The Express.
London, England, 1847-12-08 00:00:00

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Canedian, old, 235. to 24e. Bran, per 241b.,1.. 2d. to le. 4d.
F 03113011 : Wheat, per 7016., Canadian, red, 6s. 10d. to
7s. 2d.; white, 71. 6d. to 7e. ; United States, red,
7.. 4d. to 7s, &I. ; white. Bs. to Si. Gd. ' Beattie, mixed
and red, 71. 4d. to 7.. Bd. ; high mixed, Si. 3d. to N. Pd.;
Lower Baltic and Hamburg, red, 7.. 3d. to is. 9d.; white,
7s. 9d. to Be.
' ; Riga and Petersburg, red, 6s. 9d. to
7s. • Archangel, 6s. 3d. to 6e. 6d. ; Odessa, common, red,
6s. fid. to 6s. 9d.; Polish, 7s. to 7s. 4d. ; French, Spanish,
and Italian, red, 6s. 9d. to 7. ; white, 7s. 3d. to 7s. 6d. ;
Bennet and Marianopoli, red, 63. 3.0 d. to 7s, 2d.; Egyptian,
4e. to 4a. 641. ; Mediterranean, dc., hard, red, se. 3d. to
N. 6d. Rye, per qr., Baltic, dc., 335. to 365. Barley, per
601 b., 4s. to 4s. 3d. Oats, per 451 b., 3s, 54. to 3s. 6d. ;
Rosman, 24410d_ to 2a. 11d. Beane, per qr., European, 46a. to
50s. ; Egyptian, per 4801 b., 32.. to 335. Peas, per qr., Baltic,
&c white, 455. to 48e.; Canadian, 355. to 40e. Indian
Corn, par 4E1311., 31s. to 35e. ; Indian Meal, per barrel
of 1961 b., 14s. 6d.to 15s. 6d. Flour, per brl. of 1961 b., Cana-
dian, sweet, 275. 6d. to 295. ; United States, sweet, 28s. to
30s. ' • 'United States end Canadian, sour, 21e. to 24e.
Arrivels into Liverpool and Runcorn from the 30th Nov. to
the 6th Dec., inclusive Wheat, 9.395 on. ; Barley, 833;
Malt, 1,364; Oats, 5,658; Rye, 373; Beene, 3,395 • Peas,
168; Indian Corn, 5,344'; Indian Corn Meal. 910 la'arrels ;
Oatmeal, 9,031 sacks; Flour, 2,471 sacks, 2,594 barrels.

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LYNN, Dec. 7.—A Moderate supply of graia at this day's
market. Wheat sold freely up ni the terms of lam week.
Barley 6d. to Is. per qr. dearer. Wheat, 60th.. to 611 b..,
50s. to 51s. ; fine, 625. to 645. ; white, 565. Barley, best
rang, 30a. to 31s. ; fine, 325. Oats, lid. per stone. Beans,
429. to 455. per qr. to the grower. Averages posted hers this
day: Wheat, 2,724 qrs., 491. 83. ; Barley, 4,179, 295. 3d. ;
Oats, 131, 21a. 10d. Beans, 68, 43a. sd.
PLYMOUTH, Dee. 7.—At this morning's market there was
not a large attendenee of farmer., and the sales of Wheat by
11mm-bents were very limited; but the trade was firm, and
millers showed more disposition to buy Wheat than of late.
Barley was also fully as dear.
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B.uaanuar, Dec. 7.—Of fine dry samples of Wheat a
very aladerate supply, which was loon purchased at an
advance of fully le. per sack ; damp Wheats were as last
week, and at a wry dull sale ; best white Wheat fetched
564 to 57e per quarter ; red, 27e. per sack ; common, 245.
to 255. Of Barley, the heavy bright malting made 31s. to
335. per qr. ; good, at Ns. to 30e. ; inferior, 275. to 28e.
Old Malt woo offered at Be. to 81. 6d. per bushel ; new Malt,
front 7e. 6d to Be. Beane, best tick (foreign), 58e. per qr. ;
new English, 545. Peas, finest boiling, 48s. per qr. • nom
mon Maple, 445. • grey, :14s. to 46e. Oats, fins Poland sad
Potato, 27e. 2Ba. pec Iwy.iposi *wit Os* 965. It Us. ;
common, 21s. to 225. _ _

Sr. lvEs, Dec. G.—The Wheat tride to-day was brisker,
wish an advance of 6d. per load higher than last week's
prices. Merchants rather more anxious to buy. Oats,
300 qrs. 19e. 21d.
.

HAMBURG, Dec. 3.—The supply of Wheat from the Up-
lands was again good during the week, but less disposition
was shown to purchase ; holders, however, are firm ; several
transactions have taken place at a decline of la. per qr. amen
last week; the market steady. For spring delivery there was
less request, and little actual business has been done. We
are bare of stock of Saalo Barley ; Danish Barley dull, and
heliOatanare, w.eilltecr Vert,
ratainheeldr,lanowdert:tr:ins.rkePtrillrm;ses )fsptirgisd
were contracted :t 17a. Gd. Peas on the spat in better re-
quest, bat for shipments from Denmark no demand. Beans
dull, and prices nominal for the present.

MANUFACTURES.—HUDDERSFIELD, Dec. 7.—
Our Piece halt of this day presents no new feature from last
week ; very little doing, and what is doing, is at prices by
no means aatisfaetory to the manufacturers. We are happy
to state, however, that rather more is being done to order,
and some of the mills in the neighbourhood are working
longer time.

CHEESE.— SALItBURY, Dec. 7. Factors find
trade very dull, the best Cheddera being 101. per ton less in
price than at Reading fair, all other descriptions having also
gone down at least from 61. to 81. per ton.

WOOL.—HUDDERSVIELD, Dec. 7.—There has

been rather more doing this week than last, but prices are
eery low, and manufacturers are hoping for better timrs
when the new year comes in. Colonial Wools, from 10d. to
led., are the most io request. There is rather more inquiry
for German Wools at from Is. 9d to 2s. Id.

Pew.
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CATTLE, &C. —ALTON (HANTS) CATTLE SHOW,
Dec. 7.—The show was not quite so large as last year's, yet
the best Oxen were soon selected, at great pekes, at least
13s. to 14e. per score pounds ; moderate, lls. to 12s. Fat
Calves were also in good demand. Sheep were very supe-
rior. The four sod six tooth Wetter,' of the Hampshire
breed, were generally admired ; several pens sold as high as
70s. each ; some two-tooth do., 60s. ; moderate Ewes, 655.
There was also some very flee Sussex Downs, which fetched
up to Bd. and 9d. per lb. ; half bred, of extraordinary fat-
ness, full Bd. ; even moderate Sheep, 74d. The fat Seine
were in considerable number, some very large weighing from
18 to 20 soon; the smell delicate Porkers were also much
noticed, and sold at top prices; best prize Hogs, 12s. per
sore; moderate, Ile.
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01..teoow, Dee. 6.—Sheep and Cattle were scarce in the
market to-day, and cold readily, at high prime. Beat white-
fund Sheep brought 416. Beet Beef and Tallow sold at
from 10e. 6d. to lle. per tron atone.

Far YesterdOWS Aier*AtS ses :dig page.

SHIPPING.

MAILS ARIATED.—DubIia, 2; Doughtier, I ; French,
1; Welt Indies, I ; Mexican, I ; Havannah, 1.
LONDON, Dee. 8. Wind this day at noon, W.S.W.,
moderate breeze, and fine clear frosty weather.
Dest., Dee. 7.—W. to N.N.W., strong and squally.—Ar-
rived Christiana, Quebec; Sao Jose, from Hamburg, foe
Lisbon, lost anchor and chain ; Captain, Jamaica; Regulus,
from the river,forr, Honduras, lost anchor and chain, and has
been supplied from hence; Wa'kcr, Montreal; Mary, Callao,
for Dundee; Aurora, Havannah, for Antwerp ; Protector,
Prince Edward's Island; Christiana, Buono-he. Arrived
from the river: Camillus, Demerara; Dispatch, Cape de
Verdi and Gambia. Put back: Salacia, Sydney; Ztrifa,
Bubsdoei; Lyra, New Orleans; Charles. Tobago; Osceola,
St. John's N.B. The Cranston, front Hull, for St. John's,
N. 8., has been in contact with the Lady Constable, for New
Orleans, and sustained damage
WHITSTABLE, Dec. 7.—W. to N.W.—Arrived: Elizabeth,
Jamaica. - .

Coax, Dec. 6.—W.—Arrived : Pallas, from St. 7okn's,
N.B. Off port: Maria, from Halifax, and :ailed for Liverpool.
Matto/era, Dec. 7.—Off: Gentoo, and Trusty, St. Law-
rence. A ship, riding below Margate Sand-head buoy, re-
ported to be the Gennessee, of Bath, from New Orleans to
London, cut away her main and miners masts about noon to.
day. ihirty-four pieces of mahogany, marked " B.K.D.H.
—L.," have been picked up near the Goodwin Sand.
ALMBOATE,' Dec. 7.—N. W., heavy gale.—Arrived :
Rowena, Sierra Leone, for London.
SOUTHAMPTON Dec. 7.—Arrived: Forth (at.), West
Indies. Sailed : Iberia (at.), Gibraltar.
FOWET, Dec. 6.—W., strong gale—Arrived : 6th, Good
Intent, Quebec.
ABIRTETWITH, Dec. 6.—Arrived : Truant, Miratnichi.
YARMOUTH, Dec. 7.—Part of the cargo of the Darlington
Packet, which went on the Booby Sand yesterday, has
been picked up and landed here.
FISHOUARD. Dec. 6 and 7, p.m—lt is blowing a hurri-
cane at W.N.W.
BIDEFORD, Dec. 7.—no Luvions, front Cork to Cardiff,
came on shore this morning, near Northam Burrows, and
will probably go to pieces ; crew mired.
FALMOUTH, Dec. 7.—W. N. W. Arrived : Concord,
Odessa. The Enterprise, from Troon to Lisbon, went on
shore on the 6th instant within St. Anthony's Light, and
fills with the tide • materials saved. The Seagull packet,
with mails for the Brazils, is still detained by the violence
of the weather. It has blown a violent gale, with furious
squalls, veering from W. to N.N.W.,and continues unabated.
Toe shipping to port appear to ride without damage.
NEWMATHN, Dec. 6.—The Twins has been got off the
shore, and brought in with considerable damage,
Ltrrtzianurros, Dec. 7. The Atalanta, of this port,
from Newcastle, was driven on shore in the Roads last night.
Ponvamocra, Dec. 7.—N.W. to W.N.W.—It has blown
a heavy gale all day. The outward-bound are all riding well,
moat of them with two anchors down.

Cowan, Dec. 7.—The Ino, from Newcastle to Guernsey,
arrived here yesterday, with rudder unshipped, having been
on shore in Thorness Bay.
ILretecoule, Dec. 7.—The Maid of Alicant, of Jersey,
overshot the harbour, drifted into Hill Bay, cut away both
masts, and is now riding with both anchors down.
SWANSEA, Dec. 7.—The Circassian, from Cuba, to this
port, parted from her anchors in Mumbles Roads last night,
during a heavy gale, and was driven ashore to the eastward
of this pier—muter and five hands drowned.
MILFORD, Dee. 6.—The Oronooo, from Dimity, for
Loudon, drove on the rocks off Newton Oyes, in this har-
bour. The sea is now breaking completely over her, and it
is feared she will not be got off unless the gale abates ; part
of materials saved. It blew a heavy gale last night, and
still continues, from W.S.W.
Ilotvrtgan Dec. 6.—lt hss blown a heavy gale, at
W.S.W., all day.
SUIELDS, Deo. 6,—The Kathleen, of and for Yarmouth,
sailed hence 14th Sept., and has not since been heard of.
Sruum, Dee. 6.—Thomas and Mary, of South Shields,
abandoned and water-logged, and rudder gone went on the
Stoney Bricks yesterday, but was got off and laid on the
mud ; crew saved.
Hem., Dec. 6.—A French sleep, front Shields, coal-
laden, went on shore near Saltleet last night, and is likely
to become a wreck ; crew and part of cargo saved.
HARWICH, Dec. 6.—The Quicksilver, from Sunderland to
London, which was on shore on the Gundeet Sand on the
3rd instant, has been brought in here.
The French brig Nathanle, 60 days from Constantinople,
was spoken on the 30th ult., very leaky, in lat. 46 N., long.
7 W., by the Salcombe Castle, arrived at Sslconibe.
Banwlex, Dec. 7.—The sloop Thomas, of and for Dundee,
from Seahain, drove on the rocks near here, during a heavy
gale at N.B. ; crew and most of the stares saved. The John
Whale, of South Shields, the Tyne, to Port Dundee, were
wrecked this morning behind the pier; crow saved.
CLYDE, Dec. 3.—Arrived Jessie Stevens, and Malabar,
Quebec ; Barbabian, Richmond, Virginia. 6th, Beveridge,
and Favourite, Quebec. 6th, Lord Byron, St. John's, N.B.
Sailed: Marchioness of Islay, Ceylon: St. Vincent, and
Unicorn, Trinidad ; Cordate, Newfoundland.
GREENOCK, Dec. 7.—The Favourite arrived in the Clyde,
from Quebec, got under way front Goose Island, 16th tilt,
with abouty twenty vessels in company ; had westerly winds
coming down the Gulf until the 18th, when it veered to the
eastward, with snow, and continued for 24 hours ; after-
wards veered N.E., with fine weather.
The Seagull, arrived hi Prestwick Bay, from Cronatadt,
left Elsinore 21st ult., in company with about 60 mall, mostly
foreign. Wind 8., light, tut white limmessed the following
day to a heavy gale. At daylight saw ward vessels under
Mom roofs ; all of wtlek ass wappaial weal boar up Dx
Norway ; has Naas sapeginssni i=miga of piss hew
N.W. to 0.W., awiwwwma aim

IMPERIAL P.

ROUSE OF LORDS.—Tuwansy, Disc. 7.
The Earl of flacrrssevav took kia seat, as Deputy-
Speaker, at five o'clock.

PUBLIC. BUSINESS.

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RETURN ORDERED.-On the motion of the Afirquis of UN..
DOWNY a return of the turn voted by parliament, knee the ht of
August. ISA fur ths entrantalarT eamondature for Ireland, showing
how much, and in what maaaer, upended, and the amount will re-
maining in the kaaheque.
Their lordships adjourned at a quarter-put 5 o'clock till
Thursday next.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY, DEC. 7.
The Snakes took the chair at four o'clock.

MIMIC BUSINEAS.
PETlTlON.—iylifr. tom, from Oak, fir abolition a ministers'
moneT.
ELItCTION PETITIONS.—Petition ware presented against the
returns for Milken, Sligo, Aylesbury, Crrlisle, North Division of tat.
10We/tire, Nottingham, Clips( Dublin, Harwich, Horsham, Andover.
Uneoln, Hythe, Northern Diadem of Emma, litafeard, Colchester.
County of afameentb, County of Lcagferd, Newesetle-under-Lyme,
and WskalL
NOTICE OF MOTlON.—(.hues ce brine.—Mr. Bomar, after
the me m, to name for a committee to Inindre into the mope; of the
growth of cotton In India.
ELECTION PETITIONS.
The SPEAKER announced that in the case of the peti-
tion against the return for Malden no recognisance' had
been entered into, but the sum of 1,0001. had been deposited
in lien thereat; and that in the case of Cheltenham the re-
cognisancei were nnohjectionable.
CHANGE OF VENUE IN IRELAND.
Sir J. WALSH inquired what was the state of the law
respeceing the change of venue in Ireland ?
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the question
there, as in this country, was governed by common I,:w, it
being competent to move a case from one county to another
by • writ of certiorari had from the Queen's Beach, on
affidavits that • fair trial could not otherwise be had.
BRAZIL.
Mr. WILSON asked whether there bad been received any
intimation from Rio Janeiro to the effect that the Brazilian
government had issued a decree. whereby a differential duty
of one-third extra was imposed upon all ships and c
which might enter Brazil alter Ist July next, sailintgrg:
those countries whine ships were not allowed to eater upon
the terms of the most favoured nation ?
Lord PALMERSTON said he bad received a Brazilian
aewspeper a few days ago eantataing such a &ate.
COLONIAL COPYRIGHT ACT.
Mr. LABOUCHERE (in answer to Lord Mahon) said
that two of the North American colonies, Nova Scotia and
New Brunswick, bad availed themselves of the provisions of
this act, and had sent over colonial acts on the subject for
confirmation; imposing a duty of 20 per cent. upon the
importation of pirated editions of English works for the
benefit of those who held the copyright. The government
agreed with the colonial legislature upon the principle con-
tained in those acM, but differed as to some of the details,
which, however, he doubted not would be satisfactorily
arranged.
REPEAL OF THE LEGISLATIVE UNION.
Sir G. GREY appealed to the hon. member for Notting-
ham (whose motion stood first on the paper) to wire his
right of precedence so so to enable the government to pro-
ceed with the Crime and Outrage (Ireland) Bill, the Lord-
Lieutenant of Ireland being of opinion that it was of the
greatest importance that the deetion of the house should be
had upon it as speedily as possible.
Mr. F. O'CONNOR declined to do so. He thought the
question he was about to bring forward was of- great
importance, and might well be coneidt red before
that of the government ; end as several gentle-
men had, band( 1, recently given pledges respecting
It at the hustings, he was anxious to afford them
the earliest opportunity of redeeming their pledges. The
motion he had to submit to the house was in the precise
words of that brought forward in 1931 by the late Mr.
O'Connell; which he adopted, not because they accorded
with his own views, but because be wished to secure una-
nimity. He thought that when coercion was demanded
was a fitting time to consider the general condition of a
country which bad boon retrograding fur 47 years; and if
the committee he was going to move for wee refused, it
would only show to the Inch people thatthere was something
behind the scenes which would not bear the light. The
hon. gentleman then proceeded to show that from the year
964 when the first title of England to dominion over Ireland
was established by the charter of Edgar, down to 1542, the
reign of Henry VIII., none of the revolutions and dis-
turbances which took place could have had their origin in
religious differences, lilt until then both countries were catho-
lic. And be contended th t from that to the present time
there had not been a single catholic or religious revolution in
Ireland; every one that occurred there having been created by
men who were English either by birth or blood, and who
sought to acquire power at the expense of the catholic people
of toe country. He also contended that until the ruthlrse
days of Cromwell there had been no conquest of Ireland;
that every foot of ground gained by England she was sub-
sequently obliged to surrender so soon as she withdrew her
forces. The first title was inquired by Richard 11. next by
Henry VIII., and again in 1688, whenthe English dominion
became powerful ion Ireland ; but from that to 1768 not one
move had been made towards reform, bat ever/thine done to
oorrupt the aristocracy through English pie ronae, and at last
to corrupt the parliament itself. In 1780 Ireland did not
owe • fraction, and in 1800 she owed the national debt,
14,000,0001., while keoould ref- r to the opinions of Lord Plun-
ket,Earl Grey,Mr.Saurin, and Chieflustice (then Id r.)Bushe,
to show by what vile means the union had been carried, and
bow truly they bad foretold the disatrous consequences of
that measure. He might mention as a proof of the corrupt
state of the Irish parliament, that a noble uncle of hie won
four boroughs at cards, backgammoo, and billiards. (A.
laugh.) The English parliament was reformed in 1832, bat
instead of reforming the Irish parliament they destroyed it ;
first, by repealing Poyning's act, which made it indepen-
dent, and reducing it to • mere registration court
for the acts of the English parliament ; and next
by deceit, bribery, and corruption. He laid it
down 81 an axiom that a govirnment stood in no
terror of political agitation, so long as it could establish a
coercion act ; and be contended that patronage stood in the
way of all social improvement. They knew that political
agitators of the worst description could be bought of, and it
was the curse of this country that in the exact proportion in
which it was sought to extend liberty, tempered With
and discretion, in the same proportion, corruption hacreasYl
He now came to the free-trade portion of the question. He
rejoiced to see the hon. member for Bolton (flr. Bowring),
and other gentlemen of the freeetrade party, in their places;
but he regretted the absence of their great leader, the hon.
member for the West Riding of Yorkshire (Mr. Cobden),
because he invited them, an they valued the principles
they professed, to give him their aid and support on
the present occasion. He submitted to them that
one of the evil effects of the union was that it compelled the
Irish labourer who could net obtain labour at home to

I come over to this country to seek it, and thus to enter into
competition with the English artisan. This took away
30.000,0001. annually front the English labourer, and added
7,000,0001. to the poor rates. He asked the free-traders
whether this question of labour was not a vital question ?' •
I They might talk of Exchequer Bills, of Bank Charters, and
, the financial condition of the country, but if labour was not
protected it was all moonshine. (Laughter.) It was a
question which the English labourer was bninning to look
at and consider. when he saw labour admitted from Ireland
into the market of competition. To de away with this evil,
encouragement ought to be given , by sound legislation, to the
return of the Irish to their own land. With regard to the
question of a separate parliament in each of the two countries,
it was admitted that Irish members had no power in that house
When any question came before the house, the English
members were operated upon by the proximity of their con-
stituencies out of doom, whereas, when complaints cants
from Ireland, they crossed the channel, their effect passed
away, and when they arrived they had become obsolete ;
but if Ireland had a resident parliament, each member, re-
lying upon his tenantry for being again returned, would
engage to every good work, oompeting in agricultural im-
provements, in educating the people - and then Ireland
would not have to come to Greet Britain, for alms one year,
and for coercion the next. It bad been said that the body
known as United Irishmen got up the rebellion, and that
it was a Roman catholic movement Nothing could be
more erroneous. The United Irishmen was an alliance
formed between parties of all classes, for the purpose of effect-
ing parliamentary reform ; and he hold in hie band a list of
the members. That list contained the names of only four
Roman catholic", and all the rest were protestants. This
showed that the Rebellion of 1793 was not a Roman catholic
revolution. At the head of the list stood the name of his
(Mr. O'Connor's) father ; the next name was that of his
uncle, who, for his exertions to serve his country, bad now
spent 60 years in banishment : the list also contained the
names of Henry Grattan and of Lord Ca tiereagh. There
wan another matter of which the house would sea the enor-
mity when be mentioted it. The whole eta in Imbed, both
civil and military, up to the passing of the Smedrdpation Act
down to the present time, had been mops,' of peeleatants.
The sheriffs, the lord-lieutenants of twenties, and the magis-
trates far the most part were probsetenle. Under ouch cir-
cumstances, how could it be expeetad that the Roman
catholic population could have any respect for the
laws? They had detiosutoed the lriah priesthood, but
he could tell the house that many of that body be-
longed to the oldest Irish families, and held now
the title-deeds of their estates, which had bees
taken from them. Let the house remember that there ex-
isted no statute of limitations against regains the property
so taken. If the noble lord at the head of the
were in his place, be would ask him if there exhied fra=
to prevent a rightful demand of a man to regain thee whisk
thhaast beena resulnui7otif Wtiostillteryloo"haden fbmernhdiffinLerenlist,""g and
polecat as the victor had partitioned out this
his follower,. In such a ease would not th•=t111:1
the house of Bedford look brvrand to the ay when they
could throw off the foreign pike and doka their own again 1
I It had been his intention temedee OR 1111111111 to the right hes.
gentleman the member he Dexperean_ (Yr. Sheri), but he
did not see him in the home. pl.r. Ihik here entered the
hones.] He saw the right boa. gudiensan, and begged to
r-
ook his whether, se ens of es appeased religion and-a
peasenhedialth, he derived owe he..., from sitting alongside
the perpeleators of eseuatrre dishonour, than if he boldly
ail& with die hoesswhieh sought to check bad government.
'Be hoped *at be would abandon the position be had too
keg bred, (Laughter.) There had been a time when such
an sipped to rach a man would not have bun made in vain,
or ben ensieed laughter. In spite of all, he would reiterate
the appeal le the right her. gentlemen, of whom Ireland
had a-jum right to be walk whose she leeks noon as an
laawar tad a credit to here nd cheek/Nth, Moneys that
he wield abandon the ammo of his ways. Ciehll kaehhiss.)
He (tle. Ir._O'Connor) loos that he Whims MOO MOM
asa esiremskys eadaravekdkaht, bat beesebl deft
tbst be wee deist mese Yrs any edam ins la the=4lll
berllveleedel siege in Ibeeseeley. Aloe& be
=bet% need en hide'. • inelead, art a asstiwolivo, be
wail ohs he ell heir that be wee dit the Aar, the
dime, swathe eddies; bet be widish te ere Yr *at Ike
. .