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public creditor ,--has-lost-Binch ; flf-its force ; v ^ bu say—would ye rob windows and orphans ? why , sir , the farmers and yeomen are saying—Let us look to our own wives and our own children . ( Hear . ) So far , however , from wishing to do anytime ofthe kind Iallude to , I would support any wvernment which would lay direcUy upon the rich a load of taxation sufficient to enable the Exchequer to allow the labourer to brew his ownbeer , to build his house with his own bricks , and grow anything be pleases . ( Cheers . ) As to the insults heaped upon the land—fortunately the supremacy ofthe land is not much affected by them . The land Iwhy , sir , it is as much superior to tbe manufacturoaken cud
ing -interest , as an gel is to a cotton thread , ( Shouts of laughter . ) And I will say of the land as tho poet said ofthe oak which grows upon it" " It holds its primeval right from nature's charter , Sot from tho nod of legislation . " ( Cheers . ) Captain Pelhau endeavoured to be heard , amid much confusion and called for a division . He attacked the law of settlement ; said that the poorrates could not be touched without going into the whole poor-law question , advocated a revision of taxation , and opposed tbe motion . The debate was then adjourned until Thursday , on which day Mr . Disraeli in answer to Lord John Russell , said he hoped it would close .
On the Party Processions in Ireland Bill coming on amid the orders of the day , Sir W . Terser moved the omission ef certain words . Sir 6 . Grey briefly resisted the alteration , as it would put an end to innocent processions . Mr . Gnocwxsaid that the late disaster would not have occurred but for the misconduct ofthe Ribbonmen . He called upon the government , by adopting the alterations , to put down all kinds of processions whatever ; but cries of " divide" being again raised , the motion was then withdrawn . The report -was brought up , and tbe house rose at half past twelve o ' clock . Wednesday , February 20 . HOUSE OF COMMONS .- —Issolvest Members ' Bflu—On the motion for the second reading of this Bill .
Sir G . Grey apprehended that the measure , to the general principle of which he was , nevertheless , favourable , would involve a liability of injustice and oppression towards members of the house . Mr . Goulbde . v and Mr . Napier having spoken in opposition to the bill , the house divided : —For the second reading 34 ; Against 73 ; Majority 39 . Small Tenements Bating Bill . —Mr . ; Hai . sey moved the second reading of this bill . " By this measure power is to be given to vestries to charge the rates upon tenements not above £ 6 annual value upon the ownera instead of the occupiers . Many parishes would thus be saved from the necessity of applying for local acts . Mr . P . Scboek moved an amendment that the bill be read again that day six months .
Mr . Batnes approved of the measure , and was followed in a brief discussion by Sir J . Paktsgios , Capt . Behnet , Mr . Adair , Mr . Debdes , Mr . Slaxey , Mt . Agijosht , Mr . Hexley , Mr . Reysomjs , Mr . Bright , and Sir 6 . Grey . On a division there appeared—For the second reading 182 ; Against 2 ; Majority ISO . Benefices ra Plurality Bill . — The second reading of this bill was proposed by Mr . Frewen . Its object was described by the hon . member as designed to render the existing prohibitions of pluralities ^ more stringent , and to extend their operation to Ireland .
Sir G . Gebt admitted that the existing laws on the subject were defective , and was willing to adopt the principle of the new measure . He had , hewever , some alterations to propose , and wished the committal of the bill to be postponed in order that time might be afforded for their consideration , Sir . B . Isciis was anxious to know tbe real intentions of government with regard to the measure . Lord J . Russell said that a bill of their own was in preparation , and would speedily be presented . "W aiting the maturity of this measure , he wished the progress of the one before the house to be delayed . The bill was then read a second time , to be committed on the 30 th of March .
Largest Svuhart JvmsDicnos Bill . — Sir J . Pakisgtoh then moved the second reading of this bill . The measure is intended to extend the Summary powers of the magistrates over juvenile offenders charged with small crimes , so as to preserve a large class of young criminals from the contamination of the gaol . Its provisions extend to thefts amounting in value to not more than one shilling , and offenders whose age may not exceed sixteen years . Mr . M'Collagh objected to the withdrawal ofthe protection of a jury in certain cases included in tbe measure . Mr . Uapier was- convinced that the changes it enacted would prove beneficial , especially in Ireland .
The Attorney General entered into many details of the eccentricities and anomalies of tbe existing laws relating to juvenile offenders and petty offences . He approved of the bill . Mr . Packe , Mr . Robert Palmer , Mr . Henley , Mr . Miles , and Mr . Yiviax took part in the discussion that followed , after which the bill was read a second time . Tenants at Rack-Bent Belief Bill . — Mr . Sothebon moved the second reading of this bill , which was agreed . The house adjourned at five o ' clock . THURSDAY , February 21 .
HOUSE OF LORDS . —The Dcke of Richmond again called attention to the subject of the medals granted for actions on land and sea between 1794 and 1814 . After a discussion and explanation from Earl Grey and the Duke of "Wellington , the subject dropped . The Earl of Desabt then moved certain resolutions , condemnatory of the principle of out-door relief in Ireland , which he declared had produced bankruptcy and rnin , driven capital out of the country , and paralyzed the efforts both of landlords and farmers .
The Marquis nf Lansdowne felt it his duty to oppose the resolutions . On a former occasion he had defended the adoption of the principle of outdoor relief as an inevitable necessity , and he saw no reason to alter his opinion . A long discussion on the state and prospects of Ireland ensued , which was terminated by the withdrawal of the resolutions , and the adjournment of the house at ten o ' clock . HOUSE OF COMMONS . —Mr . M . Milxes obtained leave to bring in a bill for the correction and reformation of juvenile offenders , and the prevention of juvenile offences . Boodkss cton Land . —The debate npon Mr . Disraeli ' s motion , adjourned on the 19 th , was resumed by
Mr . Stafford , who supported the motion , and assured the Free Traders that tbe question of protection was nob settled , as they assumed it to be . Sir James Graham made an elaborate speech against the resolutions , which he contended involved no less than the reversal of the whole policy of the last five years ; a transfer of not less than eighteen or twenty millions of taxation to the Consolidated fund , and the overthrow of the government . 2 fot being prepared to concur in these objects , and believing that land was exempted from many burdens that pressed upon other classes , he should oppose the motion .
Mr . Gladstone said , if he thought the results predicted by Sir J . Graham , would follow the adoption of the resolutions , he would vote against them ; but , on the contrary , he considered the claim was a just one , and he would vote for them , and against his honourable friend with whom he bad voted ever since the dissolution of the Government of which they were members ! ( This declaration elicited loud and protracted cheers from the Protectionists . ) At the same time , he did not mean bis discretion to be fettered b y any of Mr . Disraeli ' s subsequent proposals . Mr . Wilson produced a mass of statistics , to prove that the farming interest was suffering under exceptional circumstances , and that there was no reason for assuming the present prices would be the permanent prices in this country .
After speeches from Mr . Buck and Mr . Graniley Berkeley , Sir . K . Pjsbl , in an exceedingl y full and attentive house , delivered a lengthened and eloquent speech , in defence of the policy he had inaugurated in 1843 , and which he exhorted the house to maintain and extend . In the coarse of his speech he defended himself against the imputation of bad faith and personal motives , east upon bun by the Protec tionists . Lord J . Russell opposed the resolutions , on the ground s firstly , that the surplus revenue was not yet before the house ; said that , if it were , they ought not to p ledge themselves to give remission to the landed interest to theexclusion of industry . Mr . Disraeli made an able reply , and on a division the numbers were : —Against the motion , 273 ; For the morion , 252 ; the majority being only 21 , The result was hailed with loud cheers . The house rose at half-past one o ' clock .
( From our Hard Edition of last week . ) FRIDAY , February 15 , HOUSE OF LORDS . —Lord MonsicASHELLcalled - ¦ jJ ®«* eotioBof the House to the outrages perpetrated on the female emigrants onboard the ship Indian during her passage to Port Adelaide . «™ L * £ a x 8 tated that no official report of the ft ™ . * M yefc mched *•» Colonial Office ; but as ; MpSedL COnCeme , iBacIl ab ,, Ses sh < mId mi So fMS ^ iS- tr . ° £ ^^ hered Estates , t jreiano , i stanng tbe number of petitions Indeed in Agr tturt to th » date , the rental offie JJfpTrty
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fa' each : case proposed To be : Md' 3 n ^ thVgross amount of encumbrances stated to : be chargeable thereon . ;; ...:,, " - . The Marquis of Lansdowne had no objection to granting the return , provided Lord Glenoall would consent to a sli ght alteration in its wording . : ; HOUSE OF : COMMONS . —The house resolved itself into a committee upon theDisTRBSSBD Unions Advances and Repayment of Advances ( IrelandI when Lord 3 . Russell rose to state the general view taken by the Government of the present state of Ireland , and their proposal with respect to the advances which had been made for its relief . . After a few preliminary remarks upon the condition 01 Ireland during the last few years , and the imporhe said
tant change now going on in its social state , the most remarkable change was perceived m the very great diminution ofthe pressure orthe poor rates , tbe decrease of expenditure for the poor between 184849 and 1849-50 being no less than £ 180 , 000 . The decrease in the amount of out-door relief was more remarkable still- He then read an account ofthe advances made to Ireland , from tho workhouse loan in 1839 ( of which il . loO , 000 remained unpaid , ) the grand total of debt for unliquidated advances in the 10 years being £ 4 , 483 , 000 . The Government proposed to consolidate all these various debts , and to extend the period of repayment to 10 years , subject to the same condition of interest or no interest as at present . Some ofthe unions in Ireland had incurred incumbrances which prevented further efforts on their
part . In no less than ten their effects had been seized under execution in consequence of these debts . It appeared to the government that these difficulties were mainly owing to the famine of former years , and they proposed , therefore , to make an additional advance for the discharge of these debts , to be repayable by instalments within forty years , bearing interest . . At the end of December last the amount which these distressed unions had to pay was £ 270 , 000 ; and it was proposed to advance £ 300 , 000 , which would make the whole amount repayable by Ireland £ 4 , 783 , 000 . Lord John concluded by observing , that he should not be justified in making them if he did not believe that there was now a prospect , if her burdens were lightened , of Ireland being able to recover from her late depression and to enter upon a new and better state of existence ..
A long discussion ensued , but at-length the resolutions were agreed toJ The Party Processions ( Ireland ) Bill was read a second time . The other orders having been disposed of . the house adjourned at twelve o clock , until Monday .
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THE LAND COMPANY AND THE "NOTTINGHAM JOURNAL . " COURT OF EXCHEQUER , —Friday , Feb . 15 . [ From our Third Edition of Last Week . ) O ' CONXOK V . BRADSHAW . This case was resumed at the sitting of the Court this morning . Three persons , named respectively Brown , Best , and ltoss , who were shareholders in the National Land Company , deposed that they had heard the plaintiff say , in his speeches addressed to public meetings at Nottingham , that all the paidup members could be located in three years , if he was returned to Parliament , but if he was not returned it would take six years . Oh cross-examination , Brown said : I sold my allotment , and got £ 25 for it , and the purchaser , so far as I know , is living upon it now . I afterwards wanted the land back again , and offered to give ^ 65 more than I had
received . It was admitted on behalf of the plaintiff that the several estates purchased on behalf ol the National land Company bad been conveyed to Mr . O' Connor . Mr . John Reeve , who had been secretary to tho Poor Taw Commissioners , thought the allottees must of necessity spend their capital , and those who had not other resources would come on the poor-rates . Tie did not think the- late William Gobbett a good authority on agricultural subjects . Mr . Ansell , the actuary of the Atlas Insurance Company , said , that upon the principle stated in the rules , supposing tho Company to start with £ 273 , 000 , it would take 150 years to locate 70 , 000 members , and the amount of money necessary would be £ 21 , 000 , 000 .
upon the conclusion of the evidence of this witness , who was not cross-examined , the defendant's case was closed . The plaintiff ' s counsel then proceeded to call evidence in reply . Mr . Philip M'Grath stated that he was a director , and also financial secretary of the Land Company . He proved the keeping of the accounts of the Company , and that a Land and Labour Bank was established by a resolution of a conference held at Birmingham , in December 1846 . Mr . M'Gowan proved receiving the weekly payments from tho last witness , and that he paid them into the Joint Stock Bank , the Gloucestershire Bank , or a Bank at "Witney , as Mr . O'Connor determined . Some monies were paid to Mr . Allsop , a broker , to be invested in Exchequer bills . Mr . O'Connor had a private account distinct from the Land Company account , arising out of the receipts from the Northern Star .
Mr . Thomas Price , the manager of the Land and Labour Bank , stated that he was appointed to that situation in 1847 , and that the books of the bank were kept distinct from those of the Land Company , although the offices were under the same roof and communicated . A large portion of the deposits of the Land and Labour Bank were invested in Exchequer bills . The expenses of the Bank were paid out of the Bank funds , and the remainder invested . — Cross-examined : The name of the National Land and Labour Bank continued as before the change . The deposits received in the six months ending December , 1847 , amounted to £ 2 . 672 . The deposits for the next half-year were £ 1 , 400 , and the last year of 1843 not so much .
Mr . Chiskert , clerk / to Mr . Roberts , the solicitor of the Company , stated that he had made every effort at the instance of Mr . O'Connor to have the Land Society enrolled , first as a friendly society , and afterwards registered as a joint-stock company . Mr . Tidd Pratt refused to certify that the company was within the Friendly Societies Acts ; and Mr . "Whitmarsb , tbe Registrar of Joint-Stock Companies , refused to register the deed of settlement , although J 5603 had been laid out in stamps . * There
was an application to the Court of Queen ' s Bench for a mandamus to compel the registrar to allow complete registration of the company , and that rule was now depending . Mr . Gret , an accountant , and Mr . FiNLA . Tsox , the actuary of the NationalDebt-office , stated they were employed to examine into the accounts of the Land Company , at the instance ofthe chairman ofa committee ofthe House of Commons . The plaintiff ' s counsel proposed to ask them as to the result of their investigation , but the question was objected to , and
The Cheif Baron ruled , that the result of these witnesses" examination of the accounts was not admissable in evidence . He had a great respect for the House of Commons and its committees , but although they may deem it expedient to have the assistance of Mr . Grey and Mr . Finlayson ' s opinion upon the result of accounts , the jury could not have such testimony laid before them . The further hearing was adjourned until Saturday morning , at ten o clock .
SATURDAY . Upon the Xord Chief Baron taking his place this morning , Mr . Sergeant Wilkins said he had the satisfaction to announce that it was not thought necessary to adduce any further evidence on the part of the plaintiff . Mr . Roebuck commenced the proceedings by addressing the jury upon the additional evidence which his learned friend the sergeant had called forward on Friday and sai ( j that notwithstanding the statements which had been made by those witnesses he should in the outset of tho observations which he should feel himself bound to offer to the jury upon that further evidence submit , that whilst the evidence which he had placed before them had
been abundantly sufficient to establish , the truth , of his plea of justification , and therefore to entitle the defendant to a verdict , yet that the additional proofs offered by his learned friend bad most signally failed in satisfying the mind of any man as to the bona fides either of the two schemes , or of the conduct and objects of Mr . O'Connor in connexion with them . All the evidence , he contended , had gone to prove this plain and simple fact , namely that whilst the " Land Scheme" was illegal , so was the " Bank Scheme " fraudulent . All the evidence had shown , moreover , that both of those concerns had been the emanation of a few individuals , of whose names they were all in ignorance ; who had assembled in a room somewhere in London , and , having so met , had then designated themselves as a body of " delegates from the working classes . " Now , he should argue that those persons were just as much entitled to that descriotion anddesianation
as the three tailors of Tooley-street , who had , in days long past , represented themselves as the ' people of England , " had been warranted in laying claim to the position which they had then assumed to themselves . With regard to Mr . O ' Connor , he accused that gentleman of every charge which had been laid against him in the paper of which the plaintiff complained . Of the truth of the statements which that paper had contained , he had , he submitted , produced the most abundant proofs in the course ofthe present investigation . As ¦ plain and clear had he made that appear as was the sun at noon day in its greatest brilliancy on the brightest summer day . . The jury had heard that as large a sum as £ 100 , 000 had been gathered by this Company from out of the pockets of the poor working classes ofthe kingdom , by means . of contributions of small and apparently insignificant sums—in many instances not more than 3 d . —and therefore it the more urgently behoved those to whom the money
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had been so forwarded to become , its sacred guardians , and tb protect itfrom imp ^ oktibh' and ifrom imposture . - Now , it Was apparent ; that the whole of this money had been paid to and received by Mr . O'Connor ; into whose " private account" in the bank it had always been paid . Thus , no one but Mr . O'Connor could deal with that large amount of money . Supposing , now , that MrV O Connor had been suddenly called from this world—suppose he had fallen down dead , to whom would all that money have gone ? To the poor and wretched contributors ? No , no such thing ; not one farthing o it ; all would have gone to Mr . O'Connor ' s family or legal representatives , and thus every poor man who had subscribed his " threepence " even would
have been driven to tbe necessity of filing a bill in the Court of Chancery with a view to the recovery of the hard-earned pittance which he had placed in the hands of that man , who was then no more . But it had been said that Mr . O'Connor had made his will , and that by that instrument he had bequeathed the whole of his property to trustees for the benefit of the subscribers . Let him ask why , instead of rendering such a will-making necessary , Mr . O'Connor had not done as he had promised to do , namely , made the various conveyances of the allotments over to the different subscribers , to each allottee , and by that means have given to them a legal title to their respective allotments , in accordance with the promise ho had held out to all of them ? But Mr . O ' Connor , from the commencement
to the present time , had kept all the money as his own , and all the estates , too , which had been purchased with the other portion of the contributions . Whatever property there was , then , that individual had the whole of it under his own sole power and control , whilst there was no other human being in the world who possessed the smallest right or power to interfere with it in any way . That being so , then , he submitted that the present defendant was fully entitled to claim the right of exposing and denouncing such a proceeding as a " political imposition . " Had the defendant not a right to point out to the world at large , and to the working classes , that Mr . O'Connor had obtained possession of the people ' s money to the extent of £ 100 , 000 , by means of five hundred machines or branches , as he
called them , which he had distributed throughout the kingdom , who were exerting their . influence to sway the popular voice in this matter ? What would come to pass in future days it- was utterly impossible for himself or any other ' man to foretell ; but he could tell them what might be the motives , and what might be the ultimate result of such a course of proceeding . It might happen that Mr . O'Connor might keep the whole of the property to himself . ( Laughter . ) The beginning and the end of the concern up to the present moment had been Mr . O'Connor . Mr . O ' Connor , in fact , was the Company . That such was the case had been most fully borne out by the evidence which had been adduced throughout the progress of the cause . Well , then , was not the defendant perfectly justified in putting bis finger on that great blot on the character of a public man—a man who was tampering not only with the feelings but with
the money of a large class of individuals—and to call him a " political impostor ? " In such a case tho press was the eye and voice of the public ; and thus , if a public man tampered with the feelings and property of the public , he submitted that it was the duty of that press to step in and tear asunderto pull aside tho veil , with a view to the full and perfect exposure of the whole enormity and extent ofthe abuses which the particular person ; was practising , with the hope of arresting such a course of proceedings . In conclusion , he should contend that the evidence which had been brought forward by his learned friend in reply to the case which the de * fendant had made out had in no way weakened or shaken the case which he had himself made out on the part of the defendant . Hence he felt that he was entitled to ask for a verdict in favour of that gentleman ; and for that verdict he should look with the utmost confidence .
Mr . Serjeant Wilkins then rose to reply upon thcwhole case , and submitted , in the first place that the defendant was not entitled to a verdict , inasmuch as he bad entirely failed to make out h is plea of justification , and therefore , having so failed , the verdict must of necessity be found in favour of the plaintiff . In the consideration of this case he earnestly besought the jury to cast aside and to throw from them every feeling of prejudice , which from one circumstance or another , might by chance or accident have taken possession of their minds . Mr . O'Connor , in his opinion , —indeed , in tho opinion ofthe great masses of society—instead of being branded as an impostor , and thereby held up to the world as the enemy of the poor man , ought to be regarded , and treated , and accepted as a great
public benefactor , seeing that he had by himself been the means of producing an amount of good to mankind—ay , to thousands , with no other individual in the world , whether he were a member of parliament or not—whether he were a Peer or anything else , —had ever been able to accomplish by the simple means of his own unaided efforts . Mr . O'Connor had toiled day and night in the promotion and establishment of this Society , and had never upon any one occasion put one shilling of its funds into his own pocket , nor had he ever made any charge for his travelling expenses , notwithstanding that there were few districts or corners of the Kingdom which he had not visited with a view to its successful formation . What had been
the result ? Why , that by his own individual exertions Mr . O'Connor had placed a large number of poor overworked mechanics and weavers , who had previously existed in a pestilential air , eating unwholesome bread , and drinking impure water , —that man had , by his sole exertions , been enabled to place those poor unhappy creatures upon small allotments , —a cottage and two acres of land at the least each—in the most healthy and salubrious districts in England . Comparing their present location and position with what it Tiad previously been , these poor people were in a perfect Paradise . That such was the fact , —that the spots selected tor them were healthful , he need only recall to the recollection of the jury , as proofs , the ruddy cheeks and the now almost stalwart figures of the few persons who
had been called before them as witnesses by his learned friends on the other side . Until the removal of those people to their respective allotments they had presented the very impersonification of absent health . Look at them now ; why , they had one and all exhibited that ruddy countenance , that healthful appearance of body , which was the indication of the enjoyment ofa far better means of existence than it had been then * unhappy fate , their unhappy lot to labour under , when working in the close and confined atmosphere ofa factory for the small remuneration of 6 s " . or 7 s . a-week . Mr . O'Connor had courted investigation of the most rigid character ; and yet , notwithstanding that minute inquiry and examination into tho matter , not one blot had throughout the whole case been affixed as against
his bona fides , or against his honesty . That was the sole question ; and then he said , that if it were their opinion , —and it was utterly impossible , after the case which he had made out , that their opinion should be otherwise , —that there had been neither dishonesty nor imposition on the part of Mr . O'Connor , then that , in that case , that gantleman would be fully entitled to their verdict . Mr . O'Connor had been accused ef neither more nor less than wholesale robbery , but , whatever might be the result of their-verdict , he felt confident that when a report of the inquiry bad gone abroad , tho public would discover that they had long been doing Mr . O'Connor immense injustice . Mr . O ' Connor had made everything connected with the company known , and all that he could now be accused of was ,
that he might have been too much of a philanthropist ; but he hoped the jury would be the last persons to accuse a man for being a philanthropist , simply because they differed from him in opinion . It was seldom that they could find a man in Mr . O'Connor s position , who would go among the ' poor , who visited their hovels , and who subjected himself by choice to evils which they were subjected ' to iby necessity , and he could only attribute his zeal in persevering In this course , notwithstanding the difficulties in his way , and the abuse which was heaped upon him , to a consciousness that he wins doing that which was right and good , and that which his views of society and the world demanded- at his hands . The course which the evidence hadtaken had shown what extent , what amount of t . hn mnnev
had been expended ; as large a sum as £ 112 , 000 had been received , and he might recall to their recollection how a very considerable proportion of that money had been expended . First , there had been for the purchase of the estates , taking the items in round numbers , £ 60 , 000 ; then , lor the erection of the cottages , £ 28 , 400 ; then , there was for aid money , putting in the crops , clearing the land , and for tillage , £ 4 , 200 ; making a total of £ 92 , 660 odd . Then there was tho expense ot makin * roads , the cost of manure , the printing expenses , tne sums paid to the delegates for thou- travelling expenses , and when on dutv ; then the law charges , and for stamps;—why , when all these matters were taken into consideration , where was there any surplus did the jury think ? How much of that money could have found its way into the pocket of Mr . ? when the
O'Connor Why , whole of tho accounts were gone through , it would be found that that gentleman was between £ 3 , 000 and £ 4 , 000 out of pocket . That fact was clear , and fully , established even by the evidence which had been produced during the last three days . What then became of the jesting of his learned friend as to the hard earnings ofthe poorhavingbeen pumped into thegreat reservoir of Mr . O' Connor ' s pocket ? In regard to this scheme , Mr . O'Connor might have been deceived and he mi g ht have deluded himself in the ardour of his enthusiasm and in his endeavour to accomplish an object which was calculated to raise tho condition of the working classes ; but that he would intentionally mislead or attempt to deceive or tb delude any other human being he utterly . denied . Vast stress had been laid upon the conduct of the banking department by Mr . O'Connor , and that he had led the working classes to snppose'tha ' t up toi
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the last moment . the security , for , the deposit of their money in that-bank * was-the estates which belonged to the Land Company . ., The argument would not lie , it would / not hold for one moment , because a document had been put in and read in evidence by Mr . I M'Grath , much to the discomfiture of his learned friend . Here it was : — National Land and Labour Bank , 493 , New Oxford-street , London , Sept . 15 th , 1848 . Sir , —After mature consideration , and under the . best legal advice , Mr . O'Connor has determined to separate the National Land and Labour Bank more completely-from the National Land Company , by assuming to himself all those current expenses ofthe bank , which ( although he was , strictly speaking , sole- proprietor thereof ) were never , theless borne by the Land Company , in consideration ofthe assistance to be afforded to it by the bank , in furthering the interests of its subscribers , by accelerating their location on tho Company ' s estate .
AU connexion , direct or indirect , between tbe two establislimeuts has absolutely ceased , and , although Mr . O'Connor may , no doubt , have transactions with the Company in respect of any loans from the bank , no other connexion can be said to exist than that always existing between a mortgagor and a mortgagee . : Some doubts having heretofore arisen with respect to the security enjoyed by depositors in the bank , ' independent of their confidence in the proprietor ( which , it may be remarked , is tho only security enjoyed by the depositors iu any ordinary private bunk ) , it is satisfactory to refer you to the opinion ot'Mr . Lawes , who stated , in his examination before the House of Commons committee : — ' That not only the whole of Mr . O'Connor ' s private property , but the whole ofthe estates belonging to the National Land Company , and also the private , property of every member of that Company , stood as security to the depositorsin the bank . '
While it is , therefore , easy to show that the connexion between the establishments ( as far as it existed ) was eminently favourable to the bank depositor * , while it in no way damaged the interest of the Company , it now becomes necessary to inform you that all connexion , director indirect , between this bank and the National Land Company having ceased and determined , depositors in the bank have no one whatever to look to for the security of their money except Mr . O'Connor himself , and If it should have happened that in making your deposit you relied upon the security of the Land Company rather than upon the proprietor of the
bank , I am instructed to inform you , that in that case you are instructed to ' send a written application with the certificate for the whole of your funds with Interest , on or before the 30 th inst , and tlie amount due will be punctually remitted between the 1 st and loth of October , after which date , notice , as usual , will be required according to the rules . ' If , however , you are content to rely upon Mr . O'Connor as your banker , he will be happy to continue his business with you , subject to the rules which I enclose , and which are substantially tlie same as those under which your deposit was received .
Mr . O'Connor , however , thinks it just to explain distinctly the mode in which he proposes to deal with the funds placed in his bank , although such explanation is , perhaps , uncalled for , and is certainly never offered by other bankers . The rate of interest will be continued at 4 per cent , per annum , and will be carried to accountprecisely as explained in the enclosed rules , and business win bo conducted in all respects as therein detailed . Jfo money whatever will be advanced by the bank by way of loan , or otherwise , except on a deposit of title deeds of ample value , and the only other securities recognised by the bank will be , as heretofore , Exchequer bills or Govern , ment securities , . No money will be advanced to the National Land Company on mortgage of their estates until fit persons hare been appointed to whom the estates will be conveyed by Mr . O'Connor ( in whom they are now vested ) , in trust for the parties interested , and in the mean time ample means are at the disposal ofthe bank , to meet the whole of its liabilities .
In future tho weekly receipts of the ; bank will not be published , it being essentially a private bank . During the late crisis in political and monetary affairs , the withdrawals from the bank have , of ' course , been heavy , in common with , although probably to a less extent than those from all other savings-banks in the kingdom ; but they have invariably been met with the greatest facility and punctuality , and I have continued , ' asbefore , to receive promises of further deposits as soon as a revival of trade shall take place . The object had in view by Mr . O'Connor , in effecting this entire separation of the bank from the Land Company , is to avoid the risk of any infringement of the several banking acts which the committee of the House of Commons , ( although they did not report thereon ) seemed to think were violated , so long as the Land Company shared in any degree in tbe responsibilities of the bank ; but the furtherance of the location of members on the land is still the principal aim ofthe proprietor . next to affording depositors the greatest amount of interest compatible with the
security they have a right to expect . An ample reserve fund will be constantly kept on hand to meet withdrawals , although the investments of the bank will be readily convertible when required to honour notices of witlidravral . It u satisfactory to inform you that Mr . Grey , the accountant appointed by the House of Commons , when the Land Company ' s affairs were investigated , to examine the bank books ( with the permission of Mr . O'Connor , ) expressed himself perfectly satisfied with their present regularity . I have the honour to be , Sir , Your obedient Servant , For Feargus O ' Connor , T . Price , Manager . Having heard that document he would appeal to the jury , as men of common sense , as men of business , as men of experience , and as men of the world and fully acquainted with commercial transactions , whether that circular—a copy of which had been at the time sent to every one of the depositors in the bank—whether that circular did not
distinctly and in the clearest terms state that there was then no longer any connexion between the Land Company and the banking department , and also that Mr . O'Connor was , in fact , theonly responsible party in reference to the bank ? That the working classes were satisfied was proved by the circumstance , that out of the 70 , 000 persons who had subscribed , there had net been one who had called upon Mr . O'Connor to give up his trust . He asked the jury to examine closely into the case ; and , having done so , he should feel no fear of their giving a verdict in favour ofthe plaintiff . The Chief Baron then proceeded to sum up the case . Tbe action was brought to recover compensation in damages for the publication of a libel , in which the , defendant had described the plaintiff to be a political impostor . " and had coupled that
expression with the word " honesty ; " and the jury would have to consider whether the imputation conveyed by those words was such as to reflect improperly and injuriously upon the character of the party to whom they were alleged to relate . Now , the defendant had pleaded , first , " Not guilty , " and then he had put on the record a special plea , which , in substance , amounted to what was called a justification of the libel . He had read that plea with considerable attention . Now , he thought that those pleas applied mainly , if not altogether solely , to the conduct of the defendant in respect of what was termed the "Land Scheme . " That being so , the jury would have to inquire how far the imputation went . There were three points of view in which the case was to be'considered—first , was this a malignant libel which had proceeded from a bad
motive , and was it false and untrue—in fact , was it that which fell under the denomination of a malicious publication—malicious in its intention ? If such should , in the result , be their opinion , then , without doubt , the plaintiff would be entitled not only to the verdict , but to have that verdict accompanied by such an amount of damages as they might consider the circumstances of the case to call for . That was the first view . "Well , then , the next was , had the defence been made out , in part or in the whole ; that was assuming that the imputation did not go beyond what was intimated ? If their opinion upon that point should be in the affirmative , that the defence had been made out , then , in that case , the defendant would be entitled to the verdict upon the plea of justification , whilst the plaintiff would have the findinsr for him on the plea of " not euiltr . "
Then there was a third and intermediate view . It was this , —assuming that Mr . O'Connor was not actuated by , any desire or intention of acting dishonestly , the question then would be , had that gentleman so conducted himself in the management and in respect of these schemes and their details , as fairly to give rise or cause for the comments of a public journalist ; in other words , was there a reasonable ground for their being made , and thereby to justify tho general character of the imputation ? If there was , then that would of course tend to reduce the amount of damages to such an extent as the jury might deem proper . If , however , they should be of opinion that the justification had not been made out , and yet there was no dishonesty , then the plaintiff would be entitled to the verdict with such an amount of damages as they might
consider would be proportionate with the extent of injury the plaintiff had sustained . If , then , the jury should be of opinion that the " Land Scheme" was of such a character as was calculated to mislead the public , and was an imposition upon them , it would , in that case , become his duty to tell them that the plaintiff must take all the consequences of his own acts , and submit to any fair public criticism which might be passed upon him and his acta , by a public journalist . Both of these parties , it appeared , were the proprietors of newspapers , and he could not hero fail to observe that it was to bo regretted they had not settled their differences in the columns of their own journals , instead of coming to that court and occupying it for a period of three days . But the p laintiff had another course open to him , for , being a member of Parliament , he could have made a motion in tho House of Commons on a breach of privilege , and the whole circumstances of the case , as well as his defence , would have been iriven to the public next morninir in the newspapers .
I and thus ho would have been enabled to vindicate bis character without having recourse to law . Now , mariy years ago the Legislature had thought itnecessary to pass an act for the purpose 01 more effectually regulating Friendly Societies and Joint-Stock Companies , and bringing them more directl y within the range of the law , with a view to their legality and the security ef the public . One of the first steps to bo taken , then , under this act was , that all Friendly Societies and Joint-Stock Companies must be registered , and receive the certificate of the registrar appointed for that purpose . •' At the time of that registration the names of all the officers as well as all the rules , must be exhibited and filed * Well , then , it . would appear that in 1847 , in accordance with the provisions of this act , this Land Scheme had been provisionally registered ; and in the list of officers the name of Mr . Roberts ; of Manchester , was set forth as the treasurer , notwithstanding that prior to . that period Mr . O ' Connor had in . truth become the treasurer * Now , most un-
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doubtedly , the namo'of this latter gentleman . ought to have been registered uponj that occasion , and it was extremely wrong that it bad not been so done It was in direct violation of . the act . . of Parliament that there had been such ' an omission . It . would seem from the evidence that the sum which had been expended in the purchase of estates was no less than £ 58 , 000 or £ G 0 , 000 . Now , a witness of the name of Browne bad proved that the batik had not been duly entered at or returned to the Registrar ' s office at the Stamp Office .: That return or entry ought to have been made . It had then been proved that the estates had been purchased , and that the accounts at tha London Joint « Stock Bank had been in the name of Mi * . O ' , Connor personally . Of those matters , and why that had been so , there had beenno
satisfactory explanation given . Then it had been put forth that one James Knight had become the " manager of the bank , " whilst the evidence of that gentleman himself had gone to show that he had never accepted the appointment , ; because , upon inquiries , he did not like the concern ; and yet , notwithstanding his refusal to become manager , his name had been subsequently issued to the world as the practical manager . But there had been many other acts of a somewhat similar tendency , and yet it was his duty to tell the jury that , in a case of that sort , they must not arrive at their conclusion upon one or two isolated circumstances , but that it was their duty , and they must do so , to consider the whole of the case together . Now , the society , had been nrovisionally registered in October , 1847 , and
again , in pursuance ofthe requirements of the act of Parliament , in October , 1848 , but when a subsequent app lication to renew the registry , or to make a complete registration had been made , that application had been refused by the registrar upon the ground that the company was in itself illegal , and , therefore , could not be permitted to register , and there could be no doubt but that it was illegal . According to tho prospectus , the company was to have a capital of £ 130 , 000 , in 100 , 000 shares at £ 1 6 s . each . That being so , the company or promoters would , when provisionally registered , have a rig ht to receive 10 s . a share , which would bo somewhere about £ 050 ; and , in point of law , they had no rig ht to receive one farthing more . But it had been given in evidence that no less a sum than
£ 100 , 000 had been received . That was a proceeding which was clearly and unequivocally an illegal proceeding . Now , it was possible that Mr . O'Con * nor mig ht have been ignorant ofthe precise nature of the law upon , tbe subject , or that " might have overlooked the particular clause which had application to that particular matter , and therefore he might have acted with a perfectly honest intention . Such , however , was the fact , that the whole amount which could be received under the provisional registration was not more than £ 650 , whilst , in truth , Mr . O' Connor had received £ 100 , 000 . Moveover , it was further shown in evidence that , notwithstanding the refusal of the complete registration ofthe Company , Mr . O'Connor had gone on receiving money , a proceeding which was manifestly and indisputably
illegal , and contrary to the law upon the subject . Then it appeared that Mr . O ' Connor had not in any of the proceedings at the Registry-office been registered as the treasurer . Now , as that gentleman was in reality the treasurer , it was his duty to tell the jury , that his name not having . been registered as the officer of the Company was in direct opposition , and a direct violation of the law . The jury must consider and say whether in their opinion this illegal act had been a wilful violation ofthe law on the part of Mr . O ' Connor . Now , the Company could not be completely registered , it could not be legally registered , because it professed to collect subscriptions , which money was to be expended in the purchase of land , which land was to be divided amongst the subscribers by allotment . That course
was clearly illegal . He , therefore , now pronounced it as his opinion that this Company—the " scheme " rather , for , as it not had been completely registered , it had not assumed the legal character of a Company—was indisputably illegal , and had been illegal from its very commencement , indeed from the moment of its conception . Thus very serious questions for consideration arose . Mr . O'Connor might have been , however , uninformed either of the law affecting the question , or ignorant of its consequences , but the effect was that this result was led to , that every man , whether high or lowwhether a man of talent or in a state of ignorance —whether educated or not , that every man who had paid his money for the purposes of this " scheme " had become a party to an illegal matter , and
it was , therefore , not only a matter of considerable doubt whether any relief could be obtained in any court of law , but whether there was any legal claim on Air . O'Connor . So also , if any suit had been commenced in a court of equity to call Mr . O'Connor to account , it would at once have been said that the subscribers had not come into court with clean hands ; whilst that gentleman himself could have said—he did not for one moment intend to impute to Mr . O'Connor that he would have said so—but he could have said that he was the treasurer of these large .-funds , which had been raised for an illegal purpose , and therefore , as those suitors had been parties to the illegal transactions , they . ' could not obtain ! redress . The personal honour and honesty of Mr . O'Connor might , and no
doubt would , during his lifetime have . led him to act honourably to the contributors , but how was it Possible for that gentleman to pledge himscf lor the onour and integrity of those who might come after him ? The heir-at-law mi ght have said , " I am not accountable to you—you have been parties to an illegal transaction , and can have no legal claim upon me . " One question was , therefore , as to the bona fides of Mr . O'Connor in the matter ; and then , on the other hand , there was the question of bona fides also '' on : the part of the defendant , —did he believe , and had he reasonable cause for that belief , that the Land Scheme was an imposition on the working classes ? Was it an attempt at imposition on the public ? These were points which the jury must take into their consideration . It was evident
that with respect to the bank , that concern , even in its most prosperous days , had never been a paying concern . Who then was to pay the losses ? It had been said that Mr . O'Connor would ; but it was clear that when the two schemes were working together the deficiency must have been supplied by the Land Company , but when the two schemes had separated then the security of the land was altogether lost to the bank depositors . Now although that security bad been thus taken away , the parties in the Land Scheme , as well as Mr . O'Connor himself , had still allowed the previous statement in the rules to stand as it had done as to the land being the security . The circular then , without the correspoding alteration in the rules of the Land Scheme , was not sufficient , Nothing could be more impropernothing could be more wrong . Mr . O'Connor bad received £ 112 , 000 from the subscribers . He had no right to have received that money without the
protection of the act of Parliament : namely , under the authority of the complete registration of the scheme . Supposing that gentleman were to become a bankrupt , every shilling in this bank , and every one of those estates which had been purchased in his name with the money collected from fyiOOQ . persons , would be laid hold of for the benefit of his creditors , and legally be so taken and so applied . This was a position which no man was justified in placing himself in . No man had a ri ght to take such a monstrous responsibility upon him , unprotected by the law . No man was justified in placing so large a sum in jeopardy . W ' ith respect to the estates , there was no man in the world who had a legal title to one acre of them but Mr . O'Connor . Looking at all the circumstances of this case , did , then , the jury think that the justification of tbe libel was made out , or was the libel a wilful and malicious libel ? If the latter , then the plaintiff would be entitled to the verdict . If the former , in that case the defendant ought to have the verdicti
The Jury retired for 20 minutes , and then came into court . The Foreman , reading from a paper in his hand , said , " We find for the defendant , but we beg to accompany our verdict by the expression of our unanimous * opinion that the plaintiff ' s character stands unimneached as regards his personal honesty . " -. ¦¦ ¦• . ¦¦ -- ¦ . - ¦ : ¦ ¦ Mr . Sergeant Wilkins , with . 'Mr . Atherton and Mr . Prentis , conducted tho case for the plaintiff ( solicitor , Mr . Turner ,, Lincoln ' s-inn-fields ) : and Mr , Roebuck , with Mr . Keating and Mr . Bagley , appeared for the defendant ( solicitor , Mr , Symons , 33 , Old Jewry . )
The court was crowded to the very extreme of inconvenience from the commencement ofthe trial each day until its final termination .
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The Hague , Feb . 16 . —The Starts Coumnt of this day states , that according to the census ofthe 19 th November , 1849 , the population of the province of South Holland was 562 , 300 , of whom 4 , 243 were in garrison , 383 in the hospital , and 1 , 363 in the prisons . The Handelsblad says' that the visit of M Van Karnebpek , the King ' s aide-de-camp , to North Brabant , for the purpose of ascertaining by personal investigation the result of the damage caused by the inundations , raised great expectations in the minds ot the authenties that some relief would be accorded to the unfortunate sufferers . The Journal du Cmmerce says that the King , on . the proposition of the ^ mi i te ,. has authorised the provincial states of ¦ North Holland to state in what manner they conceive the sum of 8 , 000-florins could bo best employed to relieve the unhappy sufferers .
Death op the Common Sergeant of the City op London . —On Wednesday morning John Mirenouso , Esq ., tbe Common Sergeant of the Citv of London , departed this life . The learned sergeant was taken , ill a few days since at the Old Bailey sessions , from which indisposition he never recovered . He was chosen as Common Sergeant to the City in the year 1833 , so that be has held the office about seventeen years . .. The appointment is vested in the Court of Common Council . . The Great Northern Railway will be opened the entire distance between London and York in July next , ' ,- ^ . ¦ . "' ..
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" a 1 i ' :.. i : r : i . C | OBft ! b ' -.:- ' .- . y .:-: - . ; Mask'LaM ! , Monday ! Fetf 16 > -Thc supply of wheat from our near counties this morning was on a most limited scale and sold readily to the millers at , 1 s . advance uim last Monday ' s prices , but the demand . for foreign ^ being very slow , we had no improvement in its value . Flour , both English and foreign , was held on rather higher terras , which prevented many sales from bem S effected Barifc went off heavily , unless very fine malting , at much the sa me prices . Rye very dull . In malt hardly anything doing , Beans and peas were very dull , but brie . samples net cheaner . Goed oats were scarce , but the demand was not HvelT a * the buyers look for better supplies when the weather is more settled . Linseed cakes met a readier sale at reduced prices . There was very kttledomg in elonmtd . to-day . The current prices as under : — Suffolkand Kentred
British —Wheat . — Essex , , , , new 3 « to 41 s , ditto white 40 s to . 47 * . lincoln , Norfolk , and Yorft . gMre , red 32 s to 37 s , Northumberland and Scotch , whift , 32 s to 378 , ditto red 32 s to 36 s , Devonshire and So merset , shire red , —s to —s , ditto white — to —s , rye , 22 stoiu barley , 22 s to 24 s , Scotch 22 s to 24 s , Angus -s to -g Malt ordinary , —s to -s , pale 50 g to 53 s , peas grey , ncw 23 s to 25 s , maple 24 s to 27 s , white 22 s to 24 s , hoilers new 24 sto 26 s , beans / large , new 22 s to 23 s , ticks 24 s to 25 s , harrow , 25 s to 2 Gs , pigeon . 2 Cs to 25 s , oats , Lincoln and Yorkshire feed , 15 s to 18 s , ditto Toiand and potato , 17 s to 20 s , Berwick and Scotch , 17 s to 21 s , Scotch feed , 17 s to 18 s , Irish feed and black , 14 s to 17 s , dit to potato , 17 s to 19 s , linseed ( sowing ) 50 s to 52 s , vapeseed , Essex , new £ 28 to £ 32 per last , carraway seed , Essex , ne » 2 Gsto 30 sper cwt , rape cake , £ 4 to £ 410 s per ton , Hn . seed , £ 9 10 s to £ 10 10 s . per 1 , 000 , flour , per sack of iaoibs , ship , 26 s to 28 s , town , SGsto 38 s .
Fobewk . —Wheat . — Dantzig , 42 s to 4 Ss , Anhalt and Marks , 3 G to 40 s , ditto white , 40 s to 42 s , Pomeranian red , 40 s to 42 s , Rostock 44 s to 46 s , Danish , Holstein , ana . Priesland , 30 s to 34 s , Petersburgh , Archangel , and lii g ^ 32 s to 34 s , Polish Odessa , 32 s to 34 s , Mamnopoli , and Ber . dianshi , 32 s to 35 s , Taganrog , 32 s to 34 s , XSnibant and French , 34 s to 36 s , ditto white , 38 s to 42 s , Salonica , 30 s to 33 s , Egyptian , 23 s to 26 s , rye , 20 s to 22 s , barley , Wismar and Rostock , 18 s to 21 s , Danish , 18 s to 22 s , Saal , - 20 s to 24 s , East Friesland , ICs to 17 s , Egyptian , 15 s to 16 s , Danube , 15 s to 16 s , peas , white , 23 s to 24 s , new boilers , 25 s to 20 s , beans , horse , 22 s to 23 s , pigeon , 24 s to 25 s ; Egyp . tian , 22 s to 24 s , oats , Grontngcn , Danish , Bremen , aad Friesland , feed and black , lis to 15 s , ditto , thick and brew , lGs to 20 s , Riga , Petersburg !! , Archangel , and Swedish , M » tolGs , flour , United States , per lOSlbs ,, 22 s to 24 s , Ham . burgh 20 s to 22 s , Danteu ; and Stettin 20 s to 23 s , French pec 2801 bs ., 32 s to 33 s . Wednisday , Feb . 20 . —We have to report a very limited supply of grain on the market , consequently every article is held firmly at Monday ' s rates . Richmond ( YoaKsnntE , ) Feb . 10 . —We had a heavy market of frheat . ' - Wheat sold from 4 s to 5 s Od ; oats , lsgd to 2 s lOd ; barley , 3 s Od to 3 s 6 d ; beans , 3 s 9 d to 4 a 3 d per bushel . _ '
Arrivals this week : — Wheat—English , 170 quarters ; foreign , 670 quarters . Barley—English , 361 quarters ; foreign , — quarters . Oats — English , 1 , 050 quarters ; foreign , — quarters . Flour—1 , 810 sacks .
BREAD . The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolisi are worn 8 d . to 7 d . * , of household ditto , iid .-toaJd . per libs . loaf .
CATTLE . SMrrnvrELni Monday , Feb . 18 . —We were again very scantily supplied with foreign stock . Several vessels on their way from Holland , laden with beasts and sheep , have not been reported , although due last evening . The receipts of home-fed beasts fresh up to this morning's market were but moderate , tlie time of year considered ; yet they proved fuUv adequade to the demand . Notwithstanding that tha supplies of meat in the dead markets have materially fallen off during the week , we have not the slightest im . provement to notice in the beef trade , AYhich ruled heavy at last week ' s quotations . The top figure for thebestScots was 3 sl 0 d per 8 lbs . No increase was observed in the numher of sheep from any quarter . The demand for that description of stock was somewhat active , and a good clear , ance was effected , at tully Friday ' s advanced rates of 2 d perSlbs . ; the primest old Downs , in the wool , producing 4 s 6 d per 81 bs . There were about 800 shorn sheep on offer . Calves—the supply of which was by no means exten . sive—moved off heavilj , at barely stationary prices . In pigs very few transactions took place , at last week ' s cur . rencies .
Head of Cattle at SMirHFiELD . —Friday . —Beasts , 735 sheep , 2 , 010 ; calves , 225 ; pigs , 240 . Mondaj . - Beasts , 3 , 362 ; sheep , 17 . 300 ; calves , 104 ; pigs , 204 . Price per stone of 81 bs , ( sinltingthe offaJ , ) -J 3 eef , 2 s lOdtO 3 s 10 d ; mutton , 3 s 2 d to 4 s 9 d ; veal , 3 a 2 d Wis Q a ; pork , 3 s 4 dto 4 s 0 d . Neh-gatx and IiBADEsnAiL , Monday , Feb . 18 . —Inferior beef , 2 s 4 d to 2 s Cd ; middling ditto , 2 s Sd to 2 s lOd ; prima large , 3 s Od to 3 s 2 d ; prime small , 3 s 2 d to 3 s 4 d ; largo pork , 2 g 10 d to 3 s 4 d inferior mutton , 2 s 8 d to 2 g lfldj middling ditto , 2 s Od to 3 s 4 d ; prime ditto , 3 s 4 d to 3 s lOd ; veal , 3 s Od to 4 s 6 d ; small pork , 3 s 6 d to 4 s Od ; per 81 bs . by the carcase .
PROVISIONS . London , Monday . —There was considerably more doing in Irish butter last week than for some time past . Dealers from the northern and western parts of the country werg here , and purchased about 5 , 000 firkins , and prices ad . ? anced in consequence for some descriptions from Is to 3 s per cwt ., and will go higher if further supplies are wanted from this market , even without exterior demand . Present appearances indicate a favourable conclusion to the season . Foreign rather more saleable , and best Friesland 4 s per cwt , dearer . For Irish and American singed bacon the demand was limited , and prices slightly cheaper . Uami and lard steady . English Butteb Market , Feb . 18 Our market presents no change , the only inquiry being for fine new milk weekly Dorset butter . The stock of old left here has become a dead letter . Dorset , fine new milk 104 s to 108 s per cwt ; ditto fine old 56 s to 80 s ; Fresh 7 s to 13 s per doz . lbs .
FRUIT , YEGETABLES , & o . CovEiT Garden Market . —The favourable change in the weather has made vegetables plentiful , but many kinds of fruit are scarce . Hothouse grapes are over for a season , and yine-apples ave anything but plentiful , as also are pears and apples . Filberts , walnuts , and chesnuts are abundant , and oranges and lemons are sufficient for the demand . Amongst vegetables , turnips and carrots are good , and there is some fine Cornwall broecoli in the market . Potatoes are unaltered since our last account : foreign ones fetch from 50 s to 70 s per ton . Lettuces and other salading are cheaper , and so are mushrooms . Some French beans , asparagus , seakale , and rbubard , may be obtained . Cut flowe's consist of heaths , pelargoniums , bignonia , venusta , primulas , camellias , cinerarias , Christmas roses , azaleas , lilacs , lilies of the valley , epaerises , acacias and roses . .
POTATOES . Sodthwabk Waterside , Feb . 18 . —The arrivals from the continent since our last report have been very limited , which is entirely owing to the boisterous weather . The supply coastwise and per rail is quite sufficient to prevent anv improvement in price . Yorkshire Kegents 90 s to 120 s per ton ; Wisbech ditto 70 s to 100 s ; Scotcli ditto 70 s to 80 s ; Ditto Cups 65 s to 75 s ; French Whites 70 s to 80 ; Belgian 70 s to 80 s .
TALLOW , HIDES , AND OILS . Mosdat , Feb . 18 . —The delivery of tallow since this day se ' nuight has not exceeded 1 , 742 casks . Notwithstanding the market to-day is tolerably steady , prices are 3 d per cwt . lower than on Monday last . V . Y . C . on the spot is selling at 37 s 3 d to 37 s Gd . per cwt . For delivery of new up to Christmas the pi ice is 3 Ss per cwt ., at which very little is doing . Town tallow , 37 s per cwt . net cash ; rough fat , 2 sldper 81 bs . Leadenhalt .. —Market hides 56 tt > . to G 4 B > ., ljd to l } d p « lb . ; ditto C 4 ft > . to 72 fl > , lid to ljd ; ditto 721 b . to 801 b ., 2 d to 2 id ; ditto 801 b . to § 81 b ., 2 . Jdto 3 d ; ditto 8 S 8 > to 9 filb ., 3 d to 3 Jd ; ditto 061 b . to 104 & ., 3 Jd to 4 d ; ditto 1041 b . to 112 ft ) . 3 Jd to 4 d j calf-skins each 2 s 6 d to 3 s Cd ; Horse hides 5 s to 6 s . _ Linseed per cwt 32 s Od to 32 s 6 d j rapesecd English refined 41 s Gd to —s ; brown 41 s Od ; Gallipoli per ton . 50 J . ; Spanish 501 . ; Sperm 821 . to —I . ; bagged 831 . ; South Sea 331 . 0 s to 34 / . ; Seal pale 39 } . 10 s to —1 . : do ., coloured , 331 . ; cod SOI . to 31 / . ; cocoa nut per ton 8 SJ . to iM . ; palm . 322 ,
COAL . Monday , Feb . 18 We have again to note a firm market , and without any alteration in prices from this day sc ' nnight . Stewart ' s 19 s ; Hetton ' s 19 s ; Tecs 19 s ; Braddj-ll ' s 18 s 6 d ; Kelloc I 8 s 6 d ; Wylam 16 s 6 d ; J . Hartlepool 18 s . Fresh arrivals 85 ; left from last day , 337 ; total 422 .
• WOOL . Crrr , Monday , Feb . 18 . —The imports of wool into London last week were 3 , 937 bales , including 2 , 100 bales from Peru , 594 from Sydney , 418 from Odessa , 362 from Fort Phillip , 271 from the Cape of Good Hope , and the vest from Mogadore , < fcc . The public sales of colonial , which will comprise about 15 , 000 or 16 , 000 bales , began on Thursday to a full attendance of buyers , and the biddings were brisk at ldto 2 d per lb . advance , this improvement on the range ofthe last auctions being well maintained up to the present time . Liverpool , Feb . 16 . —Scotch . —There is still only a limited , demand for Laid Highland wool ; but stocks are light , and holders firm . White is , however , a little more inquired for . There is only a fair trade demand for Crossed and Cheviots , at late rates . Foreign , —The attention of the trade is now occupied with a series of public sales going on in London , which are reported to be going off at a considerable advance on the December series , which will give a fresh tone to the market . Imports for the week , 98 bales ; previously this jeart 5 , 819 bales .
HOPS . BoaoiiGH , Monday , Feb . 18 . —Our market remains without alteration . The demand continues limitel , and prices are nominally those of last week . SEEDS . LO . VDO . V , Monday—Tbe operations in the seed mark * were unimportant , and our quotations must still bei-c » garded as nominal .
COLONIAL PRODUCE . London , Tuesday—Sugar . —We have again- to report * dull opening of the market for the week , and although importers have given strong support to it by bujing in largely , yet prices averaged a shade in favour o ' f the buyers . 650 hhds . of West India sold ; Barbadoes , 38 s to 42 s Cd ; Mauritius 2 , 500 bags ottered in public sale , about 7 , 000 sold ; brown 29 s to 35 s ; yellow 36 s to 40 s ; Bengal 7 , 300 bags offered , about half sold white Benares 38 s Cd to 42 s Cd ; yellow 34 s to 3 Ss ; Madras 5 , 000 bags offered , about 3 , 000 sold , at Gd decline , brown 29 s to 30 s ; yellow 31 s to 35 s Cd . Refined market dull and n shade lower . Grocery lumps 48 s 6 d to 51 s .
Coffer .-This article has been dull ; a small parcel ot good ordinary native Ceylon was ottered in public sale and bought-iu at 61 s . Ho sales reported by private contract .
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DEATH . Died on Sunday , the 17 th Inst ., at HoUinwood , Mr , S . Dixon , aged 29 years . The deceased was a member ofthe ' national Charter Association' up to the time of his affliction , which commenced about nineteen months ago . Tho deceased was a regular supporter of all the democratic movements for tho last nine or ten years , and was a most enthusiastic admirer of the lamented , but patriotic John Mitcliel , and Robert Einmett ; the speech of the latter lie took great delight in delivering to a large lumber of crowded meetings , in different parts of the country . In his death , the cause has lost a great supporter . Ilis loss is regretted by a large circle of frie » ds .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 23, 1850, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_23021850/page/8/
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