was spreading rapidly in tluit « aol , in consequence of which tbey desired to be set at liberty . We received from the Governor an answer to that request , signed by a Mr . Waddington , stating that Sir George Grey saw no reason why wa should be discharged . This occurred in September , and we heard no more of the matter until October the 12 th , when tho Clerk of the gaol ( the Governor being absent ) entered our day-room , and asked
George White and myself if our bail was ready . W 3 answered that all was right . He then said that we , in company with others , must go to the Courthouse witb him , for the purpose of tenderin g our own personal bail . This we did , and in the course of twenty minutes after we were first informed oi the subject , White and myself were in the street , once more free . But as John West was still in limbo , we proceeded to our friend Mr . Farrel , and by his aid we soon had two gentlemen who were ready to enter bail for West up at the prison . Their work being soon done , he too was liberated . We bad to enter into our recognizance of £ 100 , and two sureties of £ 25 each , to he of good behaviour , and to keep the peace for two years . This , Sir , is all that any of us know of the circumstances of our liberation .
With myself , White , and West , nine others were also liberated , viz .: —Mr . Cuddy , of Liverpool ; Mr , Winterbottom , of Ashton ; Mr . Donny , Mr . l'linn , Mr . Uunn , Mr . Mooney , and Mr . Birch , who were sentenced to fifteen months at the August Assizes , and would , consequently , bave about three weeks to serve . Winterbottom had still less , and Cuddy about the same time ; so that government are but little thanked by any who bave been set at likrty . In addition to those , there were two others—Hankin and Clark Cropper—with those the whole number liberated from Kirkdale amount to twelve . I cannot give you any information concrning any of the other prisoners . I am , Sir , yours truly , Daniel Donovan .
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COBS . Mark-lane , Monday , Oct . 29 . —The arrivals of foreb wheat during last week , awd the slww ? of samples fe morning from Essex and Kent , were moderate . The ¥ .: ; . lisli supply was taken off by the millers at a mluctiuud ' Is per qr . upon last Monday ' s prices , and foreyn sulci 2 retail ' at our previous quotations . Hour dull . Hue net malting and distilling barley iu request at full prieei grinding slower sale . White * peas scarce , and Is ( leave : Deans and grey peas unaltered . The supply of i ' urete oats was smaller than for some weeks past , but a tl-w cargoes of Irish were at market . The sale of true sampls was steady , whilst inferior light qualities went off slowb at the price of last llonday . in rye little dying . Linseed and cakes rather dearer .
British . —Wheat . —Essex , Suffolk , ami Kent , reil . m-w , 35 > to 43 i , ditto white , 40 s to alls , Lincoln , Norfolk , and York , shire , red , 35 s to 3 !) s , Northumberland and Scotch , white , 32 s to 37 s , ditto red , Sis to 37 s , Devonshire ami Somerset shire , red , —s to —s , ditto white — to —S , rye , -Is tu ' - 'tfs , barley , ' 24 s to 32 s , Scotch , 23 s to 2 "> s , Angus —s to —s , Malt ordinary , —s to —s , pale , 52 s to a-5 s , peas , grey , new , 2 Cs to 28 s , maple 28 s to 30 s , white , 24 s to 20 s . boiler * iw-wl , 28 s to 31 s , beans , large , new . 23 s to 25 s , ticks 25 s to 23 s , harrow , 27 s to 80 s , pigeon , 3 l ) s to 32 s , oats , Lincoln and Yorkshire , feed , 15 s to 20 s , ditto Poland and yuiato , 17 s to 23 s , Berwick and Scotch , 17 s to 24 s , ^ i-teh feed , 17 s to 22 s , Iri ? li feed , and black , 15 s to 20 s , ditto potato , 17 s to 23 s , linseed ( sowing ) Sfe to 52 s , rape .-wd , Essex , new , £ 27 to £ 31 ) per last , earraway seed , Essex , mw , 2 ( js to 30 s per ewt , rape cake , £ 4 to £ 4 IDs per ton , linseed , £ 'J lUsto £ 10 IDs . per 1 , 000 , flour , per sack of 2 S 0 lU , ship , 28 s to 303 . town , SSs to 4 fls .
Foreign . —Wheat , — Dantzig , 44 s to 52 s , Anhalt and Marks ; 36 'to 43 s , ditto white , 40 s to 44 s , Pomeranian red , SSs to 42 s , Kostock 42 s to 48 s , Danish , Ilolstein , anil Friesland , 80 s to 35 s , 1 ' etersbui-gh , Archangel , and i > 'kiii 32 s to 34 s , Polish Odessa , 32 s to 88 s , . Mariauopoli , and Herdianski , 32 s to 35 s , Taganrog , 33 s to 34 s , nraliant aat ! French , 33 s to 38 s , ditto white , 38 s to 42 s , Salouiea , : ! 0 s t « , » 3 s , Egyptian . 23 s to 26 s , rye , 20 s to ' » * , barley , Wisnwi and Kostock , 18 s to 22 s , Danish , 18 s to 22 s , Saal . 20 s to , 24 s , East Friesland , IDs to 17 s , Egyptian , 14 s to ] 5 s . Danube , } 14 s to las , peas , white , 25 s to * 27 s , new boilers , 28 s to ] 30 s , beans , horse , 24 s to 30 s , pigeon , 80 s to 32 s , Egyri tian , 22 s to 24 s , oats , Groiiiugeu , ' Danish , liremeii , a * Friesland , feed and black , lis to liis , ditto , thick and bre « 15 s to 22 s , Kiga , Petersburg , Archangel , and Swedish , H tolCs , Hour , United States , " rer UllilCs ., 21 s to - 'Us , Hai : > blll ' fe' 20 s to 22 s , Dantzig and Stettin , 20 s to 2-fe , French pa ; 2 S 0111 S ., aiiS to oUS . Wednesday , October 31 . —The arrival of grain fmh in this week is but short , nevertheless the trade generally ^ heavy , without alteration in prices .
Arrivals tiiis week : — Wheat — English , 280 quarter : ; foreign , 4 , 010 quarters . Darley—English , 230 quarter ;; foreign , 380 quarters . Oats—English , 00 quarter : ;' foreign , 3 , 420 quarters . Flour—41 ( 1 sacks . Kiciihond ( YoiiKsmnE ) , October 27 . — We had a heavy i market of grain this morning . Wheat sold from 5 s tid » » lis ( id ; oats , Is Od to 3 s 3 d ; barley , 3 s to 3 s Cd ; beam , J Is to 4 s Gd per bushel . i
BREAD . The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis arc frott CJd . to 7 d . ; of household ditto , 5 d , to ( id . perllbs . loaf .
CATTLE . Smitiifield . Monday , Oet , 22 . —The number of fuivign beasts and sheep in to-day ' s market was tolerably extensive , but that of calves was small . Compared with that exhibited 011 Monday last , the supply of honie-ft'd beasts on sale this morning , was limited , tho falling off in die arrivals exceeding 1 , 000 head . As the attendance oibimrs was on the increase , and the weather colder than last w ' oeV , the beef trade was somewhat active , and a good clearance was effected , at [ an advance in the quotations of fully 2 i per Slbs . A f * i \ v very superior Scots sold at 4 s ; bm O * general top figure for beef was 3 s lOd per Slbs . From Lb colnshire , Leicestershire , and Jfartluuiiptoiisliirc , alu "' 1 , 700 beasts came fresh to hand . From the western a : l
midland counties ,, we received 750 Herefords , rum Devons , kc , and from other parts of England , GOO of vari breeds . There was a considerable falling off in the arri-- * of sheep frora the whole of our flock districts . For * primest old Downs the demand was steady . In prices , U " ever , we have no improvement to notice , " they ruling $ 3 s lOd to 4 s per Slbs . Rents , Leicestershire , half-breds . ^ all other breeds were in active request , and quite 2 d ?! 81 bs , dearer than this day se ' nn ' ght . Calves—the sv « of which was smaU—commanded ready sale , at 2 Jlf Slbs . more money . We had a slight improvement i « ' ? demand for pigs , the prices of Which were well slippy Head of Cattle at Smitiifield . —Friday . —Deasts , ;' - ' sheep , 3 , 190 ; calves , ISO ; pigs , 325 . Monday . —lit ^ i 3 , 727 j sheep , 22 , 270 ; calves 14 D ; nigs 308 .
, , Price per stone of Slbs . ( sinking the offal ) . —Beef 9 s f <* 3 s lOd ; mutton , 3 s Od to Is Od ; veal , 3 s 2 d to 3 s ' pork , 3 s 2 d to 4 s 2 d . Aewcate and Leaden-hale , Monday , Oct . 15 .-Inf . f- ' beef , is Gd to' 2 s 8 t \; middling ditto , 2 s 4 d to 2 s Sd ; i ^ large , ' Js Sd to 3 s Od ; prime small , Ss Id to 3 s 4 d ; fcf pork , 2 S rod to 3 s ( id ; inferioriuiutton , 2 s Gtlto 3 s' ' HUdohiig ditto , 3 s 0 dto 3 s 4 d ; prime ditto , 3 s 0 d to 3 > : ' veal , 2 s lOd to 3 s 0 d ; small pork , 3 s Sd to 4 s & per 81 hs . by the carcase ..
WOOL . Cm , Monday , October 29 . —The market has not ehan » oA There have arrived since our last 1 , 010 bales from Svdui- ?' 1 , H 8 from Vort Philip , 728 from Van Diemen ' s baud , >' from Algoa Bay , 30 from Buenos Ayres , and 12 from Germany .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 3, 1849, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_03111849/page/8/
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