their old friends, LAVENDER, the late London thief-taker, and Nicholas GRIMSHAW, Mayor of Preston. ready to interfere with an unarm- this must end! But, if they caned man, expected to approach not now see that there must be their town, in the midst of an un- such a reform of the Parliament armed multitude! Oh! no. Devil as would diminish the all-conis in it, if such a town as this can trolling power of this class, they be in any danger! " Making a and their families must be begformal and solemn appeal to the gars. Nothing short of a Reform Government!" For troops, I of the Parliament will save them. suppose? For powder and ball A petition coming from them for and swords and bayonets to "in- such a reform, would be instantly terfere" with Cobbett, least his followed by similar petitions all speaking in Manchester should over the kingdom. This is the have a TENDENCY to produce way for them to save themselves. a breach of the peace! It does They have now found that their not signify talking: such a place cause and their workmen's cause, must suffer: I should be an is one and the same. They have atheist at once if I could believe now found, that if their workmen that such a place would escape perish, they must perish too. suffering. For the poor and inno- Thus have they their choice; to cent people of Manchester I feel rely upon the Reformers for effisincere sorrow. I know well cient relief, or still to adhere to that a considerable portion of them suffered in the spirit, if not in the flesh, in the horrible years 1817, 1818, and 1819. But, the place must suffer. Those who participated in, or approved of, the horrid deeds of those years, are now receiving their reward. However, in order to merit a mitigation of their just punishment, let them now come forward. Let them now ask pardon of God and man. Let them join the Reformers; for, any thing short of that is totally useless. The Corn Bill is only one thing to be removed. It is, however, a thing of great importance. But, there are the horrible loads of taxation. These loads must be removed, or merchants and traders and manufacturers must all be beggars. They are all now sacrificed to the cormorant rapacity of the LandOwners and the Beneficed Clergy How blind the Master Manufacturers must have been, not to see and not to have seen where NATIONAL DEBT. DOCTOR TORrens. "England is at present the only country of Europe, except Spain, where plans for violating the conproposed by men of any character.— Globe of Tuesday. tracts with the national creditor are ANNA BRODIE. "The accounts from the distressed districts are actually shocking; and, as is usual in such cases, a corresponding depravation of morals attends the physical evils to which the objects of our sympathy are subatrocious sufferings, which we can jeeted. Even those who witness the but feebly describe, have their perceptions of right and wrong blunted. The most respectable periodical works no insinuate the propriety of seizing perty of the fundholders! ANNA the funds. To this we shall come, if BRODIE talks of seizing it. To some severe system of retrenchment be not adopted."—Old Times. DOCTOR BLACK. "Our own opinions on this subject have been too frequently expressed for our readers to be in any doubt respecting them. To reduce the interest of the national debt (or to tax it, which means the same thing), is a course at variance with every principle of justice. But seize, ANNA, is to take hold of. And do you think that you could take hold of these funds! How we shall laugh one of these days, at all this talk about confiscating and seizing! There will be no confiscation and no seizure. The things will NOT BE any longer; while we condemn this course, we but those are very much miscannot shut our ears to the language taken, who suppose that the funds. openly held respecting it. We verily alone will cease to be. That old believe that the Landholders, though they may not be prepared for any impostor and sinecure placeman, thing decisive, are very generally ADAM SMITH, having said that disposed, like the Noblemen and 66 Gentlemen of Renfrewshire, to cheer the " English funds would stand propositions, having for object the « as long as the British Governconfiscation of the property of the Fundholders."-MORNING CHRONICLE. DOCTOR THWAITES. "ment itself," PAINE said, in answer: "that may be true "enough; but that is not saying "much; for it is only saying, that "The public mind seems ripe for a reduction of the interest of the Debt;"the British Government will though Ministers talk, of course, about National Faith." - Morning Herald. There: that will do, for the present. More another time; but, what a pretty brute that must be, who can think, while he sees this, of leaving money in the funds to children, or to any body else! Such a person must be mad, or an idiot. Any other would never think of doing such a thing. But, how strange it is to hear a se nsible fellow, like DOCTOR BLACK, talk about" confiscating" the pro "stand as long as the English "Funds; and that it will do, and "not one moment longer." And, if PAINE meant the THING with all its seats and so forth, he certainly was right, Those who imagine that to reduce the interest of the debt is to be followed or accompanied with no consequences, will find themselves greatly deceived. THE POOR MAN'S FRIEND. JUST published, No. 1., a little work under the above title. I intend it to contain about six numbers, at twopence a Number, to be published monthly. I intend it to be the Companion of the Working Classes, giving them useful information and advice, adapted to their present difficult situation; and especially I intend it as the means of teaching them how to AVOID SUFFERING FROM HUNGER! I intend clearly to explain to them their rights and their duties. Applications from the country should be made without delay. I shall give one copy of each Number to every working family in Preston, as a mark of my gratitude for their great kindness towards me, and also as a mark of my admiration of their sense and their public spirit.-The other Numbers will be published on the first of each succeeding month.The price, to Gentlemen taking a quantity, will be, for one hundred, twelve shillings, for five hundred, fifty-five shillings, and, for a thousand, five pounds. MR. COBBETT'S PETITION TO THE KING. Just published, price one penny, or six shillings a hundred, Mr. COBBETT's Petition to the King, together with a Preface, and with the two notes written, by Mr. COBBETT, to the Marquess of Conyngham. These documents are printed in this cheap manner, that they may be circulated as widely as possible. I recommend them for the use of all the great towns in the kingdom. MARKETS. trade to-day for Oats, and prices are hardly so good as on Monday. Monday, July 31.-There was a moderate supply of all sorts of British Average Prices of CORN through-Grain last week, but considerable out ENGLAND, for the week end- quantities of Foreign Wheat and ing July 22. Per Quarter. S. d. S. Wheat 56 10 | Rye .... 40 3 Beans... 46 26 7 Pease... 46 d. 6 Oats to go under lock. This morning there is again a short quantity of all descriptions of Corn fresh up. A few samples of New Wheat, Pease, and Oats, have appeared, but all ra5ther small corn. During the last eight days, the weather has been remarkably favourable for harvest operations, with every prospect of a continuance. Wheat has met a very 187 heavy trade, and the prices have de2,026 clined 2s. to 3s. per quarter from the terms of this day se'nnight. Barley 31 Corn Exchange, Mark Lane. Qrs. 263 Barley remains without alteration. Beans obtain the terms of last Mon day slowly. Boiling Pease are not so free in sale as last week, but prices are 2s. to 3s. per quarter higher. Grey Pease are much as before. There has been a slack trade for Oats to-day, and prices may be re..27 1 ported the same as this day se'nnight. In Flour, no alteration, but the sale not so free as of late. Qrs. £. s. d. s. d. Wheat.. 5,183 for 15,837 7 3 Average, 61 1 Barley.. 163 250 15 3..... ..30 9 Oats.. 5,711 7,742 18 10... Rye.... 10 16 3.... .....30 10 Beans ..1,679 3,938 8 4..........46 10 Pease 288 730 18 2..........50 9 7 .. .... Friday, July 28.-The supplies of this week are moderate. The wea Price on board Ship as under. ther being fine, and harvest proceed-Flour, per sack ......50s. ing rapidly, our millers purchased scarcely any Wheat to-day, and prices are rather lower than on Monday last. Barley and Beans are unaltered. Pease are likely to turn out so deficient, that they still look upwards in price. There was a slack Maidstone, July 27.-Our accounts continue much the same as last week, respecting the appearance of the coming crop of Hops, which many planters are of opinion will be so much at the top of the poles, as to cause the produce to be under the Duty as now laid. However, we do not exactly agree with that report, for if the present fine weather, which seems so favourable, should last the month of August, the old strong grounds will do every thing you can expect, and great things may be done. Duty called about 180,000l. Worcester, July 26.-On Saturday thirty-four pockets were weighed; prices from 71. to 81. The accounts from our plantation lead us to think that the produce will not be so abundant as was expected. It is remarked that the principal blow is at the top of the poles; the plants have not Lamb Beasts... Calves. 4 0 4 2 2,348 | Sheep 243 Pigs Price of Bread.-The price of the 4lb. Loaf is stated at 10d. by the full-priced Bakers. |