Star. — London, England, 1825-01-17 00:00:00

WE ST INDIA SLAVERY. LETTER XIL-PART VI. 91 CONCLUSION FROM THE STAR OF PRIDAT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. In examining those points in this controversy, which i ierre d to principles connected with the natural and ,I: ket price of wages , I founded my observations s i m ilar principles to those which Mr. Whitmore had u sed from the observation of facts in England. Had Gentleman pursued his investigation of facts in the ;v es t Indies, as to the effect of the difference between , enc utral and market price of wages on free and slave. air,be would probably have arrived at the same con ctisions as I have done. ).h,lll still refer to the principles of that intelligent , t iter for the illustration of my mode of reasoning. In tags 11, of Mr. Whitmore's Letter on the present and ~ : are prospects of agriculture, he - says: " We all know what pertinacity the poor of this country adhere . 0 their custom of consuming only the whitest bread, ..aid how inveterate their prejudices are against those ;c h e aper sorts of food which, in times of scarcity, are ofnnished by the hand of charity, or strongly recom mended as an improvement in their domestic eco %only. 1 mean not to defend this : their feeling corn. willf proceeds froth ignorance, and, in some in ',stances, savours of ingratitude; but it is a strong and wayincing proof how dcult it is to change the habits' 1 . of a people." A person who thus draws his inferences 'rom specific facts, sheaving the connection of cause In d effect, though, perhaps, not satisfied with the sta nitical researches of Dr. Stobo, will see immediately, Sat there are causes in operation diminishing the ex netted result of the agricultural industry of the free black and coloured people of Tortola, who labour them wives, and o.s n no Slaves: and although two unbiassed persons may present different causes as producing nes umresults, set neither would omit, as being among tnemnst influential class, those causes already mentioned 13 3 previous quotation from Mr. Whitmore, viz. cli mate, state of civilization, and the peculiar habits of each people, as well as the great difficulty attendant on the anempt to change the habits of a people. Perhaps two persons, having different views on this subject. would also both agree in the deductions of a popular Lecturer on Political Economy, and admit, " the principles on which the production and ac comularion of wealth, and the progress of civilza " tion depend, are not the offspring of legislative en ., Actments. Man must exert himselt to produce wea!th, because he cannot exist s4ithout it." With this principle, the fact of both Slaves and free coloured people labouring to obtain subsistence, is in perfect unison. But the Lecturer proceeds to state: the desire implanted in the breast of every individual "of rising in the world, and improving his condition, "impels him to save and accumulate." This principle is dilly seen in operation in England, and is unques tionably true in the triajw-ily of cases ; but in this prin ciple, we must also admit the operation of those power ful causes of climate, state of civilization, and habits of a people, combined with those circumstances, noticed by Adam Smith, 66 which either really, or at least in the imaginations of men, make up for a small pecu • niary gain in some" kinds of labour, " and counter balance a great one in others." In short, that when men seek to better their condition, they consult their own ideas of kappitreas, in their mode of obtaining their object. To understand all the circumstances clearly which influence productive industry, arising from the opera tins of climate, state of civilization, and habits of the people, on the ideas which they may entertain as to the best mode of promoting their own happiness, a great degree of minute statistical research is absolutely neces sary. And when ANGLUS sneers at it, or under-rates it, he shews himself by so much the less qualified to inves :tate this most important problem of political economy. In the West Indies are found a number of adult free Negroes owning land, cultivating . it for their own benefit, and with every motive to increase their exer tions for their sole advantage; yet, in point of fact, many of the Slaves, in the same island, exercising the same industry, and also for their own benefit, obtain *early as much in a fragment of time allowed to " them for this purpose," as the free people accom plish when entire masters of all their time, both parties being under the stimulus of providing for their subsistence, and a certain scale of comforts. On the principles of Adam Smith, perhaps some explana tion may be afforded, in the kind of employment being agricultural labour, which has many compensations in a temperate climate, that are not felt i 5 the burning regions of the Torrid Zone. The free people, therefore, owning land, under the stimulus of necessity, are obliged to provide food, raiment,.&c. but decline far ther continuing to encounter the voluntary fatigies of agricultural labour in the West Indies, for any ade quate reward which it may bring, thus acting on the ordinary prinCiples of forming their own ideas of hap. Oyu ; and by which they un fortunately are led to act, as if they thought that the profitable result of greater esettions would not compensate for the greater pain to , be undergone by agricultural labour in a climate where the mere act of repose is a luxury. Whereas the Slaves are coerced to exercise a certain portion of labour for the benefit of their masters; whilst necessity acts on them aim) as a stimulus to voluntary labour, in order to provide food, &c. for themselves, during the portion of time allowed to them for that purpose. But in the case of the free people, it is seen, that al though they do labour some small part of their time, that they are not influenced to labour steadily in agri cultural industry, even for their own advantage, and the ordinary motives which influence persons in Eng land. ANGLUS thinks the reasoning people in this Country cannot, by the utmost exertion of the metaphy sical skill of the lieviewer, be convinced of this fact. The Reader will observe, that instead of resorting *rely to metaphysics to support the views of the Re viewer, I dwell more upon facts; at the same time !hewing the Reader the connection between these facts 14 the inferences which I submit for his consideration. A NGL us, indeed, assumes the operation of 14 moral 'olives" as influencing the habits of the labourer in the West Indies; but he assigns no reason whatever ro prove, that the patties to whom he refers are under the, influence of such motives: It is, therefore, merely, an lisertion, without proof, affording no argument against Reviewer: for the Reviewer had reasoned upon the l ubits of free men and Slaves, as theysreaily are in the Vest Indies, and under the stimulus of such motives as .Whitmore, Adam Smith, and others, have assumed be fully adequ'ate t‘ excite industry in this country, which appear not to have produced the same effect tht West Indies. ( Act) therefore, of the industrious Slaves pos- sessing a par'ty of comforts, by exerifont in equal portio3 of time, as convared with the labour of free-col Owed people not owning Slaves, but them selves employed in similar cultivation on their own land, when Fully and fairly examined, clearly proves that the Reviewer's difficult and perplexing problem has not been solved, as ANGLUS maintains; and, moreover, that the circumstances brought forward by Asiorus, in support of his opinion, furnish the strongest arguments against the truth of the theory which he has adopted. It will now remain for the Public to judge, whether, as ANGLUS says, the statements and admissions of the Reviewer, supported by those facts upon which I have already commented, are sufficient to prove the assertion of AM:4IAM, viz. " not only that the Negroes " are fit for freedom, but that their freedom will be a " pecuniary benefit, no less to their masters than to " themselves." I have endeavoured to shew, by abstract reasoning, as well as by reference to fact, that the Negroes are not at the present moment fit for freedom—that their free dom would not be a pecuniary benefit to their Masters, and that their immediate freedom would be of very problematical benefit to themselves. I have repeated and developed the arguments of the Reviewer on this vital part of the subject, who states—" That no " precedent exists of free Negroes having performed " the duties necessarily required in the cultivation " and manufacture of sugof, in such a manner as "to .afford a profit to their employers." I concur with -hint also in the fullest degree, in the following obseivati.,ni: 44 We are not, however, in any de " gree disposed to infer from this fact, the impossi " nility of free labour being ever substituted for Slave " labour with advantage to the Proprietors; we only " me in to shew that such a contingency has not yet ." taken place in the production of sugar in the Vest 46 Indies, and that it can only take place under a coon " bination of circumstances which has never yet ec " coned; and if we do not succeed in bringing about 46 this substitution, it is absolutely impossible to escape " from the alternative of either affording to our West "India Colonies a pecuniary compensation from the " national funds, or of effecting the ruin of the Proprie " tors, who wilt be unable to carry on the cultivation, in " which they have vested their capital under public 66 sanction, and in consequence of public encourage " ment."—And above all, I concur with him in the opinions with which he closes this part of.his argument, and to the truth of which, circumstances subsequent to the publication of the Review, appear to have given an additional force and sanction. "If ;,; can be shewn " that our opinions are erroneous, we shall most seal " lingly abandon them ; but we shall never yield to de " clamation, or to arguments that are not directly " founded upon facts of a clear an 4 unimpeachable " nature; and in a question of such tskreme delicacy, " we must beg leave to observe, that those who advance " facts, of the correctness of which they are not abso " lutely certain, allow themselves a latitude very nearly appinaching to criminality. We Are sometimes " afraid, that Vice are persons engaged in polemical " controversy on this subject, so hurried on by their de " testation of a state of slavery, so morbidly anxious for " its extinction, that they are disposed to adopt that " most dangerous of all human principles of action, " that the end may us. asionall y sanctify the employment " of means o hich in themselves, and abstractedly taken°, " cannot be justified.' I am, Sir, your obedient Servan t , viNDEX, the mere ac • are coerced rr the benefit r, them also ; to provide I s, of time alle But in tt though the Fs that they a se cultural ini the ordinar lad. ANi )- Country ca Po Ilea' skill re The Rea n *rely to z • viewer, I • `hewing th rd vici the infr ' fig ANGLUS I se %gives" as re West Indi Prose, that • influence o raw virertion, • the Revieu Libits of 1 cy West Indic at 111.Whitt I tt to be full, the ‘R. *hid) is th e we iU'SCTION OF THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC.—.OII the 4th of November (says an Americao-paper received last night), the President of Mexico published, by order, a decree of the Sovereign Congress, which authorized him to receive proposals for cutting open a communi cation between the two oceans by the isthmus of Te huantepec, and for rendering navigable the rivers of Alvarado, Panuco, Bravo del Norte, Santiago, and Co lorado of the West. The enterprise of thus uniting the Pacific and Atlantic is of the grestest importance. Another Mining Company, under the title of " The Anglo-Chilian Mining Association," has been formed, and will be brought forward immediately. It has been established with the sanction of Signor EGANA, the Chilian Envoy to this country. The mines of the Re public of Chile, we understand, are so extensive that very considerable capital, in addition to that proposed to be raised by the two Companies already announced, will be required to put them in full activity. It has there fore become the policy of the Minister to give every possible encouragement to similar undertakings. FATAL PUGILISTIC ENCOUNTER.—StoIIe, a cabinet maker, the only support of sn aged and blind father, in Ogle -street, was drinking at a low public-house in St. Giles's, on Wednesday last, with one Packer, a butcher, formerly in the employ of Mr. Evans, Store-street, Bed ford-square, when a quarrel occurred between them, in the course of which Stone threw a tobacco-pipe at the head of Packer, who immediately put himself in an at titude for fighting, and two rounds were fought in the tap room. The landlord interfered, and with much difficulty separated the combatants, and endeavoured to persuade them to shake hands and be friends; but Stone was not satisfied—he declared " he would fight the battle out." Ultimately two sovereigns were deposited, to be fought for on the Sunday morning following. Yesterday the parties met in a field near Chalk-farm, each attended by his second and bottle-holder, and the set-to commenced at about ten o'clock. A large concourse of the fancy attended—that is to say, the men were surrounded by the lowest blackguards in London ! Packer possessed what is called science, and was, therefore, enabled to plant many dreadful blows on the head and neck of bisi antagonist. The battle lasted three-quarters of an hour, at the end of which time poor Stone dropped in a fit, and, after a kind of hysterical laugh, expired on the spot. Packer was immediately conveyed to bed, in a 1 remote quarter of the town : he did not escape without receiving much injury, on his ribs in particular, where there are several lumps as large as a man's hand, and he has been speechless ever since. It , is needless to say that the families of both parties are plunged in the deepest affliction. REMARKABLE HEIGHT 01 THE BAROSIETESe"-Thi barometer, on Sunday last, stood at the extraordinary height of SO in 96.100th5, a point of elevation exceed ing by 6-Iqpths any observation made in this neigh rbourhood for many years past. The fact is the more remarkable, as there was not that dryness in the air which usually accompanies this state of the mercury. —Worcester Journal. One day last week, the house of Mr. J. Kind, at the bottom of Church-street, Liverpool, between Saturday night and Sunday morning last. The thieves carried away several gold and silver -watches, gold chains, "a considerable quantity of seals-and keys, snuff and scent boxes, finger-rings, ear-rings, brooches, dec. table, des sert, and teaspoons, itc. COURT OF KING'S BENCH-THIS DAY. CRIIII. CON. The action of Alderman Cos v. Edmund Kean, Esq. for Grim. Con. with the plaintiff's wife. Came on for trial this forenoon, before Lord Chief Justice ABBOTT, and a Special Jury. Mr. LAW opened the proceedings, and Mr. COMMON SERJEANT stated the ca•.e for the prosecution. The damages were laid at 20001. Tliree witnesses were called to prove the hand-writing of the pantie-; and several letters,of a somewhat ardent character,were read, from the defendant to the Lady. The trial i expected to last the whole day, but we hope to be able to give the verdict. Mr. Scarlett and M: Brougham are engaged for the defence. The following are two of the letters read for the pro secution. The fist is dated 4th April, 1820 it w4i. directed to Mrs. Alice, to the care of Mrs. Price, Ma►- quis-court, Bow -street, London. " DZAREST or Wolato—llly.pen is guided only by my heart. Every day proves bow essential you are to my happiness, we w. re born for each other. The Theatre was last night crowded to ex cess, but Charlotte was not present.—Danish from your mind an) idea of a change in my affection. I write from a heart overflowing with love—more than life I love you." Another, dated February 6, addressed as before : " MT DFAILEST I.OVlC—Every hour I feel more and more the in fluence yeu hays over my heart. I would almost ask you to come over to me, but by that you would lose your rank in society. Oh dear, dear girl, everything has answered my most sanguine ex pectations. lam getting a deal of money." PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 15. -+ -- The Royal Hotel has, during the last two days, been the scene of great bustle. The South American and Canada Commissioners, with their respective suites, are staying there, for a change of wind. The former embark in the EGERIA corvette, and the latter in the ROMNEY man of war. It has been observed, that these two sets of Commissioners ate rather singularly con trasted ; the South Americans have a numerous retinue of bull-dogs and fighting-cocks in their suite—the Ca nadians have been indefatigable in seeing all the objects of interest about the Dock-yards and the Breakwater, and have been attended by the Port Admiral in person, by whom they were last night splendidly entertained. PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY. 15. A letter from an Officer of his Majesty's ship Cam. bridge, dated in Callao Roads, September 1, states that Captain Maling had been induced to land the marines of that ship to protect the English merchants' property at Lima, which the near approach of a part of Bolivar's army, to contend with the Royalist force for possession of that place, had rendered necessary. Admiral Guise had made two attempts to take the batteries, but with out success. Provisions were so dear and scarce, that the crew of the Cambridge were obliged to be put on short allowance. The Mersey and Fly were gone to Valparaiso, for a supply of necessaries. Beef was sell ing ar two shillings per pound. Considerable treasute had been shipped in the Cambridge, for England. We learn, by letters from- Rio Janeiro, dated Nov. 1. that the application of the Court cf Lisbon to that of St. James's, to get Commodore John Taylor dismissed from the Brazilian Naval service, has been complied with : but, that the Emperor was so highly pleased with his conduct, whilst commanding the Northern squa dron of Brazil (during which he caused great mischief to the trade of Portugal), that be at the same time set tled a pension of 5001. a-year upon him, and (he had before been created a dignitary of the Order of the Cross) conferred another*Order upon him, for the civil and military services rendered to the Brazilian empire. On the 26th of October, this zealous and able Officer (who is the eldest son of Mr. Nathaniel Taylor, of this place) was married, at Rio Janeiro, to the Illustrissima Signora Donna Maria Thereza Amelia Toncaca Costa, daughter of his Excellency Macca Alvarez da Concaca Costa, a General Officer, and one of the first and most ancient families of Rio Janeiro. The young Lady (eighteen years of age) is beautiful, accomplished, and of good fortune. The greater part of the first per sonages of the Court attended the ceremony. Yesterday the brig Swiftsure, Captain Tilly, (belong-1 ing to the Anglo-Mexican Mine Company), sailed for the Havannah and Vera Cruz. She took on board a quantity of quicksilver, for working the • silver ore, in the Mexican mines. She is a fine vessel, and was an object of curiosity while here, as it was in her that Bonaparte made his escape from Elba. The Hon. Company's ship General Kyd, for Bombay and China, arrived this afternoon, with a foul wind. The Shipley transport, Lieutenant J. W. Pritchard, agent, _laden with provisions for the South American squadron, will sail next week for Rio Janeiro. The Blossom, 24, is commissioned by Captain Fre derick William Beechey, at Woolwich, for the pur pose (it is said) of proceeding to Behring's Straits via Cape Horn, and endeavour to open a communication with Captain Franklin, who is about to proceed on his land expedition from the mouth of Coppermine River, westward, to Behring's Straits. THE LAUGHING PHILOSOPHER returns thanks to the Booksellers in town and country, for attentions which have enabled him to add to the happiness of so many thousand Fire-sides, since he first addressed himself to public attention, in December. Though he has, in consequence, been obliged to travel at least We Hustsazo Tuousaxo Mum, yet, as his powers of wit and humour are as invariable as they are unrivalled and inexhaustible, so he has never disappointed expectation, nor discredited those who have re commended him. He continues to attend, on the shortest notice to any Bookseller, for a retaining fee of Hotr-o-GunatA. A New York Paper of the 17th ult. states, that Ma dame Truism was in the city of New Orleans, and intended to remain permanently In the United States. At seven o'clock last evening the second meeting of the friends and supporters of the Catholic Rent in this country, took place at the Roman Catholic school, in Dean•,treet, Soho. The meeting amounted to between four and five hundred of the middling classes of so ciety. Three Gentlemen came forward to collect sub scriptions from every individual, and to take down the name and address of each; but they soon found that one penny, tolopenc.e, or even sixpence, could be much , sooner dropped in the box than they could take down names and addresses, and the labour was therefore dts-. continued. The amount of the sum collected was not mentioned ; but it appeared to be considerable. The Eloik ttys that 100 Members of the Chamber of Peers, and 100 of that of the Deputies to be elected by lot, will accompany the King of France to his Coro nation at Rheims, there being no means of accom modating the whole of the two Chambers at that au . gust ceremony. _ .. ------ antvAiwriii vf SiBIM" It Saturday, a Meeting of the creditors of the bank rupts, Marsh, Graham, Stracey, and Fauntleroy, tiok place at the Commissioners Court, Guildhall. At a quarter past one o'clock, Mr. BOLLAND, the priaciral assignee, was voted into the Chair. Mr. GORDON said, that on examining the books of Marsh, S•racev, and Cq. the Commissioners found an account of a debt due to that firm, from Marsh and S. al, the wavy agents, which the assignees contended did amount to 73,5031. 18s. Bd. There was on the opposite side to he deducted an unascer tained amount of certain securities, supposed to be worth 10,3001. The question for the creditors was, how they were to get at the ba lance of this debt? The advances of which this large :rim was cumposed, had been made by the late banking fit rn, in the year 1813, opon this clear under standing, that Mr. Marsh, seni a-, was to be, in fact, the responsi ble person in the navy firm, and his son, Mr. Arthur Cuthbert Marsh, to be only a nominal partner, the sala ried manager, except upon a certain contingency, which had never occurred. The firm of Marsh and Son sus pended payment when the Bank failed, and the ere?. ditor s of the former were informed, that, if the alleged debt due to the Wank were kept out of the claims, the navy agency house would be able to meet all their debts in full; and have a surplus of 30,0001. which would pass to the separate estate of Mr. Marsh, senior, and necessarily be available for the creditors of the banking concern. The meeting would decide whether it were preferable to go to law, or abide by the surplus in Marsh and Son's affairs? He ought to state, that at a meeting of the creditors of the navy agency concern, held in Scotland-yard on the 10th of Novem ber, Sir Benjamin Hallowell in the Chair, a resolution was adopted, to give Mr. Arthur Cuthbert Marsh a letter of license, to go on winding up the affairs of his house for twelve months. Mr. LORD moved, that the meeting do consent and agree, that the assignees should prosecute, if they thought proper, a suit in equity, to recover payment of the debt due by Marsh and Son. Mr. WILSON seconded this motion. The-motion was then put, and unanimously carried, and followed by a resolution, recommending the ap pointment of a proper receiver for the assets of Marsh and Son, until the question between the two estates should, be adjusted. Mr. KNIGHT, the assignee, then submitted to the meeting the propriety of their enabling the assignees to enter into composition with certain creditors, whenever that mode of settlement should be deemed convenient. A resolution was then unanimously passed, giving the assignees the discretionary power of assenting to the proposed arrangements in all the above cases. It was then unanimously resolved, that the clerks and servants should be paid in full, including Mr. Watson's balance of account, to the amount of 2211. Mr. GORDON said, that on examining the private pa • pers of the late Mr. Fauntleroy, they had found a policy of insurance on the life of Mr. Gordon Urquhart, for 1,5001. There was no explanation of how it came among these papers, except that there was an assign ment upon it, as security for 2,5001. The whole deb:, however, appeared to have been paid off last July, by Mrs. Christie, and no notice seemed at the time to have been taken of this policy. The assignees, however, did not feel themselves justified in giving up this policy ti) Mr. Urquhart, without some consideration to repay the . outlay of Mr. Fauntleroy in maintaining the pol-cv, which was estimated to amount to 2851. 2s. Mess, Robinson and Co. the solicitors for Mr. Urquhart, 11.14 agreed to give 1311. for the restoration of this peli: v, and the only object in etting it seemed to be, to en.►bl! some of Mr. Urquhart s friends to keep up the polio y for the benefit of the family. The power to surrender the policy on these conditions was then conferred, by A unanimous resolution, upon the assignees. Mr. Knight, the assignee, then said, that there were several houses and ground-rents among the assets of of the bankrupts estate. There were six houses in Bryanstone-square, and two houses is York-street, be longing to Mr. Fauntleroy's separate estate. It was then carried unanimously, that the sale should be by public auction.—The meeting then adjourned. It appears, by a letter from Naples, that the late KING, having gone to bed in perfect health on the night of the 3d inst. was found dead the next morning, from a violent attack of apoplexy. HUNTING. His Majesty's &ag Hounds meet on Friday, at the Magpies, HoUnsiow Heath. The Brighton Harriers will throw off on Ireittesday, near the Race Course • #nd Friday, on Devil's Dyke. The Fast 'Essex Fox Hounds meet on Thursday, at Bower Hall; and Monday, at Pebmarsh Street. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK LANE, JAN. 17. Last week there were very good arrivals of Grain in general. including a considerable quantity of Wheat from the northern port... There was also a very large supply of Flour this morning. The fresh arrivals of Wheat, Barley, Beans, and Peas from Essex, Kew, and Suffolk, are only moderate • and of Oats t from snore distabt ports, the quantity is tolerably good. Many parcels of Wheat were left over from last week's sales, and as our millers confined their attention this morning to the best qualities, there was great dulness in all other descriptions, and the trade is reported 25. per quart( r lower than last Monday, for all but superfine. As there is some uncertainty of the ports opening fur Barley, this article is dull, and the prices are declined Is. to 2s. per quarter sincelast Beans fully maintain the last quotations. Boiling Peas are 2s. per quarter lower, and at this decline they have nearly all been sold.- Grey Peas are Is. per quarter cheaper. There is now a good quan tity of Oats for sale, and the trade being dull, they are rather cheaper, in all but the best samples. The top price of Flour is ex pected to be settled at 655. per sack. PRIM OH BOARD SHIP. Wheat, Red (1824), 525. 65s Rye, old, 00s. 00s. old, 545. 70s. Beans, SrnaU, new, 405. 455. White 1824, Pis. 734. old, 48s. 525. --- old, 60s. 781. Tick, new, 555. 38s. Barley, 1824, 333. 465. --- old, 455. 471. --- Old, 00s. 00s. Oats, Feed, new, 20s. 14$. Peas, Grey, 1824, 375. 381. --- old, Os. Os. ---- Old, 00s. 00s. Poland, new, Ms. 275. !slept°, 1824, 31)s. 40$ - old, Os. Os. old, 00s. 00s. Potatoe, new, 233. 275. White, new, 421. 455. .---.. old, Os. Os. old, Os. Os. ----- Scotch, 28s. 325. Boilers, 1824,48 a. 511. Foreign Oats, 20s. 275. old, 00s. 00s. Flour, per Sack, 551. 70s. Rye, new, 555. 401. ARRIVALS W SAC. - 1,804 -30 I) - IsEO __ Wil:-.lt, English, qrs. __ 10,0 , 20 Peas Barley - 17,167 Irish Wheat Malt - 9,185. Irish oats Oats - • 17,788 Foreign Oats - Beans - 1,788 EngUsk Flour, sacks 19,92. SMITHFIELD MARKET, JANUARY 17. . _ The Beef trade is a shade better; the best Scots runts, spayed heifers, &c. being worth Es. 2d. per stone, and for the inferior the price is 41. to 41.8 d. The Mutton trade has a fair supply, and is rather lower, the best Downs not reaching • stone. In Veal, the price is firm, at 1 F' fully maintains our last quotations.—. Pigs, 100; Calves, 120. Beef, 4s. to 55.2 d. Mutton, 44. 4d. Pork, 51. Od. to. 6s. Od.—Hay per load, k Al to £2 61. Clover, £4 101. to £6. eaching more than Ss. 2d. r , r last Friday's prices, and Fi.r C -Beasts, 2,887; Sheep, 18,810; to Sa.Std. Veal, Ss. Bd. to Os.Bd. load, £3 Ss. to JCS b&—Straw, • 4 f • I .