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DURHAM . GREAT PUBLIC MEETING . —THE MAYOB IN THE CHAIR . f Abridged from ( he Durham A dvertuet . J-. The Worshipful the Major of this city having premised the Chartists , at the meeting held in the Council Chamber to address tke Queen en tlie birth « C the Prince of Wales , tTutt he would call ' s , meeting to consider the distress eTthe country , if a proper requisition was sent to him fox thai purpose , a Requisition was last week presented to the Mayor . -mho called a meeting for Mondaj last , at ten o ' clock . Shortly after tkat hour the body of the Town Hall "was pretty well filled , and the bench also had a considerable number of occupants . The Matob , * rbo occupied the chair , observed -thai
the meeting had been convened in pursuance of a requisition sent te him , and signed by forty ^ -eight inhabitants or householders of this city ; and the object of that requisition-was to take into consideration the ¦ cause of the distress -which at present existed in this country , and the propriety of petitioning Parliament for * eli * f from that distress . ( Hear . ) He need scarcely inform many of them that this meeting bad sprung out ct that held not long ago for the pnrpose of congratulating out gracuraa . Sovereign on the birth of the Prince of Walea . Atihai time obserrations vrera mode "With regard , to the'distress which affected the country irrelevant to the subject for -which that meetiag had been called , and "which had not entered into the consideration of the reonisitionists who called it ; bnt still
their sympathy was excited , and a decided feeling expressed on every hand thai that distress should be fally considered , and as fally met and relieved as possible . ( Applause . ) It was in vain to say that it was only one class , or one neighbourhood of this country , or one interest , that -was labouring under distress : it was in vain to say that ice distress migBt be " partial and ' ntt universal . This country was bo constituted , and tha ramifications of society—its business and commerce , were so firmly woven together , that it was impossible at one extremity or the other that distress" could be felt which should not more or less affect the whole of this vast community . ( Applause . ) It was therefore , the wisest plan to investigate it and attempt to remedy it . If distress existed among the higher
classes they might depend upon it that the -poorer classes would presently feel it ( Hear . ) Ti e working Classes foil soon experienced that there was some defect in the general system ; and therefore , wheneTer that distress existed in the commercial , manufacturing , « working classes , he repeated again that'the wisest plan was to attempt to diffuse a general relief to that distress . It was therefore , for them , as reqoisitionista , to consider what could be done , and what relief could te proposed . It was for them , properly and in order to approach the legislative bodies of the country , to ask for that relief ; it was for them , also , to expect-that their -prayers would be listened to , and that the remedy which they proposed , so far as it was founded .- in propriety , wonld , in some degree , be adapted to- the
case of necessity , and procure that relief which they ^ desired . ( Hear . ) It was not for him to give advice , or to attempt to lead opmion j but they would allow him one suggestion , that as there might- be a different of opinion as to the cause of distress—as the causes might be various , and as the relief which must be applied to that distress might be difficult to £ nd out , they ought to desire that species of relief which could be most easily and speedily obtained . ( Hear . ) He would advise them , therefore , not to be led away by fancied topics of relief which might at some future period , and after the present race of men were reposing in their graves , come into nse and be adopted ; but that- they would let it be some species of relief which mi sht be laid before Parliament oa the -4 th of February , 1 S 42 ,
and which might be the means of producing an immediate and proper measure of relief . If they did their duty , therefore , let their measures be so constitutedtheir resolutions so framed , that they might be adapted to present relief—that they might be so wise in their arrangement , so consistent and orderly , that it might beareHef that Parliament could grant , and that without much delay ; and then he truitad that the distress which was felt more in the Sonth than in . this neighbourhood , might be remedied—that Parliament might remove that distress , that its senrees might be ¦ ried up , and that universal harmony , kindness , and happiness , might once more cheer the haopy homes ' , the
bmrths , and the altars of onr own beloved England . { Much applause . ) He should , therefore , only eay , in conclusion , that as he had met the requisitionists in a spirit of candour and conciliation , so he believed that they would not introduce any topic merely iniLimmatbry , or not in consonance with the language of the requisition ; and as he had met them in this spirit of candour and consideration , he trusted the " remedy they asked would be such as Parliament might grant—that they would meet him in the same kind spirit , " and that their united otgect would be te procure relief and see the community happy . ( Applause . ) He ^ should therefore call on the gentlemen who had resolutions to propose now to tender them .
. Mr . Howb&at then came forward to move the first resolution . He said , though young and inexperienced , yei he considered it a duty which he owedto his " country and to his God , to come forward and advocate those principles which he considered would best contribute to the happiness and welfare of his fellow men . ( AppUusa ) They were called together to consider the causes of the existing distress which afflicted the working classes of this country . That distress did exist was a fact well known to many whom he saw around h im ; but" how much mere severely mnit it be felt by the manufacturing classes of Spitalfields , where 19 , 500 people were at that time oat of employment , and thousands in the werkberase of B&thnal Green , while a number of others ¦ we re receiving ont-deur relief ? There were various
opinions as to the causes of this distress . Some attributed it to the irreligion or immorality of tbe people ; others to the ever-run state of the population \ hearj ; others to the Corn Laws ; and some said it was the will of Gad that man should be snch as he is . But lie did not believe it was th 9 will of God that there should be ~ e £ s millions of slaves in this . country— -he did not believe It the will ef God that , where he had sent plenty of fj > od , there sbouid he thousands starving . ( Appiause . ) He did no * thini it right that one class ah-uuid live in idleness and luxury , whilst others had not the necessaries of life . ( Hisses and crie 3 of " Where ' s that ?"") But on the contrary , he believed that peace . and plenty should be the lot of every man , for it was intended at the creation that man shonM
reap tha fraits of labour , and enjoy the fruits of the garth He wouM now read the resolution ¦ which" h « was about to propose . [ Hie resoluuoa affirmed that there was great aud general disrress existing in the country . ] He believed that this resoiutioa was coteeived in terms which could not meet with the-opposition of any man , hows-er ir . ach he might ba prejudiced against the political opinions of tbe person from whom it emanated . ( Hear , keai . ) It must be to all a ssnrce of unfeigned Ksr * t to learn the di * tres 3 winch did actually exist in the toar . trr—to think that thousands ¦ were turned on the world to sink beneath ths stumer ' s sun or winter ' s blast , or to face the tender merries of the Poor l > w Cosiniissioners . He woulu . now move the resolution .
Mr . Andrew White sscondea the resolution , which was put by the Ma } or , and carried with four -or "fiTt dissentitmt voices . Mr . Thomas Clarke , a currier , then came for-Ward , and said that he stoo ^ there in tbe place-of s feetter man to propose the next rtsaVuuon . " Men . oi all parties now admitted that disti » s did exist , and to a greater extent than was ever known before ( Tumult ) Ono party attributed fas distress whicL ¦ existed to the Corn Laws , but he did not believe thai its existence was caused by any one law ,-, it wa .-caused by clas 3 legislation . ( Hisses , and cheexa ) I : they thought tbey could pnt him down "by hissin ' teey were deceived . Bui as there were men to follow him possessed of a greater amount of talent , it would b « presumption in him to address them at any greai length ; and he should theiefore simply move the resolution . - -
Tne resolution , which attributed the distress of th « country to the " monopoly of political power by th « privileged classes , " was seconded by Mr . " Thos . Cleghorn , and carried without opposition . Mr- TaTI-OR , of Sonderland , then s . too « i up , and * aid , some ascribed tUe aistress to a want of commerce , and contended that , when trade was in a flonrishins ¦ condition , It promoted the employment cf the workin : classes . In the abstract that naight be trne ; but ii they looked back to fce past history of commerce , thej -found taat in tfce exact proportion that commerce hat : been extended , the working classes had been dooms * ¦ to a proportionate degree of misery . They found ths ' as the wealth of a fcovrn increased , so had the condi tiea of the working man been deteriorated . ( Hear
tear , and applause ) Compare the condition * f Gi& 3-« ow in 1811 , with the condition of GU 3 gow fifty years ¦ ago ; and ttiey would £ nd that in the same proportion * s the population hal increased—ie tbe same propcr-¦ tion tha- . the wealth and commeiaa of . G . asgow had increased ,, in tho very same proportion had the physi-¦ cs l condition of tie people been deteriorated . ( Har , if * A * ^^ ' i ^ in the history of England was these snch a -rast amouBt of wealth / produced as at pre-« est ? and at what time did " the working population of England suffer so muea > It was erident , then ,, that there was no want of resonrces in theconntry—if was t ^ r that there was now a greater amount of wealth prod wed than was necessary to supply the ' physical wanted the whole globe . Various remedies bid been for
propoeeed this distress . Some told them that the hadsasd tiatit was best to promete meaeures of immediate » he& There might bs differences of opinion as I to what those measures were . Some said the repeal of the Cora laws VOnli most likely remove the evils under wfl : ch they roffered , bat if they were to examine into the eon * titu « on of that house from which the V ^ Zll ^ Corn ^^ ^ ** expected they would find that there existed In that House a prejudice in favonr of those laws . Were they likely to obtain a repeal of the Corn Laws from the House of Commons at at present constitute ? And even should they do so were they canSdeaS tfiat the effect of that repeal ¦ would be to better their condition ? [ Hear , hear hisses and cheers . ) DM they expect if tke Corn Law was
repealed , and cxnmerce txtanded , that they would be ' benefited in any degree ? Tiey were told in 1832 that if they but insisted . the class which then possessed political power to attain that power , they would obtain
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every advantage necessary for themselves . Ten years ' experience had shewn them the fallacy of such expectations . The explosion of their hopes had taken place , and they-had a duty to perform to their children and to tbeir country , to see that they were not again deluded —to see that ;' whatever changes might be effected , such change * sad . remedies were well calculated to benefit them . ( Lo « d applause . ) Their worthy Mayer had done himself credit by calling them together ; and if the wealthy classes of seciety would act towards them as the Mayor had done that ~ day , the prejudice which now existed against them would soon be removed . He acknowledged that he was a Chartist-- ( blsses ^ and cheers)—but he was so because he believed the principles of the Chartists to be consistent with every thing reasonable and just . He was a Chartist because he believed tke principles of the Charter calculated to remove every evil which existed . Trusting that they would pass tbe resolution , he would not detain them any longer . . -
Mr . Geoege - Westox eontesded that political matters sheuld not be introduced into that meeting ; and that as they were met to address Parliament to r emove the distress in the country they ought to confine themselves to that object . The motion was then put and carried without further opposition . Mr . Mowbrat then briefly proposed the third resolution , which affirmed that the only remedy for the distress was the adoption of the People ' s Charter . Mr . Clarke briefly seconded tbe motion . The Matob objected to put the resolution as containing nothing specific— nothiDg to remeve the distress which existed . He begged to interfere in order that there might be something specific added . ( Applause and hisses . ; The simple question was whether it was in order or not
Mr . Williams—Will you allow me to offer a word or two respecting the resolution ? ( Criea of " no no , " " yes , yes . " ) " . Tbe Mayor amidst a great noise came forward and said the simple point was this—they had already kindly and attentively listened to one individual who was not an inhabitant of the town , and he would candidly state to them that he had no such intention as to confine the requislonists to speak for themselves if they wished to have one or two advocates to speak for them . ( Cheers and hisses . ) There , therefore , need be neither heat nor vehemence about it There was a point in the proceedings at which it was his duty to make a stand , and that they would find he would do . The resolution as moved was ttiat the Charter was a specific for all these evils . ( Some interruption . ) He objected that this was not , & specific remedy according to the terms of the requisition . ( Cheers and hisses . ) .
Mr . Williams and the Mayor here held a conference on the terms of the resolution . Mr . Williams then rose and said , —According to the strict letter of the requisition he was not entitled to speak t » them because he was not an inhabitant of Durham ; and when he was first applied to to attend , he had declined to come . He told them be had made it a xnle never to attend public meetings called in any othf r town than that in which he lived , and take part in them unless by tbe special approbation of the parties who got up the meetings ; for he thought the inhabitants of the town being called together to consider any public question ought alone to conduct t * ieir own proceedings ; or if strangers did come forward , that they should not either move or second itsolutions , but only deliver
observatioas with the consent of the meeUng . He had made it a rule in his public life never to attend a niettin * unless he <» uld attend it according to the strict terms of the requisition , and never to introduce topics not within the Bcope or object of the meeting , and he trusted the resolution now before them would , in the pp nion of tbeir excellent chairman , be deemed in order , and meet with their unanimous approval . They , then , were willing for him to address them for n short time as one of their countrymen—for they were not mtt to consider the distress which existed in Durham alone , bat which pervaded the -whole of England , Scotland , and Ir eland . Every man lamenting this distress , and wishing to see it removed , could have no objection to hear the opinions of onB who was a stranger to them ,
because he apprehended they were there to receive all the knowledge they could , and if it was in his power to convey to them any knowledge , or to do aught to remove ignorance , or extirpate error , and to advance the interests of truth , then he was iure they would give to Mm a fair hearing aud receive his observations in that fair and candid spirit that he submitted them to the meeting . ( Loud cheering with slight interruption ) He conceived then that the resolutien was one strictly in or ^ er , and that it embodied a remedy , and the only efficient remedy , for those evils um- ' . er which they all now suffered . The existence of that distress was undisputed ; and it was important to know that that distress was not local , but extended throughout the whole of Great Britain and
Irelandthat * t was not of recent origin , and that it appeared to be increasing . That distress had been attributed to various ciuses ; and people differed both as to its origin and remedy . He need not , therefore , harrow up tbeir feelings by the details of that distress . He agreed with the Mayor , that this distresswaB nothing in Durham and the North of England to what it . was in other parts of the country . They were met , then , not alone in regard to tbeir own interests but out of sympathy for their fellow countrymen , and he felt bound to notice the leading opinions entertained , and which bad been promulgated , regarding the causes of this distress . There wer * some who promulgated tbe belief—held conscientiously by some , and promulgated for sinister purposes by ctaers—that the distress arose
from immorality and irreligion . However he ( Mr . W . ) thought that : he existing distress was not , as thought by those gentlemen , a visitauon of Providence ; and he did not conceive that the remedy forthat distress would be found in the erection of additional churches , or the establishment of additional curates . ( Hisses it cheers ) He did net think that this would be found an adequate remedy , for though desirous of having true religion extended , yet he did not think tha existing distress had arisen from any want of moral principle in the people , Irom a want of religious principles or feelings , or from a want of the machinery for dispensing religious truth , but from a want of energy on tbe part of ihose whose duty it was to diffuse it . ( Hisses and cheers . ) There were others who thought that the distress arose from a
superabundant population . This was at variance with bis own opinion , aud at variance with the opinion of the most enlightened men and the most careful observers . He could give them in the spirit of the statistics of Mr . Alison—a gentleman who held Conservative opinions , aud aguntlenianof unblemished reputation , ami of un->> : <; m 'Sb . ed integrity—a proof that tko&e who held this opinion -wtreiii error . He ( Mr . Alison ) was 01 opinion that the population of Britain was as nothing to what its existing resources could sustain . ( Applause . ) He could also give them other statistics to sh&w that the resources of Great Britain were capable of sustaining twenty times the population that now exists in this country . There was at the present time a productive power in this country equal to the labour of 600 , 08 u , 000
of human beings . Fifty years ago it was only equal to 15 , 000 , 000 . During the last fift / years , owing to the ai « coTerie 3 of W&tt and of Arkwright , our productive pavreriiad increased to the extent of the labours of 600 , 00 u , 000 of human beings . Obviously thtn the distress arose not from the jraut of mstsrials for producing ¦ sveaHk ; stiil less from the want t » f natural rictaneES in tlie soiL Pcrhap 3 no country possessed a finer soii than Greit Britain—notwithstanding the opinion of those gentlemen who were in favour of a repeal of the Corn Iaws . The number of acres , according to the report made to the board of public works , -which were cultivated in Ireland , was 12 , 125 , 000 ; ami of uncultiTated , but capable of cultivation . 4 aoo 000 acres . Then there was a total of
cultivatfcd and cultivatable land in Great Britain , of 61 , 025 . 250 acres , and the number of acres in cultivation was only about half of what was cip . ible of cultiva-Liou . ( Hear , hear . ) It was also an acknowledged fact that those lands already in cultivation , were capable of a much higher degree of cultivation ,- and that the science of agriculture , as a sciencs , was capable of very great improvement indeed . The labours of many gentitmen ia establishing home colonies had called out ihis cheering fact , that a very small portion of land was capable of sustaining a labourer and his family in comfort and independence . It had been proved by experiment that about five acres were capable of furnishing sustenance and comfort for a working man and his f-iinily , and placing him not only abore the fear of
wjn ; , but absolutely of securing to him independence as long as life existed , for the cultivation of tfce soil was not like manufactures ; it was not connected with tbe financial system , or dependent on transient circumstances , giving at one time great prosperity , and at another plunging into great distress , for cultivation would ever yield a sure return for the labour expended npaa it He thought , then , that tbe evil arose not froa snper-ahaiid&nt population ; and that , tijereiere , the remedy was not to be found in an extensive scheme of t-niij-ration—in liKiiting marriages among the people , or in other matters of a disgusting character , which had b 9 en promulgated by those who thought that England was k > o densely populated . ( Hear and cheers . ) He was of opinion , therefore , that in emigration was not to be
faced ^ sufficient remedy . ( " Xo , " " no . " ) It appeared that there -were now only half of the people employed ; and the other half were only half employed . Only two or Uiree years ago they were all in full employment Had tee population doubled since that period ? If not , then the distress could not arise from the superabundant population . If they were to admit that England did possess a superabundant population , what followed * Why , thai * ne-half of tne population ought to be reaeved ; and if one-half of these were to be removed , waat a heavy . sum of money w « uld be required to transport ihem from their happy siiores , to tha wilds and wildersesses of foreign climes . ( Haa * and . applause , with a few bi&se * - } If the capital reqoisita io carry on
an extensive * c 2 iem 9 of tiais sort were to be employed in increasing tbe culti ratios of your own lands , ifc would be attended with infinitely better effect * . ( Intezmption . ) It would not be necessary for the people to be removed from those opportunities of mental and -social improTement , which existed Bowhers to eo great an extent as in Great Britain , and to go to other lands to seek for a home and an asylum , and to seek an existence from their own proper labour . Upplausa ) Having , then , said sufficient to show that the evils did not arise from & superabundant population , and that therefore , they were not to be remedied by a system of emigration , and still leas by the immoral acd degrading plans of Malthas , he must now paw to the view fflterfcained
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by a very large and and a very influential class , of Reformers . There was then a » eryj large clan of Rafomteb who were of opinion that the chief cause of the existing -distress-were the laws restricting the importation of food , and the imniense value of f * od decreasing the pric 6 of labonr . . While agreeing that the existing Com- Laws were unjust in principle and iniquitous in their character , and most pernicious in their operation , still he dissented from them in the belief that in » repeal of those taws would be found a remedy for the existing distress . When did the present law come into existence ? By what means did it come into existence ? Not merely through ignorant pohlio opinion , because it was canted in utter opposition to the expressed wishes and will of the people . ( Cheers and hisses . ) The existing Corn
Laws were passed because the individuals who passed them had powers which the people had hot . He did not here allude to the sliding scale system , but to the Corn Bill of 1815 , which was pawed at the point of the bayonet ; and the people were coerced into submission to that law , which they knew would be productive of injury to them . It was passed by the aristocracy , and for what pnrpose ? To advance the interests of the labouring dan of . people ? To advance the interest of trade and commerce ? To advance the interest of those engaged in the cultivation of the- soilof the farmer or the farm labourer ? No such thing ; but to increase tbe rent roll of the landlord . That was the object which they had in view , and bitterly to their cost the object had been achieved . Having seen that
this measure was passed in opposition to the people , because those individuals bad unlimited power , they discovered at once that it was in consequence of those individuals having that which they ( the people ) had not—viz . political power , and it was that power which enabled them to set at defiance the wishes and interests of the people . ( Hisses and cheers . ) Since that period , but especially for the last two or three yeais , a very powerful agitatien bad been carried on to obtain a repeal of these laws , and with that agitation the Chartists occupied a very curious and singular position . The Chartists had been unahle to co-operate with the Corn Law repealers , but were compelled to take an apparently antagonistic position , not from factious feelings but from a conscientious feeling that tke
opinions of the repealers were wrong . The reason why tkey had not teen able to cooperate with the Corn Law repealers was that they ( the former ) believed the numerous evils under which they now suffered arose entirely from the monopoly of power by the privileged classes and from their not beicg amenable to the will of the people , acd that therefore the only remedy for these evils was the enfranchising of the whole people , and giving them equal power with these who now enjoyed it ( Hear , hisses , and cheers . ) Man was said to be selfiish by nature , and if that were so , they ought not to fc ive to any individual political power which would enable him to enrich himself at the txpence of others , he would assert that it was unjust and unwise to give to any class unbounded political power ,
because they would use it to promote class interest at the expenie of the interests of others , and on that princirle was based the People ' s Charter . He contended that all being equally interested as citizens in the welfare of the state , all ought to be in the possession of equal political power to secure their own interests and to prevent others injuring tb « m . All parties acknowledged the justice of that principle , but sonie differed from them aud said that the principle was correct in the abstract , but that tbe time had not cema for the exercise of the principles of justice . Now he " ( Mr . W- ) said that it was never too early to begin , to do justice , and that no good whatever was to be obtained by maintaining institutions which were not founded en justice . ( Chaxtist cheers . ) What was the
argument used for the immediate emancipation of the negro slaves ? It was said by the opponents of emancipation that they ought to wait until the negroes were enlightened and knew the benefit of religion . To this it -was answered that the ignorance of the slave was not the result of native want of talent , but that in the state of slavery and degradation in which they were placed was iu vain to attempt to improve their mind ' s ' - ' or morals , and that until the cau ^ o which occasioned that slnte of ignorance , immorality , and irreligion was removed it was totally impossible to remove these defects . " Therefore , " said they , ¦ " strike off their fetters now and make those man who are slaves free . ( Hear , bear , and loud applause . ) Then they will receive tbe ministry of the gospel in the spirit of the
true itlijioQ—then , you will believe them to be what they pretend to be . " If , then , tbe argument of the emancipationists were sound , his ( Mr . W . 's ) was equally sound , because it was based on the same principle . ( Gheers . ) Those who were opposed to the immediite emancipation of the people^—those who were opposed to the immediate giving to the people , political power , said that the people of England were ignorant That ignorance he admitted , and was endeavouring to remove ; but they would not be enlightened unless by exertion—they would not be enlightened as to what nieu were if they did not tell them what their rights were . The people were not born more ignorant than the richer classes . They had the same natural powers ; aud notwithstanding the disadvantageous position in which tbey
were placed , men . had sprung up among them of the noblest character , such as Watt , Arkwright , Burns , Elliot , and many other illustrious men . No one could deny that in intellect all classes were brethren ; and if . the masses wtre iguorant , it was not because they were naturally inferior , but , on the contrary , it was a strong proiif that the existing institutions of the country were unjust The more completely tbey proved the ignorance and immorality of tbe working classes , the more completely did . they prove the mischief of the ' existing institutions and the necessity of . achange . People working fourteen bouts a day inacsttorimill , or in the deep ,
deep mine . Lad no time for mettil improvement . Children were compelled at tha age cf five or six to go down , the deep mine for fourteen or fifteen hours a day , and were thus deprived of all the means of good © dncat ' oa , and of all things useful to tietn at that time of life . Still less could factory children be oxpected t > receive any education ; and it was no wonder to find in them such physical debility and moral depravity as were described in the reports of the factory inspectors . He who created us was not a partial father . He did not dole out blessings to oue class , aud deny them to others . But it was said that the people had nothing at stake . If the time should come when their shores were
likely to be invaded , and tke property of the aristocracy and the millocrats were likely to be endangered tbey should then hear nothing of the people having no stake in the country . T , hey would be attonished to be told what a stake they had then . ( Hear , lauchter , and applause . ) If they had to com 9 forward in defence of the throne , the iltar , the institutions of the country , aud their homes , tbey would then find that they had most itiiportaiit interests at stake . ( Hear , hear . ) Now , if they had these interests at stike , it came with a very ill gr ace from those who had had their assistance if the day after the battle they cams forward and told them that they were ignorant and had no interest in tha country . But the people had an interest not merely as strong , but greater than the wealthiest in
ths land . A men's interests vitally depended upon his relations to the state ; and any alteration ia the Law had a tendency vitally to affect his condition . If there were a law which would enhance tha cost of food and diminish the pries of La b our what became of the working man . It rciiuced bi . s supply of brrad and of clothing aisn . But if there were an amelioration of tho law which rcduc-d the value of property generally it would only b < 3 necessary for the rieh ta retrench their luxuries . Taey mi fc iib retrench a bottle of wine a day—keep a couple of horses where btfore they kept four , or a cuuplo of servants where they hail perhaps six , but they did not feel the piDchings cf want ( Loud cheers . ) The poorer classes instead of having a less , had a greater stake in the conntry than the rich ; because , if danger
did occur , those who had wealth could sell their lauded possessions , and become voluntary exiles ; but poorer people were chained to the soil on which they were born ; and he therefore said that as men , as husbands , and as fathers they had an equal interest bnt , as citizens , they had a greater interest than those vho c ! aimed an exclusive iiiierest in the country . ( Interruption , and cries of the ?• Remedy . ' ) Well , then , now for the remedy . He- had been speaking to the remedy all along—it was that to do justice to all was the surest means of promoting the interest , the honor , and the happiness of alL He held the opinion that the charter embodied these opinions which were baaed on justice to all , and what were they ? That the electoral power of the country should not be vested in a body of wen .
who had property merely , bnt in the whole aduit people ^—in all those who had coiae to maturity , end who had , therefore , the capacity to judge what was for the general interest The present system vested the electoral power in tha hands of the owners of property , or tbe occupier of a house of the value of £ 10 , and the inefficiency of that constituency to effect beneficial changes or to remove the evils of the country , proved , most cleariy that the present system was wrong . The franchise was now vested in the middle classes . If thty had chosen men ignorant of the principles of justice , tbey must have done so in ignorance or knavery ( Hear , hear , and cheers . ) If through ignorance then , they were unqualified to lio their duty ; and if through knavery they were equally disqualified . But if the
whole people were enfranchised and sbouid commit blunders they would only have themselves to blame , and the higher classes would be released from the odium which was at present attached to them . If they granted to tbe people their just rights , moreover , the hig her classes would have an interest in weaning them from their ignorance , because tbeir best security would be found in enlightening their minds and improving their morals . If , then , the men of Durham bad entertained prejudices against the Peoples Charter , he trusted that those prejudices would be now removed . They now knew what those principles were , and what they were not If they were lovers of justice they would
sapport those principles . ( Hear , hear , hear , and cheers . ) They attributed to the representatives of the whole people the remedy of those evils . It was offered , as an effective remedy and also as a speedy remedy The Chairman very probably thought the Chatter was not a remedy of that description . He must tell him ( the Mayor ) that neither was the repeal of the Corn Laws . Sir Robt . Peei ' s plan had become known , and it was not in consonance with the views of the f epealera . But did . Miey expect to carry a repeal of the Corn Laws sooEer ihan the Chartists could carry the Ckaitsr ? He should * ay decieiedly not ; and in that opinion he was support * < 1 by the moat intelligent portion of their own presj , suv 'A as the Spectator and the Nonconformist . The Charter w . * J a broader measure of jurtioellianihaMaeal
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of the Corn Laws . The Charter was » comprehensive ¦ andi sufficient scheme for improving the legislative power : ot $ ia ; country . It was embraced > f ; a larger number , and , thersfore , was more likely to Jje sooner carried . Tte repeal of the Corn Laws originated with tbe middle classes , but it could never fee carried without the rapport 61 ; the p ^ opje , O'Conneli hafi- « e « f ihifl , aud at Manchester expressed a wish that the people should back him in order to frighten the aristocracy L 9 rd' ^ elba !^ e . had . i (^^ the Corn Laws would convulse the country from end , to end—that it yould bring tne country to the yery verge of a revolution , and if bo why should they toe called upon to pasathrough sotemrjle an erdeal as that to remove one evil when the system which bad called that evil Into \ existence was to be suffered to last ? The middle classes , therefore ; shonld lanito'theaiselves to Chartists . . ( GUeetB . ) Let the middle and working
. classes join together to procure a broad measure of justice . It-was with no light feelings thatTiik appeared there that day , and : if he bad uttered atiy expressions of an improper character he mort ' sincerely regretted ' it He desired that good and kind feelings should exist aBiQng them , and if they could not agree in opinion let them agree to differ . ( Applause ) That meeting was one of the most cheering signs of the times . There was a period when the people were really treated as the •* swinish multitude , " when thefr still feelings felt no utterance on the public platform . Bnt they now lived in tim 8 S of a very different character when the working people had acquired knowledge , and when men in whom they had the fullest confidence were publicly heard to express their sentiments and expound their vie wa . He thanked them far the patience with which they had heard' him , and the Mayor for allowing him to speak . ¦¦" . " : ¦ - ., ¦'¦¦ .. " . ;— ¦ .- ' ¦ ¦' '¦" : '¦ ,. - '¦ ¦ . ; ¦ : ¦¦; '¦
The Town Clerk then read the resolutioa ,, which was to the effect that the mfeeting was pf opinipn that the most Bpeedy . and effioienttremedy ; for class legislation , and the numerous evils ^ arising from it , would be found in tha adoption of the , jpeople ' s Charter . . Mr . FBiNCiS IH'CARTHY , a carpet weaver , ascended the bench to propose an amendment He said that much as he agreed in what had fallen from Mr . Willirrn . 3 , yet he . considered that the obtaining of the Charter wonld be at such a distant period , that It would be long ere they felt the benefit of it . ( Hisses and cheers . ) Being convinced of this , and at the same time considering that a . repeal of the Corn Laws would sooner produce , good effects ^—( much biasing )—he rose to propose a resolution to that effect : Mr . WM . ALtXANDERi another carpet weaver ; seconded ths amendment
The amendment was pnt , but not twenty hands were held up for it It was negatived by a very large majority . The original motion was not put , the Mayor declaring it to have b » en carried , ' V Mr . '; . M , ow 9 RAX moved tbat petitions to both houses of Parliament be drawn up founded on the resolutions , and sent to Mr . Granger and Earl Stanhope for presentation , w&ich was earned without opposition . , Three cheers were giyeri for Frost , Williams , and Jenes ;; for the NorUiern Star ; and for Feargus O'Connor . ' ¦ ' : - : ' " ¦ ' " ¦ "' ¦ ' ¦ . ' .. •¦; :- ^ V- / ' .- ' . ' ¦¦ . -. ,. ¦ " . ' . .. ¦ ' - . ' - ¦ ;
Mr . 'Williams moved a vote of thanks to the Mayor , which waa cirried , / and the ; Mayor having returned thauka , the meeting was dissolved .
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' ' : ' '"¦ ' ¦ '¦•• ' ¦ , -SELBY . .: ' . ¦ " .: ' . ' .. , . - ' ; Mr . John Edson , flax-dresser , ftew Lane . Mr . Joseph Steels Jordan , ditto , . Kew Lane . Mr . Joseph Brunt , ditto , New Lane . Mr . John Wellis ; shoemaker , Mill Gate . Mr . William Butler , tailor , Mill Gate . Mr . Thomas Watson , ditto , New-street . Mr .: Georgo Woodall , ditto , Andusstreet , Gowthorpe . . ' : . . "'¦ : '¦ . ' ¦ '¦ . ¦ . ¦ - ¦ ' ¦ -. •'¦ ' : ' . •' .... : - ¦ , ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . Mr . John ^ Wood , address Mr . William Sutherbj ' s , Gowthorpe , sub-Treasurer . Mr . William Suiherby , Bhoemaker , Gowthorpe , sub-Secretary , ;
CHELSEA . Mr . Ruffy Ridley ^ dyer , 19 , D'Oyley-street , Sloauestreet . \ . "" - . '¦ ' ¦'' ' " " ' - ' ¦'¦'• .. ' ' - ¦ ' ' " " '¦' . " . ' . ' ¦' Mr . Thomas Martin Wheeler , reporter , 7 , Mill's Buildings . Mr . John Dowling , brioklayer , Royal Hospital Row . . i '• ¦ - " ' ¦ ' . ¦ ¦ ' . ' .. ' .. - ¦• Mr . Samuel ForS , shoemaker , 23 , High Row , Knightsbridge . Mr ; James Budding , painter , 1 , Unidn-street , Chelsea j ¦ ' . ¦ ; '¦ ¦ ¦ "¦ ' ' .: ' - . ' " ' . ¦ ' . ¦ . '"¦ ' -.
, Mr . Jameei Warmington , grocer , No . 9 , Blenheim Terrace ; ' : '¦ ¦" . ' V ; : ; - ' : : ; , . ' -. ¦'¦¦¦ ¦' . •" . ¦' . ¦ : •¦ ' . ' ' . '¦ ¦ . ' . ' , Mr . John Bamber , saiith , 6 , Robert-street , Chelsea . Mr . Wm . Dalibapj smith , Manor-Btreet , Knightsbridge . ' . ' . - ¦ ' ¦ : ' ' : . " : ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ • '¦ ¦'¦'¦ ' . ' ¦ ' - ¦' - ' '¦ . ¦ ¦ Mr . William Heath , carpenter , Phceaix Place , Knightfebridge , sub-Treasurer . Mr . Thomas Guthrie , smith , 1 , Russell-Btreet , Chelsea , sub-Secretary .
LIMEHOUSE . , Mr . Thomas Gilroy , enginefr , Alfred-street , Millwall , Poplar . Mr . William B . issago , bootmakerj No . 3 , Cbttagestrcet , Poplar . Mr . Alexander Fletcher , boiler-anaker , No . 8 , Gillstreet , Limehouse . Mr . John Garbutt , engineer , No . 5 , GUI-street , Limehouse . Mr . Sarnuel Squires , bootmaker , No . 3 , Limekiln Hill , L'mehoHsfi , sub Treasuier . Mr . J 68 iah Hornbloyver , engineer , No .. 18 , Margaret-street , Commercial Road , Limeliouse , eub-Secretary . ' .- ;
, B 0 LT 0 N . Mr . Wm . Barton , Nile-street . Mr . Johiv Hurley , Kay-street , Mr . John Kerr , Independent-street . Mr . Richard Pendlebury , Cannon-street . ' Mr . Wm . Parrot , Howel-croit . Mr . James Whitehead , Back Noble-street . Mr . Henry Gilmoor , Mayor-street . Mr . James Smith , Coiuinission-street . Mr . John Pearceall , Dvansgate . "" Sir . James Entwiatle , Bridge-street . Mr , Jaines Lord , Maudsley-street , sub-Treasurer Mr ; William Baird , A , Flash-street , sub-Secre tary . . - UPPER . WARLKY .
Mr . William Mitchell , weaver , New Laith , eub-Treasurer . Mr . William Sutcliff ? ., - shoemaker , High House , sub-Secretary .
HALIFAX . Mr . Ely Dyson , wire drawer , Range Bank . Mr . George Buckley , shoemaker , Church-street . Mr . Thoinas Story / carver , Great Albioiirstreefc . Mr . Joseph Barker , mechanic , Shakspere-street . Mr . Charles Kclding , tailor . High Road Well . Mr . John Redman , wodlcomber , Charles Town . Mr . William Wilkinson , ditto , ditto . Mr . Thomas L&ver , twister , King Cross . Feafgus O'Connor , E ; q , Hammersmith . Mr . John Illingwovth , overlooker , Barn Top , sub-Treasurer . Mv . Joseph Thornton , broker , Blackledge , sub-Seeretary .
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LEEDSf BOROUGH SESSIONS . : The Cbrifltm ajj General Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the Borough of , Leeds * were held lsst week , at the Court Housein Leeds , before Thomas Flower ELLI 3 , Jun ., Eaquire , Beoorder . ' : ' /' - ' ; '¦ : ' . ; . .. ;¦ . '¦ ¦/ . ' ,. ' .. / The follswing Gentlemen were sworn of
' : V \ .:. "; . \ vTHE : (^ a ^ p URr . :: .: ; . ; : ; ¦ ... : ¦ - . Mr . KabertDennlaChantreD , archittct , Foreman Mr . ThomasBarlo * , hattefe Mr . Win . * Bow 68 , Btuff-rnefichant ' Mr . TVm . Brown , stuff ineriAant . ^ Mr . RobertCadman , eehtleman . ^ / ^ '; Mr . Benjamin Clark , farmer . '/¦ : ' , : " ; ' Mr ^ JohnXJIark , ' an ^ tect ; ; v' ^ ' ; "' . ' : Mr . Tb-omaa Craven ; cdrnfactor . , ¦ . ' , '" , , ' -... - Mr ,-Thomas England , cornfactbr . : . " ¦ ¦ : ; ' Mr . WmJGraveley , vfarmeh > ^; > ' Mr . Richard Harrison , timber merchant . Mr . Wm . Bant , genUeman . ' " ; . ;' Mr . Frederick B 3 rby , merchant . Mr . Wm , Perkin , architect r ; . "' . ¦ Mr . James Sanderson , cbrnfactor . , - . ¦ ¦¦'' -. Mr . John ^ 1 ieoft / -e ^ iuffi : V- ? ' Mr . Georgei Smith , merchant
The Kecoeder , in charging the Grand Jury , Bald that although the calendar was rathes heavier in point of number Uian usual * it preseiibdd . one very gratifying feature , namely , the almost total absence of cases of stealing with , auythihg like violence , ; At the last sessions there were four or five cases of that nature , but on thia occasion , so far as be ha 4 perused the depositions , he had not found one . There were only two or three cases with respect to which any thing tbat be could say would be of use to them . In one or two cases the excuse of drunkenness might beset up . Upon that be eight observe that if there was drunkenness so great that a man did not kaow what be was about , or whether he took his own property or that of his neighbour , then there waa no crime , because there was no
malice ; but' that degree of drunkenness which merely blinded a man to the impropriety of the act he committed , was no excuse , but an aggravation of the offence . Therefore , in no case , unless the drunkenness had proceeded to a length which he thought it scarely ever did , of making a man unable to distinguiah between his own property and that of his neigbboor , could it be any excuse foe ; , the . comiuiBsion of a felony . There were other cases ia which eetva > its or agents were charged with embezzlement In such eases it wab not sufficient to prove that the accused bad received the monty , and that it had not come to the bands of the master , nor been entered in his master's books , becanse . it might happen that the servant had forgotten to enter it ; but the general proof waathat the servant had
designed to make tha master believe tbat all was clear between them , when in point of fact be had misappro priated bis monies to his ownuse . - There was one case in which the defence would probably be that the article , a mackintosh coat , waa borrowed not stolen , to protect the taker from the rain . If the Grand Jury should b < a of opinion that it was originally taken for that purpose , and not with a view to appropriate it ultimately to his own nse , they would not send the bill down' to the Patty Jury , as the offence would amount only to a trespass , and not to a felony . After some observations oncasea of uttering base coin , the Recorder said , that there was a case of personation under the Municipal Act , the person charged having voted in the name of a person whom he was not The 34 th section of the act enacted that only three questions coald b « pat to a burgess at the time of voting ; the first was whether the
person who tendered a voting paper wag the person whose ; name was signed thereto ; and an affirmative answer to that might be a correct one , although it was not his own writing . The second question was whether the person who tendered the voting paper was the person enrolled on the burgess roll for the qualification described at tbe foot of the voting paper handed in ; and it was probable that the indictment would turn upon whether ft false answer bad been given to that question . Now if a person of the natae of John Styles handed in a voting paper purporting to be signed by John Styles , and yet was not the John Styles who was registered , he was guilty of a crime in personating the true John Styles , in addition to the offence created by the statute in giving a false answer . The statute was framed to guard against one person voting for another ; and if a person was ill at home he could not send another person to vote for him .
THE SMOKE NUISANCE . . '¦ '" THE QUEEN V . GEORGE NUSSET AND GEORGE NUSSET ¦
' . . . ¦ ... - ¦; . - ¦ . ¦¦ JUNIOR . - . ¦•¦ ¦ ¦ •''•¦ , : ¦ Mr . Hall said that this case waa an indictment found at the last sessions against the defendants for nuisance in not consuming their smoke , and that since the indictment had been found they had made experiments which they hoped would succeed in effecting the object the prosecutor had in view ; and as the prosecutor had no wish to press hardly upon them , but was willing to abandon the prosecution , he had to move that the indictment be discharged . . After Home conversation between the Recorder and the Learned Counsel , A verdict of Not Gnllty was taken and recorded . We understand that the remaining two of the three indictments for smoke nuisance , found at the last sessions , have been traversed till the next sessioas .
Transported Seven years . —Mary Ann . North , 22 , an old offender , for stealing three printed cotton dresses from Benjamin pollard . Henry Bottomley Hargreaves , 23 , for having feloniously received several pairs of bootsat Leeds , the propercy of Benjamin Jackson , well knowing them t'J have been stolen . ' ¦ ¦¦ IMPRISONED One Yeab .. —Joseph Butterfield , etealr ing boots from Dennia Topham . John Craven Fielding , stealing brass piping , &c . fioin John Cooksoh . Margaret Gpllagher , eteaiing a purse containing £ io in bank note . ' - , from C . Bell . -. ?' ¦' ¦¦ ¦' . ' : . - . ¦ :: ¦' /¦ . - ' '' ¦" -- ' ; . ' " - . ; ¦ " . Imprisoned Nine Calendar Months .- —Mary Th . esh , alias Carr , stealing money from James Crdssley . James Chad wick , stealing £ 7 10 a . in money , a cashbox and other articles , the property of Messrs . Wm . Prichard and Company of Burley Mill ..: Harriet Marshall , 22 , stealing mouey the property of Christopher Hunter . '
Imprisoned Eight Calendar MoNTHs .-i-Mary Ann Brook , stealing a purse and half-a-crpwn from Win . Gledhill . ( The prisoner on leaving the bar , said ,: " I think ye might a * well mafc * it twelve . " ) Imprisoned Etghteen Weeks . —Robert Boynton , stealing from three , different places of worship ; hymn books , &c . from Tbomas Wood , Wm . Walker Wilson , and Wm . Wilkinson WorralL IsiPRisoNEb Six Calendar Months . —Ann Stbtt , stealing a driuktng glass and an iron spitting box from Mr . Thomas Jubb . Win . Farrer , stealing a canvas ? cover . from John Kitsou . John Edward Chambers , feloniously receiving boots , the property of Benjamin Jackson , well knowing them to have been stolen . Jane Mountain , 27 , 6 tealing bacony the property of Thomas Fowler . Elizibeth Mellor , i 9 , and ElizabethCunciall 19 , stealing wearing apparel , the property of Win . Hey and others . Wm . Brayshaw arid Ana Green , uttering counterfdit coin . .
Imprisoned Five Calendar Months . —Elijah Routh , Btealing a number of cow ' s tails , the property of Messrs ; Nickols and Rhodes , from the Aire and Calder Navigation Wharf . Ann Wood , stealing money , < & < 5 . from Thomas Burnell . Frederick Gilbertson , stealing money from Margaret Havland . Wm . Conroy , stealing coals from Messrs . Brandling and Co . Imprisoned Four Calendar Months . — -Mark Ridgwell , stealing cow ' s tails from Messrs . Nickols and Rhodes . Byroui alias Bryan Hughes , stealing a pair of shoes from Christopher Atkinson . Thomas Kelly , stealing brass castings from Messrs . Maclea and March . William Edwards , stealing money from Thomas Barrett William Matthew , stealing a wash-bandstmd , &c from William Baxter . Sampson Spender ,
Btealing from Thomas Hebden . Esq ., Wm . Ambrose Jackson , stealing silver spectasles from BrMgtt Cropr per , and a silk handkerchief from Mary Ellis . Jane Kilroy , for feloniously receiving a muslin apron and other articles , the property of Jamas Tobmpson , well knowing them to have been stolen . Anu- Simpson , stealing money from George Spencer . 'Robert Cooke , obtaining money by false pretences from George Constantlne , with intent to defraud him of tbe same . William Nerthcifp , and Thomas Hemingway , stealing band and other articles * the propurty of Wm . Edward Ellis and another . James Holmes , stealing a quantity of tartar , the property of Benjamin Slusgrave . Joseph R » thmell , and Robert Richardson , stealing a top coat , the property of David Pawson .
Imprisoned Three Calendar Months . —Maiy Tempest , stealing gingham from Jehn Dalby . Paul Lockwood , stealing a fender from Jane Barker . Martha Megson , stealing a merino apron from Rachel Greenwood . Elizt Little , stealing a printed dress , &c , from John Barrow . Abraham Stead , stealing a coat and walateoat frqnv Wm * Kaberry . James Brook , stealing a woolsheet from Joseph Lister . John Parker , stealing beef from Thomas Biggins . George Woodhead , stealing a box from Benjamin Sharp . Tnomus Homer , stealing beef from Elijah Law . Mary Hargreaves , stealing a silver plated pint from Abraham Castelow . Wm . Longbottom , st . a portmanteau from
Robert Pool . Samuel Broad bent , stealing ; ailk handkerchiefs from David Haywood . Thomas Longstaff , stealing beef from Wm . Harrison . Margaret Begg , stealing printed cotton , thd property of David Butters . Gideon Galtress , stealing ham , the property « f David Brotherton . John M'Ginnits , stealing money , the property of Matilda Shutt Isabella Wise , stealing a coat and cloth , the property of John Snowden . Ann Spenee , stealing shoes , the property of Isaac Cheetham . Thomas Longstaff , stealing beef . Edward Jackson , stealing a coat . John Land , obtaining a watch and other articles by false pretences , with intent to defraud Philip Lewin and another . '¦ ' . ' , ¦ : ¦ ''¦¦ ¦ :. ¦¦ - ¦ . ''' : •• ' ' . • ¦ .,. '' -. - ¦ ¦ . - .. ¦
Imprisoned Two Calender MoNTHs .--Jan ) es Balmforth stealing caps from Ann Hudson , tlizibeth Redfearn , stealing shoes ftoin Isaac Cheetham . Wm . Wright , « tealing a hat the property of Benjamin Holroyd . . V' : ; ;¦ ¦ .. " . . , ' '' ¦ " . : . "' ; lMPBisp » Ei > SixWEEKsXElJz ! ibetaLyncb , 8 tealing wearing appare ^ the property of John Lee . Imprisoned Ojne Calendar Month . — Mary Smith , stealing wearing apparel the property of James > Bxasrn , EM .
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IMPRISONED T £ N Days IX J&EEDS CfAOL .- — . Catherine Welsh , stealing a top coat from Michael Coulson . : ; ¦ - . ' ¦ ; . ¦ '¦ . ' . " ¦;; , ; '' ' .: , : . . / f ¦¦¦ ' ¦ ¦ - ¦ ' ;¦ ' •; . '¦ , ¦ '¦ ¦ •• ., ¦ ' - . \ - : ¦ N < v Bill agninst Eliza Roadhouse , stealing money from Rd . Parkin ., Henry Jackson , chareed stealing a fowl from Thomas Bark « r . William Mayfleld , steal ing ham , the property of David Brotherton . James Hawfcea , and John > Ashworth Lister , stealing wearing apparel , the property of James Cortfs . Maria Mai shall , etealing money , the property of Jane EmmersoD Robert ; Corker , stealing a macintosh ^ the property of Robert Cross .,: /¦';¦;; ¦¦ - ; . ' ; . - - "' = ¦ > » - ? ; '¦ ¦¦ ¦ - - '' ¦ - ¦[^ ¦ ^ ; " ; : ' . . ' '¦ ' RESPiTED Tllil . NEXT SESSION& ^ -iPatrick JBor goyne , personating a voter at the Leeds Municipal Elsctfon . '" ' "" : '' ; - " -: ' '' : V ' . : ¦' - ¦ < :- ¦ ¦ : -.. ' : ¦ ¦ ¦ : ¦ ¦'¦ - . / -: ¦ ¦; . .
Not GmLTY . —John Sllkatone , charged stealing beef from Elijah Law . I . CarolLae Kay , charged ; stealing thrBd printed cotton ' dresses from Benjamin Pollard . Wm Broadbent , charged stealing , fowfa from J . Flesher . Thomas Broadbeht , chargad stealing silk handkerchlefa from David Hay wood . Daniel i KiUroy , charged with receiving stolen property belonging to James Thompson , knowing it to have been stolen ^ John Kerraon , steal-Ing a hand-barrow from Robert Ward . ' John Cooper , charged stealing a ceat from Thomas Walton . Sarah Askham , stealing money , the property of John Drake . John Robinson , stealing money , the property of Wm . Tetlow . Mary Burns , stealing wearing apparel , the
property of Wm . Hey and others . Benjamin Illingworth , stealing money , the property of Wm . Rhodes . Joshua Brook , stealing cloth . John Broughton , steal ing wearing apparelj the property of John Bturnetfc Ann . Lumb , Btealing a shawl , the property of J . Grower , and another . William Smith , obtaining goods by false pretences , with intent to defraud John . Walgha . Elizabeth Blackburn , uttering counterfeit coin . George Brierley , obtaining goods by false pretences , with intent to defraud George PJatte . Adam Lyon Hagineaur , attempting to defraud Win . Johnson , v : ' : 'Fp ' RF £ lf £ DVHn ' ' -l ^ COGVI . Z 4 ' VqES . ^ OI ^ &ui : iF 1 et > jsber , charged with having feloniously embe 2 zled money , tha property of Mr . W . Middleton , solicitor . ' The sessions terminated on Saturday night , a little before twelve o ' clock . ; : : ¦¦ ¦
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' Ltaps Corn Market , Tuesday , JxmARr 4 . — Therfe is a lar ^ e arrival of Wheat to this day's MartpBt , other kinds of Grain moderate . Wheat haa been quite a retail trade , ) and prices Is , to 2 s . per quarter lower . ; . Fine heavy Bariey fall as dear , oat no improvement in other descriptions . Oate a halfpenny per stone , and Beans Is . per qr . lower . THE AVERAGE ! PRICESV FOR THE WEEK : v ; v ;' . - •; ' ¦; ,, . :, ENDING Jan .. ^ ,: l 8 ' « ' 2 . :- -.. ¦ ¦ :: : - ' : V-. . ;¦ ::: ¦; Wheat . Barley . Oats * Rtfei Beam . Peas QrsV ¦ Qjf 8 ri Qr 8 > Qra . Qrs . Qr » . 2610 : = 1662- 493 ; 9 25 0
£ ' fi .- 'd . £ -8 ; . 'd ; £ s . d . £ a . d . £ s . d * £ s . d . 3 T Q- 112 9 1 3 7 | 119 Q 118 5 J 0 0 0 Leeds Cloth Markets . —We are glad to hear that a confident hope exists that trade in this district will in a very short time improve ; and that a steady demand for , manufactured goods is . anticipated . Stocks are very low , the , merchants not having for some time purchased beyond their immediate wants , So that the slightest extra demand would have the effect of causing more employment , the manufaoturerg having for some time limited their powers of production . The stuff trade is pretty brisk under all circumstances , though even here there are great complaints of want of demand in comparison with what there oughttb :. b 0 ... ¦' . ¦ •/ ¦ . "¦ ., ' ,: . ; '• - '¦ ¦ .: ' ¦ . ' . ¦ . ¦ ¦ '¦• ¦ - "' - ^ HtrDDEBSFiELD : Cloth MiBKET .--Gnr first market in the new year was as gloomy as the one ending : the old year . There was no improvement in any ona department . WooIb , Oils , &o . as nsaal .
Bbadfohd Market , Thdbsda , t , Ja . » . 6 . —Woal^—Since oar last report we cannot learn that any material change has taken place either in demand or prices . The deep stapled wether fleeces and matchings continue most iu request . Colonial wools are still much neglected both in combing and clothing sorts ; Tarn . —Th « inquiries . for Yarns are rather on the increase , and perhaps on the whole quite aa much dose as for several vretkfp&st t but without any improvement in Wool , of which the consumption is chiefly upon , to produce the numbers of Yarn most in request , makes the condition of the spinners any thing but an euviable one , and without ; some very extensive change for the better , either by .. a redactionin the prices of Wool or an advance on the Yarn ? , we fear it will be some considerable time before the spinners have either their idle machinery brought into operation , or the residue working foil time . Piece . —We had a very numerous attendance at our
first new market in the year , which is usually of a rather animated character . To-day has not been so much so as we could have wished , nor are the purchases made extensive , being in a great measure confined to Fancy Goods , made from Mohair and Alpaca Wool , the latter article having undergone an advance causes many to be eager buyers at old prices » which . the-Manafacturers state they cannot afford , and are seeking an advance commensurate . In other goods , bix-quirter Merinos , Saxony , and Orleans ; the demand continues rather limited , but late prices are fully maintained , and the . opinion- ' is still gaining ground that things hr ye seen their lowest point . Thirsk Corn Market , Jan . 3 . —Supply large , with a very heavy market . Wheat full 3 d per bushel and Oats from 6 d to Is per quarter lower . Barley dull of sale , but best samples realized nearly former rates . Wheat 7 s 3 d to 8 s ; Beans 4 s to 5 s per bushel . Oats 9 d to lid per stone , or 16 s to 22 s per quarter . Barley 26 s to 31 s per quarter .
Manchester Corn Market , Friday , Jan . 7 . --There is bu ^ t little to notice respecting the trade during the present week , the general character being that of much inactivity ; and , in consequence of the holiday usual at the commencement of ihe year , our market was held this morning . In the absence of several ef the customary attendants fev / transactions wei ; e reported , a , nd no change can be made in tho quotatida of any article . ; : - ; London Smithfield Market , Mondav , Jan . 3 . — We had a very moderate arrival of beasts from the whole of our grazing districts ^ up to this morning ' s market , but the general quality of the bullock supply -was unusually prime for the time ; . 6 f year ; iride « d t nearly the whole of it was above the middle quality . The limited nature Of the receipts , and the large attendance of buyers , produced a very fair inquiry , and an advance in the currencies noted on Monday
last of from 2 d to 4 d per 81 b was readily obtained ; the primesS Scots are going off as full 4 s 10 d per 81 b , and the market was cleared ac an early hour . From Scotiand , there were received about 125 § cots , aud 1-90 'sheep , in excelleut condition . Amongst the supply , we noticed five oxen and a heifer offering by Mr . Willoughby , and fed by Mr . Hewisoa , of West KeaV Liucolnshire , which weve the admiration of ail beholders ; in fact , finer animals were ^ seldom , if ever , seen in this market , while they produced ex-• ceedin ^ ly high prices . The points were extremely smooth , aud they would weigh extremely heavy . There was a . fair . average 6 upply of sheep on sale , the inquiry for which was a firm , but without any jmprovenieut in their currencies . In calves , little was done , yet there was slight enhancement on Friday ' s rates . The pork tr * dc was steady , at last week's , figures . ; .-. " .
LiytKi'ooL Corn Market ; Mondav , Jan . 3 rd . — We have this week had moderate Bnpplies of British Grain , &u . ; but the arrivals from foreign ports amount to 5 , 530 quarters of Wheat , 1 , 076 quarters of Beans , 770 quarters of Feas , and 9 , 940 barrel of FLour j and from Canada there arc reported 1 7 b" 8 quarters of Wheat , 10 , 000 barrels of : Flour , aad 2 , G 00 quarter ^ of Peas . With very trifling excep-. tions , However , all these are for the present entered under bond . The rates of duty on foreign Wheat are advanced to 23 d . 8 d ,, on Barley to 15 i . 4 d ., oa Peas to 11 s . per quaTter , aud on Flour to 143 . 3 d . ¦ per barrel . ; Since this day se ' nnichtj a few parcels
of free foreign have been taken for shipment 10 Ireland ; but the trade in Wheat has been of a limited character , and price-agonerally have declined Id . per bushel . In Flour there ha ? been litste done at barely previous rates . Oats and Oatmeal have commanded little attention , though both articles have been offered pa rather easier terms . Barley and Beans hare sold only in retail , and must be quoted Is . per quarter cheaper . Some parcels of foreign boiling Peas have found buyers at 42 s . to 44 s . per imperial quarter . In the early part of the week , two or three cargoes © f Mediteranean Wheat to arrive changed hands at the previouscurrency * No further transactions have transpired . '¦ ;
LivBRpooL Cattlb Markrt , Monday , Jan . 3 . — There hat 9 been a very fair demand for fleasta and Sheep at market to-day , and those of prime quality \ verc 1 eagerly sought after ^ Best Beef from 6 id . down to 6 d . per lb . Best Wether Mutton from 7 d . down to 6 ^ 1 . per lb . Number of Cattle at market : —Beasts 1 , 415 , Sheep 2 , 964 . ; :
Richmond Corn Market , Saturdat , Jan . 1 — We had a good supply of Grain in our market this week . Wheat Bold from 6 * . 6 d . to 9 i . Gi . O » ts 2 i id . to 3 s . 64 . Barley 4 s ; 9 J . to 3 a . Beans 5 s . 6 d . to 63 .: M . per bushel . " .
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MERTHTR TYDyiEi .--At a full meeting of the Association on Monday last , it was resoived that this Association is of opinion that no advance should be made , or any approval expressed of any movement made towards joining the Anti-Corn-League , as this Association is " of opinion that the leaders of the League are fully hostile to tho principle of Universal Suffrage . . . . NEWPORT . —( Monmouthshire . )—On Sunday , Mr . Black , of Nottingham , delivered two sermons ;
one at three o ' clock , the other at six in the evening . He has made such a good impression on his hearers , that the females offered to enter into a subscription amon }; themselves , in the hope of having him every Sunday , but Mr . B . could not attend . If possible he will lecture here next Sunday againj in the Charti&ts' New Room ; " at the hpuso of Mr . James Horner , the Queea Adelaide , at the bottom of the Market , on Monday . Mr . Thomas Jones proposed the National Petition in a very neat speech , which was secouded , by Mr . Crouin , aud earned .
MANCHESTER .-On Wednesday evening , the members of the 'feu Pound Loan Society , held at Mr . Allen ' s ^ Woodniait Inn , Oldham-road , took snpper together . The roast boefj ^ co . wa s served up in excellent Btyle . , When justice had been dope the good things , Mr . Roberts was called to the chair , and ^ v ery happy evening was spent . OAKE 1 TSHAW . —On Tuesday night week , the Rev . Mr . Bay ley delivered a lecture on the Corn Laws , in a room occupied by the Primitive Methodists , Stock row . When the lecturer concluded , Mr . Bee > ly got up and asked the Chairman leave to g peak half an hour , but oh , nov that would not be allowed ; the Chairman saying , I am not the Chairaian of this meeting ; I was only appointed until Mr . Pixb ' n-i arrived , and if he would give leave he had nothisg to do with it . Mr . Beesly eaid , if he could not v How him to epeak , might he ask the Rev .
Gentlema . 1 a few questions ! Af ^ r consent being obtained rom Mr . Bay ley , Mr . Beesly proceeded to ask a question ; but before he had finished asking it , Mr . Bayiey , tiding that he would not bo able to answer it , interrupted the speaker and desired him tocome to ths quest . oli . Mr . Beesly , not to be put down , promised to be brief , and put to him the following : as Mr . Bayiey ha d stated in his lecture that if a repeal of the Corn Lavs took place it would cause a greater quantity of manufactured goods to be wanted , and would oonsequent . 'y find more employment for the labourers , arid labourers would become ecarca , and the masters would gi ve more wages to obtain tiem , how was it that as wt had increased in the manufac turing of cotton goods for foreign marfcetsi we had decreased in the payiag of wages I Mr . Beesley entered into some observations , and Mr . Bailey failed ia his reply . A long u'iscassion Buceeededj Jlr . Beesley completely routing the " Leaguers . "
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 8, 1842, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1143/page/8/
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